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THE FREE VOTE SYSTEM.

SnHaToR BUoKALEw, the champion of the
cumulative vote system, is not satisfied with
the title which is commonly given to it. He
insists that it shall be called the free vote
system, and he claims that it will not only
secure representation to minorities, but that
it viii tend to relieve every citizen of the
thrsldom of oliques, to purify conventions
and elections, to obviate the necessity of
spending money to buy up ''scalawags,"
and 90 bring better class of men into the
public service He alleges that under the
present gystem everything is sacrificed to
gain the goodwill of weak, wavering, or
yonal voters, and that ''the party which will
prostitute itself the most freely will win.
wheIeas under O system that made the rights
Of Che minorities absolutely secure, candi-
dates would be selected on account of their
intrinsic merits, and corruption funds would
NO longer be collected and expended. He
contends that in American cities, especially,
the proposed reform would prove very useful,
and that if something of the kind is not
adopted they will become ''despotisms and
seats Of anarchies."
Like other enthusiasts he exaggerates the
benefits of his favorite reform, but that it
might do some good can scarcely be doubted;
and that the times are so much out of joint as
to require fundamental changes is clearly de-
monstrated by the annual recurrence of dis
graceful proceedings at Harrisburg, and the
increasing Generalization of the professional
politicians The State Constitution needs
a thorough revision, and this can
be made only by convention.
We require not only better men in
Che State Legislature, but more members,
and under the cumulative or free vote system
minorities would insure the election of at
feast some candidates who were neither fools
nor knayes. The virtuous, intelligent, and
patriotic voters of the State are now repeat
sdly ovoralavghed by vicious and ignorant
plandererH who Leave them only fearful
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choice between despicable Democrats and
rascally Republicans; and it is high time that
means were devised to pat the powers Of
government in wiser and better hands
While the general question of reform is up
for consideration, there are several things
connected with it, in addition to those dis
cussed at the Reading Convention, which are
worthy of reflection. First if we are to con-
tinue the system of delegate elections and
nominating conventions, they should be
regulated by law, and the courts should be
empowered to punish men who attempt to
control them by fraud. Second, the whole
array of talent should be made available to
every constituency by abolishing laws
requiring that the representative of any par
ticular district must be a resident
thereof. Third, the system of minority
representation should be so arranged that
any considerable body of men in any locality
of the State, who have an interest or a
grievance, may elect a representative by
uniting their efforts. Let the coal operators,
for instance, send one representative, if they
can, and their operatives half dozen; let
railroad men have their representatives on the
floor, and anti-railroad men have their firm
friends in the Capitol; and let the miserable
farce of sending lot of manikins to Har-
risburg who are moved hither and thither by
lobbyists and bribes cease to be perpetual
reproach upon the legislation of the Com-
monwealtb
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e8- The earliest regular edition of The
EVENING TELEGRAPH goes to press at L!
o'clock, and the subsequent regular editions
at p, 50, and d. Whenever there is i'm
po,lant news Of the progress of the Euro
this hour, end before the regular time for the
eellY edition.
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OLOTHiNO.
The Peoples Own Establishment

MORE THAN EVER BEFORE
The people are realizing that
KOCKHILL WILSON are their
best friends
THE STRIKING REDUCTION
Made by ROCKHILL Il WILSON
on ell grades OF summer goods is
making an impression on the
hearts, the pockets, end the backs
OF our citizens, more than ever
before.
IT is APPARENT
That the public knowing their best
interests are now docking to the
GREAT BROWN HALL more than
to all the other clothing houses put
together, to secure the GREAT
SUMMER BARGAINS.
THE CONCLUSION
In the minds OF every sensible man and
boy is, 81 must buy Summer Suit at the
GREAT BROWN HALL"
81 can buy cheaper at GREAT BROWN
HALL than anywhere else"
II will take all my friends and ueighbors
to GREAT BROWN HALL for their
Clothes"
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INSTRUCTION..

