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Gen. Garfield Denounced by His
Constituents f0r,taking the
De GOlyer Bribe. b8

Resolution Adopted by the Republican Con
vention at Warren, Ohios Sept z, 1876.
We further arraign and charge him
with corrupt bribery in selling his off,
cial influence as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations for $5, ,000 TO
the De Golyer Pavement Ring to aid
them in securing contract from the
Board of Public Works ofsthe District
OF Columbia; selling his influence to aid
said Ring in imposing upon the people
of said District pavement which is al
most worthless, at price three times it's
cost, as sworn to by one of the contract
ors; !; selling his influence to aid said Ring
in procuring contract to procure which
il corruptly paid S97, 900 'for influence; :
selling his influence in q matter that in
volved no question OF law upon the
shallow pretext that be was acting as a
lawyer: selling bis influence in manner
so palpable aud clear as to be so found
and declared by an impartial and com
pe.ent court upon an issue solemnly
tried. al .e5M . sii-sa zsv p
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Garfield's Reputation.

New York Staats Zeitung, Sept. 10, 1880.
The Republican press is constantly
informing its constituents that Mr. Gar.
fell explained his action in the Credit
Mobiher swiudle and demonstrated his
entire innocence In that stock bribery.
Whatever defense Mr. Garfield had OF
any Justification of his conduct in the
matter, he had fully produced long be-
fore the entire Republican. and Demo-
cratic press bad branded him as a cor
rnpt public official i
We desire our Republican friends to
inform US when Mr. Garfield produced
the evidence of his innocence suhse-
quently to 1873 and 1874, the period
during which they condemned his par
ticipation in that swindle in unmeasured
terms. Rs .asF
Alas the evidence is not forthcoming,
a circumstances we much regret, f6f we
should have cheerfully received the same
We are not sufii GENTLY lmbued with
party spirit to believe in the utter i'm
possibility OF elecling Mr.. Garfield. but
we possess, most assuredly, more pat.
rio,ism than to deprecate the mere passi-
bility Of placing in the Presidential chair
a man whose official conduct has been
condemned. a@'5e 20 : = 's''5s.
In spite of the manifold corruption
existing in the land no one has as yet
been placed in nomination for, the exal-
ted position Of President whose name
has been associated with official dishon.
esty or whose public conduct has ever
been suspected of corruptions as'sh
Itis positive fact that Garfield was
known prior to the Credit Mobilier and
DeGolyer jobs TO every member OF Con-
gress and the lobbies as @jobber," an
outgrowt Of the civil war and the pc
riod of reconstruction. Our ideas of
propriety cannot. be reconciled to the
possibility of electing person of snch
antecedents. and we cannot comprehend
the act of those German Republicans
who would close their eyes to the reputa-
ton of so unworthy person, and per-
NIT the same to remain unquestioned
We know that al least some OF the
representatives of ther German Republi.
can press possess sufficient independ-
ence not to accept every one offered for
their suffrage. ~ ss7,es4
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Campaign FalsehOOd Elk.
DlOded. 5f rss3
New York Herald, Sept. il, 1880.


New York Herald, Sept. il, 1880. {
1t seems pity to deprive the Repuh-
lican organs ana stumpers Of any oi
their campaign thunder, but they Twill
get up more no doubt. The canvass is
getting "red hot'' on both sides, and the
organs are daily telling an unbelieving
public that we are nation Of fools,
ruled by band OF unmitigated scoun-
drels. Bssa oa
A Herald correspondent telegraphs
from Indianapolis his report Of an in
erview with Mr.. English, and his sur
prise at discovering: first, that the Eu-
glisb hoase has no iron doors; aud, Sec
ond, that the English foreclosures are as
bsseless as the iron doors. We are sorry
for Mr.. Halstead of Cincinnati, who has
apparently dreamed these things, and in
his extreme anxiety for Republican sue
cess has been publishing his dream.
Mr.. English refused TO speak of these
malicious fa.sehoods, and he was right,
IN our judgment. But our correspond
ent found other citizens who we're ready
enough to expose them when asked -
Mr.. Epglish remarked that Mr.. John G.
New, Chairman Of the Republican State
Committee, had long been bis friend and
cashier of the bank of which Mr.. En-
glish was at the same time President.
sand we do not eat each other when we
meet" That is all right, but it strikes
US that politics have reached contempt
tble extreme when old neighbors and
friends can be silent, for the sake OF po.
Iiticsl advantage, when they see an hon.
orable assosiate maligned. The Repub-
Iicans claim to be the party Of intelli.
sence and virtue; they would do well to
get rid of a number Of their organs
which just now would disgrace a party
of Comanches. q
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A Brilliant Suggestion.
New York Herald, Sept. IL, 1880.

