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Year: 1878

Mr.. BkCK's speech in the Senate, on
Thursday, as published in the Congress
sional Record Of Saturday, Is remarka-
BILE document. 1t ought to be read BY
every intelligent man who has any regard
for the truth as to the great question of
finance that now awakens the attention
Of the people H. clearly proves that the
bill which was, passed to demonetize
silver was fraud, and, as we have here.
tofore alleged In these columns, was sur
reptitiously passed the Hosse. We deny
the lawful authority Of either House of
Congress to pass a bill without reading
it. We deny the binding force Of any
measure that is attempted to be put for
ward as law unles it is enacted with all
the forms Of law. Nor was this very
important bill read in the Senate. Oh
the contrary, If what Mr.. Beck produces
from the record of the Senate, in hIs
speech, the bill was represented to effect
one thing, but was actually prepared to
effect another thing and being passed
without being read, resulted in putting
fraud upon the country and another
fraud was also committed by the altera>
tion Of the United States Statutes, by
Mr.. Boutwell,, who took the liberty to
insert clause reducing the old silver
dollar, which was not disturbed by the
act, to be legal tender only to the
amount of S.. . ..i b..


But Mr. Beck handles DR.. Linder-
mans book without gloves. He declares
that DIR. Linderman is SO averse to silver
that we cab never expect fair statement
from him with regard to silver, and that
he ought to be displaced from the Mint.
He shows that instead of the "dollar Of
the daddies" being an obsolete coin in
1873, there was in that very year coined
more than a million of them. But we
prefer to give an extract, which will be
found in another column. Ir


We say to our people, our landholders
and householders, that should the Bland
silver bill pass the Senate and become a
law we believe the dollar of 4l2B grains
will 60 to par with gold, and that green
backs will soon be at par also. And we
say further, that we verify believe the
defeat Of 1t and the adoption of the single
gold standard would reduce the value of
property in Delaware more than would
pay the whole State debt I; and that in
all probability in less than year after
ward mechanics would be looking for
work and begging to be employed at rs
cents a day. The single standard will
produce moneyed aristocracy here as 1t
did in Europe. We give the reverse OF
this terrible picture. If the Bland bill
passes and silver is coined and circulated
as freely as we have right to hope it
will be, it will give impetus to trade and
commerce beget purchasers for lands
and increase the demand for land pro.
ducts and consequently the price Of land
itself, to such an extent as would in les.
than ten years save enough from the in
, crease in price alone to pay the whole
State debt twice over. This is the mos


important measure now before Congress
and every citizen is interested to shcl
an extent that it is almost criminal to b,
silent. ##e
Year: 1878

WOULD you believe it--in the Senate
Of the United States there is a gallery
for the Senator'S families, to which the
populace, including the dirty negroes arc
not permitted. But the people are ush-
cred into galleries redolent with the
smell of negro tramps, to which the smell
Of whiskey is added. Had we not seen
this We would hardly have credited the
fact that the boosters of equality could
have been such consummate hypocrites.
We do not wonder that Conkling, Ed
munds and others refuse to have their
families associate with negroes. But we
do wonder that people will allow such
frauds as they are to elevate themselves
so far above the level Of purer and better
men who frequent business circles every
day.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Beck well asks why we spent a
hundred millions of dollars and gave an
extent of land equal to a European
Kingdom, to build the Pacific Railroad
to secure the trade with its 100000, 900
OF people, If we are to have no silver
money to carry on the commerce with
that great continent. -'
Year: 1878

Senator Voorhees, is to speak on, the
silver bill tomorrow. 1t is likely he will
strike right and left for at least an hour
and half, and the weight of his blows
will be felt somewhere no doubt.
Year: 1878

tended We bespeak the Academy . grand
commencement and q continuance to the
end Of increasing prosperity commensurate
with the public expectation and the teaching
capacity of the Brotherhood.
Year: 1878

