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NAPoLEoN.s POLITICAL CODE.
He Gives 1t Complete In q Letter He Wrote
to Talleyrand.

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He Gives 1t Complete In q Letter He Wrote
to Talleyrand.
AS early as September 10, 1897, Bona
parte wrote Talleyrand a letter con-
tanning what he called his completes
code of politics. His sphinx-like de-
meanor and the mysterious illusions
already quoted from the festival
speech, taken in connection with that
outline, confirm the notion that Tai
leyrand, Barras and Sieyes were pre-
pairing for new constitution, which
should be ready for use when the
spring elections should increase the
number of royalist delegates, and
eventually bring the clash between
the executive and the legislature. He
expresses to Talleyrand in that letter
the same contempt for all antecedent
French political speculation felt by
Sieyes. Even Montesquieu had
but arranged and analysed the 10
suits of his reading and trav-
els; though doubtless capable, he
had done nothing really constructive.
The English had confused the res
pective functions of the various pow
ers in government. In view of their
history, it was easy to see why the tax
ing power was in the house of COM
mons. But why should it also declare
war or make peace? Great Britain,
being state whose constitution was
compounded of privileges Ia black
ceiling with gilt edge, was quite diff
ferent from France, where these had
/ 1aa ;ch nd IT n.
ed directly from the sovereign people.
Why, then, as in the constitution of
that time, should the French legislative
alone have rights which belong to gov
eminent in it's totality?
This sovereign power, he continued,
''falls, l think, naturally into two
magistrates quite distinct: one that
supervises, but does not act, to which
what we now call the executive power
should be compelled to submit inn
portant measures-the legislation tof
execution, SO to speak. This great
magistracy would be truly the chief
council of the nation; it would have all
that part of administration or of exc
cution which is by. our constitution in
trusted to the legislative" This body
should be numerous and composed
only Of men who had already held posi-
tions of public trust.
This legislative should make and
change the organic laws, but not in
two or three days, as at present; for
after an organic law has once been
made operative, it should not be chang
ed withoutfour or five months of dis
cussion. This legislative power,
without rank in the republic, impas-
sive, without eyes or ears for what is
about it, would have no ambition, and
would not inundate us with more than
a thousand specific statutes which, by
their absurdity, destroy their own val
idity, and make us, with three hundred
tones of laws. nation without law"
Is this effusion a recurrence to youth
full crudities of ideal politics., or does it
hint at the exercise by that upper mag
istracy of its unchecked powers through
some single executive agent like him
self? Certain it is that this very con-
cept, though sensibly changed, had
direct influence on the institutions of
the empire. VIM. M. Sloan, in
Century.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

property and to society; if they did we would
not be engaged in this discussion Under this
last head comes the question whether all
money should be issued by the government,
or all or part of it should be issued by private
parties or corporations. The necessity for
money, the fact that it is the organic fluid of
society, should make it solelv creation OF the
government. We regulate interstate COM
merce by laws, because it is matter affecting
society. Nothing is so intimately connected
with the organization Of society as money,
and yet we have a school of financeers who adj
vocate that it should be the creation Of private
parties and corporations and be regulated by
them 1t should become fixed principle with
US that the issuing of money is an act of
sovereignty. Ourmonetary system should be
fixed upon scientific principles by which every
dollar is as good as every other dollar. All
money should be legal tender in the pay
ment Of all debts and no act of discrimination
or notification OF or debasement Of the cur
rency by any one should be permitted.
MIR Horr said that there was more truth in
Mr. Harvey's statement just made than could
be found in the whole of Coins School" 1t
was true that money was the blood Of COM
merce and business, but it was not true that
money could exist only when created by
law Money was used and well understood
before there were any laws on the subject 1t
does not have to be made legal tender to
make it good money AS a rule legal tender
laws are not needed except to make
somebody take money that is poor.
Except in times of national calamity
legal tender laws are not needed to enforce
the circulation Of good money. Our national
bank notes and our silver certificates are not
legal tender for debts or anything,
and yet they are taken as readily as
any of our money, because the peo-
pie Have confidence in them and know
they are good He would not dispute the fact
that the governments should regulate money.
The first law ever passed in the United States
on the subject of money was when
congress on July 6, 1875. directed
that the money unit should be one
dollar. and that smallest coin should be of
copper, of which 200 pieces should pass for one
dollar. That congress did not state at all
what the dollar should consist Of except that
200 copper half cents should be dollar. and
that was the first unit OF measure that con-
gress established-200 half cent coppers. That
is all the law there has ever been on the sub
iect and all that has ever been said about it
anywhere. So we had first the money OF
tk0 daidies'' Of copper
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

