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OFFICE—SOUTH HABUET SQUARE.
Tkrmb:—Two Dollars per year If paid-strictly
advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents If paid
Within three uiodLUh; after which Three Dollars
. be charged. Theae terms will he rigidly hd-
Acred to lu every Instance. No subscription dl«-
- continued until alt arrearages are paid, unless ut
• ' this option of the Editor.
professional iffatDs.
0. P, tIUMRICH. | WM. B. PARKER.
TT lUCH & TAHKI.R,
ATIORRLY&AT LAW.
Office on Main Sticct, In Marlon Hall, Car
lisle, Pn.
•Dec. '2i, 1808—ly •
JOHN CORN MAN,
** A TTO RNE Y AT LA W,
Office In building attached to Franklin House
opposite the Court House, On rllsle, l’u.
June 4, 1808.—ly •
CHAS. E. MAGLAUGHLIN, Attor
ney at Law. Office In Building formerly
occupied by Volunteer, a few doors South of Wet
zel’s Hotel.
Dec. 1.1805.
T7\ E. HELTZHOOVER, Attorney
jn # and COONSKI.OU at Law, Carlisle, Pciinn.
Office on South Hanover street, opposite Bentz’s
Store. By special uriHiigemunt with the Patent
Office, attends to securing Patent Rights.
Deo. 1,1805.
Q. HERMAN GOETZ,
ATTORNEY A 2 LAW ,
NEWVILLE, PENN’A.
Patents, Pensions and other claims attended to.
May 28. 1868.
JOHN R. MILLER, Attorney at
'Law. Ofllce In Wetzel's Pudding, opposite
the Court House, Carlisle, i*a.
Nov. M, 1807,
MC. HERMAN, Attorney at Law.
, OfHee lu Ilh.-em’B Hull Building, in the
roar of the Court House, next door to the ‘‘Her
ald” Ofllce, Carlisle, i’euna.
Dec. 1.1805.
“VTTM. J. BHEARER, Attorney and
YV Counsellor at Law, has removed his
ofllce to tho hitherto unoccupied room lu the
North East corner of the Court House.
Jan. 118, Nil)—lv ,
W KENNEDY, Attorney at Law,
* Carlisle, Peiuiu, Ofllce same as tlmtol
tUe‘ , Amorlcuu volunteer,” Bout Aside of tho Pub
lic Square,
Deo. 1 1868
JJ NITED STATES CLAIM
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENCY!
WM. B. BUTLER,
ATTOUNEY AT LAW'
Ofllce lu 2d Story of luhofTs Building, No. 3So\ith
Hanover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland coumy,
Pcntiii.
Pensions, bounties, Back Pay, Ac., promptly
colleeled. . ,
Applications by mull, will receive immediate
audition.
Particular attention given to tho selling or rent
ing of Real Estate, In town or country. In all let
ters of inquiry, please enclose postage stamp.
July 11,1867-tf
SB. GEOUGE S. SEARIUHT, Dks-
TIST. Frnm the Ha/timorr Onllfi/e <y Dentil
■cry. Ofllce al the residence <»f his mother
East LoulherStreet, three doors below Uedlord
Carlisle, Ponna.
Dec. 1,1805.
r *nats anli Caps.
JIBESH ARRIVAL,
or ALL THE
NEWWINTEIt STYLES
HATS AND CAPS
The subscriber has Just opened at No. la
Hanover Street, a few doors North of the Carlisle
Deposit Bank, one of the largest and best Blocks
of HATS and CM'S ever olfered lu Carlisle.
Silk Hats, Cnsalmere of all stylos and qualities,
Stiff Brims, different colors, and every descrip
tion of Boft Hals now made. . „
The Dunkard and Old Fashioned Brush, con
stantly on hand and made to order, all warrant
ed to give satisfaction.
A full assortment of
MEN’S,
BOY’S, AND
CHILDREN’S.
HATS.
I have also added to my Stock, notions of differ
ent kinds, consisting of
LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS,
Keck Ties, Buspemlera,
Collars, Qloves,
Pencil Thread,
Sewing Silk, Umbrellas, do
PRIME SEGARB AND TOBACCO
ALWAYS ON HAND.
Give me a call, and examine my stock as I feel
confident of pleasing all, besides saving you mo
ney
JOHN A. KELLER. Agent,
No. 15 North Hanover Street.
Dec. 6.1868—ly
ATS AND CAPS!
DO YOU WANT A NICE HAT OR CAP ?
If ao, Don’t Fail to call on
J. G.OALLIO.
NO. 29, irJBHT MAIN STREET,
Wheva can be seen the finest assortment of
HATS AND CAPS
ever brought to Carlisle. He lakes great pleas
a e in Inviting bis old friends and customers.
a >d all new ones, to bis splendid stock Just re
e dved from New York and Philadelphia, con
sisting In part of fine
SILK AND CASBIMERE HATS.
besides an endless variety of Hats and Caps ol
the latest style, all ol which ho will sell at the
Lowest Cash Prices. Also, his own manulucluro
Of Hats always on hand. and.
HATS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.
Ho has the best arrangement for coloring Hats
and ail kludsof Woolen Goods, Overcoats, Ac., at
the shortest uollco (us ho colors every week* and
on the most reasonable terras. Also, a lino lot ol
choice brands of
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
al 'yra. yg-on hand. He desires to cull the attention
to vftrsou* who have
CO U NTH yFURS
to Be *J,*s he pays the highest cash prices for the
B ‘nW,'china a call, at tho above number, bis old
gland „ as Ue feels confident of giving entire satis
ftLCtlo D.
Dec.. 20.1808
PACIFICJIOTEL,
170,172,171 A 170 GKENWICH STREET,
NEW Y O B K
The undersigned takes pleasure m announcing
tn his numerous friends and patrons that from
this date, the charge of the Pacific will bo S 2 GO
lJefngsolo Proprietor of tills house, ami there
fore free from the 100 common exaction of an
Inordinate rent, lie Is fully able to meet the
downward tendency ol prices without any fal
**!?.wlUnow. V as e heretofor^ ( be his aim to main
lain undlrainlshed tho favorable reputation of
the Paollle. which it Imsenjoyed for many years,
is , m e of the best of travelers hotels. -
Tho table will be bountifully supplied with
every delicacy of the season. _ , ' .
Tho will ho found efficient and
01 riio'hfcatlon will bo found convenient for those
whose business calls them in the lower pnrtof
the city, being one door north of Cart hum sii eel
and one block west of Broadway, and of icady
access to all Railroads and Steamboat Dines.
New YoiiK.Oct. IU. IhlW.
Nov. 20,1S68—Gna JOHN PATTEN.
KENT.—The Law Office on
P the second story of Inhofl’s store-room,
corner of Hanover street and Market Square,
lately occupied by W. J. Bbeurer. lunulie of
Deo. 11l lß«a—tf C. IN Hub F.
•vr OTICJ3. —Orders for coal on Delun
\ cey &Shrom.wlll bo received and promptly
attended to at Oorurnan* Worthingtons drug
store, ol John Pallor's grocery store, at Horn s
grocery store, and atJoiin Rheeui s confectioua-
Si, Ibo9— 3tn. _. Demlncby A Snnoai.
