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, 1877-12-01

1t transpircs that the Administration hss
but one friend among the Republican mem,
lers Of the Senate Committes On CommsrceI
-Afr. nuBsstpE, Of Rhods Island; while MI.
CoaaI1so has succeeded in surolling unds4
bis banner Of hate and for The reacue Of th4
"inachine btE. AoalIl1As, Of Minnesota,
Mr.. Srkscxk, Of Alabama, aud Mr. PA7rka-
sos, Of South Carolina. These fous, To-
eethef with Mr. DEaa1s, OF Maryland, q
Democrat. who paired vith Gen. Bpssalok,
, 1877-12-01
FINANCIAL oATEQHIaN.

The Hartford CoHrunt has adopted tho
stylo OF the cateohism - = means for get
ting It's financial creed before tho people !;
naturally, tie financial catoohfsm Is ~ dog
matio ~ the religious oatechlsn,, bat as tho
oatechisms Of different Churches reach dif-
fsrent conclusions with equal conviction, 10
the advantages Of the double metal standard
nlay be act forth by this method ~ conclu
stvsly a. the Couruns thinks 1t has damon.
strnted the justice Of an exclusive gold coin.
Lot us try 1t.
Q.-What WAS tho American coin standard I
A.-The silver dollar.
Q.-Its weight?
A.-Four hundred and twelve and one.halt
grains,
Q.-WhAt was tho gold equivalent?
A.-Twonty-hve and ei8ht-tentha grains,
nine-tauths pure gold.
Q.--The relative vniue?
A.-Sixtaen ounces Of alyar to one Of gold.
Q.-How long had the silver dollar been
tho unit Of American values2
A.-For more than eighty yeass.
Q.-When w&s 1t demonstized2
An 1873and 1874, first by dropping the
silver dollar from the Lat Of coins in 1syis-
ing tbs laws relative to the miuts, and seo.
ond BY making tho gold dollar the unie Of
values.
Q+-Iiow was this change aooomplished9
A,-stsslthily and fraudulently, by with.
Holding ths knowledge OF the transaction
from The people, afiaing discussions, aud de.
csiving evan the President and many OF
the Congzessulen who voted tor the change
Ply eoncealing sha. real purpose and effect Of
tle acts.
\ Q--What was the purpose?
A.-To give tho creditor class the righ. to
exaot payment in single coin which would
have greater value by reason Of the exelu-
sion OF Its mate from snonstary service.
It Q--Whas IL ths present value Of Tho silyer
dollar7
I A.-There Ia no silver dollar.
Q--What Ia the present valua In gold OF
ftae amount Of bullion which would con.
ftituts the silver dollar II remonstize<l?
II A+-Be&ween % and % cents Of the gold
dollar.
aQ.-Will 1t not b unjust, then, to restore
tfa silveE dollar It this ratio Of yaluss1
A-No.
Q.-WhYl
, 1877-12-01
Gresnbacka at tho New York Stock Ex
change yesterday closed Of OFT.

unlcsssthe senate takes definite notion Ito
the contr"ry, which is exceedingly improtp-
bic, Gen. HAn1+AN will DO an Associate JaA
tlco OF the Snrromo Court next 1Iondays
His nomination Inns already been confirmed, !
aud n motion to reconsider tho vote Of con.
firmat'on is now pending. Il the latter
motion shon}d receive no further attentio
tho confirmation would remain complete
There ia no likelihood Whatever that Ute
senate will reverse Its decision In the matt&r.
, 1877-12-01
FRANCE.


