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correspondent Of the Loudon 1o;,,,r,
graph thus describes the Curious cerarnan ~,
'Elesslng the Sea: al Qstead, Ralo;nm Of
.Osteud- an e1cellaut. bathinp.nlaca .,a:-
ether respects also pleasant. yacsEion. .7aaor4 ~ y !;
1an and English; aud ia Kn,s.i = @osg os Get
vas crowded With weldtptaed c5n,na,,e sne usue
Il our Of O'Clock, which had be-. = 10
q :remony OF blessing the sea. dra1 .'1 mo
sher altar, much moro imuoslnT fhtS ~
those In the Place d'Arulea, had beeu t u.
1.e most conspicuous point Of lhs Di1rs. w Wy
u ther Came procession oT great lehlSih. led ~
long array Of Little girls in Thita musln dreass.
At d wells, who strewed tho ground Tth Soesas .s
n len came the chottstarB, With an ibsttnasntsi
ba nd; and then many banner-cardiers Il Ta;95
Oh serpabia that all tho inacripIfn1s Tsrs 4;
Flemish, as being" addressed to lbs hmnt5.st -
Abb the least educated part Of tbs ctowd vhs
coi .stHuted large mojoritJ. Under : oano1z
ba| ore Fhioh censers vera swung, vailed 4
a6v'd ard misunderstanding priest In yestments
Of gold, bearing zhe host, fund "a inouir1
that he was not a Bishop Of d1gnttar7 q h.
cAl reh; and was, moreover, informed thai no
su ecclesiastical authority is given to iii. fa,
tlvz as would bo implied in tho psrsouM attend.
ant' Of prclete from Bruges or from apy adis-
cent diocese, for Ostend il not yst B,shopne,
stE the oenedction OF the sea: waa performed
IN Il manner as Solemn - II Cardinal had ere
sid'a though there vas good dsal o: oha:.iaR
on the outskirts Of the throng, and the odnp.aT
eabed III the balco1.iea Of tho Kureaal sera b.
no leans SO solemn nnd dayout IA the poo,e,
people IN the crowd near tho altar. 4 s1l.o
OF III tllary was fired from the other end of tts
Digr.e when the benediction had beeh seco.a.
pist and then tbs procession TOOK its xa3
bee again into the town, through all tho spotts
and .unketings, which were suspended IL i.
passed. but only Tor i few brief moments. Tho
band Of the Civin Guard plaIed secular tunes u
it followed the priee::5 fetl1iuej very secular
tunes indeed were someof them; but the bell
ofthN priest vent thrilling on atl. The same. aid
even as that holy sound mingled With the uusia
of afN Ha boufte. SO did the incanss from the I'll
very ensers bland with odors less acceptable.
I had noticed during the service on the Diguo.
many prostlatlons By women and itsls ch1ld1en.
and Il fey even BY men; but the passing Of the
procai sipn through tha town Was yat mora pro
duct17 Of popular excitement. People rushed
from the beer-hops, in which devotional tapeu
vera lighted, aud actually thre" thenael!ea
dows above women c1asped their hands asd
wept. WHIST was the sentiment, what the nor.
ing c,ause, could not for therlue Of mo~gaess,
But i t was there, beyond question.
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Row q Female Prisoner WIS silenced.
FROM the Detroit F.Iee Press.
Friday evening woman about 80 Jears old
was arrested IN the western district for disturbing
the peace, aud the event almost distracted her,
although she had seen the inside Of d cell before;
She began bowling and weeping rs soon: az she
WAS locEsd up, and Dijah, tie janitor Of the
Ninth Avenue Station, felt his heart getting
tender. Ho offered her a harvest apple, Int she
merely stopped long enough to see what it was,
and then went on crying out
't am dying, know ants -
He besonght her to live for the sake OF hef
husband, who is array On the lakes. but she said
she would be cold il death be fore morning il
not set at liberty. He showed her the almanse
and tried to induce her to peruae it and settle
her mind, but she tried to pull h,s air.through
the bars, and raised hes voice until it could
be heard two blocks away. Ho began re1d-
his voice, and he had to give up. Then he
, Tent out put and bought some peppermin.t
WAS burning shame to arrest lady like hez
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FOREIGN MARKETS,

LIv-; nroo1,, Aug. Ill = n.--Elour, 15s8aht
wheaic-Wintar, los 3dal1s: spring, os !dsios ii ;
white lis d@1ls ID; club lis 6d@l2s ID. Con, ss.
