The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-12-13

The New York NeDS truthful,
and foroibly observes that at is time
that some more efficient agency thar
mere argument and expostulation shoulc
be used to enforce the will of the ma
jority. The President has defined hi.
position-now what will he do to main
tain IT. With clear majority o
about eight hundred thousand votes in
tnvcr OF the Union policy Of the Presi
dent it is high time that something Ee
doro 10 ,itaIize that policy. The law
lees cabel now domineering over the
people, abusing the President and threa.
tening our financial aud political des.
truction, must be throttled and hurled
from the high places they have usurped
The lawless threats and efforts now ma
king in the Rump Congress must be
stopped and, as the Radicals insist that
the times ale still warlike aud revolution.
airy, let them be dealt with in that spirit.
In martial law the Commander. in. chief
the President, ye usurpers has a
panacea for all the ills of disunion. Has
he the nerve to use it, il need be? We
will see.
The World says: "The heart sick
ems at The recital Of what was said and
done by he Representatives of the peo-
pie within torty.eight hours after they
had assembled at the National Capital.
There was a time when respect was
paid to the President of the United
States by virtue of Office, no matter how
unpopular he might be; but that day is
passed To-day he seems to be the
most popular man who can say the
hardest things Of the Executive" All
OF which goes to prove that grand
moral ideas" have no. elevated the
standard Of political excellence.
"A most atroclous robbery occurred
at Hartline, Union County, Illinois, last
week. The isolated residence of an old
man was entered by two robust villains,
and not only robbed OF So, 200 or $4,000
but the old man, and a woman confined
to her bed by sickness, and arelative Of
the family were tied hand and foot, and
then, as with the hope of wiping out
every trace Of their guilt, the iends SET
FIRE to the building. One Of the parties
released herself aud saved the others
Two suspected men have been arrested
on the charge of the robbery.
The Evansville 0nd.) Journal
chronicles the death of Mr.. David AK
en-, at the age of eighty years, who
walked from New Orleans on race with
the first steamboat that ever came up
the river to his place, in Warrick Coun-
ty, beating the boat two days.
The Columbus (Ohio) Stateman
says that one II. NJ. Taylor, hailing from
Vermont, lately sold to some citizens of
Alton, Franklin County, what purport.
ed to be splendid black Spanish bucks.
The first rain that came, however, wash
ed off their hue, aud they proved to be
ordinary white "scruts."
"A case of prolonged lethargy has
occurred near Yvelot, in France. A
young man aged twenty has now been
sleeping for about three weeks. Cruel
aud a small quantity OF wine are passed
down his throat every day. His respi-
ration aud pulse are regular. He is said
to have lain in a similar state for a fort
night, three years ago.
"A letter from Newbury, VT, on the
Connecticut, dated December 3, says
Mooshlllock Mountain is cogered with
glittering white mantle Of snow thouS
and feet below its summit.
AT Cedar Falls, Iowa, last Monday
= young man named McLain stole two
hundred dollars, and when detected,
snt his throat with penknife. He
Was likely to survive at last accounts.
The Detroit Adretiser says that
quite large portion Of the lady ton
oI that city make their own boots" 1t
u lashion, not economy.
The Radicals say the South can't
come into the Union, but that's Radical
can't L,,:srilie Democrat.