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WHY BOLTERS ARE ALWAYS
WRONG.

Vote for no boilers. 1t is sound principle
that every man who has political convictions
should vote for the regular nominees, unless
they arc personally unfit for the Office. Why:
Because II you have political convictions,
You want TO see them succeed. You know
that no political Convictions can succeed or
be carried cut until they shall be taken up
by one or the other Of the two great political
parties into WHICH the people under all free
and popular governments naturally divide.
The only way in which the people Gun
get a chance TO vote fairly on q ques-
tion Of men Or principles, IS by patt1ng
up two candidates aud no more, each on bis
own plattorrn. II three candidates are up
the minority are likely to triumph, and the
majority are liable to be defeated. There
-Hu NC no Ea1r Expression Of +le Toz rvp1st-
the voice Of the majority. hence boiling
tends to cheat the people out of their right
TO hare the majority rule.
Every man Of Republican principles, there
fore, Is bound to 60 into the primary coaven-
tions of his party aud ask of them the nomi-
nation Of his man on the adoption Of his
principles. If he does not do this he has no
right to complain If his layorite mon or
pct policy be not adopted. II he does
70 into the convention md try TO get his man
| nominated or his policy adopted and fails, 1t
is proof that the majority Of the party prefer
somebody or something else. Hhe be an hon
est man he Will bow to The voice Of the ma
3ori.y OF his party. Every candidate who will
| go into convention, try to get nominated
| there, aud then bolt the ticket becanse bis
pereona1 ambition Is not gratifled, is traitor
and seccder at heart, and will never be useful
| to his purity, nor can his party by any posi-
bIlity be useful TO him. Vote no holter'e
ticket therefore, for in every instance they
lend to cheat the people, and in nearly every
ipstaIce they are paid By Copperheads
TO run against Republicans Us the only
means Of defeating the Republican ticket.
| Therefore never vote for bolter. Secession
began with bo1ting. Let boltinE end With se
cession, 80 that on every candidate there may
be full vote, and the Will Of the majority
shall rule. And to every Republican who In!
the s1ishtcsl desire of the favor Of his party
we say never, under The most plausible cir
cu1nstances, allow yourself to bolt the regu
lar ticket It Is swindle In principle. 1
converts you into the mere tongs which SOM
Copperhead uses to pick his chestnuts out @
tue t,re, and you are sure to come out Of !
with your fingers burnt.
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Tho Particular o< The Suicide OF 7nr.
F1zk-The Cause Of the Deed YET \
mye<&Ey.

Ft.k-Tbe Cause Of the Deed YET \
Myssexy. -....-..
fErom ,hc Grand Raptda Eagle 1ath inst.l
a distressing case occurred this forenoon,
between the hours Of ten and eleven O'Clock.
at the residence Of Mrs Boyer on Pearl street.
About week ago, gentleman BY the nama
of Fisk arrived ID the city with hta wife, Ue
wished 10 procure board for his wife N dome
private family, and on the recommendation Of
one Of our citizens, Mrs: Boyer consented 10
wanted to come 10 this city for the purpose OF
putting herself under the medical care Of Dr.
Robens. known as the Indian Doctor, In WhDm
she had great confidence. Iler husband then
lett, III IS supposed, for the State OF Iudlana.
As far as con be learned, M1. aud Mrs. Fi+k.
living at Allegan, A1legau county. In tbs
State. This Is all that can At present, ue
learned Of their history. Now for the tragedy:
Tbs morning she complained Of not feeling
as well as usual, and started for walk IN
her absence the family Of Mrs. Boyer also left
the ho1tae. It seems that while Mrs. Fisk wns
out On the streets she purchased sinsle-bar-
relied bzeech-1oadlne pistol, box OF pescus-
sion cartridges, and returned to the housc.
finding NO one there She then went up stairs
to her room, On the second floor, took oil her
bonnet and shawl. loaded the pistol and fred
II of. She then loaded the pistol again,
placed the muzzle to her LIT bzcast, and sent
stand In her room, was some considerable
writing paper, and upon sheet Of which was
written In led pencil, the following:
s.pEAR uusn4ND: This Is The 1ast you viii eTer
hear rnm NE. Be taithful: 1--we happy. Don't
ncnzn for me- ! am going don'r Know wherc-
I I'm prompted 10 do tai. can't do otherwise, for
hell, forever, IL this world"
The pistol was lying on the pillow, on tho
right side Of her head She lay at full length
on her back upon the bed; hands by her side;
the dress thrown open at the breast Their.
were marks OF burnt powder on the Left hand,
leading to the conclusion that sue held back
the dress from her breast with that hand,
when she fired the pistol. There WIS also q
faint stain Of blood upon her face, as though
she had passed her hand over It,
She died, apparently, without much raIn,
and shortly after the tFfng Of the pistol lIc:-
pocket-book and some letters lay upon the
stand in the bedroom, but neither threw any
light upon the question rs to whe7c her friends
lived, where she had formerly resided, beyond
the fact that letter she had just written, WAS
directed to "Allegnn."
There was $6.95 IN Rreenbacks and currency
In her pocket-book, titty-ccnt piece in silver,
and few pennies.
The deceased was about twenty six Yeas Of
age, and had been married but . few months.
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TIE SOUTH AMERICAN SITUATION.
Highly Important Intelligence from
Spntu-EalpaFaia0 to be Bombarded
aud tbe War Asnlnst Chill aud Her
Allies Abandoned.


