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No Hanging for Murder.

Last summer cowardly rulian, named
Re- :. of Cumberland, Maryland, went into
the mes Office, of that place, and deliber-
atci, shot and murdered Lloyd l.. Clary, its
editor The only cause for this brutal assas-
sination Of an unarmed man was very fair
and moderate criticism of the official conduct
of his (Risley's) father, who held some city
or county office. The article was one of
which no public officer had a right to COM
plain. But the people of Cumberland ev:-
IDENTITY believe it fully justified his murder.
They have just gone, through the farce of
irving the cowardly murderer, and tile jury
decided that the act was no crime. The
verdict was received with "deafening shouts"
ipy the brutal crowd of citizens who filled the
courthouse, and he was escorted home in
!lea triumph by this mob of admiring friends,
amidst howls of Civilizations. This is the
second acquittal for murder in that town
within a year or two. Now every one who
has grievance against an acquaintance,
can Itch in, and safely murder him. No
fear of any punishment in Cumberland.
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Against this civilized IL l,..ristanized race,
Mr.. Robbins opposes his voice and vote when
it asks for the same treatment, the same
protection under the laws as other civilized
and Christianized races enjoy. To what
end, we ask Mr.. Robbins, have these people
been Christianized and civilized? Do Chris
tianity and civilization so debase alpeople
as to make them unfit to be justly dealt by,
so that all honesty and decency towards
them will be out of place and dangerous?
Mr.. Robbins declares that slavery has
fulfilled its mission, and that mission was
to ''civilize and Christianize an originally
savage race ;" meaning the late slaves of the
South. The measure to which Mr.. Robbins
is so frantically opposed is simply bill to
protect all citizens in their civil and legal
rights all citizens, those not civilized aud
Christianized in God Almighty's school for
the negro as we'll as those who have enjoyed
the elevating advantages of that peculiar in
stitution. 1t is held by instructors that
benefits accrue alike to the teacher from i'm
parting knowledge as to those taught; if
this be true, the shareholders can lay claim
to an equality with the negro in civilization
and Christianity; and being thus equally
developed through the same school, the one
as teacher, and the other as the pupil, it is
difficult to understand how an equality upon
level, consistent with civilization and Chris
tianity, can be degrading and injurious to
the one race or to the other.
Attempt to disguise the truth as the pro-
slavery, negotiating Democracy may, the
fact is still apparent to all sane men that the
opposition TO equality before the law for the
negro comes from an unreasoning and devil
ish hate Of the negro because he is free, and
not from any natural aversion or prejudice
against him as negro. His enjoyment of
freedom and citizenship is regarded by
men Of the Robbins style as a constant re-
Hinder of their overthrow as traitors seeking
the life Of the nation, and it is to crafty a
feeling of cowardly vengeance which cannot
be wreaked against the nation with safety
that the rebel members of Congress oppose
and attempt to obstruct, the complete free
dom of the negro.
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The Robbins IlaranYue.

The Hon. Mr.. Robbins, member Of the
House of Representatives from the late slave
Sta:c of North Carolina, in recent bitter
and !ate-inspired harangue against justice
aud liberty, civilization and enlightenment,
declared slavery to have been "God Almigh-
TVS school to which He sent the negro to be
trained and developed" That is to say,
that the denying to the slave the right to
learn to read the Bible, the robbing him of
the hire of which the laborer is worthy; the
selling and separating of mother and child,
husband and wife; the master debauching
their slave women, and also selling their
own offspring for prostitution, besides the
horrors OF the middle passage are God Al
nighty's school for developing the negro.
To have prohibited any of the above acts of
slavery would have been its death and the
of the school. Mr.. Robbins, in
The height Of his slavcry-begotten insanity,
ayes away, declaring that slavery had full
illed lis mission. which was to civilize and
chrisiianize an originally savage race"
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While active and earnest in behalf of the
Civil Rights Bill and measures for the benefit
of his people, Hon. Josiah T. Walls, the
cOlored member from Florida, has the general
interest of his State and nation at heart, and
labors to promote them with commendable
zeal. We have before us the speech Of this
gentleman before the transportation Com
mittee of the United States Senate advocat-
ing the construction of n canal through the
peninsula of Florida, in which the advantages
to national and international commerce, to-
gether with the development of the resources
of the State bordering on the Gulf, are
treated in clear and able manner. When
such speeches are being made, and such in
terest is being shown by colored men in Con-
gress, we have every reason to be proud,
and to entertain high hopes for the future.
Mr.. Walls sustains his argument by tabular
statements, showing the considerations in
favor of the canal, making somewhat Of an
exhaustive argument in behalf of his favorite
scheme, which, if carried out, will prove
beneficial to his State and to the country at
large
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The Spanish "ksepGbiic."