SOTICE.— Notice Is hereby given tha"
Letters of Administration outlie estalo o
y K. Coover. dcc’d., lato of Upper Allen
. twp., have been granted to the undersigned res id
ing la the same township All parsons Indebt
ed to said estate are requested to make payment
immediately, and those having claims win pre
sent them for settlement. JACOB rUoVb.lt,
Ju i . 'H. U iJ.— lr, Admmutraior.
CAN HE CUBED
\j by Dr. 0. U. Garrison's AVu? Process «f treat
ment. 'MU or ullre-ts Dr. O. U. Ourrlsou, 2il
iireet, P ukiUs Iph ia, J*a.
p. 4.—-tpaoul attention gl yen to THHOAT aud
tiUNQDIdEAdEd.
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BY BRATTON & KENNEDY.
fKUscellaneons,
TIE WUltl.U’o i .NTERNAE REM
EDY !!
Johnsons
PEUMATiacOM POUND
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I‘EIl MAN 33 N T IN ITS CUKE
READ THE FOLLOWING TESTIMONY
Messrs K. E. Sellers & Co.—Having suffered
with Rheumatism for a long iltrm I was Induced
by Col. panics to try Johnson's Rheumatic
Compound. I purchased one bottle and was
poiicclly cured alter using it throe days.
.... lAWUENCF. WIhfCIIELL.
Etna, Allegheny Co. Pa.. Dec, 10.18«0.
Messrs. R. E. Sellers & Co.—Gents:—After suf
fering for seven years from Rheumatism I was
cured hy one bottle of Johnson’s Rheumatic
Cotuptmud, when Physicians could give mo no
a , . „ , JOSEPH ROBINS.
Slmrpstown, N. J. Dec. 15, ISdfl.
Messrs It. E. Rollers* Co.-Dear Sirs>wns a
cripple from Rheumatism for sixteen years, of
ten confined to the house, and even unable to
walk. Johnson's Itheunmilo Compound cured
me from my disease, and nowlcan walk without
my staff us well as ever.
m , JAMES McDOWELL.
Trenura, October 25,18(16.
Messrs U. E. Rollers & (’o.-Gents i-Jolmson’s
Rheumatic Compound cured me of Rheumatism
when Physicians and every other preparation in
the Pharmucophi failed..
_ , .Dr. .T. T. WRIGHT.
Leavenworth, Kaphas, Doc. 25. isaj.
Messrs. R. E. Kellers & Co.—Dear rtlrs;—l here
by certify that a number of persons, uny father
among the number,• who were allllcied with
Blieumnilsm lor ninny years, have to my
Knowledge, been peinmnently cured bv the use
of Johnson’s Rheumatic Compound.
Sharon, Pcmm. Nfcv. 20, is« 7.
11. E. SELLERS & CO.,
SOI.K niOIMUKTOKa,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
rou SAI.K uv
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY
COWD E N ,
PHILADELPH IA , P A
H/A VERSTICK BROS.,
CARLISLE, PA
March 1,1,%9-tf
The greatest medical dis
l OVJ3UY KNOWN TO MAN.
Mlindsevs
BLOOBistARCy E R.
Porthecurcof al 1 iliucnspa arising flora an Im
pure Stale olthe Blood, such as
SCROFULA, SALT RHEUM, ERYSIPELAS,
ROUE EYES, BOILS,TITTER, Ac.
IL Is purely
A VEGETABLE PREPARATTON-
nnt a single urn In of Mineral Poison enters Into
Its eon position—so that while It invariably af
fords relief and «*fli*ets most wonderful eures, no
overdose could injure the most ten er infant.
.1. M. Liniwkv— Dear Sir:—Wo art* very near
out of yonr medlene. please send us two doz
en. We would just say that your medicine has
cured n case of Scrofula that has been coming
on for tlv-years; the flesh whs onion •IT the la
dy's nrm«—yon rUnld see the sinews working
Rhe isatlheelghth bottle now,and the flesh Is
growing on very fast. Your Blood searcher Is go
ing all over the country. The people are very
much p’ensed with the above ease. Please scud
us statement of our account, and oblige ns.
Yours Truly,
JOHN RALSTON A RON.
Elpkbton, In*. Station.
Jt3f~ Beware of counterfeits. Tho genuine has
the name of
U. E. SELLERS & CO.
at tho bottom of tho ousido wrapper
Sole Proprietors;
K. E. SELLERS & CO
PITTSBURGH, PA,
For sale by
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY & COWDEN,
Philadelphia, Pa.
HAVEUSTICK BROTHERS,
Caklisle, Pa,
March 4,1P09-—tf
QARIUAGES,
Buggies,
Sleighs,
fsK>rlng Wagons
In order to accommodate their rapidly in
creasing trade.
A. B. & N. SHERK
have Just removed Into their
NEW CARRIAGE FACTORY,
Comer South and Pitt Sts.,
CARLISLE, PA„
where they have increased facilities for manu
facturing everything in their lino. All the la
test styles of
Carriages,
Buggies, _
Sleighs
and Spring Wagons
constantly on band, or made to order on short
notice and reasonable terms
Messrs. Sherk feel eonlldeni that they can turn
on l - work equal in llnls’i and durability to any
establishment outside of the cities.
Those wishing anything m their lino should
give their orders at once.
REPAIRING AND PAINTING PROMPTLY
A TTEyDED TO.
Dec. 17, IMS—ly
THIS.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!!
For tho purpose of settling tho bust ness of the
laUa linn of Brewster A Dougherty, the under
signed will soil at private sale, or in lots to suit
purchasers, the entire stock of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS Afi.,
belonging to the late Ann* Tho stnek consists
in parts of all grades of Broad Cloth, {h* I }'*-**
Cloths, Cnaslmercs, Saltlnet’s, Jeans, Italian
Cloths, Muslins. Ac. Also. Whirls, Drapers, su*-
nendera. Gloves. Handkerchiefs, Linen and I a
per Collars, and Coifs, Sewing Wilks, Threads,
£ c . Also a large assortment of
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
consisting of Over Coots, Uj-ominnrl Rook Hoots,
Pantaloons, Vests, and Ovoialls. Also thru mi
porlor
sewing machings.
Thlsstod? of tjoods Isa very desirable one, u»j
persons wishing Hi buy will Up we l l *^L®? 1 1 J l , Jl* l 2l‘
as tho goods must bo sold to close lh© h*™ l ',}®?*:,,.
All goods not disposed of before March. 15,18 5J
will be sold at Public Auction on tba* day.
An inventory of the goods ha* been taU-n
which, with the goods, can luj seen and
ined by palling with the subscriber.
ln eu °y mchaNDLISH, Receiver of
HKEWrtTER & DoUUHIEIU V .
y&rch, 4, UWO-3t tfejyvllle, Pa
A flush on all the hills Is spread—
A flush of Death and Beauty born ;
A day, upon actitnson bed,
Lies down to slumber till the morn.
The touch of death Is In the air,
I feel Its Angers’ Icy chill;
And yet a smile divinely fair
When I would weep, forbldo mo .still
The clouds are gray, the winds are cold,
The dead loaves rustle at my feet;
And on the brawn, deserted wold
Their fitful eddies whirl and meet.
Oat through this veil of wasting life
A fresher dawn of llfol see—
My yesterdays with pain were rife;
To-morrow still Is bright to me,
And so that dying year shall seem
The gorgeous portal of a fane,
Whore all the heart hath dared to dream
Shall burst upon its sight again:
And dullest clouds to splendor turn,
And coldest winds to tropic breathe:
Till the rapt soul shall pant and burn
To fuel the waking touuh of Death.
