, 1876-04-17
RESCUE THE BALLOT.BOx.

I
Undcr the abovo caption, the Rov. r. p. Marsh
preached very able sermon last evening at tue
Grant Place Methodist Church. I. is aubs.an.
TALLY as follows:
Wleo tho righteous tn authority, tho p.opo re-
joIce but when tho wtclc bear.th ruiz ths poo2lu
mousn.-Ffortr5t, xxn;
Tho disGTacoful proceedings connectcd with
cur lust election aud tho exciting scsues result
ing thcrefrou1, arc fresh in tho minds OF all.
Your hearts still burn with the fever Of iudisna-
tion. The public seom to bars iua. AWAKEN
las boon captured from its boastcd safeguards
By tho wanda! hauds of fraud aud dishonesty;
that tho hallot-bo-, once tho g3oriticd e1pouens
Of tho popular vii, Ia NOW tue expression Of foul
cltques. Tho people, robbed o: their rlghts,
piundercd Ut their property, gonled BY extor-
tlon. on tho verge Of bankruptcy, begin to nriee
in thor majesty. The cry IL. ''Rcscuo tue bal
lot-box." Ansrchy aud iufauy thrcasen rum.
honest men. desnRuas OF Christian mon to
awaken from their 1ethar5y, Aol makos 1t tho
duty or tho pulpit to sound tho tocsln to tho
rescuo. But low shall wc 1aaEe tho rcacue l}y
can tho ballot-box 10 preserved after tho rescue
sone adriso, . Ia California, Vigilance Com
mtttces. bnt th's will not do for Chgia.ians It
vail only Increase the disEraco. Sow, the law
part Of tho disrcpu:able. bat tAou thp odiuu, Of
such evils wonia cling to the respectable, aud
tho taking OF lite would DO usurpinc the pre-
rogstiSos Of dovo5nncus, II 10. Of God, This
tioH can njav AMI tha hatter r,sa tn;chr ItTe
lilo greater loeB. Besfilea. Il womld 6niv nfrar,
tcmporary roIjef Co,tta, nunfshrnant doss ny
proven! a]l mnrsler SO sl.iu would not
frnm onr mi.fortnn.a II ~ can,1 1I"cnpe
dad IT, Otnors Wou!d m.kn sun.ams otTort
through public opiu1ou, through, ia co,r.a and
BY all possible psaceablo ways. thus winning
aec,ro M f.Its Of TIM xcto ~ Is oyI. Soppsed 70
owls that led to tho ,Eoscu. cmeruenry' IN nro'
does not foreesss so fAr Tao Iiab,Ij.y IL I'm
nrnst that thnro viii hc ann rrcnt .ircrt ~
Tremendous upbeayal and tbeo s,1bsiicuco IN to
former conditions, This Is what tho woryt meu
fully expect. anl tho best mon greatly fssr.
In orlor to dotormiuo poru,nuunt cnrrnctto''
Discovering those, aud co,npc,out rcmeilon' wn
eau permanently rescue The balIot-pox ana pro.
serse its purity: Tie comprehensive cause u
Tia samo. yaItlcd its sscre,,ness mi nova 1oo no
such disgrscos would hayo boIa]lon ous cty. md
ali would DO richer III pu:so md socurer in
Dut why do tho honest aud Cbslstfau mon
neglect tho bA!lot-box2 Tie INDUCE
mouth to accept ot1lce arc insufficient. |
boeauso tho remuneration Ia generally |
iundc.luate. industrious aud economical meu, |
suc! is arc most desirable for Office can do bet
ter in business. uscauso, again, the tenure Of
oalco is too ttausIoIs. Men in good business eau
not afford tho timo for the WORK in conucc.l on
with their employment. aud they caunot afford |
TO give up their buEtneBH for year OF tno OF |
oI!cs-holdug. Docauso still again, tho honor
il too Insignificant: 0roater honors, moro last !
uuos. On tho otElor hand with tho uuserupu- |
ouu things arc different. It is not tito salary Of
tho Office slat tompta them, hut |
the ill-gotton gains that may bo /
touute Of oftico this il extended bY rotation ia
the ring. Il "a not the honor Of ollioo, but lilo
patronage and tha npoi's Tho Inducements to |