Pork, 20s, Latd5 SIS,
;L1v11 nroo1, Aug. ia P. m*-lard, So Re.t un-
Lon coy, Aug. 1-Eyening -Am0nto of huGieu wKs.
drawn from the Bank Of England on balance to-day.
Unit ID States secuEitina Of Is, lo3; S7s,
10oA:. 10-40s, 106k !; new s., 1044; Mem Iost To
tra1. 90: Erie. ,3o4; preferred, Il. -
1sef1 i I'd petroleum, 9,3o4d. .,
LAVE H;rooL, Aug. 1-Evrning.-Co4ton sassdy md
quiet; midding upland. S1ld; middlng ofleat'r
sd sn les 10 600 bales; American, 50o0 b2es spto
ulatinn lind export. . ,op0 bales.
Brea, ,sstuGs-Quiet and unchanged
Lard -51H = -. -~ '~." :"
Baco,e-Lon1 clear rniddles, 48s.
FRIAu FoRT, Ang. 1.-'G2s, g7t.
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tina corrnpton of fhe worth Branch, the lake vatc
it will Le rerucmG Gered that tese long-standtng &C
| cumulatt tons Of filth will hare to be removed on
once, and eau never be formed again TO any consia
erabie extent while the material elected into the lax
by the first process Of purfcaon by the conduit vii
| quickly disappear through natural agencies.
The contract for the construction CT the conduit Va
awarded to AessTe. George r SorIfs & Co. und
proposals opened March H. 1874; the terms Of the1
contract requiring the work to be done July 1875
Psoposals for the conduit advertised for thre
times. The dtt1y advantageous to the city, 81
will be Eeen by glance at some Of the fgures Of tA
lowest bidders at each adrerttsinS:
On ScEt % 1873, the lowest bid was <4U3 so
On Feb 6, 1871, the lowest bid was 36s !o
On March u, 1814 the lowest Lid was. 343,23
being saving Of *6o,6l6.
DREDGING TIE RIVER
Dredging operations have been carried on IS usua
DUNG the past year, and tho river has boon Kept far
nnV1guble. The dredging ia IN expensive, but ths
only practical method Of accomplishing the results
rived at. aud to suspend it, even temporarily, woult
only ncrtase the oIetslctons and add to the ultimate
exleis~e. The cost Of the ytars operations has beer
Sci, 7,7J5.lO,
Thu ranort has tho fo11ov;no m
@'@" 1920 @ a.s' , sae 4o.1o s nxh ~
1AI bAlDoE QUESTION: 49,
There are now bridges crossing the r1yer
ana thirteen v1aducts ov"r rairoad tracks. iht
rnsa e asu N ~ eu5nran sonu u. J;acnason h,a
nrevaiei concerning the inronyrnience suffered b,
dest1iaus by the openinc Of he bridges for the
ssge Of shipping 1t has been suggested that the
bridges he Eept closed during the day aud open n.
nights that they be kept closed during two hours IN
THE morning txo hours ut u,idlay and two in the
evenino II wi, ,,. rtea, n ey1rr rrnect,np mind
tnt any action in this matter which viii copfer on
land or water travel an undue advantage, would be
The mspnituct the natnrs and thr conditions Of the
cnm1narca which 6r 81 vav ~, the river for dtsri
Inv o1ea,er than tnat nnw imnxoi y lie bridge or
nanen uord bc axtre,nc1v .Ianrerous The charartcr
# te ereat nsnnfartrs .on1 he ent;ra of tha
rrer esnoca1ir n H. aoTthwe,t tha canni invcstc1
thcr ~ tha nnic niirerr ~ ,.faria, b..
sLiprtnr and the varied and extensive emnlo,1nent
they maintain, must be taken into nccount. Any .s-
of 1ce@o would IN r. lie ;rrct II, ,rv of i'm work
inr rlasses thrmseyes for whom fi,r twelve or Al,
hnrss cI,s,,,o ~ ,hs Irf;ocs ~ ,sk1 weet.s ~
..rinont ,,1nn ;thor ~ shs i,ps nronos.1 ,o,iJ "a
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Surcidt DispdfrA to 1As 0Afraae H11ref.
