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, 1869-12-14
The Great Boat Rnce-A Card from
Ehc Harvard Grew.

We bare been Often tempte0s oy INC nHAAg
Aad M1aIep eprrscnt1itnu1 IN many OF 4ns panutaoo
seearnts Of tue Oxford and HkFard host fso& 70
t1+..e u stasemtns far Spa purpose nf fotfecnaZ
The rrEoEs. Bat VIC nave khouFat t1s1 eooa nsse,
= 49, esp 70 y
Ne7as11s, for tnts month, contains N Nuce, ~
titled. 'fse untvtfst1J RoattR Assca,' Ae
SITTER nt Vn<h 8eefoa 10 SpeAE ~ eg oar sut4ot-
tt5. etyhtE Ezsself tho !" Secretary Of t7e AAfe
raid 1ou1, he psoleSeea TO pat tho stoeJ IN tne
light IN wh'ea It i reganiel b. he attorE them
selves" A. We do got wish 10 be &oouGak 70 pASe
rsnAen oa< role q s2Anes. we ice! oosskea % sx
=, rer 1e4e n ooasaFea 1t Ill tu ths matter.
VIC are, tuelet0fe IN no 11y Ftspo1sible tor The
TACT thai sILtcle on tna kahj Ct hts appeared.
| OF to5 the EAskntu:z cnpsH.ped she1rfo, II &c
| are rot iut any stAtemeAts made e1se Enere.
| wnetpsr printed or osA1. And whether WITH OF
| w,tnpus Au appearauea OF An. hotttJ.
| We think We rATt raxht to ab4:sta froro 8peca-
f1tao nn1 error, for we're we - DO 10 Wo ahonla
slio1 onl1*lseA % b dVaWn t.tH the <eFS eeaEse
4 bes xnhnot tashoa.s, reAned tospesl sof 4 !.
| Te,Yus, sd pfesunc stAt tho xt,ter dtd DR. To-
tsnn 10 rtyt th4 t1np1eAstou that no apoke ia csS
I nehaa|. ~ thas tta etntsnca tfon ~hFh Ni
onole ttaE4 9 construction stfoH ger tnan 10 W
FmA5,y. 10 VISA % ~ Tat wa received "a.
| ness cI treatment ffon lhe English peop.e. u -
! wefe ls11t3 beaae9 IN the tHee- TIA oa1 1a-
of ne eIew VITO does not AtEn th1f Psees. ~ -
| amue ens IL ~ E0fupes Nd no naFs pt YEA s44A.
~ os2'e"0 JAA g. FAT. Jks
F.F, LoktFo.
r. c. LrxA1.
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l Cin4mQa. Dc T. 1s}4t
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rr,uaa1 tAe e7al snsy eaalnaed ~ exAst, not %
h5snsfx3 II before 6e papQer 8usaostttos Int y
s9psanSE TO tie pTd& that ~ e1teoasaoa .h t0
cause foe whtoh - 1sc1tdeed h!a ule, saa go
nos,'ss ob,ecs fae vns1h thu Ininua1 ao1dtez7'
Orphans Roms waa estabhntd.,
JAxEa II. B1A1D6I1r,
President Of Boara.
, 1869-12-14
Captain Patterson and HIS Escort
Attacked by LOO Arapnhoes-One
Wnt1e HIau 3nd SLyeFaA 1ndians
killen-Rexhnvr. tnc Ekcneg0ac.

