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THE BEAVER RADICAL
€,MITH CURTIS, Editor
aBKAVER. PA..
FrMtos*Momlne, April 4th, tS73.
9ESSCRATIC
Governor'Hendrif-ks, of Indiana,
recently ivi si ted Washington to con
sult with,leading and Rep
resentatives, of both Democratic
and Liberal Republican organiza
tions, aseto what the future course
of their trespeetive parties -should
be. It i« understood that the -dis
tinguished advised a
method <of procedure -somewhat
startling ?to>many. His mission to
the lost tribes .was one of peace:and
reconciliation. 'He went to ‘Wash
ington to preach a new dispensation
and his words were like oil and his
speech melifluOtts. -Having hereto
fore been conservative Bourbon Dem
ocrat and looked askance on his Lib
eral Republican allies, his sudden
change of countenance and dissolu
tion of old antipathies are psycholo
gical phenomenfiiand the new depar
ture which he represents, indicates
that his conversion means business.
He proposes to abandon the old
Democratic organisation in name
and in deed, to organize a new
..party which shall have for its plat
form such conservative and com
promising declaration of. principles
as will attract to its support all
classes who are opposed to the dom
inant party,* and hopefully predicts
that by this coarse the new party
would gain an easy victory in the
next congressional contest., and by
eighteen hundred and seventy-six,
could walk over the Republican
: party into the white House. The
•shades of the position are so arrang
ed as to create a startling effect,
;*nd we are not surprised to learn
<thal certain old line Democrats hes-
■state to give their names as sub-
scribers to the movement until in
their sober moments they can de
termine whither it
This new party creator, has about
concluded that the Democratic par
ty was buried last fall, and that the
first step in constructing a new
party is the acknowledgment of this
fact. He proclaims also, that liber
al declarations and suitable obitua
ry notices of. the death of past is
sues are necessary to remove any
distrust or fear that certain loyal
citizens might otherwise entertain
from the fact that the new party
was composed of the same leaders
and classes as the old, and only
changed in name. His method of
creation is original. Like a me
cbanic, he first gathers together his
material, and then makes the most
of what there is. Success is the ob-
ject. The opposition is formed
and then the principles selected
to give it force and aggressive
power. The organization moves
by external means, and lacks the
essential elements of life. Par
ties grow into supremacy, and
the organization is vitay expressive
and powerful. IdekS, principles,
agitation,organization, these are the
stages of growth, but Governor
Hendricks is wiser than nature, and
must first secure his party and trust
for something to turn up to put into
it the breath of life. We shall
watch this transition in the Demo
cratic party from death unto life
with considerable interest, and if
we find that the Governor, by
breathing upon the dry bones has
succeeded in making them live,
though under an assumed name, we
shall be glad to. chronicle the curi
osity. The bones are quite dry, .and
the political odor of the once great
party is not sweet as it once was,
and it would seem that if resurrected
and rehabilitated,yet some disagree
able smell of recognition would still
. linger about the old carcass to keep
honest and patriotic voters at a con
venient distance.
The Centennial bill, appropriat
ing the sum of 1,000,000 dollars for
the purpose of furthering the Cele
bration of the anniversary
of onr independence, which is to
take place in the city of Philadelphia
in 1876, has passed and been signed
by the Governor. The bill provides
that the amount shall be raised by
taxation of three per centf'upon
the gross receipts of the street rail
way companies of the above city,
with the; proviso, tnat if the sum
mentioned should not be thus rais
ed, the State will be liable to the
amount of 250,00$ dollars, and no
more. The Philadelphians wanted
the appropriation, -but are not quite
satisfied with the way of raising the
money.
• The Government is paying nearly
seven- million dollars annually for
carrying the. mails, and proposed
to moderately increase the amount,
but the railways 3 demand
some thirty millions of dollars
per annum, and threaten to do away
with postal cars altogether if this
extortionate demand should not be
complied with. While the rail
roads should be paid a fair com
pensation for carrying the mails,
the amount should notbeexcessive
in proportion to the charge of other
kinds of freight. In different parts
of the country, especially in the
West, the farmers who constitute
;the most heroic and intelligent
portion of our population, are agi
tating the subject of railroad ex
tortions and and the rail
road companies have selected an
unfavorable time to press the con
sideration of this matter upon the
public mind. We do not know but
their demand is just, but it will not
appear so to the people, and if in
sisted upon, may lead to radical
changes in the carrying of the mails,
such as woald not be agreeable to
railroad managers.
