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Year: 1867

1t is high time that the senseless and
mischievous dispatches which are sent
from Washington over the country by
partisan correspondents, representing
that there is danger of a resort TO vio-
lence by the President and Congress in
order to settle the political questions at
issue between them, should be put an
end to. SO far as the President Is con
cerned, he has given no intimation OF
any such design, but, on the contrary,
has reiterated in all his official com
munications that he looks alone to She
voice of the people at the ballot-box for
the vindication of the constitution, and
of the principles which he believes
should govern the settlement of our
national difficulties. Nor have we seen
any proof that Congress intends q resort
to violence in support of its policy. 1t
can, if it chooses, proceed to exercise
its power of impeachment, but to sup
pose that it will undertake to eject the
President by force is to impute want
of political sagacity to it which is not
among its defects. Those who advocate
unnecessary resort to arms, either in
defense of the constitution, or against
it, do not represent the true American
spirit, which has faith in the sober
second thought" of the great body of
the people, and is willing to abide by
their will, proclaimed through the legal
and recognized instrumentalities of the
ballot box. Moreover, the country is
satiated to disgust with appeals to pas


sion and violence, instead of to reason
- hat
our difficulties can be solved by calm and
conciliatory counsels, that it looks upon
all that threats of forcible decision of
political questions, no matter from what
party they proceed, as tending to the
indefinite postponement of peace and
prosperity, and the inauguration of
anarchy and ruin to all the great inter.
ests of society. 1t is only want of
faith in the people that leads to sugges.
tons of violence either as mode of
adjusting political questions or of pre-
serving or attaining party ascendency.
Such policy is in conflict with the
genius of Americans and of their insti-
tutions, and however it may captivate
the passions of unthinking or extreme
men, will be frowned down by the mode.
rate and rejecting masses Of the COM
munity, who are conscious of their
capacity to solve all existing difficulties
by peaceful and constitutional processes,
and who have not lost their confidence
in the future of the country. If our
experiment of self-government is des-
tined to fail, if the popular sanction shall
be finally given to the overthrow of the
constitution hv ueurnation instead of
by the mode Of changing it provided for
by ITSELF upon the head Of the people
will rest the responsibility and the con-
sequences, and no resort to violence can
prevent that result. But all the signs
of the times indicate returning rehec.
ton and increasing moderation in the
public mind, and, this being the case,
the course Of true wisdom and patriotism
is to await in patience and peace the
DEVELOPMENTS of the popular will.
Year: 1867

MA friend of General Grant asked
him, in view of the result Of the recent
elections. what he now thought Of his
declaration, the viii of the people was
the law of the land !" He replied The
people have spoken let them be
obeyed."
Year: 1867

You smooth the tangles from my hair
With gentle touch and tend'rest care,
And count the years ere you shall mark
Bright silver threads among the dark
Smiling the while to hear me say,
you'll think of this again some day!


Some day."
do not scorn the power of time,
Nor count on years of fadeless prime;
But no white CLEANS will ever shine
Among those heavy locks OF mine.
Ave. lau oh as gaily as you may,
You'll think OF this again some day


Some day!
Some day I shall not feel as now.
Your soft hands move about my brow;
Ishal not slight your light commands,
And draw your tresses through my hands,
I shall he silent and obey
And you-you will not laugh that day


Some day
know how long your loving hands
Will linger with these glossy bands,
When you shall weave my latest crown
But you will see no touch of gray
Adorn their shining length that day


Some day!
And while your tears are falling hot
Upon the lips that answer not,
You'll take from these one treasured trcss
And leave the rest to silentness-
Remember that used to say
You'll think of this again some day


Some day!
Year: 1867

Here is a graphic description OF the
American like appearance OF the House OF
Commons during the late Reform discussion;
During great part of Dlsraell's speech, and
that Of Mr.. Lowe, Lord Stanley recned on
his back on his own bench, with his legs
barring the aisle, and his feet on the top OF
the clerks table, and on the opposite side
the Marquis of Harrington was enjoy ing
the same free and easy position. If the
Speaker (Mr Dennison) had leaned forward
be could have touched their boots. Mr.
Gladstone was doubled up in bis bench
something like ball, and nothing on the
said ball was visible but bat, the brlm oil
which was drawn over bis nose."
Year: 1867

