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Year: 1875

q gentleman OF purity and probity against
whom no word OF reproach can be uttered.
Against Starkweather the Democrats and Lib
eral Republicans have nominated the Hon.
La Fayette s. Foster, who was United States
Senator for twelve years, from 1855 to lSS7'
and Acting Vice. President for the first two
wears of Mr.. Johnson's Administration. He 10
now a Judge Of the Supreme Court OF the state
He is, as is well known, cultured gentleman
and sound statesman, whose presence In the
House of Representatives would dignity and
adom that body. We do not believe that
either Judge Foster or Judge Phelps would be
80 alert in Cooking out for the district" as
either of their opponents. Certainly neither
of them would lose sight of the interests OF
the whole country and the general welfare in
the desire to secure an appropriation or serve
a local enterprise. 1t is urged against them
that they are Judges and ought not to soil
the ermine by dragging it into politics. And
yet good Judge can hardly fail to make an
honest Representative


In the IVth District no nominations haveyet
been made. Mr.. Barnum, the present Demo-
cratic member, expects denomination. He is a
wealthy iron manufacturer who has in the past
eight years disbursed large sums of money for
political purposes, for which politics have
been mono the purer; has served four terms in
Congress, and been q very small portion OF
the time in his seat was absent without pair
during the long struggle of his party against
the new rule; is member of the Committee
on Railroads, and voted the other day for the
Texas Pacific subsidy, though his party pre-
tends to oppose subsidies. Such nomination
would hardly need comment, but it is quite
likely to be made. And of course it ought to
no dpfpatpd
Year: 1875

which is all that Gen. Grant and his followers
propose.


The minority of the Committee go further
and distinctly admit that the interference
of the Executive power is hurtful and dis-
astrous. "The interference of the Ma
-" tional authority . did not tend to-
"ward cure of the trouble. 1t is
"clumsy and difficult of management, and
"always tends to excite and alarm the
"white people," But they can propose pothing
better. They look despairingly over the whole
field and can only say, Whatever Is. Is
"wrong." They say that the Republicans were
intimidated, and therefore the Conservatives
wrongfully carried the State; that the Return
ing Board knew this, and therefore, with the
best motives, wrongfully withheld the Con-
servatives' certificates and gave them to the
men who were not elected that by this means
the Republicans were wrongfully made ma
jority in the Legislature that the Con-
servatives nevertheless wrOngfully organ
lied it; and by the time Gen. dc Tro-
BRAND appears upon the scene to organ
ize the Legislature over again by Kelloggs
orders, the Committeeman have become so be-
widered by the maze Of illegality they have
traversed, that they give up and say, We
do not now express a Judgment of the law
"fulness of the act Of the military officer"
The minority Of the Committee thus throw no
light upon the legal question involved. They
assert that the election was not originally q
fair one, and therefore that every successive
step was tainted with illegality If we accept
their report there is no path out of this
labyrinth. But if We accept that of the ma
jorty, that the election was fair one, and
that the Conservatives carried the Legislature,
we are much further on our way toward a
practical solution of the trouble. The report
of the majority is therefore the moro prac-
tcable as well as the more probable, the more
effective as well as the more impartial. Dir.
Hoar has accomplished by his journey nothing
for his party and nothing for the State of
Louisiana.
Year: 1875

At the Republican Convention for the Ist
Congressional District OF Connecticut yesterday. Gen.
J. r. Hawley was unanimously renomiuated for Con-
gress


Why does MT somebody go to NewHampshire
and stir up campaign OF some sort The election
takes place from next Tuesday yet up to this
time there has been canvass made by either party
Would not Senators CODkling aud Dawes accomplish as
much there as IN Connecticut


Mr.. Henry Carey Baird writes to The Bos-
ton Traveller that he agrees with Its prediction that the
country drifting into another civil But his
is to be = different one from The Traveers. The
paper thinks war will with return OF the Demo-
Gratis TO power and Mr. