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Year: 1868

Tho Progress of Anarchy In Mexico.


Our Mexican news from day to day goes to
show that the worst which has ever been writ
ten or spoken as to the incapacity Of the
Mexican people for selfgovernment has not
only not overshot but has not been up to the
mark. Our telegraphic news and our letters
from special correspondents reveal state Of
anarchy in that country which is almost with
out parallel even in its own previous history,
bad as that history has been. Willing, as at
times we have been, to hope for Mexico, we
can now no longer conceal from ourselves tho
fact that the cause is hopeless.


1t is now some forty -four years ago since the
Mexican people shot their arst emperor, and
in vain attempt to initiate the people Of the
United States set up q republic. For forty
years they continued In q state Of anarchy,
making and unmaking presidents, faction
struggling with faction, tinkering old and
making new constitutions, contracting debts
and never paying them, quarrelling with their
best friends and losing large slices Of their
best territory; and at the end of the forty
years Of magnificent promise and no fruit they
found themselves demoraized and helpless,
and compelled, at the will of the foreigner, to
submit to another empire and another empe-
ror. To get rid of imperial rule they deposed
their first emperor, pensioned and then shot
him. During forty years they manufactured
some thirty-one constitutions--very nearly Q
constitution for every year-an unparalleled
feat in constitution making; but in spite Of all
their constitutions we find them at the end Of
the forty years selling themselves to foreigners
and bowing the knee to foreign emperor.


The history Of the second Mexican empire is
too recent to require repetition. True to
themselves and to the character which they
had established, no sooner was the second
empire set up than the spirit of anarchy re-
vealed itself The sympathy Of the United
| States was invoked, and, as was not unnatural


in the circumstances, was ungr,dgingly given.


But for the shadow of the United States which


fell on Mexican soil the French might have


Seen there to this day. Our shadow, however,


was too wuOh for them. They ssw y md
Year: 1868

great party of the constitution. His sctioa
In the convention that nominated Martin Van
Buren-of which he was chairman-indicates
him as the leader who made national and gave
its real power to the movement that, original
ing in this State. initiated the revolution. In
all his career he appears as man whose rela-
ton to party has always been held as secondary
to his fidelity to great ideas.
Year: 1868

REvFRDY JOHNSON ON BRsEoHEs AND
BREAoHEs. Some radical journals are in great
distress as to what Reverdy johnson will wear
in England, particularly what sort of breeches
he will don for a royal reception. They should
not rack their brains in these conjectures.
johnson Is sent to settle all our little difficulties
with John Bull and will do it, whether the dis
cussion turn more sharply on the breeches to
be worn at Buckingham Palace or the breaches
to be closed up by the payment Of the Alabama
claims
Year: 1868




We publish to-day letter from an Albany
correspondent, giving an account Of caucus
OF prominent democratic politicians convened
for the purpose of considering the political sit.
uation and interchanging opinions in regard to
the Presidential nomination. Ex-Governos
Seymour was the centre of the gathering, and
freely gave his views We give verbatim
report of his remarks 80 far as they concerned
Chief Justice Chase. 1t seems that the Governor
distinctly endorsed Chase as the democratic
candidate, stating+hat he and the party differed
in no material point upon the living issues Of
the day. He said the Chief Justice stood right
upon the record as to free trade and the tariff,
and he agreed with the democrats on the gen.
eral question of taxation that he has always
been in favor of universal amnesty and for re.
storing to the South her constitutional rights,
and that as to negro suffrage he is willing to
leave that question entirely to the States, where
the democrats claim it belongs. This is Judge
Chases platform in nutshell; but simple ss
it is the democratic organs dared not publish
it in report Of the proceedings of the caucus
when they had an opportunity to do so. The
question is, therefore, definitely settled that
Ex-Governor Seymour is out fat-footed for
Chase!s nomination by the Democratic Conven-
ton, and his suggestion that Pendleton give
way for the present and await future honors b
dictated in manly and magnanimous spirit.
It is folly for the partisan journals to
attempt TO- smother this great, necessary and
patriotic Chase movement. Il is bound to 60
on. It is fully time that something like states
manship should distinguish the Presidential
office, and the people are beginning to realize
that Judge Chase is just the man for the time
and the occasion.
Year: 1868