After a two weeks sojourn in the
newly-created city of Rising, feel
that | am able to say something of
its present and prospective future.
Nine weeks ago this place was born
and thrust upon the world as the
bantling of the Republican Valley
Railroad, and the three private in
dividuals whose farms comprise the
town site and to-day they sport a
hotel where a square meal can be
obtained, and a post Office with
boxes nicely arranged, three dry
goods and grocery stores i'm full
blast, three elevators completed and
taking in grain, one restaurant, two
stables nearly completed, some
twenty dwelling houses nearly COM
pleted, and population of $50
souls. There is one harness shop in
operation, one meat market in run
uinS OEuCT, OuC dIuS-stOlc Hdsltu-
ing to completion, and one saloon
in q fair way to being ready for
work. On the faces of all there is
an eager, hungry look, full of ex-
pectancy filled in with hurry and
business, induced no doubt by
wonder as to how the experiment
viii terminate when the place
reaches bed rock, or in other words
finds lis level. The situation is q
good one in some particulars, mas
much as it is nestled down in a little
valley with gentle slopes to the city
from every point Of the compass,
and really it is the opposite of Bos-
ton, as it is down hill to Rising
from any point you may mention.
One other feature | conceive TO be a
great mistake, the city is divided
by the railroad and already there Is
Year: 1878

THE Lincoln Journal suggests TO
the coming legislature the propriety
of SO cOdifying the laws as to give
us "a simple and cheap method of
running municipal governments y
The subject of taxation, and more
especially for local purposes, needs
to be well considered i'm every part
of the United States, TO the end that
the public burdens be lightened, and
the heavy load of public debt taken
off by payment. If this is not soon
done or attempted, the next cry will
be reputation"
Year: 1878

a strife between the south and north
side. The drawback OH situation
is the want of water; it is 70 or SO
feet to water, and as yet 1 think
there are but two wells in the place,
aside from the tank at the railroad,
and water for man or beast is scarce.
One lady told me she bad no wash
ing done since she reached the city.
Now, as cleanliness is next to godli-
ness, there can be but little of the
latter without more water or better
facilities for obtaining it than at
present exist.


There are rumors i'm the air aoout
things which will have a bearing on
the future growth of this place, one
is that the officials of the road think
of establishing round-house and
machine shops here; another is,
that Polk county will vote bonds to
aid in extending the road through
said county, each of which would
have an effect upon the future OF
this place.


The people who have commenced
at this place appear to be of the
solid sort, of that stripe known as
moral men who can dispense with
many of the foolish frivolities which
attack many places and which be-
come chronic in their nature and
pctrified nuisances in the character
of many towns, villages and cities.


There is talk of there being three
drug-stores, in the place. There is
no indication Of an insalubrious
CLINE about here, that there should
be so many drugs needed. l cannot
account for this number being need
ed, only on the supposition that
inasmuch as the four leading planets
will occupy such relation to the
earth for the next four years as to
make the atmosphere very un-
healthy for man and beast, yet there
are some, who think that these
drug-stores propose to deal largely
in cordials, soothing syrups, COW
herder's delight and fresh-laid milk.


l have heard in my sOjourn here
Of nearly every branch of industry
being introduced and established
that is common to a western town,
except bank and newspaper.


| have seen on the street the av-
erage "hoodlum" busily engaged in
burying a live kitten; Young Amer
lea was desirous of doing his part
in starting graveyard and impro-
vising the first funeral.


Of churches and schools there are
none as yet, but proper steps, |
hear, have been taken to secure
these necessary things.


Soon, Rising will have risen to
the altitude by nature assigned to
any inland town, taking its proper
place and f1attered, cajoled and pes
tered by the ordinary book agent,
lightning rod man, and insurance
agent, will quietly plod on its way,
and become great or otherwise, just
as the citizens make it. QUIZ.
Year: 1878

The President in his message be-
gins by expressing thanks 'to the
Divine Being" for peace and pros
perity. The subjects recommended
to the consideration of congress are


NATIONAL SANITARY DEPARTMENT.


The facts of the yellow fever
scourge are very briefly summarized
and the statement made that there
were about 100000 cases, of which
about 10000 proved fatal. The fear
ful spread of the pestilence has
awakened general sentiment in
favor Of a national sanitary depart
ment.


