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Gov. Rice of Massachusetts.

The wires are working between the cities
OF Boston and Washington, and we wait
with anxious expectancy II message Of
welcome and cOngtntulation from Gov.
RICE of Massachusetts, 10 the supreme
ruler Of our Republic on his stately ioings
ut Columbia, South Carolina. So ready
and alert An enthusiast of military despot-
ism rs his farinaceous EXcellenoy should
not he tardy in transmitting the chain
lightning OF applause over creased wires
to our Great and Good Father.
Tho Legislature of Massachllseit win as
somblc IN the early days of thenpproaching
year. In the simplifying processes of ON
republican organizations, II regiment Of
troops on Boston Commons AT lis conyening
will not only be useful but ornamental. II
would avoid the slow movement of Com
mittces on Credentials If Il corporal with Il
double and n sergeant with II triple chev-
ron, aided by Il second lieutenant with Il
pair of shoulder straps, could examine
certificates and determine the identity OF
the members.
The venerable drum on its hook in thC
Sqnatc Chamber OF Massachusetts can bt
taken down to beat the long roll; and
we beg to suggest that in passing through
the doorway, the members be ordered tc
hand in their ballots for GEORGE $. BOUT
WELL as United States Senator for six
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strange RESOLUTIONS Tor Pcrusni in the Last
DAYS OF the Republican Parry.

E<frdtl from ne AeL u0"cfh Fdfpfm N 1870.
sec. 4. That the maintenance invlolate
Of the rgh,s Of the States. nnd aspect Nv tho
right OF each Stateio order nnd control ~ own
domeetic institutions accnrnit Y to its own judy
mcnt exclusively, Is ,sscn 1 4 To thar baianc, Of
lowers On whlrl the reflection and endurance
~ our political horc ucpelds: amt We de
nOuncs the dirl,ss tnrisi0l ~ IN drncd fore, Of
any StdlCOr I,rrHorU 40 m IT. , tIiiot Nhdf ptt-
teri. as urnDiig the .Tdres ~ crimes.
sec. 5. int the pr sent Admnistr tlon has flr
exceeded our worst approximations In rs mas
uroiCs sllsrrchcg 10 Ia crtcttoiE " It sectional
interest, as especial evident IN Us desperate
exertions to force the infamous IccomntOn
Constitution upon the Protecting peupic IL Kan
eas In its attempted enforcement everywhere,
ON land and SEE, through intervention of Con-
gross aui ule Ffdffd courts, Of the extreme pre-.
tensions Of a purely lOc / interest. and m it,
general and unvar'ing abuse ~ the power in
trusted to II by coniidlng re pie
Sec. O. r. at the people justly view with nj RIM
the reckless extravaganza OF tire Federal GOV
eminent; that a return - rigid economy aud
arcounta iitN 10 indispcn> able 10 rrest the svs-
temaiic piunder Of the uuhllc treasury bV IN
v1red partistns, while thc recm Nirtiil dcrel-
0ImtH's o. Jruu' ana corruption at ne Ed,rll
metropolis sturthrt an cnitrc chdTg' Gf -idmtl-
isirdttOn Is tmpordttrciu demanded.
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Counting versus Voting.

Though u man may be regularly and le-
gally elected President by the whole peo-
pie, yet he may be defeated and set aside
and another man put in his place, by "A
fraudulent count, provided il is all done
under the forms of law.
THIS IL the theory of the more violent
Republican leaders.
They think It can be enforced by the
sentiment of obedience to law aud order
which prevails throughout the country.
IL this confidence well foundedf Is IL
not little like Mrs. PARTINoroN's conf
dcnce that she could sweep back the At
luntic ocean with broomy
A game like this can sometimes he played
on II small scale, ~ in district, county, or
even state election. But il II safe to try IL
on 70 large u scale as the choice of Presi-
dent, with the whole blaze of public scnti-
meut of the country Illuminating the dis
graceful record, and the whole civilized
world looking on?
