.mcvicnu Volunteer. EVERY THURSDAY MOUNINCi 'TON Ac KENNEDY, .SOUTH MARKET SQUARE. ro 'Dollars per year If paid strictly Two Dollars and Fifty Cents If paid months; after which Three Dollars cd. These terms will bo rigidly ad rery Instance. No subscription dis til all arrearages are paid, unless ut ,Uo Editor. ifcsstonal darts I<E Y. W. I’. .LEY & SADLER, RNEYS AT LAW, NO. 15 SOUTH HANOVUH ST. . MILLER, Attorney at \co In Hannon's Building, opposite no, OaWM«i I'a, KKLLER, Attorney at arllale. Olllco with W. M. Tenrose, '• Hall. 1807—Ora* SPATES CLAIM i® ! - ■ - AND 'm:jiEAL ESTATE AGENCY! WM. B. BUTLER, ' ‘ ‘ ATTOHNUYAT LAW, , rSfomco Irt 2d Story of InhofTs Building, No. 3 South ■ Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county, ||fypon*lonfl/ Bounties, Back Pay, &c., promptly f^ppUofttlon (i by mall, will rocclvo Immediato : attention gluoli to the bolUuk or ront :Mprlntf of BOftl Estate, In town or country. In nil lot- of Inquiry, please enclose postage stamp. ■ :Sr\K.'GEORGE S. SEABIGHT, Den *^ie>,'l'L/ '. , nST. From the Baltimore College of Dental 'iMiSurdint.: Office at the residence of his mother, .’s&Eiurt Leather Street, throo doors below Ponua. yS - - ISITI E. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney Safe'll Aim Counsei/du AT Law, Carlisle, Ponna. on South Hanover street, opposite Benlz b Jloßtore. * By special arrangement with the Patent -ilisOfflce; attends to securing Patent Bights. 1805. wSmf*n*Afk E. MAGLAUGHLIN, Attou iiiiv.j KTT AT EAIV. oraoo In-Bulldlnß formerly ■SpootlplKl by Voliintoor, a row doors South of JJan- Hbte i. 1860. llteoHN. C. GRAHAM, Attorney at T.AW, Office formerly occupied by Judge South Hanover Bireot. Carlisle, 1 ennn. X* 1865—1 y. B-'O; HERMAN, Attorney at Law. In Illicem’s Hall Building, In tho "ftUe Court llouso, next door to tho llcr- Dfflco, Carllßlo, Teuna. •Ti XT- attorney at law, VV i -CttrUslc, Tenna. Olllco same ns that of i W»Arnt<»iO(S»x ■O'oluntoor,” Month dido of tho l»ub- IcSqlmrei Dec. I. 1665. ;OHN. LEE, Attorney at Law, / North Hauovor Street, Carlisle, Pa., «sqlfc'lß»XB(so-ly. '♦TAMES A. DUNBAR, Attorney at MiiLAW'. Carlisle, Ponna. Olllco a fow doovs ilotal. ♦ • R,J. 11. BIXIjER oflers his profos jt> fcUmal services to the citizens of Carlisle ami Main street, opposite llioJail, In the BoDttlatoly occupied by L. Todd, Esq. . 11,1807— ly tirtrtoarc, faints, &c ■fiRDWAHE, IRON, NAILS, &c, AT lIKNBY HAXTOM'B It&'ffis ■ oil) AND_ HARDWARE STORE IS AST MAIMS THIS IS T, NEXT DOOU TO TIII3 COKMAN HOUSH. , - I,'have just returned from the East with tho »£Slavge'Bt and best selection of HARDWARE over Offered In old Cumbeidand, and am able to noil Htho following articles a little lower than elso vwlioro in the comity. All orders attended to per sonally and with our usual promptness. Goods ’eUVored to all parts of the town free of chary*. atnmcred, Rolled and English Rollucd Iron, Tise-Whoo Jron. Russia Sheet Iron. Burden's *BO and Mule Shoes, Norway Nall Rods. Ban in’s Cast-Steel English and American Blister A, Sleigh Solo Steel, Spring Steel, Carriage JmgH, Carriage Axles, «ic. The largest ussort umt of lABIUAGE & WAGON FIXTURES yet ottered, sucii us HIKES, t. HUBS, FELLOES, BOWS PLAIN and FINISHED SHAFTS fEK/II II UN NEBS, Ac., &o. 5,0 0 LAKHE’LS Scotland and Hancock Comont, all granted fro.sli. Douglas’ and Cowlng’s 11KON AND CHAIN DUMPS. JWDEU.—A full stock of Dupont’S Uock, ie and Duck Powder, Safety Faso, Picks, Mat uis. Drills Crow-bars, Sledges, &o. I 1,000 KEGS NAILS, iloh wo will soil low. Country merchants sup led at imuiufacturers.prlces. ?AINTS.—2O Tons of the following brands ol liito Lead and Zluo: JteUwill's ’i Ziu T Abwly, American do. t French Zinc, Buck, j/j Cry slat, Mansion, Florence do. J?i’OLOU.S of-every description, Dry and lu Oil anil tubes, also, Gold Loaf, French and |#G£vmau Loaf hronzo -<• OILS AND VARNISHES. feilmeodOll, Turpentine, r. Sperm do., O'uncli Yurul.lr do., v -- • Fish do., Furniture do., ;,i; Lard do., White Demar do., Lubrio do., Japan do,, . jVr,-i NoalM Foot do.. Iron & Leather do S)-Also t Putty, Lltbai-ge, Whiting. Glue, SUellao Chalk, AKumi, Copperua, Borax, Madder, ic„ *e. HENRY SAXTON. •#/Hord. 18. 1800 1L ILLBR & BOWERS, SDCOIBBOIUi TO LEWIS F, LYNE, Worth Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pit Dealers lu American, English and German | HAIUSWARE, c<tf Badaiorj', iiq- Couch Trimmings, i&i Bhoo Eludings, ■ Morocco and Lining Skills Lasts, , Loot Trees and Shoemaker Tools of every description. Solid and Brass Box Vicos, Bellows, Elios, liasps, llorso Shoes, Uorso Shoo Nulls. Bar and Rolled Iron of all sizos. lIAMES AND TRACES, •Carriage Springs, Axles, Spokes, Follows, Hubs, Ac., Ac. Raws of every variety, Carpenters' Tools ami ilulldlng Material, Table ami Pocket Cutlery, Plated Forks and Spoons, with an extensive as sortment of Hardware of nil kinds and of tbo best manufacture, which will bo sold wholesale br re tail at the lowest prices. Wo are making great I Improvements in our already heavy stock ol I goods, and Invite nil persons in want of Hard- I ware of every description to give us a call aud wo v are confident you will bo wen paid for your trou | . hie. U Hoping that by strict attention to business and g -a disposition to please all wo will bo able to | maintain the reputation of tho old stand. I . MILLER A BOWERS. I Hoc. 1,15G5. DRUGS! DRUGS I—Dr. D. Cornman haring to relinquish an oxtonaivo practice, jis well as his Drug business lu the city of Pitta* Imrg, several years ago, on account of ill health, has now opened at No. 38 N. Hanover street, bo* tween the office's of Drs. Kieffer and Zltsor, a DUUG BTOIIE, where ho has and is receiving ev ery few days a pure stook of Drugs, Chemicals, Dye Stuff* and everything generally kept in a well-regulated City Drug Store. Proscriptions carefully compounded and family receipts will ■ receive special care.. The Dr. can bo consulted at .any hour, at his office, back of his store, or at hla ;dweUlng,No. 112 N. Hanover street, after store ‘ hours, liemambor the place. No. 88 N. Hanover Street, Carlisle. DU. D. COUNMAN. flapt. 12, LStfT—ly pAINTING AND PAPER-HANGING i Tho imdor*l«m»d has resumed hl« regular busl [waa of PAINTING AND PAPER-HANGING.- PLAIN AND FANCY PAINTING, SIGN PAINTING, LETTERING, &C. NEA TL Y EXEC UTJCD A T SIIOR TNO %TCE. Residence and .Shop No, OJ North Hanover street, Carllalo, July 11, 18OT—Om EVERY VARIETY of Cooking Uten sllSjTiu, Sheet-Iron ami Japouuod ware, lor 1 by KIKESMITH A Rupp. Xio. 08 North ifonow ■XAreot, OarliMe , o ot. au BY'BRATTON & KENNEDY Stones, fflJutoave, &c. ANTED! WANT E D ! Carlisle, Pknn’a Messrs. WALKER & CLAUDY, AT aOECiAS’ OLD STAND, NO. 18, WEST MAIN STREET, STOVES AND TINWARE EVER OFFERED IN CAIUSLE. As tho heason la approaching forhoiiHe-koopevs and others to look lor a GOOD STOVE, wo would bog leave to cull their attention to our stock of COOKING STOVES, among which may bo found tho following now In tho market: REGULATOR, QUAKER CITY, NOBLE COOK, SUSQUEHANNA. NIAGARA, • COMBINATION and EXCELSIOR RENN all of which aro warranted to bo tho host ROASTERS AND BAKERS, with all tho MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. Wo would call especial attention to tho REGU LATOR COOK, which possesses advantages which should recommend It to all. It has a RE VOLVING TOP, by which arrangement the cook can reverse tho cooking utensils to any position desired without tho NECESSARY- LIFTING. Jt is decidedly tho best cook stove in tho market. Messrs. Walker A Claudy have also on hand a largo slock of ) I NIN O ROOM STOVES among which may bo found tho celebrated BASE BURNING # MORNING GLORY!!! 