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Emancipation Of Woman.

Mr. EDIToR,-The question is growing SO
rious. Thousands are enlisted. Our deLat-
ing societies are taking it up, and night after
night the air is darkened with flying javelins.
Utah has had "sun-burst," aud 25 600 wo.
men are chanting the hymn of Miriam, "Je-
hovah has triumphed! His people are freel"
One petition, if no more, has gone up wing
cd with fire, to the assembled statesmen, phi
lanthropists and patriots of Maine. And wo-
men are admitted to our colleges and medical
schools and pulpits by the score, both at home
and abroad; and conventions are multiplying
everywhere.
But on the other side, new arguments are
taking the field, horse, foot and dragons.
For example, one loquacious gentleman-s
clergyman, they say-"would not like 10 see
women running at .fres!" As if all women
would be obliged to run at fires, if they were
allowed to vote! Perhaps the gentleman
would not like to see woman running for a
doctor, If his wife were taken suddenly III;
and perhaps-I wouldn't be too sme-per-
haps, if he would take the trouble to inform
himself, he would find that male voters are
not all found running at fires.
Another argument flashes up in this shape
A remonstrance, headed by Mrs. Dahlgren
the admiral, has gone up to Congressional
Committe, and has been cleverly argued by
gentlewoman of the party, in an unwritten
| speech; for all which let us be devoutly thank
iul, since in this way it Is that women are to
| emancipate themselves.
But if the newspapers tell the truth, a, they
all that is said to the contrary, the whole
ground of that remonstrance and that speech,
resolves itself into this: The right of suffrage
will only add to the burdens of the sex: and
therefore these far-seeipg and sagacious wo-
men would set their faces against It.
But how it would add to their burdens doss
not appear. Men are not obliged TO vote.
Men are not obliged to keep arms IN their
houses. But they may, if they will; and all
that women ask-women of common sense. I
mean, is that they too may be allowed tbs
privilege without being obliged to exercise 1t.
"But il women vote they must bear aims"
Why so? Do all men bear arms? Are not
the aged, over 45, and the young, under IS
exempt? Are not the lame and the halt, the
blind and the stammering, the deaf and the
dumb, the unhealthy and the unsound. the
weak and the helpless, exempted by law ?
together with public officers, Judges, school,
masters and ministers, even in time of war
Yet all these may shoulder mu,ket if they
please, only they are not obliged to do so
Add to their burdensl You cannot add to
the burdens of people who arc taxed with
out being represented, and who have no hand
in making the laws that govern them.
l I N
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A SHARP You've WoMAN.-The Coneord
IN. H. Statesman relates that Young ladv
from the country recently engaged as sales.
woman with dry goods firm in that city.
Though new at the business she soon became
proficient. Like the other employees. she
mad the privilege of buying at cost price
any goods sue wanted for her own use.
She was an extensive purchaser, from time to
time, on this basis, and at the end OF two
months gave up her position. Very soon az
ter, she was married, as was also her sister M =.
the same time: and it turned out that sne
had entered upon the cerkshlp merely 10 sn-
ioy the perquisite of buying at cost p1e s1
liberal supply of dry goods so ay mysssrrHy ornnoy
necessary on such occasions ore re ronnp IA
is not anxious to engage any more 'oun. iaay
clerks from the country.
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MISS JONES,
The Blind CI0irvOu07at

MOULD announce to her friends and patrons
W that she has returned to the city for short
period OF time, having changed from her former
residence to No Al Paris ct, where she be con.
Quilted upon Diseases, present and future business
&c. Hours from 10 o'clock A NJ to O'Clock p, N,
Aug 19-du
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"A correspondent of New Jersey paper
80, a. vas his "privilege" to witness a recent
Execution in Delaware. There is no account
ing for tastes.
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Wanted.
TO LET.
To Let.

A VERY convenient office with consultation room
"A No S93 Middle street, suita, lie tor law or insn
rance office. For terms SC apply to
SAWYER & SOULE, No. Exchange St.
Portland, February 4, 1870. feL4-1m
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STATEMENT
North American Ins. Co.,
BOS ON.
CAPITAL 100000.