From tAs 0mdAa Republican, Die. ii.
We learn from Ma }or J. Il. Smith that Captain
Patterson, OF the Fourth rut:ed S:Atcs Infantry
Who hns nut hsrtrrd from the wett7 euco1nteEed
considerable dlnlculty whilst crossing the patus
between Forts FtiterEan and laramie, some hse
days xince+ CApt4lo Patterson w1s accompanied
nJ m escort Of one aerRehnt snd ten men ot the
Fort Fef1eTrar, sneJ kefc attacked oy band OF
rtdaktrh numbering one hundred and ff.y-
tuuntuN ngbt KAs kept NJ BY the parties tut acS-
eIAl hour, resulting ia tie desth OF o2e solelef.
nd old teltable veteran, and seTeS1l 1ntlAha Thc
lxftaln cana 1rto Laramie oa "Wednesday ranfn-
lpg. mtpgtng with hsn the body Of tho aiatn sol'
tiier.
The lrd.&ns rho did the fighting 1era Arapps.
npee 1bd Il Il believed tneJ wsre ted q set oa oy
tbc potufious wtfta renegade A1d despetAdo.
John Re1h4w. This alme nerd u N outlaw trof1
ihe lact Of hA hasltR murdered corporal 1t fost
Festefman few months ago. He sent wotu %
urpu the coSnHa1d With his tribe Rud destroy
eSelItnlf e y beh catCc Into hla power. Such 10.
pltclt col 1dence did the half bTtets and Other
sctrlers hare In his word that the msosts5 PACKED
up theis nDusehold md other eueess ana ac1t toe
country.
fortunate eropxt 10 tAli into hi h&1dA. BE Il
we'll Known 10 quite rniuber Of our :cit'zenS.
tnd Known, too asA despctHte character: 3ud
Wno docs n0I sC1upIc 70 commit the Wp5E cf1mfs,
II caugas b5 the oIeeIB Of The Western Ar1uJ, Of
b. tho troops, be will be shut Ike dog. No hal
swotu never 10 b tAkcn aeiEe he ~ slso a1osn
| To murder every man IN btnt with Whnm, Ne mA5
come tn confhcf- He IL 4 character Wno &nou1d he
LOOKED lt1eri hunted down atd severely punished
In fact The country should be IT'D OF ns pfd$cdct
entirely for n Jog II he il II liberty, no whit
| nm Il fAte in ene stsr1tU1 which -hn tnfesu,
, 1869-12-14

Tho Railroad Wharf.-The Ramsey
and Fax Quafrul Transferred 70 n
Iaotel-ExcirinR Proceealnks-Ks-
st8eAnce to nm Officer
Frprn the Eoe1sst4r Esion. -
The Albany 4 so14uenanna iss1lrozd nzht took
on now phase last night. sou4e Of the pafttns
in,s.essed u tae sugsnon engA9sd y ranpua II
beea RE hesdquxgt<rs OF tne npga1ts for : weet
viii essts a1e brought conAiAsty il coutac, about
14t,pe, IN encounter oad moi taken place aosnz
than IaAe t1enf- Tho rfial Ma rathef boz 3ra:ar-
day, ana the testimony wR1 10 decidedly caoniet-
Il & t1at Ill parties became festive.
q q va. " ;!sa fs sss ssr ana + s,s e
party, c.a.e 70 atseld sae thai.
xeEuenen Htle sealed II The supper table, "A
alteration ensusd net.een them and An Van
eafs q 1s!s of ~
IcnaIk from W. van fatksnbu1E that tnere aad
been nome tAn tWearlrg to-oaJ, ana other oola-
9ena ~; @ offended Sherman. snd he kespoaaet1-
bnfB, &ad II II said etocf fono~ed- There .As q
srnaatIon u 1ne ttnipg. and tue parties sep-
wholly CUT Of place ia ihe d.nInx. fuom Of ! nota
III ne Ereaesee Of ladies' sod seas.e1eo.
msu Nas nrosTed .uar occurred sooa sit1f. sad
which taA been eonfoucdtd with the rampus IL
he Nin11G-foon1. 4 EunEunH had been issuet
ne It 1adxs s
TtB a1muuns Ea4 gtTrn to Conatabte ], l.
Aalkley, tn attendance upon Co1zE, to execute
ShtEHhh VIZ de1c1thed 10 htIn 70 Azt - CSC.
founded h:u %ish NJ. Fuller, another Of tns Era
parry s1ocp!rX II the oahafu- Tue cons: aoIo weat
% 10 botel and ss1vsd 80 summons apos fule.
bAt ding him totlsr with the pape1. F1Ilos tosS
bo;n PAGER and dollr, aad Hiding wnak
was the nature Of tho paper. prosAsly ~.
se1tne, II the n1lsiAke Aaoalo bs discovered. A.
fooo u Ma1HisJ d1leosered his m!Stake, be pro-
cured alosher summons and 70 utned 70 inc ho:eA
Sherman WAs pointed COT to h1lu u tzca1d1nx lbs
stairs. The Constable called n VAN to hin =
stoo, and II length eve chAse Sherman Fsu ~
FAilsEs Room, aud rust ~ BE- gos to The door Ia
wApseltAAEn bJ ha ConktAh,a+ Soue three q
1ouT OF sne fttf pa11y were u lhe doorH15. saa
auxalted the Constable. - - Declares. sAd pts-
vented sefy1ca The Eousnhle GtA3ed Ga tAA
watch, npwpver, and 1cally gucceeded 10 getting
sersire. soon Af1eS thia ttan1sciton sherman AZ
Fuller took special HAtQ On 1he Ere RAAuRT
| md left for the 8pht&.
, 1869-12-14