Mr.. Ingersoll is credited with bril-
liant proposition. He is very anxious
that the Republicans shall carry the
election, and be thinks what they peed
is sufficiently large campaign fund.-
The contributions exacted from the Of.
ace-bolders apparently seem to him in
sufficient, and he offers TO secure success
by getting q thousand people to sub
scribe thousand dollars each. That
he thinks, will carry the election. It is
not enough, Mr.. Ingersoll. II the Re.
publican party can elect its ticket only
by q large campaign fund it needs more
than q million dollars. II it can get
votes without bribery it does not need
this million at all. Let US keep the
"furty acres and mule" policy out OF
Northern politics as long IS possible. II
worked well for few years in the South
as a Republican dodge" but the ne.
groes who we're brought out by it did
not all get their pay and presently be-
came disgusted. 1t ought to be under.
stood that the "campaign fund" business
is very easily overdone. No party sue.
ceeds merely because it has long purse
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From Judge Poland's Report. February
1873-Garfeld's Testimony Periured.

The facts in regard to Mr. Garfield. as found
by the committee. are that he agreed with Mr..
Ames to take ten shares of Credit Mobilier
stock, but did not pay for the same. Mr.. Amos
received the eighty per cent dividend in bonds,
and sold them for ninety-seven per cent. and
also received the sixty per cent cash dividend.
which, together with the price of the stock and
interest, left balance of $3.50. This sum was
paid over to Mr.. Garfield by check on the
Sergeant-at- Arms, and Mr. Garfield then un-
derstood this sum seas the balance Of dioidends
after paying for the stock.
The following extracts are taken from
the papers named, aud as they are all
Republican papers, they must be truth
full We invite the attention of Repub.
licsns to them: 5
From the N. 7. Times. Feb 10, 1873.
Messrs Kelley aud Garfield present most
distressing figure. Their participation in the
Credit Mobilier affair is complicated by the
most unfortunate contradiction Of testimony.
From the N. 7. Times, Feb. 90. 1878.
The character of the Credit Mobilier was no
secret. The source of its profits was very we'll
known at the time Congressman bought it,
Though Oakes Ames may have succeeded in
concealing his own motive, which was to bribs
congressman, their acceptance of the stock was
not on that account innocent. The dishonor
of the act. as participation in an obvious
fraud, still remains. -iofE
| Some of them have indulged in testimony
with reference to the matter which has been
contradicted. The committee distinctly rejects
the testimony of several of the members, This
can only be done on the ground that the testi-
mony is untrue. But untrue testimony given
under oath is morally, if not legally, perjury.
1t is the clear duty of Congress to visit with
punishment all who took Credit Mobilier stock
from Cakes Ames. re as1 10
From the N. 7. Tribune, Feb 10, 1873.
James A Garfield, of Ohio, has ten shares;
never paid dollar; received $329. which, after
the investigation began. he was anxious to have
considered as a loan from Mr.. Oakes Ames to
himself
Well, the. wickedness of it all is that these
men betrayed the trust of the people. deceived
their constituents, and by evasions and false
hoods confessed the transactions to bs dis.
graceful. eifg 5 81. sa q9aI
From the N. 7, Tribune, Feb. 26, 1873.
Mr. Ames establishes very clearly the point
that he was not alone in this oEsnse. If he is
to be expelled for bribery, the men who were
bribed should go with him, I-1s
From the Cincinnati Commercial, June 8. 1880,
The most contemptible thing thus far at Chi
cago is the chatter about Garfield. He has not
record to run on for President. g gH
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In this great belt of Northern States
1.-The seat of empire, wealth and power
extending across the continent from the
Atlantic to the Mississippi and polling
over 100000 notes.-the Democratic
party leads the Republican over ten
thousand votes And yet the Radi-
eals have the hardihood to talk OF a
asolid North" as something within their
grasp, for purposes of further oppres
sion of the South and to rekindle the
dying .embers of sectional strife. The
figures we have given not only expose
the falsity and absurdity of their allega-
ton about the composition of the Dem
pcratic party, but show the Radicals are
powerless to organize the Northern Sec
.tioni of the Union as a solid force against
the Southern section.
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Unconscious of Its Rascally Charac.
faH.
New York Sun, Sept. II, 1880.

