The Montrose Democrat. (Montrose, Pa.) 1849-1876, February 18, 1868, Image 1
. •,, . ”Ir '''. ' . , • . ..i ... _ , . . , .. I . ] *. ''r. . ~ _ . . ~- . . , .- ... .. , . . , • • ~, , '. 8 .- . . - c - .' . .. ' 4 .. 1 . 1. - - A. J. GERRITSON, Proprietor.,} Ton THis IIIONTEWSZ Da ooaar ..a. xr.x tec - ir (CP 3Fit. -Ir Of the great Struggle between Mort,' and Despotism for - ther last Hundred Years. In the - 7year 1813, Thomas Jefferson I wrote the following to Mr. Mellish "Sir: In your work you say the differ ence of-principle between the two great political parties in America, you conclude to be, whether the controlling power shall be vested in this or that set of men. I sincerely wish our differences were but personally who shall govern, and thatthe principles Of the Constitution were thoie of both parties. .Unfortunately, it is oth erwise, and the question of preference be tween Monarchy and Republicanism, which has so long divided mankind else where, threatens a permanent division here. The government the Federalists wished to have established here was the English government, and they only ac cepted the present Constitution as a step ping stone to the first establishment of their favorite model. This party has al ways clung to England as their prototype and auxiliary in effecting this change. A weighty minority, however, considering the conversion of our government into a monarchy as too disc ant, wish to break off from our Union its Eastern fragment, it being in fact. the hot bed of American monarchism, with a view to a commence ment of their favorite government. At the head of this party is what is called the Essex junto of Ma4sachus3tts. "The Federalists claim Washington but Gen. -Washington did not harbor one principle of Federalism.. The only point in which he and I ever differed in opin ion, was, that I had more cpnfidence than he had in the natural integrity and discre tion of the pc - ople. It is a mere cal umny, therefore, for the monarchists to associate General Washington with their principles. It is a mere artifice in this party, to bolster themselves up on the revered name of that first of our worth ies." Americans! You have the testimony of thb author of the Declaration of Indepen donee that Washington was a Democrat, that he did not harbor one principle of Federalism, and that Federalis.n means monarchy. You hear him say that it is a calumny. upon Gem Washington in Clese monarchists to associate 'him with the;r principles, and a mere artifice to bolster themselves up on the revered name-of the father of our country. Ten years_ after Jefferson wrote this letter,.and but two years before he left the scenes of earth he wrote again as follows: " The Federalists, pretending to be the exclusive friends of Gen. Washington,• have ever done what they could to sink his character, by hanging theirs on it,and by representing as the enemy of Republi cans (Democrats), bim who, of all men, is best entitled to the appellation of thefa ther of that Republic which they we-e en deavoring to subvert and the IMM - Eicrats to maintain. Gen. Washington was a sin cere friend to the Republican principles of our Constitution, and has repeatedly declared to me that he would lose the last drop of his blood in its support, against any attempt that might be made to change it from its Republican form." Now, yon have the testimony of this great statesman, who sat eight years in the chair of state first filled by Washing- Lob 3 --- whiriassed . through two -bloody struggles with Great Britain to maintain the liberties of A . merica, which that tyr- annical nation is trying to wrest from us; that the great Republican party who are now claiming the right to rule over this nation as conquerors of the South, want ed the English government established here when our Union was formed ; that they only accepted - ? the present Constitu tion, Which they Are now trampling under their feet, as a stepping stone to the final establishment of their favorite model:' You have his testimony that up to 1813 they had always clung to England as their auxiliary in affecting this change ; that a weighty minority, considering the conversion of our government into a mon archy as too distant, wished to break off New England from our Union, it being, in fact, the hot-bed of American monarch. ism. John Quincy Adams corroborates the 1 peoptel They are deprived of the right evidence of Jefferson. He says : lof goierniug themselves because they are I "The two postulates for disunion were Democrats; and to be a Democrat now,., monarchy has triumphed in :the war, nearly consummated . The interposition ~" of a kind Providence, restoring peace to is to be a rebel. These ten millions of our country, averted the most deplorable people are in the precise conditiotvwhich of catastOphes, and extinguished (by the 1 the whoie'of the pr ecis the toriea were in during the revolution of mercy of Heaven may it be forever) the , projected New England confederacy." 