Spntu-yaiparaiao to be Hombartied
aud tbe War Against Chill and Her
Allies Abandoned.
[Frpm the N. y. Herald. 1sh lnat.l
The last southampton steamer which ar-
rived at this port brought priyute intelligence
Of startling import to the Pacific coast States
engaged IN the war with Spain, hnd Of great
interest to oil civilized nations. On the l7th
Of March, m ol1lces Of the Spanish navy,
supposed to hare been Rear. .Arniral Isaniesdo,
left Southampton, with positive ordcrs to
to Nonteyideo, abandon as trultless the war
against the lal1ies. A Gillian bearer of des-
patches left this city on tho nth instant for
Aspipwal1, bearing this important intelli-
renee to tic Gillian authorities. The Span
fards, despairing nj their liability to continue
the war In The Pacific, and chagrined
at the repeated reverses with which
their inadequate navy has met, mye rcsortcd
to this treacheFons and barbarous way Of
ending the war which they 50 teolisbly began.
The bomba1dmcnt Of Valparaiso rs measure
Of mere revenge wonld be not only barbarous
and impolitic, hut highly criminal. The city
Is defcuceless, not gun being mounted to
protect It. It is the most important port aud
city on the South Pucifc coast, has poaula-
and IL the tntrepok for all central South Amer
lea. The greater part Of the citf, called the
Puerto, fs owned by foreigners principally
English, Germans and AmeEic1nS-an1 the
palace OF the Intenlcneia, the Mercantile Ex-
change. the Post Office and the Custom Uonse
storehonses all lie within short range OF YES
sela In the harbor, and IN cnse oftombatd-
ment cannot fail to be destroyed, together
With three or four hundred millions ofprop-
erty, The sacrifice of life La such nu eycut
would be incnlculable, for not one.half OF the
population could lcaye the city. :.
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a Wife turned Crnzy by the Inf1aellty
nnd Abuze Of Her, er,TIusbaod-AD DnnEh-
ter Turned out of Doors, and u Happy
Eorr%tfv KFrCfray1 EIn-

