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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-21
Randall Gibson on Southern Bugbears.
THE RESULTS 0Y THE WAR CORDIALLY A..
CEPTRD by THE PEOPLE.

THE RESULTS or THE WAR CORDIALLY Ac.
cEPTED by THE PEOPLE.
Congressman Randall |. Gibson, Of
Louisiana, was recently interviewed at
Washington by local reporter upon
the public order and industrial, moral
and intellectual development Of the
South. In the course Of the interview
he said:
"The Southern people are devoted
10 the form of government established
by the Federal Constitution over the
Union. The idea prevails with some
in the North that because the South.
ern States desired separation from
the Northern States (under an appre.
hension that their domestic security
on account Of slavery, was menaced,
that therefore they were inimical n
the Federal Constitution. This !. =
great mistake. The Federal Con,titu.
ton was in the main formed by South.
ern men the only part of it in which
they had no voice was in the amend.
ments proposed after the civil war, but
which they have now cordially accept.
ed. for they embody the result. Of the
war. These amendments prohibited
slavery and the doctrine Of secession.
With these exceptions the Consltu.
tion stands generally a. it came from
the hands Of our forefathers, and no
Southern man to-day can be found
who would advocate secession q, a
remedy for any possible grievance, or
the restoration Of negro slavery. /
know of no other differences between
the North and the South than the
longer existence Of slavery in the
Southern States, and their more viz.
orous attempt to vindicate the idea Of
secession. 1t must not be forgotten
that the Northern States were oucs
slave States as we'll as the Southern.
and that the doctrine Of secession va.
preached once in Massachusc,t. a.
we'll a. in South Carolina 4, the
two sections stand now what differ.
encG remain? | can see none. Now
that it is over, we thank God that We
are rid of slavery, and that there can
be no sectional party in the North
hostile 10 the South which will no, q,
the same time inflict similar evil, upon
the Northern people, for to-day We are
one in interest"
How do the ex-Coniederate popu.
lation regard the question Of payment
for the losses Of the war and Southern
claims generally ~
Il say unhesitatingly that the South
ern people are opposed to the pay.
ment of what are called rebel claims
war claims These claims are lust
what General Hancock describe, them
to be--a bugbear-a mere phantom Of
Republican imagination to frighien
the Northern people out of Their
senses. The amendment to the Con.
stitution prohibits the payment Of
these claims, and every member Of
Congress takes an oath to support the
Constitution. There were only three
or four hundred thousand slaye.hold-
ers in the South, and no sane man can
believe at this late day, when n new
generation of voters has grown up in
the South since the days Of slavery,
that eight or ten millions Of people
would be willing to tax themselve, for
the benefit of a few hundred thou.
sand. Never in the history Of the
politics of this country was such an
absurd hue and cry attempted to be
raised as this talk about the payment
of Southern claims"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-21
In the Isle of Dreams.
DE ooLYER GARFIELD, LoeuIruR.

l wrote thee in the Isle of Dreams,
Thou lost De Golyer brief,
While straying on the silver sands
That line its coral reef.
Yes, by the flashing waterfalls,
That lulled the hours asleep,
l wrote that deep and learned brief,
which some one failed to keep.
l met thee in the Isle of Dreams,
Thou dear departed Ames
Twas there for Credit Mobilier
Thou madest tempting claims.
The lilies blossomed on our path,
Wild roses lined our way,
The sweet birds carolied merrily,
And l was led astray.
| wandered in the Isle of Dreams,
In fair, enchanted ways,
And, dulied by the Lethean streams,
/ helped to count in Hayes.
For all was sunshine, bliss and light,
Tho Speakership seemed mine,
And glory, honor, all things good,
While life was half divine.
tread again those sounding shores
They echo in my dreams;
l mediate upon the gains
Of more De Golyer schemes,
For | am up for President,
I'm willing to be sold,
And there are those perchance who'll bu,
With silver and with gold.
III drink deep and goodly draught
From Lethe's cooling stream;
am undone if l should wake
From this delicious dream.
Come fraud, come perjury and bribes,
Swindles and grabs forsooth,
And aid, with all your mighty arts,
Garfield to tell the truth.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-21

