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Cards.
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run riai.DKO.
WALLACE & FIELDING,
ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
-Lgal buiinen of all kind! attended to
with promptnen and fidelity. Office In relilnoe
of William A. Wallace. Jaall-f
A. W. WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa. , ,
aa.Of".oe Id the Court Houie. deoS-ly
H. W. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
J.M Clearfield, Pa. It
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
pB-Onet In the Court Houie. fJjrll.'eT
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Olce on Market St., orar Joieph Ehowart'
Grocery itnre.
trtr-Prompt attention given to the eeourlng
cf Bounty, Claime, Ao., and to all legal buiineu.
March is, 187-Iy.
rioi. i. a cullouoh.
W. V. M'cuLLODSH.
T. J. MoCULLOUGH & BROTHER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
Office on Market street one door eaat of the Clear
laid County Bank. 1:1:71
J. B. McENALLY,
ATTORMK AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
nHr Legal bn.lnes. attended to promptly with
fldelity. OtBoa on Second itreet, above the Pint
National Bank. l:H:71-lypd
RDRFRT WAI I AP.F.
ATTORNEY - AT- LAW,
Wallereton, Clearfield County, Penn'a.
fcseAII legal bu.ine.1 promptly attended to.
4. r. iti..
1. L. mil
IRVIN & KREBS,
Soeeeianri to H. B. Swoopa,
Law and Collection Office,
oS0'7 CLEARFIELD, PA.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Oflce an Second 8t, ClaarOeld, Pa. 00.11,66
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
And Real Eatate Agent, Clearfield, Pa.
Ofiee na Third .treat, bat. Cherry A Walnut.
n7-RepeetfuHy offeri hii aerTlcaa In idling
and buying landi In Clearfield and adjoining
eoantiel and with an axparianea ol over twentv
year aa a lur.eyor, latter! him.elf that ha ean
render iatltfaotion. Feb. 18:J:tf,
i . J. LINGLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
1:10 Oaeeola, Clearfield Co., Pa. y:pd
BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
.4 3D tIALKK IS
Saw Log nnl Iaimbcr,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
UmI KtU bottffht nd told, title turftmln.,
pairi, and on rey inoei prepared. Offtav in
Muonio Building, Koom No. I. 1:26:71
Jobt H. Orvif. C. T. Alexander.
ORVIS & ALEXANDER,
ATT0KNKY8 AT LAW.
. Bellefouta, Pa. erpl3,'oi y
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SU RO EON,
Oflea on Market Street, Clearfield. Pa. '
aTOfloa houn : I to 13 a. n , and 1 to I p. a.
DR. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN k SURGEON,
LtTTIIERSDURQ, PA.
Will attend profeailonal ealle promptly. augl0'70
DR. Al THORN,
THYSICIAN & SURGEON,
XTAVINO located at Kvlertown. Clearfield oo
Pa., afJera hie profeuional aervicea to the
people af the aurrounding country, rlcpt. Stf, '09-y
DR. J. F. WOODS,
PHYSICIAN k SURGEON.
V. I . . Ml- I) . ..AM kl.
nrofualonal aarrieea to tha people of that place
anu in. rarnranumgouunir. jii,
attended to. D. I m po.
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
HAVINe) located at PennflcM, Pa., offera bll
prorcHional Mrricee to the people of that
'plac. and inrronnding aonniry. Alloall. promptly
attended to.
oct. IS tf.
DR. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
Lata Burgeon of the 8d Regiment, Pennaylrania
Volunteera, baring returned from tha Army,
fTen hii profenional aerTloat to taeeitiaani
af Clearfield ooanly.
ea-Prof.i.lonal aalla aromntly atten led to.
Ofane an BMond etraai. furmertyoaeupied by
Dr.Waodl. (apri.'oo U
JEFFERSON LITZ,
PniqiCIAN A SURGEON,
nf INO located at Ccaola, Pa., offeri hU
urofaotonal .err lee. ia the people of that
,laae and lurrouadlng countrr.
toa.AH ealli promptly atteoded to. Office
aad reddanca oa Ourtia at., formerly occupied
hy Dr. Kllae. IMay, tAj.
Fishing Tackle!
rfT"T ,erelead, a complete aoortment, aomlit
,1 Ing of Trout Rodi, Fl.h Dak.U, Llnea and
ilooki, of all 1cfrlnllnn., at
'' '. " 1IARBY P. BIOLFR A COS.
ClnrleTd, April I,, l7l tf.
G00DLANDER dc HAQERTY, Publisher..
VOL. 44-WHOLE NO 2227.
(Cards.
F, K. ARNOLtJ ft Co.,
BANKERS, , . , ,
Lilthtrakurg. Clearfield eoauty, Pa. i
Money loaned at reaaonabla ratraj eichanga
bought and loldl depoelta reoelred, and a gen
aarl banking bualneai will ba carried on at tha
abore plane. 4:li:71:tf
.JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Jultlca of the Paaoa and 8ofirenar,
Curwenarllle, Pa.
.Collection! made and money promptly
paid orer. faMI'Tltf
JAMES 0. BARRETT,
Juatloa of tha Peaca and Lloenaed Conreyanaar,
I.utheraburg, Clearfield Co., Pa.
ay-Colleotloai A remittancea promptly made,
and all kinda of legal Inltrumanta aiaeutad on
abort notice. mey4,70f
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Juitica of tha Peace, Surreyot and Conreyancer,
I.utherabttr'r, pa.
All builneaa Intruated to him will ba promptly
attended to. l'eraona wiihing to employ a Bur.
reyor will do well to give him a call, aa he flatten
himielf that he can render eatiifaction. Deeda of
conreyance, artlclaa of agreement, and all legal
paper., promptly and neatly executed, marluyp
HENRY RIBLING,
HOlSfi, 8IUN A ORNAMENTAL PAINTER
Clearfield, Penn'a.
