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President can protect any one In the Doing Of an
unlawful act. or " the law ~ the land email not
be vIndi ,ated nv the proper I'll i and punish
ment Of the offenders, We shall never have N.
other Presi ienth election without the pres-
ence aud employment OF toe army At the poll,
II the existing President sees 6t to employ ~.
We seem to me therefore TO he approu chinr by
no uno RI in steps, to the proc sses nv which
the Roman republic was converted In o the 10
man emplre-pi occsses which we have seen
repe ted in our own day In France, when
pobiscites, obtained by the mere presence
vertej President OF the Republic into
an Emperor In fact. there never b "a been a
free country on earth whose government rested
on popular suffr .Re that has rot tined It's loer-
ties after its nriny has been used In tts elections
IN what Ia G He'd "keepinR the peace" Keep
fofcement Of laws which the highest tribunal IN
the lund has declared that Congress never had
power to On ct.
IL Is now therefore simply a question whether
puOliC opinion will tolerate the enforcement nv
the executive of iws WHOM the Supreme Court
bsve declared that Congress had no power TO
pass. II Is simply qlestion whether the
President VI the Uniteu States shall be DON
fined IN his execution ~ laws to those which
Congress mad constitutional power to enact, or
shall be permitted to make law at his own
pleasure and enfOrc3 II h. military power. IL Ia
"A mere question whether n President, who has
been told by the supreme Court Of the United
law tn Il can be- REGARDED NJ an execution ~ a
specinc power con1ded to 1t. shall he permitted
to tell his sunOrutndte5 to elfOrCe as law that
which IA no law at all. II Is question
whether we live under government OF laws or
under the wiil OF n die a'or. On such question
GEO. TICKSoR CURTIs-
Al ~
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why Old 81 shook tue publican Party.

from me ihNfttI t0uHtfHuOu.
Ola Sis most prominent pOiItifa idea Is
" de nustln 90 de freedmen's Bans" When we
asked MIN yesterda1 " -, wy don't some Of
the negroes JOIN the Democrats2" ne replied
kt'e hlrs 'ginst deere li-ion, yer see, an
dats de reeZln T.
hat Is not so plain a reason. however"
We'll, yer see, hits Ola way-de preachers
tells lie niggers dat dey must hang toyeider liks
do chiidun ob lzrul ap' follow de lead ob Muzis
and dat derr Mozis IL de Publican party DIT
fotch dem ter deere treedum u
" ell, @ u see now That might he believed"
a., - OATS MT, fur uiSgef Ia mighty
6eleeDin ST OF foxes when de doc,rln' don't
cos hln some money an bred an meat "
" ltilt IN II cost some of you money Once2"
bress yo' soul hit anal OATS whar makes
me shake d I party liz 90. Wy nerleei am ais,
dat 81 de publican party nd steal all de h ,rd
earn'd bings ~ de niger dat was posted in
de lrvedmun's bank dey's mlgntY herbal fur to
do wuss. D. ick Is dat Use fecT'd whru dey
Kit he niggers inter de churcn an gits ON voted
dht deN' III ste all de $50 tss ter de happy
Lam ana wien de deboll CONS long ne'll nm IA
do nlggers stu standn' dAr holdin' on ter do
emlty bagl !"
We passed on thinking "lo1ic Is logic"
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A STARTLING DEAIH-ORY.
Can Sound Travel from Aieppo 10 London
From IAs LONDON DlIIn Nsln,

