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Year: 1877

We regret to have seen the organs of
the Democratic party treat the published
address Of the colored women with ridi-
cule, and even with an innuendo of insult.
It should not be forgotten that Governor
Nichols has pledged himself to the pro-
lection of these people, nor that they are
under peculiar apprehensions that he may
not be able to perform his promise. Those
who occupy the position Of ourselves and
other white Republicans have no fear of
personal violence, or of being returned
into bondage, but it must not be forgot
ten that the colored Republicans consider
themselves by no means beyond the pos
sibilities Of either or both these evils.
We have no doubt that Governor Nichols
will conscientiously keep his promise, as
far as may depend upon himself, but it
will require the kindly and cordial CO.
operation of the press and of the Demo-
cratic people to allay the fears of those
who have now no other resource upon
which to rely than the faith and clemency
of the conqueror. Indeed, it would seem
that when the colored element has been
bulldozed into political dispersion, while
there can be no further alarm felt about
their political domination, the Demoe-
racy could well and wisely alIay these
fears, and give guarantees that would
appease terror almost amounting to
despair.


II is not probable the Democratic press
which laughs at the expressions Of these
poor women realize the extent of their
alarm. Before the election this feeling
took the form of prayer for success and
tears for the failure Of the Republican
cause. These women did not hope Office
for their husbands or sons. They aspired
to respect, compensation for labor, and
The continuance Of freedom. II is very
wen known that they were told to regard
Democratic ascendency as q danger to be,
II possible, avoided. The colOred speak.
ers throughout Louisiana predicted the
dangers Of subjugation, Of uncompen-
sated labor, and irresponsible violence.
II may be these pictures, drawn from the
example Of Georgia and Texas, have af-
feeted people, who had so much at stake,
with panic. Whether these predictions
are to be realized remains 70 be seen.
Theresult must depend on the execution
Of Democratic pledges. We submit that
ihe tone in which sha fears Of these psO-
pie Is treated BY the Democratic press IS
By no means calculated to aIlay thess
ieam nor strengthen the paeiacaaon policy
Of Governor Nichols.


Ihs saslziasa q the Woman'saaarsa uze
Year: 1877

1t is not carpet-baggers who are now
dispensing justice in Mississippi. There
is undiluted home rule in De Kalb, and
Just what sort Of rule this may be the
country will be better able to judge when
it sees what the native authorities purpose
to do about the recent popular pastlmes
in that village. -SetO York. Tribune.


The Mississippi authorities will do
just as, much to apprehend the Kem-
per county murderers as Governor
Nichols did to bring to justice
the assassins of Weber, the leading
white Republican of West Feliciana, who
was murdered sixty days ago under cir
cumstances which left no doubt as to the
identity of the assassins. The punish
ment of Southern Democrat for killing
Republican is thing unheard OF, and
only such soft greenhorns as conduct the
Tribune fancy such thing will ever be
done by the men who hold the Offices in
the South to-day by the triumph of the
bullet over the ballot.
Year: 1877

Since the Sanitary Excavating Com
pany has been in undisputed possession
of the field of labor, the people and the
Board of Health have not been troubled
by the working oFthe vidanguers. Itwas
rather hard on this necessary body of men
to have their means of livelihood entirely
taken away, but they themselves are to
blame for the entire lack of sympathy
manifested on the part of the public.
While they had no opposition, except the
scrimmages among themselves, which
made their presence the more loathsome,
they we're utterly regardless of deeency,
comfort and peace Of citizens, and espe-
cially of the ordinances of the Board of
Health. Their very occupation seemed
protection. The City Council was deaf to
all complaint, and it was not until the
prosecutions of the sanitary monopoly
had been many times sustained by the
courts that the evil was abated.


Now that the company is under cloud
and powerless to enforce the provisions
of its charter, the vidanguers have come.
forward and propose to carry on their old,
business in the same OLD style. This Ad-
ministrator McCafFrey refused to per-
init, but he did grant them some indnl-
genCe which they incontinently abused.
Now they hold meetings to devise means
to make the City Council come to their
terms.


