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Year: 1869

The JOURNAL, in answer to our
query why it was that Governor Ba-
ker did not select the 9th of April as
the day of the special election, says
that the term which the appropria-
tions of the last Legislature were
made to cover, expires in Marcel" y,
and after that time the Governor
will have no money with which to
sustain the charitable institutions of
the State" The revenue would be
collected this year whether there
should be an extra session Of the Leg
islature or not. What is to hinder
Governor Baker from drawing on the
State Treasury for all necessary sup
plies, trusting to the next Legisla-
ture to sustain him, just as Morton
dill during his administration 1t
would be no worse for the Governor
to follow the example of his illustri-
Gus predecessor, than it is for the
- simple minded colleague of the
Managing Editor of the JOURNAL, to
answer our query by adopting almost
the precise language of the Indianap
oils ) oURNAL upon this subject
COUTier.


The Courier ought to know, but
we presume it does not, that the Gov
ernOr could not touch dollar of the
revenues collected, except by violat-
ing the law through the connivance Of
the State officers. 1t ought also to
know, but most likely does not, that
Gov. MORToN did not draw on the
State trea ury for supplies under
somewhat similar circumstances. On
the contrary he borrowed money from
the various counties, aud of patriotic
individuals, who, in view of the war
aad the threatening attitude of the
Democratic party In our State, felt
that they must do so to save the State
from absolute ruin. There is no such
pressing emergency now. Governor
BAKER will convene the Legislature
again. and upon it throw the respon
sib.liiy Of the breaking up of the
benevolent institutions, failure tC
pay the interest on the State
debt, and AL the other calamities
which will follow if the programme
laid down by the seeding Democrats
is carried out. If, as these gentle.
men aver, they were compelled to re-
sign lest the Republicans should sud,
denly spring the amendment upon
them, and force it through the Legis
datnre before they could prevent il
they viii be compelled to refuse 4
take their seats for precisely simila
reason. If, therefore, they are re
elected they are virtually pledged ne
to qualify. Suppose the fii,y-fOu
secessionists refnse to qullify al,
take their seats, in what conditio
will they place the State? If the
qualify, are they not in as much dan
ger as they were at any time durin
the eight hours which elapsed be
tween the writing of their resignation


and the time fixed for the considera
tion Of the amendment? We observ


that the Courier is as shy of this poin


as a young colt of his first bride.
Year: 1869

IT seems that the Democratic pa
pers are not unanimous in sustaining
the action of the Legislative seceed-
ers. The Indianapolis Mirror says:


The Sentinel justifes the Demo
cratic bolt as means of bringing the
negro suffrage question before the
people. We fail to see it. The hard
listed and hard headed yeomanry will
doubtless re-elect the boilers, who
will find the question precisely where
they left it. Nothing will have been
gained except the additional burden
of 800, 000 taxation on the shoulders
of the people. Democratic obstinacy
is costly.
Year: 1869

BUFFALO, March IA delegation
from the New York Corn Exchange is
now here. A public meeting will be
held on Change tomorrow. Matters
of importance to the commercial in
terests of the State and West will be
discussed.
Year: 1869

A practical mechanic sends us the
following, with a request that we pub
lish it for the benefit of the public:


TO any quantity of glue use common
whisky instead OF water. Put both to-
gether in bottle, cork it tight, and put
it away for three or four days, when it
will be fit for use without the, applica-
ton of heat. Glue thus prepared will
keep for years, and is at all times fit for
use, except in very cold weather, when
it should be set in warm water before
using. To obviate the difficulty of the
stopper getting tight by the glue drying
in the mouth of the vessel, use tin
vessel with the cover fitting tight on
the outside, to prevent the escape OF
the spirits by evaporation. A strong
solution of isinglass, made in the same
manner, is a very excellent cement for
leather,
Year: 1869

The Cincinnati Commercial, Radical paper, in re-
viewing the charges against General Grant Of COM
pliciy in the gold gambling operations in New York.
does not appear to be perfectly satisfied of his inno
cence blamelessness in the matter, and uses the
following significant language:


