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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-14

weight at the other extremity" Here
| you have the real gravamen of the sec
tionai controversy for the first half-cen-
tury OF the Union under the Constitution
namely, from 17sS to 1913: for it was in
| lS4S that the Free-Soil. or Abolition, party
for the first time put forward a presi-
dental ticket, and then it was that the
anti-slarery sentiment superseded the
preponderance OF territorial acquisition
as the bane OF contention between the
sections But mark! It was not the
slavery question which aroused the ire
OF New England, for. although negro
slavery existed in Louisiana. that was
not made a preteSt for objecting to it's
admission to the. Union.
VIRTUAL DISSOLUTION
seven years after the acquisition OF the
Louisiana tcrritory-namely. in 1S11-a bill
was introduced in Congress for the ad..is-
sion Of. the State of Louisiana. into the
Union. On that occa sion Mr. JOSIAH
Quincy. a member OF Congress from
Massachusetts,, said: IF this bill passes
it is my deliberate opinion that it is
virtually Il dissolution OF ';hc Union: that
1t will free t.ie States from their moral
obligation: and. as il will be the right
OF all. so 1t will be the duty Of some,
definitely TO prepare for a. separation
amicably IL they can, violently If they
must
This is said to be the first declaration
on the floor of Congress in favor Of the
right of pcaceable secession
Now, asatn-marIz you. reader-this was
not the sentiment of John c. Calhoun.
OF South Carolina. but of Mr. Josiah
Quincy. of Massachusetts. He advocated
n dissolution of the Union If the South
cru States should acquire political pre-
dominance by the introduction OF Iouisi-
ana into the family of States. And note.
also. that this was not a momentary
ebulltton Of passion, but was my DELHI
crate opinion"
The tstimonies that reveal the violent
sectional jealouscs with marked the early
stages Of the government might readily
be multiplied to tenfold the extent of
those above adduced. The reader who
is at all yersed in the history OF the
first three decades OF our existence under
the Constitution is more or less familiar
with them; and I will now proceed 20
consider the exhibition OF the same see
tional sentiment in the discussions and
considerations which led to the selection
OF the Potomac a the permanent resi-
dence" of the government.
THE FIGHT RENEWED.
This sectional antagonism broke out
into an acrimonious debate in the very
first session of the first Congress under
the Constitution, and was renewed with
aggravated ascerbity in the second ses
sion OF this first congress. ms was
not indeed. the first agitation of the
subject: for as early as December %,
1854 the Congress OF the Confederation
adopted resolution to appoint three
commissioners to lay out a district from
two 10 three miles square on either side
of the Delaware. This was not acted
on. An attempt to amend it by substi-
tuting Georgetown. on the Potomac,
secured only the vote of Virginia Two
years and half later-namely. on the
| 10Th of May. 1IS7-tthe very month in
| which the Constitutional Convention met
| in Phiadetphta) the Congress Of the Con-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-14
ALL RIGHT IN BISCUITS
But :, Poor Medicine

