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Year: 1869

How His Nomination Snri. j. Regarded in New


The New York Tribune this morning says
editorially-


Asa Packer, a smart Connecticut boy of old
fashioned Yankee stock, left his native State
when seventeen years old, with some $40 in
money and clothing of about equal value, and
brought up in Susquehanna county, North Penn
sylvania where he apprenticed himself to learn
the trade of carpenter and joiner, which he fol-
lowed for some years thereafter; marrying in
due season, and buying tract of wild land,
which he proceeded to clear and till. At length
he pulled up stakes and struck for Mauch
Chunk, the heart of the Lehgh coal region,
whence he ran q coal-boat to Philadelphia, then
started store, and soon engaged extensively in
buying coal lands, building railroads. ETC. etc,
whereby he grew rapidly and enormously rich.
He is now worth at least twenty millions OF dol
lars, and we believe he came honestly by them.
Though we do not belong to his thrifty class, we
appreciate them as useful men, and believe the
world is better for their existence.


And yet we don't like the idea of making
Governor out of one whose chief distinction is
the ownership of twenty millions OF dollars.
Mr.. Packer is citizen of respectable abilities
and good characters yet there is no one &C
quainted with him who can honestly say that,
if the net result of his past eXertions had been
$40, 900 instead of $50 OOO,O 600, he would now be
a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. He
is nominated because of his great wealth, and
with an expectation that he will devote part of
it to greasing the wheels of the Democratic
machine.


This is at once baleful and perilous. Since
we have no aristocracy by blood or patent,
money is rapidly becoming the fountain not
only of social distinction but of political honor;
Whoever will look intelligently about him Will
be surprised to note how many are filling sta
tions to which their wealth alone has elevated
them Especially sweet on those who, begin
ming penniless have made their piles we are In
danger of confoundng wealth with WORTH and
fancying that a millionaire must OF course be
eminentiy wise and able, when in fact the talent
which rapidly amasses wealth is of low order,
and often dissociated from the higher qualities
indispensable in the statesman or legislator. 1t
is high time that keener perceptions had estab-
lished a better standard of fitness for exalted
public trusts.


What will Swamp Him.


The New York Herald editorially remarks:-
The Democrats in Pennsylvania have nominated
Asa Packer as their candidate for Governor
Asa Packer would make good Governor, but
the convention that nominated him have hung u
bob to that kite which will swamp him. They
have pronounced against negro suffrage, prn-
ciple the conservatives of Virginia accepted as a
positive fact, and by the help of that vote not
only elected their candidate for Governor, but
gave death sting to the oarpet-baggers and
scalawags The Pennsylvania Democracy, in
smouldering Hester Clymer, their old candi-
date, have only presented a new victim to be
placed upon the political scaffold for the Geary
DAVIS to peck at
Year: 1869

An occasional correspondent of the
New York Times draws the following
glsring picture of the demoralized con-
ditiou Of the capital Of the Republic /:
"The presence Of spowerful third house
10 town, street cars crowded with mil
lionaires, greenbscks flowing in rivers,
leads one to reflect what the popular
idea of Congress must be when it causes
people to make such efforts on its honor.
Formerly a politician was a poor man
politics and poverty being a sort of syn
onym; nowadays hardly politician will
you find who is not well to do in the
world; aud the question arises
whether bribery has done any work
in throwing its money-bags into the
scales of justice; whether legislation has
been carried on with view to favor in
dividaal business interests, or whether
any other cause has transformed our leg
islators into cspitalists-men needing no
overt bribes, since the natural affiliations
between wealth aud wealth answer all
such purposes. We most Of US remem-
Der the story Of Daniel Webster taking
his note OF hand, indorsed by Rufus
Choate, into a well known bank for dis
count, and being politely informed
that its negotiation was impossible 'Is
there no money in the bsnk7' thun-
dered he, with grand incomprehension
but useless argument Aud nothing ever
Year: 1869

