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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08

With regard to the defence. that the
President suspended Mr.. Stanton under
the constitution and supplied the vacancy
under the law of 1925, he claimed the
Presidents answer showed violation VI the
laws for that limited the tenure of such APP
Do in,nents TO SIX months and the Preci-
dent appointed Gen. Thomas for an indef
mite period.
Mr.. bingham then spoke of The argu-
ment that the President is bound to
intervene 10 protect the people from uncon-
silrutionai laws. and said it was a faliacous
position. the people are the guardians Of
their own honor aud Congress is respon'
sible only to them.
AT this point Mr.. Bling ham yielded to
the mott 10 adjourn. The Court and the
Senate adjourned accordingly at three
O'clock and fifty minutes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08

Rev. J. W. Savage of East Trenton, for.
meryl u Massachusetts,, will exchange with
Rev. FIT. Hszlewood on Sunday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08
DuNSTER'S GIN.

Put mp in large square bottles, and sold by NIL
druggists, is the Very best Gin to be obtained.-
Old and good.
c. A. RICHARDS & CO, 30 Washington street.
Boston, largest Retail Wine and Spirit House In
America.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08
Pest Once regulations.

Eastern and We.tcru Mail closes At o'clock, p.
NJ Branch Mails close .-ith OF All hour before de-
partuic.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08
5pectal Notices.

Warranted Cheapest and Best.
To Farmers, Express Companies, Stage Proprie-
tors, Livery Establishments, and all who
use Horses.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08

"BuSle Lodge, oil Good icmp,ars, liam
cock, at Il regular meeting took especial notice
Of the death of highly respected member oi
the Lodge, Nelson d. foss, who was lost al
sea from Schooner Samuel. March 3lst. by pass
ing suitable resolutions. and by voting that the
members OF the Lodge wear Grape on their re-
galias &c. In the present crowded state Of our
columns, We annot find space for all Of the
communication.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-05-08

Legislative and executive functions was y
cSntrayention Of the express terms OF the
instrument. He insisted that this claim
involved alro all assumption OF judicial
nowers. and characterized the entire prop
a,osition as too absurd to be submitted to
children, BY the exercise OF this assuin-
I'd powcr, the President could suspend leg
isiation of all kinds He could prevent
the creation Of judicia, district, the Gre
Atom OF States, the election OF represen,
tatives, the enactment OF revenue laws
and. in short, he could destroy the trame-
work Of our constitutional government
Whether he shall lie allowed to 40 TINS is
the question now to be determined. ana Tor
\ righteous decision the prayers of miiiioas
now ascend. As TO what crimes can ne
considered impeachable. he said that al Oh
fcoces under the common law are indlct
able in tho District of Columbia, and INA
tho same class are also inpeachabie. l
This proposition was not self evidsat hc
nxed not argue it, for as to the agencies
.neciird in the articles he held that no one
spuld DENY that the open vmlatlun Of law
he the President was an impeachable crime
mo WAS not destitute OF honor sense Of
i.tv. He said tho defeace VI the Presi'
dent. as exhibited in his auswer. rests on
- assumption that he possesses the right
= resist aud bring to Judicial decision amy
Lar dsu;.ion which he supposes to trencil
~ his CONSTITUTIONAL .Rrerosailye., ihiA
Assumption could ~ made = pretended ex-
- for refusing to execute any nav "nat,
s~sr Referring to the position assumed
= this aupstlon by Mr.. Esar!s. he read
SSpm : pam, .llet written by Mr.. Curtis ~
ia62. ths ex press.on Vi y contrary v'sw
~hich hs commended ~ good lA ", ne s
~ ON to assert that no man who did no!
Wind The assumption that tbs Prssl'sas
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01
The Alligator.

