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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30
PloEfIcA An !.
: Will LOVE you THEN AS NOW

WILL LOVE you THEN AS NOW
When you're old and wrinsled, dear,
And your brown hair turns to white,
When LIES autumn chilled and sere,
Yields YOU to the wintry night,
Then IlIbe beside, you, love.
In those days of gloom and murk,
Still will be your pet. your dove,
Your sunshine where the shadowslurk..
When the joys of youth are fed
will kiss your darling brow,
When hopes Cherished now are dead
Still iii keep loves golden vow.
Though our forms be old and jaded
Hearts will still retain LIES gold,
Though gemsare lost, aud flowers iadeI,
Long tried love will still eufold.
When the blis,ful days depart,
Aud griet comes with stern bebest,
will lean upon your heart,
Still will know my old time rest.
When life plnmes its wings for flight.
And We walk the sombre glen
Enshrouded by the coming night,
will love you DeAEER then.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30
DRUG STORE MOVED.

hvING had the Store Room lately occupied bv
Il Mr. John l.. Huotf (nearly opposite Ke,rsI,v
d shsSrers) newly fitted up, have moved from
my "d stand !" the abo'c place Deeiring to ma ke
everything about rs attractive and in,Itipx We
have An entirely new .>t of furniture v bich r;tb
o'her very great improvement. make U. NOR. able
70 Accommodate our cu-'"tner-. Thanking tho,,
VINO have heretofore favored us We ,sk cc,,in
uance OF the same assuring all will be done in our
power I" give entire satl.faction
June l., 1872. wssIasoN
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HOME INDUSTRY.

,,,up' 80 ~ 80 rfts = ,s = - .A=t
Il yesrs the Wsolen Factory OF nj C. T. Porter.
now adding to and putting the mac hip ery in ffss
esss mraer Tor the manufacture s beth coats. anss
ke'seys, coiored and white marsno F1apnel.
weeds Cassimers, Beaver Cloths aud Oyereost-
ings Bi ankets. Yarns, n c. ~. $50
hasing had twenty years experience IN III. busi-
ness, and worked at all its various detais he hopes
customers. TO merit liberal share OF public favor
The The highest Baltimore price, pais 10, waat in
April Is. ls7l-m a. @sc'
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LARGEST sToCX OF GsoDs