The scenes attending the counting oi


the electoral vote, as depicted in our


Washington dispatches, cannot fail to


mantle with shame the cheek of every


American citizen. Until yesterday,


February 10th, Ammo Domini 1869, the


announcement of the electoral vote in


the mode prescribed by the Constitution


was little else than a matter of form,


and always conducted with the dignity


BETTING the deed. Even in that most


exciting time, 1861, Vice President


Breckinridge permitted no disorder


when, in the presence of both Houses of


Congress, he announced that Abraham


Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin had been


lawfully chosen President and Vice
President of the United States for
four years from the fourth of March
Immediately succeeding. But not
so it was yesterday. The process of
counting the electoral vote, of which a
majority was known to have been east
for Presidential candidate whose motto
was Let us have peace, was made dis
graceful by the wrangling of Radical
Senators aud Representatives over the
question of excluding the votes Of two
States, of which one was of the original
thirteen States in the Union. 1t was not
enough that seven States should have
oeen permitted to vote for President only
on conditions the most humilisting; not
enough that three States we're not al
lowed to participate in the election; but
an attempt must be made to reject the
electoral vote of Georgia and Louisiana.
II was fitting that the man to propose the
rejection of Louisiana's vote should be
Ma!iins by name and representative
from Tennessee quite as fitting was it
that Butler, of MASSACHUSETTS,, should
exert himself to the utmost to prevent
the reception of the vote of Georgia.
The debate on the question was as sad
as it was long. True, the men who urged
exclusion were beaten at last but the
details of the struggle revealed spirit
which betokens anything but peace. So
it is that the two States mentioned had
east their votes for Seymour and Blair
had they voted for Grant aud Colfsx, no
such struggle would have occurred.


Comment on such proceeding is un-
necessary. The graphic report which
our news columns present not only tells
the tale, but points the moral. We may
hope that the event Of yesterday does
not presage the peace which the people
we're promised would follow the election
Of General Grant to the Presidency. We
can only hope; would that we could say
York World
Year: 1869

Knoxville, TENN. February 10. 1869.
To the Members Of the General Assembly of


Tennessee:


GENTLEMEN: herewith tender my
resignation ss Governor ef Tennessee to
you, as the representatives of the loyal
people Of the State; the resignation to
take effect on Thursday, the 25th inst.


The occasion serves to express my pro-
found sense OF obligation to the officers
and members of your respective Houses
for your faithful and generous CO. opera
ton with me in the endeavor to admins
ter the State Government for the protec-
ton of the loyal people thereof, and for
the quiet and welfare of ell the citizens;
and, also, to say that if there have been
ssY lack Of complete realization of these
objects, the fealt has not been from want
Of purpose and effort on my part, nor of
corporation on yours.


II has been my study and labor TO bring
Tennessee mp from the ruins in which she
was left by the war to that degree Of ma
terial prosperity and progress to which
she is so eminently entitled; to develop
her ample resources; render efficient all
her charitable and educational enter
prises, and maintain her financial dig
nifty in q word, TO place upon her the
crown of dignity she so well deserves to
wear.


There can be no doubt our success in
sll these respects would have been far
greater but for the fierce hostility with
which the administration has been fought
frsm the beginning. aud at al points, BY
the rebel element. Probably no man
ever Sled the Office who encountered
equal Opposition to that through which il
has been my lot to pass


How far We have succeeded in our hon
Year: 1869

A strange story is related concerning
the great earthquake of lT47. II is
said that all the Inhabitants Of Callao,
except one man, lost their lives. he
was standing on the fort overlooking
the harbor, when he saw the sea retire to
to great distance, and then come sweep.
ing back like mountain of water. A
cry of miserere" rose from all parts OF
the town, and then in moment all was
silent-where the town had fourished
there was a wide expanse of sea. But
the same wave which destroyed the town
swept toward him little boat, into which
h. leaped and made his escape.
Year: 1869

which my father made for him. Father
made tha. house out of old boards. /
remember that he said that startling
would not go in bonse made out ofnew
boards, and 50 I feel too. And
Amrei listened. Soon i. appeared TO her
as II the tree rustled; but when she looked
at the branches, they were motionless'an and
she knew not what she had heard.


"A noisy cackling was heard, proceeding
out or cloud Of dust. 1t was from .
flock Of geese, coming from the meadow.
Amrei mused on for long time after this.
Her eyes closed, and she fell fast asleep.


The buds of spring seemed to open to
this young soul, and the blossoms In the
valley, waited their sweet perfumes to the
child who had fallen asleep upon the
hearthsstone from which she could not
depart.


1t was late in the evening when she
awoke, aud q voice cried.


