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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
New Years Eve.


By CHARLES E.sGREGORT.
The years go by with silent tread
And some are distant, some are dead,
Us That once were dear; -..s
And, as / sat alone tonight, .~.5H'
And sadly watched the fading light. 3 !.
The dying year, .-..f.-,. ,,{
Full many mtm'ry of the tomb,
---s OF many mad and merry time,
0fIfuneral-knell and wedding chime lG
Came gath'ring IN The early gloom, -.TI
And faces long forgot We're there, 2g
And voices hushed forever spoke,
And recollections hard 10 bear
That twilight -reyery awoke.
These marks along the stream of years, ,
These strokes upon the fatal bell,
They are but moments of grief and tears
To chime is but funeral knell
For grief recalled are griefs renewed
again; L a -.--
Andjoys rememembered-they ar,
sadder yet.
Oblivion brings alone her joys to men,
And happiness is only forgot. mo-
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10

OvERDREss.-It is to be feared at the
present day that the women of the
upper circles are spending fortunes
on the toilette, which good mothers
of former times would have saved to
endow their children; that less veal
thy women are bringing a certain
misery TO many a home by emula-
ting the classes above them; whilst
those of humber rank, rushing ca
gerly in the same mad race of vanity,
exhaust the surplus means that used
V b laid BY GoF marriage PeFtlopI
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10

strains stop only on Signal xTrains do not
Stop. zTelegraph Stations. Cleveland Time.
The Way Freight trains stop at Jefferson IN
going West, at S.45 P NJ, and going East at 7;3o
A. N. These trains carry passengers ~ W
Passenger fare at the rate Of cents per mile /;
to way stations counted in even half dimes.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
ERIE HALLWAY.

abstract Of Time Table Adopted NoV. 3D.
Ga Glf VI 1879. '-i Cii5.
DULLMAN'S best Drawing4room
Il and Sleeping Coaches, combining all
modern Improvements, are run through on all
trains from Buffalo, Suspension Bridge, Niagara
Falls, Cleveland and Cincinnati TO New York,
making direct connection with all lines of for.
eign and coastwise steamers, and also with
sound Steamers and railway lines fer Boston and
other New England cities.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10

uRv A. HEEVES, Dealers in Grznitesnd
Marble Monuments, Grave Stones. Tablets Man
tels. Grates. &C. Building stone, lagglng ana
Curbing cut to order. Yard on Center street.
1893
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
MANUFACTURERS.

q. G, .CULLKY, Manufacturer of Lath,
Siding Mouidings, Cheese Boxes, &C. Planning,
Matching, and scrowl Saving done on the
shortest notice. Shop on Main street, oppo.
site the Upper Park, Ashtabula, Ohio. 40
FRENCH & WRIBLEN N nufactcrers a
Dealers ln all kinds ofLeather In demand In this
HmRriet opposite Ph@nix Foundry. Ashta6p,
Is. alst
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
YOUNGSTOWN
PITTSBUR GH RAILROAD.
CONDENSED TIME TABLE-Nov. 9, 1858

AL trains daily. except Sunday.
F. R. MYERS, Gen. Pass. a Ticket Agent
Las. IN. s.-FRANKLIN tDIVI sION.
From and after Dec. IA, 1873. Passenger Trains
viii run q follows:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
CLOTHIERS..

FDWARDG. PIEROK Dealers In Clothing,
Hats Caps. and Gents Furnishing Goods, Ashta-
bula Ohio. 12ol
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10