The right, of erninent domain
which belongs to the Congress of
the United States empowers that
body to condemn all the railways
for .public uses, if necessary for the
pnblic good, and if public good
requires Governmental interference,
with railways to obtain the' rapid
and cheap delivery of mail matter,
pnblic opinion will soon demand the
step to be taken, and arbitrators to
be appointed to adjust the amounts
due to the stockholders by reason
of such interference. If the opinion
becomes prevalent that the only
way to obtain cheap transportation
for mails and other freight is by
means of Govermental control of
railways, the demand for the change
will become a political issue, and if
defeated, will require the combined
resources of all the railroad men in
the country. The present demand
of the railways, is the beginning of
this agitation, and we think it
unwise to inaugurate it.
Senator Cameron and wife, to
gether with their guests, Mrs. Dr.
Bobbs, of Indianapolis, Post Mas
ter General Creswell and wife, and
Senator Howe and wife have gone
'on a pleasant journey through the
South,and,their route will take them
through Wilmington, Charleston,
Savannah, Atlanta, Montgomery
and Selma to New Orleans. Thence
the party will proceed to Florida,
and after remaining there a few
days will return to the Mississippi,
visiting Memphis and other places
of interest, and thence to Indianap
olis where one of the party resides,
then to Pittsburgh and Harrisburg,
thus completing a circle that in
cludes a larg#and interesting part
of our country. The time that will
be consumed in swinging round this
circle,will be, as is supposed, about
three weeks, and since every prepa
ration that a liberal heart could de
vise has been made, the distinguish
ed party will no doubt have plenty
of enjoyment.
The Postoffice Department has
announced officially the opinion of
the Attorney General in regard to
the unprepaid portion of postage on
letters, papers and other matter
sent through the mails. The opin
ion is in substance as follows:
That letters weighing over x / 2 oz., hav
ing one lull rate prepaid and forwarded,
are only chargeable at the office of de
livery with the deficient postage at the
prepaid rate, that is, 3 cents for each %
oz. or fraction thereof not prepaid, in
stead of 6 cents, as has been the custom
to charge under the new code. This
opinion, however, only refers to matter
partially prepaid with not less than one
fall rate. Letters entirely prepaid or
having less than one fall rate prepaid, if
forwatded, are still subject to the charge
of 6 cents for each % oz. or fraction there
of. Mail matter other than letters, also
newspapers, magazines, &c., to regular
subscribers, should hot be forwarded un
less fully prepaid by. stamps affixed; but
should such matter by inadvertence reach
its destination without being felly pre
paid, double the prepaid-rate? should be
collected on the unpaid portion before
delivery.
THE RADICAL: FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1873.
’j Sekatoe Winpom, of-Minnesota,
obtained permission the XTuited|
States Senate, for the special Com
mittee on Transportation Routes to
the Seaboard, to sit daring the re
cess and on Monday the Committee
held a very important meeting, to
consider the scope of the inquiry
entrusted to them, and to lay down
a plan of operations. The Commit*
tee is to inquire into the general
subject of “transportation to the
seaboard,” and, having given to i t
great latitude of. investigation, it is
expected to make thorough work,
and elucidate a vast number of facts
so that some practical measure may
result therefrom. At the above
meeting, Mr. Windom the Chair
man, submitted the following pro
positions as beads tor the inquiry:
First, as to the power of Congress
under the Constitution to regulate
and control the railroads in the
transportation of mails; second,
what would be'a. fair compensation
for the carriage of the mails; third,
as to the best methods of securing
the cheap transportation of west
ern produce to markets ; ' fourth,
how far can the Government go in
the establishment of railroads sub
ject to its own control. No subject,
as thus developed, could he more
important. Some of the inquiries
seem to breathe a spirit of hostility
to railroad corporations, but the
most important one is that regard
ing cheap transportation. Now the
high rates of freight practically pre
vent western products from being
transported to European markets.
Such a heavy tax in production
should he reduced to as low a point
as the expense on carrying freight
will permit. Let the Committee
solve this problem, and it will de
serve and receive the praise of the
people.
