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Year: 1868

The writer of this has had some assur-
ances from those high in authority in
the Radical party of this State, that
they would make every effort to secure
a fair administration of the Registra-
tion act this fall. The parties who
made the assurance have the power of
carrying it out; for this act is only part
of their party plan of organization
a mere piece of partisan machinery.
Merely to illustrate the Radical idea OF
fairness" we publish the following
sample. A gentleman writing on busi-
ness from Moorefeld, Hardy county,
says:


"The Board of Registration held o
meeting here on Saturday for the pur.
pose of organizing, and have selected
the most out of the way and inaccess-
ible places in the county for the places
where the Registrars will be found to
register the voters. The Registrar iR
this township has fixed upon his own
house, which is at least twenty miles
from here. Some of our men will have
to ride at least thirty-fve miles to get
to him."


That's the fair thing-from Radical
standpoint.
Year: 1868

The great organic truth Gas far as we
can learn, with any reasonable certain.
ty, after laborious investigations) upon
which the Radical leaders, just now,
build their hopes and "save the coun-
try" is the angelic assumption that the
African lace should rule the white peO-
pie in the South. To achieve this glo-
rious end our immense national
blessing" is rapidly increasing and We
are blessed" to the additional tune OF
several millions weekly.
Year: 1868

We are glad to see the movement on
foot for the organization Of German
Club in this city. This means work.
The ticket headed by him who basely
slaAders all who hold the Israelitish
faith, and tailed by the Know-Nothing
CoLFAX, finds but little sympathy OF
support amongst the honest and frugal
Germans of Wheeling.


We are grati(ied to learn that it is
contemplated to hold general Mass
Meeting of the Germans of this State
about the middle of September, in this
city. That's right.
Year: 1868

The meeting to be addressed BY Hon.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR in this city, on
Saturday evening of next week, will be
held at the Centre Wheeling Market
Space. Tive years ago the finest meet
ing of the campaign was held at that
place, got up by the stout-hearted and
earnest laboring men and Germans of
the Fifth and Sixth Wards. We are
sure they will not allow the splendid
reputation they then won to be dimmed
by any less successful meeting on the
evening of the 29th.
Year: 1868

Don't forget the township meetings
tonight. 1t is of the utmost import
ance that the Democrats turn out in full
force. The attendance of every Demo
crat at these meetings is of but little
less Importance than their attendance
at the polls on the 22d day of October
next. The officers nominated at these
meetings will be the officers who will
serve tho public during the coming
yraI
Year: 1868

The corn crop in all sections of the
country is reported to be very large,
and the quality remarkably good. The
weld this year, it is asserted, will be
fnIly one-third more than last. This is
especially the case in the Southern
States.
Year: 1868

Daylight Mass Meeting IN wheeling


1t has been suggested that q large
Democratic Mass Meeting be held in
this city some time in September, to oc-
cupy both day and evening. If suita-
BILE arrangements can be made, many
think the Fair Grounds the most eligi-
BILE and comfortable place at which to
hold it. The many thousands who
would attend could be well accommo-
dated there; and were the grounds
handsomely illuminated at night, the
effect would be grand, and our citizens
would turn out en- mdsse to witness the
scenes and hear the music and the
speeches.


If these suggestions are carried out,
and an effort made to secure the presence
of several of the ablest speakers of the
country, it will be productive of great
good.
Year: 1868

Judge Go1D's Court will be open still
to-day and Monday, and all who are en-
titled to their second papers, and have
not yet received them, should not fail
tu apply promptly. This is too import
aut matter to Justify delay. Let every
Democrat who knows of man entitled
to naturalization hunt him up at once
and see tLat he makes application.
Year: 1868

war our most substantial and intelli-
gent men filled the offices; now they
are filled in the main by the rag tag and
bobtail of creation.Fa


We console ourselves by the hope that
there is good time coming"
Year: 1868

By this is not meant resolutions for
the Synod to act upon, but which the
writer himself adopts for his own con.
duct, and in which he invites others to
join. He hopes to be present at the
meeting in Harrisonburg next week, and
there to have much of that sweet COM
munion with his brethren which has been
enjoyed so often in years past. But
sometimes he has departed from these
meetings not without regret and self
reproach. He could look back upon
some things said and done very unhap-
PLY. How much he would have given
could they have been left undone. But
it was too late. And there We're many
things omitted too, in private and in pub
lie, for which conscience reproached him
much. Now, then, he makes the follow
ing resolutions, not in self-reliance, it is
hoped, but looking for that grace to act
according to them, without which moth
ing is holy, nothing strong.


