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THE RECORD.

We said some time ago, that IN state
an ! national platforms, adopted since the
conclusion Of the war, speedy return to
Il gold aud silver basis for the currency
had been demanded by the Democratic
party. The Mound City Journal denies
this, aud offers in evidence the plat
form Of the New York convention OF
1868, the platform Of the Illinois state
convention Of the same year, and the
Democratic conventions held in 1868
and 1872 in this congressional dis
trict III. d. .
The Journal ~ unfortunate in the
evidence it offers to sustain Its position
that the currency should net be based
on specie. The Democratic party in
| 1868 was in favor of q return TO specie
| payments; and the resolution Of that
convention that the debt of the country
| ought to be paid in greenbacks does
| not prove the contrary. The Indiana
| Democrats have this year declared that
| the $40 bonds should be paid in green
backs and that return to specie pay
ments is desirable. In 1858 the Demo
cratic party was divided into the Pend
Teton, or greenback, faction, aud the
hard money men who did not desire
imitation. The greenbacks went to
New York with great flourish Of
trumpetS, and did not nominate Mr.
Pendleton. Mr.. Seymour, hare
money man, was nominated, and placed
on a platform double-faced in relation
to more than ono issue. In Illinois IL
1868, platform was adopted by th'
Democrats, the meaning Of which N
: fellow ever found out. 1t was as lonl
! as u serial story. lt..declared that tn
public debt should be paid in green
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tsblished which he claimed was
pledged 20 treat the slave trade as an
abomination.' 1t now appears that
the extinguishment of the slave trade
existed principally in the mind OF Sir
Samuel Baker, and that the khedives
purpose to make il "A fact was one as
sumed for the occasion, and which that
sable ruler never had any intention OF
carving out. With as little compunc-
ton Of conscience as u radical official
in our own country, lie represented to
Sir Samuel Baker his anxiety to sup
press the traffic in slaves, at the very
| time when he was "hand in glove with
Que of the largest slave traders in the
country, whose vessels, laden with cap
| tive blacks, we're always to be found
plying the waters Of the Nile. This
man, Abou Saood, has been promoted
by the Khedive to a superior office ,anc
| this and other similar facts, have
caused the British government to real
ize that the suppression of the slav
trade in Africa is still an unaccom
plished and, for the present, an alinos
| hopeless task. The prestige among
his countrymen which its apparent sue
cess gave to Sir Samuel Baker has beef
dimmed by the faithlessuess exhibited
throughout by the Khedive.
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To the Democracy, Liber.
ais and all other OppO-
nents Of the Republic
can Party:

