NM
J. M. WEAELEV,I
J. M. WALLACE.)
CARDS
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A. ATIV6OO
A TWOOD, RANCID & CO.,
COMMISSION MfIitCIIANTS,
Wholo'nolo denlorn In all kin& of •
nekLED AND,SALT FT.411
No. 210340rth Wharves,
Abovo Saco olroot,
10.70
5. It. COYLE. W. SCOTT COYLE.
C"LE BROTHEES,
,AN' ol' I 0 S, 11' II 0 ESAL
AT CITY PRICES.
Having received a largo line of Woolen
Goods, such as Undershirts and Drawers,
Knit Jackets, -Scarfs,. Woolen Hosiery,
Buck and Sheepskin Gloves, Gauntlets
and Mits, Hanover Gloves and Gauntlets,
'Woolen Merino, Cloth and Berlin Gloves
and Gauntlets, would call the attention
of merchants,
COYLI 11110THERS.
N 0.24 South Ilanovor rtrcot, CONle,
Soct7ltf
NTISTR
D F .
DR. a. 11. z ISt SI - ,
HaVing recently removed to
No. 61 North IlinoOr street;
(In the house lately occupied by Dr. Dale.)
Carlisle, Penn'a,
Will put 1n teeth from $lO to $2O per xel, ou for
.ee may require. All ivork 1,0 - ranted
10feb70
DR. J. S. BENDER,
nomtEopATine PHYSICIAN.
Office in the room formerly occupied by C. I. John
Lee. r .leal 09
E. BELTZHOOVER,
•
..12 • AITORNEY AT LAW.
Office in - South Hanover strout, opp llentr.' , l dry
goods
1 soil)
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R OLL, KIRKPATRICK A: WIIITEMAN
Wholesale dertlerm in
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO,
N. E CH, Third and .Markri strut.•,
Philadelphia
11. Y. 1101.1,,
E.-KIIIKrATl11I•K
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C. P. 111:11.1lICII. - WM . B. PAItB ER
lIUMRICFI &
AT i URN EY AT I.A
Office on 51010 tareet,ln Motion IlitP. CoF H. , 0. 1044
JAMES H. GRAHAM, .Ju ,
iCTTORNEY AT I,AR .
• • No. 14 South Hanover street,
AR! MLR, PA.
OM. a :johil•sg Jndcu Orahais4
24,0170
JOIIN CORNMAN,
AT CURS ET A 1. \IV,
Wilco No. 7, Itht.t.in's 11111', I urt Iltiont•
If IMO
JOSEPH . lIITNEII,
ATTORNEY dl' LAW AND SURVEYOR.
lOpelotol.mmr,t, PA. 01boo on RICO ml vtrori, l‘to
doors no tlt of the Bonk
Illminms promptly ;Melillo.' In. 10,1;9
JOSEPH (4. NNLE,
ATr.iRNEY AT I,AIV.N,
Praelieifj - ; in Dauphin and Cumberland
Counties
.0nr411 .1 .....ii1114:(111/ft, PII 1,18 . 06 •• IrE..--Cattip
Cula6ed,ll.l un Ly, Pn. 1 . 4 j in7lly
JOSEPH F. CULVER. CHAS. P. CULVER.
T Aw, LOAN AND coLLEcl'ro'N
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OFFICE `Or JOSEPH F.'CULVEIt A: 111 W.
ILLIN IF. Wo have Ile-Loa
- Hiti - Tor phienth eartitar ott fhst.r!,l4.: Intentvell 1 •044
'PIC., In-re:Rioted, and Akar:tete rurn , Att-ti Ir
Our a tYll Oak". loor reel. Intetem and pr toot
poyroeutW..hove
ry part of flue \V AL which 1111 . 11i,1114 11X e, vry
ftwility for speedy eeltet 110110
REFERENCES: Hnn. Jane , : II ttr..lnt t:, Wnt
NI. P00r..., egg.; W.I. .1 01140ror. es, C. E
( loughlin. enq CarlLtle. Hentllloo
llx,rrldburz. H tn. C. P. Culver 111111 II 11. 1101 nib.
a4hlngt,e, D. C. George II `nn t,
del phi, ChatutterA Potnr3y, New tier't ally.
22)07 1
C . HERMAN,
lit ATt'J R EY AT LAW.
Uarllvlo 1 , .1 No. 9 Itheent's 10.
A. K. M'CLUIIE. .1. It. NI'KEEIIAN
M'cLVIIE WKEEIIAN,
ArroRNEVS AT LAW,
,144 S•mllt 8 xlll xtreet,
ljeilly.
PII. SIIA.)IBAHGEII,
• JUSTICIS OF 1•11 E PEAC
Weßtpe.tinallon.'town•hip.
r and l' .only. l'e• n
All bugliles4, I,,tili.tod to Mtn 1%111 rrcrl,, pro , ni.t
attention. 29orliti
F. SADLER,
ArrottsEy AT LAW,
Offieo, 2f30ut13 , vt3C6treet, ucxt IL, (Imul II 11l
10,69
WILLIAM IC ENN
AVIIIHNET Al I,A
011ico In Volind, rtn
VT T J. SHENRER,
All%llOlEl' AT LA W.
011ibe In 11 , 11111eNtlt (71/1 . 11, 111 t I 104,10
MTES.
ATTOP.NEY AND CoIINSELuit kT I AN'
723 Walnut Street,
• PHILADELPHIA.
LEGAL IY - t , t ICES
ADDIINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Lottura of A/finlnletrntion on Ibe / Odle of David
T. 3tono, Into of thn borough of Car
into been Issued by thin ltorlster of Cluobt•r!no I
roan [7 , , to Oho underglgued 111Mi11111A 111 11011111 g
aprlngx. All perf-onl 111111 . 11'011 111 the entntit
, ititolled tm make lameillato pnymont, n 11 1110.01
111,111 g Clllllllll to trmont them, duly Rollo+ lot
for //old Itunent. 1 ,
SA3IUEL STONY:,
Aduilitletra or
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AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—Tho under
,xignell auditor appointed by thn CuMI,
marshal and distrihnto the balance In tho Mattis or
Will A, Undmy, assignee of John W.,Minich. tool,
Ft deed of voluntary assignmeat, gi yes ott that in
mill attend to that duty at Ills race, in the bortomh
of Carlisle, on Friday, ths tenth day of Novent h, r,
A D. 1871, when and where the parties 'ransomed
are notilltd to attend.
SYN A LINDSEY,
Auditor.
CM
AISSOLUTION of Partnership.--
iJ partnerahip heretofore oxis , ing between
Bak!. and. George Lintromiele, nowt. rei
in klockettiithing, in the berouh of Carlkie, - it,
Iron tlikeelreti, owing to the 'tloath of Wil iota
Eaklbe. All pontoon knowing thowattlren Who trd
to the litto firm, can dischirge their intiebletinteet by
calling noon_ George Llndeniontio, or . _
MA la C. EAKINB,,
Administraircx
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ESTRAY.—Came to the reeideneo- of
tho subscriber residing In Middlesex township.
about 4 wiles oast of Carilide, on Mir Trindle Sprirg
road, a Brindle Calf, front,3 to 7 months old. Tiro
owner of the sumo Ie rerirsted . to come forward,
prove proporty, pity chargos, and till" , possession of
th o same, otherwise It will be disposed, of according
to law.
200c713t* IANIEL HOFFER.
