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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

Whenever an outrage is committed
in the South our Radical friends cry
out for reconstruction. II is trite old
saying that "what Is sauce for the goose
is sauce for the gapder." Now it Is
certain that not only in Schuylkill
county but in the coal regions general
ly, personal rights are not respected nor
does the law protect them. Men who
want to do work dare not do it, though
their families are starving, and recently
houses of workmen who had gone tc
work were attacked, one was blown ur
with powder, and man was killed.
Had this happened in the South II
would have been hailed by the Radi
Gals as a most gross and wanton ku
klux outrage, the Federal army would
have been quickly on the move, repre-
sentation In Congress would have been
denied, elections set at naught, and re
construction insisted upon. If goot
there, why not apply the same remedy
in Schuylkill? L? Why wont Radicals
take their own medicine?
The facts referred to constitute {
strong illustration of the folly of Radi
cal action towards the South. Outra
ges, violence and murder are common
here as we'll as there, and are not pro
per basis for political action. The rene
dy for all such evils is to be found in {
proper enforcement of law by thu
Courts and their officers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17
Grant and Hancock.

A spicy correspondence between Gen
eral HANCOCK Gen. FISHERMAN and Gen.
GRANT has been published, In which
the character of HANCOCK stands out
in bold relief as the statesman and the
soldier. We presume that of all the
generals of the army HANCocK's record
is the brightest. Wherever the cloud
of war hung lowest and blackest his
sword shone brightest, flashing like
lightning through that bursting cloud.
He had no political plan in his fighting,
Wherever he was put he discharged his
duty with that splendid military genius
which soon placed him among the fore
most military men of the age When
the war was over he thought we should
have peace. In whatever position he
was placed after the war, he proved
himself not only soldier but states
man. In his brief, but masterly man
agement of the Indians, in his short
and brilliant government Of Louisiana,
he was devoted to the suppression OF
rebellion, tho establishment of order;
to the good of his whole country. lie
had the heavy hand for the turbulent,
and pardon for the penitent. The very
fact that he displayed wisdom and
mercy drew upon him the enmity of
the politicians, who thrive only in an
archy. Persons were not wanting to
stir up enmity between Genera GRANT
and General HANCOCK. Then followed
a gross act of injustice to General HAN.
COCK. On the death of Major-G General
THOMAS, at San Francisco, the COM
mand of the Division of the Pacific
was given to General SCHoFIELD, a
Junior Major. General, and General
HANCOCK continued in a department
under General SHERIDAN. The publ
cation of this correspondence reveals
General HANCOCK as the true soldier
and gentleman, and will not rebound
to the credit of those who are persecut.
ing him. The people of the United
States never yet failed to vindicate the
character of a faithful public servant
against all odds, however great, in con-
spiracy against him.-Tish World.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17
The Feathcring of Nests,

lfall that Senator SHERMAN recently
said on the floor of the U. S. Senate
about the wanton extravaganza of the
present federal administration be true,
General GRANTS appointment of every
relative he possesses to lucrative pub
lie Office is nothing beside the other
wholesale rObberies of the Treasury in
Washington. Senator SHERMAN said
-"Every man of sense knows that he
can go to any of these departments and
cut off one half of the clerical force,
and yet leave a sufficient force to per-
form all the duties. If others do not
know it, at least have a very strong
conviction on this point" Senator
PATTERSON said very much the same
thing. In fact, the. open system OF
plunder now prevailing in The federal
capital, under the GRANT dynasty, is
appalling to themore respectable repub.
| icans. The avarice and rapacity OF
GRANT and his innumerable relations
the reckless expenditures and utopiau
schemes of his administration, together
with his own utter incapacity as civil
ruler, are all salient features that will
live in the future history of the United
States long after he is dead.
Such n " feathering of nests" as they
call it, never before was seen in Wash
ington. The example of the President
himself, who accepts every kind o.
presents from a costly mansion down
to box Of cigars, and bestows public
Office on the donors, has had its natural
effect upon his subordinates. His anX
iety to fastcn every poor and rich rela
ton he has upon the federal treasury
has not gone unappreciated. Every
great man has his copyists. AS result
therefore, greed and corruption rule in
the District of Columbia. Nepotsm
chicanery, ignorance and duplicity are
rife throughout the public departments
and our government this day, if it
could be held up to the light and faith
fully exposed to an honest scrutiny,
would make every man shudder who
entertains the slightest respect fol
sound principles, the faintcst regard fol
truth, integrity and justice, in the ad
ministration of government. -.AHentow1
Democrat.
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Editors Book Table.

