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Year: 1874

white Supremacy is getting to be
more advanced and pronounced ques-
ton than that of finance. The negro
voting power unchecked, reforms of
all other character go for naught. If
the stream be poisoned at its source,
what folly to attempt to purify it at its
foot. Let the Fourteenth and 'Fif-
teenth' Amendments of the Constitu-
ton be practically accepted by the
people, and this Republic can no more
be reformed into stability and health,
political and commercial, than a tot
tering building can be securely prop
ped by iron pillars under its first story,
with the foundations of that building
on quicksand. Negro suffrage" will
undermine this nation and topple it to
chaotic ruin, unless, it is abrogated.
No matter how it is done, whether by
the States, as the supreme power, or by
Congress, this negro suffrage must be
revoked.


But White Supremacy" is making
itself heard now, directly, all over the
South, and indirectly in certain locali-
ties in the North. All resolutions
condemning the Civil Rights bill are
declarations in favor of the white race,
and foretells the final revocation of the
negro suffrage clause in the Constitu-
ton. 1t must come to this, and the
sooner it does the sooner will a grave
disturbing element in our body polite
be removed. The white race of thirty
millions in the United States will
never be dragged into political and
social perdition by the negro race in
its midst, if these two atrocious amend
meuts were interpolated into thous-
and constitutions. Men are human,
and humanity makes mistakes, and
that was as grave a mistake as the old
fanatical Puritans made when they
hung the witches" in Massachusetts,.
The ballot-box power of the negro
must be taken from him at the earliest
moment possible. The people are
moving in this matter. In Maryland
a large party are endorsing the white
mans platform of the Hon. Benjamin
e. Harris, who is a candidate for Con-
gress under the White Supremacy
banner. Will any true patriot, any in-
telligent, fair minded man of Mary
land, who has looked upon the social
horrors in the South for the past eight
years, the fruits Of negro equality" f"
hesitate to support Mr.. Harris? We
think not.-Ddy- Book.
Year: 1874

Who does not love the name? Who
is so close to the heart of any being as
his mother? for whom would he die
so soon, and whose love is like hers2
What cares she for his disgrace or even
his sin? Her love is ever the same.
She will joy in his prosperity and weep
for his sin and shame but never, never
forsake him. She will watch over his
bed of sickness and impoyerish her
self to raise him to health. Nor il
she the only thing whose love is thus
deep and constant. She who has once
plighted her faith and given her love
TO man will never withdraw it; in dis
grace, in poverty, in prison even, she
is still the same. She will love him in
his degradation, and the deeper he
sinks she will bind him the closer to
her heart. Will man do so? Will he
love till death, through reverse and
misery? Not he let but the report of
shame spot the fair character of the
woman he has loved, and his mockery
of faith is broken-he loves no longer
Alas what tales might woman tell, Of
broken VOWS and severed hearts; of
withered hopes and bruised affections
if she but held the pen / thank
God woman has power of her own.
to which some day OF other, every man
must bow; he may revile he may ike
a coward attack her fair fame, but
sooner or later he must bow at the foot
stool of her beauty and confess to the
loveliness which he has assailed and
the heart which he has insulted. 1t
is we'll for the world that woman has
a power arising from her beauty and
virtue, which binds in claim of in
visible power the strong to the weak
that Love-that tremendous power
still exists, and is as strongand as reek-
less as ever-and it would be well for
the revilers of woman to remember
that day must come when they will
bow in shame before the unsullied
altar of love and beauty, whose flames
they have tried to extiuguish forever.
Selected.
Year: 1874

that ho was obliged to 60 back on Change and
sell his receipts. It is this sort of refusal to


