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Continued from last ,0eek
He proceeded to explain that the profit
on the yarn OF fabric would compensate
them for the loss ON the cotton as a raw
product, and to show how large the advan-
tage Of the Southern Gotten manufacturer
is over those of the North, said he, 1--WE
take cotton to the gin and throw it into
the factory and begin to work it. If it Is
to go North, East OF abroad, we carry it
to the press and press it ; We then bale it ;
we then tie it either with rope or iron
bands we then mark it and haul it to the
point Of shipment. Then begin charges
for freight, insurance, commissions, and as
we are always in want of money, interest
on advances and 80 the thing goes for
ward, carrying charges till it reaches the
door Of the picker room Of the distant
manufacturer, where the ties and bagging
are removed, and the fibre goes through
the picker or second gin. The cost Of ali
this is profit to US, he said, "and may
enable the manufacturer to make some
profit out Of the cotton he grows"
Such, ladies and gentlemen, is the con
dition of the South as | saw 1.-THE beau
tiful, sunny South, iii the bright months
Of its spring.
Are such facts as ] have referred to
proofs Of increasing prosperity and
health J do not think any Of you, how
ever much you may believe in getting
down to hard pan, as it is called, will
say that the condition of our own commu-
nifty Of New York, Of the North general
ly, or Of that whole fertile region Of the
South, gives proof of the increasing pros
perity Of the American people. If they
are not proofs Of disease, decay and APP
preaching atrophy, | fail to read Alright
the signs of the times. But other and
more significant facts are before us. OuI
broad and fertile country is capable Of sup
porting five hundred millions Of well fed
well dressed, well housed, well educated
people. (Applause.)
1t is our boast that it is the refuge o
the oppressed Of all the world. We hav'
50 amended our Constitution and laws tina
the child of every country and cline MAJ
come here and enjoy the full rights 0
citizenship. (Applause.) And yet w
are repelling those who would gladl,
come to dwell among us and aid us il
bearing the burdens of the country. w
are not only repelling them, but constrain
ing many of them who had come and set
tied among us, to leave our shores am
seek a living in the countries they ha'
abandoned
Here, in the New York Times of Apr
| "A, Is an elaborate and well considere
paper on the subject Of immigration. tn
writer tells us that the Chief Of the Blu
reau Of Statistics estimates the value t
this country Of each emigrant at $500
Bearing this estimate in mind, let us col
slider some Of the figures given. TIL
number Of eInigrants that arrived in eac
of the past five years was as follows
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FROM INDIANA.

NYERsvILLE, Park o.. Ind
June Sd, 1875
There u strike here at psesent to re-
sist reduction, and We visa oil miner 3 to
keep away from here until We get it set
THOMAS MARSxR, Presidezd
J. A. GRIEvE, Secretary.
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JOHN SINEY.

We learn ny special dispatch that tn,
trial Of John Siney, President NJ. n. A.,
FIR conspiracy in Ciear6eid, Pennsylvania,
Is laid over To- the next term II court.
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CURRENCY CONTRACTION.
Hon. VIM. d. Kelley ON our Finances.

Fatal FaIlacies Exposed -Mara.Pam The.
ories Csnfased- wae-Taxes are Re-
vIved Right Road 20 Resumption Green
backs, the Peoples Money -EmaRcipa-
tIen or labor and EnGerprtse Address
Before the Assseiaaioa Of Currency Ne
formers,
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CORRESPONDENCE.

we do not hold ourselves responsible for any opinion
expressed by our Correspondence
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Read this twice.

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tinled stories, Large Pages, ., Columns Mo- lHN.ut
NiscelaneoU. Kesi.ng Matter ever wecs together
with articles FROM taa pa4 ,la4 t-' AnlNu Nnrtr.
a. Massey, uLtNgo pPEc >s-vA1t Y. ~ J-.. Ai-- AL
cnrT, WILL CsaLrlN, u 4 TsCl,v.tl Aa.E Taus.
etc.. etc.
f8 will send The People Ledger
to any address every week for three
months, on trial, ON receipt OF only 25
Cents.
rhe Peoples Le I-er" IN wv lld established .uu WV.
liable weekly paper puhli'ued ever, saturday. tUi
VERY popular throughout the N p And Nlll. States
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INTEREST ALTO WED

On deposits Of One Dollar and upwards.
societies
May deposit Money from time % time, and Lefore uak
ing the first Deposit may Provide By Vote how and Hy
Whom il shall be drawn out and, provided a cop
the Resolution be furnished u the Savings Bank,
money will be paid, unless it, provisions sre -tn,tl
complied with
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THE S.TT'E.rGs B.8.sK.