INAUGURATION OF GEN.GRANT
An Immense Xhrouy of People,
Tlio Slrcoli Ablazo with £nlliu«tn*ra.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS ALONG
THE KOUTE.
President Johunoii not In the Proeeulon,
H. B. LINN.
SEVERE i.UUHY TO GIUNT S FATHER.
To-dny dawned in striking contrast to
the bright, sunshine and warm at
mosphere ot yesterday. Dull clouds ob
scured the suit, and a disagreeable rain,
which commenced falling during the
night, somewhat disappointed the hopes,
but in no respect dampened the ardor of
(tie crowds. Company K, Fifth .New
York cavalry, Gen. Grant’s hotly guard,
were (leaded by the tine regimental band
and drew up in line in trout of the head
quarters. General- Grant arrived in his
carriage, a tine open bark phaeton, at
headquarters u few moments afterwards,
accompanied by General Bawling, of his
stall*, and immediately proceeded to his
office, the cavalry band di-coursing live
ly imisie on his arrival. Gen. Grant was
united in citizens’ dress.
Tlie long granite portico of the Treas
ury Department, mailing on Fifteenth
stieel, was early occupied hy those umbi
tous to secure a tine position for a bird’s
e,\«» view. Later in the morning every
window along the route was occupied by
crowds ol spectators,the ilnijoiity of them
i eing ladies. Flags, stieamers and mot
toes decorate the line ol procession, and
tlie general Joy of the occasion’ is mani
fested in the elaboiale pieparutiona
made everywhere in honor of Hie event
ful day and the hearty plaudits of the
surging multitude.
While the procession was forming,
and, bciore any part of the earli
est of the organizations who were to take
purl in it had readied the various points
of rendezvous, an enormous crowd
ofpedesiriaiis hud pushed past, the coun
ter current setting towards the White
House, and made their way nearly to the
entrance ot Hie Capitol.
Tiie members of Gram’s stall' had all
arrived in advance of him. Vice Presi
dent elect Coliax readied headquarters
after ten o’clock and went immediately
into General Grunt’s office, ami after a
condai greeting with the President elect
and the members of his stuff entered in
to conversation with toe gentlemen pres
ent on ordinary topics.
In the meanwhile as the troops and
military organizations had commenced
forming at the dtlerent points from
which they were to join, the streets be
came mure and mure dense, crowding
every nook and corner, perching upon
sign-boards, filling porticoes and win
dows and even house-tops In the intensi
ty of their anxiety to view the grand
parade. The win ows of every house
along the route were filled from which a
view ol tlie parade could be obtained.
At the moment that the President
elect was moving to his carriage Hie
clouds, which bad become less deme,
gave way for a very few moments
and the sun burst forth in grandeur,
evolvimr a general exclamation.. For
B,.me minutes it to shine and
made a gorgeous picture of the starting of
the procession. As it moved ott the cav
alry bund struck gully up: 44 Hail to the
Chief,” and the scene became thoroughly
brilliant. Just then the booming of the
signal gun from Dupont’s battery, sta
tioned along Lafayette square, echoed
forth the summons that the proces
sion was on the move.
Tlie icgulur and other froops were
drawn up along the square and came to a
“ present arm*-”
As the carriage containing tlie Presi
dent elect, with his head uncovered,
drove slowly along, immense cheers rent
Iho ulr on every side, and as the whole
parade swept into line the scene was one
of unparalleled magnificence. Tlie live
ly music of tlie different bands, tlie s Ir
ling roll of the drums ami Hie brilliant
uniforms of the irnoin, notwithstanding
the clouds that hid Hie sun from view,
gave a brilliancy to the scene that could
not have been anticipated. Tlie wide
avenu u presented a panoramic view that
ean hardly lie appieeiutod by any de
scription that could be given of it. Fair
women waved fiags and handkerchief-*
as Hie parade moved on. The muss on
Hie sidewalks was immense. Shop win
dows bud been deserted of their wares to
furnish accommodation- tor ladles to sec
tlie procession. Porticoes ami platforms
were improvised, and the whole scene
was magnificent.
On reaching the platform the
President elect look the ' seal
provided for him, directly in front
of tlie centre, Vico President Gd
fax ami the sorgeaut-at-arms in charge
of the ceremonies silting on the right,
and Hie Chief-Justice of the Supreme
Court on ids left.
The rain hud cea-ed. anti though the
atmosphere was damp and heavy, the
weather seemed to have no chilling ef
fect upon Hie general enthusiasm.
Til®grounds opposite, and Hie streets
adjoining, were packed with human be
ings, some of whom were at least a quar
ter of u mile distant, watching the scene
with Intense interest. Men, women and
children were promiscuously crowded,
many of them having stood patiently in
Hie wind for several hours. All around
the Capitol were dense throngs.
Tiu* shouts and bursts of music Innn
a dozen bands, with which Hie appear
ance of the cldef actors in Hie coming
drama hail been greeted, subsided and
died away to stillness as Hie President
elect mid the Cldef Justice of the United
states r«-o simultaneously, and t‘ « fat
ter commenced, in clear and solemn
tones, to recite Hie formula of Hie presi
dential oath* of ofilce, which General
Giant took, and became President of Hie
United States for the next ensuing four
>e The boom of cannon and the shouts of
tlie vast multitude burst, lorih with deaf
ening Bound, us lie umU his seal, mid
cheer alter cheer went up with » volume
of tone widu‘» almost nmdp ed Inaudible
the deep loports ol the cannon.
Pari nil quiet having been restored, the
Pivm n-.i# iim'i rtl’o-je and proc e led to
, r . ,1 i,.. n i- • ipt l»N Inaugural ad
*lrAt Ha* ctr elusion of Hie address the
Pre.-ideot was warmly congratulated by
hundreds of lus friends and soon alter*
wauls left |n his carriage for tne While
House. The proeession reformed ami
took up its line of march iu the same di
net tell.
BEYOND.
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1869.
rcction, nml the Senate, ha'l ir returned
to uiolr chamber, ti»e cn»w I dispersed
and the inauguration ceremonies wore
brought to a successful and satisfactory
conclusion.
President Grant reached the White
House, after his inauguration, about two
o'clock. He was met hy Gen Schofield,
Secretary of War, who had been left hy
Mr. Johnson In charge of the Executive
office. The latter left the Whim House
at 12 o’clock this morning, with the
members of his Cabinet, excepting Gen.
SchoQoid.
Vice President flolfax also acoompa
tiled President General Grant to the ex
ecutive mansion. The members of the
staff of General Grant were all present.
An Immense multitude* had congrega
ted outside of the gates to the executive
mansion In the belief that there would
he a general reception, hut the«Prcsident
decided not to have one this afternoon.