recognize the rights Of tho people, and to g1ve
them fair hearing on any matter in dispute,
which has st last reused them to put an end to
such oppreBsions. They hare borne their
burdens with patience hitherto. They have
yielded one right after another, until at last it
became question Of life or death with thom.
The refusal to even listen to complaint was the
straw which broke the camers back, and now
the people demand that their complaints shall
be heard by their own agents. Through their
Granges, in the courts aud Legislatures, and by
their Boards Of Commissioners, they are making
their protest against tho tyranny OF these cozpo-
ratlons. Whatever may be the issue OF their
complaints they are bound to be heard, and
they are bound to have an answer satisfactory
to reasonable man. In this respect the
suit brought by Measrs. Scudder, Bartlett
d Co. against the Boston Albany Railroad
Company has moro than 4 local Significance. 4
principle OF universal interest hangs upon the
decision, namely, whether great and powerful
railroad corporation has the right to ignore q
merchants lawful claims against it, and then
crush out his business because ho refuses to be
swindled. Tlero are some corporations which
have souls or, at all events, will listen to COM
plants Of injustice, but unfortunately there
are too many like tho Boston l. Albany Com
pauy which refuse to examine claims or listen
to complaints. Against these the people are
fighting, and they will keep on fighting until
is reached tho innocent will suffer with the
guilty.
Year: 1874

The case Of the Boston Collector Of Customs
has produced Some disgracoful disclosures. The
members Of Congress opposed to the confrma-
tioa Of Simmons have boen busily engaged in
telegraphing to Ill parts Of the State to send On
renonstrances. This Of itself ia Of no particu-
1e- interest, but copies Of all these private DIS
patches we're furnished to the Butler organ in
Boston and published in that paper. II this
thing can be dona under the present condition OF
affairs, what would be the result il the telegraph
belonged exclusively to the Government Is
the Govern nment already IN possession Of the
wires, and is every private dispatch the property
OF the Government, to be used st its pleasure
Year: 1874

Hon. L. d. Campbell has introduced
the following propositions into the
Constitutional Convention, TO be sub
mitted to a separate vote of the people
in connection with the new COnstitu-
ton:


First-IntOxicating liquors shall
neither be manufactured nor sold in
the State.


Second d-Int0xlcating liquors may
only be manufactured or sold in the
State in quantities not less than one
gallon on license granted In such
manner and on such conditions as the
General Assembly may provide by
law.


Misunderstanding liquors may be
sold In the State In quantities less
than one gallon, on license granted
in the manner and on such eOndi-
tions as the General Assembly may
provide by law.


The proposition receiving the great
est aggregate vote is to be part of the
Constitution. Should all three pro-
positions received a majority Of those
voting upon it, then the QUE receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes is to
be an article Of the Constitution.
The propositions were read and order
ed printed.
Year: 1874

Speaking Of extravagance in dress, F"
writes Captain CrOsstree, "the most
expensiyely dressed man 1 ever saw
was an African chief on the Gold
Coast. His wives had aDOinted him
thoroughly with palm oil, and then
powdered him from head to foot with
gold dust. You never saw Ia your
life a man got up so utterly regardless
of expense
Year: 1874

Two Indians OF the PeayiDe tribe Of
root diggers recently murdered girl.
About a week ago they were seized
by the tribe and Que was lashed to q
sycamore tree and cut in twain at the
waist with a dull hand saw. The
other was tied u q scrub oak and
stabbed and stoned 10 death.
Year: 1874

The Secretary of the Interior has
asked that troops be sent to the Ute
reservation in Colorado, with instrue-
tiOns to notify all unauthorized white
persons that no one will be permitted
to go upon the reservation, and that
those who are now trespassing must
abandon it Immediately or be fOreibly
removed.
Year: 1874

Police circles we're much agitated yesterday
over the announcement that the Court OF Appeals
had rendered its decision in the case OF the Police
Justices. The information came from private
dispatches. and the new Judges knew nothing of
the confirmation Of the decision OF the Court
Of Appeals, which was In their favor. Judge
Morgan was the first OF the incumbents to hear
the news which did not in the least astonish
him, he having consistently believed IN the
constituti0nality OF the act under which
he and his associates held ONCE. A
few moments alter the news had been
brought to Judge Morgan q HERALD reporter en-
gagged In conversation with nfm and learned
that the decision was Of the exact character
which had been anticipated. Judge Morganshad
heard II said by political wiseacres tnat the deci


sion OF the Court would be Influenced By political
considerations but neither he nor hts associates
had ever been guilty OF suspectinR that tribunal
OF the integrity and learning which notorlously
belong to the New York Court OF Appeals could
stoop from its hign state to dabble in
pontcs. The decision, to his mind. was q
confirmation OF the faith reposed in the
Court. The question at issue which drew
in with itself much collateral matter, had
been one dificult Of solution, as II was encum-
bered with much matter which had no vital con-
nection with the main movement All these side
questions had to be disposed Of as well as the
main point which was on the constitutlonality OF
the title OF the act creating the new board. The
forth It's objects; tnat the title, "Act to secure
better administration in the Police Courts OF the
city OF New YORK; did not relate to only one sub