-•--. _ - J ,DANIEL ~,.._
XECUTOR'S - NZ.)1101.1. —.Letters Et ortamoiltery on the estate orlipny 11Wril,
or Churchtown ' Monroe township {. h
et 4.4.11, have
boon Issued by the Itoglater.of.p.o 'lberian,' c. only,
to the auhaeriber rasidlng_ at tiliT i . eittown._ All 1, , I . -
.nons Indebted to said estate, sell . plena,' maim 1111-
mediate payment, and theme hurl uclalitLo_tO-4re,-
tent them duly authenticated, to the — rfiliTersl4:.,A
for settlement. ' _ ~
SAMUEL PL,‘NIL'
28a p7lBl
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE!
Letters testamentary on the clitato of
Jacob A. Gardner, deceased, of South
Middleton township, have been issued
by the Register of Cumberland county,,
to the subsmiber residing in said town
ship. All persona indebted to Haiti estate;
will please make immediate payment,
and those having claims to present them
aply authenticated, to the undersigned,.
for settlement:-
R. ,R. WIEBEITT,
EXedllto.l*
28sopTlet*
NOTlOE.—Notico is ;teroby given
that application will ho'unolo to-the next Leg.
Jointure , for the Incorporation of ''t thank of Dep."'
And Discount, to ho located
. r,t, Carlisle, Ou'oburla lel
county, Pennsylvania, to ho called t h o Peuol.' Say.
Loge thank, with. a capital, of twenty.tlve thousand
dollars. Irith then privilego ofAncrea ling to ono hoo.
tired thousand dollars, . .
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Pure 'Drugs, Chemicals; .I,c
OR PURE DRUGS; CHEMICALS,
, and Patont Moth ilnon, go to J. N. Ilaverettelt,
No. 6 South Ilanoyor groat. 'Moo, a oplond Id wart
mint of Toilet gnainVi?erannerlen, and Fancy Toilet
Articles.
D.
• • J. D. irAvEnwrica,
N 0.5 youth Ilanovur a trot) t,
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CHEAP JOHN
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ODiMSFOR SALE ,
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
-STOCK OF
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Fnr Wel - tr !
Boots, Shoes,
Ats k aps,
_Notions and UNDKRSIIII? TS.
COlllO 111“1 See
Che p John
The Pow. ,llrt 71/ 8 F 17:e71.(1,
5 0)?Irt House :I relte,
FRANIcIAN lIO,LTSE NOW
Your Most Obedient Servant,.
Cheap John,
Benefactor 01 Ragged Humanity
28.,(1)71t1
Dr. dyers' Hivliciuev
Aver's Cathartic Pills
For all the purroseN of a 1. Iv. liedlei re.
Perhaps no one medicine in n nivetsairy rat
goired byevert bode cathartic, nor was ever
any before so universally adopted into use in every
country and among all VIASFVF. RP title 1011, but
efficient porgative rill 'rho oh, ill!, roes., is, flint
It is a more reliable and far mole elleetual rent,
dy than any other Those %violate% 0 tiled It, know
that it 'cured t w, Anil who have not know
coed their titeghtiore lied Intends, and all
kftlllir that what It does once It does always—that
It never fails through any tank. or neglect of its
• ompositlon, have thousands upon 11.001 , ,1nt1i
yf certificates cf their remarkable •inien • t the
ollowing complaints, but ouchenran are 101 , , , I)
In every neighborbuod, and We kited not itualish
them. Ad traind to all 3,PS nd condi , ii.sn oil
Climates: con Le Ini nit neithe e r valoniel
deleboitousdron, they arty fie token with sale•y
by anybody. Theli suit, per•erves them
ever fresh and urines the, pleasant - to lake. while
being putely 'sortable no harm ran arise bum
their use in any quantify.
They Opera r by thole pow, fel Influence 011
11 . .0111U/ viseerwto pyrily_lbe hlood.and stimulate
It Into healthy arta —i.onove the obstruction,.
of LI e shim tell, lowels, liver, end ether organs el
the body, restoring their irregular action lo
health, and by correcting. 0 he, ever they
,tociat,
such derangements to oft, the 11,..L ei late of
disease.
yllnu L. clhutdlons aro given In Cho o rnpor on
th.l.llo‘.log OWN:,
Pak, I/I
I,)sp.psinor I ioligto Clot, I.l,thssoess,
Langur: nod Loss of Apoitite, they**inold be
tolen moderate y t , l stimuld , r tl,u stoonn.h and
restore ito healthy ione and ...Lion.
For Liner Lhooplaiot nod Its varions .yo
Bilious lleoldhe, ;Ink IleadAeho, Jatiodice or
Grren Bilk. Colic and I Woos Fevers.
LloC, should he judodously taken Ironeh ,non. to
corm . Iho digen+od notion, or r. more the ohstrue.
td.ott which vauso It
For I/3 nointory or Di strie-I, I.ut 1 , 111. solid dose is
gosieralv resins it
For Illisituallson,'DVst. dravol, Palpitation of
Cho lloart Pohl, In this Side Hack and bolos, they
should ho eon tinuisusly taken, as
required, ts.
the d ..so s ssosi anion el tho systrio iY Ith
sus:ken:tugs, those MMlplAilits disappear.
For Drops) and Dropnieal , ssrl/ings shop should
be token In largo 1111.1 transient &Inn , La pr,dur e
the effector a illastio punts..
For Suppression a largo don , • should los takOn, as
re produces the drsirod a Irect by esynipathy•
Ana Dinner Pill, tube OUP or two Pins to pro
rture di,tostion and roll eve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels Into health) sietion, srstoros tho appetito,
and Inr 4'ol/lat. !ha Frtanill. Hence It in Ott.,
odynntag....o where no no. lons derting•inont
into. (Inn Wilt, fors Dans-ably well. often finds
that n d sr of those him issel uroule 13
Amass, Frain elssatisl. g 171.1 s wit., a Ili g Vert
on stipends, 'pp oats .
l'rt•pured by Ilr. J. & I 0. ,
I'll,Wll , A I. AN! , ANALYTICAL CH
LOWELL, MASS
ICI. $1 00.
l' l' A le I•LL) It I
1.11.4 C. A 11A8 4 ,
Practical and Amrlytical Chemists.
.J. B. HAVERST TeX. Agent,
CAM:ISLE, PA.
2°ll it - 1 3
1107'ELS
111111I\ 1 . 1.1.1 Tr .111. ,11,111.1.1
MONTGOMFIItY
sig.:tinily' infirm 01 , 1 I/111.1113
that illoy 11 . 1011.11 0114 1‘,.11 . 3,1.1/W111 , 0 .. 1'i In
I, tough ul (11 Intl) ,Inirtt It is then' Inlonliun to
ltia•p It In a slt -they hop. will glve a.ttio•
faction In all At 110 n.ay fn,u Ili in It 111 Unir rut , -
t on
Thy Li•,nharf;"nuJ nn•I) wltilrg C..aehto, nun
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MEM
CENTIIM, ilorrEL,
Nob. 621 and 693 Arch Street,
P 111 L A ll Ir, 1, P 11 1 A.
Terms, $9..10 per day, or poths with.
out hoard, $1 per day. ,
J. It. DE - AVEN, l'eoprivt 4
athniall l
FARMERS' AtND DROVERS'
ii a T 1..•.
' CARLISLE P.l.
• •ei•
it !toying t .Icoot and toil l tAly re.
Mind and rartilalonl I .lo 11.111,1 I- t• npanna to fttrithat
good BcvolliOloclatiotix Io all who 11, on to atakti It
Ilwir hoot, A,nll. on of palroungo or 1.11(4
mood:ow..try tr ovoll r 1.11110 tanlcltetl.
