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Year: 1868

Hadley, of Counsel for the defense in this
case. after urging that the fabric of society
is built uTon that instinct of the human
heart which ever impels the wropged hus-
band to vindicate the sanctity of the marriage
bed, and that the impulse which prompts
the wronged husband to slay the seducer of
his wife, or the afflicted father to slay the
seducer of his child was implanted in the
breast of every living man by the hand OF
God himself, said:


sc affirm that within the last two hundred
years no man has been punished by any
court of justice either in this country or IN
England for Staying the seducer of his wiie,
his daughter or his sister, when that motive
and that alone has prompted the fatal blow.
If modern morality has directed no human
legislation against the invader of domestic
peace and destroyer of female purity, yet the
best representatives of enlightened moral
sentiment-those jurors who have from time
to time assembled in the courts of justice
and been charged to inquire into the guilt OF
the outraged and frenzied husband, father
or brother-have, so far as they could, sup
piled this defect of duty by adopting as their
rule of action the law of their God, when
amid the solemnties of Mount Sinai, He
ordered for all time. Thou shalt not COM
NIT adultery > Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbor's wife, The man that committeth
adultery with another mans wife shall surely
be put to DEATH The voice of God comes re-
sounding to us to-day through the ages that
are past, and tells this court that the verdict
of juries which justifes the death of the
adulterer at the hands of the betrayed hus.
band are given in obedience to that law of
nature which governs and controls in every
human breast throughout the widespread
earth. On the great law of public opinion,
sanctioned and sustained by the enlisted SEN
timent of the Christian world and inspired
by the teachings of the great Jehovah, l as
sert that General Cole is free from crime,
both in the sight of God and man and on
that great and final trial day, when you and
| shall appear side by side with him to rem
der in our account of the deeds done in our
body, if there shall be no greater sin rendered
against him then the punishment he inflicted
upon his wife's destroyer, be you and he
assured that he need not fear to approach
the throne of the Omnipotent Judge to an.
swer for the conduct of his whole life.'
Year: 1868

FROM Mr.. THoMAs.-We have used Henley's
Royal Balsam in my family this winter. There is
no use talking. 1t throws everything in the shape
of Cough medicine in the shade that 1 ever saw
My wife troubled with asthma or smotherng
spells for years, and could get nothing have any
effect until l struck this "Royal Balsam'' She is
now about, WELL 1t cured me of the worst cold
l ever had in my life in one night. Whenever our
children have anything like cough, few drops
given on going to bed-that is the last of the
cough never intend to be without it in the
house.


B. THOMAS, the paper man.
Year: 1868

Challenges the world to produce anything in the
shape of Medicines that will remove aud eradicate
a Cough or soreness in the Chest, as prompt, no
matter what form the disease might assume. Hen
ley's Royal Balsam" is the best Medicine in the
world for Bronchial or Pulmonory affections For
Group or Hopping Cough, there is nothing on
earth that can equal it. All motherers and Nurses
ought to have bottle close by them, it will give
a child relief in two minutes. 1t is entirely veg
etable, and will prove blessing to the human
family.
Year: 1868

BLASTING AT LINE PoINT.-Our readers
are aware that the Government is prepar-
ing site for the fort to be erected at Lime
Point For this purpose it is necessary to
remove a considerable portion of the hill at
that place. On the 10th inst, blast of
1900 pounds of powder was fired. A tun-
mel had been run into the hill to the depth
of sixty feet, and drift thence at right
angles for the same distance. A chamber
was excavated at that point, in which was
placed 1000 pounds Of powder wire
having been connected with this, the drift
was then filled up with dirt for forty-ive
feet when $500 pounds more of powder was
placed in another chamber The whole tuu-
mel was then filled up to its mouth.


The charges were simultaneously fred, by
means of magueto-electric machine. An
eyewitness says that no noise was heard,
but that = the whole face of the hill in front
of the drift was seen to move outwards and
fall into the sea-" About eighty thousand
tons of rock was displaced.
Year: 1868

There have been counterblasts enough
against tobacco since the days Of King
James to utterly extirpate the noxious
weed, if there were not a potentiality
in its very vileness which defes out
ragged virtue and common sense The
smoke of our torments rises up forever,
and the anti smokers exclaim in despair,
GLOW long, o Lord, how long"
Nothing can abate the nuisance. Meth
er the Internal revenue tax, nor Mr.