In making any concession to this body
of men Administrator McCaffrey commits
q wrong on the general public. OF course
they have, in common with all denizens
of New Orleans or any other place, the
right to pursue any avocation they may
be attracted to by profit or taste. But
this occupation of theirs, while absolute
ly necessary to the health of all, is one
that of itself requires control and sub
lection to the rights of others, In the
absence of legislation to the contrary the
Administrator has absolute control. He
and all the City Council must protect the
people against the repetition of the lntol-
erable nuisance that nightly offended in
every part of the city three years ago.
The work must be done, but it also must
be done unseen and unsmelled. The
Sanitary Company's machines accom-
plished this, and the city government has
the power to force all engaged in it to do
the same.
Year: 1877




The Democrat is a little late, perhaps,
or premature-we can not .determine ex-
actly which it is-in its comments on the
river and harbor appropriations of the
Forty-fourth Congress. The REPUBLICAN
showed at the time Congress was in ses-
sion that the people of the South in gen.
eral, and of this State in particular, were
standing in their own light by keeping up
their party wars for the possession of local
Offices; that nothing could be hoped from
party which put Kerr in the Speaker
chair or Holman at the head of one OF
the most important House committees.
Yet with the certainty staring us in the
face that the success of the Democratic
party meant no appropriations for inter
nal improvements at the South our Demo-
cratic politicians fought and cheated and
voted TO elect men with ''ancient tradi-
tions. AS general rule, appropriations
are not thrust upbn a people who
have no representatives to demand
them. And how did this State standi
We had but one Senator, who sadly
needed reinforcing when anything for the
benefit of this State was before Congress.
The seats of three members of the House
from this State were contested, thus de-
priving one-half the delegation of all its
influence. Messrs. Ellis, Gibson and
Levy were bound up by the Holman reso-
lutions so they could not stir q hand OF
foot in the right direction; and when the
bill which passed Congress came to the
hands of the executive it contained 60
many subsidies for little country duck
ponds that the President, one of the most
liberal of statesmen, was forced by g
sense of duty to order large portion oi
the appropriation to remain in the
treasury.


Had the Democrats taken as much pains
to secure the passage of the levee bill as
they did to install McEnery as Governor
keep Republican out of the Senate, and
seat Messrs. Spencer, Lawrence an6
George Sheridan in the House, that meas.
ure would have succeeded. But the con,
nection of Louisiana with the Fedora
government for the past four or five year,
has been limited to appeals fol
interference in the local squabbles o.
our Office hunters. There was no time
for anything else. Some political ques
ton has been all that time pending
something to be settled which ought tC
have been settled here. Northern states
men seized upon this condition Of affairs
to profess being wearied of hearing o.
Louisiana, and they put their sentiments
in the practical shape of leaving the name
of this State out Of all appropriation bills,
except q pittance for the mouth of the
river, little aid for Red river, and $4,000
for an investigating committee to over
look the Federal Offices. AS nothing evel
resulted from the scrutiny, we may pre-
sumo the money was as good as thrown
away.


But, with fresh start, something may
be done in the next Congress. Perhaps
In year or eighteen months our Congress
men may have been so successfully cured
of the Holman fever that they will ven
ture to propose an appropriation for oui
levees, though if there be any members
around who are much addicted to the
''ancient traditions" they may expect tc
hear the sharp words: 81 object, Mr.
Speaker"
Year: 1877

OF the work Of pRcifcation 30 happily be-
gun.