'HE SIGHT BEAUTIFUL OFFICII AXD PAIH.OU STOVE Too much cannot ho sold In praise of the MORNING GLORY, which so far haw taken the lead of all other stoves in the market. It is a gas consumer, burns its own cinder, and requires very little attention after tho tiro is made, It be ing so arranged that it will For proof of what wo have stated wo would re fer all to tho following gentlemen of Carlisle and vicinity, who have had tho MORNING GLORY in use fast winter, and will cheerfully testify to its merits: JOHN CAMPBELL, GEO. WKISI2, DAVID RHOADS, W. B. MULLIN, Esq., H. L. BURKHOLDER, JOHN DUNBAR, J. M. WEAKLEY, Esq.. JACOB lUTNER, &e. Wo would respectfully ask those who wish to purchase a No. I stovo to call at once and exam ine THE MORNING GLORY! Colored do., Snow T}7i Undo., MORNING GLO.RY HEATER! ENTIRE SATISFACTION! FISHER’S FRUIT CANS constantly kept on hand and for sale. Our stock of TINWARE is oompleto In all Us brandies and will bo sold at reasonable prices. TIN ROOFING AND SPOUTING AND GENERAL JODRINO, promptly attended to.and douo In tbo most .workmanlike manner. j&S* Do not forgot to give us AN EARLY CALL I WALKER & CLAUDY, Gorgas' Old Stand, I Vo. IS, West Main Street. August 1,1807—6 m JAMES M'GONIOAL, STOVES TIN AND SHEET-IRON WARE, South Hanover Si., Attaining J3lair & Sun's Grocery, CARLISLE, PA. Tbo subscriber thankful for post favors, re spectfully Informs hla friends and the public, that he has now on hand n largo supply of the latest and best Improved COOK and PARLOR STOVES, HEATERS anil It A WOES. In the Stove Department wo desire to call par ticular attention to tbo following, comprising us thoy do, tbo very best Cook and Parlor Stoves now in uso: NIMROD, * QUAKER CITY. KXCEIHIOR.PENN, NOBLE COOK, NIAGARA, SUSQUEHANNA and IRONSIDES. To speak at length of the different Stoves would occupy too much space, but wo deem it necessa ry to call the attention of the public to the EMPIRE GAS BURNER This truly wonderful Parlor and Oflice Stove la ao constructed that the cheapest quality of coal (Llmeburuor’s), can bo used with success.— It burns continuously and the fire is easily Iciu diod. It ia capable of heating one room below and two rooms above. There Is no dust and no escape of gas, and an actual saving of coal, which in two or three seasons will pay for the stove. The Empire has many valuable qualities which o&n only bo fully appreciated by seeing it In op eration. We claim that It Is far superior to any other Stove now In use, and wo feel fatisflsd that wo eon convince all who will favor ns with an examination of the Stove at our shap of this part. Wo have on hand a full assortment of TINWARE. Repairing promptly attended to. Roofing done at the shortest notice. Spouting will be put up on reasonable terms and with despatch. I IFloaso give us a call at No. SS, South Hanover Street, adjoining Blair’s Grocery,. - * JAMES M’GONiaAE. Sept. 10,18 G _ THE CARLISLE COOK STOVE, manufactured at F. GARDNER *Sc Go’s, indry and Machine Shop, Carllßlo.can’f&e boat. This Is tne testimony of scores of families in Cum berland, Perry and Adams Counties, who are now using them. Call and soo them. C Om N SHELL 33 RH , running either by power or by hand—constantly ou hand and for sale at F. GARDNER it CO S. Foundry and Machine Shop, East Main Street. STEAM BOILER MAKING. "Wo aro prepared to make Steam Boilers of all si zes and kinds promptly and on the best tonus.— Also, SMOKE STACKS.and all articles In that lint, * C, A. SMITH. REPAIRING OP BOILERS Olid ENGINES promptly attended to in the bos: mapnnr pt F. GARDNER «Ss CO’B. Foundry and MflflUlao Shop, Carlisle, Pa. Fah»T,lfin. EVERYBODY TO CALL ON. TO SEE THE LARGEST STOCK OF OFFICE, PARLOR AND MORNING GLORY WALKER A CLAUDY, Solo Agents roil ca u 1. 1 si, k MORNING GLORY KVEU OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FEED ITS OWN. COAL! Wo also have on hand the which cannot fail to give atANUFAcruimn and dkat.eii in PROGRESS AND SUCCESS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY, EASTERN DIVISION. This great national thoroughfare, which begins at Kansas City, at the mouth of the Kansas river, on the west bank of the Missouri, is progressing with a rapidity only equalled by its great rival of the Platte. One year ago it hud reach ed Fort Ililey, 110 miles west of the Mis souri; now J 25 miles arc completed, ac cepted, and in operation. It is, as the law requires, a well made, substantial and good road, lias easy gradings, and is free from.short curves.’ The topography and soil of the splendid country through which it runs, (the State of Kansas,) are both highly favorable to the construction of a railroad ; and, when constructed, tho road will require less than the ordinary amount of subsequent repair. The work, as a financial success, far transcends Die calculations of the mana gers and of the most sanguine of its friends. Its revenues increase steadily and rapidly from month to month. For May, IKO7, the gross earnings were $172,* 100 28 ; for July, $180,570 50; for October, $2G7,171 2(J. The statement for the last named month wo give in detail, as of ficially published: Tho following exhibit of iho caTnlngH ami expenses of tho Union J’aclllc Hallway, Kustcrn Division, for the month of October, L%7: KAKXIXGS. Total Government business 8 81,517 59 Merchandise and passenger trallle IS5,(*5.‘J 51 Total. EXI’KXSia. Working expenses Net proceeds to balance. Total : $2(17,171 20 October I—road open to Ellsworth 221 miles. October 1-i—read open to Hays 290 " Average length of Main Line operated during Oc tober 2(10 “ ’otal Government business, as above, 8 81,517 59 Fifty percent, retained by law by U, H. Treasurer 40,758 79 Total United States bonds received, * 200 miles 81,100,090 nterest on same for ono month, at 0 per cont 20,800 00 Excess for month of October, retained by U. H. Treasurer to meet bonds maturity - .'. S 10,05 s 70 Which contributes at n rate Hulllcleut to meet the principal of those bdutls In about 19 years, or 11 years before maturity. This is at tho rate of $3,200,052 12 in gross earnings, and of $1,704,300 of net revenue per annum. Tho transportation done for the government, at rates greatly below what have heretofore been paid to wagons, almost Quadrupled tho amount of interest on all the government bonds yet issued .to tho Company, ono-lialf of which amount is at o.nco carried to the credit of the Company on account of that interest. But, as will bo seen above, the amount of this credit exceeded tiie amount of tho interest dn the bonds by $10,058 70. This excess will accumulate from month to month as a sinking fund, to pay of! tho principal of 'tho bonds when they come to maturity—thirty years. The interest on these bonds is payable in lawful money not necessarily in gold. Of the gross earnings for the month, $207,171 20, those for Government uses— troops, ammunition, supplies, mails, &c. —amounted to $81,517 5‘J, leaving SISS,- 053 51 as the amount arising from ordi nary freight and passengers. This is in deed a very surprising exhibit for a road which is only in progress, and which runs into a country which, until it was made, was almost uninhabited. There are two ways to account for it. One is the immense emigration .of energetic people who follow that road up the rich and beautiful valley of the Kansas; tho other is tho large trade to Colorado and Now Mexico, which follows and uses this road as far as it can. The trade to New Mexico, commonly called tho “Santa Fo trade,” tins been large for many years, and thousands of wagons, drawn by ox teams, have long found employment in it. The trade to Colorado, and to tho nu merous mining districts in the moun tains, is of more recent origin, but is al ready large and rapidly increasing. It will lie observed that, although the government is loaning to this Company bonds to the amount of tflt>,ol)o per mile, tho road is really not ensting-it anything at all. It is merely a loan of its credit.