SENATOR VOORHEKS ON THE FON
FEDERATE ItRIUADIEKS,
HYPOCRISY OF TilK STALWART RADICALS*
Fnn P|HHH*II in the Senate, Thur*<l<ty, June 111.
I-K*t us see ti little further, however,
nhout the dangerous |>ers<>u called
the confederate brigadier. Who first
brought hint here? Who is responsi
ble for the introduction of the con
federate brigadier to the theater of
national politics? Southern gentlemen
around me on this floor are here be
en use they thought theeountTy was re
stored to its normal relations; that
the States were rehabilitated under the
Constitution; that each State has the
right to select its own representatives
in both branches of Congress,and that
they were not compelled to ask leave
to come of any set of men from any
part of the country.
Gentlemen, 1 welcome you. You
are right in being here. You are met
however by a party with a violent un
welcome, with abuse and denunciation
hurled as a key-note to party warfare
by the great Senator from New York,
and followed up by all the Senators on
that side of the chamber. Sir, there
is something due to history on this
subject. Is the Confederate soldier
tintit to take part in the affairs of this
government; or is it in fact only the
Confederate soldier who votes the
Democratic ticket to whom you ob
ject? Is it the Confederate soldier
per t>r, or does the objection to him
only arise when he votes the Demo
cratic ticket? If a Confederate sol
dier votes the Republican ticket, and
indorses all the rascality that over
whelmed the South as a deluge during
carpetbngisui, do you not embrace
him? Tell me when you have ever
spewed such a one out of your mouths.
'lell me where you ever repulsed him
from your warmest and most affection
ate political embrace. None such
have ever been east out by the Re
publican party. On the contrary, all
such have hud seats of dignity ami
ru!>es of honor assigned.
It is but a little while ago since n
Confederate brigadier lirst took part
in the control of public affairs, lb
was invited to do so by the candidate
of the stalwarts for the next Presiden
cy, General Grant. Grant appointed
Brigadier General Amos I. Akcrman,
of Georgia, to a seat in his cabinet. A
majority of the Republican Senators
' sitting here to-day on their oaths voted
to confirm him as the first law officer
of this government. They gave it to
him to construe the Constitution, to
interpret the laws, to render decisions
binding for years and perhaps for all
time. General Grant put into the
hands of Confederate Brigadier Gen
eral Amos. T. Akcrman the jjortfolio
of justice, and a Republican Senate
confirmed him ; and why? not because
he was greatly learned in the law. Nor
did they object when he carried a
sword and killed whom he could, un
der the Confederate flag ; he voted the
1 Republican ticket and that was enough;
it washed away nil his sins and made
him cleau and* pure in their eyes,
though his sius had lax-it as scarlet be
fore.
Another instance nearer home in
time anil place occurs next to my
mind. I know what profound satisfac
tion I will afford to the Senator from
New York [Mr. C'onkling] when 1
pause for a moment to pronounce n |
eulogy upon the present administration.
I know the appreciation which his
robust intellect has of the patriotic
and comprehensive capacities of the ,
administration now in power. I know,
therefore, he will be grateful to me for
calling attention to the fact that al
though he ha* arraigned us for the dis
proportinn of Confederate brigadiers
in this body to the Union brigadiers
or major generals, yet this favorite
administration of his has confided one
of its very important cabinet portfolios
to another Confederate brigadier, Gen-1
eral Key, of Tennessee. I have no
word of disparagement for General
Key or General Akcrman. Inm not
here to abuse or denounce these men
for changing their politics; they hail
a right to do so. Ido say, however,
that .Senators on the other side, after
voting to confirm these men for posi
tions of the very highest public im
* portance have not the shadow of a
right to s-ail us for welcoming the
Southern Senators who arc oil this
floor.
