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ATTORNEY 4T .LAW.
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AMERICAN CITIZEN.
"ITSE DPTYOF^iEHOPB~^
Tha great truth for the people of this
country to bear ataadily in wind is, that
the success of the Democratic party is
hailed by all the enemies of the Amer
ican Government and the American
principles as their vietory. If that pur
ty could DOW return to power the real
result of the war would be indefinitely
postponed, and our .politics would con
tinue to be a contest to settle the civil
equality of all citizens. The old lead
ers, trained in the school of Blavery,
would renew the old dtb.ite upon the
old policies which sprang from that
fruitful root of iniquity. Even now
their only cry is "Nigger equality ?" In
a country of more than thirty millions
of people, of whom » Scant four millions
are colored, and the great majority of
them just emancipated, the Democratic
party appeals to the false pride and prej<
udicejand the passsion of the white race
to save the country in the name of Heav
en from "nigger equality" and "nigger
supremacy." It is as inexpressibly de
grading and humiliating as every other
cry and policy of tho sullen feudal and
reactionary spirit in this country which
calls itself "the Democracy."
The conscious want of the country, of
all the people ami all the interests in it,
is peace. Hut how shall peace be se
cured except by the will of the peop'e
as expressed in Congress ? That will has
defined the terms upon which the late
rebel States may resume their places in
the Union. The President insists that
Congress has no right to declare terms,
and that the Rebels were ehtitled to be
represented the moment they surrender
ed. The Democratic party supports his
theory while it repudiates him person
ally. And the great fact, as we said,
which every thoughtful citizen should
remember, is that every act of the Pres
ident and every success of the Demo
cratic party stimulate the hope? of the
rebels and prolong the confusion of the
country.
The Democratic party, which had be
ooino merely a Propaganda of sluvery,
furnished the theories which masked
the rebellion, the leaders who command
ed it, and the embarrassments which
prolonged it. It was a party morally
responsible for the war. Its method of
avoiding it was submission to slavery.
Ds policy for ending it was a conference
of conquest. Forced to use the phrases
of loyalty, the party has nevertheless
constantly betrayed its sympathies. Ds
recognized leaders in Pennsylvania, who
ure they? They are sn the mdst compre
hensive and oft'eusivg sense —Copperheads
In Ohio who are they ? Yallandingham
and Pendleton. In New York ? The
most notorious and malignant opponents
of the war. Fo Kentucky? Mr. Helm,
whom the Democrats had just elected
Governor, and who died a fortnight
since, was known only as a rebel sympa«
thizcr during the war. The New York
World, the chief Copperhead paper in
the city, hailed Helm's clectiou as a
great Democratic victory, notwithstand
ing he was opposed by a party of 12,0"0
organized Democrats, who hated Radi
calism, but who also hated
The Kentoaky War Democrats the
Worhl would not recognize. The suc
cess of the rebel sympathizers it hailed
as a great Demoratic victory. And the
same World, upon the news of the Cal
ifornia election, unable to restrain its
real sympathies and feelings, cried out,
"Read this handwriting on tho wall, ye
Disunioniste, who have squandered a
third of the nation's wealth, a million of
its lives, who have substituted a military
despotism for republican liberty in ten
of the sovereign States of the Union,"
etc.
This is worthy of the Memphis Ava
lanche, or of the most malignant rebel
sheet, veneered with the thinnest ap
pearance of patriotism. It is the men
of the loyal States whom the World
brand as "Disunionists." It is those
who would not wallow with the World
before the scornful threats of the slave
lords who are murderers, ani in the
Union, whose supremacy has been main-,
taincd by the terrible war, the States in
the opinion ol the World, are "sover
eign." This is the political gospel of
the Democratic party. This is the vital
heresy which furnished the excuso for
the war; and the success of that party
is the reopening of every question which
the war seemed to have settled.
Is this desirable? What do we gain
by ? The conscience and intelligence of
the American people are represented by
the dominant paity—their ignorance,
viciousness.and hutiod of progressive free
government by the !>ea>ocratie party.
