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Year: 1869

The Democratic members of the In
diana Legislature have grappled the
Fifteenth Amendment, about as nanful-
ly as they did the question of maintain
ing the Union in '62. In that instance
they skedaddled to Canada, and in this
resigned and left the Capitol. There
are ninety Republicans and sixty DEM
ocrats on Joint Ballot, and forty-three
Democrats to fifty-seven Republicans in
the House, so that the resignation of
House Democrats would leave it with
out a quorum. This is democracy of the
modern type. They go upon the prin-
ciple that


He who fights and runs away,


May live to fight another day.


Likely it is also a tenet of the faith. that
the FIST duty of Democrat is to defeat
the will of the majority. One of the
scarecrows about this amendment, on
the Pacific coast, is that Chinese may
become citizens, and under it's provis-
ions vote. Yet it has been shown that
the treaty with China specially exempts
them from citizenship, and when a Re-
publican member of the House asked a
suspension of the rules day or two
since to introduce a resolution declaring
that fact, every Democrat in the House
voted against it. Somebody cried "Chi-
naman in the wood pile" it is to their
advantage to have it appear "there is
a Chinaman in the wood pile, SO they
keep their dupes at distance and cry
"Chinaman" the louder. There is such
thing as a manly fight, and there is
such thing as pusillanimous "shyster>
ing" There is no difficulty in classify
ing the democracy in this amendment
contest.
Year: 1869

EDITOR MONTANA PosT: You say in
the PosT of to-day probably not one
woman in an hundred are in favor OF
enfranchising women" Will you tell
us why women have not the same right
to vote that men have2 If il is a priv
ilege, why not the same reason 10 be
endowed with 1t? Don't you think
there would be less rowdyism and drinks
ing at the voting places and in the Leg
isIasures if the mothers, wives and sis
ters of the men who now vote were
theres Don't you think the exclusion
of women little bit of tyranny that
you ought to be ashamed of-and that
you have the advantage and are afraid
to give il up2 Do you think they
would want all the Post Offices and
clerkships? If women make good
Queens, have they not ability and intel
ligence enough to vote and make laws
If the women of Utah are to be made
voters, haven't the women of other
States and Territories as good, or better
qualifications to enjoy the same privi-
leges? If you answer these questions
we will be


Very respectfully yours,


1.-TWO" IN AN HUNDRED.


p. S.-You Insinuate women always
Il


Helena, March 25, 1859.


We have always believed hearing the
catechism regularly one of the inalien
able rights" of women, but do not like
to undergo the ordeal ourselves. We
anticipated trouble however in touching
upon this subject, and submit to mar
tyrdom as gracefully as may be.


We do think women have as much
right to vote as men. They have the
same right TO have the smallpox or
fever-and-ague, or TO wear top boots
and six-shooters The question is
whether it is good for them to have and
TO do these things, and whether they are
not better without them. The presence
OF women would doubtless have a good
effect at the polls and in Legislative
Assemblies, but is it sufficient compen-
sation for the evil it would be to them
You may add pure to the impure, and
while the impurity only permeates q
larger body, the pure is vitiated past
remedy. Contact with degradation, oil
vice or intrigue, contaminates. We
have our workshops and our shrines
They are better separate. The teach
ings of the altar have their influence in
the mart, but the PRIEST in the trading
place is likely to collide his practice and
| precepts. Queens have ruled well and
wisely So a woman's hand may guide
a ship, but that is different from being
stoker for the engines. They may
have grievances to redress, but, if the
truth is told, our American women occu
py as exalted position as any in the
world. If they will stoop from high po
sition to buffet in the rude surges o
passion. we may find the stars that gilt
ter with such brilliancy and have wor
admiration from man are but of earth
earthly. Strange as it may seem, tn,
women who are most worthy of suffrag,
do not favor the idea We leave tb,
discussion to the Mite Society.
Year: 1869