The alligator is natif of the south.
He lives upon raw pig, and don't hes
itate to take them whole, if there don't
happen to be smaller one handy.
lie is also fond Of little negro once
in while by way Of fresh bite.
They are areamphibicus, and several other
kinds Of cuss tew plenty 10 mcnshen.
What on earth they are good for, /
don't seem to know, unless it is to watch
for pigs.
Their hides can be tanned into leather,
but they are as hard to skin as beech
tree IL; and the leather, when tanned il
just about as timber as a cooking stove.
But one pair Nv boots made out nv alli-
gator will last as long as mans name
duz /! the only way TO wear them out is
to hcave them away.
Alligator meat is not lucious. IF you
ask for it at first kIass hotels they alWus
tell yu that they are just out" It
tastes as / should think the beef nv a
mule would who had been worked forty
years in brick yard, and then been
struck by lightning to get rid nv him.
When tie alligator's mouth is wide
open, the head is just about in the centre
Nv his body; but they have one virtew I
came very near forgetting-they make
very still noise, altho they have more jaw
than any other critter know nv.
These are some Of the heaviest fakts /
have been able to gather about the alli-
gator.
The alligator seems to be seckond
addition to the krokadile, made ont Nv
what was left.
l think the krokadile usually lays eggs
when they want some more krokadiles.
but | dou't kno-but if they do, and I
ever find the nest, and the old fellow amt
on the nest, I shouldn't hesitate to hatch
out the eggs myself-with klub.
This is all ! kno at present about the
alligator. JOSH. BILLINGS.
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One Thousand q Minute,

It seems that the United States Treas
ury Department is busy in preparing a
schedule for paying the interest on fve-
twenties and the 81 bonds which fall due
on the 1st of July. The amount of in.
terest which the Government will pay
out amounts to s32 100000. The Treas
urer will anticipate the interest, and be-
gin payment toward the last Of the pres
ent month,
The total amount of interest on the
public debt is about s37 100000 per
quarter or $50, 900, 900 per annum in
gold, which being reduced to the curren-
cy of the people make S210, 600, ,000.-
Now add to this $500, 600, 900 moro for
the ordinary aud extraordinary expenses
of corrupt and profigate Radical ReYo-
lutionary administration, and you have .
tolerable idea of the burthens of the peo-
pie. This $500, ,000, 900 being divided
makes $40, 900, 900 per month, s1O,OOO,-
600 per week, 81, 100000 per day, $780,
600 per hour, and $1,000 per minute
Dayton Ledger.
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A Part OF Ben. Butler. soIiIoquy.
We copy the following from tho L

We copy the following from the La
Crosse Democrat
And here am a. mans estate, living
evidence of rascality, corruption, double.
dealing, trickery, fraud, swindling, COW.
ardicc, bank.robbing, spoon. stealing, wom-
an insulting, house plundering, enemy.
aiding, country.betraying, government.
sucking treasury filching, soldier.killiug,
prison filling, God.forgctting, heIl.deserv.
ing, truth.ignoring, ue-wrouging, ne.
gro.lOving, vice.caressing, man decieving,
Iaw-destroying, church-pilfering, bullion.
baggiug, demonstrating, diamond. finding,
vessel-clearing, crockery making, town.
sacking, enemy. y.helping. powder. wasting,
ofhecr-murdering, spite loving, nation.
disgracing, friend-forgottcD, aud all de
tested thief, robbcr, braggart. pluuderer,
bag-eyed bullion bagger, aud the most
detested. corrupt, selfish, false.heartcd
pet Of perdition in ell the annals of crime
and iniamy, past, present or to come.
am rich in money-all stolen. ] am
rich in spoons--all stolen. am rich in
Banks-all stolen-but exempt from tax
alton rs | wish | was exempt from the
pen pictures of Brick" Pomeroy, of the
La Crosse Democrat.
glory in all my meanness, as ! glory
ia the fact that all over the land are
Christians who think am honest-as
glory IN representing Massachusetts, in q
Rump Congress-and glory 10 the fact
that |, and such as |, hold milli rs of
dollars of United States bonds. on which
40 taxes are to be paid. aud on the inter.
est of which, wrung by labor from poor
men aud women, all such thieves as |
can live 10 ease a. Others support us. and
in no fear OF justice so long as thieves
can make laws. Look on me. worlds
here and elsewhere, for there never was,
there never will be. there never eau be,
another Beast Butler.
am u good thing in my place, aud
hell il the place for me.
No wonder tho person called my faith
or went to sea after bcgetting me, where
his death at the yard arm for piracy were
preferable to owning me "a Il son. But
he did not know 10 what | would come
to what greatness First Democrat
then an iustigator of rebelliou-then 40
advocate for war to punish those who
once believed me honeSt-;hen coward
in uniform. thief ut all times--a woman
Insulter among my betters-a traducer of
virtue, morality and honesty from my
birth | blew up Fort Fisher, and mau.
aged the impeachmeut cases. lzzle
equal TO the Dutch Gap Canal
Not much on pedigree-less - an
o eer-nothing as a statcsman-super
excellent as a thief but too eowarily for
% highwayman; am just fit TO be the
Ieader Of GoD-aud morality party aud
manager Of their political law suits. My
iniquitie, fill my skinny virtues would
not ill spoon whioh-veHt-vidi-
pici +!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01