Tha freecoing and painting of churehel and
other public building! will recetre particular
attention, aa well aa the painting of carriage! and
aleighi. Uildinc done In the neateat itylea. All
work warranted. Shop on Fonrth itreel, formerly
occupied by Eaaulre Shugart. ootlD'IO
G H . HALL
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
JM-Pumpi alwayi on hand and made to order
on'ihort notice. Pipe, borod on reaonahle term..
All work warranted to render aatlifaetion, and
delivered if de.lreiL myl:lypd
DANIEL M. DOHERTY.
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
SECOND STREET,
JyU CLEARFIELD, PA. ti
DAVID REAMS,
SCRIVENER k SURVEYOR,
Luthereburg, Pa.
Til E lubacribor offer! hi! Mrrieel to the public
in the capacity of Scrlrener and Surreyor.
All call! for lurreying promptly attended to, and
Ihc making of drafta, deed, and other legal ln.tru
menta of writing, aaaeuted without delay, and
warranted to ba correct or no charge. oll:70
SURVEYOR.
TUB andenigned offer! bia lerriooi aa a Sur
veyor, and may ba found at hia re.ldenea, in
Lawrence town.bip. Latter! will roach him di
rected to Clearfield, Pa.
may 7-tf. ' JAMES MITCHELL.
J. A. BLATTENBERQER,
Claim and Collection Office,
OaOBOLA, CUi4U O., Pa.
eaVnnnTeTanelDaT and
all legal papers drayn
ih. Drafts on and ps
i any point In Earfpe
witb accuracy and dispateh.
ssge t'kftta to ana iron
procured.
MtS',0 Cm
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER RREWER,
Clearfield. Pa.
H AVISO rented Mr. Entree Brewery he
hope! by itrtot attention to bnaioeaa and
to remlra the patronage of all tha old and many
new en.iomera.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CKAIIAMTON. Pa.
Alio, eiten.lro manufacturer and dealer In Square
limoer anu diwn uonuvrw, ttuw.
JrtrOrdara aolioited and all bill! promptly
(ifodT Jyin-iy
to. auanT nunr alit w. if-aiar
W. ALBERT 4. BROS.,
Manufacturer! A eitentira Dealer, in
r 1 t I fl m! 1 1,
sawea JbumDer. oquure i.uuur, wu.,
WOODLAND, PENN'A.
VOrdcra aollcltad. Dill, oiled on abort notioa
ana reaaoneoie lerma.
Addraai Woodland P. O., Clearfield Co., Pa.
je2i-ly W ALBKKT A BROS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
trr.nrh.llla. Clearfield Conntv. Pa.
Keepa oonatantly on hand a full aaiortment of
Dry Oooda, Hardware, Orooeriei, and ererything
i . i - . -:i .kuh aill u uu
UBuaiiy arpi i mwi .wiw, nu.u n... w .
for caah, a. oheap aa elsewhere In tba county.
frencnvuie, juna ji, ioo,-jj.
REUBEN HACKMAN.
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Penn'a.
'M.Will aiecuta job. la hii lino promptly and
in a workmanlike manner. arr,07
J. K. BOTTORF'S
rilOTOURAPU GALLERY,
Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
raj-CROMOS MADE A SPECIALTY. -
NEGATIVES made in cloudy aa well a. in
clear weather. Con.tantlr on hand a good
aMortment of FRAMES. KTKRE08COPK8 and
fiTKHKU8C0PI0 V1KWS. Pramai, from any
tyla of moulding, made to order. eprZB u
J. MILES KRATZER,
MERCHANT,
piiLia ii
Dry Goods, Clothing, Hardware,
Cutlery, Queen. ware, Grocertea, Proriilom and
eningiee,
Clearfield, Penn'a.
f4fk their nowitoreroea,on Second itroet,
naai H. T. Biglar A Ca'i Hardware .tore JanU
1. noLLOWIUII
a. varn ciatr
H0LL0WBUSH dc CARET,
BOOKSELLERS,
Blank Book Manufacturers,
AND STATIONERS,
319 Market St., Philadelphia,
toen-Paner Flonr Rack! and Baga, Foolaeap,
teller, NoU, Wrapping, Curtain and Wall
Papera. reoaa.iuiypq
A Nnfnrious Fact I
THE HE are more people troubled with Lung
Di.ea.ea In tela town than any olherplaoe o.
In riaa In the Stale. One ot the great cauwi of
thl. la. the naa of an impure artiole of Coal, largely
mined with auipnur. now, wuy -
. , . ..... it... h .ln. anW
. i . , .i r.. . rM from all
nunnnrvi v.i. " : : .
Ima.ritle.. Order, left at the .lore! of Richard
Mouop and Jamaa B. Oraham A Son. will recti..
pr.mpl....,o..ABBAHAMi)CJ(rnRET
Clearncld, Norembar 10, 1810-lf.
DREXEL & CO.,
No. twntk Tblr4 Steeet, PhlladelphU
IMAM una,
And Dealers in Government Securities.
Application hy mall will rewire prooip. anew
Una, and all infermatlaa eboarfally turn .hjd,
Order! eollefed.
prll ll ff.
if,' ! i :
FIELD;
IMUrrlUtnrou.
ISTMAVtx Can trwpaHtngoa tfaa pramliwi
'a of tha lubaariiMr in Brady towmfain, tha
ftib day of May, 1871, a BED BULL, about a
year and ft naif old, witn wnita tail anj brown
haad. Tha owner ii requestad to etbo forward,
prort property, pay ehar(ei and take him away,
otharwiia ha will ba diipoied of according to law.
UODFKEY ZILLIOX.
Lathariburg. July IS, 1871-Stpd.
CAUTION All pertoni are hereby oantioned
agaioat purohaainf a oerUin PK0M188ORY
NOTE given by ina aotna tine in J one to John
Depiit, agent for the Demareit Patent Praning
Shear. Said not ealli fori 1 04, and aa I bare
never reoeired the Pruning Bhears aoeordfng to
agreement 1 am determined not to pay tha eaine
nnleai eoin belled bv law.
jylM BENJAMIN LANSBERRT.