— On tho other hand, tho road is saving money to the national tre usury by cheap ening its transportation; and what is better still, by drawing out a civilized population hundreds of miles beyond where the border was before it was made, and where it would be but for it, wiio keep the savages in order far better than armies can do it. .Some of our most emi nent military ollicers have estimated that each fifty miles of a Pacific railroad en ables the government to dispense with the services of a regiment o£ soldiers, at a saving of more than a million of dol lars a year. This work is rapidly approaching Port Wallace, near what is called Pond Creek, where the subsidy voted by Congress to this Company terminates. This is 412 miles from tho Missouri river, at Kansas City. At this point it is tho intention of the Company to deflect the main lino southwest to tho Arkansas river, and thence in the same direction through New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California to San Francisco. A branch will continue on to Denver. From a pre- limiuary report made by General W. W. Wright, Chief Engineer of tho. Company who has just completed a survey of the route from Fort Wallace to and beyond the Rio Grande southwest of Santa Fe, we learn the following facts, which wo condense into the smallest possible com pass : Distance from Fort Wallace, on tho Smo ky Hill, to tho Arkansan river, over an easy prairie divide, destitute of timber, <ll Along tho Arkansas to Fori Lyon, thro’ a . rich valley from 3 to 8 miles wide, I ' From Fort Lyon, up tho rich valley of tbo Purgatolro—not so wide—to Raton Mountain •• •• •, u() From Raton Mountain to Las Vcgos thro a flno country, abounding in coal, Iron, copper and other minerals, and part ( well timbered I'|J 1 ' |J From Las Vogos to the Rio Grande, not far from Albuquerque Hu That done, one of tho very finest and most productive regions on the continent ■will ho reached, and penetrated at least 200 miles. For not leas than 150 miles of tliesc 400 tho road will ran through a coal region, where the veins range from eight to fourteen feet in thickness, and'the quality of which is excellent, whether for manufacturing, railroad or domestic purposes, besides iron and copper mines probably unsurpassed on the globe. Gold and silver mines abound, and are now X>rofitably operated amid all tho disad vantages of transportation. It now costs from 12 to 10 cents to move a pound of freight of any kind from St. Louis to that country. Ought there to bo any hesita tion on the part of Congress to authorize this work to bo pushed ou with all possi ble speed? We think not. Tho tax pay ers need not object, for it is costing them nothing, but, on tho other hand, saving money to the treasury of tho nation. — ; And when the heart of New Mexico shall be reached, tho whole country will feel the invigorating effect of the opening of that hitherto sealed treasury. flSas°“The printing offices ami editorial rooms of the principal newspapers In Li ma nro enclosed within n “ iovoly gartien of flowers, sparkling fountains and gold fish, and tame, gaudily-plumed, sweetly whistling birds; who never desert their little E<lun spot, where contentment grows for them like the very flowers whose honey they love to sip.” Gracious! ftO 1 " Keep a .brave heart. It matters little whether the sun shines on you or not, if you have the sunshine within.— Don’t pout and complain of.“ nasty wea ther” but see the storm or the misfortune in the face. Look trouble out of •counte nance. “ Grave ‘Work.”— Noticing the meet ing of Congress, the Media Advertiser says “ithas grave work before it.” No doubt of it; it has been digging graves ever blqoo it fell into mongrel bands. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1868, STANTON’S SUSPENSION. Tlio ProHldcni'ft Coiniimniondon to the Sen ulc (Jiving lila RcnuouM for Suapciulliijr Sco 1-rtiir.r .Stimton. 1h the Senate, of the United States On the 32th of August last I suspended Mr. Stanton from the exercise of the of fice of Secretary of War, and on the same day designated Ooh. Grant to act as Sec retary of War ad interim. Tho following are copies of tho Execu tive orders; Executive Mansion, 1 Washington, August 12, 18G7. / Siu: By virtue of the power and autho rity vested in mo as President, by the Constitution and tho laws of the United Stales, you arc hereby suspended from office as Secretary of War, and will coaso to exercise any and all functions pertain ing to the same. You will at once transfer to Gen. Ulys ses S. Grant, who has this day been au thorized and empowered to net as Secre tary of War ad -interim t all records, books, papers, and other public property now in yoflr custody and charge. , Hon Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. ExkcutiviOlansion, \ Washington, D.C., August 12, 1807. j .Sir : Hon. Edwin M. Stanton having boon this day-suspouded as Secretary of War, you aro hereby authorized and em powered to act’ as Secretary of War ad in (crim, and will at once enter upon the duties of the ofllco. Thu Sccretaryof War has been instruc ted to transfer to you all records, books, papers, and other public property now in Ills custody and charge. Gen. Ui.yssbs S. Quant. Washington, D. 0. *-'07,171 2U .£120, 110 0(1 ...147,025 U The following communication was re ceived from Mr. Stanton: War Department, \ Washington City, August 12, 1807. / Sir : Your note of this date has been received informing me that by virtue of the powers and authority vested in you as President, by the Constitution and laws of the United States, I am suspended from olllco as Secretary of War, and will cease to exercise any all functions per taining to. the same; and also directing mo to at once transfer to General Ulysses S. Grant, who has this day been author ized and empowered to act as Secretary of War ad interim, all records, books papers and other public property now in my custody and charge. Under a sense of public duty X am com pelled to deny your right, under the Con stitution and laws of the United States, without the advice and consent of the Senate, and without legal cause, to sus pend me from olllco as Secretary of War, or the exorcise of any functions pertain ing to the same, or without such advice and consent to compel me to transfer to any person the records, books, papers and public property in my custody na Secre