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Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

The Hon w. II. Seward, in n letter do.
scrlblng his first interview with John Ouincv
Adams, said: "'The house is very nIa;n
ana old fashioned; no Turkey carpetino.
no no pier table, no pillow and claw pianos,
very PLAIN ingram carpeting covered the
moor, very plain paper on the walls. A
snort, rather corpulent man of 60 and nm.
ward came down the stairs and apnroacbad
me. He was bald, and his countenanco
was stald, sober almost, to gloom or sorrow,
ana hardly gave indication of his superiority
over other men. His eyes were weak an1
lntiamed. He was dressed in an olive frooIl
coat, cravat carelessly tied. and old.
fashioned light-colored vest and nantoloone
IL was obvious that he was a student. iust
called from the labors of his closet. With.
OUT courtly air or attitude, he paused at the
aoor OF the parlor. walked quite up to
MN while he maintained his immovable
atCitude, and presented my letter of intro.
ductlon. Our interview lasted three
hours he was all the time plain, honest.
ana free IN his discourse; but with hardly
ray OF animation or feeling in the whole
OF 1t; In short, he was just exactly what
before supposed he was-a man to be re.
spected for his talents, admired for his
learning, honored for his integrity and
simplicity, bat hardly possessing traits Of
character to inspire stranger with afFec,
tlon. Occasionally, indeed, he rose into a
temporary earnestnessj and then flash of
ingenious ardor was seen, but it was transi.
tory, and all was cool, regular, and deliber.
ate: As left the house, thought could
plainly answer how it happened that he,
the best President since Washington, en-.
tered and left the Office with so few devoted
personal friends"
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

DO kEvIvALIsTs REyIvE?-At the regular
weekly meeting of the Methodist ministers
OF New York city on the 20th of January
the question, us there any cause to have
evangelists amoung us?" was discussed NJ
great length, many powerful addresses
being made. The room was crowed with
anxious listeners. DR.. Kittel argued there
was no necessity for either revvals or evan.
gelists, and they did more harm than good.
The idea of sudden santifcation he REGARDED
as absurd. Dr. Scudder held similar views,
Or. Crooks though that evangelism had
done much for christianity, and its princi-
pies are good, DR. Curry said that evange.
lists and missionaries are almost similar.
Tho great work has been done by them
for the church but pastor should be an
evangelist. Many evangelists do good
abroad who could work no good at home
owing to their character. Weeping, singing
and mesmeric 0vangelists he deplored'
They pass over districts like fire over n
prairie, and leave nothing but ruin behind
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

Asa result Of the importation of Ameri.
can Beefin England, the Manchester butch.
ers are buying up patriarchaI old bulls and
matronly cows, which they kill and exhibit
as real American beef, not frozen, retailing
the tough caTcasses at a low price. The
customers, disgusted at the experiment. Of
trying to eat the stringy meat, return and
demand their Hold Hinglish roast beef.D
when the butchers supply them, at the old
price, from an American carcass. So n
Herald correspondent says,
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

He used to visit her every week; but he
don go there any more now, for when the
old gentleman came into the parlor they
We're sitting six feet apart, it is true: but
the shoulder of his coat had enough white
powder on it to supply a nursery for a
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

Mental pleasures never cloy. Unlike
those of the body, they are increased by
repetition, improved by reflection, and
strengthened by enjoyment.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

"Talk about the extravaganza in dress of
womene' cries Martha Jane, exultingly.
"what do you say to Tweed's six million
suit, I'd like to know! He isn't a woman.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

-. an lnsectologer has discovered that the
oest Time to examine the wonderful arcbi.
lecture OF the hornets nest is after the bor.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

Rain, formerly very rare in Lower Egypt
has become frequent in Alexandria and
CAIRO, in consequence of the extensive
planting of the mulberry in that vicinity,
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

,ro Tome, I1 Bill, it's ten o'clock, and think
we mad better be going, for it's time bonnst =
nn's,n men Were s, at home" "Wel, YES, y was the
answer, answer, Il must be of, but YOU needn,t
hurry on that account" -" "ee0'
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