Spain, like France, has form of govern
ment, by a remarkable figure of speech,
called Republican. But, like the French
Republic" it is so in name only. What
ever of real republican liberty there may have
been under the Presidency of CASTELAR,, has
been utterly destroyed by his false and
treacherous successor. What manner of man
Serrano is, and what kind of Republican
Government Spain has under his administra-
ton Mr.. John Hay, President Lincoln's
private secretary, who has since resided at
Madrid, as Secretary of Legation, and who
thoroughly comprehends the situation of the
country, informs the public. In a recent
letter, lie declares that the country has not
only no reason to congratulate itself on Ser
ramos accession to power, but much to fear.
He came to Madrid, he says, not long ago
and made ostentatious professions of allegi-
ance, and assured the President that he
might rely upon him in any emergency. AT
the same time there is no doubt that he was
plotting this treason with his friends in the
army. His life has been one long intrigue.
His first successes were due to his adulterous
intimacy with the queen. He has committed
as many periuries as he can count years of
service. In every important act of his public
life he has shown the true buccaneering con-
tempt for law and for civil authority. The
favor of the queen was his strongest reliance
until he quarreled with her and drove her
out of Spain. He first courted Amadeus, and
deserted him as soon as his popularity waned.
He gained the confidence Of the too-generous
CASTELAR,, and used it to destroy the Govern
ment which had been freely adOr ted by the
Cortes and the people of the country. There
is nothing in his intentions Or policy which
conmends itself to the approval of civilized
people out Of Spain. He is the embodiment
of that miserable system Of military treason
which makes Spain the reproach of the age.
He is opposed, by all traditions and associa-
tons, to any purpose of reform, at home or
in the colonies. He is destitute of that moral
courage which enabled his predecessor to
confront popular disapproval in the interest
of justice and final expedcncy. IF he had
made his coup before the "Virginius'' was
captured, the United States and Spain would
have been at war to-day. He is not even
honest in his present attitude. He begins
his administration with the gratuitous hypoc-
risy Of pretending that his purpose is to main
tain the republic. He emphasizes this ex-
preston Of intention by suppressing repub-
lican papers, by arresting those generals
upon whom he cannot rely, by declaring
various provinces, where he is not sure of
majority, in stage of siege, and generally
by acting as he would have done in the good
old times when there was Il gracious sove-
reign in the palace of Philip V. who would
not consider harshy the means he took to
keep himself in power. There is no fanati-
cism in thinking that this sort of thing is no
improvement upon the republic. CASTELAR,,
Figucras, Margall, are better men, of more
honest lives, and more beneficent purposes,
than Sagasta and Serrano.
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The More Business, the Mere
Money.

A very large portion Of the enterprsing
active business men of the country believe
the increase of its business demands pro-
portionate increase Of money to carry it on
successfully. This would seem to be a self
evident proposition. But the bankers, bro
kers, mOney-shavcrs, and theoretical poll
ticians, take square issue with it, and not
only practically deny its soundness, but
zealously advocate a policy that must incvi-
tably lead to decrease. instead. But their
chief argument against the views Of these
opponents, is fippant sheer about "infa-
tion," an ''irredeemable currency" "false
promises 10 pay" and all that sort of thing.
But in spite of such attempts to ridcule
the idea that more business requires more
money into contempt, the fact exists that
the country was never so prosperous,
and its wealth and population never in
creased so rapidly as during the limitation
PERIOD" extending over the last ten years.
Il isis an argument that cannot be answered.
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position was stated and sustained,