A r. TAYLOR's SINGING ACADEMY, NO sig
"A. ARCH Street, Will open for the reception OF
pupils ON MONDAY. Sept. g. Hours from IL 70 i2
A. NJ and ~ L. NJ daily. QI6ts
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-19
lCHAPrEa 229l
An ACT

[CHAPTER 229
AN ACT
For the protection of the owners Of land
bordering upon the Chesnpeake Bay
aud its tributaries. ssA
Sec !. Be il enacted BY the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That al persons
claiming logs cast by wind and tide upon
any shore bordering upon ths Chesa-
peake Bay aud its tributaries, be and are
hereby prohibited from removing the
same without the payment to theovner
of said ,hore Of the sum Of twenty-five
cents GOD for each 4 so removed.
See. 2 And be il euscted, That the
owner Of any shore upon which logs are
so cast, may advertise such logs BY ons
insertion each week for three successive
weeks, in some newspaper published in
the State Of Maryland. Of y public NO
tise calling upon the owner OF said logs
to rcmove them after tho payment Of
twenty-five ceuts (2a) for each log SO
removed, aud the cost Of said advertiser
ment 10 addition thereto faa &
Sep. 3 And be it ouactei, That If
the said logs are not removed after suph
publication, the owner of any shore may
sell such logs TO the highest bidder, by
giving notice Of his intention so TO d.
by an additional advertisement for three
successive weeks as aforesaid. msntiou-
ing the tine and place Of sale.
Sec. 4 Aud be it enacted, That
any owner of a shore so selling, shall be
responsible for the excess of such snIe
over the sum of twenty five cents (25)
for each log sold, aud the cost OF the
aforesaid advertisements aud sale.
See. 8. Aud b. it enacted, That
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to deny to the owner Of any shore
a right to an additional Compensation
IoE special damages, such us the de-
struplian of ieuees, the lodging Of logs
upon cultivated fields, or other similar
injuries. ~
See. g. And be it cnaeteds That
any person removing logs FROM a shore
without complying with the provisions
of this Act, shall be fined not Less than
fifty (50) or more than one hundred
| (l00) dollars, oue-half OF which shall 10
paid to the informer; provided such re-
moyal shall effected before said logs
have been advertised according to the
second section of this Act
See. Z. Aud be it enacted, Tha,
any person or persons Sc removing said
loys aftpr they have haan dxarrixad f.,r
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AN ACT


Supp'emeasaIy y an Ae' en'l'ea ~ Az
.. ms~e ~ 'a'u im p'ossusnS ,. = we
c,y y " .no 's,'e '"ss o'oos
ooI'e', Passeu :. sanaa'y se'ons
n..en nuau'.u anu s.Asytoa,
So"aP,e. .wea.y eusee,) arc o AZ Ac1
s"esua,y slereo', pa1soa .els4IeeA
nI aaI.e. and 49, s'+' cHAp'ee epp
na"u'eu "ou '"en'y' W sppl1pfla.'ns
sum u mouey 70 ena9'e ne Vom-
m''s,o.e,s ,...,:. .uesu'u qamea 70 a'schArge
ne '4u',s.s. iupqrfeu hetennder
oeo, = ss y upapIeq ~ trs uenefa'
..on, ssIn",y " @.ty .apa' nat .ne comp'
.'one' ae 4H4 he - hefeny q,Ieceoo 70
'ssap his warrant upon inc treasurer
Pa} yoau o. Jerry, yohn Siack ana
os'ey "oS'e"ane, oomn'ssioners nan's
~ " ana appointed py tne Az ol
elshleen hunurcu ana ty,iour' chap-
.cr 'wcnty 'h'ee,! ana oy an amendutcfy
Ac' o. e'yn'eeu huadfed ana SIXTY az,
cnaplsF anc nunureu ana twenty, tns
sum q seven pa- .noasaaa n.e slx hundred arg
.n.' s'A 1852 apliars' % enaoss e's
snem NJ, . pay on .he 'iao'''''ss Ipcurseu ,
y 'ne,n ~ 1ne q'rcHarse % tnsH W.
'ies as Solnm'ss''nets soaer ss,a Ap.s''
Sec, e nau oe y enacted, nay tne
sa'u oo"'u'ss,onefs are ne,eDy ouscseq
~ Pny IVY - sns seven ,,'l8' ,noosana @ .s s,A
"s"u,eu ane 'n'i'y-sss oo'iars ~ ,pool
pace .1. aanas lor 'ss ss.a'smsassf
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toaarrra SAL


