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Timtsdnyv August lj’lS72.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Tho fourth quarterly conven -on of
theM- D. S. S. Association met ini tho
church at Sheptierdatown at 10 o’cloeki
A , m m Saturday, July 20. During the
short session which was held no impor
tant business" was transacted. The
question: “ How can tye impress upon
the minds of children a love of. the
Holy Scriptures?” was proposed and
discussed after which the meeting was
adjourned to meet at 2 o’clock, P. M., in
a grove quite near .the town where
preparations had been, made to accom
modate the meetings of the convention.
■ The convention again met in the af
ternoon-agreeatly to adjournment and
opened with music from a choir under
direction of D. S. Mohler, and prayer
by Rev. 'Fleck, of Mechanicsburg. The
question “ Do Sabbath Schools accom
plish a work commensurate with their
means? I’' 1 ’' was 1 proposed for discussion,
and opehedbyllov. Fleck, who assum
ed the negative, arguing that Sabbath
’schools were becoming entrammeled
with forms and; peremonies’calculated
to weaken and destroy their results for
good. Ho believed; in' the old theory
of conducting. Sabbath Schools by our
fathers’* plans, until something better’
was substituted.: Mr.. A. N. , Eslinger
took the. affirmative. . He believed Sab
bath hjcbnol.s,:„Vf.ere. acconjplishing' a.
work conjtnepsijjrate with ’ their-means
and expressed ’ strong faith in singing,
and blackboard exercises), ipparting life
and intereab to a Sabbath School and
promoting its good.,
On motipn'bf'J; .Pi Kast, h query box
was established at this stage of the pro-
ceedings. ' .
After deciding upon dhe query box
the question under discussion was re
sumed by Ecy. Mower and John O’-
Hale in the affirmative.' After music
the question -ftas further discussed by
Eev. Winebigler and H. Bear.
Reports Of Sabbath Schools Was then
taken up. Reports from tho different
schools in the district: had been for
warded to, the Association. Each re-,
port was separately read and discussed
By the delegates and ■ members of the
Association. ~
After hearing .ail, the reports it was
decided to fix a place ,of meeting for
the next convention. Hogueslown was
proposed by Bi, A. Bucher; Church
town by vV. E. Biller; Boiling Springs
by G. T. B. 1 Herman and Trindle
Spring -by Eev. Fleck; Several per
sons spoke in favor of and advocated
the claims and propriety of holding the
convention at §ome of the places named.
A motion was made that it bo held at
Hogueslown,, which. was carried, by a
decided majority. A.N. fislingcr then
proposed as the next question for dis
cussion : “ Shbuid Sabbath Schools be
closed during winter?” After music
the convention adjourned to meet at 8
o’clock, p. M'.
At the appointed-Hour the evening
session of the convention was opened
with singing by the choir and prayer
by Rev. G.F. Sheaffer.:
Wm. Penn. Lloyd, Esq., of Mechan
icsburg, then favored the audience with
an able and highly instructive address,
on the subject: “The Position, and
Prospect of our Work.’’ , The speaker’s
manner was clear and forcible and the
address throughout abounded in figures
which for beauty and originality are
rarely surpassed. His comparisons and
simiiies were very accurate and true,'
and his illustrations, though ' princi-
pally of a military nature, had the ef
fect of rendering clear and enforcing his
arguments. The, largo audience thro’
the entire address, listened with mark-
ed attention., .Although In the grovp,
where every opportunity, and. eyen in
ducement for inattention and conversa
tion might be had the audio nee'remain
ed perfectly quiet, : which fact alone 1
speaks in the strongest terms of the
merits of Mr; Loyd’s address.
After einging-a collection was held to
meet the expenses of the occasion.,.The
question: “Should Sunday Schools be
closed during .winter?’’ was opened by.
A. N. Esiinger. Mr. E. sees but very
few reasons Why Sunday [Schools should
not be.kept.epeb.alX the year P . Had he
the question to 1 settle, whether they
should be kept open in-winter or sum
mer, he,.wObld gay; close them in. the
hot sultry,summer. In his district they
generally decide the question by ascer
taining the reasons for closing and if
none are given they conclude to contin
ue. He earnestly advocated the affirm
ative throughout and urged all Sunday
School men to try ttie experiment and
sea whether it wilt’not succeed. Mr.
Esiinger was followed by Bev. G. F.
Sheaffer who alsO advocated the afflrm
ativo'iq'theatlrpngest term?.. ,Mr. Lloyd
followed; .with; his usual ardor bringing
some strong arguments to bear with pe
culiar.effect upon the affirmative. Oth
ers likewise.took part in the discussion,
some giving arguments in favor of the
negative, lengthening the debate into a
late hour. , .. i , ;
Sunday.Mobning, July 21st, J 1872.