'Amrei, where are your She got up,
but did not answer. She was amazed
when The call was repeated, she recogniz
ed the voice Of Marann, and answered
Here am And now Black Marann
came up to her and Said: oh, l am so
glad to have found you. The people in
the village seem 10 me to be crazy. One
says he saw you in the forest, another that
he saw you in the held. as you ran crying
away, and paid no attention to his CALL
And thought that you had jumped into
she pond. You need not be afraid, my poor
child; you need not run away. No one
can COMPEL you TO go with your uncle


Who has said, then, that will noty'


sudden gush Of wind rushed through
the tree, and tossed II about violently.


And the truth is, j will not, Amrei
concluded, resting her hand on the tree.


a bad storm is coming up, end the
wind will soon catch US, Black Mararn
urged.


As IL in amaze, Amrei went back with
Marsnn 10 he village. What dbl it mean
that the people had seen her wandering
through the forest and field, or had Mar
ann merely said so? The night was pitch
dark, and was only lighted up by sudden
flashes of lightening. and then the house
was seen as clearly as in day light. Their
eyes were blinded and they were forced 10
stop, and when the tightening disappeared
nothing was visible, the two were lost in
their own village as if in strange place,
and they advanced only with uncertain
steps. A cloud of dust whirled up, and
they become so stupefied that they could
hardly move from the spot. They strug>
gled onward with difficulty, and reached
their home just as large drops of rain were
beginning TO fall.


A gust of wind blew open the door, and
Amrei said:


open thyself.'


She must have been thinking of the
fairy tale. where the enchanted door opens
at the magic word.
Year: 1869

Landfried's wife, and see what she Is do>
ing, and ask if she still thinks of me-


Think thou of me in foreign landsT
Thus Amrei sang out In the midst of her
dreams, and her breath which Lad be-
come quicker at the thought offiight, as If
she were actually floating away high In
the air, became composed and regular
again.


But not always did her cheeks glow
with waking dreams, not alwys did the
sun shine brightly on the opening buds
and waving grain. There came In the
spring those cold wet days, In which the
budding trees looked like freezing strang>
ers, and the sun was scarcely seen during
the whole day, while strong frost pres
vailed over all nature, interrupted only by
strong blast of wind, which tore off and
carried away the blossoms of the trees.
The lark alone rejoiced In the air far up
among the clouds, and the complaining
note of the finch from the pear tree,
sgainst the trunk of which Amrei was
leaning. The stone breaker had station.
ed himself far below, by the red wooden
cross under the linden; and now the hail
came down in sheets, and the geese
stretched their heads high in the air to
guard their tender brains from injury; but
over there-basck of Endringen--it is all
clrear again, sno the sun was breaking
out; the fields, the forests, and the nouns
tains look like human face which had
ceased weeping, and is now beaming with
joy. The Birds e&ult in the air ana Among
the trees, and the geese which bad crowd,
ed together during the storm, and which
hand in astonishment raised their heads
in the air, separate again, and feed and
cackle and discourse About the late event
with their young downy brood. which
had never experienced the like before.


After Amrei had been canght in this
sttra, she Immediately took measures TO
protect herself in The future, From this
time she always carried an empty sack,
which she had inherited from her father.
Two crossed axes, with The name of her
father were still to be seen painted on the
sack, and during storm she covered and
wrapped herself up in it; there she then
sat As if beneath sheltering roof, and
looked out at the wild and confused bat
ties in the sky. A cold show passing by
would often overcome her, she felt like
weeping over her fate, that she was left
alone and deserted by father and mother;
but she soon acquired power which is
difficult to learn and practice,-to sup
press her tears. The eyes thus become
brilliant and clear in the midst of affiiction


(To be Continued)
Year: 1869

When her uncle came the next morning,
Amrei told him she was going to remain.
There was . singular vein Of bitterness as
well MS of kindness in what her uncle then
said: Truly you resemble. your mother
who never wished to have anything TO do,
with us; but l cant take Dami alone,
even il he wished to go. 1t will be long
time before he can do anything else than
eat bread; but you could have earned 1t,
Amrei answered that she wished TO do
that at once, where she was, and she
would aflgtward, il her uncle remained Of
the same mind, go with her brother TO
him:


The manner in which their uncle shows
ed his interest in them caused Amrei res
oiution again TO waver, but she did not
dare to express it, che merely said: Say
good bye to your children from me, and
tell them that feel 1t very hard that l
have never seen my nearest relation, and
especially now when they are going
across tho ocean, and Perhaps shall new
eS see them in my life


Her uncle arose quickly, and only told
her to say good bye to Danii, as he had no
time to bid him farewell.