Parton's excellent article in the atlantic
Monthly, have had the slightest apparent
effect in diminishing the volume of
smoke which pollutes our atmosphere.
Mr.. Parton debated the question Does
smoking payi with great ability. But
did anybody ever imagine that smoking
did pay, in an economic sense, except
the tobacco producers Thousands Of
essays have been written to prove the
injurious effects of using tobacco; but
no one that we are aware of has ever
had the hardihood to attempt to show
the benefits of the weed. But it is not
our purpose to declaim against smoke,
per Sc. Let those who choose to de-
stroy their health by making a funnel
of their mouths or a dustzhole of their
nostrils, do so, and take the conse-
quences. If they sin, it is with their
eyes as we'll as their mouths wide open.
But what we protest against, in behalf
of the we'll disposed and virtuous part
of the human race, is the abominable
selfshness of the smokers in compell-
ing others to bear a part of the conse-
ouences of their disgusting and odlous
habits. Men who smoke are utterly
regardless of the comfort or convent
ence of other people. There may be a
question as to the effect of tobacco up
on the health of those who use iti it
NAV or it may not be utterly destruc-
tive; but no one can deny that it is ut
terly demoralzing and destructive so
far as good manners are concerned
Smokers, and chewers, and snuffers are
simply. hideous in their selfshness.
They will indulge in the use Of the
weed, let who will suffer. There use
to be, in the good old times-which
were good in this particular, if in moth
ing else-a notification to the effect
that smoking was not permitted "abaf'


the engine" But it is long while


since we have seen this notice posted


up anywhere in our travels. The
smokers now invade all parts of The
steamboats,, and pay no respect what.


ever to the presence of ladies. !tusec
to be the custom among gentlemen
when lighting cigar, to ask the peo
pie present if smoking were disagree
: able7 But this little courtesy is most


" disused at present, and smokers ligh
their meerschaums with entire indiffer
Year: 1868

A battle lost! What thrill of pain
these words brought to our hearts in
the months gone by! What a pail
seemed to settle down over all that was
wont to engage our attention! The
battle lost! our brave men sacrificed
our wounded dying uncared for in the
field! our forces scattered, fleeing or
captured! the whole struggle fail
ure, and the loss so great


A young man lay dying, not in camp
or on the battlefield, but in the quiet
ofhis own chamber, with loving friends
about him to minister to every want.
What were the words that fell upon
the listening ear of love, bending above
hint With dying energy, he raised
himself on his pillow and exclaimed:


"The battle is fought, the battle is
fought, but the victory is lost forever"


No word of battle lost could ever sink
with deeper gloom into loving hearts.
Other defeats might be retrieved Af-
ter victories might repair the fallen for
tunes of war, but when the battle Of
life is lost, it is lost forever.


There are no acts of pardon passed


In the cold grave TO which We haste"


Yet these battles are fought and lost
around US every day, awakening but lit
tle@interest or attention. We see even
those who are dearest to us engaged
single-handed in this terrible war with
the powers of darkness, yet we do not
come to their help; we do not earnest
ly strive to enlist them under that great
Captain, who knows no defeat, under
whom all are victorious.


"The battle is fought" said Edward
Payson, but the victors won forever. y
With Christ for a leader, we can &c
forth as mighty conquerers ever sin and
Satan, and in the end may rest forever
under the shadow of the true life.


"Then let my soul march boldly on,
Press forward to the heavenly gate;.
There peace and joy eternal reign,
And glorious robes for coDquerors wait.


LOIS.
Year: 1868

ence to the feelings Of others. A man
who would as soon think Of picking a
pocket as indulge in smoking an orange
or eating peanuts in public does not
hesitate to smoke pipe, or thrust a
pinch Of snuff up his nostrils, or to
cram his mouth half full of tobacco in
the very face and eyes of society.


