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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-11

WHICH ouf ofiu1ckhttG fcpuoAAc&n i0sItubioHS
are founded, there " in all their provisions
nanifestly q studied design to shield n6n-
producing capital from its jost Properties Of
ihe burthens necessary for the support Of
the Government, imposing them mainly on
the industrial veshh 4produeing classes,
thereby cofidemning them TO lives Of uns
remunerated toll, depriving them of the or.
binary convcnieaces and comforts Of life !:
Of the time And means necessary for social
enjoy mept, intellectual culture and naval
improvement; and aItimAxely reducing them
to state Of practical servitude.
We further hold that while these m
rfghteoua ltws ef distribasicn remain in
force, iaborsrs cannot, by sny system Of
combination CT co-operatiouf secure Their
natural rights. That the frsf and most i'm
portapt step -towards the establishment Of
the rights Of labor, 10 the i1htitutiou Of q
system Of trneJ ep.pVeration4 petFsep nom
predicting capital aud labor That 70 effect
this most desirable object, m4ney, the medi-
I'm Of diskfibutioa to capital and labor, uansk
b. institatsd upon sush . wisefn inst pin
oijls thEt Bhstsad n baHF i$f% f3 tens'
tralize tie wealth 10 the hx1ds OF . few
bankers, nsursrs, middlemep md non-pFO-
dueers generally, II saan b8l power hat
win distribute prcducts to producers in &C
corxianee.with the labor or sepvfce performed
ID their productiou Tie servant and net he
master 81 labor. This done the material
rights gof isbpr VII bsBscurcd, and cooper
alton in production and In the Distribution
q preductS will fellow a. . ,nstufal cDnEe-
ouenoe. The weight viii be lifted from shs
snsck OF the laborer, and the wealth prodne-
4 -.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-11

Resolved, That in Cooperation, based upon
just fnaacial and revenue laws, we recognise q
sure and lasting remedy for the abuse of the
present Industrial system, and Mat until the
laws Of the nation can be remodelled SO as to
recognize the rights of men instead Of classes,
The system of cooperation carefully guarded
win do much 70 lessen tue evils Of our present
system. We, therefore, hail With delight the
Organization of cooperative stores and work.
shops, and would urge their formation in every
section Of the country, and in every branch Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
How to Keep Out the Moth.

A good old lady gave the best n
ceipt to her niece, whom she foundO1
day examining her wardrobe. Itbl
been copied from an old fashion
book, and was this: Lay not up n
yourselves treasures upon earth EhVl
moth and rust doth corrupt, and Whs|
thieves break through and steal; d
lay up for yourselves treasures
heaven where neither moth nor rlI
doth corrupt, and where thieves do ID
break through nor steal" The appEI
cation of this ancient receipt is vsd
simple. Look over the wardrobe Al
bring out all that can be spared
blankets and shawls, coats and cloak
and send them to the poor in time;
the widow and the destitute have Tia
before the moths have begun their 4
roads. HE that hath two coats \
him impart to him that hath mona
This will do more to keep out mot
than all cedar closets or snuff al
eamphor in the world, and will \
likely, if done in a Christian, genera
spirit, to secure the blessings Of ID
that maketh rich, and doubly sweet
what is left.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24