THIS SCHOOL, as at present con,
Il stitu'ed, eers the very best isciliiic. f1T Pro
fessional and Classical learning.
buildings spacious, inviting and oommodous, o-n-
pletsy heated by steam, cell veatiiated and furnish
ed with bountful supply Of pure vateT sofi sTTrg
water.
Location heAlthful and easy Of access.
Surrounding scenery unsurpassed.
Teachers experienced, Efficient and alive TO that
Nork.
Discipline, Arm and kind, uniform and thorough.
Expenses moderate.
Finy cents week deduction to those preparing to
teach.
Students admitted at any time.
Courses of study prescribed by the State. !. MODEL
School ii. Preparatory. III. Elementary. ". Scr
entho
ADJUNCT oorRsEs
i. Academic. II. Commercial. III. Music. ". An
The Elementary and Scientific courses Pro-
fessonal, and students graduating therein receive
Diplomas comforting the following corresponding de-
grees; Master Of the Elements, aud Master # the
Sciences. Graduates in the other courses reos'e
Normal Certificates Of their attachments, signed BY
the Faculty.
thorougbness net inferior those of hi college,
The State requires a higher order Of citizenship
The times demand a. II IL Of the prime oh'ecu
Of this school 10 help 20 t by furnishing in
hgent and efficient teachers for her schoos TO ihis
snf IL solicits young persons Of good abilities and
good purTpses-those who desire 20 Improve theit
time aud their talents, students. To al such y
HFntaissss AID IN developing thfif fo~tIr Hha
opportunities for wcll-pad labor after leaving school
For catalogue and terms address the Principal
noAnp or gsUsTEEs; -
Stockholderss Trustees--J II. Barton, N. D, a. H.
Best Jacob Brown. & NJ Rickford. Samuel Christ, A.
N Rant, n q. Cook, 7. c HipFle Es3. g. kintSine'
d 7. Mccormick, Rsq- ". W. Rankin, Wm' u hr9ss
State Trustees--IIon. A. q. Curtin. Hon. u L. Mss'
fsBhach. Gen jesse Merrill Hon. William biFief, ~
c, WhAley, 4. Miller McCosmick kSq.
oFFTcEns.
Hon. WILLIAM RlGLER. President Clearheld, "a.
Gen. JESsE MERRILL. V. President. bcck Hsvenifa
= MILLAR MCCORMICK. Secretary,
THOMAS YARDLEY. Trcasnrer
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-21
CENTRAL
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
(Eighh Normal School District
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON Co, PA.
THIS SCHOOL. as at nresept COZ

A. n. RAUB, A. NJ, Principal.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

Mr.. VOORHEES, has failed to discover
that the laws have be en- violated in any
respect by the efforts Of those citizens who
have been engaged in aiding" the exodus
He has however, disclosed the fact that lie
is thoroughly inconsistent man, q dcma-
gogue of the most blatant stripe, and n
reckless manipulation of public power and
funds in vain attempt to make political
capital out of the charitable methods by
which few philanthropists have essayed
to relieve the miseries of their fellow
beings. As u States-Rights man he is in-
consistent in this investigation for the
logical reason that from his standpoint the
Nation can have nothing to do with con-
troversy between two sovereign States. As
pretended public benciactor, who assumes
to serve the interests of the people, while
he is really attempting to give himself
undue prominence, he is demagogue.
And as an er.parte Investigator he has
proved himself to be the vile tool of parti-
san interests. These facts are 50 well known
that his report upon this subject, when
submitted, will carry no weight with it,
and will be generally condemned rs the
progeny of bastard inquiry.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29
THE SHATTERED GOLD RING.

