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GEORGE w. RAIN.

THE n0URDON COUNTY CoL1,-w4irEn MAN.
Quite n large audience composed Of latllcs
nnd gentlemen assembled Ill Union Parlt
Congregational Cltrcla last evening to listen
to n temperance address by George W. Ban,
tho wetl-known Temperance advocate from
bourbon County, Kentucky, The meeting
was under tho AUSPICES of tho Woman's
Christian Temperance Uni0n, md WINS ono
OF n sorics The object Of which Is to stir np
Subtle sentiment I'M regar1l to intcmperancc,
with tho ultimate wow Of working
rsltlical reforms In the sa9o Of liquor or pro-
hih1ttng trafilcs III II altogether. Mrs. r. T..
Carsc, President OF tho organization above
mentioned, announced tho object OF tho
been sung, introduced Nfr. Balm, who wns
received with applause. iio began with y
rcfcrence to ills native Bourbon country, or
pasiatcd OH cald water as tho cheapest ntld
best bevern9e the world ever saw, and
sall tint God never, rnnaa any nicohol
springs, no, whisky distilI"rIes. q,id never
Sssatia en m SfS%sS Ssse xt Mhtia o 10 yt5 soe 81 % IT,
hut 1t did not, Coltl-wntnr nlen coultl tto
more work, could stand more hot weather,
lan Tii5ey Tnife1y c d nas pore 96,"pS ool e
less. ii II WAS not ' good ii for
health, wealth, a,,d happiness aid trouble,
tin,vn nn mns % tnnE o I'm ,lrt. nnt NJ rnn,c ~
nn" alan s '"'N WIN 80" "A'''"' t''@s 0"'''o
0''o o'S1 roor, TIT, coxsrot,uxcra
AFR. Rain il Iiinstrnf" t1rs ,iistrass cnusod
e2tit ,Yi'n It'll hc"u crin,InM TT H. y f,rnn;om
fnther fla snIa In vo,ftf Ia vsi1Inr r. icsvn
tno ,'atter % to tho tir,t,EMris % tl'sn,scives ,Es
nrid filav wn,tf' s,ynnn II AVN
e m1,t n ni,ce vln e rs Hnforra g ts s'u ias
NJ tha : stntS md % c,tv 'r6n o,'nst,nn inn tsma Wns
iio,y ,n.,rh o mnrc T sx}istv ~ wn"',f tEnra wv, ,
uso,i II the ton,,rn nce Tt'on,n hnt1 MI ,nno m
nrecinetsfn In Kentucsv ,yhero J ti1,oy o yas nnt
solf m f,"ctjnn.flnv 1In innfttai thn ~ nr;Is G
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fire, felt tho stovc, nfti found 1t Icy cold,-a
lamp placed Inside mntu 1t glow."

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ExypttnM ObeltALx-Facts Regarding
Tlaans Presenter to tn o American Phil
U{Oyfeul Society.

