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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27
STEAM ENGINES.


'{\HE undersF led are Agents for this and the
y nelgh6oT!ng counties Tor the sale of
H-N. TANNER & cos PORTIBLE E AND
STA iiCNARY S7'E:A NJ EEGITES
Manufactured Richmord Va
These Engines superior to any heretotrr.
introduced 70 the public. having several nttp and
important improvements. We call esoccial atten-.
ton to the 1r'an cement OF the Boiler .pd Super
heating hone. by which a large amour, of extra
neslns tntlace IL acquired which is not utilized
In amy other NAL ke OF Engine, thus economizlup
largely in FUEL aud in TIME in ee,ern,inS
steam. We have = ID horsr-nowe- n6,t, BIZ. En
gine OF :h!s make turnishipg power al our PI.ste,
NIL! and as factions speak louder lbs u,ord
Will be happy TO sho~ its action and noint ont its
superior parts, 3"Gtsty Of Material ond IToykman
ShIP. fArtles heeding power for vheatThresb.r.
should call ana get our descriptive csta loo ne And
price list of Portable Engines We en- seII ,be,n
better EngiE cs, and upon more favorable terms
than they can supply themselves elsewhere in the
country. LlPPITT & fTO
June II, 1879.
4 GENTS WANTED for the Best and Fsstest
~ selling Pictorial Books nd Bibles Prices Ts
duced S3 per cent. NATIoSAL Pun. Co Phila
deiPhla- ia. Nov. 25, ls79-2m
DOE ;s:zEZ ,=s:z g So A-!z.2 RET2.E"s .Es
QUAKER CITY GALVANIC CO I'G.iudei,.i.a Pa.
Nov. 25, 1879 3m.
HE4DQUARTERs for stovee. Tin Roofing aud
Il Spoutins at DUKE * G GALLAHER'S.
octoher Z. 1919.
toRS taken IN eAchang- for Goods al m. ket
~ price. J.sHlRLEy SMITH.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27

Each packa"c contains Or. Sanro-t' Improved Trhnl
nE iuhc, and full dir ctiOs Tor iI!l .,sCs Price
flu. For sale by all wrOC=3la retail siS
and alcrs trOn ilUut III" Iitr;l States aud CIainS
DrTygists, lostan, Iinss. ~ ~'' ''S
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27
BAESAEv1 AMa PEME.

January IS. IS7Y-ly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27

CHEW Jackson's Beet Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27
ICDLL-IHS'2I'zEH - s
VOL L-TAIC PLASTER

an E;ectrGst:nlvuEic Battery combined will,
y hi@hiy NlCGlcatcH Strengthening rIu SrCr.
forming lac bcsf Plaster Tor pains L nj :;Itt.s
il the World OF iIcdicirc. ~ ~--N'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27

HUNTS REMEDY
The Great Kidney and
Liver Medicine cures
pains in the Back, Side
or Loins.And aIldiIeases
OF the Kidneys. Liver,
bladder end Urinary
Organs, Dropsy.GIAvel,
Disbetes. Bright's Dis
cage of the kidneys
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27

REMEDY FOR BARD TIMEs.-Stop spend>
ing SO much on fine clothes rich food and
style Buy good, healthy food, cheaper and
better clothing; get more real and substan-
tlai things Of life every way, and especially
stop the foolish habit of running after ex.
pensive and quack doctors using so much Of
the vile bumbug medicine that does you only
harm. and makes the propristors rich, but
put your trust in the greatest of all simple,
pure remedies, Hop Biuers. tha. cures
always at a trifling cost, and you will see bet
ter times and good health. Try it onee.
Read of it in another column
Czvw J.cL.o,,. r., g.. N.--Tol,...o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
Weekly Kennebec Journal

Published every Wednesday morning, IS the largest
fo ,,trcr in the state, containing news, political ar
tic.. agriculture: and scrntiic matter tales, poetry,
su.cdotr- household l"a.trr, markers, NJ, &C.
Ierus - per oaaas in adtdnce.
Transient Advertisements. 600 per inch for hrst
w.k 5Jccnt- per week for each subsequent Insertion
tsspecial Notice., 80 per inch Tor nrst week. op
Tnis ,s.r week for each subsequent week.
Husipe.s Notices in reading columns, &c cents per
line Tor hrst ins, rton 10 cents line for each sub
s.uncnt insertion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
TONTINE PLAN,