Pomo,. loop. ail 1 conifo,ta riti)4, uhvil: plip-
OHNI with Ihr h I.
MEM
T ILL "BE,NTZ HOUSE,"
(Formerly Gorman House
Nori. AND 1U EAST MAIN STREET,
CAIthISLE, PA..
'rho 'dud. ralivied honing purchn, I alld.
ro4ltted; n•el furnished a now rltioughout, with first-
Omni furniture, nit wel , l'alavo, nod old eutablialied
hotel, noliri , x the rued,ow of tlin community and
trovi'llog public Ile ix will prepared to fullibilt
fired-clams accommodation', to all who drain' to null.'
1.-Itotrl their 11011 n, m• pleatant temlairary abtdo,
The custom from Ili, utirrioinding country I. reopect.
fully Holt, lint. Courtounn nail attentive bervuotu aro
or gaged. at title napillar
MEE
, Z BENTZ, Proprietor.
N. B. A flint-elope livery IN reimi•cted Mtn the
lintel, under the noinagenient lif.lorephl:.Sterner
lOreprgily
Court Proclamation,.
PIRO CLAM A'l' I ON.—Wliereag the
Don, Joules II: Othliaiii, President Judge of the
merit' Colo it of Common . Nolo of the counties of
Cumberland„ furry, ena,Juninta, and Justiru of the
aeveral Courts or Oyer and Terminer and lieneral
JAI Delivery In Held conntlee, suit the HMI. TllOlllllB
P. Blitir, unit the Hugh Btilart, Judges of the
' Co urfs at Oyer and Verininer and lleneral Jnll Deliv
ery fur the trial of all capital surd other etranders,•in
the mild Nullity OCCIA111111•0111111,.by 111. , 11. precept tome
• directed, dated' 28th of August, 1871. have °Moroi
tho Court of Oiyer _and Terminer and (loom! jail
Delivery to "he at Chrliale, our till , neconii
Aloruhy of Nov. tel,vr, 1071, (being the thirteenth
day,) at tour o!e, oil, In the forenoon, to continue two'
weeks.
Notice in hereby given to the coroner,Justlees of
the Peace, and Constables of the said county of Coin
berlei,d, that tjley ere by the Fuld *precepts
,eton•
',eluded to be then and there in their Koller persons,
with their rolls, records, 11 10 - 1111111100111F1, 0 . 1 .111i1111,
Units, and nil other rentembnuices, to do tl.osu Wogs
which to their °Alves app.,:rtain to tale dnno, told ell
those that ore bound by recognizances to prosecute
against the prisoners that are or then shell , be in this
Jail of said county, ere to he theme to prosecute thew
es shall be Just; •
J, N. VOItEMAN,
Sheriff's °Mee, oerliele, 1. Sheriff.
Octdber 21, 1871. I ' • tinoc7l to
' I cant to laugh, In IE nagghty I
0 mamma! I've bad such fun to-day,
I hardly can sa'ylimy prayer, .
I don't feel Just lllto praying ;
I want try he out dooro playing,
And run, all lull reNsed, down stairs. J.
"1 ono see the llownrs In-the - gurden - bed
Shining so pretty, and sweet, rind red;
And Sammy Is ewlnglng, I guess.
Oh ! Overythlng Is go fine out there,
I wont to put it ell In the prayer.'
you mean I can de it by' Ye.s!ts
'When Ivy,' New I lay mb'—word for word—
It Poems to me' As if nobody heard.
- Would 'Thank yon, dear Ge l' be right
Ile gave me my mammy, •
And papa, and Sammy
-0 mammy! yen nodded I inlght "
Cheiping hit handl and 111,1114; hi. Ince,
Otwonneiou , l3..ye.tri,log for 111.11, and
Ihe little one now began. • • ---
Ilia
ntother';ninll drnlmtnetion nwret
Hum letlllll,l e'obe to the dear Low
Aod Ii nonk Ilk., n lisle
• •7111:11k pun lor oinking lids h .111.•11(11 fee,
The tiuwarr, and folks: and toy two inure in en.
I I 11 iah l eou'd keep right.)
I thank you, too, for i•l'vry !lay—
•finly I'm most too glad to pay.
fear God, I think f am done.
•' Nosy niatidno,rork me—jmit a initinte
'AMIAlug' the hymn with 'darling' in it
I wisfo could say tiny prayerdl •
When I get big, I know I can.
yron't it he Wee to be a into, . ._—
And Any all night down atalrii:"-
The 1110theiVnillgillg, clitered hin tight,
Rinsing and cooing her fond "God 19.41 a,
And, Ire: fired hit every word. -
For sell she knew dna the artleks joy
FROM COL. F. JORDAN.
PoILADELI.III.I, Sept. IS, 1871.
Hon. Franrii Jordan, Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : '
DEAR SIR :—lt occurs'to us, that in
the discharge of your official duties as
Secretary of the Commonwealth, dur
ing a period of five years, you must have
witnessed many instances of public
abuses of power, both legislative and ad
ministrative, that can be. remedied only
by the radical process of con,ititutional
revision. A statement Of some of the
most notorious cases of official irregular
ity, of which you are cognizant, would
be potent arguments in favor of calling
a "Convention of revision," We there
fore take the liberty to solicit from you
such a'stateirient for publication as, in
:your judgment, will best servo the pur c ,
pose. Very respectfully.
N. B. B'noWNE,
MORTON M'MICITAEL,
I). M. Fox,
Ilatury C. LEA,
11. RUNDLE SMITH,:
, cIIOMAS WEBSTER, '
L. P. ASTIMEAD,
JAMES L. CLAOLIORN,
Cuss. GIBBONS,
JNO. O. JAMES,
RICHARD VAIN,
CEO. W. BIDDLE,
HENRY M. Pm t.t.i Ps,
'FltliD'K FRALEY,.
• JAMES PAGF;
J. R. SYPREIt.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF"I'HE
COMMONWEALTH,
HARRIS: Mr se) I.• 30, 1871.
7'o N. B. Browne, rtOti 31" Michael, D.
Pla, Henry 0. Lea, RI Bundle
smith, Tha»uts Webster, L. Ash
- mead, Tit mes L. Clayho rn , Chas 0 ib
-101, .Jno. 0. .1a Meg, Richard
ea IV. Biddle, Henry 31, Phillips,
Pred' Fraley„la ovs Ibt e and .1. 11.
Sypher, Es(
GENTLEMEN Tour very kind and
complimentary letter of the eighteenth
instant - is duly received, tioliciting, my
views and opinions in writing,, and for
publication, on the important subject of
a Constitutional Convention; now a pend
ing issue in the election :just at timid. It
affords much gratification to find men of
your standing and character interesting
yourselves in this matter; and it will
give me pleasure to co-operate with you.
It is greatly feared sufficient prominence
in the canvass has not been given to this
question of constitutional reform ; and-I
therefore cheerfully.comply- with your-re
quest, in the hope of contributing some
thing to an intelligent and jiriquirverdiet
on the approaching, tenth of October,
and to appropriate action thereafter.