The Presidents views on the


CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS AT THE


SOUTH.


are as modest, and as mildly eX-
pressed as the most calm and mod
crate Republican could wish, and,
being the most important subject
treated of, we give, at length, what
the president has to say:


The permanent pacification of the
country by the complete protection
of all citizens in every civil and po-
lilical right continues to be Of para
mount interest with the great body
of our people. Every step in this
direction is welcomed with public
approval, and every interruption of
steady and uniform progress to the
desired consummation awakens gen.
eral uneasiness and wide. spread
condemnation. The recent Congress
sional elections have furnished a
direct and Trustworthy test of the
advance thus far made in the prac-
tical establishment of the right of
suffrage, secured by the Constitution
to the liberated race in the Southern
States. All disturbing influences,
real or imaginary, had been remov-
ed from all of these States.


The three Constitutional amend
ments, which con nferred freedom and
equality of civil and political rights
upon the colored people Of the South
were adopted by the concurrent
action of the great body of good
citizens who maintained the auth or
ity Of the National Government and
the integrity and perpetuity of the
Union at such cost of treasure and
life, as a wise and necessary embod-
iment i'm the organic law of the Just
results of the war. The people of
the former slave holding States ac-
cepted these results, and gave, in
every practical form, assurances
that the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments, and laws
passed in pursuance thereof, should,
in good faith, be enforced, rigidly
and impartiallv. in letter and spirit.
to the end that the humblest citizen,
without distinction of race or color,
should, under them, receive full and
equal protection in person and prop
erty and in political rights and priv
ileges. BY these Constitutional
appointments, the Southern section
of the Union obtained a large in
crease of political power in Congress
and in the Electoral College, and the
country justly expected that elec-
tions would proceed, as to the en-
franchised race, upon the same
circumstances of legal and Constitu-
tional freedom and protection which
obtained in all the other States of
the Union. The friends of law and
order looked forward 10 the con-
duct of these elections. as Offering TO
the general judgment of the country
an important opportunity to meas
ure the degree in which the right of
Year: 1878

Ben. BUTLER, who ought to know,
said a few days ago in a speech
made at Dairy Fair in New York,
that it was amazing, but neverthe-
less true, that the cows of this coun-
try produced over $350000OO0
worth of butter and cheese last year.
Year: 1878

IT will be presumptuous for states
men TO expect honest elections in
this country until they have severe
laws to punish fraud in elections
and then strictly enforce them, ir-
respective of locality or party.
Without something of this sort to
insure a free expression of opinion
through the ballot-box our citizens
may bid farewell to their boasted
liberty.
Year: 1878

Thomas Lahey was disorderly at Fifth
and Orange yesterday afternoon being in>
fluenced by goodly supply of stagger
Juice, was arrested by Officer Bernhart who
was taking him to the police station, when
a gang of about eighteen persons made
raid on him with the cry of "Take him from
the son of a -" Bernhart was used
rather roughly for few minutes, owing to
superior numbers, ,butDavid Henderson come
to bis assistance and the turned tide in favor
of the city guardian. Several were knocked
around severely, and Anthony Fullmer who
led the gang was put into the doctors hand
to get his wounds dressed, and Andy car
ried his prisoner In triumph to the police
station as Is generally the case.
Year: 1878

Tho festival of the Asbury Aid Society In
the City Hall closed on Saturday evening,
after having been held for three nlgnW
The attendance on Saturday evening was
very good and the festival was success
Year: 1878

As an illustration of the extent Of the busi-
ness of Chicago we copy the following from the
Times Of that city: The figures taken from the
records of the collector of the port show
marked revival Of business In the way OF lake
shipments that must be encouraging to the
sel.ownlng interest. which has so long Ian
gufshed under low rates and o scarcity of re-
munerative charters The business for six full
days, ending Saturday. August 81 shows total
of s5oO.oo0 bushels Of grain shipped by water
from the port Of Chicago. Three months more
remain. during which 40 600 bushels of the
old and new crops of the great Northwest can
be forwarded at rates which will prove most
effectual bar to any material advance by the big
railway pool.
Year: 1878