When the memorable Black Friday &C.
Cured Gold was Hangover the money mart,
and General GRANT was President of the
United States. Gold was grinding the
business interests of the country with u
merciless heel and all interests and classes
were suffering to degree that wrought the
business men Of the country to state of
frenzied desperation. Ruin cleaned upon
the enterprises of the people and the gold
ring frightened its greedy grasp until nothing
better than disaster was promised on either
| hand. President GRANT saw and appreci-
ated the impending calamity and sought TO
avert it, His sagacity, aided by his Secre.
tary of the Treasury, led him TO discover
that the only means Of relief lay in the
direction of breaking the power of the gold
ring which sat upon the enterprises Of the
country with fatal power. Under his in.
structions the experiment was tried, and
history furnishes the record that ii was sue.
cessful. Mr. boutwell, was then Secretary
of the Treasury, and he presented the case
! to the President, and no doubt suggested
the remedy, to which the Presidentpromptly
acceded. The history Of this affair il
now furnished by Secretary boutwell,
and is in substance that the New York mer
chants finding the entire stock OF gol,
within the control OF the ring Of gamblers
and being unable TO obtain the gold neces
sary to pay the duties on their imports, ap
pealed TO the Secretary Of the Treasury 70
aid in the emergency, Secretary BOUT
WELLS first step was to send to New Yorl
three Treasury experts to put a stop to
system of Decentralization Of gold check
whereby the gamblers were able to contro
fcticious credit to an unlimited amount
and he next laid before President GRANT
statement Of the exigency in New YOrl;
together with a suggestion of his purpos
to relieve tho strain upon the business 0
the country by the sale of S30O0,0OO q
gold President GRANT approved the plan
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

The farce of playing government on the
part of the Fusionists of Maine seems 10 be
practically ended The Supreme Court has,
at their own request, made decision
which sweeps away the last splinter of the
shnky props the Fusionists had placed
under their ubiquitous cause. The history
Of the country furnishes no parallel TO this
piece of wicked nonsense. The attempt to
steal the State of Maine and set up therein
spurious government without the nu-
thority or even the shadow of law to justify
| it, has reached q point Of elimination,
peacefully thanks be to the patience. good
sense and patriotism of the Republicans
of that State. The time has come when
Mr. SMITH and his Councillors Cabinet and
retainers should cease imposing themselves
upon the people of Maine as a government.
The legal powers Of the State should put q
stop to this sort of thing without delay,
The people of Maine have been in
suited, menaced and trihed with by an
organization which is only pre-
tense and fraud until their self-respect
demands q full retirement of all such nom
sense from public view. Hustle them out
as frauds, and suppress them by the power
of the State MS uncomfortable pretenders who
have assumed official responsibilities and
prerogatiyes to which they are without title
deeds. This cannot be done too promptly
for the public welfare. The peace of So
ciety, the cause of law and order aud the
respect of the State all demand this much
and the sooner this folly and wciedness
are successfully suppressed the better for
all concerned In this wicked blunder
GARCELoN, SMITH and all their followers
have ruined themselves just in proportion
as they had anything to ruin. The farce
has proved such a miserable failure that it
brings contempt and disaster to all the
actors engaged therein. They will now re-
tire to nurse their wrath and live in the
bitterness that their blunders and crimes
have generated.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

PRIVATE DALzELL has come out for Congress-
SeubeHUHe Hcrdtd.
A GRAND and irresistible Tilden awakening is re-
ported from Ohlo'
SUNSET Cox will be grieved to learn that Mark
Twain COyots u seat in Congress.
THE Congressional olio, with Cox and Horr as
end men, was apleasing relief to the heavy bust
ness
A REPUBLICAN citizen, OF French extraction,
dGnounCcs the Maine conspirator as an Enant de
GurCc-lOn.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, at one time the too ardent
friend OF samuel j. IIluGh, mas gone WhOlly over
10 Tummany.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer has discovered formld.
able Blaine movement in Ohio, with General John
Beatty ut us head
COnkling possesses the master mind among
American statesmen,
WITH common honesty, common sense and com.
mon law against them, tie poor FusiOnists cannot
stick together much longer.
IT seems to be the opinion of all parties In New
| York that General Grant IL u very strong CanQi-
date, and If nominated viii very likely carry the
/ State.
! Ey-GovERNoR IRWIN, of California, has brought
upon himself the seyerest criticism for his abuse OF
| the pardOniug power during the last days OF his
| term.
! IN Wnsbburne should prove to DO the second
choice Of both the Sherman aud Grant crowds. his
possibilities might develop suddenly ana ponder
| Ously,
THE Oregon Democrats in hunting around ior
| nm issue found the States.Rghts doctrine out I'm
the shed, aud have polished it up for use in thi'
| campaign.
| A DEEP regret among Maine Democrats Is that
J they did not send Eugene Hale to Congress. lie
| is OF immense trouble 10 tho knayes Of tho Maine
| Legislature.
| THE New York Sun says: IF John Kelly d.
! ,,,dag tbs DpmocraLlc marty in this State us he
| divided Ii last November, Grant, lfnominaIed, VIII
! be elected"
TuE Maine FuSlonisls are philosophers. Seeing
no prospect Of getting in they have resolved L
hold "out" There is nothing like being resigned
10 ones fate.
| PICTURE Plllsbury blushlng at the moral terpi
tide of lie supreme bench II Is as amusing a.
the scene In which the Artiul Dodger reproache
the London "beak"
KEARNEY says Of Tilden " lie stands and sill
spread out all along the continent, fixing and oil
Ing the machine
THR Democrats are getting uneasy. They feai
that Mr.. rildons barrel Will be aWlully depicted
he continues 10 compromise win wrecked rhllioad
aud revenue collectors,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