ject, as provided for In the constitution Of lSl6,


The Ccunsel for the new Judges argued before
the Cont tnat ''tnts pFovlsl0R aces moi require
Year: 1874

delicacy ''that II would be advisable for me 70 saw
AWNING on 80 personal topic; but you may
rest assured that rings and cilques will no longer
control the politics OF the country, and that the
people may be left to their own judgment to nnd
OF the war, lost my faith in the American people
I'm hopeful tone)-J as sure as there Is a inst
Providence IN heaven. VIII the people nnd the


THE SOUTHERN TROUBLES


"What course win the democratic Congress pur-
sue In reference to the Southern questionsYu


'lt viii never, IN my opinion, disturb the amend
ments 10 the constitution. The South has al
ready and in good faith accepted the legitimate
results of the late war, and there Is no PROPOSE
ton there 10 disturb them. The next Congress will
In every respect obey the behests OF the people,
and economy, retrenchment ana reform in the
administration Will be Its main objects. with a
good humored laugh Their iaces Will be always to
can only say two words and they viii exactly ex-
press my idea, the people want better money and


.what is the leeing in Virginia over the demo-
Ex-Governor Walker answered this query in the
Virginia rejoicina,n ne said; .'they have IN
sprcd them with new life ana with new hope.
They believe they can see now the dawn Of real e.
ITS wake. with an expression OF profound convic-
tlonl-Whereyer radical rule has obtained in the
The whole course OF legislation has been to irri-
tate and depress the South rather than to build it
OF the South hope ior fair and just treatment All
the south asks IS TO be placed on an equality with
the other States and that there be no discrimina-
tlon IN lis favor or against it,"


THE GREATEST ISSUE


"What Will be the greatest questions before the
democratic Congressfn


Undoubtedly those relating TO the finances OF
the country. We snail endeavor honestly and
faithfully to solve this great problem, and / be-
heve that we can do 1t. The business interests OF
the nation demand tins solution, and the people
have put the democratic party into It's present po-
sition in order to insure it.n


And what as TO the future OF the republican
party, Governor"


"I Judge that its defeat in 1879 viii bring about
Its utter dissolution. think It Is almost as dead
as the old wing party'-and the ex- Governor
laughed as he added-"and smells great deal
worse"


With this humorous sally the interview termi-
nated Ex-Governor Walker being called away by
some friends -
Year: 1874

that matters OF detail included In the sections, or
that the objects, the effects Of or the means 10 be
used under toe law, should appear IN the title. 1t
Is enough that the one general subject. however
broad 1t may be, Is expressed by the title, SO that
the reading OF the same snail give notice by gen.
era expression Of the subject 70 which the details
the conceaiment and fraud the constitution was
intended to defeaI.n


The counsel Tor the incumbents also argued that
better administration could be secured In the
courts by following out all the PROVISIONS OF the
act. record OF each case was to be kept so that
the books could be referred TO at any lime. In
concluding their case they quoted the following
statlstcs:-"Of the 81, 5l4 arrests made In New
York In 1877 we know that OF The disposition OF
4,54l no information can be gained, and that no
less than 25,s4 were summary discharged by our
elected police Justices"


They claimed that this state OF affairs could not
obtain under the new law and on that one point.
bill.


THE OLD JUDGES.


Several OF the old Judges were seen and spoken
satisfied with the decision OF the Court OF Appeals,
but many OF them complain OF the procrastlnation
OF the Court in announcing It's decision. They
say 1t could have been given long ag0 without In
convenience TO the Court or detriment to the
ends OF justice. Many OF the old clerks OF the
courts were assembled around the Tombs during
the forenoon, IL having been published as iact
that the decision would be rendered on the 10th
OF November. Many OF them denied belief
IN the telegrams received, and still chung 10
fOrlorn hope The new clerks were IN high
feather and consoled the men whose places they
had TAKEN Their sympathy was very grotesque
and troths OF mutual good feeling were pledged in
puddles OF beer.


