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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
Tllcr AIlplunilnri

1t has come to light that ex-senator
T.. ID. Morgan, of New York, and the
Hon. Oakes Ames, q member of the
House of Representatives from Massa-
chusetts, who were made trustees to
sign the first mortage bonds authorized
to be issued by the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company, the ultimate payment
of which is guaranteed by the United
States, got very well paid, TO say the
least, for attaching their signatures to
these securities. 1t will be remembered
that both of these gentlemen were
members of the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee in their respective bodies at the
time these bonds were authorized to be
issued, and it turns out that the then
Senator from New York charged and
was paid Sl.50 for each bond signed by
him, amounting to the sum of S3O,OOO
or more, while his colleague in the other
House from Massachusetts was content
to be paid 81 for each signature, or
about 5000 for the same service, We
give these facts and leave the country
to Judge of the propriety ofsuch conduct
on the part of Radical legislators.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
THE PhiladelDh ia E'venin0 Bulletin

THE Philadelph ia Evening Bulletin,
a Radical paper of character, compli.
ments its co.worker, Forney's Press. II
says: "Tho Press, being an office.hold-
er's paper, is the anxious apologist for
all swindling and cheating ON the part
of office.holders. 1t has tried to excuse
Evans, Geary and Brewster, through
whose conduct the State Treasury has
lost three hundred thousand dollars. 1t
has never had word to say in con-
demnation of the defalcation of Marcer,
the City Treasurer, by which the City
of Philadelphia loses nearly half mil
lion of dollars. 1t sneers at the effort
of the Citizens Reform Association to
procure fair and full Investigation,
with open doors to the public, of this
breach of trust on the part of an Office
holder. Naturally, the Press is pl eased
at any Judicial or other proceeding that
may delay or prevent investigation OF
the Evans fraud, for it has its private
reasons for such pleasure, which would
be developed if an investigation took
place. 1t may have similar reasons for
desiring to have the Marcer defalcation
whitewashed."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

ENGAGEMENTs.-In Europe an en-
gage ment partakes of the solemnity OF
the marriage rite. 1t is the subject of fami
lydiscussion and negotiation, it must re,
cieve the solemn assent of parents OF
guardians, and Is u matter which is
formally announced to all the friends of
the family. To break it off without the
gravest cause would make much
greater scandal than divorce in one of
our new States. An intimacy of a
dubious character is never permitted
between young people, and our Ameri-
can gossip on such subjects has, there.
fore, no existence. Tho laxity of social
intercourse here makes the question
propounded by our author, one of every
day occurrence. The public are not
only puzzled to answer it, but very
often the friends, relations, and even
the parents, are no better informed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT YEARS
OLD. - The Monroe Democrat says
"Mr. Geo. LaBar, of Stroudsburg, Pa,
is now los years old. About two weeks
ago he took it into his head to hunt for
bees. Accordingly taking his bee tack lie
with him, he went out into his meadow
and "ired up" He soon thought
he had found game, the bees cours.
Ing to wards large curley maple
in the woods. He at once set at work to
fell the tree. 1t took him two days and
ahalf to bring down the tree, when the
old man was somewhat chagrined to
find the bees were not there. Since that
time he has been cutting hoop poles,
which he thinks pays better tina n hunt
ing bees"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
IN 1910 the opposition carried Penn

IN 1910 the opposition carried Penn.
sylvania, and the next year the Demo.
Gratis reelected Gov. Porter by an over.
whelming majority. In 1851, Pollock,
Know Nothing, was elected by 81, 900
majority, and the following year the
Democrats elected Arnold Plumer Canal
Commissioner by 4537. In 1856 Bu-
chanan's majority was but BIOS and in
1857 Gov. Packer was elected by a ma
jorlty of 42,75l. In 1866 the State went
against us by l7,l7S and the next year
the Democrats elected Judge Shars.
wood.
These results are sufficient to show
that In great State like Pennsylvania,
5000 or 10000 majority for n party one
year Is no certain indication of the sue
cess of the same party the next year.
And when the fact that about 125, 1000
voters did not so to the polls at all at
tho late election is taken into consldera.
tion, who can foretell at this time what
will be the decision OF the people at the
Presidential election next fall?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