BY the substitute for the Tenure of
Office Law the Senate does not let go
its grip to any very great extent,
although Mr.. Trumbull, who was an
earnest champion for repeal, aud is
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
undoubtedly relaxed the reins as much
as the temper of the Senate would per-
NIT. We cannot see a particle more
latitude given the President in case he
desires to change his Cabinet officers
during session of the Senate, than he
had before. he had authority TO remove
them by and with the advice and con>
sent Of the Senate, under the law: he
has no more privilege under the substi-
tute. During a recess he may suspend
officers without assigning the reason
therefor, such suspension becoming a
removal unless the Senate refuse TO
concur by an affirmative vote. If the
Senate refuse TO concur he resumes the
office, as under the old law. Ii merely
req quires affirmative action, when before
negative action was sufficient, relieves
him from making out charges against
suspended officers and gives him ten
more days to report suspensions after
the meeting OF the Senate. tt evidences
that there was q great principle unS
ds<lying the law, Notwithstanding the
democracy allegedit was for an individ-
ual case, and that the will Senate pro-
tect and defend what IL believes its
rights and duties
Year: 1869

We last week gave the substance of
the joint resolution, which has since
passed both Houses of Congress, reliev-
ing the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany of the prohibition by Congress of
the company mortgaging the road We
are now assured that the company thus
untrammeled will in the spring conn
mence operations, and push the road
with all the vigor becoming so grand an
enterprise.


1t Is with extreme satisfaction, there>
lore. that we congratulate Superior and
the whole country that the building OF
the Northern Pacific at once is a fixed
fact, and that the coming season will
witness at least its final location from
Superior westward good many miles
-Superior Gdzette, Esb. u
Year: 1869

johnson had an inside view of the
Radical party, and its disgusting co-rup-
tion made him sick.-GGzette,


That's the first instance we have
known of a Democratic editor throwing
OFF on Bourbon whisky. That is un>
questionably what did make =. J. sick
Year: 1869

The expenses of the police In Russia are higher
than those Of any other country In Europe.


"A Berlin inventor has patented a burglars ma
chine that will cut open any safe-and been pun
ished for It.
Year: 1869

The Democratic Victory in New York For the first time in fifteen years, tn, Democracy have obtained full control O the government of the State of New. York It is-a result that we do not greatly re. gret. In the first place, we should much prefer that the Democracy should be re- sponsible for so fragrant body of patri. ots as the New York Legislature has be. come. True, the most corrupt portion of that Legislature has always always been its Democratic minority; but we have mo- ticed that few corrupt measures have lack ed enough Republican votes to bring that minority up to a handsome majority. The most prominent Republican corruption ists, too. have generally failed of re- nomination; but there usually seems to be enough rotten timber among the new members to keep up the average of cor ruption. 4ra., gsu.g -

 It is on the city government of New York that that this falls political result will have the most marked effect. Between the non-tax-paying majority of that city, mostly of foreign birth, and the tax-pay- ing minority. have stood g series of com appointed by Republican State government. The police and many other branches of local, government have been for many years controlled by these com

 

 to the great disgust of those who the Democratic majority of the city. Now, the State commissions will be swept away, and the taxpayer brought face to face with his natural enemy, the ring politician, and must fight for his or lose it. Under such circum- stances we have no doubt of the result. The misgoyernment of New York is owing 1 o the fact that the most energetic and prosperous of its inhabitants have shame ully neglected their duty as citizsns: That he city will become Republican, we do lot imagine; bat respectable men will rave to stop the frauds. perjuries, and obberies of the Tweeds and Fisks, or property will abandon locality where It will no longer by safe. .aa ..g.sa5.a
Year: 1869

The school board of Cincinnati have lately decided against the use of the Bible in their public schools. The propriety oi

 their decision is very, generally questioned

 by the press. We must confess that such

 is not our. opinion. While we can con ceive of no valid objection to the use of the Bible. the Romish clergy certainly make it pretext for withdrawing the children of their focks within their sectarian schools. Their real objection is against any form of education not under their control but the use of the King James translation of the scriptures, which they declare unauthorized and incorrect, affords sufficiently plausi- ble excuse for their purposes. Is it wise then to, leave them even that pretext 1? Would it not be better to force the fight on the simple issue of sectarian or unsec- tartan education ,@ -a -