beaver for the bill, and went home
with chip hat that he bought from
a boy He was also heard to make
the remark that he was disenchant-
ed. He knew he could never sup
port a woman who could eat so
much. 4 "
Passing other lovers, about whom
people saw comical things which for
some reason did not strike me as
being so absurd, perhaps it was be-
cause / had more tender feelings
than of yore, come to a lover who
annoyed me later in life. He was a
youth of twenty, several years my
junior, so tall that I had to look
twice to see the top Of his head +;
thin as a country editors pocket
book, and as conceited as a Bantam
rooster. He delighted in thread
bare outer clothes and dirty shirt,
ana considered himself genius of
high order. He worked for me in
my printing Office; consequently I
was thrown daily in his company,
and though he did not tell his love,
his actions were enough to drive
one wild. He had strange, dark,
gray eyes, which took terrible
wild appearance when he was not
pleased, and squinted ap sickishly
when he got iin a loving humor.
He had an ungainly nose, and very
white teeth placed far in his mouth,
giving him an uncomfortable look.
Then his straight dark hair, no lock
which was ever guilty of even a
wave, generally stood on ends, each
individual hair. taking up life on
It's own account, and spurning Its
fellows. 80
He was exceedingly attentive
If I attempted to clear up my desk,
he went to work at it too; If | cross
ed the Office for any article l want,
ed, he stumbled ahead of me and
brought it to me; if I was making
up a book-form, he annoyed me so
by trying to hand me the rules,
leads, quoins, &C., that I sometimes
ordered him out of my presence
only to find that he would not go;
and more he presisted in accompa-
nying me home, in spite of my de
ciarations that his attentions were
Objectionable to me. Once when
was walking on the street with a
gentleman, he had the audacity to
step between us, and walk there
until / reached home. The next
morning l found one of his poems
on my desk. 1 will give one verse
here as sample:
"Though the day doth bear no song,
And the night be dark and long,
When the storm clouds gather Ger the,
And the hail falls thick and fast,
Then I'll throw my strong arm round
And uphold the to the blast"
His voice was something between
the quacking of a duck and the fl
ing of a saw, sinking and rising
from high to low and low to high
along the scale, and he was always
singing. "Belle Ma Hone" was his
song. He would squint up his eyes
and look me in the face at the be-
ginning, then turn them upward
with a--a-..s
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
"WanderinT alone"

But so it is, and so it viii be until the
end of time, unless-well l might
as well out with it-unless the Pro
fessor 6nds in his examinations some
one peculiarly fitted to my "qaeer"
nature, who will take me at the
Professors recommendation, when
l shall cheerfully consent to become
a victim to matrimony in order to
further the progress of. science.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
"Meet me at Heavens gate,
Sweet Belle Ma Hone"

I finally sent this ardent sdmirer
out TO canvass for nv book. He
spent his commission and $50 of my
money, then he got ''stuck" in a
country town, and wrote to me for
assistance. But 1 let him stick
This sadisgusted him. He wrote me a
farewell letter, informing me in an
underlined sentence that appearances
are often dsceitful. At last ac-
counts he was much thinner in flesh
than ever. Perhaps my readers
will be surprised that after having
three such ardent admirers l am
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
MILLINERY, ETC.

AITE & SILL Wholesale and Re
tail Dealers in Ready Made Clothing Furnish
ing Goods Hats Caps, &C.. Ashtabula ls6l
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
HOTELS.

AMERICAN HOUSE, t. n. BOOTH Propri-
etor -soath side Of the Il. S. q n. 5. statlon.
This House has recently been rented and IN
proved and offers pleasant, substantial and con-
Tenient accommodations to persons stopping
over night or for meal, or for those ffom the
interior wishing st9ble accommodation for
teams The House is orderly, with prompt at
tention to guests, and good table and lodg,
ings. 1zo<
FISK FEOUSE,-Ashtabuls, ohio,-A. Field,
ProprIe or. An Omnibus running to ana trom
every train of cars. Also, good hvery-stable
kept in connection with this house, to convey
passengers to any point. lz2l
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
wHn AsHTABULA Loan a ssoCIA-

fTT0EH0APITAI 3fO0OO0-Ofice Main st..
next doorsouth Of Fisk House-does
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Euys and sells Foreign and eastern s1ehsnge,
Goid. Silver, and Al kinds Of o. 3. Securities;
Collections promptly attended TO and remltteo
for onday Of payment, at current rates ol eA-
change Interest allowed on tine oeposts'
DIRECTORS.
F. sIlliman, Geo. @. Hubbard, Lorenzo Tyler'
J. B. Shepard, j. W. Haskell, II. L. MorrlsSn,
s. n. Harrington. lSol
p. sILLIMAN, PreSt. A A. SOUTHWlCK. CGsh.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10

AsF4TABUI4A, OHIO, SATURDAY. JANUARY 10, 1874:
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
DRUGGISTS.

mARTIN NEWBERRK, Druggist and
Apothecary, and general dealer in Drugs, Medl-
cines, Wines and Liquors Ior meolcsl purpose; :;
Fancy and Toilet Goods Maine street, corner Of
Centre Ashtabula
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
BANKS.