"Now we hope that in all this the President will
learn one useful lesson 1t is in brief that not only
is personal government played out in monarchies.
but that family influence will not any good pur
pose with Chief Magistrate; that in his position all
families of honest people must be on the same foot
ing that the Grants not III the least any better
than other folks because he is the President but
rather to be Disseminated against that his personal
friends must be judged by their fitness rather than
by their friendship If he can learn this lesson speed
iy and give evidence of his increase of knowledge
the people will be swift to forgive the although
committed; but II he remains in this particular dull
scholar, the degree of popular impatience that he
must encounter may at least surprise him good deal


The Radical press are beginning to not only realize
but to acknowledge the fact that Grant is better
than other people, and in fact no better than he should
be. The utmost reliance is not placed his word,
by his friends and his recent operations with
the Gold Ring, taken in connection with his whole
sale and retail disposal of public offices to the highest
bidder at private sale is not apt to materially increase
the estimation in which he is held by his Radical
friends. The Commercial admits that there is room





Captain and that if he should learn the lesson read
10 him by that paper, very speedily, the people will
be swift to forgive the he has committed. The
lcaven which old Wendell Phillips has been mixing
the Radical dough is beginning to work, is plain
ly disccrncd in the muttered grumblngs of the Re-
publican press throughout the country. Boutwell, s
plotting for the Pre- sdency will also be liable TO OBJ
scure Mr. Grants vision to such an extent that he
will not be able to read his title clear" to another
term in the White House. The seeds of corruption
anu dsafiection have been deeply in the Radi-
cal camp, and the muttered grumblings and schisms
plainly indicate to the honest but misguided mem
bers of that party lis early approaching dissolution.
The Democratic party can hold itself in readiness to
at the next Presidential election attend the wake
which will be held the rotten foul and sinking
corpse of Radlcalism.
Year: 1869

A CARPET kSIGHT.-The following pertinent arti.
Gle on The airs the Grant family putting on illus
trating the menial services that army officers
perfectly willing to render their chief is taken from
a late Lancaster PA Intelhgencer:


"Gen. Horace Porter went to New York to buy car
pet for Mrs Grant, and not in connection with the
gold controversy"


We clip the above from the was rngton correspond
encc of the Philadelphia Ledger. 1t shows to what
brave uses our high army officers are put by our Re-
publican President. Brevet Brigadier General is
sent to New York to buy carpet for Mrs Grant, We
suppose we will next hear of a Colonel detailed to
stretch the carpets the oor and Captain 70 clean
the White House spittoons! In olden tRles we are
of opinion General in the army would have felt in
suited if he had been ordered to New York on such
commission as that of Porter's butnow-a-days they
seem quite ready to do menai Offices around the per-
son of their Sovereign The simplicity of our Re-
publican Court is fast passing away, and we may soon
expect to see President attended with all the GER
emony of Royalty, with Ladies of the Bedchamber
and Grooms of the Bedchamber, and our Major Gen
erals struggling for the honor of pulling off the Pres
ident's hose and clapping on his night cap Well.
there is no disputing about tastes But we would
suggest to Gen. Porter to adopt coat-ofarms, with


rag carpet of brilliant chain the field, with de-
vice composed of a set Of crinone rampant, and an
epauletted poodle couchant beneath.
Year: 1869

"JosH BILLINGS. Gs."-Josh Billings (H. w. Shaw is
thus written of by one who knows him:


He is certainly quite as ugly as ''Nasby." In many
Of his articles in broken English he surpasses all
who have tried that class of writing But to fully ap
preciate him. one must and know him. He is
about forty eight years DID, and is the Quanest spec
linen of humanity with which we have ever met. Five
years ago he an auctionser in Poughkeepsie, N.
y. He has since removed to New York City, where
boarding house is kept amused by his Oddities As
he passes down Broadway he cannot escape observe
ton. His broad, bent form, his immense hat and
his large, eaglelike features are always noticeable.
His weakness is for chewing tobacco and telling sto
ries. There is none other such storyteller in the
land. Such quaint laughable yarns as he can spin,
are not easily put in print His only lounging place
in the office of the Nec Fork Weekly for which pa
per he contributes. When the lecture season is at
hand he makes from three to four thousand dollars
year from his lecturfng and as much more from his
newspaper work Always cheerful and genial, ever
witty, and yet kind he is liked exceedingly by his
circle of friends Perhaps some Of our readers win
remember the publicity that was given a little time
ago to the marriage of one Of his daughters, whose
beauty had become noted. She was as handsome as
he is homey.
Year: 1869

The NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-A few days


since we received by mail, under the frank of Hon.


John T. briggs. NJ. C., invitation to attend the
Northern pac ic and Michigan Central Railroad Com


veRtion to be held at East Saginaw, Michigan the
22d Of this month. and we are requested to publish
the call for the Convention, which enclosed in
tlu same envelope and TO notice the same from time
to tnic until the day of meeting. We would willing
~ do SO If columns not otherwise more
prod.bly filled, and We had the space spare, but
for such reasons We are compelled TO decline. The
objects of the Convention. specified in the CALL are
praiscworthy ihey being the early completion of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. and the questions to be
there submitted pertinent and to the point, and
the majority Of them could with safety and much
truth he advocated alirmatvcly but while the great
Importance and necessity Of constructing other lines


Of railroad across the continent is admitted by every


body still would most certainly be opposed to the
Government making further grants Of land or subsi


dies for the construction of such additional railroad
facilities. We should Of course advocate the early
construction and completion Of not only the North
ern Pacific but also of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
and believe that Congress would have shown wiser
selection which would have been productive of more
good and real and lasting benefit to the whole coun-


try had they assisted the construction Of the South
ern Pacific Railroad from Memphis to San Diego, on


the line of the 32d parallel. than will result
from the completion of the Union and Central Pacific
roads Grants and subsidies by Congress to railroad
corporations have been carried to such extent CT
swindling as to become stencil in the nostrs of


the people," and do not desire to perpetuated
such gross system of fraud and outrage upon the


rights of the people, for the purpose of building up
purse proud and oyergrown monopohes.
Year: 1869

OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.-while party Of priests
Gently @ they were attacked by persons wing in wait
and brutally beaten One priest died from his inju-
res. The assault was considered an Orange outrage
and the Coroners jury brought in verdict Of MUIR
in the affair.
Year: 1869

OBsERvANCE OF TIE SABBATM.-Onc
advantage Of the proper observance Of the
Sabbath is thus fitly expressed by the
North British Rcriew:


"The Sabbath is Gods special present
to the workiugman, and one Of his chief
objects is to prolong his life and preserve
ethcicnt his working tone. In the vital
system 1t acts like compensating pound !;
it replcnishes the spirits, elasticity, and
vigor, which the last six days have drained
away. and supplies the force which is to FIX
the six days succeeding; aud in the econ
omy ofexistence it answers the same as
the economy Of income---it answers by a
savings bank. The frugal man, who puts
aside pound to-day and another pound
next month, and who, in quiet way, is al
ways putting by his stated pound from
time to time, when he grows old, and frail
get not only the same pound back again,
but good many pounds besides. And
the conscientious man, who husbands one
day Of existence every week; who, instead
of allowing the Sabbath to be trampled and
torn in the hurry and scramble Of life,
treasures it devotedly up, the Lord of the
Sabbath keeps it for him, and in the length
of days and hale cid age, gives it back
with usury. The saving bank of human
existence is the weekly Sabbath.
Year: 1869

