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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03
Letter from Washington.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 80, 1879.
Nesas. Eaitors:-In approaching this city
Of magnificent distances by either Of the
railroads leading to it, one is surprised at
finding such quantity of miserable looking
little wooden houses, most of them one and
two stories high, which look as if they might
have existed since the food; and they are in.
habited, most OF them, by surly-looking husky
negroes, though occasionally you will find a
white man, who has been driven there by ad-
verse fortune. The children of these people
are always on the streets; and on pleasant
day, like the present, you see as you pass by
on the cars idle negro men, as well as boys,
lounging round door-ste and summing them
selves on cellardoors. Goats and geese also
help to swell the population Of the outskirts,
and the shining little negro plays shepherd
boy to them, as in his imagination be scales
high mountains in ascending mounds raised
by garbage carts, or the banks LEFT BY un6n-
lshed streets. The stagnant pool is his High.
land lake, and the sweet pasture Of his flock
is an almost bare hillside or a steep declivity.
But how in contrast with the city farther
IN Its beauties seem to be more enhanced
by the lowness ono has to pass through to
reach them, and ! could not help being greatly
pleased, aud neither could anyone, with its
beautiful parks, which are all through the
city; It's magnificent streets, its statues, pub
lie buildings. private houses, with lawn and
terraces and shade trees, pavements smooth
as q floor, and its pleasant people.
When | say pleasant people ! mean resi-
dents Of the District, for there are many here
from all parts Of the U. s., and they are of
all elasses-good and bad-and make float
ing population outnumbering the residents,
and as much mixed as an audience at circus.
Just at this time there are more strangers
in the city than is usual at this season of the
year, owing to the extra session Of Congress,
but many have gone away since the Offices
have all been filed some OF them feeling very
sore at their non-aeceptance, &c.
The Presideutstg) veto is the topic now
that Claims the attention of most people here,
aud the question fWhat will Congress do
now?' is the conundrum. The bill Of course
will have to be presented in another form, as
the Democrats lack a two-thirds majority,
which is necessary TO pass it over the veto
As far as / can ascertain, the people here
favor the bill, and want troops kept from the
polls. They are tired Of the fraud who occu-
pies the White House; they are tired of the
frauds at the ballot; they are tired OF Repub-
licanism, which an honest election will do
away with; and they want the voice Of the
people, aud not the voice Of despots and des.
peradoes.
But | find am writing in a vein different
from what ! intended. merely meant to
drop you line or two concerning this city
and its news and attractions. have already
gone much beyond my limit, SO that must bid
you, patient reader, adieu. p.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03
For tie Democratic Adrocats.

In accordance with the announcement, the
Irving Literary Society celebrated its twelfth
anniversary 10 the College Chapel, on Friday
evening, April 18th. The weather was some.
what threatening, but warm and pleasant, and
at the opening hour the chapel was filed 10
overfowing.
The exercises we're opened with prayer BY
Mr.. J. W. Norris, followed by the President
OF the Society in very appropriate aud well
written address.
The dying Bootblack," by Messrs. T..
Wood and j. Herring, was very prettily repre-.
sented, the piece itself being difficult to rem
der correctly. Tommy transitions from the
pathetic to the ridiculous, and vice versa, and
his manifestation Of iraternal grief at the
death Of his brother, were really skillful for
one so young.
Franklin Grafton by Mr.. s. b. Souther.
land, Jr., was well written, but lost some Of
is force through lack Of preparation for de.
livery.
.'Doestieks on BENDER read by Mr..
g. W. Todd, was a indicrous representation
OF Niagara BY a visitor who imbihed TOO much
beer" The limitations Of Mr.. Todd was per.
fectly natural and excited much merriment.
The Anniversary Grafton, by MIR. r. 8.
Bale, was certainly a composition Of much
beauty, and was delivered in an easy, natural,
yet earnest manner, and was listened 10 with
close attention.
The closing feature was the representation
Of Regulns before the Roman and Carthage.
nian Senates, in two scenes. The Romans
appearing in the first scene arFayed ia light
togas, and the Carthagenians in the second
scene robed in dark ones. Mr.. Z. p. Leech,
as Regnlus, acquitted himself ably, bringing
out u1e spirit Of the scene in a forcibIe and
dramatic hammer
Music was furnished BY Prof. Ellis, and all
r1aired feeling themselves amply rewarded for
their walk up College Hill" LDsTESgn.
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The Negro Exodus.