upon the prnC.p pie Of accumulatine profits for dei
mite periods which first introduced by this Socie
ty, and has been recommended and endorsed by emf
perts in Life Insurance, and by leading bust
Forty Four per cent. has bee earned and
accumulated the premiums paid on its iontine Life
Policies and forty per cent. on its Tontine Endow
ment Policies, issued within the last five years.
The Directors of the Equitable Life Assurance So
cey represent exclusively the interests Of the Policy
feel that il has strong claims upon public confidence,
becf OF the strict and conservative principles by
which its rarous departments are governed. In the
ard ~ the administration of the Society per-
feet setuvifv il given for the future which Is of great
importlr.a 30 those depending upon their insurance
policies for the ultimate support Of their families
TRANSACTION the Equitable; none Is proinrt
and just in ita dealings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
advertising Agents
FOR THE
Kennebec Journal,
Daily IND WEEKLY.

tsrhe following Advertising Agents are authorized
10 receive subscriptions and advertisements Tor The
KLSSEBEC JoUaNAL:
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street.
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TC. EvASs 252 Washington st
HORACE DotD 252 Washington
Street.
NEW YORK :.:D :D,rcTiy Il Go, 1871 Fulton st.
Gro T.. RUwEiL 4 CO., 40 Park
Row.
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Row.
PHILADELPHIA \. W. AVER & son, Times Bldg,
Chestnut and oth etrtsfs.
{ M. PETrESGILL Co., 7Ol
Chestnut street.
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Building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
Tbe Ye' rebef gournal.
Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street foot
of Court, by SPEAGUE & son.
Dail7 Kennebec Journal,

Issued every morning. except Sundays. 1t contains
he latest by telegraph and mail, gives reports
of Markets and has carefully prepared political and
oc.l articles, and generous amount Of farming,
bn,n. and mi .cellaneous rea1ing with fUH cOmpila
ton Of state news.
Ter,as. 81 per aaHant In adrance, ss If payment
not made within the year. Single copies cents, 10
he had at the bookstores and at this ONCE
Advertisements inserted ON reasonable terms. Rates
,oay liz. mad on application ~ this Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Railroads
The Committee on Railroads, will meet In room
No. q, THURSDAY of every week at 30 o'clock Z. NJ
AUSTIN HARRIS, ! c,.,
MARX +. WENTWORTH, Chairman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Ways and Bridges.
The Joiut Standing Committev on Ways and
Bridges will meet Wednesday Of each week. In
Room No. &, at $50 Z. NJ.
GEORGE pARCHER. Ch.,rmcn
GEORGE rARCHER,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Commiffee on the Judiciary.
Until further notice the Judiciary Committee will
be in session in Its committee room At The State
House ON Tuesday and Thursday Of each week, NJ
2-s0 Z. NJ. Per ORDER.
Augusta, Jan. I'D, IsS0
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Military -4fairs.
Until further notice the Committee ON Military AZ
fairs will meet a. the Atjutant Generals office
Thursday Of each week at half past O'Clock r. NJ.
LEVI Z. FLINT ! Chairman
GEO. W. .GOCLDING,i S""""e"'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Banks aud Banking.
The Joint Standing Committee on Banks and
Banking will meet AT the Senate Chamber on We'd.
nesday Of each week, at - O'Clock +. VI.
J. D1NGLEY, JR., ! cha,rm.r
:. T.. HATCH, N""""'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
COMMITTEE NOTICES.

