, 1876-04-15

henAte to call BtAto Convention; but one voto
"aa needed IN the House. This tho majority
from T4ka County. though hts right 70 his seat
had been acknowledged by biz bstuR atlow.
"a 1Soss * vo' f1f +. the .s.sleeson Of Jssss
md TO parttcipate In tho business Of ths
fiouso ance its organization. Hls unssating
Mss simply ~ oatfsgs but Il enabled ths Lesis-
!atare a to pass the RESOLUTION for tho peopls 70
vote on calling Convention 1t the noxt general
electton. Then oommsnced tho most excited
social and political contest known 10 Tho history
o. @ ah9 hsate. md for ysaE and half Il rsRed
Judges lawyers, men In NJ the voeatlons Of lifo.
were ranged on the one sids or tho othor; and
every means that could Influence man or COM
m.1d r.. bis vote whs % Vigorously md porslsssnty
known and dregistorcd BY each party, and all, In
Guiding cr!pploa and chtooio invalids, brought to
the nols. The aaver..advoca.es wore defeated
esrnsstly Or inoro nobly for good cause than
tho Anti-s3lavsry men Of Illinois Ia 1622-4; hut
BY 30 small = rnsjority'd!d illinois escape from
tue clutches Of the 9lAvo-powor.
Tho validity Of sha Ordinance Of 1887 IL now
universally acknowledged, and contests to maine
tain lis authority arc not likely again to occur.
The crushtnR.Out Of the Rebellion, 1t IL to be
Mr. Webster Sid, In 1880 " W. arc socuatomea
10 pralse tho lawgivors Of antiquity; ve help 70
perpotuato tho fame Of Solon and LycurKue
but doubt "alcthor one siuglo law OF any
Of q moro dist!nct and lsstIng character than
the Ordinance of 1877. We SEQ its consequences
q q shls moment, and wo shall novcr cessc 70 sea
tthsin en- perhaps. "hllo the Ohio shsil aox" o.
probably, IN tho history Of tho world. did =
measure Of legislation 90 accurately fulflt, and
yot 80 nightly oxceod tho sntloipatsons Of tho
legislstora Thu Ordinance has we'll been do
aud OF tire BY night, IN the settlement and Gov+
esnnont Of tho Northwestern ssstos."
for ths Ordinance 30 wiso, aud 30 command.
ing in ts influence on t!lu freedom OF mankind
tho world, as shown by Mr.. Poole, IL indebted
mainly 10 Dr. Guitar, Of Massachusetts and
also to the comnittee.-Col. Darlington, Of
xsn1a Dsns De- rsta,! o. T. R!sha,a
Carolina, and Mr.. Smith. Of Ncw York,--and tho
Cougrens Of l737. Let thcis work and their
| namea be held in ovor1a'siug honor.
THE BARONESS De aEDesEl.
Monitor ts mAde. in the story Of the advon.
lures OF LAZY Harriet Auckland io tho War OF
tho American Revolution. OF tia Baroness Do
flciesel who, With two other lAlos wives OF
English officers, ehnrol will, her, duriug tho
baltic OF Saltwater, tho poor refuge Of a hshi-
sasion appropriated By tho Army surgeons for
| tho caro OF tho wounded. Her rank, her por-
sonal attractions. her prolonged sta7 In THU
country, aud the publication OF her Letters.
Es,e to tho Earoscss Do Iicdesel d conspicuous
l
rioa during which tho American Coonies strug-
glcd for their andep.ndcueo; md tao rocitat OF
the eu1eslngs size endured In sharing tho for.
tuncd Of her husband. whlla he vas attached ia
tho Amy o! Gen. Bursosue bus caused msnys
heart to tLsob NTH hy,np,thr.
Madame Dc Eiedesoi was the dauRhsor Of IL.
de MuBzon, who, st tho tf,uo Of aor birth, waa
the pruaesu Minister Of S;Ae. Sho WAS born
in DTandcnber9, but, when she was about 16
yoarB OF age, her fathpr was appointed LieItel-
ant.Gcneral Of ths united army 1t Msulou.