Ths Omaha Repsthaaa& Of tns .t1tn "unAef-
MAnds that The k11ditE Of Sb4 entire l,no Of ess
Midland Pzct1e Rzllfuad rum Eaofa1kA City u
Lincoln. Eul be eonpiete1 III! week 70 nus
tdent hts hss Eoue - Hannibal to esoavs
tNElTn Nuft OF Il. ~
TIE 6oux CITY Jexrnal saJa ro1k IN bs oosa-
CIR / Columbus R1tlfdad, $50 thsi taa ulSse
Of The fhae Win b completed befeFo n" 1ssa =
February.
, 1869-12-14


IN the Alabama Legtslsture, Oh Tuesday last, It
became ueceAAa1y to elect President Of the Sen
nte pro tsm, TIE only negro In the Seoate4 man
rs4n.fa Nar1i. NrS rS rnuTxA. Radical, NoUa.
mated the only Whtto Democrat, NnoAa name u
Worthy. Worthy declined thn nomtnst1on and
soted for his dsrk-compex;oped Friend Roysl.
Al - Democrats meeting La Bnlton, on Wednet
day evening, beregusAr party candidate Tor Ma,or
Rt,d znlsol5: "IE ny naIe had been uted IN q
Democratic Convention, would hare allowed my
self 10 be cut IN pieces before would have per-
nltted the NE Of lny nau1e In another convention
do not propose to attack the character Of DR..
Shn1tien, but say that any nan who n'iows his
taEc to be used IN convention. aRd then, simply
because he Ia defeated, a1lov1 It's use IN another
convention, Is nothing but political ulckaser and
pol1.oon-w
]. s. Goliaday. who Is q candidate Iot United
states seIAtor IRON Kentnety, addressed tue
members Of the Legislature and others II a meet.
ing In The Capitol on Wednesday asas.. He aa,d
that, wnllr ho Nas not candidate upon that
ground, he whs now, and ever nAa been, m earn.
cat advocate Of the policy al repud.attng our
bonded debt. He then proceeded to atyoca.e
repudiauon from moral and legal Standpoint
sid Rald Congress had repnd.ated the debt d
Ssto, ,cGGoQo duo KENNEDY for slavee set tree dnr
! ing The war, anh he Eouid DeTer consent 10 paJ
one cent Of our bonded debt while that debt stood
urpald. Tnree-tourths OF The people Of Kentucky
! he declared, are 8lin hlm.
, 1869-12-14