anomalous position was stated and sustained,
the speech Of the Hon. Senator might, with
out violating either courtesy or charity, be
as an instance of iirst-class
Senatorial trifling.
The people expect the Senate of the Uni
ted States to meet the issue involved in the
Louisiana question squnrcly and promptly.
If Governor Kellogg is entitled to exer-
else his functions, the Legislature that de-
clared him elected, and elected Senator
Pinchback to represent them in the National
Senate is equally entitled torecognition!' If
Governor Kellogg is so sanctiiied with au-
thority as that he is competent to demand
and receive through tho Executive United
States troops to maintain him in his eXecu-
tive position and enforce his authority over
the people of Louisiana Senator Pinch
back, bearing the credcntial of this Gov
ernor, is entitled without delay to adms.
sion to his seat as ScnatOr-elect from Lonisi-
ana. We submit these criticisms on the
Louisiana matter, in connection with what
seems to us the unusual delays in taking ac-
zion upon the claim of Gov. Pinchback, in no
captious spirit. We simply demand, in behalf
OF the colored voters, that the Senate shall
follow its own precedents, and not make this
an exceptional case. We can be pardoned
in this demand and for feeling more than or
binary interest in the issue, when it is re-
membered that Governor Pinchback, repre-
senting not only great State, but as colored
man, a million of colored voters, is the only
man of his race, at this time, claiming 4 seat
in the Senate of the United States.
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II is proposed to restore the frankinG
privilege so far as relates to public docu-
ments. While they are about it, they may
as well make clean work Of it, and restore it
to their correspondence. The postage on
all the letters they send and receive, csii-
mating them to be five thousand each yearly,
,co"lH be less Naa .Gfly:fcs thousand dollars.
Is this worth higging about, or Of sufficient
consequence to cause the stupcndous clamor
raised about the franking privilege, espc-
cially as ii is really Of more value to the
people than members OF Congress?
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Rates Of Postage.

For the information and convenience of
our readers, we publish the following abstract
Of the postal laws of tho United States. We
advise our readers to cut this out and pre-
serve it for reference:
Postal cards, one cent each, go without
further charge to all parts of the country.
All letters to all parts of the United States,
three cents per half ounce.
Local, or "drop' letters, that is for the
city or town where deposited, two cents if
delivered by carriers, and one cent if there is
no carrier system.
For newspapers and magazines. regularly
issued and sent to regular subscribers, the
following rates per quarter of three months,
payable in advance at the Office where re-
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is kept from circulation as reserve, leaving
only $3.50, 600, 900 to carry on the vast busi-
ness of the Government and people Of this
great nation.
Who that had given the most superficial
attention to financial questions, could fail to
foresee that this immense circulation, while
our trade, commerce, manufactures, and ag-
riculture were as constantly enlarging, de-
handing more and more currency, must, in
the very nature Of things, eliminate in just
such crisis as has recently so paralyzed the
industry of the country?
Strange as it may seem, the remedy pro-
posed for the distress that this want of money
has brought about by the advocates Of specie
resumption, is still further to decrease the
volume of our circulating medium. That
law of compelling specie payments, while
we are yearly sending abroad ali our spare
gold to pay foreigners the interest on our
bonds, and on foreign imports, will result in
the decrease of our currency, we can have
no doubt. Every man who possesses a
sreenback or bank note that he does not
need for his daily expenses, will convert 1t
into gold and hoard it up, as he has been
doing with greenbacks during the panic.
1t has been claimed that specie payments
would have arrested the panic in September.
But specie payments did not prevent the
panic of 1857, nor several others within the
last few years. Norwould ii have prevented
that Of September. We believe Captain
Ward presents the only remedy for ranics,
and the only sure way to secure permanent
resumption. Adopt a policy that will result
in sending more Of our products to foreign
countries than we buy Of them: in other
words, turn the balance Of trade in our own
favor. Then when we receive more gold
than We pay out, specie payments will come
Of itself, and stay when 1t does come. Until
then any cXpcdient that may be attempted
will be but temporary and adj to orr iinan-
( cial troubles.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1874.
INDUCEMENTS.