Committee of Education.
The Committee Of Education, will meet In IN,
S,nsfe Chamber. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2
O'Clock.
aSPsEW ANn M,I Fl G. SMITH, chairmen,
Commiffee on the Judiciary.
Until further notice the Judiciary Committee viii
be in session in Its committee room At The Stat,
aouss on On Tuesday and Thursday Of each week. al
Augusta, Jan. I'D. Isso.
Commtffec on Railroads.
The Committee on Railroads, will meet In room
No. O. Thur.das of every week at 80 O'Clock Z. NJ
MAsK s1lI +. HHESIS; MHEESSTIW;oRru Chairman.
Committee on Ways and Bridges.
The joint Standing Commi,'es on Ways and
Bridges will meet Wednesday Of each week, In
SE3SSK SE%ESK EARcHEk, rARs;HEk, cA.lr,nen.
Committee on Military -4fairs.
Until further notice the Committee ON Military AZ
fairs will meet a. the Atljutant Generals office
Thursday Of each week at half past O'Clock r. NJ
GEO. W. .GOuLDING, e"""'e"'
Committee on CLAIMS.
The Committee on Claims will meet In room No.
10, Tuesday Of each woek a, q O'Clock r. NJ.
william ffENSELLY. ohairmen,
Committee on 1gi1caifoe.
The Committee % on on Agrisal'.re, will meet In the
II. S. STEWARD, I N""''"e"'
Committee on Temperance.
The Committee on Temperance and the IrohIbtory
Laws, will meet in the Senate Chamber. wednes.
days at p O'Clock +. NJ.
Ar. CRANE. chairmen.
Committee on Banks aud Baking.
The Joint Standing Committee on Banks and
Banking will meet at the Senate Chamber on We'd
nesday Of each week, at 2. o'clockP.M
): s c.HGhEHi e. MArtn. 'H' chalrmen.
Comm,tfee on State Lands and State Roads
will meet at the Office Of the superintendent Of Com
mon Schools, Thursday afternoon of each week at
2.30 o'clock;
A. r. G. SMITH, Chairman.
COMMITTEE on Fisheries.
The Committee on Fisheries Will meet In the Hall
of Representatives on Wednesday of each week ut 2
O'Clock +. NJ, until otherwise ordered.
eAxID 2. H,LnRSi nRRSSkAN' chairmen.
Committee on TOrns.
The Committee on Towns VII meet in the Senate
CYRUS N. TOWERS. cnA'rme"'
Committee on Interior Wafers.
The Committee on Interior Waters. will meet in
Room No, q. ON Tuesday Of each week at 2.sO
GEO. II. WAKEFIELD. ..,,.u.n
GEO. II. ROBBINS, '"A''"'e"'
Committee on Mercantile .4fairs and In
surance.
The Joint Standing Committee on Mercantile Ar
fairs and Insurance will mee; every Thursday after.
noon, OF "a O'Clock, in Room No IL.
NAHUM T. HILL, CA.t...
TOBIAS LORD, JR.
Committee on Indian Affairs.
The Committee Indian Affairs viii meet in room.
No. 49, under the Senate Chamber, on wedne sdsy Of
'''' wv" " LEVI b. PATTEN,, c,.,,,,.n
CHAS. A. ROLFE, ! """''e"'
Committee on MaMntaetures.
The Committee on Manufactures will meet every
Tuesday at q O'Clock, r. ~.
c. G. CORNISH Cho;ru.n
J.P. WYMAN,
Committee on Legal Afairs..
The Committee on Legal Affair. will meet in the
Senate Chamber, on Wednesday and Thursday ofeach
week, at 30 O'Clock =. NJ.
SysSS 4 R,Ssftyi +. yERi;rLL. Xii; cA.irmen.
Committee on Commerce.
The Committee on Commerce will meet In Room
No. IL, Wednesdays, af q O'Clock +. VI.
GUY Z. GOSS,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Commiftee Of Education.
The Committee Of Education, will meet In the
SNnafe Chamber, Tuesdays and Thursdays AT :!
O'Clock.
GEO. 5. HILL,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Temperance.
The Committee on Temperance and the ProhIbitory
Laws, will meet in the Senate Chamber, Wednes.
days at q O'Clock +. N.
E.p. p IA LAMs2GN. chairmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
Committee on Clam

Committee on Claims.
The Committee on Claims will meet In room No.
Is, Tuesday of each woek at q O'Clock r. VI.
q. X. FERNALD, c.,
WILLIAM FENNELLY, , >""''"'e"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Torns.
The Committee on Towns will meet In the Senate
Chamber on Wednesdays at Il z. N.
HENRY G. BREWER, I rn.,r
CYRUS n. POWERS,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on State Lands and State Roads.
The Com mittee on state Lands and State Roads
will meet at the Office Of the Superintendent Of Com
mon Schools, Thursday afternoon Of each week at
2.3o o'clock
A. r. G. SMITH Chairman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on agriculture.
The Committee ON Agriculture, will meet In the
Senate Chamber, Mondays Mt . O'Clock +. M.
+. ID. LAMSON, ! c.t
II. s. STEWARD, I N""'''e"'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
$50 ooo,ooo,.

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
Iected in different parts orth America and Europe,
furnishing, by this broad field Of operations, an al
dii0na and exceptional safety to- he Policy holders.
The assurances made only the Mutual Premi-
ums Principal. The Surplus are returned annually to
the Insured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
Committee ON Fisheries.