Mr.. Smith. the Assyriologist, died at
AlepIo on tho 18TH OF A gust, At or about the
hour OF d IN the afternoon. On the same dny,
and between three qu iTters of an hour and an
hour later a fiiend and fellow-WorkeT OF MIR.
omlth's or. DeiiiZschl was gong to the house Of
"A tnird person, the author OF the account OF the
laonrs Of tue depar ed scuol r winch appsared
IN weekly contemporary Uhs Ac,idemU. In
the course Of his W TX Dr.. Deli z-cn s,sd wi h o.
In aatune's throw Of tho house In which Mr..
smith lived when IN London. aud suddenly
heard his own name uttered aloud IN a
" most piercing cry which thrilled MIN
10 the marrow. Tue face impressed hun
so strongly that he looked 1t his
waton, noted tina hour, and, although he
did not mention tn circumstance at the tge
recorded II IA his note booK. la tins particul "
case, as 1t IL reported. tue skeptic can scarcely
make much use OF the fiot thtt DR.. D~ltzscn
dill not mention his experience 70 any one at
the time II happ'ued. he rec lrd I'm his note
book would he amply sum cient evidence Of tho
livelIness Of the impression. Cntlcism would
be better employed IN discovering the pOsal1ility
OF suggestion OF Nir smith 10 Dr. Del z,ch's
mind. He was at the moment passing tns end
Of CrOgslani ro d in which MIR. Geofge Smith
lyed.' lie was, however, not thinking Of IN II,
and II Ia difioult to Imagine that an unconscious
suggestion OF the BRAN. caused py the law OF
tue association OF ideas, could take the shaoe OF
seeming CRY. not OF his friends name, but OF
his own, 80 pieroing AZ " thrill hlm 10 the mar
row.
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4 REBUk 10 STANLEY.
What Cameron Thinks Of the Manslayer.
Prom me ItiH urH Giseite

II IL satisfactory To know that the modern
method OF prracning CIVILIZATION To savage Races
iougn the medium OF tus elephant r.ue ..nJ
ITS eXplO-ivt bullets does not hnd ftVor WIN the
most eminent OF Enslish Travellers. Capt Cam
eron, whose fe L ul crossing AZ lea from 90 TO
sea - never been surpa.sed, Ia the course Of
The uiscussiOn wnich followed tue teadins Vi his
paper on African Exploration before the British
Association at Gl sgow, was pointedlv isked
now no IA nased To make his way without get
ting into conflict vita the natives. luis ques-
ton was pl inly suggested 10y the recent nsrra-
i've OF Mr. Stanlcys "Ciylns de-" aud Was
promoted oy natural astouisatnent q tho con-
tr 81 between the violence wui6n MIR. .Anley
mad found necessary on Lake Nyinz,, tnd the
gentle means ny which CLut. Cameron nAd Osen
able 10 overcome siinildr obstacles some hul-
disds OF miles To lie south. IL Is a fact tuat
oulN once MAS Capt. G ,inerJu driven to the uso
ui force, aui then he Used II win tho gre test
dlscivtlun. IN ekDlauitiun the explorer san.
II Should be remsuu oeied ia a I4ati. all ug q
he WIS black, was man just a. much - II ne
were wnte. Inc proper way 10 eet on among
tue natives was 20 behave toward them Ike a
gentleman, and he cou,d assure them tuat
they understOod Qdlte we'll WIT gentleman
WAS, lie fuund That the Use Of any furCi tn Il
was uuneces AIRY or AT All wantOn likely to
endanger any Al loan traveller " More tnau tui-,
Il Is pl in tndt 40. Ga netuu - OnN fd,niliug
his dutl IN tdNtng care 10 rem mber In the course
Ol hls Journey thIt u snUOt auB u tive al
toulb an4 unheccs5 tily WlulI fetdrd dud very
likely eudhnger those VINO mlght b. ms success
sOrs IN Aircan travel. lut tue new sGuoJi II
nuVertisinE exp OraNOn cam 1t ur expected W
trouble themselves witu Icu TIM =.
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AN ENGLISH COMMISSION.
Evidence Of an English Marriage seusht In
New York.

