davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1869-04-03

sasd ssst M re ssfs xs.to be oDeaed oven If oer,
ne 5y,s1ndeis Rhsa9ea s1d tansht tasso1zf i
". Tweed mads sot.o paes fena.k aod
thor1t % order tae ss1e 70 he opened astbere vpz
order could lie made,
MI Tweed Since when?
n BARLOW. Since is removal into the Unted
me .uPer" ratified the key again, md, turn
sa ns 70 ~ ~ vEeed aasd "s can't open thai lock
I ssa{-eearded gentleman pcc:ei over Nj. n7s.
lows ahonsdsr. and -hess14una15 suagested that
The name q ~ man who wa wozttng It the
:. fhe man auts 90 Working tussanscr.
nj. Tweed 4S9sd him II he couldn't pick the
los&f !. and t.., sas a!ttneer Tsplsd. tina: lock
want tEumbsczeES to open il"
No ons present Ind "thumhsuevx.' = and they
had wouA not hsFe pEuinecd them Tor fcnr q hay
ing them spilled - tae determined VI. BsIow to
NJ Barfow notlaea al hands that they were
ttespasse1s and taas 70 more ATTEMPTS could be
The :" ttcspassers'' y eea1n to move shnmIu1y
, toward the door, and ~. Tweed reu1IEed mi
announced that be coulJ net open the door Il
once the sensation 1asYhi and drpp2,d one b.
one from the 0f3oe, leayin3 the premise, as tran
qul as they found them and the officials TO hnlsn
; ~ one O'Clock the various counsel and parties
~ aAsemele, In TIE court roon, and goot sieA Of
slnirktnR was observable.
Judge Barnard entered and toak hLs aeh AMI
Ne Tweed spproarhed bin aud handed Atu. q
snPeT. wnGh the Court 'tgDed
Judge Barnard thso announced that as ha hal
been informed BY the Receiver that he hal been
nn2hse TO oren the safe with tho appliances aths
command, tho case woald have 10 stand over
Meantime formal asxttr had bsen drawn dtrsct-
ing the Receiver TO t1fe such means as would
opsned without tnI1rtngtt No doux some Of ia
safemakeEs could devtas \ mann
The ease vas then adjourned Enu1 II orfoce
to-moIEoW morning, ani counsel. -uospassecs
a1,i Al efs the court
Nj. Tweed the Receiver, went tt1ing the after
noon % me comp ny 9 Gf1ce again md commeuced
Bel, attorney for the company, with m ottler
Esanttd bJ Judge RoseeZzus, staylng Ill proceed.
lnfs uas1er the order 50 na3ia bJ Judge ha1uarl,
The company having taken Al aPPea1nom the ot1Iet
na4e b{ NJ Justice na1cs1t and nesl security ap-
proved BY JndGe RnstEtAn2, who 8tayes1 F!sk bro
cesnuss under Judge Rnard i ox,lef untu tho de-
ci:ih1 OF he appeal be los4ie at the 6s.oerA Term
, 1869-04-03