Accident.—President Grant’s father
met with a severe accident to-day. Ho
became separated from the President's
party, while on the platform,'after the
Inauguration. He asked Mr. Drlggs.
ex-member of Congress from Michigan,
to conduct him out of the Capitol, sav
ing that when he reached the grounds
nil would be right. Mr. Drlggs replied
that he would accompany .him, and pro
ceeded to conduct him out of the totunda
and through a private way on the east
aide of the Capitol. Approaching the
stairs Mr. Grant withdrew his arm from
that of Mr. Drlggs and reached if forth as
if to guide himself by the side of l lie wall
down the stairs. a Just at tills time he
made a mis-slepand feH backward, down
eight or ten of the stair steps, striking
his head againstlitem and injuring
his right hip and sustained othe** dam
age, but breaking no hones. The general
Inquiry was to who the elder)v gentle
man was. and when the name of Grunt
wih mentioned it was evi lent addition
al Interent was excited in his hehulf. Mr,
Driggs, with assistance, carried him to
n private mom ami procured a stimulant,
which was administered to the sufferer,
and then enguged a carriage ami convey
ed Mr. Grunt to President Grant’s pri
vate residence.
Washington, March, 4.
The following j« the Inaugural address
of General Grant:
SNAUGORAL ADDRESS
OF
PRESIDENT GRANT.
Citizens of the United Mates: Your suf
frage having elevated me lo the office oi
President of the United .St-ites, I have In
conlormity with the Constitution of our
country, tak n the oath of office pre
scribed therein. I haw taken tins oath
without mental reservation and with Hie
determination to do to Che best of my
ability all that it* requires of me. The
responsibilities of the position 1 feel., but
accept them without fear, ihe office has
come to me unsought, f commence its
duties untrammeled. I bring to it a con
scientious desire and determination to fill
it to the best of my ability and to Hih
satisfaction of the people on all leading
questions agitating the public mind. I
will always express my views to Congress
and urge them according to my Judg
ment, and*when I think itadvisaole will
exercise the constitutional privilege of
interposing a veto to defeat its measures
widen I oppose, but all laws Will be
faith ally execu-ed, whether they meet
my approval or not. I shall on di sub
jects have a policy to recommend, but
none to enforce against the will of the
o »le. Laws are to govern all atike—
t< o u o 4 po*ed to as wed as tlio-u who fa
vor them. 1 know no method insecure
the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so ef
fectively as their stringent execution.—
The country having Just emerged from a
great rebellion, many questions will
come up before it for settlement in the
next four years which preceding ad
minis.unions have never hud to deal
with. In meting these, it is desirable
that they should be approached calmly,
without prejudice, hale or sectional pride,
remembering Hint the greatest good to
the greatest number is tiie object to tie
attained. This requires security of per
son, property and religious jind political
opinion in every part of our common
country,without recard to local prejudice
All laws to secure these ends wi'l receive
my best eHurts to secure enforcement.
A great debt inis been contracted lu se
curing to ns and our po-lerity the Union.
The payment of this debt, principal and
inleient, as well as the return to u specie
basis Us soon us it can be accomplish* d
without national detriment to the debtor
class of the country at large, must be pro
vided for. To protect the national honor
every dollar of Government indebtedness
should be paid in gold unless otherwise
expressly alipul il"d in the contract Let
it l>e understood that no repudia'orof one
hu thing of our public debt will be ti listen
In apubllcplace.and it will go fur toward*
strength.foing a credit wlib-li ou lit to be
tne best lu the world, and will uitimat. ly
enable us to replace the debt with bond.**
bearing less interest than we now pay.
To this should lie added a faithful colic--
lion of the revenue, a strict Mcc.miitabiii
ty to the Treasury for every dollar collec
ted ami Lbegi'ealest pruclicalde retrench
ment In expenditure in every department
of the government. When we com par
■ lie paying capacity of the country now,
with ten {States Mill in poverty, from the
efleels of o ar. butsoon to emerge, I trust,
into greater* prosperity than ever befo e,
wilhitspayingi opacity twent -fiveyear
lience, who can doubt the feasibi'ity of
paying every dollar t lien with ’more ease
v-nan we now pay for useless luxuries.—
Why, it looks as tlm igh Providence find
bestowed upon us.ustfong box. Tne pre
cious metals locked up In the sterile
mountains of (be far west, wbb-h we a e
now lorglnglbe k* y to unlock, meet Hie
very contingency that is now before us.
Ultimately it may be necessary to In
crease the facilities to reauli th*o riches,
and it mav be m-ceessary also that- the
general government should give Its aid
to sccmc this access, but that • hould on
ly be when a dollarof 'obligation to pay
secures precisely the same sort of dollar
to use now, and not before. Whilst the
question ofspeeiupayments la in abeyance
me prudent business man is careful about,
contracting debts payable in Hi- distant
future. The nation .should lojlow the
same rule. A prostrate*eommercu is to
be rebuilt and ail industries encouraged.
The young men of the country-tho-e
who Vroni their age must bo its rjulers
nventy-llve years hence—have a peculiar
interest in maintaining the nilional
honor. A moment's reflection as to what
will be onr* commanding influence
among the nations of the earth, in this
day. if they are only true to ih-mselves,
should inspire them with initional pride.
All devlaioips, geographical, political and
religious, cjuj join in this common senti
ment. How the public debt Is to be paid
or specie payments resumed Is not so im
portant as that a plaiishoiiUi be a lopled
and acquired In a united determination
to do is worth mote than divided coun
•oils upon the irjelhod of doing. Legisla
tion upon Ibis may imtbu necessary now,
even advisable, but it'will be wnon the
civil law* is tjjore fully restored in all
parts of the country, and trade resumes
its wonted channels. It vyiii be my
endeavor lo execute laws in good faith ;
to collect revenues assessed, and to have
them properly accounted lor and eco
nomically disbursed. 1 will to the best
of my ability, to appoint to office those
only who will carry out tillsdesign.
lii regard to foreign policy I would
deal with all nations unequitable law re
quire* Individuals to deal with eucti oth
er, a ■ • I would protect the law-abiding
chizeu. .niiiuer of -native or foreign
i-iriii, wlucuvor his rigids qrc jeoprqdiz ;d
or lie- tl.i ■ of-mrcouniry floats, {would
iv-p.-ci tlm rights of ail the nations, de
111 ■itdiiiA equal lespect for our own. If
oilieis depart bom this iule m their deal
ings with us, we may be compelled to
follow their precedent.
The proper treatment of the original
OCMipaut of this land, the Indian, Is on*-
deserving of careful study. I will favoi
any course towards them which tends to
their civilization, Christianization and
ultimate citizenship.
The question of suffrage is one whlcl
,la likely to agitate the public so long a*
a portion of the cMzens of ihe mill on an
exclude 1 from Its privileges In any wav
It seems to mo very desirable that thb
question should be settled upw, and I en
tortain the hope and express the desln
that it may he the ratification of life 1511
article of the amendment to the Consti
tution.
In conclusion, I ask patient forbear*
once of one towards another throughout
the land, and a determined effort on the
part'of every citizen to do hi* share to
wards cementing a happy Union, and I
nsk thepra.Versof the nation to Almighty
God In behalf of this consummation.
THE PAST.
VALEDICTORY FROM PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
Address to the Aiperlcan People.
Review of Political Events for
the Past Four Years.
SETEItE AltltAlO r OP KAKICAM.
A WARMING FOR THE
FUTURE.
Last Words of a President to
Ills I'ellow-Citizens,
To the People op the United States:
The roheof office bv constitutional lim
itation, this day falls from my shoulders,
to lie immediately assumed by my-suc
cessor, For him the forbearance and co
operation of the American people, In all
tils efforts to admin ster the government
within the pule of the Fedetul Constitu
tion, are sincerely invoked. ; Without
ambition to gratify, party ends to sub
serve, or personal quarrels to avenge, at
the sacrifice of the peace and welfare of
the country, my earnest desire is to see
Hie Constitution of the republic again rec
ognised and obeyed as the supreme lawol
Hie land, and the whole people, North,
gonth, East and West pro-*pcio.ia and
happy Under its wise provisions.