1. 1 will 60 to the Synod, praying
earnestly on the way, that the ministers,
and elders, and people, may all come
there in devout spirit, desiring above
all things that the blessing of God may
be upon the meeting.


2. L will endeavor to preserve through
out that meeting prayerful frame Of
mind; and to this end / resolve not to
neglect secret devotions.


3. 1 will take pains to be present at
the opening prayers every morning and
attend punctually and faithfully to the
business, avoiding, as far as possible, all
conversation with others.


4 The time of the Synod is precious; /;
therefore will not speak unless 1 think
there is a call for it; and then l will do
my best to speak directly to the point,
and quit when am done. In all this |
will strive to speak for the edifcation of
others, will avoid harsh and uncharitable
expressions, and try to promote the ut
most brotherly kindness among all.


5. If appointed to preach, during the
Synod, it shall be my aim to preach the
truth as it is in Jesus" with as much
simplicity, earnestness and affection as
possible, seeking to reach the hearts of
men, and stunning ambitious efforts to
gain their admiration.


6. In my social intercourse with breth-
rem, let me be cheerful and kind, but not
light and trifing; and in the family
where l am received as guest, let me
so act that blessing shall be left behind
in the memories of the household, for
years after the meeting is over.
Year: 1868

We received the following communica-
tions several months ago, but it will be
found as interesting and instructive now
as if it had been published at once. Such
instances of Christian devotion are ever
fresh; and must stimulate all who hear
of them to renewed self-consecration to
the work which our Master has given US
to do.


Mr.. Editor: My heart was really
touched by little incident that occurred
few days ago in my ministerial expert
ence. | was on a visit to one of our
most destitute and suffering congregs-
tions, and as it was the first Sabbath in
May--the day appointed by the Assem-
bly, for the general collection in behalf
of Foreign Missions-I presented this
noble cause, and received what | regard,
under the circumstances, most credit
able contribution. An excellent Chris
tian lady, residing in the congregation,
who is nearly eighty years of age, and
is reduced by the results of the war to
great poverty, was not out at church
that day, But the next day, as l was
leaving the house where she dwells, she
handed me what appeared to be little
note with my name inscribed upon the
back of it. On opening it, found that
it contained small bill, $50 cents) with
these lines-from poem of Mrs. Pres
tons, published in late number of the
CAildren's Friend-carefully copied on
the paper:


she knows that 1 blush to bring Him,


My poverty's stinted store:


But I'll give myself with my farthing,


And think He will count il MORE"


This little incident-for 1 doubt not
that the widows heart fully breathed the
sentiment of those lines-presents to my
mind a beautiful and touching picture
of the true spirit of Christian charity.
If we but give ourselves with our offerings,
though they be on account of our poverty
so small that we blush to bring them to
our Saviour, yet he will esteem them
large.


The gift of the "the widows mite. so
modestly and unobtrusively made, was
never intented to reach the public gaze.
But l mention it in the hope that it may
stimulate and encourage others to bring
even out of their ''poverty's stinted
store," their humble gifts unto the Lord.
And if the eye ef my beloyesl and re-
vered friend should fall upon this narra-
the, she will, for the sake of Him to
whom she has given herself, pardon the
liberty which l have taken.


EVANGELIST.
Year: 1868

We made our way onward in silence.
In such circumstances our richest enjoy
ment is in the communings of our own
hearts. The best of conversation would
spoil all. Though the night was moon
less, the vast expanse above US and around
us was studded with innumerable stars.
By the light of these We made our way
with comfort. Towards morning we
reached lonely cabin which stood on
the margin of a grove that jutted out
from the woodlands into the prairie.
Here we walked up one who seemed to be
monarch of all he surveyed, and having
procured feed for our animals we tum-
bled into something like a bed, where, in
few moments, we were in the sweetest
slumber.