tains, and have heard the music of
celestial harps and the ringing of
celestial bells. They have walked in
Beulah leaning on the arm of their
Beloved, and their souls amid the
wrecks of mortality have been refresh
ed and exhilarated by the fragrance
and glory of heavenly atmosphere.
10 those rays of glory - said Mrs.
Clarkson when dying. ..My God,I.
come flying to Thee" said Lady Alice
Lucy. Lady Hastings said, 20 the
greatness of the glory that is reveal
ed to me ~
Beautiful is the dying expression of
the dying poetess, Mrs. Hemans: 81
feel as if / were sitting with Mary at
the feet Of my Redeem er, hearing the
music of his voice, and learning Of him
to be meek and lowly." No poetry,
she said, could express nor imagina-
ton conceive the visions of blessed
ness that fitted across her fancy, and
made waiting hours more delightful
than those even that were given to
temporary repose. Similar was the
experience of Mrs. Rowe. She said,
with tears Of joy, that she knew not
that she had ever felt such happiness
in all her life. Hannah More's last
words were, Welcome, Joy :"
20 sweet dying ~ said Mrs. Tai
bot, Of Reading. IF this be dying"
said Lady Glenorchy, ait is the pleas
ATTEST thing imaginable" "Viotory,
victory through the bleod of the
Lamb !" said Grace Bennett. one of
tho early Methodists. /" ] shall go to
my Father this night" said Lady
Huntingdon. The dying injunction
Of the mother of Wesley was, "Chil-
dren, when ] am gone sing song of
praise to God !"
Looks as we'll as words often ex-
press dying triumph. Says one, after
quoting the last prayer of the Coun-
tess of Seafeld with these words
she closed her eyes, and seemed to all
present to be yielding up her last
breath. But in a little time she opened
her eyes again, and with an air as it
seemed of joy and wonder, she con-
tinued looking upwards with fixed
gaze for near half an hour. By de-
grees she let her eyes fall, shut them,
and yielded up her last breath. Those
who were present were not a little
affected, both with her last words and
her last look"
Said Lady Margareth Steward, fore
warned of her speedy dissolution,
"Sirs, tell you that this night when
your sun goes down my sun will arise,
and never go down !" She testified:
Il have many times besought the
Lord that death might be no surprise
to me; and neither is it. And have
sought that l might not be terrible to
others in dying" The sun sank low
in the west, and as Its last rays lit up
the hill-tops she sank to rest amid
holy CALCULATIONS and in great elevation
of soul.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
at Can Not, Sir"

A young man-we will call b
Honest Frank-who loved truth, wa
clerk in the Office of some rich me
chant. One day a letter came reCa
ing an order for goods which had be
received the day before One of
merchants handed it to Honest Fra
and with a persuasive smile said:
Frank, reply to this note. s
The goods were shipped befOret
receipt of the letter countermandi
the order.
Frank looked int his emplOya
face with a sad but firm glance, 4
replied:
" I can not, SIR
"Why not, sirl" asked the me
chant angrily.
because the goods are now in
yard, and it would be lie, sir"
E" l hope you will always be so n
tieular," replied the merchant, tlH
ing upon his heel and going away
Honest Frank did bold as we'll
a right thing. What do yeu suppq
happened to him 7 Lost his plioI
No, quits different. The mercha
was too shrewd to turn away one u
wouldn't write a lying letter.
kaew the value Of such youth; Z
instead of turning him away, nd
him his confidential clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
Cheap Ben evidence.

A witty English writer says: ''Tbere
are people enough in the world to play
the good Samaritan, ,citiout The oil and
tgo pence" And looking about us, we
see the truth of the remark. We find
q numerous class very willing to cross
the street-unlike the priest and the
Levite-to look conpassionetely on a
sufferer and even to make asfne speech
to him, graced with the flowers of
sympathy. But suggest to these
philanthropists of sentiment that lit
tie oil would mollify his wounds, and a
little gold purchase shelter, and you
will see them slyly crowd the cork
more tightly into their flask, and make
sure that the button is all right over
the money pocket.
Talking is the cheapest sacrifice in
the world. Indeed, many men would
cheerfully pay for the privilege of
making it, if thereby they could secure
patient listeners. But offer to take
gold in place of words, and their elo-
quence dies; they are "good Samar-
itans without the Gil and two pence"
Soma men are deeply interested in
the duty of and the awful response
bility resting ON other people. These
are posted up on all charities, public
and private. Their own names, how
ever, are often wanting, and you doubt
the sincerity of the philanthropy which
is more anxious Is clear yenr skirts
than its own; you suspect the aim to
be the praise Of mon, earned by acting
lie rather than the benefit sf needy
fellow creatures.
A cheap benevolence, which is all
for ornament without any cost, is far
meaner than the brave, Independent
avarice of the miser. He is honest.
He adores gold, and owns it boldly as
his god. But the other class loving it
as well pretend to scorn it, while they
hug it with death grasp that nothing
can unloose, thus adding hypocrisy to
parsimony, and making themselves
more vile and sinful than he who pro-
fesses to worship no other deity. They
are worse than The treacherous jew
who offered the blind and lame on Gods
altar, for they offer nothing at all.
They are all "gopd Samaritans with
out the wine and the two pence"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
DR.. Franklin on Infidelity.