A Commission has been appointed by
the PROBATE division Of the Enelish High Court
Of Judicature. to take evidence In New York In
a Either remarkable suit OF a kind. anticipated
BY what Is known In ENGLAND as tue Leeitimacy
Declaration act. Years ago there emigrI ted
from near Canterbury a miller OF respectable
connections, by name Stephen Birch. Not long
afterwdrd he married Margaret Law, VINO it Is
believed was native Of OHIO. She died. leav-
ing boz. stephen, and girl. The Latter was
taken by her mothers relatives, and has never
since been heard OF by her brother, who was
placed by his father with friend IN New York.
From time 10 time his father visited MN, out as
the boy grew up their lists came fewer. At
length, wnen nineteen, young ephen Birch
join, Il the army during the war. On IeturLing
ne found hts father dead. More tn n two years
ago he heard from England that he was believed
to DC heir t. a considerable estate. He Sought
the aid Of The British Consulate, anu fortincd with
fanny BIole, IN wnicn tns marriage OF his
p rents WIS entered, went To England here
his fatners friends az once recognized him by
his strong family likeness. But though he had
excellent evidence as to uelng Stephen BiiCn 8
son, ne had o ubsolute proof of l-gitinacN.
Active steps have been taken to secure TINS, out
II cannot be discovered wnen the marriage took
place. or where, except that II was sOmewhei e
IN this city. mus Tor lack Of these MARRIAGE
lines" ne may los heritage worth thousands
q, pounds. n ID a pr per system OF MARI re
registration then been iu force Ill trouble would
PROBABLY nave roon sav"'
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THE UNAUcAr IcEAANDERs.
Besct by Dreadful storms ON Lake Winnipeg
Distressing Accidents.


Mr.. q. r. Hughes OF Kew, Stobart 4 Co.
arrived hc'te Iu.u NltWay House, aud
brings 4 al rep lrts 80 dtn@ the icclanders npN
en- route To tutir rrsrfv itlon ON Lake Wiuntp~g.
F,nin what We can learn the GRAFT ia winch the
lceldudefs started from here, If nlugh "a AL To
the work on former occasions, fell snort ~ what
WAS needed Tor the s,uTHs wnicn nave prevailed
since lhei lefti II nutWithst ,ndng That tueY
remained AT the mouth OF the river for some
weeks awtittJg the abatement OF tho storms,
they started before tho circumstances warrant
ed. Inc consequence Is several drV ,dtui acci-
dents nave occurred. MT hughes reports the
nndlnR OF an lcellndlc boat Boating, notion uu,
IN the lake. anu also the dead body Of one OF the
emierdnts Heating among tue rercs. Near " H.
low Island ne saw two coats niled with people
driven right out into the Lake at 9 lint where it
~ over twenty miles wide IN a storm ~ sutu Nio-
lence that no was unable To reacn and rescue
them. lie has no duunt these boats persisted IN
the storm, AS no had I'll he couid do 10 weather
II on "A York boat A. Drunken Head fiver a
large TO tt hled with men. women, ana children
was driven ON sh re- AMI I'D II not been y Nlr.
Hughes aud hls crew many OF tom wound h ave
been drowned Ia the heaVy surf running In at
the time. All were rescueu, however, Wlth CON
Siderable trouble, ~ the women aud children
were no ulY fr nuo with terror, but the goods
aud ohattels belonging 10 the poor eiulgrants
were scattered ~ every direction by tue waves.
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We passed on thinking "lo.ic Is logic"
A sou,hrou'. Love for Our Fathers Flag.

~ TTV" D'H HW nV'eoH m AWHNNl, Oh.
RAISE high That flag Of our inthersl Let
Southern breezes kiss ~ Lei southern skies
reflect I'll Southern pitnots will love II. South
ern sons will defend lt aud Southern heroes
the heavens lot our voices unite and swell tho
loud Invocation. Flag of our Unionl wlve on |
wave eyerl Hut wave over freemen, not over
sublectsl wave over sta ~, not over PROVINCES !
And now let the voices OF PATRIOTS from the
North, and from the East, and from the West.
JON our voices from the South, aud send to
heaven one universal according chorus. Wave
on, nag OF our fathers Wave foreVeri but
wave over union OF equals, not over despot-
lam OF lords and vassals; over land OF law, OF
liberty and peace. and not Of anarchy, opprss-
sion. and strife,
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The Income Tax Conspiracy against MIR.

