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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-01
EAILY GAZETTE.
Z. p. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND PRofRtkToh'

THE DAILY GAZETTE is published every afternoon
Except Sunday at 4l6 Market street. and served o
carriers to subscribers in all parts OF Wilmington
and the surrounding towns and villages. for SIN
csnts a week. payable weekly Yearly subscribers
s., in advance.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE, established 1851
the largest and most hourishing.weekiy IN .he
State. and hss larger circulation than any o'her
on the Peninsular. Published every FRIDAY morn
ng ut 81 a year. in advance.
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words anufQeedS OF TIE lllQl-
rvidHalS who constitute their
Legislatures, and if the eoun-
try at large was not decidedly
better than its congress, there
wouldindeed be but little hope
for it. We elect men to our
municipal councils who could
not obtain fifty dollars worth
of credit from a shrewd shop
keeper; we elect men TO the
Legislature who we know are
destitute of decency, and ut
terly unSerupulous as to the
means by which their empty
pockets may be reinforced;
we elect men to congress vino
in point Of knowledge, are not
tit to preside over a village
school, and in point Of morali-
| ty have displayed a consist
ent contempt for every COM
mandment in the decalogue-
and we have elected men to
the presidency who, stripped
of their accidental accessories,
would hardly be considered
as distinguished guests at i
family dinner table, .-...- .
Is it any wonder that With
this reckless Indifference, which
increases each year. nisgoy-
ernment has become chronic,
If not incurable? Is it any
wonder that corruption extends
from Washington to the most
insignificant county seat, and
! that senatorial vices are him.
bly, initiated by impecnnieus
aldermen and ambitious towns
trustees? Is it any woHdel
that men can go intoua sala.
ried Office poor, and emerge
at the expiration of their tern
with aefortune' ten times aeX
ceeding their aggregate pay
( Is it any wonder that officia
stealing is reduced to an elab
crate system, and that detec
i ton and not the stealing j
deemed a crime? Is it an,
wonderthat the national, ,statt
and municipal treasures ar
more frequently and NOR
heavily tapped than in an!
other respectable country ol
which the sun shines? Is ]
any wonder that lobbying AIN
, jobhery are worse to-day j
/, America, than i'll England NJ
: der Sir Robert Walpole? Is
any wonder that scarcely
! week passes without revealin
some fresh specimen of rasea
/, ity. and that the RascaIs al
p strong enough not merely !
O dgespunishmeHt, bnt TO d.
. feat all attempts at reform.
!! When the people see tit
& rouse from their lethargy, an
o select their servants of bigll {
A low degree with aconscientiar
V care, them and mot i6efor
u
+ Shall we have true, Sold al
t endnring reformati6n; tht
l. and not before, win the pc
' petuity of free institutions al
d national PROSPERITY be gram
d ed.
: The Rev. Robert CoHy
-e made a tender ailusion to g
= .I1 - H. o+In.. Ia,- cari,
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Ma tioaal Corruption.

= = - -
the United States is, we are
pleased to believe, the freest
Ion earth, it would not, we
think, be difficult TO prove by
actual facts aud figures that it.
is the most corrupt. by cor
ruption now, we mean more
especially the wilful wasting
and deliberate misappropria-
ton of the public funds. If
I the statistics of all the depart
ments of the administration
civil military and naval-for
the last twelve years, could be
carefully examined by skillfu
ndimpartial accounants, there
is no manner of doubt that the
sums stolen or thrown away
by the dishonest or incapable
officials would be found to
far surpass the losses expert
enced from similar sources by
any nation in ciIristendom
Within tlte same period of time
Let us attempt TO recall the
/ various defalcations which
have been announced since
! 1864; then add to these the in
Vulnerable defalcations which
have 0een kept secret; then 20
! these add the swindlng con
tracts the stealing bureaus OF
all sorts and descriptions, and
the thieying work doue in
every quarter, and as it would
almost seem, by every body
fwho had an opportnnity-and
I the Imagination can scarcely
frame a total which viii go
) beyond reality. No country
lin Europe-excluding perhaps,
I France and Spain-has been
so Systematically and ruthless,
lily robbed as this blessed land
OF the free and home of the
brave. There is no eXagger
5 alton in declaring that if the
government were administer
ed with the same honesty ant
, economy which prevailed be
. fore war and Radicalism de
moralized it, the entire eXpen
J ses would not reach more thar
I one-half what they now are
1 Aud if the shameless reckless
u ness and impudeht scoundrel
: ism, which we have endured
& and enduring SO patiently
a were trairsplanted to England
q Germany or Austria, the mon
/ arehs who indorsed or permit
e ted them could NOT hold thei
o thrones sixty days 1t is d
= curious and not compliments
IL ry truth that the citizens of
% republic will bare more peem
d iary and other wrongs frot
,r their temporary rulers, tba
rs will the subjects OF #, enlpero'
e, and kings from those VII
ID claim to rule by divine figh
N and whose authority ends OH
r with lite. =" '''' '..'D'''H %
:, 11le1. E4ITaEJ HigE Su- I'm
III Bnt no natiop can long .sQ
I tain such persisted plpnderin
!, without touching the verge
moral as we'll as tfnanci
Bankruptcy; aud uuiess
N II speedy and perganent chan:
y is made il this direction, the
y viii not only be little left
n n steal, but the national ehara
or ter will sink to so low an el
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THE CRIMEsOF INDIFFERENCE.