ASSETS.
Cash value Of Real Estate. ......... s12s4l.H
Cash loaned. secu ed by mortgage ON
c.. Real @ Estate, 80. 5lssso7
Cash Market value Of U. 5. Stock and
Securities. ;.....:.........:....... 11s,ssl25
Ciy, Town Stocks Bonds and Loans, 2e,46,.5o
ional Bank Stocks owned by the
c..S Company, %ap;t s2l,115
c.sS and %,s Bonds % owned BY Company,..... s7.5oe
ate stocks. Bonds and Securities
owned by the Company, 3095
Cash loaned by the Co.. secured by
mortgage on pledge of Stocks, Bonds
and other Securities .....,,,, 15500
Cash on hand in office of the Company. 2O1324
Cash deposited in Merrimack National
c Bank ,......"..... n,4se.s4
Cash due co. from agents in course OF
r. -. srans%%ssion,: ans % ..:.............. 2,522a7
c.s,9 OF collection, 2,175.5s
49, pad: accrued but not yet due. ....... 2,4ss.1o
Cash value Of all other assets not inclu-
ded in above. ve,....................... 3,ss21s
6os,sss.a5
against the Company.
Policies issued against usual hazards of Fire.
Perpefu ual Policies issued on Brick and Framed
Dwellings.
IRVING MORSE, Secretary.
January 25th, 1870.
OFFICE, 1865 Fore street, Portland.
janS1ecd3w ~ SoA'' Aeen'e' 4
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MlSCELIiANEOU
SEVEN PER CENT.
FIRST MORTGAGE
Gold Bonds,
CHICAGO & SOUTHWESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.

. 1'nepai and interest payable IN GOLD at the
Anef'ean Exchange National Bank" ofNew-York
coupons payable May and November, free of
GOvEKNMENT TAX.
As au additional security the principal and in
.e.est is GUARANTEED in Currency by the CHI
oAao, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC R. r. co.
Ane Cnicago and Southwestern Railway, in con-
necuon with the Muscatine branch of the Chicago,
,neN. mocA Island and Pacific Road, is DIRECT Ex-
nHNSaoN OF the old Chicago and Rock Island
Noad from Columbus, Iowa, 25O miles THROUGH
hICHESr PORTIONS OF IOWA AND
MissouRI, TO THE CITY OF LEAvENwORTH,
AN'AS, thus constituting an almost direct air
nne from CHICAGO to the Commercial Metropolis
u Kansas and the Missouri Valley.
Ine Held OF this Road throughout the Southwest is
an open one; Its connection with Chicago is direct
anu an lis connections are among the MOST VAL
oAnLE and important of any Road in existence.
ine whole issue of Bonds amounts to five millions
ana constitutes first mortgage on the entire prop
erty Of the Company. BESIDES BEING UNCON-
DlTIONALLY GUARANTEED By THE CHICA-
GO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
Co, which renders the investment doubly secure.
We do not hesitate to recommend them as FIRST
CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.
They will be sold, at present, at 81 and accrued
interest, in currency. Government Bonds and other
available securities received in exchange.
Pamphlets, with full and interesting particulars
furnished on application by
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Partner Wanted.

DY Lady in this city, a situation as housekeeper
D in city or vicinity. Address,
feb4s3e E. NJ. j. No. North St., Portland, Me-
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7 eDements to Let.
To Let.

10 Leu,
IyNO LET at Woodford's corner, a good two story
l. house and sable and nIne acres of land.
Also, small rent.
pO23 If r. Il ATJEN
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Rooms to Let
To be Let,

10 De Leu.
WITH or without chamber, the desirable store
w No. 13 Market square. Possession given
Feb. 1st. Applyto
jan25tf WIN. HAMMOND.
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WANTED.

Young man would like good boarding place
n In private family; will not find fault or make
extra trouble. Would like 60 above Bracket st.,
for the walk. Good reference.
Address, H., Box 1916.
Feb Post
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WANTED
WANTED.

