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The New York herald., 1874-07-20
THE SOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. DIR. Osborn on Bscksliding.

Kew Dr. OsDOrn Or bNckSA1OnnGs
The Rev. A. G. Osborn, D. D., preached yester-
day morning to the congregation Of the South Bap.
ust church. on West Twenty fifth street. near
Eighth avenue. Taxing for his text the words
(Hebrews X, % and 29) ''He that despsed Moses
law died without mercy IL Of how much
sorer punishment suppose ye. shall he be
thought worthy who hath trOdden under
foot the Son OF God," the minister said:-
1t is said that dishearteued Roman army
once resolved upon retreat IN the faco Of the en-
emy. The efforts of the general were unsuccessful
to reinspire them. Seeing all hope gone he threw
Limseir In front OF them and told them to tramp
hia to dea:h. This had the desired erect. The great
army laced about and encountered the enemy
rather tnan take the life OF their leader. In what
contrast this is to the conduct OF such persons as
are referred to in the text. Christ Is crucifcd
anew each year. The Church OF God has to con-
tend against not only the enemies OF the Lord,
but the contentious and the quarre's Of pretend
ing Christians are great obstacles to its progr
Two out of the twelve apostles denied their Mas
ter We must expect to fnl bacKsliding In the
Church, because of SIN. The Church must put
away the evildoer. that the discredit may not fall
upon It, may be Gyded ~ into seSre!
was OF the former class. The form OF worship
may be maintained, but the heart is not inter-
ested. There Is something dreadful IN such mock.
cry. How needu, then, Is constant selfeXamina-
tiOn Open departure from tho Church is clearly
indicated purpose to forsake Christ for the allure
ments OF the world. 1t is rcerred to 10 the Bible
rs a perpetual backsiding. Most OF these tenn
porizers are. Q! course, hops that they VIII be
able to repent before they die. This is evidently
trifiing with God. The true believer who goes
astray is not in his element. Conscience and re-
morse gnaw their hearts, saul the King, became
. mailman because he rebelled against his
conscience, ana iorsOOk God. Misery mex
pressble shall be the fortune Of all such.
Like two great railroads which leave this
city from the same depot and lor some distance
t. averse the same track, but at one point gradu.
ally dlverge until they finally end in Boston and
Albany, are the lives OF many persons. For years
the paths Ot their lives are parallel, nut after the
d;verging point the roads bring one to heaven and
the Otner to he'll.
While the Imp holds out 10 burn
The vilest sinner may return.
AS the shepherd sets his dog after the strayed
sheep, not that he may Kill them but that they
may be brought back TO the 1Old, so Goa sends
his aiilctOns and sorrows alter HIS erring sheep
until they are constrained to return. Many man
hesliates to make profession OF his faith In GOd
In this matter OF living true and faithful we must
not live for ourselves alone; we must remember
that all men are our brothers,
The New York herald., 1874-07-20
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN TRENTON.
Camp Meeting at BenmOnt Park-A
New franciscan College.

camp Meeting at ne0mOnt Fark-A
New franciscan College.
TRENTON, n j., July 10. 1874.
The corner stone OF the new Franciscan College
was laid here to-day with imposing ceremonies in
the presence OF o large assembage. Father
Anthony Smith of1ciated, assisted by Fathers
Delany, Jacepett and others OF the Franciscan
order Father Delany delivered an address
thanking the press for impressng on the people
the Importance OF the undertaking and compli.
menting Father Smith for the warm interest he
took in Its success. The speaker also explained
its object, which, he said was for the
education Of present and future genera.
tons. 1t was great work, work OF
GOD aud OF conscience, and all who helped IL along
would receive hundred lold 10 return in this
world and everlasting happiness in the next. The
building Is being pushed through vigorously and
VIII be completed during the present summer.
CAMP MEETING SERVICE.
camp meeting was held at Beaumont Park,
noar Lanbertville. to-day, under the auspices OF
the coored Methodist Zion churcn OF Trenton,
which was largely attended. Rev. X. NJ Dickson,
assisted by several other cergymen conducted
the services.
The New York herald., 1874-07-20
A CERTAIN CURE P0R POCKET pick1Ne
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HpR