colanbh sa4rsst. ho1lt BY tho t.ca Ma Basdsst-
coutts, n Loncno. and opaaod uhua st1os WITH,
great oeeemony. 1ne ecssesnengats, htnAetHd u
int By rsthsrhisA mattat dues, noF refase II
icnnt accommodation, Ine Wholesale depart |
neot Of the lDarketA Already Ahsndoued, aud Il |
appear certain thst the cso&ing Of the plAcA, OF
III ooovenlop to sous othsr Ase, caano.- b -sar
CO
According 10 tho best Autnu,tuea, ta& pepula-
ucn Of Me1tco In 1881 VA 81 $50. The popula-
lion OF tbs city Of Mexico VII then 11o,ooA A
census tust tsksu &hcNb that the population Of
that country ID s,os3t tSst- But va hare Z fenAzf-
able stateuent that vhils there has heen this L.
eTezso OF population m the country. tAe city OF
Mexico pss Actra1ly dlruinIshed tn population,
there being now 1esa thln 10000. 0ne encour-
aging Algn Of brighter f1tute1 tho rapid tncroasa
Of public schools. which hATe moro Than doubled
In The dsy II MEXICO during The llst twenty yeEk
The Ae1tdea toonn, Republican gives tnis ID
ctdent Of the l&e tre n that city: watch dog,
vhcse hfe had been spent IN Natehtng the d7
Eocds store Of Williams / Smith, refused to IesTe
tne pnAdln8. He rood tokgedty tn taa fntddsa OF
tho stoe. and ntikher threats nUr coax1ne could
get him urk tbs celebrated boy, who STOOD on
| the burning drcf, wheteo III but him had ned, '
was coward compared 10 this dog who preferred
death 10 what he considered dlthnnor. uo Wis
dragged ont At last and taken 10 livery at2be hut
| he stole back again. he wzs again rescued and
again esc&Beu, and rrt1eAitng to the celll1 de1ed
h1 pnrnuets 10 1poN him. Shortly ztter, the bo1-
ding teil IN with crnss, and old dog Tray went
| With tt.''
On Nov. II, socne Of great excitement occur
rrt on the up p-plattorm, NJ FerrtuRtou Street sta
tloD. Of tna Metropolitan Railway, In London. On
the arttFal Of tho O'Clock HAmue1amith traln
the guard wss informed that a youug WOMAN VIAL
| standing aEan4t the NAu In the tunnel This
statement Was koo1 verified BY an elderly Eonan.
going up to The Rcard. c11ug, and saying thAt he1
daughter had got out Of tie carriage tn TIC tun'
Eel MI. Pearce. tho inspsctot on dusy, Kept the
down uxln in the ststion wnlle be went IN search
tie yuuug To,nan. Fortunately, she hsd sustained
! no tr1uz3. It was atased that the train stopped
betote leaving the tunnel, ard TIA fog. which wal
very dente, hssing increased The dartuesA tns
| yourg woman ruistook the place for the station
| aua 30, cut The tzatn then went On aud LETT he,
| behtrd
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ABoL1sH1Ne TIE CONSTITUTION

, A6oLls5aso an 1A6 luAs:1I w
oenalot w4Aee aeae1N ~ aN'o1 VI us
proposed nut u Apois1 .ae po"o1 eeA'eo
fore exercised o5 INC un'sea S.a'es ooo1.s
70 Psss uton 'ae eons'.su. :. .''nat.1' Va ~ a'
OF congress vas deheeFea yesteioaJ'
1honeh eiabo.ase' 1t Is eo"psaseo Oh 9asee
po@'s ooss, VIZ "
!. 1oat tne power 70 oolo M EEL o' son'
g!ees "ncons.i'a''on' - nes o.p.ea"s
gwen I" 'ae sapfe'no oouts' @na - WV
mporant 10 DC implied N tae mere Pntase
juhclal poTer ..--s.,
: That the power gwen 70 congress ~
make exceptions and feSalatsens teaA'aSe 10
The appellate powers OF the supreme coof1
oonfers tho express power to p1ohib't that
court from deciding An act OF Congress IN
constitutional in the e1erolse OF any o. It's
appellate powers, which inalaaea all the
cases which can CONS before It, except
those relating to Ambassadors public M'n-
lsteFs, and eonsuls, and those IN WHICH
State h pa1ty.
g. That the expresa power to ofdain and
establish the inferior courts necessarily
gives Congress the right to hnlt their lu11s-
oiction IN any manner, and hence to pro-
hibit them from deciding An net OF Congress
nneon1ttutaonA'
4. That RA the powers Of the lnienor
cocrss, and all those OF the supEema Court
emept suck ss relAse to Ministers, Ambsa-
aadota1 Ionsuls, and States aro. therefore,
subject to regulation by Congress- in all
rcspects, and, since the graasar includes the
les, therefore In respect to deciding acts
Of Congress unconstitutional. ..
:. That the s'judicill pouer" confez1ed
IN al these courts by the contribution can
I un1y mesn such 3uaic11l powers
Ia. v.rn known 10 The English
f'Csu,,,or Jav. and Chat. n no sct of Par.
, 1869-12-14