The Democratic State Central Com.
mittse, In pursuance Of power vested in
IL BY the Democrats State Convention
of l67s, hereby gives notice that a
State convention will be held at
syaIxeyIrLp, on "WEDNESDAY, TIE 2ern
DAT OF Auousr, 1874, AT lam.
Al vo,ers Of the State pho desire 10
promote the fOliorins purposes, are IN
rited to join in sending delegates to this
convention
1a. The restoration Of gold and sal.
Ter as The basis Of The currency Of Me
country; the speedy resumption Of ,pe-
Gle payments and The payment Of all
national indebtedness in The noney rec
osnised BY the eiUiiized ,oorld.
I'd. Free commerce.
Sd. IHdiridual liberty, aud opposi.
don TO sumptudry la,os.
4h. Rigid restriction Of ths gorera-
mer:s, both state and national, 10 the
legitimate domain Of political po,eer,
BY excluding ,heretrom all executive and
'egislatiee intermeddling Nth he af-
fairs Of society sokcrcsy n'onopolies are
5os''ree, privileged classes as9r~ndised,
and indiridno1 fres5on, ..--~.-s.~-:,-
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about to prove to the world that JEFF
feiso" Wa ~. false prophet, when he
wrote, in 1921, these memorable
words: "Nothing is more certainly |
written in the book Of fate, than that |
these people (the slaves are to be free
nor is it less certain that the two races
equally free, canuot live in the same
government. Nature, habit, opinion,
have drawn indelible lines Of distinc-
ton between them
To prevent the deplorable condition
of affairs indicated by Dir. jefferson,
has not been the effort Of many Of the
people of the republic. Indeed, it is no
doubt true, that the conduct Of certain
white citizens has had tendency to
hasten the evil day Of the coming war OF
races, at the prospect of which human
nature has reason to shudder. And, 1t
is a lamentable fact that the colored
people possibly unconscious of the fear
full results that will ensuo from their
conduct, have acted in a manner to
hasten the time of their own destruc-
ton. Too many white men--prelu-
diced and unreasoning-have resisted
every effort that has been made by the
sagacious among their fellow citizens
to elevate the negro-to educate him
and 10 teach him his duty as a citizen
of a free country. They have contn-
ued to heap upon him contumely-to
curse him with bitter oaths--to pro-
claim the horrible doctrine that ht
has no rights white man Is
bound to respect aud that his lie, hl-
property, his ALL is held at the mercy
of the white man. The loudest OF
these anti-negro white men, are the
, most brutal OF their race. They are
Q too often the men who have brutal in
stincts, are possessed ofno kindly senu
. |
: ment, no refinement aud no sense o
Justice. Others of this element, are
9 people who were born among slaves
o nnd grew up with au arlstocratic sense
d of their own importance, an'
n the utter insignidcance Of the
Q men, white or black, who earn their
t bread in the sweat Of their faces. 1t
y white men of this kind who add fuel t
Is the fame Of social hatred which Ia
a been enkindled between the white an
It black races. They are enemies OF thei
l. country-more dangerous than pesti
!. lence. They are the forerunners Of al
: era, in which will be enacted scenes O
!. bloodshed and destruction the mos
@ horrible that can be imagined.
. That other class of white citizen
o who at the South, imposing upon til
u ignorance of the lately freed slaves
:. teach them to hate their former mas
- tiers, array them in political clubs, il
~ fame their minds with unreasonabl
~ hopes of the future domination Of the
N race, aud thus transform them int
&c revolutionists ready to kill, burn an
~ destroy at given signal, are enemie
" Of the human race. They are the me
~ at the South who with the active CT
u operation Of the negro hating element
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dono recently, send three missionaries AMI
$40 barrels Of rum on tic same chip,
When, after twenty or forty years OBJ.
sofvation Of such things those educated
men repudiate our religion, what will you
say? The trouble is, we have not reduced
our religion to practice. They know more
Of this life, we Of the life to come Wha,
we need Is not more ecclesiasticsl rnscl-
inery, but more pIety. When American
habits are better, when We have escaped
hsathenism at home, we shsll DO more
ready 70 go abroad
hyidsnuy tno Audience vera unable or
ind,sposed TO ansyer too 4usytioas put
for, having 'st lie lsctlsa through vita.
~. any mark Of aggregation egccp, toe
sspt attention, they allowed tko ipeaess
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Srx4M AID Gas FITTiso.--Newland
d Rsnnie have entered into co-partner-
ship, and have opened a shop on CONNER
ei.l sssnps hszs door 70 Perry Powers
Livery stable. They are now ready TO do
eli kinds Of Steam ard Gas Fitting,
Drive Well Work and Plumbing. Special
attention paid TO repairing pumps. They
solicit share Of public patronage, and
guarantee their work to DO wall done.
af.7-27.lm
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Iznze13csxxssEs:-.,,.., Gs HanuoIpn
IHsAVeEe9B6SH Con or State St.
~ k424 CHICAEO.

The mos. Rsnoipasd Specials! n Tie Age, M
treatment Of PRIVATE, emo NC and U4'-
NARY DISEASES, SEMINAL WEAKNESS.
ghe reslt Of esy indercons or oLsr sues' producing
sERyCussEss, FlnPLEs or TIM fACl ANhhslu" AZ
soc,IrY. .npAI"lp sIuET, LOSS or MEMORY 40
MANHOOD PER ENTITY CURED THE CREAM OF
MEDICAL LIrRRATt re. Illustrated With chss,e snCraings
explaining who may marry why not, Why The appointments
20 marriage. Their nature. and cure PRO" 30 csn'
,en,in plain sealed envelope LAees requiring surgical so
medical attendance advice call o. Hldis.s re aaeet'
In,,s. proyiaed with private apartments, board, attend
.as. ~. Csrs, GuaIsntssd. Eubbs xo0ds on Land.
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and oppressiuely restrained.