A New HEALTH JoURNAL.-UeaHh
and Home is the title of new Health
Magazine, of Al pages royal octave, just
issued in very neat form by w. II. DE
Puy & Brother, S05 Broadway, New
York. In their prospectus the publish
ers promise "a high toned, practical
health journal, edited not in the inter
est of any medical party or clique, but
one which shall "glean from all fields,
hold under contribution all schools OF
medicine, and seek aid from ali intelli-
gent accessible teachers" The first
number now before us has Il varied and
inviting table of contents, which needs
only to be seen in order to awaken at.
tention. 1t furnishes not only NUM-
Der of elaborately prepared papers, but
also a great variety of miscellaneous
"facts, hints, remedies, &C.," for the
family circle. The publishers offer il
to subscribers at 81 80 a year, and call
for canvassers in all parts Of the coun'
try, to whom they will pay large cash
commissions.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

The Germans are slowly evacuating
France, excepting such parts as are to
be held as guaranty for the payment
of the indemnity. The French are in
state of fermentation and little re-
spect Is paid to the authority OF the
government. Revolution and anarchy
are imminent. The Reds are making
constant endeavors to induce the army
to revolt but have so far failed. Sever
al of the ringleaders have been arrested
and condemned and two are to be shot.
Several Radical papers have been sus-
pended. The French Assembly has re-
solved to move to Versailles, where
the government will be set up until
Paris becomes tranquil.
The German Emperor, the Princes,
Bismarck, Won Moltke, and German
grandees generally are on their way
home. Their countrymen will greet
them with the most extraordinary ova-
tions.
The Congress of the "great powers"
has adjourned. The Russian demands
were all complied with-because the
other powers were unable to resist her
OF course Prussia took the side of Rus
sia, as some compensation to the latter
for preventing the interference of other
powers in behalf of France.
Trouble Is brewing in Spain. a revo
luton will no doubt break out soon.
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True Cause of Summers Disgrace

To jump at conclusions is always a
grave fault, and to accept SUMMERS
baby cry that he is removed and dis
graced on account of his San Domingo
differences with the President, is absurd.
We suspect much more grave reason.
For years past the Republican leaders
have occupied an untenable and dema.
goguical position on the Alabama ques-
tion. They must back dorm. A com.
mission composed of representatives
from both countries, is in session, and
will settle the question on some COM
mon sense basis. SUMNER cares neither
for President GRANT or the Radical
party, or the country itself, or any con.
sequences that may result, if his own
selfish interests can be promoted. He
wants to play the demagague on this
very point, in the vain hope of making
himself President. At the head of the
committee on foreign relations he would
necessarily be in the secrets of the Pres
ident and his Secretary Of State, could
ueieab any tcaty, peih'Po PiS'NtS
tlement, and bring on war with Eng
land, aud through the attendant excite
ment and resentment make himself
President! That is the real game that
is cut off by his removal. He would
sacrifice billions of money and hun
dreds of thousands of lives, and see the
last dollar wrung by tax collectors from
the hard earnings of every man, if all
that would make him President! He
no doubt thought he saw his way clear,
through the tribulations of his country,
but his selfish and unpatriotic purpose
is nipped in the bud and Haman hangs
high on his own gallows! No wonder
he whines like whipped cur. Dog
that he is, he richly merited his fate.
The mess of trouble that the circum-
stance throws the Republican leaders
and newspaper into is charming. Let
them struggle in the mire. But in the
name of common sense and public de-
cency, let not the Democracy become
sympathisers with rotten SUMNER.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

