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Year: 1868

The State Convention adjourned on
Yesterday afternoon. Many of the dele
gates left for their homes almost direct
ly, and BEFORE tomorrow most OF the
bnsy throug that for the past two days
has enlivened our city will have de-
parted.


Tue Convention was altogether n
splendid affair. Meeting at II season of
the wear when severe hardsbips must
be undergone to reach this city from
the distant portions of the State, its
numbers were greater even than we're
anticipated, aud served to show that
the people are in earnest in their pur-
pose 10 redeem the State from Radical
ism.


The work of the Convention was well
done, and 80 done because the delegates
meant business when they came here.
Incidents TO show this, as we'll as that
they meant to use all lawful, and none
but lawful, means TO effect relief, were
not wanting in the proceedings.


We are satisfied that thorough or
ganization Of all our strength will result
from the labors of the body just ad-
journed. The people will be encouraged
by its proceedings to enter at once upon
the work. They are already waiting
and anxious TO begin, and the Execu-
tive Committee having already COM
menced operations, will give them the
opportunity for organization which
they are now, for the first time years,
earnestly desiring.


We have made an admirable start.
With the active response which the
people will make TO the demands of the
hour, we doubt not that the redemption
of West Virginia will speedily be
effected.
Year: 1868

The following letter from Senator
CowAS, who was invited to attend our
State Convention, was overlooked and
omitted from our report of Wednesdays
proceedings. The letter was read to the
Convention on that day:


GREENsBURGH, Pa, January G, 1868.


DaRiel Lamb, Esq: $500


DEAR SIR-I find it impossible to be
with you on the Sth, but still feel a
deep interest in what will be done in
your Convention. The stakes for which
we play are enormous, no less really
than the Union itself with all its checks
and balances, and its safeguards of lib
erty against Revolutionary schemes OF
consolidation which would create a
Government at Washington not only
without responsibility but beyond the
reach of correction. We want the restO-
ration of the Constitutional government
of the country in its old integrity, and
not its refolm or metamorphosis into
the despotism of q mere numerical ma
iority. In this wise and conservative
course we may congratulate ourselves
that the schemes of the Radicals
have either been so badly advised in
themselves, or so abhorrent to the com
mon sentiment of our countrymer, tha
they are likely to work their own cure
in very short time. We are now try
| ing to transact the business of great
nation upon money, Ga measure
of value), which is really not money,
and which has fluctuated five cents on
the dollar in the last month. This will
soon teach the people the difference be-
tween "gold and silver COIN
as o legal tender, and the paper
greenback-or Government prom
ise to pay; the consequences arc
upon US. We are also trying to re-
construct the State Governments In
nearly one half the Union by appealing
to the negroes, and hoping to base
those Governments on their Ignorance
| aud .barbarism instead of the virtue
andH intelligence of the whites.
People are beginning to ask
themselves when this monstrous pro-
jsct is going to end-even if it should
succeed in electing Radical President
this year. These great questions not
only occupy their thoughts, but are
now reaching their feelings, and have
an abiding faith that they viii soon
vindicate themselves and the country
by comforting these places of power
| upon a very different class of men from
those who are now so desperately and
recklessly abusing their favor.


Yours truly, EDGAR CowAN.
Year: 1868

saw Coles get up and open his mouth when the
appeal was seconded.


Mr.. Woodson moved that Coles be brought
to the bar of the House, and the matter inves
tigated.


After further squabbling. Mr. Gibson said he
had too much respect for himself to push this
matter further. He had offered the resolution
with view to protect himself from the insults
of impudent visitors. He would withdraw his
motion, and let the House take care of its own
dignity.
Year: 1868

G+ The circulation of the SPECTATOR is
about as great as the combined circulation
of both the other papers published in this
place, and has as many subscribers in this
county alone as are contained in the whole
list of either of the other papers.
Year: 1868

The history of litigation would probably show
that practical men, even, are more frequently
unjust IN their demands in the business trans
actions of life, for want of capacity to deal with
the general abstract principles of justice, than
from dishonest motives; for in the language of
o =
Year: 1868

