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The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07
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BY VIM. H. BURLEIGH.

Oh, come who will though wide and far
 Ye wander darkly from the right; Nor doubt, nor fear, nor sim can bar
 From souls that seek the heavenly light; Still for your guidance doth it burn.
 And Heavenly Love still cries, Return Oh, come who will from lordly hall,
 From squalid hut, or sad, or gay, Haste to the Fount that flows for all,
 Whose waters wash all stains away; Twas open for thee by Grace Divine,
 And all its blessings may be thine! Oh, come who will though slave to sin
 And bowed its heavy yoke beneath; Though almost quenched the light wlenin,
 Haste from the thran whose end IS death Thy needs are great but love that pleads
 For thee, is greater than thy needs. oh. come who will nor ask-the price
 Of what Gods Goodness doth lmpart: But pay to him thy sacrifice
 A broken and a contrite heart And thenceforth shah thy spirit know
 His loves divinest overflow.
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07
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The coppcrhcad resolutions adopt ed on Wednesday are somewhat heavy on the labor question. First we read
 aWe declare ourselves in favor of making eight hours per day legal days labor in all meehanical and nsansJaetsusng pursuits fn the a6sence of any agreement to the contrary be- tween contracting parties"
 How many manufacturing compan- ies are there in the state where it is not a rule to specify hours of labor so that the workman understands be- fore he hires out" just how mnch labor is to be acquired of him Nof one probably and that absence ot agreement" therefore knocks the spots out of the rest of the resolu- ton as effectually as possible. But why confine the declaration to "me- chanical and manufacturing pur- suits ?" How about the " laboring classes :. who perform farm labor Are not they an oppressed race {? Is it right for John to get up in the morning out of warm bed before daylight and milk brindle at O clock, and then, after digging potatoes and hoeing corn all day, be obliged after dark to give the old mare little gru- ela Isn't this clear blow at our lib- critics But, again:
 Resoiped, That the overworking of cl12dren in factories is an act of cruelty, depriving them | of the proper means of education, and under. mining their health and that all employees in factories should be forbidden, under suitable penalties, from working said children more than ten hours per day.
 This is the last feather that breaks the camePs back. sA robust, strong armed and long-winded man ought not to work more than eight hours a day, because he "needs timefor me men. tai and moral culture; but the frai little child, who ought not to be de. prived " of the proper means of ed ucation," may work ten hours and there will be no objection raised Shades of departed economists, what logic is this!
 So we go through the labor re solves, which are indeed labored, find ing in almost every line glaring in, consistencies which clearly expose the trickery of the men who seek te impose upon the working men of Con necticut. Below Is the whole thing in nutshell, extracted from the Un ion Republican party platform, ane 1t has the advantage of coming from a party that has proved its faith by it's works:
 Resolced, That the Republican party is iden tified in its history by its essential principles with the rights, the interests, and the dignit, of labor 2: that by all the record of that histo " and all the sanctity of those principles, it i bound in sympathy with the toilmg masses Q society, of whom is composed the great pro portie.. of its members aud that the working men of Connecticut will receive at his hand every needed legislative remedy for the evils o which they complain.
 ResoiUed, That the present salutary law con cerning the employment of children in manu factories and the education of such childrel should be rendered more efficient in its opera tons and more rigidly enforced.-Hart. Post.
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07
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In view of the outrageous misrep- resentation of the Copperhead press it is we'll enough to state that no member of the Union State Commit tee took part in the proceedings of the late Workingmen's Convention ]; and that when complaints were made by members of the presence of prom inent politicians in. the hall, MT. Starkweather, chairman of the Un- ion State Committee, proposed to MT Gallagher, chairman of the Copper head State committee, that they should both retire, which they did, and Mir. Starkweather did not again visit the convention. On the other hand it is also we'll enough to state that members of the Copperhead State committee had been engaged for days in underhanded and corrupt efforts to control the convention ]; that nearly all the Copperhead town committee of New Haven had them selves appointed delegates, with a view to making the convention a mere political machine; and that James E English, the ninety-thous- a-year candidate of the Copperhead party, kept open house during the convention, endeavoring to caiole or to influence. the members into the support of his projected nomination. So sure were the Copperheads of shaping the action of the assembly, by means of their overwhelming del egations from New Haven and other wire-pulling practices, that an editor of well-known copperhead sheet stated in the morning that the con vention would certainly nominate the ninety-thousand-dollar man. On ly the honest determination of the working masses of Connecticut not to be bought and sold ikeDcattle pre- vented the consummation of this shameful Copperhead scheme
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07

