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Year: 1869

GRANT AND JOHNSON came in collision while
the latter was in Office, and the difference
between them came down at last to a point Of
veracity, which was determined in favor Of
Grant by the majority, rather on general prin-
ciples than specific facts. But iu view Of q
short experience of Grant In Office will not
that difference stand new examinationr
Year: 1869

nations since commerce was known, appeared
sun TO be hers But behold we confront her


in Asia also. We are there using with the
Chinese only the reasonable, manly terms
that are the outflow of the spirit developed by
our institutions, and the contrast with English
arrogance and avarice Is such that we carry
everything before us in our desire to secure
the favor and trade Of that industrious and


productive people. For the first time China


begins to know the age in which we are living,


and Indicates power to sympathize with the


outside world and readiness to accept ideas


not her own, and to take a share In the great


drama of human progress.


How long can the Indian empire of England
endure the contact of that people and those
ideas that have thus revolutionized Europe
and awakened even China? Here we shall


soon have completed machinery for the trans
mission Of intelligence so perfect that a word
spoken in New York may be repeated in Can
ton at the same hour in which 1t was spoken In
this city, and whatever is published
in the New YonK HERALD may be
known at the Chinese as at the
American breakfast table of the same day. 1t
ia hardly an exaggeratiOn to say that that
ocean, one shore Of which is Chinese and the
other American, is destined to become only
modern Mediterranean for to the steam of
this day its distances are hardly greater than
were those of the smaller sea to the canvas
of former days. Already our great steam
packets are traverslng that ocean, and our
merchants are seeking beyond it the channels
of trade. AS we become familiar figures
there to the Chinaman and the Hindoo alike,
as the American becomes recognized for one
Of race that was also subject to England 80
short time siuce, as he moves up and down
in that country, political missionary, spread
ing American ideas Of the rights of the people
and the province of government, none of those
now under the hand and heel of British
domination but will inquire among themselves,
why cannot we also do as these Americans
have done, and live for ourselves, no longer
the slaves of British tyranny? That Is the
question that will unsettle British dominion in
India, as 1t has unsettled 1t in many other
places, and that question, once fairly grown to a
mental power, will make rebellion not to be
put down by the blowing Of few men from the
mouths of English cannon, even with all the
refnements Of English atrocity. Here is our
case against England and hers against us. It
is because we are preparing the ruin of her
last hold for empire that she assails us with
such acrimony as characterizes present British
utterances
Year: 1869

GRANTS vindictive attention to everybody
who held office under Johnson, for that reason
merely, is an indication Of a small spirit. He
has no more reason to assume that everybody
who held office under Johnson is corrupt than
the next President will have to assume that
everybody who held office under Grant was
his couain.
Year: 1869

From TRAGEDY TO MELoDY.-It is stated
that Grant, who shot a Richmond editor some
time ago from q window and concealed from
public view, Is about to take to the stage as a
vocalist. Judging from his proficiency in
tragedy on that occasion, there is no doubt he
will do very well In his new role, especially il
the performances should take place behind the
scenes
Year: 1869

AN IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RlaHr1
OF CREDITORS. An organ Of the imperial flap
doodles says 'imperial government can alone
protect the rights of the national creditors"
This recalls to mind an anecdote about General
Jackson in his early days while at a horse race.
The General had made a bet on his favorite,
and the question was who would hold the
stakes. His friend said Major - would
eyes," replied the General, ''thats all very
well. He might hold the stakes, but who il
to hold the Major?' An imperial government
would require as much looking after in regard
to the rights Of national creditors as any other
Power, aud very likely good deal more.
Like Jackson's major It necessitates great
deal of holding in order to make it at all
accountable.
Year: 1869

