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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-08
SPEECH
GEN. JNO. D. FREEMAN.
The Bogus Constitution Dissected
and Exposed.
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.

GENTLEMEN AT a former meeting of the
association, resolution was passed request
Inc Judge Johnston and myself to address
on on the topics of the election soon TO De
held to ratify or reject the Constitution pro-
posed by the late Radical Convention.
By the Constitution of the Democratic
|arty, adopted throughout the State, we are
|ruuired to support the Constitution OF the
United States and of the State of Mississippi,
|lnd all laws passed III pursuance thereof
Ii has ever been the province OF the Dem
bcratic party to defend the constitutional
rights. and especially the reserved rights of
he people. The Bill of Rights of the State
Constitutions reserve certain lnallenaDie
privileges, which are excepted out et the
general powers of government. These are
EmphaticLlly the peoples rights, ana Une
Democratic party had its origin IN the oe-
fence OF these rights in the early history Oh
the United States, and maintains that posi-
|tion to-day. Hence il is that while many
other rartles have arisen and fallen, the
Democratic party has always maintained lts
Organization, and Will continue to do so un-
It'll the constitutional forms of government
shall have succumbed to despotic power.
The recent attempt of the Radical party
in Congress to impeach and remove the
President, was an effort, by two-tmTds
majority. to overthrow the Executive De
.
partment of the Government ana lhsGail
|despotism of numbers over the the censtitu-
uonal form of government. Although fres-
ident johnson was elected to office Dy tne
Radicals, in opposition to the DemocratiS
candidate, the Democratic party sustained !
him in opposition to the Radical party anu
the result is that the Constitution Is main
|Hained and anarchy prevented.
The principal charge against the Ilesi
dent was his vetOes of the several recon-
struction acts of Congress. BY the OonsS.-
tuition of our party, we hold these acts 10 pe %
unc Institutional also, and this brings US ~
the discussion of the acts of the late hanical
Convention in this Stat, and the Constitu
ton it has proposed for the ratlhcation o'
rejection of the people.
We held, in common with tne Democratl'
party everywhere. that the State OF Mlssis
slppi alone has the power TO form' aiter U
amend her constitution.
THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION OF ls6
ABOLISHED SLAVERY, AM HhC-
TECTED RIGHTS OF FREEDMEN.
Immediately after the surrender OF tn
Confederate armies, the Legislature wa
convened by Gov Clark, for the purpose
calling a convention of the people TO amen
the constitution SO as to coniorln 70 " =,
Constitution of the United States IN ~
Particulars This Legislature was not Up PEI
mitted to act upon the subject. 1oY. u Slal
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-08

be certain to register ! Remember
tnat only five days are allowed I!
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26
GRANTS MAxIMs.

We do not know public man IN our
history who has had such rare faculty
of condensing great truths into small
space, as General GRANT. Take the fol-
lowing as samples.
As early as the second year of the
war, in letter TO Mr.. WAsHBURNE, he
writes: Il never saw an Abolitionist-
not even what could be called anti-sla-
very-but / try to judge fairly and hon
estly, and ii became patent to MY mind
early in the rebellion that the North and
South could never live in peace with
each other except as one nation, and
that without slavery"
And again: GAS anxious as | am to
see peace established, | would not
therefore be willing to see any settle
ment until this question is settled"
In his general order to his soldiers
after the capture of General LEE, in
referring to the enforcement of the
emancipation proclamation, he calls
slavery the cause and pretext of the re-
bellion."
In his famous letter to the President
while acting Secretary of War al an
telim, he says: II stated that the law
was binding upon me, constitutional o,
not, until set aside by the proper tribu.
nal'-a doctrine that will do to stand
by.
In his testimony before the Impeach,
ment Committee, he says: L have al,
ways been attentive TO my own duties
and tried not to interfere with othel
peoples" And again, Il never was il
favor of the general amnesty until the
time should come when it would be
safe to give it,
In his correspondence with President
Johnson in reference to the removal o
Gen. Sheridan for the district O
Louisiana, he says: This is a Republic
where the will of the people is the law
Of the land. beg that their voice may
be heard.
In his speech to the committee ap
pointed to inform him of his nomina
ton, he said: IF chosen President
shall have no policy of my own to en-
force against the will of the people"
In his letter accepting the Republican
nomination, he says: ''PureIy admins
tratiye officers should always be left K
execute the will of the people. / al
ways have respected that will and al
ways shall"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26
/ FEW FACTS ABOUT THE NATIONAL
DEBT.