1 1176. They are rebels against a monar , eby and a tyrannical government. The The project of a New England confed- I tones and monarchists of that revolution eracy was not extinguished by the tri- have now got the power, and they say to umph of Democracy in the last war with the people of the South : Great Britain. Henry Ward Beecher, " you have clung for 80 years to the when 'in England in 1863; WO to. explain i principles of those Democrats in your to the English people the situation.of po- , m id st , Washington, Jefferson, Madison, 'ideal affairs in America before the coin- I and all their.followers in the-North. We mencement of the war in 1861. He says: I have ;now. got the sword in our hands, "The Abolitionist party, at the bead of, and as you have refused to aid in estab whom were those noble patriots and truel Hailing a monarchy now-as you refused men, Wendell Phillips and Mr. Garrison, , when we sent Fisher Aries on a peaeeful believing that the speediest way to effect ' missien -to get you to renounce Democra the abolition of slavery was to separate cy in the beginning, we have deprived from the South, bad long advocated that you ofthe„right of self government ; and PeAkr t" " _ye - the negraea who have been.for two hund- EWEN We now behold the spectacle of a great party, embracing all the , old monarchists and distmioniSts of Jefferson's and Ad am& days, and. embracing and composing all the advocates- for a dissolution of the Union - for the following third of a centu ry, now punishing the South for the very "sin" which they tried to commit them selves; punishing as "a crime against God," an set which they boldly pro claimed in 4gland and America they were endenoring to perform themselves, and asked the assistance of England in bringing it to: completion. Yes, say the great party, but we were trying to dis solve the Union in order to free the slaves. We will bring the testimony of Thomas Jefferson again to prove the dishonesty of this great party. He says, in 1824,but ten years before New England sent Gar rison and Phillips to England for assist ance in dissolving the Union : "The slavery 'question is a mere party trick. The leaders of Federalism, defeat ed in their schemes of obtaining power by rallying partisans to the principles of monarchism, got up the slavery question. The people of the North went blindfold into the snare, until they found that the slaves bad been used merely as tools for political purpnses, and then that trick of hypocrisy felt as quickly as it had been gotten up." The pretended grevance of this party was slavery ; their , real grievance was De ' m ocraey. nlin Quincy Adams, in re- I viewing the writings of Fisher Ames, the foremost leader of Federalism in ass., says: " Mr. Am& principles are the princi ples of a faction, which has succeeded in obtaining the' management of this Com monwealth, and which aspired to the gov ernment of tbe Union. Defeated in this last object of their ambition, their next re sort was to dismember what they could not sway, and to form a new confederacy to be under the glorious shelter of Brit ish protection." You now have the word of two Presi dents of the United States, one from Vir ginia and the other from Massachusetts, that this greet Itepublican party tried for fifty years to dismember the Union, be fore the South attempted to follow their example. The first disunionists called themselves Federalists, then changed their name to Abolitionists, and Fisher Ames was one of the founders of this dis unien party. Well, this monarchist and aristocrat in' 1786 made a journey to Vir ginia to see if he could win over some of the Democrahy , of that State to join his party. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and' Other great statesmen then lived and - flourished in that now depressed State. The journal of this old Federalist relates his success. Ile says; saw Virginia. A Federal party is certainly rising up there. I hope, and my informants were absolutely certain that some real Feds would be sent, to the next Congress—four, at least, of the nineteen. Jefferson will not have all the votes in Virginia for President.'h But. by 1803 the hopes of this pour ar istocrat were well nigh blasted. Jeffer son was President, despite the desperate efforts of the monarchists to defeat him, and Mr. Ames writes in his journal : "Democracy is full of ardor and proud of its power in the government. It boasts that all the South, is Democratic, and I confess to see little cause to expect the Southern State governments will be in Federal hands." Three years later, 1806, he is in despair, Mid says: "The Federalists can never become the dominant party till our government has passed through its revolutionary changes' And now for the sequel to all the per formances of this great Federal, Aboli tion, black Republican party One of its members informs those who may not be initiated into all;tnemyeteiies of the re construction scheme,. that "The Southern States Were,Democratic when they went into the wir, and they will be Democrat ic now if allowed to reconstruct them selves." Here yOu have tbe,secret of all the re construction meesitres-4he secret of the military despotism over ten millions of 1.