MINING APPARATUS FIFTEEN HUNDRED
YEARS OLD-Iuteresting discoveries lob
serves the London RevieD) have recently
been made in the San Domingo mines Of
Spain, showing the methods adopted by the
ancients. In some of the mines the Romans
dug draining galleries nearly three miles IN


length, but in others the water was raised
by wheels to carry it over the rocks that
crossed the drift. Eight of these wheels
have recently been discovered by the miners,
who are now working in the same old mines.
TIE wheels are made Of wood, the arms and
feoes of pine, and the axle and its support
of oak, the fabric being remarkable for the
lphtness of its construction. 1t is supposed
that these wheels cannot be less than fifteen
hundred years old, and the wood is in per-
feet state Of preservation, owing to Its I'M
merson in the water charged with the salts
of copper and iron. From their position
and construction the wheels are supposed to
have been worked as treadmlls by men
standing with naked feet upon one SIDE
The water was raised by one wheel into
basin. from which it was raised to another
stage by the second wheel and so on for
eight stages.
Year: 1867

Mohammed Emir Pasha. Turkish minister
of police, died recently at the advanced age
of one hundred and nine years. lie started
in the service as a private janlssary, and
gradually worked himself up to the post he
occupied at the time of bis death: Not
outstanding his great age, be retained bis
full faculties aud very much of his bodily vig'
or to the last, and continued to labor on the
average ten hours every day.
Year: 1867

It is fact that The so called Congress pro-
fess to be the peculiar friends of the negro;
that to prove the sincerity of their friendship
they have fastened debt upon the country
OF over twenty. five thousand millions. 1t is
also a fact that the labor of the negro pro
duces nearly all the cotton in the United
States. A tax of three cents for every pound
of this cotton, is paid to the Federal Govern
meut. A tax of five dollars on every one
hundred dollars worth Of manufactured cot
ton goods, is also paid to the Government.
Now, when cotton goods are exported or
sent to foreign countries for sale, draw back
is allowed not only of the five per cent. tax,
but also of the tax upon the raw cotton.
Nearly all the cotton manufactures in the
United States are in New England. Three
cents per pound is about tblrty-three per
cent. of its value in gold.


The result of these facts is, that the negro
pays into the United States treasury one.
third of all he abors for, and his New Eng
land friends draw it out of the treasury and
put it into their own pockets-paying moth
ing into the treasury for the labor perform
ed by them 10 manufacturing it, for they have
dawback of the five per Ct also.


The laboling men of California can see
where the money comes from to send SO
many newspapers and pictorials broadcast
over the land for the purpose of keeping
alive and stimulating their hatred against
the Rebels.


The question, "Who fred upon SUMTER"
is little out of date-aboult three years, free
trade, economy and equal taxation is now in
order. r.-Facts for the People.
Year: 1867

In our last issue we attempted to show
that the enormous taxes were depressing
the people beyond endurance, and crushing
the life out Of the country. We e!ucidated
the fact that the pressure on the poorer clas.
ses Is dispropor,ionaely great because the
system of taxation, adopted by The Radical
Congress, screened the rich and oppressed
the poor, by exempting United States bonds,
which were bought at an average Of about
fifty cents on the dollar, from taxation, and
by SO arranging the tariff that almost every.
thing used by the poor is enormously
taxed whilst capital is protected for many
articles necessary in manufacturing are ex.
empt, or very lightly taxed, and the neces-
salries of life are heavily assessed. The mas
ses are not thoroughly awake to the impor-
tance Of the question. To avoid the stigma
of disloyalty, editors have, to a great extent,
kept silent on this important subject, for
every effort to force the bondocras to pay
their proportion of the Government, has
heretofore been denounced as disIoyal. The
people feel the grinding oppression but have
not had a clear conception Of the cause.
But few are aware that the taxes n this
State last year, amounted to about ten per
cent of the total vaue of property 10 the
State. 1t is certain that the people cannot
endure the oppression a great while. What
is the remedy which should be applied!
An equalization of the taxes is tho first
thing that should be done. The present
system should be abandoned and an ed valor.
en- tax levied on actual property. In other
words the property in the country should be
equally taxed each citizen paying his proper.
ton according to the property he possesses.
There is jnstice and equality iu this system,
for each property owner would contribute to
the support of the Government according to
his ability and the burden would fall equally
on all alike, the rich as well as the poor.
The next thing necessary is TO adopt the prin.
ciple of free trade so that the consumer NAV
purchase such articles as he may need,
wherever he can procure them cheapest.
The present system Of compelling the peo.
pie of the other States to pay bonus of
from thirty to one hundred and fifty per
cent. on the value of articles to New Eng