Common soda is all right in its nIace
and indispensable in the kitchen and for
cooking and washing purposes, but soda
was never intended for medicine and
people who use it as such Viii some Gay
regret it
The common use OF soda 10 relieve
heartburn and sour stomach is a habit
most daily. and one which is f-ausht
with danger, soda gives only temporary
relief and in the end the stomach trou-
BILE gets worse and worse
The soda acts as a mechanical irritant
to The walls of the stomach and bowels
and cases are on record where it &C.
cumu!ates IN the intestines. causing
death by Inflammation or peritonitis.
DIR. Earlandson recommends as the
Eafest and surest cure for sour stomach
tacid 6yspepsia) The daily use after meals
of an excellent preparation, sold by drug
gis;s under the name of Stuart.s Dys-
pepsia Tablets. These tablets are large
aO-srain iozenses. pleasant 10 tie taste
aud containing the natural peptones and
digestive clements necessary to good I:-
gesiion and which all weak s:cn,achs
lack.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets ased resu-
larry after meals digest the food promptly
and thoroughly before ii has time to fer
,neni, sour and poison the blood and rer-
vous system.
DR.. Wuerth states that he i,l:aria bly
uses and recommends Stuart's Dvsne,,sia
Tablets in All forms OF stomach dcrorte-
,nent and finds them a certa ), cure not
"nl2 for sour stomach, but bv cansin,.
prompt digestion OF the food they create
healthy appetite. increase flesh ami
strengthen the action Of the neart and
liver
They are not ca,hartic AMI contain
no violent drug but are intended o,,ir for
stomach diseases and faulty d;.a,,,on
and generally acknowledged 10 ..a the
mos: reliable cure for any stomach l-cu-
bic except cancer OF the stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets now enjoy
sn international reputation AMI poai.ar-
tty and are sold by druggists evervm here
1n the United States. Canada and Great
m4taiA.
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Of two votes to carry through the assump-
ton act The agreement was Faithfully
complied with Washington was author-
lied by Congress, with the aid or three
commissioners, whom ne was to appoint,
to lay out the Federal city at some point
on the northern bank of the Potomac
between the mouth of the eastern
Branch Ghe Anacostia) and the mouth
of the Conococfeague at Ni!hamsport,
a distance Of a hundred miles, following
the course of the river.
WE'RE DISHEARTENED
Many of the northern members were
disheartened at the idea that the selection
would he made at this far-oif point, IN
the midst of forests that had hardly
as vet echoed to the sound o. the settlers
axe; for there is Il letter from Oilver
Wolcott in which he says: III 1870
we are to go TO the Indian place Win
the long name on the Pc;onloc, mean
ing Conococheague The PENNSYLVANIA
members were propitiated by provision
of the bill by which Congress was to
meet in Philadelphia for the ten years
which it was supposed would be required
for the erection of the necessary PUBIC
buildings on the Potomac. 1t required
that in November 1900. Congress snouio
meet at the permanent seat on the Poto-
mac: and it did, accordingly. meet 1or
the FIRST time, in November, 1oee. IN the
northern wing of the old Capltoi, the
only portion Of the building then sum
GENTLY advanced for occupation by Con
gress. Seven years before this asHihs
ton had. with Masonic ceremonies iald
the cornerstone. The scene was graph
ical!y depicted by Daniel Webster more
than half a century afterwards IN ms
Grafton upon the laying Of the CORNER
stone or the new additions. or Wings III
1851. Describing that first cornerstone
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-14
MIDNIGHT ATTACK.
Afr. Frank c. Gillian Held Up by Two
NeDr,nS