NAcxAHoN Still OBSTINATE.
LONDON Dec. IA Paris correspondent te)e-
graphs At midnight ~ folowsl "President
Macsfahon has not yet summoned any member
Of tho majority Of tho Chamber or OF tho Lib
cEal party In the Senate TO tho Elysee. It Is be-
lleycd that 10 IL more than eyer calcu-
latlnR the chances Of freah dis
solution. le has no. idea Of
res!0niug. Full reports Of tho Prestdent's H.
terviews With the Duke D'Aud!ftrct Pasquler
and II. Jules Grcsy ars published. Every slime
III. Grow cndeayorcd to conylnco tho
Marshal that hc ought to tako tho
Ministry from tho Left, ho replied:
y should prefer to res'RnI' Ile also said he
had Information leading him to believe that
second dissolution would result In conaesva-
tive majority. Duke D'Audilf1et Pasquter ~
sured the Marshal positively that tho OrIeanist
deuatbss would not vote Tor = second dissolu.
tiou.H
7Hx CRISIS.
Parry, Nov. 80.-Vtseount D'Iarcourt, In tho
course Of hls remarks to the delegates Of tho
Trades Councils, who waited upon the Psest-
dent Tor tho purpose OF inducing hlm to avert
tho threatened cou1!ct between tho powers Of
tho State, sugeestsd that they use thelt iu-
influence with tho Deputies with 4 view Of
ct1ectIng reconciliation With the Prcsident,
He deprecated the idea Of couvoduE Congres9
OF both Houses to kolye the crisis.
0AtAT HxrKoTATloN9,
PAR1s, Noy. M.-up to this hour 10 D. MI
President MscMahon has not summoned any
ono to the Elyeee With view to the formation
Of another Cahiuet.
TUE REPUBLICAN, PROPORTION.
LoNDoN, Nov. D0.-A Paris dispatch sayp. ac-
coEdinR to Intelligence from oil authentic source,
negotiations for N arrangement oi the c.isis sfe
temporarily at = standstllt. President Mac
Naho9, after his interview with NM. Ureyy aud
n'Audlliret Pasquicr yesterday, evince1 ! con
ctliatoTy disposition. but It waa thought expe-
what the Lelt demanded. TO-DAY M. Lesseps
pfescnted tho prealdsnt the conditions iasisted
upon BY Gambetta, namely; That the si1ht
Of ds:olutlon be suppressed or only exetcised
the Senate. Tho Marshal showed some lsftts-
aou % hearing this demand, declaring Il was
, 1877-12-01
THE EAST AND THE WEST,

Ihe latest instance Of sectional malfgntty
ia exhibited by tho New York Herald. In an
obituary notice Of tho late Moszs II. GR1s.
NELL TINT paper says:
TO trace tho history Of the honfs Of 0n,SxELL.
MlNTuHH Co. would lo long chapter. In 1871
tho business MAS at ~ South strect where tho sans
Sign may be seen to-day. ThcIf ships grow in
nsmbef until they weEo aeon In evcfy sea. Our
shipping was great interest In those days. 1t had
not been ruined by tho bad 1egslatton Of Western
Congressman who had never seen ship.
The destruction Of American shipbuildiug
was tho result Of tho American tariff, md
tho revival Of American shipbuilding is now
prevented by tie American tariff. b1r. GAM
NELL, when In politics, WAS Whig Of the
old school, whose favorito policy WAS tho
"Amerioan systom," or high protection.
American sl,ipbuildiug progressed 80
gloriousIy under tho low tariff running from
1916 to 1860 TINT not only WIS our merchant
marine American built, but American vessels
were built and for snle and found ready
customers in MI parts Of Europe. When
New England, and New York, md Pennsyl.
vania became tho majority in Congress, aud
established the protcoti~e system, American
shirbuiltling, both iron and wooden, was
taxed ont Of existence, and Is now practical.
" prohibited by the tariff. This tariff was
enacted not by Western members Of Con-
gresa, but by tie congressman from New
England, Pennsylvania, Now York, Della
waro. New Jersey, and Maryland, with
some scattering votes from the old Whig
associntes Of Mr.. GnrNNE1L who had got
into Congress from Some Of tho Western
States. 11r. MORRILL,, Of Vermont, may or
may not have over soen ship, but he ia not
Western member Of Congress- AIr. ". D.
KELLEY, Of Philadelphia, Is not WesIczn
Congressman. The representatives Of the
great aalt interest Of New York voted Bolidty
for tue highest possible thrift, In order TO
hare their special product protected. We
believe there was man living somewhere in
New York who raised m nnnual crop OF
"teaslcs, +" and, in order 10 havo his product
protected, New York voted almost solidiy
to tax shipbuilding out Of existencs. Down
In Connecticut and Rhode Island there werc
several corset aud hoop-skirt manufacturers,
and mnny manufacturers Of shoe-stsings,
various mills for turning ont nutmegs, while
Vermont had her capital deeply invested in
tho product Of slate-pencila; New Jersey
produced tho American dsg.root, while
Massachusetts mado the flags themselves.
All these intcrcata were combined to "pro-
tect" each other against tho pauper labor Of
the world. So they enacted tar!G which
crushed ahipbui!ding out Of existence, aud
hos suppressed 1t evor since.
r III
, 1877-12-01
An INTERVIEW WITH TnK AGENT op nriz