sU In a recent article we COM
mented upon the remarkable
indifference whichprevailed in
both parties and all sections of
the country during the late
presidential campaign, and
gave some reasons therefor
We did not, however, attempt
to discuss the most important
feature of this Indifference, or
to show its peculiar and dan
gerous influence upon the ad-
ministration Of public affairs.
If citizens of every different
shade of political opinion. es-
teemed it their solemn duty, as
well as hlgh privilege, to care
fully examine the antecedents
and character Of those persons
who present themselves as can
didates for Office, whether the
candidate is for chief magis=
Ettrate or town constable, then
1t might make but compare
lively little difference which
party. tripmphed-as in any
event honest and capable men
would be chosen. Honesty and
capacity in the manufacture
and execution Of laws will
atone for all except the very
J gravest errors in political
creed, and no nation need fear
Decentralization and destruc
ton SO long as these qualities
enter into the composition of
its rulers. On the other hand,
no matter how pure and per
feet the principles Of a party
may be. if those who hold pow
er under it lack integrity, ire,
parable damage must sooner
or later Inevitably ensue, Pro.
fessions are of small account
:, in politics as well as in morals
practice is everything; the
be-ail and end-all Of govern
ment.
Now it is an undeniab5ltes z al ans.
shameful fact that the indiffer
ence of which We have spoker
reaches much farther than tn,
success or that ticket-it EN-
. braces the nominees them
! selves, and the people, as ;
mass, do not appear to car
particularly whether the mel
u who ask for their sufrrages ar
the brightest of SAINT. or tn
: most consqmmate Of. sinners
3 OF course it is to be undersiooo
that the candidate must al
ways "assuHe-a virtue if h
has it not" but the mask unde
which he hides his innat
Y scoundrelisn may be semi
? transparent, for there are fe7
oI eyes which take the trouble Z
: scan it closely, What is tn
consequence!Ti The be- standar
Of public and private moFalit
in official circles, from highe;
: TO lowest, has sunk to a poiI
= which is not pleasant to col
d template. In nc other countr
processing civilization an
r freedom, can there be foun
i among the rnlling classes $
large a proportion Of may
; and fools. Our legislati7
! bodies instead Of containin
. as they should, the pick. S.-.:ll al
flower of the land, are confes
. edly far below the grade
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Or. ss.. y. BAIRD,

A NNoUSCES 90 his friends of Rocky
II AOeet aud -Sirisi,y. rlsas he still con
zinaes the prartire Of Ieesiiciir In that place
Thanking his old constituents for past lIa-
srunage. respectfully selieits eontinuanes
of the same Hl.I o..
Special fsttention given to the treatment
of ali ckroAis diseases. 0liice consultation
snee VliHl6
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NUMBER 35.


Eso far rs its nublic service is
concarne,I. needs a thorough
reformation: and the credit of
in nar,cnratinr or the resnosi-
biIity Of wi,bboIflinq that re-
formation. rests entirely with
tba dominant uartv That
party Is, 10 all lntents ana pHr-
foSes' oihhlpoteh;!H H can do
, III pleaSes. VIII IL please
to give us the reform so loudly
promised at Phlladeiphla! VIII
ut please to drive out the
Thieves and putin honest men?
Will it please TO practise q @
Flittle economy where So much
| is demanded? Will it please
stop IA few of the myrid leaks
which are now draining the
sreaSury7 Will it please do
something to arrest the tide of
eorrupiior which now bids
flair to engulf US altogether7-
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TroRNEY AT LAW, Bellevue, Bos<ier
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A TTORNEY AT LAW, Bellevue, la
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BANKRUPT NOTICES.


THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
L 10th day of June, 1872, q warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court
of the United States for the Eastern District of
Virginia, against the estate of r.. A. E. Dabney.
of Henrco county, and State of Va, who
has been adjudged bankrupt on his own petit
ton That the payment of any debts, and the
delivery of any property belonging to said bank.
any property by him are forbidden by law: That
a meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt,
to prove their debts, and choose one or more as
signees of his estate, will be held at a court OF
bankruptcy, to be holden at the Registers office,
in Richmond, Va, before w. w. Forbes, Esq,
Register, the 9th day of July, "A. ID.
1872, ut 10 o'clock A. M. ---...f e.
ID" DAVID Il. PARKER,
je 2O-Th2w u. S. Marshal.
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4377~ ... ...
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT on Il