General Key drew his sword under
the flag of the South and fought
through the war. He then came to
the Senate, ami while here made a
speech. I refer to it now principally
to show how much the Senator from
New York has forgiven, to exhibit
that gracious phase of his character
which some do not know of n well as
I do, to illustrate that, his forliearanec
and charity area* broad as the mantle
that covers all sin. General Key spoke
just before he was appointed to the
place he now holds. Commenting
upon that very memorable field of tes
timony wherein F.liza I'inkston cov
ered herself and the Republican par
tv with infamy, ami while arraigning
John Sherman for being the patron of
that paragon falsehood, the present
Postmaster General, on this floor, on
the 18th day of December, 1878, used
this language :
And on this testimony, the falsehood
of which is so apparent on iU fsee, a
State is to le disfranchised, and a Presi
dent, whom the people never elected
is to be placed in office.
I told you, Mr. President, I would
prove how generous the charily of the
Senator from New York has been.
Within but a few days of his apjioint-
nicnt and confirmation, (lie present
I\> tniustcr General not only announc
ed that the present President of the
United States was not elected Presi
dent by the people at all, but further,
that there was a plot to foist him into
that office by disfranchising a State
through the instrumentality of whole
sale falsehood. lie litis never recant
ed this truthful statement that 1
know of. I suppose he has agreed
to vote the Republican ticket, and
doubtless lie doe* so. 1 presume it
was on that condition that a Repub
lican Senate confirmed this Confed
erate brigadier with an additional
handicap in the shape of the speech I
have read from.
Mr. Coukling. How does the Sena
tor stretch my charity over that ?
Mr. Voorhces. Because I never heard
that ringing voice which God has
given the Senator from New York in
denunciation of that appointment. I
therefore supposed he had condoned
the offenses enumerated bv me. 1
think the word "condone" a titter word
in this connection, all things consider
ed, 111a11 "forgive." The Senator has
Iweii unsparing in bis assaults because
of our affiliation with the men of the
South, while the administration of his
party appoints not merely a Confed
erate brigadier, but one who in this
presence said tlmt your President never
was elected by the people, that Id
claim to that great office .rested on
wholesale falsehood and threatened
the disfranchisement of a State.
Passing on, however, I invite Sena
tors to take a walk with me through
the South, starting from the Potomac,
1 will promise still further to illus
trate the shameless, bare-fined, false
pretensions of tlio Republican party on
this subject. As simin its we truss the
Potomac we nt once find a Federal
judge holding an office I>r life in Vir
ginia. I shall not seek to disparage
his ability or his character, but lie was
an original secessionist and the editor
of a secession paper when the war
broke out. I allude of course to
Judge flu ghes. He is now where he
construes the laws of the United Stub s
throughout a wide expanse of coun
try ami over a large and intelligent
population, lit- was ap|K>iutcd by a
Republican administration, confirmed
by the voices of those who have since
hurled tlicir anathemas in our ears
because we welcomed you, and von,
Southern Senators, to tlii- floor. 'I hoy
have welcomed Confederate officer* to
the lioneh and to the cabinet ; thev
have welcomed them to official |>si
tions of every description, on the one
sole condition that thev would vote
the Republican ticket. Party politics
controls this whole matter. When
they vote the Republican ticket they
are your brigadiers; when tlicy vote
the Democratic- ticket they are our
brigadiers.
Mv purpose must not IK- misunder
stood. I am not producing any of
these names lu re to a-sault them; I
am simply using them to illustrate a
policy so crooked and so outrageous
that it deserves exposure, and it shall
have it.
Here, next, is another Virginian,
John S. Musky. Who was John S.
Mushy? 1 know him well. I speak
no unkind word of him, yet I can re
member when it wns a question wheth
er his surrender would lie received,
whether ho would be accepted as a
prisoner of war or whether he should
be outlawed from the general amnes
ty which the government was then
extending. There wn* a time when
the name of Mshy shook the fears of
men in this capilol. There was a lime
when it was supposed he fought under
a black flag ami thai it could some
times be seen from the dome in the
soft sunlight of an afternoon. It was
thought tlmt his warfare partook of
the nature of the guerrilla, and such
a belief largely prevails to this hour.