The fTe0C1 COhtC papers EepTS1cI1 kud fteACu |
sorustA leader "a nr1nX = spool cannon loaded /
with ensracl eDd hsir.ptnA |
An Indian Chief IN Arizona u putting on ART |
bec.use hts wife cost four pontcs-the usual price
beng one.
An Errlsehuan nsoposea TO preserve fresh
nett ior e1pos1anon BY dipping It In 1aia indis-
rubber.
TUNED : verde, that the deceased came 70 his
Death BY sccideniA. burning and old aVc."
A yopng man IN Now London, Conn-, Is playing
4 c,Ioe OF cness with ft4cud IN St Lou4, the
mo.es beloo communicated py uAl They both
anticipate iaDg it1e-
1t hA2 tust betn decided tn heN JdfseJ tnat
own experse II he $ klleo q all Neither the
traveller On free ticket Eos bis hetr8 csn seoyeT
dAnaae. for ir,ary by accident On the rail-
-f1ne NJ ..th. ruo,4 vpnaerfot optical lI,nsIons
rrrr vftnrsana can now b seen n Londuu
tars.re- ,ko,etou asuetuz IN = castle bail Tho
I'm nrs, euectn u said to be d,kaRreeable. md
~, Dr&r-,t It r,n,n hes,ortn, xsry ponulxr:,
hn Enp,,.h tahoretx wUe rscerslI presented
mr. pusnsnd x1tn fsve cailarsn u strtn, MI OF
Rhou verc a.1se st fsss accounts, TIE poor
xomsu nas1wents,tRo- -cnrdsen. Including TWO
net. Of s1tplets Tha Queen haa sent her 81.
1nronrn courta are q MI beach Of promise
eutt, tho MIR pettoouer tn WHICH Is 90, and The
~ dAratvr+ m vear1 NJ am The lsttef recently
- ..-ss .ro,h.-1.eV ard nts IN. loys NAnsa
~ ~ .or*ss her 1se.r,,ea feci,oe1
| 7, u nunouuoed Ipxs tnree pelscrertng KoId-
| s,a-.- - s$on, f,.ufnrn1a and one froa Aut-
.ss 80. -" s1ecoreT~a trola fn f.p,aut. n the
.nr,rss % - nusret weighing ten oauoes sud 70.
ns,xesay pa1n was picked up, and during tho
simmer nxty ounces, ~ossh-asout slscs, Ners
oo,s,rsd
Il, sts,eo ,ess Tho number d ch.nese broaxns
to csufornla Il 1sooa o1 these 1o,sas haze died.
| ~ ese ~. r.,nrnea Ia ch,na. (eAy,nq Sl.ooo op
~. p.e.re cos. md on1y Al COZ IN cslitornA,
~ ,r.sa ~ ocn q, noo ne women. enlldrna, old and
a.c-rn,a or e4x.iasls eouuDsA tn tho tails. Tnerp
! ...,, n -no s,,,vA MIR iii II rprt. III pfoAac-
'e~A1 SS'''S
e ~ s., c7,sntn nsye now twenty.
tenI loeass n ~ county,. sossteen bang oated
. ,s.nn.At,. ~. INA laf,ett lodee Il 4 Rocaes.
u aassaeao1es.s. - noas.. .ao -, m I'm Toas.
,sI: mn seeas 81 s asarpsn sos o. ~ w.
~ M nnss M ene.Esd u a.aoisctarns shoes tssa
....e,,. ,-t,.e N. 1ov@r n,nv,ucea u mrs !
60 ~, ~. 11,ne, = 10 s,n,ss;o "a Il Is cl..nsd sas
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dv1xx. :
~-l -
R1AlA1uon - HWlnes

TIE MtooR Swine Bsvsaezs' Associations Vniex
rsa 4Tautxed "a me 8taso FIR 0rouuas II De-
cstps. tr1t1x tbs progress x tas f2tE. IN Sepssn-
tee lhs$ psoseeea 70 hotA "a axnthsnsa at easr
, 1869-12-14