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Let our Legislature pass law making the pun.
ishment as follows, VIZ THE head OF the thief to
be filed. His dress OF striped cloth. same style as
worn at Dlackwelps Island. Hat to DC brimless, so
t9at tne citizens may have an unobstructed view
", " ms 'eatures ana be able to learn and remem-
DcI 'neIn. race must be thoroughly shaved. A
snsie' he' Ihen place him on Broadway with good
Ut gsusn broom and let him sweep from morn till eve
me duration or the service TO De graduated by
the amount OF property stolen. but no term of pm.
lsnment 10 be less than six months. One armed
ponce 0mcer could take charge OF ten OF these
pests. MANY SUFFERERS.
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neecm 70 nave a large squad OF soldiers or roiiee."
But even N this beautiful nower there worms
aAa epots. Here are some who go to excess In
dress aud style; some who IN their tod' ling lmi-
tation reveal their humble home and origin 10 such
an extent that enc feeis disguised. IN closing let
Inc say, eat ~ much a. " good: 10 not siafve
spiritually. Have the honey, leave It's sting, ifyoa
ileh
The New York herald., 1874-07-20
WEST ELEVENTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
A Professor OF Princeton on the Works
OF God.

The Rev. T. ". Hunt, Professor OF English Litera-
ture at Princeton College, occupied the place OF
Dr. Paxton. Yesterday at tho Eleventh street
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lC0ETIRUED mn NINTH PAaEl
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1874-10-29
TrZni hIidka.
New YOrsky penGZni trIl.

New York, dine 20. fijna 1874.
ZIato kupujc 10o5 prodavd.
Statni papiry.
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HDfeyni trIi.

lie skladu pocita Sc tisic stfev. /. | pa
palcc este 1900, plank els. 2. p. 5000
Ii. cistt6 1900, ciste plank 400. III
este palec 41.oo. Box palec 5000.
Fencing 1900. Cis. |. Stoks IL
palcf Stroke 20.O0. Cis. II. 1000. Ciste
Commons 10.00-20O0
Stave bni potfeby: Joist scant.
ling tramy, kratsi nez Is sttevicG 1900
20 str. dlouhG cena die delky dfeva.
Pod a ha (Flooring) cd $500;
Common 5000, druha Common 24.00;
Norway 5000. Siding (Sajting) 5000
Sindel xxx Is palci fezany 500;
els L. neb cisty Butts 4.50; els. 9. 2.50--
800. A. /. 1G palci fezany 4.25.
Latky 2.25-2.50 tisic.
CodrovG posty male 30 ctd. pro-
stfedni - ctn. .velk6 300 cti lus.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1874-10-29

ly, aniz bychom cekati museli ma n6jake
slitovani vyssich krnhd, aniz bychom
spolehati Sc nnsel ma n6jake nadpfiroze-
ne zazraky Ny sami staneme Sc Vrati-
slavy. kteri nedaii zahynouti nam, nj bu-
doncim. A az tenn tuhGm svatGm boii
IA milou. drahou naS vlast narod nas,
NJ tom tuhGm svaieln boii, III vulnost n
svohodu, az tom tuhGm svattm boIi IA
osvttu pokrok flovtcenstva rika nase
slabnouti duch mas undlcvati bude, pax
pohlcdneme ktomuto ponniku zuloyGmu,
pax poiozime cello sye na chladn} tcnto
kanen a npominka na muze, .onuz isme
pomnik tento zasvttili. bude vlevati no
vou siu lldy naSe. a bude tnziti dncha
k novym boiIm, nichzto CO hvt1da
skvtle zafici mas povcde duch vclikGho
yoieviidce nepienpzenlch 1aborltfi, la
na Iizky kalicha, jcmui y6(fnd ncIly-
nouci slAva.
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tfiv Brlna po boku SVEN. usmal Sc po-
dal mu svd ruky.
,.Sizy" tazal Sc. % usus ie. Nine .ie
dobfc, ubiram Sc rad ma iny svGt. Jest
liz cas-, abych Sci. Nemam jiz ma svttd
CO ddlat. Poid, pojf. bud rozsafnym.
kdoz pax by pro starco iest6 toik slz pro
eval Bud rozsafnym a poslys. Nam
ii iestt ledlcos fici Tam psacim stol-
XII ie mn zav6f. Je jz dayno sepsana,
aysak ycera pfipadlv mi na mysI jest6 ne
kterc nepatrn6 dodatky. Tyka Sc to ne
patrnJch odkazd osobam, jimz uznalost
>voi hodlam osved6iti. Tato pfanl .isenl
sepsal Podci mi tyz list
Bruno podal mu list astafec pokra--
:oval:
,.Poklddal iscm tt vzdy IA svc ditt a
bndcs tedy mym iedinym dddicem."
,Tvfm iedinYm dtdiceln." opakoval
Bruno jaksi 5 vytitkou.
,,Ano, mym jedinym dtdicem. Avsak
zadim Qd tebe, abys odkazy ' tonic lis
tn naznaGen6 tenn ktcrym osobam tax
vyplatil, iakoby 70 me zavGti bylo lIsta-
uovcno.
CIuPAo2rIYod
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1874-10-29
Ed. VOpalccky, :56 Humboldt

str. iednatel pro Cleveland knthklpe-
ctvi =. Aug. Geringra V Chicago.
Oblednava vseho druhu Geskc poucne 4
zabayne knihy IL casopisy.
Upo7orhnje zvlast6 ma { es ko ang | i
k IL mluvnici cd +. Il. Zdribka za 81.
25 cti. Dale ma roman Y yhnanc Il V
Sy n, kteryz pocal vychazeti sesitech
"a 10 ctI jeden.
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ERANTA BKODSkY.
Gis 50 Avenue c, New York,
Opravneny jednatel

pro cestuiici M parnich "A plachetnich
lodich pres Bremy a Hamburg.
Zasiky penGz a jineho druhu -v6ci do
Czech N6mecka obstar;i nelcvn6isich
cenach skrzc prostfcdnictvi pant karese
a Stozkyho,
sB- Lstky zeleznicni do vsech dilH
Ameriky. 5l-24
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CIeyciandSky trh.

minkamy zvldstt poznamenanJmi.
Psenice Gislo /, Gervcna zimni
1.09 Gis 2. 1.04.
kukufice: S0--S1 cts.
Owes: els. |. 81 els. 2. y ctd
Tito: 95-9S busel.
Jecmen: - busel.
Mouka: 1.0o-7.2j "a sud Gerye
ne neb BIZ 2imni psenice mleta
mtstc; samctLc druhy ma yenl1u nile
te 0 50 ctd. meme; iarni psenicna mouka
5.7j-G.50 "a sud
Zitn mouka: 5.50-G.25 "a sud.
Pice: za Tund hrubych otrub 20.00;
nelepsi (MidIlings) 2+00.
Seno: Tlnoteiskc ma firech 22.00-
$500 20 tonu.
Nasolcne hovezi maso: Ceny
stale d poptavky dobrG, 12.00-13.00 za
extra Mess.
Uzene maso sunky nalozene
cukn 13 90 Pfedni 81 cti; spek / /
-12 ctu, zusenG hoy6h 1Gl.
W.
tI moss % % l,rot[l ID "a extro ,,eys
+ 23.50-2450.
Sad TO mtste pfevafen6 II eta pri
soudku. ma sudy II: ma venku pfevafo-
ll-l2 die iakosti.
NJ 5 O neilepsi 3G-37 c.
Vcice torsty6 91-o3 M sndv no.
titanc
SJra p fovarnv 14-15 ct8 za l;br
pnoalo.u n.r1-. o..lael
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y Get: Pravy cldro'y lS-2oc Gan.
lny drum l4-lo CT
Su : IA sud. Saginovska Onondag-
ska ptkna 155, hrnba {. $3.50 lb. 1.S5.
kuchynska 2.35.
Cbmol. 1G-3O eth ~ librq z5nod.
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F. kOlar,
CiSlO - CrOtOn street.
otcvfcl prdvd svou noyou
krc GOV $ X Ou
DEEINs IL ODEtNNl.