At 9 o’clock, a.‘ it., the convention
was again called to order and formally
opened with scripture and prayer by
Eev. A.. ,\y. .Lily, of York. “ Starry
Crown” was sang. by the class, after
which J y J., Rebman, of Harrisburg,
dellverecl an .address, on the topjo of
Class Work. He claimed that there
can be no effective class work without,
proper organization. Three kinds of
classes should be organized, viz: Adult,
junior and i Infant classes. Of these
adults' are the most difficult to teach
because they think they know too
much. Like many others ho held that
small children require a teacher of the
finest intellect and superior qualiflcar
tlons to interest them and secure their
attention. He treated at some length
upon ■ the management of the class.—
Every enterprise requires a manager.—
Managing tho elass la the most serious
part of the work. The first duty of the
Ilw imeriefln Mustecr
BY JOHN B. BRATTON.
manager is to get the love of those he
manages. It 1s also a teacher’s business
to be in his place at least five minutes
before his class, and every teacher
must know something before he at
tempts to teach anything. The teacher
must know his scholars, their home
training, their companions, everything
calculated to influence character. Eve
ry teacher rhuat ask himself whether
his pupil knows more than, he did be
fore became to Sunday School. Teach
ers should let their light shine and Il
luminate. the pathway of childhood. —
Some persons think they cannot teach
because they lack intelligence; all can
teach if they are in in earnest. No dis-
tinction must be made in classes. —
Teachers must love their work, then
they can succeed in teaching children
and the children in return will love to
be taught. Neither must teachers be
afraid to talk to their pupils, tell them
about Jesus and ask whether they love
him.. The teacher who does not do
this neglects his duty.
After music Mr. Eebraan was follow
ed by Eev. A. W. Liley on the Organ
ization of a Sabbath School. The first
thing necessary is material to be organ
ized and this must be hunted up and’
gathered in. Sabbath School officers
and teachers are not doing their duty
unless they so employ themselves.—
Country schools have obstacles in the
way of success which town or city
schools have not. Sometimes there is
much partiality shown. Families
blessed with wealth and distinction are
very eagerly hunted ,up and their chil
dren brought into Sunday School while
others, not so favorably circumstanced,’
are entirely neglected. This is wrong.
In some localities there are some chil
dren who have never seen a Sabbath
School or a bible; these arc the proper,
material to hunt’ up for the work;
‘let every child that can be reaohedbe
brought in. Nor should parents be ne
glected, for when once the parents are
brought to the Sabbath School it is no
hard matter to get the children there.
Bring in children of every name, dis
tinction, of all ages and sizes, but above
all do not discriminate between tne
high and the low. Disposition is per
haps the best ground upon which to
classify a school. The Sabbath School
cause has made more rapid progress
thin any other institution growing out
of the church. All church members,
old and young, should belong to the
Sabbath School, for there is no more
beautiful sight than that of old men
and women coming with children and
grand-children by their ,side seeking to
swell Sabbath School classes. The
time, we trust, is not distant when
church members will be considered de-
linquents who do not attend and pro
mote the ■ interests of the Sabbath
School. After a piece of music sang by
the Shepherdstown Sunday School, Mr.
Salinger Wob oallod upon and gave cv.
blackboard exercise. He read from the
sixteenth chapter of-St, Luke, that por
tion relating to the rich man and the
beggar which he beautifully illustrated
to the interested little folks gathered in
front of him.
On - motion, G. M. D. Eckels, Jacob
Heraminger and Smith Kaufman were
appointed a committee to draft resolu
tions expressive of the sentiments of
the association. The meeting was then
adjourned for the forenoon.
At 2 o’clock, p. m., the convention
opened its afternoon session with sing
ing an anthem: “ Jesus, Lover of My
Soul,” and prayer by Bev. J. A. Hengy,
Mr. A. N. Esiinger then favored the
audience with an address on the subject,
Im provoment of Teaching Power,- The
qualifications of a Sabbath School teach
er he enumerated, viz: Love your
work; study your lesson; be punctual;
preserve order; occupy your time;
visit your scholars; pray for success.—
These he severally commented upon at
some length., A teacher should, Ist.
Talk to his pupils ; 2d. He should ex
plain to them.; 3d. He should apply
his lesson to the pupil4th. He.should
question the children; Oth. He should
have patience; 6th. He should exem
plify; 7th. He should remember his
responsibility. ■ Singing he specially
commented.upon aa being a great im
provement in Sabbath School work.—
The speaker then gave another of his
useful and practical blackboard exer
cises. Ho read the miracle of the five
loaves and two fishes and for some
tinie further interested and instructed
his audience by Illustrating and ex
plaining it upon the board.
• 'The choir then sang “ Beautiful Land
of Best,’.’ after which Mr. Rebmangave
' a blackboard exercise. In some gener
al remarks he spoke most earnestly of
1 awful import of the present hour, urg
ing upon each and every one present to
take home the lessons learned at this
convention, there apply them and
make this meeting a success. There’
cometh an hour when he under differ
ent circumstances must again confront
this audience and give an, account of
the work and words of this hour, let it
then be such and received and applied
in such a manner that the result and
recollection of it in that coming hour
may be joy unspeakable. Rev. J; A'
Heagy followed in a short address en
couraging Sabbath School teachers to
earnest work and perseverance in their
labors.
“ When shall wo Meet Again?" was
sang by the audience. The committee
on, resolutions presented its report
which was adopted, followed by some
remarks from the president of the asso
ciation, very pertinent to the hour.
After the singing of the doxology, and
a benediction by Rev. J. A. Heagy the
convention was adjourned sine die.
The following statistics wore gathered
from the reports made to the officers of
the association.
No. of male teachers, 51
“ “ female “ 82
No. of male scholars,
“ female "
11 male scholars over 15
yrsofage, 65
No. of female scholars over
15yrs. of ago, 161
■ Total HOC
No. of velum es in libraries, 4648
No. of schools represented in
M. D. S. S, A.,
No. of schools not represent
ed,
No. of schools closed in win
ter,
No. of delegates present,
No. of officers “
Union Sabbath Schools rep
resented,
United Brethren,
Presbyterian,
Evangelical,
Lutheran,
Methodist,.