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From the Lansing (NIcn.) Republican, April III
An affair of the most despic2tle character,
and Of the most lamentable consequences, has
recently come to Light In the village OF Mason.
4 prominent citizen OF the village, whose
name we will not mention, engaged In the
mercantile trade, has had in partnership
with him for the past two or three
years in the millinery business, a
woman, "grass widow" Of whom
he became enamored, and carried things
so far as to bring the matter to public notice,
and make it subject OF public gossip. This
Indy partner had been boardcr Tith the
family Of the merchant, and on his family be-
ing convinced Of the improper intimacy exist
ing between the husband aud Eather and the
: lady In question, ordered her to leave the
house. This 50 eJnsperated him that he
ordered his daughter and her husband to quit
his roof, and coo1ly informed hfs wife that he
would never again recognize her Is the part-
ner Of his bosom mill she asked the for-
glyeucEs Of the lady Of questionable character
Tor her suspicious against her, which we're
pronounced unjust and without foundation.
Without giving the many details Of the mat
Ter, which have been kindly furnished Us, we
will simply giye the result The wife and
mother has become a maniac, perfectly
wrecked in reason, and probably Will always
remain SO. Tha family have become broken
up and est1anged from the father. The father
has somewhat releutel, and Is now caring for
a de1uented wife. The woman who has been
the cause Of all this trouble was waited upon
by committee OF Indies, and told TO leave
tho place. She has gone, and her depa!ln9t
was hesalded by the follinS Of the eo"'
1{ouse he1t
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made ~ to their Intentions, which proved
sstisfaetoxy to the mouldess. Tho ioundries
win resume TO- morrow, upon an arrangement
claimed BY the proprieso.s, protects the
mou1ders from any oppressive act Of tha
founders, The wisdom aud discretion dis
played both On the part Of the mouldcrs and
founders Is highly commendable, and iudi-
Gates desire on the part Of both parties to
be simply Just, nnd not esaesing. Ths anil
matter Of congratulatiou to ill who l.slr,
the prosperity Of our city.
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nulafs.ng the laws of the United States, and
1efusing 10 send representatives to Congress,
can prevent that legislation BY the foYh
States md their representatives which the
mans Burean Bill gets kick, and the groans
over ,the public debt fill two columns.
The repeal of the infamous Black Laws
Of Indiana Is denounced as an attempt
to iuc1te negro insurrections and slaughter,
and they say In conclusion "Let lis rather
more strictly enforce1 TINT article {the 1Sth)
Of the Constitution" The document closes
with the statement that the temperance men
are al lendish abolittonists, and that intsm-
pe1ance Ia hereafter to be the Watchword Of
The Democratic party. That this is lact,
and stubborn one too, I will not undertake
to galnsay.
TIE BLACK ARTICLE
In our Constitution has often been the
theme OF discussion, but q case is now before
the question whether it Is fepugnant to the
Constitution Of the United States or not.
The following are the facts in the case: 4.
Smith eued Moody and another In the Court Of
Common rleas Of Marion County upon promls-
tbe plsin,iG ia negro o. person Of African descent,
and tia. prior to November ]. 1854, he was DOE.
resident Of the State Of Indiana and came nto and
SINCE that ime that defendants ate citizens Of the
raid STATE OF Indiana, and we're At The time Of MI
king The contract sued On, md lint said eonifaes
say The pa1n1i c1unot MAINTAIN biz suit, md sasd
contract Is void" a demurrer to the answer "a:
lie n1aiptf then tled the following reply: For
reply TO the answce OF defendants, plaintiff states
that 1t tS true tn is negro, Of A3Etcan descent hnt
he says he wae burn free. within The jurisdiction
allegiance q the n 1"sa asat .a, ~ e.. 10 70
citizen ofeaId st.te.gand Of The UnAed sfdt-s q
dmeyicd, md that he Icslded IN thc State q 0Aio
from his buth till his removal 1nto ne ssa'e o.
and nnal juaenent rendered aeain.t plaintiff, who
proseculea his appeal to The snpzens Court. .,,r
tbs tso coming sats Of spee sP he lh' dpaepio paa1ati
Of Of the Constitution, in 1851, IS In
direct violation of the 18th article, and that
article is sound Law, then Smith cannot main
tain his suit. He admits this, but rests on
his cltxanshjp In Ohio previous to his coming
into Indlana, md maintains that he Is lnw-
ful citizen Of Indiana under the following pro.
vision in the Constitution Of the United
States: ......
AIT: ~. Sec u: Tho citizens Of each State sh,1l
utIzsnz in The several States.
Thus the issue is really that Of the Consti,
United States. It Is expected that the case
viii be decided ut the ensuing May term.
GOV. MORTON,
returned l1at evening. Ills health Is still
feeble, and be walks with great difficulty.
&c will resume the duties of Its office at once
and thus relieve Lieut.. Governor Baker, who
will return to bis profession, the practice Q
administration Of the executive duties has
seen such as to gain him the respect Of biz
political enemies, and the unqualified adml
nation Of his friends. May he long lire te
entity both.
CIT MATTERS,
are Quiet.' Business Is good and Our whole
sale dealers say they have nexer knawa
excellent, and We trust to be prepared for th'
pestilepcc when It comes. ST. DENIS.
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THE PEACE PROCLAMATION AN.
NDksLED~