Negroes.
About midnight Wednesday Mr.. Frank
c. Gillian, of the firm OF R. w Gillian
& Co., met with thrilling and unpleas-
ant experience on his way home near
the Masonic Home.
II was walking quietly home. said Mr..
Gillian yesterday morning, and just as
I got down in he bottom almost under the
trestle of the Seven Pines road, | saw
two negroes Just ahead OF me- one was
on one side of the road and the other a
few PAGES away. just, opposite me.
Gas [ got between them the negro on
the right grabbed me by the shoulder and
told me to hold up my hands. | had
small stick in my right hand and struck
at him. He Immediately retaiiateo with
a heavy stick, striking me twice on the
right hand. inhicting painful wounds
',rhev both then closed in on me and
the negro on the left tried to kill or dis
able me. making the cuts you see on the
breast and sleeve Of my overcoat-
Mr.. Gillian who is heavily built and IS
a powerful man. pushed through the ne
gr6es by main force. He had no weapon
with him. so was compelled to seek safe
ty in flight.
The men pursued him a short distance,
but when he reached Q house on the
hill just beyond they made off
II would probably know one OF them
if I saw him again. said Mr. Gillian. as
he was about six feet tall and had d
beard. The other was not so tall and
was smooth-faced. The only valuables
had consisted of my watch and a few
dollars"
The police are looking out for the nigh
T3ymeu.
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venience Of navigation to the Atlantic
| Ocean, ard have due regard. to the par,
| ticular situation ofsth western country.
Roger. Sherman advocated a POSTPONE
| rlent OF 50 important a subject. some
/, members urged immediate action, as
| afford 1,4s an additional bond Of union.
| Fisher Amos. the firebrand of the debate.
| warned the House to move slowly. he
said: ct is a question on which the
very existence or the Union may depend.
1 doub; whether the government can
stand the shock Of such measure,
involving as many passions as the human
heart can display"
NORTH OR SOUTH?
The great controversy was between
southern location on the Potomac or a
so-called northern location on the Sus-
quehanna or the Delaware. The New
England States did not put in a. claim
for their section: but they opposed q
seat of government as far south as the
Potomac. Seven great actors entered
the arena Of debate and controversy upon
this momentous queston-for it had
assumed momentous proportions, as
threatening a destruction OF the more
perfect Union under the Constitution
These actors were Washington, Jefferson.
and Madison. III advocacy of the Poto-
mac, and Hamilton, John Adams, Robert
Morris, and Fisher ,Ames, in advocacy OF
either the SuSquehanna or the Delaware.
Cotempora neously with this bitter ques-
ton of a selection Of a permanent seat
for the Federal Government there arose
the equally bitter question OF the assump-
ton by the General Government Of the
debts incurred by the States in the prose-
Cution of the war for independence. This
measure was known as The Assumption
Act Madison led the debate in the
House In favor of the Potomac as the
seat Of. government and against the
assumption act. He expressed the almost
united sentiment OF the Southern States.
Fisher A1neS led the debate and expressed
the almost united senti:1Aant Of the North
ern States in. favor of the assumption
act and against locating the seat of gov
eminent on the Potomac. 1t may be
said. in general terms, that these two
measures We're debated together: and
that the fate Of one involved the fate
OF the, other. The first that came
for determination was the assumption
act In the great debate on his ques-
ton Anes and Madison We're pitted
against each other, and in a most mas
terly discussion of the conStitut Onaitv
of the question Madison prevailed over
his competitor. and the House voted
against the assumption act Thereupon
Fisher Ames famed into a volcano OF
denunciation. and, Selling his hat, marched
out of the hall. followed by enough
adhercnts to break a quorum. This
state of things prevailed for several days
Congress could not and did not hold its
sessions. The government was in a state
of paralysis. Writing Of this twenty
five years afterwards Jefferson says:
This measure (assumptlon) produced
the most bitter and angry contest ever
known in Congress before or since the
Union of the states.
BITTER FEELING.
The other measure of the permanent
seat Of the government was also before
the first and second sessions Of the first
Congress, and engendered a feeling hardly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-14
THE SOLDIERS RETURN.
Tie Members Of Scvcnticth Regiment
Pleased With Tho Trip.

The Richmond soldiers returned from
Washington yesterday. arriving here at
l P NJ The special train stopped
at Elba Station. and the soldiers, headed
by Col. Anderson. Adjutant C. Gray Bos-
sioux and the splendid band marched down
Pine Street to Franklin, thence to Second,
TO Grace, TO Fifth. to Broad, to Seventh
and 20 the -Arnlory.
The five companies were lined up in the
dril!-hall and Col Anderson made a brief
address TO officers and men. he consrat-
ul>t-ed them upon their excellent behavior
in Washington and upon the splendid
showing they made in the parade
Colonel Anderson said that he
was proud of the regiment he
has the honor to command. The
highest compliment that cou!d De paid IS
that these soldiers were mistaken all
along the line OF march for United States
regulars.
President Mckinley said that the Seven
tieth Regiment marched Ike regulars.
Colonel Anderson stated that the Wash
inston trip would result in much good
It brought the Richmond. Charlottesville.
Lynchburg. Farnlvi,Ie. Stanton and
Alexandra companies together. officers
and men became acquainted and spirit
Of unity was manifested
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over the walnuts and the wine, was
concerted the first compromise under the
Constitution. Hamilton undertook 10
win over Robert Morris for the seat on
the Potomac, and Jefferson agreed with
with the assistance of Washington ana
Madison to secure the necessary change
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of interest were brought before the board
and considered.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22

without thinking of st. Patrick. The
story of Ireland's apostle and the
shamrock must ever remain one of
those anecdotes which, repeated
again and again, will always be new
and will be read and re-read even
though we know it by rote. The
tradition has him at Tara teaching
the king and his court the truths of
the Christian religion. The king was
unable to understand the mystery of
the Trinity and st. Patrick himself,
knowing this doctrine to be incom-
prehensible, sought to symbolic it
in some way so that the king would
understand. Happily hitting upon
the shamrock, he called the mon
arch's attention to the unity of the
flower and the trinity of its leaves.
This symbol satisfied the royal mind,
and st. Patrick had the satisfaction
of seeing the Celts adopt the religion
of the Christ. There are few more
famous characters than st. Patrick
and the devotion with which Irish
men everywhere hail his anniversary
is one of the most touching customs
among all the races of mankind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22
GOING TOO FAR