Resolved, That we hail with delight
the increased interest in Sabbath
School work growing out of the meet
ings of the M. D. S. S. Association.
Resolved, That we witness with pleas
ure the growing interest manifested
everywhere in ' the Sabbath School
cause.
Resolved, That the thanks of this as
sociation are. hereby tendered the citi
zens of. Shepherdstown and vicinity for
the kind and courteous manner in
which . they received and
all strangers attending the convention.
Resolved, That the thanks of this as
sociation am hereby tendered toD. S.
Mohler and those persons under his di
rection who,furnished the music on the
occasion. .
Resolved, ’That the thanks of this as
sociation are'Hereby tendered, those
speakers and lecturers who rendered
our proceedings so . interesting and,
profitable. .
Resolved, ■ • That the ■ proceedings of
this convention be .published in our
county papers.
As a gentleman from Now York was
taking a glass of wine at the St. Louis,
at the'cdrher of Freeman and Hopkins
streets, Cincinnati, about three weeks
ago, he observed at another table, seat
ed, a German who seemed uneasy and
anxious, as if there might have been a
Franoo-Prussian disturbance between
bis beer and himself. Presently in ran
a little girl, her face radiant with
smiles, exclaiming,
’ “Oh, father! we’ve got a little baby
at home.”
“ Dat is goot,” said the Dutchman, as
the anxiety disappeared from his coun
tenance ; “ fill up der glasses.”
Not many minutes elapsed before in
rushed the little girl aggln with the an
nouncement,
“ Ot, father, we’vo cot two little bone
at home.”
- The Dutchman looked a great deal
astonished and .not* at all gratified at
the little family redundancy, but rising
at length to the magnitude of the occa
sion, he said,
“ Veil don dat ish goot. Fill up der
glosses.”,
In a few moments again appeared .the
radiant messenger, with the astonish
ing proclamation,
“Oh, father, we’ve got three little
boys at home 1”
This was too much even for Teutonic
Impassiveness. There was no further
call for glasses
“ Veil, den,” says he, " Xtjoes up dere
and slhops the whole tam pisness /”
A Failure.— Col, Moore, a . veteran
politician of the old Dominion, enjoyed
great personal, popularity on account
of his affability of manner, and of
course could always carry a big vote
Whenever he was. up for office. He
generally spoke to every one he, met,
and usually convincing them he knew
them well. He met his match one
morning, however, when on meeting, a
countryman he shook hands heartily
with him and commenced:
“Why, how'do you do, Thir? am
very glad to thee you; a fine day Thir,
I thee , you still ride your old gray,
Thir.”
“ No, sir, this horse is one I borrowed
this mornin’.”
“ Oh! ah I well Thir, how are the old
gentleman and lady ?”
“My parents have been dead about
three years, sir.”
“ But how about your wife, Thir, and
the children ?”
“ X am an unmarried man, sir.”
“ True enough. Do you still live on
the old farm?”;
“No, sir, I’ve just arrived from
Ohio, where I was born.”
« Well, Thir, I guoth I don’t know
you after all. Good morning, Thir.
• Too Modest.—A young lady with a
number of others, who were Injured by
a railroad accident near Boston, was.
carried to a hospital.. The surgeon
came round and said to the fashionable
miss:
“Well, madam, what can I do for
you ?”
“ Doctor, one of my limbs is bro-
ken.”
“ One of your limbs ?” said ho j “well
which limb is it?”
“ Oh, X can’t tell you, doctor, but it’s
one of my limbsi”
“ One of your limbs 1” thundered the
doctor, out of patience; “which llhib is
it—the one you thread a needle with?”
“No, sir,” she answered with a sigh,
“ It is the limb I wear a garter on.
The doctor attended to her and then
said: .
“ Youpg woman, never say limb
again In a hospitalfor when a woman
gets as fastidious as that, the quicker
she dies the bettor.”
A young lady in last
week dropped a newspaper oil the
bridge. A young gentleman who had
not kept posted with the fashions, pick
ed It up and offered it to the young
lady. She Indignantly repudiated the
ownership, and ho is wondering what
made her look so rand.
Total
J. Zeameb,
G. M. D. Eckels,
Secretaries.
RESOLUTIONS.
-■ S. H.'Kaufman,.
J. Hemming®?,
G. M. D. Eckels,
Committee,
Dat Ish Goot,
CARLISLE, PA.. THE
‘ IpOtticJlL
THE MOTHER'S LAMENT.
Yon spot In tUo churchyard.
How sad ia tho-'bloom,
That summer flings round it.
In llowora and perfume;
H la tby dust, my darling,
Gives life to each ross,
>Tls because thou hast withered,
The violQt blows.’.
The miles bend meekly
On thy bosom above.
But thoa wilt not pluck them,
Bweot child of my love.
I see the green willow
Droop low o’er thy bed,
But I see not the ringlets
That decked thy fair head,
* » :V ; 1 •:* V;'
I hear tho hoo humming
Around thy bright grave;
Can be dream death la hidden
Whore sweet fiowmta wave?
From the white cloud above thee
the iark scatters song, -
But I list for thy voice,
Oh I how long, oh I how long.
Thou come back, my dprUuu, ,
'Arid'c6mb back to (lay, :
For thesoul of thy mother
' Grows faint with delay. •
The home of thy childhood
lflsot,
Thp conch and obarabor—
.■W’hy cpmWthounotyot? t
THE ANSWER.