Esypttan Obeltsst.-Facts Regarding
Tlsan. Presenter to tho Americau phi
Uloyfeul Society.
r.,o.,o o,;isrs M,g is,k ;lr' 1r''Dnnnt " AZ.
lusiuyl soul.ly. held Ut tho Cooper Union lust
.yenlng. Purtor. Q. Ultss presided a.il Potter
% Hf JaH 4. Wsisse I ex.'roscns @ I'll II tic isss soee
y, rel,! paper giving tho histnry nf differ
gafd Is rHrloas al,elisxs. THO obeisss nov u' 1t
London ai,sl New York. he aad. wcro 6rothor
Tsss e bs 4yNn% NV " 9k tas o @
t%caaInK a ta RstkIsstn ~ f.ct: yi!hou! Rsesta
ttan no QUO ID Now York. iilifcrent t ohesisks
slrist. y h,xtt from y: e lst feot, Il curious
tho Oa.npus, MArtlus ~ 1sonu by tl,e Emperor
AsH.ss,Ms. s,;s = .sas .. Msat " = sui, .''s!;
ro.,udinga OF tic Now York oGeiisk. III origt.
nn Ieualion g. was not r. ,to city Of A!e1anrl.
i stood Y .i,o sacFei ci,y ot iiclloWiis. whict
y II Hsyp. z b * fsp's %% sa
lii this neixhLorhoou thas Incidents happened
Snscfs1 Mi;S M"sss Sn 1ho sases r.
wii,c!. stoe.i boforo il.e Tcnaio u tae Sin. X
s1 G ~, ,E cn ssf'rs Ss
dor tho Great ind C1csur. Sayeral uhelIsks
stood bciGro tho Tetnple Df tho Sun. which uon-
law. Tho connection Ut oI3eltsk5 with religion,
and tho fretlucnt references 10 them III tho
Scriptures, Mr. ll!lss satd, lave norGr bctn fnl.
" un.tcrstoot1. 0beliaks nr6 supposed to havo
lIcen Intimately connected with tfre worship. as
from thes shnpo thoy nro sy,noGllc Of rho ~
Sculptures wero writton. when tho powers nj
Nature wcro idotxeti md wnrshipet. There Il
wnrtalHt u, tho scriptures for regarding tito w0r-
II Mimi III ,hftH LN ntIf
hetue susceptible ct ,ull tht4a tral.sluttons-na
Symbolism
THO veteran ERyptolo4lse, l,r. svynar,h, then
tpoku Of tho mounting Of tho 0btlltks, and OK.
illatnetl, by tho nl1 Of tllagt7tlns, tho mennlng
of K0ln0 OF tho hlGr09lyphlu5. iiO said that tho
en,nluou opinion thut tho a.,alaks refer to tho
sun was effpllrols. hnl lrlHey fsQu 4 ul1sQll-
outstanding of tho Inscriptions.
, 1880-11-27

Certainty 0f trao 1sxIatonoo or Asiatfc
nerross Le"s ,,na IN sn.' Frnne'sso-rhe iaenl'
onAeef fFonNts tho Formation o.
1opef coAony-Esrerscnees Of Other
Fhysicanns-Whito Caaes'
California among tho coolla i1nmIernuts. hut
orcnsIonod iittlo If M uior,n r. hainn eora,Ss
aSssntnIv oenae ee eos nnd T.
wss 10 eponseas ~ viii III ysss Sa ssoss %a
Men IS proven ,Sh % IN our maat aere
ss ~ .H; "1o hey unntnst
There aro now ut tho Lazaretto, adjoining
tho Pest. House, one white and fifteen chi.
nese louers. Al various ttmes within the Jast
i've years companies Of fifteen to twenty
fepers have bech shipped back to China, but
mahy more are known TO exist within tho
district OF Chinatown, They may oven be
mot will upon tho public strcots. "
Lea by desire to know .tha extent to
yisted Sc several wei.known pi,ysicians. '1sui md
yrs pllotel 70 where lepsrs wele llylas In
1np sc8S iea.t VI o"n fta'1ctseo. oeouFHg
labyrinths Of Chinatown. up dark alleys a1ld
Into nolso1ue coruers that telectable quarter
door. which WIS nnuilctf oniy aftsr n siera az
viHorn1,s Eicks' lid twain war. admitie1 fntn
o,,u Of tic most JIsn1al tens inllabiteti by tho
ininan rats. They passoei d ioWl. iiisft ' of
trrnf,aufS In drscci,t tntn iha @rn3,n1i ~ ~
I'm tinnr ,Yns @ n 11sotnd trn,s ~ vhtcI, tha
most @ Horrible stencil caitse i, al al eyerpower ] W
ig i. stfa hltttinE tho tEap Eaae la4er
Ian il, sen1icbrnl ,iortness 1invirv nrpctrni MmS
i niseraht" rnn|9ie ria Hn,I.ss pnfnaoi nf,,,,aoI
, 1880-11-27
EPlGRAht FROM GOETHE.

