The mountain Democrat., 1865-01-28


day. The city of Antwerp submitted to
have Spanish soldiers billeted in every
house rather than bend its neck to so
prepostcrous and iniquitous an exaction
Arguelles and Guldenfuss.
Mr. Lincoln's only allusion in his mes
sage to the case of Colonel ArguelcS is a
request that Congress will oblge him by
authorizing the executive to refuse an
asylum in this country ito enemies Of the
human race" This request is accompa.
nicd By an intima:ion that if the authori-
ty is not given by Congress, the Prcsi
dent will be very apt to assume it, which
is precisely what his exceIlency has al.
ready done in the matter Of Arguelles.
II the Presidents request is one fit to
be made, We do not see why the courts
should be troubled with investigating de-
mands for eXtradition, as they now are in
the case of one Mr.. GuldetfuSS, charged
by the Prus>ian Government with rum
ming away from Germany after dcfraud-
ing large circle Of his business conncc.
tons by means Of forged checks. If the
executive is the proper judge of what
constitutes ian enemy of the human
race and ought to be at liberty to hand
over enemies Of the human race to any
friendly government which may take the
trouble 10 send after them, why should
alleged forgers be exempt from his au-
thorty any more than alleged slave
tralrrS?
The practical consequence Of the prop.
osiiion Of Mr. Lincoln, were it adopted as
part Of the worlds international law,
would be curious enough.
Suppose the tories in power in England,
and Lord Wharncilfe the English foreign
minister. If the London Herald means
what it says, the tories would regard Mr..
Seward as ian enemy Of the human race"
and, on a demand from Jefferson Davis,
might be expected to seize that willy son
venture across the water, and hand him
over to the tender ncrcics Of Major Turn.
err in the Libby Prison.
There would NJ longer be any security
for travellers. Mexican republicans adopt.
ing Mr.. Seward s recommendations ma IL
in n letter to Minister FogE. and studying
the principles Of freedom "iu the SHOWS
of Mont Blanc" would be liable to be
hustled off to Vera Cruz at a momeat's
notice on demand from MaXimilian.
The Turks would send Omar Pasha to
Vienna; the French would dispatch Prince
patch Prince CzartorySki to st. Peters
burg.
The. New York Times expresses its
amazement at finding tifty.two members
Of Congress vote against the rejection Of
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens extraordinary bill
for keeping down the price of gold
This only proves" observes the Times,
what a large number Of gentlemen per-
sist, in spite Of the gravity Of the crisis,
in sitting, speaking, and voting in Con-
grcss without bestowing on the questions
before them either study or reflection
The spectacle is certainly deplorable
one. But it is not so deplorabe as to
find the national executive, and members
of the national legislature, alike persist in
treating the fundamental principles Of
liberty and OF law as if they were matters
of no practical impot lance, which may be
modified. obliterated, or reIcrsed, to SUIT
the caprice, the passion. or the craze c!
the moment.-[N. Y. World.
EDrcArIoN.--Every boy should have
his head, his heart and his hand educated:
let this truth never be forgotten. BY the
proper education Of his head, he will be
taught what is good, and what is evil
what is wise, and what is foolish--what
is right, and what is wrong. BY the pro-
per education Of his heart, he will be
taught to love what is good, wise aud
right; and to hate what is evil, foolish and
wrong; and by the proper education Of his
hand, he will be enabled to supply his
wants, to add to his comforts, and % as.
siSt those that are around him. The high
est objects of good education are torev-
erence and obey God, and to love and
serve mankind: everything that helps US
in attaining these objects is Of great value,
and everything that hindcrs US is com
pletely worthless. When wisdom reigns
in the head and love in the heart, the hand
is ever ready to do good; order and peace
smile around, and sin and sorrow are al
most unknown.
az WILL not strike thee, bad man"
said Quaker to fellow who had affrOnt
cd him; "but I will let this billet of
wood fall on thee !" and at that moment
tho "bad man" was hoored by the weight
of walking. stick that the Quaker was
known to carry.
A GOOD conscience is to the soul what
health is to the body. 1t preserves con.
slant ease and serenity within us, and
more than counterVails all the calaulities
and Affections that can befall us.