Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-01-12
COMMUNICATED.
iron.Clod Oath taken by Mayor
Of Philadelplhia.

We are living in a fas. age, a pre-
sumed wise one, decidedly bigoted
one-we think the definition of bigotry
could be enlarged to dishonesty, for
that is frequently It's result. Shades of
"Penn aud Franklin" what think you,
that the perversity of the times makes
it necessary that the first gentleman
Mayor-of your pure, godly, brotherly
loving city, should lie required to take
the following oath Of office before the
temporal affairs of the city can be COM
mitted to his supervision -
do solemnly swear that will support,
obey and defend the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution of this
Commonwealth, and that will discharge
the duties of my office with fidelity; that
have not paid or contributed, or prom
ised to pay or contribute, either directly
or indiI ectly, any money or any other
valuable thing to procure my nomination
or election (Or appointment) except for
necessary and proper expenses expressly
authorized by law; that have not, know
iugly, violated any election law OF this
Commonwealth, or procured it to be done
by others in my behalf; that | will not,
knowingly, receive, directly or Indirect
", any money or other valuable thing for
the performance or nOn-perfOrmance of
any act or duty pertaining to my office,
other than the compensation allowed by
law.
His first obligation is perversiou OF
the creative law; for the State had its
existence first, and united with her sis
ter States in forming confederation OF
the States for mutual protection, DC.
Secondly, that he has not used cor
rupting influences to obtain his Office.
This would seem to Penn and Franklin
that the line between honest and dis
honest practice had grown so fine, or
obtuse, that mems moral acumen was
unable TO distinguish them apart, there
fore it had become common that ways
mysterious had been resorted to, and
that the political magician must make
clean breast Of it before he is permitted
10 take charge of the affairs of the inno-
cent people of the pure city OF brotherly
love.
William Penn! arise, and speak, and
the truth do tell! Poliget;cally, after
having undergone by association apuri-
flying influence, we must say that it is
wrong to act dishonesty or do an act
of injustice under the spccious plea Of
good may grow out OF it. Natures laws
will work out good for men, if they will
but persevere in right doing and pa
tiently await the result. We pretended
TO treat with for but designedly took
our brother man lands, and thereby did
a wrong act, set bad example, inaugu-
rated q spirit of perfdy which has
grown 10 he q curse TO those who have
come after me. Benjamin Franklin,
what have you to say from your stand
point! II was given unto NE to per-
senate Moses, promulgated and put
before the people right and just rules of
action, was thrown among the wise
men OF my day, we counseled together
and was led to believe that my advice
and suggestions would he adopted and
followed. Although power was not
given me 10 divide the waters of the
deep, and to smite the rock that the
water may flow, yet my wisdom was at
tested by the power given me to bottle
the fierce lightning of tire Heavens, and
disclose some seemingly minor points of
the currents of the sea, and devices of
man with lessons on economy, prudence
and thrift, for great and good work, !
am now under the evil influence of the
present morally degenerate generation,
denounced as selfish and slow man, to
he despised by the fast, rash, reckless,
improviden, and dishonest people of the
present age. ii.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Baltimore Sun says The Rich
mond banks have again come TO the
front with Il demand for the gold bul.
lion and other coin seized in that city
by the Union forces and claimed to he
the property of the Confederate govern
ment. At one time Andrew Johnson,
when President, ordered the Secretary
of the Treasury to return the property
to the banks, as he was satisfied Of their
claim to it. Gen. Spinner, who was the
treasurer, refused TO obey the order, and
succeeded in having passed through the
House of Representatives a resolution
directing that the money be covered
into the treasury. This was done. and
it is said that the bullion was sent to the
mint and coined. The Richmond banks
ask now that they be paid the equiva-
lent. They have retained Col. Robert
J. Ingersoll as their counsel, and the
subject is now before the Committee on
the judiciary.
BLEMISIIEs UPON THE FEMININE COUNTE-
80 of IN cnttrp Sppp1-