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DIED,

At I O'Clock p. NJ. June 2sth, VIRGINiAa
CATHARINE, infant daughter OF DR.. w. f. anu
Willie G.. Richardson. an ar
Her funeral will take place TO-DAY ats N.
from the residence Of her parents. corner Sevtr ,r
teenth and Clay streets. The friends OF 1ne la my
Their notice. rrox,s,
papers please copy.
On the oath instant, at Rose Cottage, the resi- nt
Miss Lizzie ROYSTER, after painful iilness
Of many months.
Suddenly. at Banister Lodge, Halifax county,
Va, on the oath instant. at II O'Clock, ELHihA,
beloved wife or william H. Ciark, In hes si~''
sixth year.
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steward Of the poon,house, keeping seI,a:;..
rate account against each township; and!
shall at the annual meeting oil the board OF
supervisors renIler bis accounts and make
his reports, showing how The expenses OF
keeping the poor ought to be divided:
among the townships. He shall receive for
his services such compensation "a the board
OF supervisors may deem reasonable--ntott
to exceed $500. Il i. -,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
The duties and compensation Of the
county surveyor arc very much the same as
provided by former laws. 4A
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me- BEAR IN MIND THAT M1SH-
LER7S HERB BITTERSis skIlfully compounded,
free from injurious competent parts, agreeable TO
ay change from the natural functions of your sys.
ten, no matter how trivial or where located, or II
disease has already cntrenchcd itself the really
HERB BITTERS. This assertion Is based upon
what we know 1t will do In relieving, curing, and
warding OFF disease. For want Of space, we cam
not detail the diversified uses of this Bitters, but
us general effects upon the human system are to
purify the bl 1od and secTstions correct morbid
rich its Constituents and regulate its supply; 1t
imparts vitality and elasticity TO every organ
oycrcomes all functional arrangements; assists
in the process of digestion creates healthy ap-
petite prevents and cures miasmatic and inter-
mittenL fevers, dyspepsia. liver complaints ner-
yous headache, kidney affections, and revives the
physicist energies by infusing new life and power
into the system je 7-deod&wlw
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND
N REORDAIN SECTION II, CHAPTER
XVI. OF THE CITY ORDINANCES CON
Is, 1870. , <,,,
Be it ordained by the Council n the Guy 9r
Richmond, That section ltchspter % or the 0rdl,
nances be, and theSame hereby IL, amended and
reordained to read as follows:
a. Water rents ghall be paid half yearly In ad-
vance In Monroe and Clay Wards on the LIST day
of January and the LIST day Of July In Madison
Ward on the LIST day Of March and the LIST day OF
September In Jefferson and Marshall w ards on
the list day OF May and the LIST day Of November;
except that when the supply OF water Is com M
menced In q ward between the days above hScu ior
piled shall, at the time OF such commencement,
pay at the rate before mentioned up 10 the next
dav liked for payment Of water rcut in that ward.
Aid rents for water used In brick or stone WORK,
or plasterng shall be payable on the hrst ensuing
day fixed for payment OF water rents LII the Sard
In which such water Is used.
Published by authority OF Council. ,,,
10 qd--5t E. c. HOWARD, Clerk.
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Ne DISCIPLES CHURCH (SYCA-
MOREh ELEVENTH STREET BETWEEN
BROAD AND MARsHAtL.-pteach,n on
EVERY LORDS DAY at II A. NJ. and p. H.
Elder j. A. DEARBORN, pastor. Prayer meet
Ing on WEDNESDAY EVENINGS at P. NJ.
Seats free.
Parsonage, 4os Twelfth ret. my
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CTTK eADINArC5ss,