But all is forgiven now ; not only for
given, but verily this most offensive
Confederate warrior has his rich re
ward. He embraces radicalism, nml
it in turn embraced him. Instead of
some wounded Federal soldier occupy
ing the position, this Republican Semite
has confirmed John S. Mosbv ns con
sul at Hong-Kong, and he is now an
American representative to the oldest
empire on earth ; he is among the Co
les I ials.
The traveler in passing through
Virginia naturally visits North Caro
lina next. We will do the same.
Thomas Settle, of North Carolina, is
now a District Judge of the United
States, a life office of rank and import
ance. It is doubtless true that Judge
Settle is a competent man ; I nm told
lie is by both the Senators from that
State, but lie was an officer of the
Confederate army. He was a seces
sionist ; he fought the battle of seces
sion ; he turned to he n Republican,
and was made president of the Re
publican National Convention which
nominated Grant, in 1872, at Phila
delphia. Afterward he was made min
ister to Peru, ami he now occupies a
high judicial station. I proclaim here,
as far as my voice will go, thnt the
most profitable speculation a man who
fought in the Confederate army can
now engage in is to advertise himself
ready to enter the ranks of the Re
publican party at a fair compensation.
Governor Hnldeo, of North Caro
lina, wo* an original secessionist and a
signer of the ordinance of secession
which took North Carolina out of the
Union. The Republican party, as
soon as ho joined its ranks, its unhal
lowed ranks down there —I will not
quite apply that word to it up here —
mode him Governor of the Stale. He
remained Governor until he was im
peached ; hut proven crime* did not
sei.-tn to disgrace him with the Re
publican*. Since then he hus been
appointed noHtmiiMtcr at. Raleigh and
confirmed hy the Senate, and In- is
there now at a good wholesome salary.
Rvcry weak or treacherous man in
the South who for shame or for love
of gain desires to abandon his friends
and prey upon his own people is thus
rewarded.
Take the Harringer*; one of them
is a United State* judge in Kgypt.
They were (,'onfedernte*; they are
Republicans now, and they are eared
for.
The United States District Attorney
of North Carolina, Mr. J.u.-k, was an
officer in the Confederate army, and
he was confirmed hcie. He was con
firmed hy tla- Senators whose souls
shrink from contact with a Uoiifcder
ate officer unless he is a R>-puhlii an.
Mr. V oimg was a Uonfi-dc-rate officer
and he i" now one of the revenue col
lectors of that State.
(ioing on down the Atlantic const,
ami we strike South Carolina, the land
of the Marions, the Samplers, the
Hamptons, tin- I'rcston*, tin- Ruthgcs,
the Ruth is; the land ofeliivalrie men.
What has occurred lure? .luiiics I,
< )rr was once speaker of tin- house of
representative* and I *j*ak of him
with respect; he is dead. I knew him
well. 11l- Weill into Secession, ami
armed rcln-llion, ami was a Confeder
ate oflieer. He afterwards joined the
Repuhlieau party; and what a place
tlu-v gave him! They made him min
ister to Russia. If not one of the fir-t
elii-- missions, it is tin- fori umst of tin
second class. I believe it does not
rank with the fir-t.
Mr. < 'oiikliug. !t dot -.
Mr. Rlaiin-. It does now.
Mr. Vonrhecs. Then it was one of
the four first class missions, Knglutid,
France, Germany, and Ru—ia ; and
this Confederate officer received it a
his reward for joining the Republican
party. 1 know what my friend from
Illinois (Mr. I*igau i -aying to him
self. Me is mentally exclaiming,
"Would t< Cod that s#iiin- of my cuin
rade* who fought under the old flag
could have a great place like that."
I cannot be mistaken a- to what i- g •-
ing on in tin- hrea.-t of that hard light
ing Federal soldier. I think even my
genial friend from Rhode 1-land Mr.
Rurnside has Ifis eons- iem sonn w hat
(|uiekeni-d it not entirely aroused on
the subject ly this time.
Colonel Northup, of Suith Caroli
na, is now Cnited State- district attor
ney; he was an officer in the Confeder
ate army.