The nuisance of smoking on board
of steamboats, and in the public streets
has become an unbearabIe offense. II
may not be ungentlemanly to smoke;
but it most certainly is so when it is
offensive to other people who cannot
escape from it. A gentleman of our
acquaintance, on one Of the hot days of
last week, took his invalid wife on
board steamer to give her the benefit
of trip down the bay. The boat was
crowded, but be secured a seat for him
self and companion and as soon as the
boat left the wharf nearly every man
on board Immediately began to smoke.
A well-dressed and respectable looking
man, who sat by the side of the lady,
lighted bis mecrschaum and commen-
ced putting out volumes Of smoke,
which the wind blew directly in her
face. To all her expostulations and
signs of agony he paid no heed what
ever. To call such person brute
would be paying him an undeserved
compliment. But he was no worse
than all the rest of the smokers on
board they were poisoning the air, and
rendering the feeble invalids who had
come out to enjoy the sea. breeze m g.
erable. But what do the smokers, or
the snuffers, or the chewers, care for
the sufferings of such feeble folks as
women and invalids They care moth
ing for the wretchedness which they
infict in the indulgence of their de-
PRAYED and uncleanly appetites. They
are simply odiously and unexception-
ably selfish. But how to deal with
them in such a way as to make them
sensible Of their improprieties and out
RACES of the common courtesies of civ
iized life we do not know, except by
making a public protest against them.
-Ne1U York Independent
Year: 1868

~ COL. CHARLES Gs HALPlNEl NMIIES . hhlbL1
Come I'll your gIasses, fellows,
And stand up in a row,
On Presidential drinking
We are going for to go;
Let us have no more discussion here
At least no more tonight
While for President Ulysses Grant
We take our. foremost flight


o. for President Ulysses


Let every glass be bright


May he rule the country he has saved,


And God defend the right
In the world to-day no prouder name
Is borne on any breeze,
And with Grant to steer the ship of State,
Our flag shall rule the seas
No Dominion shall be North of us,
And South of us no foe
Our Stars and Stripes in the Ca ahOdaa,
And likewise Mexico!


For with President Ulysses


Will be few who care to fight
May he rulet the country he has saved,


And God defend the right
So boys a final bumper,
While we all In chorus chant
"For next President we nominate
Our own Ulysses Grant !"
And if asked what State he halls from,
This our sole reply shall be,
"FrOm near AppomattOx Courthouse,
With its famous apple treel"


For twas there toour Ulysses


That Lee gave up the fight


Now, Boys ITO Grant for President,


And God defend the right"
Year: 1868

ADDRESS OF THE REV. DIR. SEARS, AGENT OF


THE PEABODY FUND.


BOsToN. June 30.-The Rev. Barnas Sears,
D. d. delivered an address before the Baptist Social
Unon an association Of the various Baptist Churches In
Boston and vicinity in regard to what he had seen and
heard the South during his recent tour through the
Southern states in connection with the administration OF
the Peabody Fund.- Of which he Is an agent Very much
depended on the course OF action that should be pursued
in bringing the portions OF the country together as
one common nation and civilization He did not stand
s the accuser or apologs OF the South but with
bton to be the candid and faithful Interpreter between
the North the South OF thing he was very GER
TAIN that the two sections OF the country maeTialy
misunderstood and misinterpreted each other. one
great which the South abored under WAS
the existence Of many vile and Nena newspapers wheh
appealed 10 the pTeludices ana bad passions oi reh anu
not In his opinion just representation or the seht
of the majority OF the sober part OF the southern
community. The people generally took thlngs more
seriously and awake 20 the necessities of the hour
great and radical change was going on 10 the minds OF
Southern people and would be carried through 70 tDe
end The abolition of Slavery and the emancipation OF
the slaves has been accepted at FIRST reluctantly aud IN
dignantly, but now there was growing eOhNlc,oh
among sOberminded men that Heaven was 10 De thanked
for the result OF the The tone OF the preaching
this respect changed. there was very prevalent
opinion among both clergy and aly that the abolition
OF Slavery Of those great dispensaions 0f ProY
dence before which every man must bow sincerely ana
humbly The loss Of their slaves had doomed many OF
them 20 their days in poverty and yet ne believed
they viewed things with submission and awnited the DO
vcOpments OF Divine Providence Inc maJofltJ OF th9
Southern people did not want TO have slavery re alcd
Vrginian had told nm that one or TWO lhleil ksnI
practical and enterprisiDg NoTtherners In neighbor
hood would regenerate tyery quickly. He next referred
10 the prevalent idea here that there bitter hostility
to Northern men at the SOUTH ana sald that tnin
did exist AT the close Of the war; but was now pretty
nearly passed away and this feeling always stronger
among those who stayed out OF the army than among
those who fought The business men give assurance thh
new comers will be welcomed not repulsed IL
true that the military not received very well, nor
tbe men Of the Fresdnens Bureau but with those who
came 10 make the South prosperous by settling there At
was "A different thing There was good deal of human
nature down South. Necessity had taught the South
good many lessons and would teach them good many
more In regard tie suffrage question: he said that
the South was opposed 10 Universal Suffrage but was
willing 60 accept Impartial Suffrage. that " a
suffrage based the limitations TO both races-a
imitcl suffrage But he believed that they
would accept Universal Suffrage II II should be
forced upon them.
Year: 1868