From ne Pa'ia leiphia Times

Not only does the letter OF Judge Slnnott
clear the skirts OF Gov Tilden OF ali reasonable
suspicion OF classifying his Income returns but.
~ connection with the predatory letter of MIR.
Hewitt, IL places the national authorities In a
most pitable position before the country. While
Mr.. tewitts formal applications to the Treas
ury Department were not only unanswered but
unnoticed In any way, and all access to the
records practically denied hun, those who we're
fahricating the falsshOods were permitted to
garble the oihclal accounts and photograph such
as served their studied efforts TO defams an
honest Citizen. Taken all In all, the assault
upon Gov. Tilden has been the most systematic.
malicious, and atroclous ever lnrGntsd In the
desperation Of . political campaign.
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TTVH VIC HH'WNVI7N ~ INV
Hayden, the Derby Line wife murderer,
stlli refuses ~ see ANY one, and appears To fool
remorse tnat 10 seldom wines sd in "A persou
VI ms cnar 4cter. lie viii make no defence, and
persists IN refusing 10 etupipi counsel. lie sIYs
he wants u bs LIug, tnI tho sooner tue fDcm Of
law Is gone through vita the letter ,tisaed he
shall 90. Ito ia, neen indicted for IN Irder "
tue Grand Jury Of lr.souEg.
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wild cat was captured yesterday In
Marsh street. As soon pussy was esplsd
chase Vac given by q half hundred III on, women.
ana children armed with all kinds OF a1rlculIu.
raj impl mems. L was nnally brought to bay
md oiptuied under the steps OF Mr. Pregnant
house. The animal probably escaped from q
pea ~ the cltJ as wild oats are FREQ usntly kspl
here for nshting purposes.
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CoIored Democrats Ordered from Cnmp
Meeting.


Several of the oolored people who Joined
the Dem ,tic cluO al tnls ulAcs atteudeI tue
cul RED camp meeting near ID Creek, ;. C., iIst
SUNDAY. We learn Lhdt they were set upOn ~
sons 4 tue h.dlcal negroes. abused and vii l.
ned, aud ordered e. leave tho ctmo ground.
lhs negro women, II Is SAID, were moro aousiyO
and outrageous than the men. The Democratic
dnAi es,wuO De haps anticipated CO ming evsnts,
gave the ,dioAls To understand Tn 4 they were
not 30 easily scared anu that tney were prep red
20 meet them, whica mad soothing effect upon
tu6 aggressUTa.
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A TERRIBLE INCIDENT.

NEW YORK. Sept. %.
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Manhood Suffrage.

Hdrpers Weekly, the ". Y. Tribune,
and some other papers of that ilk, are
commenting upon the ignorance Of the
voters Of this country, or at least, of a very
large proportion Of them. The first named
Of these papers had very gross and of
fensiye cartoon in its last issue, pair Of
scales in equipoise. with negro in one
and an Irishman in the other, with the
inscription beneath it-'honors are easy y
Both these journals are intensely Repub.
lican, and tac Republican party, just after
the close Of the war, raised the shibboleth
of Manhood Suffrage" and NJ who could
not pronounce it or subscribe to II, vert
considered the yilest political heretics
The salvation of the country, and sspe
cially Of its negro population ii was con
tended, depended upon the consummatior
of "Mauhood Suffrage" Now, since i
is seen that it has nearly caused the ruiz
Of the South, and that the Democratic
party is likely to divide the negro vott
with the Republican party, if not coutro
il, they have the inconsistency to cry ou
agaiaat the ignorance of this class Of voters
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-09