We move on again and pau-o next
in Mi—is-ippi, the land of the brave
and warm hearted, a- I know, for I
have been there; tin- land of genius,
la-cause the S nator from Mi—i-s-ijipi
sitting I* hind in- [Mr. Lamar] (in*
his home there. I>et us see how the
Republican party litis managed it* af
fair* in that State. Major Morphi*
wa- the most prominent scout of < fi-n
--cral Stephen I >. I>.-e's i-ommatid and he
i- now the United States marshal for
the northern district of Mississippi.
Captain ft. W. Hunt was nn aid to
General Hardee, ami he is now the
United Stales marshal for the South
ern district of Mississippi. Ah! how
the g(**l things come to the regener
ate! Thomas Walton—l knew him;
he i* in his grave, and pence to hi*
ashe*—wa-nn aid to General I>ing
street. He was np|*iintcd I nited
States district attorney ; and after lii*
death lie was surceeded hv Green
( handler, n( 'onfederate officer who wn
at that time United State* mail agent,
and is now United States district at
torney in place of Walton, deceased.
Colonel G. W. Henderson was n
Colonel of cavalry in General Chalm
er'* division. He is now receiving the
reward of hi* service* a* a United
State- revenue collector; and in order
to make you feel proud of your pnrtv
in Mississippi and to finish up my
work projierly it only remains for me
to state that the Republican candidate
for State Auditor in l*7. r > was Captain
Hurhnnnn, Captain of the second Mi—
souri Cavalry at Fort l'illow. He i
-aid, according to all accounts, to have
fought fn-reely at that memorable bat
tle. Yet he received all the vote* the
Republican pnrty had to give a- well
a* the prayers of hi* northern friend*
who could not get to the polls to vote
for him. With what devout aspira
tion the Senator from Maine hoped for
hi* success, and I have no doubt lie
could get up now and prove that lie
would have been elected if his support
er* had not been bull dosed. Os, he
wa* n Captain fighting at Fort l'illow
under the Confederate flag. The lend
ers of the Republican party stntnling
here as the representative* of indignant
loyalty against Confederate brigadier*
take to their bosom* thi* Confederate
officer who bathed his sword in the
blood of Fort l'illow.
Take next Louisiana, that fated re
gion of riot, dimirder, and *tii|M-n(lous
(inveracity. We hnve known it long
a* thoJaml of the magnolia and cy
pres*; we know it now a* the land also
of the stalwart liar, a* disclosed within
the last few week* in this capitol. lx-t
the curtain be raised and let u* look nt
some Federal official* in louisinna.
We see one who wa* long in office
there and who lin* made a great ami
bloody figure in history; a man of com
manding military rapacity—General
•lames I#ong*lreet. General Grant
made him surveyor of the port of
New Orleans, took hi* bloody hand in
his, not only forgave hut rewarded him,
not only welcomed him but said,"Come
up higher." Who wa* Isingstreet? I
have heard one who commanded a
corps in tin- Wilderness speak of that
dreadful shock of battle when his corps
encountered I #ong*t reel's, arid the
blood ran in rivulets. No braver,
harder lighter ever drew sword or eu
eiMiutered an enemy than I#oiigstreet.
H<- was educated for • soldigpr by bia
government, and lie cost it m< re lives
than any other one man who com
manded no more than a corps in the
Confederate army. Who was Long
street at ( fi-ttyshurg an I at A utietam ?
An educated American soldier fighting
with desperate courage to establish an
independent govt-r itinciit.