land manufacturers, is unjust and, indeed,
outrageous, and must be abolished. When
the country returns to the Democratic prin-
cipes of equal taxation and free trade, the
people will begin to prosper again, for the
greater portion of the burden of taxation
experienced now, will be transferred to the
shoulders of capitalists where it properly
belongs. Laboring men will begin to real.
ize something from their labor, and all elias.
ses will prosper There is another matter
the people should look to, and that is a re.
ducton of the enormous expenses Of the
Government, and the foolish and outrageous
attempt to force the present generation to paw
the public debt. - Occidental and Vanguard.
Year: 1867

New SCRAPER.-Mr. ]. II. Merriman has
patented new style of a scraper, which he
is now using at Sears & Grants job, on
Rock river. 1t is attached to an axle sup
ported by two wheels, and operated by the
driver from his seat, much the same as an
ordinary two horse corn cultivator. By
simply pressing down a lever the driver forces
the scraper into the plowed ground to any
desired depth until filled. Then by one mo-
ton of the same lever the scraper is raised
up clear of the ground and, swinging from
the axle, is carried to any desired spot and
easily empted. 1t will hold as much dirt as
two of those ordinarily used, is much easier
handled, and demands less draught
Year: 1867

THE First and Second Presbyterian Sun
day schools had joint pic mic, yesterday,
on Big Island, going by special train on the
Coal Valley railroad.


A party of ladies and gentlemen from
Davenport also had pic mic, on the Watch
Tower-the most delightful spot in all this
region of country
Year: 1867

OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN ARREsTED.-A thief
who stole some money orders from the post
office. in Van Vert. Ohio, sent one of them
to the Rock Island post office, and yesterday
a fellow undertook to draw the money on it,
from Henry Powers, but failed because he
gave a wrong name. He ought to have been
arrested.
Year: 1867

VERY KrND.-The Davenport Democrat,
in giving an account of the late game of
base ball between the Lively Turtles, of this
city, and the Scott club, of Davenport, says
'the Scots recommend the Turtles as fair
and square club to deal with" This is very
kind, ard will be capital enough to set up
business with. Without this the Turtles
would have no standing at all.
Year: 1867

Wasted the Rock Island papers
tell us what the people of that place are
doing towards the proposed railroad from
that city to Peoria, or are they not doing
anythngf Our business men are ready TO
move in the matter, but want TO know first
what those who are to be benefited IS
much If not more, are doing.
Year: 1867

TnE LION, in his new cost, looks very at
tractve, bu: tho great attraction Of the
day is the opening Of Dixcn's new and
splendid fall stock Of Dry Goods. Go
everybody and SEQ the new styles Of fall
dress goods at the corner Of Second and
Main streets
Year: 1867

The list Of premiums awarded BY the
Society will be carefully prepared BY the
Society 10 time to appear 10 the weekly pa
pers Of this city on Wednesday Of next
week. Persons wishing for extra copies
of this list should leave orders al this office.
Year: 1867

fnos the Burlington Gazette OF the 10th
inst, We learn that the river is rising at the
rat OF one inch IN hour ct that point, and
at each shore the water is pretty deep, but
it will take several days of extremely warm
weather to make the ice.. in such n. a.condition
that it would.bc impossible. as it is strong
and good, except at tho shores.
Year: 1867

TmE ISLAND COMMISSION. A Washin. ton
correspondent says the Rock Island Com
mission adjourned sine die a few day since.
after having fully disposed Of all the matters
before it, besides some extra judicial mat
'ers not contemplated in the act Of April,
1861. authorizing its creation, submitted by
the Secretary Of War. The report Of the
awards Of the Board goes 10 the Chief of
Ordinance and from him - the Secretary Of
War. from whose hands the result will,
doubtless, ere long, be made public; and as
the Circuit Court for the Northern Disttic,
Of Illinois is now in session, the presump
ton might be that final disposition, except
as to the contingency Of appeal, Of the whole
Island matter. will at once be made; though
any assertion TO this effect, must necessarily
be conjectural.
Year: 1867

