Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-23

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that Il 10 settled that Tlcrida he's cleo.
ted two Democrats 90 Congress, chs
two parties have IN equal nnmber 81
The Delegations On the House Of The
Forty-Sixth Congress, each having q
majority Of the Representatives, from
eighteen States, with two Stairs stillin
the doubtful column-Indiasa and Cal
Ifornia. III the election 10 thrown into
the House By any chance, great deal
will rest on the vote Of De La Matyr,
OF Indiana, who was elected by the fa-
sion Of the Democrats and Nationals
half Of the other Representative from
that State being Democrats and bali
Republicans. II The Democrats elect
three members ia California next Sep
TENDER, De La Alatyr could give Them
majority Of the States by bis single
vote. and vice versa be could give The
Republicans majority il they get Cali
ifornia. That Is the way the thing
stands; but IL is worth rememherine
that the seat of enc epublican from
Indiana (Godlove s. Ortiz is contested
upon allegations Of fraud. so that II be
Is unseated and bis Democrats onpr-
neBt admitted, The Indiana delegation
win be Democratic without De T. Nar
tyr's vote. In that keFenE tt - no.
Gratis would have han he SlaseA
3sCaIilzrnia g0esF e g8'isah 800 u
California goes Democratic and she
Presidential election j. thrown into che
House. the Democrats will have : ma
jority Of one and choose their own Pres
ident; while il. on the contrary, Cali
fornia goes Republican, there will be 3
tie, and IL the election il thrown into
the House failure to choose would re-
suit, in which event the President pro
tem Of the Senate, chosen by the DEM
ocratic majority, would become Presi-
dent Of the United States. So IL will
be seen the Democrats hold ell the big
trumps this time.
HARD TINES, ls19-'20-People who
complain so much ofthe existing "hard
times" would do well to read the fol-
lowing from Benton's Thirty Years
RecolIections." He says:
1.-THE years 1919 and 1870 were
period of gloom and agony. No money
either gold or silver. no paper con.
vertible into specie; no measure or
standard OF value left remaining. The
local banks, all but those OF New Eng
land, after q brief resumption Of specie
payments, again sank into q state Of
suspension. The bank of the United
States, created as remedy Tor all these
evils, now at the head ofthe evils, now
PROSTATE and helpless, with no power
left but that Of suing its debtors and
selling their property, and purchasing
for itself at It's own nominal price.
No price for property or produce; no
sales but those OF the sheriff and mar
shal; no purchaser st the execution
sales but the creditor or some hoarder
of money; no employment for industry,
no demand for labor; no sale for the
products of the farm; no sound Of ham
mer, but that Of the auctioneer knock
ing down property. Stop-laws, prop
erty-laws, replevin-laws, stay-laws,
loan-ofice laws, the Intervention OF
Legislature between the creditor and
the debtor--tliis was the. business Of
legislation in three -tourths Of the States
OF the Union-of all south and west Of
New England. No medium ofexchange
but deprecated paper; no exchange
even but little bits of foul paper, marked
so many cents and signed by so many
tradesmen, BARRIERS, or Inn-keepers; ex-
changes deranged to the extent of fifty
or one hundred per cent. Distress, the
universal cry Of the people; relief, the
universal demand, thunderedat the door
OF all Legislatures, State and Federal"
e. The nomination of Gov. Vance
for the United States Senate by Dem
ocratic caucus Of the Legislature OF
North Carolina should be everywhere
hailed with joy. 1t is an act Of justice
TO Gov. Vance long withheld, for he
was only kept from the Senate BY bit
Of political jsgglery when Merryman
was elected. But il is more than an
act Of Justice now. II Is placing in the |
highest legislative branch of the Gov
eminent a man who will reflect credit |
upon the position, and one whose voice.
will be ever found defending the rick.
GeFour women called on President
Hayes on Monday to urge him to 70
any act passed by Congress to enfofi
the act Of 1862 against polygamy
They told Mrs. Hayes that il the AMI
act was enforced il WOO d |
make outcasts Of fifty thousand WOMB n
Of Utah, who now have happy homet
NarPinchback, who is editing newe-
paper in Louisiana, says that the first
pffort at the Acknowledgement Of the
rolored voters will come from the |
North, and that the negroes may yet be |
led to vote the Democratic ticket Ia |
Drder to preserve their tights.
es-A young lady in baltimore. eu.l
ragged Eor three years, still keeps her If
danced upon the ragged edge" be-
cause be refuses TO have the nuptials
in South Carolina, where
divorces are not permitted for any
cause.
N5-Gov. Robinson in his message adj
rises the discontinuance Of the normal
schools, which fail to accomplish the
purpose Of their establishment. and
tails for the Legislative protest against
Federal interference in elections.
e9rA Baltimore physician who has
ust returned from visit 70 New York,
vas assured that of the mothers there
~ H.. h.-n nhslArn. La unnr AAQ wara