Ever offered in Chsrl-.to~n. Look at GU, prices
We mean all we fn tai. ad-ersisemrnt. Dolly
fardeus for the Million l-5C. " have in stock
500 piece. Dolly Vard-n C.iicu of t.e ns,J-ot.cst
patterns and sc, les. H.. $40 piee.s OF Hto~a
hiesched Muslin at the Old price, lac. Ci.r.'s
Spool Cation, fins: Needles, Eoo.. and sy,. >hoe
strlhRs anh thOura nd other hin.4 too in-isnili.
cant 10 mention at Factory prices. Jsrsrese Drtss
Cloth, the hantl."uc., ..nud. fr l.d.. .ujI3 onIv
2oc per yard ReIuifui Sill. groe G. re adine. 25c.
-"orth Soc 100 piece al! roint. ri sna.i-s Aas-
seiilea, Zoe and uo W. offer spec,a! ind uc-nents
la those gOo"s. they bnu4 at -ss tn. the
Old prices. Dolly Warden M"usiin ftei.n-- very
s.nd'"me. at issc. Dolly Warden i..~ns, I23c.-
Of spring and summer -hs Wis from s np. Lace
eha"i. ct Importers Pricss Head Quarters for
i1:.S1A Ai2 gcez
From soc. up t" the finest grades. Save ~ per CT
by e,lhng on ". as We se.e tn" lntr"at stuck af
line of Psr.-o. end Sun Umbrellas 7oc. up.
We have on ha nd I'm. lin. of
MILLINERY GeGHS,
such as trimmed aad untrisnm,d Bonn.,a and Hats,
'rio"e's. Ribbons, &C. Ne ~o.In call the n,i,n-
before Purchasing el..~here hI,n = tnIi lice Of
Ladic. Drumming Goods. ". would c,ii sprci,l
:as nc 81 our lin. Of Line. good.
els i Jds long 1T l5c.; linen Napkins lOc.
CLOTH. CLOTH.
Leom Cotton sd.-. i"r Farmer nd Mechanics. only
large stock of
CIotE 11aB.
we have Suits from 81 up. All our Clothing il
msdo by hrat ciass Mercnn ut Fniior,. and al war.
ranted heautifnl Cloth. and C-..inre,e. suitable
for the Spring and su.nrner r..i.. ha.r- n,,.t
w have thirty four styles of spring nd Summer
Hstn which VIC will sell n. red ncrd prices. vs.. in
vle our friends TO pay particular notice TO thi. line
OF goods Our aesortn.entof
CENTS FURNISHING GOODS
is complete. We manufacture os, o. . Whit.
Shirts. and guarantee fit. In tn. line of Para.ois
and Umbrellas we defy.competiticn.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Fine Calf-ssin Roots SO and up~.rds: beautiful
Button S.iters os,iy 81. 2',-th, L-.,irv Gait
ers 81 Sl-@orth So SO. Jus, received r.. Dolly
Warden Shoe at s SO-wor,h Sa.5G Our SCOT,
and Shoes are Baltimore made and sold at CITY
price. - 0'''
We have on hand a full s.sortmentof
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, hAT1lSGs, sc.
IN which ~e ofer -pec u isduc>mepte Ab..utiful
assortment of Dolly f.ri., J., ~,v At 26r per set
~ s-We pay e.pecr. att.n,in. tn MILLINERY
wors All orders h,r the III rrs-i,- on, i'm,
med'ste suenU"n, rs cnmoet-nt Niiiir-r i. al
ways employed h,us OR youu. h.i,s hnuyb, di.
rect from Importer. for C-sh, We will sell cheaper
than any House in vi,gi.i-.
p- al City Prn., D""rs-oi,d
J. RtSb. HHO.
Afth W, ic72. Under Free Frees Office
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CONNECTIONS IN MIDDLEWAY.

HAVE opened at my residence in Middleway
Il CoSFECTIONARY STORE, which already in.
Guides all the needed Nick-Nsck. for the present
roonds. Nuts. Chesnuts. shcllbsrks, &C., &c
~ hne assortment OF CIGARS and TOBACCO
MY stock shall be inc reased in proportion to the
a liberal share. RvTT
Middeway, Dec l2, ls7l-I
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No. 81.

&c. W. Lt'irjohn in chsrge) has been handsomely
senodeicd and specially arranged for fret ell. ss
Fashionable Boot and Shoe Stvre. CharIe.town
need. SUCH and the subscriber nte thi. chi. be
second TO none outside of the city. The Ladies &C.
pecially may expect to find hero tho fullest variety
and the latest styles of
CATERS, SHOES, SLIPPERS AND TIES.
P!.in Lasting Caters from 76c to $500.
flsin Button t,aiters from s. to $3.50
Kid and Pebble Vamped do S2to So rs.
french G. If Balls, Kid Laced and Brush Kid, 3 to
S''n Morocco Boots, Newport Ties. Bronze But
s hon nG": and Dolly v,rden. very handsome
enoiees variety OF Misses'. Children's and In
isnts shoes-baTssns to be had in them
In Mems wear we offer French Calf Stitched Root.
from g to So; Pesged do. from SO to IS; Ruff
CO. - ." to so. Cali Caters, stiiched 90 so
To- > 9Nl Fegged do. from 81 to 50: Newport
I'es for Cent?. French Calf Prince Alberts L..iipe
Caters, Calf Balls sew ed. stitched and nereed -
Doll. Vardens. soc per pair.
perfect Ste guaranteed.
NAV 1872 cor neN,Iru
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1872.
S p r I N G
NEW GOODS.