A Coon ONE.--A young blood not
half dozen miles from this place, was the
victim Of rather good joke one Sunday
night recently. He was trying to be par.
ticuarly "sweet' on young lady, and
had paid her a number ofvisits at the house
of her parents. The old folks had some.
how go. an idea into their heads that the
young children were too young to "keep
company" and conveyed the desired hint
BY calling the girl out Of the room and
sen ling her to bed at nine o'clock, the lady
of the house astonishing the young gent by
bringing into the parlor huge piece Of
bread and butter, nicely spread with sugar,
which she presented to him saying in her
kindest manner. There, Bubby, take this
aud run home to your mother; it's time
little boys were in bed" Tho would.bc
gay young beau hasn't felt as though he
wanted any more sweetness from that
source since.
Year: 1869

THE TINE TO CATCH FIsH.-An old fish
crman states that if a man wants to catch
fish whenever he visits the river, let him
not pick out the full moon to do it in. He
gives philosophical reason to this advice,
which is as follows: When the moon is
full, the nights being bright, enable the
fish to do all their foraging in the night
time. OF course having their wants sup
piled, they lie up all day, aud consequent
ly there is a scarcity Of "bites." Under
a new moon season, the fish have to sleep
all night and work by day; that makes the
difference in the fish string.
Year: 1869




A Fool KILLER WANTED--The In
dianapolis Mi,r"r advertise, for Fool
Killer to engage in the following duties,
and we want to go into partnership with
the MiryDr in the venture. The duties of
the Fool Killer are thus set forth: lie is
to kill


The uneasy cuss who wants to know
whats the politics Of the paper and is
afraid it is getting a little Coppery ortoo
Radical


The inquisitivc cuss who asks--what is
your circulation


The benevolent gentleman who, in n
burst of generosity wants to tell how to
make the paper g success"


The mean, vendictive and cowardly
sneak, who wants us to abuse some citizen
editorially, to crafty his own personal
spites.


Thc sly and stingy sneak, who wants to
get a half column puff of his business in.
serted as an item Of general interest.


The sanctum bore, who takes liberties
with all loose manuscript, and cant take a
hint to leave.


The fellow who wants to know If we are
candidate for several Offices.


The patient medicine agent, who exhib-
its spurious contracts from other papers
when he wants to jew down" prices.
Other miscellaneous fools will have to
be killed as they present themselves: but
the above will comprise the bulk Of the
business.
Year: 1869

MEAN MEN.-Henry Ward Beecher
says OF mean men: - have great hone
OF wicked man, slender hope of a mean
one. A wicked man may be converted
aud become prominent saint. A mean
man ought be converted six or seven
times, one right after another, to give him
fair start, and put him on an equality
with bold wicked man. have known
men who thought the object of conversion
WAS to cleanse them as garment is
cleansed, and that when they are convert
cd they were to be hung up in the Lords
wardrobe. the door Of which was to be
shut, SO that no dust could get at them.
A coat that is not used the moths eat; and
Christian who is hung up so that he
shall not be tempted, the moths eat him; !;
and they have poor food at that!''
Year: 1869

WAsHINGToN, September 23.-An ab-
surd report was sfiost here to-day to the
effect that the recent and unexpected in
crease in the premium Of gold was in con-
sequence Of the complications of our
Government on the Cuba question, and so


persistent have reports gone forth from
this city to Northern papers of Disagree
mentbetween the administration and Gen.
Sickles, of his alleged unauthorized course
in Madrid, that the gold story found many
believers. One of the objects of the reports
in regard to Siekles' course was to force
an advance in gold, and they may have
had their influence to this end, but the
prime cause Of the advance, as stated by
Secretary Boutwell, to-day, was the work
of an infamous combination on Wall


street, ring of gamblers and blacklegs,
who have locked up gold in order to con-
trpl the market, and compel importers and
Year: 1869

bell eve that this question belongs, Of
right, to the States, and it Is change in
the very nature and framework Of our
Government to take it away from the
States and confer it upon Congress. In
the name, then, of the States, object to
this amendment. On behalf of our home
Government, object to it. We are safest
when we are protected by a Govern
ment near by us, where the public
officers are responsible directly to
the people, What does Congress any
longer care for the viii of the people, il
they. can carry their measures, policies,
and purposes? They do not care any more
what the people believe, or what the Peo-
pie want. They are ready to make pledges
to you in advance of the election, and dis
regard them as soon as the election is
over. This Fifteenth Amendment shows
this.
Year: 1869