TIE advocates of "An acknowledge
ment of Con in the Constitution - are
still riding their hobby. They purpose
holding conventions and circulating
tracts to forward their views. 1t will
take a great deal of convention and
millions of tracts to convince the Amer
lean people that they are nation of sin. =.
ners; or that If they are an Amenmentd
to the Constitution Of the United States
will either avert the punishment of the
Almighty, or regenerate the nation -
The movement resembles too closely
the tactics Of the old preacher who on
freezing cold nights transferred his
prayer to paper beside cheerful fire,
took 1t to his comfortless bedroom, and
just before jumping under the covers
pointed 10 the manuscript and said, so,
ord, them's my sentiments!n-Er
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
Preparing the Way for DespOtisn.

Gen. GRANT is rapidly preparing the
way for despotism and if he were to as.
sumo regal power to. day who would
there be to resist it? A portion of the
Democracy would howl and perhaps at.
tempt resistance, but the regular army
would quietly but promptly d isarm
them while the larger mass of p eople
would look on with indifference. Look
at it
In direct contempt of the Constitu-
Gion martial law is proclaimed in South
Carolina, the people are disarmed, hun.
dreds imprisoned without warrant, or
a known accuser, and without a charge
brought against them. They are i'm
prisoned without bail, trial by j ury is
denied them, and their judges are ignor-
ant army officers appointed by the
power that commands them and whose
wishes they dare not disobey!
Half of Chicago is laid in ashes,
straightway the Lieut.. General orders
a military force there, assumes COM
mand, shoots down respectable and
prominent citizens in cold blood, and
only the single voice of one State Ex-
ecutive is raised against the outrage!
A few misguided fanatics 60 off into
wilderness, by hard work place them
selves in favorable circumstances, but
as they practice a vice amongst them
selves that precludes them from having
friends, the Presidentfirst flatters them
and then sends portion of the regular
army TO awe them and hold the m in
subsection to his will!
All these things are done for plausi-
BILE reasons. but in reality for the fixed
purpose of preparing the people for
tame acceptance Of military rule!
Who is to prevent it! Where are the
materials to oppose it? Where are the
leaders, or the leader, capable or bold
enough to prevent military usurpa.
tion thus quietly stealing upon us? We
fear this thing is already past writing
down, or talking down, or voting down!
Is it altogether unavailing to appeal to
the people to resist military rule?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

IT TURNS out that the " confessions "
of the so called Ku.Klux arrested in
South Carolina, on which such stress is
laid by the disciples of John Scott,
merely show that there is political
association in that State organized for
the overthrow Of Radical plunderers
at the ballot tbox, called the "lnvisible
Empire" Grant is using the army OF
the United States to break up this po-
litical society, by prosecuting its indi-
vidual members. The taxpayers OF
the North are required to pay millions
of dollars for the services of the army
in perpctuating the rule of the thieves
in South Carolina who have robbed
that State of s3O,OO0,OOO and utterly
Impoverished her people. Would it not
be we'll for Grant to investigate the
| reasonable Radical Union League OF
| the North ?-lSURbdry Democrat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
The New York Election.

On the result in New York, the Tri.
6Wae gives this comment: 1.-THE people
OF this city and State, in their late elec.
tlon, proclaimed their adhesion to the
Divine mandate thundered from Sinai
THOU SHALT NOT STEALu This is
the meaning, this the moral of the ver-
dict, which had very little reference to
party politics. 1t means that there
shall speedily be inaugurated IA new era
OF uprightnesS in government and of
iru5ality IN administration. 1t means
that there shall henceforth be dimil-
Ished expenditures, reduced taxes, and
steadily decreasing public debts. 1t
means that peculalors and plunderer5,
whether OF high or low degree, whether
OF this party or of that, shall be expos.
ed, prosecuted, and subjected to condign
punishment. Woe to that party which
shall fail to comprehend aud heed the
lesson !"
That is undoubtedly what the result
in New York means. When HoRATIo
SEYMOUR, and other Democratic states.
men of New York, took their firm stand
against the villains who were robb ing
the city of New York and corruptin g
the politics or the whole country, they
well knew that the tenn porary effect
would be to give the Radicals victory
in New York. But they looked far be-
yond that result-they looked to the
Presidential election of next year.
They expect the people of the nation
then to give the same verdict that the
New Workers have given this year
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL, 1t will be
shown that where the New York ras-
Gals have stolen millions the Radical
Federal rascals have stolen hundreds of
millions, and that the New York vii.
lainies at which the whole country is
shocked are of but diminutive dimen-
sions as compared with the Federal
corruptions and villainies. We do not
doubt that the Nation will then in
thunder tones re, echo the verdict, Thou
Shat not Steal, and will forever consign
Ra1icalism to the tombs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