INDBPENDENT SCIKML DISTRICT.
The taiable reiidenti of Lawrrnee Indepen
dent School Diitriet are hereby notified that tha
andenigned hat been appointed eolleetor of tha
School tax for 1871, and that all are reapeotfully
reqneited to call at hii reiidenea on or before
Saturday, tha ltfth day of Auguit neit, and aettlc
the aame. KICHARl) SUAW, Jr
July 12, 1871-St Collaetor.
AIMIKI9TRAT4R8 NOTICE Nolloe
la hereby given that latter of ad in in titration
oo the aetata of DAVID KKPHAKT, deeeeeed,
late of Oaeeola, Clearfield oonnty, Pennsylvania,
baviag been duly granted to tba vndertlgned,
all peraonft Indebted to laid aetata will pleate
wake immediate payment, and thoie having
el at mi or demaada will preaent them properly
authenticated for aettiement without delay.
H. H. KKPHAKT,
Oaoaola, Jul) IS, 1871-tt. Adminlitrator.
IlXErVTORH NOTICIWherraa. lt
j ten TeaUmentary on tha estate of JAMKH
A. HEAD, deoeaaed, late af Lawrence town
ship, Clearfield eoanty, Pennsylvania, having
been granted to the andenigned, and all parsons
Indebted to said eatate will please make payment,
and thoee having elaima or demands will present
tbem properly authenticated for nettlement.
THOMPSON BEAD,
MATTHEW KRAI),
July 19, 187I-6lpd. Executors,
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Notice
ii hereby given that letters of administration
on the estate of JACOB 8I1IVKLY, deoeaaed,
late of Bell township, Clearfield eoanty, Penn'a.,
having been duly graoted to the undersigned, all
riereoDs indebted to aaid estate will please make
m mediate payment, and those having eiaims or
demands will present them properly authenticated
for acttlement without delay.
LOt ISA 8HIVELY,
Trou Utile, July IS-6tpd Administratrix.
ADMIN1NTRATOR N OT I V E. 5 ot toe
Is hereby given that letters of administration
on the eaute of TilOMAH FAHT, deeeased,
late of Woodward township, Clear 6 old county, Pa.,
having been duly granted to the undersigned, all
persons Indebted to said aetata will please make
immediate payment, and those having olaims or
demands will preaent them properly authenticated
for settlement without delay.
JOHN MeOANX,
Philipsburg, July 12-0tpd Administrator.
CAUTION. All persons are hereby eautioned
against purchasing or in any way meddling
with the following property, now In possession of
David M. Black, of Decatur township. s the aame
belongs to us and Ii left with him aubjeet to our
order i Two horses, two seta of harness, wagon,
M head of sheep, one milk now, two calves, seven
hogs, shovel plow, metal plow, harrow, two pair
spreads, two log ehains, three acres of rye, 14 acres
of oats, 13 acres of grass and Ave aerea of aura in
ground. HI L KM AN A IIE8SKK.
Deeatvr township, Jnty 12, iB7!-"pJ. :
M
ItJAVOH B V'fi
RESTAURANT,
Second Street,
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
Alwarl oa hand. Freeh Ojr.lera, lea Cream,
Candle., Nuta, Craokera, Cake Cigar!, Tobaooo,
Canned Fruita, Orangea, Lamona, aad all kind!
of fruit In aeaaon.
M-BILLIAKD BOOM oa aecond floor.
.3171 V. McUAUOHET.
TOUR ATTEHTIOm
jcsT for"a"momenti
Are yon ia need of a good let of Harneaa f
Are torn in need of a rood Saddle or Bridle?
If to. call al the Saddle and Harneea Shop of
Joan C. Baawica, where yon can gei ine neat to
tha market. Double and Single Harneea and IA-
dica' and Uent'a Saddle! of luperior aorkioan.bip,
alwaye on hand or manufactured to order. Spa.
cial attention Ii ealled to my noon ot uonan anu
Hamea. which are Iba beet in uae. I aleo bare an
eeaorlment of Saddlere' Hardware, which will be
diepoaed of at reaeoaahle raua. P.epairing of all
kinda nromcllt attended to. k-Do't forget 10
call before purchaiing alaewhera. Shop in Ura-
.m . now, Marnal itroet, uiearnem, re
Ma; 9, U71-ly. JOHN C. UAUWICK.
J. M. STEWART, D. D.S.,
Office orer Irwin's Drug Store,
CVRWKN8VILLK, PA.
All dental operations, either In the meohanieal
or operelire branob, promptlj atteaded to and
satialaettoo gnaranteed. epeeiai attention paia
to the treatment of diseases of the natural teeth,
cum and mouth. IrreaularitT of the teeth sue
oeisfnlly aorreeted. Teeth extracted without pain
by the use of Ktber, and artinoial teeth inserted
of the best material and warranted to render sat
isfaction. april2S71:ly
S. P0ETER SHAW, D. D. S.,
Offlre In Mannnle llulming,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Puttlnc of the natural teeth In a healthy, pre.
serve tire and useful condition is made a specialty.
.Diseases and malformations eommon to the mouth.
Jaw and assoelate parts, are treated and corrected
with fair success, examinations ana consulta
tions rasa. Prices for partial and full sets of
teeth snuon i -wer than in i7v. u wouia oe wen
for patients from a distance to let s know be
mail a few days before coming to the office. It
Is very important that children between the ages
or six and tweire year snouia nave ineir ieem
examined. By Anmsthasln Teeth re removed
without pain. icnio 71
DENT AL CARD.
Dr. A. M. UILL3
Would say to his patient and the pub-
e generally, that, having dissolved partnership
lib Dr. Bhaw, be la now doing tba entire work
of his office himself, ao that patients need not fear
being put under the bands or any other operator.