In surrenderingthe high office to which
I was called t« ur years ago, at a memora
ble and terrible crisis, it is my privilege I
trust, to say to the people of the United
Slates afew parting words in vindication
of an official course so ceaselessly assailed
and aspersed by political leaders, to
whose plans and wishes my policy lo re
store the Unbui lots been obnoxious In
-a peri d of difficulty and turmoil almost
without precedent in the history of any
people, consequent upon the closing
scenes of a great rebellion and theus-as
sination of the then President, it was,
perhaps, too much on my pan to expect
from devoted .p irtlzam*, who rode ou the
waves of excitement, which at that time
swept all before their, that degree of to I
erution and magnanimity which I sought
to recommend and enforce, and which i
believed in uopd time would have ad
vanced us infinitely further on the road
lo permanent peace and prosperity than
we have thus far attained. Doubtless,
bud i at the commencement of my term
of office unhesitutlngly leut its power-* or
perverted them to purposes and plans
“outside of the Constitution," and be
come an instrument to a scheme of con
fiscation and of general oppressive, dis
qualifications, I would have been hailed
as all that was true, loyal and discerning;
as t tic* reliable head of a party, whatever 1
might have been as the Executive of a
nation. Unwilling, however, to accede to
propo-ilimis of extremists, and bound to
obey at every personal hazard my oath to
defend the Conslit illoti, I need not, per
haps, be surprised at having met the fate
*»f others, whose only reward for uphold
ing constitutional rights ami laws have
!>*-• a the consciousness of havinzattomp'-
ed to do their duty, and calm judgment of
hi.-tory. At the time that a mysterious
Proviueuce assigned to me the office of
PreHoent, I was, by thetennsot Hie Co
nstitution, the commander-in-chief of
nearly a million of men under arms.—
One of my first acts was lo disband and
restore to the vocations o! civil life this
immense host, and to divest myself, a*
far as I could, of the uaparallele i powers
then incident to the office and the limes.
Whether, or not in lids step I was right,
and how tar deserving of tile approbation
of all the people, who cun now. on retire
t.oil, judge, when reminded of the ruin
ous condition of public affairs that must
h«ve resulted from the continuance in
Hie military service of such avast num
ber of men. Tin* close of our domestic
conflict nmod the army eager to tiisiin
guisli Itself In a new field by an effort to
tMim-iTEuropean intervention in Mexico
By many ii was believed ami ur ed tnur,
aside from the assumed justice of the pro
•ecuings, a foreign war. In which both
»t lea would cheerfully unite to'vindicate
the honorof ttie national lUg, hii>l furlier
illustrate the.national prowe.-s, wo ild tie
Hie surest and speediest w.ay of awaken
ing national enthusiasm, renewing devo
tion to the Uniotif and occupying a torce
Concerning which grave donbis existed
as to its wiilingnes!-, after four years of
active campaigning, at once to return to
the pursuits of peace. Wh-ther these
speculations were true or ful-e, it will lie
oin-eded that they existed, am! that the
predilections of Hie army were tor the
time' being in the* direction indicated.
Taking advantage of that feeling,
it would have beet) easy, as Che Com
uiaiider-iii-oliief of the. army and navy,
and with all Hie power and p iron
age ot the {'residential office at my dispo
sal, to turn the concentrated strength of
the nation against French Intel veiition
m Mexico, and to a move*
mo t which would have been received
with favor by the military and u large
portion of the people. 11 is proper in tills
connection tl.at I should refer to the al
most unlimited additional powers ten
dered to the Executive by Ibe measures
re uting to civil rights rand the Freed
men's Bureau. ContraFf to most preen
dents in the experience of public men , the
powers thus placed within my grasp were
declined us being in violation of the Con
slitntion, dangerous to the liberties of
Hie peopleund tending to aggravate rather
than lesson the discords naturally result*
tug trom our civil war. With a large ar
my and augmented authority, it would
have been no difficult task to direct at
pleasure the destmies of the republic, and
io make secure my contimian e in the
highest office known to our laws. Let
Hie people, whom I am addressing trom
the Presidential chair during the closing
hours of a laborious term, consider how
different would have been their present
condition had 1 yielded to the dazzling
lemptatiou of fore go conquest, of per
sonal aggrandizement and the desire to
wield udditlo at power. Let them with
justice cqqslder that If I have nut unduly
magnified miuoofijce, the public burdens
nave not been increased by my u'-ts, and
perhaps thousands or lens of thou-unds
of Jives s icritlced to visions of false glory,
it cannot, therefore, be charged that my
ambition has be*-n of Chut ordinary or
criminal kind which to Hie detriment of
tne people’s rights and liberties ever seeks
to grasp more and unwarranted pow r.
and, to accomplish Us purposes, |mtid rs
tuooiten to popular prejudices and |»4iTy
alms. \Vhat then have been the aspira
lions which guided me in m\ ».ii -i.il
uClrt ?
These acts need n » a- tin* H o •«*■
elaborate explanation. Tney have else
where been comprehensively staged and
fully discussed, and became part of the
nation's history. By them lam r.-vly to
e judged, knowing that, howev-v Im
perfect, they at least .show *o the impar
tial mind, that me sole ambition has
been to restore the Union of the Stales ;
ulthfully lo execute the office of | J resl-
dent, and to the best of my ability to pre
serve, protect and defend the Constitu
lon. t cannot bo censured in mv efforts
have been Impelled in the interests of
party faction, and if a ’policy which was
intended to reassure ami conciliate the
•people of both sections of the country
whs made the occasion of inflaming and
llvidlng still farther those who only re
••ently were in arms against each other,
vet as individuals and citizens wcresln
cerely desirous, ns I shall ever believe, of
burying ail hostile feeling in the grave of
the past. -The bitter war was waged on
the part of the government to vindicate
the Constitution and save the Union;—
md if I have erred In frying to bring
ihout a-more speedy and lasting peace, to
extinguish heart-burnings ami cum ties,
and to prevent trouble In the South,
which, retarding material prosperity in
that region, injuriously affected the
whole country, I am qultocontent to rest
my case with the more deliberate judg
ment of the people and, as*l have already
intimated, with the distant future. The
war, all must remember, was a stupen
dous and deplorable mistake. Neither
side understood the other; and,'had this
dmpie fact and Its conclusions been kept
hi view, all that-was needed wuHaccom
plised by the acknowledgement of the
terrible wrong and the expressed bitter
feelings and earnest endeavor at the
aton-ment shown ami felt in the pm > p
ratification of the constitutional umt'iiu
menls by the Southern Stales at the close
of the war. Not accepting the war as n
confe-sed false step on the part of those
who inaugurated It. was un error which
•*ven at this late dale we should endeavor
to pnjInto, kxperleiiclni;, moreover, n»
nil imvuilone, thcfr<trlilfiil eOAtofthe nr
iilirnmeot of tlie nworil, let un in ih- fu
ture clloc.closer p, the Constitution iih
our only safeguard. Ills to be imped th it
not until our burdens now pressing upon
us witn one i fearful weight are removed,
will our pe» pie forget the lessons of the
war, and that remembering them, from
whatever cause, peace between sections
and States may he*perpetual.