On the next day, after swimming a
aumber of streams, which exercise by
this time, had become a luxury to me, L
reached the place of my abode. Here
[ was rejoiced to meet my beloved
people. Though at that time there was
no church organized, number of my
congregation were in that happy state
when,


Tongue cannot express the sweet comfort and


peace


Of soul in its ealiest love"


These things occurred in 1928. In
1868, 1 stood in large and commodious
church edifce, in which young and
faithful minister of our Church regular
ly oficiates. Before me sat large and
audience. Among them were
the members of our Presbytery. read,


"'Twas on that dark and doleful night.


While that hymn was singing, large
proportion of that audience took their
seats together. l administered to them
the emblems of the body and blood of
Jesus the Nazarene-the Man of Calva-
ry; and while SO doing l called to mind
that hard by that very spot, once lay the
pathway l had travelled almost forty
years ago. y. y. =.
Year: 1868


stantal ground as we have advanced
from week to week, and have gone OF
from steppings stone to stepping-stone, til
we have reached the conclusion that 1t Ii
the duty of Christians, before entering
upon any lifelong vocation, to CONSIDER
the claims Of the Gospel ministry upon
them personally. | trust that you have
carefully preserved these letters, and
now that they are finished, will read them
over as a whole, and give them once more
your candid, thoughtful, prayerful atten-
tion. And / could wish that they were
found in the chamber of every plous
youth in the limits Of the Church OF
Christ. There is in them sOn'ethsng to
claim the thought of those who love our
Lord Jesus Christ; and it were well TOR
the Church, if the truths which they aim
TO enforce, could be brought to bear with
living power upon all that dwell within
her fold


And now, dear F., a word or two, In
conclusion, TO you and all whom | ad-
dress thrOugh II you.


Remember that you "are bought with
a price, and that the end of your tJe
IS the glory Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
l pray you, not to lose sight of this great
fact, and not to be severed from the full
filment of your destiny by the most
tempting bribes that time can present.
Keep steadily before your gaze the cross
where Jesus died to redeem you to HIM
self, and beneath the warm and kindling
embrace of redeeming love answer this
solemn question: How can | respond
to such weight of disinterested, self
sacrificing, dying love? How can | 50
live, as best to proclaim abroad the hon
ors Of Him who found me poor earth
worm in the dust,-yea, more, guilty,
polluted child of wrath, and raised me
up to an eternal partnership in his glory ?
How can l testify my appreciation of
that condescension which stopped to the
shadows of Gethsemane and the dark
horrors of Calvary, that it might set me
a royal priest upon throne?''


J charge you, my dear young friend,
to answer these questions, before you
dare to enter the active business of life I;
and answer them in the light of all that
you have received, and in the light of all
that has been promised you; answer
them before the eyes of an enlightened
conscience; yea, answer them as in the
very presence of the invisible, heart
searching God.


And remember how little time you
have to "show forth the praises of
your adorable Lord. Life is very brief !;
then how earnest should it be,-how la
borious,-how diligently occupied in SOW
ing the seeds of Divine truth.
{" 'Tis not for man to trife; lite is brief,


And sin is here.


Cur age is but the falling of leaf,


A dropping tear.


We have no time to sport away the hours;
All must be earnest in world like ours.
Not many lives, but only one have we


One, only one.


How sacred should that one life ever be


That narrow span


Day after day filed up with blessed toi!
Hour after hour still bringing in new spoil.


Your friend as ever,


VERITAS.
Year: 1868

DOMESTIC ENDEARMENTs.-I hold it
indeed to be sure sign of mind not
poised as it ought to be, ifit be insensible
TO the pleasures of home, to the little
Joys and endearments of a family, to the
affection of relations, to the fidelity of
domestics. Next to being well with his
own conscience, the friendship and attach
ment of mans family and dependents
seems to me one of the most comfortable
circumstances of his lot.
Year: 1868

1Hy Dear ri snail present you III
this letter,


(6) As sixth argument in behalf of
the claims of the Gospel ministry, under
the second general division of this sub
iect, the larger demands of what is call
ed The Foreign Field.