The call for the annual Co. Republican
Convention will be r,nnd at the head of the
local columns. The date is fixed for the
29,h inst. This viii give three clear weeks
for the selection Of lelcga,es by the several
townships. Ths Convention will be of unu.
sual importance, since in addition to the
nomination Of Recorder and Clerk of the
District Court, delegates are to be chosen to
represent the county in the Congressional
and Circuit Court Conventions. 1t is TO Le
hoped that full delegations will be elected
from every township and that full express
ion of the will Of lie Republicans of tho
county will be had u, the Convention.
Year: 1868

negro suiferage, next fall, on the ground tha,
the negro is "nigger" and they don't wan,
their white daughters to be running after
"niggers' for the purpose oc marrying them;
but We doubt whether any body Of negroes
IN Iowa could be induced to sign an agree
ment TO endorse in advance any principles
which might from time to time be enuncia
ted by any party under heaven.


However, We suppose the gentleman from
Independence knew what be was about and
with whom he had to deal. 1t was not
on his part, however, to pre-
sumo so much upon the good natured dulness
Of the Democracy of Buffalo Grove.
Year: 1868

]. D. Matthews, the object of which was
to induce DR.. Green to return TO Ken
tucky. His native State had established
a Normal School in connexion with Tran
sylvania University, for the education OF
teachers of all grades of the youth and
children.of Kentucky, and called him to
return to his native State, and preside
over this important institution under the
liberal endowment of the State. With
much to bind him to the Ancient Do
minion, he could not resist the call from
his native land. To elevate the literary
and moral position of the State had been
his ardent desire from youth; and now
he was called to put forth his strength to
aid in the greatest efforts undertaken by
the Legislature, the education of all her
youth. The prospect was fascinating,
and unwilling to believe it was not prac-
ticable he agreed to take the Presidency
of this engine, mighty for good or for
evil. A. G.-M.


Petersburg, 1868.
Year: 1868

velopes mans spiritual frame. He
grows strong, sinewy, strong shouldered
to carry burdens. and swift footed in do
ing good. An indolent professor becomes
puny and spindling, like lad brought
up indoors to idleness. A working dis.
ciple cannot well be cold disciple. DR..
Kane and his Arctic comrades only kept
themselves from freezing by constant ac-
tivity.


And would not our frigid churches all
feel new glow of health, and a new
elasticity of movement, and new prev
alence in prayer, and new power in
saving souls, if they would all adopt the
watchword of the young dying saint,
" Work for Christi"


But whilst you "work for Christ"
never forget that all men cannot, and
we're never intended to work in the same
way. "There are diversities of opera
tions. Upon the face of watch you
may see an illustration of our meaning.
-Oa that,smnll space >SAnbage three work.
ers; there is the second pointer perform
ing rapid revolutions; there is the minute
pointer, going at greatly reduced speed;
and there is the hour pointer, tarder still.
Now. any one unacquainted with the
mechanism of watch, would conclude
that the busy little second pointer was
doing all the work; it is clicking away
at sixty times the speed of the minute
hand, that seems to be doing no work at
all. You can see in moment that the
first is busy, and in short time you will
see the second stir; but you must wait
still longer to assure yourself of the mo-
ton Of the third.


So it is in the church. There are act
ive,, fussy men, who appear to be doing
the work of the whole community; and
others slower still. But we can do with
out the minute and hour pointers? The
noisy secondhand might go round its
little circle forever, without telling the
world the true time. But we should be
thankful for all kinds of workers. The
silent, steady hour-hand need not envy
its noisy little colleague.