The fact that I recognize the !mews of
prominent Democrats, as well as Repub
licans, to your request, 'contribffies
largely to my willingness to comply ; for
constitutional reform is no party ques
tion and no real friend of tlio -move
intuit will allow it to become such if he
can prevent it.%
011 A MI IN 1:11 D
. Yohr communioatiou opens a wide
alit.;_and on many grave question's
which suggest themselvog there are likolg
to be honest differences of opinion among
patriotic men of all parties ; whilst on
many others we may reasonably expect,
substantial unanimity of sentiment when
the facts 'are fUlly understood. Of the
forme• class I will suggest and enumerate,
without discussion,' but as pitilper sub
jects for present reflection,' and for the
consideration of any convention '-whhih
may the called, the following points :
W, WO
Pr. p riot or
1. Au increase of the number of Son.
atom nnd Representatives in the General
Assembly,.
2. Biennial sessions of the Lagislatore.
8. The. election by the people of. min
or State oMoors now otherwise chosen.
- 4. Minority representation..
5. Modiflpitiona ,, of the pardoning
aiwer.
O. A. - change in the tenure' and mode
of ehoosing'the Judiciary.
7. A. change in the date of our annual
falteleclions to the time of ,they Presi-
dential election; to prevent what is called
colonimtion from surrounding • States,
and to dispenso with ono. election: °Very
fourth year. j
Further restrictions upon the pow
ers of corporations.
BuefeW of the questions invOlvod 'eau
be properly discussed ,within . the Com
pass of oho letter. Hence: t forego, all
argninent, illustration, or , oven icPres- •
Biwa' of opinion, oti the points enumer
ated ;,and proceed' to present soine foots
`and opinions ou the second class reforrod
to, •which opbraCeS Winos of no secon
dary importance; and in which my views
LEARNING TO PRAY.
Keeling, fair In the twilight gray,
A ',conflict child was trying to pray;
Ills cheek on his mother's knee.
Ills bore little feet Itslf hidden,
Ills smile stn' coming unbidden,
And his Len• t brimful of glee.
And lovr: of her precious, fonoretit oy
Were n prayer thr“ 'her Lord h u h lo aid.
kl/POR T, LA
Correspondence.
CONSTITUTIONAL 11EFOIL11'
CARLISLE, PENN',A., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .2, 1871.
Will be more directly responsive to your
letter, as an appeal to my official experi
ences and observations.
' As a preliminary question, however,.
it may and will be: asked, by what au
thority is it proposed to act? -,,A. few
words will dispose' of this pretext for
never doing anything with established
laws With us it is a political axiom
Mit governinonts are made foil' the peo
ple, and not the people for the govern
ments.
Our governments, linth national and
_ .
State, are based upon the elementary
and fundamental principle that the pecA
pie are sovereign ;nnd have the right to
create or change their form of govern
ment, as in their wisdom they deem best.
Our wise and patriotic forefathers‘de-
Oared : "We bold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created
equal ; that they are endowed :by their
_creator with certain inalienable
_rights ;
that ameSig these are life, liberty, and
Ike-pursuit of happiness. That to secure
these rights, governments arc instituted
among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of tl6 governed ; that,
whenever any form of government be
comes destructive of these ends," or fails
to secure them, "it is the right of the
people to alter or abolish it, and to in
stitute a new government, laying its
foundations on such principles, and or
ganizing its powers in such form, as to
them shall seem most 'likely to effect
their safety and happiness." Our pres
ent State constitution, in full and em
phatic recognition of these great princi
ples, declares : " That- all power is
Inherent in the people and all free gov
ernments are founded on their authority, '
and instituted for their peace, safety and
happiness. For 'the advancement of
these ends, -they have at all times an in
alienable and indefeasible right to alter,
reform or abolish their government, in
such manner as they may think proper."
Such is •the clear and comprehensive
charter under which it is proposed to ad
vocate a constitutional 'convention, and
the amendment of the organic law of the
State. " Prudence, .indeed, will dictate
that governments long established should
not be changed for light and 'transient
causes ; and accordingly, all experience
hath shown that mankind arc more dis
posed to sun - o'r, while evils arc sufferable,
than to right themselves by abolishing
the forms to which they aro accustomed."
But, when long dud patient experiment
has demonstrated the inadequacy of the
fundamental law to secure the great ends
of government as contemplated by its
framers, and that it entails iiiioq us the
inanifold evils of inequality of rights and
privileges, injustice, and humiliation in.
our own estimation and in the opinions
of our fellow-men, the time latis come for
the exercise of our inalienable rights ;-•
and for correction of the evils to which
we are subjected. Our people aro slow
to move for radical reforins, and are apt
i i
to manifest but little patience or respe t
for those who clamor for general refor ,
but Who aro unable to point out cleat
existing evils, and plausible remedit s
for their ecirrection. It becomes neces
sary, therefore, to designate at least
sonic, of the most prominent defects in
our' present constitution ; and to suggest
sonic plan for their amendment. This I
will now endeavoi• to do, so far as may
be found practicable in the brief time
and space allowed me, confining myself
to the practical and real, rather than, to
the abstract or speculative.
.1. We have outgrown our constitution
as amended and adopted in MS. The
clothes of the boy do not fit the man.
We live in a fast add progjessivo age,
in which governments, science, art, dis
covery, invention, material and intellect
ual developmek, and all things about
us are developing and expanding; and
tt is but reasonable to expect that State
Constitutions, and the National Constitu
tions also, should have to be altered,
amended and enlarged; so as to conform to
the great and general progress of our age.
This is true not only in the great and
ordinary essentials of liberty and justice,
but also in the mea us now used, and the
resources now made available, for the
education of the in tsses of our people in
our common schools. Our ancestors
seign to have had no adequate concep
tion of the present magnitude, character,
and importance of this subject; and
hen . ce we find in our fundamental law
only this meagre and unsatisfactory war
rant for our present noble and expand
ingsystem
"Art. vii, i. • 'Clio Legislature
shall, as soon as conveniently may be,
provide by law for the establishment of
schools throughout the State, in such
manner - that !he poor may be taught ,
gratii"
Who does not contemplate with won
der and admiration the_ magnificent
superstructure AO skillfully erected on so
narrow a foundation
. .
Under thiS head too, we may reason
ably demand that Our State Constitution
shall bo made to harmonize and conform
to the Constitution of the liiited 'Status,
with which it is •now . "in manifest con
'diet. The word "white" as need in the
Constitution of 1828 to define the Muth , -
!Mations-of an elector, has become inap
plicable and obsolete under the action of
the National Government sanctioned by
State approval, and Pennsylvania 811001(1
no longer manifest oven the appearance
of tardy_ acquiescence in „accomplished
facts, which she . has alreitdy forMally
appro*ed. - 4 ,e" '
2. Our ' present Constitution 'was
adopted' more than thirty years ago;
and since then no less than seventeen
amendments have been added, at sundry
times, by joint re(Milieus of the Legis
p.
lature, and ap red by popular vote.
Most of these are l
impOrtant and valu
able;' but they, : have been so injected
into the Hotly of the original frame work
of the Constitution as to' mar its "s3minie- ,
try; and give 116 character of patch- .
work to that whicii 7 should . thoroughly
'harmonize and' be without bleinish.
Lot competent men ho carefqlly:soleined
for the solo pUrpose ofthercingh revision,
to retain and 'sys:temakize everything
valuable ; and to incorporate such inldi
tional pichrrsions :IS shall b6',dieinted by
the wisdom apd;,patriotism'ei'this en
lightened ' age ;, and when..thein6r: of
'these hni repre sentatives sluill'. be cam
plated, let it all do fairly tubmittodlo a
veto of the people, whose intelligent vol.:.
diet through the ballot-box shall breathe
intent the breath of.life. '. ' ''.