1872. SPRING 1872.
NEW GOODS.
w anime our late purchase. of mrrchan di.e
consisting OF Embroidered G renadnes, Hiack @ rem
ndnes. Plain and Striped Buff Shifting. Nhite P.h.
Swiss Mueiins Japanese Silk, Doll, ysrde, Cali
cos Lawus and Calicos. Plain Black, Blue Rose nd
Bun Dc LANES, Black Alpacas, Black Lace Shs ~ Il.
Lace Collars and Sleeves, Lace and Canbric Ede-
ings and lnsertings, great variety OF kufFiip o..
Plain, Bias, scalioped and Plated Flouncinr.
scarfs, Bows, Ribbep., Berages,s Tissues. Kid
Gloves. Reached and Brown Cottuns, Linens Cot
tonades hosiery and Parasols.
Gents Goods.
Black, Blue. Grey. and Dshli. Ciotb., Black md
Vesting, White Linen Duck, Neck Tiee Glover.
Suspenders. Socks. &c. ~. -
QUEESe"ARE and q large stock of GROCE-
SlfS OF all kinds all of which offer At yery Low
prices for CASH or County Produce.
KEARSLEY & SHEERER
STONE AND GLASS WARE.
Id GALLON Stone and Glass Fruit Jars. I
i - y, and gallon Stone lara J. Z
iE,ga"d gallon Jugs; Stone Milk Pans and Wa.
ter Pitchers. for sale nv
July 9. 1872. KEARsLEY sHEERER.
FOR Medicinsl purposes I have received some
PURE OLD RYE wHISKEY warranted nId
ana good Also, Port, Madeira and She,rv Wines
May I, 1872.
/ june Is. le7s JAS. LAW. HooFr.
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- Among the ~.rmest friends of the one>
term principle are the convicts in the peni-
Tertiary.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

RAkGAlSs! Extraordinary Bargains a e offered
- to purchasers for Cash for any article in nv
line. Call and examine r. DINEJE'
July II, 1877.
FNGRAvING neatly done by
r. August - L. DINRI.E
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HILLS
S. H4LL'S
ANMNANssSss w s1Ns1 vEsErasls slsIllAa
ig=ssAR ENEWER,


Every year increases the popu-
larity of this valuable Hair Prep
aration, which is due to merit
alone. We can assure our old
patrons that it is kept fully up to
its high standard and it is the on
ly reliable and perfected prepara-
ton for restoring GRAY OR FADED
HAIR to its youthful color, making
it soft, lustrous, and silken. The
scalp, by its use, becomes white and
clean. 1t removes all eruptions and
dandruff,, and, by it's tonic proper
ties, prevents the hair from falling
out, as it stimulates and nourishes
the hair-glands. By it's use, the
hair grows thicker and stronger.
In badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
will create a new growth, except in
extreme old age. 1t is the most
economical HAIR-DREss1NG ever
used, as it requires fewer applica-
lions, and gives the hair splendid,
glossy appearance. A. A. Hayes,
MID, State Assayer of Massachu-
sets, says, "The constituents are
pure, and carefully selected for ex-
cellent quality; and consider it
the BEST PREPARATION for its
intended purposes"
Sold byoH Druggists and Dealers IL, Medicines.
Price One Dollar
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EDUCATIONAL.
s PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE,, 81, Z
ilss ATsGETTYSHURG Pa 80,

"a 80 4 e q y e.
FACULTY now full, consisting Of seven Pro
Il fessors and two Tutors. Instruction thorough Il
adapted TO either business or liie !
increased, afosding the beet advanta ye. = -
The PnEPARAroRy building has been tborou 1bly
re;modeled, giving the beat accommod tons for
the comfort and health of stude nts The s ,ne,isg
tendent resides in the building and has Constant
charge of the pupils., 45l ses.ll, IT, - -
The Location 10 most healthy, with Railroad com
munication three times day. Three Terms each
year. .lstTerm opened Sept H.; ID begins january
4th.1S72. zoos - -. -
Expenses per year. including board fuel light,
&c, about S200. For further information apply
to 40 Eg-Jl M..vALENTINE, d. D., o.
t,,,t fe President.,
Supt Preparatory Dept. ~ Jf'rfa5i $50
Oct. 81, 1,7l-tf.s, - 80, s...-.tt,I ,i.fs ~
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. :.
FsTABLIsHED by Congress /, adopted by the
II State; aided by the benevolence OF indiy;duaE
soceties and other irstitutiobs y p " - =,
Five Departments of Instruction. Literary Sci d
.entihc, Agricultural. Military aud Rneipeerip9-,
Also a thoroughly organized Preparatory Depart.
rnent, f.'% r.. ff.E' VI so! 4 =
In charge OF a large Faculty of accomplished
scholars and successful educators
FALL Tenn begins Sept. 4th wlsrxR. Decor,
bora. SPRtse, March 24.s-.- 4.a#s : -777;-
CoMMEScRMENT, June 10, 1878.
Totafexpenses from s $50 to $3.50 per year
Less to those boarding in clubs 80 II
Send Tor Catalogue, containing full partic uiars
to --------- ALEX. MARTIN,
Morgantowp. W. Va, July %. 1879
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Teeth extracted with great pains, !" is the
rather ambiguous advertisement Of dentist.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