-..... MONTROSE, PA., TUESDAY, FEB. 18, 1868. red years your slaves, and our own slaves for one hundred and fifty years, shall rule over you. They are willing to help us found a monarchy. You are white, it is true, but we hate a white man's govern ment, which is not Wilt upon the English model, with the power in the hands of Ole rich, who can make the poor white men their slaves. We• will take your black servants and build the government we have so long waited to establish in America. We prefer a black monarchy to a white Democracy." The next number will show the reason wby this party ever set the negroes free, and why England sent.them here in the first settlement of the country, in answer to Gov. Morton's sTeech in Congress., A Rift in the Clouds. Andrew Lee came home from his sho • p where he bad worked all day, tired and out. of spirits; came home to his wife, who was also tired and out of spirits. "A smiling wife and a cheerful home— a paradise it would be I" said Andrew to himself, as he turned his eyes from the clouded face of Mrs. Lee, and sat down with knitted brows and moody aspect. Not a word was spoken by either. Mrs. Lee was getting supper, and she moved about with a weary step. " Come," she said at last, with a side glance at her hus band. Andrew arose and went to the table. He was tempted to speak an angry word, but controlled himself and kept silent. Ile could find no fault with the chop nor the homemade bread, nor the fragrant tea. They would have cheered his inward man, if there had been any gleam of sun shine on the face of his wife. He noticed she did not eat. " Are yon not well, Mary ?" The words were on his lips, but be did not ut ter them, for the face of his. wile looked so repellant, that he feared an irritating reply. And so in moody silence, the twain sat together until Andrew had finished his supper. As be pushed his chair back, his wife arose, and commenced clearing off the ta ble. "This is purgatory,"" said Lee to him self, as be commenced walking the floor of their little breakfast room, with his hands thrust down into his trowsers pock ets, and his chin almost touching his breast. After removing all the dishes and ta ktng them into the kitchen, Mrs. Lee spread a green cover on the table, and placing a fresh trimmed lamp thereon, went out and shut the door after her, leaving her husband alone with unpleas ant feelings. He took a long deep breath as he did so, pausing in his walk, stood still for some moments, and then drawing a paper from his pocket, sat down by the table, opened the sheet, and 'commenced reading. Singularly enough, the words upon which his eyes rested were" Praise your wife." They rather tended to in crease the disturbance of mind from which he was su9ering. " I should like to find some occasion for praising mine." How quickly his thoughts expressed that ill natured senti ment. But his eyes were on the page be fore him, and he read on : " Praise your wife, man; for pity's sake give her a little encouragement. It won't hurt her." Andrew Lee raised his eyes from the paper and muttered : " Oh, yes, that's all very well, praise is cheap enough. But praise her for what ? For being sullen . , and making her home the most disagreea ble place in the world ? His eyes fell again on the paper. " She has made your home comfortable, your hearth bright and shining, your food agreeable; for pity's sake tell her you thank her, if nothing more. She don't expect it; it will make her eyes open wi der-than-they have for twenty years; but it will do-her good for all that, and you, too." It seemed to Andrews as if this sentence was written just for the ocasion. It was a complete answer to his question, "praise her for what ?" and he felt it also a re buke. He read no further, for thought came too busy in a new direction. Mem ory was convicting him of injustice to his wife. She had alw(aysmade his home as comfortable for him as her bands could make it, and had he offered the light re turn of praise or commendation ? Had he ever told her of the satisfaction be bad known, or the comfort be had experienc ed ? He was not able to recall the time or occasion. As thought thus, Mrs. Lee came in from the kitchen, and taking her work basket from the closet, placed it on the table, and sitting down without speak ing, began to sew. Mr. Lee glanced al most stealthily at the work in her bands, and saw the bosom of a shirt, which she was stitching neatly. He knew that it was for him that she was at work. "Praise your wife." The words were before the eyes, of his mind, and he could not look away - from them. But be was not ready for this yet. He still felt moo dy and unforgiving. The expression of his wife's face be interpreted to mean ill natured for which be had no patience. His eyes fell upon the newspaper which lay