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Year: 1868

Now, that tile campaign is over, we shall pay
particular attention to the literary character Of
the STANDARD. Many choice gems Of poetry
and prose will be found from time to time
in our columns, which arc well worth pre-
serving. We suggest that our readers get o
scrap-book and cut out these articles and pre-
serve them. Ifyou cannot get book made for
the purpose, get an old blank book, cat out
every other leaf, paste in your selections sad In
few years you will have book you will highly
prize SO
Year: 1868

Every true patriot who fought on either
side during the war desires the return of a
lasting peace. The election of Grant tends
first of all to give strength to the peace
party Of the country. Let all good men
join hands and trample into dust the dis
organizers who would destroy our laws
laws sand dispelall hopes Of a bright day of
happiness and peace.
Year: 1868

This seems to be disgraceinl outrage up
on the rights ct American citizenship U. S.
Post Giii,s~ are public property. Every
man has as much right to enter those offices
on business as lie has to pass along the
public highway, and any officer who, with
out y warrant, inerferes with or pbstructs
the exercise of that right. renders himself
Liable for damages in an action at law. There
is a way TO have an officer removed who
thus shows himself to be a public nuisance.
Let the case be presented to Grants Post
Master General, and the matter can be cor
rectcd at once
Year: 1868

GENERAL GRANTS REsIGNATIoN-Sey
raj Of our cotemporary journals have given
out that General Grant, President elect, is
about to resign his commission as General OF
the armies of the United States AS the
Electoral College does not meet until Feb
ruary to officially count the Presidential vote,
it is not probable that General Grant will
resign until formally notified Of his election
Year: 1868

The New York Star, sprightly one cent
daily, published in the interests of the
working classes, presents in the following
concise language the effects of partisan leg
isIation on the industrial interests of the
country Tho hard times that we now
have the prostration of trade, the search
" Of employment, tho high prices, and the
heayy tsxes, can be traced, in great part,
tothe political policy of the Radicals. In
order to'appreciste this fact. it is only ne
cessary to inquire in-what this policy con-
sists. The essence of it is the keeping Of
the Southern States practically out Of the
Union until after the Presidential, election,
and as much longer as may be necessary to
complete the work ofsnegro elevation i'm
these States. !, The effect Of that policy 10
to retard every kind of enterprise in the
South, to make the people feel doubtful Of
the future, 10, prevent labor and capital
from going thither from the North, and to
keep the country in PROSTATE condition.
Now this injury to the South naturally
communicates itself to the North. If the
South we're now restored to its ante-war
condition, there would be heavy demand
for Northern manufactures and merchan-
disc Of all kinds. That section would also
be able to bear its full share Of the burden
resting upon the country in the shape Of
taxation. AS the case stands, however,
the South is so poor, and the prospect so
discouraging, that its people buy but little,
and are too poor to bear their share of the
common burden. The load falls, therefore
upon the working people of the North. In
the end they are obliged to make up for the
loss in the South by, reason of bad politi-
cal policy This view Of the case is not
partisan, but is such as must appear to ev-
cry unprejudiccd observer"
Year: 1868