Young, people, when once dyed in plea.
sure and vanity, will scarcely take any
other color.
Smyrna times., 1877-02-14

10" - cr&u 4 BAD Dissatisfaction.
ih1ii''E Is bad, perhaps: Lax rc.n I'M W.,
Two secrets that VII. cure ti.-u... t.I4.,,r,,.'
'E" "i tilrln j, :" u:l ,: -i.I;., l,L.Ii
| strongly Interested. The otI,,. j. ~,
only read, but tLnE. When y.1 ;.''v,.
I'"'t 4 paragraph or ., Ia--. -t,l,. ci.-. ,l..
pooK, ami Try To- icmcube' t.r .a,... ~,
that page and not only recall them v.,..,,.l,.
!" your mIhd, but Iut thnm into word, and
speak them out. Faithfully .ul!uw tEr.s
Two luIcs. and you have Ill. Golden L,.y.
OF knowledge. Beside >iuat.,rtiyrr,asj;n,,
tA'le are other things ;niur..u- 10 i,n,,,rI
OHe IS the Labit "a -himn;r.. ,.ya, ,c,,..
pai irLS' items OF news. smart r,inalk. lit.
o. ihIoFmatIoH, Political reflections. fashion,
notes. an IN a confused iuu.ily.l,y,.r 10 he
thought Of again. thus -d.,;,l.t'y,,Iil;,.ti,,'
= haIt OF o"rcIo,S .".d.n., hard To Ir.a]:.
Another IS the habit ol rr.d:n, tr..Lv
Nothing is 80 a.,al to reading viii, ,ror,
as the ha6lt OF running through story aftcr
TI0ly' ana forgetting item as soon as rryd
| kh"w a elay.A;..gd wom.". i jjgc.Ior.,
lover 0. books. who sadly declares 1Lat h.,.
nIhd has been ruined by such r.:.lin.,
\ heIp to memory is repetition. No,Lins
Is so certain TO keep your French fresh ana
ready Tor Use, as to have a.,yays on ban,ia,,
interesting story, in tha! lalsl,ar, 10 ,.I,a
up lor ten minutes cy.Iv day. In thar cas.
\"" VIII not forget your French" with
t.e III, majority Of your >chooluatey.-N
A"h0LlS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLI0AN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY a 1871


would, therefore, be no enemy to exter-
inmate, unless, like rodents, they were
to attack and devOlr each other If they
are to say when the lamp-posts are to bear
fruit it will be also necessary to point out
the kind of fruit. This can not be done
without endangering the lives of the
''citizens" of Louisiana or South Caro-
lima, since there will be mob ody else in
either State to hang.
Here, then, we have cool invitation to
assassinate citizens of this State because,
for reasons satisfactory to itself, the High
Joint Commission appears to favor the
election of Hayes over Tildeu. Surely
Governor Kellogg never said anything
half SO damaging to the good name of
this State as the coarse bluff of the
Times to exhibit force but not employ it.,
or the wicked suggestion of the other
writer to hang citizens of South Carolina
and Louisiana to lamp-posts in case Hayes
is permitted to ''ride in safety from the
executive mansion to the Capitol to be in
augurated."
These suggestions, however, are the
legitimate sequel to the policy of the
Democratic party in the late canvass.
Their chief reliance was upon intimidation
produced by violence and fraud at the
polls, and it is entirely consistent that
everybody who stands in the way of the
success of that policy should be threat
ened. The. timid Conservative cries
s'Show the stick and shake it at them,
but don't use it" The more radical
Last Ditcher is anxious for the ''citizens'
to give the signal for the lamp-posts tc
bear fruit
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
A PLAN OF PAoIPIuATIoN.