The Cincinnati Commercial publishes
letter from Memphis which exposes another
phase in the negro exodus, and explains why
the arrivals of the flying fugitves at ST. Louis
have apparently fallen off. The Southern
planters, alarmed at the exodus, have issued
an edct TO the steamboats, bound up the river,
bidding the captains not TO stop to take on
board the colored people who line the river
banks awaiting the means Of transportation.
Everybody of common sense knows that the
southern planters have no right to issue such
aa edct, and that if they were 10 issue such
an one the steamboats, would pay no respect
70 il. This statement, therefore, may be set
down as sensational and false They are
not suffered to stop at the usual stopping
places of the boats, and are therefore en-.
camped at other points, with signals flying,
intimating their wishes. In one day twenty.
four encampments were observed between
Vicksburg and Arkansas City, with their poor
battered and tattered household goods stacked
up waiting for boat to give them the trans
lportation they were willing and ready to pay
for. These poor people had evidently come
a long distance to the river with barely enough
money to pay their steamboat passage. The
white people along the shore refuse them the
necessaries of life, and having no provisions
of their own capable of lasting more than
day or two, they are scattered along the bank
of the river furnishing. This Is a gross
and glazing misrepresentation upon its face.
The lying author of this charge of inhuFaan
treatment ought to understand that the
steamers are not provisioned for such a
large number of destitute passengers, and
as many of the negroes are without money to
pay their passage the boats cannot transport
them and feed them free. Their sufferings
are the consequences of their own acts They
have presented themselves in such numbers,
and so destitute, that it would deyour the
substance of the river population to under.
take to relieve their necessities. The despair
exhibited by them as the boats all passed un.
heedingthe signals was touchingin the extreme.
The men and women would throw themselves
on the ground in hopeless anguish, grooming out
their lamentations in being thus inhumanly
treated. Many Of the whites are without the
necessaries Of life, except such as are requir.
ed for the S. bsistence Of themselves and fam.
lilies. To feed and shelter these hungry and
houseless wanderers they would have to beg
gar themselves, and that they are not required
to do. The negroes have voluntarily put
themselves into this strait and can blame only
themselves and the emissaries who have led
them intoit. These encampments contained
nearly a thousand refugees, who were without
shelter and without food, with no hope of es.
Gaping their present misery. The people Of
Cincinnati propose to send one or more steam.
boats down the river with provisions to relieve
the fugitiyes from the certain death from star
walton that awaits these sufferers from "man's
inhumanity to man."
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Congressional prOoosdingu.