Having obtained a redaction of the patent on the
nlate material, I am enabled to put up teeth much
cheaper than formerly. I ftlso have Dr. Blank's
patent process ror woraing ruoner pieion, wnicn
make a much lighter, mora elastic and stronger
rilate for the same amount of material, and pol.
sties the plate on both sides, rendering It much
more easily kept clean. Ppeoial attention paid to
the preservation of the natural teelb, aad all work
guaranteed entirely satisfactory to patients.
eruinci at ina 01a corner, opposite me coaw
House. Office hours from B to 12, a. m., and 1 to
4, p. m. Patients from Jl stance thou Id notify
ma a few days beforehand of their Intention to
come. Always at home, en less other notice ap
pears in no in tna eouoty papera. - icoia 71
MARBLE AD ST0.E YARD!
His. S. S. LIDDULL,
Daring engagwl la the Marble bu.lueii, de.lre.
to Inform her friend. 'and tha public that ah. bai
now aad will keep aonatantly oa hand a large and
well elected atock of ITALIAN AND VERMONT
MARBLE, and ll prepared to furnl.h te order
TOMBSTONES,
BOX AND CRADLE TOMBS,
MONUMENTS,
Curb, aad Poeti for Cemetery Lota, Wladew
1 Bill! aad Capa, aleo,
BUREAU, TABLE AND WASH STAND
TOPS, Afc, A
ea.Tard oa Reed Ureal, near the R, R. Depot,
Clearfield, Pa.
PRINCIPLES!
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 187J.
THE REPUBLICAN.
J i
' CLEARFIELD, Pa. . - i
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 16, Wl.
MY CUILDHOOD8 HOME.
- ar wiuraan.
I lore my childhood's happy home,
Where, free from toil and care,
I Heed a bappy, careless buy.
With spirits light as air.
I lore tha weather-beaten house,
With southward taotug door.
And mid-day mark upon the sill ,
The aunlight traveled o'er.
J lore the cradle that I rocked, . ,
Tba swing beneath the tree ( -t
The oreek, through which I drove tha cows
barefooted, home at eve.
I lore the spring, whose waters cool
I drank from off my knees ;
The meadows where I berries picked,
And ohaeed the humble boos.
I cannot name each thing I lovs,
They all make up the dear old plnoa,
60 ale raped upon my memory that
Distance nor time can it efface.
TWO SPLENDID LETTERS I
Hoffman and McClellan.
The loiters below, from Got. Hoff
man and Gen. McClellan, were writ-
ton in response to invitations to at-'
tend the celebration of the Fourth, by
the TnmmitnT Society, in New York
City.
Got. Hoffman upon a "Strong Central
Government."
Srari or Haw Tout, El. Caauana,)
Al.aAKT, June M, IS7I. J
7. la. OmmciJ . i'ac e la. roy fe
eler, ;
I bare recoivod your kind invita
tion to be present at the celebration
of the Fourth of July, at Tammany
Hall. I regret very much that other
engagements, entered into boforo I
received your invitation, put it out of
my power to comply therewith.
You do well in calling attention to
the fuct that again now, a, on the
great Fourth of July of 1776, the vital
question is pressed upon tho Amorican
people whether they ahull be govern
ed by force or will govern thcmaelvoi.
Uur recent civil stnlu led to a groat
concentration of administrative power
n pe redoral government: but as
lh wai was temporary and out of
tho ordinary ,-ourno of events so this
extraordinary exertion of power
thouid have been temporary and
promptly abandoned as soon as the
war ceased. Ia the revolutionary
struggles of our forefathers George
in. il . J .! , a I
trasmngion was lur a ume invesieu
witb powers almost if not absolutely
dictatorial. The moment actual war
"aneid thin erwtf t military
f;ave up his commission, divested
limtclf of power, and left all political
quostioni to be aottled by the free
and peaceful deliberations of the poo
ple. The whole civilized world, its
monarens, us statesmen, us scnoiars,
its people, looked with awe upon the
simple grandeur of America', bero.
To day the world at large does rever
ence to bis memory as to no otner
name among those who bave controll
ed the political destinies of men.
The human race takes pride in bim ;
shall we, hit own countrymen, sur
render our faith in his wisdom f
Our great civil war ended six years
ago; tbe deliberation of ourpeoplo
are not yet free. Powers have been
lately conferred, under a law of Con
gress, upon the American President,
which ought not to bo intrusted to
any man, and which no man is good
enough or wise enough to wield. At
his own discretion he may, under this
wicked law, suspend, in any portion
of the country, North, South, East, or
Wost, all the lawful rights of its citi
zens and govern it by military force,
subjoct to no restraint but that of bis
own will a power loss limited, less
guarded, more absolute than that
conferred upon President Lincoln in
the time of actual war.
The great political question now
before ns is whether, in the future, we
are to be the subjects of what is com
monly called a strong government, or
shall continue to to, at noretoioro, a
strong poople. All political power
pertains, or right, to the poople;
wbatovor is conferred on the govern
ment is so much taken, from them.
What many men call a strong govern
ment (moaning one of extended, un
limited powers) necMsnrily implies
a weakened people. The two "a
strong government' and a strong peo
ple cannot exist togolhor. This
question of whether we shall make
tho government strong or keep the
people strong, it one that always un
derlies our party divisions, but is at
times presented more boldly and dis
tinctly than at other. It was plainly
presented at the revolution of 1770.
The advocates of a strong government
lost. Jt was again sharply prosonlod
Id the contest which brought Jeffer
son into tbe Presidency, whon also
tho advocates of a strong government
wore put down. It is again as sharp
ly presented to us to-day j and what.
evor questions ot lesser and more
temporary Importance may bavo di
vided the Amorioan people on the
other occasions, it ia their dutv now
to consider, above all things, whother
the absorption of all power into the
central government, which is going on
at a foarful rato, Isconsistont with the
permanent welfare of the people, or
even with me permanent strongtn and
enduranco of the government itself.