THE RECORD OF Mr.. CHAsR.--In letter In
another column will be found an interesting
resupss of Mr.. Chase's political history. He
was, as will be seen, democrat from the time
Of his first activity until the opening Of the
issue from which the war grew-the issue that
was settled by the war--and thus the close of
the war has removed the only thing that car
ried Mr.. Chase and so many other earnest and
energetic democrats out of the ranks OF the
Year: 1868




We publish in another column full account
of the terrible catastrophe which took place on
the Bowery at about fifteen minutes before ten
o'clock last night. Anything of a more dis
tressing nature has seldom happened in this
city. Engine No. 8, of the Metropolitan Fire
Bowery theatre building, suddenly exploded,
the fragments of iron, as they sped through
the air, carrying death and wounds to persons
and inficting damage of a more or less serious
character to the adjacent buildings. As far as
ascertained four men were killed outright and
fifth unfortunate died soon afterwards. In addi-
ton twenty -one beings, most of them boys, were
wounded, several of them, it is feared, fatally.
The cause or origin Of this frightful accident
Is not fully known at the time of writing. 1t
is stated, however, that the explosion resulted
from lack of water in the boiler. Whether
this statement be true or not will have to be
decided by legal investigation 1t is sufficient
at the present to know that the accident was
most fatal one At the hour in which 1t took
place the Bowery is generally crowded with
pedestrians, anu around Tue CneaIre UOOrb par
ticularly large groups of men and boys are
accustomed to congregate until the close of
the performance within. Under these circum-
stances the only wonder is that the casualties
were not greater, that no more unfortunate
beings were ushered into the presence of their
Maker without moments warning, and that
no more bodies and limbs were torn and man
gled by the flying missiles of destruction.


This is the first catastrophe of the kind that
has occurred to the steam fire engines since
their introduction into use in this city. Deeply
as it is to be deplored, we trust that the inves-
tigation will prove it to have been unavoidable.
The immunity we have had from such distress
ing occurrences in the past, and the familiarity
of men with danger of all kinds frequently
induces feeling of security not at all com
mensurate with the risks run but we repeat,
it is to be hoped that all due precautions against
an explosion were taken in this case.
Year: 1868

7 1895 .sa aEt lib uAH1Tif u Gt tI s.a


81 FEMALES, OWING TO THE
peculiar and important relations which
they sustain, their peculiar organization
and the offices they perform, are subject
to many sufferings. Freedom from these
contribute in no,small degree to their
happiness and welfare, for none can be
happy who are i'll. Not only SO, but no.
one of these various female complaints
can long be suffered to run on without
involving the general health of the in
diyidual, and ere long producing perma-
nent sickness and premature decline. Nor
is it pleasant to consulta physician for the
relief of these various delicate affections,
and only upon the most urgent necessity
will a true woman so far sacrifice her
greatest charm as to do this. The sex
will then thank us for placing in their
hands simple~speciics which will be
found eficacious in relieving and curing
almost every one of those troublesome
complaints peculiar to the sex.
Year: 1868

Many children, instead of being plump
as a peach, are as wrinkled as last years.
apple, because they don't sleep enough
Some physicians think the bones only grow
during sleep. This cannot say certainly,
but do say that those little folks who sit
up late at nights are usually nervous, weak,
small and sickly. The reason why you
need more sleep than your parents is be-
cause you have to grow and they do not.
They can use up the food they eat in think
ing, talking and working while you should
save some of yours for growing. You
ought to sleep great deal; if you DO not,
you y i'll in activity consume all you eat,
and have none, or not enough to grow
with. Very few smart children excel, or
even equal, other people when they grow
up. Why is this? Because their heads,
if not their bodies. are kept too busy; so
they cannot sleep, rest aud go strong in
body and brain. Now, when your mother
says Susie, or Nancy, or whatever your
name may be, it is time to 60 to bed. do not
worry her by begging to sit up 'just lit
tie longer" But hurry of to your cham
ber, remembering that you have a great
deal of sleeping and growing 10 do to make
you a healthy, happy, useful man or w.
man.
Year: 1868

We frequently hear men in business give
as a reason for not advertising, that trade
is too dull" Now, this is a very mista-
ken indea, in tie practice Of which bust
ness men do them selves great Injustice
T&e time of all times when to let the peo-
pie know what you have to sell, is when
trade is a little dull. Printers ink is the
great remedy for dull times. 1t is then
that the shrewd, energetic business man,
uses his brains to help bridge him over the
abyss When the times are brisk and trade
brisk, any body can sell goods. 1t takes 4
man of genius to sell when the times are
little dubious. Printers ink, if judi
ciOusly used, is the very highest order of
genius. 1t is friend within the reach Of
all.