NOr Ths chttaso ls'na"f'
! net my love Ia q lonoIy plac9.
Bhp stru3gIod ii ny arms. ai'Ha a ga;
&" Unha4d me, or I'll call for a'o'
cried, With angry voIco anl n,as,,, rnaS;,
" l'Il XIII the man that dafes tntituuH iH nv dos5I
aho }spsa, eDoa's speak 20 ao9tt. NY t.a2,S M,
Lost soMo stray paascs-by H!,,I M!gn. IMaxpo91s
, 1880-11-27

Septnrnbrr Rchfctt. "Ihe University OF
sSsIs ai'ss @ @ S!osr en- fs Ct an ss n'ssef:Rx Sx
Lowell writes i!l,on "a Bankruptcy Statute
IN tho Unitei S,n,as," giving = brief skctci,
,of his proposed new law.
I'VE have received the current numbers Of
tho Library Jotrhdl.
LITERARY NOTES.
Mrs. Grecnough, the wife of the sculptor,
Inns written pocM entitled MARY Maglu-
lenc."
"a prize of 900 rub!es Is offered by Prince
'Klsclrir for tho best works on peusant life iii
1iussin.
Mis-. Frances l1odgson 1lnrnett IS SO It'll
that she writes her new novels while lying
OH her back.
The full title of Jefferson Dnyis' history
will prohab1y be "The Confederate War for
Independence. Its Causes ua,d Results"
Tho London Echo expresses tho hope
that when Mr.. Walt Whitman gives his estt-
nnto Of the leading English poets to l.or-
don Magazine lie will give 1t In prose.
--rIin two novels which nt the moment are
engaging attention II, England nro "Tto
Clerk of lortwck," by George Nfanvlllo'
Fem, md "Ihu Two Dreamers," by John
Saunders.
Tho biccntcunry Of the Co.nttte-fsan-
'caise has BEEN celebrated BY the publication
of Ars5no lioussaye's splendid book on
.MnIlerc, n sstmptuoiis volume, mud ono Of
great lltgrnry merit
Fairly Iii tito new year S. T, putnum's
Sons will lssuc, by arrangements with the
author, "a lsonaaMce OF the Nlnetecnth
snt1S1 {a WHtt bY N;nI " i Aa''ook' author of Ills
The next voIume Of tlle A1nortcahHLi-
"Co}lexe Efuonijt,,,,n ~ Tie lion. Ja,,es 4. 4.
.Garficiti, wi1irh hns 1,eynF ,,ofore been UrlNtM
for aetlerni ' circniation. '''' 'e'' ''''''s"
W. ,vara n orror m rof.rt,np N ,,,o
AS All Engiisk edition. Iis yo'ames ars
slluilinncuusiy lii I,untIbu.
-,5a.srs A An,>,et,,, q, N, will ,u,,,.,, IN =
lSW tayS s1n.nltanenus W'tn !is 'sSue ~ Ti.
EablIshsfs, + nsw novei hy Lord d Bsnssons- Bsoia1
ns'a, e'ss''ea S''''s 's''oh'
"A a new ea!tla,i or Victor iluEns "iGi'ers
n1 Tug ben " - ~ pfcpnratl6n. ~ whicn MI
io vigorous Tx aReioes m,tn "',lcF tho atiiof
llaatSsfafetl mo hiarstns af lils maflltscflpt
WI ~ ,..a, ,"r""'1'eu ~ .,r, ."r,'l'I.,s
--Whattler's poem, rle Kings Mtssive,"
was written Especially tor the n4w "AIelnn-
T!a' 11's!ory o. bosinl, % %nsn'm1es n X OsTood -
Illustrated by six wood cngravinga.
Mr.. 6winhur,ia ifas etvenan English linz
.tMr-llhe .vUrstun Ut Arist0phAngs' "Iho
l}!rtls' III THO Aihcnd,tus. liu Gluins that
rs setsoM i n'saS aiiess ~ two f,cfrtca points
t'o''. LUIS vefoal p"t'eF'o1 the os'et!l"''
been greatly excited recently BY tho pihIica.
tton Of q oharter in 1'onshkin'a classic story,
Tile Cnptni1i's DauE}tor.' which npponrs
tho censor.
"A nav vo,nne n, bn,lni,s md ot,,cr
rbynIc,t Mems H. ATr rcn,s@,', Viii M ho vSr '{
I'LL ,rinn III @ " nigsHhf t t; y H.! A. , WILL so.
thn nrtnasr ;n;nnf nMsn ~ m'u puet,ss ~
t4 w H; n1aa.., nitet ue 1hNhhef VI
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.o-,,a, ,,cns ,,:ii ~ Mi'DGI ~ II !We
~ "ta ~ ~ ~" Dl'".y lsaso
nns ~ .,,t tsvS, y heW ttuE uy tenr9c
,ran W. nh a,ia a"!tity X sPtEhl ieat-
issue lfoh' NoV' - 10 l1le ;2'th'
Victor 1lngo's Inst poc,u, "L,Anc," will
, 1880-11-27