It has beon proved thut this groat
Union of ours cannot bo torn asun
der. It it clear, too, that the rights
ui autiu. nrv rini wtvitiii tne union,
safest lu the Union, best ui itoctod by
the poaceful remedies provided by the
Constitution. If, however, we aban
don tho wholesome principles which
controlled in the construction of our
Union, a decay more fatal than vio
lence must tupervone. Thit vail
oontinont can no more be well govern
ed In all things by on central autho
rity at Washington . than was the
whole of Europe well governed from
Rom In tho dav of tho Roman em
pi re. Tbe results would be, now at
tbn, lost of character and vigor in
the people, and sooner or later tbe
breaking down of the government
itself. I he constitution of tb United
h REPUBLICAN,
.,NOT MEN.
Staldr made a wise distribution of
Cera betweon the Federal and the
e governments.. Th.e Fader af gov
ernment most fail to fulfill It proper
duties if it undertake to discbarge, in
addition to its.own, tbe Amotions of
the State governments. Having too
much to do it will do nothing well.
We have a shining Instanco bofore
our eyes to day in the case of imperial
France.1' In that grear. empire cen
tralization has boen complete. Muni
cipalities and provinces wore govern
ed from the capital, not by their own
peoplo. General and local affairs alike
were administered by the one central
authority. For tweiity yoar past all
this centralized power has boen in the
hands of ono strong, able man. On
Uio surface things appeared to be
going on smoothly and prosperously,
to much so that some Americans not
Irm in their faith in our own srstcm
of government bave beon weak enough
to contrast our political condition un
favorably with that of France under
Aapoleon. lhe real worth ot this
tontralized administration bas recent
ly been put to the tost. When the
ay came tor the French government
m exert its utmost strength it wns
found to be weak and rotten, utterly
incapable of protecting tho people
from the invader, while the peoplo,
mused to self-reliance, were equally
incapable of defending themselves.
' Contrast tho helplessness of France,
in this groat crisis, witb what we
were capable of at the outbrcuk of
our rccont civil war. We had ol ways
lived under what was called a weak
ceitral government, limited in its
powers, with low dtitios dovolvod upon
it. Before the war, tho mass of our
poiplo nover saw an oflluiul of the
ceitral government except in the
portion ot tbe village postmaster. J he
so-called strong governments of Eu-
ropo sneored at our contrul authority
as being utterly hclploss for any grout
crisis. Our civil war proved that ours
was m tact the strongest govern
ment in tho world. It was strong
because it had not, by absorbing all
power into itself, weakonod the peo
plo. It had not, by undertaking to
do everything for them, rendu rod the
poople incapable of doing anything
for thomsclves. On the contrary, our
peoplo having boen left to govern
tbcmtelves in their several neighbor
hood), to tako cure of their local affairs
lor ihomaelves, were perfectly .self
rellait when tho general government
was, (or a time at the Unit outbreak ol
war, cut off from all communications
with the country. Preparations to
moot the crisis went on just as prompt
ly as with tbe orders of tbe govern
ment. A committee of citizens in
city raited some millions of
muuey ni imuiuuiuis expcnuiiure in
war preparations. Ono distinguished
citizen of our State, the late General
Wadsworth, opened wide hit private
purse and bought, on bis own account,
loads of provisions, which he shippod
to Washington, to meet what be knew
would be a pressing need of tho gov
ernment. When the central authori
ties wero again in free communication
with tho country, they found that just
what they would havo ordered to be
done had been down by the people
without orders. To the discomfiture
of those who had sneorod at its holp-
lossness, our government was round
to be very strong ; its strength was
real, not apparent; its strength had
beon well preserved, lor it had boen
left In the guardianship of tho poople.
All through tbe terrific contest the
effective work of procuring recruit
for the Union army was done by the
people themsolvos, in their town meet
ings and through thoir local autbori
liet. It is my belief that if, at the out
break of our great civil war, we bad
beon living for any time under a
strongly contralized government, and
bad had that, with n groat show of
strength, as our only reliance, we
should have failod to preserve the
Union.
Those among us who are advocating
what they call a stronger contra!
f;ovornment are urging a policy which
oads inovitably to weakness. A dis
regard of the healthful rules prescribed
by the founders of tho Jlopublio must
end ia decay. What we nood to in
sure to our glorious Union long life
and prosperity is that wo should koop
tbe people strong, by limiting the
aotion or government to its simplo,
necessary duties. Tbe government,
too, will thon be stronger in its sim
plicity and in its soouro reliance upon
a free peoplo.
Undor a system which sooks by ono
control agency to look after every
thing in every part of our extended
country, nothing will bo well looked
after. The public service must neces
sarily beoome more and more corrupt ;
for watchfulness over the countless
host of subordinate officers becomos
a:. Impossible task. Ono of the most
effective moaaures to-day towards a
much needed civil sorvico rolorm
would be to simplify our tax-laws,
both those which regulate the tariff
and those minting to the internal
rovonuo, and thereby to reduee the
ollioors engaged in their enforcement
to a number that can be won anacnea
It is riithl that tho practice of colo
brating the Fourth of July should be
kept up by tho Tammany Society,
founded, as it was, for the purnoso of
resisting eflorts mado, soon alter us
formation, to divert our government
from its true principles and practice.
You will celebrate tho day, I am sure
not as mer partisans, but as Amen
oane, claiming sympathy with and
from all who have laitb in the Con
stitution and pride in tbe post history
of our land, and all who are roady to
guard the American system ol govern
ment as well from decay as assault-
It Is essential, especially at this timo,
that our poople should be remindod at,
what eost our Tree government was
established, what vigilanoe on tbe part
ot great leaders It bas required to
proserv it from time to time, and
that they should be romtndod, alto,
that w here bave, in taoi, in guar
dianship of the cause of popular t'roo
dom for in whole euma,n, race. No
tvent could occur that would be more
disgraceful In the history ot man than
that w, witb onrralnnt advantage
and with ibis great trust to oar nsnas,
should suffer free government to be
loet- on this continent and should imi
tate hare the bad examples found in
tbe Old World, making one man and
hi will supreme over th ptople and
their rigbti. ; . ; : .