The Portland Daily Ore0onian, abiding to
the hopes which the opponents of Gen. Grant have
erected on the result OF the recent eecon Oregon says


that these overhopeu members opposition greatly


magnify tho little victory they have wOn" After show
ing that the two parties we're evenly balanced at the last
election The OreOOian says "For the last four years


population has been steadily ocng into Oregon from
the socaed border States of the West and from the Ter
rtores adjacent TO the east and north This popu
lation has been in large part composed Of those whom
the civil connections forced to leave their former places
OF residence They Rebels Rebel sympathizers,
and OF course all Of them thoroughgoing Demo
Gratis. Those who were not active Rebels, were
Of the rowing, unsettled class who find 1t rksome
to live in older communities and who naturally
the Democratic ticket The tendency of these
of population has been for several years In this direction
and tho increased Democratic vote shows that they have
In large numbers during the last two years The
returns show that the Union vote throughout the
largo t In the last election. No doubt few
be found here and there who have changed
from the Union 20 the Democratic side during the past
two years. but the number very nc0nsderable They
too small fraction TO account for the general result


There have also been some changes in our fayor-pTQb
Year: 1868

ably fully many have been aeanst ns IN,
the result has not depended to any considerable
ON these changes. '


The OegOnidn continues On two points the Democrats
have Kept up an incessant clanor They have LOST no
opportunity TO denounce the 'Dggers' and taras On
ry crossroads, In the streets and at the


they have banged away with persistent energy on th


old gong Their weightiest argument Ia heen "a
adopt their own style OF exprcssiOiD- niger 10


and on this they have built the main structure OF their
political principles. Democrats We're appalled, al ths
question put 20 them with srh earnest bd haton by
Rev. Joseph Smith-"DO you want youi
allow nigger to force himself into seaf
at church between you and wife ~ and to prevent
this undesirable matrimonial alliance, this warrant
able trespass upon the rights of Democratic families
CHANGING 10 attend church, the Democrat has abOed
early and late for in tho election We hope


now settled that the daughters or Oregon Democrats viii


not be either forced or permitted 10 marry nggers"
The Union Party worked with gOou deal Of energy dur


ing the canvass but t worked without adequate orgsni
cation Much more could have been done by working in
q systematic way. But we mud fault with none who
stood honestly with us; only wish to point out
them the supreme necessity of united determined
ganiZed action in future The party is too earnest Ia its
belief in its principles to be disheartened by single
defeat We show ourselves worthy partaeFs OF tina
spirit Of party brethren the great Northern States
They are living In the immediate presence OF the great
conflict, and not going give 1t up. They
win III November They VIII surely carry majority Of
the electoral votes Of the North for Grant and COfax
And TO make victory overwhelming shall get tha
votes Of nearly, not quite, all the late Rebel states
suTed. We now raise the shout. Hurrah for Grant and
tell our opponents that shall carry Oregon for him
against such candidate they have declared for ths
Secessonist, PendletOn ..
Year: 1868