Why, ws m6y ask, Is ut peculiarly in-
cumbent upon us Catholics" to cooper
ate with Governor Nieholls? Have The
Catholics been denied rights under the
constitution and lawsP Is there any dan
ger that such wrong would have befallen
them2 We would not desire to in
innate that the appointment of Catholics
to important positions in the educational
department and the numerous members
of that sect whoappear on the police rolls
have anything to do with the peculiar
qualification of ''us Catholics. For our
selves we are happy to say that we esteem
alike all the Christian religious persua-
sions among us; that we value the fact of
religious freedom as the true palladium of
peace, and that we would not debase or
belittle ourselves by making the religious
faith of citizen either ground of OBJ
lection or approval. We despise the bug
bear of Catholic supremacyin America or
anywhere else. Monarchical Europe long
held it as an indispensable element of
diplo macy that Gods vicegerent on
earth should countersign with his
infallible cross the credentials of
legitimacy, but we are compelled to say
that even with the doctrine of State SOW
ereignty as recognized by his holiness
during the war of secession, the recog-
milton of his holiness would not affect the
inquiries of congressional committee,
nor advance the State securities single
point in Wall street. The secret influence
of an ultramontane priesthood was once
a dangerous element in Europe, but with
universal emancipation of mind and body
it ceased to be dreaded. Catholicism in
America is enlightened, patriotic, and in
capable of being led into either intrigues
or revolution by any foreign emlssaIies.
American Catholics love their country, and
while they regard with unqualified de-
votion the doctrine and traditions of their
Church, could neither become the dupes
nor instruments of ambition and fan
atheism. Politicians may court the
Roman influences as means of popu-
larity, but upon the least discomfort Of
religious freedom they would be the first
to abandoR and denounce any foreign in.
fuence whatever. Those who approve the
Inauguration of Governor Nichols, or Of
peace and union, can intermit their avoca-
tons on Thursday, butwe cannot see that
one citizens persuasion should, more than
another, claim peculiar interest in the
restoration of social order, or establish
any religious relations with the party
which has prevailed in the late political
contests of Louisiana.
Year: 1877

WHAT THE FOREIGN MINISTERS THINK


ABOUT THE SUBJECT.


BY Telegraph to the GAZETTE.


WASHINGTON, d. c., April 16.


The National Republican this morning
prints an interview with several Foreign
Ministers on the subject of the impend-
ing war in Europe.


The German Minister bad no official
information in regard to the subject, but
expected instructions next week. He did
not believe that Bismarck had notified
Turkey to reject the recent demands
of Russia, and he also thought
that Germany would not be much atfec :
ed by the declaration of war between
Russia and Turkey. Germany, he said,
wants peace, and can stand less war than
any other country in Europe, because
when war comes she calls upon every
man TO be ready to march, and that un-
settles the State very much.


He also thought that sensational tele-
grams about the difficulty were sent here
in order to cater 10 the desire of this
country for war in Europe.


The Spanish Minister thought war was
possible, but if hostilit es were declared
Spain would keep out of the trouble and
would not be affected, commercially or
otherwise. He thought that bostilities, if
commenced, would be confined 10 Tur-
key and Russia.


The Austrian Minister could not
see how Austria would be directly
interested in the matter, the fServian
trouble having been ended, though if
the trouble should be renewed it is
difficult to tell what would be the
result. He did not think the commerce
of Russia would be seriously crippled
by Russia-Turco war.
Year: 1877

Turkeys response to the protocol is in
substance this:-''ln 1856 the nations of


Europe agreed on certain principles with


regard to me; now in 1877 they agrse on
certain other priucip pies. also with regard
to me. In my opinion their agreement
of 1856 was far more favorable to me than


the later one; therefore 1 respect, honor


and applaud the first and scorn the last.
believe and declare that the first was


just, upright, virtuous and valid, and the


last is without force and void" But it


was not regardedas of great consequence


what Turkey would say unless she. said
yes. Her acceptance was the only way to
peace, her objectio on insured war without
regard to the form of the rejection, aud
thecefore, the world Will pfss without
notice the slightly irrational process of a
nation pretending to choose what set of
principles other nations shall be guided
by, even in their conduct toward her.