Our columns ere open to those who COM
prehend this great truth, while our job
presses, which can turn off, at short order,
anything a man may want, from a full
sheet pos.er to a neat and tasty card or
circular, are at their service. Ye that are
wise will profit by these hints.
Year: 1868

l have not wealth to crowL thy brow
With pI iOus wreath3 of pearls,
may not bin dthe diamonds light
Within thy glossy curls.
I have not gold to purchase robes
From Indias costly loom;
cannot bring the foreign plants
Of gorgeous costly bloom.
Nv home is not where fashion dwells
In halls of FURNISHED gold;
Nor yet beneath the ivied roofs


Of kingly castles old.
/ have not e'en q simple cot


O'er-hung by whispering tres;
Where the golden sun beams pause to rest
Amid the downy leaves.
Yet have dared to kneel to thee
Though humble born and poor,
I'll offer thee the truest heart


That ever maiden wore.
Then give to me but thy sweet love,
It's all my spirit Graves;
I'll lean around thee as the shore,
Leans round the beating waves.
For try sweet sake l'll labor on,


y i'll fame shall crown my brow;
And wealth and pride before my blows
Their naughty heads shall bow.
And will lay thy tender form,


Upon m heart to rest;
Ny soul will swell with mighty strength,
With thee upon my breast.
Thou wilt be mine, know feel
l read it in thine eye
Ny hearts best wish is known and heard,
And registered on high.
For thee III brave the toughest storm,
Or love the hardest fate,
If thou art near to cheer me on,


My spirits noble mate
Year: 1868

Always and in every instance it is true
economy to buy the best. Cheap bargains
are always the deare.t in the end. And
yet there are so many Mrs. Toodles in the
world that there is constant need of repeat
ing The warning against the desire to buy
bargains. Buy the best stock, the best
tools and the best seed, and you will have
the best crops aid get the best prices.
Year: 1868

The following figures which We take
from the Annual Report of President SlOss
are of nature calculated tQA,7ssrest both
our business men and citze along
the line of the Nashville and Rail
road:


FREIGHs TRANSPORTED From OCTOBER /,
Year: 1868

One of oar clothing merchants, few
days ago. in dilating upon tbs beauties of
q fashionable coat which a customer was
trying on, said that it was "the soul of
wit" He meant on account of it's brevi-
Year: 1868




A good wife is the greatest earthly bless
ing. a man is what his wife makes him.
1t is tue mother who moulds the character
and destiny of the child.


Make marriage matter Of moral judg-
mont


Marry in your own religion.


Marry into different blood and temper
ament from your own.


Marry ioto a family you have long known.
Never talk about one another either alone
or in company.


Never both manifest anger at once.


Never speak loud to one another, unless
the house is on FIRE.


Never reflect on a past action, which was
done with good motive and the best judg-
ment at the time


Let your self-oblis4Cion be the daily aim
and effort of each.
The very nearest approach TO domestic
felicity on earth is in the mutual cultivation
Of an absolute unselfshness.


Never find fault unles it Is perfectly GER
tain that fault has been committed; aud
then prelude it with a kips and lovingly


Never tauut with pact mistake.


Neglect the who'll world besides, rather
than one another.


Never allow a request to be repeated.


Il forgot" is never an acceptable excuse.
Never make remark at the expense of
the other-it is meannese.


Never psrt for a day without words 10
/ a. IL, ,f 1 he Il. - L
that you will not meet again during life.
/ The man who took bold stand resolv-
ed to bring it back.


The lady Who knit her brows has com
menced pair Of socks.


The young man who flew into passion
has had his wings clipped.


The man who was filed with emotion
hadn't room for his dinner.


The man who got intoxicated with de-
light has been turned out Of the TEMPER
ance society


The lady who cut a gentleman on the
street was observed to have pen knife in
her hand.


ne OarDer who dressed the head Of a
barrel has been engaged to curl the locks
of a canal.
If gentleman marries, the lady must be
won before they are married-afterward
they are both one.


