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ton when II answers their party pm.
poses. When it suited those purposes
to Rullify . perfectly constitutional law,
they did not stick at doing it When
Democrats were pleading in behalf Of
measures suited to save the Union with
out bloodshed, they scoffed at them as
(" Union Savers" and their leaders were
willing to let the Union slide'' rather
than give up their political schemes.
Genuine Democracy has always been
devoted to the Union and the Constitu-
ton at all hazards, and such must be its
sublime and unchanging attitude
through all the mutations of time.
These five attributes of the National
Democratic party form a priceless chain
of pearls strung upon thread of gold.
That thread of gold is the love of liber-
ty, which is tie grand distinctive char
acteristic of the Democratic party, while
that of the Republican party is the love
of power. The logical consequence Of
this fact is, that tho Democratic party
naturally tends to public virtue, and the
native tendency of the Republican par
ty is to political corruption. The latter
inclines to revel in corruption as nat
urally as swine inclines to wallow in
the mire. How glorious is the mission
ofthe National Democracy-how worthy
of ardent enthusiasm, of persistent en-
deavor, aud OF patriotic sacrificed! May
its success be speedy and enduring
Neu Haven Register.
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bag, shaped like a pair Of knee-breeches,
is sent back and forth between the ship
and the shore, bringing a man each
time, until all are saved. Should there
be many persons on board. though. and
great haste necessary, small covered
metallic boat, called the life-car, is sent
out, into which several persons can get
at once.
Such are the principal means OF saving
life practised by the Life Saving Service,
and you will believe that they are good
in device, and managed with great skill
and grand courage, when l tell you that
in 1880, out of nearly two thousand
persons whose lives were endangered by
shipwreck upon the American coasts,
all but nine were saved. -Erness Iager-
soil, in Vide Quake.
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English Hunting.

The value of shooting properties or
''moors," as they are called, have risen
in value enormously of late years. Game
preserving in the Highlands has become
not only an amusement but lucrative
industry, at least to the landlords. To
the unfortunate tenants and small farmer
it has become just the reverse. They
have literally in many districts been eaten
out of house and home by ground game,
sheep runs have been depopulated to
make room for deer, while in not few
districts of Sutherlandshire and other
counties the human inhabitants have
been dispossessed in order that the land
might return to state of nature. The
grouse moors and deer forests are, in
deed, almost the only source of wealth
in the non-manufacturing portion Of
Scotland.
An American, Mr.. Winans, owns OF
rents one of the largest deer forests in
Great Britain. 1t extends from the At
lantic to the German Ocean, right across
Scotland for distance of seventy miles.
Blackwood is another of these huge
shooting moors Of some $4,000 acres.
1t was rented to the Earl of Dud-
ley for $4,000 year, and last year
was tenanted by the great brewer, Sir
Henry Allsopp. As the grouse shooting
season lasts only some six weeks, an
idea may be formed of the immense
amount of money spent on this amuse-
ment by wealthy Englishmen. The
mere rent is only small item in CON-
parison with the cost Of entertaining the
large parties Of guests. who, like New
Workers, flock North as summer advan-
ces. What with guests, dogs, gillies.
rent and host of other expenses; every
bird shot is calculated to cost at least
five dollars. Some of the bags made
are, however, enormous. On a we'll
known moor in Yorkshire. Sir Frederick
Milbank shot, not long ago, 191 grouse
in twenty-eight minutes. On the same
moor, in one day, six guns killed 1910
grouse, while the total for the season
was 1904.
These tremendous bags came into
fashion with breech-loading guns, for
of course, it would be quite impossible
to load and fire fast enough with the
old-fashioned fowling piece. Nothing
more unlike real sport can be conceived
than q modern English battue. The
birds are, as rule, quite tame, having
been fed by hand by the Keepers for
months previously. They are at the APP
pointed time driven in great hocks over
certain spots where the sportsmen lie in
wait. Each man has two game keepers
behind him, who load his guns and hand
them to him. He simply fires as quickly
ashe can pull the trigger into the mass
of birds as they fly over and past him.
