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and inconsistent. You say Democrats
have certain fixed principles; you be
lieve Democratic conventions should
declare those principles you know
that Democratic conventions do not do
so, because the leaders Of the party
will not permit them to. You know
this and When we say: awe must
compel the tariff, reputation, centraliz.
ing, salary. grabbing, men who claim to
be Democrats, and are the controllers
Of the conventions of the party, to re-
lease their grasp, you say we are foot
ish.
Tho Register ia making itself
ridiculous. 1t is walking without
light, as some one tells it to go. 1t
should get its eyes open, and join with
THE BULLETIN in its efforts to strip
tho reputation, protection, patcrnal
bolhocrduc lcaucTs W 'heir lulueuVe'
If this can be done, the mem.
bers of the national political orgaui2a-
ton known a. the Democratic party,
md who hold TO certain fixed principles,
will, when they meet in state convcn-
ton, declare these certain fixed prin-
ciplcs, and not do as the Indiana Dem
ocrats did, declare the certain unGxcd
principles Of the rcpudiationi.ts and
patcrnal ccntralizcrs.
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THE Metropolis Times supports
Capt. Clements for re election. because
the captain is an inlationist, II friend
OF Logan and an opponent Of Presi.
dent Grant A few month, ago. this
TACT would have aroused Mo,srs. popc,
Mum, Fisher and McKacig, and the
other federal Office holders and Repub.
hcan leaders in this part of the state. To
a defense of the president bnt lately
they have fallen under Senator Logan
Influence again, aud believing that Ccn.
Grant will be retired from the rrc.i
dency, they have concluded To accent
elements and Initiation withou, com
plant.
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Tue BULLETIN has named Col. \ y.
Taylor, ot Cairo, In cuGGociiOn with u
candidacy for Cuucrors Good We are
willing to dispense with tho machinery of
conventions, and without more ndo put
the colonel ON tho track against Clements.
Tho colonel IL not ma orator us Bmtus
WAS, nor is he II plain blunt man us WAS
Mark Anthony. lilo is Clements intel
lectual superior, however, in every partic-
ular. a simple exhibition of tho caudl.
date, would suffice. la Taylor the people
would see dignitied gentleman ct com
handing PkRsoESEL, man whose very
appearance would enforce respect, oven m
our oeoaucN"a aud detu oralized national
asaombly. In Clements the people would
zee wriggling little joker, n sort of hu.
man poodle, whose antics attract notice
a good-hearted jovial chap, it ia said
who could bring down tho house ut IA
corn.shucklng; but who is NJ sadly un.
fitted for congress- MS COmanchs squaw
is for tho bonton circles of Washington
society.
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lFrsm the shawneetown Gazettcl

col. :, y. IA Y LOR,
The Cairo BULLETIN suggests tho name
Of Col. ). ;. Taylor for congress. 1t is un-
necessary to state to those acquainted with
Col. Taylor that he is the most competent
man in the district for the position. Col.
Taylor is n gentleman of no ordinary alb
ility. Hopotsesses qualifications TO I'll
any position in the gift OF the government.
There 10 not n member OF L. 5. Grants
cabinet that Possesses executive ability SUI
perlor to those Of Col. Taylor. His name
should never BIO mentioned only in con-
nection with statesmen. a few years ago
the people of Cairo, in II period madnoss,
denounced Col. Taylor Ms MI enemy of the
city, and defeated him for mayor. To-day
he can do moro for the city than all its
people. All his efforts have the interest of
tho city At heart.
1t would be fortunate for the Cairo die
trict to be represented by such man.
The idoa Of Col. Taylor competing for tho
position with such men az Clements is SUI.
premely ridiculous. Let the democracy of
that district place Col Taylor ia tho field
and elect him by at least 1900 majority.
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MCCARTNEY, of the Metropolis
Times has declared that Jones, of the
Metropolis journal, is dying of spleen
with a grub worm gnawing at his yitals.
Jones, not to be out done by McCari.
ney, asserts, with great emphasis, that
Jack kuykendall can well afford,
like the monarch of the plains, to look
down upon Mccartney with Indifference,
and exclaim Thou Insect" This is
good--vcry good, indeed.
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OMEN may judge us by the success
OF our efforts God looks at the efforts
themselves" is the rather melancholy
way in which the Metropolis Times
lntlmates, that, although not apprcci-
ated in this world, the Lord is taking
an interest IN that sheet. We do not
propose to criticise the Lords taste in
newspaper efforts, but if lie looks with
an approving eye upon the efforts of
the Times He is not hard TO please.
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\ DEMOCRATIC mass convention
will be held at Mount Vernon, August
Sth. The Hons. $. S. Marshall, John
NJ. Crebs, II. W. Townsheud and r.
NJ. louugblood are advertised to adj
dress the convention. This is TO be a
demonstration at the home of gen.
Anderson, made for the purpose Of
striking terror to the heart of that gal
liant granger.
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Is IT FOOLISuNESsy