'3. 9ur present •orgtinid In:tv riniiiires
The Btate Treasurer to, lielleotetYannur
ally by a joint vote of both branches of
the Legislature. gspe.rionee has dem
onstrated this to be a most unwise pro
vision ; and it should be so changed as
to malZe the office elective. by the 'peo
ple. This is 'regarded as the most profit
able office in the State; and as a conse
quenee great efforts aro made to secure
it. When the Legislature' *teeth, and
long before, the members elect are be
sieged, by the candidates and their
friends,' and it is notorious-that- legisla—
tors are bought and sold, in the unseemly
and disgracerul scramble which occurs
at'llarrisburg at the annual :eleatiori of
'State' Treasurer. The LegiSlaturo is
demoralized at the very commencement
of the season.. The,people,ef the State
are humiliated ; and the whble perform
mice is a salidal upon the: fair fame of
our good old ,§tate. Let us save our
selves from all this by a.proper constitu
tional amendment,, ;rnakiiig the office
elective by, popular vote and for at
longer term than one year, and 'the per
son elected toho thereafter ineligible.
4. Our Constitution should be so
amendedralso,. as to prohibit appropria
ions in. what is kuolivn as the general
appropriation bill, except ...for, ' purposes
.previously prescribed by law. Of late
years it has beconie quite
.too comma
for measures of doubtful propriety, and
Sometimes after rejection by ono or the
other branch of the Legislature, to be
crowded into the annual appropriation
bill, and in the closing hours of tlOsee
sion coerced through the 'Legislature un
dOr circumstances Clearly indicatAg that
the obnoxious measures could not have
passed upon their merits had they been
permitted to stand alone.'• The Execu
tive may be dissatisfied with the. section
or sections thus enacted ; but being un
able to veto part of a law, he feels con
strained to approve the 'whole appropri
ation bill, or incur the expense of an
extra session, should he return the bill
without approval. This is considered
a dangerous and growing:evil ; and one
largely affecting the public interests ;
and the more speedy and radical the
remedy the better for all concerned.
S. But, the great and gigantic evil of
the day is special legislation, and to a
consideration of this I invoke the Most
earnest attention, whilst I endeavor to
point out some of its pernicious and
alarming results. Look first at the mag
nitudeof this legislation for the last (Ivo
years, compared with the general legis
lation for the same period : _ • .
In 1806 the whole number of general
laws passed and publishe.l was 50. -
In 1866 the whole number of private
laws, 1,000.
In 1867 the whole number of public
laws, 86.
In 1867 the w►rolo nurnbor of private
laws, 1,392. - 4
Iu 1868 the whole number of public
laws, 73. •
In 1868 the whole i4 ,, er of private
laws, 1,150. ti,
„
In 1809 the wl) air of public
laws, 77.
In 18119 the whole ilinber of private
In 1870 tlio , whole number of public
laws, 54.
In 1870 the whole number• of private
laws, 1,270. •
Totals in tire years 3.10 public, and
6,170 private acts ; andbesides these
there were 956 additional private acts
not published, by reason of the nonf
payment of the enrollment taxes thereon,
making the total of private laws iii five
years 7,120, or about 21 times as many
Private as public laws. The printed
pages of 1.1113 statute books covered by
these laws bear almoblt as great kdispro
portion.
In the whole live years only 116 pages
are public laws,.and the remaining 6,523
pages are private laws ; and thb total
number of largo octavo pages, exclusive
of indexes, is 6,969, or an annual average
of about 1,391 pages.
The volume of State laws for 1871 is
but another specimen of this evil, in a
more aggravated form. During the last
session the public laws passed were 82,
covering 91 pages; the private laws were
1,240, covering 1,317 pages. The whole
volume, including . the index, exhibits
1,670 pages ; and makes the largest annual
book of statutes ever published in the
State. It is thus demonstrated too, that
the evil is a growing ono ; and that the
fact of each political party having a ma
jority in one branch of - the legislature
affords no remedy or mitigation of the
evil.
The very magnitude of this statute law
is itself a great evil ; but not so groat as
the character of if. , And I bore affirm
that, ae a general rule, thoia is no longer
any. tMeh thing as legislation in Penn
sylvania,accord ing 'to, any just conco p-
Son of the meaning of that term, accord
ing to the true theory of remiblican goy
eminent, as.-the franiers of our Con
stitution intended it should be. To
many this may seein a bold and start-.
ling 'imposition ; but 1 - llrraly believe
it correct, and wilk..procced to doni'on
strata it to bo,substantially and actu
ally true._ What thou is legislation in
a Republican government? I hold it to,
be the offspring and result of the col
lectlM wisdom, intelligence, and pa
triotism of the people's ..reprosenttftives,
exorcised for the public good, and.. en
noted into the fords of law. To onabld
us to judge how far the laws now enacted
fall below this standard, and better
to comprehend and undoratand this
whole subject, allow me, at the risk of
being somovidiatedioas, to explain the
motive operandi of modern , legislation
in this State ; and also to give some
practical illustrations of its general
charactOr and results. Our General
Assenfid,y,Jacli.aro .awaro, is composed
of thirty-three Senators; and one hun
dred inefifinirs of the llonso. They con=
yone annually at tho. State Capitol, on
the first Tuesday of Jannary. -Every
member, en hit average, brings with
him, or has forwarded to hint during thus
session, by his constituents or others,
iron
more
to ten, twenty , 'thirty; , forty,
or more Miyaio bills. These, as a faith
ful representative, ,ho is expooted, to
pass; nndlit oncd sots himself at* it,
to the exchtsiMiof elinosievelything oleo,
Tllc aro, misopilamions, i,l ebaraCtor,
and merits,
,atid on nearly , okoty ,
coiyable;,..SUbject, .from atitvc fora town-,
ship the'Sppropriaticii mil
lions of, the peopleii,money for prfrate,
intereeti. But they or nearly
'all, for personal, private, looat : or epoelal
objects. • A
,soßeryfeer of,spino.tp;wnship
has prepared one, some member; of a
school board another, the officers or di
rectors of• some corporation want some.
special privilege, or exemption from
some burden impoied by general law,
or some sheriff or constable wants the
-general fee bill changed to suit himself.
These; and hundreds of others of about
the same . character are prepared, often
by persons without knowledge . of exist
inglaws, or Of the Most elementary prin.
oflegislatien, and are road in place
by their titles and referred to.tbe appro
priate committees. Ere long they are re
ported, and in the routine of legislation
placed on what is called the ,private cal
endar ; and When it is under -considera
tion every mintier zis expected to look
after his own local and private bills. If
no objeetions are made, they all pass as
a matter of course; and if any' member
undertakes to object to or oppose any
private bill not from his own district, he
is reminded that he is violating the well
established rule of courtesy in the House,
,which prohibits any' member from
interfering with the . local bills of any
other member; and if need be, the of
fending member is given to understand
that his private bills shall be rejected off
the calendar and defeated, if he persists
"in the breach Of legislative etiquette.
This same rule of etiquette also operates
largely in comtnittees, and enables Mem
bers to got objectionable bills favorably
reported merely because therinsist upon
it. Thus instead of inviting and securing
a comparison of views, and a concentra
tion of the learning, wisdom, and patriot
ism of the representatives, on the several
bills, the whole .inachinery of legislation ,
is brought to bear to prevent. this very
thing. "Hands off," is both, the theory
and the practice, and all suggestions
of correction or amendment are success
fully resisted by the local member'
whose ainbition it is to demonstrate his
ability to pass his private bills in the
exact shape in which he received them.