BfCEARDSQE-CQLFAL,

Inc tfdAtMenl WfllcQ &4c 4lCAAA-ou-
McFarl.nd case has received at e., hauds
Of the American pro-s is not calculated
either to make ua proud Of American jour |
nalim or to increase its influence among |
thinking people, Such = tragedy. ono
would think, would inevitably appeal to |
mems higher feelings, insurr the cal11eAt
corridcnsiuu Of The seTioua questions in- !
volse<l in II, and the most de!itera.e jude- |
uent. Instead ol ths..4, il hr- '.;iysd tbs
mot incredible and 4tSi,nous amount Vi
incons,d~rste MI Irrelevant sabhle. .~sulnI-
tugs without fAc.r. e,nclusinns ~'t1",ut
premises, stAtnmcnhs wishunt evidence and
contrary to evidence, and all bas<sl upon no
better foundation than bciief in
the supposed belief of one man that
ho hsd wel'.gronntlfd Fusp'cion
Of another mans guilt! All this ia we'll
nigh as had rs can be, Ana sad counmsn-
try upon the assumed censorship Of morals
and the function of pnb1ic instructor TO
which journalism preteuds- Bat, as il
purtion Of the press Was determined to
i'ripg it into utter contempt, the occasion
has been Befxesi upon for a furious Oh
slaught npon every representative Of prog
ress; Las been snatched ut As a convenient
opportunity to gsatify party aud personal
malice; used as an engine for the further
ance Of political ends, and, by an appeal to
the basest passions and prejuaices, the
most shameless attempts have been made
to destroy private regulations, with no
! other exc1,sa for the utter perversion Of
fecfs fhan tfe Qualification of petRouN In.
, 1869-12-14
THE NORTHWEST.


The Rev- Alu Augos's J. chspiu preached st
lows City. on recent Sunday, from Cor. XIV.
chsp-, r.: "For It is shame for women 70
speak In church"
INDIANA
Peter aa,daelch, husband xnd father o{ tie wo-
man and child 10 horribly butchered near T1oy In
dams. on tho 18th ot1Sovemoer. WAS on last Toes
dsy asresled ~ the murderer. He was arrested
On Anderson Issez, txo zn,les eaek of Tsoy, whese
the deed was committed. His hat, which he IT.
ported having lost In the woods, WAS found IN a
cupboard behind soEue old tafB. aud 1t MAJ clotted
all over With blood. He denies haSln2 bought
new 6uit OF clothes about the time VI the mur5er,
bnt the merchant who sold him clothing, and =
dozen persons who aaw him wearing It vii
swear TO the CONTRARY. The daughter. four 5cars
ard half old, Wnom Goldseicn attempted 10
Eunter. II gettlng better, and the authorities es-
1ect TO Get statements irum her sufficient to co1-
nrm the n any circumstances po.ut to this msn II
the nn1de1er or his own wife and Children 0old-
se.ch II NOW In the Spencer County jail. at Rock
port, Indiana.
MICHIGAN.
AEoman In Gra1d TTayelBe County told her
hilhSnd, who came III and found her giving th1ts
child eome'ning tn cat from pi11e1 that The
little soul would be In heaven IN ten minutes and
she vouldnt live Rresi while, y nj the aaIne tune
eattrg rome OF the preparation herself. ltrrosed
| to be stI5thN!ne. Tho husband vent to neigh
| bos Ior hetp, and when he came back the child
| waa dead. .-..
| TIE rERRtroR1EA
The employees Of the I'tah Division Of the rniot
! 1:aclsc Na:lroAd-1Ho hundrtd mles 81 III Wes'
ead-hAye organized 1ecret society, to whict
nesr1 every man belouGs, whose object It Is II
It'd tae stations and The road OF the taieVe1. gan
hje,s, and Eutdesers who now lntcst the tine. ol
Sunday WetE several Of the head villains at Prom
onte1y = ere informed thRt they mugt "gek O
, 1869-12-14
PERSONAL.