spread out before him, and be read the sentenec : "A kind cheerful word spo ken link gloomy house, is the tittle rift in the cloud that lets the sunshine through." Lee struggled with himself a while lon ger. His own ill nature bad to be con quered first; his moody accusing spirit had to be subdued. He thought of many things to say, yet he feared to say them lest his wife should 'address with a cold rebuff. At last, leaning , toward her and taking hold of the shirt bosom upon which she was at work, be said in a voice care fully modulated with kindness : " You are doing the work beautifully, Mary." Mrs. Lee made no reply ; but her hus band did not fail to notice that she lost almost instantly that rigid erectness with which she had been sitting, nor that the motion of her needle bad ceased. " My shirts are better made and whiter than those of any other man in the shop," said Lee, encouraged to go on. " Are they ?" Mrs. Lee's voice was low, and had in it a slight huskiness. She did not turn her face, but, her husband saw she leaned a little toward him. He had broken the ice-of reserve and all was easy now. His hand was among the clouds and a feeble rayjwas already struggling through the rift 'it had made. " Yee, Mary," he answered softly; "and I've hoard it more than once, what a good wife Andrew-Lee must have." Mrs. Lee-turned her face toward her husband. There was light in it, and light in her eye. Bat there Wu something in the ex pression of the codutenance that a little puzzled him. " Do you think so ?" She asked, quite soberly. " What a question l" ejaculated An- Cirew Lee starting up and goin`g-round to the side of the table where his wife was sitting. " What a question, Mary lt be repeated, as he stood beside her. "Do you ?" It was all she said. " Yes, darling," was his warmly spo ken answer, and he stooped down and kissed her. " How strange that you should ask me such a question l" " If you would only tell me so now and then, Andrew, it would do me some good." Mrs. Lee arose, and leaning her face against the manly breast of her hus band, stood and wept. What a strong light broke in upon the mind of Andrew Lee. He had never giv en his wife even the small reward of praise for the loving interest she bad man ifested daily, until doubt of love had en tered her soul. No wonder that her face grew clouded, nor what he considered moodines and ill nature, took possession of her spirit. " You are good and true, Mary, my own dear wife ; I am proud of you—l love you, and my first desire is for your happiness. 0, if I could always see your face in sunshine, my home would be the dearest place on earth." " How precious to me are your words of love and praise, Andrew," said Mrs. Lee, smiling np through her tears into his face. " With them in my ears, my heart can never lie in a shadow." How easy bad been the work for An drew Lee. He had swept his hand across the cloudy horizon, and now the bright sunshine was streaming down and flood ing that home with joy and and beauty. A Romantic Story. The St. Louis Republican tells the fol lowing : " During 'Price's' raid in 1864, a skirmish took place on the line of Char iton and Howard counties, some four miles from Glasgow, in which one of the rebs was left on the ground dangerously wounded in the neck. Wnile in this con dition, Miss Sarah J. Smith, a school teacher in the vicinity happened to pass by. Seeing the wounded man she went to him and staunched his wounds, proba bly saving his life. She remained with him until near nightfall, when he reques ted her to leave, as his companions would probably come in the night and take him away. If not she would find him where he was in the morning, living or dead. He said he was known by the name of Tucker, but that his real name was Mc- Donald, and that he was from Louisville, Ky. Next morning McDonald was gone, and Miss Smith knew nothing concerning him afterwards. A few days ago, says the Glasgow Times, Miss Smith (who (who still resides in the neighborhood) received a letter from H. C. McDonald, Sr., informin2 her that she was named in the will of the deceased as the legatee of $50,000, in consideration having saved the life of his nephew and only heir, the H. C. MDonald named in conneetion with the incident of 1864. WON'T PLAY SECOND FIDDLE.