be American Volunteer, >3 ■d •Kl rBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BRATTON 4c KENNEDY, V. OFFICE—SOUTH BIABKET SQUARE. ETkbms:—Two Dollars par year if paid strictly p advance; Two Dollars and Fifty. Cents if paid flthln three months; after which Three Dollars rill bo charged. These terms will bo rigidly ad* lered to in every instance. No subscription dls bntinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at bo option of the Editor.; NITED STATES CLAIM AND MeEAL ESTATE AGENCY! WM. B. BUTLER', K- ATTORNEY AT LAW, B Office in 2d Story of Inhoff’s Building, No. 8 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county, Penna. Pensions, Bounties, Back Pay, Ac., promptly solleclcd. , Applications by mall, 'will receive Immediate ittentlon. * Particular attention gluen to tbe selling or rent ng of Real Estate, In town or country. In all lot* ere of inquiry, please enclose postage stamp. July U,lBff7-tf I GEORGE S. SEARXGHT, Den ■ ;C’-' I I Tiar. From the Baltimore Oollcne of Dental fntrgery, Olllco at the residence of bis mother, Bast libuthor Street, three doors below Bedford, Penna. ■rg.'Dec. 1,1805. ( M T M WEAKLEY, Attorney at Law. /VfJ « Office on South Hanover street,in the room .!>, formerly occupied by A. B. Sharpe. Esq. .f tjl E. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney [vjn , and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Penna. '- Omce on South Hanover street, opposite Bontz’s :-7 Store. By special arrangement with tho Patent ,;,<)Jlloe t attends to securing Patent Rights. i. XBOS. , _ f B. MAGLAUGHLIN, Attob key at Law. Office ia Bvilldlng formerly .'•& occupied by Volunteer, a few doors South of Han- Pt son’s Hotel. . Deo. 1,1805, TOHN. C. GRAHAM, Attorney at 09 Law. Office formerly occupied by Judge Graham. South Hanover street. Carlisle. Penna. Deo. 1,1865—1 y. MO. HERMAN, Attorney at Law. # Office In Rheem’s Hall Building, In the rear of the Court House, next door to the 41 Her ald" Office, Carlisle- Penna. Dec. 1,1805. fTXT F. SADLER, Attorney at Law, jzT;' *YY • Carlisle, Ponna. Office in Building for *|?.lhorly occupied by Volunteer, South Hanover ■’’iVrtroet. • _ IBGS. « * ‘.3i& : KENNEDY Attorney at Law, ; u/iYY • Carlisle, Penna. Office same as that oi “American Volunteer,” South side of the Pub* ■ftfrllo Square. Dec. 1. 1865, %OHN LEE, Attorney at Law, •Jil North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pa., ■>£| I<eb. 15,1806—1 y. A. DUNBAR, Attorney at -sfl Law, Carlisle, Penna. Office a few doors fvest of Hannon’s Hotel. Dec. 1,1805. ,<A\R. J 'R. BXXLER offers his profes - J atonal services to the citizens of Carlisle and r'-’STclnlty. on Main street, opposite the jail, in the -toom lately occupied by L. Todd, Ksq, £i Aprllll, 1807-ly 2Brg OooTjs. §B6T. Hrttlsu: "1861 ; 1 ri| BAM GAINS - \< : X . iv-jiV Now opening in DOMESTIC GOODS, . | DRESS GOODS, / }!,% CABSIMEREB, SATTINETT3 AND J BANS, WHITE GOODS, '§! DRESS TRIMMINGS, rik ZEPHYRS, n RIBBONS AND NOTIONS ■''M ; .v?p AT :#ING’S NEW STORE, :;i . VO. 05 WEST MAIN STREET, -::hs .'.‘•■ypposite the Mansion House, Next door to the Post Office, Carlisle. 16,1807. OOK OUT DRY GOODS MEN! TO THE PUBLIC, ;V --ai have Just returned from, the East with my v jfpting Stock, and as usual. 1 am selling Goods a ’ ■ 0 cheaper than any other Dry Goods House town, ido not think it necessary to occupy a . r abluran of newrpnpor to endeavor to keep up my -.AVfßpatatlon for selling Cheap Goods, nor do I -■'.fiyfeh to resort to any 1 other clap-trap to gall the ; All I ask of them Is to call and examine ; .Jjfor themselves, and it not satisfied with the prl- V:i|es, not to buy. Remember the stand, No. 82 : -ignorth Hanover street, next door to Dr. Kiefler’s, Miller & Bowers* Hardware store. ■|l VM. A. MILES. S. I will say nothing about my third and Jburth grand openings. April 18.1867. i2B - E W SPRING STYLES. ; J,|| “ OUR OWN MAKE.” - HOOP SKIRTS. 628. Embracing ©very Nevr and Desirable size, style {knd Shape of Plain and Trail HoopSkirts,—2, 11-4,21*. 2 8-4,8 1-4,8 1-2.8 8-4 and 4 Yds., round Byery length and size Waist; in every respect Fnurp Quality, and especially adapted to meet the wants of First Class and most fashionable trade. S',,Our own Make,” of fHoop Skirts, are llhter, ftfuore elastic, more durable, and really obaper r»ban any other make of either Single or Double gjoprlng Skirt In the American Market. They are gwararnted In every respect, and wherever Intro aancea give universal satisfaction. They are now gpoing extensively Sold by Retailers, and every should try them. f Ask for “Hopkln's Own Moke," and see that Ifaohßklrtlß Stamped “ W. T.HOPKINIS MANU FACTURER, 628 Arch Street, Philadelphia.”— sf* o others are Genuine A Catalogue containing Size and Retail Prices, sent to any address. ja uniform and Liberal Discount allowed to Deal- Orders by mall or otherwise, promptly and Scarefully filled—Wholesale and Retail, at Manu |iaotory and Sales-rooms. ■ I No. 028 AKO3 Street. PHILADELPHIA. I 18 made to order, altered and repaired. 5 . Terms, Net Cash. One Price Only. I A ' „ WILLIAM T. HOPKINS. » April 18.1897—10 m. IQ.R'ea't' WATCH BALEI aten t Lovor Movements, full BnnSwi* Hunt i n S Coses, Sterling Silver. Beautl mmß« DB i av t. ed aad 1,1 every respect first class be ?? Id at dollars each, being lesa iThfSft^«t^ ourttlB 1116 cost of manufacturing!— Siiifrt«iß^ M . ar ? retailed by Jewelers at from Rl cost to the manufacturer being watche# was purchased at a ortliS, a f*? London, aud are now offered at iacorre^t r 'r^fi y f low fl sureB, that all may possess [?!'voiX (3 SfLT^P e '’^ o6 P er at a merely nominal sum. rdpHn^«? tch warraa ted for 3 years. Parties or >#TtM »a m Bent by mall, mast enclose 80 cents in ■ , Address all orders to MARLIN CONNOR. Albany, n.Y .CoNaaLur. Dk, o. M. Wobthikqton. fcEW.DR'UQ STORE. ■}i| The subscribers have opened a now DRUG AND CHEMICAL STORE, No, 7, ‘East Main Street, Carlisle, (hey have Just received a large and fresh of tho very beat DRUGS AND MEDICINES f 7 the City Markets, to which they the attention of the public. ’ - Also, a largo variety of Vp PERFUMERY and fancy articles, : M ant * V(lr^ous Patent Medicines, • H Sf o ® B ftn< * Medicines warranted pare. vm •‘r rreacrlptloae carefully compounded. i |i April * WQriXHINQTQ*. J ’1 P^J. N and FANCY PRINTING of “ m. vqlto^oIto^ 0 " ”“ w ' examaai May 10,1807—1 y fflu iintricaa Boiuntecr BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. i&eal Estate. J^E Ali ESTATE POE SALE!! W. J. SHEARER. ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND AGENT FOR THE BALE OF Cumberland Co. Real Estate, OFFERS THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE HEAL ESTATE'FOR SALE AT REASONABLE PRICES IN TUB BOnOUaiT OF CARLISLE. No. 1. BIX of tho finest BUILDING LOTS In the Borough, on South Hanover Street. No. 2. The six mast elovatoa BUILDING LOTS in tho Borough, sltuatedat tho head oi South St. IN TUB COUNTRY. No. 3. A TRACT OF THIRTY-SIX ACHES, SUIV R . 9? Il l I , but ' comfortable BRICK DWELLING ZiPii.,* I*mine stable, Ac., and a young and thrWlng Orchard oi CHOICE FRUIT, situate on the Railroad, in North Middleton twp., West, and within a mile Of, tho Borough of Carlisle. Tills property aa a HOMESTEAD and for general or Truck !• arming, Is tho most desirable tract of its Carlisle 130 foUncl an y whore in tho vicinity of Tito certain .extension of the town West ward, partly consequent upon the improve ments made and contemplated by the Railroad Company In that direction, drawing, as they necessarily will, nearly the Whole trade ofTho town to that end, will very greatly enhance the vaiuo of this land to the future owner, for any purpose whatever, rendering it a safe and profit able Investment. Feb. 28,1800. Jhmilturc, &c. B. E wTnG, CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, WEST MAIN STREET, CARLISLE, PENN’A. A SFLNFDID ASSOUTMENT OF NEW FURNITU RE for the Holidays comprising Sofas, Camp Stools, Lounges,* Centre Tables, Rocking Chairs, Dining Tables, Easy Chairs, Card Tables, Reception Chairs, Ottomons, ' Bureaus, What-Nots, Secretaries, &c., &0., Parlor, Chamber, D'nlng Room, FURNITURE, of ..ho Latest Styles. COTTAGE FURNITURE JN SETTS, Splendid New Patterns. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES, GILT FRAME'S AND PICTURES, in gieat variety. Particular attention given to Funerals. Orders Aom town and country attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. Doc. 43,. 1800—tf • JAB INET WAREHOUSE TOWN AND COUNTRY. Tho subscriber respectfully Informs Ill's friends and the public generally, that ho still continues the Undertaking business, and Is ready to wait upon customers cither by day or by uig.it. Ready made Coffins kept constantly on aand, botu >laln and ornamental. He has constantly on land Fisk'a Patent Mctalic Burial Cfcjc, of which ho has been appointed tho solo agent. Thla case is recommended as superior to any of the kind now In use, it being perfectly air tight. He has also furnished himself with anew Rose wood Krause and gentle horses, with which ho will attend funerals in town and country, per sonally, without extra charge. Among the greatest discoveries of the ago is T Veit's /Spring Mattrasa, tho best and cheapest bed now In use, the exclusive right of. which I have secured, and will bo kept constantly on hand. CABINET MAKING, in all Its various branches, carried on, and Beau reaus. Secretaries, Work-stands, Parlor Ware, Upholstered Chairs, Sofas, Pier, Bide and Centro Tables, Dining and Breakfast Tables, Wash stands of all kinds, French Bedsteads, high and low posts: Jenny Lind and Cottage Bedsteads, Chairs of all kinds, Looking Glosses, and all other articles usually manufactured in this line of business, kept constantly on hand. His workmen aro men of experience, his ma terial the best, and his work made In the latest city style, and all under his own supervision, ir will be warranted and sold low for cash. Ho invites all to give him a call before purchas ing elsewhere. For the liberal* patronage hore tofire extended to him ho feels indebted to his numerous customers, and assures them that no efforts will bo spared in future to please them In style and price. Give us a call. Remember the place, North Hanover street, nearly opposite the Deposit Bank, Carlisle. DAVID BIPE. Dec. 1.1860. Jpi^Eß’S BOOK AND FANCY STORE, AND GENERAL NEWS DEPOT, 83 WEST MAIN STREET, ' CARLISLE, PA. A fine assortment o£ Goods on hand, such as Writing Deaks, , Port Follow, Ladies Companions, Work Boxes, Satchels, Ladies’ Faites, Pocket Rooks, Scgar Cases, Card Cases, Gold Pens, Pen Knives, &c., &c. A LARGE SUPPLY OP FAMILY BIBZ E 9 and PHOTOGRAPiIiO ALBUMS, AT REDUCED. PRICES. DIARIES FOR 1867. Subscriptions received for all Magazines, Fash ion Books, Papers, <to., at publishers prices. You save postage and always sure of receiving your Magazines by subscribing «l Piper’s. Special attention is paid to keeping always on hand a supply of , SCHOOL BOOKS, for town and country schools. Books and Music ordered when desired. May 23,1867—tf Jg SALE'S (LATE POWELL’S) EMBROCATION, For all Diseases incident to Horses , Cattle, and the Human Flesh, requiring the use of an external appli cation. This now Compound, prepared by a, practical Chemist bavins a full knowledge of all the medi cal virtues of each ingredient that enters into Us composition, is warranted to exceed anything of the kind ever yet offered to tho public a 3 an ex ternal application for tho diseases which it Is rec ommended. We are satlsiled that It will work its own road into tho confidence of all who use it, and those who try it once will never bo With out It, and t'aeretoro wo rely on experience as the beat test of Its usefulness. It Is pronounced by Farriers, and all who have tried It to bo tho best application over used. This Embrocation has been put up for over eight years, and It is only through the Increasing demand and urgent re quest of my friends and the public that I send It forth as the grand remedial agent for the various diseases to which that noble and useful animal, tho horse, Is subject. Many remedies have been offered to the pub lic under different forme, some of these are inju rious, others at best of little use, aud many whol ly Improper t<9 answer the proposes for which they are recommended. A Judicious aud really useful composition, free from these objections, has therefore long boon de sired by many gentlemen who have valuable hor ses, and are unwilling to trust them to the careof designing and pretended Farriers. Their wishes are at length fully gratified by Dr. Beale being Rrevaiiod upon to allow this valuable Embroca od (which bos nroved so elUcaclous to tho vari ous be nreparod and brought out to the publ'c. This Embrocation was extensively used by the Government' sy urlng tho war. Address all Orders to DB, EDMOND BEALE, 602 South Second Sired, Philadelphia, Pa. 9S“ For sale at the Drug Stores of Cornmau it Worthington, East Main St.eet, and D. Balaton, South Hanover Street. Carlisle. April 11,18(fr —0m J)HOTOQRAPHS FOB THE MILLION I I will nend, post-paid, 50 Photographs of the most celebrated Actors for (JO cents; 50 Actresses for 60 cents; 50 Union Generals for 60 cents; 50 Rebel Generals for 60 cents; 60 Statesmen for 50 cents; 50 beautiful young Ladles for 50 cents; 60 line-looking young Gentlemen for 60 cents; 0 large Photographs of French Dancing Girls, in costume, beautifully colored, exactly os they ap pear, for 50 cents; or for 50 cents,Oof the most beautiful Ladles of tho Parisian Ballet Troupe, rs they appear In tho play of tho Black Crook, at Nlblo's Garden, New York. . Bend all orders to P, O, Box 177, Troy, N, Y May W.IBOT-ly [jFVomi the PUOtburg GnzcUc.] THE HMDS PACIFIC RAII.IVATS. It is now known to the public that the Union Pacific Railway Company, East ern division, had resolved to curty the main line of their road to the Pacific, not directly across the Rocky Mountains, through Utah and Nevada, and over the Alpine heights of the Sierra Nevada , range, but by a more southwestern route through the southeastern partof Colorado, 'east of the Rocky Mountains, thence . through New Mexico and Arizona to the southeastern border of California, and thence through the great valley of South ern California to San Francisco. Thls'irnportant change of route will be attended by many and great advantages, the chief of which, probably, is, that the tremendous snow drifts of the route direc tly through the mountains will be avoid ed. Another is, that the Southern route is level compared with the other. On the lino of the Centra! Pacific Railroad, run ning from Sacramento to Salt Lake, the • Sierra Nevada Mountain summit is seven thousand feet above the level of the sea, which is one thousand feet greater eleva tion than any other railroad summit in the world ; and the Rocky Mountains cannot bo surmounted by any pass between the Rio Grande and tho beads of the Missouri at much if any less attitude. On the other hand, on the Hue through New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California there are no formidable mountain barriers; and where the elevation is considerable, as in the pass of tho Sierra del Mirabres, west of tho Rio Grande, there is no snow. Tho Sierra Nevada on that route has sunk ‘down almost to a plain, and up through the magnificent valley of Southern Cali fornia, celebrated for its oxtrnordina r y productiveness,* there is no difficulty, neither is there any difficulty between the Sierra’del Mimbres range and the Colo rado river, which