The Illinois State Register, not
without a tone Of acrilnony in it, voice
denounces as toolshness the assertion
OF The BULLETIN, that the Demo
cratic party has been controlled for
years by men who have led il into
many. false positions. The language
of tho Register is AZ follows:
FooLIsHsEss.
TBk OARo BULLETIN wants 10 know
why an attempt should not be make 10
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TuE Mound City journal say.
Corlis, Of Metropolis, wants 10 be a
senator II he does, he may mark Us
down a. his man, but he il the only
person ia the state We would prefer to
Col. Ferrll.
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W. have received the first humble.
Of the Ballard News, published, by
Mr.. GOO W. Austin, at BandyiIle,
Kentucky. 1t will be larger when 1t
~ done growing. We wish the News
sncceas
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-lT is said that Queen Victoria pro-
poses % make Mr.. Sartoris baronct
IN honor of his marriage to Miss
Graut Nelly is ambitions Of title.
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TuE Mound City journal is not in
favor Of speedy return to specie pay.
meuts. It il one Of the advocates Of
initiation, if we understand its posi-
ton
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A FRIEND of Senator Bogy suggests
him as proper Democratic candidate
for the presidency. lie who make. the
suggestion is jones' late Of Iowa.
Bogy for the presidency The SUI.
gestion Is not happy one. Bogy Is
good man, III his way; but their is "a
lcadiness about him not cxpainablc.
President Bogy2 Il won't do !
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A man Intending to do business must
hrst prepare himself 10 meet the re-
pnlremenis OF his customers; next he
must let every possible or probable
customer know that he IL 80 prepared,
In very small place he may TELL all
the people what he can do. large
village II printed handful, poster or
circular, properly distributed. VIII be
en;cacious, hut WHOEVER ~ IN A
PLACE LARGE ENOUGH TO SUP.
PORT A NEWSPAPER WILL FIND
THATITlST THE CHEAPEST MEDIUM
THROUGH WHICHTO ADDRESS Tue
PUBLIC.
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TAYLOR.
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT HIS
CANDIDACY FOR CON-
GRESS.

From the state Register
Col. ). y Taylor Is the coming man ior
congrorr IN the Eighteenth Congressional
District.
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The County Commissioners, sittIng as II
Board OF Equalization, ordered that II
reduction Of 80 per cont be- made on the
assessment Of improved lots in the town of
Raleigh, and of 10 per cont. on Improved
lnnds in 9, 7, Also, they ordered MI nd
ditipn of ~ por cent to the assessment of
improved lots in tho town of Eldorado,
aud of 10 or cent. to tho assessment Of
improved lands in 4 7.
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unracy airiness.
And now the proof of this :;

