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A. J. GERRITSON, Proptietor.l
WIW, Op the Law i
Can Congress by Enactment Divest the Pres
ident of 'his Vonstitutional Powers
[From the Kew York Esennle , Poot (Had.) Jan 15.]
There is•att instrument which confers
upon men WhQ ate acting as a government
at Washington all the power and all the
authority which they have for acting at
Rib • Ihis-called the Constitution of the
United States, was framed! by men of the
profoundest :philosophical insight and
putest motives, and. has. been universally
admire by other men, of the:same cast all
over the world. What, have been regar
ded as-the principal excellences were its
niceAtialititatinus,of—power,-its—oareful
check upon the misuse of power, and the
fixed littliti,f,DfaOttif not only upon the gen
eral functions of government, but upon
all As Speo),al . ettQurdinALQ , 4FauelleP•
Tina OCniitttution,.in accordance wits
the teachieg y a„of-,thee, soundest , political
writerie basAlvaded the. aiNninistration of
thesoyerument into three equal and -do
ordinatedeprmenta. One of these
for the making and ddvising of laws; an
other for exeCating-theni; and a third for
construing them, when they conflict with
each other or .may be. otherwise brought
into doubt Each Of these. depart mentsia
a unit ; its has its distinct and clearty de
fined epherkol, !; is e except in certain de
tined•-instunmi, totally independent of the
othes,.not.to interfere with them nor to
be interfered with by them; and it is rie
spotiaible, like all the others, to the people
by , whom it. is: made, and for whose inter
eats.. alone Ip-was : made. The powers con
ferred upon each of these departments are
precisely in therseede words, that. is, they
are complete and conclusive in each, save
where the exceptions are especially made.
The wordeare these r" All legislative
power hereittl granted shall be (i. r. is)
vested in apongress," &c., "The execu
tive power Shah be-vested in-s President
of the United States of America," " The:
judicial power of the United States shall
bo vested in one Supreme' Court, &c."—
words which show that the President,
the Supreme Court., and Congress hold
their - trusts from the - Same authority, nn
der the same grant, by a similar tenure,
ancLon equal conditions, i. e., without any !
real or implieditiferiorLy in either. The
range of their powers is -different, both as I
to its objectaaod its extent., but the shb-•
stance or, grotted of it is ideutical. The i
President is jiist'as much , the President,
al Congress is Congress, or the Supreme i
Court is the Supreme Court. The Pre,i
dent is the hole and the only executive
power, and the Supreme Court, with the
interior courts, is the whole and only jit
dieiai power, as Congress is the whole and ;
ugly e.wer-.—sa„ve, as _ wa t have
befeir'eiia).4a,:few exctpitojlalbut neces
ssry late4l6llgs efjurisdiCt ion;
The Prespeut being , constitutionally
the Exegutive power, that is, the power
require'd by the Constitution/to enforce
its own provisionsyid laws iiaile under
them by What authority, what tight, what
slioNinflight`ein Congress chitunit the
execution of the laws - to officers not be
longing to the executive, nor responsible
tojt, - ) but holding directly from - the Con-1
Would not ,littelt an act be- the I
atrogation, so' fat. forth, of the executive l
Department ?' Would it not be making
a second'exectitiee Department, thereby ':,
destroying the
,unity of that, branch of the
government whose efficiency especially
depends upon -its •unity. Legislature and
judges -may - be divided in opinion, and the
results of their action be the better for
such division, but the, executor of the
laws, to be an executor at all, must be
one. courts, councils, assemblies ; parli&•
ments, are proper in the sphere of delib
eration, but, .the .emperor, the king; the•
president alone:is:tolerated in the sphere
of action. . . •
By virtue othio ; officie the President is
made " Commander in Chief of the Army
and Navy of; the United , states;" in that
capacity he is- the ' head of , the military
arm of the - e'xeentive, - htio* is already in
his capacity as , President head of -the civ
il arm, - Albmilitary officers, as well as
all civil officers, engaged in the execution
of the laws, are. subordinate, to hum; he
appoints • them,;' iniointnissione them, and
gives them ordersi'and it would be mud
ny in any- subordinate to refuse obedience
to his ordefii enci"clearly promulgated.