We should not omit on thit occasion,
to recall to our memory tho illustri
ous administrations of Jefferson and
Jackson, who, when called at different
perioda in our history to tho Presi
dency, although themselves cbthed
with th extensive powers letiiimato-
ly belonging to that high office, and
having, each of tbem, an extraordina
ry degree of personal influence result
ing from the confidence and attach
ment of tbe people, abstained from
taking advantage theroof to enlarge
thoir own powers, but, on the contrary,
dovoted themselves to restoring tho
proper limits upon both the executive
and legislative departments of the
federal government, which had boen,
in many respects, overlooked and dis
regarded by their predecessors. We
shull best do honor to the momory of
those two great stutosman by our
solves renewing the work in which
they were so earnest, restraining
unwise and improvident legislation,
restoring simplicity and consequent
purity in the administration of Federal
affairs, oombating tbe disposition of
Congress to meddle with matters out
side of their jurisdiction, lessening the
Doruens ol taxation, and putting tbe
government once more on the safe
track pointed out in the chart left to
us by tbe wise founders of tho Ko-
public
The acceptance or non-acceptance
of oertain amendments which have
recently been made a part of the
Constitution of the Unilod States is
not a practical question. The civil
status of the colored man is establish
ed, and be is In actu.il possession of
the right ot suffrage. I lie task before
us is to savo the Constitution, at a
whole To save it, as it is, requires
our best efforts. The quoslion of the
day is whother we are to live under
a Constitution at all, which shall be
constructed by an impartial court, so
as to limit and restrain, as it was
intendod to do, legislutivo and execu
tive power Alike, or under a hollow
lorm ot a Constitution, interpreted
according to the expediency of tho
hour by Congress ilsult, such interpre
tation being enforced by an unre
strained executive. Tho danger is im
minent that we may lose sight of the
principles upon which thisgnvernmont
is foundod, and which constituto its
vital force principles which gave to
the Republic great prosperity boforo
the war, and io wur saved it from
dissolution. Very truly yourt,
John i. XIoffman-
Gen. Meuieiiaa oa tne faeuet of the next
Campaign.
New York, July 1, 1871.
lion. Wm. M. Tweed, Grand Sachem :
Dear Sib : I bave tho Donor to ac
knowledge tho receipt of tho invita
tion to meet with the Tammany So
ciety upon the occasion of tho cele
bration ol tho approaching indepen
dence Day.
I rogret that circumstances will not
permit me to bo ittho city then.
At a timo like the prosont it is right
to express once more my deep and
abiding interest in the great princi
ple advocated by the Democratic
party; and, romomberihg the former
relations between the party and my
self, perhaps it will not seem oflloious
II, in accordance wild your roquost, 1
proffor a fow words to those who hon
ored me so highly in a season of diffi
culty.
Although I bave retired from pub
lic life it has beon iinpotsible to avoid
forming opinions upon public affuirs,
and what I have to say must be re
garded simply as tbe sentiments of a
privuto citizen.
The Prosidenliul campaign, so soon
to be opened, is dotlinod to be one of
tho most important ot all that bave
been conducted.
I trust that every Democrat will
reoognizo the magnitude of the issues
at sluke no loss, it would soem, tnan
bo very existence of tbe free institu
tion our fathers gave us, tho truo
foundation of peace, happinosa, and
prosperity to bequeath which to our
children wo should be roady to niuke
any honorable sacrifice.
I trust that when tho moment for
action arrives thcro will be found none
io tho Democratic ranks who will for
a moment botitalo to sucrifloo per
sonal advantage or private feeling for
tho publio good ; for ourobjoct should
be not a mere party triumph, but the
rescue of the country from the bands
of those with whom personal aggran
dizement and party ends outweigh all
roverence for tho vital sipirit ot our
institutions and dosiro for the real
good of the entire nation.
I trust that our loaders will clearly
so which of the issues that have so
longagitatedtbo country are irrevoca
bly suttlud, and that wo shull not bo
called upon to contend for a corpse.
Let us leave behind us tho dead
issues of the past, and look only to
the prosont and th future.
Slavery is dead dead lot it remain
forever, and let no one disturb its
grave.
Tho negro bus the right to vote
lot him keep it; but strive to educate
bim to fitness fur the high privilege
conferred upon him. Show him who
his real friends are, and we will event
ually turn in our own fuvor the woup
on so carefully forgod for our destruc
tion. Let us bone that the enunciation of
tbe financial principles ot tbe party
will be so cloar that no one can cast
tbe shadow of a doubt upon our in
ton lions as to fulfilling in the broadest
sense all tbe obligation of th nation;
rather than indulge in abstract dis
cussions as to tho moaning of this or
that obligation, lot us advocuto, and
when in powor pursue, such a policy
as will niako the papor dollar as good
as me goiu uonar, so mat tuo quostion
will practically toltlo itself.
To secure this result it must be
oluarly understood throughout th
world that cvorjr dollar ol tbe princi
pal and interest of tbe national debt
will be fully paid when due ; the ex
penditure of the gtntrtl government
TERMS $2 per annum, in Advanoe.
NEWSERIES-V0L. 12, NO. 28.
must be confined to the sums requisite
to meet the interest upon tho doht,
and the exponsos necos-ary to main
tain tho effcionry and Jignily of the
government; tho sums drawn from
this generation by the tariff and inter
nal taxation should be limited to the
purposes just mentioned.snd the efforts
to reduce prematurely the principal
of tho debt al the exponso of the gon
oral prosperity of tho nution should
be abandoned.
We have borno tho burden of the
recent war, and should be called upon
to do no more than meet the full in
tcrost upon the debt; another genera
tion, more wealthy and numerous
than this, can readily take euro of the
principal.