Committee on Fisheries.
The Committee on Fisheries will meet In the Hal
Of Representatives on Wednesday of each week ut
O'Clock +. NJ, until otherwise ordered.
DAVID DURAN. Chairmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Mercantile .4foirs and II
sUrGnce.
The Joint Standing Committee on Mercantile A
fairs and Insurance will meet every Thursday afte
noon, OF "A O'Clock, in Room No. II.
NAHUM T. HILL, I ~..,xn
TOBIAS LORD, JK. O"Ae"'.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Indian Affairs.
The Committee on Indian Affairs win meet In roo,
No. -, under the Senate Chamber, on Wedne sday
each week st 81 O'Clock, 7. NJ.
LEVI d. PAITEN,l Chairmeu.
CHAS. A. ROLFE,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Premiums are received and Losses are paid In cash
only. Policies issued payable the death of the
Insured, also payable at the end Of certain number
of years. Policies also issued on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Legal Afairs..
The Committee on Legal Affairs will meet In the
Senate Chamber, on Wednesday and Thursday ofeach
week, at 30 O'Clock Z. NJ.
J. DINGLEY, JR., ! rA,-.u
BYRON ID. vERRlLL, ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02
1885,

THE
EQUITABLE
LIFE
Assurance Society,
NEW YORK,
Has an Accumulated Capita:
Exceeding
100000
Invested in Real f. tate and Mortgages In New York
City, in New York and United States Bonds and
steadily increasing under Yearly Revenue OF more
than
$50 100000.
The Lives Insured by the Society carefully Sc
ected in different parts of North America and Europe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Interior Waters.
The Committee on Interior Waters. viii meet |
Room No, 6, ON Tuesday of each week at 2:
O'Clock L. NJ.
GEO. II. WAKEFIELD. Chairm.n.
GEO. ii. ROBBINS,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Committee on Muufaetures.
The Committee Manufactures will meet evei
Tuesday at q O'Clock, =. N.
c. c. CORNISH, chairman
J.P. WYMAN,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-02

Invested in Real f. tate and Mortgages In New York
City, in New York and United States Bonds and
steadily increasing under a Yearly Revenue Of more
than
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-02
THE TRAMP STILL LINGERS.

The worst result of the crash which
prOstrated all our leading industries
i'll 1873, and inaugurated an era of
unexampled depression which contin-
ued for five years, was the widespread
ruin of character which resulted from
infOrced idleness and want.
1t was bad enough to see credit
swept away, to see fortunes disappear
a snowflakes in the sea, to see thou
sands reduced from afilucnce TO pow.
erty, and our poorhouscs aud lunatic
asylums filled with victims Of hard
times. But worse than this was the
filling of the land with tramps, rowing
vagabondS, sinking lower and lower in
the moral scale until they became
hardened criminals, until they were
capable of deliberately choosing a life
of crime rather than one Of honest in
dustrv.
1t was supposed that the tramp
would disappear when the wheels Of
business began to revolve again with
their wontcd force that when work
became plenty, the vagrants would 90
into the shops and factories and all
their old pursuits, and that society
would be fully restored to its normal
condition. But this was an illogical
conclusion. A life that has been
wrenchcd and. trampled out Of shape
cannot be restored like a piece Of met
al. Thousands of men who were hon.
est, industrious and prosperous seven
years ago, are now deplorable moral
wrecks and will never voluntarily do
a days work during the balance Of
their lives
1t is true the tramp is not 50 mum
erous n person a he was two years ago,
but there are still too many Of his
tribe, and many of the most revolving
crimes are his work. We can deplore
the terrible misfortuncs which made
these men what they are, the pinch of
poverty that compelled them to take
to the road, but society will not be too
sentimental TO protect itself. Many
of the States have already enacted
tramp laws. Some have set up the
whippingpost. All will be compelled
to employ strong instrumentalties to
suppress this very dangerous nuisance.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-02
John Guy and General Cass.

In years gone by there dwelt in
Washington John Guy, character in
his way, in connection with whom Col.
Forney tells the following anecdote:
Guy kept the National Hotel in
Washington, and among the guests
was General Cass, then Senator from
Michigan. Guy dressed like Cass,
though not as portly, his face, includ-
ing the wart, was strangely similar.
One day q Western friend of the
House came in after long ride, dusty
and tired, and walking up to the office,
encountered Gen. Cass who was quiet
ly standing there. Mistakiug him for
Guy, he slapped him on the shoulder
and exclaimed, "Well, old fellow, here
! am The last time | hung up in
your shanty, one of your clerks sent
me to the fourth story, but now 1 have
got hold of you, | insist upon lobby
room"
The General, a most dignifed per-
sonage, taken aback by this startling
salute, coolly replied: "You have COM
mitted q mistake, sir. | am not Mr..
Guy; ! am Gen. Cass, of Michi-
gam" and angrily turned away. The
western man was shocked at the un-
conscious outrage he committed; but
before he had recovered from his NOR
tihcation, General Cass who had passed
around the Office, confronted him again
when, a second time mistaking him for
Guy, he faced him and said: "Here
you are at last! | have just made n
devil Of n mistake | met old Cass.
and took him for you, and I'm afraid
the Michigander has gone off mad. :"
What Gen. Cass would have said may
well be imagined, if the real Guy had
not approached and rescued the limo.
cent offender from the twice assailed
and twice angered statesman.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-02
TREASURE TROIE.
SOLDIER VINO FOUND oSE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Tr.t, sb. I.r.l.,, N.u.