The result is that what goes into the leg
islative hopper comes out again just as
it went in ; and thus our statute books
are loaded clown annually with over
1,300 pages of crude, undigested trash
miscalled legislation, and which, as a
whole, is unworthy of the name, and a
reproach to any civilized community in
the nineteenth century.
Under the rules of the House of Rep
resentatives, every Thursday is set apart
for the Consideration of .public bills.
But here, hs elsewhere, " what is every 7
body's business is nobody's business ;"
and such is the anxiety of n the members
to have their private billsyassed, that
but few manifest any proper Merest in
the general laws. Often when the pub
lic calendar is under consideration, he
fore a single bill has been disposed of,
some memhir wa l get up and Move that
all further proceedings on the public
calendar be suspended, and that the
House proceed to the consideration of
bills on the private calendar. This mo
tion seldom fails to get the necessary
two-thirds ; itilid the act ion of the House
at once conforms thereto. The time
seldom if-ever conies when public bills
or general laws receive any reasonable
share of legislative attention. The rapid
current of private bills continues un
abated from day to day, and from week
to week, until arrested by the arrival of
the day fixed for final adjournment. Tho
practical effect of all this may be further
illustrated" by the following history :
The gbneral tax lawn of our State are
a subject of universal interest' to our
whole people ; and it is conceded by all
who know any thing about thorn, that
they greatly needrevision and simplifi
cation. • •
Efforts to this end have been frequently
made within the last teh years ; but with
little or no practical results,. Nearly
four years ago the Legislature, impressed
with the necessity for some decided ac
' tion, but too busy with private bills to
undertake the task themselves, appointed
three commissioners, "to revise, collate,
and digest," the tax laws of the State,
and make report to the next Legislature. ,
This commission performecl e the duty as
signed it ; and with great labor prepared
and reported a bill entitled : An act
to revise, amend, and consolidate 6. - eisting
laws for the assessment and collection of
State taxes, and county and township
rates and levies." 'lt proposed nothing
now, or untried, but simply consolidated
into ono act all of the fifty-eight existing
laws; extending from 1780'dowri to 1807,
striking out all incongruities and 'ob
scurities, told arranging the whole sys
tematically into ono Intelligible and
harmonious whole, properly divided
into chapteis and sections, and• r'epoal
lug all prior laws on that subject. Here
was a most valuable public and general'
law, carefully prepared for legislative ac-'
tion,on a subject. of great_magnitude,
and importance.; and agairist %Idol, no •
plausible objection 'has ever been, or can
be urged, It has been under consider
ation in both houses Of our Legislature
Jortini - lust — three — annual - sessions ; 'and
yet it has not been passed,-,uid to all ap
pearances never will be passed. Why
is this ?. It requires lIQ learning or wis
dom to furnish the answer The time
and thoughts of our legislators, under'
our vicious system,
,are so occupied with
local and speciab enactments; no time
can be Spared for the Proper considera
tion - of any other: And, in the nature of
things, these illustrations apply as aptly,
and fo . reibly: the-cOnsideretion of con
stitutional a endments by the Legisla
ture, as to any other class of public- dr
genernilegislation. „
Take another illustration, and pardon
me for introducing myself„ for it cannot,
well be 'avoided. In the routine of leg
islation the billS after enactment pass
through the hands of the Secretary of
- the Cronimonwealth before being stifY
mitted to the Governor for approintl.
On ono occasion an was passed to in
-cernorate-,a company to erect a bridge-.
Over a certain small river. Not liking
the shape - UR - 1' placed it in my desk,
taking it , tor . granted its owner "WoUld .
'soon bo t ailor it. In ttfew, ilaYs tljo Soon.
'tor frOtn, the district eame over and in-
Oral for his bill ; Mul whether there
'were any, objectionit to •its ,aPproval. I
informed' hide Ur *veneer had objec
tions, and showed him Ito' had "Seme'
twentyPages'ef Mantisorlipt,' including
.
- all the details of the' bridge laW, 'end
assuredhim he eetild,.hiwe had is. bottM
law In one sootier), by merely fixing the
amount capital stock,,,naining the site
forthe,hridge; and authoriling the eor—
:porators to epoli Welts; roceiie subserip
Lions, and organize a company to build
it, unilor and subject to the provisions
of the general bridge law of 1855-;--,that
thus in ton lines he could 'have a more
complete and desirable law than he now
had in twenty pages. I informed him
further,•that in the Secretary'sollice all
laws had to be copied at loast twice, once
for the State printer, and once in record
ing ; that the printer's proof had to be
read and Marginal and other .indexes
made, at great labor and mcpense, and ,
lliatiry'jusrsuelricgislatimr i aa--this—the- 1
statute books wore tilled up with useless
verbiage ;all which could be avoided by
conformity to the general law. The
Senator, though a lawyer of respectable
attainments, candidly acknowledged he
did not even know there was a general
bridge law ; and he at once consented to
recall the bill' by joint resolution, and
have it put in the shape indicated, which I
he did. But, in the hurry of the session, I
when scores of bills are passing every I
day, this could not be done; And look
at the system here revealed, if system_ it
can be called. Instead of the generhl
bridge law,.uniform for the whole State,
here is a separate law on the subject,
not even for a county, or other territorial
'division, but for each particular bridge.
And this is but a specimen brick- of 'the
whole unsightly fabric of special legisla
tion. The same remarks will apply to
the road laws, School laws; -.tax., laws,
election laws, and a host oi'^pther things,
now regulated by siecial enactments,
insteial of general and uniform State
regulations. As a consequence our laws
are so manifold and diverse that no hu
man mind can ever know them, and no
'judge or , lawyer can ever acquire any
adequate knowledge of them ; and if one
of our citizens should be so unfortunate
as to remove from 0110 county or town
ship to another, the chances aro that he
will find himself as wholly, ignorant of
the laws which are to govern him, ;IS if
he had located in another State.
We have general iaws on the subjects
of common roads, railroads, turnpikes,.
schools, bridges, and for the inem:pora
tion of compa':'3s fqr mining, quarrying,
manufacturing, and many , other pur-
Iposes ; and it may reasonably be asked
why then does the Legislature continue
4 !,0 pass so many special laws on these
subjects? The answer, is, liecause the
Constitution does not prohibit it, and
because special claims and private inter
ests aro treated as superior to those of
the public good. •
Another -giant evil, growing out of,
and'inseparately connected with special
legislation, is bribery, or the buying and
selling of votes for a price. General
laws regulate only general interests ;
and you never hear of men paying others
for that which only effects them in com
mon with their fellow-ram. • But selfish
and mercenary men, and associations of
men, want special - privileges granted,
and valuable rights confeY4ed, over and
beyond those held and enjoyed by otli
ers ; and rather than not secure them
i it
they will pay for them ; and feel,,; the
mercenary ti the in legislation. .llore
the lobby, an.. what is known in legisla
tive parlance as the ' third house," find
their occupation, and conduct their cor
rupt and nefarious schemes, to the dis
graceful demoralization_ of the people!s
representatives, and to the' scandal and
reproach of republican government .. -
self. I charge no party with corruption,
and no legislator with _ crime, for all
pai'ties are Tn like condemnation ; but
this is sad history, and these are lament
able facts, "known and read of all men ;"
and unless something can be done for
redress, they threaten to subvert and
overthrow our whole social fabric. Let
us then, whilst we may, make vigorous
war upOn. and destroy this wicked sys
tem, lest the day.eame when we shall find
onrselves destroyed by it.