Tho issues of the present and tho
future are distinct enough, and afford
us the most ample and best battle-field
for the approaching contest.
universal nmnosty and suflrnco;
the preservation of the rights of the
Stules as guaranteed by tbe letter and
true spirit ol tho Constitution, once
held so sacred ; tho preservation of
inuiviauai iiborty; the inviolability ot
the rights of the habeas corpus ; tbe
nainlonacc of tho purity and of the
relative powers of the three great
branches of general government: strict
economy in the administration of the
government j Hie relief of tho business
interest of the country from the rui
nous, pressure of all unequal, ill
Arrangod, and unnecessary burden;
tlioio constituto soma of the mniu
issues upon which wo may confidently
hope to rosl our chances of success.
With the hope that tbe principles
published tol'ie world ninoty-fire years
ago may throughout all timo guide
the actions and command the rever
ence of tbe American poople, and
apologizing lor having trespassed so
long on your timo and patience, I am,
with great respect, very truly yours,
Georiik B. McClei.lan.
HISTOBIOAL BEMINISCENCES.
A glance at tho map of Pennsylva
nia, Delaware and Maryland, shows a
half circle, commoncing on tho Dela
ware river and running through Dela
ware and Chester counties, in this
Slate, until it strikes the boundary
line between this State and Maryland.
Every geographer knows I hat this
peculiar aomi-circle lino exists, but
lew know when or how it was dona.
A writer in the Cecil (Md) Demo
crat, who is contributing "Events, Inci
dents, and Characters in the early
settlements of those Slutes, gives tho
following in relation to tho establish
ment of the half moon line. He sayi :
. A passenger in the cars from Klklon
to Newark may notice in a field to
his loft, about a hundred yards from
the railroad, and near a binplo tree
opposite tbe Yellow Houso, a cut gran
ite stono, with a smaller dark one
close on the south side of it. This is
tbe tangent point made by tho divis
ional line botween Delaware and Alary
land, touching the circle of twelve
miles radius drawn from tho steeple
of the Court Houso at New Castle.
It is an important point in tho his
tory of Maryland, and is the boundary
which settled tho long controversy bo
tween Lord Baltimore and tho hoirs
of William Ponn, in accordance with
the decision of Chancellor llardwicko
and the agreement of the Proprietaries.
The grant of Lord Baltimore, which
was somo fifty rears earlier than that
of Pcnn, was bounded by the Dela
ware Bay on tho east, and on the
north by tho fortieth degree of north
latitude, clearly comprehending all of
what is now culled the btuto ot Dela
ware, and up the Delaware np to the
city of Philadelphia.
Through the wholo controversy it
is easy to perceive that Ponn hud tho
more influence at Court, and small
matters were urged with effect against
Lord Baltimore. There was said to
bo a previous grant often miles around
Now CaBtlo to tho Duke of York, and
the wordt hactenas inculta, hitherto
uncultivated, in the chartor of Mary
land, it wai alleged, could not apply
to land which hud been settled by a
Christiun poople, and thore bad been
a Swedish settlement at Fort Chris
tiana. The ten mile, around Now
Castle wore to bo measured by a ra
dius of twelve mile from Now Castle,
and tbe old surveyors, Archibald Mo
Lean, John Lukons and Jonathan
Hall, after opening a visto, ns they
called it, proceeded to measure with
chain, the radius of twelvo miles, and
fixed it at the point where the stones,
above referred to, now aland. This
measure was mado about 17G0 to 17C3.
It was dotormined that tho duo west
lino from Cupe Henlopcn should tor
minato at tho distnnco of thirty-lour
miles three hundred and nine perches,
and at thut point tho tangent or divis
ion lino between tbe provinces should
bo drawn straight up tho peninsula to
the tangont point aforesaid. Tho
land was thon covered with a denso
forest, and after much labor and ex
ponso a vista was opened through tho
whole distance of some eighty miles.
Tho parties in controversy entered
into an agroomont to refer tho mnttor
to commissioners to be appointed by
them respectively, and thoy rccom
mended that tuid commissioners tuko
to their aid and assistance Charles
Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two Eng
lish mathematicians and surveyors,
who came over and brought better in
strument, and proceedod at once to
finish tho survey in accordance wilh lhe
agreement j which they completed in
about four years, and wore honorably
discharged on tho 2(Hh of Dccombor,
1707. Of tho work of thoir predeces
sors, the running of the line duo west
from Cape Ilonloycn to lis termina
tion midway botweon said Capo and
tho Chesapeako Bay; Iho trace and
measurement of the radius of twelve
miles from Now Castlo Court House;
and the dotorminntion of the tangent
point, were accepted as settled. In
thoir report Mason and Dixon say,
'We computed now tnr the truo tan
gent line would be distant from the
pott shown us as th tangent point,
nd found it would not pas one inch
to the wostward or the eastward.
Tbe next point which they deter
mined was the beginning ot the due
west lin botween Maryland and
Pennsylvania, which wa to b on a
parellol of lutilade fifteen mile south'
of tho southern boundary of the city
of Philadelphia. Having dotormined
the southern boundury f the city,'
thoy measured fifteen miles due south,
and then run duo west until thoy lu-
terscctod a due north line from the
tangent point uforcsuid, slid litre liioy
ot up the cornor stone botween Mary,
land and Pennsylvania, and run due
wott two hundred and thirty -eight
miles to near a path culled the Indian
war path, but wero prevented by the
Indium from continuing tho lino to
the end of five degreos of longitude,
at they would not suffer it to pass '
westward ot tho war path.
At the timo of fixing these boun
daries there were only Maryland and
t'eniiM lvuniu in lhe controversy j tho
tli roo counties on the Delaware, Now .