The language of the great Commission
as recorded in the Gospel of Mark is,
=" Go ye into all the a0Orld, and preach
the Gospel to srery creature" The same
Commission is given to us by Matthew i'll
these words: $50 ye therefore, ana
teach all nations.


We cannot doubt then that the field
is literally the t0Orld,-that all nations
are included within the scope of the
everlasting Gospel, and that it is the
solemn duty of the Christian Church to
heed the last injunction of her ascended
Lord, and 90 forth to proclaim the story
of the Cross wherever there is an open
ear to hear it.


The Apostolic Church acted upon this
principle. The persecution that followed
upon the death of Stephen resulted IN
the dispersion of the disciples at Jerusa
lem throughout the regions of Judea
and Samaria," and "they tnat were
scattered abroad went every where preach
ING the Word" and realized the promis-
ed presence of Jesus. And it was not
long before we hear of the Gospels going
to the Gentiles and being gladly received
by them. As we linger among those
early days of Christianity, when from
its very era lie it seemed to spring fully
armed aud equipped into the arena, and
with the strength and energy of giant
rushed forth to grapple with tho deadly
errors of Judaism and the corruptiOns
of a gross and sensual Paganism, we not
only stand amid sacred scenes, but are
almost tempted to believe that those were
in some respects, the palmiest days that
have ever dawned upon the history OF
the Church. 1t was indeed a glorious
spectacle, to behold a few men, kindled
into warm enthusiasm by the wonders
of redeeming love, buckhng on their ar
NOR, and marching forth with glowing



faith, and quenchless love, and high
resolve, and lofty endeavOr upon mis-
sion that carping skepticism would pro-
nounce an impossibility and an absurdi-
ty. And as the unbelieving eye of an
tiauity followed them along their various
routes, and witnessed the mighty results
that seemed to flow almost by magic
from such singleness Of aim and such
heroism of effort, philosophy must have
felt itself perplexed, and baffied in at
tempting to explain so strange a phe
nomenon. The world had seen nothing
like it before and men must have look
ed in amazement, as they saw the preju
diees of ages melting before the breath
of the Gospel like frost before the sun
and Christianity, armed with no visible
weapon but the truth, asserting its supe
riority over every hostile combination
that disputed it's conqueriDg march.


But the brightness Of this dawn Wa
soon obscured by clouds and darkness
The Church extended on every side an,
increased in wealth ard external splen
Year: 1868

Among the many wonderful evid
of the ingenuity of mankindis is the machine
for setting and distributing type. This is
so perfected that there has been printed
book containing 24 ,993 ems of solid
matter, or 81 ,255 ems Of loaded matter,
which was both set and distributed in six
hours and thirty-nine minutes by the ma
chine. This is truly wonderful, but the
wonder does not stop here. BY means of
one Of these machines, located in the large
newspaper offices in the pricipal cities, and
connected by telegraph with the capitol,
the reporter or operator can set type him
self, the machine standing in New York
or New Orleans, and he being in the capi.
tol. Or instead of setting type he may
produce a matrix-by operating a series
of arms and levers having type attached
and made to strike upon a suitably prepar-
cd and movable plastic surface from
which stereotype may be cast ready fol
the press in a few minutes from the time
the speech is delivered, or the action had
whatever it may be. Speeches would still
have to be reported by short hand, simply
because no one could either write them OF
set them up as fast as delivered. The
composer having the shorthand notes be
fore him, could then set the type from
them upon the machine at a distance. or
if required, the short hand notes could b,
translated as is now done, for the tele
graph operator, and then set up telegraph
ed. In the latter case the same labor o
the operator that now sends the messag
would put it into type ready for the press
thus dispensing with the time and labo
now required TO write out the message an
set up the type.