tary. Jsut, inasmuch as the General com manding the armies of the United States has been appointed ad interim , and lias notified me that ho has accepted the ap pointment, I have no alternative but to submit, under protest, to superior force. To the President. The suspension lias not been revoked, and the business of the War Department is conducted by the Secretary ad interim. Prior to the date of this suspension I had come to the conclusion that the time had arrived when it was proper Mr. Stanton should retire from my Cabinet. The mu tual confidence and general accord which should exist iu such a relation had ceased. I supposed that Mr. Stanton was well advised that his continuance in the Cab inet was contrary to my wishes, for I had repeatedly given him so to understand by every mode short of an express request that he should resign. Having waited full time for the voluntary action of Mr. Stanton, and seeing no manifestation on his part of au intention to resign, I ad dressed him the. following note on the sth of August: Siu; Public consideration of a high character constrain me to say that your resignation as Secretary of War will be accepted. To this note I received the following reply : War Dkrartmrnt, 1 Washington, Augusta, ISO 7. f .Sir : Your note of this day has been re ceived, stating Hint public considerations of a high character constrain you to say that my resignation as Secretary of War will bo accepted. In reply, i have the honor to say that public considerations of a high character, which alone have induced me to continue at the head of this Department, constrains mo not to resign the office of Secretary of War before the next meeting of Con gress. The reply of Mr. Stanton was not mere ly a declination of compliance with the request for his resignation ; it was a de fiance, and something more. Mr. Stan ton docs not content himself with assum ing that public Considerations bearing upon his continuance in office form ns fully a rule of action for himself as for the President, and that upon so delicate a question as the Illness of an officer /or continuance in his olllee, the oilieor is as competent ami as impartial to decide as his superior; who is responsible for his conduct; but he goes further, and plainly intimates what ho means by “ public con siderations of a high character;” and this is nothing less than a loss of cou- Jidenco in his superior. Ho says that these public considerations have “alone induced me to continue at the head of this Department,” and that they “con strain mo not to resign the office of Sec retary of War before the next meeting of Congress.” The. language is very significant, Mr. Stanton holds the position unwillingly. He is ready to leave when- it is safe to leave, and as the danger which ho appre hends from his removal then will not ex ist when Congress is here, he is constain ed to remain during the interim. What, then, is that danger which can only bo averted by the presence of Mr. Stanton or Congress? Mr. Stanton does not say that “public considerations of a high character” constrain him to hold-on to (ho ollico indefinitely. Ho docs not say that no other than himself can at any time be found to take his place and per form his duties. On the contrary, he ex presses a desire to leave the office at the earliest moment consistent with these high public considerations. lie says in effect that while Congress is away lie must remain, but that when Congress is here he can go. In other words, ho has lost confidence in the President. Ho is unwilling to leave the War Department in his hands or anyone the President may appoint or designate to. perform its duties. If ho resigns, the President may appoint-a Secretary of War that Mr. Stan ton docs not approve. Therefore, ho will not resign. But when Congress is in session the President cannot appoint a Secretary of War which the Senate does not approve. Consequently when Con gress meets Mr.'Stanton is ready to resign. Whatever cogency these “considerations' ’ may have had upon Hr. Stanton, what ever right he may have had to entertain such considerations, whatever propriety there might be in the expression of them to others, one thing is certain —it was of ficial misconduct to say the least of it, to parade them before his superior officer. Upon the receipt of this extraordinary note I only delayed the* order of suspen sion long enough to make the necessary arrangements to fill tho office. If this were the only cause for Jits suspension it would be ample. Necessarily it must end our most important official relations, for I cannot imagine a degree of effron tery which would embolden the head qt nDepartmentto takohisseatat the council table hi the Executive mansion after such an act. Nor cun I imagine a President so forgetful of tho proper respect and dig nity which belong to his office as to sub mit to such intrusion. I will not do Mr. Stanton the wrong to suppose, that he en tertained any idea of offering to act as one of my constitutional advisors-after that' note was written. There was au interval of a week between that date and the order of suspension, during which two Miles. Cabinet meetings were held. Mr. Stan ton did not present himself at cither, nor was he expected. On the 12th of August Mr. Stanton was notified of his suspen siou and that Con. Grant had been au thorized to lake charge of the Depart ment. In his answers to this notification, of the same date, Mr Stanton expresses himself as follows: “Under a sense of public duty I am , compelled to deny your right, under the Constitution and laws of the United States, without the advice and consent of the Senate, to suspend me from office as Secretary of War, or the exercise of any or all functions pertaining to the same, or without such service or consent to compel me to transfer to any person the records, books, papers and public proper ty in my custody ns Secretary. Hut inas much ns the General commanding the ar mies of the United States lias been ap pointed ad interim, and has notilled me that ho has accepted the appointment, [ •have no alternative bur, to submit, under protest, to superior force.” It will not escape attention that In ids nbte of August 0, Mr. Stanton stated that ho had been constained to continue in the ollice, even before he was requested to resign, by consideration of a high pub lic character. In this note of August 12 a new and different souse of public duty compels him to deny the President’s right to suspend him from office without the consent of the Senate. The last is the public duty of resisting an actcontra ry to law, and ho charges the President with violation of the law in ordering his suspension. Mr. Stanton refers generally to the “Constitution and laws of the United States,” and says that a sense of public duty “under” those compels him to deny the right of the President to sus pend him from office. As to Ids sense of duty under the Constitution, that will bo considered in the sequel. As to his sense of duty under “the laws of the United States,” he certainly cannot refer to the law which creates the War Dopaatmcnt, for that expressly confers upon,the Presi dent the unlimited right to remove the head of that department. Theonlyother law bearing upon the question is the Teuuro-of-Office act, passed by Congress ovpr the Presidential veto, March 