 7a The position of the Catholic clergy is unmistakabie. They, oppose all forms of education not under their control. Can they carry the Catholic laity with them :? They have utterly failed to do so in the more intelligent Catholic countries of Eu- rope; in France, Italy, and even in Austria. The American Catholics, especially those of Irish descent, seem to be more com pletely under the domination of their cler- gy than those of the same denomination in Continental Europe; but without the pretext afforded by the use of the common. translation of the Bible we doubt whether the Catholic clergy could long control them in this matter. LaiiaBj iie. sI

 The only relic of the old system of reli- gious education in our public schools is the use of the Bible as a reading book. Does such use, unaccompanied by explana- tion practically give religious turn to the thoughts of the scholar of the age usually found in the common school We do not believe that it does. If, therefore, the disuse of the Bible as reading book will take the sting out of, priestly opposition to our public school system, it is concession 'that, it strikes us, it would be wise for Pro testants, to make. ea5 fo[l!o T
Year: 1869

THE EYE OF AN EAGLE. The eye
Of all birds have pecul .rity of
structure which enables them 20 see
and hear distant objects equally
we'll, aud this wonderful power is
carried to the greatest perfection III
the bird of prey. When we recol
lect that an eagle will ascend more
than IA mile in perpendicular height
ane from that enormous elevation
will perceive its unSuSpectlng prey
and pounce upon it with unerlng
certainty, and when we see the
same bird sctutinizing with micro
scopic nicely an object close at
hand, we shall at once perceive that
he possesses power of accomLOdat.
ing his sight to distance in a man
ner to which our eye is untitled, and
of which it is entirely incapable.


If we take printed page we
shall find there is some particular
distance, probably about ten inches
at which we can read the words and
see each letter with pertec. distinct
ness but if we move Il page to the
distance of foIty inches we shall
find it impossible to read it at all
sicntiiic men would therefore, cal
ten inches the focus or tocid dis
tance of our ewes. We cannot alter
this focus except by the aid of spec
tacles.


But an eagle has the power Of al
tering the focus of his eye as ht
pleares he ha; only to look ut al
object at the distance OF two feet ol
two miles IN order to see it distinct
~. The ball of his eye is surroun
ded by fifteen little plates, called
sciorotic bones. They form n com
pletc ring. and their edges slight,
overlap each other.


When he looks at the distant oh
ject this little circle of bone expands
and the ball of the eye being lclclv
cd from the pressure becomes ila
ter and when he looks ut a very nea
object the little bones press to
gether and the ball of the eye j
thus squeezed into rounder ant
more convex form. The effect i
very familiar to everybody. !
person with very round eyes is nea
sighted, and only sees clearly IN OF
iect that is close to him; and pei
son with Hat eyes, as III old age, ca
see nothing clear except at u dis
tance. The eagle, hy the mere vii
can make his eye round or HAT, an
see with equal clearpess at any iii
tance.
Year: 1869




Who shall be our next District Judge Is a
question which ought TO excite considerable in
terest in the minds of the voters of this county.
Il is matter that ought to be well considered,
fairly and without prejadice. When We remem-
Der that law and order, good government and
the we'll being of society incompatible with
a dishonest corrupt judiciary. the Importance OF
the coming election will be appreciated and un-
derstood. For Judge of this judicial district we
have two candidates presented for. our considera-
ton Hon. E. Garter, of Shasta, present incum-
bent, and Hon. A. N. Rosborough of Siskiyou.
Judge Garter is known to almost every man ip
this district, and be is known only as straight
forward, concientious man, an able jurist and
an impartial Judge. His record on the bench is
unimpeachable, and his decisions command in
fuence and respect. Were it left to the bar of
this district, Judge Garter's reelection would
be beyond doubt. Of Hon. A. NJ. Rosborough,
his merits or dement's, we know but little, and
have heard but little. We have heard and
known of number of able lawyers in Siskiyou
county, but we never have heard or known his
honor to be classed as such. He may be an able
he most certainly labors under the disadvantage
of never having made it manifest The only
ground upon which the election of Rosborough
be urged is that he is a Democrat. This
district is undoubtedly close upon party vote,
and the party which uses the most exertion to
bring out its vote will be almost certain to win,
if politics decide between the candidates for the
judgeshp. We hope, however, that the charac-
te: of this election will be carefully weighed and
considered by the people, and that they will re-
member that the Democracy are responsible for
whatever of politics may enter into the contest.
Judge Garter We know is an able man and pre-
eminently qualified for the position. Let every
voter ponder we'll before be casts his ballot, and
select, to the best of his information and belief,
the best man. In that case Judge Garter is sure
to be chosen. The candidates presented By the
Republican party for the Judicial election are
certainly free from all objection on the score of
ability and cannot be said to be obnoxious as
politicians. Can the same be said of their oppo-
nents? Do they not base their claims for the
suffrage of the people solely upon the fact that
they are the Democratic nominees? For these
reasons Republicans should support our candi-
date for District Judge, and, by united effort in
the October election, teach our political oppo-
nents that temporary causes of dissatisfaction
will not prove sufficient to give them perma-
nent lease of power.
Year: 1869

