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Maine DIackWOOd.

GIRED by Backwo0d, dam a Mambrino mare
- will make the season at $50. payable in advance
Mares not proving in foal may be returned the fol-
lowing season, or the money will be refunded
Maine Blackwood is years old. dark brown, stands
16 hands, and weighs about 1875. He trotted as a
year old in 2.364, and drew a wagon in 2,4Of. He
is half brother to Blackwood Jr. record as a yea
old. 224.
For further particulars address
L.. RUMERT,
apo d&wtf
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MEDICAL.
READER
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE.

Must convince them that it possesses great merit
while the new and original method of its prepara-
ton when studied with the disease satisfies the mind
any reasonable person that its method of cure is
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To Let.
Union House,

DLEASANT convenient Rooms to let. Furnished
l. or unfinished. Ii. house No. lis Spring street.
mild IF
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To Let,

FURNISHED, steam heated Lodging rooms to
Il let, at No. IL Temple street.
ma9tf s. E. AUSTIN.
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Wanted,

n LII out of employment to write to The WORKING
"a Church, Room y, 36 Bromfield St, Boston,
or j., D. Brewer, ~ E. 18th ST., New York City. tor
APPS daw
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TTNHE Offices in Third Story Merchants National
4 Bank, now occupied by j. & E. M. Rand; also
the front offices. These offices heated by steam
have gas, water and fire proof vaults. Possession
given Nov. list. oct27dtf
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TO LET.

FUvWO OF the most desirable front rooms in this CITY,
Il looking out into Congress Square. Will be let
reasonable to the right parties. Recommendations
Of High street.
my5 diff
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To Let.

A FIRST class Brick house, in the western part
"A OF the city, 10 rooms, newly repaired through
out, sunny and pleasant, and near the Horse Cars
Inquire OF B. ID. VERRILL,
ap10dtf 205 Middle Street,
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TO LET.
To Jpr

10 Let.
STORE No. Water street, corner of Ferry wharf
~ and Market square. Said building contains
eight newly flushed rooms and is situated in the
very center of business, Its close proximity to the
depots and steamboat landing renders it very desir-
able place for anyone DESTROYS of entering the hotel
or saloon business, for which purpose it has been
occupied for the past eighteen years. For terms or
further particulars apply or address VIM. WOODS.
my14d2w Newburyport Mass
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The Store, NO. FREE ST. BLOCK,
For further particulars enquire at the
office Of II. j. LIBBY & co., over First
National Bank.
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To Let.

FESHE BRICK HOUSE No. II Danforth Street
Il containing all the modern improvements In
quir at No. 10 Central Wharf.
in dtf
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To Lease.

2 RENTS centrally located. gas, Sebago. Price
y 10 to 10 dollars, also on AIunioy Hill price
to dollars. All in good repair. Apply to W. W. Carr,
ap19 diff 1877 Newbury street.
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Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, APRIL 1s. 1877.

Passenger Trains leave Portland for Ban
gOr, Dexter, Belfast and WRterville at
1885 a. m. and II. p. m.
For Sk0whegan at 1885 p. m. and 10 40 p. m.
For Augusta, HalIOweil, Gardiner and
Brunswick at 1885 a. M, 6.15 a. M, II 40 p. m.
and520 p. m.
For ROckland and all stations on Knox & Lin
coin r. r., and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
Is a. m. and 1910 p. m.
For Bath at 615 a. M, 1910 and 500 p. m.
For Pennington, Monmouth, Winthrop,
ReadfieId, Wesi WatervilIe and Water.
vile via Lewiston at 1885 p. m.
For Lewiston and Auburn.
Passenger Trains leave at 1885 p. m. and sos
p. N. The train leaving at 1875 a. m, also has a
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
junction with Mixed Train for Lewiston and
Auburn. The 1875 a. m. tram is the Night Ex-
press Train with Pullman Sleeping Car at
tached, which makes close connection at Bangor
for all stations on the Bangor & Piscataquis, and
e. 81 n, A. Railway, and for HoultOn, Wood
stock, st Andrews, st. Stephen, 50. John
and Halifax.
Passenger Trains arrive i'm Portland as
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at S.45 and
$50 a. m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast. Skowhegan, Pennington, X. Sc l.. r. r.
and all intermediate stations at "A and so p. m
The afternoon train from Augusta Bath, X. & L.
r. r. at 6,25 p. m. The night Pullman Express
ain at Les a. IN.
PAYsON TUCKER, Sup't
Portland. April 16, 1877. ap141dtf
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TO Let.

