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Year: 1872

An intelligent and thoroughly reliable
gentleman Of East Tennessee, now in the
South, writes private letter to a friend
in this city, from which we extract the
following.


In view of the shameless frauds and the
farce of an election recently held in Geor-
gia this proposed corrupt mode of carry
ing the election is not improbable. He
says:


At Mobile, there was gentleman
came into the train and took his seat next
to me. We had not been long together be-
fore conversation sprang up between us.
l soon learned that he was on his way to
New Orleans after his family, his home be-
ing Mobile county, Alabama. He said he
had recently attended convention at Mo-
bile and the House adopted the following
resolutions


That we, the leading men Of the
Democratic party, in particular, and
the whole party at large, shall make use of
every means in our power to elect officers,
in the coming election, both for our State
and United States, from the Democratic
party.


That all of us, severally and
collectively, shall ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to
divide the colored vote in all the elections
Ol l1e present. GILL palSu'


He further informed me that they had
a general understanding, that in order that
they might be sure of success, they in
particular, and as many of the party as
could, would vote as many times, and at
as many places as they possibly can with
out detection.


He said that Mobile county would, in
an honest election, vote five thousand ma
jority in favor of the Radical party. But
in their last county election they adopted
the plan of repeating votes and were there
by enabled to out vote the Radical party
He said he voted eight times in that cleo
ton and that he knew several men who
voted as high as fifteen times. He also
said that he, with others of his party, went
to the cemetery where the confederate SOL
diers were buried and took the names of
of the tomo stones and voted them, and
that it was their intention to do the same
thing in the coming election. He said
that they could elect all their State anG
county officers in this way and would give
good majority for Greeley. But they die
not care so much for the present as they
did for their internal officers. This is tht
plan which Mobile county has adopted fol
their election of their officers.
Year: 1872

In the following article from the New
York Evening Post of Monday-a paper
that may be relied upon for truthfulness-
we find the following gratifying statement
relating to the German vote of New York
City:


There is every indication that the Ger
mans of this city will cast larger vote
for Grant and Dix than they have ever
thrown for any Republican ticket. In 1865
there were but about seven thousand
names enrolled on the lists of the German
Republican ward clubs. Upwards of four
teen thousand have been enrolled thus far
in the present campaign, and the average
daily accession is about four hundred, while
the German Greeley and Brown clubs
make but little headway, and have obtain
ed but about six thousand names up to the
present time.


"There are altogether about thirty-five
thousand German voters in New York.
The best informed German politicians be-
lieve that Grant will receive fully twenty
thousand of these; that five thousand, fol-
lowing the advice of the Stats ZeitulQ,
will abstain from voting, and that if Gree.
ley gets the remaining ten thousand he
will do well.
Year: 1872

In the account Of the joint discussion at
Athens last Tuesday, the Post alludes as fol-
lows to the speech Of Hon. Horace Maynard:


We are too sincere to say that It was not an
able effort, for it was able, forcible, pungent,
and fully up TO his usual high standard, though
strictly and thoroughly partisan in its entire
length and breadth. He is handy man and
a tight paper wherever placed and upon all oc-
casions, and has this advantage over his two
Democratic competitors in the present fight:
while they consume good deal of their time
too much-about themselves, or rather of the
manner in which they happened to get before
the people in the capacity of candidates, he
marches right up TO the advocacy and defense
of his party, its measures and policy and he
does il well and thoroughly. As stump
speaker he has no superior in the State, and
that is saying good deal, where stump-speak-
ing is so largely and industriously cultivated:
His effort here on Tuesday more than satisfied
his friends and it was quite evident, even be-
fore the close, that'he would get the entire vote
of the Radical party of McMinn.
Year: 1872

MADRID, Oct. The damage to the
monastery and palace the Escurial by fire
last week is not as heavy as was at first sup
posed, though an inspection of the build
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars
Year: 1872