To amend section sixty-two Of Article eighty
ono Of the Code Of Public General Laws, re-
latipg to the redemption of Real Estate sold
for Taxes, as amended by the Act Of eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, lchapter one hundred
and thirty-tbree. $3.50
See. I. Be itcnacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, That section sixts-two Of Ar
ticIc eighty-pne or the Code Of Public General
Laws, entitled Revenue and Taxas. relating 70
the redempfiap Of real estate sold for taxes, a.
amended BY the Act Of eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, lchapter one hundred and thirty.
three be and the same Is hereby amended and
re- enacted 50 as 10 read a. follows.
Sec. 50. Be II enacted, That whenever real
estate shall be sold BY Collector, the owner
hereof may redeem the same by paving within
two years from the date OF sale to The purcha.
ser thereof the amount paid hy him 10 said
Collector on said sale, and al taxes assessed
on said real estate and paid by said purch ase,
since said sale and prior TO such redempfion
and all coats and expenses properly incurred
10 procuring the ratification OF said SAID bv N,
Judge or Circuit Court having jurisdiction N
the premises, with interest," on all said sums 4
the rate Of fifteen per cent per annum from
me date OF their payment
See. = And be It ensctcd, That this AZ,
snail take effect from the date az is passage. \
APPreped APra 4, 1870 =
fI+ ~. "a. .<..|
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[CmarrER ISL
AN Aor
uDRN BowIE;
Governor


To repeal and re-enact with amendments, sec
lion fourty-tve OF Article eighty.one Of the
Code Of Public General Laws, entitled Reve-
rue and Taxes.
Sec, !. Be Il enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland, That seoton forty.fve of Ar
ticle eighty-one Of the Code Of Public General
Laws, entitled Revenue and Taxes, be and the
same is hereby repealed aud re-enacted as fol-
lows
Sec. IS. And be it enacted, That every Col
lector of State Taxes, except the Collector of
State Taxes In the City Of Baltimore, shall ac-
count for any pay to the Treasurer, two-thirds
thereof on the first of January annually. and
the remaining third on the fast Of April there
after and that whenever the Mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore shall have placed the col
lection OF State Taxes in the hands Of the City
Collector, and said City Collector shall die, re-
sign bis office, or be removed therefrom, or his
term OF Office as City Collector shall exrire and
be be not re-appointed CITY Collector immedi-
ately upon his death, resignation removal, or
the expiration Of bis term Of Office as aforesaid,
all bis power and authority to collect State
Iaxes snail cease and determine, and all bills
for state Taxes then 10 arrear, and the books
and papers relating thereto shall be delivered
ny him TO his successor in the Office Of Collec-
tor oil State Taxes in said city, who shall pro-
coed to collect the same, and shall have ali the
power and authority to enforce the payment
thereof which are now conferred by law for
the collection OF other State Taxes placed in
his hands for collection, and shall account for
said arrears and deposit daily his collections
thereof in the same manner as 10 now provided
by law with reference to other Stale Taxes
placed ia his hands for collection, and that no
pending suit or other proceeding instituted BY
any Collector OF State Taxes In the City OF Bal
tisnore shall abate by reason Of bis death, res.
ignation, removal, or the expiration OF his
term Of Office as aforesaid. bnt all such suits OF
other proceedings shall be entered 10 the use o
his successor In said office, who shall conduct
sach suits or other proceedings as if the same
had been originally commenced in his own
name.
Sec. 3. And be il enacted, That this Ac
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
AppraFed Febaary rs, 1870.
oDES BOWIE,
Governor.
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FURNNITURE.
Spring Opening.

I HAVE just purchased in Philadelphia
Il good supply Of Goods at the lowest
cash prices for the Spring and Summer
Trade. Blue, Black and Brown Cloths of
the best make; also latest styles of CASH.
meres, Tweeds, Cottonades, Jeanes, &c.,
also Ready Made Clothing.
Having had long experience in this
branch OF business, | can offer special in.
ducements TO purchasers.
1 am also Agent for the sale of the cole.
brated Singer Family Sewing Machine,
which Is far superior TO any now IN use.
Price from $50 to S65.
One Grover and Baker Sewing Machine,
but little use, for $40.
apps -. N. /. G0RsUCH.
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fcuArrrn sas.l


AN ACT
To repeal an Act, entitled an aAet to amend
Article four, Of the Code az Public Local
Laws, title g Guano," By adding thereto the
following sections relating 10 the inspection
OF all feflilizers, other than Guano, passed al
January Session, eighteen hundred and six
y-eight, chapter two hundred aud ninety.
i've, and 10 enact aud add an additional Al.
ucle to the Code Of Public General Lsws, 70
number one hundred and thirteen, and titlcl
.Manures and Fertilizers.o
Section l. Be Il enacted BY The General Az.
ssnibiJ OF Maryland, That the Act entitled u.
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FOR SHERIFF..