d !, ,g1lR;DINANCE TO AMEEn sT6s
- ~ ,REoEDAIN CHAPTER In. on n nas.D..
G GITS ~ 391hngHIEsAEgEs gQNcERsfH INF INF
is1es ~ REAL PROPERTY. Passed June E istS
re G 6 0sSat & 9, ~ s oosaes Of Rte,o.d
sny pefson sSs wii rsaa y Ssa sslets
S,,s any manner 5efacs any church os III
in tf,is Hsohc worship, or ether public 5niIdinr
ssnsas % e ts ely q s..,
enclosure thereof or any tres or miami ., Ok any
Sas Sk OF aay such enclosure Gh ,e
ree shrub. or otiy'e q9essfoy in5ure defaee any
Closure, he shall be fined not less tbs ,e IHGn en-
nor more sl1an two hundred dollars !: snd ~ ssy
in1nre, or deface any other house or bniidn M
ms own, or the enclosure around any o,her iss ,o
nis own or any tres shrub, or flower within me- me-
section, with the assent Of the Goys,,ooss o ina
apply not only to ths Capitol Square and tbs s Gn
ssLnnent house. but TO oil other enclosed grounds
monwcalth and to The enclosures thereof ana IT.
trees shrubbery, and other things therein. A' "'e
?; II any person. shall wilfulIy destroy, inture
monument In any public or private cemeterS or or
this city or II any person other than the or, IA
saa n5as 0. detace fence
or other thing within such cemetery. he sh.,m
aned not less than two hundred nor Sora tS.e
ns .afS nr or II the ne be not PAID
tnan ninety days. And II any person othn- ,
s owner snail pluck, take Or remove from such
any wreath vine plant, or other
Iars mor , ne sna De fined not less than five dol
tha as an ior more than one hundred dollars or ir
Inc me nne De not paid, imprisonment for not ess
Iiah III Ehirty nor more than ninety days.
.. Inc keepers Of all cemeteries, public hu,,d-
lhgs, parks, or enclosures within the citv are
vested with the powers Of policemen of said 'citv
30 Lac as the limits OF their respective Cemeteries
buildings, parks, or enclosures are concerned ''
4. III any person shall post or paste an hin or
notice OF any description whatever upon any wall
puildlng, tree-boN, or enclosure In The city. ar
paint or chalk or In any manner dnface the SANG
without tbe consent Of the owner or occupIer or
the premises he shall be fined not less than ten mar
more tnan twenty dollars. "''
Published by authority OF Council,
Je A-oL e.. HOW sPn ryort-
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NJ IMPORTANT 10 THE LADIES
AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.
The EXCITEMENT UNABATED J!

THE EXCITEMENT UNABATEDl
A few more nierps on hand of that superior Al
BLEACHED iEOTT0N: eighty wet, which we
are closing out at the astonishing low price n2S
elsewhere at nearly double the amount we are ASK
ing. Also, few pieces Of pe RLEaGHED G 20 T.
TON, nearly yard Wide, at the very low prlsde Oh
c"nvinced for yourselves, that this is one Of the
greatest inducements ever offered to the public by
the hest m axes and styles of CAL1COES at l0c.,-
the colors OF which arc warranted. Our stock Of
Dry GOODS Is full and complete, and we are de-.
terminad to sell AZ low ne the lowest. Truly, as
the atiage has 1t, t'GOLDBACK'S Is the place to
spend your greenbacks,' for there yon can get
goods Er y 9tE orr 9a,fY ed any oner mousse
A. GOLDBACK,
COT Broad street, between Slxtl, and Seventh.
lie Civ ... f.. ,... s .--.. ..., g.. ...e.
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LOST AND FOUND.

TOUND. on Main between Tenth mid
Il Eleventh streets, Il SLEEVE BUTTON with
an initial letter on 1t, which the owner can get by
paying for this advertisement. jc CIT
GTRAYED FROM MY HOUSE, on SyssE
- the 9th june 1870, corner Twenty EeKA
third and N streets, smell RED COW, marked.
In TIE right ear, one slit and crop left ear one
slit, crop, and underkeel some white down the
back and under belly; giving milk. a reasonable
reward will be paid for her delivery at my house
te 2s 2t* WILLIAM Z. HUGHES
4 OST, from the corner of Seventh and
IL Broad streets. MOCkING-B1RD, one sis,&
year old, with tail cut short. ] will give sE(fSL
TEN DOLLARS for the return of the bird 4fS%g
to my place. RSas-e
lie 2S--3t SUSIE WALDEN
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NE TO THE MERCHANTS OF VIR-
GINA AND NORTH CAROL1NA.-Thc CASH
buyers Of Virginia and North Carolina will find
in our basement first ioor) duplicates of our fine
line PRINTS and elegant assortment Of FANCY
DRESS GOODS, which we will cut in quantities
to suit them at mere commission upon the cost,
thus giving them an advantage which they do not
get in northern jobhing houses. A call from all
such Is invited.
jela THOMAS II. PRICE & co.
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MEETINGS.