Oh I mother, swoefahotbqr.
Whoso love liko the wjmv
llid treasures anil jewels,
, Ai?d also a grave; . i/'.-.
Too strong in ita.fuilnbsar.
• Too deep in its power—
Oh I hush, precious mother,
, The grief bfthls*hour.
I walk ’mid the palm trees,
And drink of the rills,
That oh earth are but types of
What God hero fulfills,
The Joys of my childhood, 1 .*
How dim they-appear— .
Yes, dim are the brightest
When looked on from hero.
Then stay not, then mourn not, , i
Then yield ,npt to fenVs,;
The flowers love hath planted
p, steep not-In tears;,
There’s beauty, there’s blessing
On earth loft for thoo,
But bid mo not share them—
There’s more hero for me.
glfejt'ellaneflttl
CHOLERA INFANTUM.
HOW THE DISEASE MAX BE AVOIDED.
An Admirable Begimen Laid Down hy an
, Able Philadelphia Physician for" the
Avoidance of the Dread Disease-Simple
Suggestions that’ Oan be Followed by All
—A Piper'Tory Well Worth Beading.
[Prom Fornoy’s Press.!
Sib: The mortality among children
in Philadelphia during the past few
weeks has been .such as to excl to the
moat earnest solicitude for the adoption,
if possible, of measures, and the . pro
mulgation of knowledge thereof.
Whereby this 1 terrible destruction of
life apaong our little innocents may be
arrested, or at least ameliorated. My
own convictions based upon the moat
gratifying experience, In reference to
this important matter are so strong that
I feel impelled, forthe sake of humani
ty, t) give them publicity. •
The three principal causes of the dis
astrous malady, cholera infantum, may
be cited ns, first, indirectly, the height
ened temperature of the atmosphere,
which predisposes the general system
to congestion and inflammatory action;
secondly! undue taxation of the diges
tive function, through injudicious feed-
lug; and thirdly, anti, perhaps, meal of
all Important, 1 the influence updn the
system upon such water as is generally
provided in cities for drinking purposes.
That the latter is one of the essential
causes of this disease may be inferred
from; the fact that cholera'infantum is
so peculiarly incident to cities, to be al
most entirely unknown In the country,
where people are provided with pure
wa,ter from excavated wells or running
springs.
'Whatever different; theories may,bo
deduced from the repeated' cherbioal
analyses of our own city water, and ad
mitting even its purity, in so. far as
these chemical tests can determine; it is,
nevertheless, certain that the great sup
ply required by all large communities
necessitates, 1 for the purpose, the appro
priation of large streams, that become
the receptacles, in their long journey to
their ultimate reservoirs, oi a great deal
of filth and noxious animal and vege
table matter; and it cannot be doubted
when the subtile character of malarious,
atmosphere is considered, that water,
also, may acquire a characteristic con
dition somewhat akin to that of malaria
from ‘these 1 manifold decompositions
fully as capable of inducing morbid ac
tion in the human economy, though it
may not be possible, through chemical
tests, ’to discover the offending pecu
liarity.,
I would not be understood as reflect
ing upon the water of Philadelphia
alone, l)ut Tether tljafc this baneful ele
ment, aqueous malaria, if the expres
sion be allowed, Is incident to aU bodies
of water more or less stagnant in large
reservoirs, and consists of some specific
yet Impalpable result of decomposition,
influenced by a high temperature, and
perhaps peculiar electric condition of
the air.
. Not, however, to go into lengthy de
tails of reasoning upon causes more or
less obscure, X will pass on to what is
most Important to those who have lit
tle children, namely, recount the gene
ral management, in reference to cholera
In'fantnmy ,■which, under plentiful ob
servation, has been followed by the
happiest results. ■ First ol all, it is es
sential to
■keep the OHH.D cool.
This may be accomplished by means
of frequent and protracted bathing In
Water cooler than the atmosphere. If
the temperature of the atmosphere is
very high—say about from 80 to 90 de
grees Fahrenheit, or if It is close and
oppressive—the bathing should be re
peated a number of times in the course
of the day, the water for this purpose
being regulated to about 65 or 70 de
grees. Sometimes, instead of Immer-
ISDAY, AUGUST 1, 1872,
sing the child In tho water, it may suf
fice to sponge It copiously. Thus
treated, the child will feel cool and
comfortable for several hours, after
iwhich the process may be repeated,
there being no cause for apprehension
whatever, that the little one will be
weakened thereby (as is sometimes
erroneously supposed), even If kept in
the water for half an hour at a time.—
The
OBJECT OP THIS BATHING
Is to substitute a surrounding medium,
the temperature of which may be regu
lated at will, for the atmosphere whose
temperature is not so readily modified.
Who has not experienced the refreshing
feet of a bath, when the weather is
very warm, in water' of a lower tem-
jrature than that of the air at the time
wevalling ? Is It not manifest that the
some refreshing advantage will accrue
toilttle children ? .
■ V AS TO DIET.