THE friends of William Stiner, of New
Windsor, in Hampstead District, present
him as a candidate for Sheriff in 1871, sub
ject to the decision of the nominating con.
yentiou of the Democratic Conservative
Party. novlI
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A Good Chance %.9 ,s '1'rGd%ss S.i,;s, the III. Si
on. needle, no weights, Is simple, strong, easy;
knit: anything Complete that can be Knit BY
hand or by any kniiter with far less trouble or
time at SIS. Also a standard, double-thr read,
Machine at SIS. Maekinss .sai on trial. Lib,
eral discount. G. PATR0Nl, General Agent,
VI? Market street, Wilmington, Delaware.
dec ely
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PLASTER MILL.

THE subscribers, having rebuilt their
Il Plaster Mill at Hoods Mills, b. 4 o.
r. R., are prepared to furnish to farmers
and the trade pure article Of fine ground
Soft Blue Windsor Plaster, in quantities to
suit, at reduced prices.
McC0MAS & BRO.
ap 14-6t Hoods Mills.
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[ca.s,s. sso.l

For the benefit Of Agriculture By securing the
vendors cf Msnurss.
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Notice,

YNHE subscriber, Licensed Scrivener, is
J. always ready, on short notice and rea.
sonabls terms, to write Deeds, Mortgages,
Bills Of Sale, Bonds, Releases, Wills, &c.
D. P. SAYLER.
Double Pipe Creek, Nd. mar 10.
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MUSIC! Mus1c!!
+. MORTIMER HURLEY,
PROF. OF MUSIC AT

c,,r,,t College, Mem Wind.or, aud Carroll
Collegiate Institute, West~iH''sr.
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THE LOCALITIES WHERE THEY HAVE
EEEN FOUGHT.

TIE LOCALITIES WHERE THEY HAVE
EEEN FOUGHT.
1t has been almost impossible to fol-
low the movements of the armies about
Mc;H because the hamlcts named in the
dispatches are not always down even ON
the best maps accessible i'll a newspaper
Office The names of Bronville, Won
VILE, and ''Doncour" give editors no end
OF trouble. We have assumed that
"Doncour" was Tniancuurt some twenty
miles southeast OF Metz, but it seems
from the Hartford Courant's Topography
which Is generally correct, that there is
DoncOur between Gravclottc and I;riev.
which Is probably the place meant.
Gravelotte Is a village about S miles
dlrectl y west of Metz on the main road
10 Ncrdun. Just west of Gravelotte the
post road forks. On the left fork, run
nng southwest are Resonviile. eleven.
Nlonvliie, thirteen, and Malatour COR
Mars la IOur) fifteen miles from Metz.
On the right fork, running northwest.
are BronNilIc and Doncour, and Briey,
or La Brie, twelve TO seventeen mile.
from Metz. There is another Doncour.
in The direction Of the other fork about
ten miles southwest OF Malatour, or say
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time I'll say tay5 to you. and there's the
end of it.
The Bedouins, a, we knew them. were
civen to singing, also. Hour by hour
they would trudge over the sand singing
TO the camels. 1t was the surcst way to
keep the camels in good spirits, not TO
speak of the rest of US. Ii camel
Jagged, his driver would 90 at him, not
with Il stick, but with song-or rather
the droning hum which passes for a
song on the desert. Occasionally they
'9clucked," as we do in driving Il horse,
but l have an idea that that was ar
barrie habit they learned from us, not the
good, old patriarchal way. So between
the chatting, and the joking, and the
,insin-, you'll see they were happy set,
and | cannot now remember anything
which married their continual enjoyment.
And think of them still, as trudgng
along those plains, day after day, sing
ing and laughing together, and wonder
ing perhaps, if the American Ilowadji
will ever come back to try a ride on their
good camcl-, or 10 try hand at their
prickly sea monsters. Ii he does, it will
be tay6 L. 7. F.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-08-26