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT on the
i Goth day of June, 1872 a warrant in bank
ruptcy issued out of the District Court of the
United States for the Eastern District of Eir-
ginia, against the estate of VIM. II. Briggs y
Brothers, of Henrco county, and State OF
Virginia, who have been adjudged bank
rupts their own petition THAT the
payment of any debts, and the delivery
of any property belonging to said bankrupts, to
them for their use, and the transfer of any pro-
perty by them, are forbidden by law:-That a
meeting of the creditors of said b:tnlfrupts, to
prove their debts and choose one or more assig-
OF their estate, will be held at court of bank
rnptcy, to be holden at the office of the register
in Richmond, Va, before w. w. Forbes, Esq,
register on the Sth day of July, 1872, at 10
o'clock A. M DAVID b. PARKER,
ie 25-T2W . u. S. Marshal. a
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT on the
l. 2ist day OF June, 1872, a warrant in bank
rLptcy was issued out of the District Court of the
United tor the Eastern District of Virginia.
against the estate of Willoughby Newton, OF
Westmoreland co. and State of Va, who has been
adjudged bankrupt on his own petition THAT
the payment of any debts, and the delivery of
any property belonging to said bankrupt, to him
or for his use, and the transfer of any property
by him, are forbidden by law THAT a meeting
of the creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their
debts and choose one or more assignees of his es-
tate, will be held at court of bankruptcy, to be
holden at the Registers Office, in Richmond
Va, before w. W. Forbes, Esq, Register ON the
sth day of July, 1872 at 10 O'Clock A. M -......
..- DAVID b. PARKER, .a. ~.
je 25-T2w u. S. Marshal
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1876
THIS ISTO GIVE NOTlCE-That on the 10Th

l. day of June, 1872, a warrant in bankruptcy
issued ont of the District Court of the Uni
ted States for the Eastern District of Virginia,
against the estate of Joseph M. Quessenberry of
Spotsylyania county, and State of Virginia, who
has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petit
ton; thatthe payment ofany debts and the deliv-
cry of any property belonging to said bankrupt to
him or for his use, and the transfer of any
property by him, are forbidden by law; that
a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt, to
ees of his estate, will be held at court of bank
ruptcy, to be holden at the Registers office,
Richmond, Va, before w. W. Forbes, Esq, Reg
lister, on the 9TH day of July, A. d. 1872, at
10 o'clock A. M. DAVID Il. PARKER,
lie 20-Th2w ... ....-..-. u. S. Marshal.
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THIS Is TOGIyE NOTICE-Tbat on the olst

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the olst
J. day of june 1872, warrant in bankruptcy
was issued out of the District Court of the Uni-
ted States for the Eastern District of Virginia,
against the estate of Charles +. Sims. of
Goochland county, and State of Virginia, whs
has been adjudged bankrupt on his own
petition; that the payment of any debts, and the
delivery of any property belonging to said bank
rnpt, to him or for his use and the transfer Of
a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt to
prove their debts, and choose one more as
sgnees Of his estate, will be held at court Of
bankruptcy, to be holden at the Registers Office
in Richmond, Va, before W. w. Forbes, Esq
Register, on the Sth day of July, 1879, at 10
o'clock A. M. DAVID Il. PARKER, ID
ie 25-T2W .r- '.N f.l u. S. Marshal
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THIS is TO GIVE N0TICE-That on the

L 18th day of June, 1872, warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court
of the United States for the Eastern District of
Virginia, against the estate of Timothy w. At
kinson, ofSurry county and State of Va, who has
been adiudged a bankrupt on his own petition ::
That the payment of any debts, and
the delivery of any property belong
ing to said bankrupt, to him or for his use, and
the transfer of any property by him, are forbid
den by law: That q meeting of the creditors OF
said bankrupt, to prove their debts and choose
one or more assignees of his estate, will be held
at court of bankruptcy, to be holden at the
Registers Office, in Richmond, Va, before w. w.
Forbes, Esq, Register on the 9th day of July,
A. ID. 1872, at 10 O'Clock A. nj. L. .-..' ...H
-a ..s DAVID B. PARKER,
lie 2O--Th2w ..-- ..--.s U. S. Marshal.
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rINHlS is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on Il

rINis1S Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
L 25th day of June, 1872, warrant in bank
ruptcy was issued out of the District Court OF
the United States for the Eastern District OF
Va, against the estate of Patrick p. Ryan, OF
Henrico county, and State of Virginia, who
has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own
petitions: That the payment OF any debts,
said bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the
transfer of any property by him, are forbidden
by law That meeting of the creditors of said
bankrupt, to prove their debts, and choose one OF
more assignees of his estate. will be held at a
Court of bankruptcy, to be holden at the Regis
ter's Office, in Richmond, Virginia, before w. w.
Forbes, Esq, Register. on the Sth day OF
July, A. D., 1872, at 10 O'Clock A. M.
.' DAVID B. PARKER,
lie 26--W2w u. S. Marshal.
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sspACK-LOG STUDIES"

II ,
In this unique series of papers, now appearing
in SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY, Mr. Warner, au
thor of my Summer in a Garden is doing his
best work. Here we haye---in a pleasant fiction
of a talking group in front of an old-fashioned
country baek-log-philosoph suggestion, sar-
casm that smiles, not sneers, bright bits of de-
scription, social outlooks-and, enlivening all, q
fresh, "crisp yet juicy" and delicious humor.
BACKLOG STUDIES have been quickly APP
preciated by the press. The New York Times
says that these sketches, "for light, airy, but
genuine deineations of character, have rarely
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