hell tin- history of the lute sec
tional war shall lie written, along
side of the mimes of Gordon and
Stonewall duckson, of Joseph Iv John
ston and Albert Sidney Johnxton,
will lie written in living letter- tin
military iichievemi-nt- of Jain- - I/mg
strcet. et nothing stood between
him and civil preferment the moment
he was willing to turn hi- hack upon
hi- old comrades who had shared with
him the bloody charge, the nightly
bivouac, and the overwhelming dis
aster that tell upon them all at the
the close. And am Ito sit -till in my
seat and Inar hourly reproaches from
tin- mouth- of men who confirmed
James I*ing-tr- et to a civil office h-•
cause thi- side of the chamber i com
posed in part of those w ho w< re in the
same (• -11 1—t by hi- -idc? No, sir, I
do not propose to <lo it. I propo-< to
np|M-al to fairne-s, for eommoii hon
esty, ami common decency to tie
country ujsiii this ipie-tion. Ido not
intend that the record shall !>• • made
iiji ill the iuti ii -t* ill iujii-liee. It i
not in the power of Republican Sena
tor* to inuke it up in the way tin v
oropo-e, f..r the truth i- not their way.
I'lu-ir uceusntion* -hull res-oil on their
own head-. lln ir charges r< -1 uji-iii
liil-e foundations. If there is guilt at
all on this subject the lenders of the
Repuhlieau party are themselves Un
guilty parties. Other officer- may be
eiti-I in Luiii-iana. Colonel Wharton
i- i'nits-si Hate* mar-haf. He was a
Conf di rate otfii IT. Colonel William
11. Hough i- a dintrict judge. Mr.
Ixinard i- a I'nitid Stat'-- di-triet ui
lormy. Colonel Smith i- postma-terat
Raton Rouge. George R. Johtn-oii was
lute auditor. Alexander Roarman i-
Unit'-I State- judge, (fimral I'. O.
Herbert was in office a one of the
levee eouuni—i-iui-r- under General
Grant. All thc-c were officers in tin-
Confederate army.
I cannot dwell, however, longer on
I/iui-iano. I turn for a moment to
Alabama. Who was Judge Hum
phreys, w ho is now of the judiciary of
thi- di-triet? I- there any office of
more imp--rtam c than a judicial office
Who wit- Judge Humphreys? lie
raised a r- giment f-ir th- (--iifeili-rate
H-rviee. Il<- hod. hwwi-ver, only t>
j-iin the Ifi piihlidin party and In- wa
nt once hp|->int- -1 one of the judges of
the Supivtnc Court of thi- di-triet,
where he now -it-. H--wa- confirmed
hy R> pnliliean Senators, who now
prate nlsnit tlie pr-- nee of Confeder
ate brigadier* in the public service.
I have heard of the menus of grace.
I n-'sl when a hoy to attend eanip
mei'ting*. I have heard the richest
out|KHiringw of the gotqicl. I have
lieard grace des< ril*-l a- a fountain
flowing in liounillnw beauty and illim
itable wealth. I have listened when
it wa* claimed that this grace washed
away all stains, cleansed the murder
er's soul on the gallows, purified and
gave peace to the guiltiest conscience
ever culled shivering and (pinking
with fear from this world to the world
Ix-yond; but I have never la-fore
heard of a fountain of grace so wide,
so deep, *o cxhaiistlcss, so *|Mintaneons
in its unceasing flow as that of tin- Re
publican party to Confederate officers
if they will only vote the Republican
ticket!
Haw to I'aj a Compliment.
To pay a compliment is to tell the
truth, nud to tell it a- though you
meant it. And the only way to do
that is to mean it. If a girl is pretty
or accomplished ; if she plays well, or
sings well, or talks well; if, in a word,
she pleases, why, in the name of com
mon sense, shouldn't she lie told of it ?
Don't HI II rt it out before everybody.
That will only serve to make her feel
uncomfortable and make you appear
ridiculous. Kav it quietly when op
|nirt unity offers, but say it strongly.
