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Year: 1868

to be an unconstitutional usurpation of
power.


1t is impossible that any revolution or


war can come of any deliberate appeal to


the ballot box. If the people declare by


the election that those State governments


are unconstitutional, and that they desire


their Executive to command the army to


undo what the army did. surely that can


not be termed a revolutionary measure.
But there is small cloud on the hori-


zon. The bill so recently passed by both


Houses of Congress in relation to counting


the electoral votes of the reconstructed


States is, in my judgment, a measure


fraught with danger to the country; for.


as [ construe that bill, it certainly claims


for the two Houses Of Congress the right


to receive or to reject the vote of any one


of the ten Southern States, as Congress


may choose. The Constitution is explicit
upon that subject. It gives to Congress
the right to fix the day upon which the
electors shall cast their votes. There the
whole authority of Congress over the sub
ject ceases; everything else in regard to
the election is entirely and exclusively un-
der the control of the States themselves,
and Congress has no right to reject the
vote of any State where the constitutional
requirements have been complied with by
the electors being selected upon the day
designated by Congress.


Who but Congress is to judge whether
or not the State governments spoken of
by that act was made in compliance with
the act of March 2, 1867? By the terms
of that bill the States may be here repre-
sented; Congress may have already pass
ed judgment that she had complied with
the terms of the reconstruction acts; and
yet that act gives to Congress the right to
count such of the votes as they please.
and reject such as they please. Once
concede to Congress, that right, and the
election of the President is in the hands
of Congress, and not of the people.


That act must have been passed with
some purpose and for some intent. The
act of March, 1867, after prescribing what
a State should do to entitle her to repre-
sentation here. provided that after Con-
gress did admit her Representatives the
act should be imperative: What, then,
counted unless Congress is satisfied. Il do
not quote the exact words, but recite the
substance of the act. that at the time she
casts her electoral vote she had complied
with all the requisites of the reconstruc-
ton act. to be judged of by Congress a.
gain. What is the effect Of such law ?
It is either entirely nugatory. or it would
necessarily give this body the right to
count the vote of one State and reject that
of another, both States being represented
on this foor-a right claimed in the very
face of the Constitution. which gives to
each State the rig hit to choose the electors
in the manner that the Legislature there
Of shall direct. If this power is conceded
to Congress, then elections by the people
are at an end.
Year: 1868

Yes, give me the land


Where the ruins are spread,
And the living tread light
On the hearts of the dead;
Yes, give me land


That is blest by the dust,
And bright with the deeds
Of the down-trodden just.
Yes, give me the land,


Where the battles red blast.
Has flashed on the future


The form of the pastl
Yes, give me the land,


That hath legends and lays,
That tell of the memories


Of long vanished days.
Yes, give me the land,


That hath story and song,
To tell Of the strife
Of the right with the wrong.
Yes, give me land,


With a grave in each spot,
And names in the graves


That shall not be forgot.
Yes, give me the land,


Of the wreck and the tomb,
There's grandeur in graves
There's glory in gloom.
For out of the gloom


Future brightness is born;
As, after the night,


Looms the sunrise of morn,
And the graves of the dead,
With the grass overgrown,
May yet form the footstool
OF Liberty's throne,
And each simple wreck


In the way-path of might,
Shall yet be rock


In the temple of Right
Year: 1868

Mr.. Chase has written letter, in
which he says he was not partisan
on either side on the impeachment
trial. He says he shall adhere to his
old creed of equal rights. They may
denounce and abuse me, and read me
out of the party If they choose 1
follow my old lights, not the new
What the development of the future
may be, know not. l neither eX-
pect or desire to be candidate for
Office again. 1t would, however. graf
ify me exceedingly if the Democratic
party would take grounds which wo'd
assure the party against all attempts
to subvert the principle of universal
suffrage established in all Ofthe South
ern Constitutions. Then l think the
future of the great cause for which
have labored so long would be secure,
and should not regret my absence
from political labors.


The Richmond Enquirer of June G.
furnishes the following which is more


explicit, concerning the political


status of Mr.. Chase than anything
yet;.