unracy airiness.
And now the proof of this
While tie Register was denouncing
as foolish our assertion, that certain
leaders in the national political organi-
zatlon known IA the Democratic party,
had mani pulated the organization to its
injury, those members Of the organiza-
ton who nvt IN Indiana wore assem-
BLEED in state convention. At the mo.
ment the platform of the convention
was being unanimously adopted, the
editor Of the Register was writing
these words 1--WE believe the Demo.
cratic party is national political or
ganization, the members Of which hold
certain fixed principles and that when
the state convention meets these prin-
ciplos will be declared"
We ask the Register, if these Ger
tain fixed principles, to which the Nom
bers OF the Democratic party. hold were
declared by the Democratic State con.
vention Of Indiana
Register l7th inst,-"They were
not"
Please to be moro definite which
of the certain fixed principles you have
referred to were not declared by the In
dlaua Democratic convention
Register 18th inst,--"The platform
seems to be waycrng aud undecided on
The currency question, which is a mat.
ter OF principle
We'll? Go on.
Rcgistcr-"It was the duty Of the
Indiana convention to take high
grounds ON the money question, in
stead of which it has published dcclara-
tlons which might have cmanatcd from
any Republican or Third Party, or No
Party convention"
Is TIN. the only certain fixed Dem
ocfatic principle the Indiana member.
oi the national political organization
known as the Democratic party did
not declare?
Rcglstcr,-"No, it was the duty Of
that convention 10 declare the old dem
ocratlc doctrine that states which create
corporations alone have the power TO
control them, instead Of which they
publish Il demand for state and NJ.
honal legislation upon this subject
mus leaving still open the very ques
lion at ISSUE, viz whether the state or
federal government has the right 10
control these corporations"
Why did not the Democratic state
convention Of Indiana declare the Ger
tain fixed principles of Democracy?
Register--I do not know do you2'
Certainly; because certain of the
leaders Of the Democratic organization,
who have an object in misleading the
party aud who have led IT into many
mistakes, were IN that convention. aud
by packing the committee on platform
thcy succeeded in obtaining resolutions
'hat hlsrepreseut the sentiments Of the
democratic people of Indiana. BE
lore the Democratic party can succeed
IN Indiana, or Illinois, or the nation,
the misleading leaders must be com.
PEELED to let 30 the grasp they now
have upon the organization.
Register'--"You are foolish"
Not so but you are both stupid |
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SALINE COUNTY,

From the Harrisburg Chronicle
Tho valuo ct property in Saline county
according 20 tho assessment iu,t com
plrtcd, not including any railroad pro-
uerly, IS M iollows:
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IuBN II. oBERLy. Editor and Publisher

Reading matter on every page.
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"relesse the Democratic party from tho
grasp ~ the party leaders,. This in
curry by The BULLETIN shows that Its
editor has fallen victim to the disorgan-
i1lng, restless spirit which tho Republic
cans, through their allies and wards, tho
corporations, have been So careful to eX-
cite. Has the party fallen into the grasp
of the leaders or is IL the Democratic
party That is what the question i'm
plies. lfany party has "grasped' tiff
any efforts are required TO release" II
from anybody--it is no longer an organi-
zstion OF tho people, but mere political
machine.
We DO not believe in tho existence Of
any of the evils which TIE BuLLETlS IL
50 anxious 10 retn.dy. We believe tho
Democratic party il. n national pCnticai
organization. the mombors VI which have
certain fixed principles, and that when
tho state convention meets, these princi-
pies will DO declared, and that tho people
will ln invited 90 support them. Tho
question Of The BULLETIN is tho oHtrolho
OF foolishnoss.
We cannot determine what the Reg
lister means by saying, that an attempt
to take the Democratic organization
out Of the hands Of men who have mis-
led it, il evidence that those who are
making the attempt have become We
tins Of the disorganlziug, restless
spirit which the Republicans, through
their wards, the corporations, have
been 50 careful to excite. If the rest
less, disurganizing spirit, excited by
the Republicans through the corpora
tiOns, has for It's victims all those who
believe tho Democratic party has been
miamauaged by its leaders, then that
restless, disorgani2ing spirit has host
Of victims.
We propose to briefly discuss the
position occupied 10y the Register
That paper believes
!. That Tie Democratic puty is a
national political organization,
=. That the members of TIE party
are the advocates of certain political
principles.
;. That whenever members of this
party meet in state convention, these
certain principles are declared.
No ono denies that the Democratic
party il national political organiza-
ton, and we have no doubt great
majority OF the members of the party
'hold certain fixed principles" in com.
mon but we deny that Democratic
conventions, OF late days, declare
the certain fixed principles about
which the Register talks with ouch
, 1874-11-28

on at no wrong station and tho corpss was TN
moolasely hoxed up again aud carried lAsk to
re Heisos, "noro It wan ascurtatncd HAT ut tic
ttinn OF tho del'vory ot tbs ooi,in to Ito oolorci
tnoafnoIa There Woss two co1lns ol, board. and
re rorp.ey bad merely beon exchanged. Al
n Mount M9trin ,,on ssono war cnaoting similar to
that dosclbod at Fliut =. tho closo Of tho services
tue horrible suecfacle taforo tlou. In tLs cot eof.
IN iay. no. tlle form Of tito loved friend vhoao
but that of q utalwart nosroI The fcniInra i n
tho afflicted relations aud friends can bo botter
imagined than described. Natter howevcr m ts.
aoor, became undestood, npd .olerran!,ia tIs. s.
g.tcn, ,, mss ,oeeyed from tue mauagiag o,licer Of
tho Flint e Pore Malqaette HALLWAY otnlaiuing
things. Tho oorpaou woro exchanged. Ind raj.
1etosltntiros Of both 1,ationallties fna]y Ind t.n
satisfaction Of receiving tor own Isr T snr IN. IN.
orn,ont. Tho apparcnt fea, ful dlsoslor;Ioo to- or
tho whato, and tho unaccoantab1o bloacl,ing. out
of tho eolorca mau. was now i'o longer lnysto-
htitlous anxiety Tint might havo pttei!ledr tGe
c!rcun'atancc. The baggago man, whopo geoas
bluudor i'll Tho delivery oceasonca tho dlnlculty.
was promptly discharged.
, 1874-11-28
REPRESENTATION or ht,NORITlEs.