twenty five miles from Metz, but it Is
probably the first named that is referred
10.
With these places in mind, in order to
understand the movements of the Ii, Stile
forces, it Is necessary TO remember HAT
armies of two or three hundred thousand
men, such as are here i'll question, must
have a very extended front, and may
hold each IA space of thirty or forty miles.
The Couramt suppOses that the French
still hold the line between Nerdun and
Metz. and have new front looking
south, with their left flank resting upon
and protected by Metz, and their right
resting upon Nerdun. Ii so, the Prus
slams could not continue their march
along the Strasburg and Nancy railway
toward Chalons and Paris, without leav-
ing their fink exposed to the new French
front. They cannot 90 further toward
Verdun and Chaluns, save rs they break
the French connection with Metz, and
compel the French to 80 in the same di
rcction. Hence probably the movement
toward Briey, which we take 10 be an
advance of the right wing OF General
Steinmetz's corps, just as the attacks at
Graveluttc and Marsha Tour were ad-
vances of the prince royals lett VIM or
center. The two Prussan armies pivot
upon Punt-a- Mous-Un, Swing two-thlrds
round the Ireat fortress of Metz, and are
irving with their 1Xtremitlcs 10 break
| the French connection with Metz.
1t may be, however, that the vigor OF
he PrusSian attack has been such as to
keep large part of the French still I'M
! .Icr cover Of the guns OF Metz, while the
rest advanced along their western line OF
communication with Ncrdun. In the
battle OF Saturday, east of Metz, the at
tack was made 10y Gen. Stcinmctz, who
drove the French into their works. Tie
/ retreat of the French on Eerdun began
/ Sunday, but was checked by the army OF
/ Frederick Charles which had crossed the
river near Pont a-Niou--on. The battle
III Tuesday was between the greater part
/ of the army If Gen. BaZanc and the
army OF Frederick Charles, and this was
continued on Wednesday at Marsha
Four The movement on Brlcy, made
/ 10y Gen. :>tcnmctz. l. still involved in
doubt, ia, it was probably made for the
purpose of attacking the French il their
rear and right flank a they reiterated
( toward Etaln, and cutting their line in
TWO, west Of Metz. The Berlin dis
patchc, how declare that this was done.
and that a large part OF the French
forces was driven back 10 the shelter OF
The fortress But whether the two ar
mics of S;cinmetz AMI the prince royal
have ioinci OF the west OF Metz is not
stated, Nor do We know how large Il
portion OF Balamc's army has effected
its retreat to Vitry, where it WIS to join
Mediation. On this point we shall soon
be informed by the d,-patcI,c, from Cha
Ions, and until we have information, We
cannot tell which side really won III the
prutractcd >tru--ie around Metz.
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The BoittiiD COhCcIttiOIl.

The Essex county boilers met at
GuIldhalI, the 23l inst, ana organized.
with Charles W. King Tor president
Levi Howe and Oramvl Crawford for
vice pre>Ii,ut~. Geo. Lane and II. {.
Bates, secretaries. The following county
ticket was pu, in nomination:
Nc~tor-Gco +. French.
list. JMyes-D. H. Ecattlc, Milton
Cook.
ProLon. Juige-Orlmcl Crawford
NtJ''> .luouog-iI. G. Bate.
.>L,y.f-A + Holbrook.
HuLB-,I. y Man-ur
We know little of the grievance, @:
,l'~ bolting faction in E-,cN county-in
fact Sc don. believe they know them
selves. Cine thing i apparcn;-they
cannot hope to elect :hcir ticket. I'll,
most that they can expect to do Is to
throw the election into democratic hanI-
ndrr the circumstances it bchoovcs ev.
cry Republican in the county to consid,l
welt before he -lvc~ il AID and comfort.
;ndc specially his vote. And especial ear,
should be taken that no one votes tn,
wrong ticket unwit.in.Iy. The regular
uomiu,c7 OF the regular convention, rec
ulavlv called and r,o,llarIv held viii l.,
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jTr. Uiiia,.d I.e-No,nii.otsd.

1t Is with much pleasure HAT we re-
cord the denomination Of Hon. Charles
W Willard in the Fust District, at
the convention held at NIid,llebury last
Thursday Oar rcpdcr< have been aware
Of thc fact ,t a division IN that district.
quite a number OF prominent politicians
b,iu- determined to defeat Mr. Wizards
second nomination, thereby establishing
an unknown precedent and -lamcfuly
treating Il worthy and able representa-
tive.
they had wari:t time OF it at the
convention. keeping in session all day
Thursday. md all night, until icur
p'cIock Friday morning. i vigorous
tight was made by the anti-Willard men
in favor of having the committee on
credentials chosen by the several county
delegations. instead Of being appointed
by the chairman of the district com
mittee-Gen. Pitkin-who is "A Willard
man. The proposition WIS finally de
leated and the committee Were appointed
by the chairman i'll the usual way Thou
the twO delegations from bennington
county, one in favor of Willard, and the
other in favor Of anybody else, plea led
Tor admission til near midnight, when
one was admitted and the other with
lrcw with a portion Of the convention,
the lAaj.ri.y Of which stood by and
nominated Mr.. Willard l. seems that