SOLDIER VINO FOUND oSE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
From tha London News
Ezelot, the French soldier who
found the E26,00O which NJ. Pages
lost in the Northern Railway station
in Paris, has communicated to the
Courier de Z -iisHc the particulars
attendant on his good fortune. They
are very interesting, and show how
some men are born to fortune, some
achieve fortune, and some have for
tune thrust upon them. Ezelot was
walking through the railway station
with two comrades, when they noticed
on the floor a packet wrapped in a
newspaper. They kicked it along be-
fore them for some distance, and when
Ezelot was getting into the train,
going home on short leave, one of his
comrades, picking up the packet,
thrust it into the canvass forage bag
slung at his side, Ezelot going on his
way without having perceived the lit
tie pleasantly.
Arrived at Neuilly, where his pa
rents live, his mother, emptying the
forage bag, discovered the bundle, and
thinking it was packet of old news.
papers put it on a table in the kitchen.
There it remained for four or five
days, till a married sister, calling in
and seeing the packet, was moved by
unwonted curiosity. Opening il she
discovered documents representing the
f26,000 the loss of which NJ. Pages
had advertised throughout Europe.
The European papers are not, how
ever, read at Neuilly, where the Cour-
rier de Z Aisne doubtless has it all its
own way. The soldier and his parents,
not knowing what else to do, followed
the provincial Frenchman's instinct
and had recourse to the Marie. That
functionary, communicating with Paris
speedily brought down NJ. Pages, who,
gratefully paying the promised reward
of Il 900, went off with his oddly.re.
covered treasure 1t would be an in.
teresting supplement to the narrative
if we could have record of the feel
ings of the soldier who thrust the
packet upon Ezelot when he heard the
sequel to the little joke.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-02
TIE COLOR LINE AT WEST POINT.

General Schofeld, commanding the
Department Of West Point, say- upon
the subject Of enforcing associations
between white and black cadets :-"ln
their zeal and sincere desire to carry
out the policy Of the Government the
authorities of the Military Academy,
have heretofore gone too far in cu-
forcing personal associations between
white and black cadets without regard
to prejudice, especially at the me-
table. III respect 10 quarters the more
reasonable rule had always been Oh.
served Of not requiring any cadc,
against his will to occupy the same
sleeping apartment with another. The
same rule should have been adopted
in respect to the me.s.table. The col
ored cadets would thus have been
saved some part Of the modification
due to an il!.advi,cd attempt 10 rcgu.
late their social standing by military
force. Whatever just cause Of SELF
reproach any portion Of the good pco-
pie Of the United State. may have for
neglected duty towards those who had
been 80 suddenly raised from slavery
to the full rc-ponsibilitie, Of citizen
ship, the officers Of the Military Acad-
emy have only TO reproach themsclye,
for a too Jealous attempt TO accom-
plish what was manifcstly impossible,
in their desire to do all in their power
for the unfortunate colorcd bows. who
had been placed in a false position,
and in their faithful efforts to carry
out policy, however ill-adviscd, that
had for it, aim TO secure the newly
enfranchisod the fullest possible enioy.
ment of all the rights and privilege,
OF citizenship.
But the Military Academy cannot.
without utterly destroying It's useful
ncs,, be made a nursery for delicate
hothouSe plants. It. use j. to devcl-
op the fibre Of those of q more sturdy
growth and reject all that do not pos
sess the requisite stamina. Unless the
African race j, naturally superior to
the Caucasian, and slavery a better
school for race development than free
dom, it cannot be hoped that many
colored boys will succeed where two
thirds of all the white boys now Sc
lcctcd habitually fail. II i presumed
that the people of the United States
do not wish to lower their national
institutions to the present level of the
recent slaves, but to elevate the freed
men as rapidly as possibly towards the
ever-risiug standard of the great body
of the people. Public duty requires
that this subject be treated without re-
serve and as an important question of
public policy"