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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
Political Notes.

! JUBAL EARLY and Ben Hill are not
satisfied with the military record of
General Hayes.
HE leading German newspaper of
Ohio, tne Cincinnati Tozksbleat, edited by
Fred, Hassaurek, has come out SQUARE
ly for Hayes and Wheeler.
JUDGE DAVID. DAVIS has written to q
friend announcing his attention to vote
for Hayes and Wheeler, and urging all
Liberal Republicans to follow his exam
pie. ao.isn4a4 #uI
The strength which Gov. Tilden re-
ceived at St. Louis from the opposition
of Tammany leads some of the country
newspapers to srrmise that he had q
secret understanding with John Kelly.
whose apparent opposition was design
ed to increase the Governors populari-
ty before the people. It is certainly
extraordinary that Kelly's men should
have been admitted to the state con-
yention, while Morrissey's men were
kept out, and then that Kelly should
have opposed qIilden in St. Louis,
while Morrissey supported him.
The Dayton (Ohio) Herald and En-
pre-, Democratic paper, says: GAS
an actual matter of fact there are very
few of the old Democrats about Dayton
W no are not bitterly dissatisfied and
disappointed with the st. Louis plat
form and nominations. Many declare
they will not vote atall; some say they
will vote for Peter. Cooper, and few
even go so far as to say that they will
vote for Hayes. Quite a large number,
however, acquiesce, and of these some
few are SO enthusiastic as to want to
read those who are dissatisfied out of
the party"
Mr.. JOHN D. DEFREEs of Indiana, a
warm supporter of Mr.. Greeley in 1872,
has written letter in favor of Hayes
and Wheeler, in which he says: The
nan, his character, his views of public
policy and his ability to perform the
duties of the position to which he is
called, is the only platform of real
value. Judged by the considerations,
Governor Hayes stands pre-eminent
before the American people. A
patriot, as shown by his service in the
field, an honest and capable man, as
shown by his whole private and pub
lie life; a man of most undoubted
m erals, and a gentleman by instinct and
cultivation; he cannot fail to adorn the
great Office should he be elected to the
Presidency. Mr.. Wheeler the candidate
for Vice, President is a man of like
character and ability, and should it SO
happen that he shall be called upon to
perform the duties of the first position
there will be no failure on his part"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26

oners, and those who were considered
rlngeaders of the disturbing element in
thus county were carried to corn field
near the river and turned loose. AS
they ran they were fired upon and killed.
One OF the men shot was named Alta
away, County Commissioner and a
member of the Legislature. The
prisoners died almost without a
groan. The remainder were then
turned loose Before the shoot
ing took place a detail Of twenty
five men was made and ordered to take
the prisoners to Aiken to jail. On the
way it was determined to kill the ring
leaders, and the shooting was done as
described. Some gentlemen from Au-
gusta- interfered and saved the lives of
three by persuading the guards to let
them bring the negroes to this city.
They were taken to the City Hall and
discharged. The man who was shot
after being captured-John Thomas
was also brought to the City Hall. He
cannot possibly recover. The list now
foots up ten negroes killed, one white
man killed, and another severely
wounded. 'Qg to
The News in double loaded editorial
article says: r j.
Assuming that the accounts of the
Hamburg fight given by the Augusta
newspapers are in the main correct, we
find little, if any, excuse for the con
tllct itself, and absolutely none for the
cowardly killing of The seven negro
prisoners, who were shot down like
rabbits long after they had surrender
ed. The insolence of the negro militia
men, out of which the trouble came,
could easily have been punished with.
out a resort to arms. The killing of
seven of the prisoners was barbarous
in the extreme. We have no words
strong enough to express our condem-
nation OF sach a crime. They who do
such deeds SOW the wind. We pray
that they, and those who are innocent,
OF the wrong, may not reap the whirl-
wind"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
The Two Men.

Mtus
In 1854 Samuel J.
Tilden was a delegate
to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention at
Chicago, and a mem
Der of the committee
on resolutions, which
reported the follow
ing So:
"ResolUed, That this
Convention dees ex.
plicltly declare, as the
sense of the American
people, that after four
years of failure to re-
store the Union by the
experiment of war
during which, under
the pretense of a mill
necessity or war
power higher than the
Constitution, the Con-
stitution itself has
been disregarded in
every part, and public
liberty and private
right alike trodden
down, and the mate
rial prosperity of the
country essentially
impaired-justice, hui
mainly, liberty, and
the public welfare de-
that immediate
efforts be made for q
cessation of hostili-
ties, with a view to
an ultimate conven-
ton of the states or
other peac e a bl g
means, to the end
that at the earliest
practicable moment
peace may be restored
on the basis of the
Federal States
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
tS 1910
.~4oS1~-,
4.7O3 &c 5.521
Van Buren's majority, 726.
HOffmau's majority. 17.443.