q, ...-,, ,,., ,,.. u. .tt,,, "
Al U.;.,. HystericH! M!tscl,!nr tohtEhcilohS,
BY ". y. Speakhr. n, y. Ihcte ara elsa ,,n .nn
iIsNni nGilSer nt Ci!mlfns hGl,in,n ;s"ca.s .
NcporiS' Sa'eet'ohs, Nes1e"s' s'"''t'falS' el''
tho ft,iloWing tahlr Of colitel,fs: ":Fncts III
Favor t,f Comunjsurv lirtlrrII,u,1t," IT,, l,y
Gen. Emory tp,nI,; "rhe Mariners C0,l-
pnss,'' by Admiral 1'rel,!n; "'rhp Frrtlch
Vcry's Nnyjcs Of t,e World" hy i.ioul. Snl-
tfyou: "Curnlry," ILL.,, l,y f}rn. j. W. j}e
reyster; "Tl.e Alea,l"N-l'nrk,s l Gnln5s,m n, ~
Ltcnt.i Stevoisi " =. :, KIN
, 1880-11-27

"fIatr Rcviyum rcstosna Srny hals to its orig-
tu4l cul0f tor b ceutA. T..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-19

ed and tearerS Of human flesh; the steaicrs.
whipptrs and enslave-S of men: the puvers
and beaters Of babes and mothers; the fouu
ders of inquisitions the makers of chains:
the builders of dungeons: the slanderers Of
the living and the ca.umniators Of the dead
all died in the odor of ~sancitv. white,
forgiven hands folded up the breasts Or
peace. while the deStroyerS of prejudice;
the apostles Of humanity; the soldiers Of
Of liberty; the breakers Of letters: the ere
atures of light-died
SURROUNDED BE- FIERCE FIENoS or FFARl
Why should We think that Thomas Paine
was afraid to die! And why should the
American people malign the memory Of
that man! He WAS the tr>t 10 advocate tie
separation from the mother country. IIe
was the first to write these words The
United States Of America Applause. i
Think Of maligning that man He was the
first to lift his voice against human slavery.
While hundreds and thousands OF monsters
all over the colonies at that time not only
believed in slavery. but bought and sold
women and babies in the rame Of the Lord
Jesus Christ, this intidel, this wretch, now
burning in the flames Of hell, lifted his voice
against human slavery. Applause. He
said, 1t is robbery. A Shareholder is a
thief. The whipper Of a woman is Il
barbarian. The seller OF a child is 4 saw
age."No wonder that the thieves and hypo-
crites Of his day hated him. Applause. I
have no love for any man who ever pretended
to own a human being. have no love tor
a man who would sell babe from the
mothers throbhing, heaving, agonlzed
breast. Applause. | have no respect for
4 man who considered a lash upon IA naked
back as legal tender for labor performed.
Applause. SO write it down: Ihomas
Paine was the first great abolitionist of
America.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-19

OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
1Master.-S. E. Adams, Monticello,
Mimi.
Orerseer.-J. J.. Woodman, Paw Paw,
Mich.
Lecturer.-Mortimer Whitehead. Gin
cinnati.
!SterGd.-A. J. Vaughan, Memphis.
assistant .Steacard.-Wm. Sims, of Kan
Trpasurer.-F NJ. Mcdowell, Wayne,
N. Y.
!Secretaru.-O. Fl. Kelley. Louisville, Ky.
cote keeper.-O. Dinwiddie, Orchard
Grove, fnd.
Ceres.-Mrs. Adams.
Pomo1a.- Mrs. Woodman.
FT0rG. MES. Moore.
Lsdg Asst. Stemard.-Miss c. A. Hall,
louisville. KY.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ID. Wyatt Aiken, COkesbury, S. c.
Henley James. Marion, Ind.
S. Fl. Ellis, Springsboro, Ohio.
Officers Of North Carolina State
Grange, P. Of H.
Master-W II Cheek. of Warren.
Overseer-D \ Montgomery, of Ala
nance.
Lecturcr-D E Sampson. of Guilford.
Steward-J A Harris. of Iredell.
Assistant Ste ward-H E King, of Ons-
low.
Chaplain-Rev VIM Grant, of North
amptOn.
Treasurer d w G. Benhow. of Gullford.
Secretarv--Jos E Porter. of Edgecombe.
Gate Keeper-L w Reasons, Edge
combe.
Ceres-Mrs A N Cheek. of Warren.
PomOna-MrS J f Somers of GullfOrd.
FIora-Miss Eugenia Robinson, OF Ca
barrus.
Lady Asst. S'eward-Mrs H E King, Of
OnslOw.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Col. Wi liam II. Cheek, Chairman, of
Warrentnn.
Cap. J. E. Porter. Secretarv, Tarboro.
Capt. s. B Alexander, Charlotte.
John King. Falkland. Pitt county.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-19
Rhapsody over Tom
Payne.