RADICALS DUMFoUNDED. The ad-
ministration journals which have made
such loud boasts of tho ECONOMY" prac.
ticed at Washington, and the alleged
"large reduction" of the public debt,
are dumbfounded by the announcement
made by the Republican Secretary of
the Treasury that out of rece ips amount.
ing to nearly .fue thousand millions OF
dollars, in five years and four months,
the debt has only been reduced sixty six
millions. -Four thousand nine hundred
and thirty-four millions spent!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
Appoiutment of Prothonotary.


A correspondent, In another column,
discusses quite fully the indecent action
of the Bloomsbury Radical ring in the
matter of the appointment of Prothon-
otary. That the greedy shylocks had
the whole matter arranged with Gov
GEARY before Gen. ENT's death seems
to be quito conclusive.
The case is just this: Gen. ENT had
been elected by the people for full
term, he had paid for his commission
and all attendant expenses, and arrang-
ed all his business, for full term, and
was as much entitled to it in equity as
any man is to his personal property.
He had been long absent from home
and business serving his country on the
battle field and winning high distinc.
ton by his bravery and skill-as proud
and well deserved laurels as any man in
the army had won-and the o flee con-
ferred upon him by his fellow-citizens
was only beginning to be remunerative.
Under these circumstances, the people
of Bloomsbury and vicinity land the
people of the county would as unani-
mously have concurred had there been
time for consultation) with general ac-
cord favored and supported the idea OF
continuing the Office practically in the
hands of the widow for the balance of
the term belonging to Gen. ENT.
1t happened that Mr.. BUCKALEw and
Col. FREEZE had other business at Har-
risburg at the time, and finding the
Radical ring greedily grabbing, assisted
Judge MONROE and other Republicans
In presenting the case 10 the Governor.
These gentlemen, however, soon discov.
cred that the whole mltter ha d been
arranged, and that Gov. GEARY aCdS
making himself tie instrument to rob a
gallant soldier, much more distinguished
in battle than himself, Of phat belonged
TO him, IN order to confer IL upon q hate
and hearty young man, ichO when draft
cd bought himself out of Service and
spent his time in singing songs on
the streets derisive of "copperheads!"
That is the whole clse and requires no
comment. The people of Columbia
county will have the matter in hand
next fall and they will see to a proper
settlement Of it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
In South Carolina affairs continue in

In South Carolina affairs continue in
their usual condition. The Federal au.
thorities are making arrests continually
and do not hesitate to act in the most
ruffianly manner, using pistols and in
dulging in insulting language toward
their victims. The citizens, although
indignant, are disposed to submit to the
operations of the odious decree, and
make no opposition to the officers. The
following incident is indicative of the
state of popular feeling. A man about
eighty years old, presented himself at
the marshal's office in Spartansburg the
other day, ana said he had come in to
confess. The commissioner, thinking
he had rich case in hand, seized his
pen and asked: snow, my good man,
what do you know aboutthe Ku.Klux?n
"Ku-KluxW replied the old man. "I
know nothing about the Ku-Klux 1
came to confess that am Democratic
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

WHAT'S THE UsE?-The Washing
ton Patriot wants to know, now that
gold is only used as an article of mer'
chandise, what is the use of incurrinp
the expense of coming it? Would il
not be as well to close the United States
Mint, and save the millions expended
in coming gold and silver, or restric,
its functions to the production of oul
beautiful copper and nickel coins?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

THE n. Y. Tribune furnishes a table
showing the real estate purchases of
Tweed and others, and how rich they
have become in few years. Now let 1t
show how Grant has emerged from pow.
erty to aflluence in a few years, and
give us a list of his transactions, If 1t
wishes to be considered consistent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