There has been good deal said about
saving seed corn, and good many
foolish notions advanced, such as ran
sacking the field before the corn is
cut, and selecting the ears that ri
penel soonest, leaving on about one
third of The huakS to be hung up by
in the peak Of some building; others
recommenl putting into barreles or
boxes, Sc. TO put seed corn into a
tight barrel or box would be the
worst treatment it could have. 1t
should be put where it can dry out
as soon as possible. In going around
the field, picking ears before husking,
You will not get the best, but will
trtler away much time; besides, Sc
lectng seed corn is common sense
business operation, with no fine or
critical points about it. All will ad-
nit that the best development and
best maturel ears are the right ones
to be saved for seed and the easiest
way to obtain these ears is the best.
have raised the same kind of corn
for fifteen years without changing the
seed, and it has steadily improved all
the time. And yet, | don't attribute
all the Improvement to the selection
Of the seed, but part of it to cultlva-
ton, lor 10 variety Of corn can be
kept uq to a proper standard with
out good cultivation. Any corn will
degenerate ana run out if not half
cultivated, although great pains may
be taken in selecting the seed; but,
by obtaining good seed, giving good
oulyiyotiou, and obtaining good crops,
the variety will improve. Now for
the way to save the seed, after the
corn is Ausked out Of the shock and
thrown to the ground, take a basket
and go from one pile tc another. The
ears will all be in sight, and in this
way the best is the field can be OBJ
tanned with but little trouble. Put
it where it will dry out quickly, the
quicker the better. ! have practised
this plan for fifteen years, and never
missed having excellent seed, that
sent up strong and vigorous stalk.
Never plant the butt or tip kernels,
never pick largest corn, but good,
fair. sized kernels, closing well over
tin Of ears. -Prachc0I Farmer.
Year: 1878

\ PLUCKY BRIDE AND GROOM - Saint
Alphonsus Catholic church, Wheeling. West
Virginia, was damaged by fire yesterday.
The officiating priest was i'm the act of read
ing the marriage services when the fire was
discovered. There was a general stampede of
the spectators, but the happy couple stood un-
d1smayed while fragments of the burning cell
ing fell around them and the resolute priest
finished the service.
Year: 1878

the German empire, and if tripartite
understanding exists between her, Prus-
sia and Italy, with relation to the next
occupant of the papal chair, it is difficult
to conjecture who will be Pope.
Year: 1878

The killing of Macdonald by Mer-
Ger, in Portland, recently, has aroused
unprecedented Indignation, not only
in Oregon but in our Territory; and
while the people are SO loudly clam.
or:ng for swift and unlaiIing justice
to be meted out to the universally
pronounced murderer, they have
been unconsciously awakening to a
realization of the serious evils aris.
ing from slanderous publications.
1t has been suggested that this sad
affair may have the effect Of causing
n more stringent libel law to be
passed by the Legislature Of Oregon,
now in session. 1t certainly should;
and the matter should be as prompt
ly attended to by the law. makers of
Washington. But this is not all;
these sensational fellows should be
taught to fear such law, and rev.
erence the rights of their fellow
men.


The "Oregonian" advances an idea
which, though novel is backed by
reasonable amount Of common sense
and right principle. 1t is this: That
which comes lawfully and rightfulIy
within the province Of respectable
journals should be clearly defined,
and then newspaper men should be
required to give bonds from time to
time for the proper and decorous
conduct of their journals. Whether
such system would be practicable
or not it is certainly founded on good
principles, and if it could be inaugu.
rated many irresponsible adventur-
ers would be prevented from estab-
fishing a newspaper organ merely to
be used as channel through which
to vent abuse upon any and all whom
they may imagine to stand politically
or socially in their way. 1t is this
abuse of the sacred privileges and
duties of the true journalist that
would be guarded against, while at
the same time nothing need be done
to impair the actual rights that be,
long to the profession or render the
calling of the journalist a whit less
noble or influential on the rest of
humanity.
Year: 1878