ASHTARULA NATIONAL BANK,
- Ashtabu,a Ohio. Fl. FAssETT, Pres't. J:
Sun BLYTR Cashier. Authorized Capital, $780,
90o' cash Capila paid in 100000. H FAssETT,
J.B CRosBY, g. BRppE, u >. NETTLEToS,
B. NELLIE VIZ. H6MFHKEYa f. o, WAHEER,
CHas. WALKER, P. r. Coon, DiTectors. laA
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10

MRS. e. @. RICHARD, MiTinerys& Dress;
making A choice lot OF Millinery goods Ano
the latest styles OF Ladies and Childrena FaI,
terms. Shop and sslesrOom over Mann 4 Noyes
store, ICenter street, Ashnbuia, Ohio 1ylzos
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10
REDUCTION q
IN PRICE OF. COAL !
Cash only

at the following prices per ton Iscreened) at oui
yard near L. s. q n. s. depot:
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

manner OF good things, an! III" pre-
sumption Is if Hardin is elected he viii
pursue pretty much the same course rs
WGodSon has done.
On some points they have stolen Re-
publican thunder. Here, for instance:
Taxes should be divided in justice to
all: and Indebtedness should be dis
burScl rs soon rs possible; economy
and retreuchment in all departments;
opposition 10 tariff duties for the benefit
of lazy monopolists and gambling Wall
street, Sc. That is good Republican
doctrine. Good Republican doctrine Is
also this (Which the address don't re-
fer to-: equal political privileges to all;
the maintenance OF republican forms OF
Government il the States; the suppress
sion of lawlcSSncss and violence where
even they occur; Il liberal system OF cd
ucatiOn. and no prescription on account
OF LOYALTY to the American Republic in
the hour of its peril. The foregoing
five cardinal points are the real points
Of diGcrcncc between the two political
parties in this State. The address
abounds in spcciouS charges, wild dec
larations, and some gcneralitics. and
the main points If iSSGc are hardly
touched. 1t will convince no Republic
can that he has been wrong heretofore,
but may open the eyes Of men Ike Col.
Broadhcad to the false position III which
HEY arc placed.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

have yu'cd /! of. !nricE oiI:i tl">r outrageous
measures, tpp numerous 10 mention. 80 .~iactlc''l
by u" ,t'hl.iaL power, '%9T"inrr WIN ne c'H,,
t~ralikrtl u.Hrnatiun Of President Grant, We call
;3pu, Democrat, to put forward every cN'rtIul
to li,Wart n" design oi ttp-c opposed to b'I!pc-
racy in The coming ciinpal@l, ana we place Ec-
fore the people the mIiiI tv.i'ts III pure. uii;iiut-
'ggilcti Democracy, ~: the SiLfI%.' oi me
'gCnnir Is ~plfUinnuu! III representing principles,
which they have i:ilicnablc rights 10, IN c"n-
tending in all c"ii!iCt~, especially with the pres
cut c.ufrIilLed power: requiring honesty, en-
ri"icy and known ability III thp-r iur U''o'h yon
vote; your taxes should be divided IN justice 10
AZ; ali iud"b,clnc,, should be- dl>hur-ci As soon
a. possible; economy and retrri'rhnnrni IN all
departments, should be encouraged; revise the
State constitution, :nid blot ont the infamous de
cgcy- OF Drake forever from the records al Mis-
-ruri. You should bring together AMI -u,fu.n all
Democratic strength till II shall be p"v criHl IN
the ~iitc and Nation, 81 that cdrV"t-HIE reign
may cease .tnl that he ballot Of the people may
become UunipGtcnt IN HE affairs ui oar ''bNcrn-
lucTt, and that instead Of Il dJIt'nrrfInG power
~ " I>hIp%ton, M honorable sdiIrE-%sab Con
grrsS. ami 4 ta!irElug legislature, send IA II
Who WI serve y"U "a, You may direct. Tom
denim The lipInClcrln" that radical officials lLY"
brought upon You 20 hankrup; ypN. b.Hnind an
inf ItIln at CtrrravV, and instead DI having
money locked up Ia Eastern golfers. for III" benz
eft al tho few, scatter tjnd, UN'r "tT whole
southern ami Western cultn;ry, and Ist peace
amt plenty abound. Then II brlIopvcS YOU W!io
want freedom IN Missouri. by all nIrai- la pat
forward y"ur best ruirayor> now II The great
issues - far day Vote against the srljISltiuu
OF The States and The uphpidir@ Of the national
bank syStcm; against the imposition 81 tiFll!!
dU,lrS for tn" benefit OF lazy mpnupulla.S nI'i
gambling all street. Vote for the clrEaiiuu of
the agricultural Interests OF I'll" country, ami
finally vote Tor your national liberties. tbr~li-
he and he spirited in the coming contest, and
yuUr good action shall make yuI successful.
signed 10y William lewis, jane, Sir"ck, j.
Il. killow, Joseph I;yI, Charlie lri'"- = /.
MrfaI,ien, William Is. DriI0mtl, Rr. p Fdi-
krr-on, William Pierce, 1. II. Gee. }. e. Il.
Ferguson, Chairman, and Charles Fricr, Srcrr-
tITN.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02
Fer TIE E~ErrnLICAN.
An Axe to Grind.
\ soLuopvy-.y *. y. rErrER.