IT is suggested by emf inent engineers,
says the Chicago Post, that in the re-
construction of Chicago, there should be
added complete system of steam sup
p ly through all the stree ts-the steam
to issue Kissing hot in all the houses,
for the compound purpose of heating
and cooking-thus dispensing entirely
with stoves, coal, and all the adjuncts OF
ordinary fires. 1t is said that an efficient
system of steam delivery, to ten or fif-
teen blocks from each central boiler and
engine, would cost very much less than
the present clumsy method.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

A MOVEMENT is on foot among Ger
tain Western Radical Congressman to
inaugurate new revenue reform move
ment in the House this winter, and tc
urge Speaker Blaine to constitute the
Ways and Means Committee in that in
terest. Blaine is candidate for Vice
President, and will constitute the Com
mittee in such manner as to bag the
most votes for that position.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

IT is now said that the health Of
Queen Victoria is rapidly improving,
and that she will return to public life al
an early day. Whatever may be writ
ten or spoken as to the political system
which the Queen represents, one thing
is certain, the great masses of the Eng.
lish people regard her with the truesi
feelings OF loyalty and affection, and
that these feelings are the well.earned
tribute to official and personal merit.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

WEST NIRGINIA-In the State Sen
ate three Radicals hold over and ont
was elected; the rest of the Senator
are Democrats. The House of Dele
gates will consist Of forty-five Demo
Gratis and eleven Republicans. The
Constitutional Convention will be COM
posed of sixty.six Democrats and twelve
Republicans. The victory is complete
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

GRANT to-day is exercising more
despotic power than any crowned head
of Europe. There is no despot OF
Europe who dares to seize his subjects
and thrust them into dungeons without
first making accusation and proof Of
crime, and giving to the accused au
opportunity to be heard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

THE "Union League" of Philadel-
phia, after having made every effort to
elect man of doubtful reputation tc
the Mayorality of the city, refuses tc
admit him to membership They i'm
pose him upon the public but will moi
accept him themselves That is sam
pie of the honorable impulses Of the
concern
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

CLEARLY the Germans have no
genious for stealing. The summing up
of financial affairs in Prussia for the
past year shows total of nineteen
thousand dollars lost by official pecu-
lations, and as the offenders are all in
prison, serving out rather long terms,
it is hoped that next years showing
will be even better than this, particu.
larly as there is now no war to demora-
lie the public servants. Happy Prussia!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

IT appears from their investigation
that in "killed, wounded and missing
the workingmen in Paris have decreas-
ed in number to the extent of 100000.
AS sregards some special trades the sta
tistics they give are very curious. Out
of the $4,000 workmen employed in
shoemaking 1900 are in flight or in
prison. The tailors are equally badly
of. The jewellers appear to have emf.
grated en- niasse. The upholstery and
furniture trade, which employed up
ward of 10000 hands, is just now in q
state of collapse for want of skilled
hands
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

We have little to add to what we
printed last week in regard to the re.
suits of recent elections. New York
elects the Radical State ticket by II 200
to $4,000. PARKER (Dem.) Is elected
Governor of New Jersey by about 5000.
Maryland Is Democratic by 10000 to
10000. The Legislature of Mississippi
Is close, with probably a small Radical
majority. The other States are as stated
last week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

PRESIDENT GRANT is said to have
taken fright at the never.ending expos
ures of fraud among the military ap.
pointees of the government. 1t was re-
ported in Washington on Monday that
more heavy frauds, committed by
Washington officials in the Pension Of
flee, had been discovered. Names and
particulars are withheld until arrests
are made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

CAssIUs NJ. CLAY lately made a speech
in which he denounced the Grant ad
ministration in unsparing terms. Cen.
tralization, he said, is the great danger
and added, "The rebellion, itself, wa,
not such blow at the liberties of the
people and tho life of the nation rs the
present Government
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17

THE Radical papers are quoting Carl
Schurz' opinion of the Democratic par
ty, as expressed some time ago. Had
they not as well tell us what the opin.
ion of that gentleman now is of Grant
and his administration If he is good
authority In the one case, he certainly
ought to be in the other-and that au.
thority is that no President or govern
ment was ever so corrupt and incompe-
tent as that which now curses the coun.
try.-GettyS6lVg Compiler.