$50. s,tt -. ~ ~ ... t W nIAzs
snsrldl Hs97teh - 7"s Chicago TRIBUNE.
NEW YORK. Nov. 3o.-Thc SUMS Washington
correspondent has interviewed Za,nacona IN
the following effect: Znulacono In. lin 80, ~
slender figure Of most snantsl, Amcr,c.ns ' sa.'
\ ro.o ,,,,,r. .,,.,, hott +I.s.s., 1'se"ns' with
-, u,o.s l''A,' ir.' .o.s"ca.'' anu !Fo1a-2saY
ncard. lie speaks English With singular feltct
~ aud purity. In conversation this cyenfoc Al
luson was made to pcvspapcr rrnnr,. ~ ~. IT,
arriya, and nurro.r,. on,1 i,. snh1 snn.,, " als
t,auo"S'5 tn'ouah thc Rfeatef part OF tho Inter.
view; ~ havo heard somc remarkable
and nv copfntssIon. 1j,cre Il mn mv.+o., s.'',
this. will te,l von vhv I nm hcrc ,ss "oou1
1or eotno time resident OF your country, and 1
was greatly impressed with the ignorance of tl,
two countries about one another, cspccial1v nv
tho exhibition Of chemical prtnltct.' FIR, ~ ~
nhur. mr. ,u,,,,le. .o,,n f-,'r, s. ~ o"f SUI
e,.. ~. ..,',. eone rum my own natisa
e'atc' WHICH VIC Aasc eecn exporting for 200
years, you people seemed to knDw nothing
about, and, on our Side, there arc many thtno.
uartjcu1ar,v machines. nor,.,,1tu-oi In.,s ."'s''
mi t,ouech,,'t r,ars s,sta,, ~ -. 'uuc"ehts,
snI SN0sAo'" sooo'' ""'e" W. ou8ht 10 buy;
and >
Tou WILL M sURrR1s1D
when say that, whis no buy your household
goods, co,tons, and woo1ens, ve buy from En-. En-
LIE as h.o1na , . NJ us' eq lIlat ooth Republics are
.hn,.t, " ~ tanE; !MaVc long ielt that trade
md ink ~ liz IN ~ tao Two countries,
,n fron ,uoS u sns Uty ot e1leo sampes giyen
my raw Is.sssts Fnn1n aaStoraes cheaper tlan
~ a'n.na,sn .suut masn"mu' ..''.. ns you kno~.
rnnrn trasn Ill. III eoeaA o. tne iact that
n,,1.iie. ti,,. LII; WI ~ 9uutn American lie.
{h"t H. st i,s.a masA aS1o, III sple Of tic fact
com, fror Wara & r. r'au o'',J taKen hFc days 70
eyMr..s.d nu ,,, ,is Ge@ 10 MashfnRt1n' aud DO
vcrai,iv 49,. t sas SonEteen "ou1u LOOK H.
l,cen wsthJn1 III, t,tuns .'s ~, .!auc ne has
tnrte,; hv ti,ss a,' H.. 'I1ets. tno INQUIRY con-
Affair." tn{c "' tAo'eo eo''''1'''teo oh aiilltary
" ~,,, ,.., ao
or th,nr, ~, .hn Stn.t,a,s .oTn.LauN ti.;l
orticrs i,o cn,.i.rs III inr',att. up, whosc d!s
yo,s n icoriuW lin ~ ~ Si11Mci[ateq; "lfc
nrcsscti H. in,p,ttn, tu ~ ~ ateAlSo Dlaz ex.
~ tr',,,,,. ..' ~, H., IL a. SUCH aisposlon
fnrthcr tro,,hI" nn' ~ ro',t ~ MnM!a o6Fiate
6tron0 ft,r,.. ri vctn-sn +rnn.. ~ p1ea ti'a W q
Tnnn.ct,ra 1n,,nn ~, ssoops 70 tn's quarter
fhTs nnIi"v Iitnz foit t1nr ,.e VI out
m for a. 1os,1o n,i.iin VIE sssas necu that,
cnrbt sncf T., III. a,",,,,tsv sHou4 70
nnnttc Ennrvn 80 s''o ~o"'S'5' a''o ous HasRe]s
'A'">o IN ,,unrn ,,, ~, co,
,o-,,or than ho,i i,t.ntad It, - eoMn,
~ .a'i Wnx,oa a1u .aI aenu19. ~ estaoslsh my son
IL; a1cnt r. ,,v IiIar,'1 au Nv .aas ho c1ni!icn-
nix frjnri ar.i co,a,Sna.;ni Alinlstcf.
ssi,ot 'u "an .tt,aucnt' - ntn aSGt. nm nero
Ennvn "a ~ ,.an.s,I utam1 "1ea's"n resources
- a,~ ,'ao,..,efn. hho"!cnee
, 1877-12-01