Can tho ,rick stand tho glare1
But how Is il, II in addition, one branch
Of the Government and that the popular
branch, filled with representatives. fresh
from the people, decline to recognize the
fraud Suppose tho House OF Representa-
uvts steadily refuses to go on with Presi-
deut 50 obtained? Who shall cure that
difhcu!tyi The great commons of the poo
pie, representing hrst, vast popular ma
jority. aud secondly, q clear majority of the
electoral vote. and thirdly, the entire bod Y
Of fa.r-minded men of the nation-how is
its resolute purpose, not to become party
10 such u crime. ever 10 be overcome?
These are the momentous questions to be
considered by the statesmen of the Repub-
lican party. Can its conservative leaders
afford TO ry out the scheme OF the des-
pera.e political gamblers who have. in
their disappointment a. managers of the
canvass, cOutrived this villainy to turn
defeat into n seeming and "A false victcry7
Is IL not plain that tins question is not
one TO be settled against the Judgment
Of the House, by the simple declar alton OF
an officer Of the Senate that Mr.. HAYES is
elected Prcsident2 Neither could IT be set
tied by the act Of inauguration. These are
hGi It p IN the progress of the fraud and
IL never can be finally consumtnated until
the House r6tics the foul transaction.
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TIE PRAUDULENT COUNT.
A Meeting Of the solid Mcn of Philadelphia to
be Held To- Night.
nom ne PaaadcDhn Times, Dec. 2.

Prom ne FAiddcuJhh Times Dec. 2.
A week ago n number OF the most promi-
nent gentlemen In uusinCss and social citcl ~
Philadelphia. feeling alarmed at the turn poltl-
cal IN iirs were taking. and remembering tne
declaration Of the President on the same SUD
iect, resolved that It would be advisable Tor the
conservative citizens to give expression To thtir
views in regard to httemuts a fraudulent count
ing IN the three doubtful southern states, no
matter by which party. In pursu nee OF thls
movement the following call was promulgated;
A meeting of the citizens OF Philadelphia VIII
be held to express heir indignant denuncinti ~
of any and every attempt at dishOn stv or fraud
election. wherever or by whOmsOever tue at
huld.the meeting to-nleht, but on account Of
the call for the meeting sili being in circulation
and large number of gentlemen having ex-
pressed their Intention to sign, twas postponed
until Monday evening.
Among those who have signed are the follow
ing well known citizens, whom. 1t will be no.
ticed, are equally divided between the two par
ties Ell X. Price. william Henry Rawle. Benii-
min ItUsb. Frederick Ffaley. Peter Mccall, John
q. j mes, John w. Wallace, William Platt Pep
per, N. r. CHOP, r. Spencer Miller. W. ". lilgh-
man. Thomas NeilsOn, A. j. Drcxel, IT, u.
Gowen, Henry g. Lea, Joseph swift, Alexander
Henry, A. j. Fish, Tow nsend, Whelen & Co.,
Camblos & Co.. e. II. Clark, T.. W. Clark. Ca tt
Co., X. T.. McCu IN, Charles Emory Charles
B. Kteamer, Joseph Il. Fox Il Co., james somers
Smitb, Charles Wiling, john Markoe, q. y.
Nichols, Nicholas lhouron, r. Rumble Smith.
Samuel Welsh, william Welsh, and scores Of
ptlers.
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years following the expiration OF his pres
ent term of service.
Would IL not be also judicious and
laudable expenditure of money to make
an appropriation for red sandstone
ofllgy of the nutritious RICE for the state
House yard7 II should DO OF state prison
sculpture, and supinc In attitude. AS a
legend we commend the Scriptural quota
ton:
ION thy belly shalt thou crawl"
The location is not important, but IL will
be prudent thought not to place 1t too
near the statue OF HORACE MANN. Innni-
mate feet may become spasnodic under
strong impulsions, aud an indignant kick
from this noble apostle of human rights
might mar the beauty of the Governors
shapely semblance.