Two propositions are clear to our mind:
/. That the sole question which dis
tracts the public mind is the occupation
of the public offices.
2. That in the strife for this spoil the
Democracy, as the most needy, desperate
and military power in this State, will ul-
timately succeed in its capture.
1t is scarcely necessary to remark that
although the Republican party has been
endowed with this patronage for many
years past, it has not been enabled there
by to establish itself in permanence.
When a weapon inadequate to defense is
on the point Of being wrested by q re-
vengeful antagonist, what is best to be
done? Undoubtedly to break the weapon,
or cast il beyond the reach Of the infu-
rated antagonist.
The REPUBLICAN has long since demon
strated that the amount of patronage held
by the executive of Louisiana is greater
than that Of any other of the thirty
eight States of the Union. This has, in
our opinion, grown out Of the difference
between the political theories of the Saxon
and Latin races. All American govern
ments look upon the enc man power with
distrust, and rely upon the elective integ-
rity of the people. The Latin race have
depended more upon the leadership Of a
political or religious head The terri
torial Governor of Louisiana was endowed
by Congress with the power to appoint
until the organization of the Legislature
such magistrates and other civil officers as
should be necessary. The several constitu-
tions of the State have eoncurred in be-
slowing upon the executive, with the con-
sent Of the Senate, the power to appoint
all officers established by the constitution,
with q right reserved to the Legislature
''to prescribe the mode Of appointing ia
ali other offices established by law" We
have regarded IL q great inconsistency to
have given to the executive the power to
appoint the Judiciary, to create vacancies
BY removing from Office, and supply
them by appointment, as also 70 appoint
and commission military commanders
and municipal oficsrn.
We have regretted to sec the Legisla.
ture favor and foster this power Of patron
age BY extending II to the appointment Of
parish and other municipal officers AS
Republicans We prefer to rely upon the
elective integrity Of tbs peopls. Il Is bet
ter 70 return 70 the wisdom Of thoas who
diatrusted the superior ability Of one man
to choose agents for the people The con.
stisuti0n Of Massachusetts is model in
this respect It disasms ths Governor Of
al patronage, and reserves to tho people
Tbs discretion 10 choose al their agents
wish he sasponaibilisy for their own
eas
We haFe sanessea ihaa ths eanploymant
Of sh po ~ lhe Republican excessive
be eese isa - reslg On ahs son
iat4. Us d p oacaIs
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
nIgMANrLBp PATRIOTS.

The fourth Of March will see the down.
fan Of many a cherished Democratic idol,
whose word has been law to the faithful
from Maine to Oregon ever since the St.
Louis convention. The proceedings be-
fore the Electoral Tribunal yesterday
put Cronin's nose out Of joint. He will
be permitted to return to Salem and re-
sumo his favorite business of painting the
noses Of the Tildenites ''Where rolls the
Oregon" Watterson has formally an
bounced that 'sHewitt is fuddisd, which,
IN English, means that he is in the mental
condition ofa man who has taken in more
Kentucky whisky than he car carry
easily.
Even the sacred person of the great
high priest, Tilden, himself is not re-
spected. The Cincinnati Enquirer, which
at FIRST bitterly opposed his nomination,
and subsequently, as bitterly repented its
ill-timed folly, has Eelapaed into enmity,
and soundIy rates him for being calm
when news was brought him that Louis
lama was counted for Hayes. Instead Of
tearing his hair and otherwise conducting
himself IN 3 manner suited to the oeca-
sion, he merely remarked II expected as
much, and turned his attention TO another
purchase he had just made-a horse this
time, not State-and which was deIiy-
'ased according 70 agreement He ad-
zuizad that horse very much, and seemed
more Interested IN his good bargain than
A he baa ones which had cost him 50
muoh lnonsy.
The eampaign win eloss with nearly ali
sha auated Leaders Of The Democracy in
diae1aoa o'conok Lost his case, and Matt
sGatpentes bis wager. Ex.Goyernoz
Pulnsx 81 Illinois. will BE called upon
n axplain slittle LARK be vent on while
1a, whiIs AfozEisaey win Be hauled over
als for giving bad advics about
riae bets And yet all these might
hve ossa ereng naen ter lous years YET to
A g soald have commanded that
ens s. neril SUCCESS. Failing
GAS i w isd b sgsgshiag,
nH Weir ad IN beginning
e9 iaas have ait
anss s1t.n4ts q
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