TIE attack made By Senator SprAgne On the tAw,
Congress haa mort than pantng v.fae Il i TO-
ucc that the professional 1ves Of our legislators
&C too little vat1ed They arc too E1uch drawn
fact 1nzt III the Senste there arr thttJecvcu Law
5rr4. of whom al but four or nre hare been long
practitioners at the ba-. In the House there are
active iuactice BHtda there srr txrusJ one e1tt-
M1, 8bo10 third Of whom hare been printers,
[znhrtJ aprREnsiced 70 the AT pgeseryauEe.'
or n1her occupations there Arc thirteen Merchants,
TIA madUfscuItFH tNoo1!cus, Cotton, 1-91. key,
seven faIneN. -four doesors-one being college
professor four nf1eI1 three ha2sera one painter,
ona eazpcatef, one iron moulder one began lie u
taIloI, another IS surveyor, two as teachers, one
being Superintendent Of Pubic Instruction when
elsettd There are t0o etergJneu. aod three Of
As 70 the nxttttr1ea Of nenbeEs, Sew York
ciatIus -: Peuns1traota 81: AassachuEtta Il;
Ses noa aane saa lna;1e
and Maryland each; North c1tollna and New
Hampshire, each: Rhode lshnA >; Asxansss md
sT !s,'sy sssa; s9Sih t.s cs;on; 13 Rss.s
each: There aEo nstives q Ireland Of Eng
1at<1.1 Of Germany, md Of c1oods East. F1fIJ-
don IN ] he pueic ecacoi: q cisim eouese % % csd
1affou: S IN academic Ehscai Is probably IN most
Instances. N euphetsn for the high school Of some
ebsrseteT ot tAetr schools, ssys he s selieduea-
ted Il hEne AMI It West Point Two mem
ners have been Governors Of States, and |, VIII
Ehson, Of Minnesota. Is an e1-SenAiof; another,
Poland. held the same otace hy Governors
appointment Eighteen methers have served
IN the late Nar as Coiontls, : entered the army
whom have held hrrrcf1 a the high cr grade.
sssen ssTed q MAJOR Genetsh, sas LEaieaaat
e Coaonss. = csPsainA 4we1e 1nha1iesns, . Brig
=. aho e1-PaJraak1ef. l Major, Chaplain. i
9qdSs =, Adv1ssts s y - Asssstans Adiutant General
who se7ed IN TIC l1te teheliluu-FasAiaoton cnr-
Fy7,ussaknce SyTur3W Ju4r4aoL
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The Northern Pnctlfc Rnilxnr-
Work to be Commenced En1ly this

from kk UktruH Fatt
We AT enabled = atatE, upon uut1eufahge N.
tsortty. that Meszs Jsy cooke, J. Edsar Tnonnp-
nm, and Thomas Scott. proprfe.or1 Of thn NiIk
7tppt i Lake Superior better Known - ihs a.
ps1l iafn supe1ion Rsitnad, recently hsd
piosrse1ed conference with the President Or ID
Nosahe3n Pacific RaaxHy, ". L Bznuin0. thu ~
salt Of Thieh has been that urde1z have seen eyen
2 pnAa 1orEafd the construction Of Tie SotStern
raaanc RAiroad md th4t n Compliance Viii
;nss~i tnsss itnsssQenons ne 1osf M Be CON. on.
s1eeE =, & =. soon Is the spring opens. The
saares Or saeh number aa .m en;.St sa1icaens
of r. p Of Gsp 70 eaH2 the road Into the rsleJ
maied n3l -, ,ooa ooo xm b. required. Tnis accom-
pnsueo theJ wm then appeal with confidence to
Hosslatnent H for aid 70 carry the rond tcyoni It
Msdu hoeu Aoemtstna Preparations an already betas
mAae lot commencing tho wo.k- II viii ho coro-
menfed u the head OF Lake Superior, tn sccord-
Ance With the terms Of tho chRrtrr.
.A1nGemEnt1 hHIn bcon ui14sa which VIII secure
he seupleton Of tho road eannoctlng ST. f1nl
aod Lake Spe11of daring tho prc.ent JeaE Tne
hne Of this road cxtenll4 from b. Paul 70 D1 l1rn
situated On taA Rlvsr ~. Louis, 4 few nllek nom
WHISKY eaAps1ss Into iafs s<PeStE. =
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spECfAL IEQTBLATInN

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,,,:", ~ as1 Nv @''. s-1Ia .,'o A l.'Alai' u
".~ !ll.noI" ~ nA' ssel Dcea go ss"'ou upon ~ moor
paN1 oo"A1e 'os,e's' ~ Auno Ill Ok
o.., $500 ~ .s'ps ., uoss' .t tto'n - oeaDaes' m
o,tn- ~ ~ -sanzaa. 20 'saa0. taasnel, ~ eoo aep'n
=, H.. nI ,ha.n .oa, ,;oa ~ slnh , nsl own oany
~. 49, ~ ~ nus 1s - = 49,, .ns po,' mo .uie
,,-nn s '' - , w. ' era.a. sa4o -A' oeen eaaoa
,;-,, 80 ~. W oss's mug except tna.
"-'ea ~ ue. ,uuu " 1ns7"na
.a's "a 80 o'saueu elas tA1pan'n' 1'een CANNOT
~ w.. 49,; H.. ' ~ ,s = sn 1o,nah, ,'' n !oof,ns
~ ~ o.A'' VI WHICH ele
49,, - 10 p..l-N s 'e'1' AZ - e''oens
,a.,ss , 49, ;,ssa ~ .e.s,sas u sta. 1suel "uasut
;nu ",or ,ho s,a,o Cana.;tn,.:, ~ g .s..na. ..
-, 49, - 49, ~ - .aoa w. - - san.o
":..;. IN ~ - M w. t M ~ n,y laA.n1"y
- - .....;,os - ~ s ,.1~ ,,.ss,, s:.' w. .s.sA
~. ~. ~ 49, ~ o1,;r" ;.. ~ ~ 49, - .haS . as
,l"". M Nv - ,.s 49, ~ n.at.,',,s ~ e;sh. :s ~ ha.,a'a NV
- u.,ss % r. ~. % ,.s,,h ~ aa..,a ~
N''A1e "oHeA @!e SAHo7 "1sA IotHu
, 1869-04-03