MASONIC ACADEMY-CLOS1N
lN EXERCISES,-The members OF the Masonic
Educational Committee will attend al ct. Adams
HAN MT o o. clock THURSDAY MORNING to us
ten to the reading OF compositions and participate
i'm such other appropriate exercises rs may he re-
uuired of the pupils Of the Masonic Academy.
WILLIAM +. DRINkARD,
Ia 90 - Secretary.
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MACNIN cry. dc.

nj L L s.
We are prepared to i1Tpsh at saSFs notice
eor o,-indjng wheat or corn; 1ESOPUS- for grind
Inc corn; best BcLTIaG CLoTHS, Ankes
brand. Also, superior + A A TOh ana
SCDURER, for cleaning wheat: MILL GEAk-
ING, SMUT MACHINES, FLOUR PAGhERS,
MILL PICKS, CASTINGS. IRON ana bkAae'
and MILL MACHINERY In generai. I'LL.
of any capacity, propelled by either steam or Wa
ter, furnished. ,, ,o,, or
PORTABLE MILLS for grinaing mn AZ, ,n Ua
corn : SIMAC MILLS; kILNS for klln-dryihS
grain. r.,,sf,c,o
riiy done. JOSEPH Hall 60,
.---.~~--~ Richmond Iron Works
Ia ., I'm Ninth and Canal streets.
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ME- JAPANESE CORN FILE. Price,
CSC. Safe, simple, and efficient. Sold 1T
MEADE & BAKERS,
10 17-.lot al9 Main street.
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THE New WAY TO GO TO CoNGREss-Knock
down Congressman. This is the WooDs
Datent
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'.spECrAI NOFICEa.

III III asH 80 49,
5ng. HAVING o RTA1NED THE
q ENTIRE INTEREST on
JAMES e. BURnEss AND JOSEPH G.
WILLIAMS ,.,
In the late concern or
BURREss, WILLIAMS & CO., i.
beg leave TO cali the attention of my friends
to my very
LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK
..s..r. DRY GOODS; .,,De s..
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
In order TO supply the demands Of my i'm.
mense retail trade am compelled to buy in
very large quantities, and consequently can give
merchants ..
~. CHOICE SELECTIONS,
LIBERAL MARGIN FOR PROFITS.
My stock Is replenishcd by
TRI-WEEKLY ARRIVALS OF
FRESH GOODS,
is kept at all times
FULL AND COMPLETE,
FULLY ADEQUATE TO THE WANTS OF
THE TRADE.
THE QUALITY OF MY GOODS IS
SUP RIOR,
PRICES AS LOW AS SIMILAR GOODS CAN
BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE.
I invite an examination by all In want Of
FIRST. CLASS GOODS
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
JOHN N. WOODEN, 1ll7 Main street,
between Eleventh ond Twelfth.
The following gentlemen can be found with
me, who will be pleased to see their friends:
JOSEPH G.. WILLIAMS,
THOMAS d. QUARLES,
EDWIN A. WYNN,
W. JENNINGS,
F.v. SUTTON, JH.,
c. r. MORTON,
A. NJ. WOODEN,
je23 WILLIAM r. McCAW.
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Eg JUNE IS, 1870.
MORE NEW SUMNER GOODS.
THOMAS R. PRICE s. CO.
arc adding to their stock by constant arrivals
COL ORED GRENADINES, So a dress to $l.5O per
yard;
splcnd assortment NEW PRINTS at 10, 1os, Is,
an &C.;
POPI. Us and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES price;
IRTSG LINENS and SHEETINGS--ante-bel
priccs;
BLACK SILKS, JAPANEsE SILKS, MOzAM-
BIQUES, ETC.;
MOURNING GOODS (speclalty), great variety;
BLACK IRON GRENADINES at prices Of
early stage of the season, although they have ad-
vanced in New York fifty per ceut. HOSIERY.
COLLARS, GLOVES, SKIRTS, etc., etc.
Main street corner Eleventh,
je1a nearly opposite post-ofice.
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NE ACHINE SH o z.
SLOAT s. ADDINGTON,