and oppressiuely restrained. |
9Th. The right and duty Of tie state
to protect its citizens from ertortion and
unjust discrimination by chartered mo
nopoii<s. - 3lIliH9 q MOL |
The committee, Leliering The oPposi-
ton to Republican mirule can harmo-
nio,.sly unite upon the foregoing Princ'-
pies, earnestly solicit The free cO-opera-
ton of all men, regardless of past po-
li,icai utilization; in an earne" effort TO
place the State and National gorern-
ments in the handscf men 'cho are act
aated by The principles ADORE enunci-
a,ed. ylHr ..t..
Each county ioiH be entitled 10 send
we delegate for every fee hundred rotcs,
al ono delegate for erery fraction Of
too hundred and tjty votes aud orer,
cas-, N said county for all the presiden-
sial candidates o, The presidential cleo
tion of 1872.
G. II. MCCORMICK, Chm'n.
At Large James c. Robinson.
LIST District---Geo. S. Kimberly.
I'd District--A. G. Story.
Sd Distriot-Theodor Shintz.
4th District--Jas. s. Ticknor.
9th District-W, o. Wright. e
7tb District---Jas G.. Elwood.
9Th District--W, h. Cook.
9Th Dis,rict--Wm. I. Dowdall.
10th District--Thos. b. Cabeen.
iith District---A. A. Glenn. "a
18th District--E. Il. Merritt,
l4th District-J. X. Cunningham.
18th District--S. b. Wilcox.
18th District-Wm. II. Green.
10th Distriet--Chas. Carroll.
Democratic State Central Commit
zee. asg stfaE .ra. ...s
The undersigned citizens, being
full harmony with the principles enur
ciated in the above call, and desirol
Of cumbining all voters of the Sta
who agree with these principles in a
opposition party strong enough to Pr
an end 10 the misrule Of the reput
lican party, heartily join in the aboy
A. q. Hsssing, BIG. Csulheld,
Herman Raster, Herman Lieb,
John M. Palmer, j. II. DOolit.le, jr.
Edward Rummsl, Thomas Hoyne,
Jno A. McClernAnd, Andre Ms,teson,
John II. 0bsrly, n. b, Bailey,
Daniel Cameron, III. johnson,
Chas II. Lanphisr, Richard Michsslis,
4 A.orsndorf, g. w. Hotsling.
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THE CONFLICT OF RACES

The news from the South is Of the
most distressing kind. The people Of
that section Of the country seem TO be
involved in difficulties that threaten a
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TO ri, down without any demonsttA"on,
and departed silently, medilaiing % nc
thiag. thoy probably had not though
much about before.
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THE SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA.

THE SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA.
About a year ago, the British gov
eminent congratulated itself and the
civilized world on the entire suppress
sion of the slave trade in the Basin Of
the Nile in Central Africa. This
achievement was believed to bs due to
the efforts OF Sir Samuel Baker, the
noted British traveller, who, III an expe.
dition through Central Africa, had
seen the sway Of the Khedive extended
to the EQUATOR and n governmant "a
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-13

Hon. JOHN Il. GORDON, United
States Senator from Georgia, lately de-
livered lecture il an educa tional in.
stitution of his State, on the necessity
of our youths being taught the science
Of government in our schools. Among
his audience were Gen. Toombs, Gov.
Smith, Joe Brown, Gov. Jenkins and
other gentlemen OF note. The lecture
is described as a distinguished failure.
-
THE Chicago Times denies that NJ
W. F. Storey knew anything about
McCormicks call for the sherman
House conference, or that he knew
anything about il until the report of
its action was published in the public
prints. "ITe was" says the Times,
neither present at the meeting, nor in
the city when it took place-morever,
no citizen Of Illinois was more sur
prised than he was by the action taken
at that meeting. lie had not dreamed
that tie conference would or could re.
suit in anything more than another
repetition of the time -honored' blum
deiing, by another effort to revive and
perpetuate the old organized contradic-
ton, in the shape of call for a
'straight-out and old fashioned demo.
cratic party convention The action
of the Sherman house conference was
a surprise to him, in that it was
wholly unexpected indication of a dis
position to get rid Of the old Bourbon
contradiction, by the substi-
tuition Of new formation on com.
mon basis Of honest political purposes.
1t had the wholly unexpected appear.
ance Of being the most hopeful aud
promising political departure since the
capture of the Cincinnati convention
by the pig-iron pirates of New York
and Pennsylvania. 1t seemed a move
ment almost exactly in a line with his
own views, yet it was one with the in.
itiation aud attainment Of which he
had nothing, by word or act, to do
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Did the man who killed. himself in
the gunshop and "knew what he was
about intend suicide?
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Grundy says the ladies' are too fond
of milk punches and brandy smashes
after they have dipped in the sea
Grundy says this every year and drinks
continue to be mixed just the same
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The forty-third anniversary OF the
accession to the throne Of the King o
Belgium was celebrated at Brussels.
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The shakesneare neath.Mask.