Mr. Harvey In reply said chat what Mr.
Horr had said about copper being used as
money during the continental days preceding
the adoption Of the constitutions is too trivial
to be used in this argument He quoted the
action OF the constitutional conventions at the
end of the colonial days in the adoption of sec
tion 10 which says: mo state shall coin mon
ey or make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment of debts" It says gold
and silver not gold or silver. This Is
the constitution. It took away from the
states the power to coin money or
to make anything tender In payment of debts
except those two metals 1t Is reserved to con-
gress the exclusive right to coin money. The
states were to have these two metals for legal
tender money, but congress would coin 1t for
them. Copper or other metals could be
coined into money by congress, but the states
could not make them legal tender. Congress
in good faith with the states has no more right.
to demonetize one OF these metals than it has
to demonetize both of them without the consent
of the states. There was no discrimination
made in the use of the two metals except that
the unit of value was to reside In the silver
dollar and that gold coins were to be of the
value of so many silver dollars. This is the
exact language Of the statute, OF the men who
framed the constitution and knew the, con-
struction that it was intended that 1t should
have.
Both gentlemen discussed at great length
the organization Of o monetary system, estab-
nshment Of mints, ETC., by the statesmen of
early days, and finally Mr.. Harvey after quot
ing extensively from the ideas set forth by
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
claimed that, Jefferson's recommendation that
the unit or dollar should contain 371 4-16 grains
of pure or 416 grains of standard silver
was adopted, the statute so reads and the gold
coins are valued in that silver unit, and Ham
ilton's suggestion for two units, gold unit
and silver unit. was not accepted by congress
and only silver unit was provided for in the
act OF 1892
Mr.. Horn conceded that there was no doubt
but that congress in 1872 established unit of
value and fixed it in silver ut 3714 grains pure
silver, but what they also did was to attempt
to establish bimetallism. They aimed to fix
it so that we would use both measures OF value
and both coins as money He then read letter
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
KNOWLEDGE

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and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
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ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST. bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
Didn't See Worlds Fair?

II you failed to visit the great Worlds
Fair in Chicago in 1893 you ought to visit
the next greatest fair of modern times-the
Cotton States and International Exposition
in Atlanta, Ga, from Sept. 18th to Dec.
3lst, 1895. = . .6'i@4
If you will please send your name and ad-
dress to 7. w, Teasdale, general passenger
agent c., ST. p, M & o.. R'y, ''rhe North
Western Line, - an illustrated pamphlet de-
scriptive of this great exposition will be
mailed you FREE, and the chances are you
will feel so interested that yon will want to
see the great show, and of course when you
plan your trip you win look to your COM
fort and secure your tickets from Mime
apolis, ST. Paul or Duluth to Atlanta, either
via Chicago Or Kansas City, via the best
line-'The North estern Line"
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

WASHINGTON. July 10. = Senator
Faulkner, chairman of the national
democratic congressional committee,
denies that any party OF democratic
orators is to be sent to the northwest
under the auspices of the committee
during the present summer and APP
preaching fall for the purpose of dis
cussing the currency question in a
series of meetings.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
Nicotinized Nerves.

Men old at thirty. Chew and smoke, eat
little, drink, or want to, all the time. Nerves
Jingle, never satisfied, nothing's beauti-
full, happiness gone, tobacco-saturated
system tells the story. There's an easy way
out. No-To-Bac will kill the nerve-craving
effects for tobacco and make you strong,
vigorous and manly. Sold and guaranteed
to cure by Druggists everywhere. Book,
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life
Away" free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co.,
New York City or Chicago.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
BEATS CHICAGO.
4 Couple Divorced at Muncie,s Ind, I'm Less
,..-t Than an HOur.

Couple Divorced at Muncfe,s Ind, I'm Less
Than an Hour.
MUNcIE, Ind. July 20, Friday after
noon Mrs Clark, wife of Rev. S. S.
Clark, who was recently asked to
resign as pastor of the First
Baptist church, made application
in court for divorce. Within
fifty minutes after the complaint
was filed, Rev. Clark had made answer,
the case had been tried and the di-
vorce granted. The court gave the
wife 1000 alimony, the custody of the
children and Clark must pay her 1875
per month. Clark was known as the
Parkhurst of Muncie.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
Open the Safety Valve

When there is too big head of steam on,
or you will be in danger. Similarly, when
that important safety valve of the system,
the bowels, becomes DISTRACTED, open it
promptly with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
and guard against the consequences of its
closure. Biliousness, dyspepsia, malarial,
rheumatic and kidney complaint, nervous
ness and neuralgia are all subjugated by this
pleasant but potent conqueror of disease.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
Declare Their independence.

New YORK. July 1.-THE Herald's
Manzanillo, Cuba, cable says: The pro
visional government of the republic Of
Cuba in the valley of Yara Sunday
issued new proclamation declaring
the independence of the island and
calling upon foreign powers to recog.
nize the belligerent rights of the army
of liberty.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
Cyclone at Pekin.