When Paine had finished his " Age
of Reason" he sent the manuscript
to Franklin, hoping to obtain his rec
ommendation of the work. After
carefully reading it, Franklin sent it
back with the following letter, which
is worthy Of being written in letters of
gold, and sent TO every family in the
land:
DEAR SRI have read your manu-
script with some attention. By the
argument it contains against particu-
lar Providence, though you allow a
general Providence, you strike st the
foundation of all religion. For with
out the belief of a Providence that
takes cognizanee Of, guards and guides,
and may favor particular persons,
there is no motive to worship Deity,
to fear its displeasure, or to pray for
its protection. / will not enter into
any discussion of your principles,
though you seem to desire it. At
present / shall only give you my
opinion; and though your reason
ings are subtle, and may prevail
with some readers, you will not
succeed so as to change the general
sentiments Of mankind on the subject;
and the consequence Of printing this
piece will be a great deal Of odium
drawn upon yourself, mischief to you,
and no benefit TO others. He that
spits against the wind spits in his own
face. But were you TO succeed, do
you imagine that any good will be
done by It You yourself may find
it easy to lead yirtuous life without
the assistance afforded by religion;
you, having a clear perception Of the
advantages Of virtue and the disad@
vantages Of vice, possessing a
strength Of resolution sufficient TO en-
able You to resist common temptation.
But think how great q portion consists
Of ignorant men and women, and Of
inexperienced, ineonsiderate young Of
both sexes, who have need Of the
motive Of religion to restrain them
from vice, support their virtue, and
retain them in the practice Of it till il
becomes habitnal, which Is the great
point Of its security, and perhaps you
are indebted 10 her originally, that il
your religious education. for the habit
Of virtue upon which you now may
justly value yourself. Yon migni
easily display your excellent talents
of reasoning upon q less hazardinf
subject, and thereby obtain q rani
With 0ur most Distinguished authors
Fer among Ne it ia not necessary a
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
Purity of Character.

Henry Ward Beecher draws the fol
lowing beautiful parallel:
Over the beauty Of the plum and
apricot there grows a bloom and beau
ty more exquisite than the fruit itself;
a soft, delicate flush that overspreads
its blushing cheek. Now if you strike
your hand over that and It is once
gone, it is gone forever, for it never
grows but once. The flower that
hangs in the morning, unpearled with
dew-arrayed with jewels--onoa shake
it, so that the beads roll off, and you
may sprinkle whter over il as you
please, yet Il can never be made again
what it was when the deWs fell lightly
upon it from heevbn. On q frosty morn
ing yon may see the panes Of glass COW
cred with Landscapes, mountains, lakes,
and trees, blende d into q beautiful fan
tastic picture. Nov lay your hand
upon the glass, and by the scratch Of
your finger or BIZ the warmth of the
palm all the delicate traceFy win be
obliterated. So there is in youth q
beauty and purify Of character which
when once touched and dehled can
never be restored; a fringe more deli
cate than frostvFork, and which when
tern and broker will never be re-em-
broidered. A 4 nan who has spotted
and soiled his garments in youth,
though he may seek TO make them
white again, ca b never wholly do it,
eyes ware he tb wash kfheu with hin
t6ara. When . young man leaves bic
fathers house with the blessing q
mothers tears till wet upon his fore
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24