that n fon nf Mr., u. followed the business of
'oan'ng morcy to Iowa farmers at 10 Ter cent
Ecr annnm for Eastern capitalists, with s per
cent commission lor himself. Mr. F, l.. TN
pKnwoon sends us hts rar1-crru1ar, nhtct,
5cnsl': "Chcap moncy~-Wc nrc now lnanlns
ntncy on five years. time at per cent interest,
anl charge reasonable commission to borrow
crs for cur services" From this ltappears that
"ANrosIo has oscrstatcd the rate OF interest,
and perhaps also tho chnrro for commission.
, 1877-12-01

M1. JoHA UNDERWOOD, Of Muscatiue, Ia,
had latter inserted in Tus TklBuss not long
since, charging those who advocated re.noaatis-
log silver ~ dishonest. 1epudiattonista. wtIn-
ess, fraudulent debtors trying to cheat their
ezeditors,' and more to the same eKert. Mr.
'' ''A1roxlo," Of MuAcattna, replied IN brief
communication. saYing. smonx othes things,
, 1877-12-01
OBITUARY..

MznPHu, Tenn, Nor. a.-Dr. John K
Allen. distinguished physician, we'll known
throughout Kentucky and the Northwest, died
suddenly this murnloE of congestion. <
EAsT SAaiaAw, Mich, Nov. 31,-Mst: r. Stat
ter, notheF Of Judge Slater. Of Tussola Coun,
ty, aad ons OF the pioneers 81 Michigan, uea
yesterday, aged VI Jears aud months
, 1877-12-01

Ono end OF It may bo hereafter called tho OK.
trcme Wcstcrn policy. NAYxs has conclltatel
tho California actor, JonN McCut1ouuu,b by dls-
p'aylEg phenomenal knowledge Of suAx.
BPBAR1.
, 1877-12-01

LONDON, Nov. 5Q.-A thousand cotton opera~
tVes st Nessley hare struck, and general
strike u threatened u the proposed reduction
Of ssass h enforced Ths. Burnley we2sess ss-
, 1877-12-01

Cmo1anAT1, Nov. 80,-At 4 session o. tbs
National Grange to-day, the Grange Baatst"'
edited by tho National Executive Committee.
wAs ordered discontinued. THO G5Auge sd
1ousned 70 meet nsxt JeAr tn Richmond. Va.
, 1877-12-01

CoALT finds that In the Sandwich Islands
wood is $40 cord, and hc has to split It hitn-
self. This Is little harl Wien wo reflect that
ordinarily the heaviest function Of tho diplomat
Is tho splitting OF hairs,
, 1877-12-01

Just at present the Republicans CoNovEn tho
8enato with 10 1ftt1o perturbation. uo is all
right at present. but no man kuoweth what a
hop dAy may bring forth.
, 1877-12-01

snAnos's expectation that tho Senate will
take his advice and "go to h-l," IL pretty good
evidence that he proposes 10 retain his scat.
, 1877-12-01

A. hr. T1LnaN's hopes for tho Presidency aro
again dispcllcd. he might probably turn bis It.
tentIon to tho Papacy.
, 1877-12-01

THH q. 60TIARD HALLWAY.
BERNIE, N0v. M,-0crmany has informed
Switzerland that, subject to tho ratification by
tho German Parliament, It will contribute au
additional $4,000, 600 toward tho st. uotbarl
hallway.
GEN. GRANT.
PARIS, Nov. 90.-Geu. Grant took cordial
farcweil Of President AtacMahou and the Ouch
ess Of Magenta to-day.
, 1877-12-01

What IL tho objection 10 letting baseball
club havo tho Lako-Fronts II tho city Is anx.
ious TO sell out, no better sign than modern
ball-match could oe invented.
, 1877-12-01