The history of late events in our conn- ;
try, as well asofthegreatestgovernments
of ancientarid modern times, teaches that
we iiave every tiling to fear from a depar
line trom the letter and spirit of the Con
stitution, and the undue ascendency of
men allowed to assume power In what
are considered desperate emergencies
.Sylla, on becoming master of Rome, at
once adapted measures to crush his ene
mies and to eonsolMate the power of his
party. He established military colonies
throughout Italy deprived «f the full
Roman franchise the inhabitants of the
Italian towns who had oppos -d his usur
pation, confiscated their lands and gave
them to Ills soldiers; and conferred citi
zenship upon a great number of slaves
belonging lo those who hud proscribed
him, tints creating at Rome a kind of
body-gi'inrd for Ills protection. After hav
ing given Rome over to .slaughter and
tyrannized beyond all exampleover llioxe
opposed to him and the legions, hi** ter
rible Instrument of wrong, Sylla could
•yet feel safe In laying down the ensigns
of power so dreadfully abused, and in
mingl ng freely with the families and
friends of his myriad victims. The fear
which ho had inspired cmiimied after
bis voluntary abdication, and even in re
tirement hfs will was law to a people who
had permitted themselves to be enslaved.
What but a subtle kiiowledgeand con vie
tion (hut the Roman people hud become
changed, discouraged, and utterly broken
in spirits could have Induced Hits during
assumption? What but public indiflrr
ence lu consequences so terrible us to lea \ e
Rome open to every calamity which sub
sequently befei her. could have justified
•lie conclusions of the dictator an* 1 tyrant
in Ids startling expeiiment? We find
that in tile time which has since clap*- d
human nature and exigencies in govern
ments have not greatly changed. Who,
a few years ago, in contemplating our fu
ture, con d havesuppo ed that, In a brief
icriod of hitter experience, everything
demanded in the name of military emer
gency or dictated by caprice would conic
to bo considered as mere mutter-' of
course! That const r plion, confiscatimi.
loss of personal llbeity, and the su‘ jeciioii
ofSt-des to military ruieund disfranchise
moot, with Hie extension of Hie right of
suffrage merely to accomplish party ends,
would receive the passive sulum-sion, if
not acquiescence, of the people of the re
public! It has been clearly demonstra
ted fly recent oeouriences that eucr.m t-
meats upon the Constitution cannot
prevented by the President, however un
voted or determined he may be. That
unless the people interpose .there is no
power under (he Constitution to check a
dominant two-thirds of the Congress of
the United States. An appeal to the na
tion is attended with too much delay to
meet the emergency: while, If left free to
a-*t, tns people would correct, in time,
huoli evhs as might follow legislative
usurpation.
There Is danger that the same power
which dis' Cfinrds the Constitution will de-
prive them of the rif/hl to chnnrjc their rid
ers cxeept h,j rcvo'ntinn. We have,already
seen Hie jurisdiction of the judiciary cir
cumscribed when it was upprehen led
that the courts would decide against law*
having for their solo object the suprem
acy of party; while the veto power lodged
in the Executive by the Constitution for
Hie interest and protection of the people,
and exercised by Washington and his
<wccessors, lias been run lered nugatory
by a pariiz-m m**j city of twoiiblrds in
each branch of the Nation d Legislature-
Thq Constitution evidently comtem-
plates that when a hill is returned with
the President’* objections, it will be
calmly reconsidered by Congre!*a. Such,
however, Ims not been the practice under
the present party rule. It bus become
evident that men who pa * n hi 1 under
partlzan Influences arc not likely UirouHi
patriotic motives to admit > lt-*ir error, and
thereby weaken their own organizations
By solemnly confessing it under the offi
ciai oath. Pride of opinion, if nothing
else, has Intervened ami prevented a calm
and dispassionate reconsideration of a
bill disapproved by the Executive. Much
as I venerate the Constitution, it inuat be
admitted that tins condition of affairs has
developed a defect which, under tiie ag
gressive tendency of the legislative de
partments of the government, may read
ily work itsovt rthrow. It may, however,
be remedied without dislm bing the hor
monyofthe instrument. '1 he veto power
is generally exercised upon constitutional
grounds, and whenever it Is so applied,
and the bill returned with the Execu
tive’s reasons for wilh-lmlding hiss'gna
lure, it ought to be immediately certified
to Hie Supremo Court of the United
States for its decision. If its constitution
ality ahull be declared by that tribunal, it
h ould then become a law. But if Hie
decision is otherwise, it should fall, with-
out power in Congress to re-enact and
make it valid. In cases io which the
veto rests upon lusty and Inconsiderate
legislation, and in which n coa-tbutim
ai question is invoved, I wvmlfi not
change Hie fundamental law, for, In such
eases no permanent evil cun be me >rpo
ruted IntQ the Federal system, it is o—
vious that without such un amendment,
the government, us it existed under the
Constitution prior t » the rebellion, may
be whody subverted and overthrown by a
two-thirds mu|o.ity in Congress. It is
n</t, therefore, difficult lo see how easily
and bow rapidly the people may lo*e
(shall I not say—have lost?) their liber
ties by an unchecked and uncontrolla
ble majority in Hie law-making power;
and whenever deprived uf their rights,
how p .worV-- i l l.* y_,.iro to regain them.
Ljci u* tuni mi' a moment lo the histo
ry qf the* n)-ibic;ty m emigre***, which
has ac.i--l io »uch utter disregard of the
t iivio'i, while public attention has
>ic n carefully and constant y turned u>
the past and expiated si,is of the {South,
and the servants uf the people in high
places hay# boldly betrayed their trust,
’VOL.'SS.—NO. 30,
broken their oaths of oheilie ice id the
Constitution, and itmfeniniied (In* very
foundations of llhertv, Justice and. good
government. When Hr* rebellion was
being suppressed by tho volunteered ser
vices »t patriot soldiers, amid the dangers
of the huttielleld, these men crept, with
out question, Into place and power in t>*e
national councils. After the dancer had
passed, when no armed foe remained
when a penitent people bowed (heir heads
to the Hug, anil renewed thnir allegiance
to the government of the United States,
then it was that pretended patriots up
pcnrod before the nation and began to
prate about the thousands of lives amt
millions of treasure saerilleod in the sup
pression of the rebellion. They have
since persistently Nought to inflame the
prejudices engcndeied between the sec
tions, to retard the restoration of peace
and harmony, ami by every means to
keep open amt exposed to the poisonous
breath of party pas-don the terrible
wounds of a four years’ war. They have
prevented the return of peace and the res
toration of the Union; in every wav ren
dered delusive the purposes, promise-*,
ami pledge by which the army was mar
shalled, irea-on rebuked, end rebellion
crushed; mid made the liberties of Un
people, und the rights and powers of the
President, subjects of constant attack.—
I’ney have wrested from the President
bis Constitutional power of supreme com •
maud of the army and navy; they have
destroyed thv strength and clllciency of
the Executive Department by making
subordinate officers independent of and
able to defy their chief: they have at
tempted to place tlie President under the
power of a hold, delimit, und I reaclieiotis
cabinet officer; they have robbed The
Executive of the prerogative of pardon,
rendered null and void nets of clemency
grunted to thousands of persons under
tlie provisions of the Constitution, ami
committed gross usurpation by legisla
live attempts to exercise tills power in
favor of party adherents; They have
conspired to change the system of out
government by preferring charges against
ihe President in the form of articles ot
impea-hnient. and contemplating before
hearing or tiial that be .should be pla
ce«l in arrest, held in duiance.