To hs Editor Of The tribune


SIR In two recent issues of your paper you
have given the public much valuable information con-
oerning Charities OF NewYoTk - In the first stating
from official sources the amount Of money contributed
by citizens the several benevolent organizations OF
the CITY, and In the second the number OF persons relieved
by each through these funds. In the former OF these
papers you have stated correctly the contributed
the Prison Association but you have omitted I'm the lat
ter the number annually aided by IT, although this last
item tO be found IN the document with the rs
number OF cases IN which relief OF some ksdmateral
moral bOthwas afforded IN 1867 773o. It true
that sometimes two OF these cases, and occasionally per-
haps three apply TO the same person as for instance
discharged convict, provided with situation may also
have been supplied with more or less clothing and had
his board paid for longer shorter period. But maxi
ing due abatement on this ground. feel quite
confident that as many az 5000 different persons
have been aided In or moro ways during the
past year So that to the 900 persons stated by
be every year relieved by the benevolent organizations
named I'm second article must DO added the 5000
heyed by the Prison Association do not affirm that the
relief these Is always OF material pecunary
kind. II is sometimes moral only consisting OF sympa-
thy kind words wholesome cOunsels, and dis
sussives from life Of crime and exhortations life OF
honest toll But this often the truest charity and
have the satisfaction OF knowing that labors
muttades from criminal courses and t up and restore
manhood and vrtuOus Industry numbers even OF the
fallen OF the 1906 discharged convicts provided with
situations by Association since its organization,
than three per cent have returned 20 career OF
crime The Prison Association undoubtedly fills gap
In the charities OF NewYOrk and s work IL OF essential
importance and utility. 10 has attracted the attention
and won the applause Of many distinguished men IN
Europe Franz Won Holzendorf Professor OF Law
In the University OF Berlin, and editor OF monthly
journal devoted to prison discipline and prison REFORM
says OF il "There no society In the world which In
cess" L. g. WINES, Corresponding Secretary


June 80, 1868,
Year: 1868

Without acknowledging that they are
repent Of their adhesion to'the great prin-
ciples on which they conducted the recent
war, the American people cannot support
party opposed to that war, and whose
success would be signal for the aban-
donment of the moral aud political ad-
vantages gained to the nation by the war.
IL is ia virtue of the war that we stand as
we do in the eyes Of foreign nations.
Cne Of its great effects was to aggrandize
our fame abroad, to show US in our true
proportion before those who thought us
insignificant brawlers, and to make US
known as the leaders Of thought--the
very head and front Of progress to all the
people. In this blaze of active struggle,
this concentration 5vuN1ife that was
crsmmed into the four years Of war, we
have become as an example to all the na-
tons Of people devoted to freedom, en-
lightenment, aud progress; and we must
not belle that impression by going back
wards. We must not say we are sorry for
the great things We did by giving our
suffrage to party that would have pre-
vented US from doing them. Through
the political sequences Of the war We
must adhere to the great leader who guild
ed US safely through the struggle, and
help him still to keep the country right
and keep down those violent political ele-
ments that would swerye us from the di-
rect path to one side or the other. We
must stand by Grant as the best hope Of
the nations safety, and the only guaran.
tee that We shall not be false to ourselves.
IN. Y. Herald.
Year: 1868

ST. PAUL, Mimi, December 23-
The following is the resolution passed
by the Board of Trade in regard to
the Mississippi Valley National Tele-
graph Company:


Resolved, That in view Of the fact
that the subscriptions pledged by
this Board to the capital stock of the
Mississippi Valley National Telegraph
Company were based upon represent
atoms made by the President of said
Company, which have not been con-
piled with, said pledge is neither le-
gally nor morally binding upon this
Board, aud the Secretary is hereby
instructed to inform the said Tele-
graph Company of this decision, and
that the Board declines to take any
further steps in tie matter.
Year: 1868

One of the causes assigned for
the with drawal of Mr.. Adams from
the English m ssion is the ru e
adopted last year by Congress for.
bidding our Ministers from appear
ing in court dress. Mr.. Adams, like
a good citizen, on several occasions
made an attempt to comply with
this regulation, but being constant
ly mistaken, at the royal levees,
for a waiter, he gave it up in des-
pair, and during the latter part of
his residence refrained from attend
ing on any state occasion when the
court appeared en- costume. It h e
credit of this little vagary of Con-
gress, which is, after all, only a
covert insult to etiquette and good
taste, is due to that model Of man
hood, Charles Sumner, than whom
no man is better qualified TO regu-
late the habits and customs of ma
tians' since he has been so eminen-
uy successful in governing { b a t
fraction of the whole body polite
his own family. In fact, il may be
considered an open question whether
be would not achieve more fame as
a man-milliner than as a Senator,
possessing as he does more Of the
necessary qualifications than usual
Is falls 10 the lot Of the sterner
sex.-N. 0. Times.