AsoLTLuvvY-I.T L.. y. PETER.
Nv axe Is dull, | wani it ground:
Come. everybody, trc county round.
Granger and mi2dlc-mrn, don't b. slack,
Us here yuII'll get Your money back.
Come furnish the cider and turn the stone,
And help along a useless dron".
| have h"wcd my may 10 lie h"a" .! the Grange,
Aud made seven huu'tr,i dollars IN change;
| packed thr convention with stupid fools,
And ! jsgHd them useful ami supple tools.
I got the HuMiuItOE-firy went II blind;
I have always - nice little aNcIu grind.
| have struggled Tor Office Tor ~IN long wears;
| have begged. eat dirt, ami she'd cr"t"dil- tors:
| have iawnc,i on each party, and sold iiirin al,
Bat no unir,. would come ut my l!Ilut!N" call.
~ last, som, dca,ih,.ii invented the Grange
To gull tn. people,, and l. II strange
That tn luEZaI,l, around he carcass should
il!TuH@
And M thor NAV with ID" ]carrion strong?
~. i.lIn-I- are stupid AMI dri! in "a" pate:
v hen suI fish tor "a l-"uu-. YOU need nu bait.
They u bite II the bare hook every time;
! Oh can make them ypuiT-uuut,on, aI.d not pay =
'l-UA".
! f,r,url q ring. aua pledged them :; ell
10 Tu'r tor drstInraf-. -ruHUiI,l- .lri all:
But, ~ Rochester township, there's trouble,
tho say.
They have Kicked in The traccs-;ho Gev..'st'
ur nv lis resolution They w"ui5n': even smell.
Bat ,,n-.-ur't 80. au'ar. - ia' bottom '. a--
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

L. C. THOMAS, the editor of 4 Dem
ocratic paper in Clinton county, who
was introduced to the Congressional
Convention on Tuesday As t~hc''notorlouS
Granger of that country" remarked that
the present political movement was 4
Grange movement; that he differed
with many who thought the Grange
not Il political organization; that
If he thought it was not political, he
would Immediately ask for his demit
card and Withdraw from it. Brother
Brayton. rs he is within your juriNiic-
ton, hadn't you better give him 4 little
curtain lecture for speaking out too
plain? Up here they don't acknowledge
it to be political.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02
Proceedings and Address OF the
Democratic Central Committee
Of Andrew County.