1t is within the bounds of posi- bil lty,
before the summer is over, and the drift
of opinion is that way; but we should not
be surprised to see the war fought to
legitimate end and not a shot fired by
other troops than the Sultan's or Czar's,
save only the Czar's Persian allies in
Asia. 1t "a hdeclat ed to be "the inflexible
resolve OF France to remain neutral"
This may well be believe. 1t could
scarcely be otherwise. Without F.ance
beside her what sort of figure would
England have made in the Crimean war?
and will she 60 to the East alone now,
with a tremendous opposition at home?
England is not foolish enough TO nlunoe
into great war withouts ONE faint hope
tor success, and where is that hope in
this ease without allies? Can she deal
with Austria? In the conference of the
three Emperors at Berlin, out of which
the Berlin note grew, Austria was made
aware of the necessity of cooperating
with her northern neighbors. and her
relations to Prussia constitute material
guarantee that she will not forget the
necessity. In the partitioning of Euro
pean Turkey Austria will be treated with
a consideration that will satisfy her, and
it is only through any doubt on that
pc mt that England could approach her.
", Y, Herald.
Year: 1877

Dull BoYs.-Don't be discouraged.
Slow growth is often sure growth. Some
minds are like Norwegian pines. They
are slow in growth, but they are strik-
ing their roots deep. Some of the great
eat men have been dull boys. Dryden
and Swift were dull boys. So was
Goldsmith. So was Gibbon. So was
Sir Walter Scott. Napoleon at school
had SO much difficulty in learning his
Latin that the master said il would need
gimlet to get word into his head.
Douglas Jerrold was so backward in
his boyhood that at nine he was scarcely
able to read. Isaac Barrow, one of the
greatest divines the Church of England
has ever produced, was SO dull that his
father more than once said that if Goo
took away one of his children he hoped
ii would be Isaac, as he feared he would
never be fit for anything in this world
Yet that boy was the genius of the fam
| ilV.
Year: 1877

A young Frcnchman who was much
importuned by creditors, locked himself
in his rooms and refused to open TO
any one but his intimate friends, who
were given a peculiar signal. The
other morning he kept perfectly
quiet, when his tailor knocked and
called out to to him, 81 know you are
within NJ. ". You are wrong in
not letting me in will not stir until
you open the door" X-smiled and
preserved a digniiied silence. Noon
came and although hungry, he did not
dare to open the door, as he saw through
the crack the feet of the tailor on guard


Night at length came on, and he could
not stand the hunger any longer, al.
though the tailor's feet were still to be
seen. lie ventured to open the door
and found pair of shoes which had
been put out TO be brushed, and whicl
he had mistaken for the tailor's feet.
Year: 1877

A MINISTER'S sMIsTAKE.-Somec clerical
blunders are at once pardonable and
amusing, but others at times are hard to
endure. A parishioner who never went
through summer without complaining
bitterly of the heat, much to the annoy
ance of his friends, at last fell sick and
died. His pastor was absent at the time
and did not hear of the sad event. On
ed, and unwittingly inquired, saying,
"Well, my friend, how does your father
bear the heat nowY Imagine his sur
prise at being told that the father had
been dead two months, and his bewil.
derment when the hope was expressed
that the place to which he had gone was
not noted for the height of its tempcra
ture.
Year: 1877

After little girl had attended her
first Sunday school session she asked
her mother what kind of bear was a
''consecrated cross-eyed bear" Her
mother could impart no information un-
til she happened 10 glance into the Sun
day school song book, when she told her
offspring that the animal in question
was " A consecrated cross bear"
Year: 1877

We are glad to see that the ladies are
again forming reading clubs for the win
ter. The reading club is an organization
that discusses the character of Shakes
peare's Portia for fifteen minutes, and
the best manner of cutting basque on
the bias for an hour and half, and rare
! ly fails to be ofgreat profit.
Year: 1877

On the morning of the 22d the Sara
tOga, the large iron steamship which was
to have been launched at Roach's ship.
yard, at Chester, Pa, started from its
blocking sooner than was expected, kill
ing seven men and wounding many others,
About forty men were under the vessel
when she went off, engaged in knocking
the blocks from under the keel.