nNE of the best, first floor offices on Exchange
" street. Apply to N. S. GARDINER,
my3dtt Nc. 42a Exchange St.
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HOpISe WautafY.

fsss.t A small family without children desire a
|iisl rent IN the western part of the city, House
Ws4 must contain from seven to nine rooms. bayinS
considerable direct sunlight, and be supplied with
gas ana good water. Reference given. Address
81" Box 1857. ionoodtf
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fsNHE new three story house of Congress and
i Quincy streets, has furnace and is fIescoed
throughout, and in perfect order. Rent $780, Apply
to l.. TAYLOR, 178 Commercial st. anil diff
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LOST AND FOUND.
Found.
BOARD.
Beard.

TWO gentlemen. of quiet habits and with good
Il recommendations. may find board, by leaving
Word at NO. . Brown st. my1dtf
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28
VICKsBURG WEEKLY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2= 1S77

mr.. BseohsFs Liberal VEswA
2 KIND on A HEAVEN HI SAYS n DORl
NOT oARR 10 90 10.
New York WOFld.1
In the course Of Ne. BeeohsF1s ser.
mon 10 Plymouth Church yesterday, he
alluded 70 . remark OF sWedsnborV
that msn had been dead for twenty
years IN the spirit life aud had not
known It. "That'S nothing" aid Nj.
Beeoher. II know plenty Of men In
this life that have been dead ever 90
long and don't know Il, but everybody
else does." Laughter "The tkinRa.R
Mr.. Beecher said, "thai we're the most
o~bStruse, and In relation to which men
could Of necessity know but little,
were the very things that some
people were most dOgmalic about. II
you undertake to deny the Trinity,
what an uproaF 10 OF once raised In the
churchl Fundamental doctrine they
say, get out Of this church ; gel ont At
once II . mar says Ican't see through
that; is that any bar TO my entering
the church, l say mo- but orthodoxy
does not say 20. Now ! say that such
orthodoxy as that 10 ~blasphemous but
there is no accounting for human folly
when men undertake 10 regulate other
mems condolences. The moment q
man ge's the idea that be 10 9 celestial
hound 10 hunt heresy, and that ell he
has to do is 10 nose and bag them, the
moment the scent is found, away he
goes, nose 10 the ground and tail Ip IN
full cry, and then farewell truth, fare.
well honor, farewell humanity, fare.
well everything.
ut is said that our fret parents were
created righteous; the catechism says
60, and l will give that up; and that
they afterwards fell, and ell the
progeny with them. Well, here they
agree with science, which says that the
race began 10 0 fallen state. Now,
where do they g02 TO HE'LL says
orthodoxy. How many Of them
Consider the countless multiludes that
have existed not all the sands Of the
sea, or ell the stars Of heaven, or ell the
figures Of arithmetic, would express the
number and among those living now
there are three quarters Of them that
have no priest, no teacher nor guide,
nor anything but the law Of nature.
Now, II you teach me that this
great crowd goes 10 heaven because
they had not knowledge to be better
than they are, ! say this inroad of 90
much mud will destroy It's purity but
If you say that they will 60 and have
gone 10 hell, then you make an Inhdel
Of me; for ! do swear by the Lord
Jesus Christ, by his groans, by his tears
Of agony, by the wounds In HE side,
that It is impossible. stand on the
sovereign idea that He 80 loved the
world that He gave his only Son "a
save II. II you tell me that there has
been q God behind this world sweeping
lie inhabitants like dead hles into hell
you ask me 10 worship q devil worse
than any medieval devil ever imagined
and l won't do II. l won't worship
cruelty. l won't defy injustice, and -,
will worship love-a love az patient q
that Of q mother with a sick child
The kind Of heaven that must exls
with such q demoniac head isa kind o
heaven / don't want to go TO-"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