PoRr HEnoS. Aug: oa1-PFoq
RusstA; scArs Scotia, Emerald, HAnwsy, hoSoksn'
Grangar.:.
UF-ls ops St. A1bana, Dean Richmond lehu aan.
rise, G7s,rye Sherman, Sweetheart, Montana, iNs
Wrpr- North. weather fnc. !:
Pon1 u uRoa, Mich, Aps.. L-powy-Pf0Ps 1aPae'
31cdbnr,S,. City Of Concord schn G, G. TRIUMPH
Uranus, Chartcl, Crawford, sauud l. hatbef' hfa::
Tf@pl, ops Badger stste, 81. Aihans; tcnr aoaa
W1sp-- Northeast, nghk.. -
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There wero laid during the year LAG, 7(2 fact of
sewers; ct cost Of $500, ,2s3.A5. Tho cost Of re-
pairing BcNers ana catch-basils, and OF renew
ing auu repairing man-holes. has been. for the
year, T2o. .329. &c. The number of CONNECTIONS of
private drains With public sewers was 4, 69l.
and tho receints from private drain permits
we're va, 1000. The Board say of the
CONDITION OF TIE RIVER;
Daring the Tas: year the main river and sonth
Branch have been Ia satisfactory condition. ercent
At rare intervals Il Is highly probable that The Souh
Esansh wousa never occasion serious annoyance hut
1o1 the 2liseLievcus effect Of the Ogden and Went
worth ditch, which At times prevents any lake water
fsoza ea.ersng tho nlin6s { Michigan Canal. The
slty Engineer suggests in his report, compromise
heisesn the city and the proprie:ors Of tho ditch
2Ia are Clearly of the opinion that the city has the
ht 70 Protect the usefulness Of the canal and they
oo?S 70 any settlement which includes recognition
" ne Ssa of individuals impede or damage mu-
ran Board telicve that the cty should cut of any
1n:n the cncarp na the Aux Paines River to flow
Doar esT is s12nes naa been yrry offensive and the
l r.ade in @ n1 material change for tho better can
" ouAn tne completion Of the
tettER1oS AvEsuE coynrr
tie11sted II is manifest That It ~ az - nov an
TIE North BRANCH but will also hsra t on!s cleanse
upon the main river and tie South p e.1uaS eueet
Rnaea sa eT 1ton tSc discharge u the Soh nr,nr
laIe. 'A11see OF the
Although the purpose Of The conduit and t.. 1,.-
o:s have leen given IN previous reports # ,p a.
be improper partially TO Tecapitulate Ak taa not
capacity and usefulness may bo had from the ~ & s
it will empty the North Branch eyesy tYeutyfnr~
houss anu cleanse tbs entire river every histyai1
hours. The capacity at the conduit uudcr head Of
feet is 81, cubic feet every tweuty-four hou1s
and 600 cchic feet under head Of one foot dur
Ing the Ratne time.
The objection has been raised tbat in carrying OF
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There lived many years ago in the Cou nty Of
Berkshire young lady possessed Of more than
tho ordinary Accomplishments which, at that day,
distinguished the Intelligent daughters OF New
England. At an early period OF her life her
writings attracted the attention Of the public,
and her novels penetrated all parts OF the civil
lied world where the English language is
spoken; and she was fully entitled to the en1ied
reputation ahe had earned by her graceful pen
akesches. She oame Of one OF the leading fam
lilies Of Berkshire, possessing wealth aud huriug
every requisite necessary to make her deair-
able companion to some worthy maj. who chose
to make her a wife. This lady had Il brother
living in the City Of Albany New York, whero
he followed the profession Of the Law, in part
nerahip with a worthy man Of wealth, ire
proachnble character, and high reputation
not only for his learning, bnt his ster-
ling integrity. The intimate relations existing
between these two individuals served to bring
together tho brothers partner ind tho sister
heretofore alluded to, and tho circumstances
resulted in the lawyer making an offer Of his
hand to the gifted authoress, which WAS ac-
cepted, and the engagement continued FOR d
long time with no apparent jealousy. doubt, or
misunderstanding to interrupt the smooth
tenor OF their way. But the gentleman was &C.