The Copperheads having failed in their efforts to swindle the working men of Connecticut into the belief that a party which has always hated free labor, could be the friend of the laboring man, it is now whispered that they will try the temperance. tack. A temperance convention is to be called with the view of making James E. English the candidate of the temperance people. The ninety thousand year nominee will be on hand with the warmest professions that he has always been a temperance man, and will hospitably treat all the delegates to whisky and cigars.
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07
Karnum to Barnunf.

The following letter was sent by Mir. P T. Barnum to MT. William H. Barnum:
 BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Feb. 21st, 1867.
 w. H. BARNUAI, Esq, Salisbury Conn
 DEAR SIR: Observing that the Democrat ic party has nominated you for Congress from this district, I desire to make you a proposi- ton.
 The citizens of this portion of our State will be compelled on the first Monday in April next to decide whether you or myself shall represent their interests and their principles in the Fortieth Congress ofthe United States. The theory of our Government is, that the will of the people shall be the law of the land. It is important, therefore, that the people shall vote understandingly, and especially at this important crisis in our National existence. In order therefore, that the voters of this district shall fully comprehend the principles by which each of their Congressional candidates are gui- ded, I respectfully invite you to meet me in a serious and candid discussion ofthe important political issues of the day, at various towns in the Fourth Congressional District of Connec- ticut on each week day evening, from the fourth day of March, until the 30th day of the same month both inclusive.
 If you will consent to thus meet me in a friendly discussion of those subjects, now so near and dear to every American heart, and, I tous interest to all civilized nations in the world. who are suffering from misrule, pledge myself to conduct my portion of the debate with perfect fairness, and with all due respect for my opponent, and doubt not you will do the same.
 Never, in my judgment, in our past history as a nation, have interests and questions more important appealed to the people for their wise and careful consideration. It is due to the voters of the 4th Congressional District, that they have an early and full opportunity to examine their candidates in regard to these important problems, and I shall esteem it a great privilege if you will accept this proposi- ton.
 Please favor me with an early answer and obige, Truly yours,
 PIT. BARNUM
 To the above, Mir. William H. Barnum re piled, refusing to accept the proposition to go before the people of this district and discuss the political questions of the day. A
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07
B6Hs Osg PaSd.

An interesting fact connected with the working mems convention is that all the delegates who stopped at the Tontine Hotel, New Haven, were en- tertained by the Hon. James E. Eng fish, who kept open house and kindly paid all bills. This we can voueh for as coming direct from various per sons who were we'll cared for, and feel much obliged, but who don't happen to train in the copperhead party
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07
The object of this Association is !:

The object of this Association is:
 1st. To secure to a mechanic or a factory hand the right to work only eight hours a day, Droeided he is not required to work long CT by the capitalist who employs him.
 2d. To prevent little children from working more than two hours longer, daily, than their fathers do.
 Sd. To require the employees of the mem bers of this Association to work by the piece or by the job, so that the rights and interests of capital shall not be impaired by the adop- tion ofthe eight hour system.
 4th. To convince the workingmen that there is no antagonism between capital and labor, by offering our service to the laboring men in the various offices controlled by their votes.
 Propositions for contracts to carry out the objects of this Association will be received by any member of the Democratic State Central Committee. Offers to-day will be received at No. 70 Tontine Hotel.
 N. B-This Association expires by limita- ton, April ad, 1867, after which time, no bills will be paid by the managers.-Ne,o Karen JourUaL 22d
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07

George William Curtis was forty three years old on Sunday. Horace Greeley was sixty-six on the third ultimo and Longfeliow was sixty on. Wednesday.
The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07