CARPET-BAGGERY is getting in bad
odor among the Louisiana negroes. The
Radical Legislature of that State has
not made fair division of the public
plunder between the white and black
cormorants swarming in the lobby. Re-
Gently, a corporation composed of ne.
groes asked for subsidy for new line
of steamboats, to run on the Mississippi
River. The object was laudable. The
negroes complained that they were ex-
cluded from seats at the first saloon ta-
bles and berths in the first cabins of the
steamboats, now on the river, and that
their purpose was to establish line in
which individuals of their color could
get first-class accommodation. They
urged, moreover, that they would not
initiate the mean exclusiveness of the
whites, but would freely admit The
whites to all the privileges they them
selves enjoyed. This appeal, instead o.
warning the carpet. baggers to a display
OF generosity, only extracted from
their selfish hearts the pitiful sum o.
$50 900. On the very same day the
Legislature voted away s3,5Oo,OOO to
white steamboat and railroad compa'
nies. The fact is, the white lobby mem
bers had more cash to squander on
members of the Legislature than the
impecunious darkies, and all the just
claims of the race upon the New Eng
landers whom they had elevated to Of
flee weighed as nothing in the balance
This is what GROVES the politicians OF
color in Louisiana, and induces New
Orleans paper in their interest to cry
out "we are over reached. "--Er.
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Vicious Election Practices in philadelphia.
The Ledger of the 18th says:

The conviction of Brill for altering
the election return of the sixth division
of the Sixteent Ward should be made
to mark a new era in putting a check
upon the p rogress of this infamous and
dangerous crime. No one need be re-.
minded how frequently our elections
have been disgraced and corrupted of
late years by the alteration and down
right forgery of returns; nor does any
intelligent man need to be reminded of
the dangers to society, if this species of
villany is not crushed by the heaviest
blows our courts can strike at the vii
lans of any and all parties who engage
in it. Defeating and defying tho will
of the people by forged returns is sufli-
GENTLY infamous and dangerous but
beyond this lies the far more formida-
Bile danger of violence, mob law, revo.
luton and anarchy which such crimes
are sure to provoke if they are permit
ted to pass without the severeSt pun
ishment. In the present instance, the
forged return was made part of the
general return for every man voted for
in the Sixteenth ward in October last,
from School Director to the Judgship of
the District Court. 1t was counted for
the Row offices, Congressman, Sena-
tor, member of the Legislature, Coun-
cilmen, and was intended wherever
there was close vote for any of these
officers to throw out one set of candid
ates and make them all contestants 1t
was far-reaching conspiracy against
the elective franchise, and it is great
pity that the arch cOnspirator is not in
The dock to receive his deserts along
with Brill. Even now member of
Common Council holds his seat by
means of this forgery. And again It
turns out in the course of this trial that
the records of the Court of Common
Pleas have been mutilated or plundered
to cover up an election fraud. This is
another aspect of the great dangers we
have drifted into, and that need the
heavy hand of the Court for the protec.
ton Of the public.
Yet our conservative friends like the
Reading Gazette would not "alter what
is established" and let these frauds go
on. Rather than attempt to remedy
evils, scoundrels are to be permitted to
go on and cheat the people out of the
officers they have elected and impose
upon them men they have rejected at
the polls The facts here referred to by
the Ledger call loudly for thorough re.
form and for men and parties who are
capable of effecting it in the most thor
ough manner.
We are not of those who believe that
fraud at elections can be prevented un-
less he motire to cheat is taken away.
Destroy the motive and the evil is
at once overcome. The plan of
cumulative, or free voting, does this eff.
fectualiy, and renders fraud impossible
in nearly all cases. Surely every fair
man will agree that something must be
done to stop such gross abuses as the
Leclger speaks of above, and which is
only one case out of many.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