Ii il u matter OF real credit to the State
that this man RICE is the lowest on the poll
of all of its elected. Where he would be II
voted for now in December may be left to
the thoorist and the speculative philoso-
pher.
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1t would have been Interesting 10 know what ia tho
increase in the Nothns-nP,rculirs. Who form avery
argo elias.
The saloon in New Orleans called
"Elelh Johuny's," brought into notoncty as
poiing place IN the recent c,cct'n.is type OF ia
class. wri.er m the Boz on Htr4.d says. Along
the sides OF the larroom rows Of large bsrrela
standing upright On low pstf rm unnina Just tn,
width OF the bottom ~ the barrca, that an Of
sire These barrels are painted gr with black hoops,
and Labelled whiskey bran y. rum gin, olaret vino
port vine &C. ,here being niger beer of any kind
II being cheaper 10 sell full II a. Of brandy than
full glaze OF ger The Of n 50 houses Is that's
person may me up 10 the counter, deposit thereon
nNecent piece ana he bartender VAL furnish the Gus
TONER with tin mug that vi nui an Ordinary nmbler
fuand he has TIE FIRE dom 10 axe ms choice from
" the barrels and also hr nscs IA may take th'
bos, capacity Of the mug" Tho vlrlous liquors sold
an made Of bal whskey diluted, aud favored al,
colored.
After the Sedan disaster. when the re-
pubhcans In France asserted That Napoleon III. wm
possessed OF enormous op,r'y Inc statement In
dgnany deuicd hy ihe lnp'rli.ts. Il now, however.
appears fIom an oncll document o. wAica only lev
have hal access that In Pans M rsats the amount
OF over o. 900 900 Is hcli IN trust the Empress
Eugenie ana her son The lat Emperor naI, bcsldes
acquired prop rty at N.euy, N4rc.les Bi4rut1 Bay
onnc, and Agletsi also the domain ui Ia inchera
PArie ant pr rcr'y u tue LluI"-. rcnycr, iht
cxEnprrss Eugenle hn,ds numerous mHrigpg - f1I
loans on real estate m ala pr. ~ rrnce ana tht
nonaparte family posse ar-r DH.r' ln lup, spain
Switzerland. Cpr,lca, an iupliui. " 20, spnr prop
city = the decreased Emp rlr IA un.n valued Al
si5 Op0Ol. lie cytltuuy Ha- n1t iorscttul of the
force ol d's'n ppI 'Is h' -ll iay. ~ NJ distant
tlinc serve as M SNOW Alr uv .l aucmpt at Az
oucrrcsturu.uui 20" ~. np4r'e dynasty
The Cas OF SIR Juhus Nogcl, New
Zoaiaud'. lanr s'nfoemlu may oc jlty clted as an
evlIen 'r Il tine vast - M iht amll srlIs l and
large grsp Of mind can acclmpl o. II settled ON the
island eighteen yeer' agp. popr, pam Mr.. Vng Tho
10000 White stllcr~ Nrrr n.r~scd By the savage ma
tvv race, tho Local lcyoluos were absorbed IN futoa
wars and the ISLAM Wa birienft b' uely, forcigs
Indebtedness II began Ia lIgss 49, an EDITOR, passed
IT m that post lnfl tic LosiNiturn. ant making
lreu Is every step he secured tle roion Of Primo
Minister, which me- hts neat fjr rlcycn jclrS Years
ago he saw that N-NI Alnln'eirl rAlr'll facilities
ami an increased ~ iusri1Ii p'pul uon Through his
efforts arge loans cot tlnnl In tnsllni on favor.
able terms. lhcp lplhupa hsEfoWl O. 3SDo 900. ana
the revenue for thc nrti guarcs vt THIS year N t5DO
isn Asa hitng reward tor 10, services q en Nictoris
recently conferred up N tam the huIn- OF Anisht
hood AMI cal d hm % LolIla, wi'r', NltI spuciA
commission ~ AscutG neia, he VIII Na,, fan charss
OF the sch'nc Tor hLuhug ua tho il,7l ny imuaie5<
uon. BIZ Jul NJ ID now On hi' va 10 England.