SLOAT & ADDINGTON,
MACHISISTS, ,,, c.ux
WORKS AND OFFICE; v i122 AND s'I And
FIFTEENTH STREETS,
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
ALL KINDS OF NEW WORK MADE IL, Et r.,
PAIRING STEAM-ENGlSESa and BS J,,L - ~. ~
city and country; TOBACCO W0kh OF ~
kinds made and repaired TOBACCO f inis
TENING-MILLS made and REPAIRS III r SHST
and Al other kinds q sGAh In1 ,ba sale Of
.TTDsOS,S PATENT .STEAM-EhGlNE W "
VERNON, sELDEN,s PATENT SrE sTEhM-
GAUGES. These gauges are warranted " e. V Srrr
one year and we sell them at low PRICES ,pmEp10k
ali finds of BRASS WORK OF SCfEhnunS
MARE for STEAM. ENGINES. such as, as Sa ESE
cocks, oil and taIlow,cIps, ol u,rH ssMuEwHis-
TIES WATER.GAUGESsp Ga .Sd General as:
sortmcnt of such articles as are used py AL f"A-
hiiis o'o@n SLOAT & ADD1SGTOS,
AK i4as and 1924 Gary street.
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ssxxIGS mEnIa1lNEs. DC.

FOOD FOR INFANTS AND 1NEA-
4 LIUS.-I.icbig's Food for Infants, Com
stocks Rational Food, Liebig's ENtract of Fresh
Beef, genuine Bermuda Arrowroot, &c, sold by
lie oo-2t~ l., WAGNER, Druggist.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
WEST POINT AND HANOVER JUNCTION
RAILROAD.
To G.. A. Wallace, John B. Davis, Thomas Dos
WE'LL Theodore Garnet, r. o. Pcatross, ". h.
b. Wyatt, James G.. White, B. b. Douglas, Ro-
bert s. Ryland, William ID. Pollard, William
NJ. Stchley, William $. Wood, b. Richards, Ro-
ger Gregory, Camm S. Garnet, Larkin 5. Gar
ren. Fleming Meredith, William X. Ayletl
John Ifeldcrman, C. J. Hill James F. New, DO
sepu Ryland T. B. Henley, William F. Bland,
f. b. Montague John T. Seaweu, j. n. Stubs,
j. W. c. Catlctt, j. Il. Brown, John L. Tabb,
and T. Charlton gentlemen, incorporates:
In accordance with the provisions of incorpora-
tiop YOU arc hereby notified and requested to as
scmble at News Hotel" in the town OF west
Point, King William county, on MONDAY the
4th dav OF July, 1870, for the purpose or tempo
rary organization and to consider matters OF IN
terest and i'm portance to our company
WILLIAM ID. POLLARD,
q. A. WALLACE,
X. O. PEATROSS,
WIS. WOOD,
IL 2l-dSswtd j. n. STUBBS.
rVHHE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
ofthc STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MUTUAL
BANKING COMPANY will take place on
THURSDAY, June 30th, at II O'Clock NJ.
K. A. LANCASTER, Cashier:
Richmond, June 9th, 1870. Jc9-td
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Ask to see the FULL-PLATE WATCH bear
ing the trademark american Watch Com
pany,', Crescent street. Waltham, Massachu-
setts.'' 1t is by far the best full-piate watch
made In the United States, and surpasscs any
thing heretofore made in this country for railway
engineers, conductors, &c.
ap 30-d eod--w cow 3m
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A NEW DISCOVERY.