In all the discussions which agitate the two
General Assemblies and their respective
churches we fail to find any recognition of the
great fact which is now developing among the
religions of the civilized world. History pre-
sents to us several instances when, under the
influence Of peculiarly excited condition, the
popular mind has thrown off the accumulated
teachings of human error and recurred to the
sublime truths of revelation. Such was the
outburst Of Moses against the Egyptian poly
tbesm, that which St. Paul taught against the
pagan religions Of Greece and Rome, and, in
a partial degree, those which Mohammed and
Luther respectively led against the accumula-
tions of degenerate Christianity. The mental
activity which Is following the developments
Of steam and electricity is preparing similar
outburst against the accumulatons OF modern
teachings. The Old and New Worlds of Euro
pean civilization are preparing for its coming,
and Japan, China and Hindostan are being
rapidly brought into the held where modern
theology will exhibit its grandest development


It is the decay Of the pure and simple religion
of our Saviour, the want Of that charity which
beareth all things, and It's failure to recognize
The spirit and influence Of the coming event,
that is sapping the life of the Presbyterian
Church, as IL ia that of all our other modern
and sectarian Churches. Neither temperance
nor any other Of the minor issues can save
them; nor will stringency Of rule in matters not
essential 70 religion restore them TO new life.
Year: 1869

Above all, let us remember that revivals
are not machine work. "They arenot worked
up nor worked down" They come often
after patient and fearful labor, on the part
of pastor and people; or they come after the
long and agoniziDg prayers and preaching
of the pastor alone; or they come in answer
to the prayer of the poorest widow in the
valley, or of the humblest child in the vii.
lage; or they come in a manner unexpected
to every one. AL this, however, does not
ignore nor preclude the most assiduous labor,
on the part of the preacher and people, for
the descent of the Holy Ghost. We cannot
determine the time; we cannot judge the
manner; we cannot always rely upon the
visible manifestations; but we can, every
one, improve our spiritual state, by a hearty
and all consecrated devotion to the work OF
advancing the cause of which we profess tc
be disciples. And any who stand aloof from
the work, and refuse to cooperate, must pay
the penalty of barrenness and coldness o.
SOUL Western Christian advocate.
Year: 1869

The New York Daily Star gives the fol.
lowing as of actual occurrence in that city:


GA gentleman died last week at his resi-
dence in one. of our uptown fashionable
streets leaving eleven millions of dollars
He was member of the Presbyterian Church,
in excellent standing, good husband and
father, and thrifty citizen. On his death
bed, lingering long, he suffered with great
agony of mind, and gave continual express
sion to his remorse for what his conscience
told him had been an ill-spent life. 'O!he
exclaimed, as weeping friends and relations
gathered about his bed, 90 if could only
live my years over again. O! if I could
only be spared for few years, l would give
all the wealth l have amassed in life time.
1t is life devoted to getting that |
regret. 1t is this which weighs me down
and makes me despair of the life hereafter !
His clergyman endeavored to soothe him,
but he turned his face to the wall. 'You
have never reproved my avaricious spirit,
he said to the minister. you have called
it a wise economy and fore-thought, but l
now know that riches have been only snare
for my poor soul. 1 would give all l pos
sess to have hope for my poor SOUL" In this
sad state Of mind, refusing to be consoled,



this poor rich man bewailed life devoted
to the mere acquisition of riches. Many
came away from the bed side impressed with
the uselessness of such an existence as the
wealthy man had spent, adding house to
house and dollar to dollar, until he became
a millionaire. All knew him to be pro-
Tossing Christian and good man, as the
world goes; but the terror and remorse Of
his death-bed administered lessor, not to be
lightly dismissed from memory. He would
have given all his wealth for single hope
of heaven"
Year: 1869

OUR SAvIoUR's DEVOTION Another in.
stance of His love to God was his delight in
conversing with him by prayer, which made
him frequently retire from the world, and
with the greatest devotion and pleasure,
spend whole nights in that heavenly exercise,
though he had no sins to confess, and but
few secular interests to pray for, which, alas
are almost the only things that are wont tc
drive us to our devotions. Nay, we may
say his whole life was kind of prayer, con-
slant course of communion with God. If the
sacrifice was not always offering, yet was the
fire still kept alive; nor was ever the blessed
Jesus surprised with that dullness or torpid
ty of spirit which we must many times wrestl'
with, before we can be fit for the exercise o.
devotion.
Year: 1869

