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Year: 1870




How foolish it is to set no value on money.
1t is equally foolish to make money your
god-nay it is not only foolish, but it is Grim
inal to neglect all things else for the sake of
money Men have been known to be pro
fessional besgars, with enough money beltcd
around them to set them up in some re-
spectacle business with enough money hid
away to buy comfortable home, men are
often wandering vagabonds in search of
aims. They have thirst fer money-a
thirst to acquire it without giving any
quid pro quo. They really have no use for
money other than to hoard it. They would
almost starve and go naked with plenty
staring them in the face, SO keen is their
relish to hold on to money. They are not
the one, 20 risk money in an honest enter
prise They would not risk few dollars in
the Louisiana State Lottery for the chance
of receiving handsome fortune IN return.
They would rather 90 forth in their rags and
beg and hoard their stealthily obtained
means: and starve and beg. rather than
enter upon some useful occupation. With
such men. the good and Industrious. no
matter whether rich or poor. should have no
sympathy. They are no good to themselves
or any one else. and its their fate to die
miserable. The sympathy Of the rich
should be with the industrious poor who
are struggling to get out Of poverty where
they seem held with the iron hand OF fate.
Fate. it would seem. has % good deal to do
with all of US, after all The first Napoleon
believed in fate SO strongly that he was in
duced 20 divorce himself from the idol of
his first iove-the graceful, the beautiful
JOsephne-in order that bis destiny might
be fulfilled. But it did not turn out as he
expected. for he had no luck after his sepa-
ration from her. When he lost the battle of
Waterloo and gave himself up to the Eng
Esh his fate was sealed. A close prisoner
upon the Island Of St Helena, he possessed
not even the chance that q man has who
buys ticket in the Louisiana State Lot
terry A man often wins p handsome for
tune in this way; but there was not the
slightest chance for Napoleon to win his
freedom when once within the iron grasp Of
the English. Such is fate.
Year: 1870

AN OMINoUs DEMOCRATIC BREAK. There
was an election the other day in the Tenth
Ohio district to fill a vacancy in Congress. The
district at the last preceding election gave
some nine hundred democratic majority; but
in this last election the republican candidate
was chosen by two thousand seven hundred
majority. How? The democratic delegation
from Williams county insisted, in the district
party convention, on a resolution fatty repudi-
ating the bonded national debt; and the reso-
luton being lost by one or two votes the Will
liams county democracy refused to support
their party candidate, and hence the heavy
and unexpected majority for the republican.
And what does this signify3 1t signifies that
there is reputation faction in the democratic
camp which has resolved to make reputation
hereafter plank in the party platform or to
bolt against the party nominations. A very
ominous movement this for it will probably re-
suit, first, in breaking up the democracy, and
next, in reuniting them on the platform Of re-
pudiation.
Year: 1870

THE TIARA AND THE LAY CROWNS. The
Papal infallibity question is approaching an
issue rapidly. French and English advices
by the cable state that the Council in Rome
will adopt the dogma of infallibility by accia-
nation on Easter Monday. To Roman
Catholic churchmen 1t will be very
proper occasion indeed for such work
the resurrection of the tiara. To the lay
crowns of Europe it will be serious,
most eventful, moment. We are not surprised,
therefore, to hear that the representatives Of
the different thrones now serving in Rome
have resolved not to be present at the public
session of the Council on that day. Can the
keys and sword be reconciled as in the time
of Peter? We shall soon see. The issue il
quite momentous.
Year: 1870

CHARGES WHICH SHOULD Nor HAVE BEEN
MADR-We understand that the remains of Cen
eral Thomas, over all the roads from San Fran
cisco to Buffalo, were brought, not only free Of
charge, but with special honors from the seve-
raj railway companies along the line, in view
of the great services and glorious name of the
dead hero; but we further understand that
from Buffalo to Albany those honored remains
were charged by the railroad company as for
so much freight, and the attendants as SO
many everyday passengers. The same rule,
it is said, was applied TO General Grant and
his official attendants for their fare over the
Hudson River road, en- route to the funeral
at Troy. 1t strikes US that in both these cases
q great mistake was made, and that special
train for the remains Of General Thomas and
the company attending them, over the Centr oil
road, and special train from New York to
Troy for the President and company, free Of
charge, would have been the proper thing,
even as a stroke of business, and we say this
from some practical experience in business
affairs.
Year: 1870

