National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-03-11

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/ fragments; disrupted the old lie he.
tween pastor and people, and degra
ded the mission Of the preacher TO
level with apolitlcal stump speak
er, or a mere lecturer. Women who
profess no faith in Christ, find their
way to certain pulpts and har-
rangue the people on the Lords day,
or themes which have nothing to
do either with religion or the sane
/ tity Of the Sabbath.
Home life is being invaded. Di-
vOrces are on the increase, and Nor
manism, much as we talk and write
against it, is finding II welcome into
many of the parlors of the social
ed elite, and the suffrage won for
women in Utah Is the suffrage that
will characterize the women Of
America, whenever that day shalt
arrive. Is it not time that this
movement be discouraged is it
possible that there are no God fear
ing and home>loying men in the
Legislature Of Massachusetts who
will protest against Il legislature
called together to do work for the
people, being given up to rum and
women II not, let us know why
not for, noisy as are these parti-
sans OF Woman's rights, the Evan
gellcal, aud the sober portion of
our population, are utterly opposed
to their infdcl and lcentious
schemes. Mrs. Howe. in her address
to the legislature, asked them ''if
they remembered their mothers !
1t is to he hoped that some Of them
do, and if 50, they will treat these
noisy advocates Of woman's rights
as decent men are apt to treat the
Vlrago, giving her "a wide berth and
no attention. Massachusetts has
held an honorable position in the
past, as a State that planned wisely
and did brave execution. Let her
not descend to the low place Of be-
coming the plaything of infdclity,
and the mOuthpiece of Atheism
Rather let her c0nsecrate herself to
building up her material interests,
and protecting her home. life against
the inroads of vice, the contamina
f ton of her morals, and the injury
y of her spiritual health.
1t is our province this week tC
record more than usual number OF
accidents, and one of the worst is
the sinking of the American steam
er Oneida, by coming in collision
= with the British steamer Bombay
; a few miles out of Yokohama, Jap
an, about the last of February
when it is said that one hundred
a and sixty persons lost their lives
) The accident happened early i'll The
= evening. About fifty we're saved
Z In connection with the loss Of thi
II vessel and its noble crew, we hay,
u to speak OF the incXplicable and IN
u human conduct of the captain o
U the Bombay, who not only paid n,
attention to the hail of the Oneida
II crew, to ''Stand off or YOU will run
. It's down." but after the crash cam,
y he hauled his vessel off and square,
away for Yokohama without otiel
e ing the least assistance, and tina
t too when the crew Of the siultiu,
is vessel fired guns to announce thci
|, diStrcSSful condition but kept OF
=. her course and did not even rcpor
II the collision ON arriving at Yokoha
IT ma. Wheu the disaster was llu, VI
r her captain said he heard no guns
d although they We're heard in por
n twenty miles away from the seen,
n Of disaster. The Oneida VAS shOr
c of boats and 80 scores were drown
Q ed who might have been rescue,
o. but for that want. We hope tn
i. reported hCartlesSneSS Of the car
s tain Of the Bombay may prove falls,
&c We can hardly credit the story
Il. Such inhumanity would i'll bcc0m
It the demons of the internal pit
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- The democrats OF the House Wer
- the victims of a cruel joke MOnda
=. afternoon. The tariff resolution
> which was passed by an oyeIwhelu
" ing majority, VAS taken almost Ii
~ orally from the democratic platlol
- in the last presidential canvass.
- merely asserts mild incidental pr,
d" lection. The democratic members
- having committed themselves Il
" galnSt the resolution before the
-, knew It's origin, stuck TO their pos
" ton. Their" WAS great mrrlmcnt q
:, the floor. however. when the .iOk
:" was understood. Prominent den
=, ocratS say the sentiment of til
~ country is SO much changed sine
" 1865, that If national conNentiu
:. were held now. 1t would not aglt
l.. To the resolution passed to day.
~ was arranged, last night that a MOI
~ moderate resolution should be ole
=" cd and pressed to n vote To day
- hut upon further consideration Il
~. project WAS abandoned. Tie rcpu
~ lican members dislike to vote 4,
,o resolutions asserting abstract pri
=. c,plcs in regard to the tariff, but Il
y" bill on the calendar IN sure 10
n1 badly treated when it comes up.
~ The resolution adopted is us follow
w y" Resolved. That the interest of Il
II, country require such tariff for r.
- ennc upon foreign imports rs "
=" afford incidental protection to Il
=, nestle manufactures, and as vi
~ without lmpairing the revenue, il
" pose the least burden upon, al