The scene during the time the ship
was going off was heartrending, men
being seen struggling to escape while
the huge blocks rolled by the ship
crushed them to a Jelly No assistance
could possibly be rendered by those who
were standing by. Instead of cheers as
usually greets a launch, a wall of anguish
went up, and shrieks of pain rent the air,


The names of the killed are Edward
Fowley, John Nelson, Charles Wright,
Edward Burke, George Woof, Barney
Cannon and j. j. Crew. The bodies OF
the dead are horribly mangled, one being
literally cut in halves, and the others had
their legs and arms torn Off


John Fountain, who had entire charge
of the launch, makes the following state
ment; 81 found the ship was ready ia
move, and called all hands to get out
from under before l commenced cutting
loose. The men who were down after
the blocking evidently did not hear the
order, or did not obey, as they had fully
five minutes to get out from the time the
order was given until the ship started,
Some of the men renamed under, which
is frequently the case, TO attend to the
forward blocking"
Year: 1877

The Episcopal church had very narrow escape from burning, on Saturday week. the barn of MT. Waters adjoining the church was burned, the, roof of the Church caught fire, and considerable dam age was done. It was only saved by a avy and most opportune shower.
Year: 1877

We deslre to say good word about the business of the celebarated Dry Goods and Carpet dealers, Messrs. Hall & Read of Bridgeport. Each season finds their sales increasing and there is every reason why it should be good place to trade. This firm makes all their ingrain carpets thereby saving their customers one profit. They buy their Domestic goods direct from the manufacturers they sell every article at the lowest market rates-they love their business and are determIned to please the public. When in BFidgport. go and see them.
Year: 1877

The question what will our Legislature do
in the way of temperance legislation this
winter, is one that is occupying the minds of
more of our people than ever before We are
informed, by friend who has been to Dover
interviewing the members on the subject, that
the House is about evenly divided on this
question, while the Senate is very conserva-
tive and non-committal. 1t is understood
that the "Liquor League will be on hand
with "lots' of money, and will .'fee' Law
yer, and use every means in their power to
procure the repeal of the Stringent License
Law, and the passage Of free License Law
in its stead.


Their plan is to let every man sell who is
willing to pay $50 or SlOO license, as the case
may be without being compelled to publish
his application, or pass the scrutiny of the
court.


1t is quite certain that if Local Option OBJ
tains this winter, the friends of the move
meat viii have to put forth herculean efforts
and bring such influences to bear as will con-
vince the Legislature that the masses are in
favor Of submitting the question to the people
TO be decided at the ballot-box.


We are pleased to see that the chief officers
of all the Temperance organizations Of the
State have united in call for State Tenn
perance Convention in the interest Of Local
Option to be held in Dover, Wednesday, Feb.
29th, 1871 For the first time in this State,
the temperance people are united. Local
Option is the 'pOlicyn-on this issue the
battle is to be fought. Now is the time for
action. No time is to be lost. Let our friends
be active in circulating Local Option petitions


Let every church, lodge, division, and 9th,
er temperance organization in the State, be
fully represented at Dover on the goth of Feb
ruary. In the meantime, let every minister
of the Gospel take this matter in hand, and
preach on the subject, circulate petitions, and
urge his church to action. II proper effort is
put forth, victory will be achieved but
there must be work, earnest, energetic, per-
severing work done during the next Eve weeks
Friends Of the temperance movement are you
sufficiently aroused? Local OPTIoN.
Year: 1877

All that part of the Kent County Rail
Road between Worton Station and the main
road leading from Chestertown by the Fancy
Farm, and intersecting said road at or near
Watsons, on the Wilmington Farm, distance
of between three and four miles. This part
of the road is in full operation.
Year: 1877

The moderate and spriug-like weather of
the past week has caused the snow to rapidly
disappear, and the frost to come out Of the
ground, leaving it wet and soft and the roads
heavy and bad