" Tarky," the chief Of the garrison at
Bea, whom Mr.. Mariner and his compan-
ions had not yet seen this chief was
blind in one eye. When Tarky" was
read, Finow inquired whether he was
blind or not This was putting writing
TO an unfair test, and Mr.. Mariner in.
formed him that he had only written
down the sign standing for tho sound Of
his name, and not for the description Of
his person. He was then ordered, in
whisper, to write, 4" Tarkey blind in his
left eye" which was done and read by
the other man to the increased nstonish.
ment of everybody. Mr.. Mariner then
told him that, in several parts OF the
world, messages we're sent to great dis
tances through the same medium; aud,
being folded and fastened up, the bearer
could know nothing Of the contents; aud
that tho histories of whole nations were
thus handed down TO postcrity, without
spelling by being kept, as he chose to ex.
press himself. FiRlow acknowledged this
TO DO most wonderful invention, but ad.
ded that it would not do for Tonga Is
lands, as there would bo nothing but dis
turbaneos and oonspiracies, and he should
not DO sure Of bis life perhaps another
month. He said, however, joculariy.
that he would like to know il himself,
and for all the women 10 know it, that he
might make love with less risk of discov.
cry, and not so much chance Of mourning
tho vengeance of their husbands
Mariners Aecouns Of Tho Tonga is.
L0uds
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01
ABRAHAM's OAK.

When Moses sent his spies into the
Promised Land to learn Of the character
of the country to which they were jour-
ncying we read that " they ascendcd to
the South and came to Hebron"
y - y "And they came
unto the brook of EschoI and cut
down from thence branch with one
cluster of grapes, and they bore it be-
tween two upon staff; and they
brought of pomegranates and Of
figs" These same declcvitics are
covered with vineyards, and these
slopes yet produce the same clusters
Of grapes which the spies carried off
to Moses as an evidence of the fertiI-
ity of the land. These vineyards
with their circular watch-towers,
could be noticed on either hand, ex-
tending off into the distance, while
the fig tree and pomcgranate tree
flourish in great lnxuriance. As we
rode out toward Abraham's Oak we
could not but be impressed with the
surroundings of Hebron, and could
not but think of the satisfaction with
which the spies behcld them after
their tedious journey in the wilder
ness.
The oak under which Abraham en-
tertained the three angels, tradition
says, is in the plains Of Mamrc, and
perhaps two miles from Hebron. 1t
seems from the Bible narrative that
the old patriarch was sitting in the
e al IL
when three men stood by him. With
the Oriental hospitality, he insisted
that they should rest under the tree,
and that water should be brought TO
them, and that they should partakc of
a morsel with him. 1t is hardly nee
essary that we should speak of how
.braham entertained the three angels
and how Sarah laughed at the strange
promise, and how the destruction of
Sodom was revealed, and how the old
patriarch intercedcd for it.
The tree which tradition points out
is an evergreen oak, and Is nearly
ten feet in diameter, while its branch
es oversprcad space of over two
hundred and sixty feet in circumfer-
cnce. Near at hand is well which
evidences great antiquity, and from
which the water was brought as men
toned in the chapter. We extempor-
lied cup from an orange, and drank
of the water, which has an agreeable
taste. While this oak cannot date
back so many centuries as this tradi-
tion says, yet it is very probable that
under one of its immediate ancestors,
and in this very plain of Mamre, hap
pcned the events mentioned in the
eighteenth chapter of Genesis. At
any rate the belief was so pleasant
that we entertained it, and are now
far more willing to lay down our pen
than we were to leave its cooling
shade for Bethlehem, from which place
we will next address our readers.
S. +. III.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01
Difficulty In ComprehendIRg the
avt Of writing.