This wel-known sculptor died on Sunday evening
last at his residence in this city after few days' ILL
ness. He was born in Germany In 1926, but came to
this country many years ago. As artist he
considerable ability, and had won reputation In his
profession Besides many statuettes and portraits
OF prominent men Mr.. Kuntze executed number
Of works which have been favorably received
by the press and public. HIS life size ''Statue Of
PsycheW s.PuCk on HIS War Horse" and numerous
other WORKS bear the impress OF true genius. Mr..
Kuntze was q member Of the century Club ana an
was much esteemed Dy oil who knew HIM, and
especially BY his brother artists, who yesterday held
a meeting aud adopted resolutions OF regret at ha
death. The cause or his death was Inflammation OF
the lungs. The funeral Will take place This Gay at
two O'Clock in the afternoon. from the hall Of tina
Young Men's Christian Association.
Year: 1870

CABINET RUMoRs. We have rumors from
Washington that some changes in the Cabinet,
including Attorney General Hoar and Secre-
tary Fish, are impending; we have rumors
that no changes are thought Of for the present,
and that none are likely to occur. We cannot
tell which Of these rumors are true; but we
do most truly believe that the time has come
when q reconstruction of the Cabinet, EN-
bracing two or three, or even half a dozen, Of
the members, would be very acceptable to the
country, and simply upon the principle that
when the government seems to he doing
nothing when there is so much to do any
thing would be acceptable as change.
Year: 1870

Congress-Ph Ia the senate and


a Sad joke on tho Democrats in tho


House.


The Senate yesterday fell into philan-
thrOpic notion, and, being short of wards and
beneHciaries since the passage Of the fifteenth
amendment. commenced legislating for the
better treatment Of the four-footed animals.
1t will make Mr.. Bersh's heart leap with joy,
no doubt, to hear that the great champion OF
the rights of manly whom we mean Sum
ner-has turned his powerful hand in favor OF
the rights of quadrupeds. Yet such is the
case, and his first effort at legislation in that
direction yesterday motion 10 reference to
the more comfortable transportation of cat
tle-proved q success. Another instance of
the philanthropic spirit of the Senate was
evinced in an attempt to give land to the
Northern Pacific railroads. species OF philan-
thropy which Is so much of jobbing charac-
ter that we cannot commend it. 1t appears
from Mr.. Thurman's statement that four hun
dred million acres of the public lands are liable
to be given away by the bills now pending be-
fore the Senate. If this is the case we may
in few years find ourselves entirely deprived
of our landed property. The whole West
could be easily disposed Of if we give away
this much almost without knowing it, and in
time we will have no cheap lands to tempt
foreign immigration or to form separate States.


The House seldom fails to get up something
racy or amusing. The democrats, who are
l. IN htuL ~
business, usually take leading part in these
comedies, and thus enliven the dulness of their
official existence Butler generally conducts
the ceremonies on the other side; but yester-
day he was left entirely out of the play,
although his friend ''Shoo, fly Cox, who
sadly missed him, bore leading part, and
asked for little minstrelsy from the longed-for
Butler. 1t happened that the negroes asked
for the use of the hall to celebrate the fif-
teenth amendment in, and committee
of the House was appointed to make
arrangements to participate in the jollid-
cation with the negroes. On this committee
the Speaker solemnly placed Cox and Ed
ridge Both of them declined to serve, Cox
saying he liked the niggers pretty well but he
did not like some white men in the arrange
ment, and Eldridge giving no better reason
than that he did not consider it Congressional
duty The House, however, declined to accept
their excuses, and thus the whole demo-
cratic party, in the persons of these two
representative democrats, had the fifteenth
amendment and the ''nigger' himself rubbed
into them. The full committee Immediately
on appointment went off and met the
''whole boundless continent of Africa so far
as Washington could represent it in COM
mittee room, where the whole matter was
settled In the meantime the House, for some
reason or other, rescinded the resolution alto
gether, even while the committee was at work,
and thus left the unconscious Eldridge and
Cox being dosed iuvoluntarily vith the
essence of negro equality, while they might
Just as conscientiously have been enjoying
their rose-tnted white democracy in the exclu-
sive halls of the House. It was worse than
Buffers ''Shoo. fly" on Cox and made
Eldridge awfully mad.
Year: 1870