1t was stated on good authority that Mr.. John
Kelly had said al meeting in the First ward that
ne knew the old Judges would be reinstated by she
decision OF the Court OF Appeals. Mr.. Kelly was
met BY the HERALD man and denied the state
ment. He said he had stated that in the event OF
the reverslon OF the decision Judge Hogan could
not be IN the Tomos and In Congress at the same
time.
Year: 1874

her to fill up the blank, and to sign.
She had done this, and she now en-
closed the paper, filled up and signed.
Every penny of her property was
given to the doctor, and the solicitor
was instructed to make the transfer
to him, to ask no questio Is, and to
take no receipt. The other letter
was to the doctor. Il told you that
| should die" said she, land when
you receive this 1 shall be dead. For
ten days l have taken no food or
drink; but that does not kill me, and
| have taken poison. l have no re-
proach to make to you, but | could
not live without Your love. When
am dead look at my heart. You will
see your name there. / have two re-
quests to make of You. Go to my
solicitor and take what he has for
you, and then go off on a holiday to
Italy for few months. The other
request is that you never ask where
| am buried, and never come to my
grave.


There was post-mortem examina-
ton made of the young lady's body.
On her breast over her heart, deeply
imprinted In the flesh. were the mi
tials of the Doctors name, The
characters seemed to have been made
there two or three years before. They
were probably imprinted by her own
hand on the day when she first saw
him.
Year: 1874

TLondon Correspondence New York


-'.---- Graphic.


A very strange story was told to
me the other day. In town not far
from London there lived a young lady
who was handsome, tolerably wealthy,
and more than usually well educa-
ted. Her father was an invalid; her
mother was an insipid, cold, and
heartless woman. Two years ago a
physician of London was called to at
tend the father; in this way the
young lady saw him. He paid no at
tention to her-his mind was en-
crossed with his professional duties.
A few weeks ago this doctor, after
paying a visit to his patient, was
somewhat surprised by being asked
by the young lady to give her the ia
vor of a private interview. She took
him into a drawing room and led him
to the further end of the apartment.
Doctor" said she, 81 suppose that
gentlemen of your profession are ac
customed to receive strange conf
dences. l have a confession to make
to you" He supposed that the i'm
pending confession had something to
do with the state of her own health
or with that of her father, and he
begged her to proceed. "You will,
however. be scarcely prepared for
what ! am about to say" she con-
tinued. "But I wish you to hear it.
1t is now just two years since first
saw you. You have scarcely ever ex-
changed a word with me, but | have
learned much about you. | am not
mistaken in believing that you are
unmarried?"


'No," said he, 81 am not married"


"And your affections are not en-
gaged?"


"You scarcely have the right to
ask that" said he.


"Well, then," she replied, Il will
not ask it; but must make you my
confession. love You with all my
heart. l wish you to marry me. l
have loved you from the first moment
1 saw you. 1 said to myself, will
wait for two years; if he then speaks
to me l will know what to say. You
have not spoken, and now speak. l
say / love you with all my heart; you
are necessary for me; will you marry
me?'


The doctor, who, although not a
very old man, was twice the age of
the young lady, recovering a little
from his surprise, tried to turn the
matter off as joke; but the young
lady was very serious.


s'No," said she, 81 am in very So
ber earnest. / know all that you
may say or think as to the indelicacy
of my proposal, but I cannot help it:
1 ask you once more, can you love me,
and will you marry me?"


"In sober earnest, then," he replied,
81 can not marry you"


'Then l shall die" said she, very
calmly, and she left the room.
The doctor had heard people say
before this that they should die, and
he left the house without attaching
much Importance to the prophecy, al
though wondering greatly at the other
portion of this interview.