Each man must fill the measure of his
capacity. Your business is to do your
allotted work, so as to meet the appro-
baton of the Master.
Year: 1868

A pastor, since an eminent preacher and
teacher of theology, came to feel so deeply the
condition of his charge that he could not bear
it alone He had thought, wept, and prayed
over it in his closet, and had preached the
great truths of the Gospel with all the energy
he could command, but saw no evidence of a
response from his audience. He now invited
his four deacons to spend an evening with him
in his study. To them he opened his whole
heart They talked and prayed together, and
their feelings were deeply moved. As they
were about to separate, the young pastor re-
quested each deacon to come again week
from that evening, and bring with him one
brother, being careful to select one who would
be most likely to sympathize with them in their
present feelings and purposes. The expected
eight met the pastor at the second meeting,
and the evening was spent very much in the
same way as the first and at the close Of this
interview the same request was made Of the
eight as had been previously made of the four
deacons. At the third meeting, sixteen were
present. Once more, in this way, the meet
ing was doubled at the pastors study; and so
profound were the feelings Of all present, and
so encouraging were the indications of Divine
presence, that public notice was given of the
next meeting, which was held in the chapel
the feeling deepening and extending from
meeting to meeting, until the great congrega
ton was moved, and very large number were
hopefully converted. This great and good
man always traced the beginning of that won-
derful revival to that first meeting with his
deacons. The deacons would pobably have
gone one step farther back, namely, to that
wrestling, and praying, and fresh amounting of
their pastor, alone in his closet, before he met
his deacons.
Year: 1868

The Mama gement OF Our Public Schools.


In another part of to-day's paper we pub
lish the report Of the Committee on Bylaws,
Qualifications and Elections of the Board of
Education on the subject Of dispute between
the Board of Trustees of the Twenty first
ward and the Board of Education. The sub
ject matter of the dispute is of great i'm
portance to the teachers engaged in the public
schools, as well as to the thousands of our citi-
zens who entrust their children daily to the
control Of these teachers. It appears that the
Board of Trustees Of the Twenty-frst ward
salaries of teachers in the schools of that
ward, and had notified the assistant teachers


in all the schools of the ward that they must
resign their positions and accept appointments
to expire on the 3lst day of December Of each
year. Against the ruling Of this local board
the Board Of Education very properly con-
tended. If such proceedings as those at
tempted by the local board of the Twenty-frst
ward were allowed to pass into precedent
the schools would be placed at the mercy of
ignorant local politicians teachers who had
shown ability for their Positions and under
whose care the children of our citizens had
been educated, would be obliged to watch
with painful anxiety the progress and result of
the annual charter elections.


The system Of public education in this city
as at present administered is justly subject
OF pride and congratulation to the citi-
zens Of the metropolis. The executive
officer of the department, the Superin-
tendcnts OF Schools and the Superin-
tendent of School Buildings are gentlemen
whose qualifications and fitness for the posi-
tions which they hold are universally acknow-
lodged. To them and to those whom they re-
commend we can safely entrust our children;
but so soon as the public schools become
obliged to acknowledge the power and mastery
Of ignorant local politicians, then viii il be
Year: 1868

Judge Sutherland, of the Supreme Court.
has found it necessary, upon the presentation
of the facts which transpired at the inquest on
the body Of Felix Larkin, to admit the three
parties to bail who were committed to prison
by order of the Coroner, as charged by the
jury with wilful murder. While It is very
unusual to accept bail for persons so charged.
IL appears that Judge Sutherland regarded the
conduct Of Coroner Flynn in such light that
ne could not refuse the application of the pri-
soners counsel. The application was based
upon the refusal Of the Coroner to allow the
accused or their counsel to put any questions
to the witnesses, and also upon his extraordi-
nary charge to the jury, in which he directed
them to find verdict Of wilful murder aoainat
all three Of the accused, stigmatizinr the crime
as Zone Of the most horrible murders which he
or any other young man ever heard or"


1t is evident from the decision of Judge
Sutherland that he believes the action Of the
Coroner to be judicial outrage, wholly un
warranted by law or custom. As this case be-
comes more fully developed it reveals some
very curious circumstances, which need ex-
PLANTATION. The testimony from beginning to
end was mass Of Inconsistencies and contra
dictions. The companions Of Larkin had evil
IDENTITY concocted uniform story, which was
not substantiated by the police nor by the tes-
timony of the medical men. 1t remains now
for the Grand Jury to unravel the mystery
and to place the guilt upon the right parties.
Year: 1868