Wo may NOW constIcr tho Democratic slate
for 1880 fully mulo up: For President, JouN j.
PATTERSON, OF South Cnroltna; for Vice-Pres!-
dent, SIMON CoNoyAn, OF Florida.
, 1877-12-01

v SILVER AND RESUMPTION.
Tho Presidents position Oh the question Of
the bill now pending In Congress to repeal
that part Of tho Resumption nct which fixes
tho first Of january, 1870, for the resumption
OF grcenbacka can hardly be mistaken. He
opposes my change in tho legislation which
has been Ind to promote the return to specie
payments and specie values, and 1t Is reason
ab1e to suppose that IT tito bill be passed at
this time he will no. approve 1t.
The Resumption law was passed in Feh-
r1'ay. 1875. Thirteen months yet intervene
before the law has to be executed. During
at least hnlf that timo Congress will be In
session, mud eau, II the circumstances shall
Indicate tho necessity, take action hereafter
as well as now. Tho Resumption Inv, a. tho
case now stands, providus TINT In Jan
uary, 1870, and thereafter tho Secretary of
the Treasury shall redeem tho gzesnbacks
in gold coin. At present this IL q confessed
impossIbility. How will 1t DO moro possible
a year hence7 At this time thero is fierce
struggle going on in Europe to obtain and
retain the possession Of gold. England ts
resorting to every expedleut to retain tho
gold held In tho Bank OF Englnnd, md Is
threatened on every silo. Tho old practice
OF raising the rates Of discount on CONNER
cial paper In order to attract gold to London
las not met with the ordinary SUCCESS. Ger
many Is In tho market offsring largo prc-
1niurn for gold. Holland has laid m embar-
go On gold In that State, and France, with
, 1877-12-01
- THE FAR WEST.

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. sn-Two slight shocks
Of earthquake occurred 1t - N.
The Court Of Inquiry 1t Walls Walls, to az
amino the charges preferred a2alnst capt
Perry, OF tho United States Army by cttixcns
Of Idaho, Ia connection With the Indian hght oa
the Clearwater, has concluded it, proceedings.
Tho report Is now being reviewed By Geu.
howard.
, 1877-12-01
THE POPE


LosnoS. Dec. la Rome correspondent.
snys: ut was doubted at tho Vatican whether N.
Pope will ever again n16ye from his bcd, ia
looks we'll when rccumbcnt, but when An ~.
tempt was made to dress him, It was tli.coycrcd
that he could not sft upright. 4 special scpor,s
that the Pope Ia dying"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19

bis term Of oflce. We cannot permit
him to practically delay this inquiry ir
this manner. He has had an ample op
pottunity Of having bis case passed upon
BY . jury If be desired it. Having,
sfter great delay, interposed demur
ref. be must be held to all its legal
Consequences. The Commonwealth is
entitled to ins! judgement.
Whist is it our duty to givei The
section Of the Constitution above cited
provides IS We have seen, that any per
sue who shall, while candidate for Of
ficc, be guilty OF q wiIful violation Of
any election law, "sball be forever dis
qualified from holding an Office Of trust
or profit in this Commonwealth" The
entry Of judgement for the Common
wealth upon the demurrer is conclusive
upon the defendant that he has will.
fully violated the election law Of 18th
Of April, 1874. 1t follows that the
disqualification Of the Constitution at
tsehes. aud that he is .'forever dlsqual-
i6ed from holding by the very terms Of
the Constitution, and he must be oust-
ed tberefrom. This may seem severe,
but it is just. The Constitutional pro-
vis.ou aud the act of 1874, we're inten
ded TO preserve the purity OF the ballot
and must be sfernIy enforced.
The judgement is reversed, and judg-
ment is nov entered here for the Com
monwealth upon the demurrer: and it is
fniher ordered. AID adiudged BY the
Court that the defendant, George Wal
ter. he, and he hereby is ousted from
the "fice "f High Sheriff of Burier
county. and from 'he franchises, rights,
privileges. aud en"luments thereof.
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News Items.
The crescent is IN . horn now.

The crescent is IN horn now.
Baltimore yesrns for q new post.
Office.
The Grand Jury of Maysville, KY,
recommend the restoration Of the whip
ping p>st.
Fifteen churches whose congregations
are composed Of colored persons exist in
New York city.
Two hundred thousand feet of bick
Org from Augusta county, Va, has
been contracted for by New England
firm.
Ii is probable that no arrangement
will be made for skaters at Central
Park, New YORK, this winter. The
Commissioners ar short of funds.
Deer and pheasant shooting ends with
December 3lst.
The State Legislature will meet on
New Years day.
This time last year nearly all the ice
houses were filed.
Turkish troops are being concentrat-
ed gu the Servian frontier.
1t is reported that it has been nee
essary to amputats Osman Pasbs's foot
The western WOODEN trade is reported
generally fair.
There have been fourteen fatal cases
of hydrephobia in Loudon SO far this
year.
The American girl is a success at Sc
gar making. Three thousand are now
At work in the 90 operative shops Of the
New York e.rikers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19