Any one sending us $3.50 will receive
the New NATIONAL ERA AND CITIZEN and
Woods Monthly Magazine for one year,
together with beautiful chrome Of the
Yosemite Valley, or fine photograph of
either Frederick Douglass, Esq, or Tous-
saint L'Ouverture, as they may choose.
This chrome is fine copy of a piece of
natures grandest work, and is not presented
in the usual limited style-its dimensions,
14x20 makes picture of very desirable
size.
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OUR opinion is, and We charge nothing for
it, that Congress will be w;sa to keep hands
Off Of Louisiana. They have a legal govern
ment, declared to be 50 by the highest judi
cial authorit, OF the state. Law and order
is supreme, and what right has Congress to
declare that the government is Illegal and
void and to order another election: They
are treading on dangerous ground. &c: them
admit Mr.. pinchback, who is as much cnt-
tied to seat in the Senate as any ether
member, and there rest. Thi, I'll. the people
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Elliott and Lynch.

Hons. II. d. Elliott and j. Il. Lynch, we
are informed, appeared before the House Ju.
dietary Committee in behalf of the Civil
Rights Bill. Their speeches are spoken Of
in the highest terms Our cOlored delegation
in the House is an able one, and Jealous in
behalf of the interests of their race. Thus
far the colOred members have met the raw
ings of a malignant opposition with manly,
dignifed, and overwhelming argument, COW
cring themselves with honor, and raising
still higher the estimate of the race held by
unpreiudiced and undetermined men.
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that led to, and continues, the dislrust of the
ex-slaveholders, land the respect for the carpet
Dagger. We venture to predict that such an
examination would result in finding the ex-
Shareholders to be as culpablo for the present
condition Of the South as the negroes or
carpet-baggers, if not more so.
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a Query.

Mr.. Bruce, a colored man, has been elected
E to the United States Senate from Mississippi
for the long term. The question is asked,
Will the Senate endeavor to keep him from
his seat in defiance of its own established
precedents, as it does Senator-elect Pinch
back, another colored man from Louisiana?
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EO- We have on hand a few copies of the
New NATIONAL ERA AND CITIZEN con-
tanning the speech of Hon. r. Il. Elliott on
civil rights. This may be had in wrappers for
mailing or open.
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Representative Gains Speech.

We publish this week Hon. Richard Gains
reply to the Hon. Mr.. Robbins, Of North
Carolina. Mr.. Robbins made carefully
prepared speech, which was responded to by
Mr.. Cain without previous preparation.
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DO Not persecu,c the pody

In sickness with incidence that depress the physi.
cal energies. What the sick principally need is an
accession Of vial strength TO enable them to cope
with the enemy that has assailed them. The die
ease2 system should be sustained, toned. puraed
and regulated, and there is medical preparation
in existence so largely endowed with the properties
required to OBJECT these objects as lIostetsrs som;
ach Bitters In ordinary practice aperIent, bi{af,
dcpura,iDg, antbous and sedatiye medicineS no
administered separately. In nostetter's StomSth
Bltters oil hese agents are combined, and act to-
gether in perfect harmony, so that undue debility
and undue excitement are alike prevented, and the
strength Of the patient rallies while the disease Is
losing ground In dyspepsia, liver complaint
chronic constipation, Intermittent fevers, general
weakness and all ailments involving physical and
mental depression, this pure vegetable restorative
lie sovereign remedy.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-29

About two o'clock yesterday morning, the
hre bells rang out clear and shrill on the night
air. II was soon discovered that the Herring
House, corner of Franklin and Second streets,
was IN flames. The house was wooden
structure, which had been standing some nc
teen years, and was as equitable as finder.
The engine and Hook and Ladder Company,
were promptly on hand, and were exceed ny.
ly useful in preventing the spread of the
iilmes, tough the hotel was beyond the
reach of help when the tlarn was given The
adjoining houses were on fire several tmea,
but were promptly extinguishod by the steady
stream thrown by the engine, which I'M.
saved twice her value last night
At one tno the destruction of the entire
block was threatened. We are glad to know
that the house was insured for $4,000, quite
its full value, and Mr.. Jones' furniture was
covered oy $4,000 insurance. However, we
do not think its value fully insured.
1t is not known to what cause the fire is re-
ferable--most probably to careless servants
or one Of the other prolific sources of disaster.
We sympathize heartily with Mr.. Jones, and
his numerous friends all over the State will
learn the sad news with regret.
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The Fity-hfth AnnIversary-1he Odd
Fellows Ball and supper.