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Advice Suited 10 Grant aud the Republican
Party.


In this Code world, with its wild-whirl-
ing eddies aud mad foaming oceans, where men
and nations perish us II without law and ludg-
ment tor an unjust thing IA steTnlv DELAYED,
do'st thou thlnk that there Il therefore no i
tice 7 1t Is what the fool hath said in bis heart
1t l. what the wise, IN all tines wero wise, be-
cause they denied, and knew forever not to be
| tell thee again there Is nothing else but jus
lice. Orc strong thing | ind mere below the
ISL thing, the true thin. Wy friend, n thou
h1u'st all the artillery Of Woowi n truudling 1T
thy back IN euppnIt ot an uniusi thiug, ana in
finite bouhrcS Visihiy waiting he Il Of the, to
blaze centuries long tiny victory on behall Oh
IL, wnud advise thee To call hair, t. ding down
thy baton. md AZ, In GuA'S name, No." Thy
"sucCcss u Poor q VII what viii thN succ, So
amount tor II the thing - uuJ t. lhuu hast
not succeeded no, not though luhNre4 hldIed
from north to south, and bells r ~. aud col tors
wrote leading articles, and the ju.t thins lay
trampled out q! STINT. to all mortal ewes an
auonshed nd ANIMAL ted thiug. ~ rce-sf la
"a few years thou wli be deAd and dark -al cold,
eyele-s, dcai 10 blaze a buuiigs. dius-dlrg II
bell, or leading articles, " ihlr or .udlulu TO-
thee again 1 all forever. what hlud 0f sutrcss
is tnAti
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The November vote of the City of San

The November vote OF the City of San
Francisco IL Of interest TO the lovers Of political
statistics. The population was 1890 in 1870
Its increase may have been ten per cent, making
It 10000 now. II poled last year, In round num-
bers,26DO0vo es,put this year 1t counted out In the
astonishing feoundity OF I,32-a proportion OF
pole to population not before known even In the
fertile and inexhaustibie ballot boxes Of Phila-
delphia- No such honest vote could have been
pulled. Tho spurious surrages In that city alone
exceed the eutire majority Of the state Tor
HAYES. rhe crowninR infamy OF frauds Ia
Florida and Louisiana Ia outdonc by this AN az
Ing shaking out Of corrupt and counterfeit bal
lots. Congress need not pause to examine there.
but at once turn Its Investigations to the Pacific
coast
A Democratic Returning Board In San Fran
cisco might have found solution TO the nys-
terry OF 80 enormous aleregafe o. figures; hut
In the hands ~ corrupt nj con q ling Federal
officials 1t remains without explanation.
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In the history of the class which was
graduated at Harvard College this year, II Ia sug-
fe-tive and somewhat startling 10 nnd that
those members who reported as to their reli-
gious Vows that they mad none whatever
equalied in number tue highest total Of any one
religious denomination. these nothingaiia lane
we're nineteen, while six students were stli I'M
decided as to their religions opinions, and one
could say no more Of his belief than that
"Christianity only expresses IT," II is unques-
tionahly a fact that very considerable share Of
our literally educated young mon are outside
of the churches. and In a state Of mind regard
ing religion which Is removed from n1itY. rhe
atmosphere OF religious doubt envelops the
minds Of many OF our brightest and best trained
youth.
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Human nature doesn't vary much in a
hundred years. Il Ia a little more than that
since JrrIrs, in a letter TO the Duke Of GRAF
TON, wrote OF the then Ministry Bven the
violence Of their proceedings Is signal OF de-
spair. Like broken tenants who have had warn
ing to quit the promises, they curse their land
lord, DESTROY the fixtures, throw everything
into confusion, and care not whit mischief they
do to tho estate" II GRANT and CHANDLER
had sat for the portrait 1t couldn't have been
more iifclikc.