EDIToR STATESMAN I'm your issues of 23d
and 30th ult., in relation to the homicide of Pat.
rick Clancy, are some things that bear rather
heavily upon us, to which we feel in duty bound
to reply. We are satisfied you woulG not, inten.
tonally, do US an injustice, aud for this reason
we ask the publication Of this card. So far from
being to blame for the body lying until Tuesday.
we reported the fact at the Touchet House. to
Graham and Dooley, sent word back to Wallaia,
and told at least forty persons in Walla Walla
the same day, what had occurred. We started
in good faith, to bring Clancy to Walla Walla
and turn him over to the tender mereies of the
law. he made two attempts to escape prior TO
the shooting. At the last attempt, Clancy was
running for the brush we discovered him
both of US calledSupon him to stop, which be
evnced but little inclination to do as he kent on
running in the direction of the brush we then
fred. The result is known. We think we did
nothing that any honest man need be ashamed
of. Taking human life is at all times to be de,
plored but we ask, what else was left to us2 A
man declares his intention of escaping, in order
to avoid the penalty for his crimes makes diff
ferent attempts to carry his threat into execu,
tion 7; seeks his opportunity, and is abont to
escape. Shall he be permitted to 90 scot free
Community complain of the non- performance of
duty shall we be the sufferers or shall we be
justified in trying to prevent such a result? We
sought to do no more, aud feel that we did right
Clancy not tied to the saddle, neither was
he bound in any way, as has been reported and
the report that 5000, or any other sum, was
thrown in the eyes of justice by either of us, is
without foundation. So far as public exams
nation is concerned, we do not fear, but rather
court it. We are willing that the world shall
know what we have done in this matte we
want to know for ourselves, if it is considered
wrong to arrest a for stealing horses and
committing other villainies aud doing the very
best that could be done to bring such to justice.
1t is true, had we foreseen the result, we might
have sent Clancy up by stage or wagon, and thus
have avoided the necessity of shooting him, but
we anticipated in the outset no trouble.


Yours, JACK SMTH,


john GHoLsoN
Year: 1868

RADICAL RuLE-WHAr IT CosTs.-The
people.most likely have been betrayed into ?
seeming endorsement of radical rule. Very
many men who happen not to be owners Of
real estate, are Indifferent to the question Of
taxation, thinking that they escape the pay
ment of taxes. It is this class that go to
swell the radical ranks, and it is for their in.
structiOn that we present the following table
showing the amount in which they are taxed
for the benefit of these radical rulers. The
tax is imposed in the shape of duties, payable
in gold, and is as follows:
Year: 1868

KNOWS His MAN-It will be seen that
Judge Chase predicts that Grant will break
with the radical party, aud that in less than
a year the radicals will be more hostile with
him than they have ever been with johnson.
Judge Chase knows Grant well, and is not a
man who would hazard his word lightly We
think it, therefore, fair to infer, that on the
great issues that now agilate the public mind
Grant is not in harmony with the radicals,
and when the time comes for action, to use
the language of one of his friends, he will
throw the radicals higher than kite" The
democracy have taken no stock in Grant, but
if in the end it turns out that the radicals
were mistaken in their man, it will be all the
better for the country In the Providence
of God it not unfrequently happens that
"goOd is brought out of evil,' and the sue
cess over which the radicals are now rejoic'
ing may in the end prove their downfall
Grant has never yet committed himself tc
the distinctive principles Of the radical party
and hoping for the good of the country, We
trust he may yet prove Tartar on theil


hands,
Year: 1868

Nor satisfied with insulting the Jews and
Catholics, the radicals have broken lance
with the Masons. Wendell Phillips thus
sounds the keynots of new crusade The
attempt to impeach the President has failed.
1t is no longer worth while to spend much
time in discussing why every one of his
vices marshalled cohort in bis defence.
And we have no doubt if the whole truth is
ever known, that we shall see Free Masonry
acting as quartermaster in that camp and
chief Justice in that council chamber
Year: 1868

A RADICAL paperteils us that Gen. Grant
will carry into the Presidential chair a well
balanced mind he should throw away
his bottle, that he may carry also a well
balanced body.-Irentice.
Year: 1868

1t is thus seen that in a vote of million
and half the republican majority was tr


fe over 10000 These figures are instruc
tive, and serve to show how evenly parties
are divided. Let the Presidential election
go whichever>way it may, the fact stands out
in bold relief that the democracy numbers
at least one-half the nation, and as such is
prepared to go into another four years strug-
gle. With parties thus evenly divided, it
will scarcely be safe for the radicals to con-
tiuue the dictatorial and proscriptive course
that has characterized them since their ad,
vent to power. Standing on terms of equal,
ity, and asking no odds of the radical pun>
derers, democrats will be- in a position to
return insult for insult, and if the worst comes
to the worst and The country IS again plunged
into war, it will be all the worse for the radi.
Gals. " Let US have peace" but let US have
our rights even if we have to fight for them.
Year: 1868