THE election of w. b. REED, esq, to be
chairman of the District Republican Cen
trail Committee last Tuesday, was the graft
flying result OF an exciting and important
struggle for the reorganization of the party
in this locality. The opponents Of suffrage
cannot fndany fault with it rs an illustra-
ton of the outcome of the popular choice,
for Mr.. REED is everywhere acknowledged
to be one of our best and most respected
citizens. Aud rs for the excitement of the
contest, it was no more than was to have
been expected under the peculiar circum-
stances and especially in view of the fact
that it was the first time in four years i'll
which our people have been able to eXer-
else even the semblance of the rights Of cit
zenship. In truth, the meeting of Tuesday
night was sore disappointment to those
who expected it would prove to be a
"rowdy" gathering, for the proceedings
were characterized throughout by spirit
of earnest desire to serve the best interests
of the community In short, it was ex-
actly the kind of n demonstration that was
needed, and is always calculated TO arouse
n healthy feeling of individual interest
among the people at large in our public
| aifaiTS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

aud urged that the sum be increased 10
S5,oOOOoO The Secretary, like true
Yankee, split the difference, aud made
S4,000,000 the amount put ON the market,
and in this way the gold ring was shat
tered, and the business of the country was
saved from the worst consequences of Black
Friday.
From that day gold was shorn of much
of its power, though il held to what re-
NAMED with the grasp Of unrclenting
avarice until q the silver lunatics,' as the
friends of the remonetzing of silver were
termed, urged that measure as ailording the
only sure hope of an early resumption of
specie payments. Then gold came to the
front clad in the armor of war, and at
tempted by all its remaining power to defeat
the coinage of the slverdollar rs q ariactor
IN our currency. II fought hard, but it lost
the battle. notwithstanding it had the aid
Of the President and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Secretary Of the Treasury,
in the contest. Silver triumphed over the
Executive veto, and has since confronted
the constant hostility of tho Treasury De-
partment; but it assured resumption, which
would have failed without its aid. Tho
credit of the Nation has been saved and
the people have been assured in the
soundest and most reliable currency
known TO the history of the world.
1t was the defeat of the gold
power and the coinage of the silver
dollar that rendered resumption possible at
the day named for it. Without this factor
us part of the basis of coin payments the
National credit would have been impaired
through an Intellectual attempt to resume,
aud general prostration of the business of
the country would inevitably have ensued.
| So while General GRANTS Administration
shattered the gold power on former occa-
sion, it was silver which appointed the iune-
raj and laid the dead king carefully and
tcndcrly away in quiet grave. Gold is no
longer king. 1t is only the peer of silver
and of our National paper currency, aud
there it must remain for all time, if the
business interests of the country are to be
conserved.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29
PERSONAL.