Thebe having been circulated a
report that Mr. Bancroft bad resign
ed Ibe post of Minister to Germany,
the President, in conversation with
a friend on Monday, is said to have
denied the report, and the story is
dead until some other correspondent
in search of news, picks it up and
breathes new life into its dry bones.
The same dispatch from which we
gather the above information, also
states that Mr. Delong, ills under
stood, will not be long a Minister to
Japan, but to-morrow, doubtless we
will ascertain that this is incorrect,
and So the telegraph worries one day
by, day with its endless contradic
tions.
The press is loud in praise of the
Senate, for refusing to increase the
salaries of members of the Legisla
ture. •
FROM HARRISBURG.
Legal Holidays -- Hie Border Bald
Correspondence of the Radical.
Harrisburg Pa , April 2,1873.
The Senate has passed the House bill
defining legal holidays, fixing as such the
Ist of January, 23d of February, 4th of
July, 25th of December and other days
fixed by the President’s or Governor's
proclamation, directing the observance
of the following Monday, when tbe holi
day falls on Sunday, and requiring all pa
per falling due on that Monday to be met
the Saturday previous.
An act relative to the damages sustained
by tbe citizens of Pennsylvania during tbe
late rebellion was before the House last
week when Mr. Mahon proposed to dis
pense with debate on this bill, and by {
common consent pass it to third reading,
and then to consider and discuss it thor
oughly and fairly* and vote it up or down
upon its merits.
Mr. Brocbway referred to the great im
portance of this bill, involving several
millions of dollars, and before be would
agree to the proposition he wanted to
hear some reasons why tbe bill should*
pass.
Mr. Mahon referred to the strong pre
judice in the public mind in regard to
this just claim of the people of his section
of the State for the severe losses sustain
ed during the war, and hoped'there would
be a fair consideration of the question.
The result of the rebel invasion was the
breaking open of every store and the tak
ing of every horse and wagon within
reach of the enemy. All the property
that could be gathered by the invading
thousands was carried away, and for, a
while over a hundred thousand rebels oc
cupied the county ofFranklin, carrying
destruction on all sides. Whilst these
people thus suffered at home, many of
them were faithfully discharging their du
ty at the front, and in a single engage
ment thirty citizens of Chambersburg laid
down their lives on the battlefield. He
referred to the prosperity of the various
interests of "other parts of the State
through the war, such as iron, coal and
manufacturing, whilst the people of liis
Bill.
section; made the extraordinary sacrifices
referred to, and to deny this claim would
be extremely unjust.
Mr. Elliott took the floor and declared
himself unconditionally opposed to the
bill. He commended the gentleman from
Franklin (Mr. Mahon) for the zealous
manner in {which he advocated the bill.
: Bat it proposes a' violation, of |an agree
ment .two years ago, when the first ‘bill
passed, and for which he (Mr. Elliott) vo
ted, which gave $BOO,OOO to Chambers
burg. Other parte of the State! suffered
severely—men of Philadelphia and else
where—lost by the confiscation of debt
due by Southern people and otherwise.
The distinct understanding two years ago
was that not another dollar should be ask
ed for after the passage of the bill then,
but that any farther claims- should be
presented to the general government.
And he had no doubt they would be press
ed against the government through Con
gressional action. If that should fail there
might be some reason for calling on the
State for relief-
Mr. Mahon replied, contending that
the State was not only morally,but also le
gally bound to meet these losses, and that
it was the doty of the State to apply to
the general government for payment back
into the State Treasury.
Mr. Elliott remarked that if Mr. Mahon
proved anything, he has proved that the
general government, and not the State, is
liable. He repeated that there was an un
derstanding two years ago that no farther
claim should be presented against the
State, and had said understanding not
been acknowledged by his friends, the bill
of 1871 could not have passed.
The committee of the whole rose, and
the bill was reported, and a motion to
grant leave to sit again was negatived.
The several sections were read, the tit.e
was agreed to, a%i the bill passed to third
reading.
POLIIICAL.