Castle, Kent and Sussex,' being a part
of Pennsylvania ; and, according to
the sgroemont, boundary ttonos were
prepared in England and sent over to
bo placed al tho distnnco of a mile
from each other, every filth stone
being a larger aizo, and having the
arms of Lord Baltimore on one tide,
and thore of the Penn family on the
other, nnd on the intermediate stone
the letter M on tbe sido next Mary,
land and P on tho side next Penn
sylvania. Tho stono at the northeast
corner of Mary lund having been set
near a stream of water was wushetl
down and lost, und commissioners
were appointed by the three States,
namely s II G. S. Key, of Maryland,
Joshua P. Eyre, of Pennsylvania, and
Goorgo Kead Kiddle, of Delaware, to'
restore tho lost boundary, who called
to their assistance Colonel J. D. Gra
ham, Unilod Stutos Topographical
Engineer, to assist in tracing tho linos
as laid down br Mason and Dixon.
Theso parties met on tho ground in
1817, and finding somo discrepancies
in the incisures between the boundar
ies, Colonel Graham began to have
tome doubts about the correct meas
ure of tho radius of twelve miles from
tho Court House at Now Castle, and
having found the stations of tho cnart
survey at Iron Hill and at Gray' Hill,
Iho line between llicse points was used
as a baso line in determining by trian
gululion the distnnco botweon the
Court House at- Now Castlo and the
tangent stono, and bv the trial snid
stone was found to bo within two feet
and four inches of tbo properdietance,
thut is, thut it should have been that
much farther west, and the old stone
was not disturbed, and tho new ono
placed on tho north aide of it, as it
now stands, marked "TAJiGENT
1819. Then in order to rcstoro the
ist boundury at tho northeast corner
of Maryland, tho duo north lino was
run until it intersected a line drawn
duo cust from tho boundaries of Ma
son and Dixon line between .Maryland
and Pennsylvania, and on making tho
excavation lor lhe now boundary, nicy .
found, at tho depth of thrco feet, a cut
stone, unmurked, and of the some di
mensions and quality us the stones set
on tho arc of the circle, und hud pro
bably been buried ul lhe baso of tbo
one bearing lhe arms, when Iho latter
was placed ut the same point by Com
missioner John Ewing, in 1818. Anglo
of deflection between tho tangont lino
and the north lino or chord ot arc ot
boundury, 8 80', by Colonel Graham ;
3 28' by Mason and Dixon ; length
of chord 7,713 feet. From the mid
dle of tho chord westward to tbe
periphery of the circle tho distance is
given by Mason and Dixon as 1 chain
751 links, nnd tho length of langont
or peninsular lino El niilo. 5,10s fuct.
Distance from tangent point to north
east corner of Maryland 5 miles 119
fact. The mile stones at McCowun's,
Christiana Church and Gibson's, being
on a true meridian line, may bo used
in determining tho variation of the
compass.
Another Bid Western Farm.
Another Illinois farmer bas got him
self into tho papers. It is M. L. Sul
livan, ol Livingston county, ins lai m
is eight miles tquaro, and contains
10,!tbU acres, subdivided into 82 farms
of 1,280 acres each. There are 15,000
acres in cultivation, of which 10.000
aro planted in corn, the rcmamdor Do
ing devoted to grazing, smnll grains
and grass. There ore 250 miles of
hedgo besides other fencing on tbo
placo, nnd 150 miles of ditches. Four
hundred horses and muics anu two
hundred men are employed also, one
surveyor, two bookkeepers four black
smiths and eight carpenters. An ac
curate account is kept witb each lurin.
and wilh each man, horse and mulo
horses and mules Icing all named or
numbered, nnd charged with amount
puid for them, and their food, and
credited with Iholr lubor. Tho nhulu
of this lund was entered from the
Government about twenty years sinco
hy its present owner at f l.zo per acre.
Tho farm at this time, witb the im
provements made upon it and personal
proporly connected with it is worth
about 8l',000,000.
mm
Wmaitv iKnPiniitiL HoracoGrco.
ley addressed a convention of lubor
reform leuguo in Now York lust wcok,
in which he suid :
I huve lived in this city forty years;
havo been concerned in lubor as a
iourneymun, employer, and soon; anu
in Hi.,, tiiriv vpiiih. in mv judgment.
.---v --- -- o .
itiA ivni-kino1 nonnlo I Hill siicukinir
of the poorer class, thoso who are
worth but liltlo money and work
mainly for others have spent for liqu-
nr. mill Inhnppo mnnftV AtlOUlih tO llUVO
given them half tbo property of the
city in thoir bunds to day, if thoy bsd
.i i. i
si niliiy let aione artnu anu touuucu na
- - L I I J '
supposo that is all there is to be said
I hum (IiltlH. IAI1D UI1SO. 1 UOn I
in opposition io my menu, i am not,
anvinrr llmL her echoms is not a cood
j .
ono, or is a good one, but 1 am vory
sure tllUl my own is a very i-iiccuvo
and vory practical one. Applause
riM . ..I.I A .,l.l , ,l,t i
1 HO Will It IIIJJHiuii vwhi unw .iitih ,i.
thoir hands lo-morrow, and if thoy
would just let alone nlcoholio liquors
and tobacco thoy need not compluin
of poverty.
Murk Twain, whose borso was so
thin that he had to lonn against a tree
to think, was considerably beaten by
a long, cadaverous specimen of human
ity just in from tho country, who snid
that he had a brothor living in Cuiro
so poor that tho sun would shino
through bim, and Hint ho bud to put
on an overcoat to make a shadow.
Solved. Tho Now Orleans Times
say that tho reason why Kudical
newspapers bave luid so much stress
upon the luct that Jeff Davis said "l
do not accept tho situation ufffiif.
nothing," is that in this hitter fuel tha
difference botweon Davis and Grant
is so striking. Grunt accepts ovory
thing, Davis nothing.
Iowa girl get their bcaax to go
shopping witb thorn for shoe. They
buy No. 2's, and the nest day ox
cbanjfe tbem for No. fit.