AUTHORITIES on ADVERTISING
Without advertising should be poor
man to- day.--H r. HelmJOM.
Ny success is owing to my liberality
in advertising. .-BOnner.
l advertised my productions and
made money Nicholas LongwoUh.
Constant and persistent advertising
is a sure prelude to wealth. Stephen
Girdrd.
lie who invests one dollar in business
should invest one dollar in advertising.
"A. T. Stepart.
p. It. Barnum, the noted exhibitor,
ascribes his success in accumulating a
million of dollars in ten years to the
unlimited use of printers ink.
A man who is liberal in advertising
is liberal in trade, and such man sue.
ceeds while his neighbor with just as
good goods fails and drops out of the
market.-HOrdce Grecley
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17


The House has passed bills repeating
the duty on Coal, Salt, Coffee and Tea,
by majorities of about 100. We observe
that on strictly party issue only 20
Democrats voted. The 25 absentees de-
serve the contempt of the whole coun-
try. If they do not want to attend to
the business for which they are elected
they ought to resign and allow more
patriotic men to take their places. The
House Is an xious to adjourn and reso.
lutions for that purpose pass by large
majorities, but the Senate refuses to
consider the subject.
The Senate is getting over the SUM
NER fermentation. The other day the
latter sneerlngly asked Senator CAM.
ERoN to have the committee on foreign
relations Immediately consider and re.
port upon the French Spoliation bill
that has been before Congress for the
last 40 or 80 years. CAMERON replied
that he could not be expected to do in
a few days what SUMNER had failed to
do in ten years!
The Radicals of both Houses are do.
ing their utmost to work up kuklux
excitement. A committee appointed
by Radical caucuses of the two Houses
has reported bill for the suppression
of the kuklux. OF course all this is
only cover for the iniliction of some
new scheme of tyranny upon the South,
and to excite Northern fanatics and
soft heads 1t is quite doubtful, if not
improbable, that kuklux organization
exists at all, or ever did. 1t is rather a
general name for outlaws who band
together, each band of which exists on
ly for the preparation Of a single act,
and is as often composed of negroes and
Radicals as of any other. The genuine
kuklux is only aghostly habit assumed
to frighten negroes to their homes after
night and thus stop their pilfering. But
Congress is determined to work it up
into political scare crow. The Radi-
cal members will find that the people
are no greater fools than themselves.
The rest of the time of Congress is
occupied in the presentation of laud
grant schemes and other thefts,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

RADICALIsM.-Ar radical revolution
has been going on for some time in Ar
kansas, which is highly illustrative OF
Carpetbag Radicalism. Gov. CLAYTON
was elected to the U. S. Senate by the
Legislature and should have taken his
seat on the 4th of March. But he had
a quarrel with Lieut.. Governor JOHN
SON who was by virtue of his office
President of the Senate, and who would
succeed CLAYTON as Governor If the
latter resigned. CLAYTON had proceed
ings of impeachment commenced
against JOHNSON, who had ruled
some of CLAYToN's friends out of the
Senate. Impeachment was also com
menced against CLAYTON. The Su-
preme Court then took the matter in
hand, the Chief Justice of which was
also impeached. But the Chief Justice,
combining with JouNsoN's friends,
dismissed the action of impeachment
against him, and their friends together
in the Senate were strong enough to
dismiss the proceedings against the
Chief Justice To defeat them GOV.
CLAYTON resigned the U. s. Senator
ship But thus all hands were losing
too much of good thing and COM
pi omise was effected. JOHNSON re-
signed his Lieut.. Governorship and was
Immediately appointed Secretary OF
State by CLAYTON. A friend of the
latter was elected Speaker of the Senate,
who becomes Governor on CLAIToN's
resignation. This all accomplished,
CLAYTON resigns as Governor and is
elected TO succeed himself as U. S. Sen
ator! All hands in the transactions are
carpet .baggers and the people of Ar
kansas only look on and laugh, the
military around them preventing them
from action. Were the latter out OF
the way, the people would kick the
Legislature, Governor and all into the
Mississippi. And this is an Illustration
of the manner in which the South is
governed when Radicals have the pow
er. The same scalawags send members
to Congress, and through these the peo'
pie here are partially governed too!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17
Centennial Celebration.