There aao was married, at the aga of II. Il
Ltout.-Col baron Dc llicdcucl, member Of ~
ancient mud honorable family. aud tho owner Of
ample landed esta.es Tho attachment uniting
tho two Was unusually strong, mud thciz hAppi.
ness for Several years was very complete. But,
when Ooorgo III. hired the sesvlcou OF tha
| Brunswick troops to assist him III aubduing thu
rebellion ho had provoked liz the American Col
| ouicA, tie Dac2n Uo lcdeseI was placed At theiy
| head and tho sOrEuw Of y separation threatened
| tho young couple. Tho Baron v2a worry uuwill.
lug to subject hts de!icately-nurtured vita To
tho tiar.lallps Of military campaign III for
| elgn aud th,niy y-utttud country, and Rtrove to
peTsualo her to ,eu,alu amid tho comforts o.
tte.s iiome during hH enforced nbBsuce, IIes
| uothsr. now widow, And other near and toy.
lug fIiends also undeayorea 20 inauence hor q
this decision; but the deyoted WOMAN, resisting
all cntreatios. resolved TO brave every peril and
psiva.1on rather than the loss Of the society OF
unn noss undcarod to hnr.
The condition Of her health fo5bade her no.
compauyinE Gen. Do Riedossl When he embarked
from Slade, early III the spring Of f710; but il
wa3 agrood that, when ahe found horHclf sufl~
c.oaiir recruited, she vas to JON her husband Ia
TIT. tAcil The swift and comfortable affair that 1t
has became in this day Of steam navigation, but
Wy . uattor Involving wecka Of weary conlne-
mont III, sailing vessel. The General wIota
Ebois m ltTtf kFntT I'm
warning noto OF wnat Waa !, bo expected tn her
transit across tho aca You run :. !. tha
risk Of lying eltk IN bed with your cht!dsen.
without tho lcaut hnualanco, mud without any.
thing to eat or urislk. A nhip's company goa
orally consists OF llthy aud coaEso peopls. whose
chief food il salt meat, hall donc, aud scarcelJ
oata1lo, Tho water after eho1t timc. boconol
20 bah aud uauseous that It Ia impossible Ia
drink it. You munt, therefore. prucure 4 stona
tor tlltering IT. and aecuHsou the childreu ia
drluk boor, or have the wascr for your daily
! CONSUMPTION. for Awht!e, near tho fire.
. For usny days we Lave buen at q iosH on what
to llvo Our froHh mnat !s goue, and We ara ro-
daeod to aa!t meat aud poultry, We sLall soo1
to h our sheop por.,v;na in QUO gora
such au existence Az Att agroeablo QUO"
No prospect of painful trials 10 bo eucoun-
tered could chanGo tho resolution Of Madam.
DO lueaesol. ''Bcetdos tue uorlls Of the son,
shn wrttea u ono Of her Letters, II was told
, that wo wore exposed 70 ns eaten bT tho eav
agos, and that puop!o i'll America livod upor
horse1leah and cats. o.. | had. however
,, tnnde up my miud; and the prospect Of seeing
tav husband, aud tho coueclouanssa Of doing nj
} duty. hayc preserved INC duriuS MY wholo vow
age from dcspoudoncv." Iu May. 1916, tho Bar
oneBa aet nut to follow her husband. She we
accompanied by her three eAdron the Oldest 0
whom was no, quite ytats Ut nge, and th
0 youngest only 10 Weaka Tho Journey 20 Lon
4 don cotlau,rtd fortnight aud WAS tillod Will
:. t.onb!ctome lnci1ents. ArlyuR thero. the lad!
!. found greai difficulty IN procuring passage
i America, and waa actually detained in Euglan
= eleven months waiting for the departure Of
l. suitable vcssol, and for tho cotnpanionship 0
| some lady OF her own rank. without which he
- husband WAS unwilling so have ner unds1tak
thu trials of the sea-voyage.
In April, It'll Hha succeeded In aurmountn
- all obstacles in her wnv, aud On tho 16sh enl
l. ba,ks4 IN q meschant-ship from Portsmouth,
10 Tue voyage lastcl clRht weeks. terminating Il
Of Quuboc Oh tho llth Of juno. The letter 70 lie
q mother. announcing, the happy conclusion q
~ ller Journey by sus, e!oses with bit Of gosHi
of nbouk tho dlysa ut tho Canadian Women, tha