This mode of communicating senti-
uents was an inexpIieabIe puzzle to Fin.
low (thc king Of the Tonga Islands J he
took the letter again and examined il,
but il afforded him no information. He
considered the matter little within him
self, but his thoughts reflected no light
upon the subject. At length he sent for
| Mr.. Mariner. aud desired him To write
down something. The latter asked him
what he would choose have written -
he replied put down me he accord
ingly wrote Feenow," spelling it after
the strict english orthography. The
Chief then sent for another Englishman
who had not been present. and command
ed Dir. Mariner to turn his back aud look
another way; he gave the man the paper.
and desired him to tell what that was !;
he accordingly pronounced aloud the
namc of the king, upon which Finlow
snatched the paper from his hand, and
with astonishmcnt looked at it, turned it
round, and examined il in all directions !;
at length he exclaimed, this is neither
| like myself. nor any body else Where
are my legs ? how do you know it to be
=" and then, without stopping for any
attempt at an explanation, he immediate
" ordered Dir. Mariner to write some
thing else, and thus employed him for
three OF four hours to put down the names
of different persons, places, and things,
making the other mau read them.
This afforded extraordinary diversion
to Finow, and to all the men and women
present, particularly as he now and then
whispered little love anccdote. which
was strictly written dcwa and apdibly
read by the other, not little TO the oon-
fusion of one or the other of the ladies
present 1t was taken in good humor. how
ever, for curiosity and astJnishment were
the prevailing passions. How their
names and circumstances, could be con :
municated through so mysterious chan
mel, was altogether past their comprchen-
sion. Finow had long formed his opinion
of books and papers, and this as much re-
sembled witchcraft as anything he had
yet seen or heard of. Mr.. Mariner in
vain attempted to explain. He had yet
too slender a knowledge of their Ian
guagc to have explained the composition
of elementary sounds, and of arbitrary
signs expressive of them, to people
whose minds were already formed on 9th.
modes of thinking, and whose language
had few expressions but for what con-
cerned the ordinary affairs of life. Fl
now at length thought he had got no.
ton of it, and explained to those about
him that it was very possible to put down
mark or sign of something that had
been seen by both the writer and reader,
and which should be mutually understood
by them-but that he could not write
down anything he had never seen. The
king directly whispered to him to put
Tooga Ahoo, tho king of Tonga whom
he and Tooba Nuba had assassinated ma.
ny years before Mr.. Mariners arrival,
/ This was accordingly done, aud the other
read it; when Finow was yet more as
tonishad. He then desired him to write
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01
from the Clevelaad Plaindealer, May 30.l
Suspended AnimaGion---A Young
Lady in @ Trance Nearly Two
Weeks.