LoNnAnD, m., Nov. 20, 1874.
7's ht Editor " The chtrd2o 1ribune:
SIR: In your very timely article Of Nov. "a, On
"1tinority Representation, think you con-
ccdoa moro than was necessary to tho opponents
ot tho systera in yonr figures on tho Fourteenth
District. You admit that in this case, tbeto
were two Democratic members chosen under the
"Minority plau" whore throe Republicans
would have been elected under the "O]d
Plsn;" whilo the revarae ia tho cxao. In the
Fourtoont, as In seventeen other districts In the
State, no owo tic only Republican Represonta-
two va have to tho systom OF "Cumulativo
Voting" Lot us loot at tho official returns for
Asnemblymen: TherB wero throe tioLeta In tho
field, epch with two candiaatea tbs Democratic
Republican, aud Independents. or Grangors.
For, though Her1ington and Frodonhagen moro
nominated hy different Conventions, tho Quo 10
draw the German vote, md the ether the rail
road interest, t,-yat they woro recognized by MI
partie es ne dividing tho aame class Of votes be-
tweon ihem. And tie returna show that the
yoto OF tito district stands AZ follows, viz:
Two Democratic candidates, eumuased..... .10,5o7x
Two Republican candidates, cntnuiated. 500
Two independent candidates, ounulatod. 4,l5s
Totdl...... .................".....".. al2H
Under tho old ayato1a, each party would hayo
nominated thrco candidates, aud tho abovo vote,
divided by three, BhowB the voto TINT would
havo been cast for eaeh Of tho candidates, no
deduction being mado for scratching, viz:
l'otss
pruurrztc candidates, each
Nepurlcan candidates, eleh. 5000
1nslsnsnt!unt candidates, each. 1855
TotaI .......................,...7,aM
and 30 should hRve H,'eR instead Of t,co Dehlo-
cratic Representatives from thin u Republican "
district Thus your second column should read
, 1874-11-28
An ANtk 1wzsfd NliSfulte,

From the AGf1dN tutth.1 FTtSb.
Tho following worry singular occurrences took
place At Flint and Mount hlo1rih simultaneously
OH recent date, tho truth Of Which is VOL
souc'iod for: Two persons, ona wlilto mon,
tho othor negro, died at points distant from
thoir homes; the bodies we're forwarded to their
frientls, and tho collins IN tho course OF their
trAllslt oau,o ahoArl the same ttalu. Hhcnco they
Woro delivered at tho respective atations. The
funoralp at eaclA placo were in Whiting tho col"
olod poorls rcca!yod tito bods Of thor tntsen
brother, and tho u,outuors sadly followed !! to
tho c'uruh, .hcre thoy llstsned to pn,hetie
ha % Sermon. tho ootiin u "a opened, and, horror
OF Aorr@a! TIM sable aiE'esn ,, vas TO, found to
crisp hair had giyon rlseo 10 Tho long
straight looau OF tho ,Ahglo'sa1on, the featarea
were European aud tho general seinbiance was
that Ut 4 full-biooded nhlso 1uAn. Tho con-
starvation, horror, and huperasation OF tho dir
tressod rnouruora aud friends Of tho departed
co!orea man wers bounliess, % they Eaxel n,th
amazed cuIutenaucos upon tf,a faco OF tlle dead,
O, euadeu1y and uuaceountatly ulotamorphns4d
iuto That Il white man. Ihat was .! llius.
Az soon aB reaaon onu!1 ARsess ito sway, II bo-
oamo evident that tAero tnuat ho nataEo aou1e-
uAere, aud TINT tbs right lazn Aaa 49nAehs~ uot
, 1874-11-28