The most important article of food is
milk, accompanied after the tenth
Inonhof the infant’s age with a small
qdai dty of crushed water-cracker,
soali d in-the milk' In the form of
“pa I." Great care should be taken
riot > overfeed babies during the warm
seas n; as the function of digestion. at
sue! time is just as much averse to be
ing overworked as are the functions of
the muscles. Every one knows what a
foiling of languor and disinclination for
eseroise heat produces —in this feeling
ihe stoinnch participates with duo
proportion
THE MILK
that is used should be as fresh as it can
possibly be had. If a cow could be
milked' every time the baby needs
feeding! it would be all the better. At
ill events the milk should be freshly
ilrawn from the udder at least twice a
cay, and to facilitate its preservation
siould bo Immediately boiled-and then
coaled, and kept oil Ice in closely cover
ed vessels. It should be remembered
that milk, as contained in the cow’s
udder, is a living , vital secretion, and
has teen called liquid flesh; but the
moaent it becomes separated from the
living body, into an extraneous vessel,
It asmmes a different character, which,
though not as apparent as is the case
with the coagulation of the blood when
drawn from the veins, ■ nevertheless,
modifies it to some extent as food for
the young, and hastens towards decom
position. It is for the purpose of
slaying this process to.sorae extent that
ithe milk should be boiied. All the
[water, too, that is given to infants for
drink 1
SHOULD FIRST BE BOILED,
ind, wiioii cooled and settled, carefully
poured of from the top, bottled, and
Jopt on ice. The process of boiling
purifies and distils the water, and de
stroys ttie vitality, to a great extent at
least, of tne parasites it may have
ooiMined. But to do still more
towards neutralizing the injurious of
fers of the water, a few drops of pure
Cognac brartdy should be added to
every drink given the infant. Some
i times a few drops of lemon juice (if the
child is a year old or over) may be
aded'or a little chamomile tea, in the
iiroportio n of a teaspoonfull to a wlne
klassfui of the water. A very little
sugar, also, should always be added.
Of wafer thus modified the child may
dSnir without let or hinderance,
giirding only against too large quan
tity at a time. In fact the water thus
giten will aid in cooling the blood from
wijhln, and diminishing its tendency
toyards congestion, even as the lotions
ana bathing exert this effect from with
out!
I| these general precautionary meas*
ure be regularly-and persistently ad
bcrd to, I confidently believe that
cho sra infantum, instead of continu
iug'to bo the terror and apprehension
Of all parents, would become almost
fxtinct, except as among the unhappy
Jesuits of careless nursing or congenital
jonslitutional debility.
C. H. Haeseleb, H. D.,
No. 2009 Arch street.
A Gentle Rebuke.— A lady riding In
la car on the North Central railroad,
Iwaa dieturbed in her reading by the con
versation of two gentlemep occupying
me seat before her. One of them seemed
b be a student of some college on his
▼ay home for vacation. He used much
ri-ofane language, great to the annoy
a\ce of the lady. She thought she would
rimke him, and on begging pardon for
iirerrupting them, asked the student if
hdhad studied the languages.
Ves, madam; I have mastered the
languages quite well'’
‘So you read and speak Hebrew ?’
‘Quite fluently.’
be so kind as'to do mo a
small favor. 1
pleasure; lam at your service.’
•Will you be bo kind as to do your
awaring in Hebrew V
wo may well suppose the lady was
nol annoyed any more by the ungen
tlefnahly language of this wou!d*be gen
tleman,
f‘O, mother I mother 1
What, son?”
Mayn’t I have the big blble up In
my room to-day ?”
; “Yes, my child, in welcome. You
don’t know what pleasure it gives me
'to see your thoughts turn that way.—
But what sticks are those you ha ye in
your hand?”
“ Why, trap triggers. Here’s the
standard, you see, that’s the flipper,
and the one with the fat meat on the
end is the long trigger. There’s a
mouse keeps coming into my room,
insulting me, and I want to set the big
'blble for a dead-fall and try and knock
tho stuffing out ol him.”
Ah Illinois man who was lately arrest
ni (nr obtaining money under false pre
i,was discharged on his producing
„ r, .-,-ipt showing that he had paid his
i,,.'., .paper subscription In advance for
tin. r ais years.
A I’attbbsun hoy put a lighted match
lum a nearly empty powder keg, to see
what would happen. Ho won’t do so
again, ns his curiosity is satlsfled, but
theglrlwho sits next to him in school
thinks he'd look better with his nose
political.
CARL SOHURZ_AT HOME!
He Speaks to Sis Constituents
HIS PUBLIC CONDUCT.
motives Which Govern Him •
His Actions' in tho Senate.
Extract from Mr. Sdmrz's Speech.
St. Louis, July 22.—At the Liberal
Bepublloan meeting at the Temple to
night, called for the purpose of electing
a county executive committee, Senator
Bohurz delivered a very lengthy and
elaborate address, of which the following
Is an extract:
BCHUBZ ON HIS OWN PUBLIC CONDUCT.
The Senator starred out by saying
Standing before my constituents, I deem
It my duty to give an account of my pub
lic conduct, the motives which have gov
erned, and the ends It is intended to sub
serve* I can do this in no better way
tban by expressing fully and frankly my
views on events which have produced
the present extraordinary situation of
our public national affairs; events in
which I took a small part, and also to
state what I consider my duty as a patri
otic citizen to do in order to promote the
best interests of the republic. It baa
been my misfortune to displease many
with whom I co-operated in the political
field for many years, and .from whom I
now with groat regret find myself sepa
rated. To the attacks with which 1 some
of them endeavor to overwhelm me*!
have but one to answer. When 1 I Wfl3
honored with a seat In the Senate of the
United States, I expected to support the
administration which then came into
.power. The tasks It was called, to per
form were of universal importance. The
civil war was over; Its logical results—
the abolition of slavery and the organi
zation of free labor society In the South
re just reduced to political form and
imbedded- iu tb© constitution of the rc*
public. It remained to fortify those re
sults by reconciling to them the minds
of the Southern people, so that their de
velopment could be securely left to the
working local self-government instead
of the rule of force. To this end a wise
and generous policy, appealing to the
best instincts of human nature, was re
quired to assuage tho passions and-ani
mosities the war bad left behind it, and
to make those who had been overcome
loathe conflict of arms as much as possi
ble satisfied with the new order of things.