What is this Fifteenth Amendment?
The first se0tlon provides that the right of
the United States to vote, shall nat be de-
MED or abridged because of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude; and the
second section provides that Congress
shall have full power to pass all laws nee
essary to carry this into effect. Such is
the amendment. What is ting effect ofit2
GentlemeR, the effect is TO take away
from each state in this Union the control
and regulation of the question that is i'm
portant to her, as an independent member
ofthe confederaey.
Year: 1869

An English chemist claims to have dlsoov
cred method by which he can convert hu
man body into solid stone. This will do away
with the necessity Of sculptOrs. When We want
n have statue OF great man We have only
70 Wait uat.l he dies then turn him into stone
and "set him up.
Year: 1869

Gen. Garfield of Ohio, reported u bill
in the House of Representatives We'd
nesday, establishing census bureau
in the Interior Department. 1t also
provides for Superintendent of the
Census, who Is to be at the head OF the
bureau, to be appointed by the Presi-
dent, with a salary OF s., 900 per annum,
with a requisite number of clerks. One
assistant superintendent is to be ap-
pointed in each Congressional District
and Territory, with salary of IS day
for six months. The assistant superin-
tendents are authorized to employ as
many enumerators as are necessary,
with a salary OF So per day for the time
actually employed. The whole census
is to be taken in two months. The
Secretary of the Interior, the Attorney
General and the Superintendent of the
Census are TO prepare schedules and
tables TO be communicated to Congress
for its action at the commencement OF
the next Congress, all publication to be
completed and the bureau closed on the
first of May, 1873. The basis OF repre-"
sentatiOn is TO be one hundred ana htty
thousand population for each district.
This will make about two hundred ana
seventy members of the House for the
next decade; an increase OF about torty
members over the present number
Year: 1869

NEW York, March 25.


The Times advocates the total repeal
of the tenure Of Office bill, because it is
not a good law and because it deprives
the executive power of all Vigor and
renders needed reforms in the admins
tration of the government utterly I'M
possible.


The WorLd says if the substitute Is
adopted that Grant will be Outwitted
and circumvented.


The TTibuNc says the substitute is not
what it could wish, but welcomes it as
a relief to the administration.


The Herald says the law should be
repealed. 1t is an insult to the people
and an insult to the House of Repre-
sentatives, from the degrading position
to which the House is reduced, while
the President and the people are COM
PEELED, cap In hand, to bow to the su.
premacy of the Senate.
Year: 1869

A WASHINGTON correspondent write
that Senator Harlan dispatched a note
to Secretary Cox by the hands of one OF
the Capitol policemen, with request
so worded that it amounted almost to
a demand, that the said policeman
should be appointed an Examiner in
the United States Patent Office. The
policeman did Commissioner FOote the
honor to call on him, and inquire if the
duties of Examiner were labOrious. and
how long it would require him to learn
them. Judge FOote, AS soon as he
could recover from his surprise, an
swered in the blandest possible man
ner, "You might learn them in three or
four years by hard study and close ap-
plicaIiOn."
Year: 1869

In the municipal election at Fair
mont last Saturday, the license me n
carried the day by majority of six
votes. Fifteen anti-license men stayed
away from the polls. The Mayor
elect is opposed to license, though he
was voted for by both parties The
Vest VIralsidm claims that the town is
still opposed to license:-which may be
true, but it has a poor way of show
ipC 1T
Year: 1869

The Hon. Isaac Welsh, President OF
the Board of Directors of the Belmont
County Agricultural Society. has writ
ten an Essay on the Agricultural Re
sources of Belmont County, for which
he has received the premium of SlOO Of
fered by the State Board OF Agriculture
for the best Essay on the subject.