PARTISAN MEANNEss. The latest specimen
of partisan meanness was that exhibited by
twenty -one democrats in Ohio who voted
against resolution Of respect to the memory
of the late General George Fl. Thomas. But
this was not much worse than the kissing at
the dinner of the Society of the Army Of the
Potomac in Philadelphia at the mention Of
the name of General Mcclellan.
Year: 1870

THE New CITY GOVERNMENT appears to
give very general satisfaction The great
body of the democrats are satisfied with 1t, so
far the republicans are satisfied, the people
generally are satisfied, and only the unfor-
tunate leaders Of the defeated faction are dis
satisfied with the situation Of things and the
prospect before them. It is believed, how
ever, that the machine can be run without
them; but we shall see.
Year: 1870

The REV. HORACE CooKE resigned his
ministry in the Methodist Chursh yesterday,
and the New York East Conference, now in
session, accepted it at once and without
much debate, in order to disappoiut the crowd
that was assembled to hear all the scandal.
That Conference shows a spirit Of charity that
ought to be an example to Christians gene
rally. cit covereth multitude Of SINS"
Year: 1870

The RISE IN GoLD.-Another speculative
combination seems to have been organized
among the Wall street gamblers to put up the
price of gold. The whole sentiment Of the
country and the policy of the government are
against any new disturbance Of values, and
tho clique will find it a difficult undertaking to
''bull" gold in the face Of such obstacles.
Year: 1870

The FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT IN Brook
LYN.-Senator Revels, Henry Ward Beecher
and the radical and colored element of our
neighboring city had grand jubilee in honor
of the ''day of jubilo" at the Academy last
Year: 1870

The citizens of Maine who rejoice in the progress
of Human Freedom and Equal Rights, achieved by
the Nation under the direction of the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN PARTY during the past decade; who
heartily second the administration of President
Grant in its measures to national prosperity
by the restoration of confidence abroad and tran
guilty at home who endorse its wise policy for the
reduction of the national debt and applaud Its sue
cessful endeavors establish economy and honesty
in the administration of the Government; who ap-
prove the record of the party in Maine on all
questions of public policy, including its consistent
and straight forward efforts for the suppression of
the evils of intemperance, are requested to send del
egates to a State Convention to be held in
Year: 1870

at eleven O'Clock a. NJ, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for Governor, and to transact such
other business may properly come before the
Convention.


The basis of representation will be as follows:


Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate, ard one additional delegate for every
IS votes cast for the Republican candidate for Coy
1868 fraction of 40 votes will be entitled
to an additional delegate.


Delegates are required to be actual residents of
the municipality they claim to represent in the Con-
yenton.


The State Committee will be in session in the Re
cepton Room of the hall at O'Clock on the morning
the Convention for the reception of the credentials
of delegates and to hear and determine all Of
contested elections, subject to ratification by the
| Cnnt.nntinn
Year: 1870

TALB-BEARING.-Never repeat sto-
ry unless you are certain it is correct,
and not even then unless something is to
be gained, either Of interest to yourself
or for the good Of the person concerned.
Tattling is a mean and wicked practice,
and he who indulges in it grows more
fond Of it in proportion as he is success
full. Ifyou have no good to say of your
neighbor, never reproach his character
by telling that which is false. He who
tells you the fault of others intends to
tell others of your faults, and SO the dish
of news is handed from one to another
till the tale becomes enormous.
Year: 1870

GREAT SLAUGHTER ON BOTH SIDES.


The following is from the special cor
respondent Of the Tribune, a part of
whose letter we gave last week:


THE KING DEEPLY AFFECTED.


The Kings face as he stood gazing up
on the battle field, had something almost
plaintive in it. He hardly said word,
but | noticed that his attention was di-
vided between the exciting scenes in the
distance and the dismal scene nearer
his feet, where they were just beginning
what must yet be long task-to bury
the French who fell in Tuesdays battle.
On the he gazed silently, and Ithought
sadly.
Year: 1870

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies
and at as low rates as at agency in the country


Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1870

and enterprise cannot be confined. Like
water they seek their level. They will
stretch their Brcarian arms like SO many
arteries, throughout oil parts of the
county.