Nature is so lavish of her choicest
gifts that mankind are just a triAe
careless in respect to them. Birds
and flowers, the most beautiful, the
NEST refining things in existence, are
given as year after year, but scarcely
half the world appreciate the blessing.
Men hasten to their business; women
eagerly arrange their plans and per-
form their duties; children rush to and
from school; and in che ceaseless
hustle of active life few pause to
gather or admire the bright flowers
which bloom over their heads, under
their feet, and around on every side.
/ cOnfess that a keen appreciation
Of flowers always betOkens refinement
"a me, no matter when / see it display
%: and the gentleman who saunters
deNn the street with q geranium in
The huttonhole Of his coat betrays .
noble chord somewhere il his nature
in common end Is sympathy with the
poor old lady ia she attic who has
cultivated amasigold u a. osa creek.
ed bowl on the windowaill.
When seesa little boy trudelsa
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24

When the reeds and rushes are tall and
rank,
And the flags grow heavy upon the bank
Where the weavers frolic upon the tide,
And the skies lie mirrored afar and wide;
Where the pond lily opens its pure white
stars,
And the rushes are trailing their emerald
bars;
Up from the gloom of the low, dank Dogs,
sleepily trembles the wall of the frogs.
Where the cowslip is poisoning wild and
sweet,
And itfully whistles the brown "chuweet,"
Where the blackbird cries 'mong the alders
gray,
And the moss lies green on the sodden clay;
Where the blue mist drifts DER the still, dead
tide,
And the dandelion flashes its saffron pride.
Where the fen.fo vi shrieks on the Shiny logs,
Drowsily mingles the weird-Yoiced frogs.
When the fre.fies CLEAN in the summer
night,
And the wild bats fit in the white moon
light;
When the YhippoOrwill calls on the pasture
wall,N
And the nigh ogs settle their gloomy pail;
When the kat de chant 'mong the slum.
bering braA
And the moonlight streams DER the shadowy
lakes,
Out from the dusk Of the moonlit fogs
Drowsily waited the song of the frogs.
Up from the mist of the moonlit plane
Oft have listened that weird refrain,
Trembling ever in ftful gushes,
sleepily waited from out the rushes,
Or, in the glow of the sweet spring day,
When the waters are still and the weavers
play,
And the sun shines clear in the old tag
pond,
And the dragon fly flashes its glistening
wand
They come in their sleepiest, drowsiest
strain,
Like the lulling of natures most soothing
refrain;
They tell OF the dawning Of SUMNER hours,
OF dews that shall glow in the sweet spring
aowers,
When the vine shall mantle the sodden logs
That rot in the pool 'mong the murmuring
frogs.
And well love on a summer day,
When the snail crawls forth and the weaTeTs
play,
To lay me down by the tranquil lake
And watch the lazy bubbles break,
And list that wild Eolian strain
That falls like an anodyne on my brain;
But better love its lulling tone
When at night sit on the old door stone,
And the moon CLOVIS out in the siIvery
west,
And ftful nature is soothed to rest;
When it comes to my ear in the dim star.
light,
As Hay me down to rest at night,
They tell me that down in the glooming
brake,
Gods little sentinels watch and wake.
Soft voices talk in the frogs, low wall,
Under the drifting mold and swsle.
They touch strange chords in our beings
harp,
By their pleading wall, their wild repsrtee.
They are one of Natures organ notes.
God puts their parts in their little throats,
And natures melody would cease
without the aid of such as these.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
Men and Times.