WeIearned yesterday morning from
q personal and p olitical friend oi
Chief Justice Chase that he had Lett
the Republican party, and as parties
| now stand was Democrat; that not


withstanding he was in favor OF uni
Versal manhood suffrage, he believes
that the Constitution of the united
States places the matter OF suffrage In
the hands of the people of the differ.
| ent States, and thinks no other power


has the right to interfere with IT,
Year: 1868

- IAE MILLER OF AARZ.
A miller of Harz, ON a long summers day,
Fell asleep in the shade of his mill,
And dreamed of sure and speedy way
His Golfers with riches to FILL
A cTeaIshs old wheel that his forfathors
And the force of a stream turned round,
For century past had driven the mill,
And the grain for century ground.
But it happened this day that the brook was


low


And the noisy old wheel stood still;
So the miller, for lack of something to 10,
Fell asleep in the shade of his mill.
As soon as he woke he at once began
To follow the plan of his dream,
And in spite of all that his friends would


say,


lie turned the course of thess,ream.
Tie summer had pas! cold winter was nigh,
Still the miller could grind no corn,
And the ucighbors wko laughed al his use


less work


He answered with bitter scorn-
The dam was finished; but not that year,
And the people had ceased to go
To the little mill whose lille wheel


Was buried beneath the snow.
To the miner's Joy the spring time came,
And the torrents poured into the glen,
Filling up to the brim the pond he had made
And turning the wheel again.
But one night as the villagers safe at home
Heard the sobs of the driving rain,
The dam gave way, and down the stream
Went the miller, the mill and the grain.
How many a man in every land,
Like the miller has followed adream,
And sooner or later, with mill and gram,
Like the miller gone down the stream.
Year: 1868

surely be the most important TO this
country that it has ever witnessed.
The principal issues are now fairly de
fined and well understood. The con-
test is for the preservation of what is
left of the Government established by
WASHINGTON and his eompatriots,
against the insane fanatics and thieves
who have full possession of the power
of the Federal and State Governments,
and who are using the places they &C.
cupy to strengthen themselves and
plunder the people. The battle
must be boldly fought by the Conserv-
ative masses who would save the Coun-
try and restore peace to distracted
people, overwhelmed by taxation, and
already deprived of many of the rights
they once enjoyed. To conduct this
contest intelfigently and successfully
all must understand the issues and the
arguments, and to obtain them, all
must read. Democratic papers must be
circulated everywhere. A Democratic
paper every week in the hands Of every
voter in the Union, would insure vic
tory in November, without parallel III
the annals of tho party. 1t is the duty
then, of all whe wish for the success of
the cause to circulate Democratic pa
pers. To facilitate this object the pub
fishers of the WHEELING REGISTER
now offer their large Weekly issue ut
the bare cost of printing, to Clubs for
the Campaign.


The WEEKLY REGISTER is the largest
paper issaed in this State, and contains
double the reading matter of any other.
In addition to the political information,
it contains all the current news of the
day, telegraphic news from all parts of
the world, markets, agricultural infor-
nation OF value, &c.


Our political friends who are about to
in primary meetings through
out this State for the appointment of
Delegates to the State Convention,
would do well to make, on these occa-
sions, special efforts for the circulation
of the REGISTER in their respective
neighborhoods. LEWIS BAKER y Co.


Wheeling, w. V.
Year: 1868

iT seems pity to let daylight til rough
the only artifice yet found by the Intel
hgencrr for coucealing its chagrin at the
Democratic nominations. If by so do
ing we were pledged to contradict erery
lie to which that sheet gives utterAnce,
we would still more hesitate to notice
its "whoppcr concerning the ''bnck Mig
ger" Tennessee delegate whom 1t al
leges sat in the Democratic Convention
next the West Virginia delegation.


If our neighbor is not as gullible rs
he is silly, he knows that negro ser
want and a negro delegate are two diff
serent things, and that when General
FORREST, of the TenneSs, delegation,
hired q black boy to attend upen
him, he gave the only ground for the
statement with which our contemporary
is trying to relieve his Over-charged
feelings. The fact that West Virginia
and Tennessee sat OH opposite sides of
the Hall circumstantially completes
the contradiction of a statement, which,
whatever its motive, has shamefully
sacrificed the truth in an apparent ef-
fort to be smart
Year: 1868

The Democratic Conservative State
Convention will be held in the large
new Wigwam built for the purpose, at
GRAFTON, on Thursday Of this week.