The fellow who introduced bill in
the Missouri legislature to prevent
women wearing corsets, did not go
much farther than the man VINO has
introduced bill in the Iowa legisIa-
ture toprevent others than registered
pharmacists from selling patent medi-
cines and proprietary articles. The
law already requires that the formula
of the article be published on each
bottle or package, SO that the pur-
chaser may know exactly what he is
buying. The, use of the patent medi-
cines should not be encouraged by
the state, but if the people persist in
using them the state has no right to
interfere with their sale, so long as
they are not poisonous or harmful.
The proper thing for anybody who is
sick to do is to consult a physician
and take his prescription, but SO per
cent of those who take patent medi-
cines would not do this, hence to pre-
vent the general sale of the articles
is class legislation. Other bills of
equal unreasonableness are being
hurled at magnetic healers and others
who have afforded people relief. If
any of these are frauds they will soon
sink of their own weight, but no
amount of legislation can Fprevent
fraud or correct the ills, physically
or morally that humanity is heir to.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22
WANTS FRANCHISE.
Thos. Sewers Makes a PROPOSE
tion to the City.

There was council meeting last
evening for the stated purpose of
reading minutes of preceding ses-
sions, but there was considerable
other business cared Tor at the ses-
sion.
One of the most important things
to come before the meeting was the
proposition made by Thos. Seevrrs
as follows:
ITO the Mayor and City Council of
Oskaloosa, Iowa:
GENTLEMEN:-If the City of Oska-
loosa will grant me a reasonable
twenty-five year franchise and the
Oskaloosa Water Co. will sell it's
plant at a reasonable price, l will
buy it and make such additions and
improvements as the council may de-
eide upon and will agree to furnish
an abundant supply of good, pure,
we'll water, at all times and for all
purposes, including ample fire pro-
lection. When these improvements
are completed / will turn the plant
over to the city on basis whereby
it will pay for itself by its earnings
and become the property of the city
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22

That portion of Second ward ly-
ing west of the railways has COM
planned for years because no candi-
date has been given them for the Of
fee of councilman, and they have
felt they were Disseminated against.
This year the republican party has
nominated George Sterling, an old
time resident of the city, man of
good sound and practical judgment,
a trades man and a workman, a man
of enterprise and man fitted in
every sense of the word for the Office
to which he aspires, and one in whom
the welfare of the city and the citi-
zens can we'll be trusted. Sterling
should have the unanimous vote of
all that portion of the ward, regard
less of politics.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22
WILL Rim A FARM.

The Colfax Clipper says: A couple
of Montezuma women, Mrs. Mckee
and Mrs. S. R. Clute, mother and
daughter, who most throughly believe
that what men may do women can
do, have gone into business together.
The business they have embarked in
is farming. They will provide them
selves with riding plows and do their
own blowing. They have rented 100
acres of land near Montezuma and
have moved to the scene of their
labors. They have provided cows
and will make butter for the market.
In short, the two women have gone
into the work as business proposit-
ion and the people who know them
are confident they will be successful.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22
JOHN T. LACEY.

The following is related as to Mr..
Lacey:
"John F. Lacey, of Oskaloosa, is
one of Iowa's leading lawyers; he
has compiled some very valuable
digests of railroad and land laws.
Little of his career has been public,
as his large practice has engaged
most of his time. Like Dolliver he
was born in what is now West Vir-
ginia. He entered the civil war as a
private, and was promoted to be as
sistant adjutant general. He served
one term in the Iowa legislature in
1870, and was so impressed with the
greater Importance of his practice
that he resolved never again to leave
it. Year after year he was impor-
tuned by the Republicans to become
their candidate for congress against
James B. Weaver. Atlength, in 1888,
he was nominated almost without his
knowledge, and so consented to run.
1t is related that when he shameface-
dly told his wife that he had accepted
the nomination, she exclaimed with
some disgust: Well, John, now
that you have gone into it, you
must beat Weaver. If you don't I'll
leave you.' To save herself from
carrying out this terrible threat evil
IDENTIFY, she used all her endeavors to
elect him, going to his political meet
ings and noting the impressions made
by different parts of his speeches.
Mr.. Lacey is chairman of the COM
mittee on public lands"
The Democratic Ottumwa Inde-
pendent accepts all of the above as
true except as to Mrs. Lacey, who
never did foolish things nor interfere
with the political course of her dis.
tinguished husband.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22