ARREST OF A REsPECTABLE YOUNG MAN
CHARGED WITH SENDING THREATENING
LETTERS.
Special dispatch to the Enquirerl
WASHINGTON, IND, Dec. 2l.-Our
little city was thrown into quite . stir
over the arrest at a late hour last night
Of one james Peache,a young man OF
quite q respectable family, on the
charge OF attempt at black-mail. Il
seems that Mr.. Joseph Cabel, an old
and respected citizen, aud senior men,
Der Of the coal firm Of Cabel, Wilson q
Co., has been receiving anonymous let
tiers signed vengeance" for several
months, breathing threats of ViO-
lence 10 himself and property If he did
not come down with the needful TO the
amount of $1,000. No attention was
paid 10 these letters until about six
weeks ago, when the barn Of Mr.. Cabel
wa set OF FIRE at midnight and
destroyed, together with It's contents.
The next day Mr.. q. received 9 letter
saying that they had done Il, and II be
did not come down with the "stamps"
his house and bis life would be the next
forfeit. Since the receipt of that letter
Mr.. Z. has been In constant fear Of per-
sonal violence, and he had 9 detective
sent for from Cincinnati to work the
matter up.
Nothing definite was discovered un.
Ill last night, when, after getting sew
eral letters this week, saying If the
money was not forthcoming by Thurs
day night vengeance would follow,
Mr.. q. finally agreed 10 place the money
at the place agreed upon. So last night
he had some officers concealed near an
old tree zeal the house, which was the
place designated by the rascals, and
when two Of them came 10 sec about
the money they were fred upon, and
after quite q chase Peacher was cap.
lured at his house, where he had Just
gone to bed. Public opinion is that
others will be implicated. The exam
inatiOn takes place this afternoon, and
II there are any further developments
| will inform you.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

LET 1t be remembered, that within q
few months an opportunity will be
presented TO the people Of this city to
secure by next Winter q railroad up
Deer Creek, without taking any risk
whatever. If the road 10 begun and
not finished, the city will not lose q
cent. II II 10 finished, the city will be
asked to do justly by It.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

punished. II mel connected with The
0aF % email salaries ere growing sud.
aenIy Fleh, II is ny duty % carefully soTu.
tiniGe their o1icial conduct. II such cases
exist, and they are within your knowledge,
you viii do q valuable service 20 our dis
tIiet, and enc Tor which ! shall rest under
oDlgations, By furnishing names and
laois. IL is inevitable that 81 times abuses
VIII creep Into ell human institutions, &c.
pecially those handling large sumo Of
money, and that under The best Of admin
those holding public trusts
WIN occasionally prove faithless. It has
Oeen the ehoFt Of the present Board to
preserve lts record unsullled, and 10 Walt
WITH swin ard certain punishment is
uniatthtul servants. Respectfully,
5. W. FERGUSON,
PRESIDENT Board Mississippi LeVes Com.
m~issiOners.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

MARK TwAIN's SUCCESS on the plat
form is said 10 be much greater since
he did away with his manuscript.
From the written lecture he came down
TO coplous notes; from these TO q little
card with printed heads, which he put
in his waislCoat pocket. He dispensed
with this by substituting q few marks
on the back Of his fi~nger-nails, and
then he went II alone.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

AFTER the failure Of The Spragues, of
Rhode Island, about four years ago, for
$8,50OI000, the creditors accepted notes
bearing interest, and payable in three
years. The interest was paid for two
years, but since then the creditors have
received nothing, They have formed
an association for tho purpose Of con-
certed action.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

MANY people have q general, though
indefinite, idea that the Indian race is
being rapidly extinguished. But sta
tistics show that since 1909 the Chero-
KEGS have increased from 1896 to 81
O72, and that since 1860 the Seminoles
have grown from 2267 TO 1852, while
missionaries assert that the Sioux have
a steady increase Of from 10 10 20 per
cent.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

CHANoELL1R cHARLra CLARK.