FRIDAY.-ln the Senate, fko resolution Civ.
ing the secretary aud sergeant,a At arms Of that
body the absolute power Of appointment and
removal Of officers under them was adopted.
The army bill was then passed as il came
from the House, BY vote Of Al yeas to 80
nays, a strict party vote, Mr.. Davis votirg
with the Democrats, after which the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
In the House, regular debate on the legis-
latiye appropriation bill was continued and
concluded, but without reaching vote on
any Of the amendments the House adjourned.
SAFuRDAY-In the House, Messrs. Ewing,
Garfield and others made short speeches on
the legislative bill, and new Republican
member from Michigan, by the name of Horr,
eclipsed his brethren with comic speech
An amendment striking out the political leg.
islation was rejected by 1913 to $50, and the
bill passed by 40 to us. The Nationals
voted in favor of the amendment, and then,
excepting two, in favor of the bill. The
House adjourned until Tuesday.
MoSDAY.-In the Senate, the legislative APP
preparation bill was presented from the House
and referred to the committee on appropria.
tons. Mr.. Pendleton made a speech in sup
port Of the bill, giving seats on the floor in
the Senate and House to the heads Of depart
ments, and Mr.. Morrill, spoke in opposition
to the bill.
TuEsDAY.-In both houses Of Congress the
death Of Hon. Rush Clarke, Representative
from Iowa, was announced, and committees
appointed to escort the remains 10 his late
home. Mr.. Whyte, in the Senate, introdnc-
ed bill TO establish professoTship Of mod
ern languages and drawing ct the Naval
Academy on permanent footing.
In the House, prior to the reading Of the
journal, the veto message on the army appro.
pration bill was received from the President,
but it was not read. Both houses adjourned
at an early hour IN respect 10 the late Repre-
sentative Clarke.
WEDNESDAY. in the Senate the bill report
ed from the select committee TO prevent the
Introduction Of contagious diseases into the
United States was discussed, Messrs. Hamlin,
Herman, Conkling and Hoar opposing il. In
the House a bill was passed appropriating the
requisite amount to pay j. b. Eads aud asso.
ciates the sum due and to come due for the
South Pass jetties. A bill amending certain
sections Of the Revised Statutes relating to
coinage and coin and bullion certificates was
made the order for Saturday next.
THuRsDAY.-The Senate was chiefly occu.
pied in the consideration Of the bill to pre-.
vent the introduction of contagious or infec.
tious diseases into the United States, but the
debate was not concluded.
The House, by vote Of ll5 to 107, fixed
on Friday for the consideration Of the bill
amending the statutes relating TO coinage,
coin and bullion certificates A vote was
taken on the proposition to pass the army up
preparation bill over the Presidents veto,
which resulted--yeas 100, nays ITO, not the
necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. The
vote was a strictly party one, the democrats
voting in the affirmative. Three greenback-
voted in the affirmative and eight in the neg
alive.
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Theory and Practice.


Col. Lowe, a member Of Congress from
Alabama, repeated to a newspaper CORES
pondent some hearsay about Senator Lo-
gan, of Illinois, eulisting troops for the
Confederate service during the late war.
Senator Logan published card denounc-
ing the rumor as false and rejecting upon
the character Of Col. Lowe. Col. Lowe
demanded some explanation, and receiving
no reply, sent Senator logan note couch
ed in language which left no doubt that a
hostile meeting was desired. This note
also elected no response from Senator Lo-
gan, whercupon Col. Lowe published him
as liar aud poltroon. As usual upon all
occasions where a duel is fought or a
challenge is passed, the press, or certain
portion Of it, INDUCED in a great amount
of moralizing But il should be remem
bered that their essays are only theories
which none would attempt to put ia prac.
tiee under provocations similar to thai
Senator Logan gave to Col Lowe. Any
gentleman would protect his honor AMI
character. The mode is a matter of hi,
own choice, and some of these newspapeI
moralists would not be particular on the
subject knife, pistol, club or fist would be
used as occasion or necessity required it
unless they possessed the grace or meek
ness when smittcn upon one cheek to turn
the other.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03


The United States Suprcmo Court de-
cided few days ago, that a juror cannot
be questioned Is TO his participation in the
late rebellion for proving hisqnaliHcatiOrs
as United States juror under the revised
statutes. This decision practically defeats
the test oath clause, and will have impor-
tant bearing on future trials for political
offences. The court holds that a juror
cannot be compelled to answer question
which would convict himself Of any crime,
and is entitled to all the rights and safe
guards Of a witness. The court is Of the
opinion that an affirmative answer to
question whether juror had been in the
Confederate service would convict him of
treason, and he is not compelled to answer
at all. This opinion, the court lays down
as good law, notwithstanding the general
amnesty proclamation. If treason be a
crime debarring those guilty Of it from the
privileges of citizenship, amnesty by the
government absolyes them from that crime
and reinstates them in their former rights
and privileges. That being the case, the
test oath law is unconstitutional. The
court then, il seems 10 us, should have
reached its conclusion by s0other course
Of reasoning. II should have declared the
law unconstitutional, instead Of rendering
it imperative. Ia United States court
juror is required to have all the quali6-
cations exacted by State court, ard in
addition must affirm that he neither d.
reetly or indirectly participated in tho re-
bellion. This law, We proclaim unconsti-
tutional, because it is a species Of class
legislation. 1t is, also, partisan legisId-
tion and designed for political ends. Ifa
juror has every qualification requisite cx.
cept that he participated in the rebellion,
he is a competent juror, for the general
amnesty proclamation clothed him with
all the rights Of American citizenship.
Judge Field, who submitted separate
opinion, which has no binding effect, how
ever, sustains our conclusions. He says
n do not think that the act of Congress
which, by requiring atest oath as to past con.
duct, excludes great majority Of the citizens
of half the country from the jury box is valid.
In my judgment the act is not only oppressive
and edions, repugnant to the spirit Of our in.
stitutions, but is clearly unconstitutional and
void. As war measure, TO be enforced in
the insurgent States when dominated by the
national forces, the act could be sustained,
but after the war was over, and the insurgent
States were restored to their normal and con,
sttutional relation to the Union, it was as
much out of place and imperative as would
be a law quartering a soldier IN every South
ern mans house.
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INsoLyENr,s NOVICE.