Convey the idea distinctly and fully
so that there may lie no mistake nlxiut
it. But don't say it "officially." For
mality is alxnit the coldest thing
known. More than one maiden has
been made happy—say for half an
hour —by a man taking the trouble
to say n pleasant thing alxiut a toilet
tlint he liked, and many of fashion'*
follies have been given up by girls
when they, noticed a discreet silence
concerning them on the part of their
gentlemen friends. A bewitching lit
tle black-eyed beauty once said to a
gvntlelnan, "I like to have you say
sweet thing* to nie, it seems to come
so ensj- and natural." In general
terms, it may lie said that it is always
bettor to snv an agreeable thing than
a disagreeable one. When a young
lady stepped on a gentleman's font
while dancing and asked pardon, he
-aid, "Don't mention it; a dainty
little foot like that wouldn't hurl a
daisy." 110 not only told the truth,
hut doubtless felt more comfortable
than the boor who, when hi* foot was
stepped u|xin, roared out, "That's
riglit.; climb nil over mc with your
great, clumsy boots."
I.KWISRI KU, f'KVritK AM) MI'KITE
( ItKKk lUIMtOAft COXI'AM'.
, ANNUAL HKJ'OKT OF TIIK ITOARO OF
in KKirroiw.
Ornrn or TIIK I.KWIMH RO, CKMID: I
A,HI# Sl'ltl-I-K (.'KKKK KAII.MUAII Co., V
I'LL I I. AI'KLI'IIIA, JUNE 10, IK*:I )
/•i the StitckhohlerH of the f,ew\*bur<f t Cett
//•' < <w ,/ Spruce Creek Kail rt,rui Company
Your director* submit the following
report of l)i<! iiMili ix of your company
for tln* fwul year ending Deo mb< r
1 Ht. IH7H;
All tin-operation* of the ron<l have
IK-MI umf-r the management of voiir
lev-n'. \\ i- believe the work to linvc
been intelligently mill economically
performed, yet the financial result has
not met our ex|>c<-tntion.
The earning* of the ye ar were ?.'!7,-
I 2*.0(; th< ex |ee ll'litlireee, B'!fi,.T>l .110,
having a net lialune.'c of onlv 1,07fi,4L
Thin disappointment is somewhat re
lieve ii by the- fact that the- call rev of
tlm untenvar'l result are- temporary
ones. Our li-s.-oo took charge of the
work when in an unfinished <*one|ition.
The e o-t of pulling it in e#r<l-r f#r sate
u.e MILS iineh re stiniate el, ami con-e
--<)eI<1111_VeI<1111_V 11)11 il)t<*llltlie-C of WBV ltU Ix-ell
charged with much that propcrlv lie
longed tei con-t ruct ion. ]Sut miotic r
ami iimre f >riiiieiahle muse of failure-
Wils the' Colli|ih'te' JloVcrlV of trade (#ll
the- line- eif the- road. J tie- ilicre'lise e#f
earnings so far as re-|#ortcel for this
ar are sufficiently in aelvunce of the
same je rioel la-t year, to afford ground
for lieijs- that, with a return of hu-i
ne--- jerosjserity, our enterprise will
show more encouraging resulu.
*1 he- iiidi-liU-dlic-- icjioit'd last vrar
a- due eeiiitraei'ir- tor work done oa
our late extension has lee-en paiel by
tran-fering t'i the-m hteal subscript ion -
at the-ir face value, witheiut recourse-tee
the-company; so that all e laim- fir
construction sell thefilli-hed part eifthe
r-ea-l are now lie|ui<iate-d. (Questions
jee-rtaiiiing t adjustiueuts for right eif
wav were, by re-sedation of your R #arel
eif I >irec tors, placed in the-hand-of the
company's solicitor, Hon. (><-o. K. Mil
ler. His report, when tnnde, will lie
fdeef. The payment of the large sum
eif 81<2,o:> t.:i.*i for th'- privilege- of Id
eating a reiad tlireiugh a region origi
nally clameirous 1 r it" construction,
el's s not ses-ni t<i inspire forbearance
eeti the- part eif claime-tils still unpaid.
It i- a matter for regret that lack eef
fund> has pre-venteel our solicitor from
liquidating adjustment* agreed upon,
i ".e-oiiorny to tin- roa<l, ami gessl feeling
in the- coiiiinunitv weiiihl hoth 1- sub
served fey aruicafde- settlement*.