space embraces the en tire b’eadth, from east to west, of the Territory of Arizona. The country through which this more southern route runs isall valuable—very— much is rich in soil, and still more, es pecially in Arizona, is rich in minerals of almost every kind. It is a region of vast and varied productions, tiutono which nev er can be properly developed until a’great line of railway shall connect It with the States on and east of tho Mississippi, and with the cities of tho Pacific const; but when so connected and made easily and quickly accessible, will give ah Impulse to,our national prosperity beyond any thing known in our past experience. ( I have no inclination to depreciate the bold enterprise of our Galiforhiabrethreii in pushing a railroad from Sacramento across tho Sierra Nevada range Into tho rich mining State of Nevada. Their en ergy demonstrates that, although in choice of routes they may find it' neces sary to traverse the dreary andserpentino valley of the Humboldt to reach the re gion of Salt Lake, the great work will still go on, conferring immense material benefits, and generously rewarding them for their outlay. Nor am lat all inclin ed to underrate the other great work of making a road frond Omaha, up the val ley of tbegPlatte, and over the Rocky Mountain range, to the great valley of the Utah; for this too will be a road the val ue of which it would be difficult to esti mate; for over it Southern Dakota, Ida ho and Utah, at least, can be reached;— But as to the value of the country over which each will pass there is no compar ison. Alexander K, McClure, Esq., edi tor of the Cbambersburg J2cpo ’Vo/yy, who went up the U. P. Railroad of tho Platte in May last, thus cha-actenzes the valley of that river: “ There are but few settlers on tho line of tho road; and after we enter, what is called the Platt© Plains, about Fort Kearney, there seems to belittle that can ever invito the husbandman. Tho valley or vast plain is bounded on every side by vast bluffs, ranging from twenty to thir ty miles apart, and the bluffs seems to be terribly sterile and repulsive. The Platte river rolls lazily along the south of the railroad, hugging the southern bluffs at times, and again striking out near the centre of tho* valley ; but it tires tho eye Kitchen and Office to look at it and its surroundings. It'is a murky, shallow, treacherous stream, with shifting sand for its bed, and naked banks, skirting it most of the way. I have looked for miles along its banks without seeing so much as a shrub, much less a tree; bub at times, where it nears the bluffs, it puts out along its banks a stu n ted i miserable growth of cotton wood. * * The valley is a miserable waste, and I fear over must be. * * * I have not found a single stream in it but the Platte river—the whole plain thus far, north of the river, not furnishing a sin gle tributary * * *. There is not a habitation on the route for nearly two hundred miles, but such os are necessary to accomodate the railroad and travel.” An intelligent gentleman of close accu- rate powers of observation, who, in the summer of 1859, travelled leisurely across the continent to California, furnished the author with an extended and minutely graphic description of the country over which he traveled, to wit: the valley of th© Platte, the mountains north of Den ver, the basin of Utah north of Salt Lake, the valley of the Humboldt, and thence to the Sierra Nevada—very nearly the route of the Union Pacific Railway, of the Platte and that of the Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento to Balt Lake. Upon leaching the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada range, under the head of “ General Remarks upon the Region Traveled,” he said: “The country passed over from Fort Laramie to this place is good for nothing, unless I except Bear-river Valley; and that it is said to be too cold for agricultu ral purposes. Certainly .it is good for nothing else. With the exception of that about Bear river the laud is generally poor and rocky. The low bottoms on the head of the Humboldt are rich • bub there w© liad ice before the middle of August;'arid from that down it is too dry, even if It would otherwise do. Then there is no timber, except a little on the main range of the Rooky Mountains, till we come to Bear river, and none from that, except a few scrubby cedars, until we come to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Tho Indians live on it, but how no one knows. And then nine-tenths of this extensive region are mountains, I do not believe that it will ever bo anything but what it now is.” It is manifest that a road through such a region must be mainly dependent upon its through-business for its revenue. Yet the enterprise is a good one; for by no other'could the Black Hill,, country, Southern Dakota, the Great Salt Lake Valley, and the head of Lewis river, which runs through the best part of Idaho, be reached. But whether it is destined ever to be a safe and reliable route to California,remains to be seen. How its managers are to cope with the tremendous difficulties, topograpical and climate, towards which they are driving with unprecedented speed, and with a boldness which, in the eyes of ordinary men, borders on recklessness, a ques tion not yet solved. Since the managers of the Union Pacific lloilway of Kansas, with a forecast emi nently wise and prudent, hav'e resolved to seek the shores of the, Pacific, by a more southern line, strictly speaking there is no longer any rivalry or compe tition between these-two 1 great national Each will develop the .re gion through which it passes, be its natu ral value what it may; and both may reach the bay of-San Francisco, one ap proaching it from the northeast, through Northern California, the other from tnq. southeast, through Southern California. The one will render Utah and Nevada accessible, and probably be ihe means of rooting out the social abominations exist ing in the former Territory; the other will bring the beautiful plains and val leys, and the innumerable mines of gold, silver, and copper of the more southern range of States and Territories within easy reach of the great body of the Ameri can people. BST* The pleasure of doing good is the only one that never wears out. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, IS6T. IWI idil THE CROOKED FOOT-PATH. 1»Y OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. Ah! hero it is, tho sliding rail That marks the old remembered spot— Tho gap that srtuck our school-boy trail, Tho crooked path across tho lot. It left the road by school and church, A pouched shadow, nothing more, That parted from the silver birch, And ended at tho farm-house door. No lino or compass placed Its plan: With frcqrent bonds to I‘cftor rlgbr, In aimless, wayward curves it ran, Bui always kept tho door In sight. Tho gabled porch, tho woodbine green, The broken millstone at the mill, Though many a road may stretch between The truant child can see them still. No’rocks across tho pathway lie, No fallen t,unk Is o’er It thrown, , And yet it winds, wo know not wiry, And turns ns If for tree or stone. Po ‘lmps some lover rod tho way, WiLli slicking Uno.i or leaping Heart— And ho, It of on runs a^tra" W di sinuous swoop or sudden start. Or o.ie. pcrchaacc, with clouded From some unholy Imnquc.'. reeled* And sl-ico, oar devious steps maintain His »rack across the trodden field. Ni"', deem not tans-—no ear.li born will Cou’d over trace a fau'tlcss lino; On • t-ucju stops are human still, To walk unswerving wcic di\inel Truants from love, wo d-cam of wrath; O, mihor loi us trust tho morol Through all tho wanderings of the path, We Svlll can see our Father’s door. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. Speech of lion. Ocorgo 11. Pendleton, De livered nl I,lme, Allen County, Ohio, on Thursday, August 15,1867. ’ Fellow-Citizens I propose to show ■ you that the Republican party, by rea i son both of its principles and its practice, ; deserves your reprobation. Ten years I ago you confided it to the possession of 1 the State government. Six years ago you conflded to it the control of the Fed eral government* In both its power has 1 been unlimited. The day of its trial has come. You are to judge whether its wis dom and purity have been equal to Its opportunities. I deny it. I maintain that in expenditure it has been reckless and prodigal ; in taxation it has been un equal, unjust and oppressive; in obedi -1 once to the Constitution it has been con stantly and boastingly deficient; in the maintenance of personal liberty it Ims been utterly unfaithful; to the preserva tion of our confederated 1 system it has , been actively opposed; in the discharge of every duty it has been inefficient; in the exasperation and grati fleation of every passion it has been zealous and unweari ed ; in the perpetuation of its own power it has found thesoleruleof right. Taking possession of the governments, both State and Federal, in time of profound peace, when taxes were low, the public debt light, when harmony existed, both in the systems of governments and in the hearts of the people, except so Jar as it was disturbed by its struggles for power, it holds them to-day, in the midst of pas sions tenfold more agitated than during the war, bowed down under the most op pressive burdens, laden with an enormous debt, with ten States blotted out of exist-* ence, and in their territory every vestige of civil government destroyed, and every guard and guarantee of liberty utterly broken down. The system of govern ment which they have inaugurated is enormously expensive; the methods of administration aro, beyond precedent, extravagant; the morals of its agents are utterly corrupt; violence has usurped the place of law; passion has become the rule of action ; force Ims displaced authority ; military governments have been made common ; arbitary and despotic measures have been commended to the passions of the people. Their zealous care and just appreciation of liberty have been dimin ished. Corruption revels in high places. The Republican party is responsible for these evils. I shall not depart from my invariable rule i n political discussions. I take parties and policies and. measures’ |as I find them. I accord to every man sincerity and patriotism. I will not im pute bud motives, nor use harsh terms. I will not enter the arena of personal con troversy. L prefer to consider the effect of great policies on public interests, rath er than to discuss the influence of person al character on the administration of office. And if, in delineating the ten ! dency and sequence of measures, I must scan the motives and advert to the mental and moral development of those who ori ginate and apply them, I shall deal with them in their collective character as par ties, and avoid the ground allotted to per sonal susceptibility. If our system of government had been maintained ; if its integrity were unimpaired, the subjects on whiqh I would address you to-day would be few and simple. They would relate entirely to our State affairs; they would touch only the making and the executing of our local law. The election is only for State and county officers; it refers only to State and county affairs. In its results it touches Federal policies only in the election of a Senator and the adop tion of amendmentsTto the Constitution which may possibly be proposed. To the State have been confided your dearest in terests. Look about you. What do you not hold under the tegis,of its protection ? Your life, your liberty, the enforcement of your contracts, the enjoyment of the fruits of your labor, the title to your prop- , erty, the peace of society, the sanctity of your homes, the protection of your good name from aspersion, of your family cir cle frgm pollution, of your parental au thority from contempt, depend alone upon your State government. The Fed eral government was organized to repre sent the States In the family of nations, and adjudicate questions of trade between the States. It has not the constitutional power to punish a,murder in your streets or a burglary in your houses, or u riot in your city. It has not the constitutional power to protect free speech at this meet ing, or to render judgment upon and col lect by execution a promissory note for one hundred dollars given by one of your citizens to another. Our system was a “republic of republics.” Its crowning glory was that it confided the fewest pos sible powers to the Federal government, and reserved the greatest possible number to the States: that it called around the States the affections and interests of the people by leaving with them the legisla tion affecting their daily lives, and con fided to the Federal government more re mote, and therefore leas susceptible tp their influence, the fewer subjects of In ternation'af and inter-Shite concerns. And yet so great have been the usurpa tions of Federal power, so far has it over stepped the limits- both of subjects and powers, that by its systems of taxation, of banking, of tariffs, of civil rights bills, of conquered provinces, of military gov ernments, of martial law, its measures are really of vital importance, and do in fact, though wrongfully, dwar.’, into In significance, even in State elections, ail questions of ,State policy and State law. Alas that ia so! If we shall ever be able to restore again our system, tlio States and the Union will assume their proper spheres; the States .will perform their manifold and simple functions under the eye of their people; the Federal govern ment will perform its few and conspicu ous duties under the direction of consti tuent republics. The States will give dignity and power; and splendor to the Federal government, which, in turn, will reflect on them the lustre of its bor rowed .greatness. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The constitutional amendment confers suffrage on the negro, and takes It away from tho white man* Wo hear many theories on this j,lon of voting—uni versal suffrage! manhood suffrage I Gentlemen,.l will not stop to analyze them all nor trace in each tho premises to its logical conclusion. But this I will affirm—that never in history—never in any government—never by any party in any government—even Including prolific Isew England, has tho right of suffrage been in practice, held to be a natural right. • Women are excluded—minors are excluded—aliens are excluded. Pure minded, well-informed, patriotic.persons —not stained with crime—not tainted with mental or moral defect—for some reason or,other —have always been ex cluded; and that exclusion has proven that tho right la neither natural or uni versal.. The necessity of the State—the good of the community—political wisdom have always controlled the enjoyment of this right—aud have established, ns far as uniform practice can establish it, that the governing powers of every civifsocie ty may, subject to moral Jaws and tho re volutionary right of every minority, de cide in whom the political power shall reside. In England the rule of wealth has been tho rule of exclusion—perhaps I ought to say the rule of admission. In I* ranee, even since the Constituent As sembly decreed universal suffrage, nati vity and residence have been the tests. In New York, and perhaps some other States, while white male citizens have been all admitted to suffrage, negroes wee re quired to have a property qualification. In the Western States negroes were not admitted to suffrage on any terms. In Massachusetts, the test is not color or wealth, but their capacity to read the Constitution. In the South to-day, as administered by military power, in spired by the ideas of the Republican .party, neither universal suffrage nor ; manhood suffrage prevails. The distinc tion of color alone is destroyed, but the rule of sex, birth, residence, age, sanity, and above all, “ loyalty,” :s maintained. Womler.ul! Is it not, that .amid all tho rules heretofore adopted, noingenfous in dividual , no self-r.'ghteous community has invented or adopted the rule of intel ligence, or virtue, or fitness?