The only defense of Mr.. Garfield 10
his acceptance OF the Oakes Ames bribe
is that be did not fully comprehend the
nature OF the rascally transaction. He
was sort of innocent abroad.
Very we'll. II he did not understand
the nature and character of accepting a
bribe when member of Congress, how
is be going to understand any better il
he becomes President?
Men on trial for all grades OF crime
are frequently successfully defended on
the ground Of their natural stupidity and
want Of understanding.
But who ever before heard of running
q candidate for President on any such
ground2
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A Republican Opinion of the Trans
action.
Independent, July 80, 1874.

The testimony taken In the investiga-
ton of the District of Columbia frauds
shows that Mr.. Garfield received 81, 900
for his aid in getting through paving
contract accepted by the District Gov
ernment. A Mr.. Parsons, notorious
jobber, made an argument for the paving
company, and then got Mr. Garfield to
make further argument and to use bis
personal influence in it's favor. OF course
Mr. Garfsld's argument was successful
How could it be otherwise2 He was
Chairman of the Committee on Appro.
priations. Every cent Of money voted
to the District had to come through him.
Shepherd could not refuse him anything
he asked, and Mr.. Garfield knew it when
he asked and received for his services Q
fee which would have been grossly ex'
travagant but for bis official position.
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Haucocl IS 4 Statesman.
The Her pf Many Battles in Time
of War y c6mes the First Among
the HqQe4sok Civil Liberty I
.s III xHimesOt Peace. "a. a,.itsi I;
THAT crLrssArrD ORDER NO, 40 !

THAT ckLk1RArED ORDER NO, 40 Il
l. In accordance NTH General Order
No. 81. Head61afters OF tieeAsmy,sAd
jutant GeuefAes Office, " ashinlson, ID
C.. August ~ 1867, Major Gensfaf w.
S. Hsnc,ck heiehy assum IS command of
the Fifth Milaarv District and oif az
Department cdmbosed Of the SlatsS az
Louisisna and Texass ~ ~ 4 ls
2. Tue GeaefM commsnding 81 gfSals
fed 10 learn bst peace ana qafSs feiRs
ID this-d ePsfs66eeSi II wiz be nls pdl.
pose to preserve this condition Of things.
AS means to this great end be regards
maintenance of the civil authorities in
The faithful execution of the laws as the
most efficient under existing circum-
stances. In war 1t is indispensable to
repel force by force, and overthrow and
destroy opposition to lawful authority
But when insurrectionary force has been
overthrow and peace establisi led, and
the civil authorities are ready and vii.
ling 10. perform th:ir duties, the military
power should cease TO lead and the civil
administration resume its natural and
rightful dominion. S,lemnly impressed
with these views, the General announces
that the great principles, OF American
liberty are still the lawful inheritance ioi
this people, and ever should be. The
right of trial BY jury, the habeas corpus
the liberty of the press, the freedom o
speech, the natural rights of person:
and the rights of property must he pre-.
served. Free institutions. while they
are essential to the prosperity and hap
piness of the people, always furnish .yht
strongest inducements to peace and ror.
der. Crimes and -effenses committed il
this district must b. referredsto the con
siieration and Judgment Of the regular
civil tribunals, and those tribunals vii
be supported in their lawful jurisdiction
While the General thus inaicatess hi.
purpose to respect the liberties Of the
people, he wishes all 10 understa and thai
armed insurrec,ion or fo,cible resistance
to-. the law will be instantly suppressed
by arms. A'aA i'si7as@ g
d BY command of Major General aoi
aBefl sIE sfos W s. HAScoeKs
Gen. Hancock had struck cut tetr
indeed the only feasible, policy OF re.
construction in the, few bold and preg.
naht sentences of this order, aud ths
country instantly recognized the fact.
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The "Rebel Debt"