Especial train will leave this city at
4:l0 on that morning, Wheeling time,
to carry all who may desire to attend
this Convention. The train will leave
our depot promptly at the hour and
minute named, and all are requested to
be on hand in ample time. One of the
largest engines on the road will he used
to draw this train; and it will be hand
somely decorated with national flags,
eyergreens and wreaths Of flowers.
There will be ten passenger cars, upon
which will be strung over one hundred
yards of tastily painted, appropriate
and poiBted notices. Attached to this
train will be u gondola, upon which will
be carried a cannon, managed by expert
enced and careful men. A salute will
be fired at every station, and also 3ne
on the arrival of the train at Grafton,
at $50 o'clock.


VAAs' excellent Brass Band will ac-
company this train and will greatly
contribute to the pleasures of the trip
by playing some of their popular airs
at tie principal stopping places.


Hay:fdre only will be charged on this
train, but persons going on it need not
necessarily return the same night. This
half-fare arrangement applies h. all,
whether delegates or not,


PENDLEToN will probably commence
speaking about II o'cleck-the Couves-
tion having first been temporarily or
ganized at 10.


At 2 o'clock, the Convention will be
organized; the State and
Electoral tickets will be formed, when
Senator THURMAN will address the as
semblage.


The Congressional nominations, and
additional speaking, will probably take
place in the evening, winding up in
time for all who desire to do so, to re-
turn Oh the special train at ll:20.


There is no probability that the Con
veAtion will last 'Hore than one day.


We trust every Democrat and Con-
servative in this city and vicinity, and,
indeed, all along the route, will consid-
or himself invited to go out on the
special train, and will also consider
himself committee of one to urge his
of whatever political faith,
to go along. If the ten cars are filled,
we have as many more engaged, so
have no fears that you will not have
plenty of room.


Although this Convention comes in
q season of unusual throng with the
farmer, We are confident it will be the
greatest gathering ever held in the
bounds of West Virginia.


The terribly exhaustive taxation
which is wringing the very life-blood
from the laboring classes, together with
the numerous other political crihes of
the party now in power, has aroused
the people and determined them to look
to their own interests in earnest. They
find it will be cheaper fer them to
spend, not alone one day, but every day
until success crowns their efforts in No
vember next, in the service of the cause
of low taxes and an economical admin
istration of the Government, than to
bear indefinitely the burdens which now
Cypress them.
Year: 1868

The special train which leaves this
place for GRAFTON on the morning Of
the 10th, will leave our depot ut pre-
cisely Ale Wheeling time (4:3O Balti.
more time). All who are not promptly
on hand at that hour will be left.
Year: 1868

The "Sun," an Independent paper publish,d
in the city of New York, said not long since
Seymour and Blair have not single chance
OF success The whole power of the Democrat
ic party, Just now so proud and confident, win
OIL necessity be concentrated upon desperate
enort TO save the State, where a year since,
'"elr eII, majority rose to 10000"


Nv nat was then said by the Sun, has since
t.o fepeatedly confirmed. The news from


'ious states voting in October has dis
r '''e lingering hopes of the Democratic
Ihere is not a man among them
"uo eAPec'S any other result than the triumph
OF the Republican ticket Not a r,a,o 81;
umph either; but one that win he so conc,u-
sive as to crush the contradiction in The
South, and the vaunting OF their allies in the
North.


This being the case, they feel that the inflic-
ton would be more than they could bear-not
more than they deserve-should they lose the
State government and patronage OF New York.
EVERY agency, therefore, that art, skill and
wickedness can devise, is pressed into the work
OF saving something over which thew NAV boast.
The wickedness displayed in the natnraliza-
ton in the face of the law, of thousands of for
~No-SA'' 'S"N 90 VhouSh tudJ were not enough
the forgery of papers by wholesale for tn at
purpose-would sink any cause or men engag-
ed IN it to the lowest infamy And vet these
men expect to succeed by these means aud
many Others used. But they failed with the
same machinery diligently Piled in the States
Just voting. They will fail in New York. 1t
seems to us that this victorysis to be as impress
slVe and as conclusive as any recorded in
American history. With New Yoik left in the
hands OF these desperate men, it would be
shorn of portion of its completeness. We
cannot think it will be so. This wickedness
will be overruled; and the State of New York
IS to be dsenthraIhed from the blasting influ-
enee of the disunioDists, who sitting in the
seats of power, plot ruin to the cause of liberty
and equal rights.