The whole thing lasts but a few minutes.
The dead are then picked up, and the
same evening are sent off to London TO
the poulterers' shop. II Philadelphia Press.
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You can get the real respect Of the
honest men in the world in one way
only-that is by deserving it
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naturally tends 10 pubic virtue. ana the
native tendency OF the hepuDllcan par
ty Is to political corruption. The latter
inciines to revel IN corruption as nat
urally as swine inciines to waliow IN
the mlre. How glorious IS the mission
OF the National Democracy how worthy
OF ardent enthusiasm, OF persistent en-
deavor. and OF patriotic sacriflce! May
its success be speedy and enduring
New Hduen Hcq'sfcr.
Inc Neral Sense Of the Country shocked
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The hedgehog is one of the best protec-
ted of living animals. Marching Sc
curely under the guardianship Of its
thorn-spiked armor, it recks little of any
foe save man. The formidable
array of bristling spines with which the
back is more or less covered offers a
cheUal-de.frise of sharp spikes toward
any animal that may present itself as an
enemy. Another peculiarly is the power
possessed by these creatures of rolling
themselves into round ball. by placing
the head on the breast, drawing up the
legs, and curling the body firmly round
the members. BY this posture the hedge
hogs render themselves invulnerable to
almost any animal that may attack them.
When in this curious attitude,
the hedgehog cannot be unrolled by
main force, as long as any life remains
in the body, for there is an enormously
developed muscle, with a very thick
margin, which spreads over the back
and round the sides, and which. when
contracted, holds the creature in SO firm
an embrace that it will be torn in pieces
rather than yield its point
The spines of this animal are about an
inch long. and naturally lie fiat on the
back, directed toward the tail. But by
a peculiar arrangement they are erected
when the owner coils himself. In shape
the spine % is not unlike large pin,
being sharply pointed at one extremity,
and furnished at the other with round,
bead-like head. and rather abruptly bent
near the head. II the skin be removed
from the hedgehog, the quilts are seen
to be pinned, as it were, through the
skin, being retained by their round heads,
which are acted upon by the peculiar
muscle which has already been men,
toned
- Protected by this defense, the hedge
hog is enabled to throw itself from con-
siderable heights, to curl itself into a
ball as it descends, and to reach the
ground without suffering any harm from
its fall. A hedgehog has been seen re-
peatedly to throw itself from wall
some twelve or fourteen feet in height,
and to fall upon the hard ground without
appearing to be even inconvenienced by
its tumble. On reaching the ground, It
would unroll itself and trot of with per-
feet unconcern. IL L. Fdjrchild, in
Popular Science Monthly.
Some terse proverbs-Russian,
"Pray to God, but continue to row to
the Shore" Sanscrit, "Silence is the
ornament Of the ignorant" China,
"There are two good men; one dead and
the other unborn" Tamul, 1.-THE ham
die of the ak is the enemy Of its kind
Persian, Zone pound of learning re-
quires ten pounds of common sense to
apply IT," Arab. 1.-The best part Of re-
pentance islittle SHINING" Arab. 1.-The
contemplation Of vice is . vice" Arab,
1T Is hard to chase and catch two
hares." Modern Greek. Two water.
melons cannot be carried under oni
arm"
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Ou q StOrIu-Dcdteu Dc8cn Is matter re-
quiring extraordinary skill and strength.
Then, when the vessel is reached, comes
another struggle to avoid being struck
and crushed by the plunging ship, or
the broken spars and rigging pounding
about the huh. But skill and caution
generally enable the crew to rescue
the unfortunate castaways one by one.
though frequently several trips must be
made, in each one of which every surf
man risks his life, and in many q sad
case has lost it.