About nine Monday night, the Odd Fellows
(ooth the Encampment and subordinate
lodges, headed by tho splendid silver ccrne,
band discoursing sweet mnsic, appeared on
The streets in their magnificent new regalias,
making an exceedingly fine appearance.
Many transparencies, with suitable notices,
were born by tho members. We noticed
Grand Master Herring in the procession, as
well as other dignitsries of thu Order. After
passing round the square. tho column filed
into Bridge street and halted at the entrance
" The Stursis' H.use, where they were re.
ee'Ved by bevies Of the fair daughters and
wives OF the members and other ladies' Of tho
''y' Alter sometime spent in pleasant it,
''ehahge OF courlesies, the guests oil the Or
uer were ushAred into the splendidly decorat-
VI and spacious dining rooms whore a feast
such as would have gladdened the heart of au
epenre was spread before them. This feast
reserves more than passing notice, and is
Everywhere spoken Of as the ost sumptuous
"a' has ever been given ia this city. Tho
arrangements were perfect and reflect great
,'eui' alike upon the committee and the clever
H's'ess' After compile of hours round the
"e"'spread board, tho Odd Fellows, their
,1n guests and friends repaired to Marshals
nali' and "the we sma' hours" found them
tipping lightly through the figures of tie
"aZy dance TO the du'cst strains of sweet
music Thus far ell was IN lecent mirth and
r''eet e"Joymeat Bu', bark the DIRE ad fire
suA' calls the gay ravellers to another
''ue' Tho elegant hotel building Owned by
'r beloved Grand Master Herring was
oauu TO DO 10 flames, ard thus the fire fend
f4' Nh end to the festivities. We con.ratu.
~, tue orier upon the splendid success o.
~" celebration, aud sincerely c1ndo.e vii.
~ Du Master Herring hat hi cup YVES dash
60 with gall.
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The following is Committee of the n. L.
Church SOUTH Waco Station, to visit the sick during
the month Of April, 1874:
Mrs Sarah Garner, Mrs NJ Guffv, Miss sallie
Graham, Mr.. $. o. Harris, n. j. Holland James
lIaney. Mrs. Hattie ]. Haney, Miss Mary y. Ilol-
Members of the Committee can confer with the
Chairman at the Court Room. Members of the
Church will please notify the Chairman Of any case
Of sickness among the membership, requiring at.
tenton. ID. II. GURLES, Chairman.
WM ". FLouRSoY. sec'y Church Conference,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-29
Pump WERIEIN

Piano, Organ and Music House, No. 70,
80, 80 and 90, Bsroune street, New Orleans, is
the Oldest and largest music house South.
One hundred aud fifty pianos and organs in
warerooms, comprising all makes and grades,
at wholesale prices. for cash, and at low rates
on monthly payments. Sheet music. Brass
string and wind Instruments. Remember,
Philip werlein, 1890, Baronne Street, New
Orleans.
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PIC MIC HATS.

Mrs. Sallie Trewett's Stack of New and
elegant millinery goods i. now very complete.
Composing all the move tiles Of .he season,
aud Just received from the New York Make 8
A new thing i'll the way of a pic mic hat, is
very Ell, CANT, She proposes to sell them for
cash, cheaper than they can be had anywhere
else in Waco. April2sD6t.
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The usual number of incidents, ranging al
the way from grave to gay, occurred in con
nection with the fire Mcnday hight. Ono
gentleman dashed large mirror from the
second story to the ground. and deemed his
act saving one for tho glass. Another gen.
tleman received the hard part Of bed upon
the top of his "mug,, ard suffers with slight
headache ever since. The prisoners in jill
ware considerably exercised, for fear they
would Iaye 10 yaeate their comfortable quar-
ters.