—The Philadelphia Press says: Under
the caption of “Governor Hartranft’s Ye
toes’s,” the Public Ledger of yesterday
discusses with fairness and just praise the
reasons assigned by the Governor for ve
toing several legislative enactments which
seemed to him either unnecessary or per
nicious. We endorse the Ledger's com
ments heartily, and agree with it that
these vetoes “show evidence that the Gov
ernor is consulting some clear-beaded,
courageous, capable adviser, whom we
take to be bis Attorney Generaland
we go further. There is reason to believe
that Governor Hartranft, in calling into
bis councils a gentleman of Mr. Dimmick’s
character and ability, did so because he
believed the latter to be in full harmony
with himself. No one has been more
gratified than the Press by Governor
HartranfVs general gubernatorial career
so far. If he continues be will secure the
regard and co-operation of good men of
allparties. i
—“Extra Billy” Smith, formerly Gover
nor of Virginia, is among the candidates
for a nomination for a renewal of honor,
together with R. M. T. Hunter, Alex. H.
H. Stuart, Robert E. Lee, son of the Gen
eral, and others.
—lt is understood in Washington that
both Pomeroy and Caldwell will be can
didates before the Legislature of Kansas
for re-election to the United States Senate,
and both parties profess confidence in
their success. , ‘
—General Belknap, Secretary of War,
during bis proposed absence, desired Gen.
Sberman to be Secretary of War protem
pore but it appears he iS legally disqualifi
ed. Tbe matter was referred to tbe
Attorney General for consideration, and
the reply of tbe legal advisor of the Presi
dent was that an officer on the active list
of the army could not hold a civil office
without losing his military office.
—Ex Senator Cattell, of New Jersey,
has been appointed Finance Agent of the
Treasury'Department, to visit Uurope in
connection with tbe new loan.
—The case' of tbe Commonwealth
against George O. Evans, will be carried
to the Supreme Court, on a Writ of error
from the Coart of Common Pleas of
Dauphin county, by the Attorney Gen
eral.
—A large meeting of prominent colored
Republicans was held last night at St.
James Chapel, New Orleans. A series of
resolutions were adopted. The first, sec
ond and third indorsed Judge Dnrell, W.
H. Hunt, Beckwith, Billena, Senator
Morton, the New Orleans Republican
newspaper, and complimented; President
Grant for his devotion to Republican
principles.
—The joint resolution endorsing Gov
ernor Walker’s plan for the assumption
by the Federal Government of the debts
of tbe States has passed both houses of the
General Assembly of Virginia, and! the
Governor has been instructed to forward
copies of the resolutions and his message
on the same subject to the Legislatures of
the several States.
—Referring to the whitewashing of
Clayton, of Arkansas, the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times
remarks: r “The investigation and the
Senate’s action upon it will hot convince
any of Clay tom’s enemies that be is a po
litical saint, and it will' not warrant bis
friends in pushing him forward as a mod
el of a political reformer. 1 ’
—B. P. Martin of Washington, John
Swickard, Of Monongahela city, and
William Dan ley, of West Finley, are
Democratic candidates far nomination for
Treasurer in Washington county.
—The New York State Senate commit*
tee to investigate the charges against
“Boss’’ Tweed met on the 25th ult. at
Albany. Tweed’s council read a written
paper signed by his client remonstrating
against the jurisdiction of the committee
oh the ground that he never accepted the
office of Senator, and never* was a member
of the present Senate. The committee
decided to continue the investigation, and
preceded with the examination of wit
nesses;
—The Washington Chronicle, in an arti
cle on “The Sober Second Thought,”
concerning' the Credit Mobilier, says of
Senator Paterson that “his life had been
as pure as the streams flowing from the
melting snows lying on the mountain
tops hid in the clouds.” ,
—The following persons are Treasury
candidates at the Republican primary elec
tion in Washington county; Captain J.
C. french, Addison Winters, Captain A.
L. : Hawkins, John White, George Buchan
an. For Sheriff—David Hart, John S.
Johnston; Shadracb Hedge,
—The Massachusetts House of Repre
sentatives refuses to consider a vote of
censure on the plunder of the public
Treasury; by Congressmen. We deeply
regret it for the honor of the Stale. — Wor
cester Gazette.
—The comparilive receipts of internal
revenue for the six months ending Janu
ary 31st, 1872, and January 31st 1873,
show an increase in the latter on spirits of
$2,617,902, fermented liquors $690,234,
and penalties $68,512.
