The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1869-03-17

from Lincoln's f1 Installation, the
nation has never aited tho inaugu.
ration of any Prs lent with such gem
eral anxiety as th of Ulysses Grant.
Good citizens, of d parties, hope for
the unraveling Of 1nr national Difficult
ties, by diplomac IL possible, if not,
let the sword be q piled to the Gordian
knot. A certain class exists who
would rather the fIiculties of the past
eight years shou remain unhealed
and second rdpture between the
Executive and legislative powers Of
the nation be thcdculmination of last
November's viotcty aud the destruc.
ton of the nobleparty that saved us
a Union. Let them hope their worst,
|iAa |aatcapct9 Ben. Butler, the
~ Fey, and other bottled
oah4rary.
1t letubject, slightly--have
[clI u I NJ Dpedomania? 1t is a
|tll 1ong standing in our
6Hll recently been import,
iIu The contagion has
6rrsslt fills every hamlet in
|. do Nn1 12nl the lateness of its in
ItfodnS1 ~ 4 is caused by the sight
Ipf 6&Vi r. l tandem with an in
Y M ihoyel suspended over
III = &cei for seat, and an
Iifpl< l Il Ckand two cranks on
Iths lIl1 ~ The first symptom is
4 (l@Is1 Yourself on the scoop.
~ yG ~ the ranks, grasp the
|fron 4lSn&el with your hands
Thiss = ftIl0lDd by convulsive
sn6yssG legs and desire to
| do s0msthing Wlsh the iron arrange
ment. You do something and imme-
diately lose Inconsistencies of ever
having done anything. If upon the
application Of sal volatile, you are re-
stored to normal condition, and de-
sire to taste the fsweet deliverance" o.
another moment, yours il a severe case
ofvelocopedoma1ia, and the best thing
to be done is to nake application fol
admission to sohe asylum yet TO b'
established for the special benefit o.
such unfortunates. There are many
however who, caught up by inspira
ton without tritulation, WELD a grea
influence over tha'maohine,' directing
it carefully and skillfhlly along thu
thor fsghfa&es4 Itlic mssYttruugl
crowds and 'rouSa angles with grace
unapproachable, II we may except tn
steel-shod skater.
An epidemic real in effect, and fear
tul to many, has for some months beer
ravaging Cincinnati and the adjaccn
districts. | speak of the smallpox
The city press has been so silent OF
the subject that it is impossible to ap
proximate an estimate orthe extent o
its ravagcs. That many have perish
ed and many more been prostratet
there can be no denial. 1t is abou
subdued at the present, and trade ant
travel seem to be simulated in proper
tion. Had the true state OF affair
been known when the disease was a
its height, Cincinnati might have ex
pcrienced an exodus and isolation
extremely detrimental to her psopl
and her interests. For this itawa
carefully and silently treatehAan'
shall we not say wisely?
1t isa fact, noticeable to every OBJ
server, that the limit where "out West
ends and. "the West" begins is not de
: fincable by any geographical outline
it is analogous in subtlety to the ques
sfs,1here shall we fix the period o
malfs responsibility as % free agent
The jury that rendered the memorabl
verdict, "sanc the moment before press
ing the trigger, insane the moment Q
pressing the trigger, sane thspsomen
after the shot was fred" insthe coz
Hiscock murder casa Hast winter, mi8t
determine the exact longitude and az
gree massing the two confines Of tn
two sections, but Icannot think Of an
one elsessbort Of Omnipotence, WI
could.;s Going out West" is usedss I
patent. here as in Western Pennsylvs
MIA, and, indeed, there seems to be tn
same restlessness among the people
The great diorama Of the West allure
by it's grandness and by tho beautifu
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