We speak of parties, of course, not of
individuals. Now intelligence mad coo
science may be apparently invisible for
a time in public affairs, but they are the
great forces, and they will heave the
whole frame of society until they ac
quire their natural ascendency. It the
principles of the Republican party were
thrown out of power they would do
exactly what they did before, they would
shake us until they returned to power.
Displace them now, and what have we
gained ? Will the hereditary apologist
and ally of Slavery secure equal civil
rights? Will the traditional assertor cf
State Sovereignty develop a noble sen
timent of nationality? Wit the pander
to the grossest and most prejudiced ig
norance stimulate general intelligence ?
And as for the details of administration,
will the disciple of Floyd and Toucey
and Cobb and Thompson teach us po
litical honor, or the manage of the New
York chy Kin* common honesty ?
" Cet us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let ds, totbe end, date tojlo our duty as we understand it"*»r A - LINCOLN
SUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PENN'A, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER £ ISGT-
A party in power, like the dominant
parly of the country, is embarrassed by
its sense of seeurity. "It will have whirn
seys and fancies. But its members
should look staightat the greatcommand
ing common cause, the paeification of the
country Upon the principles of the war
and of the Government. The quarrels
of leaders, the issues of prohibition, or of
whatever special projects, should be
sternly disregarded in vi#w of the nec
cessity of the hour. Kvery good citizen
should feel, as after the shot at Siimpter
that every consideration must ue subor
dinated to the salvation of the country \
that salvation can be secured only by
rigorous organization, and that it can not
be intrusted to those who first caused
and then palliated that criminal assault.
—Harper's Weekly.
Keep Away From Temptation.
The ODly safe course for a young man
who would retain his virtue and his cor
rect principles, is to keep away from
temptation. How many have fallen who
merely ventured to look at vice in her
gaudy colors. Her temptation was too
strong for them to resist.
They partook of the fatal glass,snatch
ed the gilded treasure,or gave themselves
up to uncleanliness.
None are secure who run in the way*
of sin; who see how neer they can ven
ture on the threshold of vice, without
entrangling their feet in the net of the
adversary.
Have you never heard the story of a
gentleman who advertised for a coachs
man ? If not, we will repeat it. Three
applicants were admitted to his room.—
He pointed out to them a precipice, re,
marking, "how near the edge of this
can you drive me, without any danger
of an upset."
The first applicant replied, "within a
hair's breadth."
"Hownear can you drive me?" in*
quired the gentleman of a second ap
plicant,
"Within a hair's breadth," he re
plied.
As the third was about leaving the
room, supposing that he had no chance
of competing with the other two. the
gentleman stopped him.
"Let me hear what you have to say,"
said he.
"Why, sir, I cannot compete with
either of these: if 1 were to drive you,
I would keep as far off- as I possibly
could."
"You are the very man for me;" said
the gentleman, and he engaged him im
mediately.
In regard fo vice, he is only safe who
keeps away from temptation. Those who
venture near are often upset and destroy
ed. We can point to individuals who
are lost to virtue, who, when they took
the first wrong step, resolved never to
take another. It was the voioe of a pre
tended friend, it may be, which urged
them on, only for once ; but it proved
their destruction-
Ye who are now safe, whose hearts
are uncontaminated, listen to the voice
of wisdom, aud go not where there are
strong alurements to vice. Keep away
from the gaming table, the grog shops,
and the mid-night party. "Keep as far
off as possible," and a lile of integrity
and virtue will assuredly be yours.
GUN'. SHERIDAN'S indorsment of General
Garnt is emphatic and perfectly unreserv
ed. "lie is all right—have no duubtof that—
you can trust hiin to the fullest extent—
you dou't know him ull through yet, but
you run no risk in extending to him perfect
confidence." The hero of Winchester has
established his credit with the people to
such ait extent that if there were any need
of an indorser of Gen. Grant, nothing more
would be necessary. There is something
bordering on chivalry in the warmth of the
friendship exhisting between these two men
scarely le-s trusted for their mnnagment
of grave civil affairs gaowing out of the war
than for their heroism in fighting it down.