offender, when he made the defense, that
Eve had tempted him. We will go further
in behalf of these millennial divines and
assert that neither Of them would admit
the devil to have been innocent when he
led the Saviour to the top of the mountain
and offered him the Kingdoms of the earth
to recognize him as the chief executive of
the universe. In these great judgments
Satan appeared in the character of mod
ern Democracy. According to the doc
trine of that party, the tempter might
have got away with the whole garden
of Eden, and received the homage
of the Son of God not only with
impunity but with superadded ap-
plause. We have had Democratic
emissaries endeavoring to make q
brokerage upon the vote of Louisiana.
We have seen no word of Democratic CEN
sure for this crime. We have Democfat
high in the councils and consideration of
his party avowing willingness to buy
the same vote if Republicans could be
found base enough to sell it. Upon the
same authority we have seen merchants
charged with an offer to advance upon
this corruption fund amounts which no
political interest could probably justify.
but for which average humanity would
have asked an indemnity in cash, and the
premium Of an Office. Yet neither in these
cases, nor 10 any other, have we seen the
parties proposing the infamous traffic con-
demned by the Democracy. Perhaps society
had better be on its guard. Doctrines
taught by political leaders as readily pass
into the adoption of their followers as the
clerk of a fraudulent bankrupt will
swindle his employer. When a press
teaches the reputation of debt, the re-
fusal to pay taxes or to obey legal pro-
cess, how long may it be before the pri.
vate debtor applies the same reasoning to
his own obligations? When those who
solicit a sworn officer to surrender the
rights intrusted to his care are visited
with no loss of political confidence or SO.
cial esteem, what censure may be in flu,
ture apprehended from those who may at
tempt the commission of similar crime
upon the peace and honor of society,"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
A ooNsIsTBET POLICY,

When it was reported by telegraph that
Governor Kellogg had denounced the
people of Louisiana as assassins there was
considerable indignation manifested here
in Democratic circles. The report was
assumed to be true until contradicted by
the Governor, who says he remarked that
there were some such offenders among the
people.
Without attempting to prove by the
published testimony of witnesses whether
the Governor was partly right or alto
gether wrong, we wish to call Demo-
cratic witness to prove that there are per-
sons here who are ever ready to incite to
violence and threaten with lynch law
those who do not agree with them polit-
ically, and that they are permitted to utter
their sentiments publicly without rebuke
from the party that is ever ready to find
fault with the Republican who merely
states plain case.
The Times of the nineteenth, in q
rather hazy, obscure article, intimates
that there is something dreadful threat
ened as result of the deliberations OF
the High Joint Commission-the inaugu-
ration of Hayes, perhaps, and the down.
fall of all the political frauds, North and
South, who built their hopes on cheating
in all manner Of ways at the ballot-boxes.
The success Of the Republican, and the
disappointment Of the Democratic party,
are summed up as a threatened "calam-
ity, to avert which sit may be necessary
to make an exhibition of force" This
pretty strong sentence is Immediately
hedged in with: "The exhibition of force
and it's exercise are two very different
things" Hence we understand the writer
to mean that the armed warriors Of
the White League are to be called oui
again, but admonished ct the same time
not to hurt anybody. OF course, in thai
case the paper could not be held respon.
sible for giving bad advice, since the dis.
tinction between the exhibition of force
and its employment is clearly pointed
out.
An article copied from the Washington
Capitol, into the Democrat, is still more
positive and TO the point:
Notice is now served on the citizens OF
| Louisiana and South Carolina that they
must care for themselves. How soon lamp
/ posts will bear fruit il for them 10 say. To
/ the people of the North and West notice ID
/ given that all the toll to which they are
i subjected thss bondhOlders and m0nOpolistl
may fattsE secure, Is repaid BY no security
| for their tights, and that Q shrinkags Of
values Is now in order. If there 10 law foI
/ fraud Tiara is reason for violence, and q
that We mako our last appeal.
This sounds ss though Il may have
been written in anticipation Of some great
event which has since been postponed
The ''ollIzsns" q neither Of the States
natned are IN any sort Of danger Of inva.
sion frou 8 foreign foe o. > hostile ela-
msnt ol sny HAD VhelsosFsL Thar.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
SEDUCTION NO CRIME.