MonE TERRITORY CoMING.-The inhab.
itants of that part of British America
known as the Red River country are get.
ting up sharp agitation upon their con.
di,ion. and they insist upon receiving
greater care and attention from the Brit.
ISL and Canadian authorities, or else that
they shall be made independent of British
rule and be allowed to dispose of them
selves by annexation to the United States.
This country is situated just north of our
territory of Dacotah, and is at present
subject to the control of the Hudson Bay
Company, whose only interest in tho
country is to get as many furs from it as
possible. Of course the interests Of a fur
company will not he especially advanced
by the advancement of civilization and
the full Development of the country. and
the inhabitants, doubtless, have good rea.
son to be dissatisfied with their situation
and to desire annexation to the United
States.


There are about ten thousand people
there, and the trade Of the country, which
is not very large. of course, is principally
carried on with Minnesota. The United
States Government has established .
postal route to the southern boundary Of
the Red River country, and the inhabit-
ants really get more privileges from US
than from Great Britain herself. 1t is
not improbable that the movement may
result in something Of Importance, and d
formal proposition to US to thus enlarge
our borders would be more favorably re-
garded now than before the purchase Of
Russian America. 1t will be convenient
for US to have road by which we can
reach our new purchase without going
through our neighbor's lands.-BossoHs
Journal.
Year: 1867




carry q strong box! Why was II . secret
missions And why was the word purchase
ever used in connection with an affair which
could have been DONE for ncthings But once
the word was used the Domin'cans and smith
knew their cue. The strong boa on ooafa the
Gettysburg was smelt. Its conten,s = were as
most savory odor in their nostrils->-what OLD
King Solomon would have called " a bnildle OF
sweet myrrh." Smith may have shown pim-
self too eager. Very likely he got intoxicated
with the perfume Of the specie, as cat loses
her head over handful Of catnip, showed his
hand, excited suspicion, and lost the Job. We
are rather sorry for Smith, having always had
great respect for the name. But the failure
OF the mission Is not Of the slightest conse-
quence. On the contrary, it is rather good
thing, in view Of the money saved. we
want the bay Of Samana in St Domingo we
can get it for nothing; At least we conld have
got It before secret mission, which was
trumpeted to the world, was sent to purchase
it Tho dinlculty now b that Don Pizerrinctum
Sasnbo is on tho alsrt and may not let us have,
i ON saSh easy terms.
Year: 1867

On Tuesday last petition was presented to
the Legislature by Mr.. Wilber, Of Duchess
county, praying that stringent measures be
passed to put down gambling hells and lottery
offices. The petition is signed by Moses Taylor
and others Of our leading citizens. These gen.
tlemen do not seem to be aware that the exist
ing statutes in regard to the offences COM
planned of are as specific and rigorous as they
can well be made. In the article which we
published yesterday on the subject of lotteries
we showed that tho law covered all the
evasions that could be attempted under the
title Of gift enterprises or otherwise. 1t is the
same in regard to the other offences referred
to by the petitioners. No amendments that
could be introduced could more effectually
guard against them than they are guarded
against at present The fact Is that the defect
does no. lie in the law, but in its manner of
enforcement Corruption so pervades every
branch of our municipal government that it is
easy TO evade the penalties provided by 1t.
We occasionally see small gambling concerns
broken up by the police, when under their
very noses large gaming establishments are
carried on with the most perfect 1mpunity
The law does not recognize any distinction be-
tween gamblers who happen to be members of
Congress or newspaper proprietors and those
who are less favored; but the police do. It is
made worth their while to keep their eyes shut
in the one case, while in tho other there is no
object in their negleoting their duty. Again
it is not always the police who are in fault
In cases where they have shown vigilance re
have frequently known Of -aheir action being
disapproved Of and frowned npon by the city
authorities. The remedy does not lie in fresh
enactments, but in the selection Of men of
decent character for the police force, as well
as for the magistracy. viii Mr.. Moses Taylor
and the other influential citizens who have
signed the petition be pleased to take note Of
this factf If they would take some little in
terest in our local elections they would find
the evils Of which they complain susceptible
of q remedy.
Year: 1867