and when It became their pleas
ure to prommnee Ills sentence
dri veil from place and power in disgmet
They have, in time of peace, increased
the national debt by a rcckle-s ex
penditure of the public moneys, and th s
adde I to (ho burdens which ahead.*
weigh upon the people. They have per
mitted tile nation to Ml tier the evils of a
deranged currency to the enhancement
m priceof all the necessaries of life. They
nave maintained a large Mantling urmv
for the enforcement of their measures of
oppression. They have engaged in class
legislation, and (milt up ami encou a.p d
monopolies, that the few might bo en
riched at the expense of the many. Then
have tailed to act upon important trea
ties, thereby endangering our pre-em
peaceful relations witn foreign pnwefs,’
Their course of usurpation has imtbicn
limited, to inroads upon the Executive
Department. By uneimstdiitional ami
oppressive enactments the people of ten
Slates of the Union have been reduced to
a condition more intolerable Ilian 'that
from which the patriots of the Kevolu
tiou rebelled. Millionsof American citi
zens cun now say of their oppressors with
more truth limn our father»did of British
tyrants, that thov have “ forbidden the
governments to ppss laws of immediate
and pressing importune.* unless suspended
unm their u-aent should be obtained
that they have “ refused to pass other
•laws for the accommodation of targe dis
‘ t lets of people unless those people would
lelinqnish the right of re, resentution in
tne Legislature,’* a right IncMlinuble to
them and formidable to tyrants only;
t tint they have 4 made judges dependent
upon their will alone for the tenure of
their offices, and the amount and pay
ment of their salaries; that they have
erected a multitude of new offices and
sent hither swarms of officers to haia s
«>ur people and cut out their substance.
They have effected <o render the milita
ry Independent und superior to the oivi
power; combined with others to snbjec
us to a Jurisdiction foreign to our C-nuti
tutlon and unacknowledged by onr laws ;
quartered large bodies of armed troops
among us; protected them by a mock
trial trom punishment for any murders
which they should commit on the in
habitants of these Htutes; imposed taxo
upon us without our consent; deprived
us in many cases of the benel! I of trial In
jury; taken away our charter; ii cited
domestic insurrection .amongst ns ; abol
ished most valuable laws; altered Innda
mentally the firm of our government;
suspended onr own legislatures and de
clined themselves invested with power
to legislate for us in all casus whatsoev
er. "
Tills catalogue of crime, long a* it Is,
is not yet complete. The Constitution
vesta the judicial power of the United
Slates in one Supreme Court, who.su ju
is herd >ll shill exien I to nil cues tins*
Imr umler the Constitirion and laws of
ttio United Stales. Kncoumged hy this
promise of a relume from tyranny, a citi
zen ot the U niled .States, who, liy the or-
of a military conmnunlor, driven u*>.
der a sanction of a c nel ami del h*.oti
o not of Congress, hud been d rued toe
Constitutional rightsof liberty, of eon
science, freedom of the press, and or
speech, per-ional freedom from mhitaiy
arrest, of being held to answer for enme
only upon presentment ol anindieiine L,
‘of trial hy jury, of the writ of hahea-»
corpus, ami Lite protection of a eivil and
constitutional government—a citizen
thus deeply wronged, appeals to (he Su
preme Court tor the protection guaran
teed him hy the oruaniu law ot tile land.
At once a tierce ami exe t*«l majority, by
the ruthle-a hand m !e,l-l;Hire powdr,
stripped Ihe ermine liom tin* jiciges,
transferred the -Woid ofjust.ee to the
General ami remanded ihe oppre->MI cit
izen to a degradation and bondage woise
limn death*
it win also In; rec*n'ded'as onu of the
marvels of the Lime* that a parly claim
ing lor itself u monopoly of cm-d-m.-ncy
and patriotism, and boasting of it*, un
limited sway, endeavored by a c.*tiy
ami d liberate ti iat to Impeach one .vu'n
tielen *ed the Constitution urn I the U oioo,
not only throughout Hie war of Hu; re
bellion, but (luring the whole term • I
office ns chief magistrate; hut at the
same time could iiml no warrant or
means at their command to bring to - ri
al even tie chief of the rebellion. |j,«
deed, the nmmrkuld ■ failures in Ud.-.cu*c
were so often rep •uted that, for prop.iu
ty’n poke, il for no other reason, it became
at last iiO cssary to extend to him an un
conditional pardon. What more plainly
than this illustrates the extremity of par
,ty management and Inconsistency on the
one hand, and of faction, vindictivenc.-s
and intolerance on the other. I'alrioi
imu wiii hardly be encouraged when, in
t:U;ha recoid, it seems that its instant
reward may be most virulent puny abuse
and obloquy, If not attempted disgrace.
Instead ul seeking to make treason odi
ous, it would in truth seem to have been
their purpose rather to make the detence
of the Constiiulio i and Union a crime,
and to punish fidelity loan oath ofotllce.
if counter to parly dictation, by all ihi
means at their command.
Happily for the peace of the country,
the war has determined against the as*'
sumed power of the Stales to withdraw
at pleasure Irom the Union. The in.-di
tntiou nl slavery also found its de.mrin
liou in u rebellion commenced in it« in
terest. Il should oc borne in mind, imw
ever linii the war neither impaired nor
destroyed the Constitution, hut, on the
contrary, preserved its existence, and
Ilia le apparent Us ival power ami elidu- Jfcgr A BacHELOU*s Drkasl’—Onenight
ring strengtii An ib.- n »i- -wanted to ! wiulel lay Bleeping, I had a dream of
tlio £>• i .*s *, r. - .v. u people ae, . joy; 1 thought I had a charming wilo
llieiVf.ne, in am. Among those rights Is i U nd a darling little boy. I loved, Iho -
that »»l tne people ot each Stale to declare ged, I kissed them—lute them almost
the qualifications ot diuir own State elec- 1 whole. My little hoy got angry, my wife
tors. 1 1 i ■ now assumed that Congicss ] begun to’scold. Ji it soon a scream tern r
can co .trol lids vital rigid, which can i io awoke me from my sle*»p; my fucewa*
never be taken aw iy from the Stales scratched In piece*—plug'C take the little
without impairing the fundamental prm- brat I My wifesba was a pillow, my baby
i ciiilw of tuelf. It Hue* was a cat.
Rates for 3\durrtising.
ADVEnTIKCMKM* Will lit* Al TcO 0«Dt«
per lint* lor the tlnu mnertnm. ami nve cent
per line ror each snt>Ke«jiienl tiiH«*rii«ni.
lerly hulf-yciirly, mid yearly a<lvertiK*inri,u n-
Nertod ni a Überul reUucUou on me above rates.
AdverUKeiiieiiix Htmulrl he aceoiiipntiietl by the
Oahu. When -r*nl without atv length m ume
H|i»*isittpii for pnhMcnttnn. they Will be coulinned
uuul ordered out and charged acoordlucly.
JOB FrtINTINO.