Al, september ~, Isl.
The Democratic Central ,".nuatlcruI Andrew
County met IN Ihr t"uit-hr;-r i.r tine lI- pose
%! organizing prInHsn"Hiiy Tor The urN; two
YEAR. III. }. e. l.. E,r-IryH Wa c."r'o.i pr
!Etu,u' chairman and ,ntii.> Price. SECRETARY.
~H."c'". WrTr malr 10y captain Lewis. DE-. =.
=. uihrr-Yn. Charlie II4-', VIM. h brhuJ-t,
Joseph Ii-I, and others. II W. ,i,c.iri NOT t.
lIIt "ut Any rpuLtF ticket for Ike present. The
committee then proceeded to i--ur Then address
Ia IN. Democrats Il tg.lrow county. !. e.. -
Ferguson rra'i In address. which wa, u:,gul-
mnu-iy adopted IA. committee rriu"-, 'lr
ASpUI.w ,oU.TY itI'yuLIDNN. Patron -. iiH--
halHiry and -. lUr Gazette 10 publish 'Lr pro-
Gee ling "liar committee, together win tnr &C.
dro--. The cuitulIittec then a t"urnci, t. !r
called together bt ,Ar CIIirmlan when nc",z-
sary. i. g.. i. FERGUSON, Chairman.
CHARLES rlaCi, rar'y.
ADDRESS 10 TIE DEMOCRATS OF ANDREW co.
For many yoar-, lr!iow-citi1c'.-. you have
been oppressed J.. he iron hrut al radical mis-
uIfnI- oath. IL" r.-at -. Voting haa been
ruihir-~ly -n3'rh"tawr,. Military usc"--iti"-.
bringing hHriru ami misery U',ru It Irt-r Amer
lean pr"r.,, have tc". the uIi-r %! The day.
Ring and I~u.u"p.lirs have been iuGr-ur4trd IN
AL a~"lIrim.ul- uf i4r General Government, d.
-]Irvriiyr 70 iTr Interests 1T the lmi~~o,, r~I"rill-
Is ti" mechanic. IA" farmer and In" working
community. Your I.rurc-oHiiilIcs in tpn-rc-s
AMI Legislative IiJi., have no. hrc,ic,i Nour
y she, nor passed ~>alu;iry i,",, igr Ia" relief
al al oppressed people, Int have tor mrrcrulry
consideration. -J.'i OIL yuEr rights. lc.. many
who promised YOU ju-iir" and economy have
been salary sra'rc'-, and voted additional tax
on You, a!rcAd! overwhelmed, when tH'y could
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02
DEMOCRACY.

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"ImgoIian'-!. true linen the cruel
It's Z" L.. -';a wa ana lis necessities
are l.r''1, rs something i"f he
NE responsible We agree
2''- .t.a J'.s 'IA'-'H'h radicals Is
I'..a. 'el.. h''IN' Aanee5' and t"eir
i''."".-. were Responsible ioF me war
'+o consequent r'-'iL>. hG' 1s.l -
I''. " ."h% way h"oh-2'1 REEVES
-4'.'.N "A.'A "e mao io"!-y hop''i
N''..i A'' 'e Drought 10 lie AGAIN. IA
''o.. i''.'''r' nave urgently '.-
l..aH''.' ,-"i r''' ISSUES ne "''-e,'' am
l''t-1- ads ME- ci''o:l'"F ''I'l'~'r'
mn Il "-sJ ''--fe l. lear open ''e
"'"..' ;'.1',.i' '.' "eP"'.e"'' parry mas
h',.'."- 10 ."7' III sven III event.
.t.... g. sIa..H~ -. .y.ttt,.i.lf4 f'It. ..r-llt4
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

Nou can purchase IN Enpire, Whce-
ler d Wilson, Grover < Baker, Davis,
Howe, Florence. or any oI the SEWING
machines. cheap. at the Singer office. in
Glaz;cr's store. These machines are all
in good working order, and Us good as
new.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

If YOU want a good bargain in sewing
machines, call at the Singer Office, in
Glaz;cr's store.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

BECAUSE You registered two years
AGO. don't deceive yourself with the be
lief that ycu can vote this fall without
registering again-it cant lie done.
You must 20 and he registered again.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

.-anhY MORNING, OCTOBER ;. i>.4.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02

~EE PEOPLES STATE TICKET.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02
.5ndrri. Ga. 3}'crub'ira',.