It has been suggested by some that
these evils might be cured by a liberal
exorcise of the veto power. No out)
knows better than I Ile that this cannot
be clone ; fur I have seen it fairly tried.
The present Executive has done more
in this direction than any of his inede
'censors. In the first four years of ser
vice he vetoed two hundred and siSity
eight Dills ; and was sustained in every
installed except time. These vetoes
have not only defeated the obnoxious
bills themselNes, but have prevented
large ,numbers of otlwrs of the same
claslats from being crintin ; and yet the
result shows the total inadequacy of this
as a'remedy. The Governor has gone as
far as he dared, and effected as much as
possible in this way. If Ito attempted to
go any further, the members of the
44gislature would form combinations
against biln, and pass . the hills ovor his
vetoes by the required two-thirds ; and
wheti this were done, he-would he as pow 7
erlcss for furtDer restraint as the driver
of a runaway team with his lines broken.
These wrongs aml evils are manifold
and radical ; and tIM sharp axe of reforth
mustbe laid at the root. Experience as
- a - State - Senator,, and nearly five years
observation front my present official
standpoint, haVe long since fully con
vinced me that oar only .adequate 7 , 8711-
oly lies tit constitutional- aolvdnzents,
requiring the Legislature to eiOL gen
eral andiforrn laws 'on all subjects
which can be so-regulated; and abso
lutely prohibiting local and speCial ,ley
islation in all cases where the same • ends
(7r be (retained by general hires. ' •
But, say some, you cannot make men
honest by act of Assembly, or by the
mote solemn acts of constitutional con
ventions. This is doubtless true; as au
abstract, proposition; but, it does not
Meet the whole case, nor will it justify
our failm'e th'do what ire can. Divine
Wisdom lisis taught us the prayer, "Lead
us not 'into tomptatien ;" and wo pro
"pose by'our reforni to miaow, temptation
from the- halls of legislation, and from
the pathway a .our Representatives.
:Like other : men ,they act -from Motives ;
and butfew of them Would misrepresent ,
tm, or prostitute their high office, if all mii r .
five and inducement, worn taken away.
When they no longer have any votes,to
cast for_the dffico of State Treasurer,
itiOney.will no longer be Offered as a
consideration therefor ; and when their
jarisdictioa over private' legislation shall
have boom taken 'away, :none will be
found; t6' tcntre glom. I frora 7 " the path of
:reCtitudo with mercenary considerations.
Fo`i tinitie reasons, and for manrotliors
whiekmightle presented, did time and
space permit, I cordially, and earnestly
unite*Vitli yQII in an appeal for consti
tutional, reform ; anal demand It at as
early a day as is consistent with a re--
sp,ectfill regard for the due fortes of law.
The evils of which we complain are
palpable and alarming, aro becoming
more and more - aggravated every' ear,
aro inflicting great wrong and injustice
upon our people, and are fast eating out
the vitals of the republic ; and unless
speedily and effectually arrested may yet
kindle the fires of revolution and involve
us in untold calamities, as the outgrowth
of erroneous principles imbedded hi our
I am strong in the faith that the gen
eration which conquered the late rebel
lion, which abolished slavery, and which
has placed all men upon an equality he-_
I I fore the law, will prove themselves equal
..,to the new duties and grive responsi
bil. no devolving upon hem. The
nation a our sister S es have given
us noble e. amples progress and re
form, and surely' to people of this great
Clommo&Nyealt , who ,so signally aided
in saving the National Government from
the perils of anarchy and disunion, to
be handed down to future 'generations
with increase of power, hencilcence, and
renown, will demonstrate themselves
able to ,achieve equal_triumphs—in—the
arts of peace and the science of govern
ment, and, by the blessing of God, to re
establish the political foundations of our
grand old State upon the indestruttible
and everlasting , . itl'inciplits "of etality
anA
justice, "vinTue, LIBERTY AND
INDEPENDENCE." -
The haste . With - WhielF this letter has
been prepared amid the pressure efotlier
duties, must . excuse imperfections in
composition and nirrangement ; and the
magnitude and impl3rtance of the sub
ject attd my zeal and anxiety for success,
must afibrd apology for its unexpected
length.
Most respectfullNyour obedient ser
vant,
,P. Jonn A N.
INASMUCH."
" Why, bless me, Fanny, you are grow
:ink more old-maidish every day you live.
I' wonder what your next idosynerasy
will'he i"'
" I wonder what it can he, mamma?"
and Miss Lindsay laughingly looked
up from the fautenil on which she was
reclining, to talco part in the arraignment',
of her sister.
" Was ever a mother so vexed as I am i"'
.conCinuea•Mrs. Lindsay, frowning on the
object of her displeasure, who was stand
ing meekly before her, with folded hands,
and eyes suffused with tears. " Ire
are, Fanny Lindsay, the daughter .of
rich and honorable house, running all
around the city, among the lower classes,
seeking out your charitable objectS,' as
Jon call them, which objects' are gen
erally old women and ragamuffin child
ren, whom you bring here, regardless Of
our feelings as Well as our respectability,
expecting wo shall feed and clothe them •
There is not a tramp in Boston who does
not conic here at some time or other to
be fed nud pampered. -I tell you, Fanny,
it is simply outrageous."
"But, mamma, do they ever trouble
you?"
"No, thank goodne;'s, I can't say that
they do ; but then the idea, how very
plebian and vulgar ; but in my veins
there is no plebian blood, and I cannot
—" And Mrs. Lindsay raised her vinia
grette to her nostrils, as if there was
something contaminating in the very
name of "plebian."
"Fanny is just like papa," said Miss
Belle, with a'contemptuons shrug. "He
would sooner dine with a poor man•any
day than with the Lord Mayor of
Boston." ^
Whereat Fanny lauglied9 The idea of
a Lord Mayor in this republican land was
rich,-and she appreciated it.
" What are you laughing at:.'" de
manded Belle, who knew it was some
mistake of hers.
"I was. only thinking I should like to
see the - Lord Mayor. Oh, Belle, I fear
your education has been neglected."
"It has not been neglected so that I
am only in my clement among beggars
and tramris," was Belle's spiteful re
joinder,
"Penny, Ybu are very rude," Said Ler
mother, with seyerit" Belle's nerves
.t )
are ver d'elieate,and ought not Co be
jarred th very least ; Dr. 'Wallace says
so."
Fanny smiled. She knew thedoctor's
Private opfnion on the subject, bat as it
was given sub rose, she did-not then re
peal it.
Making her escape' from, the room, she
hastened to the kitchen; where she found
a small basket of delicacies prepared by
the . cook, another of her sympathizers,
and taking this upon her arm shB left the
house by the rear door, taking care that
none of her.relativcs should see her.' A
short but rapid walk 'brought her to the
door of a dreary looking tenement
house, and entering she passed up the
narrow staircase; dismal and unsafe, and .
rapped gently upon the 'door of olio of
the rooms.
"Como in," a feeble voice responded.
" Why, Mrs. Galt," said Fanny, as she
olmyed the invitation, ".you 'Aro all
alone."
"Yes, dear Miss Fanny;"-replied the
invalid, for such she was, sadly, "I am.
alone, and am compelled to rcihain alone
the greater part of the tithe." Johnny
must, go out to . sell. his papers, or we
`could not live, and I have no - ono else.
But, after all," she added,brightoning
"T got along quite well. I have my'
Bible alvays."