AT q meeting Of the members OF the
Bar Of GreenVille, held at the Office Of
Percy q Yerger on the 18th dsy OF De.
cember, 1877, to give expression Of their
feelings at the death Of CHARLES CLARK,
Chancellor ofthe District,
On motion of +. Valiant, w. A. Per.
cy was called TO the chair, and upon
motion Of +. P. Byrne, W. q. YeFger
was appointed Secretary. Upon mo-
ton Of John w. Shields, the chair was
instructed to appoint . committee on
resolutions.
The chair appointed as said commit.
tee: F.Valliant, W. G. Phelps, j. W.
Shlelds, E.P. Byrne. aRd W. r. Trigg.
Upon motion Off. Valiant, the chair.
mar was added TO said committee.
Upon motion Of F. Valiant the
meeting adjourned TO meet at the
Courthouse on Friday, the 2lst day Of
December, 1877.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

SECRETARY EvARTs made a speech the
other day in New York which indica'
ted that the President will not be
swerved from his present policy in any
particular.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

HAYES should walk boldly over 10
the Democratic party rather than be
whipped into changing his Cabinet.
Come on Rutherford.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

KATE FIELD says she loves so many
gallant Americans that she does not
know which one to marry. Oh, Kate.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

A GREAT blessing-S3a bale tax on
Gotten.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

II Taxpayer" at Leota, Miss., will
send US his name, we will make use of
the facts he furnishes us.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

MONTREAL, Dec. 28-The strike on the
Lachine Canal has ended. The men re-
sumo at ten cents an hour, and fifteen
cents per hour for teams.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

BEN. BUTLER says the Silver Bill
will be q Law within sixty days.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

Surrender Of Cuban Insurgents.
HAVANA, Dec. 98-The surrender Of In.
surgenis in the Central Department con.
tinnaa.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

sNow and Ice are battling some for
the oulnumbered Turks.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28
OurBOOkBindery
DEPARTEnENT,

4HE HERALD COMPANY have, IN
connection with the Job Printing Depart.
ment a well-atted Book Blndery. and ar.
prepared 10 manufacture 10 order everv
variety Of Blank BOOkS, in q style nm
equaled.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28
JOB PRINTING
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

The once has been thoroughly TefuFnish.
cd throughout, with the largest stock Otnew
material In the South, embracing the latest
Styles patterns and fashions Of type, Dor.
ders, rules, and other material, from the
type fOundrieS OF New York. Cincinnati
and st. Louis. The HEBALD Company has
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

Thursday Morning, December II
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28
The HERALD
JOB OFFICE
BOOk-Bindery.

HE V~lUKsBURe HERALD CON.
PANY takes pleasure in announcing % tho
Business men of the Mississippi Valley
that they are prepared with the necessary
type and machinery, to turn out on shOEt
notice all orders for
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

ARREST OF A REsPECrABLE YOUNG MAN
CHARGED WITH SENDING THREATENING
LETTERS.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

Reduction since Jan. ], 1876, in
principal 49,. .-...,...'.,. 1851 4j
Interest accrued and amount
/, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $1,000 "
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A young lady who regularly reads
the Leaf has written US asking US to
devote few lines to telling her
''what Transcendalism is" Although
it has nothing to do with tobacco, it
is just as we'll not TO appear to be
ignorant OF trifles-so here we GO !:
Reconsideration is the spiritual
cognoscence of psychological ire
fragibility, connected with concu-
tient ademption OF incoluminent
spirituality and etheriaIized con-
tention Of subsultory concrstion.
There Chicago Leaf,
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POLITICAL EQUILIBRIUM.
Strength of Parties in the Senate.


Special Dispateh to the Baltimore aazette.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-Senator
Wallace, of Pennsylvania, and SEN
ator Ransom, of North CaroIina,
while in the city, expressed Them
selves strongly opposed to the pro.
ject of getting control of the Senate
by any of the means which have been
thrown out recently to attempt the
Democratic party. For years past,
they argue, the Democracy has been
very bitter in its denunciation of the
class of politicians represented by
these very men W,o are now in q
sort of prophetic way relied upon to
turn over the organization of the
Senate to them. For the party at
this time with an easy an honorable
victory in its grasp, to make terms
or even to affiliate with these men.
would be considered worse than fol-
ly, if not the most impolite thing
that could be done. Suppose, these
Senators argue, that by persuasion
or committee offers the carpet-bag-
gers could be won over, it will be
clear that in order to hold the vote,
the Democracy will be for the pres
ent subject to these very men, SO
that the victory would really be
theirs. They prefer to have the or
ganization secured in a fair way. as
it certainly will be, in 1879. sVG-
There is q great deal of misunder.
standing on this sensational ques {.
tion, but it is simple when the Sem
ate rules are considered. The Sem
ate is perpetual body. and q new
organization instead Of being set for
any particular time. is brought about
by q motion to elect new set of of
ficers when any party feels strong
enough to call for such motion. In.
cluding Senator Morton. and count
ing Senator Davis with the Republi-
cans, they have majority of six.
Morton's absence will reduce it to
five. II Conover, Patterson, Dorsey
and Spencer should also make it
convenient to be away. which is
simply taken for granted on very
uncertain foundation, there would
be Republican majority of but one.
and this might easily be transform
ed into a Democratic majority Of
one if Senator Davis should affiliate
with the Democracy. The certain
admission of Butler, Spafiord and
Eustis would secure q Democratic
organization, but it is plain this
could only be kept by the purchase
or conversion Of the four carpet-bag-
gers, which, under no circumstances
now visible, is at all likely to take
place. a,
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lb5MORRISToWN. TENN. WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER B.