1t is . common occurrence, however,
that the sea will run so high that no boat
could possibly be launched. Then the
only possibility of rescue for the crew is
by means of a line which shall bridge
the space between the ship and the land
before the hull falls to pieces. We read
In old tales of wrecks Of how some brave
seaman would tie light line around his
waist, and dars the dreadful waves, and
the more dreadful undertow, to save his
comrades. If he got safely upon the
beach, he drew hawser on shore and
made it fast. Now we do not ask this /:
but with . small cannon made for the
purpose. . strong cord attached to the
cannon-ball il fired over the ship, even
though it be several hundred yards dis
tant SEEKING this line as it falls across
their vessel, the imperilled sailors haul to
them larger line. called "whip, -
which they fasten in a tackle-block in
such way that still heavier line can be
stretched between the wreck and the land,
and made fast. Then by means of small
side-line and pulleys . double canvas
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parties. One has been the advocate of
arbitrary legislation and arbitrary ar
rests and imprisonments, and the other
has been their unrelenting foe.
4. The Democratic party is the guard
ian Of the self-government Of the States
and of local communities. 1t guards
with jealous care the political bounda-
ries and landmarks of the Federal Con-
stitution. As Jefferson expressed it,
the party favors 1.-The support of the
State Governments in all their rights,
as the most competent administrations
for our domestic affairs, and the surest
bulwarks against anti-republican ten
denotes" The States are mighty po-
litical fortresses of civil and political
liberty. The sympathies of the party
are not confined to the self-government
of the States, but embrace that of towns
and cities under State laws and consti-
tutions. Here again we find a striking
contrast between the two parties; for the
Republican party has perpetual hank
ering to usurp the functions Of States
and municipalities. now claiming State
powers for the Nation, and again claim
ing municipal powers for the States in
which they happen to have control. Its
reconstruction policy viii ever be
remembered as gigantic crime against
our American system Of government.
Its legal-tender paper money, and its
National Banks, belong to the same cat
cgory of criminal usurpation.
8. The Democratic party is loyal to
the Union under the authority Of the
National Constitution. 1t cordially rec
ognizes the Constitution as "the SUI
preme law of the land" With JefEer-
son, it is unalterably in favor Of 1.-THE
preservation of the General Government
in its whole constitutional vigor, as the
sheet-anchor of our peace at home and
safety abroad" A cardinal object of
the Constitution having been to " secure
the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity," nothing can be more
natural or suitable than that the Demo-
cratic party should be the earnest de-
fender of its authority. The opponents
Of the Democracy sustain the Constitu-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-08
The Chinese Question.

Senator Hoar of Massachusetts on We'd
nesday of last week, in a speech of great
eloquence and power, defended the principles
on which our government is founded against
the attacks of those who are seeking to drive
the Chinese from our western shores. He
proved by irrefutable arguments that the
pending bill to exclude Chinese laborers
from the United States is inconsistent with
the theories of personal equality and indi-
vidual rights proclaimed in the Declaration
of Independence, and asserted in the ma
tional and state constitutions, and especially
hostile to the spirit of the constitution of
California that it is not warranted by the
treaty on which it processes to be based e;
that it leaves questions of human rights and
personal liberty to be determined by subor-
dinate customs officers without trial, and
that the facts on which the demand for this
extraordinary legislation is based afford no
excuse for the panic which has seized the
the people of Pacific coast. The whole
country owes Senator Hoar debt of graft
euuo hoi MO hiahiy uptoiahCo'
In this connection we quote from the speech
Of President Angel of Michigan University
on arriving home few days since. After
promising that our embassy went out to
China to say that our government was
greatly embarrassed by the question of Chi
nese emigration, but was unwilling to take
any step until the Chinese government had
been consulted and that, going in this
spirit (Which President Hayes courageous
veto, by the way, enabled them to do) the
American ambassadors found no trouble in
obtaining satisfactory terms,--Presdent An
CELL adds;
So far as know, there has been but one fea-
ture OF the treaties subjected 10 much serious crit
icism In this country. That is the article which
IL had not occurred to me any American would
venture to criticise. We were asked by the Chi
nese government after we had finished our treaty
not as bargain at ALL to consider certain other
questions which they desired TO lay before u.s.