The mask, or cast, creates Immediate
ly in the behOlder, even when nothing
has been said to him in regard to its
claims, the impression that it represents
some remarkable man. The experiment
has been frequently made, and uniform
ly with this result. It was exhibited
thus to Herman Grimm, without a
word of explanation. cat the very first
glance" says Grimm, "I thought to
myself that 1 had never seen a nobler
cOuntenance. What a noble, clean
cut, aquiline nose what a wonderfully
shaped brow = felt that this must
have been q man in whose brain dwelt
noble thoughts. I inquired. l was
told to look at the reverse of the mask.
There, on the edge, cut in figures of
the 18th century, stood, A. D., 1916.
could think of no one else who died in
this year than one who was born in the
year that Michael Angelo died-tSh0ke-
Speare."
Another impression that one can
hardly fail to receive from the mask, is
the absence of any marked nationality
in the features. The same remark is
made Of the well-knOwn mask of Dante,
in Florence there is nothing Italian
about it. SO there is nothing distinc-
lively English in this cast, which claims
to be the death-mask of Shakespeare.
1t gives us, as do his writings, the idea
of a generic man, a representative of
the human race, rather than of any dis
tinct nationality. That was my own
feeling in looking at it, without know
ing that any one else had ever enter
tanned the same thought. Prof. Owen,
in the conversation we had ON the sub
ject, volunteered the same idea, and ad-
ded that he had heard the same idea ex-
pressed by others.
Another character of the mask,
equally marked, is the exceeding fine
ness and delicacy of the lines which
make up the countenance. Grimm no.
tices this popularity. No one, in fact,
can fail to observe it who looks upon
the mask.
While the mask differs, in one re-
spect or another, from every recognized
likeness of Shakespeare, there is no
marked feature in any one of them
which cannot be traced to the mask,
the variation being easily explainable |
by the personal peculiarities, caprice or
of the particular artist.
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Artists Models.

There are about !, 900 models in Paris,
who go regularly round to painters and
sculptors' studios asking for work. Their
names, addresses and good points are
inscribed in the artists reference book,
and when he wants them he sends for
them. They are mostly Italians, and
there is great deal of jealously among
them.
The prices of models in Paris are
about double the price of models in
Rome, and the cost of models is one of
the few advantages which Italy has
in Paris receive the same rate of pay
ment. It is fixed at five francs a sitting
for a model of the best class, and in
ferior models charge one franc an hour.
They often strike for higher wages, but
collapse in about two days, begging
earnestly for work again, with that half
pathetic, half ludicrous power of en-
treaty which is peculiar to the southern
races. There are not few highly re-
spectacle models. One is physicians
daughter, who supports a family of
thirteen persons by permitting the
chastened eyes of art to gaze upon her
exquisite loveliness and to make it i'm
mortal one is an English matchmaker,
a very worthy man. But it is the Gus.
tom of all professions in our day to
allow middlemen to pilfer a greater
part of their earnings, and therefore, of
course, a set of greedy farmers of mod
els is in existence. The model farmers
often have differences with a magis-
trate, for they are in the habit of en-
ticing children from home and pocket
ing their gains. When they are caught
dealing sharply with a minor the law
interferes and gives them some trouble.
The model farmers usually pay $40 a
a good model may easily gain So day
in Paris.
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Hand shaking.

How did people get in the habit of
shaking hands? The answer is not far
to seek. In early and barbarous times,
when every savage or semi-savage was
his own Iawgiver, Judge, soldier and
policeman, and had to watch over his
own safety, in default of all other pro-
lection, two friends and acquaintance,
or two strangers desiring to be friends
and acquaintances, when they chanced
to meet, offered each to the other the
right hand, the hand alike of otfense
and defense, the hand that wields the
sword, the dagger, the club, the toma-
hawk, or other weapons of war. Each
did this to show that the hand was
empty, and neither war nor treachery
was intended. A man can not well stab
another while he is in the act of shak-
ing hands with him, unless he be a
double-eyed traitor and villain, and
strives to aim a cowardly blow with the
left while giving she right and pretend
ing to be on good terms with his victim.
The custom of hand-shaking prevails
more or less among all civilized nations,
and is the tacit avowal of friendship and
good will, just as a kiss is of warmer
passion. Ladies, every one must have
remarked, seldom or never shake hands
with the cordiality OF gentlemen, unless
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Poetry in a Police Court.