A NEW DANGER SIGNAL has just been
put in operation on the Vermont and Mass
achusetts railroad at Fitchburg which sup
plies the long felt lack of some means of
showing the distance between trains on the
same track-a fruitful source of accidents.
The signal, which is the joint invention of
+. s. and w. A. Foster of Fitchburg, is
circle made of colored glass, red, green
and white, upon which are figures plainly
marked from one to fifteen, each figure
denotng a minute. These figures are
shown through an opening of six or eight
inches in the outside of covering of the
glass, so that they can be readily seen by
the engineer in the daytime, and at night
the glass is illuminated by lantern plac-
cd inside. The signal is operated by the
train passing over the rail. As the engine
passes the signal turns back to the starting
point, from the figure showing the lapse
Of time between the two trains, and re-
mains stationary until the last car passes,
wheu II commences to revolve, keeping
time in precisely the same manner "a a
clock, the figures passing the opening in
regular order up TO fifteen, provided that
time elapses before the arrival of the next
train, when the process is repeated. The
Invention certainly seems to be what is de-
sired, and, If 1t really fuliills all that is
claimed for it, it will lessen the number OF
cacualties on the roads adopting ii, and
render recurrence of accidents like the
terrible one at Revere, yeaI ago, simply
impossible.
Year: 1872

Every Mason of ordinary intelli-
gence knows that color is neither q
qualification or disqualification for ad-
mission to a lodge. Any lodge can
initiate q colored man if it sees proper
to do so. But the colored lodges al
ready existing are not, and cannot be
recognized as legal. With the legiti-
mate or llegitimate, they are intru-
ders in other jurisdictions, and no
Grand Lodge in America can recognize
them without abandoning its claim to
exclusive jurisdiction. And if the
lodges cannot be recognized, certainly
the members cannot. If the colored
man wishes TO become a Mason, let
him pursue the same course that white
men do, and apply to a legally consti-
tuted lodge, and if he should even
then be rejected, he will have Jared no
worse than many white man has
before.


The physical qualifications of q can
didate are, that he must be man, free
born, of lawful age, being neither too
young nor too old for the Masters
work, hale and sound, not deformed
or dismembered. This is q landmark
in which no man or body Of men can
make change or innovation. If, there
fore, q Master in q lodge cannot be
conscientiously satisfied in his own
Year: 1872

Within the last three days we
have had the first opportunity to
read the official report of the debate
in the Senate on Mr.. Summers
Supplementary Civil Rights bill
offered as an amendment to the
universal amnesty bill. It has
given us the sincerest pleasure, as
well for the mastery skill and abili-
ty MIR. Sumner displayed in answer
ing and exposing the sophistry of
MIR. Hill, of Georgia, in defending
and justifying the indignities to
which colored men are still SUBJ
jected, as for the just, patriotic, and
manly sentiments he so eloquently
proclaimed. The disagreeable fea-
ture OF the discussion was the fact
that, at this late day, in the face of
the constitutional guarantee ofequal
civil rights to all of our citizens, and
the civil rights act passed to enforce
this provision, a Senator, coming
into Congress with a constituency
of ninety thousand colored voters,
and colored population of nearly
half a million. should feel justified
in refusing to recognize the great
principle of justice, humanity, and
equality, and in striving to keep
alive the old pro slavery feeling of
prejudice and hatred to the colored
race.


Mr.. Hill talks as gibly about
social equality" and the necessity
Of keeping up a distinction between
black and whites, as the noisiest
Northern Democrat in the palmy
days Of the divine institution.
Though colored men are every day
subject to the insult of being ex-
cluded from railroad cars, public
houses. and public places Of smuse-
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Year: 1872

mind, as his own unbiased opinion,
that the candidate has in fact these
necessary qualifications he cannot
conscientiously, therefore, he cannot
masOnically, initiate. nor can brother
not SO satisfied conscientiously or
masonically vote for or be present at
the initiation of such candidate. The
same rule applies to passing and
raising when the defect has not arisen
since initiating. The Master or brother
cannot in this matter substitute for his
own conscience or opinion the con-
science or opinion of any other man
or body of men no dispensation or
advice can protect the offender it
can only make shares in his guilt
Decision of Grand Master of New
York.


When a companion objects to the ad-
vancement of a candidate, it is his
right to keep his reasons secret, and
his objection must be respected. But
if he thinks proper to dispense with
his right to secresy and give his rea-
SONS, it is then tho province of the
Chapter to pass upon their validity,
and if the majority deem them INSULT
cient, to proceed with the advance
ment.


