Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-03-11


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- The New York E2lsf strikes sthe- right
vein in the following 7fitiL sssdl
II az The exposure and expulsion. Of sever
al members of Congress, for selling APP
Pointments in the, naval and military
academies for motley, ought to produce
slowing such appointments They are
now the perquisites Of members Of Con-
gress; they ought to be given with some
regard to merit and fitness
There should be a systefff Of compe-
tition. The appointments. at large might
livery wen be left, as now, with the Pres
ident, to enable him to appoint the or
lPhaned sons Of officers and soldiers or
i sailors of the United States, for whom
i the country may rightly, il they are
4 competent, open such career. indeed
ii would be useful TO liThit the Presidents
choice to this class, extending it perhaps
to the children of any persons who have
conspicuouslY served the county. l5aai
But the Congressional appointments
ought to be regulated differently. There
IS at present storm of indignation
against members who have sold cadet
7ships for money; but let any member
1'Of CongTess ask himself whether these
places are not feommonly, almost Uni- I
versally, bartered for political influence,
for votes, or political services. Yet such
barter IS quite as defnoraliEing as the
outright sale for money l5sroa dss9ilts
H. SOmedmesa a member 5of Congress is
4 found who offers the .eadetships in his
! gift to open competition of the youth IN /
| the public schools Of his district, This /
! plan has always the public approval /
because the people feed it to be just |
/ They pay taxes for the maintenance of /
the military and naval schools, and their /
| children, educated In the common (
schools, ought to have the chance 10 4
compete for scholarships frathese acad- /
eTnies. .-o af t..a7r71r s. # ii 8esi1 Il ia |
ADbREss ny A 66ID1Eh's on
iauos9 l1fiuA3d FHANs7uc .oiu {q1
/ Il iIJss no FoTT11l slufEI 10 ym /
,a()n On the occasion ofthe visit of a com1
mittee Of the Legislature 70 the Soldiers
| Orphans HPme at Xenia on the z8tPi 4
Master Howard GilkeYf one. Of the Little I
inmates ofthe. Home, delivered to the Z
comTmittteee }T 9rlit the foley touching address
of welcome :r.,...,.. .-e.. r..--. -. Z
/ HONORABLE GENTLEMEN :-rI Intro4 L
duce to you my sisters and brothers4 L
children of the brave defenders Of
their country Befere2you are those who
for the. past fpuE years. have felt and
know what the sacrifice of those dear
ones, given in the defense Of liberty, 4
ameans We have realized it in the bro
ken family circle Our homes, once
happy with father there. are now made
desolate. The sad separation Of brothers
and sisters-all this we have, known
But now brighter day is dawning
Kind and noble hearts remembered as
in our need, and reached forth the hand \
of benevolence-poi VS. 70 chat goal 4
which strengthens and puEifes the heart
and enlightens the mind. AEd ~ tones
of love they have said: "ChiidreR of
brave and noble fathers, make Of your
selves true men and women We can
and zoTH fulfil their expectations. and re-
pay them as we can with feelings Of IN
gratitude and love of warm hearts. But 4
their reward Hes not with us. Tis writ
ten above rs 11ll5 TsdyEEt EuE L2uet-'f 'fJltt III
Honorable gentlemen We do not feel / 1
that we are objects of charity, There is
registered on high a promise to our fa-
thers:: '1Cf0 and ne 70t2E 55y0Eet7 10zt,
z0f5iss and ktkls O1sasli GfFhey went be-
lieNing whatyeu saidsi and amid hard
ships and suferingsi gave their lives Il
while your promises TO pay dated
eight Years ago are still untitled, and we
have needed the comforts of life. We
orphan children. would look to you. q
Representative of the people of Ohio.
for protection and supp6ft untii we can
suPpoft Ourselves. ? IVglllsy syOU E6celFe Is? 4
Then pledge Witl4 these, my brothers. bt
that the flag our fathers defended shall Ia
be protected BY their sons. that its folds b
may wave gently Ger the hoary heads Id
of those whose benevbience sustained lf
and assisted as to places Of honor and 1
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sOeAZHY AND LATE fIOURssssA
e-as.fa R44EAF FOR REFORM. 5dl ii
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L A writer in the Es1eaiBg Pest makes
the following timely protest agsdRst an {
social custom 'al 20 ss.3 Il {
Now about the late hours. j don't y
streets of the city at All hours of the
night and morning, even IN 2 Carriage. I
Some. of Us remember terrible ship
wrecks. e-.-.lf ...f+ III, c
Well, their mother and / are working 4
people we have the cares and duties Of ]
life, and we cannot be up all night and a
out all day. / can't see the sense Of EE
loungihg about the whole evening. and Il
thengoing out just as it is tinesfor sober 2
peoPlefto goatO bedui IL is all irVrOng Q
someWhere.eal Hoos 1o bono 7E Elb1eq1 q
.ua why don't you go early? You were v
invited earlV.''b 80, ,we don't want to IL
be the first. 'fl- Well, asomeboCly has co Ia
be first, and SO tlheyig0 later and later fil
when. .,pif- all1would go at a fixed botH. Lb
there would abemo first. JoiE tEd ,15blo Z lb
g9I ] should like society as well as amy a
one, at decent hours and hope the d
time has not yet come when all older 81
people are to be turned out, and The young
people are to rule unpestralp ed br- G,
I And they stay too long, From two % a
three hours rs long enough for any b
They call i recreatop.-
Now recreation seems to mean renew =
ing, making over again, So far as. y Z
can learn, most constitutions are nearly {
broken down byfa winter OF society. II i
One after another drops out Of the ranks; A
the rest look haggard and pale. and not 3
few have 70 keepf1P on. such stimulus Z
as IS uHnous F! no ss71r 8r ia asf .lfl
am reminded Of IyopF friend s story p
about the legislature. have talked d
with scores OF people, and without eS- =
cePtion they say I'VE don't like late Z
hours we would gladly be earlier, but =
people won't come gir5 Il srq di4oa 4 Z
Now the good common sense OF our ri
people is against late hours, prolonged M
and extravagant entertainTnents, ana ~
the dissipation and extravaganza "iAaell :,
accompany them. .a2 NJ
The food that IS put upon the table az y
midnight IS unwholesome and destrWe-
tive the whole system unnatural and a.
vet everybody is afraid to use common q
sense. f. The rich don't want 10 be con- th
sidered mean" and those Of moderate II
means are ashamed TO, enteTtain at all. m
Now we are very fond Of things ~
French. Suppose we initiate the sim a
pliciy Of French entertainments--nnt Nv
Inc Enperor's balls, but such Az we N
read of and know OFF, Let US meet at a
an carly hour. have such simple refresh- ID