"Great spoons, what are you doing
here ?" exclaimed.hi honor, as Thomas
Dougherty, man of seventy-fve, was
handed out. His gray locks waved on
the morning breeze, and his trembling
legs could hardly sustain his body.
=. They say I was drunk, " answered the
old man, mournfully. "Well, I don't
care if you were" continued his honor.
81 Aman of seventy has special rights
and privileges which I for one shall re-
spect. You can go, old man. Do you
suppose that I'd send an old pioneer
like you up there to tackle corn-beef
hand mush No, sir. If you've got
Tiny home go there if you haven't come
and stay all night with me. Send
uupl Why, old man, some day this
uer as voT IT in your arm. chair on
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George washington's six-in-Hand.

As there has been a good deal of talk
| in congress and out of it about Gen.
! Washington's coach and six, it is well
enough to have the facts. In the cur
rent number of the New York ledger
Mr.. James Parton, the walking library
of historical facts, throws light upon
the question. He tells us that George,
the great and good, kept carriage and
six when he was president of the United
States, but that he did not charge the
expense of the same to the contingent
fund. The result of the discussion in
the first session of congress about the
compensation that the president should
receive, fixed his salary at $25, 900 per
annum, and no extras. When Philadel-
phia became the seat of government
the legislature of Pennsylvania assigned
the president handsC me house for his
residence, but he declined to accept it.
But to return to the carriage question.
Before congress had decided the prob
lem of salary, Washington had ordered
a handsome coach from England, which
arrived in New York in 1889. Mr.. Par
ton writes
"The vehicle, of which Mr.. Losing
has given the pnblic an engraving and
a description, was very handsome and
substantial structure. The body and
wheels were of a cream color, then very
fashionable, with gilt relief, and the
body was suspended upon the old-fash-
ioned, heavy, leathern straps, like those
upon which stage-coaches were formerly
suspended. Part of the sides and front
were shaded by green Venitian blinds,
inclosed in black leather curtains. The
lining of the coach was of black glossy
leather. The Washington arms were
handsomely painted upon the doors,
with the motto-so perfectly character
60t'-The result proves actions. Upon |
each of the four panels of the coach |
was picture emblematic of the seasons,
executed by an italian artist of repu
tation.
Casually, the general had only four
horses harnessed to his coach, but in
tr~ Yelling between the seat of govern
ment and Mount Vernon, it was often a
matter of necessity to use six. Mem
bers of congress may rest assured that
the coach, its horses, and all its appur-
were paid for with Gen. Wash
ingtOn's own money. 1t was an honest
coach in every respect, for at the end of
the second term its builder came to
America and settled in Alexandria,
where the general informed him that
not nail or screw of the vehicle had
started. Fifteen years after the death
IF Gen. Washington, when it became
he property of the late Bishop Mead,
IF Virginia, it was still sound, service
lble coach, though too heavy for ordi-
lary use"
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A Doubter.

There was man who lived in Cass
county, Georgia, many years ago, who
had once been in the state legislature,
and never neglected an opportunity to
emphasize the fact. He was a perfect
infdel as to new discoveries and new
sciences, being well satisfied that if
the world should turn over the water
would spill out of his well, and only
giving in to steam cars by slow degrees.
But all the walls of his contempt were
poured out upon the idea of telegraph,
and he was won't to say that nobody
need try to come "the green" over him
in that way, for he had been to the leg
islature. Finally the state road was
built, and one day workmen began to
put up telegraph posts right in the
front of the house and to stretch the
wire. His exultant neighbors thought
they had him op that occasion, and
asked, "Well, old fellow, what do you
think of telegraphs now?" He was cor
nered, but died game. DRAWING him
self up an inch taller, hot. 70" Gen
tlemen, when / wa5shers in this re L
gave this 9 @re eight threshers ! o'on-
Se:-O-.fIs of two miles of this oeIay
. There were two large separators Lii
ling one day last week in the same gresS1
on The Amis farm. vance
N'oPS Az not turning out as much now IN
; anticipated by some OF the farm OF the
The average yield per acre VIII be erty, q
ten or twelve bushels. gem O