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lomestics and friends %
Deposits II FIVE CENTS and upwards received ~
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Fifty miners can md employment at Mmonk. M
{. N. Coal Co, lS4 LASAlle Stress
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How Deem TO Plant.

w. j. Beal, professor of botany and
horticulture at the agricultural college
Lansing, Mich, has published the results
OF planting corn and peas at different
depths, varying from one inch to one foot.
The land was sandy and dry as dust ct the
time of planting, but the corn planted only
one inch deep came up first and kept ahead
all the other lots through the season, al
though that planted foot deep did tolera-
bly, well. Peas covered nine inches deem
ana as well as any, and stood the draught
better than those that were covered but
two or four inches. Our own experience
in planting on heavy land is decidedly un.
favorable to the practice of covering seed
OF any kind more than an inch deep. The
present spring, while the ground wts dry
as ashes, of seeds planted about an inch
deep, many of them failed to terminate
until they had lain in the ground several
weeks, or until soaked by rain. During
the height of the drought we sowed field
with millet, and fearing the seed would be
long while coming up we yentured to
try the experiment, for once, of working
the seed in with a cultivator. The result
was most disastrous, as heavy rain fol-
lowed the sowing Immediately; soaking
and packing the soil to such an extent
that the seeds came up very poorly, much
of it failing entirely. Most of tile field
ana garden seeds have come up this year
IN battalions, those planted deepest COM
ing up in good time, while those nearer
the surface remaining dormant until after
the heavy rains in June. 1t would seem
that no definite rule can be adopted as to
the depth of planting which will not re-
4uire the judgment of the planter at the
time, and even then he may widely miss
the mark.
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Mr.. Harris Not Ashamed of his Record.

On the 28th day of October. 1859, when
the Hon. J. Morrison Harris was a candi-
date Tor Congress, there was Know Moth.
ing mass meeting at Monument Square,
the local account of which in the newspa-
pers opens thus:
The conglomerated rufiianism of the
town last night paraded the streets and as
sembled IN mass meeting in Monument
Square. Tile Hon. j. Morrison Harris aoore
a aoreath Of .tGacerS around his neck.
On all sides was sea of ruffians, above
which here and there could be seen the
banners bearing inscriptions for the most
part too indecent for publication, some of
the mllder having such notices as "We
will not count the votes"-"The Anvil is
useful in the hands of an Artist" and 9TH
Ell chaste sentiments.
On the 31st day of October following
meeting of respectable citizens was held at
the same place, at which Hon. S. Tackle
WALL made very forcible speech against
the American movement. in the course of
which he said:
when see you here assembled, in the
honest light OF the blessed day, bearing no
banners stained with notices and inscrip-
tions such as brought the blush TO the
cheek Of every decent man, and were an
insult to the very midnight which they
f1outed-n0 .toocers jestooned, as at a 6accha.
nal orgy only respectable citizens and true
men around and before me, gathered in
the name of decency and order, and public
and private right, am proud to stand
here to speak as the representative of this
great movement and bid it God specific
call on you to come forward and give in
your honest voices and honest influences
yea, and the help of your good right
hand also should ruffianism dare to assail
it."
And yet Mr.. Wallis is new supporter
of and co-worker with the man whom he
thus directly rebuked. 1t would be inter-
esting to know whether Mr.. Harris has
given evidence of repentance, or Mr.. Wal
lis considers himself mistaken in his form
er opinion of the Know Nothing party. 1t
certainly seems like poor team to pull
together, unless one or the other has ex.
perlenced change. Which is itY-Balto.
Gazette.
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What Democracy Is.