DILLS OF IODOFORM AND IRON fol
Il sale by j. BLAIR. Druggist,
stel3 825 Broad street.
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DANES TRUE CHLORAL SOOTHER

Y fSSENGEN AND VICHY SALTS, for
N the ready production Of three popular waters
equal to any drawn from the fountains, just re-
ceiyed at WOOD Il SONS
ieM New Drug Store.
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SUBSTITUTE FOR MOTHERS MILK.
~ COMSTOCk'S RATIONAL FOOD for in
tants, sold at MEADE & BAKERS
Je LIS Gle Matt street.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF TEE POOR.

SUPERINTENDENT OF TIE POOH. =. :.
The superintendent of the poor shall
5000; shall take charge of the county
poor-house, and generally shall discharge
all the duties heretofore discharged by the
county board Of oyerseers and the agent or
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

c29-E
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-07
Norel RuIIngs by speaker nIaIne.

Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, is making fol-
himself frst-class reputation as Speak
er. His method of making decisions
and of keeping order is something which
neither Banks, the king of parliament
arians, nor Colfax, the smiling master OF
the Jeffersonian Manual, could boast of.
Mr.. Blaine has facile and varied
method, which is greatly assisted by a
non-retentiye memory. He can within
five minutes give two decisions on the
same point, and each as Numerically
opposite as possible. With the most re
markable coolness he can decide yes ="
for Dawes or Sehenck or any other prom
inent Republican, and nay " for Wood
ward or Cox, or Eldridge, or any other
Democrat. He can pound 'his gavel
with an energy that makes more rumpus
than half dozen Congressman gabbling
together, but no order comes, no silence
is restored. He can make twenty times
within twenty minutes that awful threat
of calling the honorable gentlemen by
name unless they take their seats; but
the honorable gentlemen heed not the
impending calamity anil 60 on with their
walking and standing about the aisle as
if the Speaker had never uttered the dire
cognomenieal menace. The fact is, Mr..
speakes Blaine IS not proving himself
the great man that he was Thought 10 be,
Ner Fork Herald
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EUGENE.
Her Character Sketched by George
Sand.

George Sands new romance, NAL
gretout, now running in Paris jour
nal, has one character whom all Paris
declares to be Eugene. 1t is on this
account, the picture being somewhat
hattering, that the Empress proposes
Mime Dndevant for the vacant Academy
chair. Hereis the autobiographic solil-
oquy of the character: ..,.e
= Il mean to marry man rich, young
and handsome, who shall be madly in
love with me. He must ever remain sub
ject to my influence, and he must bear
with honor an illustrious name, He
must moreover possess power, he mnst
be King, an Emperor, or at least an
heir presumptive or a reigning Prince.
All my care will be directed hencefor-
ward to find him out, and when
l have discovered him / am sure
to take possession of him, for my edu-
cation is now complete have no fear
of being captivated myself, for / have
now acquired all that was wanting
in my early teaching. have studied; |
possess erudition and political science;
| know the histories of dynasties and
peoples. / know the secrets of diplo-
macy, and all the adirettes of every sort
of ambition. | know all the men of
note, all the women of power in the past
and in the present. have taken the
exact measure of all Of them, and fear
none. The day will come when | can
be as useful to a sovereign as | could be
to-day to woman who might ask my
advice about her dress. / seem to attach
great importance to trihes, but people
little guess what serious thoughts occupy
my mind; they will know it later, when
am queen, czarina, grand duchess.
? = Lastly, intend, after having
played brilliant part in the world, to
shine forever in history. will not dis
appear, like any common actress, at the
same time as my youth and my beauty;
will wear crown on my white hair.
A woman is always beautiful who can
dazzle men with the splendor of crown.
| am eager for great struggles or great
perils; even the Scaffold has strange
for me. / will never accept
exile; ] will never resort to fight; will
never be caught or brought back on the
road of Varennes; | will not lose my
senses in the midst of disasters; / will |
have the most tragic destiny, and fight \
face to face with the popular lion; | will /
not quail before him, and more than once
| will chain him to my feet. If, after all,
the populace grows angry, if 1t wearies,
it may carry my head on pike. So be
ii that will be the day of my supreme
splendor, and my pale head, doubly
by martyrdom, will remain for
ever stamped in the memory of man
Kind. 'oif't .is .'I, s9"'i" %
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I've saved thisl Now what she had
saved was a parlor broom. The painful
way in which great fire is sometimes
seen to effect horses, dogs and birds is
well known. The poet Gray was so alb
surdly nervous about fire that he used to
be very much teased ON that account.
One night some of his fellow-collegians
gathered under his window and shouted
" Fire, fire, firel" Out popped the fire.
escape which he always kept under his
bed, and down came Gray into large
tub of water, which had been kindly put
ready for him. 1t is not every body who
can be as cool as the Scotchman, who
flung himself out of the sixth fat on
hearing the cry of Firelp When he
had got halfway down he found there
was no fire at ALL but on seeing a friend
on tie third fiat looking out of window,
said contemplatively, Eth, Sandy mon,
sic ia as will haze " t''.'
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All About an Eyebrow.