Under the doctrine avowed by the De
mocTacy there is no moral wrong in
soliciting the commission Of crime and in
prohting by its contamination. The
evangelical clergy, who occupy them
selves every Sabbath in hacking away at
the theological heresies of each other.
agree in afsotionate unanimity in certi-
flying to the perfect political peace pre-
vailing within this state-a peace SO OBJ
vious IS to have been visible through the
eye Of faith to one of them from York
Minister and another from the Palace Of
the Vatican. They Win all probably agree
in one other proposition. Il is that the
serpent was Ia some degree responsible
for the temptation Of I've, and
hat Adam regarded he tompter Is sn
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
ara HOP wILMRR, At IT AGAIN.

In sr;.. Of his asseveratiOn that he is no
nol,tician this worthy prelate has again
ssrinnad "a his episcopal robes and
nlnnqad be.,A ong into the troubled pool
Of Tonisiana "a titles. He has been now
fouy;po Ne -, told, as envoy extraor-
diparv Of the VIVA League usurPation to
wasbinoton A. edited doubtless by
the elderly ladies Of us cnulclss anu ~
the sslf-same president OF banks ana In
surance companies who. IN me instant ou.
election polls were cIoA % s0iun''s.eu
their reckless Assurances 'no soan'iy
that the State had gone DeA aoo.aae' sn p.
ths election been entirely pa 'eap's' 'al'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
rWENrY,sBooNn. oF FRRRnARY.

This has been the natal day of saints
and philosophers, but it had marked the
mortal advent of none destined to exer.
else wider influence upon the happiness
of mankind than that of George WASH
ington, born in the forests of colonial
dependence. Without the adventitious
aid of titular dignity, of genius or of
learning, he represented and consolidated
the important sentiment to which we have
sdverted. We have seen Washington
compared with other men-even with his
successors. Washington could alone have
made his successors possible, as Column
bus simplifed the discovery of CONT
nent by finding what no one had
found before him. Washington, himself,
was too just to have claimed for
himself the exclusive merit of his
achievement. 1t was due to the
people who appreciated and sustained
him. He put in peril liberal fortune,
his own life and personal liberty. He
gave his services, without compensation,
to the cause of liberty. Yet without the
sacrifices, the sufferings, the endurance and
the courage of the people, his individual
efforts would have been as vain as those Of
Kosciusko or Kossuth. The grandeur Of
Washington and of the people whom he
led is not only visible in the grand repub-
lie which they founded, but in the re-
I
fected freedom which now oyerspreads
the world. Despotism has been chained
down by law. Superstition has been ex'
posed with the irrepressible light of in
telligence. The world has been con.
WINGED that-a free and educated people are
safer and more advantageous than the ig.
norant serfs which it had held for centuries
in bondage. Washington might have
lived unknown beyond the colony il
which he was born but for the people
who recognized and made him their rep
resentative. We have never doubted
there is always the material of mora
grandeur among the people. There hal
been also the precious metals in tn,
earth. The development of either de
mands the intelligent perception and tn
effectual service Of the people. We ar,
not prepared exactly to assert that Georg
Washington could have obtained tn
nomination for President at either 81
Louis or Qinninnati, but we have IN
qualified confidence that if the sam
qualities which led the republic to hbert.
were indispensable to preserve the sacre'
inheritance the American people woul
find and send to the from
the man who would do il
We have, in fact, not much Ell
thusiasm about anniversaries or abou
monuments, flags or inscriptions. Weprt
fer to the periodical piety ofthe seventh da
that which governs every act and though
Of life. Books, in our belief, are ST
perior to obelisks in the capacity to i'm
press and diffuse the knowledge of me
or deeds. A soldier who needs q banns
to awaken his patriotism or animal
his courage would not have been worth
of Trenton or of Kings Mountain. W
respect the anniversary of Washington
birth as we do those of his great achiey
n rents, because they remind us that |
~ ose dates there arose among the Anne
ica, people a man personally capable
o;vi, ig expression and effect to the irr
nreaa BILE spirit of freedom which an
mated their hearts.