The maximum Of the national debt
was reached on the 81 st of August, 1866.
and amounted to 2.757, OS9, 81, AZ. On
the first day of the present month
(April,) as shown by the official state.
ment of the Secretary of the Treasury.
the debt, all told, footed up S2,5I9, 2O9..
6S7. 1t will thus he seen that ina little
over two and a half years the debt has
been reduced S23S, 479, 49,, AZ. And in
addition to this, S30,0O0,00o annually
have been expended in the adjustment
of bounties, and So, 592, 600 in new
bonds have been issued to the Pacific
Railroad.
While this reduction has been going
on, Congress has four times modified
and lessoned the internal taxes, the to-
tai diininution in this regard amount
ing to about 0O0Q, 600 yearly, as com.
pared with the rates in force at the close
of the war.
These are facts which cannot be dodg-
ed or refuted. Notwithstanding all our
political troubles and individual ar
engagements, notwithstanding the issue
of S23, $4,000 in bonds to the Pacific
Railroad, and the annual payment of
$30. 100000 on account of bounties, not
withstanding the heavy disbursements
incident to an effectual government Of
the insurgent States, the principal of
the public debt has been diminished
nearly two hundred and forty millions
of dollars in less than three years, while,
in the same time, two hundred millions
of dollars year in taxes have been ia
ken off the people.
This is not matter of estimate or
speculation. 1t isa schedule of achieve
ments. We furnish you the figures,
which ''never lie" and we unhesitating-
ly declare that the facts which they es-
tablish have no parallel in the history of
human government. Please stick pin
there.-Q Quincy Whig.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

RATTLEsNAKEs.-D this spring
there have been an unusual number OF
rattlesnakes in the county. Three per-
sons have been recently bitten by them
on Mine creek, and one, daughter OF
Mr.. E. Perry, died from the effects. The
bite was on the back OF the little girfs
hand. and the virus appeared to have
entered one of the large veins, and diff
fused itself through the system to such
an extent that the physicians skill was
unavailing to the little sufferer.
One other case-the person bitten, an
infant. We learn that the mother left
the house, leaving the infant in the era
die. On her return the child was still
in the cradle, but what was the terrible
anguish of the mother to behold, on en-
tering the room, a rattlesHake in the
cradle with her child, and the child
playing with the snake, unconscious OF
any danger. The mother Killed the
snake, and poured brandy or whisky
down the child till it was made drunk.
which neutralized the effects of the snake
poison, and saved her child.
Several rattlesnakes have been killed
through the neighborhood, and one was
killed on Main street, in this place, neal
a week ago.-Ifoknd City Sentinel.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

AN ITEM FOR BACHELoRS.-A judi
cious wife is always chipping off from
her husbands moral nature little tWigs
that are growing in wrong directions.
She keeps him in shape by continual
pruning. If you say nothing silly she
will afiectionately tell you so. If you
declare that you will do some absurd
thing. she will find means of preventing
your doing it. And by far the chief
part Of all the common sense there is in
the world belongs unquestionably to
woman. The wisest things man COM
monty does, are those which his wife
couusels him to do. A wife is the grand
wielder of the moral pruning-knife.
If DIR. Johnson's wife had lived, there
would have been no boarding up of or
ange peel-no touching all the posts in
walking along the streets-no eating and
drinking with disgusting yoracity.
If Oliver Goldsmith had been mar
ried, he would never have worn that
memorable and ridiculous coat. When
ever you find man. whom you know
little about, oddly dressed, or talking
absurdly, or exhibiting any eccentrici-
ty of manner, you may be tolerabIy
sure that he is not married man for
the corners are rounded off-the little
shoots are pruned away in married men.
Wives generally have much more sense
than their husbands-espec when
their husbands are clever men. The
wife's adyices are like the ballast that
keeps the ship steady. They are whole
some, though not painful shears, clip
ping of little growths of self-conceit.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