Van Buren's majority, 726.
9 Hoffman's majority, 17,443. Laaa9
Mr.. Tilden, you know what this contract
attests. Right well do you comprehend the
means whereby the vote of 1868 was thus
swelled out OF all proportions. There are
not II, 600 legal voters living in these wards
to day, though they gave Hoffman II, 443 ma
jority. Had the day been of average length,
IL would doubtless have been swelles., 20 at
least 10000. There was nothing but time
needed to make it 100, 900, if 80 many had been
wanted and paid for
Noao, Mr.. ISlden I caU on you to pat a stop
to ttis business. You hdue but to ,oaM into the
S|terit's. Mayors and the Supervisors offices
ifa the City Hall Pork. and sag that there nestst
be no more Of 1t. say 1t so that there shall be
no doubt that you mean d, and zoe shall haue
O tolerably far election once more. Probably
good part OF the $4,000 supplied last fall with
bogus naturalization certificates will offer to
register aud to vote,-some Of them pretend
ing not to know that they are no more citizens
Of tite United States than the King of Dahomey
lie, but very few will vote repeatedly unless
paid for it, aud we shall rot be cheated more
than 10. 600 If you simply tell the boss workmen
tuat there must be no more illegal voting in
stigat'd and paid for,
. Wau you do it? Your reputation is ut
stake. The cowardly craft which would
hot play false, aud yet would wrongly
win. viii not avail. IF eoe Republicans are
sacendted AGAIN al zoe eoere saoi,sdled last fall
soitand such as you aoil be responsible to God
and naan for the outrage.
Prosecutors, mag istrates, municipal anthori-
ties are all III the pool we have no hope from
The ministers OF Justice, and the villains have
an fear OF lie terrors of the law. / appeal to
you, and anxiously await the result. Yours,
1at4a assh 0a 81 HORACE GREELEY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
Governor Dix on ssTilden and Reform. !,

Governor Dix on 'sTilden and Reform.o
In answer to telegram sent by Col.
Spencer, to be pres ent at the ratifca-
ton meeting at Coop Union tonight,
Governor Dix sent the following, which
is fine example of brief and trenchant
writing: i rI asst
sEAFIE1D, West Hampton, N. Y, 10th July,
1876.-De0r SIR received your teleeraphic
dispatch on Saturday, and very much regret
that it is not in my power to attend the rati-
fcation meeting at the Cooper Institute, on
Wednesday, the 18th inst. I consider tho
election Of Hayes and Wheeler essential to
the honor, the prosperity and the tranquility
Of the country.
the Democratic ticket, and the declaration of
principles accompanying it, If such an equivo-
cation deserves the name, W re designed to
secure the support Of two classes OF thinkers
whose opinions on the financial question are
Numerically opposed to each other. Thus
the canvass In their favor is resolved
into mere contest for Office and is an
insult to the Intelligence and disinterestedness
of the people. But it is not this alone. The
combination Is disingenueus and dishonest,
and il it were successful, it could not possibly
lead to any practical or useful result. It's first
effect would be to divide Congress. if ma
jority in either house were to be obtained,
tionists, without the possibility of an agree
ment on any measure of relief FOR the present
disastrous and disreputable condition OF the
currency On the other hand, the Republican
party is united in favor OF an early resumption
of specie payments, and the only hope Of ac-
complisoing the object and redeeming the
plighted faith OF the government is through
our success. The four months before us Will
afford time to canvass this question intelli-
gently and thoroughly, and what is OF equal
Importance, they viii enable us to demonstrate,
by an analysis Of his puLic acts. that the DEM
ocratic candidate for the Presidency, instead
OF being reformer as he and his followers as
sert, is himself in IS urgent need Of reform a.
the parry which has put him in nomination.
Moreoyer it viii enable us to demonstrate by
lndisrut&ble facts that the government, for
the Office Of which he has been nominated,
would not now OK st if bis example during the
rebellion had been followed by his country
men. Truly yours, JOHN A. DIX.
Hon. Chas. 8. spencer, Chm Of Commute q.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
A First Plunge into the Sea.