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We fear that Tom RuorR will never be

We fear that Tom RUoER will never be
az great a military writer as sir WILLIAM
NAPIER was, and that bis reports OF his Column
bia camp align will be- regarded as less lucid than
the history OF the campaigns in the Spanish
peninsula. His report Of his operations In the
basement Of the State House, which he sent TO
Gen. SHERMAN on Friday last, closed with this
sentence
mo done BY the soldiers except that Of their
pr, scncc, A. stated, but while they present.
persons aiming the rgat Of entrance under certnca
OF the clerk Of the Supreme Court were refused adms
sion
This IA perhaps no worse than TONS ordi-
nary style but u Is bad enough. even for Tom.
especially where he says no act was done by
the soldiers except that Of their presence. as
stated" Gen. SHERMAN, who can write very
well, ought to have sent such report back to
it's author for correction. II any Of the cadets
at West Point, lately under TOMS superin en-.
deDcy, were to compose such sentences as those
be has set before them, they would deserve to
be- bull lozed.
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Parson NEWMAN possesses the most pre-
hensilo tongue of any living creature, not ex-
ceptina tho giraffe. And the avidity with
which he employed 1t 10 his ThauksRlvine Day
sermon, when no ouioeized the President for
hlr Illegal use Of United States troops In South
Carolina, shows that no Ia eminently lifted to
make an acceptable spiritual adviser to Just
su oh an Administration as GRANT has inflicted
upon the peopla.
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The ease of Mr.. GLEASON, whose family
physician says she never was ins me, but who
was sent to bellevue Hospital, wnero she was
put In a strait Jacket, anu afterward transferred
N the lunatic asylum on BlackwelI's Island. IL
one which should attract public attention to the
general treatment Of the really insane la our
public institutions. II Is difficult to believe that
n delicate woman like Mrs. GLEASON, disabled
as she was by a recent fall, could not have been
controlled by judicious management without
the aid Of any mechanical appliances. In the
best OF the foreign Institutions for the treatment
OF the insane, no such means are used fer the
restraint of patients. DIR. Henry MAUDsLEY, an
eminent English authority on mental diseases,
says that there IL hardly an asylum In England
In which strait waistooat can now be found,
and he has asserted his conviction that the use
Of mechanical restraint In any asylum, public or
private, Is an indication OF a badly managed IN
stitutlon. 1t Is only within comparatively
short time that rational treatment has been
adopted by medical men In dealing with the VIC
tins Of mental disorder. As late az the year
1912 Dr. BENJAMIN RUSH, one Of the most emil
nent Of American physicians and one whose
good intentions wifi not be doubted. in his work
on the Diseases OF the Mind" advocated the
use Of instruments Of coercion anu torture TOR
the subjuRation OF bOisterous Iunatics, and even
Of chains and the lash. under certain circum-
stances, maintaining that Ia order to control the
insane II is necessary to employ a very constant
Impression OF fear that viii keep them in con
tnua awe and dread u their keepers. since
that time more enlightened and humane views
have been adopted both In Europe and the
United States and yet thorough investigation
would doubtless disclose the fac. that In many
cases, especially in institutions where the num-
Der Of inmates Is very large, the lnnc;ion OF
unnecessary cruelty by ignorant and irresponsi-
hln attendants IA very common. This perhaps
affords tho true reason why cases OF complete
recovery are so rare among those sent TO lunntic
asylums for treatment.
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Thc nrctence of the CnAMnrn1Ars me1

The prctenoe of the CHAMBERIArs men
tina; the nfy-nine memoers Of the South Caro-
lima Legislature who went through the form Of
clccting MACSEy Speaker constituted quorum
II the House, because the House consisted Of
only 10 members, after the exclusion Of tho
representatives from Eigeneld and Laurens.
woul not sand for an instant. even " the
exclu ion Of the members named had been legal
and regular. The provisions OF the Constitution
OF South Carolina anon this point are so explicit
that there ia no opening left for honest contro-
versv. rhat instrument says that the Mouse OF
Representatives sh II consist OF LA members"
and that majority OF each House shall consti-
tute quorum to do business. Consequently IL
IL plain that no number less than n majority Of
l2t members, namely a. IS competent To do
business of any kind a. q branch OF the state
Governments; and tho action Of the CHAMBER
LAIN House In pretending to seu the five de-
feated members from Darnwel county was
therefore utterly null and void.