2, 1807. This is the law which, under a sense of public duty, Mr. Stanton volunteers to defend. There is no provision is this law which compels any officer coming within its provisions to remain In office. It for bids removals, not resignations. Mr. Stanton was perfectly free to resign at any moment, either upon his own mo tion, or iu compliance with a request or an order. It was a matter of choice or taste. There was nothing compulsory iu the nature of legal obligation. Nor docs lie put ills action upon that imperative ground. He says lie acta under a “sense of public duty,” not of legal obligation, compelling him to hold on, and leave him no choice. The public duty which is up on him arises from the respect which lie owes to the Constitution and the laws, violated in his own case. He is, there fore, compelled by this sense of public duty to vindicate violated law ami to stand as its champion. This was not the llrst occasion in which Mr. Stanton, in discharge of a public duty, was called up on .to consider the provisions of that law. That Touiire-qf-olUco law did not pass without notice. Like other acts, it was sent to the President for approval. <As is my custom, I submitted its consider ation to my Cabinet for their advice upon the question, whether 1 should approve it or not, I twos a grave question of con stitutional law*, in which I would of course rely most upon the opinion of the Attorney General and of Mr. Stanton who hud once been Attorney General* Every member of my Cabinet advised mo that the proposed law was unconstitutional. All spoke without doubt or reservation ; but Mr. Stanton’s condemnation of the law was the mostelaborato and emphat ic. He referred to the constitutional pro visions, the debates in Congress—especi ally to the speech of Mr. Buchanan, when a Senator —to the decisions of the Supremo Court, and to the usage from the beginning©!’ thoGovornmontlhrough every successive Administration,all con curring to establish tiio rightof removal as vested by the Constitution In the Presi dent. Toall these he added the weight of his own deliberate judgment, and advi-cd mo that it wi’3 my duty to defend tin* power of the Prosipcnt from usurpation and to veto the law. T do not know when a sense of public duty is more imperative upon a head of department than upon such an occasion as this. He acts then under the gravest obliga tions of law; for when lie is called upon by the President for advice, it is the Con stitution which speaks to him. All his other duties arc left, by the Constitution to be regulated by statute ; but tins duty was deemed so momentous that it is ini; po»ed by the Constitution itself. After all this, I was not prepared for the ground taken by Mr. Stanton in his note of Au gust 12. I was not prepared to find him compelled, by a new and indefinite sense of public duty under “ the Constitution,” to assume the vindication of a law which under the solemn obligations of public duty, imposed by Liu* Constitution itself, ho advised mo was * violation of that Constitution. I make great allowance for a change of opinion, hut such a change us tills hardly falls within the limits of great indulgence. Whore our opinions take the shape of advice and intlucnce the action of others, the utmost stretch of charity will scarcely Justify in repu diating them when they come to be ap plied to ourselves. But to proceed with the narrative. I was no much struck with the full mastery of the question manifested by Sir. Stanton, and was at the time so fully occupied with the prep aration of another veto upon the pending lloconstruction act, that t requested him to propare the veto upon this Tenure-of- Olllce bill. This lie declined to do on the ground of physical disability to undergo, at the time, the labor of writing, but slated his readiness to furnish what aid might bo required in the. preparation of materials for the paper. At the time this subject was before the Cabinet it seemed to bo taken for granted that as to those members of the Cabinet who had boon appointed by Mr. Lincoln, their tenure of office was not fixed by the provisions of the act- Ido not remember that the point was distinctly decided ; but I well recollect that it was suggested by one member of the Cabinet who was ap pointed by Mr. Lincoln, and that no dis sent was expressed. Whether the point was well taken or not, did not seem to me of any consequence for the pnani mous expression of opinion against the constitutionality and policy of the act was so decided that I felt no concern, so far as the act had reference to the gentle men thou present that I would be em barrassed in the future. The bill bad not become a law. The limitation upon the power of removal was not yet imposed, and there was time yet to make any changes. If one of these gentlemen had then said to me that it would avail him tself of the provisions of that intense it be came a law, I should not huvo hesitated a moment as to his removal, No pledge wia then expressly given or required.— Bit there arc circumstances when to give mi express pledge is not necessary, and wicn to require it is an imputation of pcssiblo bail faith. . I felt that if these gentlemen came within the purview of the bill it was, ns to them, a dead letter, mm that none of them would ever take mfuge under its provisions. I now pass b another subject. When, on the 15th of April, 1805, the duties of the Xh’esideu tial office devolved upon me, L-fmind a full Cabinet of seven members, Till of them selected by Mr. Lincqni. I made no' change. On -the eontray, I shortly afterward ratilied a change determined upon by Mr. Lincoln, but not perfected at Ms death, and admitted his appointee, Mil Harlen, in the place of M. Usher, who was in office at the time. The great du ty bf the time was to re-establish govern ment, law and order in the insurrcction aiV-States. Congress was then iu recess, p a id the sudden overthrow of the rebel lion required speedy action. This grave subject had engaged the intention of Mr. Lincoln in the last days of his life, and the plan, according to which it was to be managed, had been prepared, and was rcadyjjbr adoption. A leading feature of that pfnn was that it should bo carried out by the Executive authority, for, as far as ! have been informed, neither Mr. Lincoln nor any member of his Cabinet doubted his authority to act or proposed to call an extra session of Congress to do ,the work. Tho first business transacted in Cabinet after I became President was this unfinished business of my predeces sor. A plan or .scheme of reconstruction was produced which had been, prepared for Mr. Lincoln by Mr. Stanton, his Sec retary of War. It was approved, and, at the earliest moment practicable was applied in tho form of a proclamation to the State of North Carolina, and after ward became the basis of action in turn for the other Stales. Upon the examination «»l Mr. Stanton before the Impeachment Committee, ho was asked tho following questions: Did any of tho Cabin'd express a doubt of the power of the Executive branch of tho government to reorganize State gov ernments which had been in rebellion, without the aid of Congress ? He answered : Nano whatever. T had, myself, enter tained no doubt of the authority of the President to lake measures for the organi zation of the rebel States on