 A perusal of the account of the convention will convince any ones that it was one desperate struggle from beginning to end. On one slqe were the honest workingmen, who had looked forward to the assen- blaze of the convention as an oSca- sion at which their cause would be successfully promoted, and o1i the other the democratic demagokQes, who allied themselves with the fove- ment for the sole purpose of nplng it into the support of the demfcracy in the coming election. Wie that object in view they fought rougn the entire sitting of the confentlon, and they were thoroughly tefeatea. The assumption which has zen maoe with such persistent assufnce that the popularity of James Engi,saa with the workingmen is hnboundea was entirely disproved motion eo nominate him was met with . perfees storm of objections, andHairiy hoos- s ed down, the chairman lot even pc. 9ss ing allowed to put the fotion 10 '"o 's convention. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-24
AFFAIRS In PRINos GEORGE COUNTY, MD
The MarlhnrQnEh Ldxkii, of xesterda,. h a IA

AFFAIRS In PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, MD
The Marlborough Ga.etfe of yesterday has the
following itsrns
Chicken CAoierG. "A disease called chicken
cholera 10 maxim sad work among the poui-
try In this neie horneod. One gentleman has
lost fifty chickens OF fay orite breeds within q
short time, and the balance OF his mock are
dying at the rate of five or SIX day.
Land Sai.-S. b. Hance, Esq, as trustee,
sold the farm OF the late Richard j. Scott. near
Groom, in this county, TO Or. r. X. Oeborn,
tor the sum OF x6.OO0. 1t contained 3l3 4 acres
flied his opinion in this cause on Monday, the
IAN Inetant. deciding the case against the
Trustees OF MeKendree Chapel, and in favor
of the defendant, Mr. jeremiah Townshend,
dismitsIng the bill an solving the injunc-
ton. Roberts and Cook for complainants: g.
s Sfktech, Wilson, ana Liscomb for defend.
ans. =
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AFFAIRS IN LoUDoUN COUNTY, VA.-The
Leesburg Mirror Of yesterday, says:
The Rappahannock Presbytery was in sas-
sien in this town and at CatoctIn last wssx
Services were commenced in the Presbyter, IAN
church, Leesburg, on Wednesday night. on
Tuesday morning Rev J. Luptcn was in
staIleo pastor Of the church here, and the one
at CatoctiB. Rev. Mr.. Leftwich preached 8
sermon on the occasion, and the Rev Mr.. Pol
lock delivered the charge to the minister.
Services Were commenced at Catocrin on
Thursday night, and continued throughout
the week.
A match game of base ball, between the
"Tuscarora" club Of Leesburg and the :. Po-
tomac' club Of Washington, was played on
the grounds OF the former on Monday las,
which resulted in the defeat of Tuskie. tue
score standtng-Tuscarora, 22; Potomac, Sc.
The tract OF land lying On Goose creek. IN
this county, containing Ito acres, and belong
ing to Alfred DuliD, was sold at public ssis
last week for SASS per acre: VIM. Dove pur-
chaser.
A son of William H. Benton, near Union.
about eight years old, had his arm so severely
crushed IN sorghum mill that it was ne es-
sary 10 amputate il above the elbow.
We 90 to press few hours earlier this weak
than usual, and as we do 90 the election IS
quietly progressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-24

THE CoBURH AND MCCoOLR FIGHT-Co-
burn, the present champion Of the ring. hav-
ing accepted the challenge TO fight McCoole, of
ST. Louis. and deposited $1,000, covering the
amount deposited by Mac. has drawn up ar
Tor McCooe's consideration He agrees 20
fight the ST. Louis man within fifty miles OF
Cincinnati, provided he (Coourn) has the
naming OF the place. This certainly, canno,
be Objectionable to McCoole, for he fought with
Aaron Jones in the same vicinity. II is also
understood that the fight will not come ofr
under six months from the time Of sfgnIn 2
articles OF agreement, which will bring il sboue
the latter part OF April or the LIST of NAV. Tney
will fight about one hundred and fifty.two
pounds. Should Coburn be successful in III il
fight 1t is understood that he Will then retire
from the ring. There is some talk Of in
ing the stakes to $4,000 a side, which would
DE, il agreed upon, the largest amount ever
contested for in prize rlng.-NeW York Zee
nina TeIeJrdm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-24