Madame X. is the anonymous title
given fashionable lady who has re-
Gently left Roman Society for curious
cause This is the story: She was at a
concert she had gone through the entire
first part with the constancy Of martyr;
par pdrenthese, she hates music, and, il
her fife was at stake, could not turn a
tune. But she was as handsome as
paint, to use a vulgar comparison; all
the world had admired her forest Of fair
hair artistically grouped in curis upon
the top of her head; necklace of price
less pearls surrounded her swan-like
neck; brilliant diamond cigarette was
proudly glttering over her left ear and
her delicately arched eyebrows gave an
inexpressible charm to her classically
shaped face There was slight inter
mission in the performances, for refresh
ments, during which Madame X. left
her seat to say few words TO her host
ess. Princess c. and then, as
the second part of the concert was about
to begin, she hastened to resume her
place, opened her fan, and Immediately
obtained what the French call an success
de surprise so universal that for five
minutes the voice of the artist was lost
in the general litter. There is no know
ing how long this sort Of thing would
have gone on had not Madame X, who
began 10 feel little embarrassed by this
excess of admiration, dropped her eyes
modestly and seen--alasl il was beau
tifully shaped eyebrow--one of the great
triumphs-whieh lay upon her
lap. There was but one of two things TO
do, faint or leave the room, Madame X.
Il Lo.h ------- --------- ------- ------
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Andrew Jackson on the Abuse OF
tI Power.

A correspondent sends to the Hart
ford (Ct.) Times for publication the fol
lowing extract from the Farewell Ad
dress of President Jackson, and he ask.
candid readers to consider it thought
1 fully in connection with the great abuse
of power now so bold and unscrupulous
by the Radical party:
Extract from President Jackson's Farewell
Address.]
1t is well known that there have
always been those among us who wish to
enlarge the powers of the General Gov
ernment, and experience would seem to
indicate that there is tendency on the
part of this Government to overstep the
boundaries marked out for it by the Con-
stitution. The legitimate authority is
abundantly sufficient for all the purposes
for which it is created, and its powers
being expressly enumerated, there can
be no justification for claiming anything
beyond them. Every attempt TO exercise
power beyond these limits should be
promptly and firmly opposed For one
evil example will lead to other measures
still more mischievious, and if the prin-
ciple of constructive powers, or sup
posed advantages, or temporary cir
cumstances, shall ever be permitted
to justify the assumption of power
not given by the Constitution, the Gene
raj Government viii before long absorb
all the powers of legislation, and you
will have in effect but one consolidated
Government. From the extent of our
country, its diversified interests, different
pursuits and different habits, it is too
obvious for argument that single con
soldated Government would be wholly
inadequate to watch over and protect its
interests, and every friend of our free
Institutions should be always prepared
to maintain unimpaired and in full sigor
the rights and sovereignty of the States,
and to con6ne the action of the General
Government strictly to the sphere of its
appropriate duties.