The LEWISTON MAIL-Under the pre-.
sent arrangement the people of Lewiston are
restricted to a weekly mail This is scarcely
in accordance with the Importance of the
rich and extensive scope of country of which
Lewiston is the commercial centre. and we
are pleased TO learn that the Postal Agent is
devising measures to increase their mail fa-
cilities. The proposition, as we understand
it, is to make slight DETECTION from the
route at present travelled by the Missoula
mail. This would give the people of Lew.
iston tri-weekly communication, and we
can only hope that Mr. Brooks will succeed
in eifecting the change.





IF white man in the New England States
receives aid from his town, no matter how
small the amount, he is deprived of his right
to vote. Yet tens of thousand of negroes in
the South have been supported by the Gov,
ernmeDt from taxes paid by northern white
men, and at the same time have been allow
ed to vote and control the legislation of their
States
Year: 1868

The Columbus papers contain all the
particulars of the assassination of George
w. Ashburn, with the testimony given
by number of. witnesses before the Cor
oner's inquest. Nothing is known of the
identity of the parties. All that is testi-
fed to is that body of men from % to
so in number, all disguised, surrounded
the negro boarding house where Ashburn
was lodging, broke open his door after
his refusal to open it, when number of
shots were fired by portion of the par
ty, three of which took effect, one in the
forehead, of which he instantly died, one
in the natez, and the third in the leg
None of the witnesses could identify any
of the number engaged in the transaction.
The press of Columbus repudiate the idea
that any respectable man in Columbus
had any connection with it, and intimate
that Ashburn fell at the hands of enemies
in his own party. The Mayor has offered
a reward of $500 for the discovery of the
murderers.
Year: 1868

1t is rarely, indeed, that we have read
any thing more tuthfully pathetic than
the subjoined waif, which we find float
ing among our exchanges. Would that
every husband in our land might read
and profit by it:


Don't stay long, husband!" said a
young bride tenderly in my presence one
evening, as her husband was preparing to
go out The words themselves were in
significant, but the look of melting fond
ness with which they were accompanied,
spoke volumes. 1t told the whole vast
depth of woman's love = of the grief
when the light of his smile, the source of
all her Joy, beamed not brightly upon
her.


"Don't stay long, husband" and 1
fancied | saw the loving, gentle wife,
sitting alone, anxiously counting the mo-
ments of her husbands absence, every
few moments running to the door to see
if he was not in sight, and finding that
he was not, thought could hear her
exclaiming, in disappointed tones, not
yet"


" Don't stay long, husband f" and l
again thought | could see the young wife
rocking nervously in her great arm chair,
weeping as though her heart would brake,
as her thoughtless /" lord and master F"
prolonged his stay to a wearisome length
of time.


Oh, you that have wives to say =
Don't stay long," when you 60 forth
think of them kindly when you are ming
ling in the busy hive of life, and try just
little to make their homes and hearts
happy, for they are gems seldom replaced
You cannot fnd amid the pleasures of
the world, the peace and JOY that quiet
home, blessed with woman's presence
will afford.


% Don't stay long, husband!" and the
young wife's look seemed to say = for
there in your own sweet home is loving
heart whose music is hushe1 when you
are absent = here is soft breast to lay
your weary head upon, and her pure lips
uusoled by sin, that will pay you kisses
for coming back SO soon.
Year: 1868

Thousands of years ago story was
told of stupid traveller, who, on coming to
river, sat down upon the bank, saying,
LII wait till it runs by" A thousand
times since people have laughed at the
simpleton, priding themselves on their
own great wisdom. And yet tens of thou
sands of times have these people, in re-
ference to the general affairs of life, imi-
tated the lazy ignorance of the fool, aud
waited for the river to run by.