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
IMRROGII0.
The Attempt to Open the Csxnpnnyss
XRfe.

Prom 0s Sfe York H<TclI HarrA Il.
At haltpast Il clock ever thing VIA TRANQUIL In
the magnificent thlac1.wa1nut-surutshed oines& Of
the Tnlon Fsssas Rs!l.a5 Co9paaJ. IN E.Aksa
bs.st}y Into md cot Of ne oUces, and tas cieyts
were leaning on closed books and holding coufahs
In groups Of Io OF three Ii vaE,ons parts of The
roon- a. the back Of the apartment An olaa-
mentally frosted RiAas partition divides ! portion
OF the space num tho mat1 rurn. md tno
e noof ooszds.u y eoye5si, WITH szzsn ea5petiaS 4
white cloth anu bearing number of
dishes containing reast cnic1rn sud other DELI
tieunco, otceials u tie company and nito1HsJ4
and the etnk Of myer-plxted foFk1 and knives
would have Induced the BELIEF n bttnd man that
eS &c 61en sS nt.
he door leading from The paasascway SAT \ Dep
~ ZIP Sn:9 IN I'D hota epsasa n secal
inio their P.nta1oons pockets
fEesenrJ III aapper Individual entered the
ONCE Win h11af step, accompanied BY shorter,
oas eqca1f uAppEff 4oGnS tE1o nom the sheftdB
ofder, and hard listed, zuuuy faced man, With
aoncheo hAI whose appearance proc. ai1aed him an
as1theer IN the haser neta,s The TIL gsnt!ensa
turned 10 and addressed the two 4s slounEefs," who
both Assumed II once . very seute and cd1cla1 ap-
peAI1tEc4 41nd the deputy prod1ced from bis hleeca-
sasoea pe Il s ssh I ena; aase sita
the eappenatt0n Of taie kcJ, 4od banded Is to his
tnteHrtator, Fl,lazn y. Tweed, r.. the Receiver
glass enclosure behind The desks followed by the
surtsy-!aeed nan and the depuaes to small re-
cess the sea- Of which Was blocked er = massive
It IN the feyhcle, and = grand concentration Of
clerks idle1s md, othe7s instantly took plaee
asod ths seene Of 9Ps,o1a ,ae ,s~s ns e ~ ~
denly the c.tnktng Of fnEcs md forts 10 tho ante
room ceased 4 taa, y-sooS1ng msu
cane at brisk rsce hpnl TIC !anea-oosn M1ntnE
fcod, the Eastcston Of which had uos been fuly
completed, sid tn trn1 Ettee:
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h0use, md nessed them e old ffsen5 On tne fam
o. . slight INTRODUCTION; but no weak-ntnded
sense Of HAtha1a must bo allowed TO
GseT3de The imperative demands Of Euth.
DUTY wM not pel7ait the guest TO- SINK
the tmp0ft&nt fAct thht his host, Kindly IS
he may be, .ncve1theixs uscs : eptttoou,
tptttoon2 and nksal tracGs 1re 9ood tanzhIo tActs
they WIN nRure tu the narrative more prominently
,hAn the delicate asor Of kindly feeling perradiaE
genuine Hospitality. Indeed, It d perhaps natural
That the more 4buossn,l developments Of Hxtt0nal
character kipuld Impress themselves most strong
lie ID h41d to deErfbe: bowie knlvez and rsvplv-
CTS VIE MAKE rs duileR pages brtstte into aoHe
kind Of gtVzcttJ- AMI therefore It txr IMAGINE,
fuliy, Nh1s Ac1 suro Ms1H oe among tho strongest
feelings pf Sheir authors, pleasant memn<y OF The
extreme Andltncss And stlsplicitJ ol family lie IN
Ametica--Co5nAM KuauHne
, 1869-04-03
4 CHEAP 0OHPRI.,