One of Mr.. Lineoln's private seereta-
ries give the following account of the
reception of the news of the disaster at
Bafl's Bluff at the White House:
1.-The evening when the news came in
was a dark one at the White House.
General Mcclellan came over at once.
puzzled, astonished. and not a little
'stampeded.' did not witness the
meeting betw cen him and the President.
but was told it was mournful enough.
The central figure of that disaster was
Colonel Baker. The first l ever heard
of the gallant Senator was in reading
| his wonderfully eloquent and pathetic
address at the funeral of the murdered
| Broderick, and afterward he seemed TO
me the handsomest man in the Senate.
l well remember his first appearance at
| Mr.. Lincoln's Office in uniform, after he
raised his regiment. He was an exceed
| iy striking figure, with his ample white
| hair, flashing eyes and graceful person.
| The President loved him like brother,
and mourned his untimely death bitter
". All that evening, until late In the
/ night, he paced up and down his room.
outwardly, at least, more overcome than
ever saw him afterward. His warm
heart was yet to receive many wounds
before the end came, bat I always
thought that, except the death of little
! Willie the loss of Colonel Baker touch-
ed him most deeply of all.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

INDIAN RELICs.-In company with a
fair escort we visited the site of the
"Old Indian Mills" some two miles
north OF Medina, on the Grasshopper,
near the farm of Thomas Kirby, Esq.
This mill was built by the MOrmons
and Indians, it is supposed, fifteen or
twenty years ago, in their exodus from
Illinois and Missouri to Salt Lake, long
before Kansas had permanent settle
ments. Now only apart of the tim
beers remain, and the young willows
have kindly hid these from the passer
by. The creek here has about two feet
descent, forming g miniature cascade.
The graveyard OF the Mormons, under
the bluff near the mill, is inclosed with
a stone wall, sadly out of repair, and
contains four graves, with hewn head
stones, giving the name, age and date
of each. On the top of the bluff is the
burying ground of the Indians former
~ inhabiting this valley. 1t covers
quite space of ground, and without
regard to order, the bodies having been
thrown III heaps. Why the Indians
should choose the highest pinnacles for
burying spots for their dead we know
not, but suppose they wished to place
them as near the Great Spirit as posi-
BILE, who, in their mythology, dwelt
above the clouds, in the "happy hunt
ing ground" The hand of improve
ment will soon remove every vestige of
the aborigines from this valley, and our
children will know of them only in
story.-Nediaa New Era.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

DEMOCRACY CONE TO GRIEF.-It is
rather amusing to read the articles in
the Democratic papers, North and
South, relative to the Chicago conyen-
ton. They declare themselves dis
pleased with the platform, the ticket,
and everything else connected with the
convention. The tone of their regrets
is so mournful that one would think
the convention was originally called to
carry out their desires instead of to or
ganize an. opposition to overthrow
them. The Louisville Courier actually
Iys, ''we are free to confess that we do
lot like the Grant and COlfax ticket"
What a pityl The Courier certainly
supported the Davis and Stevens gov
eminent, and thoughts it still thinks
that Lee was better general than
Grant, and the cause for which Lee
fought better cause than that main
tanned by Grant. The Courier was
rebel during the war and Democrat
now, and it claims not to have changed
its principles. q Perhaps it has not
Le0centc0rth Times:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

ANpERSoNyILLE PRIsoN.-The stock
ade is standing, as at the close Of the
war, except here and there log rotted
off and fallen to the ground. Decay is
doing its rapid work, and in few years
not a log will be standing to mark the
spot where so many noble men starved
and died. Time, and the negroes too,
Iare rapidly changing the inside of the
pen. The cabins have been torn su
pieces for the wood they contained, and
the excavations in the side hill on the
north have mostly fallen in, softened by
the rains and the frosts. The wells
talone, forty of them, which our boys
dug in search of water, remain as they
were, and only too forcibiy remind Vi
of the terrible battle they fought foI
life. But though they went down into
the earth eighty feet III some instances
/ yet they seldom found the treasure
which they sought.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26
WAT TO DO, AND wIlEN TO DO IT.