At last the time came. Shall I ever
forget the satisfaction-the realization
of my strongest desire-accorded to ne
the day before yesterday; ever forget
the first plunging dip into the sea, the
bounding spring with which I leaped
into the seething waters, the unspeak-
able happiness of revealing in the
combing breakers that came laughing
on to lap me in their snowy arms, and
bear me on their bosom2 How new,
how strange it all seemed; how unut-
terable the joy of such rollicking pas
time; such mad-cap play, such inces-
SAINT change of forms, as the waves rip
pied and rolled and rushed upon the
beach before them On, on they come
what troop, what a phalanx I what
seeming order, and yet what want of
discipline; what unity, and yet what
singleness of purpose; what hurrying
to and fro, al d yet what direetness of
action-the crowding on and on, as
though the all and all of waves life
was to die as high up as possible upon
the sands. How they rattle the shin
gle as they come bounding in in the
plentitude Of power; with what dash
they make the last push for the stake,
and with what gentle sigh-an un-
complaining murmur-they give over
the faint chirp of the cricket as COM
pared with the neighing of a charger /!
What world of experience is gained
at such time; what hosts of trooping
thoughts come to us, and how long to
live over and over and over again the
excitement of that morning. Letter
from the Seaside.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26

The organ makers report that the
prejudice against their wares is dying
out in Scotland, though there are still
those in the rural districts who refuse
to stay in church and listen to them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
B1aine's Letter to His Constituents.
Mr.. Blaine has written the following

o1d1ue,S Letter TO Ills constituents.
Mr.. Blaine has written the following
letter to his constituents of the Third
Congressional district of Maine: -.
The Governor has appointed me sena-
tor IN Congress to succeed honorable Lot
NJ Morrill,, and I have formally accepted
the trust. By this step the. position so long
held by me in this district is vacated. The
appointment and resignation took effect ON
the 10TH inst. Beginning with that of 1862
you have, by continuous elections. sent me
as your representative to che congress of the
United States. For such marked confidence
nave endeavored to return the most zeal
Gus and devoted service in my power, and
IL IS certainly not without feeling of pain
that l now surrender a trust by " hitch |
have always felt so signally honored. Il
has been my boast in publle aud in private
that no man on the floor of Congress Yer
represented constituency more distin
gulshed Tor intelligence, for patriot SIN, for
PUBIC and personal vistuo. rhe cordial
support you have SO uniformly given me
through these fourteen eventual years is the
chief honor of my life. In CLOSING the IL
innate relations have so long he'd with
the people of this district it is great salts
Iactlon to me to know that taSrettifitins
health shall enter upon a field ,ef duty in
wnichl can still serve them il rosainon
with the larger constituency of which they
form part"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26

They came here" said Artemus
Ward of the Puritans, :" that they might
worship in their own way. and prevent
other people worshiping in theirn."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
The Chinese Question.

The Chinese question is one assuming
SO much importance that political par
ties refer to it in their platforms. A
prominent gentleman writing from San
Francisco on the subject, says: There
is less employment in California for ju-
venile labor than in any other State In
the Union. A parent cannot obtain
employment for his boys and girls, be-
cause the Chinaman can work cheaper
at everything that would support the
former. The consequence is that the
youthful classes in San Francisco are
compelled to lead life of idleness,
necessarily provocative of vice and of
a type of youthful delinquency called,
In California parlance, hoodlumisnl
We are now left powerless to protect
ourselves from the influx of a class
who are imported into our State, and
who are sold for the purpose of prosti-
tuition. They follow that calling as
long as possible, and, when hopelessly
diseased, are frequently turned out to
die in the sandhills. When laws or or
dinances are violated, our punishment
framed to repress crime and vice
among our own people must be applied
to them. To the letter it is no punish
ment at all. In our jails and prisons
they receive better rations than they
obtain as laborers. Their cell room is
hvefold greater than the air space of
their crowded tenements In those in
situations the cost of their maintenance
is four times greater than their average
expenses; therefore, prison life has lit
tie terror for them.
A portion of the city of San Francis
co, one of the Oldest quarters, is now
Chinese town. It exhibits such an as
pect of degradation that the people of
the northern portion of the city decided
to open broad avenue to prevent the
necessity of the school children passing
through that section, and, at the last
Legislature, another street running
southerly was ordered to be opened to
prevent its increased occupancy by the
Chinese. These two avenues, when
completed, will have cost the people Of
San Francisco nearly 81 600, 900, which
is raised by a tax on their property.
Travellers who have visited China al
lege that the Chinese quarter of San
Francisco is more pestiferous than any
of the Chinese towns. At the last ses-
sion of the Legislature a commission
was appointed by the Senate of Cali
fornia to investigate the condition of
affairs resulting from this Chinese inn
migration. Testimony was given by
two eminent physicians, DIR. Tolland
and DR.. Shorb, of the Board of Health,
who stated that American boys of
twelve and thirteen years of age were
the victims of a loathesome disease
contracted In the Chinese quarter, and
the Superintendent of the House Of
Correction gave similar testimony
There are now 10 the pest house In
San Francisco eight cases of leprosy,
all Chinese.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26