the plan pro posed, during the vacation of Congress, ami agreed in the plan specified in the proclamation in the case of North Caro lina. There is, perhaps, no act of my admin- i istration for which I have been more de nounced than this. It was not origina ted by me; but I shrink from no respon sibility on that account, for the plan ap proved itself to my judgment, and I did not hesitate to carry it into effect. Tims far, and upon this vital policy, there was perfect accord between the Cabinet and myself, and I saw uo necessity for a change. As time passed on there was developed an unfortunate difference of opinion and policy between Congress and the President upon tins same subject and upon the ultimate ba»is upon which the reconstruction of these States should proceed, especially upon the question of negro suffrage. ‘Upon this point three members of the Cabinet found them selves to bo in sympathy witli Congress. They remained only long enough to see that the difference of policy could not bo reconciled. They felt that they should remain no longer, and a high sense of du ty ami propriety constrained them to re sign their positions. We parted with mutual respect for the sincerity of each other in opposite opinions, and mutual regret that the difference was on points so vital as to require a soverence of offi cial relations. This was in the summer of 1800. The subsequent sessions of Con gress developed new complications when the suffrage bill for the District of Co lumbia and the reconstruction acts of March 2 and March 13, 1800, all passed over file veto. It was *in Cabinet con sultation upon these bills that a difference of opinion upon the most vital points was developed. Upon these questions there was perfect accord between all iho mem bers of the Cabinet and myself, except Mr. Stanton. He stood alone, and the difference of opinion could not bo recon ciled. That unity of opinion which, up on great questions of public policy or ad ministration is so essential to the oxccu- , five, was gone. Ido not claim that the head of a department should have no oth er opinions than those of the President. He has the same right, in the conscien tious discharge of duty, to entertain and express his own opinions ;u has the President. What I declaim is, that the Prosidentis the responsible head of the ud ministrStion,and when the opinions of the head of a department arc irreconcilably op posed to those of the President, in grave matters of policy and administration, there is but one result which can solve the difference, and that is a severenco of iho official relation. This, in the last history of this government, has always been the rule; audit is a wise one; for such differences of opinion among Its members must impair the efficiency of any admin istration. I have now referred to the gener al grounds upon which the withdraw! of Mr. Stanton from my administration seemed proper and necessary ; but I can not omit to state aspecial ground, which, if it stood alone, would vindicate my ac tion. The singuinnry riot which occurred in the City of New Orleans on the 30lh of August, 18(i(), justly aroused public in dignation and public inquiry, not only as to those who were engaged in it, but as to those, who more or less remotely, might he held to responsibility for its oc currence. f need not remind the Senate of the effort made to fix that responsi bility on the President. The charge was* openly made, and again and again reiter ated all through the land, that. liie presi dent was warned in time, but refused to interfere. Uy telegrams from the Lieu tenant-Governor and Attorney-General of Louisiana, dated the 27lhaml2Slh of August, I was advised that a body of delegates, claiming to be a Constitutional Convention, were about to assemble in New Orleans ; that the matter was before the Grand .fury, but that It would be im possible to execute civil process without a riot, and this question was asked : "Js the military to interfere to prevent pro cess of Court? This question was asked at a time when the civil'oourtH were tin the full cxerslse of their authority, and the answer sent hy telegraph, on the same 28th of August, was this : “ The military will be expected to sus tain, and not interfere with the proceed ings of the courts.” On the same 28th of August the follow ing telegram was sent to Mr, Stanton hy Major-General Laird, then (owing to the absence of General Sheridan) in command of the military at New Orleans ITon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary fif War. A commotion has been called with the sanction of Governor wells, to meet hereon Monday. <The lieutenant Gov ernor and city government think it un lawful, amVproposcs to break it up by ar resting tho delegates. I have given no orders on the subject, hut. have warned the parties that I could not countenance or permit such action without instruc tion to that effect from the President.— Please instruct me atonee by telegraph. The 23th of August was on Saturday. - Tho next morning, the 20th, the de spatch was received by Mr. Stanton at his residence in this city He took no action upon it, and neither sent instruc tions to Gen era I Baird himself nor pre sented it to me for such instructions. — On the next day (Monday) the riot oc curred. I never saw the despatch from General Haird until some ten days or two weeks after the riot, when upon my call for all tho despatches, with a view to their publication, Mr. Stanton sent it to me. These facts all appear in the testi mony of Mr. Stanton before the Judiciary Committee In the impeachment investi gation. On the .‘l'Hb, the day of the riot, and after it was suppressed, General Baird wrote to Mr. .Stanton a long letter from which I make the following extracts : “Sir: I have the honor to inform you that a very serious riot occurred here to day. I had not been applied toby tho. Convention for protections, but the Lieu tenant-Governor and tho Mayor had free ly consulted with me, and I was so fully convinced that It was so .strongly the in tent of tho city authorities to preserve tho peace, in order to prevent military inter ference, that I did not regard an outbreak jus a thing to be apprehended. The Lieu tenant-Governor bad assured mo that even if a writ of arrest was issued by tho Court, the Sheriff’ would nofr'aUcmpt to serve it without my permission, and for to-dav thev, designed to suspend it. J enclo-e hcmwilh copies of my corre spondence with the Mayor, and of a dis patch which tho Lieutenant-Governor claims to have received from tho Presi dent. I regret that no reply to my dis patch to you of Saturday has yet reached me. General Sheridan is still absent in Texas. , r „ The despatch of General Baird of tho 28th asks for immediate instructions, and hia letter of the 30th, after detailing the terrible riot which had just happened, ends with tho expression of regret that VOL. 54.—N0. 