If man faiuts, place him fiat on his
back and let him alone.
IF any poison is swallowed, drink in
stantlyS half a glass Of cool water with
& heaping teaspoonfui each of common
salt and ground mustard stirred into it !:
this vomits as soon as it reaches the
stomach: but for fear some of the poi
SON may remain, swallow the white of
one or TWO raw eggs, OF drink a cup of
strong coffee, these two being antidotes
for greater number of poisons than
any dozen other articles known, with
the advantage OF their always being at
hand; if Rot, pint of sweet oil, or
lamp oil, or ''drippiRgs,' or melted but
ter, OF lard, are good substitutes, espe-
cialy II they Vomit quickly.
The best thing to stop the bleeding
of a moderate cat instantly is to cover
it profuseIy with cobweb, and flour and
salt, half and half.
If the blood comes from wound by
jets or spirits, be sPry,- or the man will
die III lew minutes. because an artery
is severed. Tie handkerchief loosely
around, near the part, between the
wound and the heart; put stick be-
tween the handkerchief and the skin
and twist it around until the blood
ceases to flow; keep it there until the
doctor comes. If in a position where
the handkerchief cannot be used, press
the thumb on "a spot near the wound,
between the wound and the heart; in
crease the pressure until the bleeding
ceases, but do not lessen the pressure
for an instant until the physical ar
rives, save to glue up the wound by CO.
agulatiOn or cooling of the hardening
| blood.
If your clothing takes fire, slide the
hands down the dress, keeping them as
close TO the body as possible, at the
same time sinking to the floor by bend
| ing the knees this has a smothering eff
| feet upon the flames; if not extinguish-
ed or great Roadway gotten, lie down
on the floor and roll over and over; or
| better, envelope yourself in a carpet,
rug. bed cloth. or any garment you can
get hold of, always preferring wooden.
| Ii the boGy is tired, rest il the brain
! is tired. sleep.
| Ii the bowels are loose, lie down in
a warm bed, remain there, and eat
nothing until you are well.
| Ii the action Of the bowels does not
occur at the usual hour, eat not an at
ON until they DO act, at least for thirty
cold water or hot teas. and exercise in
the open air to the extent Of a gentle
perspiration, and keep this up until
! things are righted; this suggestion il
practiced would save myriads of lives
every year both in city and country.
| The best three medicines in the world
are warmth, abstinence and repose.-
Halls journal Of Health.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26
SPANISH LADIES.

| In recent lecture in New York, Mr..
Adam Black gave an interesting &C.
count of the ladies in Spain:
! In the prado few of the ladies wear
| bonents they cover their heads with
the mantilla of black lace, Ga very few OF
White( which is thrown gracefully over
a high comb at the back of the head.
This, which is the most national and be-
coming part of a Spanish lady's dress,
they have still preserved but like the
woman kind in other parts of the civil
lied world, they copy Partisan fashions
in other parts of their dress. The fan is
an Indispensable part of a Spanish Ia
| dy's accoutrements. Some of them are
of very costly material. Woman of all
ages and all ranks are armed with them
everywhere. They go through the
manual exercise with them with a ra-
pidity and decision worthy of drill
sergeant. So to manPver the fan is an
exercise totally unknown i'll the United
States. 1t opens, shuts, returns in their
| fingers so quickly as to produce a strong
current of air. Two ladies set behind
my son in the theatre, and piled their
fans with such vigor that he actually
caught cold from the breeze which they
raised. a thoroughly accomplished fan
bearer can give it certain signs of in
| telligence by which she can communi-
cate what she would hardly venture to
speak out, and by it she can give and
return the ordinary compliments OF
courtesy. A Spanish lady never walks
arm in arm with gentleman, but al
ways walks singly, which, it is suppos-
ed, tends to give them that case and
graceful carriage for which they dis
| tinguished. As for the ladies them
selves, they have the reputation of be-
| ing beautiful but L must confess that
they did not appear to me captivating.
| For one good looking women on the
| PradO, / have met ten on the walk OF
! Central Park OF Fifth Avenue.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26