Has Congre.seihe ; ;power given - it any
where to . chavite Wit fUOdamental dispo
eition of things? Can it by mere enact- I
ment divest , the President of the powers
vested in hinymake another man the
Commander in Chief, and order him to
execute ; the laws, at his own discretiou,
or subject Only to. the, supervision and
control of COngress. If so, what. becomes
of the constitutional limitations? What,'
meaning is;there in , the, positive, specifie,t
unmistakable clauses vestine , the several
powers of the government Or is Con-'I
greys, in spite of this language, an omnip
otent parliament, in reality:like that of
Great Britain, representing alone the ria-;
tion, apd entitled to override. all Other
powers when its convictions of the publie,
interests shall, so require ? If that be the
truth, let . ue 'knew it at once, and pride'
ourselves no longer on the superiority of
our politicgeystem to the absolutisms of
Europe, which have wrought so much '
Mischief.-
•
Plytaouth, Miss, lost $50,00(f.t the
Peet year id the, '
The Revolution.
It will no longer•be denii , d that we live
in revolutionary times. The whole coun
try is rocking and reeling as if an earth
quake in its terrible course was passing
over it. The government, framed by our
lathers, and cemented bythe blood of the
bravest men and the Entreat patriots the
world ever "kavrT no longer eommands tiiti
love, respect and veneration of .the whole
American-people. A party has obtained
possession of power which ranks Stevens
and Sunnier above Washington,
Jefferson
and Madison, and is willing to barter the
priceless inheritance`: of constitutional
rights, civil law, and :-nationat prosperity,
for the idle. fancies of humanitarian dream
ers. Old laws, ancient customs, prece
dents made precious by the accumulated
wisdom of years, are scoffed at; the decis
ions of wise, learned, and pure judges
treated .as the babble of gossips, and the
history of other countries unheeded. The
whole land is cursed , witn thisTevolution ,
ary spirit, and Congress is leading the ,
connate and pushing on the attack.
In order to measure the full force of the
revolution which, is. upon tthe country, let
us look at some of the iunovatoins already
made upon the Constitution and our re
publican form of government. The Con
stitution declares that the house of Rep
resentatives shall be eutntiosed 'of mem
bet s chosen every second year by the peo
ple of the several States. This :provision
of the fundamental law ofthe nation is en
tirely ignored. Ten States have no rep
resentation at all. The Constitution says
the Senate shall be composed of two Sen
ators from each State. dThe, revolution
has made a nullity of this plain provision
of the fundamental law of the land. Rep
resentatives and direct taxes, shall be ap
portioned among the several States. So
says the Constitution. And yet this duty
is ignored by the revolutionary body
which has usurped the whole government
of the United States. According to the
Constitution, the President is the Com
mander in Chief the army and navy of
the United States. The revc,luiion has
blotted out this portion of that instrument
and reduced,the President to a mere sun
ordinate. The Constitution says the ju
dicial power of the United States shall be
vested in the Supreme Court. But Con
(Tress is about to assume the functions of
that branch of the government, by put
ting it in the power...of two judges topre
vent any law passed by the National Leg : .
islature from being declared unconstitu
tional. The United States is required by
the Constitution to !guarantee to every
State in the Union a republican form of
government. Instead of doing this, the:
0
revolutionists in power havedeprived ten
States of a republican form of government
entirely, and erected amtilitary despotism
in its place: - These are soni4: of the foot
prints of revolution, ; and yet the people
slumber, and will not heed the warning
of those who proclaim the danger by
which the ohtion is'stirrciunded.
'What are the present •effecta of this
revolution ? A divided country, States'
denied theit just and'eouttitutional rights
under the Federal compact, civil courts
broken up, governors of States driven
from power by Federal bayonets, negroes
elevated to seats of trust, honor, and re
sponsibility; constitutions forced upon the
majority by the pets of a minority, busi
ness destroyed, trade blotted out, the
products Of the South redneed, and the
people of that section starving. - '''A'step
further, and we meet a war or races, ne
groes murdering white men, outraging
white mothers.' and . "daughters, burning
houses, destroying toWns, and tramping
out the whole progreiss and civilization of
the white race; as they did in 'St. Domin
go-. }And iti this work they will be acting
as the agents of that which is now
pushing on that revolution, the headquar
ters of which are in the Senate and House
of Representatives at Washington.