In few words the Denton Journal gives
the pith Of the whole matter. Read:
THE questions between political parties
often change, but the principles underly-
ing them never. The principles of the
Democratic party to-day are what they
have ever been, having an abiding faith in
the virtue and intelligence of the people,
and recognizing them as the controlling
power We believe in government ofthc
people, and by the people, and for their
benefit, and not for the benefit of one man,
or particular class of men. Selfish men,
claiming to be Democrats, may at times for
selfish purposes bring disgrace and shame
upon our party, but our principles are the
same, and will live on through all time
Our party is one Of law. order and econo-
my, OF purity, progress, conservatism and
OF justice. BY its great undying and I'M
changing principles its followers are ever
prepared to adjust every really important
question that may arise in national, State
or county politics, and always to the in
tcrcst of the people, because it is of the
people, for the people and always trying
to extend their power, and promote Their
happiness and prosperity. Designing men
nuS oSSuslohaiiy uoc INC purity 10 some
extent for other purposes, but cannot long
influence or control matters, as vice in
politics as in other matters is sure to be
found out and receive its just deserts.
"Onc of the leading principles of our
party and first established in this country
by our State, and promulgated by the great
apostle of Democracy Thomas Jefferson is
that every man is free to entertain what re.
ligious opinions he please, and to main
tain the same, and this right and privilege
shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect
their civil capacities.
1.-THE man that will suffer religious pre-.
judice for or against church to bias OF
control his vote in the filling of political
office, is not and cannot justly claim to bt
Democrat. No prescription on account
of religious opinions is as much princi
pie of our party as is the doctrine that tho
Federal Government is to exercise onl,
those powers that are indisputably confer
red upon it, leaving the State authorize.
to attend to all matters within their iuris
diction in their own way, and under thei
own local constitutions"
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A Beautiful Thought.

There have been so many beautiful
things said and written about death. and
so many consoling and happy conceptions
OF the SOULS existence after death that he
must be bold writer indeed to ESSAY 10
engage the readers intention with an cx
tended article on this subject. A few DAYS
ago, while reading an article in the Eclec.
tic Magazine of II recent date, we were
touched with the closing paragraph. If
the reader does not agree with us that the
idea and language of this writer is "beau
tlful exceedingly" then we think he has
never as yet touched his eur to tho lips of
a dying child: "Never think, reader, that
the dear one you have seen die, had far to
go to meet God after they had parted from
you. Never think, parents, who have seen
your children die, that after they left YOU,
they had to traverse dark solitary way.
along which you would have liked (if it
had been pussible) to lead them by the
hand, and Lear them company till they
come into the presence of God. You did
so, fyou stood by them till the last breath
was drawn. You did bear them company
into Gods Very presence, if you only staid
beside them till they died. The moment
they left you they were with Him. The
The slight pressure of the cold fingers
fingered with you yet but the little child
was with the Saviour"
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GOV. Kemper, of Virginia, on Maryland
Politics,

| Gov. James L. Kemper, Of Virginia, has
written the following letter to the chair
man of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Baltimore city. We commend
it to the careful reading of the Democrats
of Hartford county:
GOoern0r's Office, Richmond, Tu--Dear Sir:
| have the honor to acknowledge your let
ter inviting me in the name OF the Execu-
tive Committee of the Democratic Con
servative party, to attend and address a
mass meeting of the party on the goth in
slant. Your invitation is distinguished
honor which l should be grateful to ac-
cept, but for prior and imperative engage.
ments. which deny me that privilege.
cannot believe that any true Demo
cratic Conservative of Maryland is resist
ing the organized action of the party. II
your standard bearer, instead of being the
man he is, were carpet-bagger, thrusting
himself into the party and corruptly mani
puiating its machinery to advance and en-
| rich himself; your nominees had been
chosen by such employment of the forms
and usages of the party as violated its
principles or defeated the will of the peo-
pie; if your candidates were not men of
high and acknowledged integrity and
ability, reason might be urged in defense
OF voter of the party for standing out
against its organization.
But, looking to the character of your
nominees, looking to pending issues which
involve the best interests of the whole
country looking to the wrongs and OPP
pressions we are all suffering at the hands
the Republican party,and to the centralized
and semi-imperial rule which is invading
and endangering the rights of the States
and the liberties of the people, it seems TO
me to be delusion, or madness, or crime,
in any Democratic Conservative now to
desert the only party which is standing on
the sill of the constitution. For a Demo
cratic Conservative, in the crisis of great
State contest like yours, to he agitating
the lesser matters of local or personal in
terest, is as bad as Nero fiddling while
Rome was burning. Save your State, and
if there are any local grievances rectify
them afterwards. have the honor to be.
very truly, yours,
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JAMES l.. KEMPER.
The Charge Against the Comptroller
Card from Hon. John Lee Carroll,
To the Edjt0r 0ff6o Goyetto