Forbearance is to be exercised, not once
only, or twice; to meet the measure proposed
by the Apostle, it must be habit. There
may be cases in which forbearance ceases to
be virtue, but they are not usually those
in which Christian is required to resist the
temptation to personal resentment. When
they stand in this relation to knowledge, and
denote bearing with ignorance, if the Apos-
tie fixes any limits, they are still in the DO
main of patience-add to temperance, pa
tience-add to temperance, patience; and
thus the duty widens, for patience must have
her perfect work. She suffers not only con.
tradiction with meekness, but for the blessed
Lords sake, she endures all that malice,
envy, or ill will, engendered of any evil mo-
tive, can put upon her, and seeks to convince
the gain-sayers only by her willingness to
suffer when the wrong is done to herself
alone. Not so when it affects the Masters
honor, or the truth of His gospel. Patience
shows her power in the indomitable mainte.
nance of truth and right. She stands by
the oppressed, and links her hand in theirs.
She shares their sorrows while she pleads
their cause. She is not to be awed by
threats, nor can she be moved by batteries,
for her essence is steadfastness.


Some virtues have masculine character,
while others are womanly in their nature
So patience is a mother virtue. The best
living illustration of the power of this grace
is in the gentle life of Christian mother
controlling and guiding her house by the
. constraint Of living example, bearing with
the frowardness of her little ones, soothing
their fretfulness, mindful ever of others
forgetful only of herself; and so it is thai
men deemed strong, are often most at faul,
in this very respect; but to be impatient is
to be weak, and this is the very truth which
is taught by the precept, "Add to temper
ance, patience" eye that are strong ought
to bear the infrmities of the weak"
This patience is one of the lustrous quail
ties which make those who are strong" Eo
in themselves, but Sin the Lord" For thil
grace, surely, no man has of himself. 1t il
only when he has been brought into the mos
intimate of all fellowship with his blessed
Lord, and has learned something of the
power of His grace to uphold in suffering
and in sorrow and sore disappointments and
bereavement, and has been trained in the
discipline which afliction brings, that he is
prepared to bring forth, as good tree, the
ripe fruits of patience. He must have been
taught that the Lord must have His way
and not man; and that the path He chooses
is the right one, though it lead through fire
and blood. Patience is the maturity of tenn
perance, or forbearance; it ripens not in
day. 1t is like those fruits which are never
sweet until the frost has touched them; ant
SO it is found usually never ripe until tn
winter is setting in with its bitter rain ant
cold.


And yet it is indispensable to the symme
try of the Christian character, and thougl
it be hard to win, the grace of the Hol.
Spirit can crown the faith which is His gift
and make the cross light by the strong arm



of patience. So add to temperance, pa
| tianca
Year: 1869

Nos0 is the time;
This Sabbath's setting sun
May be the signal that thy race is run.
See Jesus, waiting at the heavenly gate;
Come nOw; tomorrow it may be too ate'


Nolc is the time;
Ere nights dark curtain drop
Thy Maker may command thy breath to STOP
See Jesus, waiting at the heavenly gate;
Come aouc tomorrow it may be too late


Nolc is the time;
The Spirits gentle voice
Knocks at thy heart and pleads; believe, rejOice
See Jesus, waiting at the heavenly gates
Come nog; tomorrow it may be too late.


Nolo is the timei
Beyond the narrow grave
Repentance has no longer power to save.
See Jesus, waiting at the heavenly gate;
Come nOw; tomorrow it may be too late.


Now is the time;
Accept, and thou shalt see
The. brightness of His glorious Majesty
See Jesus, waiting at the heavenly gate;
Come Row; tomorrow it may be too late.