The Electoral Colleges of the several
States met on Wednesday, and cast their
votes for Tilden and Hendricks and Hayes
and Wheeler, as they had been elected to
do. In Vermont, Aldrich, the Democratic
contestant, offered to vote for Tilden and
Hendricks, but he was refused. Aldrich
entered protest and will carry his vote
as elector to Washington himself, the mes
senger appointed by the Republicans re-
fusiug to take it. He appointed himself
messenger to carry his own vote and signed
his own certificate in due form, giving one
vote for Tilden and one for Hendricks.
He will go ta Washington with the other
messenger and fight the matter out before
Congress.
In Louisiana Gov. Kellogg issued GER
tifcates to the Radical Electors, and Gov.
McEnery issued certificates to the Demo
cratic Electors. One set met ID the Sen
ate chamber, and the other in the cham
Der Of the House Of Delegates, and both
will send their votes to the President of
the Senate. A similar occurrence took
place ip South Carolina and Florida The
Missouri electors filed the vacancy occa-
stoned by Gen. Frost's ineligibility and
voted for the Democratic ticket. A Re-
publican eleetor offered bis vote in place
Of Frost, but it was tabled
Gov Grover, of Oregon, issued his GER
tificate to two Radicals and ono Democratic
Elector, and the vote was cast as two far
Hayes and one for Tilden. The vote stands
az follows;
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-09
Who Biandsrsd ?

Gen. Ringers blunder was Gen. Ruger
own, and not President Grants. SO says the
President The people win be glad 10 be
assured Of what they already believed, but it
hardly helps the case for Gen. Ruger.-N.
T. Tribune.
1t remains to be proven, by the faets Ia
tie case, whether this South Carolina blum
der was the Presidents or bis officers
The impression very generally prevails that
Grant has taken alarm les. be should be
impeached, and finds 1t very convenient
to make scapegoat Of Gen. Ruger.
Congressional inquiry, however, and an
examination Of Gen. Buyers orders will
settle the question whether he .sapscended
bis orders or not. Certain 1t is some one
has blundesed in attempting 70 organize a
State Legislature BY the power of the bay
onet. "Let no guilty mas escape even
il that man be Graut.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-09
What Gould it Mean ?


The New York letter of tho Philadel-
phia Ledger of Tuesday contains the fol-
lowing in regard to the interview between
President Grant and Hon. Abram s.
Hewitt, on Sunday last
The politicians of both parties are sorely
perplexed about the interview between the
President and Mr. Abram S. Hewitt. They
say they cannot understand it. The Repub.
licans ask, ''why should the President thus
take counsel of political adversary, at a
conjuncture like this?'' The Democrats ask,
''why should the President put himself in
communication with the Chairman of the
Democratic General Committee, whom he
has heretofore hardly epndescended to recog.
nize? Why should he read TO lin portion
of his message in advance n If this extraoF-
binary manifestation of confidence had been
exhibited towards Mr. Randall, who was mo-
rally certain to be speaker, and therefore
occupying high official position, the circum-
stances would have oeoasioned less remark.
Mr.. Hewitt, il is well known, Is the conf,
dental friend and trusted political advisor oil
Gov. Tilden, and hence the conclusion is AZ.
rived at by theRe people that the President,
in talking to the former, intended to unbosom
himself indirectly to the latter. There are
many other fancifnl theories INDUCED in, SC
that it is not surprising, perhaps, that on al
hands there is an earnest request that Mr..
Hewitt write out the whole conversation and
give it to the public. kilograms conveying
that request have been sent to him from va
rious prominent personages in the course oil
the day, and, it is proper to add, they are
not confined to the Democracy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-09
Grant Alarmed.