Horace Greeley, who, whatev sr his faults, is
not over-sanguine in respect to political mat
ters, says in Thursdays Tribune:


We have 10 time TO answer, even though
they were as courteous as they are insulting,
the many letters which solicit our private
opinion as to the probability that Grant or
or that Griswold will carry the State of New
YORK, We have but one opinion on the sub.
Ject, which is that only gigantic fraud can pre-
rent complete Republican triumph in our
State. We stated at the outset of the canvass
that Gen. Grant would poll four hundred
thousand votes in our State, and that so many
could not be polled against him. We now say
that he will poll more than 400 900, and that
TINS city will give him forty five to fifty thou
sand of them instead of the forty thousand
contemplated in our original estimate.
Year: 1868

"A Democfatrc Auempf TO AIii Thirfy-siX


Republican Girls.


The Keosauqua, Iowa, Republican cites a
home illustration of the depraved meanness
inherent in Democracy:


Some miscreants of Harrisburg township.
on Saturday night made a dastardy attempt
to murder the tbirty-six young ladies who
represented the States at the Republican raj
ly at Bonaparte, on Saturday last, by placing
rails in the road, piling them up, one on top
of another, so that when the wheels of the
large wagon in which they were, should run
upon them the whole would upset, precpitat-
ing horses, wagon and all, over the steep en-
bankment into the gulch below; and to make
sure that their cowardly scheme would not
prove failure, they piled them across the
road in an oblique direction, that the horses
in the attempt to avoid running into them,
would, in getting around, necessarily run the
wheels over the embankment. This was re-
ever an embankment could be found steep
enough to insure the elimination of their
worse than murderous designs. The light
from the lamps carried by the Tanners. who
were also on their return home, is all that
saved them, by which the driver was enabled
to discover this place of Ku-Klux treachery,
just in time to save his valuable and beauti-
full load-the lite of one of which is worth
more than the miserable existence of a
world full of such fends who disgrace the
name and shape of man, and who ever since
the days Of Forrest and Booth, have lurked
in the dark, fearing the light OF day as they
evidently do their shadows.
Year: 1868

"A silver bell weighing twenty-eight
ounces, which is generally supposed to be one
of the lost chime of st. Mary's Cathedral at
Limerick, has been brought from the bottom
of Abbey river, near that city, 1t is thought
probable that the rest of the chime is some
where near the place where the single bell
was found. They were thrown there, it is
supposed, in the days of oppression, to save
them from the hands of the spoiler
Year: 1868

there was general sparkling of eyes,
pricking up of ears,and involuntary lean
ing forward, so as to hear better, that
was decidedly amusing. Here the Gene
raj was at home, and we venture to say
that the beauties of Reconstruction were
never more fully shown up in the same
length of time. Leaving the surface, he
penetrated to the very depths of the ac-
cursed scheme, showing it to have been
conceived in sin and brought forth in
iniquity, and still adhered to for the sole
purpose of maintaining the waning for
tunes of the Republican party. We have
read many speeches on this subject, and
thought it pretty well exhausted; but
never have we heard so able and complete
a demolition of the entire hated super
structure, as that given by Gen. Richard
son on last Saturday. @ 1sg


Some of the irrepressible Democrats,
in this vicinity, had seriously questioned
the Democracy of the General, but after
listeningto this master effort there was
not one Democrat in the vast crowd
whose beaming countenance did not
plainly say "Thou art Democrat, in
deed! Welcome, then, battle-scarred
hero of Charlottesville! Give me thy
hand 4" On.
Year: 1868