EUROPE ALL ABLAZh!
REBELLION IN SPAIN!
vEsUVIDS IN ERUPTION!!.
Terrible Excitement all over the uest sad the
excitement increased when at
6albsMiTH'S TWIN FRONTS,
Nos. ~ and 81 Main street,
CHARLESTOWN, WEST VA,
WAS opened a magnificent stock of STAPLE
W and FANCY DRY GOODS, NOTIONS MIL
LIVERY, GENTS AND Boys FURSIsHINC;
GOODS, and is now offering Dolly Warden Calico.
At $, 10 and I2k cents, Perch les at 49, 20 and Csc
De l6 Is and zoe, Alpscss all shades at Csc
and upward.
The genuine Grand Duchess A lpac.s from 4oc to
Sl25; ssttines and Grenadines, all colors, from
SC up; Bersges and Popiins. ben utiful style.
at l24c up; Black Dress and Jspane.. Silks
q full line of elegant styles and at .edinkly
A large stock of Domestic and French Ginehams.
Ticsines, Brown and Hleeched Muslius, SC
Our NOTION DEPARTMENTS ful to eraow
ing, embracing thing known to the trade.
In the
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT,
mrs Goldsmith, with a com petent assistant Offers
carefully seiected stock of Ribbons, Flow rs
Frame. and Hate, &c. Particular attention given
TO making up in tho very late.t les ard satsfac
tion guaranteed.
In the CLOTHING DEPARTMENT the stock ia
full embracing every thing usually found in we'll
ordered Retail Clothing House. In Hate and Csps
We have an endless variety in Felt, Wool nd Lin
sfTrunks, Faiises, Umbrellas, &c.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

- The Englishmsn who called the Hocssc
tunnel blasted hole w.s literally correct
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TO THE PUBLIC.
j. E. BRADY. BARBER

u As removed to the oil the MARKET uo,.o
Square. where SHAPING; and jf4JR DR 80
Mo- viii be Conducted to the s.ti.f.c ton of hi,
Charlesto~n. July 9 lisp
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

-"Figures won't lic." Won't they Doe.
fashionable womsn's figure tell the ,rut.. !.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

- Half>mcurning is popularity known in
Pennsylvania as "Pittsburg sunshine"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

- One measure in which all civilized ia
lions agree-Thc church yard
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