A GENTS for the Union Mutual Life Insurance
"A Company of Mai e.
Apply Immediately to
l. e. WATERMAN,
General Agent and Manager New Epgaud Agency
te12d3t~ At Falmouth Hotel.
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=" A N II E ID

M KAntH6.
4 GOOD American Girl to DO housework in a
"A small family.
febsd1w* Apply at 80 Clark St.
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MYTH $50o0 capital. in "a wholesale custom Tin
w Ware Mandatory. Must be . p, actical tin
pate work r. or thoroughly acquainted with the
6s Black stone st., Boston, Mas. feb div
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the proposed State uniformity. The more
there is at stake, the sharper the competition
ton must be. With uniformity it will be a
contest among the publishers for the whole
State instead of single town. The best
terms will thus be secured, not only for in
PRODUCTION, for term of years, the publisher
coming under sufficient bonds to fulfil his
contract. The books will be distributed
through the regular channels of trade; for
there is no cheaper way to do this work.
Z. 1t is claimed by TX" that State uniform
ity has failed where it has been tried. This
deny. He tells but half the story. In Cali
fornia 1t is not a failure, though the publish
ers who are "out in the cold" have done
their utmost to reverse the law, and in few
places have secured a local expression OF dis
approval. In Maryland, State uniformity
went under with the free common school sys-
tenn. when the State passed from the control
of the Republicans. In Vermont, uniformity
is success, though not complete. The books
designated by the State are not, indeed. used
in all cases; but whatever books are used de
not cost the consumer so much, BY a larg,
figure, as they do in this State. We are, then
to learn from other States, not to reject uni
formity, but to profit by their experience, en-
acting a more judicious law.
Other countries find no trouble to aris,
from uniformity. Upper Canada (Ontario
has better rural public schools than any Ney
England State. For many years she has ha
uniform textbooks, costing her people abou
one-third as much as ours cost us.
8. By no means do all distinguished educs
tors disapprove Of uniformity. More an
more they are coming to regard 1t with favo
Ane agitation for uniformity in Massachusetf
and New York has begun. 1t is because 9
the influence which the example Of Main
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Wanted !!

ROarders Wanted.
A FEW Gentlemen boarders can be accommodated
a with large and pleasant rooms at No. Locust
street.. Go01 references required. jan8eod6w*
Jan. Z, 1870,
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wanted Immediately
A FANCY SOAP MAKER; good pay and steady
a WORK given. Apply at "A Miudle st.
fell div j. M. TODD.
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HHAS. II. SMITH, W. P. CHASE. L. A. WADE,
Ohave an interest in our firm commencing Feb. 1,
1870. The style OF the firm will be the same.
LANE & LITTLE.
Feb 4th, 1870. feb5d2w
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-05

H. r. SHRPARD9ON,
General Agent for the Pacific Coast.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-05

A. N. TowNE, Gcn'l supt.
T. II. GOODMAN, Gen'l Passg'r Agent.
fc10-tf
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-05
TO MILLMEN!

yxyE HAVE FOR SALE AT THR GOLD
w HIN NEWS Once half ton Of superior
Type Metal, for lournAling purposes In Quartz
dnced prizes for cash.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-05
Tho NORTHWESTERN is purely MUTUAL
COMPANY.
Dividends are Declared Annually.
All participate In Dividends in proportion to
their contribution to the surplus.
ITS CHARTER is PERPETUAL! )!

drAnteu ny tnc Lcklrintuieoi "i1~onsA'
It's Charter limits its business strictly to the
various forms OF LIFE INSURANCE, AND
TO GRANTING ANNUlTIES.
The Charter provides against speculative and
hazardous investments OF these sacred fundS
belonging to Widows and Orphans.
II Is by law required TO make Annual Reports
to the Secretary Of State, giving fill and com.
plete exhibit Of the business and condition OF
tho Company.
This Company issues all kinds OF policies
pertaining to ....
LIFE ms u r A ~ q E.
And has justly acquired reputation for
SAFETY, EQUITY, PROMPTNESS,
AND GOOD MANAGEMENT,
Second to none and has hecoue one OF the
largest, and ranks among tho foremost In the
whole country. ...,,..
existence nearly r- ......f...
ST,OOO,OOO!
The Northwestern's terms Of Insurance arc
Az LIBERAL Us arc offered by any other re.
sponsible Company doing business In the United
States.
JOHN H. MILLS,
STATE AGENT FOR NEVADA.
Office, Howell s. Blacks Building, Corner
and Taylor streets, Virginia.
Virginia, March 9th, lSIO mns-u
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-16
Porter-Crant ImbrogIio.