An able writer in one of our pc
riodicals, in a very suggestive and
thoughtful article upon the character
istics Of the age we live in, styles it
the money-making age. Other eras
OF the worlds history have been re-
speetiyely of war, of migration, of
poetry, Of art, of theology, of feudal-
ism, of reformation. This is the age
OF wealth getting. For some purpose
in the designs of Providence it seems
to be arranged that the civilized
world should now be devoted chiefly
to the accumulation Of material wealth.
Perhaps it may be only preparatory
to some greater developments Of
spiritual and intellectual growth, for
which this accumulation of wealth and
its appliances may be necessary. As
in all other times the age has brought
specially to the front that class of
men whose faculties, habits,
and training were most in SYM
pathy with itself. Practical men were
adopted to the management of affairs,
men who have devoted themselves to
some speciality Of enterprise or in
duAtry which is in public request on
account Of its money-making power.
Thus has arisen gradually in the
last one hundred years to respeeta-
bility, to intluencs, to social and POI
litieal rank, and finally to the FIRST
prominence, that class best known
and described By their popular aesig.
nation Of " business nen.'' Thus ha.
come to pass q phenomsnsn, which ha,
often been quoted as an unanswerabls
proof Of the degeneracy Of he times
Men Of letters, Of scholarly dis.
tinctioa, Of social prominence, Il HID
intellectual and moral endowmsnta
and men reared in the old politiea
achools, ara aHtonished and disguise,
TO fad themselves quietly set asidl
by men entirsly tkeir interiors Il
everything save the faculty .
being bnsiness men, and o
''pntsing through everything il
which they engage, in war,
il politics, il the professions, ana
even Il social matters, in business
msaner. This tendency shows itsoll
5 y eon4eious modes Of shoughi
and bn 81 orr most pronainsni
public men nr. lincoln showed L
n bis conception 81 the expressicn d
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
e ORLEANS EPUBLI0AN, SUNDAY lse- -

the rebellion as lob" to be " finish
ed" by "hammering away" Grant,
Sherman, and Sheridan fought their
battles and managed their campaigns
as business men. Our most inAuen-
tial and successful Senators, Repre-
sentatives, and Governors are business
men. By this we do not mean neces-
sarily men who have been engaged in
mercantile pursuits, but men whose
habits, manner of action, and inclina-
ton are those which make mercantile
and other business men rather than
those which make scholars, students,
orators, and professional men. This
tendency has even invaded a pro-
fessien so intellectual as the
press. The most successful long
lived and influential papers of the
country are those which have connect
ed themselves most closely with the
business interests Of the country.
For the next generation to come we
predict that business ideas and bust
ness men will be the ruling ideas and
the tOpmost men in American politics
and society. The practical bearing of
this truth upon the present political
situation of our State is very direct.
The restoration of the agricultural,
commercial, and political prosperity
of Louisiana, if achieved at all, must
be achieved upon business principles.
Especially does this apply to the res
toration of that interest which is the
foundation of all others, the agricul-
tural interest, but by this we do not
mean strictly that men who intend
to farm or plant must do so as bust
ness, with strict attention to sys-
TEN, economy, thrift, and industry,
although even this self-evident
fact may have still to be learned by
some individuals; but we mean far
wider, more radical application of the
same truth-that the State of Louisi-
ana as reorganized must as a State,
as a whole body polite, through her
Legislature take hold of her agricultu-
raj interests as matter of business,
aponpurely business privileges, and aid
by special practicallegislation her agri-
cultural interests before they will ever
recuperate. This has become necessary
from the condition of things resulting
from the war. Our idea of the pre-
else method by which this can legiti-
mately or proftably be done we are
prepared to lay before the public.
For the present we stop with this
proposition, that State action is neoes-
sary under existing circumstances to
assist the agricultural interests of the
State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24

among the Hottentots that a youth, to
be raised inte the company of men,
should prove his manhood by beating
his mother. Would advise you, there
fere, not to attempt Enchanting the
tiger, but to burn this piece before it
is seen by any other persSn, whereby
you will save yourself great deal Of
modification from the enemies that it
may raise against you, and perhaps a
good deal Of regret and repentance.
If men are so wicked with religion,
what would they be without it? I in
tend this letter itself as proof of my
friendship, and therefore add no pro-
fession to it, but subscribe simply,
Yours, B. FRANKLIN.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
Dying words Of PIoua women,

Dying testimonies Of rare beauty
have fallen from the lips Of pious wo-
men, and II less familiar than those Of
eminent reformerH and divines, they
are not less worthy Is witness Of the
powered religion 70 impart spiritual
comfort and triumph at the hour Of
dissolution. Pioua women As veil "a
worthy men have, near the heavenly
portals, been hlled with exultations
and triumph-haye seen transporting
prospects from the DeIectable Noun