One of the most remarkable cases that
We have ever been called upon to chroni-
Gle, has lately come under our notice, and
We propose to lay the facts before the pub
lie exactly as they are:
On Loraip street, above Jersey. there
resides with her step-father young lady,
Miss Ellen X. White, who is probably
between seventeen and eighteen years of
age, very prepossessing in her manner,
aud very finely educated. About six
weeks ago she was taken dangerously i'll
with what the family physician pronoun-
ced typhoid fever, and for some days was
so low that all hopes Of her recovery were
given up. She rallied, however, and un-
der careful nursing and skiIlful treatment
she was in fair way to recover, when,
about two weeks ago, she had a relapse,
and sank rapidly, until the breath seemed
to leave her body, and she was pronoun-
ced corpse. Her body was prepared for
the grave, aud preparations were made
by her bereaved parents and friends for
the funeral, when her mother, who could
not be made to realize the fact that her
only daughter was dead to her forever,
noticed that though the limbs of her
daughter were rigid, yet the body retain
cd its warmth. Physicians were called,
but they decided that she was dead, and
every attempt to resuscitate her failing,
it was determined, last Sunday, to con-
sign her to the grave, and coffin was
procured. On Saturday, while one of the
neighbors and mother were standing by
the side of the supposed corpse, the door,
which had been left open, blew shut with
loud noise, which had the effect of so
acting upon the girl as to bring her to and
set her life.hlood in motion. She sprang
up in bed, and, throwing her arms around
her mothers neck, wept tears Of JOY over
her escape from the horrid death of be-
ing buried alive.
Our reporter yesterday visited the
house and was granted an interview with
the young lady, whom he found sitting
up by the window, apparently as happy
as the birds, to whose music she was list
ening as we entered the room.
THE YOUNG LADY's STORY.
Miss White said that when she felt
herself sinking, she had no fear of death,
but turned upon her side, and as she did
so all pain disappeared, and she sank to
sleep as peacefully as child. She lay,
she thinks, unconscious for an hour or
moro, for when she came to herself,
though she could not move or speak, she
found that she was laid out for BURIAL
She could see her mother by her side, and
all those who came to see her; could hear
them talk and understand all they said
She tried to speak to them, but her
tongue refused to do its Office; she tried
to move, but could not; and there size
lay, blessing her mother for her refusal
to allow her to be buried Upon two oc-
casions, when her mother was alone in
! the room with her, it seemed as though
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!

"HF UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully iaform the citizens of Albany and vi
cinity that he has taken charge of this Establish
ment, and By keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention to business, expects to suit all those
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-01
KornikaI KIipnings.

A gent and lady from Carthage at
q hotel table, In Bowen, was asked by
the waiter what kind of meat they
would have, the gentleman replied:
''It is immaterial" The young lady
blushingly said she "would take some
of the same" The Servant brought
her Goldfish ball.
What is taken from you before you
get it? Your portrait.
Why is a goose like cows tail p
Because they both grow down.
What is it the more you cut off of
both ends lengthens it? A ditch.
Who thinks nigger wench as good
as his own sister? A consistent mem
Der of the radical party,
What is the difference between
truth and eggs? Truth crushed to
earth will rise again, but broken eggs
wont.
An exchange says there is some
thing sweet about little girls. Prem
tice adds that ''it grows on them as
they grow bigger
"Do you like Goldfish balls, Mr.. Wi
gins ?'' 81 really don't know, Miss; /
don't recollect ever having attended
one"
A southern editor says his cotem-
porary drinks so much whisky that
musketeers, biting him, die of the de-
lirium tremens.
A Mrs. Back named her first baby
Green. An editor, in speaking of it,
said he hoped it was legal tender.
Josh Billings says: 81 always adj
wise short sermons, especially on hot
Sunday. If a preacher can't strike
lie in boring forty minutes, he has Ell.
ther got poor gimlet or else he is boz
ring in the wrong place."
A gentleman once asked Miss
Knapp what she was making z "A
knapsack," was the quick reply.
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she left the body, could look down upon
it as she could her mother. She said she
was unable to describe the feelings she
experienced upon those occasions. When
not tortured with the fear of being buried
alive, she was perfectly at rest, perfectly
happy, and when the door slammed,
which brought her to, it seemed as
though she was, to use her own words,
compelled to commence hard days
work"
Miss White is now in fair way to re-
cover. Her strength is gaining rapidly,
and from every indication we should
judge that she has long life before her.
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