We publish elsewhere the censorlous let
ter written by Admiral PORTER to Score
tary WELLS in 1906, in which that officer
speaks his mind about General GRANT, ana
also the model explanation of the Admiral
This is, under existing relations between
these two officials, on awkward occurrence,
especially so. az the confirmation OF PORTER
as "Admiral i'll place OF FARRAGUT Is
pending before the Senate.
Our "smoky Cesar" immolating him
self on the altar of personal friendship ID
semi-heroic imitation Of his ancient pro
totype, exclaims, with considerable melo'
dramatic effect, 81 have lost all faith IN
human nature.
PORTER, fearful of the pending con1lrma'
HON. is doubtful whether to lie into OF out
Of the scrape. His first impulse was tc
deuy the authenticity Of the letter, bu
'spaper writings" are ugly witnesses. III
therefore concludes to condemn himsel
by admitting that he had perpetrated
SANDER, and socks excuse on account
the trials and tribulations Of the time
which it was written. Tho Admiral doe
not state whether his caustio nervousness
was caused from the fear Of Buffers pow
der ship or ''rebel" guns.
Altogether the affair is most interest
ing episode in the lives Of these two prom
inent officials.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-16
Tr,reocnmcnt OF Holden.

Tho resolution offered by Mr.. SrEUD-
WICK, of Orange, yesterday, in the House
of Representatives., that ". ". Holden,
Governor Of North Carolina, be lmpeached
for high crimes and misdemeanors, looks
as if the members of the Legislature lnten-
ded to heed the wishes Of their constltu-
ents. The Governors organ has dehantiy
dared the House to prefer articles OF I'M
parchment. We thank Mr.. STRUDW1cK
for giving the people Of North Carolina
the opportunity, at least, to know whether
their representatives appreciate tho full
meaning of the August elections; whether
hereafter tho Constitution and the laws Of
The State, or the unbridled will OF the
Governor in Office, is to be supreme
whether correct principles or mistaken
policy is to direct legislation.
The people Of North Carolina will looA
10 the ecquel Of the movement inauguratec
Inv the resolution of Mr. STRUDTIcK witt
Great anxiety and concern.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-16
Repeal OF the Income FAX.

4 demand for the abolition of the in.
come tax comes promptly into the Senate
on the first day OF its session. AS mat
ter of right, California leads the column,
and MessrS. Cole and Casseriy, with -
friendly rivalry, have como forward each
with his bill providing for the abolition OF
this imposition. Since the adjournment
of Congress at the last session. as the
Philadelphia Inquirer remarks, the NOM
bers have been taught some things which
are rather different from what their own
ideas upon such, subjects had been. Upon
no other matter has it been moro satisfao-
toriIy demonstrated that they were SO
hopeIessIy blind and wretchedly mistaken
than in regard to the continuation of this
tax They treated the protest of the
people against that odious burden as
unworthy of attention. They insisted that
the continuation Of the tax was fOl tho
public good, and that it was folly to desire
its disc0ntinuance. BY this time they have
probably acquired some knowledge on the
subject. AL Of them have been taught
very clearly what the popular ideas are,
and some Of them, among whom we may
particuarize Mr.. SchCnck, have learned
the lesson with sorrow. If they desire to
recover the favor which they have lost by
their folly, they will hasten forward in the
Senate, pass one of the bills-the best one
of Cole or Casserly. Il the House there
ought to be contest to upset Mr.. Schenck
and his ruinous policy as soon as possible.
Let us get this imposition out of the way
without delay.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-16
HARD to str1k. out wh1te.,'

The Cincinnati Enquirer says: At the
late election in Michigan the question was
submitted to the people, by the Republican
Legislature, whether they would strike the
word "white " out of the State Constltu-
ton, in the suffrage clause, where 1t reg
tricts voting to white persons. This was
considered necessary in order to bring it
in harmony with the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Federal Constitution. 1t was
not supposed that there would be any OPP
position to this procedure, which the pro
eress of events had apparently rendered
But to the astoniehment OF tie
Republican managers, State which they
carried even this fall by fifteen thousand
majority, falters upon this question, and
if the friends Of the striking out are
not beaten, they have only succeeded by q
majority of q few hundred It would seem
that large portion Of the Republican
party in Michigan are DESTROYS of admin
isteripg a rebuke to those who ratified the
amendment in their name, without their
consent, even if the act carries with 1t no
practical force or effect"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-16
Josh Billings.

