, 1877-12-28

festival, consetrated TO family reunions. to
loving charities, to the doing Of good deeds, and
10 the Frightening up Of the chain Of harmony
add affection. which links together the mcsntess
Of each household. ind which e1tcnda IT, Eenisl
influence beyond. to include alt human nature
III !ts vide embrace. It ts hal,oned by
7ua.BLsssHD AssuRAncEs
Of peace and good-w1lI to all men. and by tbs
reflection that theso assurances shall In time be-
como aetusl facts, and that before the progress
Of this spirit the causcs Of conflict and conf!csa
themselves shail bc forcser removed. THIS an-
n!versary Of the Prince of Peace shows return
of the old love for the Union and Of the sestor.
alton Of the good feeling which existed before
The tSsrpent @ Ct Secession entered our nat!onal
popular heart Il sound to the core. and that It
deslret harmony rithtut the surrender Of prln.
cfpfc. The faith Of tho peupIe IN the Adtn'n4-
tY1tion Is sincere a,lu honest, md theY expect
and demand like sincerity In return.
THE stHATk AND THE PRESIDENT.
The deadlock between the Sonata and tho
President IL nothing t. that which existed when
Webster, and Calhoun were the leading sena. s
tors. The Senate rejected the Presidents n,,u,-
lnses.-Jackson rcappotnted them. The Senate,
BY unanimous vote. eensured Postmaster.
ensg 9sas,1 OF D''by by n&. Ss S' sSf o 'oa.s"ef .s
hts Department. barry resigned. and Jackeon
made flltn Aftusier To Spain. Duane. Secretary
Of stc Treasury. hrsitated to remevc the de-
sustained him.. and Jacksou elected him IRON
Office Tahey. Ills successor, removed the de-
postts. The Senate refused 10 contlstn hisn as
aecretafy. Jackson madc him Chief Justica Of
!iayed that he was right. and "by the Eternal II
he took the responsibility. THE people sus.
tained him, ~ they will sustain evcrv Chief
MaE!s,1ats r. wno fear'e''lY docs Whist be believes
THE puxLlo-coph
Tho rnose that the tfottlou- Conkilng 1aIro "a
talked shout tllr more II II laughed At. Sharper
and harshcr words arc frequently uttered with.
nut rendering 1t ncce@taFy for fo,lr bo1unn OLD
Senatorial roostcrs to VIZ Up ORR them aud eo,l-
eoct IlekMtcklau dee1arat[on OF peace aud 1lar-
tnony. But this gallant Gordon, wtn Is i cht-
dfd41c for reelection. and the arnEaut Conk-
ling, who nsnlrcs tu the dictatorship Of The l;c.
publican party. haa to hare their nnyry l'asbiout
assuagel a. Clay aud King had theirs IN 1911.
Franeis 1. Blair hui been dismissed fruni act
ingns Senate Printer By parts vote, and K'nC.
40 elaborate defense Of him. Ho ~vns Into
B]ars personal history. ard iits former Intimate
reiattons wttlI MF: ClaT IT, may b. stated here
that Mr. Clsy had befriendel Frauels r. Blair,
aud 10 needy c1rcunttapcet). and concluded l.r
saylng that TIC character Of Mr. Blair would not
suffer by comparison will thai Of the Senator
from hchsuckf.
Mr.. CLAY RESPONDED
By snaying that he should not hare referred to
Mr.. blair personally had his natnr not becn'tc
fore ths Senate In an official character. That
for ten years be sat fn silence under the personal
abuse Of the 0tos<; that It vas MI infamous ra.
per. and !ts chief sdItor an Infamous man. lie
considered him o common libcler, AMI tue paper
Itself libel; aud tor Mr.. King to undertake to
put h1n on an equality with Blair constrained
him "t0 say It WAS falso lnl COW arllty."
Mr. King Immediately rose, mt, addressing
the Chair, said: "Mr. President, / have no re-
ply to make-none whatever"
Within \ very short time MF. Clay was ap-
i : mutual fficnd, bearing IL his hand What 10
took u be
WRITTEN MIsslvz,
and, Without waiting for him 10 speak, Mir.
Car s1clanca i VII! mucli cxstte',snt q man.
suppose; l accert It," Both gcntlcmeu wcrc
determined to tight, and. ~ the iaw OF tho
Dlstrict OF Columbia prohibited lucliuc within
cspc to v1snis q % for tic @ pPosc "gr. 81 #
. hostile meeting. Tba frionds Of both, with.
out regard TO party feeling, maao the asrongtst
appcals to them for forhcaFnncu and oxplana-
40 mur!, ln.erc.t: Fiually. aitcr tic lapse Of
stx days. al Arrangement waA made by which
Preston. Of South Carolina. maor \ statement,
nlter which King and Clay oach Withdrew thcir
feast. IIamlin played tho t'art Of Preston, but
neither ConklinV nor Gordon spoke their lltalo
pieces, 70 tho disgust Of RansonI, who II &C.
quainted wita Chg "codc," and Who felt TINT It
TIM rto,tTiaa oaono1AN.
Gordon is net 80 auIek.tempc!cl As hls col.
league, Ben HILL who onro In the Confederate
Senate had q feartul row With famrY. ut
rough talk. and a. la.t Yanccy said that iiiil
had nude some statements about him which
were false. iIill responded quickly from, biz
ecat that he threw tic falsehuost back III his
teeth. Upon motion. the senato went into se-
cses session. YauccT Nos then appeaIed to to
adjust the matter, but reiterated Wllat ho la.t
said. and took hls scat, 1hercupou lltll threw
heavy glass lnkstaua, which struck fnnccy nn
blood to flow profuscly, but not knocking h'ni
down or loinx any 7lklblu injury. YaMer
rushed at HUI, but was prevented fsum striking
bin. and hero the fight ended. After inurti
ators were bound to secrecy. but thu st.,rY
lraked out. Many tbiok that the bow brought
On tho sp!nal discaae which eau4ed YAncey's
death.
Mira "ollsta briggs having been appointed
q member Vi tho Board ot Visiturs u thc IL.
sane Asylum. the tilasculistcs on the fuarl nro
"a thn rampaEe. ~ Secretary ssharz saye
have womsn's surervi.top, aud that he viii
rotan Mrs. B1tRgt, II she will serve. This -
lard on the old TutserdEops who 70 IL tho
Asylum, once nonthto enjoy Dtrectork' ulu-
ncr, " thes don't want to reslxu and they hstc
10 remstu.
Hen Butlss has gone 10 Lowell, 10 cat bis
Christmas turkey = hosne. where hts aeeoul.
lail Hamilton Il 1t Mr.. uIalnes, ID ptquantiy
personal ~ ever. Bena.os Thurman dhtu't
want biz son'sn.law, Mccormick, to 70 to Par's.
AAcoaTkuA.
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