•r-Tbe Butler citizen announces A. L.
Campbell, Esq., of Petrolia city, Fairview
township, as a. candidate for Assembly,
subject to the decision of the coming Re
publican primary election.
—R. Thompson, of Pine township, and
Dr. Hunter, of Leechburg Armstrong
county, will be candidates at the Repub
lican primary meetings for Assembly,
—ln Armstrong county there are nine
Republican candidates announced for
Sheriff, and four fnr Treasurer.
Rochester, March 31, 1873.
Editor Beaver Radical:
On the eve of “all fools’ day,” or the
first of April, when all is hurry-scurry,
some are grave, others gay, some passing
a discontented night away. Of all the
days in the year I have a positive and well
grounded fear for the first day of April,
especially when it finds us at a boarding
bouse. Get up in the morning with a ra
venous appetite, anticipating a good,
square meal, to strengthen you until noon,
wben, “horror of horrors,” you find your
hash seasoned with hair pins, chignons,
and a lot of other delicate spices too nu
merous to mention. Should yon protest
the “boss” will inform you that yon were
not reared on good substantial “grub.” I
have been at boarding houses when it re
quired a man to have a double plated,
copper-lined, hand riveted stomach to di
gest the latest delicacies of the season.
Dinner you find warmed over what was
left from breakfast, and yon may find
some short cakes, with the shortening in
the long way; black coffee—the milk
.man’s pump leaked so he could not come;
one egg for eaeh boarder, served up on
the jump. Supper, things are worse ,than
ever.. The cook is tired; landlady sick;
“boss” surly and growling because he did
not have his fingers in the Credit Mobil
ier, or some, other steal. At night you
find yopr bed turned the wrong way, bid
ding you repose with you feet toward
sunrise; your bed cord improperly
stretched; your nice white spread ail soil
ed, because, that dear little Harry, who
has progressive ideas of Geography, has
drawn the map of Indiana on it with soot
from the stove pipe- Truly, this is a day
of troubles, trials and vexation of spirit,
and all because we bad to move.
We heard a remark the other day. that
we were living in a progressive age. This
remark struck me rather forcibly, so I
concluded to watch and see for myself.
On Sabbath afternoon I saw that there
was truth in the remark. I noticed about
twenty-five young men and boys congre
gated at the railroad crossings, passing re
marks on the dress and walk of persons
going to and fro. This proved to me con
clusively, and beyond the shadow of a
doubt, that we were Hvng in “a progres
sive age; that these young men were try
ing to cultivate good manners and a spir
it of criticism. It sounds so elevating
when one passes an obscene joke for the
others to laugh that loud, braying, bois
terous laugh; it shows that they are in a
good, humor, and also looks well after
coming right out of Sabbath-school. ,
Tour correspondent having a few spare
moments to himself to-day, concluded to
visit the works of the Rochester Tumbler
Company, and I' am not exaggerating
when Isay that it is the most complete,
best regulated and conducted establish
ment of this kind I have ever seen. The
furnace is twenty-two feet eight inches in
diameter, containing ten pots, each pot
holding three thousand two hundred
pounds of glass, making thirty-two thou
sand pounds of glass in the furnace at
onetime. This furnace is said to be the
largest in the world. These pots are fill
ed three times a week* making a total of
over ninety* thousand pounds <ff glass us
ed per week; some of this goes back into
the furnace again to be melted. They
make complete, on an average, .eleven
thousand five hundred dozens, 'or one
hundred and thirty-eight thousand tum
blers per week- They have over sixty
different moulds or styles of glasses, and
}n«tbe quality and finish have few equals
and no superiors. They have orders from
South America and from that " murK ,
married man, Brigham Young f nr , r
biers; also orders, and large ones
different parts of the country, their i
est trade being principally f ro ’ m the >
Mr. George W. Frywill pl ease
sincere thanks for the lime and alien. 7
giyen me. in showing and etpiai*
intricate workings of the
May the Rochester Tumbler Works T'
long and prosper! , IVfi
Just here allow me to ask a quests
Why do notour landed lords hold oun ’
ducementsand give encour« K eme n .
buy and Bui&, and help improve °
towns. Our advantages are just as J?