One OF those questions was whether we should
not consent TO prohibit our people from carrying
on traffic In opium which had been a curse TO the
Chinese nation, and should like to see the man
standing In my place, who would have the cour-
age even II he were devoid of principle, TO stand
up and say no to that demand from the Chinese
government think the American people would
have taken care OF him very quickly when he
| reached homel am happy to say that II was
not question OF courage with my colleagues and
myself at ALL We had anticipated the question
and had considered our action long In advance
We were more than ready, we were glad and joy
full, TO set our hands TO treaty that should pro-
hibt our countrymen from encouraging the traf-
iic In that drug which costs China more than the
entire value OF is tea crop, more than the entire
value OF Its silk crop; which costs China almost
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Roscoe COnkling's Nomination.
BROOKLYN. New York. March g. 1s

BROOKLYN. New York, March 3, 1882
Mr. Editor For the last week, the cities Of
New York and Brooklyn have been filed with
speculations as to the policy in the nomination Of
Roscoe Conklng to the supreme court. The first
idea was that the president sought this course to
withdraw his name and influence as disturbing
power in our state and national politics But the
nomination would have commended itself to the
better judgment of the country had the position
been that given to ex-senator Sargent of Cali
fornia as minister to Berlin. There is general i'm
preston that Mr. Conkling has more fitting quail
ties to confront the ruling tyrants that lord It
over Germany than for the ANALYSIS of Intricate
ambiguous and obscure questions of law, that
will claim his head and judgment on the bench
of the highest court in the United States But
since he has been confirmed, it is rumored that
he will not accept the position, The wish may be
father to the thought; but before this reaches you
that point will doubtless be settled. Should he
accept the office, his first task will be to school
himself to judicial propriety and courtesy to-
wards his associates on the bench They will
never tolerate his gasconading spleen with which
he treated his fellow senators during the latter
part of Mr.. Hayes administration. have the
best of authority for stating that Conkling never
recognized Senator Morrill, socially after the lat
ter voted for the confirmation of General Merritt
as collector of the port of New York. 1t is not
singular that after such a demonstration OF per-
sona spite and malevolence Senator Morrill, voted
against his confirmation as did Mr.. Hoar and
others. But should he accept, he may learn how
to do some good while the necessities of the posi-
ton will restrain him from doing much evil in the
political interests OF the country. j. NJ. 8.
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teacher chan under the old system. It equazes
taxation says your correspondent. Every four
years we appoint board Of listers whose especial
business is to regulate that matter It may seem
at first glance to be unequal for the inhabitant Of
district No. 1 to pay fifty cents on the dollar
school tax while No. 2 pays but twenty-five. We
do not stop to. think that the location has been
taken into consideration by the listers and in fact
the so, 900 farm in No 2 has no more productive
income than the $1,000 farm in No 1, conse-
quently one could pay the tax as well as the other
One objection to the town system IL, first, 1t
takes the education OF the children out OF the
hands Of the parents and places II in the hands of
the town The nearer educational matters can be
kept in the hands OF parents the man interest will
be taken. It is but one step towards monopoly
The next might be to have county board to run
our schools, and finally some leading men advocate
that the whole matter ought TO be placed under
the control Of the state and thus the parents have
about as much to do with the educational inter-
ests OF their children as they do now with the
state prison conyicts. I have known the chair
man Of our board to call meeting Of the direct
ors six times before he could get enough together
for quorum to do business. II that is the case
in such town as this where forty minutes ride
will bring any man in town to Its business center
what would be the result in such a town a. More
town or Middlesex. They would not get together
once in six months
There are many fractional districts in most Of
the towns in the state. In such cases the indi
vidual who has invested money in school prop
erty in an adjoining town sees this property
appraised and given to the town in which he
lives-a species Of robbery which has no equal
upon our statutes Change is not always reform
do not think that the parents Of Vermont are
yet ready to surrender their birthrghts and place
the educational interests Of their children in other
hands than their own. SUBSCRIBER.