g..aNs: II - pr yclr. III ~n7r""ne.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-10-02
Bees and Hives

DLE-UN- N.-N,nF . li.N' llI IFNnUaTIr Iu5i-
! I.-- yI'.dD we'll 10 inquire Of the alairI-
p gU.. W.ra % mali cag..:., IA cM,rrp!-.HS
IA su ..u uiIkr iIt.u
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-24

and deSadationJ These psopls IRE limo
cent of their owl freedom, ind should not
be punished for having accepted it as
gift. But is there nothing in the obliga-
ton TO care for the moral welfare Of peo-
pie who surely have souls? Is there no
wisdom in making their labor productive
and comfortable to the employer? Can
any lady say she wishes dishonest do-nes-
ties, or any man Of humanity say that he
is pleased to see his country de6led and
DETAINED by lazzaroni and lepers? It is
scarcely necessary to advert to those who
expect the colored race to die out. This
is remote expectation. If the colored
race increased some ten per cent during
the last decade, it is not probable that any
now on earth will live to witness their
disappearance. As Louisiana possesses a
climate that suits the colored mans con.
stitution and fertility which pays good
wages, they will continue 20 crowd here
for food and warmth, and the last Of the
race will be buried in Louisiana. Of
course We reason on natural causes Of ex-
tirpation. series Of Coushattas and
Colfaxes. with reign ofterros sufficiently
ferocious would clear them out much
sooner. But Of this we have no fear. The
heat of our climate and some social aver
sion to cleaning boots, washing dishes, roll
ing hogsheads or blowing in the sunshine.
will intervene and compromise these
''bloody inventions" Why then will not
our friends of the burnt cork come to the
point and redeem all their implied
pledges? Why allow the White Leaguers
to claim the disposal mentally, physic.
ally and indust.ially Of the colored peo.
pie?
We shall watch with interest the posi-.
ton of our new converts on this subject.
They will please remark that the colored
people have only admitted them to con-
idence upon an avowal Of extreme
political contrition for past errors and
profuse professions Of an intention to
amend them.
What say our converts Of the Pic:' Does
the Terrebonne compromise stop with the
voting? Let us hear them about it.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-24
TAKEN on TRIAL ONLY,

Our friends. the burnt corkites. should
reflect that they have been only taken on
trial by the colored people. and should
seek to convince their new converts that
they are sincere i'll their professions. We
gave the other day an abstract of the laws
enacted by the Democratic Legislatures
by which violation Of labor contract
was 4 misdemeanor. The Republicans
clinched the repeal Of these laws by the
constitutional protsstation. otherwise the
next House OF Representatives might have
tried them on again. We see. however.
that Texas is disposed to try the same
thing. England rs much afraid of hex white
laborer as some of our fellow.citizens are
Of their co!ored !aborers, has enacted just
such law as we have repealed. In Eng
land a fugitive from labor contract may
be put in prison about it. We will be
excuse q depression to remark how similar
social conditions re-enact the same renee
dies. At the emancipation of serfs. and
so late as l547, the British laws enacted
exactly this labor vagabondage. They
arrested the ea-serfs and reduced them to
somewhat the same practical bondage as
tina. from which they had been released. 1t
has long since. there and here. been found
that labor free and protected made more
profitable rs we'll rs practicable return to
society than any amount Of compulsory
seyyitude.
I'D, we wish our friends and converts 70
snbmi. TO this last stated doctrine. They
>houli recognize at once the right OF the
colo-ed people to education and employ
me,.. They should see that, even as
n.enials and iaborers. it is far better 70.
society tina. they should be intelligent and
respectable. We:e i: possible to CONVEX.
the thieves and prostitutes that render
many Of our streets uninhabitable
10. decent people. into honest and indus
trious citizens. society would have con-
ve,:ed destruction into production. l.
would save thousands in prison and pau
per charges.
Society can not perform this mir
acle. Very true. But society may
prevent to some extent the progress and
pe1pe.ua,icn Of crime by caring for the
industrial and moral instruction Of the
class from which the cribs and slums
are daily recruited. Society may vaccin-
ate, may disinfect agains: moral as
against physical disorders. We have some
who think it sort Of vengeance against
the colored people to allow their decline