Zakazkovou prdci vseho druhu, pro
pany hochy hotovi vl,usnG. die ncino.
vGlsich stiihii, tryaIc n leynG. V kramG
maj hoiny yyb6r odGyd hotovJch ce-
mach leynych, jake ntstt
kraianc, poctGtc mnc dilyGron svou a
jistG sc nesklamctc.
AT Fr kolaf.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1874-10-29
HIkOX Il INGERSOLI1

(nastupci G. b. SMITH & co..
Velkoobchodnici ovoci zavafenem, v
susenych rybdch, ofechach iinem.
Cislo 1877 Water Street.
% Cleveland, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10
Another Letter.

Mr.. John Hall is out 10 another letter,
iu which be disclaims any participation
whatever in the Radical Congressional
Convention. He says be was no. in the
Convention at White Sulphur Springs
OF course not. It would not have been
proper for him. while seeking the en-
dorscmcnt Of that Convention, 10 appear
iu the asscnbluge. But be does admit,
that be left bis home, "Ehcre be is 50
much loved and respected" and Travelled
upwards ofthree hundred mile, to &c. with
in half mile Of that Convention.
Now, if be was so much Of an
Independent" that be did not wish to be
endorsed by any political party, why did
be send delegates from this county to the
Republican Convention? Why did be 60
himself to within bali . mile Of where
the Convention was sitting? Hc says be-
re~sse-he; rao st,s;1 F.beJ would uo.niestv
him! We say, because he was atraid they
would not nominate or endorse him. he
was within half mile OF the Convention.
working with might aud main with bis
son.in.law in the Couveutiou) to accomp.
lish just what was uccomplished-his en-.
dorsemcnt and recommendation 10 the
Republicans Of the Third Distric, to sup.
port aud vote for him.
Mr.. Hall tries to sneak out Of this mat
ter now, because bis trucking to the Rad.
ical Convention. has placed him in bad
odor With the few Democrats and CoDscr-
vatives who had intended voting for him.
he may play demagogue as much as. be
| pleases. He caa'.nake the ro.cr, believe
thai be is not the Radical candidate for
Congress in the Third District. B.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10
Col. ]. /. Vance.

We notice BY the proceedings Of the
Democratic Congressional Convention OF
The Eleventh District Of Ohio which met
.. Portsmouth, September ID, that Col.
John L. Vance, editor OF the Gallipolis
Bulletin received The nomination for Csa.
gress on the frst ballot. Col. Vance was
born in G,llipolis in 1929. and graduated
in Cincinnati Law School 10 1861. he
commanded the Fourth Virginia Infantry
duringythe var, participating in the cam.
paiga Of Vietsburg and Jackson. He
Was IN The battle Of Mission Ridge, and
served under Sheridan is tie Shenandoah
Valley. He is an active. popular gentle
mao, was . seavc aud dashing officer, is a
fne speaker, and will make it rcd-ho. for
bis opponent, Buudy. who In the last
session Of Congress voted .bree different
lines to take the Civil Rights Bill from
its order and pass It. This vote Of Bun.
dy's should secure to Col. Vance every
white vote 10 the District. The election
Of Col. Vance is an assured fact.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10