- The right of suffrage then is not natural. It is given or withheld according to the dis cretion of tho governing power. Shall .it in Ohio bo given to the negroes ? I an swer no! I disdain to respond to the mere vulgar abuse that this is prejudice, or caste, or association. I disdain to an swer that bvutal levity which asserts this opinion to belong to those who would de light in Inflicting corporal punishment or,separating families. I know and re snect many colored men ami women. They are honest, industrious, virtuous. I would not only do them no harm, 1 would do them good. I would open eve-'y ayenue of Mental and moral and physical advancement.' The means of acquiring wealth and education should be within then* reach. But I would not give them political power. They belong to a different race. They have different blood and bones and organization. They have different tastes and habitsaud capaci ties. It is not merely a difference of cli mate or sun, or birth, or education, o-* color. It is an Inherent and radical diff erence of race, of blood, of nature, of.in tellect, of capacity, which no training’ can efface, no associations, or habits, or discipline can extinguish. God made them different, man cannot make them the same or equal. And all the teaching of histoiy, and all the observat'on of our experience is that the commingling of the blood of the white and black race in jures both. Go into the Southern States, whore circumstances have been favora ble to this amalgamation; go into our cities, where affection has sought to es tablish the happiness of the hybrul off spring, and you will see that every ani mal passion is more developed, moral quality more depressed, every phy sical iuliraaity inoro exaggerated time in either of the pure races. The elements of contrariety are so strong that combina tion developes the worstqualitiesof both. There is philosophic wisdom in the gov ernments of Liberia and Hayti, which exclude white men from political power. It is the philosophy of the separation of the races, not the separation of distance, but of communion. It affords to the ne- gro the only chance of independence—it enables him to prove whether he is capa ble to the cares of government. It is the same philosophy which is expressed in the doctrine so often repeated by Douglas, “ that this is a white man’s government; established by white men, to be adminis tered by white men, for them and their posterity.” Neither Pennsylvania, nor Indiana, nor Illinois, nor Wisconsin, nor Michigan, admit negroes to suffrage. Shall we, by grantiuge::traordinary privi leges invito an immigration of this char acter? Do the laboring tnouof the State, want either the contact or the competi- tion? Will the resources of the State bo built up by the accession ? The tyranny of the ifecleral government may enforce negro suffrage in the Southern States. It may, by the unlawful exercise of mere brute force, reduce those States to negro communities. Shall wo open our doors to receive their superabundant negro population, and thus reduce ourselves to their condition ? The Republicans tell us that slavery has imbruted the negro— that it has degraded his nature—that it had inflamed his passions, deadened his sensibilities, and deprived him of the ad vantage of culture. ‘Would you then in vite him, thus degraded by his old posi tion, and thus inflamed by a newly ac quired position, to come in and partici pate in the control o t our government? What interest of the negro in (jhio re- quires, this change? Has the white race oppressed him? His life, his J*be»ty, ills property, are subjected to and protected by tho bame laws as youra. He is taxed In the same manner. His rights are pro tected by the same courts, the same judges, the same jurors, the same wit nesses, the same rules of evidence. X never knew, I never heard of a case, in which injustice was done to a suitor be cause ho was a negro. But this amend ment not only admits the negro, but it excludes the white man. It excludes not only those who have participated in the rebellion, but those who have dcsoit ed or avoided the draft. By Us ternjs it would have excludded all those who, having served till the war was over, left their ranks witboutpermissionj and were technically deserters." Here was a dilem ma: Many honest meh, especially many honest Republicans, would have been thus excluded. There was. no time to amend the proposition. So the aid of Congress was invoked, and it passed a bill which called the “Ohio Desert ers’ Bill.” It provided that men who have left the service as X have described shall bo considered desei tew, so far as to :deprivo them of pay and emolument; but not so far as to deprive them of suffrage. Thqt is to say, in the opinion of Cong* ess, they performed their duty as soldiers too badly to entitle them to pay, but we'l enough to be good Republican voters. But passing this view, is the proposition wise and bcneficleut? Shall we exclude any of our while .citizens for a political offence? Shall we put such exclusion in our Constitution, when wo do not put there exclusion for any other crime? Shall we say that the boy who was just coming of age, who was too honest to He and too consoicdJous to bribe, and too poor to buy a substitute, shall be forever excluded because ho avoided the draft lu order that he might support his mother or sister, or.'percnance, orphans younger than himself? Shall we say to the men of Virginia—that Virginia which gave these live Northwestern Suites to the Union—that those who obeyed the teach- ing of u political philosophy which was universal among them, or yielded to State pride or sectional feeling, or foolish prejudice, shall bo forever excluded from the suffrage, but that the thief, the mur derer, the robber r the forger, the perjurer, the burner, may come and bo welcome to enjoy it? The tendency of the world Is to treatdculently political offences. Shall we here reverse the order, and add the vindictiveness of vengeance to severity of punishment? Shull we repel the intelli gence and wealth and energy of the white man, and invito the Ignorance and inca pacity of the negro? The Old World shames us by its example. The Emperor of Austria has pacified Hungary—he has put on the crown of. St. Stephen. On that day ho granted amnesty for all poli tical offences. And the last steamer an nounces that Kossuth—the arch-traitor, the great rebel, the conspirator against tho life of the govern meat—is elected to a scat in the very first parliament. An astute observer and a great historian has said; “The wise ruler never treats the discontents of a great party ns he treats the conduct of n mob which destroys mills and power-looms. The neglect of this distinction has been fatal to govern ment strong even in tho power of tho sword. n ' I near it said that some Repub licans will vote against the amendment, and yet vote for the Republican ticket. This is folly or hypocrisy. This course will defeat tho amendment of our State Constitution, but if an amendment were proposed to tho Federal Constitution, a Republican Legislature would adopt it; Ui)d if Mr. Sumner’s bill should pass, im posing negro suffrage on all the States by act of Congress, a Republican