We congratulate tho Christians Of Chicago
on the advent Of an infant phenomenon
among their pulpis., Tho Chicago Ecra;ng
Faai, vcEy promising habe in Israel, is
cetting It's teeth in theology, and
the process, though unpleasant, is
interesting. Have they any mysteries
connected with their ritual, faith OF
church government, let them lay thc.u ut
tho foot Il this rrodiGs cradle. Speaking
for Its MAstAf with AZ authority which no
lay member would dispute, its decisions
upon tender nna dchcatc questions Of faith
and pzactce viii oddrca thnuselrcs 10 the
conscicncca Of the cleo. with d fulneas Of
conviction thai could not be oonvpyed bv
the ,rtt dir3 q an ordinary Popt or
Bishop :
The Post will doubtless As.eo th.t
tha world has, in all ages, been
chiefly indebted for its physical heal.h TO
The miraculous cures wrought by those tsav.
cling cccentriciies, who, without having
bcen confused bv contnct with the sa1toua
and conflicting -sohools- Of medicine, ware
bon with supernatural povers Of healing,
being the seventh sons Of seventh sons, or
Who h.vc obtained these powers by dligcnt
cultivation q their boards and hair, or by
asSiduons advertising. II this is true in the
physical world, We fail'to SEC rby the 7asss
may not pEuve it 10 be equally truc in the
spiritual VIC ahAu look faz heavy bust
nea in curing souls now that ono not ot the
regular fsculty has entered the deld II has
, 1869-04-03


BY shs of the President II ths White R9uac-
No There IL something more to DO placed to
credit account VIZ, the enlarged Information the
pAtronlting &stitude, tnd yet coupled Herewith
the tupa1tta11tJ d faint pdaiac which ma1ks the
new attitude OF Mz. Greeley towatu the adurnis.
istTAuon. W1tneaa tho following clever cxrp4e
and Enforcement In mo form Of apology, In the
last Tribune for the rrtsllent's supposed failures:
az IA not often that o Prea{dent IS hssa.letl at
ttveness shown BY the Democratic prcaAto General
GEanI In al free governments tbs ieast courtesY
any party IN oppositio1 can shor to anew adnlnls-
to ~ aaoshes i asrwasd, aod often.mea @ eisenacd u
With JAIN md stumbling. The men who come in
are new to thair worE-auA> 70 each Other. CntIl
A new government generally means q new policy,
and an, nc~ policy IS to certain c1teat c1psr,-
" The cs,inct is not the onIy blundes,' however.
The appointment Of Nj. Stewart Indicated an .lg-
norance OF lar.' Well laWJe1A uEr uendEcks
soscd for the confirmation, hnd many men. meet
cnuld take bis portfnlin. We did not ayree uilh
them. MI. Stewart would have pleased LIB ~ Bec-
rctaIy, hut We were not plca.cd with the manner
vith ID dc u Presdeni. r ns Tas wiss enough to to
change his mind After louI yeArs Of the trrc.o-
lutc mullshne1s Of Antlrrw johnson. let us THANK
mind. The sscwaEt t,uslncs5 was perhaps, clumsy;
lat Il was The e!unsness Of an honest man trying
to do q wisc Thing.
"For eight Jeafs VIC have suffered lrn1n the war
nnh Andrew johnson, and because $hn prrsldcn.,
In tho twenty-five DAYS of bis government. has not
succeeded ID reseutng us rrnm ali these esfts be Il
held up to public bcOrn A. D failurc-A4 . ruler who
does not comprehend The dulles 0f hts statlon-as
nero .nAu on hortebacG,' insenstblc tn the wants
and w1hhca Of The country. lie has done nothing
hut hlundcr, NC arc told! Lis Cabinet Is blum
der =
.Wc do not expect from General Grant an intal-
llhlc administration. We presume be Will make
blunder1 The wtsest Of tncn haye tfipred aud
1aIlcn. lie II truly wis md grea4 who keeps
steadily on 10 bis pnrposc-csery step bringing
with II a new lesson-eFerJ success only stimuli
ting to neW 6ucceases.evctJ btundcs serving as an
Admou1uou- Tho Prnallent has done nothing 10
change the confidence Of the country-he has done
everything 10 ktrengtheniL Our credit u better
beczasc General Grant Is President In the South
pence rt!gus-trcason recognizing the moral weight
uf hta power, aHd NOT ntrtflnX 1ny ph5Blca1
manifestation. Every step tndicates that the wotx
OF reform Ia being 1tcadly and Bluw1y prcascd The
labor Is tsd:oua, surrounded With enhalrasamentS
that cannot BE- expressed mad can hardly &c ap~
pfcCiatcd. The mtn are In once VINO mean to ITO
It, Their hands should be strengthened. This Is
our Republican, President, worthy Of all TINT VIC
have done for him, wpsthy 1ut more Of tho support
OF the ~hola county. 1et hts enemies eattrAo
Aad EneeF and detFacf-we only AK that this nd-
mtuist3tton shall BIC Judged uy Its results and un-
III thoee results nrc chiaved-fauenes and conf
dcpec."
, 1869-04-03