The instructions which are Dow being Issued
By the President, through the War Depart
meut, Gen. Grant and The Freedmcn's Bu-
reau, to military and civil officers at the
South, to the effect that tie Presidents peace
proclamation docs not restore the habeas eor-
1us, nor end military authority, nor Affect the
duration or continuance Of the Freedmen's
Bureau, nor place the civil above the military
power, nor recognize tho johnson pocket"
Governments as American States, nor restore.
trial by jury, nor declare peace, nor any other
Of the manifold effects Which were at frst al
t1ibuted to it--in short that said .proclama-
tion Is mil ard voId-are highly satisfactory
to the loyal people. These instructions fully
accord with the views We have from the first
expressed Of said proclamation. We de-
nounced it as utterly void, and the President
now issues Instructions *tulat 1t be SO regard
ed" We insisted that Congress alone had
the power, by the Constitution, to decIare
war, and consequently to declare pcsce that
Congress alone Ind the power 10 authorize
the suspension Of tho habeas eor7,ts, and con-
sequcntly by its restoration alter being sus-
pended that Congress alone had the power
10 admit new States into the onion, and con-
seqnent1y TO admit the eleven seeded States,
all Of which come with wholly new Stale Gov
e1nments, having no identity with aud deriv-
lng no authority from the old. Hence that 3
proclamation of the President, Issued without
the authority Of Congress, aiming to accom-
plish all these purposes is, null and void.
or course It would not do for the President
to issue new proclamation anuullirc the
former, for that would be honest, and being
It'd TT rcf{ Hal ~
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W'blhkey In Congress.

The recent debate ia the House in reference
In tbe concurrent resoluti,n Of the Senate,
prohibiting the sale Of spirituous and other
liquors In the Capitol buildings and grounds,
was provocative Of considerable mcrrimcnt-
The resolution provides that the sale OF spur
ituous liquors. wines, and Intoxicating drinks
Of my description whatever be prohibited 10
the Capitol building and grounds; and that IT
shall be the duty Of the Commissioner Of
Public Buildings md Grounds Immediately to
canse to bc removed tleFefrom sud to pre-
vent the sale hereafter Of such articles In the
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THE ENGLISH REFORM BILL.
April, 1865. is destined TO prove memora-
bic month It Witnessed, In the United States,
the adoption OF the Civil Rights Bill, ournew
Charter Of Liberty, willie in Germany and
Europe It will virtually decide whether revo-
lutIons shall be inausurated by war or take
place In the due course Of peace. The 18th
OF April was particularly decisive day in,
England. The second rcoding OF the new
Reform Bill was 10 hare taken place on that
day. The coalition of tho tories With renegade
liberals 10 defeat this enlightened measure
has Incrcased the energies Of Its supporters.
To make up for the detection OF Earl Grosye-
nor, Lord Stanley and other members Of the
Liberal party, Mr.. Gladstone Is endeavoriug
to enlist Scotch aud Irish votes, by proposing
10 introduce reform. bills for those countries
Immediately aiter the adoption Of the pend
ing bill, which deals only With England
proper Earl Russell has Issued official cir
culars to all the members Of the Liberal party
to assemble on the 10th Of April In Downing
street, probably With view Of mar
shalling tho forces Of his ad-
mfnistration for the campaign day Of
the 1eth. John Bright, whose stirring appeal
to the Bhmfngh ham Eeiormers we nave pub
lished, called meeting Of the delegates OF
all the working men OF tngland, ~ ~. Maf'
tins Hall, On Apr1l lSth, lthe Day 1ollow1ng
The second reading OF tic BILL taus leaving 1t
optional for the landlord power in Parliament
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How the Ixpp Strike was An!ass"'
I1e,or, tha Albany ,Jourpnl. Eth tust-1