The rediness with which the
American people face a calamity and
meet an emergency is shown in the
recently published statement of the
relief committee of Shawneetown,
Illinois, which was destroyed by a
food in April 1898, and in which 25
people lost their lives. S29, ,324.55 in
cash was contributed and hundres of
volunteers worked for weeks to re-
lieve the suffering. The town has been
entirely rebuilt and the population is
greater than it was before the des-
truction of the town.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22


within the term of the franchise
granted me. will give a satisfac-
tory bond for carrying out this prop
osition.
THos. SEWERS.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Mar. 20, 190O."
The matter was filed for future ref
erence.
Thirteen distinct and separate tax
matters were given attention.
The Fifth avenue and other sewers
were ordered extended across street
to permit building operations in the
vicinity.
The matter of w. L. Pearson and
Mrs. N. M. Waring on paving certif-
cate was referred to the claims COM
mittee.
The mayors bill for Des Moines ex-
penses was allowed
The minutes of the meetings be-
tween April 3 and June 8, 1899, were
read and approved, and the council
adjourned to meet again Wednesday
evening to work on the minutes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22
REV. McBRTDE RBLEASED.


At called meeting of the Des
Moines Presberty of the United Pres
byterian church, held in Des Moines
on Thursday, Rev. R. B. A. Mcbride
was released from the church in
Oskaloosa. His resignation had been
rendered some time ago, but accord
ing to the rules of the church the
above was necessary. Rev. J. Fl.
White acted as moderator, and while
the resignation was unanimously ac-
cepted it was done with reluctance.
Rev. Mcbride has been one of the
leading ministers in the presbytery,
and during his three years work in
this city So new members have been
added to his church. His many
friends, outside as we'll as in the
church, regret to see him leave Oska-
loosa, and Iowa. His last sermon
will be preached here on Sunday
March %, and he will then leave i'm
mediately for his new charge in Tar
kio, Mo. While Tarkio is not as
large city as Oskaloosa, there is a
U. P. College, with from 200 to 800
students, located there, hence the
membership of the church is larger.
1t is a fine appointment and pro-
motion for Rev. Mcbride who is still
young man, and has future before
him that cannot be otherwise then
bright and successful.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22

away with the state binder and print
er, by an overwhelming and almost
unanimous vote. Thorough investi-
cation proved conclusively that the
state was not paying any more, and
in many instances not as much for
their work, quality considered, as
are business men and corporations
all over Iowa. The strenuous efforts
made by the Iowa State Register and
the Des Moines Leader to show that
the state was being overcharged, fell
fiat under the light turned on them
by the committee, and by the show
ing made the present incumbents in
office.
The HERALD stands where it has
stood from the beginning of the fight,
and where it is now evident that the
majority of the people of the state
stand, in favor of paying living prices
to the men who do the work. The
contract system never would bring
this about. Either cheap material
would be introduced or the wages of
the printer and binder would have
been shaved down to make up the
loss. If the prices are too high in any
particular for the work. done we be-
lieve in cutting it down, but we do
not believe in turning it out to the
lowest bidder. Iowa cannot afford
to do that.
The new men who go into office
January 1, 1901, are Bernard Murphy,
of Vinton, and Howard Tedford, of
Mt. Ayr. Theyare personally strong
men, and men of experience and
wide acquaintance. They are de-
serving of the honors and the offices
they have won and will fill them to
the satisfaction of all.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-03-22

The following little table is about
all that is necessary to shut up those
few gentry who insist that silver is a
live issue. In view of the 1896 state
ments that our money circulation
could not increase. without the
adoption of free silver, these figures
are interesting and illustrative of
how very wrong democrat can be.
Per capita circulation in the United
States:
1896, 1897. 1898. 1899.
s21 10 S22.49 S24.71 $3.50