Neither speaks of himself, but each praises
the other, and with a sincerity so genuine
that the nation can do nothing but admire
them both. And here is a good place to
record a remark made by Sheridan, while in
St- Louis a few days a ago. He said he
"regarded bis administration of affairs at
New Orleans as comparatively mild, and
coming short of the standard required of
him by Gen. Grant, who, he said favored
the exeersises of far greater severity, and
if he (Gen. Grant) had been filing the posi
tion himself, he would have adt.pted more
stringent and rigorous measures."
COUNSELS TO YOUTII. —Let youth ever
remember that the jonrney of life pre
sents but few, if any obstacles in its path
which faith and perseverance will not
overcome. No talents, however great,
will be of much vatue to the owner with
out careful using; many a youth has
failed of doing any benefit to himself or
others solely because he made no efforts
to improve the talents that might have
enable 1 him to become a blessing to
others, have turned their course down
ward, and by drinEing, smoking,
ling, licentiousness or self-Sbuse, have
sunk in everlasting night. Youth, re
member that it is in your power to be
long to either of these classes, and on
yourself rests happiness or misery con
sequent on your decision.
—"My daughter," said a fond and
affectionate mother, as she gave the part
ing kiss to her child, who was leaving
the home of her childhood, togo among
strangers as a teacher; "Let Virtue be
thy priceless jewel; Truth, thy firm
friend; Piety, thy daily counsellor;
Modesty, thy bosom companion ; Kind
ness, * welcome visitor; and Nee.nesa
an every day associate. With sueh
friends to advise and guide, thy path
through life will b« strewed with no re
grets"
THE PRESIDENTS INTENTIONS-
The conduot of the President justifies
the alarm which we have expressed. He
Cleans mischief, and he will be restrain
ed only by his fears. A man in his po
sition, who simultaneously defies his op
ponents and surrounds himself with those
who are known to be his devoted adhe
rents, it t> man who intends to resist.—
His word, evea if he gave it, oould not
be trusted. The law does not restrain
him, for he denies the authority which
makos it. The real situation at present
is that the President asserts his will
against the will of the people in Cong
ress, and will probably try forcible con
clusions with them.
The steps are easily seen. Congress
passes a reconstruction law. It IB full of
holes, and the Attorney-General drives a
six-columned opinion through it.- Cong
ress reassembles, and, although it has had
the fullest experience of the tieacbery
of the President and ol its own inaccu
racy, mends its law and then ties up its
own hands for four months, as if there
could be no defect in its supplementary
law and the President were now to be th*
most long-suffering of saints. The mo
ment Congress is gone and safely out of
the way for the,third of a year, the Pres
ident and his accomplices discover the
weakness of the law. This once plain
ly seen, the President acts. The Secre
tary of War is suspended. The Depart
ment General dearest to the people is re
moved and sent to fight the Indians.—
A proclamation, enjoining obedience to
the civil authority, follows, and theu
conies the amnesty. The civil authority
proclamation was incomplete without the
amnesty. The amnesty is pointless with
out a farther measuro.
This measure, of course, is the reopen
ing of the registry for all the amnestied
class. The amnestied persons indeed can
be registered only in direct contravention
of the act of Congress. But what is
easier than for a Commander to look at
the amnesty, and at the proclamation,
and to say that he can not exclude from
the registry those who are eligible ?
The President will have done nothing
about it. The Commander will simply
have exercised the discretion which Gen
eral Grant advised General Sheridan to
use. The State Conventian will be held
the Constitution framed, and t'ongress
will decline to receive it. The President
will insist, and upon the persisteuce of
Congress will in turn decline to recog
nize that body.
Or, again, suppose that the President
directs the reopening of the registries,
and tho adaiission of those whom his am.
nesty festores. That would be a viola
tion of the law of Congress. The Pres
ident would be at once impeached and
removed. But he knows that as well as
any one, and, if he issued an order to
reopen the lists, the conclusion would be
inevitable either that he did not mean to
permit Congress to meet at the Capitol
to impeach him, or that he meant to re
sist the process. If he means nothing
at all. why does he invite impeachment ?