CongregatiONstist.
Year: 1869

A correspondent of the San Francisco
Bulletin writes from Ogden City, under
date of May s:


"After travelling over part of the road
between this point and Echo four times
and the rest twice, in a position to see
every rail and tie, l can say Ofthe earth
work that, if it is not the worst piece Of
road in the world used for passenger
traffic, it is by far the worst I ever saw.
The passengers who know most about
railrOading and take most notice, are
the most timid. The earthbanks in
many places are not so wide as the ties.
Instead of being fourteen feet, where the
road has been cut out of the side of the
hills, the loose ground seems to have
subsided; and even where the line is
straight the cars frequently bend toward
the river. There is not sufficient width
Of embarkment to cover the ends in
places where you have a roaring torrent
fifty to seventy-five feet below you. In
many places-indeed, I might almost
say as a rule-the banks have not base
enough to give them sOlidity. A second
view Of the road along the clay and sand
banks above the WebeF-betWeen the
mouth of the canon and Ogden-cOn-
firms me in the opinion expressed yes
terday. In that part there is, in addi-
ton to the danger of the road bed with
the train sliding into the river, that of
the banks above, on the land side, COM
ing down OH the rails even in dry wealth
er. The company keep two watchmen
on the ground.


"Add to all this that the material was
thrown together in frosty weather, and
has since settled so that the rails are nei-
theT straight nor level and it can read
lily be accounted for that, though the
Company has wrecling-train ON the
road, thirty-siX wrecks have been COun-
ted this week between Wahsatch and
Ogden. The building of this road is ex-
tTaOrdinary in some things. In its cut
sandstone cuIyerts and bridge piles, and
It's neatly painted water tanks, it is su-
periOr to the Central Pacific. It's trestle
work and bridges, where they have been
finished appear sound and substantial
but from Wahsatch to Ogden there is
work for 10, 900 men for months to re-
make the road bed and straighten the
metal. The company employees appear
to take every precaution to avoid acci-
pent, and run very slowly, with sharp
lookout, when they have passengers.
By this means, since the Green River
bridge accident, no passenger has been
hurt to my knowledge, and no broken
passenger cars are seen on the roadside.
The directors reiterate their intention
of making a first class road of it, but
compared with the work needed to be
done except on the bridges, there are
few men to be seen.n
Year: 1869

Nowhere else in all New England
will one see so high an average Of fe-
male beouty of figure and hair and skin
as among the young girls of the peninsu-
Ia towns on Sunday, and in no place is
the change produced by the lapse Ofyears
from twenty to thirty, so painful and OBJ
viOus For the round, complete mat
rOnIy beauty of the second span of mar
ried life, one may look without seeing
single instance. The cause of this is not
far off, and suggests itself at once, to one
who sees the congregations of woman,
with here and there an Old sick man
among them, and then skips all the
years of active life down to early child
hood before he finds the male sex again
represented. For it is true that in the
fishing season there are no men or boys
on shore, and if you 90 among the groups
of bright, happy girls who do not rem
ember the cloud that hangs above them
you will find that nine OutOf ten Of them
look forward to 4 union with one who
is now away, and who expects to spend
his life fishing in the summer and
cOasting in the winter Now imagine
one of them sitting in her little home
two years married, with her baby in the
cradle and thenOrtheaster bowling with
out. She knows too well that at that
moment he may be struggling in the
breakers; while the Highland light that
she can see glares down piteOusly upon
his agony; for she has only to climb a
spur ofIand behind her house to see the
skeleton of ship from which the cruel
waves tore the desperate handhOld
months ago, and left the husband and
father to sink in sight of his own home
without a friend to aid. The grave
stones in the chUrchyard will not let
her stand between them, even for mo-
ment, for they tell her how in a single
night, sixty-seven women of one little
town were left widowed and desOlate.
If she will stay in her house and shut
out the suggestions of peril, still she
must look out, and she sees, coming
down the street, one whose lover sailed
away years and years ago, and has since
been missing. His vessel was seen 60
ing out by the Race, bottom up, and
when they told this poor woman all they
knew, she pressed her hands tOher fore
head, and cast a glance OUtUpOn the wa
ters, over which She has since waited
his return. When q vessel arrives she
hurries to the landing, and nothing
doubling for the long disappointment,
waits and watches to the end. How
little can we wonder, then, at the prem
ature decay, when we remember that to
the inevitable sorrows of wOman's lot,
in whatever station, these others, more
intense and perpetual, are added
Springfield Republican.
Year: 1869