you had suffered. but uow. Ike your,.lt
he is good and true Republican. a.
suspicious though OF old John Hall, and +
there was no othsr reason, because he !,
the friend of the Chesapeake and ob;a
Railroad, the cussedest sWindle tia. er..
passed this way. he is only policy can.
didate. wauta man Of principle. ".
had better suffer defea. on principle than
to succeed with a minciug. shifting, he.ils,.
ing, policy man. Besides, though NJ.
Causland vas a good lighter, and a dcyilIi,b
good fighter at that, there is no reason wbv
McCausland or claw hammer Wi,ebr,
should suggest who our candidate shal, BE-
| am for strsish..out maa-a man Of
principle even if he only gets corporal,
guard ofvotes. Let US take such :. man
for our standard bearer. aud if We mus, 20
to hell--le: Us 90 with OR colo.s flying"
Tremendous applause.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10

The Louisiana Democratic Executive
Committee come out 10 brief address, to
ftho People the Union" setting forth
the taot that the recent so.called tout.
RACES 10 that State were gotten up to or.
der 10 the interest Of the Republican party.
The Republicans Esu.;ssOops in that State
to ip,imidate aud and over.swe the Demo.
Gratis. And ye. this is called q free gov.
eminent. for which so much blood ha.
been spilled and treasure expended. Gu.
upon the dougb.faced patriotism Of the car.
:pet.b,s ada negro Radicals Of 'Lesssioua,
backed by corrupt. !#irs-vorking "a.
viscrs Of the President: A govern
ment tha. has to be uphsled by bayouet
rs no: Republican 10 form, and stamps as
fraud aad failure the administration ant
party that resorts to it. Who knows how
soon West Eirginia's turn may ceeas!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10
10 The NORTH, aod particularly in Neu

10 the North. and particularly in NeH
England. the civil rights bill is now the
base upon which the Republican party
rests. Wi,hou. this measure a. the ground
work Of its platform the campaign, % fas
as tina. party is concerned, would DO Ike
the play Of Hamlet with Hamlet LEFT out.
To reradis,e Summers leg'cy' would
be TO concede something 70 tie States; to
abandon the work ofelevatiug the oegro to
. perfes, condition Of equality with .be
whites at poirt where j, is but baKcom-
ple,ed. Summers civil rights bill Is DOW
the thread which holds the Republican
party ofNev England together. Butbov
is it in the border States, and in the South!
Here in West Virginia, in the Third Dis.
trict, they endorse j, ADD have selected
John Hall. q played out" Conservative
as their candidate in opposition to Hon.
Frank Hereford who voted against it. In
Virginia they refuse 70 endorse it, and
have nom ioated candidates for reelection
who voted agaius! it. 10 North Carolina
they approved i. in convention and repudi-
a,el it on The stump. In Alabama they
make haste to declare they do not desireis
Surely the Republicans understand the
art Of being oil things to all men. lain
diana they advocate free trade. In Penn
sylrania high tariff. IN New York they,
arc for hard money rud specie payments.
In Illinois and Chic they favor and e1paa-.
sion ofthe currency, q supplemental issue.
otgrecubscks. aud 40 'iaic6nitc postpone
ucEtofspecic payments. Whata delight
full tumble Of Inconsistencies, to be sure.
How we'll the sections Of hi, party accord
IN feeling aud sentiment. A national
party, truly!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10

Richard America, colored. will stump
the border counties Of tho Third District
in opposition 70 Mr.. Hereford. West Ie
journal.
So. Mr.. Hall, not being possessed Of
ability sufficient to stump the District, the
Republican Congressional Executive Con.
mi,tee have employed negro TO do the
s.umpiug for him. Send Richard Amer.
lea to this county BY all means. No
doubt this negro can unite the white Rad.
;cal vote upon Mr.. Hall. Any one VIC
disputes the above announcement, cau sec
the West Virginia Journal BY calling al
this Office.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10
John Kall's Abb.