State gov ernment, would hasten to enforce it here. FEDERAL FINANCES. r rUo vovcnucs of the feovcininciil, Uc rived from taxation hi 18G0, amounted to nearly five hundred and ninety millions of dollars. This was a yen, of peace; the army had been reduced; the navy had been diminished; the vast military move ments had ceased.. Yet, the expenditure was one hundred millions more than that of England, and ono hundred and eighty millions more than that of France. The greatest expenditure of England during the Napoleonic wars, when oven Russia was stimulated by her. subsidies—when largo armies were kept in Spain and on the continent, never reached one hundred millions of pounds—less than five hun dred millions of dollars. England has thirty-six thousand millions of property as a taxable basis. Fiance has forty thou sand millions. Tho United States has sixteen thousand millions. With less than two-fifths of the taxable property, our people pay largely more tuxes. Two years have elapsed since the war ceuoed. Two regular sessions—two extra sessions of Congress—have been hold. Hus any scheme of economy, has any reduction of 1 taxes been proposed? On the contrary, has not the only scheme of finance looked to the increase of the interest-bearing debt, and to the increase of expenditure by the increase of interest? The public ■ debt, bearing interest amounts to tweiuy- 1 two hundred millions: tho interest reach es one hundred ana forty, millions.— When the Hepublican patty came into i power the debt was only eighty millions. In five years it has grown so much, and , this notwithstanding the vastanhual rev enues, Though the principal is consider ably less, the annual interest is consider ably more than that of Great B itain; ami the highest reach of Bepubiican statesmanship lias been to propose the conversion of greenbacks, which pay no interest, into bonds, which pay interest in gold, and thus to increase the number of those who do not pay taxes, and to in crease the burdens of those who do. The amount of unfunded debt has been esti mated at $800,000,000. If it shall be con verted into bonds, theintercstwliltunount lo forty-eight millions hi gold, and this sum will be added to the expenditures.— In the meantime, the number of«nathiu al banks will bo increased, and the place of th»greenbacks supplied by bank cur rency. Our government pays a higher rate of interest than any in Europe. Ev ery dollar of its indebtedness is to be made to pay that fate, and no provision what ever is made for its redemption. This process should cease instantly. These for ty-eight mil hors annually should be saved. The five-twenties should be paid in greenbacks as they mature, or as fast as can he done without too areatderange mentof the currency.. Nearly four hun dred millions of them ai:e deposited by the banks as security for their circula tion. These can be redeemed without adding one dollar to the currency. The interest on these bonds amounts to twen ty-four millions of dollars annually. Add this sum to the forty-eight millions above •Token of, and we have seventy-two mil lions in gold. Create ibis into a sinking fund and you can pay the whole debt in sixteen years, without adding a dollar to your taxes or increasing year c ; rculallng medium. -But the condemn of the coun try could boar an increase In the cunen cy. The ravages of war at the South the destruction of capital there, tbelossof houses, horses, cattle, agricultural imple ments, the scarcity of provisions, the en franchisement of the the impor tance of setting the whole population at labor at once—create a demand fo>* more currency. Every interest there would be advanced by the stimulating effects of a.i enlarged currency. As fast as this in crease could be wisely made, w he bond* should be redeemed—the interest should be reduced, and the amount thus saved be added to the sinking fund. This is repudiation. I hear somebody say. Not at all. The five-twenty bonds arc all pay able at the option of the government after five years. Their very name shows it.— They are payable by the law under which they were issued, and according to their face, in greenbacks. They are not paya ble in gold. The interest is, according to the p r ovision of law, and the language of the coupon, to bo paid in gold. Not so with the principal. The ten-foivy bonds authorized by the act of Maich*3, 18(53, are by the terms of the 'aw made payable in gold. Tills is the only class of bonds of that character; and as I **ead the late ofilcial statement of Sec -etay McCulloch, very few, if any of them, have been Is sued. The government may then, accor ding to the terms of the *aw, and of its contracts, pay the live-twenties in green backs at any time- after live years from their issue, and there is no reputation in dpingso. Of this class, there were out standing oa the first of Aug., eleven hun dred millions, and they n»utjre#probahly in nearly equal proportion In each of the next five years. This will not supersede the necessity for high tuxes, for close economy, for continuous industry. They are inevitable. • With them and whatever other plana wisdom may suggest, the bur den will press heavily on you and vour cbTilam. I have shown that the redemp tion of the bonds will be so gradu-d, the insreaso of the currency so slow, that val-* lies' will adjust themselves, and business interests become regulated without that shook which usually attends great chan ges of financial policy. But it it were not so, still (lie bonus should be converted in to greenbacks. They we s e sold for green backs, it is fitting they should be redeem ed .in the same'currency. This policy would save the interest, pay tnedebt, and bring upon the duplicate for taxation that immense bniuuutof capital which is now exempt. Ami these advantages- would amply compensate for vhe evils wh l ch are predicted. The deblamouuts toone-fifth te property, real uml personal, of the do country. One-fifth nfall the ca,»i -:al of the eoun./y is e:;empt from taxa ion. Interest eats up the substance of ho people. Exemption from taxation tggravm.es“be evil. This state of things cuunot last. Iloppresses labor—itexcltes deep disconteut. It ought to be relieved by a fair and voluntary adjustment. It will bo relieved, atallevents. The bond holder should bo prompt and wise. The people already believe this curse is the blight of death; a.id we know by experi ence, what they will do to “ save the life of the nation.” of til wjjoi UISfONSTUVCTInX. Hut Ifavlm: lhe*e <juestiona of material ami pecuniary interests—what of the Union which hud been intrusted to their care?. I hud intended to analyze tiie re construction bills, and to show you not only that they violate the Constitution ami the principles of civil Jibeity, but that.theyare founded upon an utter dis regurd'of both. But the telegraph to-day saves me the trouble. It announces to us that in one State the military command er has postponed the meeting of the Leg islature until he shall give it permission; that In another State, trials by Jury have VOL. 54.—N0. 11. been suspended because the jury lists have not been revised in violation of the law of the State, but according to his or der; that in another State a Governor, who was elected by a vote of fifty thou sand has been removed, and his compe titor who received fifteen thoesand has been appointed In, his place; and that in anotho State, a respectful de clination to serve ir a city council is con sidered rebellious contumacy, and is to be, punished by the appointment of ne groes to that body ; and that.in still an ! other State, civil officers shall not give the patronage of their printing to any newspaper which does not favor the Con gressional measure of reconstruction.