To the Editor the Gazette:
deem it due to the public as well as to
myselfto state my knowledge of the charge
that Colonel Earle has made against Colo
mel Wooltord and also of tie statement
that | was appealed to upon the floor OF
the Senate to sustain it. Mr. Wallis and
the Baltimore american state that when
Colonel Earle made this charge on the
floor Of the Senate, he appealed to me to
sustain him. Mr.. Wallis further states,
what ever one knows, that Colonel Earle
is gentleman Of undoubted veracity, and
no one, am sure, would go further than
myself to maintain this assertion. In con-
versation, few days ago, with Colonel
Earle, he expressly declared that lie did
not appeal to me at all, and to use his own
language, 81 would not have been guilty
OF the improperly of appearing to the
PRESIDENT OF the Senate while in the chair
to confirm statement that | made in ref
erence to the character of another gentle
man."
In reference to the charge itself, l wish
to state that have endeavored to refresh
my recollection on the subject, and after
reviewing all the circumstances most care
fully am firmly of the opinion that the
whole charge against Col. Woolford arises
from misrepresentation, and that the bill
before the committee on that occasion was
no other than the III" referred to by Col.
Woolford, viz b :. Tor the relief of Noah
Webster To substantiate this opinion it
will be found upon the journal of the ses-
sions of 1872, first, that Mr.. Websters bill
was reported unfavorably upon by the
Chairman of the Committee of Finance,
and secondly, that no pension bill for the
relief of any individual from Somerset
county appears upon the record as having
gone before that committee Col. Earle
cannot remember the name of the person
to be benefited. l certainly do not and
therefore, taking into consideration the
aforementioned facts, | conclude that
Colonel Woolford's statement is correct.
Your obedient servant,
JOHN LEE CARROLL.
Easton, October 21st, 1875.
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Misc elan O us.
Financial Condition of the State.