This report, which we published yesterday,
contains some hard truths. 1t is terse and to
the point, and shows the necessity of holding
Texas by military law. Speaking of the
Ku Klux Klan the General states :-''The
precise object of these organizations cannot
be readily explained, but seems in this State
to be to disarm, rob and in many cases
murder Union men and negroes, and, as occa-
sion may offer, murder United States officers
and soldiers; also to intimidate every one who
knows anything of the organization but who
will not join it. The civil law east of the
Trinity river is almost dead letter. In
some counties the civil officers are all, or a
the political meetings in several counties
linen have been indicated by name from the
speakers stand as those selected for murder.
The men thus pointed out have no course left
them but to leave their homes or be murdered
on the first convenient opportunity" The
murder of negroes is so common as to render
it impossible to keep an accurate account of
them


We suggest that this condition Of affairs in
Texas calls for prompt action on the part of
our Executive power. A commission should
be appointed to consider the condition of the
State and report upon it. In case of the con-
frmation of General Reynolds report, which
is without doubt, from what we know, correct,
Texas should at once be turned over to military
rule. This will be the quickest method to re-
store it to peace and prosperity. Nothing but
inexorable military law will produce quiet
there, and the quicker it is put in force the
better for our whole Southwestern country,
which is sadly afflicted by this Texan cut
throat government.
Year: 1868

THE PRESIDENT AND THE WHisKEY
FRAUDS. There is q report from Washington
that the President intends to throw upon
Congress the responsibility OF removing
the Instructions TO the Investigation into
the whiskey frauds in New York by
sending to the Senate the names of
the successors of certain revenue officials
supposed to be implicated in the operations
of the whiskey rings. This Is all balderdash.
Congress has been engaged in protecting and
whitewashing these frauds for the past four or
five years, and President Johnson knows well
enough that be has nothing to hope for from
that qsarter, and that If he really desires to
put stop to the Illicit practices of the whis-
key rings and their accompIces he must take
tho power into his own hands enl make com
plete clearing out OF the Internal Revenue
Department from top TO bottom,
Year: 1868

time for our citizens to look with much greater
anxiety on the manner in which the pupils are
brought up and instructed in the fundamental
principles to which we all look for the develop
ment of the youthful mind Of the metropolis, 80
that in the future we may confidently hope for
good, intelligent citizens and trustworthy legis-
lators. The local board of the Twenty-6rst
ward has refused to continue in charge Of one
of the schools of the ward, and the Board OF
Education has firmly and properly put its
foot down and taken charge Of the school until
such time as the local board may come to its
senses
Year: 1868

Tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the National


Board Of Trade.


Several resolutions have been submitted in
the Convention Of the National Board Of
Trade, sitting in Cincinnati. recon mending the
general government to take measures to
cheaper and extend telegraphic communica-
ton throughout the country and to make 1t
part Of the postal system. This assembly Of
leading business men from all parts of the
and the movements of the day. We have
urged over and over again this same measure
of government control over the telegraph sys-
tenn, and it is gratifying to see such body
responding to our efforts. The movement
must 60 on, for it is founded in common sense
and the necessity of the times. The telegraph
has become as necessary as the post office,
and if its communications were cheapened as
they ought to be it would be used as gene
rally. All the arguments in favor of govern
ment control of the postal system apply with
equal or greater force to government control
over the telegraph. 1t is the most important
agent of civilization, the most powerful ally OF
the press, and necessarily comes into use with
the whole body of the people. Besides, the
time has come when the private intercourse of
people and the vast business interests of the
country carried on through this agency should
no longer be trusted to an irresponsible and
specializing monopoly. The whole country,
and more especially the business men of the
West, are at the mercy of few individual
managers of company. Then the charges
for telegraphing are enormous and out Of all
proportion to the actual capital invested or
services rendered. Congress should at an
early day establish general system of tele-
graphs and place it under the control of the
Post Office Department or special bureau,
and thus give a cheap and reliable means Of
communication to the people everywhere. The
boards of trade in every city and the public
generally ought to move at once in this matter
80 as to bring such pressure upon Congress
as will overcome any resistance of the pre-
sent monstrous telegraph monopoly.
Year: 1868

ments.