29. the instructions winch lie asked for were not sent. It is not tho fault or tho error or omission of tho President, that this military commander was left without in structions; but for all omissions, for all errors, for all failures to instruct when in struct ions might have averted this ca lamity, the President was openly held responsible. Instantly without waiting for proof, the delinquency of the Presi dent was heralded in every form of utter ance, Mr. Stanton knew'then that tho President was not responsible for this de linquency. The exculpation was in his power, hut it was not given by him to the public, ami only to the President in obedience to n requisition for all the de spatches. No one regrets more than my self that General Baird's request was not brought to my notice. It is clear from his despatch and letter, that if the Scerc-. tary of War had given him proper in structions, tho riot which arose on the as sembling of the Convention would have been averted. There may bo those ready to say that 1 would have given no in structions even if tho despatch had reach ed mo ; butnll must admit that I ought to have had tho opportunity. Tho following is the testimony given by Mr, Blanton before the Impeachment Investigation Committee as to tho de spatch. Q. —Befering to tho despatch of the 2Stli of July by General Baird, I ask you whether that dispatch, on its receipt, was communicated ? A.—l received that despatch on Sun day forenoon; I examined It carefully, and considered tho question presented? I did not see that I could give any in structions different from tho lino of action which General Baird proposed, and made no answer to tho despatch. Q. —I see it stated this was received at 10;20 r. m. Was that tho hour at which it was received by you ? A. —That is the date of its reception at tho telegraph office on Saturday night. I received it on Sunday forenoon, at my residence ; a copy of tho despatch was furnished to the President several days afterward, along with all the other despatches and communications on that subject, but it was not furnished by mo before that time; I suppose it may have been ten or fifteen days afterward. Q. —The President himself being in cor respondence with those parties upon tho same subject, would it- not havp been proper to advised him of tho reception of tho despatch ? A.—l know nothing about his corre spondence, and know nothing about any correspondence except this ono de spatch. Wo had intelligence of the riot on Thursday morning. The riot had ta ken place on Monday. It is a difficult matter to define all the relations which exist between tho heads of departments and tho President. Tho legal relations are well enough de fined. The Constitution places those of ficers in the relation of his advisers when ho calls upon them for advice; The acts of Congress go further; take for exam ple, the act of 1780, creating tho War De partment. It provides that “ there shall be a prin cipal officer therein, to be called the Sec retary for tho Department of War, who shall perform and execute such duties ns shall from time (o time be enjoyed on or intrusted to him by the President of tho United States;” and furthermore, “ tile said principal officer shall conduct tho business of the said department in such a manner as the President of tho United States shall, from lime to time, order and instruct.” Provision is also made for the appoint ment of un inferior officer by the head of the department, to be called ihe Chief Clerk, “ who, whenever said principal officer shall be removed by the President of tho United States,” shall have the ■charge and custody of the books, records and papers of the department. The legal relation Is analagous to that of principal and agent. It is the Presi dent upon whom the Constitution de volves, as head of the Executive Depart ment, Ihe duty to see that the laws are faithfully executed ; but as ho cannot ex ecute them in person, he Is allowed to se lect his agents, and is made responsible for their acts within just limits, tio complete is this personal delegation of authority in the relation of u head of de partment to the President, that the Su preme Court of the United Slates have decided that an order made, by a head of department is presumed to be made by the President himself. The principal, upon whom such responsibility is placed lor the acts of a subordinate, ought to be left as free as possible in the mallei' of se lection and of dismissal. To hold him to re.-ponsibility for an officer beyond bis control ; lo leave the question of the fit ness of such an agent to ho decided for him and not by him ; to allow teach a subordinate, when the President, moved by “ public considerations of a high char acter,” requests his resignation ; lo as sume for himself an equal right to act upon his own views of** public consider ations,” and to make bis own conclu sions paramount lo those of the Presi dent—to allow all this is to reverse the just order of administration, and to place the subordinate above the - .superior.— There arc, however, other relations be tween the President and a bead, of de partment beyond these defined legal re lations which necessarily attend them, though not expressed. Chief among these is mutual confidence, This relation is so delicate that it is sometimes hard lo say when or how it ceases. A single ffagmnt act may aid it at once, and .then there is no dilllculty. But confidence ’ may bo just as effectually destroyed by a scries of causes too subtle for demonstration. As it is a plant of slow growth, so, too, it may be alow in decay. Such has been the process hero. I will not, pretend - to say what acts or omissions have broken up this relation. They are hardly sus ceptible of statement, and still less of formal proof. Nevertheless, no one can read the correspondence of the sth of August without beingconvinced that this relation was effectually gone on both sides, and that, while the President was unwilling to allow Mr. 'Stanton to re main in his administration, Mr. Stanton was equally unwilling to allow the Pres ident to carry on Uls administration without his presence. In the great de bate which look place in tho house of Representatives in 1789, in tho first or ganization of the principal departments, Mr. Madison spoke as follows : “It is evidently the intention of the Constitution that the first magistrate should he responsible for the Executive Department. So far, therefore, as we do not make tho officers who are to aid him in the duties of that department respon sible to him, ho is not responsible to the country. Again, is there no danger that an officer, when he is appointed by the concurrence of tho Senate, and his friends in that body, may choose rather l«> risk his establishment on the favor oi that branch than rest it upon the discharge wf his duties lo the satisfaction of the exec utive branch, which is constitutionally authorized to inspectand control his con duct? And if it should happen that the officers connect themselves with the .Sen ate, they may mutually support each other, and for want of efficacy, reduce tho power of tho President to a more vapor in which case his responsibility would be annihilated, and the expectation of it is unjusl. The high executive officers joined in cabal with (ho Senate, would lay tho foundation of discord, and end In an assumption of tho executive power, only to be removed by a revolution in the government. Mr. Sedgwick, in Ihe sumo debate, re ferring to the proposition that a head of department should only be removed or suspended by Hie concurrence of the rfen- ate, uses this language: “ lint if proof be necessary, what is then the consequence? •'Why, In nine eases out of ton, where the case is very clear to the mind.of the President that the man ought to ho removed, the effect cannot bo produced, because it is abso lutely Impossible to produce the necessa ry evidence. Is the Senate to proceed without evidence? Some gentlemen con tend not Then the object will bo loat.