NJ. MA candidate has been pro-
posed and elected, but before present
ing himself for initiation he met with
an accident, the result of which will be
a permanent lameness. Can he be
initiated?


Answer.-No


E. C.-Is there any law to prevent
the initiation of candidate who is in
all respects worthy, but who is unable
to read or write.


Answer.-Yes. The law requiring
him to sign the petition for initiation,
and to make written answers to the
questions required by our regulations,
to be presented to every applicant for
initiation.


P. P. P.-The commissioners in a
Masonic trial have no power to allow
the charges to be altered, amended, or
withdrawn. Their province is to hear,
try, and determine the same. If the
complainant desires to withdraw the
charges, the commissioners could re-
port that fact to the Lodge, and ask for
instruction; or, no evidence being Of
fferred for the prosecution, they could
report the charges not proved.


-Masonic Iidings.
Year: 1872

hands of the Democrats within ten
days afterward. Mr.. Riley has done
nobly, and his constituents will re-
ward him with their appreciation
beyond the shadow of a doubt.


Hon. ADoLpHE TUREAuD, of. st.
James, stands alone in the delega-
ton from this district as having re-
fected disgrace upon himself and
grossly misrepresented the people
who elected him. The only reason
that can be- assigned for Mr.. Tu-
reaud's support Of the Customhouse
Democratic faction in his personal
animosity towards Governor War
moth, for what cause we cannot
conjecture. Words fail to express
the loathing and contempt we feel
for the colored man who will will
ingly aid in a project to overthrow
the party to which he is indebted
for his freedom and his position in
life. There is not one iota of prin-
cipal involved in Mr.. Tureaud's op-
position to the Republican portion
of the House; be is q hot-headed
young man, and for the sake of
charity we ascribe his shameful
course to an almost ungovernable
temper. Passion has blinded bis
eyes, and he saw not the precipice
towards which he was helping to
drag the Republican party. Let US
hope he will wake from his dalusion
and, in so far as he can, retrieve his
great error. If he does this he may
receive at least toleration from his
constituents, but if he does not, his
political ruin and disgrace are in
evitable.


Taken altogether, the representa-
ton from this Senatorial District is
good. Three of our Representa-
tives are allied upon the side of Re
publicanism, while but one supports
the iniquitous law-breakers whose
outrages are beyond comparison
with anything in the history of the
government of this or ANY othe,
Republic. OF our Senator Hon. O
Hunsaker, we have deemed it un.
necessary to speak, as every one
knows that he isl lone of the most
earnest and effective supporters Of
the administration in the State.
His course in the Senate is one that
any man might feel proud of, and
if the people of the Second Congress
sional District shall select him fo,
their next representative in Con-
gress, our decided opinion will be
that they could not find a bette,
man, or one that has earned q
greater right to the honor.-Donald-
sonville Chief
Year: 1872

In the last issue of the Chief we
said it should be our especial pro-
vince to watch over and make
known to our readers the respective
courses taken by the several repre-
sentatives in the lower house of the
General Assembly from the Seventh
Senatorial District, and here is their
record for the first five days of the
session:


Hon. MILToN MORRIS, from this
parish, has proven himself staunch
and consistent Republican, be it
said to his honor. His vote has
been cast invariably in opposition
to the mongrel coalition headed by
that ex-Confederate Colonel, Geo.
W. Carter, and in favor of the
friends Of the administration, who
have had such a hard fight to per-
petuate Republicanism in Louisiana.
Mr.. Morris will come back to his
people with his hitherto bright re-
cord still brighter, and will receive
their hearty thanks and unqualified
endorsement for representing them
so faithfully.


Hon. De Writ C. Brown, also
from his parish, came near making
fatal mistake by voting with the
mongrel revolutidhists during the
first two days of the session, but
the disgraceful and illegal conduct
Of the faction, and especially of its
leader, convinced him that the
crowd would not do to tie to, so on
the third day he allied himself with
the friends of the administration.
We do not anticipate that Mr..
Brown will return to Ascension to
receive thanks from the people,
however. He has not misrepresented
them, and that is all they demand
or expect of him.