= dtstiugulahed azchroloe,st. Tue Theatre do
Clara Gsxu1 VIZ the drHt vosuroe which attracted
a%u aotlee ~. .nd tn fAct mafe bis nrme ne
aqS Hanr,I N T.. .! hls Horta long e. Ins 10
Don Pedzo Of Castle, and an Episode de l.ilstNfo
oe Acne, ~ among the WORKS whlca Will fematn
as etaadsfd boo0 Ia Frtnch nteF1sulH. Tha n&
ol me foEns4ees which issued from hts pen b long.
tnd proves The feeuutftey Of htg k0aEtna-
ton; the zzucles IN tie f1us Ia bsut
e1tent Of his learning u. aer1mee
WAS Inspector Ce0eral Of the aoctent md historic
monulnents Of France. The death Of the Earl Of
Iaazuw = reported He WIS Eight Hot. JnEnes
and Lord Boyle, OF KeioaTne, stewa1town, Cum
Sf1sa " nsn.tc5 Args and nalry, n the pee,asn Of
Rentrew, In the pecsa5e Of thc UsHed Etasdoea, ss
and Lord Lieutenant u pha County Of Kant1ex-
lie VIZ . fesfed Co1nnander OF the KoJA SAyJ-
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q a'oso sa8n, faithful image Of tho ''nnan
:, ano beam toF whom entortAinment vas
.ne,o provided thinking ii doubtful wheth-
q 'oe nxeness Tou'd be recognized, wrote
osef uaem' foapec*ivsiy This "a mAn-
ama Is horse-let those who viii,
coma fn~ Doubtless the architect Of
o1aoe e4o9ch auPposoA, In his simplicity,
tea' people can distinguish church from
Any oeao1 eo1nee. aa5tae1 than they could
reed any INSCRIPTION thereon, however ele-
e'n and appropriate. We know thAt mnny
peoplo htn1able into tho lager bocr saloons
o. eonaAy aoR rsasons1 which eanno. be
aes'enasea As Works Of piety -and neceasity,
nut !! ne'er occurred to our imagination
mat II Was foz want OF sign to help than
TO recognize church when they saw one,
Indeed, VIC have the highcat authority for
saying TINT It Is only a wicked and pesrerse
eenaas'on that seeketh after a p.
Our ecclesiastical brother Of The Ppst To-
ma,fa thaf .- IN tho old daya, when a
church waa built for tho honor Of our
" Maker, 1t WEE for iais honor indeed It
" acknowledged no ownerzhip in man. y
We confess, with al humility that
our recollection does no. date back bevon,l
the fourth century, though NC a.c anx;o,,,,r-
looking forward to he pcriod whsn II will.
But the careful study Of church history does
not .oYcal to us auy iustsuco in wh;ch
church built Ly men t1isputad itx ovno,.b7n
by men. In apostolic times Deseoua and
Trustees wcro appointed expressly that tho
church might be owned by men. Uadcr
the Church II Rono, tho Dishops and clerpv
own tho church property On behalf nj thns =
who contribute It. There would doubt]nsg
be ADVANTAGES sro,4hv of rroy,r,,;1 .ona;,a.
atton in res.;n, tho t;.1n ~ -,
:,
, 1869-04-03