- Lithe future - this revolution assumes
still 'snore gigantic and alarming propor
tiOnS. The despots and usurpers who
now control the legislation of the land
will not fink in their work of -destruction.
Robespierre and his bloody associates did
not, nntili;he guillotine performed its-ne
cessarit mission. If the President can be
virtually deposed, the Supreme Court
muziled, the - army turned into a political
machine,States reduced to military prov
inces, ad:White:men 'ruled • by negroes,
what may nos be expected ? Is it proba
ble that Sumner itild'§tevens and Stanton
and Butler will then-patriots; and surren
der power, or tise'it for the benefit of the
monies ? AS.- well 'eiPect the Czar of
Raiiia to prOelaint a' republic. The revo
lution now in progress'' in Onr'Country
will continue until-this Once happy repub
lic is remembered among those which
have na'Ssed away, unless the people awn•
ken to the full realization of the dangers
by which they are surrounded, and de
terteine to hunt the depots and usupere
from ,power: It cost labor, treasure, and
blood,' to build this ark of constitutional
freodoizviu the New. World. Is its pres
ervation,noti worth an effort at the polls?
—;Virginia City, Nandi ' is caving in.
Atentleman went' to look for bid board
ing bonito the other- day; and on return ,
ing,. was asked his success- " Well," said
be fad 'every 1 - thing -settled except
my bill.
MONTROSE, PA., TUESDAY, JAN. 28, 1868.
Angling for Dog I
Brick Pomeroy tells the following:
Another time we were traveling on
grounds., we had no right to tramp over.
The only excuse was like that of military
necessity--rit was better fishing through
thelarins Where the trout had been pre
served than in the open lots where all
could fish.
It was early morning. We had risen
at three, ridden ten miles, and struck the
creek as the trout were ready break
fast— Lookiug carefully for a mbeltered
pine to hitch our horses, we slyly crept.
on behind fences, etc., till we reached the
part of the stream not generally fished.
A farm house stood a quarter of a mile
away. We'riaii , the morning smoke cur
ling lightly from a stove pipe—saw a man
and two boys come out to do chores—saw
two women busy about the door, and a
ferocious bull dog wandering about the
yard.
ever we fished close, it was then.
Not a whisper to disturb the birds, or the
owner of the land. We crawled through
the-grass—dodged behind clumps of al
ders, and lifting large speckled beauties
out of the water till our basket was full.
This was the time to have gone ; but
the trout were so large and bit so readily,
that we could not withstand the tempta
tion, so we decided to string and hide
what we had, and take another basketful.
So at it we went. No sooner would the
hook touch the water than we bad a
trout. We forgot the house, the man,
the boys and the dog!
Suddenly there was a rushing through
an oat field, as if a mad bull were coming!
We looked towardthe house, and saw the
farmer and his two boys on a fence, the
women in the door, and the hull dog
bounding toward us. We saw it all—we
had been discovered. The well trained
dog had been sent to hunt ns out, and,
as the matter appeared, it was safe to bet
he was doing that thing right lively.
To out run a dog was not to be thought
of. There was no time to lose. He clear
ed a fence, came fur us just as we reached
a front seat on,a limb above his reach.
Here was a precious go ! A vicious
bull dog under the tree, and a farmer and
two big boys ready to move down upon
our works. It was fight, foot race, or
fangs
The farmer yelled to his dog—" Watch
him, Tige !"
Tide proposed to that little thing, and
keeping his eyes ou us, seated himself un
der the tree.
Then spike ^this ugly farmer man—
" Just hold on thar, stranger, till we get
breakfast; then we'll come and see you !
If you are in a hurry, however, you can
go now ! Wa.ch him, Tige I"
We surmised trouble—quite much; for
twice had that bold man of bull dugs and
agriculture elegantly woTloped innocent
tourists fOr being seen on his suburban.
• •
prefnises. His reputation as a peace man
was not good; and there arose a large
heart toward onr throat !