Great excitement prevailed in Washing
ton as soon as it vas known that Presi-
dent Grant had sought an interview, on
Sunday last, with Hon. Abram 5. Hewitt.
Grant appears to have taken alarm os ae~
count Of bis conduct in sending troops
into South Carolina, and sought some way
of selfjustifeation before the Democrats,
and desired to unburden his mind, as far
as possible. The President seems at last
20 have realized the fact that he has af-
forded ground for apostolic impeachment.
The N. Y. World, Of Monday, 10 CON-
menting on this strange interview, says !:
The President, evidently had great deal
on his mind and desired to unburden himself.
What he had to say related chiefly to himself
and his own acts, and he endeavored 20 con
convey the impression that he was firmly
convinced that he had done nothing that was
not inspired by pure and patriotic motives.
He complained Of the aspersions which he
said had been put upon him by his political
opponents, and n<nfioned one or two news
papers the criticisms OF which upon his course
he said had been slanderous and unfair. He
talked at length on recent occurrences in the
South. and declared that what he had done
had been under the law and the Constitution,
and was for the best interest Of the country
Unfortunately the President seems I'd
have very limited knowledge Of the re
quiremsnts Of the Constitution and Of bis
own duties under that instrument, and he
is too prone to substitute for il bis owa
win, or the suggestions Of the unscrupu.
lous partisans by whom he Is surrounded
If tho House Of Representatives should
present him for impeachment it would be a
lsalatary step towards bringing more per
Sect knowledge Of that instrument before
the whole people, and especially before
heated and unreasoning partisans.
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A HORRIBLE DISASTER.
500 Persons BHrRed to Death ia a
brooklyn, N. Il. Theatre.


The Brooklyn Theatre, in Brooklyn,
n. Y, was basAed Tuesday night. The
fire originated on the stage during the
performance of the last act of the 1.-TWO
Orphans and spread like lightning. -
Smoke aud flame filed the house and IA
fearful panic seized the audience. In the
rush to the doors, women fell in the aisles
and were trampled upon, and large num-
Der were killed aud wounded.
The New York papers of Thursday are
filed with the details Of the terrible cal
amity The great loss of life was not
discovered until after the FIRE was under
control and the 6remen began their search
among the ruins, that the exploration of
dreadful pit, just beyond the door lead
ing into the street, discovered the sight
which made strong men pale aud faint,
and disclosed scene which is to be re-
corded as almost unparalleled in history.
There, piled one upon another to depth
Of eight feet, in every attitude of strug-
Cling despair, was mass of charred aud
agonized figures, just as they had fallen
with the end of the gallery above them
where they had met all together their horri-
bic deaths.
1t has never been exceeded by disaster
to a popular assemblage of any kind ex-
cept in one case of the burning of the
Cathedral of Santiago, Chill, December 8,
1863, when the casualties reached to the
appalling number of 1000. There were
5000 persons in the church, the greater
part of them women, and two-thirds Of
the whole number persisted.
No similar event that has ever happened
in this country, except the burning of the
Richmond (Va.) Theatre, approaches the
Brooklyn disaster in tragic interest. The
Richmond calamity occurred on the night
of December &c, 1911, and it was estima-
ted that more than one hundred persons
persisted, including the Governor of the
State, daughter of Henry Clay, and
many of the principal citizens.
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Make 40 Example Of Him.

The N. Y. World says that articles Of
impeachment will be presented by the
House against President Grant, on account
Of his military interference in South Car
DINA, His sending troops to Petersburg,
W. without the demand of either the
Legislature or the Governor Of that State,
is an equally impeaehable oFense. In
parchment is demanded, not only to con-
denim Grant, and each member Of his cab.
met who supports him, but to warn and
deter all future Presidents, by his exam
pie and fate, into learning what their duty
is, and keeping within its sacred limits.
1t does not matter whether the Senate viii
convict or not. That is not question for
the House. Its duty is to make the pre-
sentiment, let the Senate do what It will.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-09
Gold Coming.

The financial distress In the country has
driven our citizens to economy and self
denial This has lessened our usually
heavy importations, while our expectations
have not materially diminished. Conse-
quently, the balance of trade with Europe
is largely in our favor which causes gold
to flow back to this country, which has
been drained of the precious metals for
many years, requiring more than the an
nual products Of ogr mines to pay for our
extrayagant purchases abroad. How true
the old saying-''it is an i'll wind that
blows nobody good" Even our financial
embarrass4epts are a blessing to US, in this
sense at least. Would that we could keep
the balance of trade in our favor. for a
few more years at least.