Hon. HENRY RILEY, of st. James,
has pursued course that will re-
dound to his everlasting credit. Mr..
Riley was a warm friend and sup
porter of the late lamented Lieu.
tenant Governor Dunn, but when
he found those who had been po-
liticaIly allied with that distinguish
ed gentlemen, conspiraring with the
Democracy to overthrow the Re
publican party and Republican State
Government, he did just precisely
what Governor Dunn would had he
been living: came out boldly in
support of the administration, throw
ing aside personal animosity and
considering only that the life Of
the great party of equal rights was
in danger, and that the success Of
the faction with which he had been
Unidentified would throw the State
Government completely into the
Year: 1872

intellect, has an intuitive knowledge
of human nature, as it were, which
enables him to arrive at conclusions
with great accuracy, and is repre-
sented as being one of the finest
speakers in the State. After the
organization of the colored troops
he received the appointment of
captain and faithfully served his
country in the field. He never was
a slave. Immediately on the re-
cognization of the State he took an
active part in politics and soon be-
came a representative man. Being
naturally shrewd and quick to de-
vine the intention of his adversaries
he is formidable opponent in the
political arena. Mr.. Pinchback-
socially they call him "Pinch" for
short-has had rather a turbulent
career since his advent in politics
in this city, and he has successfully
passed through many trying occa-
sions. Repeated attempts have been
made to assassinate him. Rancorous
rebels have gone so far as to hire
colored men to put him out of the
way, and on one occasion he was
shot at five times on Canal street,
but escaped. That a wrong i'm
preston prevails in the North with
reference to the Lieutenant Gov
ernor as a man, we are fully salts
fed. He is just what we have des-
cribed him-a gentleman of refine
ment and cultare-and the very op-
posite of what his name would seem
to indicate.


The late Lieut.. Governor Dunn
was a representative man also, and
the great champion of his race in
Louisiana. He was black, but a
man of culture, and presided in the
Senate with great dignity. The
published statement that he was a
slave at one time, and which has
gone the rounds of the papers, is
mphatically denied here. He learned
the trade of a plasterer, but having
a great talent for music, adopted it
as a profession and taught it for
several years. He was held in
great esteem here by all classes, and
when he died it is estimated that
fully 10000 people followed his
remains to the grave. The funeral
procession is generally spoken of as
the largest ever witnessed in New
Orleans.


We also had the pleasure of a
very interesting meeting with Gen.
Heron, Secretary of State. The
General is a Pennsylvania and
halls from Pittsburg. We also met
a number of Senators and members
of the House of Representatives,
both white and black, and conversed
with them freely and on the state
of affairs.


The Legislature convenes early
in January. when, owing to the war
of the factions, an interesting and
exciting time is expected. 1t is
hoped that a reconciliation will take
place between the antagonistic ele-
ments, and that peace and harmony
may be restored at an early day.
Issues of vital importance are at
stake-the interest of Louisiana de-
mand that the utmost good will and
harmony should prevail. They are
essential to the peace and preserva-
ton of the country as well as the
stability of our republican institu-
tions.


JOIN OF LANCASTER.
Year: 1872

Some sensible, old fashioned man,
who hasn't an car for the inharmonious
stuff nowadays called music, gives
it the following splendid lick:


1t was young woman, with as many
white muslin flounces around her as the
planet Saturn has rings, that did it. She
gave the music stool a whirl or two, and
fuffed down on it like whirl of soap
suds in hand-basin. Then she pushed
up her cuffs as if she were going to fight
for the champions belt. Then she
worked her hands and wrists, to timber
them, suppose, and spread out her fin
gers till they looked as though they
would nearly cover the keyboard, from
the growing end to the squeaky one.
Then those two hands of hers made a
jump at the keys as ifthey werea couple
Of tigers coming down on flock of
sheep, and the piano gave a great howl
as If it had been trod on. Dead stop
so still you can hear your hair grow
ing. Then another jump, and another
howl as if the piano had tEo tails and
you had trod on both of them at once,
and grand clatter and scramble and
strings of jumps, up and down, back
and forward, one hand over the other
like a stampede Of rats and mice more
than like anything call music.
Year: 1872