Time is the essence of contracts, and the
saving ordinance fur those in :trouble.
We had a stout line in our coat pocket
and a large hook intended for rock bassif
we failed to take .trout. And, as good
luck would, have it, we had a nice sand
wich and a piece of boiled corned beef in
our other pocket f .'
'e called. the dog pet names, but be
wasn'i'on it I ,Then we tried to move
down whenhe'd move up! At last
we trebled our basi line, fastened the
great limerick to k, baited it with the
corned beef, tied the end of the line to a
limb,, and angled fur dog !
Tige was in appetite. He smelt of the
'beef; it was very nice. He swallowed it
and sat still with his 'eyes on us for more,
but with no friendly look beaming from
his countenance. Not any !
When- we pulled gently on the line—it
was fast ! Tige yanked and pulled, but
'twas no use ! The''attention of the ca •
nine was diverted from us--his business
was being done by another line !
We quickly slid down the tree—com
ing near blistering our back doing it—
seized the basket and pole, and straight.
way went thence somewhat lively.
We found our string of fish, and reach
ed the buggy and a commanding spot in
the road, in time to see the sturdy yeo
man move forth.
We saw him and his cohorts, male and
female, move slowly, as if in no haste.
We saw them look up the tree. We eaw
an anxious group engaged abdtit the dcg.
We came quickly home, and kindly Jett
the bass line and hook to the farmer.
A Trap for a General.
The new amendment to the Recon
struction acts, which have been,
~so often
amended before, proposes to put aside
the Supreme Court as an interpreter of the
laws, and the President as the executor
of them, in order that Congress may ab
sorb into itself all the functions of Gov
ernment. It has therefore evinced such
superior wisdom,in the restoration of the
late insurgent States, and in the manage
ment of finanee and taxation, that it
thinks nothing less than universal power
its due.
While it proposes to forbid the judicia
ry to pronounce an opinion on certain
subjects, it also declares the number of
vote&firbeach by which any 'opinion' is to
-be held as valid. Twothirda or judo
RIM
es—not a majority of them—must concur
in pronouncing upon the constitutional
merits of any law; that is, two thirds this
month, but, as ongress regulates the
matter, it may be three fourths next,
month, and the month after unanimity.
In other words the decisions of the high
est judicial tribunal will be made to'take
their complexion from the politics of the
legislative department.
By the organic law, the President of
the United States is made the Comman
der in Chief of the Army and Navy of the
United States; but that is an antiquated
law, and Congress proposes to set it aside
by enacting a law of its own " sovereign
will"—as the impeachment report would
say—conferring the power upon our prin
cipal general. Asa soldier of great dis
tinction and merit, he is ordered to begin
with an act of insubordination towards
his chief whose authority he is to disre
gard, and assume the character of milita
ry dictator in ten at least of the States of
the Union.—N. Y. Post, Radical.
Naturalized Citizens.—Position of the
• Democratic Party concerning their
Rights.
Meetings are being held in vartotts-cit
ies fur the purpose of asserting the - rights
of naturalized citizens. There is nothing
new in the claims made for the protection
of this class of persons. The Democratic
party has always maintained that ,the
government was in duty bound to pro
tect them wherever found.
A happy allusion was made to the po
sition of the Democratic party and of the
United States government under Demo
cratic control by Hon. Marshal B. Cham
plain during the debates in the Constitu
tional Convention. While speaking
against the unjust and odious discrimina
tion against adopted - citizens contained in .
Greeley's report on suffrage, in alluding
to Governor Marcy's demand of Martin
Koszta, while held by a foreign power in
the port of Smyrna, - he said :
" 'What is this sacred right of citizen
ship imputed the power of this Constitu
tion ? Is it a right that can be hawked
at and torn away by State authority ?