" their ac0uioscencn IN them, notwithstanding
the nlodo III which, tho Conventions rora called,
:, hnotler point upen which, Wish to t.uch H.,
Ant ,!udgo Poland titla III tbs celebrated DOR
CASA to this in Arkansas. 1t IL difficult to con.
ccigh that 80 en,.,ont Judge alould llave 40 far
forgotten tho facts In tho Rhode Island caHe.
.f',tcs a,e fully and clsary forth "a tho caaa ot
Luther vs.: M@rs!n, sepozted III ftoward'a y. s:
H., rago !. aa to make aucil an ncrtlon. That
case, III short. WAS ono in which a.toh Of tlle mnls
citizcng Of llhodo lafaud Of II yoara Of nge aud
upwards, as by tue tho1l existing charter Of tho
State, Ind no right TO vote coicoiving
themselves ta 10 naajority OF al tug rnalo citi-
ton without any legal authority whatevor,
which framed and submitted 10 tho Whole pco-
pic Of Rhode Istand, dolug nlalos, 81 yoars Of
nMs neT q ' Il IL WAN 1rasa oa sy s
united, including ma josity, as was claimed. OF
tho legal VOTERS aud all attempt was made by
force to eatu6lleh a State Qovernnont
under II, viii, TLomaa ". Dorr as Govern.
upon President Tyler. for asststanco, anu,
asala auco being promised, tho so-ca1!ed rebellion
gubBitoa. Finally tho whole question waa
carried 10 tie supreme Court Of tho unitod
statss. 9n, ~ appea! from the clrcnit Court Of
moto Of Amounting State Constitution. BY the
Net!on OF persons who were not votera, waB
Illegal From this recital It 1t evident tint Judge
l.oihuo no longer fccolt9cteH, II 10 ever khoW,
the facts Of tho llliodo 1slanl oaso. when ho
pronounced 1t pnrn1lcl to that In Arkansns.
:! have predicted fatal resulta to follow tho
establishment Of tho theory Of Judgo Poland.
Dy tbat mean that tho Construction given by
him to the Arkansas Constitution, II applied to
that aud othor Constitutions contAiiiug the
san,o provision. Of which tlore ate many Ia tho
United States, would rroyont them from maxim,
any amendment whatever to their Constitutions,
except by tho net Of their Leeialatnscs SUBJ
mittlug propositions to tho people. III nearly
every one Of thcHe provisions, 1t IL required.
that an amendment shall bcco'no valid only aftor
It shall havo been acted upon favornbiy by
two successive Legislatures. and then DO
process which could never bo con-
sun1mated In lesa thnn tro years
aud might extond to four or l5o yeara. unlosa
special sossiona. Or special elections, or bo,h
Wcro hold. Thus, ~ no Convention could be
called until tle Constitution should layc bceu
nnsended 1t would follow thst In important cri.
Bes. Of iebcition or foreign war tito reopie Of
a.ich statos would be utterly poworless to make
Rucll constitutional changes within tho timo re-
Quired, rs rero nccospary to saye tAem from
great loss or utter ruin. BY Convention, on
tho other hand. such changes could ho brought
about in few wcsks. JONI A. JAMESON.
CufoAdo, Nov. "a. 1874.
, 1874-11-28
4 L0vE.sDMl.

IIfd II never brighter
I'ahn Wien Lnyn splfoart~-
Love In Tho East, I!fa n feast
Hl1saa for Joyous Yeats
iito Erowa AvaE s"ssttf
Sill ~ Luyo Axcellds-
NLtla our heayts bo.r. o may Lova Gws$s
Bntus OF III, mJ tl!1adk.
Llfo II neYer aaadcr
Than wheu Love DEPARTS
Down II tAs Wss., Hfs's g!oxy Aad EaN
nlna fso'a s!ul,1 A.As!A
-.haeat.ti+1.
, 1874-11-28

frauda which arc constantly committed TO tho
prejudice Of Tho Treasury. md which consist In
sestoring to aIamped phper, already uacd, its
original purftv. Tile animal loss 10 tho revonuo
tho Doraitmcnt Of the Seine alono. Tho cnl-
ptoyn1ott Of tho indelib!o lux is about to be ,n,
poscd on a1l public officers charged with tho
drawing up Of acts. It will bo aold with tho
derod obligatory by ali administrative regula-
t1Qn.