customed to read novels as we'll ns the 1aw, and
it Is natural to suppose that be read the works
OF hts at1ianced bride with all the ardor which
the circumstances Of tho case will warrant,
In one Of these volumes he found tue afec-
tions existing between the hero and heroine OF
the tale portrayed in such glowing ardent col
ors that he was impressed to stop and asK him
self the question, - Is this real? arc these the
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go, T
PTR1,HS.
MARRIAGES.

DECA A,P- On Thursday. July son 70 H. @2o -s
H. +. Do amp. Mother End child DUNG een.
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fCrnTTy; ;cs5nSTfnMEHY-M Married prisate1, On fsb'
9 1874, b.. Ror Arthur Sw.ze5 at bis fesaaepe go, ~
lss Ashs d:av. Chicago M, ScatSoe a.aIS
tor nj Ia ~ And Emily T. Montgomery, of this dtJ
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THOSE ARcH|fEcTs:
The I, Grand Jury Cannot Find out
Anything.
And the Matter Goes Over for Month.
Aid. Foiey's View Of Che Situation.

Tho investigation by the Grand Jury OF the
bribery charges against various Aldermen has
thus fur como to naught. Mr. J. C. Cochrane,
architect, was before the. Grand jury friday
and testified to the exact factB already given ~
THE TR1pusE. This was all Mr. Cochrane
knew about the matter, and; nothing further
WIS elected. Yesterday morning State's Atsor-
nor Reed found On his table In andnymoua
noto, to the effect that Nr. Abram Poole's '
testimony would he important, 4 subpoena
was q. once issued for 31r. Poole, who appeared
before the Jury, and gayo his statement.
lie said that some timo ago 3 friend camo to
his Office and proposed to him that they each
put in @25, 600, antl-"ith this capital, organize
Courthouse ring. His friend expressed con-
fidcnce that this amount would be ample to buy
up the Council and control the architect qnes-
ton, and that, by contracts and percentages,
tley could reGlizo handsome profit oE tue in
yestlnent.s Mr. Poole told tho gentleman that
be was already carrying moro.pork than be could
stand comfortably and had not 925, GOO to invest
ID the manner proposed Himself and friend WENT
out to lunch together. and met AID. Pickering,
to whom mention WIS made OF the scheme. The
Alderman said. in jocular way. "Why don't
you 5Q1t" lit. Poole replied. rs before ,that ho
at the luncl-table was il tocu1ar veinI ut being
understood tilat none of the parties VeIe- II
earnest" 11r. Poole knew nothing more about
tln matter. -
This concluded the investigation BY the Grand
jury, who failed to find bill. aud Mere dis
charged. Another jury will be drawn the last
week in August, and if,-in tho ,noantfmc, my
facts of importance coma to the knew4edge~ Of
the SIate's Attorney, lie Will bring the subject
before the Grand Jury. -
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The Board Believe the City Has the
Right to Shut OF the Ogden
Ditch.
Over Nine Hundred Building
Permits. Issued During
the Ycar.
Chicago Covers 2,400 Acres Of Ground,
or One Third as Much as
London.
The Board Have Received $G,6G2, ,242
and Spent as5,2293,243.