Sir, in the better days of the Republic,
there was a man who wawa political ex
ile from his own country where he had
followed the flag of liberty until it 'went
out in the night of despotism. He made
this country his asylum. He aftewards
wandered abroad, and in the port of Smyr
na ho was seized by the tyrannical hand
of Austria for his political offense. He
had then done nothing, but declare his in
tention to become a citizen of the United
States. But what was the notion of our
government ? In tones as clear 415 the
notes of a silver trumpet, which thrilled
and electrified the nation, the right of
nationality was asserted. His cry, though
feeble and far off, fell upon the quick ear
of a great people, and the arm of this .
mighty republic was stretched forth Vi
succor him, and at the mouth of the can
non he was surrendered from the prison
ship in which he was confined. The prin
ciple of this nationality, with which the
citinnisinvested, is, that 'as long as he
can discern every Star in its place upon
the ensi n , be cannot wander so far from
his country and his home in any legiti
mate pursuit, but that he carries with him
and , is protected by his panoply of nation
ality, and the ruthless hand of tyranny and
oppression 'Cannot be laid Upon him with
impunity. It is kindred to that other
great national principle that tholleck of
an American vessel is as sacred as the soil
of the Union, and the 'colors that float at
the mast head are the credentials of our
seamen !"
This covers the whole ground. Marcy's
great manifesto settled the whole ques
tion and all that is now necessary, is for
the government to act up to the noble
precedent established in the Koszta case.—
Albany Argu;i.
Systematically Sold.
Two gentlemen from New York, one of
whom had been in California nearly a
year, and the other just, arrived, were an
cidentally overheard in the following con
versation at. the Sutter House, Sacramen
to. The new corner was lamenting his
condition, when he asked the other if he
had a family.
" Yes, sir, I have a wife and six chil
dren in New York, and never saw one of
them."
After this, the ,couple sat a few mo
ments in silence, and then the interroga
tor again commenced :
" Were you ever bliud, sir ?
"No Fir."
Another lapse of time.
"Did I understand you to say, sir, that
you had a wife and six children living in
New York and had never seen one' of
them ?"
"Yes, sir; Iso stated it."
Another and a long pause of silence.
Then the interrogater inquired :
" How can it be, sir, that you 'never
saw one of them ?"
41 Why," was the response, -if one of
them was born afterneft."
Oh ah !" and a general laugh fellow
ed.
After that the. first New Yorker mas
especially distinguished as the man. who
had six children and: nevdr -.snar`one .of.
Abating , : ;
The Mormon Temple at Salt Lake.
The temple block is forty rods square
and contains ten acres. The centre of the
Temple is 1561 west of the east line of the
block. The entire length of the building
is 186 k feet,• Including towers, and the
width 91 feet. Ott,the east of the front
end there are three towers, and corres
ponding with these are three towers on
the west or rear end. The north and
south walls are feet thick; clear of pedes
tal. They stand upon a foot wall 10 feet
wide at the bottom, which slopes 3 feet
on each side to the height of 7 feet. The
footings of the towers rise to the same
height as those of the sides, and consist
of a solid piece of masonry of rough ash
lars laid in good mortar. The basement
of the main building is divided into many
apatiments liq Walls all resting on broad
fooiings: • -
The line afthe basement and iloor is 6
inches above the top of the footings. Of
the towers named there ara four, one at
each corner of the building, cylindrical in
shape, 17 feet inside, within which stairs
amend 5 feet wide, with landings at the
various sections of the building. The
whole house covers an area of 21.850
square feet. Freeman Angell lathe arch
itect.
The massive blocks bf stcintref, which
the foundations of the Temple' are built
are granite,. healed we _believe a distauce
of twenty miles, the teems and labor be
ing furnished by the Saints. It was at
one time the purpose of Brigham Young
to turn a neighboring river to the quarry
and thence build a carral on which to
transport the atone. _
Quite as interesting as the temple.is
the Mormon Tabernacle, which is built for
the use of the immense Mormon congre
gations which meet every Sunday to hear
preaching froth the Prophet Brigham
Young and his associated apostles. It is
in many respects the most remarkable
building on the continent of America. It
stands on the Temple Block, west of the
Temple.
We May'st . ate•that it is oval in shape,
the interior being, above and' below, and
all around, shaped like an egg. It is 282
feet - leng by . 02 - wide in the clear. The
height from floor to ceiling is 65 feet;
running lengthwise of-this egg,shaped.af
fair are forty-four pillars, averaging 14 ft.
in height, 3 feet thick, and 9 feet deep.—
Resting on these pillars are arches of lat
tice work and rib, and each rib requires
24,000 feet of lumber. Each rib has a rise
in the centre of 55 feet.