school, and her last words were q
supplication to her Creator. In her
maddened moments the recital of a
verse of poetry would calm her. She
asked continually for her child-a
little girl long since dead-the very
child in giving birth to whom she
had met her seducer. No word ever
escaped her as to her own life since
1873 The physician's report serves
as pregnant comment on the fright
full habit to which she was a slave.
For two weeks previous to her death
she consumed two ounces of lauda-
mum day.
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Zigzag Brains.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
A characteristic anecdote OF Nc
Donald Clarke. the "Mad Poet and
"Johnny Lang may be of interest.
On one occasion. Lang. in his New
York Gazette, alluded to Mcdonald
Clarke, "that fellow with zigzag
brains" The insulted poet rushed
into the sanctum of the Commercial
blazing with fury.
DO you see, Colonel" said he.
"what. Johnny Lang says of me?
He calls me fellow with 'zigzag
brains .
"Well, SO you are" said the Col
onel ;.I think it is a very happy de-
scription of YOU
.sOh, that's very we'll for you to
say," retorted Mcdonald; I'll take
d joke from you. but Johnny Lang
shall not destroy my well-earned rep
utation. Zigzag brains. forsooth |!
Zigzag brains-think Of it. Colonel !
I must have q chance to reply to
him in your paper"
How much space would you
wantT inquired the Colonel.
II think I could use him up in q
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column and half" said Mcdonald.
"A column and half! said the
Colonel.
''Stuff! You shall have no such
space. l will give you just -four
lines, and if that will answer, fire
away but not 8 line more
The poet, thus driven into a mar.
row corner, sat down and instantly
wrote Off the following neat epigram:
g can tell Johnny Lang, in the way of laugh,
In reply to his rude and unmannerly scrawI,
That, in my humble sense, it is better by half fall
To have brains that zigzag than no brains at
"There, Colonel" said he, "let
Johnny Lang put that in his pipe
and smoke it,
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THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.


At the conclusion of the address
Of welcome. by DIR. Humes, the
President said: set .l
My friends of Knoxville and East
Tennessee, L congratulate you on
the beautiful day, contrasting as it
does so agreeably with the gloom of
yesterday. I am glad to have heard
the address of the distinguished gen.
tleman, to which we have just listen
ed You are entirely. right in in-
timating that in the vast numbers
that we see around US are united
men of all political parties, and
that the first point in the welcome
is, that it is respect Tor the office,
which, for the time being, it is my
fortune to. occupy. This multitude
have assembled to show respect to
the Office of Chief Magistrate of the
country aud to exhibit their patriot
ism to the Nation, to the laws and
to the Constitution. A voice. hurrah
for Tilden. They expect also to
show their attachment to freedom OF
speech, OF which we have examples
from time to time. Laughter and
applause.
And. my friends, it adds immense
ly TO the satisfaction Of this meeting
to know that it is an assembly of
men OF both parties and veterans of
both armies, and citizens OF all
races. LApplause. Such an as
sembly, meeting, as you do. with the
utmost good feeling and friendship
towards each other. is proof that the
general course OF the administration.
or If not the general purpose of the
administration In regard to the paci-
ncation Of the whole country is here
heartily approved. ,nW 03Elsi'l
And. my friends. why should we
not approve policy which seeks q
speedy restoration OF the National
harmony? If we regard business, IL
we regard commercial interests and
all other important interests, are
they not best promoted by friend
ship. by peace on behalf of the Ma
tional Government and the State
Government; peace between the