How often do parents, for example,
when they witness exhibitions of anger,
falsehood and disobedience in their chill
dren, shut their eyes wilfully to the cou-
sequence of letting the evil go uncor-
rected, and say to themselves, He will
outgrow it." What is this but waiting
for the river to run by? The first lesson
which child learns should be that of
discipline. No man can succeed in life
or win the esteem of his neighbors, or
deserve the appreciation of his own con-
science, who gives away to petulence,
duplicity, or other vices; and 1t is much
easier to check these natural in6rmities
in youth, rather than in age, as it is to
cross river near the fountain head in
stead of where it widens into an estuary
of the sea. The parent who hopes that
such vices will cure themselves, waits In
vain for the river to run by.


A merchant finds his trade declining,
a mechanic his business falling off, a
lawyer his clients leaving him, doctor
his practice ceasiug; but instead of going
to work resolutely to discover the cause
and rectify the error, he sits down, folds
his arms, and says, Luck will turn
some day" Does such man deserve to
succeed! Life is battle, in which vic
tory is with him who fights the bravest,
perseveres the longest, and brings the
most ability to bear upon the campaign:
When the British marched on Baltimore,
did our fathers lie in their beds and trust
to chance to save them? No! they went
boldly forth to meet the enemy, and the
God of battles rewarded them with sue
cess. So In the pursuit of life, he tri-
umphs who deserves it most. Wealth.
and fame are the prizes of those who
struggle hardest for them. The only
way is to plunge boldly into the current
of adverse fortune, breast its waves, and
buffet your course manfully to the other
shore. 1t will never do to wait till the
river runs by


In friendship if some unknown cause
has produced an aliena ton, don't say, as
too many do, " He may get pleased again
as he cam" but find out the estrange-
ment, apologize if you are in the wrong,
expostulate amicably if otherwise. If
you wait till the river runs by, you may
wait for ever, and also find the longer
you wait, the current runs deeper In,
your own family never wait until the
river runs by; but if wife's feelings are
hurt, explain and make reparation at
! once, for life is too short and happiness
too precious to be wasted in obstinaey,
sullenness or misunderstanding, when a
few words will remedy all. Never stand
on the shore of cold suffering while green
and sunshiny fields invite you across, In
the idle hope that "the river will run by"
Year: 1868

From The Nashville Press and Tlmes.l


A man named Pat. IIaney, living near
Waverley, on the Nashville and North
Western Railroad, in the early part of the
Rebellion, was prosecuted for his Union
sentiments so much that he had to fly
from his home in the dead of night, and
walk barefooted all the way to Nashville.
He remained here in the Government
employ until everything appeared quiet


and safe, when he took his family out
again to his little farm to pursue his old
life of rural industry, as he foudly hop
ed, in peace. But his Uniouism was not
forgotten; the services he rendered the
Government in his humble way were not
cd down against him. His patriotism
was remembered with feelings of hate
and desire to punish. The hatchct was
not buried. Some time ago a mysterious
document was left at his house by troupe
OF masked cavaliers. The document bore
cross bone and death head, aud other
mortuary hicroglyphics, aud contained a
poremptory notice to leave. Being a
brave man himself, and believing in the
power Of the law to AFFORD him all just
protection in his person and property, he
discarded the notice and continued his
occupation as usual. About ten days age
he was visited again by another larger
body of scoundrels, who dragged him out
of his house about III o'clock at night,
carried him off about three miles, to a
creek, in which they dragged him up and
down until he was almost dead. His
hips and knees are horribly bruised and
cut. His hair and beard were plucked
out by the roots. He was kicked and
beaten horribly, and finally left on the
edge Of the creek not able to move oil
speak He was found next evening by
his wife and her little boy, who had been
wandering over the country all day, dis


tractedly looking for him. He is now
suffering from a raging fever, superinduc
ed by the barbarous treatment he rcceiv


ed at the hands of rufians too base t
live in civilized society. tl
Year: 1868

Cleanliness of person promotes health


of body, and this In turn naturally begets


purity of mind aud moral elevation.