The entire Tabernacle consumed 1,500,-
000 feet of lumber in the buildin g . It
will seat 10,000 people. The' stand from
which the apostles deliver their discours
es is advanced about 65 feet from the
west end, standing say. about in one of
the, foci of the elliptical structure. This
stand is, divided into sections for the bish
ops, thd President, the twelVe Apostles
and the First President.
One remarkable structure inside of this
immense bleildino. •is the grand organ,
standing upon a base 23 feet wide by 30
deep. The front of the organ is octagon
al in form, rising to.the height of 45 feet.
It contains 2,200 pipes, two banks of keys
Ind thirty-five Stops 'on the register. It
contains 3;500 feet of leather; which was
brought on wagons from Iron County, — a
distance of 300 miles. mho longest piece
of lumber used in the pies of the organ.
is 35 feet in length. The lumber of'which
this organ is built has been three years in
seasoning. It requires four men to blow
the bellows. The builder of it is Joseph
H. Ridges, and every portion of it was
made by Salt Lake workmen and Mor
mons„ It is undoubtedly one of the lar
gest titans - in America, - stirpasSed per
haps by that in Boston only.—St. Louis
Republican.
Queer Employment.
We heard a pretty good story the oth
er day, where an honest-faced Hoosier
went into a fancy store in Cincinnati, in
hunt of a situation. The proprietor was
sitting in the counting room, with his feet
elevated, contemplating life through the
softening influence of cigar smoke.
Our Hoosier friend addressed him as
follows :
" Do you want to hire any man about
your establishment 1"'
The clerk looked indifferently, but see
ing his customer, concluded to have a lit
tle Inn out of him, so he answered very
briskly; at 'the same time pulling out a
large and costly handkerchief, and wiping
bis nose on it.
" Yes, sir ; 'what sort of a situation do
you Want ?"
" Well; I'm not Particular. I'm out of
work and almost any'thing will do for me
for a while."
" Yes, I can give - you a situation, if it
will suit - you."
What•is it ? What's to be done, and
what do you give ?" •
" Well I want. a hand to chew rags into
paper, arid if you are willing to set m, you
may begin at once."'
"Good as' wheat-! Hand over your
rags."
" Here, take this handkercheif and com
mence with it."
The Iloesier saw the" sell," and quietly
putting_lhe handkerchief into his:pocket,
walke4loo, •remarking :
"- When I get eintwed, str)ingripi,-
carob it baok."
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VOLUME XXV, NUMBER - 5::
From a Prominent Repnbir&w.
The Manchester (N. IL) Union printii
the following letter from a prominentlioll
itician of that State; • •
WniTimEt.p, Dee. al ,A,E47.- ! ;7 ;
To. Hon. E. H. Rollins, Chairman Artfl4. 7
can Slate Committee :
DEAR, Stn . : Having seenin the ptioede4l,
ings of the late Republican State Center'.
lion that I was chosen a member of ;the
Republican State Committee, I I take•tbl,
earliest opportunity after bearing orifa,
organization to inform you, as its, .chtitr•
man, that cannot serve in tha t capacity,;
and to give - you'some of the reset= that
have led me to that cenclusion., •
I think that the leadership . ottbtße l
publican party has illlice-eittirely',inte,the
hands of extreme' and'railleal2thetii;"'At4
tached.as I have beetrtli - thiS4idity;iiiteata
have forced me in spite.ef irnyaelf; with*
much regret« and grearreluctance, : toAtia
conclusion: My coniciegce,•TvilLeet. pert,
mit me longer to act with the flepuliliean
party. I feel that I:have, - ei eh American
citizen, obligations of a higher character
than mere fealty to party.. • -
I am, sir, for peace. -Lam fora - restorpt
Union and the, maintenance of.thePOnsti l .
tutiqu. Throughbut, the vurying foritises
of the late civil war dein to •
phiint close r I gave thelgoternment firttf
and un wavering support. I. was Intel:11N,
through au accident whicholepriv,ed .we,
of the use of one of my hands, to,acfivtly
participate in the dangeirs'and,lafdships.