-A negro named Dumaswas nominated bythe Louisi anda Convention as the Radical candidate for Lieutenant Govenor, but declined on the ground that he was not willing to ac cept any subordinate position in the party. Negro Stock is raising. Two wooly-heads are growing ambitious, ann white men of the South, whether R.adleal or Conserva tive, must look to their laurels. Another negro, named Dunn, was finally 'persauded to accept the nomination, though in doing so, he addressed the opinion that be was conseending to take the second place on the ticket. --Le Clear bas painted Daniel S. Dick. inson for the United States Conrt Room. Suabian Zarriage Customs. A correspondent of the Boston Trans script writes from Essliogen that the Sya bins marry in a curious fashion. He says: " It is a pleasant custom among these Suabian people to bring little children and flowers prominently before them in all their pleasures. Bridal processions are preceded by young children with wreaths of flowers or green leaves, then the be trothed follow, the maiden dressed in black; it is of some silk stuff her short dress is made if well to do in this world's goods, if not, alpacca serves her, black gloves, a black shawl and wreath of white flowers and a nosegay at her girdle. Her lover also wears a black suit, sometimes of tabby velvet with silver guild en for buttons, a bridal favor in his button hole. The bridesmaids follow, all in white with gay ribbons and wreaths of flowers, with an attendant friend also wearing bridal favors. Then come the fathers and moth ers, with relatives and friends, the bells on the old church meanwhile sending out a merry welcome to peasant brides as well as brides of higher degree. •' On entering the church the maiden is led by her lover to a pew where she sits attended by her bridesmaids and fe male friends. The bridegroom and his companions meanwhile take seats in pews opposite, while the little children, with their flowers are placed near the altar. The old bell ceases its gay clamor, and the pastor enters by a side door in his black robe ascends the pulpit, and reads ' the betrothed a good long sermon in pure German or Suabian, as his judgment die dates. He is au old man, and dearly lov ed by his peasant folks; being a ripe schol ar he indulges his fancy when he knows those who have come to be joined togeth er in holy state of matrimony, will under stand his fine periods and rich flow of lan guage. "After sermon, the pastor and the as sembled group together bend in silent prayer. He leaves the pulpit, and puts over his black robe a white linen surplice, then goes to the altar, on which there is laid a Bible in a leather case. The bride groom leaves his seat for the pew where the maiden sits, and leads her to the al tar, where the service is finished which makes them husband and wife. On leav ing the altar, the husband receives from the pastor the Bible, with an injunction to read and be governed by its teachings diligently and with the fear of God. He then deposits in the receiving plate a bit of money, and the bridal party follow, each giving as they please to the fund for purchasing other Bibles for other hus bands who may come after. Every bride groom, from those who wear kingly crowns to the humblest peasant, receives a Bible at the altar when he plights his troth to his wedded wife. " The bride meets at the church door, as it is opened for her to pass out, a group of children her little friends, who have gathered there, ready to offer their gifts; some bring flowers, some fruit, some a cup and saucer, some a • plate; a gay rib bon, a spool of thread, or whatever they please to bestow. These they give to some one of the bridal party to take to the brides new home. One morning I heard a merry clattering in the street, and looking out of my window saw a peasant's bridal procession going with the bridal gifts to the new - home. Two women car ried on their beads each a new mattress, others with large pillows covered with bright colors, others with new baskets of linen—both bed and tablelinen. One wo man, quite tasty in her basket covering, had the muslin custains neatly folded and a gay pin cushion for her gift. A man with a mirror, another with a new basket of china; while a' poor decreptit old peas ant, bent with suffering and bad his heart lighted for a little by a bright new duet pan and brush he was taking for the young people." The Way they Work. A writer in the Southern Planter and Farmer states that a gentleman in Char lotte county, Va., thus tested the com parative results of white and black labor: "He furnished thirteen negroes with mules, implements and provisions to raise a crop, and at the same time fnrnished an outfit to two white men. The negroes raised ninety four barrels of corn, seven stacks of oats and five thousand pounds of tobacco. The two white men, with a little negro girl to cook for them, raised one hundred and twelve and a half bar rels of corn, ten stacks of oats and eight thousand pounds of tobacco. The ne groes returned , the mules in a poor, ema ciated condition. The white men return ed theirs fat and sleek. The negroes worked four mules, the white men two. The gentleman referred to will this year work white men 'exclusively. To show the improvidence of the negroes, he said the cart and mules were at their service to haul wood, yet they preferred to burn rails." Found Guilty. "The jury in the case of A. L. Fink, charged with having countorfrit 50 cent pieces in his possession, wss yesterday found guilty, and remanded to prison for sentence."