If he invites impeachment, it is merely
that he may be removed from office ?
In what precise way actual violence
might arise it is, however, idle to won
der. The point is to see that violence
is, under the circumstances, highly prob
able, and that the country should be pre
pared for it. The time finds the Presi
dent desperate and surrounded with evil
counselors. The elections are interpre
ted id favor of his hostility to Congress.
The Democrats carry California ; the Re
publican vote is reduced in Maine ; a
Republican delegate to Congress is de
feated in Montana. "It is approval of
your policy," shouts the chorus to tha
President. And if equal suffrage should
bo defeated in Ohio; if the Copperhead
candidate should be elected in PesnsyU
vania; if New York should faltor at the
polls, and even in Massachusetts the is
sue of prohibition should confuse our
ranks—the same chorus would shout to
the President that the people had re
pented, and that any extreme action upon
his part would be supported by them.
Meanwhile we have no more doubt
that the loyal people of the United States
intend to secure the results of the war
than we have that they fought it uncon'
ditionally to the end. The President will
no more balk them than Beauregard's
shot at Sumter balked them, or the Dem
ocratic shout for surrender at Chicago
dissouraged them. Let us only fully
understand the situation. Let us see
that the President deliberately defies
Congress, and assumes to make his arbi
trary will, which he calls the Constitus
tion, the government of the country,and
he will learn, as he did a year ago, what
the people really think and feel. It is
useless, therefore, to snpposo that bo
"would hardly dare" ta go so far. He
will dare any thing if his courage is sus
tained, and that is sustained by Demo
cratic successes. The Democratic party
despises him. but it gtadly uses him.—
Its revenge upon him for his vehement
Unionism during the war is to try to
make him the instrument to restore the
spirit of the rebellion to power. The
way to peace is now what it has been
since the rebellion of the slave
power against the Government, and that
is the total defeat of the party whioh
cherishes the traditions of that power.—
And if peace has been for ttvo years de
layed it is only because the treachery of
the Executive has constantly stimulated
the hopes of that party. Had the Presi
deutjbecn faithful to the principle it would
have reorganised the Union. He may
still further delay, but ho can not defeat
its final triumph.— Harper's Weekly.
—Muoh passes for virtue that is but
th* absence of temptation.
MAINE AND CALIFORNIA.
If the Republicans in California had
#ol been notoriously divided, and if the
Maine election had not fumed upon the
prohibitory liquor question, the result in
those States might fairly be claimed as
the beginning oTa reaction. The Dem
ocracy have indeed brought out their
largest wooden gttns, and have announc
ed with the utmost batisfa«tlou that the
people at last begin to long for the good
old glorious days of Pierce, Huchanan,
and the Southern oligarchy. Hut their
loud salvos over these elections are but
an aqergetio kind of whistling to keep
up courage For it is plaiu that if the
ques(\ou of reconstruction is finally set
tied Vy the party which believed in the
war,and -brought it to a successful and the
Democratic party will be wholly demor
alized.
We do not deuy thatthe result in Cal
ifornia ischeeringto the Democrats and
the unconstruoted rebels, while it gives
us the disadvantages of the depression
whioh always acoompanies defeat. Nor
do we deny that parties petish from disv
integration as well from open and tri
umphant assault. If, as was undoubted
ly the ease in California, corrupt in
fluences succeed in nominating candi
dates. no feeling of the necessity of par
ty organization can save, or ought to
save, a party. This is especially true
of the Union Republican party, for its
chief ends could not be secured by cor
rupt agencies. Corruption, universal
and profound, if it cxisrs in a party, is
not one of the minor and episodical is
sues which we claimed last week shuuld
be sacrificed to the groat cause to which
a party may be devoted. While, thero
fore, every truly patriotic man must de
plore tho result in California, which
gratifies only virtual rebels and their al
lies and apologists, let him not misuns
derstand it. The responsibility of de
feat rests with those leaders who served
personal and corrupt interests instead of
the general good of the cause. The
heart of the people of that State is un
ehanged; and, although the late elec
tion makes success more difficult to the
Union party at the next trial, there is
no reason to doubt that in the serious
crisis which has fallen upon us they will
be as true as over.