Gov. Hayes in 1861:
+" [ won: prefer to
go into this war, if /
knew I was TO die OF
be killed in the course
of it, rather than live
through and after il
without taking any
part in it, fflsreatf
During the fall of
1854, while Governor
Hayes was serving in
the field, he was NOM
mated for Congress
by the Republicans of
the Second Ohio Dis
trict, and directly af-
forwards received q
letter urging him to
come and make the
race. This was his
reply:
7" In CAMP, -
g Yours of -- is
received. Thanks. l
have other business
just now. Any man
who would leave the
army at this time to
electioneer for Con-
gress ought to be
scalped.
Truly yours,
no " r. B. HAYES. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26
Assault Upon n Negro Military Company
because of Their Refusal to Give
Up Their Arms--Seven of
Them Captured and
Shot in Cold F9ga ss4i
'#Itt4 Blood

Dispatch OF July to the Charleston News IDem.)
There was Q bloody fight in Hamburg,
5. o.. last night, resulting in the killing
of three negroes and one white man
during the engagement, aad of seven
colored men after the fight was over.
Hamburg is in Aiken county, s. G., and
opposite Augusta, Ca. on the other side
of the Savannah River,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-26

There IS, ofcourse, an important object to be
attained by a simultaneous Transmission at
the hour of closing the polls, but no longer
aoditing. Opportunity can be taken of the
usual half-hour lull in the telegraphic com.
munications over lines before actual results
begin to be declared, and before the Associated
Press absorb the telegraph with returns and
interfere with Individual messages, and give
orders to watch carefully the count. Very
truly yours, SAMUEL J. TrLDEN, Chairman
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-03-09
For the Gallipolis Journal.

Mr.. EDITOR Being one of the mem-
bers of the Farmers and Mechanics
Club of Addison, whom Mr.. j. +. Mills
STYLES ''egotistical." because they eX-
press their opinions about their SER
wants work, which every free, indepen-
dent citizen has Il right to do (and our
public affairs are not watched close
enough by the people to give them jus
tice;) as to the explanation that he de-
mands Capt. Rothgeb gave it in full
But will simply say that he either set
up his own Judgment against the view
ers, together with all the persons that
signed paper asking for an establish
ment of the said alteration as viewed
aud surveyed (or followed some one
else's dictates,) it is self-evident that he
did not do what the people of this vicin-
ity demanded of him. Who or what did
control his action? Again he thinks
the view and survey was not at the right
place. What was the viewers report?
He seemed to think that it favored some
property holders at the expense OF 9TH
ers-did he ever see an alteration that
| pleased all the land owners through
which it passed? / understood last De-
cember, when they dismissed the petit
ton, it was on account of not having
,poney ;y.,opf,,,I" W pay I"' ;n nformaJ T ! Vow he
was wroo. ,l not3t tha rigbt Mace who
srs to ~ in,I9o mI9 % whether nm alteration is at
tbe rigbt mace tbe viewers or commits
the riSnt P1.co eno .I,;fI IL; ,'.a- -
tto''1ia fhn r;aht nIsce Is lie also 1 fonnd fanIt
lie i,sn' III ponosod p,% aItoration because II
Mi1n !ne p,opI,eu pi,,as ~ ti,o ,ownSbin Inc
.aI aiIn nI hoa1So IL was en- shaned as to
,..,II for anofhar phnnUp some time in
eh ehli ~, n"v, ~ s,r.ia%,e7, ttesr same rioht
tile lut"re, 10 III ,T he havo straiSbt
ang,es 50 ',,a. Mr .rr;nL,ar,s ne,I,r trees to
roa1i 70 Iroii w. " n,ie 81. ar'rnn,a,ts Ac.
ualilpoiis J. ,,S3o,. " ti'.',' I'll. .nJ tsve
IONS ,r,,, ti,a trsa h,. tha rr,,it that II
slionlu IutSe 81, I"9 y NJ ether mvseif
oril,2c'n n,,, iV' '',, ,,hor,n, rviar = Sreat
OF MI ',s'tS 70 the old iaiJ ont ferry iand-
iil's''.ne 10 ~ srT, Wv ronnssd aitaration in
Ins Ioah' a.. inI III Prop Pro!.I y" rho ~ p line
,, se' .o.d IL on s.;J r. p line directly
east 10 the river from salu oiu T''i' Is
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-03-09