John Z. Burlington VS. his Creditors.
nRDERED this Isl day of Nav n
~. 1879, that John l.. Burlington give no,ice
to his creditors, endorsers, and snre,;es ,Los
the ID Monday Of August. A. ID. 1870. n ,
for The said John L. Burlington 70 apnear Il
the Circuit Court for Carroll county 10 a s
such Undergraduates or allegations as b;s erad
itors, endorsers or sureties may pronose a.
gllege gggilsl him; and that a copy Of ibis
order be published 10 sdme newspaper pripie,l
10 Carroll county, once week Cor three sno +.
cessive months prior to tho said "a Mondnv
OF August, 1879, as such notice.
True copy,--Test.
may s'sm FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

The democrats Of the two houses held
separate enncuses on "Wednesday, in re-
ference to the veto, which we're merely
preliminary The joint caucus on Thurs
day, determined to re-enaet the biz modi-
hsdso as 70 leave the President the power
to control the civil authorities in national
elections, but inhibising the military.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

II has been announced that an International
Convention Of Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations will be held in Baltimore, beginning
May 24th. The convention will be composed
Of representatives Of all the associations in
the United States and Canadas, and will form
n body Of about six hundred men. A con
yeniion Of a similar character was held in
Louisville, N.Y., two years Ngo.
The conventions meets for The discussion OF
important matters connected with the mental,
physical and moral welfare Of young men, and
The best methods Of conducting lay work.
The topics that will be specially considered
are the work among the Germans, work
among railgoad employees, religious work in
the South, work IN The colleges and literaty
institutions, and among the young n0iored
men Of the South. These are divided into
departments, aud the convention will appoint
committees Of inquiry and TO make reports
and suggestions for each, A new depart.
ment TO be called "The Commercial Travel.
cr's Work, is proposed TO be formed, and
this will be one Of the features Of the coming
coreniion's labors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

AMEnIcAS vs.. Ex0LIsH Rnls. = Some l;na
ago the New York Central Railroad Com.
pany ordered large lot Of steel rails from
English makers, at higher price than Amer.
lean steel rails bring IN. the open market, for
the protested reason that the English rails
would wear longer and Prove sseheaper in he
epd." Mr.. Daniel J. MorrelI, President II
the American Iron and Steel Association, Who
certainly knoNa whereof be speaks, sa5sthere
Is no foundation Ok fact lny lie reason given.
Mr.. Mofrell makes The point that While Mr..
Vanderbilt may lave the right to purchase
rails where be pleases, "buying foreign rails
no better than orr own, at an advance Of al
least twenty-five per eeqtn The has no right
% iniure American manufactures BIZ giving
false fsRsQas for gacb folly The sans gail
INV eonpanF. eecprding 70 Mr.. Morrell, once
made = ee5tFect Nv 5af}y thousand tons 81
ss,'s. l5ee kngFsb 'qaksF. N n u gold and
!ion had radaeaa I've cot here 70 abpqf ope
half the price. 80
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

Harry Gilmore has been appointed to a
clerkship in the U. S. Senate, wherea,
some Radicals complain. What is the
difference between John s. Mosby and
Harry Gilmore? They were both Con
fedcrate rough-riders. 1t is very wrong
to appoint Gilmore to this small place, but
II is all right to give sIOsby the fat cousu.
late at Hong Kong. The only difference
between them is, Gilmore is Democrat
while Mosby is Republican.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