rs- 1+'tr ..xr-v
- aa ~ non, A. fac8ef with eeFtaln iae4E-
~ .'a ahesS T. neiaer rhe present IeSthatu.et
- ~" ae11a0eusN 70 he Interest OF Penn
@ :.
r. p'opa % aoo 70 Delaware eight adjacent
eoNueS uua hA[5and tCeaq, Keul Queen
Als, easoune. Ialoot Dorchester. Somefset,
e0a weessae1t Aao TWO from Virginia tAcconao
- - t'o8soauptonA Inc pfeaeat population OF
-, -, ii-ia, WIN the eddaous II would be
1ueie u'oe pto'aouty ol The prop o1-
''oa e'et ue'ax cousonmA1ed
ine Auanla -'es Era, speaking Of General P. n.
louhe' Inc oeaocfatc member Of tho 1ast Con-
&C. @ ifom INC Seventh District Of Georgia saIs:
NC Ne more man happy to learn thar thiA. taleat-
-, .- mA's saa ol1s1nSahoeo Ruonauaan 10 giving
Me &loisu"uon Of f7es1dent Grant cordial Ind
"m soppo9I
oenr!. u FINK blM1 s1A1ed the Hancock Club
"m4s u aew ua1eapa, and, ta response 10 toast,
sa4eo soss Hncn tae var brotc out he went into
, 1869-04-03

pu Tie 3lIt Of Alay next there will bI
held in Frnnco tho general elections 70,
uu1nb0s d tbs Corps Legialatlf. All
Europe is looking forward 70 these elections
With a dogre Of curiosity and suspense
ftlly tu!tihed by their. grea. Importance.
Tho fHcs is that, on that day, Franco, nj.
though tho powess Of tho Corps Legialatif
which is to be renewed at those elections,
are exceedingly limited, Will in sualily solve
tho monentoua problom whether tho en-.
pira, aa At present constituted, shau be per-
lnanent, OF whether, at no distant day, mono
ether form al government shau be suhsti-
tated for It
Al parties in Franco arc fully ALIVE to the
great importanee d those elections, and
even tfc- rnost n1dent md sAnguine Bona
,pertists, including the Imperial family, are
looking forward to tho slst Of Nay with no
little agitation and uneAslncss, Fo. sone
time past The gose.nmant ha2 been btrain-
ing every nerve to conciliate the disoon-
tented elements d the population, and
Almost oEazy neazu1e which it has adopted
of lato baa been solely dictated by tho de-
Grc to win over to its side those classes
which arc known to bs especially hostla to
it. Tha 'Prelects have been instructed 10
ssnd to tho Enperor. weekly reports cou-
oerntns The STATE Of public opinion among
the pcoIas of uleir Department.. Tho lists
OF The cahdi idatea who wl1 be supported by
the sovrznrasnt azs constantly being 10
vised With tho utmost care. Such of tho
me1nbers q the sova1nrnent majority
in tho Corps Legialatsf Aa arc known
to haro become obnoxious to
their constituents ara thrown ovcr-
board, and more popular men, even Il less
ardent Bonapattssts, are nominated in their
places The various wings Of tho opposi-
lion, on the ether band, are likewise laaving
no stone untmncd TO secure tho election of
NJ many adyersa1ies Of the present regime
aapnek1ble- Steps have boon taken to bring
about fusion of MI opposition clements
In those districts where thAir diasan-
sions have haptoforo resulted in the ts
umph os the government csndidates.. In
shnt, both sides viii dispute evary inch Of
ground with ono nnothcr with e1traor,liuary
ohstinacy and 'vigor, and The contest is co.,
ts'n to become BY far tho most .rielent and
bitter ever known in The history OF Frunch
What viii Re the 1esults OF tbs avami1l-
ion voters who, On The Goth Of December.
1851, cightetn days after tho coup d'esat,
approved d what Louis Napoleon had done
on the ed Of Deosnbe., 1851, large pro-
portion a1e now in THUR graves; but In
their places have arisen millions ot yonng
voters, one-hAf of whom will cast their first
ballot On tbs alss Of May ne1t At tho
Presidential election on the 10th Of Dccem-
bH, 1s4s, Louis Napoleon Bmspa..e re-
eesved s, ,4s4,2 yutea- On fhe eoth qf De-
nazaher, 1881, b,l76, 600 votes vurs Gust for
the apEnoral Of tho coup daas, and = few
hundred thousand votes against Il. Esvnn
, 1869-04-03