The thirteenth annual report OF the Board Of
Public Works, for the rear ending March 81,
min ha at once submitted to the Common Coun-
m,s De~s -.31-.t-,otoa rh;o.7o ,,no7 tho
successful pro9ress Of the second lake tunnel,
I,.,.,, .f ,.1,,o, +,,, ,;+~ nil, .oo, ha :, noa
rsSs;on ~ % of = wa,er supply for a population Of a
,ni11ion and A ha1f of neor,Ie The exteDsion Of
49, - - - - -, r. 1s-..,otea .,.;. ran a.a
the new water-wQrkB at the corner of Ashland
,,,o.,,,<, ,,7 T.,,~eacon st ,aa+,r;1 ha hn;tt
A'SA31 Hno A"e@@J s@o11o 'ei ee Va ~ 'o3'@ ."
soon as the necessary engines can be procured,
xo t3,,t tho txv t,la tnnneJs with their arrreea.a
~ - IN nm mn <.a1,osa ,x;i, ~ =,
ha'ly capacity OF 1oo,uoo,ooo gaIons' WILL Dc IN
permanent operation about October OF next
raar The nav 1ato.rnnnpt cost abont s40o 000
s1AA' 1oo ~" 4o0e7 e7'e1'1 Us. - v o''"'
S525, 900. The report says OF
-. wArEn PIPES
During he last year more Tas done then during any
~ IN End S4fetv .s by f2ne VIZ 10 portops Of the
city hitherto un.urplied. Nearly forty-thrce and
hs es 81 p r o. Szes were 1a.d
ousiy laid we're taken up or abandoned: which add:
Sd to that reported in he laft annual statement gives
Tn tha ernendture Of the annro1riation f9r water
rfpcs the city suffers serious disadvantage from the
rfessns nfe m UNITS nne shi the
invites the formation of such so:tlemcnrs far away
from the centre OF Io9ula!aon; hnd these settae-
Sn 16nr ~ the nresennt fre ordinanca remains
in force, it Is neither humane nor Just
.b relnsI .nese aeaas put oe ,ha Win
uon. which; instead Of being used to .sdrsntage IL
grand system Of large distributing pipes. ha, to bs
1nars neeessc. of Lie 1T remote nots II H. re M
limits vero made coe1teusiye With lie city limits, Is
Buggated elsewhere, the city would grow mora com
pa:tly, md rroncrtouately greater benefit would be
derived from taxatlun Ii l6 inc supposed difference
, 1874-08-02
RTgIIDINE MATERIAL

: =. - MAEH1NEE1 n = -
-.-~1--e-1.<e~~- - tTK-S st.
4.1DR EAEE-C,4LO ENt;lnF& - nn1fiRy. A5tzt:
EFR 7-H0R:iE RYfITR ANp. BoIhsRts e. ,5a,i:aa. 5d;a
" brick macai,n 20 feet ~ and 44 .sTyv, 1ns
lso brick 7oid. - ~ dozcn tr1rks sna Ga1 -
cRAEs. 10 Sta e-s.., third lo tIoat zoe., y:
FTASTED-1 ,;ECoSDHASD FOOT 'LAtn0
" ply At III st zLe.Et. --=;31 -TiYB
o0-HoRsE-P WEH ENGINE AND bViinhtasp i d p.szn1 4
running ordnr. Inquire ox Addrss l. "
South State1t
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-24
FADING. STILL FADING.

The White League assumed the title
1--WE. the white people Of Louisiana" 1t
denied the eligibility of the negroes to
Office. TIE Pic,yu,e. which had de.
nounced the White League. per So at
once claimed this platform as tia. of
the Peoples party. 4 Peoples party.
which prescribed more than half the
voters in the State. was a political
anomaly and contradiction. The in.
habitants Of Terrebonne are in open re-
volt against the White League. They
have reconciled capital and labor, black
and white, by uniting on ticket, of Col.
Inns. white Conservative planter, and
Keys, colored Republican We do not
suppose they can send down a shotgun
deputation from Caddo to wipe out this
degenerate white man and execute the
League law against his colored colleague,
but the Picayune, abandoning the White
League peoples programme, halls this
triumph Of our doctrine Of political unfit
cation, and says:
What does this prove. if not the truth of
our Oft-repeated assertion that the cOlOred
man is just as susceptible to good a. bape-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-24

1t is now reported that Mayor Wilt
has taken several registration certificates,
one after another. from one of the colored
suffra gans. We do not vouch for the truth
Of the story. as we can not imagine what
Mr.. Wilt wants to do with so many regis.
tration papers that do not belong to him.