cuin9 the poor cassaways from the
sea OF temptation, viii We become
firmer and ffrmer. We will have re-
newed faith and courage to carry on
this christian warfare against intem-
perance, the most fearful enemy to
the human race, and we will proceed
from strength to strength and at last
appear before the God of Gods in the
heavenly Jerusalem, saved, trium
phant, and more than conquerOrs.
This is the prayer and petition OF one
poor penitent: prayer and petition
which finds responsive cry in the
breasts of thousands of poor wrecked
mortals, had they but the moral cOur-
age to proclaim it; and to all such 1
will make one last earnest appeal
come forth from the dark pit of mis-
cry and degradation, trample thine
enemy under thy feet, proclaim to
the world your emancipation from a
bondage worse than death, for it de
stroys both body and soul. Reclaim
x.nur lost -raanhood- aud -hoaao1--Do-
gain your position in society. Make,
glad and joyous the hearts of those
dear aged parents, in their declining
years. Call back to life the dead and
buried love of that poor heartbroken
and long suffering wife. Bring glad
ness to the hearts and smiles to the
lips of those poor, miserable children
which were given to you Is a-sacred
charge. Surround your home, so
long made desolate, with comforts
and happiness. Secure for yourselves
happiness on earth and life eternal
in the world to come. Gird on the
armor of strength and manhood, and
renounce forever the fatal curse of
intemperance, and falter not, for
without reformation you forfeit all
the happiness of earth and the blessed
promises of the world to come. For
it is written in the divine commands
that the drunkard shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-03-09
(From the Mystic Jewell ]
PEACE.
BY MISS JULIA V. wARTH.

A few short years of longing and en-
deayor-
OF patient hope and waiting for re.
lease;
And then we shall have done with earth
forever,
And God, have given the everlasting
peace.
We shall lie down in weariness, to
Too glad to fling the cares of earth
aside;
With all the sorrow laden and op.
pressed,
Lay down the burthen in the quiet
eventide.
We idly dream, who in life's troubled
hours,
Hope that is warfare, aud its strife
will cease,
Far beyond the cloud, and up above the
stars.
In heaven, is peace, the sweet and per-
feet peace.
Look not on earth for peace, in vain the
quest,
Till faint beneath the cross, we lay il
down:
To fold our hands, and wait the graves
long rest,
Then peace will wreath its blossom
in the heavenly crown.
When faith has led us to the distant
goal,
Its light serene through all the dark
est past;
Twill breathe its music to the yearning
soul,
And angel lips shall whisper, "Peace,
ut last.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10, 1876.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-03-09
"EGOTIST.'' -

A NEW park has been organized on
the st. Lawrence River, under the
auspices of the Presbyterian Churcn'
and is considered grand enterprise.
tits called the Westminster Park
Association of the Thousand ISL
ands." A large amount of stock IS
already pledged for the building Of
the park, which is to be situated at
the foot of Wells Island, directly
opposite Alexandria Bay, and sub
divided into lots and sold. There
are about fifty islands in the
vicinity of the proposed park already
purchased and summer cottages
built. A capacious chapel is to be
erected, capable of containing Io,OOO
people. 1t is one of the loveliest and
most romantic places on the river.
Wells Island, which is now to be the
locality of magnificent parks, with all
picturesque surroundings, is to be
the grand center.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-03-09

A PROFESSOR COLLINS, of White
field, N. H., announces that, alter
fifteen years of study and expert
ment, he has solved the problem oil
cheap fuel and light BY discovering a
method of burning water, and that
he intends soon to take out a patent.