1t is the era of amendments, and every man
who supposes he has new idea is eager to
enforce it on the nation in the shape Of an ad
dition to the primary law. Every enthusiast
is eager to make the constitution in this way
take the shape agreeable to his fancies, and
the extreme schools Of political spectators
fancy there is nothing easier than thus to COM
pei the country to accept their views. But
there is little danger of contamination of the
law by this method. It may be left without
fear to the conservative common sense of the
people. Congress may be extreme enough to
recommend any sort of change; but before the
people Of twenty-seven States are brought to
approve that change it is of no value and they
will not be 50 brought for any change whose
good effects are not clearly apparent to all
and do not quite overbaance its possible
dangers. The people readily approved the
amendments that were made TO settle great
questions of the war, because they saw the
benefit; but we perceive their safe caution in
the disposition on the part Of several States to
withdraw their assent to the last amendment,
since it has appeared that 1t was basis OF
some party scheming We note as q peculiar
feature of the amendment hobby the disposi-
ton of impractical men to propose changes
without any perception Of the results they may
involve. This is the case with the proposed
amendment to give suffrage to every male
person of sufficient age by general law and
without regard to State restrictions. In
tended to ride over the State enactments in
the North against the negro, this, 1t will be
seen, covers that very serious question for
California and the Pacific slope OF the status
Of the immense Chinese emigration that Is
coming in upon us. IL Is going too fast to
supply ourselves the power that will over
whelm our free system by establishing nomi-
nal democracy among slavish and ignorant
people and thus laying q foundation for
Casarism.
Year: 1868

Supervisor Creecy has returned from
Baton Rouge. While there he had occasion
to suspend from Office Ernest NJ. Bouligny,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the Second
District, for gross neglect OF duty, failure
to properly deposit the public funds accord
ing to the law and treasury regulations,
and alleged embezzlement OF public
MONEYS.
Year: 1868

Planters of Iberville and the lower
coast-look well to your levees. All the
immense breaks In the levees above and
below the mouth Of Red river will be closed
before the next high water, and the people
OF the lower coast must be prepared for
years. 4' E
Year: 1868

PRnsy DAVIS VEasrABLR PAIu KiLLoa.-
THs oRsAf FAMILY MEDICINE OF TRE ACE -
Pain Killer taken internally. should be adul
terAted with milk or water. and swsstened
with sugar If desired, or made into syrup
with molasses. For Cough, few drops
on sugar eaten will be more effective than
anything else. For Sore Throst, gargle
the throat with mixture Of Pain Killer and
water aud relief is immediate and the cure
positive. 1t should not be forgotten that
the Pam Killer is equally as good to take
internally. as to use externally. Each bot
tie is wrapped with full directions for its
use
Year: 1868

a GOOD OPENING FOR ANY ONE
~ wishing to go into Feed Store or
Livery Stable business. or both combined.
As 1 am about to take a trip to Scotland
this Summer, viii sell out my stock and
fixtures, with house and balance of lease.
on easy terms to q suitable purchaser.
This is a good opportunity for any one
who is desirous to go into this kind of
business, having ample accommodation
and as good a stand as any in the city, be-
ing on the corner of Main and Fourth
Streets, half way between the depot a q
river. Apply to VIM. TROOP, SR..


Western Feed Store, corner Fourth and
Main, Evansville, Indiana. ImayI2
Year: 1868

State Conn ltee; the interference OF Deputy sherfs
the increased Democratic voe-forn of evidence
In possession ofte authorities indicating fraud the
vote for Governor which VIII demand OF the Court of
appeals a close sesS>'tiny of HoGman's election
The current topic q, discussion last evening
IN all the Republican headquarters, and at
tho hotels the proposed c0nsestiag Of Hotfmans
election number OF prominent political leaders dis
matter in the Fifth-avs. Hotel determined


finally that the future purify of the elective franchise


left other alternative than searching and thorough
investigation of the frauds in this city, and that NO
means should be spared in its prosecution. There
very large attendance Of the members Of the Union
League at their club rooms to consider the matter, and
it was determined to Immediately consult the most
eminent legal minds of the country with reference to
contesng the election for Governor There VIII be
special meeting of she League this evening 10 take
action on the subject.