In Maine our friends evidently sup
posed that they could indulge all kinds
of private differences. The result has
probably shown them that until they are
ready to surrender to the united cneoiy
in front they must fight only upon the
great and real issues. It is unquestion
ably true that eight if not nine tenths of
the strictest temperance men ore also
Republicans. Hut to make a prohibitory
law the issue of a party campaign is to
divide our own ranks and to do nothing
else Prohibition is not a measure of the
party. If it could be made such to-day
the Republican Union party would in
evitably dwindle, and the Democrats and
the President would have their own way
to-morrow. Governor Andrew, of Mas
sachusetts, for instance, is not a prohibi
tionist; but ia there any truer or more
representative Republican in the coun
try ?
It is unwise, and it is certainly un
generous, while the national interests
demands as much as they ever did tho
united action of all loyal, libertyloving
men whether thqy are prohibitionists or
not, to insist upon making prohibition a
party issue. Would it be any saisfaction
to any man in Maine who is as sincerely
a Republican us he is prohibitionist, that
his insistence upon his scheme might
paralyze the party in every State, and
bring into power not only the President
with his perilous policy, but the party
which is the sworn foo of any prohibito
ry law ? The case is elear. If tho pro
hibitionists hope to carry their point by
the agency of any existing party, it must
be by the Republican. If, howevor, they
hope nothiog of present parties, do they
think the necessity of carrying their
point so paramount that to reach it the
country may be abandoned to the party
of Yallandingham, Fernando Wood, and
Andrew Johnson? That is the practical
question. Let every prohibitionist con
template the situation of the country and
answer.
CURE FOR CORNS. —Some person who
has ~suffered Several deaths" with
"corns," offers the following recipe for
the benefit of that portion ol humanity
-who arc having a hard time of it with
their feet. Any person that has suffer
ed tho pain caused by the injury of a
corn, will oertainly not hesitate to give
this a trial. It is cheap, and cannot in
jure the feet, and it is said "it will
knock emsure." Here it is. "Take a
piece of bread soaked in vinegar, and
apply to the corn on the foot or toe on
going to bed at night, aud bind with a
piece of oil oloth, Will remove the coin
in two or three appliotiona.''
—A lady in Nashville, on mercy bent,
was making a visit to the penitentiary
and was permitted to look through the
various wards. In one room she saw
three women engaged in sewing, and
turning to the keeper who was showing
her about, said to him, iu an under tone :
"Dear me, they'are the mostjvicious look
ing woman I ever saw in my life ! What
aro they put here for ?" "They are here,
madam," was the reply, "because I am
here. Those ladies are my wife and
daughters."
—You see men of the most delicate
frames engaged in active professional
pursuits, who literally have no time for
idleness. Let them become idle—let
them take care of themselves—lat them
think of their health and they die ! Rust
rots the steel which use preserve*.
How to A.void a Bad Husband
I. Never marry a inan for wealth. A
woman's life consisteth not in the things 1
she possesseth.
2 Never marry a fop who struts übout
dandy fkie in his gloves and rufflas,with
a silver topped cane and riigs on his
Angers.
8J Never inatry a niggard, close fisted
mean sordid wretch, who saves every
penny, or Spends it grudgingly. Take
cure leet he stint you to death.
4. Ne\yr marry a stranger, whose char
acter is not known or tested. Some fe
males jump right into the fire with their
eyes wide open.
5. Never marry a mope, or a drone,
one who crawls and draggles through'
life one foot after another, and let things
take their own coursc.
G. Never marry a man who treats his
mother or sister unkindly or indifferent,
ly. Such treatment is a suro indication
of a mean mud wicked mau.
7. Never on any acoount marry a gam
bler, a profane person, or one who itf the
least speaks lightly of God or religion.
Such a man can never make a good htis>
band.