rs some Of our Southern friends are
quite enraptured with Bob IngersolIs SER
mon over his dead brother, we give a
few extracts from his address over Tom
Payns (for whom he is raising a monument)
at Chicago last week.
'One of the most faunous Scotch divines
said The kirk holds that religious tole
ration is not far from blasphemery." And
this same Scotch kirk denounced beyond
measure the man who had the moral gran
deur t. say, The world is my country, and
to do good my religion And the same
kirk abhorrtd the man who said, ANY
system of religion that shocks the mind Of
q child cannot be a true system.'
At that time nothing so delighted the
church as the beauties of endless torment
and listening to the weak wailings of dam
ned infants struggling in the Shiny coils and
POO fol Is of the worm that never dies
England was fiiled with Puritan gloom
and Episcopal ceremony. All religious
conceptions were of the grossest nature.
The ideas Of crazy fanatics and extravagant
poets were taken as sober facts. Milton
had clothed Christianity in the solid and
faded fnerv Of the Gods had added to the
ftory of Christ the fables Of mythology. H.
gave to the Protestant church the most out
rageous material ideas of the Deity. He
turned all the angels into soilders-made
Heaven a battlefield, put Christ in uniform,
and described God as a militia general.
Laughter
EAvEN y HE'LL WERE REALITIES
the judgement day was expected-books Of
account would he really opened. Every
man would hear tie charge against him read.
God was supposed 10 sit on Il golden throne.
surrounded by the taIlest angels, with harps
in their hands and crowns on their heads.
The goats would be thrust into eternal fire
on the left. while the orthodox sheep, on
the right. were to gambol on sunny slopes
forever and forever. Iaughter.) And all
the priests were willing to save the sheep if
they would give them half the wool.
lLaughter.)
In Europe, Liberty was lying chained in
inqusition her white bosom stained with
blood. In the New World the Puritans
had been hanging and burning in the name
Of God, and selling white Quaker children
into slavery in the name Of Christ, who
said, Suffer little children to come unto
me-
Under such conditions progress was i'm
possible. Some one bad TO lead the way.
The church Is, and always has been, inca
pablo of IL forward movement. Religion "a
ways looks back. The Church has alread-
J reduced Spain to a guitar, Italy to a hand
organ, and ireland to exile.
In our country the Church was ~all-pow-
cIful, and, although divided into many
sects, would instantly unite to repel a com
mon foe.
Paine struck the first grand blow.
The Age of Reason did more founder
mine the power of the Protestant Church
than all other books then known. 1t furn-
lshed an immense amount of food for
thought. 1t was written for the average
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-19
NEERUARY 10, 1889
Qbe @roMoe.

Inder this head mU be .tound the oJJeial pa
Ders Of the Grand Master, and also. al
COMMUNICATIONS frem members Of tie North
Carolina Patrons Of UuSbandry.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-19
Southern Standard Cotton Press.
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ARMED EUROPE.