During a period of great public danger
the constitutional, restrictions of power
bad not unfrequently yielded to com
manding necessity. The law had been
overridden by the exigencies of the mo
ment, and the people had become accus
tomed to a government of force. It was
necessary to restore the Integrity of the
law, and make it respected by tho gov
erning party, as well as by thoao who
were governed. Great abuses had crept
into the public service, aggravated by
the irregular practices of war-like times.
The public Interest imperatively de
. manded a thorough reform. The people
were loaded down with enormous bur
dens, and, , while willing to bear all for
their country, they looked for reasona
ble belief through a sound financial pol
icy.
THE ADMINISTRATION’S EXTRAORDI
NARY OPPORTUNITIES AND EX
. TRAORDINARY FAILURES,
While these problems were uncom
monly perplexing, the incoming admin
istration was favored with extraordinary
opportunities.. The ruling bad wielded
almost undisputed power. It bad a
great history,behind it'from which it
might have drawn a noble inspiration
for new efforte, - aiming, at something
higher than selfish advantage. It bad
conquered underabannerofpeace. There
was an abundance of character and tal
ent in Us ranks to fit it for the work of
reform* The newly elected President
had the confidence of the country In ad
vance. The masses of the people were
well disposed. The greatness of the task .
to be performed, as well as of the possi
bilities presented, could scarcely fall to
excite the noblest ambition. A success
great enbugh to be the envy of the
world was within reach. It. did not re
quire very great men to see and apprecl-,
ate such opportunities, but it required
what I might call the genius; of .small
ness to lose them all. More than three
years of that administration are now be
hind as part of the history of the repub
lic, and what has become of our hopes?
A disappointment which makes further
hope appear like mockery. This ad
ministration which commenced Us ca
reer under such happy auspices, has in
so alarming a degree developed some of
the very workt tendencies of our political
life that its continuance 1 u authority ap
pears as a danger and menace to free in
stitutions* Id no period of our history,
perhaps, has the selfishness of power and
the grasping greed of party stood more
insidiously, stubbornly and conspicuous
ly in the way of manifest duty. Let us
take a survey of the field, and trust to
the evidences of bur senses.
THE FIBST DUTY— CONCILIATION OP THE
SOUTH,
The first great object of our policy
should have been to renationalize tho
South, to revive among the Southern
people feelings calculated to attach their
hearts again to the fortunes of the Un
ion. For, let us not indulge In the delu
sion that the holding together by force
of its component parts Is a basis upon
which a republic can safely rest or long
endure. It requires that bond which
binds together the hearts of tho people,
and not their bodies only; and to create
that bond was for us the highest object
of statesmanship. We read of King
Frederick William IX. of Prussia, the
father of Frederick the Great, that he
was fond of occasionally cudgeling such
of his subjects as displeased hlmi One
day, while walking in the streets of
Berlin, he saw a man hurriedly turn a
corner at his approach. The king over
took him, and asked, “ why do you run
away from me?” “Because I was
afraid of your majesty," replied the
trembling burgher. " Weil, you rascal,’’
said the king, " do you know I want my
subjects to love me, and not to fear me?”
And to produce that love he gave him
a sound drubbing. Such methods of
I creating - sentimental attachment may
Have passed more than a century ago in
VOL. 59.-NO. 8*
a despotic kingdom,"but In a country
like this love Is not Inspired by caresses
of that kind, and even In Prussia they
have long since come to the conclusion
that It requires very different methods to
build up and hold together a great em
pire. In order to revive patriotic feeling
and national attachment In the South,
we had to convince the people we'were'
their friends and not their conquerors
only; that wo had their welfare at heart,
and not our advantage. Only when we,
made them believe In the purity and un
selfishness of our Intentions could we
hope to regain their affections. Let us
see what was done by the administration
and ruling party. <
BOBBERY ANDRUINOUS MISGOVERNMENT.
ENCOURAGED IN THE SOUTH. .
The great social revolution gfown out
of the war had resulted, by logical ne
cessity, In the enfranchisement of the
colored people. Only by the exercise of
political rights can the free laborer main
tain bis independence, but tbe colored
voters, untutored and Inexperienced, fell
under the leadership of unprincipled ad
venturers. Ido not say that this could
have been entirely prevented. It was
one of the usual consequences of great
soolal revolutions, but Us effects might
well have been limited In time and ex
tent by a wlsepollcy. -As It was, a sys
tem of robbery and ruinous mlsgovern
toent ensued which has hardly a parallel
In history. Most’ of those States were,
with Incredible rapidity, burdened with
enormous debts.without any equivalent.,
Scores of, millions disappeared, as. If by
magic, In the, capacious, darkness of pri
vate, pockets. . Impoverished as those'
States were by war, they are new stripp
ed naked.’ The public expenses became
absurdly extravagant ; the taxes unbear
able. Under such 'loads Indbstrjr, was
discouraged and flagged. TjUtorprisC
sank down with hopeless despair, Pro
duction diminished, and, Incredible as
it may seem, while the rest of the coun
try iwas progressing prosperously, the,
valiie of real property in many of those
Stoteaappeared In the census of IS7O, af
after five years of peace, far below the
figures exhibited ,by the census of 1830. i
Buoh have been the ' effects of. so-called
carpet-bag government In the South.—
Who was responsible for this? Those
governments were and are, at this,mo?,
fnent carried on In the name.and under,
the auspices of the Republican, party. It
was through, them; that, the
people felt the touch of degrading power.