of the field, but did Contribtilelt'''sed4.6 .
the army of the republic, who was..tih4
through the lungs at the battle .ol:FAir
Oaks, ,but whose life, .bye the tpercy t o
God, Was sr4red almosi, try
When the shtick oitariiis was over,' - iindd
the enemy utterly overthroivn and entire)
ly submissive, I looked for the srleady
re
storation of the Union under the Colistik
tution.. I need not say how sadly thrive
been disappointed, and how day bydar
my confidence in my' party has waned,fin ,
til now it is clean gone.. '
I have become — satisfied,that .the short
sighted policy .of looking.only atitteita-•
urea with reference to
. t.heir effect - upon'
the party, and of utterly disregaiding
their effect upon the welfare pf the na
tion, guhies.and bontrola.otir leaders. To'
strengthen the Republican party :the at.; ,
tempt is being made.to introduce negro
equality, which will ?mount. to negro..stv
premaey in so me sedliong.
I wholly condemn the selieme of negro
equality, and believe that-to hate negro
supremacy in any section would be unwisti:
and dangerous. To do 04 , , the Consti,
tution is trampled under foot, the com
mon sense of the people is outraged, the
business of,our whole country is paislitA
and distrust and anxiety everywhereaW&l
kened.
. . .
I am profoundly impressed with those..
rieps nature of the difflcultit : s will . ; which:
the country has now to cont . end—rits:uni,
settled condition, its immense .debt. ,I
know that the best statesmanship is nec,
essary to - eitricate us from otteenabarrass-;
meat. I see no ability on the part ofmen
?to* in office or disposition even to do the.;
things necessary to be &me to give the
people peace, to eConomize and devise s 7
system of just and -equal taxation ~th a t
shall cause our debt to bo paid, o! 4)44
sliatteVeti diMinish it.
,
I feel sir, that the entiiiirtLtnimidaltbd
mat have a change of l'riders; and' a
feeling, I cannot longer act with theitel:
publican party, but shall give my vote and
influence in favor of the Democratic par ! .;
ty. Very respectfully yours,
.
Crukints' LIBIIST.
The Adulteration 'of:Women,—
A spicy correspondoltiif the Louis ilia :
Courier relates tlfti matrimonial experl
once of one Verdant Gr•een . , l l friend of
his : _
Verdant had lived an- unsophisiicated-.
life until he had reached„,the :ripe ago of
twenty-one. About that time a neighbor
of V's filther employed a governess. from
New YOrk. V. met her At a pi,MIC, and
as she was the first lady he had ever met
that could make him feel at casein her so
ciety, be fell violently in love, wish
His bashfulness, under the skilful tutelage
of the governess, wore rapidly away,,and,
ere long ho had consented to. beeeme her
bridegroom; The bride; party atOpped at
a Cincinnati hotel, and after many a:wea
ry hour, the most momentous moment, in
a man's WhOle life arrived for Verdant-,
On two chairs were piled a 'pyrtiiitid' of
skirts, etc., and on a table near the head.
of the bed the astonished eye of 'Verdant)
beheld a sight which froze him' %alai ber- - ; ,
ror. There were false calves, false MOs,
false palpitators i ' and, false hair:
tumbler ofwater'was' a full set of tales':
teeth, and from aeother a glass
,eye-iitarect:
at the bewilderekbiMegroorn:'llBo4`,
he stood, Verdant knoWeth not, bid - after:,
awhile a hollow ' and' strange, voiCaretti
under the bed cloth ei
,ridd re'siried t hiathutti:
" Why don't yeurothe to beccd'earl""'
"So I would, , biti by iionA -
)
know whether tosget_ into bed or, .en'thk r
• •
table." ' -
-A little boy sorrtri six years did wee/
using Ids slate and -pencil on, , Barideryiq
when his father who wawa minister, elk
tered and earl : ;
My son, I prefer, !bat, yen tbetild irat
nee your slate oil t 6,0 lilo,rd's
4ia • ilieltri ,, fiNella,th-tm .
'4O ..-. • aryl n•:. %cm
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