New York Evening News, Sept. 9th 1880.
In the light OF the following facts, it
will be seen that talk about payment Of
the rebel debts is nonsense.
The Fourth Amendment to the Con-
stitution says:
- -
"Section 4. The validity OF the public
debt of the United States, authoriz d by
Law, including debts incurred for pay
ment of pensions and bounties for ser
vices in suppressing incurrection or re.
bell,on, shall not be questioned"
"But neither the United States nor
any state shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid of insur-
reclion or rebellion against the United
States, or any claim for the loss or eman-
cipation of any slave, but all sucn debts,
obligations and claims shall be held ille-
gal and void" 9s VsH m
That absolutely precludes the payment
of the rebel debt because specifically
prohibiting it. Now it is not possible
to change the amendment, for the reason
|
"The Congress, whenever two-.hirds
of both houses shall deem it necessary,
shall propose amendments to the Con-
stitution or, on the application OF the
Legislatures of two thirds of the several
states, shall call convention for pro-
posing amendments, which, in either
case, shall be valid, to all intents and
purposes, as part of this Constitution,
when ratified by the legislatures Of three.
fourths of the several states, or by con
ventions in three-foarths thereof, as the
lone or the other mode OF ratification may
be proposed by the Congress.
i. 1t is folly to talk about getting two
thirds of tie United States Senate and
United States House OF Representatives
to propose change in the Constitution,
so as to premit payment of the rebel
debt, and the greater folly to talk Of
three -fourths of the states agreeing to
such change. In bis letter Of accep.
lance General Hancock says:
"The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fit
teenth amendments to the Consultation of
the United States. embodying the results
of the soar for the Onion. are inviola.
Die
IF CALLED TO THE PRESIDEN.
CY, I SHALL DEEM 1T Ny DUTY
TO RESIST, WITH ALL OF MY
POWER ANY ATTEMPT TO I'M
pair OR EVADE THE FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT OF THE
CONSTITUTION, WHICH, IN EV
cry ARTICLE, SECTION AND
AMENDMENT. is THE SUPREME
LAW OF THE LAND" s
General Hancock could not make the
announcement of his support OF the
amendment which forbids payment OF
the rebel debt more emphatic and public
than he mas done, nor would his posi-
tive declaration on the subject in his let
ter of acceptance be strengthened by
repetiuon. Beyond this, the people
fnd in his character the assurances they
require. They know the truth Of Gen.
Taylor's remark in the celebrated "Al-
lison letter" r"-"One who cannot be trus-
ted without pledges. cannot be confded
IN merely on account of them"
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ENCOURAGING to Bribe-Taker
Nav York Sun. SAINT ~ 1ss0

. The election of Garfield would be such
an encouragement to bfibe-ta takers as the
history Of the whole world has as vet
furnished no example Of. NV az
Merchants who vote for Garfield
should never complain Of dishonesty iL
their clerks hereafter; for they will have
participated in the most signal sanction
OF dishonesty ever known.
Put money In thy purse, no matter
how. That would be the lesson taught
by the election of James A. Garfield!
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OBITUARY.

DrED-On the 2lst day of July 1880
in Franklin township, CHARLOTTE, wife
of THoMAs MIRACLE, in her 61st year
She leaves great number OF friends t
wohrn. Their loss is her eternal gain
She was member of the NJ. E. Church
and was a soldier for Jesus As years
then He said.it is enough come up high.
.er enter thou into the JOYS Of thy Lord
she now is happy With friends ON thai
peaceful shore, singing glory to Goo
for ever more.
Is not cen death again to those.
When life to God was given.
Gladly to earth their eyes they close.
To open them in heaven.
Their tolls are past, their work is done,
And they are fully blest.
They fought the fight, the victory won,
And entered into rest, 5,
Then letour tears cease to flow,
e God has recalled his own. t.fs
But let our hssrts in every woe, sa
Still say, thy will be done.
The funeral was preached nv I'd
Baker accompanied by G Ebert the
Converted jew, from First Corinthians,
18th Chapter and the latter clause of the
% verse and the first clause of the oath
verse. Christ the first fruits, afterward
they that are Christs at. his coming
then cometh the end. ss7e9z
ADAM MIRACLE, Jr.
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The Southern orange crop this year
will be the largest ever known, and the
boy who is mean enough to sneak around
for two hours to get his claws on few
small sour apples ought to be tied up
IN square knot by the bilious collie.
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ness enterprises and activity, industrial
progress, intelligence and cultivation Of
THE whole Union. As it were, they are
lthe heart of the nation, and their popu.
llation in finance, business and enterprise
Ireach to its furthest extremities. Llt
us see how these great commonweallhs
are divided politically as tested by the
election of 1875:
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/. p. FARQUHAR. M. ID,
~ fPormerly of Evansville. Ohio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
Once and residence in the Walton property,
w 20 Cd FL e l. D, u II o.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes BY
close attention to business to merit public
confidence and patronage.
Chronic Diseasea ui,, receive specisl
attention. may4,.5r
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b A good whisky sling-Siing the bot.
tie out of the window.-after IL is empty
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NsHN undersigned, having been appointed
j Notary Publlc, would inform his
friends, and the public generally, that he is
prepared to Gil Pensioners Blanks. admin
istsr 0aths, take Dispositions, acknowledge
Deeds. Mortgages. and other Instruments o.
writing. sga JOHN JEFfKRs.
sprl6,'76y 3eallsville. Monroe Co. Ohio
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Q7O A WEEK. sl2 day at home easily
W = made. Costly Outfit free. Address
TRuE Il Co., Augusta, Maine. .lec2;'79Y
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Nuehy
EASY LESSONS IN PROVINCIAL
TION,