A MAN named Farrell, living on ranch near
San Jose, was recently experimenting in the
destruction of rattesnakes, by taking them by
the tail and swapping off their heads, when he
was bitten on the by one OF the reptiles,
from the effect OF which he died soon after. He
had previously been successful In killing rattle
snakes il that way.
Year: 1869

THE Fire Commissioners of New York have
recommended the prosecution of large num-
ber of merchants for violating the law prohibit
ing the sale of kerosene below the standard
proof This is the first municipal precaution
that has taken place in that city against those
terrible "keroseue accidents" which have
proved so destructive to life and property.
Year: 1869

TURKEY AND EGyPr.-It appears that the quar-
rel between the Sultan and Viceroy is renewed.
The Viceroy does not desire to concede all the
Sultan demands, and the latter will not abate
jot of his demands.
Year: 1869

Oficer Fairfield, OF the Fifteenth precinct arrested
at late hour last night, on the charge Of intoxca
tion. one John Graham, who gave his residence as
Amity place. Upon being searched prior to
his incarceration there was found upon him
Ave new pockctbooks, which was looked
upon by Sergeant Fields who was In command as
very suspicious. lie then asked him, In a laughing
mood, for the purpose OF obtaining his place OF
business. .sDo YOU work at the dollar jewelry
store ~ 70 which he responded with astonishmenf,
"Yes.- This gave that ofncer the cue" when he
sent for the agent OF that establishment aud advised
him TO 70 to the accused's house with an 0ticer,
which he did, where, to their astonshment quite q
number OF articles were found which had been
house with the property and preferred charge OF


larceny against the prisoner In addition TO that Of
ferson Market Police Court this morning, when he
will undoubtedly admit that those who desire TO
appropriate other peoples property should never
lmbibe sufficient to steal away their sensesn
Year: 1869

sent to sacrifice the irish Church upon the altar OF
progress in the hope that the Offering may serve 70
check further revolutionary demands. But 1t Is by
no means certain that the passage of Mr. Gladstone's
bill and the consummatlon OF dlsestablishment and
disendowment will put reform to sleep. indeed, II
is far more likely to arouse the people to renewed
exertions by teaching them their own power. In
Ireland it win be followed speedily by de.
mands for the entire overthrow Of the present
land system and for an enlarged representation OF
the laborng classes. Englishmen win learn from
this concession TO Ireland TO be more bold and per
sisient in their agitation at home OF universal
suffrage and the vote by ballot, while far in the dis
tance, II is true, but still distinctly Will be seen tie
shadow OF the final separation Of Church and State
In England. The now absorbing question disposed
OF, the Reform Ministry win be driven forward by
some OF its own members and by the reformed Par
Lament on the road Of true reform, and Will
find II difncult to put on the drag. we
may well hope, IN this view OF the case, that the
Irish Church measure while it is at present regarded
only y harmless safety-valve which serves to
keep more important matters dormant and TO cement
the present Ministry, may In the end be only the
initiatory s,ep towards broad and well considered
system of progress which shall the evils OF
centuries, elevate the people OF Great Britain and
make true liberty more than q boast IN the United
Kingdom.
Year: 1869