—Cincennatii Gazette. Very clear u to the jury; but what about Mr. Fink P IVOLUME XXV, NUMBER 8. , That' there a preponderance of Mg male sex born into the world is now * generally admitted physiological fact. It is estimated as high as three or four per cent. and Paley somewhere argues that war is a divine dispensation to remove this inequality. A writer in the North British Review, however, asserts that males, whether boys or men, die at a fas ter rate than females, so that tortrds the age of eighteen the 'sexes are about equal in number, and after that age women pre ponderate. The average excess of wo men be places at three per cent.. " This excess varies in different countries, and there is some reason to believe that it is gradually increasing." The excess of wo-, men in all ages is, in Scotland 11 per cent. and 4i per cent. in Ireland; of women, be• tween twenty and forty years of . age, 23 per cent. in Scotland and 9 per cent. in Ireland.. A report, prepared in 1861, es timated the excess of women in Sweden at 6.3 per cent.; Norway, 4.2; German Union, 2.3; Holland, 1.8; Spain I.s;France, 1.05; Denmark, 0.8; Prussia 0.7. In Amer ica the excess at that time was about 61 per cent. In England and Wales there are now, ashown by the census returns, 513,000 more] women than men. The North British writer further asserts that there are 1,519,000 unmarried women in' these two countries. " England" be says has always been the country of old maid; —it is becoming so more and more."— This is due to the increasing:luxury of the age. While 4of 5 per cent: of English women may prefer celibacy from taster temperament, the !statistic., show that fah; ly 99 per cent. remain in that condition.. For example, 41 per cent of the adult wo men of Lonon are unmarrid; and '45 per . ' cent of those in. Surrey, StlSex, Middle sex, Westminster and Cumberlande-- " Theso figures," observes the writerr " are the measure of our divergence from, a thoroughly natural, sound, healthy, so cial condition;" and the 'fault for this di vergence lies mainly with themen. "The women are to blame, but men are incom.. parably more so, for it is they Ivho do or might give ,the tone on all . social matters.,, Thousands bf women would prefer lova', to splendor—a base competence, even a struggling poverty with- marriage to the moat iuxuctous life without — if men had the courage to offer them in the choice. The latter, however, prefer a .vicions and heartless youth, and a Joyless and loveless old age, because they have no nerveto work and no fortitude to forego." Lord Stanley's speech at the Ministeri al banquet at Bristol, as reported by the cable, will occasion sincere regret in this countsy. His assertion that there would be no reformarory legislation 'fur Ireland proves that the Lerbyites, like the BOlir bons, " forget nothing and learn nothing. The recent troubles in Ireland show that, the speaker ignored stubborn facts when he stoted that " the island was never be fore in a more prosperous conditititt." There will be no peace for the British any thosities until they do Patios to- suffering Ireland,_ 1‘ The Shamrock may be forbid bylaW to grow" on Irish 'ground," but that will not prevent the spread of liberal ' principles, among a brave-and determined people. In the dim distance:lris' hmen see freedom and nationality. .•They long for them, pray for them, and will fig 4 for them. For a time the hand of dope--• - tism may grind them in the dust, but in good time right will vindicate itself against might and truth will pmail againat.error. If Lord Stanley really, in dicated the future policy of England to , - wards Ireland, the Derbyites *had better look out for breakers. A Serious Charge. , The Philadelphia Post, a radical orta n, gives authority from three other leading radical journals, for its allegation that Gen Grant is intemperate : It says : "If the charge that Gen. Grant has I been seeen drunk in the streets ofWaiiV ington were made merely upon a . Single rumor we should not have reprinted it, But the rumors are many. Mr. Minipil l (in the anti-Slavery Standard) says they reach him from different, and trust. wor• thy sources. The: Independent of this week tells the same story. The „Revolu tion deliberately says that " Gen. Grant is drunk half of his time." More than this, we have repeatedly and recently re= ceived similar information, with state. ments of the time, place and company - in which be is said to have been publicly in. toxicated." We give these radical autbdritiea to show where the charges originated. It will be easy to show that the titith of the matter before his 'nomination:- . —Brown, on his first journeyper comfi t not long ago, worried the driver, beside whom he sat, with incessant °lamb quest tions about every thing on'the' rind. last he got his qu ietus thus Driver.—" There's been a wont4tflying' in that bomb more than . month, - find'': they haven't, buried her'yet." -" Brown.—" Not buried herlretl first -' tell me why not'?" , , - Driver.—" Because she is'nt..aead." ' —George M. Dent; a brotber•in•lav of General Grant, is a candidate for. Congress in Arizona. Sexual Disproportion. British Policy.