| ~A gentleman of Toledo of ers to g,ye
alternate lots along the river 70 in divduals or
companies who Will establish there any kind
Of manufactories.
~Spiritualists in the United States number
5000, Shakers 5000, and Swedenborgians 49,
GEO.
SMr Shively, Of Wisconsin, hung himself
because his wheat spoiled.
ga School whipping case 10 under dis
cuss ion In the Bangor, Me-, papers.
~The brutal murder Of q worthy youns
gentleman, Mr.. John Permission, took place
on Sicily Island, La, on the night of the Sd
murder, who Were captured; but one, named
Smith, attempted TO escape aAd was killed oy
a gentleman who pursued him.
~ The wives OF Mendez and Msiia ara
mad; Miramons wife is stricken beyond hope
OF recovery; Princess Salm. .Saim is IN iail;
Carlotta will surely die when she knows
about the fate Of her husband, and thus end
the " omen Of the Mexican muddle.
gfiye young men had q foot race from
the best time, going over the ground in one
hour and two minutes, ana beating the next
best twenty eight minutes. The distance 10
twenty-five minutes.
~The number OF deaths by cholera in
Cologne has reached thirty day in q popula.
tiOn OF 10000.
feet deep opposite Plaqusmlus. :
a0Fourtesn OF every twenty. thru. ,,.n.
on their native heath can neither Rad nar nar
write tf 'o"~ HUI
"a woman IN France has produced four
Children at q birth f . FS
@No case Of cattle plague in suy psrt OF
Great Britain 10 reported for the week ending
September ss.
gThe Rev. r. A. Fieischau who died
suooenty In Philadelphia last week, b said to
nave been the arst German Baptist preacher
n the United States = : - =
~Congress Hal, Saratoga, il ready for the
plasterers. 1t Is TO be one Of the largest and
hanosomest hotels In the country, accomodA-
ting over thousand people.
~ ~Emily-"Oharlie, dear sister Sophy has
got Q little babyw OhArlio-s.Is Il q SovF,,
Emily-.Nc, girl" Oharl lie (fretfully
thso shall Be nasty aunt J"
DrIt is sisted that two. thirds Of the damn.
cratic member Of the new legtslsture an mi,
are for Vallandin ghsm for 0enator. whils tnS
rest are a. strenuousiy against him,
O Steam omnibusss are used in r.von.
- Calico balls are to be the ..thinr, ,,;.
winter.
NJ 8 London merchant has sivsn esso an
to establish aconvalescent hospital.
~ The New Orleans Picayuue ssv. ,.e,r
win be Icore beneficial to the South than poi-
tics. fs'-
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The Fastest Horse

