The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-26
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I. 41le New Gkr<4s 1
And has not the. time arrived when
i IN SINCERITY we should accept the oiive
branch 2 Isit aottime for She pen to
lfakes the place ofo the sword2 Is it
not time forthe Executive mansion
to be- changed from q barrack cess
pool to q 1ife-giving fountain? Is it
not time for a President who will
show bybexample the importance of
EreforIHs and teach Gthe duty OF subor-
-dinating personal objects TO the pub
lie service? Is It not time for the
head Of the National Government to
represent peace and reconciliation,
rather than of battle and strife ?reIs it
not time for that new era, when an
cient enemies, forgetting the past,
shall ssclasp hands" IN true unity with
The principles of the Declaration OF
Independence as the supreme law
[ Deploripg the fate of Poland and Ire
land, ] seize the earliest moment to
escape from similar possibility here.
Mihdfiif that the memories ofithefpast
can .olly yield ito g. happy present,
something would I do to promote, this
end. Anxious for the equal rights OF
T falL and knowing Welli That NO tent oi
law or consfituti0t is adequate with
out d supporting sentiment behind,
cannot miss the opportunity afforded
( by the present election of obtaining
Ethis Strength for our great guarantees
pRecon obstruction is now complete. Ev.
cry State is REPRESENTED in the Senate
and every district 3 Is represented in
Che House Of REPRESENTATIVES,. Eve.
ry Representativ in his place. There
III ioI7et
and among the members are fellow
Gitfzeiis OF the n African race. ii.And
amnesty efieafly Universal has been
adopted. : 4Ih this eond dition of Things
I find new reason for change The
frame wof goyerTmene IsBy military
| education and military genius lie
represents The idea tof force norl is
phe any exception to- The, rule of his
prof ofessf0h which . sppreeiates only
psligRtfy d government that is not ar
Ditrary. i9 The time for the soldier has
passed, especially when his renewed
power would once more. remihd fel :
low Citizens should De known oily in
the rights IL asstres;s nor should It be
iAapnted IN the face of the vaHduish-
FED. 1t should not be inscribed ON reg
imentaI coiors, or portrayed in pic
-tnress at The Natf6hai Capital; ~ But
the present Incumbent Is regihRental
color with the forbiddeh9 9iifscfip ption !;
he is a picture at the national capital
recalling victories over fell low citizens.
sIt is doubtful IF such d presence can
promote true eiliati0fi9 Friend
ship does not grow w here former diff
fefefices, sre thfhstl III sfgkt.h There
afe wounds of the mind .as Of the bo-
fy these, too mnst be ID ealed9i I'm
stead of irritation and pressure, let
there be gentlehess and generosity.
Men in this world get only what they
giveLprejudfee for prejudiceAiani-
mostly for animosity--hate, for hate.
Likewise confidence Is returned for
Conf fdence good will is returned for
good-wilf;; friendship is returned for
friehdsfiip. ON this rule, which is
the same for the nation as for the in
dividual, would now act. So Twill
the Republic 9be elevated ito = new
heights of moral grandeur, and our
people will manifest that virtue
s'greatest Of alp which is found in
charity Above tie conquese of 9th.
ers viii Be the sconauest of ourselves.
Nor will any fellow citizen suffer in
rights ;but all will find new safeguards
in the comprehensive fell oWship:
1qE a''sI ri si'-Speech of Sumner
3iii '5a- :: % ZI.,lzMA .--aaL hoi'
A. Comparison. of the PresidenL
Ttial Candidates ;-:,.saeI
The New Y ork Express says: sIf
any body can show us wherein Grant
is 8 better business man than Gree
ley, let him prove It, or, forever after
hold his peace. Greeley has honesty,
he has industry, he has thrift and
economy, and he has a kpowledge' of
men. BY the. use of all these he built
up one of the most prosperous journ-
ais OF the, world his success has been
pre- eminent. Then from poverty he
has Become welf educate q and pros
porous. hCompare his progress in
this respect with General Grant, who
was educated as an engineer, at the
cost of the Nation, and who sank, af-
ter his resignation from the army, to
the position Of clerk in a feather store,
at a salary of $500 a. year. rs this f.
naueial? - During the same period
Mfr. Greeley entered into c0inpetition
with the best minds In the great city
of the country, Mr., Greeley has al
ways set'his face in favor of the. poll
cy of earning money. rather than OBJ
fainfng it by sharp practice. He has
never Stood indebted" to friends or
fanffy for a dollar OF AID since his ap-
His history of the
American Conflict netted him about
S12O,O0O because OF its prodigious sale
Z <'Secretary Chase is more the au-
thor Of the views usually put forward
as Greeley g ON resumption than Gree
ley.i, Boutwell, has Yielded to- Greer
Iey's, policy ..as to the Gold Hoard SO
far as to reduce tho amount of surplus
gold from $100, ,000, 600 TO $40, COG 600
in buying up bonds. -" - iS-lA ~. '5s''
Grants Beef Eaters in the Gus
.3 3no Jaad tom House, 9nl 9u
Beaufort y in North Oarolina,Jis
port of entry. nST The foreign commerce
of the place was, for the twelve
months from a1st of March, 1871, ITO
3Istiof March, 1872, imports SO, ,162,
which at an average tariff of 90 per
cent. would yield revenue of $S64S0.
To collect this revenue the following
officials are employed at the follow
ing salaries :iii7 ii4Iis HH e 9I9al sOH"
laG ,slHsaq alsAiu0e 9AI ilaIi sa6a,,,
One collector. .s.s >. = 81 SD
One deputy collector and INSPECTOR ,-;,-.) ia
One temporary inspector. IL. ..........:...J 174
One temporary INSPECTOR. rs..,L-...........,f 80, 68
One temporary inspector. 102