The opposite to the seeds Of discohtent
-carawsy seeds.


People sometimes undertake 10 20 ahead.
and fnd they can't 60 single foot,


Was any barber ever called on 70 shave
the beard Of an oyster?


A popular work Of art-Drauing oue's
pay.


Il wish I had Jour head said lsds
one day to s gentleman who had solved for
her knOlty point. "And I wish I had
your heart. was bis reply. "Wen, said
she, ''since your head and my heart can
agree. don't see Why they should not 60
! into partnership. Aud tbey did.
Year: 1868

= The whole effect of tax
ing National Bonds is very plain, and


ought to be easily understood. If the
tax IS authorized at the time the bond


is issued, the creditor who makes the
loan adds the tax to the rate of inter
est, and 1t is paid. not by the public
creditor, but by the ordinary taxpayer.


If the bond is issued before the tax is
authorized, then it is an attempt by the
government to lessen the rate of inter-
est they have agreed to pay by the
amount of the tax. In short, it is re-
pudlating to that extent the payment
of the interest. A very small repudia-
ton of interest is equal to very large
reputation of principal. Thus an an
nual tax Of one per cent. on our bonds
is a repudiatiOn of one per cent. of the
interest, which is equivalent to repUdia-
ting one-sixth or I63S per cent. of the
principal. This would lower the value
of our bonds and currency from 72 in
gold--where they now stand-to 81 3-5,
which would be expressed by a rise in
gold to 1856. A tax of two per cent.
would be equal to a repudiRtion of two
sixths Of the principal, which would be
expressed by the fall of our bonds and
currency to 48 in gold, and the rise OF
gold to 208L in currency. A tax of si1E
per cent, which the Governments would


have just as much right to impose as
one of less, would be a repudiation OF
the entire principal. The effect of Inn
aposiug these taxes and reducing the
gold value of our debt and currency
would be that when we came to renew
our bonds, or TO borrow again, it would


require a larger sum of debt to express
the principal, and a. larger rate Of In
terest to carry &c. On the other hand,
as the national debt ID debt due from


the taxpayers to the bondholders,
whatever lessons the rate of interest
and the amount OF principal, must OF
Year: 1868

The leader in the New York World
Of Wednesday, on The National Con-
vention, opens with the following re-
markable language


Perhaps no body Of men ever assem-
bled in this country on the wisdom Of
whose action so much depended as on
that of the National Democratic Con
vention which is about TO meet lf VIC
can carry the election it makes little
difference on what platform or with
what candidates.


Here is q confession from the leading
organ of the Democratic party in the
United States, that 60 carry an cleo
tion the Democracy will abandon all
their principles, OF advocate any prin-
ciples or doctrines the advocacy Of
which will promise success. They
will nominate John @. Bueckinridgo
if they can be assured that he iH an
available candidate. Or they win sup,
port Charles Sumner If they are sure
that with Sumner they can carry the
day. What business has an honest
man in a party which thus unblush-
ingly oonfesses its total want Of Drin-
ciples, honesty or common docenoy p
Col Journal
Year: 1868

| o, Memory, be sweet to me
Take, take all else at WAlls
So thou but leave me, safe and sounds
Without q token my heart to wound


The little house on the hin!
Take all Of best from east to west,


So thou but leave me stfu
The chamber where in the starry Hight,
used to lay awake at night,


And list to the Whip-pooE-W1us
Take ViOlet-bsd and rose-tree red,


And the purple flags by the mtl4s
The meadow gay, and the garQen-8rOund,
But leave, o leave me, safe and sound,


That little house on the hill.
The daisy-Iane, and the doves low plane,


And the cue1zoo's tender bill.
Take one and all, but leave the dreams
That turned the rafteTs to golden beams


In the little house on the hill!
The gables brown, they have tumbled down


And dry is the brook by the mill;
The sheets used with care to keep, IEleep
Have wrapped my dead for the last long


In the valley, low and still.
But, Memory, be sweet to me,


And build the walls, at viii,
OF the chamber where used to mark,
So softly E1pplfng over the dark,


The song OF the Whip-pOor-EiII
Al, Memory, be sweet to me! L


Al other fountains cilila, =
But leave that song so WieFd and wild,
Dear as its life to the heart OF the child,