]. T.. LAMB Of Indiana, registered ut the Ebbltt
House yesterday.
EDwIN J. MCGEAS and wife, of New York city,
are ut the 81. James.
WILLIAM BOWMAN, NJ, D., of Kentucky, Is guest
at the Metropolitan.
DIR. WILLIAM CARROLL aud wife, of Denver, Col,
are ut the Metropolitan
CAPrAIN CHARLES L. CHASE, U. S. A.. arrived at
the Ebbitt House yesterday.
W. q. JUDGE a prominent New York lawyer, Is
in the city on business with the War Department.
T. LlyENNoRE, of New York, and S. W. Perkins,
of Cincinnati registered at the ST. James yesterday
colonel WARREN MARSHALL, Assistant United
States District-AtOrney Of south Carolina is In the
city.
Mrs. MARsToN NILES. OF New York, Is staying
with her brother Hon. James 4. Richards, of Cali.
fornia, at the Ebbitt.
AMONG the arrivals at the Ebbitt yesterday were
j. b. Wise Brooklyn; Y. SnOwden Houston, ?hila.
delphIa L. +. Caduc, Boston: W. :. Ray, Indiana:
". Otis and G.. .. Scott, Cleveland.
THE marriage Of Mr.. Sovellon Alden Brown
chief clerk OF the State Department to Miss sally
Maynadier Phelps, will take place at the Church
OF the Epiphany, Thursday evening, February g.
at 7 o'clock. The wedding viii doubtless be the
most fashionable occurring for years in this city
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

THE New York Hcro1d now sustoins its
improbable statement that General GRANT
would in few days practically withdraw
from the Presidential contest by reitera-
ton of the statement from the same wit
ness This, perhaps, is conclusive with the
Herald, but his personal friends outside of
Philadelphia would much prefer to wait
until the General is heard from directly be-
fore giving credit TO statement which is
probably a weak invention Of the enemy.
According to the Hcrald, a very few days
will either confirm or explode this perform
anCe.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

inflicted upon PORTER for his dereiction of
duty at the second battle of Bull Run was
very mild and merciful. He could have saved
that battle and the lives of many q soldier
had he obeyed orders and moved his troops
as directed by his superior, but he dis
obeyed the orders given him, and the battle
was lost, with terrible slaughter Had the
rules Of war been rgidly applied TO him at
the time, there would be no FGTz-JoHN
PORTER now to besiege Congress and the
National Treasury under the sympathy OF
Democrats and rebs, who have ever affected
his act of treachery for the reason that it
gave advantage to the enemy. By his dis
sention in this case General LOGAN earns a
fresh need of praise from all loyalists
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

SOME of the wiseacres continue to specu-
late about the electoral vote of Louisiana.
They forget that by the adoption of the
new constitution of that State last Decem-
Der the right or power to choose electors is
vested in the legislature.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

IT will not be the fault of the political
gossips if General CHAMBERLAIN of Maine
does not get an Office of one kind or an
other. They have already nominated him,
OH paper, for President, for Governor, for
Congress, and now for the Senate, to succeed
Mr. HAMLIN.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

THE executive committee appointed at
the Odd-Fellows' Hall suffrage meeting has
not been idle. The result Of its labors will
be made public in due course Of time, and
then the Home-Rule boom will be launched
in earnest.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

THE District eunuchs are quaking in
their boots. Home Rule is now an assured
fact in this community The boom started
by the suffrage meeting at Odd-Fellows'
Hall last week is fairly under way, and is
sweeping things with irresistible force.
Congressman of all parties have had their
eyes opened by it to the monstrQus chOrao-
ter of our present non-representative and
irresponsible form of government.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

ISN'T it about time for Mr.. SINGLETON to
renew his allegiance to the Lost Cause =?
This session is becoming monotonous in the
absence of any demonstration of that kind
in the Bourbon ranks.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

A NEW building, bran, spick, new and
modern, is what is needed for the accom-
mediation of our District courts. In lieu OF
this, however, an annex to the present
building to the north side will do very we'll
The courts in question, Messrs. Congress-
men, are occupied two-thirds of their time
in the consideration of Government cases
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

THE Greenbackers of Williamsport, Pa,
have nominated Judge LINN, hard
money man, as their candidate for mayor,
They have not yet found that jewel that is
denominated consistency. That, however,
is Pennsylvania Opposition politics to dot
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29
Only Room Enough for the Men.

~, TlOUIN TVSI- TI'TWVVIT'T
The Kentucky Senate has decided by large
majority against bill proposing to admit women
to the bar. There isn't more than room enough at
the Kentucky bars now for the men, aud large
number of them arc eyon compelled 10 carry
pOckct TASKS I'm moving about the country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-29

NCW lOTk TTIUUUUT
Could anything, be more delicious than the spec
taCle Of Hendricks Club protesting that the thing
II admires above all others In statesman Is back
bone? one would look for a backbone In a Jelly
fish US soon as in Hendricks with any expectation
OF finding one.