1t is very natural. however. for the col
ored man in question to return to the
registration Office for a duplicate certi6,
cate after having had his papers taken
from him. We think we should keep it
up for a hundred times at least, if ninety.
nine attempts Of the kind were not sue.
cessful. That colored man evide nifty
wants to vote once at least. whatever may
be the aim Of those who search him every
day for papers.
We do not. however. believe Mayor
Wilt has done any such thing as to take
away mans registration papers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-24
hon. P. G. DESLONDE.

This gentleman. who holds the impor.
tant position Of Seer etary Of State under
the present government OF the State. &C.
companied by General Chester. q
member of the Louisiana bar. arrived
in the city yesterday morning. These
gentlemen have recently made an
extended tour through the North
and West and speak III the highest terms
Of the treatment that has been accorded
them everywhere as representative men Of
the colored people Of Louisiana. They
received marked attention at Niagara
Falls and other watering places they
visited during their travels. and
heard but one expression Of opinion
as to the course taken by the gov.
eminent in regard to the attempted
revolution here, and that was in com.
mendation of President Grant for the
prompt and efficient measures taken by
him to squelch the instruction. The
people believe that if the country had
been under the rule Of such a man as
Buchanan instead Of Grant We would
have been cursed with another civil war,
the result of which would have been very
disastrous to the Southe m States.
Secretary Deslonde and General Ches-
ter both speak in glowing terms of the
treatment they received and al! they saw
during their travels.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-24
DUB FOREIGN CONSULS.

4 rumor prevailed here on Tuesday to
the effect that two OF three foreign con.
suls have been summoned to Washington
by their respective ministers to answer
certain serious charges against them
growing out of the recent riots. We sin.
cerely hope there is no foundation for the
rumor or the reported charges. At the
same time it is our duty to admohish all
copsuls and aliens of every degree that
the United States government is in no
humor to be patient under acts of hos
tility OF improperly on their part. II
any consul here. therefore, has been
guilty Of acts of discourtesy toward the
State government he will be sent home at
once. either by his minister or our own
government.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-24
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WHITE LEAGUE
s. The Whit I,aaona ia nopularly sup

SOMETHING ABOUT THE WHITE LEAGUE.
The White League is popularly sup
posed to be revival of the organization
known as TIE Knights 81 the White Ca
melia. A careful consi deration of the
gu estion will show this opinion to be en-
tirely erroneous. The White Camelia
order was based upon q sentiment and
prejudice against the colored man per Sc.
4 Caucasian alone should vote. rule or
hold Office. The question then was not
one Of politics. but one Of race. The
question now offered by the White League
is clearly not one of race but Of policy.
Disguise it as they may. the White
Leaguefs throughout the State are en-
deavoring with most strenuous e4ertions
to obtain control of the laboring popula"
ton. The first move to achieve this pur.
pose was the threat to discharge all la
borers. agricultural and otherwise. that
wouldn't vote the way the employer or
dered. In partial degree this was put
into effect in New Orleans. St. Mary.
Shreveport and Monroe, but on the
plantations it did not succeed at
eli. Picking cotton or hoeing corn was
not the forte of lie Chevalier Toutblanc.
and so the eolored man and brother re.
NAMED in position, and. in fact, master
of the situation. Failing to institute po-
litical serfdom by the threat Of non-em.
ployment. the Leagrers then resorted to
dank movement This was the coup
de,as of the fourteenth instant. by which
it was hoped 70 grasp the State govern
ment and the registration Of voters. That
las: plan has signally failed. and the legal
administration remains intact. The
Leaguers now appear to be changing
base. They are propo sing to fuse. and a
division Of Offices betw cen colored and
whites is now tie bait in the steeltrap
put forth.
Let the colored men beware. Disinte-
grafton Of the Republican party means a
position of servitude on the part of labor
to landholders. A determined opposition
aad perfect union can alone preserve to
the agricultural and other laborers the
rights to which they are entitled under
the law