- Hates for 2Upertisiitfl AnvEansnirENTS will bo inserted at Ton Cents per lino for tho first Insertion, .and five cents per lino for each subsequent Insertion. Quar terly, half-yearly, and yearly advertisement* in serted at a liberal reduction on tho above rntes. Advertisements should bo accompanied by tho Cash. When sent without any length of time specified for publication, they will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. CAnns. HAxnmr.ffl, CmcuLARS, and every oth er description of Jon and Caud Printing execu ted In tho neatest style, at low prices. Shall a man, under these circumstances, be saddled upon tho President, who has been appointed for no other purpose hut to aid tho President in performing cer tain duties? Shall ho bo continued, 1 ask again, against the will of tho Presi dent? If he is, •where is tho responsih 1- ity? Are you to look for it in tho Presi dent, who has no control over the olliocr, no power to remove him if he acts un feelingly or unfaithfully ? Without you make him responsible, you weaken and destroy tho strength and beauty of your system. What is to bo done in cases which can only be knowir from a long acquaintance with tho conduct of an ofll cor?” I had indulged tho hope that upon the assembling of Congress, Mr. Stanton would have ended this unpleasant com plication, according to tho intimation given in his note of August lii. The du ty which I felt myself called upon to perform was by no means agreeable ; but I feci that I am not responsible for the controversy, or for tho consequences.— Unpleasant as this necessary change in my cabinet has been to me, upon person al considerations, I have the consolation to bo assured that, so far as tho public In terests are ihvolvcd, there is no cause for regret. Salutary reforms have been in troduced. by tho Secretary ad intcrimn, and groat reductions of expenses have been effected under his administration of tho War Department, to tho saving of millions to tho treasury. Andrew Johnson. Wasiiinoton, Dec. 12. ODDS AND ENDS. —Water—A clear fluid, onco used ns a drink. —Editor—A poor wretch who emptied ids brain to fill his stomach. —Doctor —A man who kills you to-dny to save you from dying to-morrow. —Why is tho letter D like a-squalling child? Because it makes ma mad. —Men are content to bo laughed at for their wlfc f but not for their folly. —To ascertain tho weightof n horse, put vour too under his foot. —A waste of raw material—two young ladies kissln’ cadi other. —To got pure milk, tbll tho milkman to send the chalk and water separately, you’ll mix it yourself. —A Christmas story—wishin’ a person a merry Christmas ami not moanin’ it. —My Dear—An expression used by man and wife at tho commencement of a quar rel. —Bargain—A ludicrous transaclUn In which either party thinks he has cheated each other. —When does a man take a wlner to Ills bosom? When he puts a hamikcrohiof in his breast pocket. —What have I been doing?” uolqh Johnright away ; “Nothing, of course, dad, nothing, 1 say.” * —Wanted —a strong adhesive plaster, to make busy-bodies stick to then* own business. —Any lady that can’t raise a ridln’ ha bit, should get into a walkin’ habit. —Tho man that forgets a good deal that has happened, has a bettor memory Mian he who remembers a great deal that nev er happened. —lf, as tho poet says, “ Beauty draws us with a single hair,” then what—oh! tell us what must be the effect of a mod ern waterfall ? —Public abuse—tho mud with which every traveler is bespattered on the road to destruction. —A Carib being asked if ho remom bored a certain benevolent missionary, calmly replied, “ lie was a good man. Me ate part of him!” —The girl who sang, “Oh, Charlie la my darling,” saw him one night with another feminine and don’t sing it. as much as she did. , —The damsel who is accused of break ing a young man’s heart has been bound over in the bonds of matrimony to keep tile pieces. —At a conference meeting recently, a countryman gave it ns his opinion “ tlial if men were not born totally depraved, they became so, pretty middlin’ early.” —A sharp-talking lady was reproved by her husband, who requested her to keep her tongue in -her mouth. “My dear,” responded tho wife, “ it is against the law to carry concealed weapons.. —“ What are you doing?” said a fath er to ids son, who was tinkering on an old watch. “ Improving my time,” was the witty rejoinder. —“ ‘NYhy do you always hny a second class ticket?” asked a gentleman of a mi ser. “ Because there is no third class ticket,” was the rcj)ly of the latter. —A lawyer, beingon the point of death, made his will, leaving ail ids estate for the benefit of fools and mad men, on Lbo ground that bo got it all out of them, and ought to restore it to its rightful owner.-. —A young lady went out with a rattier timid beau sleighing one evening, and complacently remarked to him that she seldom wont out sleighing but what she got chaps on the lips. The young man took the hint and chapped. —A person Was boasting that he sprung from a high family, “ Yes,” said a by stander, “ I have seen some of the same family so high that their feet could not touch ground. —Josh Billings truthfully remarks that “trying to live on the reputation of a dead grandfathers is just about as enter prising as trying to hatoh out rotton eggs under a tin weathercock.” —“Do that fellow lounging there doing nothing?” said Owens to Jenkins. “ How does' ho live? by his wits ?” “ Oh, no, he’s a cannibal. * 4 A cannibal?” “ Yea, a cannibal I he lives on other people,” “ Any game hereabouts ?” said a new ly arrived settlor to a citiaon of Hays, in Western Kansas. “ Guess so,” said the other, “and plenty of ’em. We .have bluff, poker, euchre, all-fours and monte, and jist as many others as you’ll like to play." —A noblo lord asked a clergyman unco at the bottom of his table, why the goose, if there was one, was always placed next to the parson. “ Really,” ho said, “ I can give no reason for it; but your question in so odd that I skull never sets a goo.** again without thinking of your lordship.’ • —A clergyman being much pressed by a lady of his acquaintance, to preach a sermon the llrst Sunday after her mar riage, and choose the following passage in the Psalms ns hia text: “And there shun bo abundance of peace—while tin* moon endureth.” —John Buyan had a great dread of spiritual pride; and oneo, after ho had preaccdftvery line sermon, and his friends crowded round to shako him by the hand, while they expressed the utmost admira tion of his eloquence, lie interrupted them, saying; “ Ay, you need not remind mo of that, for the devil told mo of it be fore I was out of the pulpit.” —A down east girl was asked, not- long since, to unite herself to a brisk lad, who named May In Ids proposals. The lad> 4 tenderly hinted that May was an unlucky month for marrying. Well, make ii June, then,” honestly replied the swain,, anxious to accomodate. The damsel paused a moment, cast down her eyes* and said, with a blush, “ wouldn’t April do os well,”
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