Congress enacted a law at the late
session fixing upon Philadelphia as the
place where the Centennial National
Celebration shall be held on July 4,
1876. The Legislature also took up the
subject and authorised the appointment
of committees of arrangement as fol,
lows:
State at large-Gov. Geary, Asa
Packer, Mr.. Hortsman, Col. McMich'
ael of Phil adelphia, and ID. ]. Morrill,.
Senate-Speaker Wallace, and Sena
tors Olmstead, Purman ard Nagle.
House-Speaker Webb, and Messrs
Strang, Ellis and Johnson.
In addition to these other committees
W i'll be appointed by Philadelphia and
various other authorities, organizations
and societies. The affair will undoubt'
edly be one of the grandest spectacles
of the kind ever witnessed in modern
times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

A NEW YORK paper says that con-
sidera source of profit to banks is
the wearing out, destruction, or loss by
the holders, of bills issued as currency.
This is fully shown by the fact that of
the circulation of the banks doing bus
iness seven years ago under the bank
ing law OF New York, and which, since
the law was passed by Congress taxing
it, has been as far as possible called in
So, $50, 900 is yet outstanding. Some
part of this amount may possibly be
boarded by Ignorant persons in old
stockings and money chests, but the
presumption is that the greater portion
of it is beyond the possibility Of pre-.
sentation for redemption, and that ac-
cordingly the banks, which received
value for it, will be relieved from meet
ing their obligations to take it up.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

Liquor DEALERS in Ohio complain
that under the new law women who
have shiftless husbands are suing them
for support, on the ground that the men
are prevented from providing for their
families in consequence of their indul-
gence in liquor; and the women get
yerdicts in their favor, sometimes even
when it is proved that the improvident
husbands will not work when they are
perfectly sober. The consequence is that
in some parts of the State a married
man cannot get drink Of liquor with
out written permission from his wife
and very good consequence it is.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

THE House of Representatives at
Harrisburg is considering the Appro-
priation bill. The usual extravaganza
prevails, but it is hoped the Senate will
give it a thorough sitting.
Mr.. BUCKALEw's printing bill has
passed the Senate. 1t will give honest
men an equal chance with rogues in
bidding and will save thousands of dol
lars to the State.
The nine million steal has not yet
been introduced but the thieving coun-
ty Treasurers are on hand.
The bill TO place the government OF
Philadelphia in the hands of commit.
tees appointed by the Legislature has
been squelched by the sharp practice Of
Speaker WEBB. AS it is "diamond cut
diamond" operation we have no COM
ments. Philadelphia ought to suffer
constant and brilliant Legislative out
rage for persistently sending batch oI
scallawags to represent her.
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Fnormous Radical Swindle.

The startling announcement Is made
that fifty.flve railroad subsidy bills
have been introduced in the U. S. Sen
ate during the present Congress. Twen-
ty have passed the Senate, giving away
10, 200, 900 acres of land, and authorizing
the issue by companies of unlimited
amounts of bonds. Two have passe d
both House and Senate, and the re-
naming are yet pending in the Senate.
The official estimate of the lands asked
to be given away by the fifty.five bills
is 1S9, co, ,920 acres. Two hundred and
tw enty million acres of land were CIV
en- o certain corporations by Congress
previous to March 4, 1869. If the fifty
bills above mentioned get through, the
entire amount of land given to corpo-
rations by Congress will amount to
400, ,22l ,020 acres. The States of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu
sets, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Maryland, East and West
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip'
pi and Observation-Disclosures States
cont ain an aggregate area of 303, 16S,.
GAO acres, or 6,05G,2S0 acres less than
will have been given by Congress &c
corporations if the pending bills pass.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17

The Alexandria Gazette republishei
the resolutions of the General Assem-
bly, of the State Of Virginia, January
2, 1871, for cession of lands on the
northwest side of the Ohio to the United
States. 1t calls attention to the old
map showing the original bounds OF
Augusta county, Virginia, as defined
by statute, November, 1873, an i'm
mense territory, from which was born
the States of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, ga free gift from Virginia
TO the United States, by deed March /,
1884" This historical remIniscence is
pertinently contrasted by the Gazette
with the course pursued towards Vir'
ginia by those who owe their position
to her patriotism and bounty