The m w dcixit buildings are- unfin
i-hed, and fink convenience* essential
teepuhlie- accommodation. Aefditional
water stations ami tnon siding- arc
re-jiiiresf for the preejM-r working of the
reea'l; all of which, the>ugh involving
nee very gre at eiutlay, should lie charge I
to onstru- tion ae-cejuut, rather than to
imiinU nance eif way.
liie entire- r-iael, from Montamlon
tei Spring Mills, i. now in g<#od cou
dition.
It i" conceded that the parties west
<if our present terminus at Spring
Mills have, hy their early compliance
with the condition* ujion which a
tinished roaei was pr>itnisod, entitled
themselves to mest faveirahle consid
eration. In our la-t annual rojmrt
we urged that the consent of our
bondholders he obtained to setting
apart the net earnings of the mad for
its extension. To hring this question
more intelligently Ix-fore the parties
directly affected, a thorough cxattiiri
ation of our graehd road-bed freun
Spring Mills tei Centre Hall, a dis
tance of 5 8-10 miles, was tnaefc. ft
was ascertained tliat the cost of rc
pairing graduation, completing bal
lasting, laying track, putting down
siefiiigs, and erecting depot, would lx>
n fraction over forty-two thousand
dollars.
Unfortunately,-during most of the
year, current ex|K-n*e* exceeded re
ceipts, and consequently all negotia
tiems for extension was postponed.
As the prospect feir net earnings is
now more hnjH-ful, the suggestion of
their use for the purpose heretofore
indicated is renewed. Wc lx-liovc
such a concession by our twmdholdera
would appreciate their investment,
and would do justice to stockholders
west of Spring Mills. If net earn
ings were set apart for extension,high
er raUw on transportation and travel
might justly lie charged. No p-ople
wen- more generous and prompt in
liberality, or contributed more to the
enthusiasm that carried our road to
it* present terminus than those of Pot
ter and Harris townships; and the
interests that have lieen so materially
served by the completed part of the
road would not hesitate to contribute
toward securing common advantages
to all who have made common sacri
fices.
Including a large item of profit and
loss, we have a gross investment of
82,591,285.58, and hut forty-three
miles of completed road.
From our present terminus to l#e
mont, a distance of 14 9-10 mi lea, 10
1-10 of which were grades! ami partly
hallastcd in 187 4 ; the remaining 4
8-10 miles arc now fully two-thirds
graded, with sufficient local subscrip
tion pledged to prepare them for su
perstructure. About the time of our
suspension of work Chief Kngineer
Lender reported that outside of local
siifiscriptions pledged, $08,090 would
IKS required to complete our road to
I#emonf Thus, a etuntmnttively small
additional outlay would add over one
fourth to our length of track ; and by
reaching the heart of the valley,great
ly increase our freight* and travel,
arid would umlrjuhtcdlv result in a
western connection at that jxint—an
"'■' '>iii|ilihliiiMnt essential to tlie profit
j or our invetmenl. Kvery eoiisi'lera
tion of justice to tin; js-ople wlio have,
at their own ••ot i prepared a roadway
lor HUtMTMtrueture, and of interest to
the holdeni of our Itondu would In: sub
w*rv d liy such a consummation.
I/U' k of local interest on our pro
oonil line of improvement lietwn n
I/ iiioiit and I'••iiii-\ Ivauia Furnace
doe* not give liojm' for present effort
to build a road between tin-/- points;
and mo<t probably that portion of our
line will remain un ton el hi] until fu
ture railroad rivalri'- seek an air-line
to connect New Vork with our rajiidly
growing went.
In the meantime, we owe it to the
people who have ben so liberal in
I heir -import of our enterprise between
iVnusylvania luruucc and Iyroiiu
that our work there should Im; utilised.