This seems to be the next great step i
the electrical progress of the age an
there is nothing TO prevent is being don
at once.
Year: 1868

| would give them time to acquire little
property, and get little education, time
to learn something about the simplest
forms of business, and prepare themselves
for the exercise of political power at
the end of ten, fifteen or twenty years let
them come into the enjoyment Of their po-
litcal rights. BY that time these south
ern States will have been so completely fill
ed up by emigration from the north and
from Europe, that the negroes will be in a
permanent minority. Why? Because
the negroes have no emf nothng
but the natural Unreasonable we have
emigration from all the world, and natur-
al increase besides. Thus, by postponing
the tlirg only until such time as the ne
groes are qualified to enjoy political rights,
the dangers l have been considering
would have fully passed away. Their in
huence would no longer be dangerous in
the manner | have indicated, and con





h.ct ofraces would rot be more likely to
happen there than it now is in Massachu-
setts. In Massachusetts, the negroes have
exercised political rights for twenty five
gears, and yet there has been no disturb
ance there-no conflict Of races. Why
Because the negroes are in the minority
They can not eject man of their own col
or to any Office, to bring up that prejudice
of race | believe what | have stated vii
be the way in which the question viii
work itself out But, under the policy
OF MIR. Sumner, we are to exclude twenty
out of every twenty-one white men in the
southern states, and bring forward coloret
voters to fill the places of those excluded
The inevitable results of that policy would
be to establish colored state governments
and colored balance of power in thi
republic, thing which l tn ink most de
sirable to avoid.
Year: 1868

The finest thing that George ID. Prem
ticc ever wrote is this ininitablc passage:


1t cannot be that earth is mans only
abiding place. 1T cannot be that our life
is a bubble cast up by the ocean of eterni-
ty to float moment upon its waves and
sink into nothingness. Else why is it
the high and glorious aspirations. which
leap like angels from the Stemplc of our
hearts and are forever wandering unsatis-
fed. Why is it that the rainbow and the
cloud come over us with beauty that is
not of earth and then pass off and leave US
to muse on their lovcliness? Why is it
that the stars which "hold their festival
around the midnight throne" and set
above the grasp of our limited faculties
forever mocking US with their unapproach-
able glory? And finally why is it tha,
bright forms of human beauty are present
ed to view and taken from us, leaving the
thousand streams of our affection to flow
back in an Alpine torrent upon our hearts!
We are horn for a higher destiny than
that of earth. There is a realm where
the rainbow never fades. where the stars
will be spread out before us like the
islands that slumber in the ocean, and
where the beautiful beings which passed
before us like shadows, will stay forever
in our presence.
Year: 1868

IF candidate for president Of the
United States is of notoriously ntem-
perate habits, is it wrong or in any wise
improper for newspaper Of the opposite
party to state that fact? If prominent
newspapers of the party cf which he is a
member have given testimony upon this
point. ought not the people to be informed
concerning such testimony?


fin hours, not of deirium, but of in
temperance, which made him regardless OF
decency, he committed scandalous act Of
filth, indicating that his love for whisky,
aud the effect it has upon him, UNFIT him
for the duties of the exalted Office to which
he asplres, does not due regard for the
public welfare demand that the fact should
be published !?


Why did the Jacobins nominate man
for president whose history furnishes Fact:
repulsive to honest men, and from which
they turn with loathing? Considering
that he is candidate for the presidency
is propricty violated by the narration o.
those facts, or by the facts themselves
Ought the people to know the characte
of the man who expects to receive the vote
of what is now the ruling party in the ma
ton for the highest Office within its gift


Plead to the facts, Jacobins Is Hiram
Ulysses Grant a drunkard, and has h,
committed scandalous acts when intoxIca
ted
Year: 1868

"A prominent member Of the republi-
can party, and an officer in the internal
revenue, is serving out term in the New
York penitentiary, where he was consign-
ed for stealing. The senate refuses 10
qualify his successor, so his salary goes
on and it costs him nothing to live. That
chap will have pretentions for the United
States senate when he gets out.
Year: 1868

The principal newspaper support of
the Atlantic cable comes from Americal
The sums paid for cable messages for a
year, show that the American press paid
exactly ten times the amount accredited to
the English press. the latter publishing
only the briefest and most meagre items
of news from this side, and the former in
dulsing in full reports of public proceed
ings from every port in Europe.