C/».tng. flAjrmiiMjj.iJnuJULAKjj, and every oth*
er-loieriptl.m or Jon anil Oakd I‘rliuinc omn
rclintti nufuUtfHftii iilwpr !fl «
.1 ce-H.iry til the of tn*» Hs
• well as to the proteythm of tile it /erue-
I o. the pehpl ; for tlie r ght to seh*m the
i elector In whom the political power of
• I the State nhall he lodged Involves the
i right of the Slate togovcrn itself. When
deprived of this prerpgullve the States
• will I owe no power worth retaining.—
All wm he gone, mill thev will he mil>-
jeeteil to the u'hitrary will o Congress.
I he government will then he centralized
" not by the passage of laws, then hy the
adoption, through partisan influence, or
an amendment directly in conflict with
the original design of the Constitution.—
I his proves how necessary it is the peo
ple should require the administration of
the three great departments of the gov
ernment to he strictly within the limits
•»r the Constitution. Their boundaries
hqve been accurately defined, and nei
ther should he allowed t # trespass on the
I other, nor, above all, to encroach upon
I the reserved rights of the people and the
I .Stales. The trouble ofiho past four years
I will prove to the nation blessings, if they
produce so dealrublea result. Upon those
who became young men amid the sound
J of cannon and the din of arms, and who
quietly retu ned to fhe farms, the facto
ries, ami the schools of the land, will
principally devolve the solemn duly of
perpetuating the Union of the States, in
dr-fence of which hundreds of thousand-
I of their comrades expired, and hundreds
of millions of national obligations wore
incurred. A manly people will not ne
glect the training necessary to resist ag
gression, hut they ahou d l»o zealous lest
the civil ho made subordinate tollie mili
tary element. We need to encourage, in
every leg Llmate way, asm fy of theCun
slitutl ui for which the wac was waged,
i knowledge of and reverence for whose
wise checks, hv those so soon to occupy
'he places filled hy their seniors, will lie
■ he enly hope of preserving the republic.
I‘iie young men of the nation not yet un
der the control of pa ty must resist the
en.iency to centraliza'ion, an outg'owth
■d the great rebellion, and ho familiar
with the fact that the country consists of
the *• Untied Stiles,” ami that when the
Slates fU rendered Certain great lights
lor tile sake of a mote perfect Union,
they retained rights ns valuable and im
portant us those they relinquished for the
commonwealth. This sound o d doctiine,
ar different from the teachings that led
o the attempt to secede, and a kindred
theory Unit tho Suites were taken out of
ihe Union hy tho ra.-h acts of conspira
tor- that happened to dwell within their
borders, must be received and advocated
with the enthu-iasm of e uiy maiilionl,
» (he people will he ruled by corrupt
.amibinutions at the comnieioal centres,
which plethoric from weal h annually
migrate to the t o i ation to
purchase speeiil legislation. Until the
eprc&entaiivos of the people in Congioi-*
noie fullv exhibit t.ie diverge means
•nd interests of the whole nation, and
uws cease to l»e made without full dis *.us-
"u>o at the hell-sL of some puny leu Ur,
‘here will never lieu proper respect ah > vn
ov ih- law making power eiifo r to ihe
jmfclal or executive branch of tlie gov
ernment. Tne generation just beginning
■ o u- • the ballot box, it is beiievtd, » n y
need that their attention should lie eali
ed to the-e considerations to indiiael
h\ their voles Unit they wish tlieir iep
• e-enlatlves to observe all tne restrains
■vliicii the people, in adopting the Con
•titniion, Intended to impose on party
excess.
Calmly revising my administration
>f the government, I feel that (with a
•cose of acconmulilliiy to God -liavlng
on-eientioii-Jy endeavored to discharge
my wholcduu ). t have nothing to rtjgret.
’cuts have proved the cot reel ness of
-• policy set torih in my tirstundsebse
•*nt mes-mges. The wes which have
billowed the rejection of forbearance,
inagnunirnity and constitutiona’ rule are
known and deplored hy the nation. It
is a matter of jui le and gialificuilon,
in retiring from tho most exalted posi
tion in llie gift of a free people, to feel
ami know that In u long, arduous, and
evciitlul public life my not loti lias noier
been influenced by desire for gain, and
that t can, in alt sincerity, Inquire,
whom have I defrauded ? whom have 1
oppressed? or at whose hand have X re
ceived any bribe to blind my eyes there
with ? No responsibility for wars’ that
have lieeti waged, or blood that has been
shell, rests upon me. My thoughts have
been those of peace, and my. effort Ims
ever b 'tm to allay contentions among my.
countrymen. .
Forgetting tho past, let ua return to the
fust principles of tlie government, and
unfurling tlie bannerol our country, in
scribe up m it in ineffaceable characters,
” The Con.-tiituliou and tho Union, one
and inseparable. M
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, D. C., March 4, 1809.
A Stern Parent Outwitted,
Aii amusing case of marrying the
wrong, and, at the same time, the
man, recently occurred in MiJwaukie.—
The mimes of the parties are su"pressed,
hut tlie facts in a simple form areas fol
lows: Two young gentlemen—cull them
William umt 1 Henry—were in love with
the daughter of a wea'thy Milwaukio
citizen. The girl inllnttely preferred
Henrv; hut the parents would have
nothing to do with him, and urge! tlie
clalmsof William. To please her moth
er the young lady consented to marry
William, ami a day was arrange I for the
wedding to lake phiee. .
The bride with her fatheraod mother,
ami u laruo gat hot lug of gm-s s. amongst
winnn was Henry, were nfHemidei! in
due accordance with the progr t • •me, Imi
no bridegroom was there. . Hour after
hour passed, and siill the success (>I suit
or failed to make his appearance, when
at last, the bride, after the fashion of
these peis uh, threw her-elf into her
mother’s arms, declaring licit she could
never sustain the Insult, and that she
would poison heiselt lomiwifh. She
then went Into hysterics.
No one could give an account of Wil
liam or explain his alienee, and mailer-
Mere looking exceedingly serious and
.hysterical, when H» nry stepped forward
*nd said that he could nolheur to see th •
girl insulted, tind thereforo proposed'to
lake the place of the recent lover. N**
sooner said than done; tlie girl agr<el
to the arrangement losave her womtoed
hride, tlie mother to claim her tiaughtci ’s
sorrow, ami the pair were united. All
then went merrily as p< ss,hie. when,
in the inhNt of the festlvi i William,
dusty, travel stained ami fearfully excit
ed, hurst into the room.
An explanation was immediately de
manded, when ho said ho had received a
note from Illsaffianced hride teljing him
of an accident which had befallen his un
cle, and urging him to go and visit the
poor old gentleman in hi* calamity,, pro
mising him at the same time to postpone
the day of I heir marriage. William hnr
. ried off to Ids uncle, whom he found in ex
cellent health, and who cursed him up in
heaps for presuming to think that an ac
cident could have happene t to him.
Imagining something must ho wrong,
he hurried hack to the house of his sweet
heart, M»hon the truth Was told to him
oid|hedi>( overed that Henry had stepped
into hlsshoes. The daughter was asked
(oexptuiu her note, which she did In n
very lame way and everybody at onc
p:iw the dodge to get rid of the ohnoxhvi-
Wl'liam. William departed and ,wa>
laid Henry, whom he vigorously, assault
e I and was summoned before the magis
trate. Hence this story.