PERSONAL.
L3tle Minnie Warren = hopeleA'Y I'LL
Petef Goodnow, aged Sd, and his vile. Gged y,
d'ed On Sunday Of last Tees, IN boston, and wtre
buried together on Tuesday. .......
= neH nead.hAsteF nas Just Been elected At
Rugby school The IFustees deltberated four
aouIa on the claims OF nine candidates, and nnal-
y elected tae HeV AenfJ Ha5nan, Esadn.te OF
oxlota. ..- -...-..
ME Randolph E LAID has declined To accept
the rosiuoH in the School Committee IN Spring
ned, Aass-, 10 which she WaA elected On MONDAY
sne says the Official dnces ARE not properly
Wtthta hex sphere"
Asdane Grst loked With the Car when Ehe
"aa last In 81 PtteRsndIE. Ct ssH res Gr's-
eftes, !" Alexander IL ootcrEed On meeting Mad
sms Grs! WITH her t1o daushters; TO which tne
celebrated artist replied: ons SIR, CO tonf rnss
4oEso.nefses-" ......
Durfrg hts visit TO BoEtou Pert u}Acntho left
his autograph IN the vistorz register In the Mas
saesusett1 Historical socEet1b Eoon1 in the fol.
lowing form: "Fr. Hlsctntne LoJson. FAIRS,
France fards itt pEde1ddm CUB Hserfaie qa'ftrrH-
Thus he adopted The motto Of the St4te Of Mazsh-
ehCse.tf, substituting oo7de fhearo for en*
(aHofn) WIN tne hea<I kinaaeao oI tne sWoful
ne 6eekB Tranquil fepoie uadef t1e protection OF
liberty"
The, New York Hal "lcsrrk1 on excellent
authority, that oaf 1nTente American pfsma
aoncA, k.sA kellogg, WA offered The h4ndsome
, 1869-12-14
WASH AoTON.

Presidents Message.
, 1869-12-14
ALASKA.

Two yeats ngo We purchased the region
called Alaska, aud paid therefor out OF our
har1-psessed Tteaaury $1,000, 600 in gold.
Tho report Of General Thomas, publiahedin
TIE TanusE yesterday, tells tho story OF
what We got for our money. We got a vast
extent Of territory, for the most part inacces-
siblc, and utterly unfit for occupation. The
region along The coast has some iron and
some coal Both are extremely difficult to |
mine, md that only at d cost 80 great IS to
forbid il, and, in the case Of the coal, With
out obtaining anything worth mining at any
c,st. Theirs nrs some districts where the
luulEc. is very fine, but not near
NO good, and Iy no means
SO convenicnt, either for cutting or to
market as, tie forests OF Oregon o. Wash
ington Territory. The islands along the
coast are alone hsbisable; they are too rr-
mote for the supplying of Ice, too moist for
tie rpeniug of grain, and their inhabitants
are, for the most part, treacherous Indians,
or dnenyed, deuoralized, whiskey drinking
half-brccda The Eussian families are too
s.uul], Numerically, to be called constituent
psrt uf the population. The only thingval-
uable Are the few Islands where the fur aeals
are caught, and these cannot be operated
by white la1,oz, and il viii tako strong
military force to keep them from being de-
stroyed by the reckless manner in which
the natives hunt md kill the.saals.
This ia the substance Of General Thomas
report of his Investigations Of our aeven-
| 1nillion-of-do1larH purchase. To keep it as
| it is,-to keep ths Indians from numbering
our soIdie1s, and the latter from numbering
\ the Indians. requires the keeping and sup
| porting of score Of military posts, bat
talon Of revenue officers, and one OF two
| naval resse1s-at m expense Of probably
one million Of dollars year. But Alaska
is ours! We have extended The area Of
freedom, and own the coast from Columbia
to Behring's Straits, aud round 10 the
North Pole!
Ne purchased Alaska, but in 60 doing
were buddy sold. Our real estate t1ansac-
ton increases our tax bill and produces nc
income, and there is no prospect Of its in
c1easing in value. Our people viii never
| 60 there to live, and, us Europeans mig.at:
only on parallel lines, We can expect nc
filing up Of the country until the people
Of Sibe1ia abandon their eternal snows tt
take mp a residence under oura, In
less some such event take place, the dis
ease Of civilization will soon depopulate ths
already sparscly inhibited lands for whicl
We paid our millions, md upon whose fu
turo glory depends the diplomatic fame o
Seyn1d and Andrew johnson Cannot tl1
government offer to pay some othe
: power good round sum to take Aaska7