Such persons are quite as much concern
ed in having the inner and unseen as tidy
and as clean as the outer aud the visible;
they are pure from principle, not policy.
Year: 1868

ABOUT OUR New Police COURT


ners." The Pilot does not claim to have
3, originated this proposition, but, as gem


eral thing it ay be accepted as truism,


nevertheless And, accepting it as generals
ly true, it is of course unnecessary to say


that the Pilot is always solicitous as to The


social standing and moral character of
those who hay install themselves as its
neighbors, for business or other purposes.
Acting upon this laudable motive, our law
| reporter took occasion, the other day,


while His Honor, the new Police Justice,


was absent, satisfying his judicial appetite
at his MONDAY repast, to make tour of in
spection through the Police Court rooms,


which have been established on the same
floor with the / ilot office. His idea was
to add the resul. of his observations to his
personal knowledge of the Justice, and
make his deductions accordingly. We
might bring this article to summary close


by stating at once that he returned fully
satisfied of the moral rectitude of the new
official but some of our many readers may
wish to know what our Police Court rooms
are like, and we continue: Our reporter
found that the cour: occupied two rooms,
one the main court room and a smaller one
opening from it, which latter, he surmised,
was intended to be used ss pen for the
confinement of prisoners during court
hours, until their eases are called. The
main room contained all paraphernaiia
usually found in other temples of the blind
goddess. There were desk for His Hon
Or, chairs aud tables for attorneys, seats for
spectators, aud. on one side of the room
were several benches, afiording ample ac>
commodations for the entire police force
He also noticed large supply of station
cry, and, IN one corner OF the room, there
was mammoth, oval shaped ink bottle
This latter article was covered with wicker
work, and had handle to it. AS We iuti-
mated, our reporter returned a favorable
verdict. This verdict may have been infu
enced by the stationery or the ink bottle,
but We believe it was not, and the Pilot ex-
tends cordial welcome to the new conner.
Mag he live long and prosper, and may his
decisions he always righteous and
tempered with mercy, as there can be
no doubt they will be, so long as he re
mains under the sheltering wing of the Pilot
and within the radius Of its benchcent in
fuence
Year: 1868

saT The disgraceful scene in the house
on Saturday, an account of which is pub
lished elsewhere, is everywhere the theme
of comment. The feeling of the house
against Washburne was illustrated in its
unanimous consent given at various stages,
and in face Of the protest of the speaker, to
allow Donnely to continue his remarks.
The latters friends intend to move for a
special committee to investigate the charges
made by Washburse in the letter which
was the basis of the debate, and if proven
untrue resolution for the expulsion of the
latter will be introduced Several repnbli-
can members have expressed willingness
to vote for it.
Year: 1868

Average temperature for Saturday. ........... e31


ACCIDENT ON A FERRYBoAT.-About two O'Clock
yesterday morning Edward Tynean, eighteen years
OF age while asleep in the engine room Of the ferry
boat Jersey CITY, Of the Jersey City ferry had his leg
fractured by being caught in the machinery. lie
was taken to Bellevue Hospital. .-s


THE FATAL HOSTING MACHINE CAsUALTY.-The
inquest over the remains Of James Tobn and MOr1tz
Shea, the two men who were killed at the new build.


Ing 424 Broadway on Saturday afternoon by the fall
ing Of the platform of the Manhattan steam hosting
machine, was not held yesterday, owing to the
mission to the bodies OF the deceased men
their respective residences No. 62 Rutgers and 21s
Canal streets. A jury was empanelled and inquests
will be held to-day. -


COLLISION IN THE SoUND.-The Newport steamer
Old Colony, while going through the sound about
hafpast one O'Clock yesterday morning ran into o
brig and carried away considerable portion OF her
upper works. The steamer hove to and sent boat
Off to the brig, when 1t was ascertained that although
the damage was extensive It was not serious
Accidents OF this kind, although seldom reported
are OF too frequent occurrence, and are generally
attributable to the gross carelessness OF party
other. The above facts were communicated by a
person who witnessed the collision.