here as they can get at Pittsburgh Th
the material and the taxes are higher * 5
the danger of destruction by firem k
greater than here, and it is a patent 2
that mechanics will not work as steady
a city, when they have everything to«
tract their attention and money »e *l,
Will in the country. But it appears Z
those that have land must have th e ,
side cent before they will sell to a co m ?'
ny, because they think the companyT.
rich and can stand it Better were it d j
they give a few acres of i aD(l I
on. It certainly Would enhance the
value of the other properly of the giver
and besides it would be a blessing and
benedt to the community at large- f or
the tone of society of a command 0 {
honest, industrious mechanics will co m
pare quite favorably with a like numb«
of purse-proud bigoted nabobs.
Industry, March 29, 1873,
Editor Beaver Radical ;
The bounty tax, that hydra beaded
monster that so unceremoniously, a i meJ
his dirty assiduities at the pocket, , was
supposed to have been slain years ago;
but such is not the case, for here i® in
dustry township we find it like ths l e i
gendary Wandering Jew, jogging aim
lessly along, like the never to be Satiated
horss leech, crying Give! give!! It may
seem strange to loyal men that after a
laspe of eight years since the rebellion
was crushed out, the bounty tax of Indus
try township remains unpaid, yet it is so;
it is in fact the Rip Van Winkle of the
present age, at first it stalked along in
the vigor of its manhood and ran well
for a season, when it fell into a profound
slumberfromjwhich it has lately awoke and
is now out on the rampage cutting right
and left with all the energy of despair;
nor is to be wondered at, when we lake
into consideration that there is a certain
peculiar set of men living up “Goose
Hollow” who are determined not to live
unto themselves alone, and expect to ren
der the country God service by voting for
Gen. Jackson at the spring election. ,
Now honestly what has caused this delay
in paying off those bonds, why all this
equivocation, why this dallying with
other peoples’ interests? I know of no
answer unless it is that they are wailing
for a few more Woolslairs to move into
the township that they may fleece them
out of another extra sixty odd dollars or
so in the shape of bounty tax. This
equivocation and dallying of theirs is
going to cost the township quite a little
fortune in the shape of costs, expenses,
&c., of which those careful engineers will
themselves have to bear part of the bur
den, but then for the sake of vengence, i
suppose that they will cheerfully bend
their shoulders to the yoke, taking for
their motto Longfollow’s aphorism “suf
fer .and be strong.” From the bands of the
old iron clad democracy the bounty mat
ter has got into the clutches of what has
been lately known as the Lib-dem. party,
that party which had for its purpose, os
tensibly, the liberal reformation of the
political state of the country, but really
“anything to beat Grant.” They were
born crying reform,: they live crying re
form and they will die crying reform,
without accomplishing so much as a tithe
of their avowed purpose. Such reforma
tion as theirs, is about like the dog bay
ing at the moon; it began in moonshine
and it will culminate in moonshine. Xb' 9
appears to be an age of reform, the cries
are, reform the ballot, reform the rights
of suffrage and reform the assessment and
the collection of taxes.
“How well it Is the eunand moos
Arc placed so very high.
That so presuming man can reach
And pluck them from the sky,
If ’twere not so 1 do believe
That some reforming ass.
Would soon attempt to take them down
To light the world with gas.”
One part of the reform movement i fl
this place was to tax the soldiers to help
to pay off the bounty; consistency is said
to be a jewel, but the jewel didn’t bappea
to come this way ; the very idea of taxing
the soldiers to pay off the bounty is P r ®‘
pnsterous, the better men of the township
scouted it, they scorned the and the
tide of public indignation set in such to
tide against it that the reformers at
fell constrained to get together and exon
erate the soldiers from the payment o
the tax, but taking the will for the dee .
we conclude that they ate no more so t
diets’ friends now than they were before
—what a man does under protest, he
afterward protest that he didn't do, an lQ
their every act these liberal reformers
ishow their cloven foot, in all their iotri
goes the old rebellions element can e
seen 1 cropping out, which has to say *
least, three shades of copper in it; s> nC ®
they icannot rule in high places, t
ruin in low ones, and are like an
army of Jack FallstafFs, having a bann ®
upon which, is inscribed by the ham
time, this motto; “Maximum in i
„ SOLDIEK
mum.”
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Clioxiax