Why does Dir. Hall feel called upon to
come GU: in q card in the Mason County
journal Of the 5tb, and deny being in tho
Republican Convention that receutly met
at the White Sulphur Springs? ID Why
did be leave bis home and hasten to poiu!
only half mile distant from said Conrea-
ton? Could it be possible that he Travelled
al that distasce by land and water, be-
cause he feared he night be nominated BY
.ha. Cou7eu.ions Why did he hasten, and
Why vas be 80 ucar, il be did Tot bare
some object, aud did 20. feel some soliei.
trdes Honest, fair.minded Republicans,
can you doubt that be went there because
be was afraid nomins,icn from yoar
party would diminish his chances Of sue
,ces& tHeis an indcpendenteundida:c but
his independence consists ie depending as
far as he can on both parties. He scorus
your nomination but be will not scorn your
votes. he says prominent democrats IN
vi,ed him TO become candidate before the
late Democratic ConFer4ion at Charleston.
but he did not leave his home and hasten
to point nearer that sixty miles from
tiat Convention. The Jackson county
Ners few weeks since wondered il be
could be prevailed on like "0ld Ciucin-
uatus to leave the pillow and shoulder the
political kuap.sack aud make a vigorous
march towards the National Capital" he
has been prevailed on to shoulder his po-
li,ical knap-sack, bu. the most vigorous
march he has been known to make was TO-
wards The White Sulphur Springs. muster.
ing seven able bodied radicals, in his
squad. making as it were, political re.
connoisauce 10 force, aud it is Just remote.
ly limited that be was paymaster as we'll as
captain Of this immortal seven who helped
him to hasten to point within a half mile
oftbe White Sulphur. And /. isiarthcr
reported that he would have FASTENED fur.
Their, but for tie fact that one Captain
Rucker poured some no. shot aud she'll in
to his ranks. But our friend Hall, be.
lieves 10 letting the Office seek the mau
and ho did no. hasten farther. "Somc
men arc born great aud some have great.
ness thrust upon thom." Democrats can
sou be humbuggcd by this man who had
SO much trouble to keep from being the
regular nominee of the Republican party?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10

The Presideu. aud Secretary Of the Ma.
son County Agricultural and Mechanical
Association. 90 Saturday last, visited the
Meigs Couaty Fair whc,c they found au
immense crowd 10 attendance, and the e1.
hibitiou very good. They bad pleasant
trip, and were much pleased to hear tia.
many citizens Of that county contemplate
visiting our Fair in October. We hope
the citizens Of Mcigs aud Gallia will take
special iuteres. 10 this matter, as We feel
satisfied that We cau promise them an ez-
;hibitiou that will amply repay them
for coming.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10
How they Sau:-n.

II yea desire to get fam, iles Of the
effect Of Hereford's nomination on seusi.
tive Radicals, po,tuastcrs. collectors, &c. i.
trembling for their bread and butter, be.
cause of the certainty that both Houses Of
the 44th Congress, will DO auti.admiuistra.
ton, just read tho last uumber of,he West
Virginia Journal. l. is astonishing how
much interest it takes in tue Venerable
John Hall Of Mason.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-10
A Plain Endorsement.

The following is the fifth plank in the
platform Of tie Republican party of the
Third District, adopted at their Conven-
ton held at White Sulphur Springs. Aug.
ust 18th, 1874:
5-R ,sAlu.tl, That; III tao -iansusse--et
our soldier-st statesman President. in bis
Fifth Auuual Message to the Forty-third
Congress, We favor the enactment Of a law
to better secure the civil rights which free.
dom should secure but has not effcctuslly
secured to the cufranchiscd slaTe.
Epon'this platform Mr.. Hall has &c.
copied the endorsement Of the Republican
Convention for Congress, and is jus, as
much their candidate as If be had really
been nominated by them. lie is pledged
BY this resolution 10 vote for the Civil
Rights Bill, or some bill similar 10 it. He
may dodge this resolution as much as be
pleascs. hut he dare not come out 10 a card
and say to the voters Of this District thai
be is opposed to the passage Of the Civil
Rights Bill. Where is the white man
tia. can vote for Mr.. Hall upon this plat.
form? Can any Democrat or Conserva-
tive do 50?