gentleman Of a wag, on learning Of the death
Off wealthy citizen. Every thing" respond,
ed the wag, "he didn't take a cent with him /"
-"John," asked physicians apprentice,
ibid Mrs. Green get the medicine ordered?"
81 guess so, replied John, "for l saw Grape
hanging to the door knob, this morning"
- a neighborinc church society ia t.king
down its steeple. The pew rents are SO high
rs to obscure it.
- A celebrated wit was asked if he Lnev
Theodore Hook. "Yes" he replied. Hook
and eye are old scquain.snoes."
- Holmes says: 81 should like to SEQ
any mans biography, with corrections aud
cancellations by his ghost"
Who was the strsitest man mentioned in
the Bible? Joseph, because Pharaoh made
ruler of him.
"A dumb man recently went to law with
oesf man. The latter, of course Was the
dest-endeDt.
- toast at public dinner in Connecti-
cut: "rhe nutmeg State where shall We find
crater ?"
- Among the 1.rme-t friends of the one>
term principle are the couvicts in the peni-
Tertiary.
Teeth extracted with great pains" is the
rather ambiguous advertisement of dentist.
-"Figures won't l,e" Won't they Doe.
fashionable woulsn's figure tell the truth.
- The Engishmsn who called the Hocs.o
tunnel blasted hole w.s literally correct.
- Half>mourning is popularity known in
Pennsylvania ''Pttsburg sunshine"
One measure in which all civilized ia
lions agree-Thc church yard.
"A grave misunderstanding n.n alivs.
- Labor in vein-working coal mine.
- Improving tlme-mending clock.
"A sound judge-A musical critic.
Open to scnvietior-jail yards.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30

"Well, no, it's no matter" stammered Me-
hitible, coloring. Good morning"
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SHINGLES FOR SAFE.

$4,000 PRIME Oak Shingles. on hand :.
Ian. 10. 1871 wrIp,Cu :.
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~ In Chemical ard Medical Sc

HAVE now open for inspection e magnificent
Z ! s,ock OF sptin< and sum..n.r n.y tssnd, La.
dice md Gsnt,.raen'. Fur ishins ood. Clothing
Boots, Shoes, Sc. Ihs
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

Morgantowp. ". Va. july %, 1s7a % 10
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HOVE SEWING MACHINES. he be.l i. n,
named MACHlSEs, on the lease plan p...
wishing to purchase can be sccom moda ted bv an.
plying to or leaving their orders with -p-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-01
"BIG MUM"

If the impression has prevailed hereto
fore that the Picayuae is not capable of
dreadful things, let it be efaced in view
of the fact that it does not mean to ''desist
from recording the abuses" of the Legis-
lature ''to the latest breath of that body"
''This record, it says, "will be legacy
of admonition to their successors. It will
be our fault if we do not keep this shame
full memory ever green among the con-
stituency which they have dishonored."
What an awful retribution The men,
DRY Of each individual member of the Lou
isiana Legislature kept green in the col
umns of the Picaytne forever! But then
all mankind must confess the biographer
is worthy Of his. subject. The lawful
history is to be published in fadeless
''caico,' and measured by the ''yard-
stick"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-01
AN UNPROFITABLE CITIZEN.

A farm of six hundred acres acres of very
rich land, valued at one hundred dollars
per acre, is laying waste and improbable
opposite the thrifty city of Shreveport 1t
has not been cultivated by its owner since
the war, nor has it been rented out to
others, or used for any valuable purpose
whatever. The Southeastern says so, and
that, too, without any criticism upon the
owner of SO much valuable property. Per-
haps criticism would have no beneficent
effect, however.
There lived in San Francisco, in 1854,
an old Frenchman who held valuable
square in the very heart of the city, who
would neither sell, improve nor rent his
ground. The quiet abuse he received
from the energetic people of that city
was enough to fill library, and
the contempt in which he was held by all
sensible men was such that it drove him
out of town. Those six hundred acres
near Shreveport, in the hands of man
worthy to own them, would have been
converted into mine Of wealth to himself
and blessing to hundreds of people.
They ought to have been offered in lots to
honest mechanics, who would have i'm
proved them, thus adding wealth to the
city and strength to the State. But the
owner is one Of that class who had rather
own tract of useless land, as matter of
vanity, than to be the author of pros
perity to other people or the promoter of
his own interests. There are hundreds
of such men, we are sorry to say, in Lou
isiana, and criticism has no more effect
upon them than a carrot would have upon
the hide of rhinoceros.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-01
THE STATE HOUSE.