He went away.


And when Dani soon after, learned the
departure of his uncle, he wished to run
after him, and Amrei felt inclined to do
likewise; but by an effort she controlled
herself She spoke and acted as if under
restraint, for her thoughts followed her
uncle along the road he had taken. She
now went hand in hand with her bro ther
through the village, nodding to all the
people she met. For she now felt as If
she had just returned to them. She had
been on the point of going away, and it
seemed to her that all others must be quite
as happy as she was; but she soon remark
ed, that not only would they have gladly
let her 60, but that they were really ang-
~ because she did not 60. Grow Zach
opened her eyes, when he said: You
have stubborn head, my child, and the
whole village is angry with you because
you spurned away your good fortune
But who knows whether it was good for>
tune, although they call it SO, and whoev-
er looks at you calculates what you have
cost the community. Therefore do your
best to become independent of public
charity as soon as possible


But what shall do g.
The farmer Of Rodels wife would like
20 take you into her service, but the far>
er won't have It,.


Amrei felt that hereafter she must be
doubly careful not to incur any reproach,
either from herself or from others, and
therefore asked: Don't you know any
thing else for me to dor


Indeed you must be afraid of nothing
but begging, Have you not heaid how
silly Fridilin tilled two geese belonging
to the church fasma' The situation of
goose tender is now vacant, and / advise
you take it,


That was soon done, and by noon Am.
rel was driving the geese on the alder
meadow.--as they called the pasture
ground on the hill near the village. Dami
faithfully helped his sister In her duties.
Black Marann vas much dissatisfied
with this new occupation, and said, not
without justice: 1t will follow you thro'
life II yod once take such an Ofi1ce, peo~
pie viii never forget 1t; IL win never pass
from their minds, and every ono win re>
nect before taking you into their service
ftAaA n ~ gosss tender Nd II thsy take
Year: 1869

waiting For the Sprang.
As breezes stir the morning


A silence reigns In air;
Steel blue the heavens Above me,
Movsiess the trees and bare;
Yet unto me this stiffness


This burden seems to bring
Patience, the earth Is waiting,


Waiting for the spring.
Strong ash and sturdy chestnut,
Rough oak and poplar high,
Stretch out their sapless branches
Against the wintry sky.
Even the guilty aspen


Hath ceesed her quiverinF,
As though she too were waiting,
Waiting for the spring.
strain mine ears to listen,


II fhaply where l stand
But ore stray note of music


May sound In all the land,
Why art thou mute, oh. Blackbird!
Z thrash, why dost not sing'
All. surely they are waiting.


Waiting for the spring.
D heart. thy days are darksome;
o heart thy nights are drear;
But soon shall streams Of sunshine
Proclaim the turning year,
Soon shall the trees be leaiy,
Soon every bird shall sing;
Let them be silent waiting,


Waiting for the spring.
Year: 1869

The vicinity of Aurora may now be
said to be fairly under the influences of the
turnpike fever. Six different lines, radia-
ting from Aurora, are completed there,
which we think win be doing pretty well
in the way ofroads fora place Of this size.
xuroSu Advoo0ssf
Year: 1869

From the Burlington uowa) Hawk-Eye, June 2o.l


The most remarkable death on record has Just
come to light In this city. Miss Josephine Ander
son, aged about twenty years, had for some time
been employed as servant In the family OF q. VI.
Todd ON the 9th OF June, after being down town
some business, she returned home, put aside her
things as usual and set about preparing supper
She made biscuit and placed them In the stove TO
bake ana soon after Mrs. Todd noticed that they
were burning and discovered that the girl mad
disappeared. Inquiry and search were nsti.
tuted, but no tidinrs OF her could be gained
until the 10th inst, when her BODY was
found In the cistern the premises occupied by the
family How she got In Is mystery. The cover Is
said TO have been IN Its proper place when she was
first missed. and the most reasonable conclusion Is
that she raised and jumped In allowing II TO close
down after her. The family had no reason TO suspect
that she contemplated suicide, and yet 1t seems
hardly possible that she could have got into the cis.
tern by accident We understand that she sustained
q good character. Her parents live In the Swcde
settlement, In jefferson county and were yesterday
notified OF the sad death OF their only child.