A meeting Of joint eommitIee Iii ?! Iras 1ne
monlders and founders Of A1oa1TR az Ranea nna a,o{
was held In the counting ~ a. ,nd % f.iand1x
Co; yesteiGaS aSs hal. from which it appeared
tbntstSaeu thet sa nuIaers apprehended that under
tha tsso,ntion Lee Of the National Convention,
.he the nxs,n4tstoss Intended to force certain
sto,i;.3 ~ estreme and unjust measures upon
.bsra THIS was dlsclaimed on the part Of
the psuprIetors, aud an explanation 'wss
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ner sud abilities Of The deceased made the N
tcrcourse with its officers very EeniA ss weu
ss conducive Of great benefit to the GoFc1n-
ment- The duties Of the otdce, until 4 sue
cesor Is appointed, will deyolTe upon 1ne
present efficient assistant, MI sa5onei T.
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rnsrrr TFsN cosT-TS4Es VOTE,

New York city Is the ceutre Of Northern
Coppcfheadlsm. It las had thirty-dye years
of IN exclusively Democratic - city govern
mint. During that time crcry fountain OF
Justice las become corrupt, and the entire city
government seems monopolized by rival rings
competing with each other to sec which can
rub the city OF most money.
The New York Tribune says Of their city
government: .--...-...-..
"a ey.tem Of reckless e1trasaeancs. waste, fraud
and robbery. bar eprunE up within the last ten Or
hftean yea1e that Il tsiaa'tn to eont:npaie, ano,
bankrupt. The following table shows The fearful
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Q!jitaso Qtibn11e.
DAILY, TRIsNEEKLY AND WEEKLY,
OFFICE 70. 81 CLARK STREET.

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TUESDAY, AfhaL II. iotB.
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1ne tecons.I ucnon pohcS soomt1eo oy
1aon' Aopes' Daae owen 10 the 3oaot com-
mlitee on .nat sue9ec1' appears 10 os 10 DC
one on "mcn tne hepuolican t"o'1hlras ma-
lon1s IN DON Houses OF consresS' anu ING
entire loyn people could more readily ana
cordially uniie Lien on INV DINER pan OF re-
CONSTRUCTION set presented u proposed
as an amcnomeot 70 1he constitution o. inc
tnteo STATES and Q. eacn feconsIt acunc
statc' IN 'nls scspecl IL u Is soanoef taan tne
ploposihon ol senator MAson 10 1esl content
Will )oint fesolu1ou OF TWO HOUSES o. Con
eress, which ahe next congress coala amend
and IN nct ot the reconstructed Les1slatnrc
which the next Legislature could repeal.
II makes all male citizens, BLACK or White,
In the United States. legal voters at the end
OF ten years, or on July ath, 1870. Inls OBJ
Tiates all the objcctlons which nave been
raised to the policy Of immediate enFanchise-
mcnt, on WhnlcFer grounds. aAo Set secures
the universal extension OF Inc franchise With
IN reasonable period. auofoin2 lime enough
for every freedman to learn his duties and OBJ
legations as affeemau+
During this interval Of ten years represent
tatayes will be apportioned among all The
States according to the number Of actual vot-
CTS. THIS embodies ali the essential ad-
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William Burns, passenger gives the fol-