MR.. BONNER TO COMMODORE vANDRRBILT
we published yesterday the letter OF Com
modore Vanderbilt in reference to the mooted
point whether Dexter or Mountain Bow is the
fastest horse. The New York evening papers
OF yesterday publish sharp reply from MI
ROBERT Bonner, the owner of Dexter, who
says 1.-THE Commodore alleges fhayinp the
2:l7 I OF Dexter in his mind, and Knowing that
he has not equailed iD that there has been no
contest between him and me to see which
would have the fastest trotter. How ahout
the challenge, then2 Wasn't that in earnestP
and, II in earnest doesn't it establish that there
was .eontest' The only thing which the
Commodore can deny is that 1t has been q
good -natured' contest; and, all that have to
say about that is. that it has been on nv part
IN oW, concerning that challenge, su bmit
Commodore Vanderbilts position to permiI
his trainer to issue q challenge to me, mas.
mucn as he knew had time and again pro-
Claimed my determin alton not 10 rrot any of
my horses in public race. IT the Commo-
core really wanted sport Of that sort he knew
where to get it without seeking il with a horse
turf. ''1 'A'
"The Commodore states that Dexter was of.
fered to him two years ago for S7,5OU There
appears to be MIST ke about this, OF course
nnintentional on the Commodore's part, as
Mr.. George Alley. who owned him at that
time, informed me this very day that he al
ways refused TO sell him until the day he dis.
timed him privately in 1864. The memory OF
one OF these two gentlemen appears to be at
fault. Two years ago Dexter had already
tTotted-when he was only seven years old
In 2:le is; time never to this day eq ualIed by
any other horse Of the same age, or OF any
other age "Himself hIs only peer" Rnt
even II 1t were q fact that Dexter had been
offered for sale at $500, what has that to do
with his present value or his unequalled per
fprmances? Does it make him any slower or
the Commodore's horse any faster! surely
there is no occasion for a tscontest'' on that
point Have not many Of the fastest horses i'm
the world, during their early career been sold
at low prices? Was not Flora Temple (Whose
time has never yet been beaten except by Dex.
ter) once sold for less than SlOO! Was moi the
less than 5000 within three or four yearsl
"Now want to see the Com dore-if he
can-trot his horse in 2.l7x. and show NOT
only as much speed al Dexter, but as placid
temper as yours, DC. RoBlRr RONrrRn
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WHEATON'S OINTMENT will cure the Itch.
WHEATONSOINTMEN will cure Salt Rheum
WHEATONS 8 OINTMENT cures Old Sores.
WHEATON'S OINTMENT cures ali Diseases of
the skin.
Price 80 cents--by mail 60 cents. All Druggists
z, D. GILMAN, A gent. Penna av. Sc i4-eely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-24

: .&One OF the murdersYs Of Hartzier, the
Sprinefield (OhIo) banker, has been arrested at
Retlefontaine, III. He had the stolen shot gun
in hls possession, and there was blood on his
clothes partially washed out -
n0rbe merchants Of Savannah, Georgia.
have oftauixed Board Of Trade. fss1
oVLord Russeil says boldly that the Irish
ousht 70 have the franchise on the same con
dttion a. En- gIiShmen.
STen thousand negroes in Virginia have
learned TO read during The past ysar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-24

IThe Lynchburg News says: 1--WE sre
Informed that Mr.. James T. Williams, OF This
Springs, Bath comfy, to Mr.. SamuslC Tardy.
Of Richmond, for $56 600 cash. This is one OF
the largest Qf not tho largest) saies Of real
estate made in Virginia since the close Of the
WAR;
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REPoRTRD REMOVAL OF COLLECTOR SMITH
EIGHTH DIsTRICT.-The removal Of Collector
Ihomae Z. Smith, of the Eighth District is
currently reportfd GOWN town to-day The
specinc charge upon which the removal is said
70 nave been effected, 10, that in j uly last SGS
barrels OF whiskey were shipped from Du-
buqpe, 1ewa, consigned to the Collector of the
Eighth District To cancel the bonds upon
which the whiskey was shipped it was neces-
entered q bonded warehouse in his strict
This he did, stating that the eG3 barrels had
been entered in the bonded warehouse Of s. C.
Boebm i Go, the night beforel that establish
ment: win contents, was destroyed by fire,
which was on the 18th OF July. Investixati on
showed, however. hat the wkiskey lad not
nme 10 reach this city from the date Of ship.
ment from Dubuque, and that the identical sO3
barrels were traced to other places. Collector
Smith, although teld responsible for this GER
tification. ooubtless had no pecuniary interest
in the Transaction, but was in all probability
made the victim Of COLLISION between the own.
er and the storekeeper Of the burned bonded
warehonse.-N. Y. Express
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DxpARrA.xr OF srArx

DRPARTM1Nr OF STATx,
, ,WAsRINGToN, October %, 1852.
Information has been received at this de-
pas tAneAt from Mr.. john A. Sutter, the Vice
Com msrctal Agent OF the United States at Ac-
apulco, Mexico, Of the death, on the ed of
July last, at Acapulco Of Henry E. Ham and
Solomon Folk. ssi n .5.sI..- - n