PEK1N, ILL.,, July 19.-At SIS o'clock
Thursday afternoon cyclone struck
the Marks block; containing five stores,
unroofing the buildings and dashing
the timber into the houses on the OPP
posite side of the street. A heavy rain
flooded the buildings. The post Office.
telegraph and express offices are among
those damaged.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
Financial Debate.

CHICAGO, July 17.-Roswell g. Horr,
of New York, and William Hope Har-
vey, of this city, began an eight-day
contest yesterday over the currency
question, the former speaking for gold
and the latter for silver.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
Her Name Is Marion.

BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, July 20.-The
president and Mrs. Cleveland have
named the little girl, now thirteen
days old, Marion Cleveland. AS in the
case of Ruth and Esther, no middle
name is given. The announcement
was made Friday afternoon by Private
Secretary Thurber.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness, bilious headache, dyspepsia,
heartburn, torpid liver, dizziness,
sick headache, bad taste in the
mouth, coated tongue, loss Of
appetite, sallow skin, ETC., when
caused by constipation and con-
stipation is the most frequent
cause of all of them.
Go by the book. Pills 1oc and 25c
box. Book FREE at your druggists or
write B. F. Allen Co., 365 Canal Street,
New York.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

SwEET-''What in the world did you buy
that kodak fora" Sours-tI wanted to see
if couldn't get my wife to look pleas
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

cit must be said of Swellington that he
never loses his head, said one actor to an
other. "Yes," was the reply, "his head has
gotten so big that he couldn't lose it if he
tried. "-Washingt0 Star.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

ssPAPA, what's twins?' 'sTwo children of
the same age of the same parents "Why,
I thought they was philopena. -Harper's
Young People.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

SER man, said Uncle Eben, chez gotter
be er berry 'ceptional financier to make er
hah' d-luck story do ez collateral fob er loan
desc days. Washington Star.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

COULD not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption. 1t always cures.-Mrs E.
G. MoULToN, Needham, Mass, Oct. %, '94.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

VISITOR lin museum) -''Why don't you
They come too high. "-Brooklyn Life.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

THOSE who for the first time are to become
mothers should use" Mothers Friend. "Much
suffering will be saved. Sold by druggists.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

No JOY in nature is so sublimely affecting
as the JOY of a mother at the good fortu ne
of her child.-Richter.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

IT happens frequently that the prophet
who is without honor in his own country
can't afford to go abroad.-Puck.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

JONES BRowN-"Why do you go into So
cietys" Brown-J ones-s'To find a wife.
And youa" Jones Brown-''To get away
from one. n-Life.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

He scatters enjoyment who enjoys much.
-Lavater.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24

Old Rip Van Wrinkle went up into the
Catskll mountains to take little nap of
twenty years or so, and when he Weakened,
he found that the "cruel war was over"
the monthly magazines had fought it
over" the second time and blown up"
all the officers that had participated in it.
This much is history, and it is also an has
to,1cal fact that, it took the same length of
time, for DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery to become the most celebrated, as
it is the most effective, Liver, Blood and
Lung Remedy of the age. In purifying the
blood and in all manner of pimples.
blotches, eruptions, and other skin and
scalp diseases, scrofulous sores and SWELL
ings, and kindred ailments, the Golden
Medical Discovery manifests the most
Posftioe curative properties.
Morris tribune., 1895-07-24
FOR AND AGAINST.
Harvey Meets Horr in the Arena
of Debate.
The WOrdy Battle Takes Place In Chicago
-" Coins Financial School" the Gem
ter of Observation-Disclosures of
the Arguments.