A few days after this the young
lady was found dead in her bed. Two
letters laid upon her dressing table.
One was addressed to her family So
llcitor. 1t recalled to his mind a
promise he had made her. She had
gone to see him, and had asked him
to make out for her paper transfer
ring the whole of her property to
person whose name she would not
then give him. He was to prepare
the necessary paper and send it to
Year: 1874

A GENTLEMAN in Hartford, Conn,


the other day, obtained access to a


tree for the purpose of fastening a


rope at some distance from the
ground with which to form connec-


tion with an upper window of his


house-the objective point being a
clothes-line. The tree standing on a
neighbor's land, PERMISSION was OBJ
tanned to occupy it. In order to have
no serious obstacles to climbing, the
gentleman stripped down to pants and
shirt and 'harnessed" the tree bare
headed. He made a successful as
cent to an elevation of twenty feet at
least, and was about to tie sailors
knot, when wasp interviewed him.
He dismissed the rope for second.
and brushed the wasp away, and
turned his attention to the rope
again. More wasps arrived sudden
", and several of them stood upon
his head, which is slightly bald,
and he dropped the rope, which was
not vet tied. By this time there were
1870 wasps holding convention
about his person. He thought he
would adjourn, and did, hurriedly,
fairly sliding down the tree, and leav-
ing patches of his trousers along at
intervals to show that he had been
there. Some of the waspS came down,
too, but most of them remained
around the rope, apparently wonder
ing what it was for. There are times
when it is pleasanter to be wasp
than man-"up tree. '-Ne~ York
HnH.
Year: 1874

The Detroit Post closes Il review
of the election returns from Ohio
and Indiana in this wise:


The Democrats are welcome to all
the comfort they can extract from
their victories. 1t results only in
making them eXtravagant in speech
and reckless in conduct, and so in
sures their subsection to Republican
majorities again. They already begin
talk of cOnvulslng the commercial in
terests of the country by destroying
the national banking system, and in
Producing wildcat banking. They
will injure the credit of the country by
their schemes of repudiation and
their war against the financial sta
bility of the nation. But after doing
all possible harm, they will be put
under again, and will wonder what
has become of their grand victories,
and the expected overthrow of their
opponents.
Year: 1874

The Legislature, which meets in
December, will have much to do. An
attempt will be made to induce it to
submit to the people a License
Amendment to the Constitution.
This amendment, however, must be
put in a far more direct and compre-
hensible form than the two Temper
ance articles of the defeated Consti-
tuition project
Year: 1874

THE st. Louis Republican IS re-
sponsible for the story that a widow
in Western Missouri, daughter of
former noted railroad officer, repairs
to the tomb of her husband every
evening at sunset, enters the vault
and seats herself in a chair former
ly used by the departed, where she
remains an hour, and she has done
this with scarcely an intermission for
two years. since her husbands death.
Year: 1874

DEATH takes place, the world over
at the rate of one every three sec
onds. and births at the rate OF one
every two seconds. There is a sense
of profound relief in the thought
that every time man goes out Of the
world baby and a half are coming
into il.
Year: 1874

Altar much discussion and great deal Of op-
position from tho Mayor, the Common Council
laet eyoning succeeded in rcconHidering the vote
by which Mr. Hamilton's nomination as Boiler
Inspector was confirmed at their last meeting.
Further consideration Of the subject was post
poned for rock.
Year: 1874

The Committee on Transportation of the American Agricultural Congress re- ported resolution declaring that while recognizing the value of railroads, and the necessity for their further exten- sion, we deem tbe cost of transporting crude products of the field, forest, and mine so disproportionate to the cost of water carriage as to render it the inn perative duty of the United States to improve the rivers in the interior and connect them with the ocean by artif- cial ways, giving the Mississippi valley continuous water transit to the sea- board. Adopted unanimously.

 A resolution that the Agricultural Congress believes it is within the power of the people to reform the corporate transportation system by the same agencies which created them, viz. State legislation, controlled by public opinion; and that we oppose any legis- lation under the plea of regulating commerce between States which inter feres with the authority heretofore ex- ercised by the State over railroads en- tirely within or passing out of its bor- ders, was adopted unanimously.
Year: 1874

Did you ever see white mud turtle, white frogs, white tadpoles, and other unusual amphibious animals bleached out to Anglo-Saxon complexion asks a Des Moines paper. If not, you can see this curiosity by taking walk to the paper-mill. The water in which the straw is boiled runs off into pond connected with Coon river. All the animals boarding in this pond have had their color changed to perfect white. They look as if they had been white washed. This chemical change proba- bly, results from the properties in the water, although that is of yellowish cast, and lighter than the straw boiled in it.
Year: 1874

Yet this fearful crevasse, of which my experience is not so frightful or varied i'll detail as thousands, in this parish even, might record, is but one of the disastrous many, from Memphis to the Gulf, upon whose waters the quiet moon looks down tonight.