An ('X|H-nditure of nearly three liuu
dr<*d thousand dollar*, with which six
teen ii ii 1-K of road have been graded
and bridged ready for tb<- track, ih an
investment too valuable f'„r abandon
ment. It or cannot command ni'-ati*
to eoniplete that part of our work, a
liberal and just policy would dictate
tbat we, by and with the consent of
our less**, offer it to local or other in
terest* for completion and un 1 , we r< -
serving the right to resume iKiMowiun
on sin h condition* a- mav le agreed
upon in the transfer, whenever it shall
beeoiiii necessary to form part of our
through route. Such an arrangement
would -i rve important local interest*,
and pr. -crve to our- 1 v - a pro-j* i-tive
value in aw ok which, without early
care, mu-t fall into complete dceav.
'•ur improvement has not, tliu* far,
net the expectation of it* friend*; but,
having si, much of our inv<**tmetit in
iinfiiii-b'-d work, and our fiui-hed j*>r
,-tion depending for syce-* u}Kiu the
development of trade and bu-im-- in
a period of general collapse and unpre
cedented shrinkage of value-, fully ac
count* for temjKirary failure. A -mall
expendUurc to make available invest
ment* now dormant, and greatly en
larging our aee. —to jHipulation that
i- rich in agricultural and mineral re
source", must, under favorable condi
tion- of hu-inos, realize success.
Ft the financial condition of the
company, you arc referred to the re
jK/rt of ii* treasurer.
By order of tie Board.
111.t St.IFER, I'rc.-'t.
(iiiud t.eortre J one*.
V V 1,-11-f V I ). Ult. ).! I* T 'i •■
You remember in a previous letter
I told uf the (loath of Charley I'ulham,
tie city editor of the N> w York Tiviv,
and l>r. Wood'- predecessor in the
Pre-* Cluh. Since hi- death I have
learned of the fact that hi* salary du
ring hi- long illne-s, of nearly a vcar,
and possibly longer, wa> regularly
pai 1, and -i ut bv ord< r of Mr. George
Jnues, proprietor and editor of the
Time-', to his sick room. We, who
earn our daily bread by our daily la
bor, and who de|iend, literally, upon
the receipt* coined by the work of
the hour, thoroughly appreciate the
generosity and the courtesy and the
manhood of this. The Ik>vs of the
Times office, touched by the ostenta
tion* —if it had been unostentatious its
lieauty would have bsen marred—
kindness of their chief, sect him a
j round robin indicative of their rec
ognition. To this Mr. Jones, as he
touched a match to his cigarette, re
plied, "I>et the credit rest where it
belongs. Many years ago," said he,
"when Mr. Raymond and I were
drawing up the programme of the
New Times, he said to me: *1
wish it to be distinctly understood
that so long as I control the edito
rial department of this or any papir
the salary of every man connected
with it shall be paid a* regularly
during his illness as at any other time.
1 slmll never forget tbat I wa* sent,
on one occasion, by the great editor
of a New ork |apcr to report a meet
ing very, very lar up town. Return
ing, I wa drenched to the skin. The
Combined exposure ami suliscqucnt
office work lieforc 1 could change rov
j clothing resulted in a severe attack of
sickness. For thirteen week* 1 tossed
upon a l>od of sufTcring, narrowly es
caping death. When itarcly convales
cent I got down to the office as beat I
could. No one had ltcen to sw me.
I had no money. Nothing hut the
kindness and generosity of my land
lady had kept me from the street. I
went to the cashier and asked for
some money, lie informed me that
my salary iiad ceased on the day thai
my illness legan. With a heavv heart,
but a fiery indignation, I turned from
the office, Resolved to quit at once a
service so inhuman. 1 made a reso
lution, then and there, that if 1 was
• ever placed in a position of control
no man should ever lose a dollar hr
! reason of his sickness. This rule,''
continued Mr. Jones. "wa made then
and there, and from that hour it has
tx<en and is now and always will ho
the rule in the Tim#* office." Well,
I knew of this, and I looked at Jones
with considerable interest. Like many
successful men, Jones started humbly,
and lie owes his elevation absolutely
to his industry, perseverenee, and
business qualifications. Ilia men rep
resent him a* one of the gentlest aud
most considerate of employers, and
certainly this circumstance* deserves
the recognition of the profession, never
over-paid and ofleu wretchedly ui
pensuted for its overwork.