EASY LESSONS IN PRONUNCIA
TION.
The boy who studied French at school
Will most politely say,
That Garfield owned some stock one time
OF the Credit Mobilisr.
But if the English he would speak
He says. II greatly fear
That Garfield cannot clear his skirts
Of Credit Mobilleer.
The Western phrase is broader still,
For there the folks declare
That Garfield took and lied about
His Credit Mobilare.
But for my part, choose to think
His standpoint was much higher;
I cannot think but Garfield is
A Credit Mobiliar r
-,.-.. ta-s .eit1sf Boston Globe.
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Ia loyal States.
In late rebel States,
3,2O6. 9S2
1,O89 6SS
Excess Of Democrats in loyal
States, 2.1I7

Excess OF Democrats in loyal
States, 2,1I7,294
1t seems to us this pretty effectually
disposes of the last bloody shirt yawp
about the predominance of the ".rebel
element in the Democratic party.
There is another lesson to be learned
from an examination of these State
votes. Take the great belt OF central
and powerful States, stretching from
Connecticut on the Atlantic to Illinois
on the Mississippi, all Northern States
They contain population by the last
census Of l9,4lS,000, not so very far
from one-half of the total population OF
the thirty.eight States. These great
commonwealths, it is not too much to
say, embrace great proportion of the
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375,OS5

These Ave border States-where 1t
meant and cost something to be Union
man-contributed more soldiers to the
Union army than the annexed thirteen
Northern States on which it is relied to
constitute the "solid North" The fig-
ures are instructive: =
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We think this showing, even on Re-
publican theories, pIaces'the Democratic
States ct Missouri, Kentucky, West Vir-
ginia, Maryland and Delaware in the
column OF the "truly loyal" Add their
Democratic vote (52l ,294) to that OF
the Northern States and We have this
showing OF the location of the Demo-
cratic vote:
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Excess Of Northern votes,
.,O6S,70o

Excess OF N0rtnern voteS, l,U0o,t
So 1t will be seen that it is much
nearer the truth to state that the Demo-
cratic party is composed of two.thirds
Northern and one-third Southern DEM
ocrats. Four years ago we had an army
Of 2,6S2,6S8 Northern Democrats. and
yet the Republicans have the unparal.
leled presumption to assume that their
party constitutes or can make "Solid
North!" In November the Northern
Democratic vote will not fall below four
millions.
Nor is this all. In the Southern COL
umn of the, above list are included the
States of Delaware, MARYLAND, Wes,
Virgins, Kentucky and Missouri, which
never Joined the rebel Confederacy, but,
on the contrary, contributed largely u
the success of the Union arms. These
States sent to the Federal army. as sp
pears from official reports, tie following
Il
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-11
A WELL WrsHER.

Maj Hynson, clerk Of the Grand Wind.
sor Hotel in Dallas, Texas, finished hi,
10th day in a proposed fast of IS dav,
Unless the walters Of tha, hotel hsr.
improved since last summer the Major ha.
an easy task before him. All be has to do
is to select the fastest yellow boy in the
dining-room' give him an order for break.
fast, and If be will wait on that v.itsr
before eating anything he is good for a
ten days fast certain. Such VA. IN, AZ,
perience at any rate. It took the head
waiter, the clerk aud four waitsr, . cali.
boy and q couple of strangers, from I,
o'clock until 10 to get us roll and cup
Of codee. Unless there has been mpch
Improvement the Major is in good train.
ing already.