In the Senate yesterday the substitute
for the printing bills was taken up, the
rules suspended and the bill finally passed
by vote Of seventeen yeas to five nays.
The city funding bill, which passed the
House on Wednesday, failed to reach its
final passage in the Senate for want of a
four ffths vote to suspend the rules. The
revenue bill, as amended by the House, was
finally passed in the Senate yesterday. A
large number of other bills also finally
passed. The Senate adjourned to meet
again at night, when the labors of the pres
ent session must end.
The House was called to order by the
Speaker at ten O'Clock. The Clerk was in
structed to call the roll. He announced a
quorum present.
Mr.. Moncure, of the committee appointed
to investigate the charges preferred against
j. NJ. Thompson, the member from st.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-01

no better than the odious measures they
repealed. 1t never occurred to either pa
per to read the laws and see what they
were. 1t suf6ced to secure their opposi-
ton that they originated elsewhere than
with the committee. They, therefore, de-
nounced the bills as in no wise better than
those which preceded them. And then
growing adventurous in their hardihood,
they proceeded to define what was essential
to q law, securing in every respect the rights
of the people. Strange as it may appear,
the laws contained these very provisions.
The Times and Picayune had demanded
what they did not understand. But even
this exposure did not suffice to sustain an
opposition so utterly unreasonable. When
the revenue bill came up for consideration
the Times asserted that it had increased
| the commissions. of the tax collector of the
First District from five to ten per cent.
Supposing it to be an unintentional error,
General Sheridan addressed note to the
Times pointing out the mistake and asking
that it might be corrected, stating at the
time that the amendment reduced his COM
missions to two and half per cent, in
stead Of increasing them in any way.
But true to its principles Of misrepre-
sentation and unblushing in its calumny,
the Times repeats the statement, and at
tempts to shift the responsibility of the
falsehood to the reporters of the Legisla-
ture 1t even went so far as to assert that
it obtained the information from the Of
fetal report itself. Evidently the Times
was actuated in this by the impression
that its readers would not take the trouble
to examine the official report, and that its
barefaced untruthfulness would pass with
out detection. Its reputation for veracity
was held of little account, and went for
nothing, in comparison with its opposi-
ton to the Governor, and measures that
went without his approval.
1t is in this way that these journals
have attempted to manufacture public
sentiment. They have scrupled at nothing
that could accomplish their ends. If
good case could be made out in no other
way, misrepresentation was brought for
ward to aid in the work CT defamation.
Opposition has been their motive principle.
Under the guise of reformers they have
abused the confidence of their readers, and
attempted to incite riot and tumult That
anarchy and lawlessness does not
now everywhere prevail is not the
fault of the Times or the Picayune.
The public, however, has placed a
proper estimate on these incendiary pub
locations. The people investigate for
themselves, and when this is done the
opinion of journals actuated by the mo-
tives we have described are powerless to
affect the good order and peace Of the COM
munity. The habitual perverter of truth,
the common libeler and defamer may mis-
lead for while, but the contempt OF all
honorable people will eventually follow
Misrepresentation. As the Times and
Picavune have won this distinction they
should be permitted the full benefit of
their reputation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-01
THE RECORD OF THE REFORMERS.

The most mixed and imcomprehensible
of records is that made by the Times and
Picay.ne during the agitation of the re-
form measures in the Legislature. The
only reasonable explanation of their course
consists in the statement that they were
in favor of such measures as the Governor
was opposed to, and against such as met
with his appreciation.
As may reasonably be inferred, when
actuated by no higher motive and in
fuenced by no better judgment than par
tisan antagonism, they frequently run in
conflict with each other, and made mis-
takes they found it difficult to reconcile.
Indeed, personal rivalry augmented the
stumbling block they daily encountered
Both claimed to be the genuine repre-
sentatives of the coalition of the Demo-
Gratis and Customhouse Republicans. Both
claimed to hate more severely than the
other the party of the people. But, as if
fateful of mutual misfortune, each tried
to Guido the other in fulsome flattery of
the Committee of Fifty-one.
They struck out boldly for such meas
ures as were advocated by this body of
irresponsible citizens, and could see no
wisdom Or justice in anything that didnot
enjoy the high sanction of their approval
Indeed, it was only necessary to secure the
opposition of the Times and Picay,,ne to
bill for it to originate elsewhere than in
the rooms of the Committee of Fifty-one
Hence, when the registration and election
laws came up for consideration they were
denounced by these sagacious journals as