— And General Hayes voted for the law which authorizes these things to be done —approves and defends them all—and when asked for the authority he'boolly tells us they seem to be in accordance with “ the will of the nation.” “ Will of the nation 1” Where shall you look for tho expression of tho will of the nation j except it is fundamental laws, except in its written constitution ? Will of the na tion ! They are in direct violation of the will of every honest white man and of every intelligent negro at tho South; of every Democrat and of every supporter of the Administration at the North, and or inousanas 01 Kepunucuns vno wve liberty and fear the enroachments of des potism. *lt is the will of the Kepublinon leaders, that tills General Hayes mis takes for the will of the nation. He is not tho only man in history who has made a similar mistake. On tho 27th of July 1794, Robespierre was the .head of the French government. He controlled the committees and the Tribunal; he ruled the Assembly. On that day, m Paris alone, he sent forty persons to the guillotine, as he had done on each day for more than a month, and, bathed iu blood, he exclaimed, “It is the will of the nation.” On the next day Taliieh attacked him in the Chamber: “traitor,” resounded through the hall, and on tho third day ho was beheaded amid the execration or tho nation whose will he pretended to execute. Is this tho restora tion of the Union? Is this tho maintain ing of the Constitution ? General Hayes says that in a speech in Congress, in 1801, I declared that “armies, naviesand blood, can not maintain the Union.” Have they maintained it? God forbid that the Union under the Constitution should be degraded by comparison with the condi tion of things this day. I said, further, “ Reason, justice, peace, may restore the Union.” X repeat it. It Is true. The event has shown that also. General Hayes, in his Lebanon speech, says, “ They want to return to*the old order of things.” One hour of just administra tion of tho Constitution would restore the Union. Why can we riot have it?— Why this entire dislocation of State gov ernments? Why this entire suspension of civil government at the South ? Why this disregard or abrogation of tho Fed eral Constitution in all its relations to the South ? For what purpose ? I put this question in all candor to every honest Republican. Tho solo object is-to secure to tlie n&groes the right to vote, and thereby give them the absolute control of those States. And the inducement for this is the belief that the negroes will vote with the Republican party. If it were certain that the negroes would vote •with tho Democratic party, these gentle men would not bo in favor of negro suf frage. Igo further. If they could beas suredof controlling those States by means of the white vote alone, they would pro hibit negro suffrage. New England be lieves that, with those States she can af ford to lose—as she sees she soon will lose —some of the Northern States. Despair ing of using tho white man, she turns to the black man. She sees iu him the means of power. She sees reflected in his.face tho perpetuation of tariffs, one hundred percent, dividends,exemption of bonds from taxation, the enjoyment of 1 profit and power iu office, the harvest of 1 capital, the heyday of New England Puritanism. Agriculture may weary of its burdens; labor may become restive, North-western men may become disgus ted with fanaticism, and believe that Sunday laws and prohibitory temper ance Jaws are unwise and tyrannical; but New England soothes them for the moment by an appeal to their philanthro phy, and prepares for these events by se curing a vote to the negroes, and the ne groes to herself. Gentlemen! Republi cans! Are you willing, iu order to fur ther this partlsian scheme, to jeopard not j only our government, but all free govern ment? Are you willing to continue this disgraceful spectacle—which I know in your souls you are ashamed of—of sub jecting ten States to mere military des potism for the purpose of securing more strength to your party. Ido not-claim race disinterestedness than other men, but I would gladly consent that the Democratic party should be excluded from ptnyor during my lifetime. If that would induce you to restore the Union, to reinstate the Constitution, and reinvig orate throughout the whole system the principles of free government. TUB REPUBLICAN PARTY. When X ventured lately to condemn the whole policy of the Kepublican party, an influential party newspaper exclaimed— “ but what remedy does Mr. Pendleton propose? He exhorts us to return to and stand by the Constitution—we do not ex actly understand what he means by that.” Gentlemen, that Is true: that is the whole difficulty. Theßepublican panydoesnot now, and never did know what it is to “siand by the Constitution,” They have never made It the rule of their conduct— the guide of their action. They have uev erappreciated Uswisdom; they have nev er-cultivated respect for its binding obli gations, and so they have never studied its spirit or its letter. Whatever they de sire to do—whether from a sincere belief that, the good of the country demanded it, or that their party interests reqiro Mt—that they have always done. Their owirwjll— not the Constitution—has been theirrulo; and to this standard, and none other, they have always been perfectly true. In 1820 they opposed the establishment of the Missouri Compromise Hue; in 1854 they opposed its abrogation; in 1860 they op posed its re-enactment. In 1840 they re fused the use of State jails and State mag istrates to execute the Fugitive Slave law, on ,the ground that the setura of the fugi tives was the duly.of the Fethral govern ment. In 1850 they refused to votea more stringent Federal law, on the ground that the retunof the fugitives was the duty of the State governments. In 1850 they passed personal liberty bills, on theground that the State should not assist the Fed-- erql government; and in 1801 they re pealed all laws on the subject, 'on the grquud that neither State nor Federal government should execute the constitu tion. In >lB5B they had possession of the State governments; they magnified Stale rights, adopted the resolutions of ’9B and ’O9 at their conventions, exalted the idea of confederation us against unity, and pre pared to array the States in armed con illotwith Federal authority. lu 1802 they had possession of the federal government; they denounced State rights, called the Kentucy resolutions treason,and have, as fur,as in tlie'r power, by. mere brute force as well as by legislation, reduced and de graded the State governments. In 1850 they declared that “no war could be right, and no peacecould be wrong,” that if the South desired to change tlieir political re lations and form of government; their right could not be denied. In 1802 they declared that the trinity of our salvation was “ taxation, emancipation, and war.” In 1854 they declared that the interest of the country required the restriction of suffrage, and that the Germans and Irish and English and French ought to be dis franchised. In 1867 they declare that the interest of the country requires its exten sion, and that it must bo given to the ne groes. In 1859 Mr. Chase, then Governor of Ohio, asserted: 4 4 We have rights which the federal government must not invade rights superior to its power, on which our soverignty depends; and we mean to as sert these rights against all tyranlcai as sumptions of authoHty.” In 1867, Gen eral Hayes, who aspires to be Governor - itiffettlef' - '2tbttrtisiug adveottsemknts will be inserted at Ten Cent, per lino for the first Insertion, and five cent* Per lino for each subsequent insertion, Q,aar* terly, half-yearly, and yearly advertisements in sorted at a liberal reduction on the above rates Advertisements should bo accompanied by tin Cash. When sent without, any length of time specified for publication, they will bo until ordered out and charged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. Cards, Handbills, Cißcuuuw.'and ever* oth- E t]on . 