It was In them that they saw the, spirit
working. Was- that impression wrong?
Consider Impartially what reasons they
had for It.
DISFRANCHISEMENT AND I'M OONSEQUBN-
CEB.
While the most reckless end rapacious
of political blood suckers were thus
plundering those communities a syatonl ]
of political disabilities was maintained
which excluded a large number of the
intelligent and. property holding men
from eligibility to office, and I bus from
active participation In the administra
tion of public affairs. A large number of
those who had the greatest stake in good
government were thus told that it was no
business of theirs. While In this way on
the one side the work of the plunderers
was fabllintated, It was not wonderful
that on the other the summons yon shall
love this government did not meet with
enthusiastic response. The removal of
political disabilities—although Its good
effects could not'have been dpiibted—
was studiously put off until It could no
longer bo denied ; aye, until the Clnciii;
natl convention bad shown that the
question could, bo trifled with no longer,
and when amnesty was granted It was
done with snob useless restrictions and.
with such a grudging grace as to make it
appear that those who gave It would
much rather have withheld It. It is
simply the first victory of the Cincinnati
movement.' Look over the legislation of
Congress touching the late Insurrection
ary States. Study , attentively the bayo
net law, the. ku klux law, as they now
present themselves In retrospective view.
The ends that legislation , was tq reach
were apparently good. Grave disorders
had occurred In the Southi Voters had
been terrorized in the 1 exerclsS. of. their,
rights, innocent and .Inoffensive per
sons had been cruelly persecuted, op
pressed; maltreated, killed, by'organized
hands of The laws I spoke,
of were ostensibly intended to protect
the rights of citizens and to'repress such
disorder. Well meaning persons, to
whom even wheh opposing the passage
of those laws i always gave credit for
good,intentions, were • drawn Into their
support by their generous sympathies' for
those whom they ■ considered in peril;
but what was the character of those laws,,
what their effect, and what the secret
aim of satire of the master spirits who
designed them ? Not paly did they,
while protecting the rights of some,’
break down the bulwarks of the citizens
against arbitrary authority, and by trans
gressing all const! tutlqnal limits of pow
er endanger the rights'of .all. Not only |
did they awaken in the breasts ofmany, |
however well disposed, the grave appre
hension that a government or ruling
party assuming so much would stop at
nothing, but such measures served'di
rectly to sustain In power ,the ,very ad
venturers, who, by their revolting sys:
tern of plunder, w'ero violently keeping
alive the spirit of disorder wbioh that
legislation would repress. Some of the
very worst of that thieving fraternity
have been constantly banging around
Congress, bawling and pressing for the
extremest measures, with no other view
but that every such act would be likely
to give them a new lease of power, and
extend their freedom to steal.
THE HAWS CONVERTED INTO INSTRU-
MENTS QE TYRANNY.
How much they care about the pro
tection of the rights of citizens and the
lives of Innocont.porsona I do not know.
But I am certain they value such laws
especially as a political machinery to
control hallpt boxes, as securing an ex
tension to their plundering license.
How will these laws servo that purpose?
You will learn by studying the history
of the South during the last few years.
I have been Informed that at this mo
ment, In a certain part of North Caro
lina, over 600 indictments found In some
way under* that legislation, are held by
the United States authorities In terrorem
over the heads of so many voters and
their friends to make them vote and ex
ert their influence at the Impending
State election as the managers of the
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Grant party direct. 'lt- Is thus’ that ;tho
ruling party makes itself felt In those
States. It is. In this light that the ma
jesty of tbe national government appears
to those people, not as a friend to lift
them up from their prostration, to guide
them out of their errors, with a generous
hand, and to make them look up to the
national flag as a symbol of justice and
fairness equal to all I not that, but as the
ally, and abettor of, the robbers who euok,
their blood, as the mainstay of a system
which drains thelr rcsources, blasts their
hopes, emasculates their energies, mocks
their enterprise and .condemns thom' to '', '
utter poverty, distress - and • ruin. . you . .
honest. Republicans, whose ears have
been assiduously filled only with horri-
ble ku-klux etbrles, and whoso mind is
unversed in the mysteries of-party man-
agement, you may look with surprise at
this picture. Yon ' understand that the
affection of these people cannot bo suc
cessfully Invited by the cry, “ Yon must
love us, If It takes your last penny.”
