The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-03-21

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matter, however, is before Congress-
where, | have no doubt, such measures
will be taken as will best exempIify the
Christianity of the government, the
superiority of our practic. :, and the
personal purity of the pious and con-
scIentious individuals of whom the pub
lie councils are composed.
1t Is an agreeable task to 4 man of
my feelings to acknowledge the receipt
OF articles Of use or ornament pre-
scnted to him as memorials Of past and
especially Of future good Offices In
this department OF public duty the de
mands upon my attention have been
numerous; not so numerous. however.
as to beget any dislike to their repeti-
ton, and it is but fair for me to sug-
gest that my hopes for the future are
in every respect as lively as nv graft
tude for the past. If have anything
to regret it is that things have now and
then come to hand. doubtless through
the inadvertence incident to emotions
of thanbfulness. marked with the char
actcrs c. 0. D.. which | am given to
understand means either Call On Dent,
or Collect On Delivery In either
sense these letters are mwclcome and
in Justice to myself | am constrained
to express the hope that no occasion
will hereafter bc afforded for their repc-
tition.
Since | stood here four years ago
have been made a LII. ID. LII. ID. (as |
am told by General Howard. who runs
a college with great profit and salts
faction), means Doctor Of Laws, tho
how it can mean it | do not exactly
understand. 1t was done at a place
near Boston, where they can make them
very easily and at a small expense, the
principal cost being in Latin and sheep
skin, the first of which Is manutac-
tured Oh the spot, and the last tanned
by a new process in the vicinity
Since | received my license as phvsi-
clan | have gone into practice pretty
extensively.
Ny last patient was Louisiana which
has suffered a good deal with intcsti-
nal difficulties of a fundamental char
acter DIR. Morton, whom | called III
consultation, says that her constitu-
ton has broken up entirely, and that
nothing hut caustic applications to the
-l)ilG--l-l W lllNll lLt llslS ilsi' 2ittL NN-
pericnce-will work her restoration
am compelled to admit that my pre-
scriptions thus far have not done
we'll as | expected. and if things donot
work better in the future | shall feei
compelled the next time | 90 to BoS-
ton to apply for the weIl-known degree
which III order follows the one | have.
received
Courtesy to a coordinate branch OF
the law-making powers requires /
should not close without saving some
thing about Congress. But ithas been
suggested to me by the laundTeSs Of
the Housc-the eXperienced-that the
best thing to say Will be to say moth
inc. Senator Pomerov informs me
that the time has not come for justice
to pronounce her final verdict upon
himself and his co-SCn2tOrs, and that
they are all perfectly willing to wait
until she has disposed of the other
business on her docket even if it should
require two-thirds Of a century. This
spirit of sclf-deniaI on the part Of oui
public men cannot be too much com
mended The duties Of the last session
have been artlUous and to many Of taC
leading men Of both branches extreme
~ f'hie' 'CIredit-MobiIicr required great
deal of deliberation Of the most deli
cate character. Credit-Mobilier (as
have been informed by one of my near
relatives, who Is cOrrector OF the
press. means credit that emiGratcS in
spite OF the utmost care on the part OF
members. Considerable credit has en-
igrated from Congress during ths past
Winter, the effect Of which, 1t Is TO bC
feared, will be mwelcome, not having
been placed where it will do the most
good to the parties concerned. 1t Is q
fact easily demonstrated that the cOun
try is larger the more square miles il
contains, and the more pOpulOus il
proportion to the number of its inhah
itants. This should lead us to consid
er the means bv which national great
ness NAV most easily be Obtained
, The people of St. Domingo are press
= inc for admission into the Republican
party. and will add much to our force
at nv next election Whatthe policy
of nv government will be in that re
spect will depend upon the views ell
tertain. The Secretary Of the NavI
| informs me that, under the presen
forms of construction, it will be impoS
. sible for our ships Of war to carry will
= them those dry docks and coaling sta
= tions, away from which their pcrils ar
5 extreme The safest place III the worl'
l (as l am informed) for a ship of wa
= is in a dry dock The next Is q Goa
f ing station. We need these, therefore
: whenever our ships Of war 90 in scare
e of our absconded commerce, in tn
Y finding of which they have hithert
5 not been very successful. And nov
: fellow-citizens and citizenesses, Will
n out regard to race, color or previor
4 condition of servitude, | thank you f