In pressing the foregoing considera.
tions upon the attention OF our county
directors, and through them upon that Of
the directors Of the railroad company, l
respectfully ask in the name and behalf Of
the citizens Of the county, surrey over
this direct, and feasible route to Bowling
Green via Millwood, Louisville and
Ashley.


This is my main objec. IN wiring this
communication. l doubt not but that
the railroad direct srs, after having sur.
vcyed the whole ground will locate the
road for the best Interests IF the count y
and Of the company. Locate it where
they may, we, tho advocates of tho route,
will not raise voice Of objection. But
we say to Lincoln county, heal your local
divisions and come up to the work in ono
united effort; for in union there is
strength; in disruption there ic nothing
but confusion and dsmay. Permit this
golden opportunity to be lost forever Of
securing this grand trunk road from
Orleans to the head waters of tho Missls
sippi to puss through your county, the
fate of your county will then be consigr ed
80 the dead, slow process Of dirt roads, to
iuertncss and to incf6ciency. To avoid
such a catastrophe, and to place youI
county in the foremost rank Of sur
rounding counties, let me again invoke
one united effort Of the citizens Of the
whole county. CITIZEN.
Year: 1870

ED. j. NJ. Long has returned from his
labors of somc four or five weeks in the
interest Of Troy Christian Institute to re-
lieve it Of debt of about ten thousand
dollars which had for some time been
hanging over it. The friends Of tn 8
valuable college property will be glad to
learn that he succeeded finely in raising
the amount, and thus freeing the college
of debt. He will furnish, probably for
the next issue of the Pioneer, a full &c
port Of his work and the prospects now Of
the Observation-Disclosures Christian
Pioneer.
Year: 1870

The recent proclamation of Secretary Fish,
claiming the adoption Of the latest proposed
amendment to the constitution. and the ex-
traordinary message of the President calling
special attention thereto, have awakened
public inquiry into the facts of the pretended
ratification. A full and candid consideration
OF all the circumstances will convince any
one that it has not been legally made, and
will not stand the test of judicial invcstiga-
ton. 1t is claimed that thirty states have
ratified, only two more than the required
number to make valid the amendment.
New ! ork cannot be classed with the ratity-
ing States, for the ratification was rescinded
before it had been officially certified to the
State Department. If It is claimed that a
State cannot reverse its action before the
ratification is completed we point to
Ohio, which first rejected the amendment
and afterwards withdrew its rejection and
vote OF Ohio as ratifying State. The rule
must surely be allowed to work both ways.


Again, take Indiana, where a caucus of
radical members. less than quorum, passed
the resolution by the most barefaced illegal
lty MI. Niblack, in Congress, denounced
the whole proceeding of the Indiana Legis-
lature as an insult and fraud upon the
country.


When the cases OF Texas, Virginia, Geor-
gia and Mississippi are considered, the
fraudulent practice is quite as glaring.
Those States were Illegally subjected by
Congress to certain disabilities, ana only OBJ
tained their removal by consentng TO the
ratification. 1t was made condition prcce-
dent. No legal principle is better settled or
clearer than that any action taken or consent
given by party under duress Is void and of
no binding effect. marriage performed,
note signed, deed executed or any kindred
matter, if done by reason of threats, or
otherwise than freely and voluntarily, is
absolutely void. The people Of the States
named, in order to obtain their rights of
representation and a voice in the making of
the laws, were forced to accept this amend
ment.


There can be no doubt that the Supreme
Court, when this question shall be brought
before it, will decide that the constitution has
not been amended as claimed.
Year: 1870

1t will be seen by an examination Of the
above table, says the Lancaster Intelligencer
that the negroes will constitute very incon-
siderable element in most of the States nam
ed. In Kentucky and MARYLAND alone are
they sufficiently numerous to be formidable
and in those States the native whites will
control very considerable portion of them.
Maryland and Kentucky will continue to be
steadily Democratic in spite Of the Fifteenth
Amendment


In Pennsylvania the negro vote amounts,
according to Greeley's estimate, TO a,415.
That is a very small fraction in Il voting pop
ulation Of not less than six hundred and
sevcnty-five thousand. It is only one negro
vote to seventy whites The Radicals who
have been calculating on securing 4 continu-
Gus lease upon power by the help of the
negro vote will find that they have counted
without their hosts.