In the little house on the hiI
Year: 1868

The National Democratic Committee have is
sued an address to their party which We copy in
full-l last cry Of despair They yell to their
followers Our ranks are unbrokeu Our
courage i unabated - " The time IS short
and the foe is stubborn - There is nothing
about the Democratic platform in this address ::
one would not suppose they had a platform,
with population and rebellion in it, as there is
There Is not a word about Blair; one would not
suppose they had candidate for Vice-President
We do not intend revolution and defiance Of
established laws, say they yes. for their plat
form declares the reconstruction acts unconsti-
tutional and no laws they may therefore be
dress. The Democratic party can proudly
point TO every page of its record, - say they
and what does it take pride in? The Southern
wing in treason, secession and rebellion, and in
the murder Of Union men, both black and white;
the Northern wing in draft-riots and incendiar-
ism, in flights to Canada, in disloyal speeches
and rebellious acts, in every aid and comfort to
the rebels in arms they dared to give "We
have a leader who stood by the Union in its
darkest hour" say they the force of impudence
can no further 60, for that leader is Seymour


One victory is enoughr' CRY the committee
what victory have they had at these elections
Was it in Vermont, or Maine' or Pennsylvania
In the words Of their " tried statesman and
leader, "where are your victories7" One
victory triH be enough-the victory Of Grant
and Colfax at the election November third;
enough and too much for the Democratic party.
Year: 1868

/ will tell You story of how / once
saved my life entirely through having
learned the deaf and dumb alphabet.


There were two little boys who used TO
come to stay with Frank and me, when
we were first married, and they could
neither hear nor speak.


They were deaf and dumb they could
not talk except with their fingers so
only ever so much quicker.


Frank and learned this foreign al
phabet on purpose that we might under
stand what they said They were quick
and clever; they could read and write,
draw and sew, and do many other things
which most boys would make very bad
hand at.


They could play at draughts and back
CANNON and chess, and at fox and geese
as well as any boys. They could almost
see what we said, although they could
not hear, with such quick, eager eyes did
they watch every movement of our lips.
We soon, however, got to talk as easily
with our fingers as.with our tongues and
sometimes when the lads were not with
us, Frank and | used TO converse in that
manner when were alone for practice.


1t happened upon one occasion that
he had to 90 TO London on important bus
mess; he was to have gone on an after
noon train but something delayed him,s
that he was not able to leave before the
night express.


l was not in very good health and re-
tired to my bedroom about two hours be
fore his departure; he promised, however
to come up and wish me good-by before
he started which was between twelve ano
one o'clock in the morning. The matter
which had called him away was connect
ed with the bank here, which had just
been burned and my husband, it seems
although / did not know it at the time
so great a secret had he endeavored tt
keep it-had many thousand pounds be
longing 10 the concern in his temporar,
possession, locked up in the iron safe il
our bedroom, where the plate was kept
Hey bank manager and responsible TO
it. 1t was cold time, and there was .
fire in the room, so bright and comfort
able that | was in no hurry to leave it t
get into bed, but sat up looking into tn


frey Goals, and thinking about all sort
Of things; upon the long journey Franl
had to take that night, and of how drear.
the davs would seem until he returned
and, in particular, how lonely shoul


feel in that great room all by mysel


when he should be away-for | was


dreadful coward. 1t was little afte
eleven o'clock when got into bed, but


did not feel the least inclined TO siee
even then. / knew that Frank would b
coming to wish me good-by presently


and besides there seemed 10 be all sor
Year: 1868

LANDS LAYING IDLE.'-Fhe Iberville
(La.) South says that while there are
thousands upon thousands of acres OF
land in the country, which were former
ly under culture, and which are to day
lying idle and growing up into weeds
and forests, and very large number
Of fgood people, who have no lands OF
their own, would be willing to obtain
patches of such uncultiyated spots to
raise q crop to live upon and subsist
their families, that the landowners are
demanding such heavy rents that no
poor man can afford to pay them lands
now perfectly uccless and which give
no revenue whatever, priced at four
Eve and even as high as ten dollars
yearly rent per acre. These very same
lands. if sold, would not bring Iour
dollars Oh acre. How then can the
rent for one year be placed higher than
the actual value Of the land2