l have seen, writes Chateaubriand, the
number of my constant friends dimin-
ish, till the hour when my venerable
grandmother last departed. She and
her sister had often said that one would
not be long separated from the other;
they kept their word and Madame de
Beedee survived Madamoiselle de Beis-
tilleul but few months. | am, perhaps,
the only man in the world who knows
that these persons existed. Twenty
times after this time | have made the
same observation; twenty times | have
seen social circles formed and dissolved
around me. The impossibility of the
duration and persistency Of humanities,
the deep oblivion which follows US, this
inyincible silence which takes hold of
our tomb and spreads over our house,
impresses upon me always the necessity
of isolation Any hand will suffice to
give to us the cup Of cold water of which
we have need in the feYerishness Of
death. Yet we part with sadness from
the hand which we have covered with
kisses, and which we could wish to hold
forever near our heart.
Year: 1872

At the royal palace Of Whitehall on
the 3D. of September, 1868, man lay
dying. Eight days before he felt so con-
iident of life that he told his wife not to
think he should die, as he felt sure of
the contrary. Now he was speechless,
sinking; and the last thing about which
he had seriously troubled himself was a
curious metaphysical one. Tell me, /"
he said to Sterry, minister who stood
by him, " is it possible to fall from
grace?" " 1t is not possible, said the
minister. Then, exclaimed the dying
man, "I am safe; for / know that | was
once in grace" And then he prayed
Lord, though miserable and wretched
creature, | am in covenant with thee
through thy grace, and may and will
come to thee for thy people. Thou hast
made me mean instrument to do them
some good and thee service. Many of
them set too high a value upon me,
though others would be glad of my
death. Lord, however thou disposest of
me, continue and go on to do good for
them. Teach those who look too much
upon the instruments, to depend more
upon thyself, and pardon such as desire
to trample upon thy dust poor worm,
for they are thy people, too The at
tention Of all England was riveted on
the sick room at Whitehall, with keen
and sincere interest. From the lips of
many went forth earnest prayers that
God would be pleased to spare the in
valid life; in the hearts of many there
were fears and misgivings as TO what
would come in the event of that prayer
being rejected; in other hearts there
were Joy and exultation over the death
of a sinner; while in others, that should
have been kindly disposed, there was a
certain sort of assurance that there is
something in the misfortunes of our
greatest friends which is not displeasing
to us. A frightful wind-storm ragged,
roofing up trees in the park, and tear
ing off the roofs of houses in London.
The friends of the dying argued that God
was giving warning of his intention to
take to himself the soul of the sufferer;
his enemies argued that the prince of
the powers of the air were holding
fearful revels amid the storm-driven
clouds in honor of the prospects of seiz-
ing on great offenders soul. The
dying man was Oliver Cromwell, Lord
Protector of England aud Ireland, the
man who for ten years governed the
kingdom in a right kingly way, and
made it stronger and more respected by
all foreign powers than it had been since
the days of Henry V. and Agincourt.
1t was the third of September, the day
Cromwell was wont to call his fortunate
day. On third Of September he over
came the Scots army at Dunbar, when,
looking at the position of his army in
military point of view, he was committed
to certain destruction at their hands; on
third of September he had fought the
battle of Worcester, the Lords crown
ing mercy to him." us he called it, when
the Royalist cause was lost in England,
so long as Cromwell could move regi-
ment or man ship. In this last sense
surely the third of September was still
Cromwclrs fortunate day, for if ever a
man was weary of life and anxious to be
quit of the cares of it, Cromwell must
have been that man. - Historical
Sketches.
Year: 1872

The doctrine Of divine right seems to
be carried out in China beyond really
comfortable limits. The Emperor, by
virtue Of his being the brother Of the
sun and moon, appropriates for his own
or governments use anything in the
real estate line which conveniently
comes under his hand, without dreaming
or inquiring to whom it belongs, or Of
offering an equivalent. By Hong Kong
papers we learn that lately he has ap-
propriated to himself all the cultivated
ground on both sides of the road between
Faku and Tietsin, without even asking
whether the owner was q native OF for
eigner. This manner Of doing things
has been customary with the sovereigRs
Of the Celestial Empire for ages, and q
very convenient custom It is, though it
must tend to keep real estate prices low
in the vicinity of the royal residence.