In the South the native whites who are in
close utilization with the Democratic party,
will control a ma ority Of the negro vote so
surely as the blacks 20 to the polls In the
Northern States the element is so unimport-
ant a one that it will he very little felt The
Republican party will be forced to make con-
stant concessions to the blacks if they expect
to hold even q ma oritv of them. Ambitious
negroes will demand share of the offices
even in some parts Of Pennsylvania, and if
their claims are not recognized they will
abandon the party Sambo will not be salts
fled to do the voting for white Radicals He
will insist upon having his share Of the
loaves and fishes. This will breed tronblc.


The Tribune is mistaken in saying that the
amendment will give any new voters to
Maine. The ne grocs have voted in this State,
under its laws. for many years. During the
contest i'll this city on the question of taking
city stock in the Railroad, q leading and
wealthy republican. opposed to the pro ject.
was indignant that his vote against it should
be offset by tnat of a negro in his employ,
who voted in favor. He hadn't calculated
that his political labors would result in civ
ing to the negro rs much control over his
large property as the white proprietor him
self was exercising. The Democrats quietly
smiled.
Year: 1870

NEW YORK April 1t is stated that there
is an evident desire on the part of the British
government to have the Alabama claims
question re-opened, but Lord Clarendon
wishes the first overture to come from the
United States, which will not be done, Secre
tary Fish adhering to his dispatch of Septem-
Der last, in which he stated that the United
States do not propose to set any time for the
settlement of the question. Within a few
days, in reply to an inquiry from Secretary
dom to Minister Thornton was intended as
official or not, the reply, although very am
biguous, displayed disposition to reopen
negotiations, The subject will be laid before
the next meeting ofthe Cabinet
Year: 1870

We had heard much said by admirers of
the great Paper Credit apologist who repre-
sents Augusta, Of the effort at explanation
which he made at the close Of the session.
We improved the earliest opportunity to care
fully read that remarkable production And
we must say that more lame, impotent and
we may add impudent TRADE and tumble was
never made without y rebuke to 4 body of
men having the least claim to brains. 1t
talks about everything except the point OF
the subject under consideration-a drcarv
drlbbe OF nonsense The speaker abuses
the press, abuses the commissioners, abuses
Gov. Chamberlain. and almost everybody
else who did not have a hand in the cheat
ing.


: Bnt through the whole wordv and windy
document we have looked in vain for one
single word tending t. show bv what process
or authority the men who sold a million of
dollars worth Of paper credits to the towns of
this State got possession Of them, or by what
show OF color Of right they perpetratcd the
swindle. That point was avoided entirely,
and that is the very thing that the people
most want 10 know. The rest is all IL
relevant nonsense.


This last squeal from the spokesman for the
Paper Credit swinllers il forced out by the
passage of the resolves, and the apprehen-
sion that Gov. Chamberlain would appoint
men who would give the matter thorough
sitting. Since the appointments have been
made, the halter which was seen in the dis
tance, is felt to be drawing. And ''let them
hang" Is the verdict of the people
Year: 1870

We last week expressed the opinion that if
q man of Nh knowltons position was to be
seriously put forward as candidate for the
lGubenatorial nomination, he deserved a
better bringing forward than the blundering
one of the Age. 1t seems the gentleman
himself thinks So too, for he sends to the
Portland Advertiser the following dcclina-
| ton
Year: 1870

In an article on the coming Senatorial con-
test, last week, a slip Of the pen made us say
that Hamlm would support Monill-an error
that was corrected by the context, however
Hamlin and Blaine are joining hands for the
election of the latter to the Senate with Il
good prospect of success-that is it the De
mocracy don't step on the arrangement by
getting the next Legislature
Year: 1870

There is frozen we'll seven miles above Fort
Kent. The we'll is near the brow of a hill, with
sand and gravel strata, where Il deep cut has been
made for road The distance from the bottom of
the well To the brow of the hill is four five rods
The we'll is fourteen feet deep, and last July had
three feet of ice in il.