A MILL hand from Port Discovery
says that under the new arrangement
that place is not what it used to be
at all; but that the workingmen are
all highly pleased with the change.
No Cinnamon are hired; and it is
the intention Of the proprietors, we
believe, to keep whisky away from
the place as nearly as possible. In
fact Port Discovery may be said to
be in fair way to become not only
a moral but a model town. Success
to the "New Departure" system.
Year: 1878

ENCOURAGING REpoRT.-The re-
port of our public school for the
month just closed is well worthy of
perusal by those interested in the
cause Of education, and our local in.
stituton for its promotion. This re
port certainly shows that our school
is in able and competent hands. We
believe that universal satisfaction is
being given by the teachers, and all
are disposed to unite heartily in the
work.
Year: 1878

WE have heard it suggested that
the City of Port Townsend ought to
provide it's clerk with a respectable
and proper desk for the safe keeping
of the books and papers belonging
to the corporation. We do not in.
tend to mention this to the council.
men, but they will doubtless attend
to the matter without delay.
Year: 1878

AFTER this week the mail service
on the route between Port Townsend
and Neah Bay will be performed by
steamers. This change has long
been looked for with anxiety, by the
people living along the route below
the port of entry. The ARGUS has
labored to bring about the desired
measures, and now that the people
of Clalam are to have their facilities
so greatly improved, we are satisfied.
Year: 1878

sTHE attack which the Democrats
have made upon the Presidents title
cannot fail to operate immensely to the
advantage of the Republican party. As
it betrays the spirit of the Democracy,
it will deeply and thoroughly impress
all Republicans with sense of the dam
gers that are threatened from complete
Democratic supremacy. 1t will awaken
all to q realization of the necessity Of
securing Republican victory next
fall. And these better and stronger
feelings will drive out all personal spites
and factional enmities, and thus bring
the old party together once more united
and harmonious.
Year: 1878

A ST. LOUIS paper tells its readers
that there Is one way to circumvent
Myra Gaines-by laying up their treas
ure in heaven. The suggestion will,
doubtless possess at least the merit of
novelty with those to whom it is ad-
Year: 1878

London, Feb. 13.-The Standard in its
leader says: We have reason to believe
the porte will not much longer W .thhold the
drman admitting the English fleet, but its
concession will not ameliorate the situation


The Leader. which is very warlike. con-
cludes as follows: We have power to bring
cunning to naught and reduce the over.
whelming force to prudence, aud the car
may rest assured that when other arguments
are exhausted We shall not hesitate to en-
ploy it.


The Post announces that from twenty to
thirty members of parliament specially in
terested in the eastern crisis met at the
Carrollton club yesterday and decided to
organize meeting Of conservative members
to assure the government of support in the
form of policy which they regard as the
only means of securing peace. The meet.
ing expressed the strongest confidence in
Lord Beacons6eld. Subsequently, in the
house of commons, the movement received
the adhesion Of some fifty to sixty members
Sir Lawrence Polk was elected chairman
| of the meeting
Year: 1878

THE ABLE SPEECH OF SENATOR BAY
ARD in the Senate on the 9TH of April in
favor of the passage of what has been
termedSenator Thurman's bill to require
the Pacific Railroad Company to pro-
vide for the payment of interest and
bonds due the government, was withheld
from publication for revision, but is
printed in the Record of the 9th inst,
which came to hand this morning. The
Senator states that the amount of money
involvedis S120,000, ,000, lat simple interest;
but as calculated in the usual merchantile
way would reach by the time the bonds
matured s170,000,0O0. All of this sum
the lobbyists through Blaine's efforts
hoped to escape from, and probably
force the government to take the road
for in payment after it is worn out. Mr..
Bayard concludes as follows:


"Sir hope and pray that this Congress
will not release one iota of its power OF
amendment, alteration, or repeal over
the acts which brought into being these
artificial persons and created them the
agents of the American people, to use
the money and the property of that peo-
pie for the public welfare and not foI
private profit. 1t is my sense OF the i'm
portance of tins bill, of the magnitude OF
the consequences involved in the decis
ion of the Senate that has induced me to
detain it so long"