0, . Jo,l . aDd CAllt> Printing i°cn ted In the neatest style, at low prices. Of Ohio, asserts that the States have no sover gnty whatever. In 1804 they as serted that the President had the power, oy proclamation, to emancipate four rail lona of slaves. In ISO 7 they deny that he has power to remove a member of his Cabinet. In 18011, party' purposes requir ed them to consider the Union unbroken. Id .Louisiana the federal government had possession of New Orleans alone. They admitted Hahn and Flanders to their seats as representatives from that State. In 1865 it had possession of every foot of the State; these same men present them selves os tienators, and they are rejected because the'Btato of Louisiana has ceased to exist. In 1862 they desired to create West Virginia; they must have the con sen tof the old state; they elect Governor 1 lerpontand a Legislature, and take their Jaw as the solemn act of the State of Vir ginia assenting toitsowndisemborment. In 1866 they set up a military govern mentjover Pierpout and his Legislature, on the ground that prior to his election secession had destroyed the State. In 1861 and 1862 and 1883 and 1864 and 1865 and 1886, during the war and after the war, they admitted Representatives from Kentucky, and now they reject them un til acommlttegcan inquire whether Kcu- In Ohio for the trial of citizens, and by their Judgment sent them to death orex ilo. In 1867 the Supreme Court, by a unanimous decisou, declares these tribun als illegal and their sentences void. In 1863 they vexed us with many oaths, and In 1867 the Supreme Court refused to ad minister them. For this they have threatened to impeach the judges, and have actually reduced theirnumbers. In 1861 they appealed to the patriotism of the people, and raised immense armies to maintain the Constitution and the Union. In 1865 they preferred to continue the war rather than make peace on the basis of maintaiuing the Constitution and Union. And to-day, calling themselves, with os tentatious hypocrisy, the Union pa’rty, they would prefer to recognize t|ie inde pendence of the confederate States rather than restore the Union on the bosisof the Constitution. They have held and aban doned every theory of government, and every political opinion. “ In the short space of one revolving moon. Was statesman, poet, tiddler and buffoon." They have been true to their passions ; true to their desires; true to .their parti san interests ; but never true to tiie Con stitution. They do not understand what itis to "stand by the Constitution.’' They proclaim loudly that the Constitution does not exist either in theory or practice in ten States of the Union : and their* most trusted and able leader, (n the fullness of ids contempt for that instrument, niiMr the few Republicans who are wllliugSo obey it, declares in his own choice lan guage that some fragments of the old arid broken Constitution stick in their giz zards, and trouble them of nights.- Gen tlemen, this la the charge we have always made. They do not understand what it is to stand by the Constitution. And it is for tills very reason as we assert, that they, have clothed our land in the morn- luff of Civil war, destroyed our form of government, broken down the guarantee of liberty, and loaded us with this enor mous burden of debt and taxation. And yet, I repeat the advice, "stand by the Constitution. 1 * Thatisthesafeandspeedy and certain remedy. We may not imme diately be able to restore its authority, but let us, at least never abandon or de grade it. Its principles of govern men tare the ark of our safety amid this flood. It contains the hope of the world. In it is preserved all that is valuable in the ex perience of the past—all that is suscepti ble of improvement In the future. It may be tossed on wrathful -waves, amid the blackness of darkness, but the sun will shine at last. The dove will go forth never to return —emblem of purity and liberty and peaco, alio will seek to rebuild bor habitations among the scenes of her former life. Ido not despair. I will not surrender hope. "Sorrowendureth fora time, but Joy cometh with the morning.*’ I have hope in the aspirations of man ; I ha v e faith in the providence of God. Pro gress is the law of humanity— . " And from the sky serene and far, A voice falls, like a falling star, Excelsior!” It occurs to mo this is a historic day.— It is the birthday of the great Napoleon. Aptly for the encouragement of those of you who despond, I remember an inci dent of his life. In 1793, after he had won distinction at Toulon, after ho bad declin ed the war in Vendee, unemployed, pen niless, alone, ho walked the streets of Par is. He begged from Talma, the actor, a few francs to supply his dully wauts. He said: 44 lu Europe all things are settled; the conditions of governments and socie ty are fixed. I can get nothing here to do. I shall go to the East—to the cradle of our race, to, the birthplace of great men, to the scene of. great destinies.”— He did not go. In less than one year he was master of the Directory, theconquer or of Italy, rich in money, richer in fame, surrounded by friends, powerful and had entered upon that mortal career which for twenty years immmade dynasties, and governments, and society, the playthings of his will. “If Dis Tail Come Out. ’’—The follow ing is an old joke, but as it comes in a new dress, wc think it will bear preserv ing: ■ywo* darkies in the West went out to hunt possums, &c., and by accident found a large cave, with quite a small entrance. Peeping In, they discovered three young bear whelps in the interior. 44 Look ueah, Sam,” said one 44 while 1 go in dar and gets the young bars ; you Jest watch bean for de old bar.” Sam got asleep lu the sun, when open ing his eye', he saw the old bear scouring hep way into the cave. Quick as wink he caught her by the tail, and held on like blazes. 44 Hello, dar, Sam, what dark de hole dar?” 44 Lord .bless you, Jumbo, save yourself, honey; If dis tail come out, you’ll find out what dark do hole 1” A good story is told of Professor Adams, of Amherst. He was very dry and witty, it is said, add the following is too good to pass by : A’student was called upon to describe the peculiar characteristics of the shark. Ho was a fluent speaker, and answered at some length. M Incorrect,” said the Professor. Unwilling to acknowledge his ignor ance, the student tried agaiu. 44 incorrect,” 41 Well, to toll the truth, Professor, I—l don’t know anything about it. 44 Correct.” A gentleman, after having paid his addresses to a lady forsomo time, the question,’ and the lady In a frighten ed manner exclaimed; 4 You scare mo, sir I’ The gentlemen did not wish to frighten the lady, and consequently remained quiet for some time, when she exclaim ed : 4 Scare me again.’ We did not lea.-n*how affairs turned out, but should think that it was pretty near his turn to be scared. At a recent railroad celebration the fol lowing sentiment was given:— 44 Oar mothers the only faithful tenders who never misplaced a switch. A conscript, being told that it was sweet to die for his country, excused himself on the ground that ho never did like sweet things. A husband, on being told the other evening that his wife had lost her temper, and he was glad of it, for It was a very bad qne.v A little boy having asked his mother what a 4 blood relation’ meant, being told It meant near relationsvsaid, after a moment’s thought. 4 Theu'mother, you must be the bloodiest relation I’ve got, 1
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