8. Never marry a sloven, a mm who
is negligent of his person or his dress,
and is filthy in his habits. Tho external
appearance is an infallible iudex to the
heart.
9. Shan the rake as a snnke, a viper
a very demon.
10 Finally, never marry a man who
is addicted to the use of ardent spirits
Depend upon it, you arc better ofT ulone,
than you would be to be tied to a man
whose breath is polluted, and whoso vi
tals are being gnawed out by alcohol
THK Border State Convention in Bal
timore was an influential auJ impjrtiri
assemblage. Ainoung other resolutions
was one in favor of a constitutional am
endment "providing that no State shall
disfranchise any citizen because of race or
color." The following resolution was
adopted unanimously :
That tho military sorvices of General
U. 8. Grant, his characteristic prudence
and firmness, his devotion to popular
liberty, and the love for his country
which has illustrated his euiiuent career,
while thoy entitle him to tho gratitude
of the people for what he his doue in the
past, uud their confidence in what his
uoble nature must inspire him to do in
the future, also entitle the people to con
fidently look to him in his two-fold ca
pacity of General of the Army and Sec
retary of War to enact a'l the power anl
authority conferred upon bun by the laws
of the land to promote the fullest and
most elficient execution of the act of
Congress known as the 11 econstruction
aot.
FOR the last few days leading Demo
erotic politicians have been running to
Washington for assistance to carry I'onn*
sylvania for SHARSWOOD. The presit
dent 1 as been appenlel to to remove cer
tain office holders and make other ap
pointments in iheir stead to swell the
Democratic vote. As a rccompeuse a
Democratic victory, and the indorse
ment of the President. But the people
will have something to say about tho
matter.
THE Democrats are said to have
lately fallen into a sudden fit of po
litical love for the soldiers. After,
for six years, reproaching and de
spising them and their heroic deeds
in defence of their country, they, for
a seven days' wonder, profess for
them great friendship and admira
tion. Their political friendship is a
farce, after the more earnest and
sincere sympathy, for years shown,
with the rebels and their cause No
Union soldier should be deceived by
it.
Religion is thought by miny to con
sist in what in the Now Testament in
denominated repentance. But religion
conies after that. When you have had
your nots, your negatives, which are
necessary, then come the positives, the
affirmatives. Ileal love of truth, real
meekness and gentleness, real generosi
ty, real highmiodedncss, real love of God
and genuine love toman —these arc re
ligion.
—The world is full of trials and an
noyances, and will be to the end. But a
better world is coming, where there will
be no more trials no more Bio forever.
If we would obtain on inheritance in that
World, we must learn to bear meekly and
patiently the trials of this. That iaher
itance is pormised only to the overcomer.
Let os, then, try to pray, and koey try
ing and praying that God will help us to
overcome.
NEVEK whine over wliatyou may sup
pose to be the loss of opportunities with-,
out learning much ; every man may ed
ucate himself that wishes to. It is the
will that makes the way. Many a servant
that wanted knowledge has listened while I
his master's children were saying their let
ters; and putting them together, to form
easy words, has thus caught the first ele
ment* of spelling. If any one has a strong
thirst for knowledge, we do not care
where he is put, he will become an educa
ted man. The first step towards self im
provment is to leavo off whining over
the past, and bend everey energy to4he
improvement of the present.
NUMBER 41
WIT AND WISDOM.
CONUNDRUMS —Why is a room fall
"112 married folks like a room that is eniptyf
Hecau.se there is not a single person »
Why aro full grown oats like unskilled
surgeods T Because they mew-fill-late
and kill the patience.
W hat tree represents a person who
persists incurring debts ? Willow.
Why should tin uli/erman wear a' Tar
tan waistcoat? To keep a check on his
etomach.
Why is a bad pftyslcian like an ill
tempered man ? Becauso he ii apt to
lose his patients.
Why does an auctioneer like ugly cus»
tomors at his sales? lie likes those who
are most for bidding.
Why are people who go to l church
without paying for their seats not likely
to be much benefitted ? Becauso they
get good for nothing.