.s unpleasant for people in a
county to have heated disagree
ment as to nomination for Office, but
it is not near so unpleasant an expe-
lience As to be made TO feel that a
President and United States Senators
hsye q disagreement as to nomina-
;ion for Office, such as has manifest
sd itself over the New York nomina
iions. II is true the men who con
tended for the offices were Republi-
csIs, yet it cannot be said that the
issue was between Republicans alone.
If snch had been the case, the Re
pubIicans would have stood solidly
on the one side, and the Democrats
soiidly on the other Such was not
the case. The vote was mixed vote,
in which each side had a large repre-
seutation> of the other, showing con-
clusively that under the current the
quesiion has a phase that IS ss interest
lag to Democrats as to Republicans. The
effect on the Republican party will
be more beneficial, when the Presi-
dent and Republican Senators cease
-lreir disagreement.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19
Democratic Fraud-Admission to
Congress Of One not Elected.

D6mo0fatlC FRAUD AdmleSl0n to
Congress Of One not Elected.
4 dispatch from Washington, un-
der date of the 14th INST, says: The
House last evening admitted to its
membership, Patterson, the Demo
cratic claimant from Colorado. who
was defeated by Belford, Republican,
by 1000 majority. The contest was
not based on fraud, nor was it claimed
that Belford did not receive a legal
majority. The dispute was as to- the
time Of holding the election; ard the
House by its action has decided that
the election held nj October; which
was hotly contested Ivy both the
claimants, was not legal, and that the
affair in November was, when only
about 1000 votes were cast for Pat
terson, and that. too, without a proc
lamation from the Goveinar, or the
participation of the election officers.
The House first voted on a res
olution to seat Belford, which was
defeated by 12S nays to ITO yeas, a
strict party vote. The next vote was
on a resolution to refer the ques-
tion to the people for a new cleo
ton, which was also defeated by
ll6 yeas to III nays, five Dem
ocrats voting with the Republi-
cans. On the resolution to seat Pat
terson the vote was 116 yeas to 10
nays. The debate on this case was
very animated. and at times became
veiy personal on the part of Demo
Gratis, who, having no law on their
side, were compelled to resort to viii
fication."
NJ. Belford, who has been SO out
rageously treated, has relatives living
in this county, and is well known to
q number of citizens of Juniata. He
is a son of Dr.. Samuel Belford, of
Lewistown.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19

The Puritans and all their relations,
when they came to the American con-
tinent, professed to come in the name
of peace. They left Europe to es-
cape from contention, but entered
eagerly into system of subjugation
of the Indian. Now the descendant
of the Puritan advocates a peace pol
icy toward Mexico. and declares that
if we must have a slice of Mexico, it
were better to buy it than to take it
through war. The Mexican is a
descendant of the natives who were
in Mexico when the European came
to these shores, and there is no rea-
son that he should be treated any
other way, or in any better way than
the general run of native Americans.
However, if the Puritans desire to
apply the Christian principle of buy
ing instead of stealing from the ma
tives, it is better even at this late day
to begin it. Which do you favor +?
taking Mexico, or a piece of it, by
force of arms, and compelling the in
habitants thereof to pay the war debt,
or buying it from the Mexican Gov
ernment, and paying for it ont Of the
United States Treasury
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19

WHO can tell what Is contained in
the Mexican question, that has such 9
war like appearance Dies IT mean to
deveiope into An aggressive warfare,
that shall resul. in sLBexatioB, ID be
come the policy OF the R-pubIc toward
the whole world, such as was pursued
by Rome Does IT mean annex alton,
for the purpose of creating States, trom
which Ongressmen aud Senators IN the
interest of the so called dead system of
civilization Tor witch the Snurbrru uieIi
fought, shsil be el-cted1 Or, does it
,usau Simply q vlndicsr,on Of the rights
ct American citizen-l Ah, who can
tell what is contained 10 the Mexican
question
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-12-19

ELECTIONS are . considerable dis.
tsnce in the future, and that makes II
the more proper at this time TO draw
attention to the opinion of the ourr
that "ousted" George Walter, High
Sheriff of Butler county, for bribery
As an example, for the guidance of such
political aspirau,s who contemplate
"ruuning" for Office, it should be no
nced that the opinion Of the Court in
cludes ell cases of bribery, from the
6rst, or primary election, to the last or
general election. BY which the office.
seeker is elected to the Office he seeks
The law is intended 10 reach the case
of bribery q. the primary election as
well 81 the case of bribery At the gen
-ral election.