Nor long since a man stood in a Wall


street bank with a bag in his hand con-
taiuing $4,000 in gold. A gentlemanly
looking man, with his hat off, said to
the one who held the bag "Let me
have it ; III guess within half an ounce
of its weight


The person addressed mechanically
( handed the bag to the applicant, who at
once ran out doors and was soon lost in
/ in the crowd, while the loser never saw
/ it again. On seeing his hat off, he
! thought him 4 clerk in the bank. A
| gentleman standing by saw the thief re-
move his hat and hang it on a hook,
Z when he too suppOsedit to be some one
connected with the bank. and said Moth
I ing.


Some years since Il person entered
the Importers and Traders Bank New


York, in broad daylight, took off his


coat, put on a dusteT, stuck pen be-


hind his ear, and then walked delibeT-


ateIy past clerks and tellerS, and cashier,


aud pushing the president aside, who
stood talking with some Of the directors;


entered the vault, and helped himself to


the largest package Of money he could
find, and walked out UnmOlested; no
one sUspecting that anything was wrong
till he was off and out of sight.


A few months ago in New York a
heaTse drove up to the door Of mansion.
A genteeI young man rang the bell and
inquird for the man that lived there,
but he was down town. He said the
hearse contained a coffin, in which were
the remains Of the daughter Of the Oc-
cupant of the house, who had Just died
at school in Connecticut. The servants
of the house had heard nothing of the
matter, but helped the driver to bring
the coffin into the parlOr, and, at the
suggestion of the young man, who said
he was teacher, sent one of their num-
Der to the gentIeman's place of business
to inform him of the sad news. The
teacher remained in the house to tell
him the particulars, in the house to tell
him the particulars, but when the man
arrived the teacher had gone, and about
So, 900 worth Of jewelry. kept in bureau
caskets, had gone with him. The eOf-
fin was opened, and found to be filed
with a beech log.
Year: 1869

BATTLE EVE.
] sEE the broad red setting sun
sink slowly down the sky --
zee. amid the cloud built tents,
His blOOd-stained standard fly,
And meek, nashville, the pallid moon
Looks nom her place on high.
o, setting sun, awhile delay
Linger Oh sea and shore
For thousands eyes now gaze "n thee
That shall not see thee more
y thousand hearts beat proudly now.
Whose race like thine Is O'cr
o. ghastly moon thy pallid ray
On paIsr bTOws shall liel
On many a torn and bleeding heart
On many a glazing eye;
AID breaking hearts shall live to mourn
For " HON 'twerc bliss TO die.
Year: 1869

The girl sits reading the Jewish Law, Sab


With the Bible on her knees;
The sun, like the Gospel, shines around,


But do not think She sees.
"An eye for an eye and tooth for TOOTH
In cold. hard voice she reads;
In the woodland near calls the tender dove
But do not think she beeds.
Eye for an eye, and life for life:


Ay, heart for heart shall it be;
She won my lover and broke my heart
Her lover shall kneel to me-
/ met him up at the Hall last night.


And often l saw him glance
AT my queenly FORM and he prest nv hand
When he turned me in the dance
And he praised the songs that sang for him
Said l was the fairest there
And tenderly did he say goodnight,
And to-day he will be here.
And sigh for sigh will pay her back,
And tear for tear she shall weep;
She scattered the seed of hate broadcast,
And the harvest she shall reap.
The breeze camp up from the garden near
And t1uttered the Bible leaves,
Turning them over with fingers light;
All, how her bosom heaves!
And her eyes grew soft, and their stony look
Has melted away into tears,
And she sees the sunlight shining now.
And the doves low voice she hears.
What reads the girl on the open page?
Blessings for curses speak;
Resist not i'll to the smiter turn


With patience the other cheek"
And bowing her head on the Holy Book,
"Oh, God, teach me so to live
Father" she prays in low sweet voice
Forgive me, as l forgive"