CHICAGO, July 1.-two men met in q little
roomat the Illinois club Tuesday afternoon,
and began spirited contest Of national mo-
ment one fighting for silver and the other for
gold with all the intellectual powers, facts and
authorities at their command. One of them was
Roswell G. Horr, once o member of congress
from Michigan. now an editorial writer for the
New York Tribune, and the other was w. H.
Harvey, of Chicago. author of Coins
Financial School" Mr.. Horr championed
the cause of gold, while Mr. Harvey threw
down the gauntlet for silver
A man with watch sat at a table near the
speakers, and whenever one had spoken eight
minutes he would tap loudly on. o call bell
This gave the speaker warning that he had
two minutes more to conclude his statement
BY these stages of ten minutes each the
speakers will proceed for eight days, using
only the afternoons and resting Sundays
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German, the author of the amendment
rose to withdraw it and said: 1.-THE
members of the committee on appro
priations were aware of the fact that
attempts made in both branches to dis
pose of this financial question have all
resulted in no legislation whatever.
Having been compelled to ascertain as
best we could the exact condition of
the treasury, and having taken into
account the appropriations of this ses,
sion, we believe it to be our highest
duty to give the Senate the opportunity
to determine whether additional pow
ers should be given to the Secretary of
the Treasury to meet the deficiency.
1t is evident from the course of the
debate to day and from the remarks
that have been made by Senators on
this side of the chamber, and who,
take it, spoke after consultation else,
where, that is not desired. We
are confronted with the statement
made by the distinguished chairman
of the finance committee, Senator
Voorhees,) whose judgment is that ad.
ditional provision for the treasury is
not necessary. Statements have been
made by other Senators that they will
persist in discussing the entire finan-
cial programme, which discussion
might not end before the 4th of March.
With the sudden conversion which
appear to have taken place, as sudden
as those we read of in sacred history
and which amaze some of us on this
side of the chamber, we have lost the
active support of these gentlemen and
are left to deal with the question
alone. All this makes it necessary
that look the facts plainly in the face.
Beyond this bill stand the legislative
appropriation bill, the naval appropria-
ton bill, the general deficiency bill.
In view of the determination of Sena-
tors on both sides and with view to
facilitate the business of the session l
am instructed by the committee on ap-
preparations, not changing our views
as to the necessity of the amendment
to withdraw it."
Senator Allison said that he concur
red in the action of the Senator from
MARYLAND. Tie German amendment
was thereupon withdrawn.
Senator Mills, Democrat, of Texas,
offered an amendment repeating all
laws that authorize the Secretary OF
the Treasury to sell United States
bonds for any purpose whatever.
A point of order was made by Sena-
tor Aldrich, Republican of Rhode Is
land, and was sustained by the Vice
President. So Senator Mills's amend
ment was excluded.
Senator Mills admitted that the rul-
ing of the Chair was correct; but the
time would come, he said, and come
before long, when the question would
be presented in such a way that it
would not go out on point of order.
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A Religious Riot,

SAVANNAH, Feb. 26.-Sannah es'
capped riot tonight through the in
tervention of the military. The
trouble was precipitated by ex-Priest
Jos. Slattery's lecture, on the Roman
Catholic Priesthood. For several days
efforts have been made by members of
the Ancident Order of Hibernians to
revoke the ex-priest's permit to deliver
the lecture, but the mayor, upon legal
advice, replied that it could not be
done. Thereats were openly made
agast the lecture and the chief of police
and a detail Of officers were ordered
on duty at the hall when the lecture
was to be delivered The lecture con-
tanned no offensive language, but the
crowd which had gathered on the out
side began to hurl stones through the
windows and among the audience.
The police ordered the crowd to dis,
perse. 1t refused to do so and kept
shouting and jeering. The mayor
was notifyed, and after a consultation
with the chief of police. decidee to Or
der out the military. The riot alarm
was sent in, and in half an hour eight
companies of infantry and troop OF
cavalry, dismounted, were on the
scene. The lecture was over by the
time the military arrived, and most of
the audience had left the hall. A
detail of mounted police stood guard
at the entrance. The crowd numbered
1000 by this time, largely stectators.
A portion of it kept yelling and hurl.
ing bricks at the windows of the hall
where there ex-priest was. A few
shots were fired in the air by the riot
ers, but no one was hurt. The electric
lights around the hall were broken by
missiles, and for a time the neighbor-
hood was in darkness. After the mil
itary arrived on the scene there was
comparative quiet. The streets were
cleared for block in every direction
and the troops remained on guard UNI
til the disturbance had subsidized, when
the lecturer was brought out Of the
hall and escorted by asquad of twenty
police, surrounded by two battalions
of soldiers, walked to his hotel. The
crowd followed and jeered along the
streets, but there was no attempt at an
open attack. Half an hour after, the
ex-priest's wife was escorted from the
hall to the hotel by squad of police.
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A Physician Shot.

RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 2s.-A special
to the News and Observer from Lex
ington, N. c., says: Dr.. R. L. Payne,
one of the oldest and best known ply.
sicians of Lexington. was shot and
killed at :36 Monday by Baxter Shem-
well, young business man OF that
place. The killing was the result OF
bad feeling existing between the par
ties named. Shemwell is now IN Jall,
and his wife,. who is almost crazed
with grief. DR.: Payne was a very
prominent physician and mueh loveo
here. The whole town and county
are much shocked by the sad affair.
Feeling runs high, and there is some
talk of summary punishment, and
We're it not for shemwell's family and
prominent folk, Lexington might
have been the scene of another lynch
inc.
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A Devoted Woman.

ATLANTA, Feb. 2S.-Miss Laura O..
Morgan and Prof. f. B. White, an m:
valid, were married last Sunday after
noon in the Professors sick chamber.
He was so ill that he could barely
whisper the responses. The two have
long been engaged, and were to mar.
nv next summer. but the Professor
got desperately i'll. His fancee be- e.
Iieved that she could save hls h1e II
she could be with him constantly and
at her suggestion they were married,