A CLEVER Yankee farmer, being
much troubled with rats, and being
determined to get rid of them, tried
every possible plan, but without sue
cess. AT last he got lot of rats and
shut them up in single cage; they
devoured one another till only sim
single one was left. He then turred
this one loose, when excited with the
blood of his fellow rats, and having
become genuine cannibal, it killed
and ate all the rats it could find on the
premises.
Year: 1868

:
The leading spirit of the mob was a
large, portly man, well dressed and of
commanding personal appearance. In
the mullEy light as he moved through
the cell room, issuing orders, pointing
out positions, and adjusting ropes
around the necks of the victims, a
brilliant diamond ring gave forth its
flashes of light. This was noticed by
several persons in the Jail, as well as
by the prison guards who had been
captured and placed in the Sheriff.
room. Who knows but that diamond
ring may yet cost the wearer trouble
Who can say that it may not lead to
the detection Of many of fhe men en-
gagged in the terrible work of Saturday
morning
Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
as cutter ut Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
tablishment would inform his friends and the
citizens Of Rock Island and vicinity, that he has
opened New Merchant Tailoring Establishment
for the purpose Of manufacturing to order FIRST
class Hne custom work to those that have been in
the habit of getting their garments cut by US,
while at MIR. Cones, we would extend an invita-
tion to call on US at our new establishment, and
to those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
and are in the habit of sending east for their gar
nents we would invite them to call ana give us .
trial, feeling confident that We can suit them In
every respect. We have 3 handsome assortment
Of fne Cloths, CAssimeres and Vestings, together
with large variety of splendid French Coatinga
and Tricots in different shades and colOrs for fine
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
solors, for overcoats,-all Of which we will make
to order in the best and most fashionable manner
atlower rates than the same GLASS of goods can be
obtained on either side Of the river. Call and
examine our styles, and compare our goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business


THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,


North side Of Third Street, near the Post Office,


Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones.


N. B. The cutting department is under our
own supervision. ov29dly
Year: 1868




The following curious custom of the
HISTORIAN Christians, as related by Rev.
Arthur Beglan, is commended to the
serious attention of the young gentle
mengand young ladies' of our, own
ceuhtrys who propose to commit matri-
mony: After the marriage ceremony
has been performed the wedding party
is taken in wagons from the church to
the house of the bridegreom's. parents.
When the seconacwagoh, in which the
bride is seated alone, reaches the gate
opening into the yard 10 which the
house is situated, it is halted, and the
bridegroom's mother comes to meet It
With a baby and three suits of baby
clothes in her arms She throws the
child and the clothes into the arms of
the bride, who is required to undress
and dress the baby three times in the
presence of her mother-in-law, who
watches every movement as only a
mother-in-law can watch daUghterin-
law. If the newly-made bride does
not perform the operation to the salts
faction of her severe judge, she is con-
sidered unfit for her new position, the
wagon is turned around and she is
taken back home for further instruc-
ton, and the poor bridegroom is COM
PEELED to live in single blessedness un-
til his wife is educated up to the proper
standard.
Year: 1868

The Toledo Commercial says:


A lady writes to know whether it is
breach of politeness to pass the fork
to the right hand at the table, and says
she learns that it is 50 considered at
Paris. Etiquette requires that the
knife should not be putiDto the mouth
at table, the principle upon which the
rule is based being regard for the feel
Iings of Others, who might be panied
by witnessing an accidental enlargement
of the mouth, Therefore it is rule to
eat with the fork.


To insist that the fork shall be used
only with the left hand is to insist upon
an arbitrary rule and a breach of grace.
It is only to encourage akwardness and
to put every one at his table in mortal
fear of not only missing his own mouth
and disgusting his Deighbors with a
dripping beard, but also to subject him
to the pain of witnessing what be
fears occurs with others. We appeal to
the ladies and beg of them not to insist
upon this rule.


1t is bad enough to compel US to cut
up and eat our pie with a fork.
In this there is neither rhyme nor rea-
son, and we Judge it originated with
Bridget to save dishwashing. The
male animal viii submit to a good deal,
but if pushed too far he win rebel, and
go to eating with his fingers, So long
as We as we are not compelled to eat
soup and hold the implement in the
left hand at the same time we may
submit This is question Of consid-
cradle gravity, and we hope we have
done our duty as a journalist in enter
ing a protest in advance. .a