An article published In the Leipsic Greng-
bote, and which has been extensively COM
mented upon by the London papers, asserts
that the enlargement of the military forces of
Continental Europe ts not alone for the pur-
pose OF possessing the largest ga armies, but
affairs cannot be regarded as definitive. Dis
contented nations hope for a change and con-
tented ones believe it to be their duty to pre-
pare for any emergency. The writer Of the
article referred to thinks the feeling that the
present state Of affairs is based upon princi-
pies which are absolutely necessary for the
welfare of Europe will, In the end, lead to a
general disarmament. Only one great COM
bination remains by which everything could
he upset In Earope-a combined attack Of
Russia and France on the German-Aastrian
alliance. Russia and France, In the writer's
opinion, must be convinced that such an at
tack would fail, which conviction cannot be
gained by merely Increasing the German
army; 1t Ia deemed necessary that an Eog-
lish Cabinet should induce the Parliament to
declare its determination to protect the neu-
trality ct Belgium. Luxemburg and Swift
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
THE PANAMA CANAL.

Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, the renowned
French engineer, builder Of the SueZ canal
and protector Of the Panama canal, has ar
rived In New York from Aspinwall. In an In
terview with a newspaper reporter M. de
Lesseps remarked that his enthusiasm ON the
subject OF the proposed canal was not lessened
by his recent visit to the Isthmus: on the
contrary 1t had been increased by the thor
ough Investigation made by his corps Of en-
gineers. He thinks that every circumstance
Is shaping itself now just as when the Suez
canal was begun. There are, he says, the
same croakers, the same doubters, the same
objections from people OF little faith and the
same cordial support from men OF liberal
views and progressive purposes. Concerning
the much talked OF Monroe doctrine" NJ. de
Lesseps said he heartily approved Of 1t with
out restriction, believing 1t to be right, and
that the safety OF the American people was
involved 10 Its maintenance. The Monroe
doctrine, he said. Is not lnfriDged upon In the
least by the building OF the canal, and the
articles by which the Republic Of Columbia
cede the right to build it provide for the most
complete neutrality In It's operation. NJ. de
Lesseps seems to have no doubt Of the sue
cess Of his enterprise. He thinks the cost
will not exceed 60,0OO,O ,O00 and although the
work might be done iu five years, he proposes
to give himself ample time by designating
eight years for the completion of the canal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
TEMPERANCE.

Neal Dow, the great temperance apostle OF
Maine, In his zeal to propagate his views, Is
sometimes induced to give such 6 coloriDg to
his facts as to greatly m1sead public sent1-
ment abroad. Only q short time ago, In a
letter to prominent journal Of that State,
he said: "In our larger towns and cities there
are yet some secret grog shops. We will ex-
tingulsh them by and by; we are patient, but
persistent. In all our rural districts and In
our smaller towns and villages the liquor
traffic Is absolutely unknown, where 1t was
universal and open before the enactment of
prohibition" To this clergyman replied
that liquor can be had ION the sly" In most Of
the villages and even hamlets throughout the
State, while it Is sold openly to travellers In
the leading hotels of Portland, where Mr..
Dow resides. Biddeford, city Of some
twelve thousand inhabitants, 1t is said, might,
If 1t dared, boast Of two or three hundred
liquor saloons, while other cities, such as
Rockland, Bangor and Augusta, can furnish
those whom they may trust all the liquor
they can pay for. The law on the subject is
strict enough; but public sentiment would
seem to be adverse to its enforcement. The
law, doubtless, does good; but the fact re-
mains that there Is a great deal Of drunken
ness In Maine. Those who drink do so sub
rosa: but they drink nevertheless. II this
state of things exist where, for q generation,
prohibition has been on trial, the friends OF
that peculiar doctrine may we'll pause in
their movem ent IN other localities, especially
when based on the testimony OF such fathers
and most Jealous advocates Of this species OF
reform.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

Although the Fusion Legislature is dis
persed In Maine and Gov" Smith no longer
Issues pronunciamentos, the Maine trouble
is by no means ended. The victorious Re
publicana. having defeated and routed their
enemies, determined to 50 crush them that
they would never be able to rally and organ
lie again, and future elections would go for
the Republicans by default. TO this end
legislative committee was appointed to IN
vestigate the late conflict. This committee,
although it has been Investigating but short
time, reports that it has already discovered
several cases of forgery, perjury. misappro-
priation Of State funds and other criminal
offenses on the part OF the Fusionist
leaders. It makes little difference whether
these charges be proved or whether the Gov
ernor and Council can be shown to have had
any connection with them. The Republicans
have witnesses who are ready to swear to
these facts, and it Is evident they m deter
mined ID make use OF the report a. this In
yeetiQating committee fof the paEpose Of