lowing statements:
..Ie{k Pittsburgh vt ~ o'clock Thurd1y Tor New
Orlesns; everything went well until hofkpast s
o'clock. vas sitting readsn IN The cabin when
heard noise similar 10 the crack OF pistol;
jumped up and Immediately ea'y LADY run ont Of
one of the state-Fp..ns 10 blaze OF fire. screaming
ald c1yior hmurjel"; severnl persons gath
erred arourd snd e1tirEuirhed the fire
m ber c'o'hfuc; she was badly ourncd about
lie ladies' cah1n was discovered to be On
a,e: the tafsc0gefs and crew ell assembled In thg
trons Of The boat; great deal Of cunsueion ensu+
ed !; rome Of the crew lowered the sanzway plauts
In the water and called for the adfe to lake to th4
ard for lte men to stand back, ~h1ch. am sorJ to
say. Nf4 net fully obeyed; there were few ladies'
loWpted On thr pink, then some men made rHsh
'tr let', and tn 30 doing the indies were precipf
tai. !r.o the river stsera men then Jumped INTO
The Enttr to save Themselves; portion only Of
them were 81yPd-
i wa- lhc last per1on to 1eaye The boat; took
tho water, but did moi touch bottom, and fsuc-
ceeded In reaching The shore; ! no1crd W. P.
Holloway Jr, hanging on 10 the side Of the boat,
Drar the 1aMes; the teat bec1me 80 Intense,
that he let 20 his hold and took' to the water.
Ills hnEds were eeyerfly burned: called to
him 10 fecure hurusrG plank that was near;
be did so, but Tas compelled to let 60 and
take bold Of the beat nghlD. being no swimmer.
The heat Wae so Intense that be waa compelled 10
thke to the wafer again. called 10 him again to
seeuic nnothes piece Of plank close By. which he
10 HE assistance. lie teas taken on hoard> and
hroncht 10 Fho1e- Captain Darrseh, clerk Ruesell,
the male md the officers. 20 faT Us could ascer
,ntn did oil IN their power to llf and proper
" lost yRluahlc trunk and Its coutents, valued
II about two hundred dollars.
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FROM EUROPE.
Present Condition Of the Reform
Question in England.

What Reform In England Means-The
QcnpIe Arou.eL-A Great Lnrd and Il
Iratlor The Betrayal Mr. f:Ihd-
ttunt,. IiepiY-GInd%lonc ASnlA-Fhe
Coming StrugSls-A False ltutnor
11os,s Cannda-The Dcutsehc Edge
sauAkt-Erlchinostn.
Hmm Our NMp Cn1fesnpnhept,l
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The Fiuancler was only two years old and
was owned by Captain John Darragh, hnlf fn-
tcrcst Joseph Darragh, engineer, one fourth
interest, and Jnmes Russell. clerk, oue-fourth
interest, Che was valued at IS, ,oOU, md was
insured as follows: .tf
Eureka .$G,a5o P1s.ahurgh.... ..$6a5o
Cftfzens' ...,--... 6.250 Nonongahela. q ESQ
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frankncss'' MIR. Disraeh and the aristoeraey
we're outgene,alled. The marker lad 10 score
ten-strokc TOR tho peoples side.
MR. GLADSTONE AGAIN.
Mr.. Gladstone, great orator as be Is, never
delivered u speech which produced grandcr
results than his short reply to Earl Grosye-
nor. It threw eonstesnstlon amongst the
enemies Of reform, but, at the same
time, it massed every regiment, brt-
cade and division Of the people in
support Of the Government and bill. For be
told the House Of Commons TINT the admins
trntion were prepared TO deal with redistribu-
lion Of scots, protection against bribery md
intimidation, md MI the various questions
which make up reform and that. moreover,
they would introduce Reform Bills for Scot
land and Ireland, after, but not before, the
question Of tho flanchise was determined for
England and Nales. Such Is the policy Of
Earl Russell's Government. Iu plain terms,
it amounts to this Give the people pollti-
cal power, and they Will settle all these ques-
tions III their own way! The little, unde-
cisiye Reform Bill is just Trojan horse; when
1t gets into the House Of Commons, the lei
lows inside it will seize the gates Of political
power, and let in the hosts Of the people.
am not now protesting to write history,
or / should have told your readers of other
amendments. proposed hy Messrs. Oliphant,
Klnelake and Sir William Hutt; all three
gentlemen Liberals, and all alike dcsirous OF
M earnest and sound Reform Bill. Mr.. Gla.t-
stones declaration on Friday night Convinced
! them that the Government was resolute and
! honest in the matter, and the three amend
,rn4tena tuva fharnfcrp hpafY