NEVER make use of a woman name IN
an improper time, or II mixed company
Never make assertions about her that you
think arc untrue, illusions that You feel she
herself would blush 70 hear. When you
meet with men who DO not scTupie to make
use Of a woman name IN 4 reckless man
aer. shnu them. for they arc lost To every
sense ID honor
Year: 1867

For years the STAR has been standing sub.
jeet OF unhappiness to the Intetigencer. Our
neighbor has very childishly attributed its
waning fortunes to the overshado wing sue
cess of the STAR, and day by day has uttered
Querulous complaints that the business COM
munity have not thrown away their money
in the hopeless effort to bolster up that fossil
concern with its omnibus load Of subscribers,
but have preferred to cons ult their own inter-
ests by dealing with a live business paper like
the STAR, that reaches every family in the
District This feeling OF jealousy and envy is
at the bottom of the continual exhibitions Of
bad temper by that paper towards u.s. We caa
compare the attacks of the InteJigencer upon
the STAR, through q series Of years, to nothing
bat the gallant but wearing fight recorded in
history, OF the billy goat upon the sedge- ham,
mer. As the story goes. plethoric old farmer,
exasperated by the treacherous rear attack upon
him by vicious billy goat, hit upon happy
idea to cure the animal Of his bad habit and
procuring a heavy sledge.hammer, he sus-
pended i. by the limb of an appie.tree for the
goat to experiment upon. The billy sprang at
it with all his might, and the hammer re-
bounding, returned the blow with interest.
The billy hit it again, and kept at it as his
blood got hotter, and his head and horns grew
smaller, but he kept on hitting it till the old
man got tired, and thinking the billy would
bruise some discretion into his brains went
home and left him. The next morning, hap.
pening to think of the billy, he went out to
the orchard, and 10 and behold the bully. goat
had worn himself all out but his TAIL but that
tail was springing at the sledge as spItefulIy
as ever.


Year after year the IateUigencer has butted
away at the STAR, under the stupid belief
that il the STAR were out of the way, then its
rickety old machine would go on its course
rejoicing. The STAR has been damaged lust
As little under the butting process, as was the
sledge, but the POOR old horns of our venera.
BILE neig hbor have suffered some 1t has but.
ted itself out from its cozy old quarters, where
it had dozed for hundreds of years. quite across
Seventh street, and up to the fifth story OF
Polkinkorn's building, but true to its instincts
it wiggles its stump, star. ward, through the
sky-lght OF Its garret with the same vicious
anImosity as when it first entered upon the
warfare. 1.-THE Intelligencer likes the exercise
it has our free permission to go on with it in.
definitely, or as long as the stump holds out.
The STAR has thrived amazingly under the
process, as our advertising columns and sub.
scriptIon books fully demonstrate, and we can
have no earthly objection 10 such endurable
s'punishment.''
Year: 1867




We old Calaverasites hereabouts are feel
ing jubilant over the promising reports from
different portions of your county. Although
here, separated by the great Sierra Nevada
mountains we still feel an interest IN COM
mon with those of you who have so long and
so ardently bent your energies and expended
your money in developing the untold wealth
which remains in the bowels of the earth
throughout the length and breadth of old
Calaveras county. Many of its old citizens
living in different portions of this State would
gladly return to and join you in your many
comforts of life you are surrounded with,
which we here are deprived of, should half of
your anucipations prove favorable, and we
could be certain of small income. We are
penitent, and desire TO return to our first
love. if circumstances would permit. We
may oe happy yet, and become participants
OF your vine and fig tree.
Year: 1867

KING BIRDS. AND BEEs,--We have
the authority of the. Ohio Farmer that
king birds when they capture q bee,
first catch him between the feathers
on the top of the head, retain the bee
for short time land then free him,
and the second capture is in the bill
and then swallowed. While the bee
remains in captivity on the top Of the
head, it stings into the thick tuft or
scalp, thereby losing the sting.