When is a physician like a bad school*
boy and why ? At night, beoause he is
likely to be called up.
Which is tho business that would 'soot'
anybody '! Chimney sweeping.
LADIES are like watches—pretty ed-
to luuk at —sweat facos auil delicate
hands but something difficult to regulate
when set agoing.'
"The oceau speaks eloquently nnd for*
ever," says Boechcr. "Vcs," i"etoris
Prentice, "and there is no use of telling
it to dry up."
A down-eastern advertised his wife
thus : On the sixteenth of July, ou the
night of Monday, K loped from hor hus
band, the wife of Jno. Grandy. His grief
f»r her absence eaoh day growing deeper,
Should any one find her, he begs them tor
keep her.
'I SAY Jones, how is it that your wif
dresses so magnificently, and you always
appear out at the elbows V Jonos, (im
pressively and significantly,) 'You see,
Thompson, my wife dressos according to
the Gazette of Fashion, and I dress accor*
ding to my Ledger.'
PAT'S TURTLE. —The head of a turtle
for several days after it's from
the body, retains and exhibits animal
life and sensation. Au Irishman had
docapitated one,and sonic days attorwards
was amusing himself by putting sticks in
its mouth which it bit with
A lady who saw the proceedings exclaim
ed—'Why, Patric, 1 thought the turtle
was dead '.' 'So he is rna'm; but the
creature's not sensiblo of it!'
'I DON'T SEE IT.' —Lord Nelson Was
undoubtedly the author of this slang
phrase. At the celebrated battle of Co
penhagen, Nelson, who determined to
continue the fight, but whose attention
had been called to a signal of the com*
manding officer to cease hastilities, placed
his hand over his good eye, and preten
ding to look with his blind one, said 'I
dont see it, and at once ord.-red a brisk
renewal of the engagement.
—' These ladiea are Ike birds that
aro long on tho wing,"sail a humorous
cloik to his employer, as a bevy of shop
ping damsels loft the store.
"Why so ?" asked tho proprietor.
"Because it take? them a long time to
settle upon their purchase," (perches.)
replied the clerk.
The proprietor saw the point, and was
so gratified at the clerk's acuteness that
he at cccs raised his wages.
—A handsomeyoUng widow applicl
to a phsician to deliver her of three dis -
trcssing complaints. "fn the first place,''
said she, "1 have little or no appetite:
what shall I take for that ?" "Air and
exercise, madam."—"And Doctor, I am
quite fiidgety at night time, and afraid to
be abed alone ; what shall I take for
that ?" "A husband, malrsrn " —"Fie !
Doctor. Bu( 1 have the blues terribly
what shall 1 take for that/" "Take u
new-paper, madam," replied the Doctor.
A good thing is told of the Presi
dent in Raleigh. While responding in
a teelmg manner to the welcome given
him he used the expression : "Let us,
ray li iends, repair the breaches," and
before he eould add—" made by tho
war," au old WJinia exclaimsd, with
delight, "Bie-ss tho dear old uian, he
has come home again to works at his
trade !"
—There aro too many posessin?
Christians who, nl.iile they are perfect*
ly respectable in their conduct in the
view of tho world, are, in the Divine
view, through pride, sclf-glory, eove*
tousuess. or hardness of heart, as far
from genuine religion as those who by
their flagrant vices infringe com\non
decency.
A man habitual finding fault, habit'
ually on the alert to defeat folly or vies,
without ever bestowing a thought on
whatsoever things are true and lovely and
of good re oort, is, as nobody would choose
to deny, morally halt and maimed. One
half of his faculties, and that the most
powerful half, is paralyzed and useless,
lie is like land which • produces nothing
but thistles and brambles.
RICHMOND, September 19.—There
has been considerable political excitment
here since the issuance of the order for
an election. The first meeting in the
State for nominating members of the
Convention, takes place at Ashland, an
Saturday. The radicals here have ap
pointed delegates to the Soildert' and ai
Sailors' Convention, whioh meets on ths
24th • ' r-«i.
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