The verdict OF the Coroner's jury was that she
to her death either by accidental or Intentional
drowning There was nothtns about the person TO
indicate foul plav.
Year: 1869

from the New Orleans Picayune, June 2ol
About haifpast nine O'Clock last night an unknown
Charles street. AS usual on Saturday night the
house was crowded to sunoc alton. The young and
the old, the rich and the poor, had gathered In
spend the earnings OF the week. The light OF many
brilliant jas get dashed over crowd OF men, ear
nest and eager In the passionate excitement OF the
game. Suddenly tall, dark looking man from one OF
the centre tables from his seat and walking few


eae e hrorg hue Soy noo " % G1 a
the man was dead; died from heart disease or the
excitement OF gambling For single moment
stiffness like death fell upon the crowd, and then
some one said he'd only tainted, and the game went
on. But life was extinct.


.rIe's dead,- some one cried. and then men rose
hastily from their and left the room The game
was stopDed, and little circle gathered around tue
dead man on the floor. The face had grown waXen;
the death look had settled darkly around him. IL
was foreign looking face-an Italian or Spaniard-
and In life had been handsome, but now IT, rigid
lineaments wore scared expression as II the heaft
had struggled vanly 10 but 1--we To get out oi that
bad place


suddenly all unprepared the man was hurried into
the presence OF his Maker dead, with the gamesters
passion fierce In his heart with all his evil thoughts
aud guilt about him. The lights were turned low
in the dorkened room. and the Coroners Jury gath.
cred around the nameless dead. Below, In the halls,
the rattle OF dice the noise and strife OF gambling
broke sadly on the ear. What contrast None
seemed to heed the spectacle above them. or take
warning Of the awful Judgment 80 sud
denly pronounced vo,ca The games went sm5 on
the witnesses were scarcely heard IN the uproar be-
meath Men could not pause IN that eager STRIFE OF
hazard What II dead man lay above, They were
fanily's necessities-the bread, maybe, OF their
children. What need they cares The insanity OF
gaining ran riot in their veins. The pale wife's
tears the chdren's wall were harder far TO meet
and vet meet them they must for they had put their
ali upon the hazard Of the cast.


one can reconcile 1t to his feelings 10 see death
upon the battlefield: death by flood and pestilence
but death in gambling house seems out OF place.
who cares Tor the dead man some one will say.
.Iake the Fellow out-go with the game"


Al last the inquest was over. the dead man re-
moved and the brilliantly lighted halls again
sumcd the excitement OF the game: aud one entering
there an hour afterwards would never suspect that
death had so recently snached victim from
among them.
Year: 1869

Though really heavy transactions in real estate
can be recorded for the past few days. there never
theless, every indication that the ease which the
money market at present exhibits will have de-
clded influence In rendering speculation more ami
mated and extended, and lots which may now be
rated at mere nominal figure will very quickly as
sumo value in the market far beyond the most
sanguine expectations OF their owners.


Our exchanges, especially from the West, mark a
decided upward movement in all kinds of real estate
property Chicago, as usual, makes show OF Won
derful advance in the price OF city lots hereto
fore deemed OF ordinary importance. Our own sub
urban information tells Of what mine OF wealth
lies in the soil around this city. Westchester is
moving forward to grand prosperous future. New
Jersey chuckes all over with the lavish and foolish
fondness New Workers display for building their
homes and rearing their vines and fig trees upon her
soil. Long Island is still backward, but Staten
Island shows signs OF awakening from very long
and fatal stupor Real estate on that insular Eden
will go up, as goes balloon and none but the
daring can hope 70 share Its possession.


The following sales by A. J. Bleecker were effected
VOC nj EiiZanpfh n I
Year: 1869

Cash gold up to Clearing House time was loaned
at aud Ia per cent and at 3-6l and lilo Tor carry
ing. In the afternoon the rate declined to 10 and
per cent. The disbursements OF coin interest today
were s6604s IS. The following is the report o the
Gold Exchange Bank for LOdaY:--