Much talk has been had in regard to tn
| financial condition of Maryland at TIL
time, and much has been charged in q gen
eral kind of way, about "mismanagement,
fraud" &c, in that regard, but no specific
allegations are made OF course the en-
envy gets up these tales and they get int
the mouths of persons who, unthinkingly
believe them 10 be true. But read the fol
lowing, and then decide which party is en-
titled to be trusted with the States fiuan
ces. At meeting in Upper Marlboro OF
| October 8, Col. Levin Woolford contrastet
the expenditures in the State under Radi
cal and Democratic rules, as follows:
In 1865 the expenditures under Radica
rule were S3,125,5Gj 50, in 1866, $1,000,
617,5S. In 1878 the expenditures undel
Democratic rule were So 1881 OBS SO, and
in 1874, S2,27O,90G35.
In 1861, under Democratic rule the State
tax was 10 cents on the hundred dollars
In 1862, under the Radicals, it was raised
to 20 cents. in 1865 they further raised il
to 30 cents. In 1867 the Democrats re-
gaining power lowered the rate to 20 cents
In 1868 again to 10 cents, in 1872 again to
II cents, in 1874 owing to the debt incur
red for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, by
the House of Correction and the State Nor.
mai School the tax was increased somewhat
and 2 cents was added for the benefit OF
our admirable school system, making in
all 20 SIG cents.
lie said that the Treasury of Maryland
had never been in as prosperous condition
rs at this day. The balance in the Treas
ury on September 80, including the funds
laid aside for building the House of Cor
rcction and the Normal School, were
upward Of 81 ,0G2, 900, which is larger than
any balance that ever has been in the Urea
sury since the State was organized
The receipts from corporations had in
creased wonderfully under the new revenue
system. inaugurated by the Democratic
party. And this increase from tax upon
capital promises to relieve very sensibly
the taxes upon property, real and personal.
Every man owning IL house or any other
species OF property is interested in this
matter, whether he lives in Baltimore or
in the counti,s The receipts were as
follows:
1869 S 35,S7o.47
1870 50,067.21
1911 531G2.40
1872 53,G43.64
1878 116,0O5.72
1874 (ovcT- 205,OOO.O 90
He also called attention TO the fact that
the immense property owned by the large
railway companies had escaped taxation,
and notwithstanding his strenuous efforts
this object had not yet been effected. He
had every reason to believe that the peo-
pie of the State would not much longer
submit to such an Injustice.
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He was fat man, almost as wide as the
corridor door, and as he came out one of
the newsboys whispered
"What a sinker he'd make for IL fish
line !"
Your name is Rufus jackson, is it2"
asked the court.
"1ts- certainly-of course my names
Rufus Jackson" wheezcd the fat man in
reply.
And you hail from Milwaukee 2"
"Why, yes certainly. Lived there TWEEN
ty-eight years"
"And you were drunk last night ?"
mo, sir-no, sir I deny the charge in
totum. Never was more astonshed in my
life, sir. Perhaps you have taken me for
some one else"
"Perhaps l have, Mr.. Jackson, but if
you weren't drunk how came you to be
lying fiat on the walk, hat in the gutter,
satchcl in the street, and your feet spread
all overs And when an officer raised you
up, Mr.. jackson, you plainly and distinct
ly exclaimed "Zon't g'way an lemme
lone I'll knock 'cr head OFF, Would IL
sober man make such remark 2"
MAY it please the court" wheezed the
fat man; Il am victim of asthma was
born of honest parents, and my life has
been one long epoch of responsibility. l
am fat. I'd give the world to he lean, but
/ can't be. | can't run. Other men can
skip and gumbol, while | mast creep.
can't sing. | can't whistle. am an en-
thusiastic politician, but can't hollcr for
the candidates on my ticket. If | try to
my voice merely makes a sound like wind
snhblnp thrOuuh n cnrrupotn1 ctovanina
elbow. This asthma is killing me by
inches. The doctor says that | may live
to see Strawberries come again, but beyond
that l dare not hope. Last night as |
came into your beautiful city was seized
with taintness and fell down, and il the
officers had not found me should likely
have been robbed and murdered. | am
indeed greatly obliged, and can't close
my remarks without complimenting the
eilicent police force Of your handsome and
orderly city.
Fat man from Milwaukee," said the
court us the prisoner paused, "once | was
like child. looked at things as u child
l believed every story and statement, and
my heart was free from suspicion. Men
took advantage Of me- women deceived
me with crocodile tcars-I felt sad for the
men who cut their hair close and bet thcil
money on dog fights. | have changed
Mr.. jackson. The lamb has become cou.
gar. That was good speech of yours
but can't part company until you hand
| the clerk II ten dollar bill"
The prisoner smile' sadly, paid the
money and was not long getting out O.
doors.
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DANBURY WIsDoM.-That the Danbury
"News Man" filings in q grain of sense
here and there among his bushels of non
sense, many brief paragraphs like these
prove.
Worthless friends like Canada thistles
should be cut early.
You have not fulfilled every duty unless
you have fulfilled that Of being pleasant.
Two cats over one mouse, two wives in
one house, and two lovers after one young
lady never agree.
He has the largest life who lives loving
ly in the hearts of the largest number of
people.
There is something wrong in education
when we give women nothing but dress to
think about, and then complain because
they think of nothing else.
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Road Notice.

TNIiIRTY days after the first publication
i of this notice, application will be made
to the County Commissioners of Hartford
county, to open and locate public landing
at Sod Creek, and also public road from
Bush River Neck road to Landing, running
through the land of Charles Stockham.
sep24'5t
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Born IN HIM. old Sambo Shute, long
since gone across the dirk valley, was n
worthy man in his way, and genial withal;
but sambo would occasionally get drunk.
One day his employer took him to task,
and read him lecture, at the close of
which he asked him if he didn't think he
would do better for the future.
"Dun'o mas'r," said the darkcy, scratch.
ing his head.
but what do you think 2"
"Well, mas'r, Is ateared think not"
"Sambo, what do you meanG Do you
mean that you will not try2
"Twouldn't be ofno use, masr. Fact il.
twas born in me. Rum is my nat'ral
drink. Yer see, aiore was born, my ia
ther and mother were boff bought on the
coast of Africa, an paid for in rum"