' " But 'if you should happoii to bo taken
away with a violent fit of coughing,',
exclaimed Fanny, sorrowffilly, gazing
upon thO' wasted check on which con
sumption's poetical coal was plainly
"God will take care of me," said Mrs.
Galt, looking up reverently. . .
Fanny's tears were flowing; Lilt she
took her baskot, and spread its delicacies
before the good woman, whoso eyes were
also full, as 'she found voice to murmur :
''! God will study remember you, dear
friend, for your kindness tome., I pray
that he will bless joieovor."
And Fanny; 'net in the least aristo
cratic), stooped 'over the bed and kissed
hor. . •
Whora Lave you hoen, Fanny?",
aS4ad .polla, as Fanny ro-apPsarectin ilia
parlor, a Couplo'of Lours inter:
.
, Tanny did not perceive the tall gentle
*an who Stood conirorsing with`hOr hi
tho curtained recess 131 the deopbay win-,
dew, and she 'replied unhesitatingly/
"I haviheen to see peer- Mrs. •Galt,
TERMB—S2.OO a' Year In advance
$2.50 if not paid tvlthin the yeti.
who is dying slowly of Consumption
carried her a,fimv trilling comforts, for
she has not long to live."
Bello - crimsoned ‘Vith vexation. The
gentleman started violently, and stepped
from behind the-curtain.
“My sister, Mr. Hostner,” said Belle
" Wfio did you say you had visited 2"
"A Mrs. Galt,'! rePlied Belle, flip
pantly ; "a sick and poverty-stricken
protege of hors. Wei don't encourage
her in such vul_arit however."-
spoke-to your sister, Miss Belle,"
sad Mr. Hosmer, with such emPliasis
that he-r ul trait keenly felt.
"Mill tin . it.,plol4lnform
me what, her Christian name is?" he
added earbesit
"It is Aurelia, I believe." ,
Mr. Husmer's voice grew briskly.
"And you say thatshe is dying?"
" Yes ; going in quick consumption."
" You seem to take great interest iii
beggar, Mr.'ll,tstu my' Belle interrup(ed,
scornfully.
His dark t.) e, thslied with siddemlire,
and his clicks redlirnett ithgrily; as he
replied : '
"So I should, Miss Lindsay, when that
-beggar - is - my sister fur Mr gait, — the
only sister I ever• had, I could hot find.
for-years. Of course you bill not care
to wed the brothel• of a beggar ; there:
fore, if you please, we' will consider our
engagement at an end ; I do not care to
have my wife look down upon the."
. There was a scene ; but Hosmer, who '
- Iffi - t1 weed and 'WeIF - Thellm - at:7Newport,
where he had seen but ono side of her
character, was inexorable as Fate, and
humble in the dust, she gave him up'.
Mr. Hosmer went to see his sister, and
in a day or two she was removed to the
„grand- house over Alich Miss Belle had
so fondly hoped to preside as mistress.
But his visits to the Lindsay Mansion did
not cease with this unfortunate one—or
fortunate wo prefer to say—and after the
death of Mrs. Galt, who, in prosperity asst.,4:
in adversity, regarded Fanny as an an- 4',"
gel, his house grew strangley lonely.
And so—why prolong the tale? He
married Fanny, and is not sorry yet ;
while Belle, whose "delicate" nerves
could scarcely endure Newport or Sara
thga, went through four seasons at ono
place or • thd other, before she caught a
husband. ''
C 1 - I.R ES PDX_DEXCE
Coeval, Monday, Oct. 16, 1871.
This day terminates a week of cease
less anxiety. At ttis hour during the
ever Memorable ninth instant, in the
midst ~r smoke, tire, falling wills, inde
scribable misery and death ; to-day, out
of chaos, as by the might of-an invisible
power, the sunshine of hope beams upon
us, and the fiat of a people whose worldly
losses are not to be estimated by the ag
gregate sums of money paid by insur
ance tqinpanies is, that from the tomb
in which lies buried the Chicago of the
past, shall be resurrected the Chicago of
the future, to- stand re-created and re
adorned, foremost among the, cities of
the land ; and re-commencing the fulfill,
rant of its destiny, become the grand
trade matt in the heart of the continent,
which its railroad SonnectiOns, - and loca
tion by the shores of the beautiful waters
of Lake Michigan, point out with, in
fallible certainty.
A sense of insecurity tilled the hearts
of all, as the shadeii of evening began to
thicken arband ns, ono week ago to-day.
The advance, southward and westward,
of the fire had been stayed, but was it
permanent? Would the course of the
wind change, and waft hot cinders upon
what remained of our homes? We wore
without water, in case of a renewal of
the conflagration, save such as could be
taken from the lake basin or the river.
The city was reported as overrun with
thieves and incendiaries. ' The' police
force, and fire • ddpartment, were ex
hausted with the severity of their labors.
Citizens were struck with consternation
at thd situation of affairs, and took mu
t'ual counsel for self-protection., A con
tinuation of the great disaster in some
shape or form seemed impending. Where
the blow would be struck, or in what
manner launched against us, none could
tell ; and es the Sun sank below the
western horizon,. and the stars began
their watch, one hiihdred thousand home
less people, and the whole population of
• the nnaurnt portions of the city, wrest
led with, insidion's sleep, carefully guard.
Mg against itS — Crafty 4ipproach, and
surrounded by -slumbering- , children and
household effects, with the heavens aboie
them :is their. only Covering, or concealed
'about dwellings, with their revolver in
hand, and means of rapid escape in case
of an ;11arlil,fullymprepared, began - their •
painful :'oul limglotts vigils.
The city was ed in- a, flood of crim
son light, and overhead, hinig "high Mi
vanced,"- the glaripg banner of a fiery
and. desolating foe. The' streets and /
alleys were thus brilliantly illuminated/ •
in tit- absmice of gas, aiding patrols in •
guarding, property, and iit maintaining afi
espionage for heartless
Throughout the day a. curtain of 'som
bre and purple smoke overhung the ruins,
and flei-ce fires were. yet xaging s .among
„fallen timber,-buried under heavy 'stone •
walls or pontlekihis iron columns. The
thoroughfares leading through the burnt
disttiet en the -South side were, where •
the massive business structuremstoetl, al
most immissable. A thons•and 'Vermont'
marble, Lake Superiorsandston e, bOcks
and it 011 were jumbled together fu masses
itieNtricable. Meeting ill their fall, the
walls had formed tinge nithinds of debris,
coveringAlici streets from -bitch to curb: •
Strolling after night fall through .these
ruins in order to reach the spot,
„ where,
but a few hours before stood my, office,
with the wjnil wafting 'scorchiOgl blasts
of heat from concealed fires, and gasetins '
exhalatiViribAoin burning coal,,
oils anti cli-ugs, stifling the breath, one's
feetbedamo entangled-in
. the telegraph ••
wires,oversppading 'the grouta in,a net
work: 'el' amazing confusion,, and one's
oyes blinded by the brilliant'Alare from
surrounding pit:4 Of glowing c . onls. Dusky
forms were" moving -here and there
through the desolate Scebe. At mcoiner
by the•;Ctlh House lay two men' in a
state of -helpless intoxleatfon, the' frOwn- •
ihg, • blackened Witlls of whlchWciihty
edifice, seemed ready tddasli.imon them;
and covar them init.-grave of shanndnl
obloquy. The ivalls of tbeTribune build:
First'iNational Bank and Onston
House worn tinged with a golden hue all
Over thei}• charred and blnalcena:pur
vowriNtrEn oN yourtrr PACE,
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