AN L HDERGROUND RIVER IN OHIG.-It
is not generally known that there ex-
lists, about mile west of Fremont, Il
remarkable underground stream, with
a swift current, and no outlet above the
surface of the ground this side OF Lake
Erie. 1t was discovered several years
ago by man who was returning from
a days chopping in the woods. In
walking over slightly sunken place he
noticed hollow sound. and turning.
struck the ground with his ak. Tie
AK broke through and disappeared, and
never has been heard from since. Fur
Their investigation showed a rock about
six feet below the surface, with crew
ice foot or more wide, in which wa
ter could be seen several feet below.
BY tracing its course further down and
breaking through the crust the same
phenomenon appeared again, and by
dropping piece of wood or other
floating substance in the upper aperture
1t was soon seen to pass the lower one.
showing strong current. A lead and
line let down to the depth Of seventy
feet found no bottom. The supply OF
water is only slightly affected by drouth
and pump set up in one of the places
above mentioned has furnished the
purest water to the whole neighbor-
hood during the late dry season. It is
certainly quite remarkable stream
Fremont ONO Journal.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26
Archie and Tom spanked the sam,

Archie and Tom spanked the same
girl. near New Albany. One night
Archie called on her and found heI
alone. After some conversation he
burst out with :-'.Miss MoIlie, do you
think you could leave this comforta Bile
home, kind father and mother, loving
brothers and sisters, and go TO the faI
west with 8 young man who has little
to live on save his profession!7 Miss
Mollie laid her hand gently on Arches
shoulder, with her eyes about half clos
ed her ruby lips slightly ajar, and said
softly SO Yes, Archie, think / could.
s.Well,7 said Archie, "my friend Tom
is going West, and wants to marry-l
will mention it to him."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

A BEE BuRiAL.-A correspondent of
an English paper says: .W hist walking
with q friend IN garden near Falkirk,
we observed two bees Issuing from one
of the hives. besring between them the
body of aefunet comFade. We fol-
lowed tbeYn closely, and noted the care
with which they selected convenient
hole at the side of gravel walk, the
tenderness with which they committed
the body, head downward, to the earth,
and the solieitude with which they aft
erwards pushed against it two little
stones, doubtless in memoriaEn.' Their
task being ended, they paused for
about minute, pehaps to drop over the
grave of their friend q sympathizing
tear, and then fed away
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

THE WATER WITCH.-Queer business
this of the water witch. Neighbor
Mack employed one while ago to find
a vein of water. The twig, of cherry
III his hands turned in the usual mex
plicable manner and pointed down at a
certain spot, where a stake was stuck
and assurance given that water would
be found at IA moderate depth. The
well-digger came one week after and
dug fifty feet and then bored thirty
more. No waterfall dry as a contri-
button box. They. complained bitterly
of the humbugging water witch. He
came and tried again. ''You are dig
ging in the wrong spot" said he. '.The
place where / set the stake is three feet
laway." Sure enough, they found that
some boys had accidentally kicked ii
out and set it in another place. They
bored two or three feet longitudinalIy
in the direction, ut the depth he indi-
Gated, and struck an abundant supply.
Who can explain this mysterious influ-
ence ?-iSycdmo1'e (IH.) Republican.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26

John II. Hubbard, of East Glosten-
burg. Conn.,, reports that on Sunday,
the 18th ult., with noise like thunder,
the water in his well under his house,
burst through the floor, lifting up the
wall of heavy stone with which it was
built, rising over twenty-five feet in
five minutes, subsiding in half an hour,
and leaving in the water on Monday
morning thick yellow scum.