THE PROSTITUTION OP TT*B REPUBUCAN
PARTY
You ask how it is possible that so
wicked a game, should be carried on by
the leaders of a party wont to boast of Ita
great principles. It would bo Impossi
ble had not that party : fallen under the
control Of a e elfishness so unscrupulous
as to put party success above the best
principles If ever possessed. YOU. must
know that carpet-baggerdom Is exceed
ingly faithful to the party, except, per
haps, when its leading spirits, qllarrcllng
over the spells,: fall out among them
selves. It Uvea upon party fidelity, and
It'preaoheßdt as its political gospel.' It
relies upon the vlrtue-of-party fidelity
to hover a multitude Ofsins.. Itispnds its
representatives to Congress strong enough
,l n number to make up;majorities. They
ate the stpunojiept pud most zealous sup?
porters of the administration for value
received; 1 Tfiey are the household troops,
always ready to marchforward and' back • ;
wardj and'to Wheel to . the right: and to,;
the left, as the administration managers ,
may dlreotii There are exceptions as there
are white crows,hut they are few. Whatev • ,
er legislativeschemethe administration '
.may set up, by whatever means of par
tisan, tyranny In oduous dr in Congress
the opposition df Independent men Is to
be put down, those house hold troops can
be counted dni They faithfully aid-the
’ administration In governing the country ■
—ln governing you. For that thdy re*
delve their patronage, iand by : that, pa- .
tronage the administration aids and sc#-
tains them. In their States., They distri
bute the ofiipes among their retainers, .
who are equally faithful. Thus ttjdy or
ganize tfielr'home forces, through whom
they rule the patty at home. -These for*
ces are at their service, and thro’ them
at the services of, the administration*
Thus the system furnishes votes in Con- ,
gross, delegations to national conven
tions boiling over with enthusiasm for
the re-nomination of the President, and
it Is expeoted to furnish electoral votes
to continue him In power. I suspect.
however, It Will not famish enough. In
the meantime, carpet-bag government,
sustained by the patronage of the gov
ernment, andby the countenance oftiio
ruling party, lustily plies Its trade and
fills Us pockets, and yon honest Repub
licans wonder why the late rebels will
not become loyal enough to vote the Re
publican .iloket. , ,
RECONCILIATION IMPOSSIBLE UNDER,THE
1 PRESENT dispensation. •
But to me this seems Certain ; as long
as party aaoendandyTs ; maintained by
such means, as long as, party selfishness
stands indhe way of honest government,
as long as the national power appears as -
the ally and abettor of corruption and
robbery In the South, that hearty recon
dilation 1 , tnat universal restoration of
cordlal'feelltur which this Country stands
so mudi In need of, and which every pa
triotic citizen must desire with the whole
at dor of his soul can not and will nbt
come; As' long as' a system prevails
which saorlfloes the .welfare of a part of
the,people pn the . altar of .party adyau
tage, we shall ho met ;with distrust and
alarm, for It Is not from suoh sources
that,affection springs- I should be the
last man to. exd(te such distrust, and I
■may'say Without 1 boasting 1 that I ■ have :
done my share to remove, U. Having,
done this, I may throw the, responsibili
ty of the failure upon' those Who value -
too possession' of power, .more than the
accomplishment .of the high objects, for,
which that power should , iiave been di
rected. I charge thd administration and >
thOse who .control the Republican party
that by' their partisan selfishness they
have shown themhelvea utterly unfit to.:
encourage and'dovelopdhe.good lmpul7,
ses slumbering In .the .Southern people,
and thus to solve the great problem of
national reconciliation.. ;.T assert . that
thus far they have,,disappointed the
hopes and fprfelted the confidence of the;
American people,' and that the power
they,, wield has. become,barren of good
and fruitful of dahget ln their hands.' •
NEPOTIfiSt AND OTIIHR ABUSES OF THE
1..,, ,/' orvm sBBViCB. ;
The J parfcioanv eelflahnesa, which saorl-.,.
ficed the great opportunity of renaUopal-
Izlng the South, nos shown its evil ten
denoy no leas glaring upon another field*
The people looked to tbJ> aimtntot**-
tlou for a thorough reform of the abuses
which hadorept Into thopnbllo service.
Corrupt and unworthy officers had to
make way for better men. Public eer
vanta were to bo i made Aware that the
Interests of the people should be the
highest object of their action; that to toe
republic they owed their undivided de
votion and their best efibrts; and tost
they bad no right to claim an advantage
from their office beyond toe strict al
lowance of toe law., Honor and duty
ehould be their watchwords. It was ex
pected of the President that he would la-
Spire all with his example. The first pe
riod of tho administration, when too
government patronage' waa so conspicu
ously employed to make provision for
relatives and personal favorltles, which
we cannot think of without shame and
humiliation, we should be glad to forget,
remembering only the many good ap
pointments that were made, had the ae- :
quel been better than the faegglnlng.—
But the disgrace of a nepotism more
scandalous than anything this republic
kpovye of, a nepotism which taught eve
ry public servant that In tbs opinion of
tho- chief magistrate he might, .with im
propriety, exhaust fib official opportu
nities to make himself and his kinsfolk
comfortable, was followed by practices
there directly touching tho character and
integrity of out institutions, tlwlll not
apeak here of the cases of embezzlement,
defalcation, fraud and downrlgfit, thiev
ery .which occurred under,tola admlnle
tralloa, arid too number and tohgnltudo
of which, as they accumulated,.have
startled thai taxpaying people. There .
were-things mote deeply attesting ou,r
public morale, I will glvh an Instance
characterizing the practice. The Presi
dent, who In his inaugural address, had
promised that he would have' no policy
to enforce against the Will pi toe people,
fell Inlovp with-a soheme.whloh he
pursued touch longer than was necessary
to convince any sensible man that It was
not in accordance with the -wlll of the
people. ; i.
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