Edwin foet aas been nominated for Mayor BY
BY tho temperance people OF 0slcsburg, III.
A Republican Stasa Couyenuan Win meet nj
NashstIle. Tenn, Aprl n. to nominate \ judicial
tk6nt
The Democratic State Committee ct reunay,va-
MA tst kn1ned 70 defer the convention for tho
noIafnAhun Of Governor tn Juiy IL Its ss1d tnas
thds Delay waA aec7uet by the ffcnd1 OF General
Nocand]ess, \ candidate, who claim that IN the
tntesyN theJ can 5hpH tee connection ol oeaasaI
, 1869-04-03

- SNA - ~ VA k40 &OA4 "a 4NON61Il~
Der, 1852, 1918, ,o5e votcs declared in favor
OF ~ se-cstatlish1ornt pE shoempire, and
only 254,1ol protested, against It. Bat
e,o7o, ,7os registered voters kept away from
the polls. At the electiolm for members @
tho Corps 1rgialatif in 1859, the aggregate
roto cast for tho government candidates. WIS
h,2ls, coz; their Liberal opponents received
sls,oce votes AT the next general cleo
tlohs 10. the Legislature, in Tho year 1857,
tho aggregate .roto obtained by the govern
1nent candidates wns {, zoo, lol; tho candi-
datca Of the Opposition received s43,G4s
votes, 80 hat the Liberal party h.d gained
in Ux years only about 5000 votes.
But atiu larger number Of citizens ab-
stained from voting than in 1856. and 1857,
In the year 1868, at tho third general cleo
lions for the Legislature, the number Of
registered voten WIS larger than ever be-
fore, and. owing to few ooucesaions uado
by the Emperor to the Liberal party, a por-
ton Of thoso who had hitherto stubbornly
refused to participate in tho elections ap-
peazed again at the polls. The result was
that 7, ,.s3, OPS citizens voted. Tho ooyern-
Hcnt candidates received 5,3Ga,3oo votes
a1'd The Liberal candidates T,sG3,G72. Tho
pren WIS still completely muzled; tbs
right Of meeting waa still withheld from the
people, md the Opposition candidates in
many districts were unable eyen to inform
the electors that they wero .runu,u-otho
Journals in most Of tho departments boine-
wholly under the control Of the Prefects,
who would not allow any announce
ments Of Liberal candidates to
be 1nade in theie columns. In snite
OF all these obstacles, tho Oppositiou
achieved sweeping triumph in most 81 the
Large citica, and gained over IA million Of
now ndhercnts since 1857. Tho profound
sensation which tho magnificent victory of
the Opposition in ali Of thu Parisian dis
tiota c1eated throughout Franco, showed
vesy: Clearly That, Il tho elections in the
provinces had tAlen] place "a week after
ward, The result in many country districts
would have been widely different
6inca tho year 1863 elections for nsmbe,a
Of tho Corps Legislatf havo been held in
sixty districts, all Of which, With tho excop-
ton Of q single ono. were formerly repre-
sented by Bonapartists,kvh In 1869, hid
been elected by heavy uajoritica. tNou, in
seventeen Of these districts kLberals were
elected, generally By handsome majoridcs,
and tho forty-three candidates who were
elected in tho other districts, succeeded
mostly only shy tho skin Of their teeth"
n ~ thu .,f A.