bility OF hostile collision between such powerful
countries as England and Russia presents too
lamentable prospect and therefore IL fs natural
that on both sides wish should be manifested 70
searchout the truth from among such accumulated
heap OF prejudices, as well as to put aside al
those misunderstanding winch prevent friendly
cooperation In the interests of universal civilization
Against the proposed negotiations we have nothing
to say and we think that the Russian government
will not refuse TO come to an understanding which
might lead to the consolidation OF general interests
and 10 the development OF friendly relations be-
tween England and Russia. These general interests
consist in reciprocal adoption Of measures for the
fnrtherance OF trade and the establishment OF
Powers. in view OF their approaching closer neigh
borhood. An Indian correspondent mentions,
among other things, the desrability OF appointing
consular agents-an English one in Tashkend and
Russian one in Lahore or Pesnawur. Explanations
OF this kind might insure reciprocity OF friendly re-
lations At all events any effort to arrive at such an
understanding could not possibly have any evil re-
Suits and would be quite compatible with the dig
nifty Of both States. We are OF the opinion that Rus
STA would never allow her position In Asia or her
relations with the Kanates to be questioned, Eng
land, certain, would not allow herself TO be
brought TO account for her own position in India.
Indeed. such course OF action would be looked
upon interference OF one State In the internal
affairs OF another. But without wishing to antci-
pate the character OF any further negotiations,
cred it our duty to state our opinion to the drec


ton 1t ought to take more especially as In England,
SO far as we can Judge from the press, many people
hold dinerent view regarding the possible dtpo-
matte negotiations with Russia on the question Of
Central Asia.
Year: 1869

Several of the States of tl.e old West have refused at the ballot box, to adopt negro sui frage. Of these, Ohio, Towa and Minnesota may be mentioned. One of the heaviest ar g,irnents against the Fifteenth Amendment offered by the Democratic party is that it goes back of the rights always exercised by the States, and entbrces negro suffrage upon the States which have rejected it, else visit ing upon them penalty Lewis D. Camp bell of Ono, formerly prominent Rcpubli- can, in letter to a friend expresses himself opposed to the enforcement of the new sui frage rule upon the people of that State

 He says, first, that he remains unchanged and uncOmpromising in his opposition to any extension of the right of suffrage, believing that if any change is to be made, it would be better to curtail it than to extend it. As for negro suffrage, 1t was, he says, upon that vi- tal point that he severed his connection with the Republican party and if it should now be found important to extend the voting priv ilege in Ohio, he would much prefer giving it to the women than the negroes. He is "es- pecFnily opposed to the fraudulent means through which the Republican party are per sistently endeayoring to flsten negro suffrage upon Ohio ;" and he condemns the alarming aggressions which the party calling itself Re- publican has made upon the principles which constitute a republican government. The currency he regards as certainly in a bad condition; he would not have the govern ment repudiate any of its bonds, but pay all according to contract he never having en- tertained doubt of the propriety or justice of paying off the bonds in greenbacks where the contract does not expressly provide for the payment of coin. In conclusion, he says, that although originally iprotectionist, ob- servation and experience have greatly modi- fled his views on this subject, and he is not prepared to say that he would even now op- pose the throwing open of our ports of entry to all the nations Of the earth who would open theirs to usn
Year: 1869

A LONG FELT NEED has been supplied through
the Introduction into America Of Hof-s Malt
Extract; the most eminent physicians in the
United States have not failed to realize this
fact, and they have endorsed with uneq quivocal
expressions of satisfaction, so great and long
desired an acquisition to the medical profess
sion.
Year: 1869

WHAT CAN BE DONE IN WAsHINGrON.-
While visiting the wharf OF the New ork
steamers at Georgetown yesterday, the arrival
there Of q team laden with machinery marked
for Hartford, Conn, from the establishment OF
Messrs. Gray & Noyes. TO be shipped by steamer
via New York, 80 much pleased and surprised
us as reversing the usual order of things that
We then and there concluded to call at the ma
chine works Of those gentlemen and inquire
more closely into the matter. Our surprise was
increased by finding works so extensive in our
midst, and TO learn that the machinery being
shipped by them for Hartford. Conn, was IN
part in con tract for some ten tons Of machinery
for clay tempering machines for the manufac-
ture of brick. We also learned that the same
firm, some few weeks since, shipped to order
one Of their steam engines to Portland, Name
We came away fully satisfied that some good
can come out Of Nazarath.