Mankind love histories; hole in the
ground eXcites more wonder than a.star up
in heaven.
Don't mistake yiyacity for wit; thare liz
about az much difference as thare IL be
tween lightnin and lightnin bugs.
Nature never makes any blundere; when
she makes phool she means it.
Thare liz some pholks in this world who
spend their whole lives in hunting after
righteousness, and kant find any time to
praktick it.
kicking COW never lets drive until Just
as the pail gets phull; it is just so with
some mems blunders.
The man who won't believe ennythlng
he kant see amt as wise as mule, Tor they
will kick at thing in the dark. -,
Every time man lafts he takes klnk
out of the chain of life, and thus lcngth-
ems it.
"a DOOR but dishonest cnss'-that liz
about az low down az emmy man can get,
unless he drinks whiskce.
Living on hope il living On wind;
good way to get phull but a poor way 10
get phatt. ..
brag on. :
The man who amt got an enemy, ~
really poor.
Advice il like kaster lie, easy enuif teW
Civ. but dreadful uneasy tew take
A cheerful old man or old woman IL lke
the south side of a wood shed, in the LAST
of winter.
Pity kosts nothing-and amt worth
nothing. .,,
A dog IL the only thing on this earth
that luvs yu more than he luvs himself
Whot men tkant do they are apt to al
mire-they don't kritcize mountain oe-
cause they kant make one. ~
Sekrets are cussed poor property, emmy
how. If VII circulate them, yu lose them
and If yu keep them you lose the interest
on the investment. az
Revenge il just az natural tew now ~
milk-yu will see little boys club the p'S'
that they bump their heads against
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-12-16
Education,

When we denounco the rascallty which
has made way with the moneys raised for
the education of our children, honest men,
whether rich or poor, white or black, Will
hardly be induced to believe that we are
opposed to free education. When we
tell them that hundreds of thousands OF
dollars have been raised by taxation for
educational purposes, and that other hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have been
realized for the same purpose from the
sale Of stocks in public works, ana that
but little of it has been spent upon the
education OF our youths, and less OF 1t re-
mains in the Public Treasury, it does not
follow that we are opposed to free schools.
Ii We tell our people that Northern Radl-
cal papers denounce our State as having
disgraced herself 10y neglecting the ed
ncation Of her children, in the face of the
fact that so much money has been raised
for that purpose, they will not, as matter
of course, regard us as hostile to popular
education. II we do not think the Super
intendent of Education is Que of the best
men in North Carolina if, IN fact, we
have not much confidence in his moral and
personal character, or his ability or desire
to discharge his duties In conformity with
the best Interests Of the State, we are per
fectIy srre that we have the endorsement
of those most interested in the education
of their children.
This man Ashley has permitted the edu-
cational funds to be shamefully wasted
without protest, or has himself been
guilty party to the frauds by which they
have been lost to the purposes for which
thew were raised. He has, we firmly be-
lieve, attempted to force upon our people,
by producing an educational famine, his
peculiar religious and political tenets.-
What money he may have spent here or
elsewhere was the funds of other people,
for which he was cure to get paying per
cent, and he took good care to leave his
work when larger field and larger salary
was offered to him.
He has been the willing and well-pald
tool of the Radical party to deceive the
ignorant in regard to public education IN
this State. He has trifed with their cred
ulity, hiding his hypocrisy behind ready
cant and a sacerdotal loyalty. He has man
aged to saddle his family and their mend1
cant friends upon the State, and has, IL
tu>n, preached, and spoken, and prayed
and edited in the service Of his party, Will