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Newspapers and their ways, but espo-
cially rnB SUN and its power, we're dwelt upon,
as we learn from a correspondent, in recent
sermon by the Rev Or. PORTER Of the Reformed
Church, williamsburgh. The Rev DR.. PORTER
spoke OF The SUM- we told, In way so
much relished by bis hearers that some 81 them
broke into applause. II was evident from his
words that he must be n careful and discrimh
mating student OF our columns, which, he has
doubtless observed, often contain lessons Of
genuine religion, profitable even TO clergyman
THE sUN IL not paper that needs to dodge
matters Of practical religion, or that faila
TO applv its laws to daily affairs and the
lives 81 mankind. We stand up for IL
every day OF the year. We scOurge tue wicked
men whose ways are in defiance Of II, and the
hypocrites whose career is fabrication Of ".
We shall be glad to receive the cooperation Of
the Rev. Dr. PORTER, or any other clergyman, In
this kind OF work. We presume that the Rev.
DIR. PoRrER Is something more than a soft-saw-
der preacher, q theological ir-spltter, or a
Dible-whacker, and that he Is In truth, a
prophet OF righteousness, who believes that the
words of the Scriptures should find their actual
embodiuent In every mans life and action. II
this he the case. he shall receive from The Sun
the applause which he deserves.
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II is rather rough on the settlers along
the line of the BID Grande to be under the APP
prehension that they may 90 TO bed a, night IA
citizens Of one country aud wake up next
morning as the denisens Of another, that
they NAV be subject to the laws OF the
United States ono day and to those OF
Mexico the day after. all 10y reason Of the
shifting OF the current Of the river that forms
the dividing liue between the two republics.
The worst Of 1t Is that nobody Ia to blame for 1t
and NOBODY can heIp it, since It Is due to the
operation OF natural laws and nuval forces. In
one region an extensive tract OF land. that for
merly was on our side, IL now over on the other
side; aud 1t appears that, though the changes
have sometimes been In our favor, Mexico has
been the greatest sainer some of our engineer
officers hold that the old channel OF the river
should DO fixed "a he boundary line but the
question Is full OF difficulties.
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JAY GOULD had better leave poetry to
other people. lie does not know anything about
1t. lie puts In his paper some stanzas Of poetry
by the octogenurian philosopher, THOMAS CAR
LYLE, which he says have Just been printed"
and which he thinks will surprise youthful
lovers" The fact Is that the verses In question,
though not quite old as THOMAS CARLYLE
himself, were written and printed before JAY
GOULD was born, and are TO be found, with other
poems 10y the same author, In the complete ed-
ton OF CARLYLi.s works, which JAY GOULD
would do well to purchase ana peruse.
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II ANDY JOHNSON had been guilty OF
ono-h II the offences against tho Constitution
and the laws that have been committed By
GRANT during his administration as President
n there h been one-tentb Of the evidence
that he had been engaged In conspiracies against
the liberties Of the people that exists against
GRANT In regard to revolutionary measures In
Louisiana and South Carolinl-his impe ach-
mont trial would not have ended in failure to
convict.
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morning there liz no rush al any OF the ferries.
but the gates are Us merciessly closed IN the
face Of a solitary passenger who might easily
catch the boat, and who must otherwise be de-
tained from ten to twenty minutes, ~ though
there were i've hundred lmpatie OF, reckless pe0-
nln uuahing and oroMdinR each other.
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A former slave woman writes 10 us to
know whether she Is the legal wife Of her for
mer slave husband. The two were married, as
II was called, by their mas er, and not by any
clergyman or magistrate. In this State, II the
pair have continued to live together az husband
and wifo since their emancipation. they are le-
ealy married; but a. u matter of prudence they
should have tho proper ceremony performed.