One Of the best bills that has been in
troduccd 10 Congress this session, is the
one introduced on Monday week by the
Hon. Robert NJ. McI.ane of Maryland,
which provides "that no officer or eoutrnc-
tor of the United States shall contribute
or solicit others to contribute any money
or other valuable thing to any fund for
political or party purposes. The penalty
is removal from Office, Imprisonment and
fne.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

LEGAL TgxDERs. The much talked. of But.
Ter Chiltenden Supreme Court suit to test the
validity of the REISSUE Of U. s. legal tender
notes in time of peace has been "moyed for.
ward, as the lawyers would say, the prelim.
mary papers having been served. The plain
tit is Mr.. Augustus d. .'uilliard and the
defendant Thomas s. Greenman. The basis
Of the suit is n cotton transaction to the
amount Of $1,000. The answer was subscrib.
ed and sworn to before Gardon S. Buck, No
tary Public, on the 2ith ult, by James Nc
Keen, attorney, who verified it, because de
PENDANT is a resident Of Connecticut. Plain
tits attorneys are Butler, SHllman and
Hubbard, Senator Edmunds, Of Vermont, will
be associated with Mr. VIM. Allen Butler, in
arguing against the validity of the re-issned
notes. The defendant is represented by Mr..
Mckeen, but the understanding il that Gen
eral Butler will make the principal argument
for the defence. The action has been brought
in the Circuit Court for the Southern District
Of New York, before Judge Batchford.
Whatever the decision may be, il is arranged
that the defeated party will carry it on ap.
peal to the u. s. supreme Court 10 time f5r
argument, it Is expected, at the October term.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

Nor CANDIDATE The name Of DIR.
Frsnk Brown, Of Freedom district, having
been frequently mentioned for position
% she Democratic ticket, at the ensuing
elsetiou, We Rre authorized to state that
he will not accept any nomination from
The Democratic convention tbis faIl-
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y + sad % Washington that the secs
Rotary Of War George ". McCrary,
drafted the Presidents veto message. The
language Of the message is almost identical
with shut Of au essay on aOur Election
Laws. written BY the Secretary for the
May number Of the Nqrtb Amsricqa Re-
viese.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03

Mr. pendieiaps scheme 70 allow mem
hers Of the Cabinet seats gu the floor Of
tic Senate and House has bsau correctly
characterized BY tho N X .Sm as !
sshane e iseSsqse executive power, a not
very Desirable shise, al present.
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LIsT oF LETTEns

REMAININe IN The Pos, oa;cs we.,.
: y Minister, Nd, April 10Th, 1879;
Auts, John W. ZONES Il n
slIo ~ Henry johnson, Mrs. /.
hutchinson, Mrs. AsaB. Mills, Malachi
Il PERSONS caliag for letters in the above list
WI say they we're advertised.
way A. II. HUBER, p. NJ.
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MORTGAGES SALE
OFA
& LOT.
In Manchester, Carroll county. Nd.

by virtue Of power of sale contained in
- mortgage from Elizabeth Campbell
aud Jacob Campbell, bearing date the 18Th
day Of November, 1877, and recorded among
the Real Estate Mortgage Records of Carroll
county, in Liber +. I. s., No. II, folio 90,
the undersigned, mortgage, will offer AT Pub.
lie Sale, on the premises, in Manchester, Car
roll county, at : o'clock, p. M, on
Tuesday The EN- day Of Nay, A. D. 1872,
All those lots and parts of lots of ground
situate, lying and being in Carroll county
being part Of lot No. At, in Germantown. and
part Of lot No. go, in Manchester, also paris
OF lot No. so, in Germantown, and parts az
lots No. 90 and 81, and being the same land
described in said mortgage from said Eliza.
beth Campbell and Jacob Campbell, tothe nm.
Sdersigned, This property is improved by n
large Brick Dwelling and Store.
house, and adjoins the proper. AnSaN-A
y Of DR.. Jacob Shower, and al
the property formerly owned 80 tia3ss4Atl
by Adam Shower, on Main Street, In said
town Of Manchester.
Terms Of Sale, Cash.
HENRY STICK, Mortgage.
may Bets J. A. c. Bond, Solicitor.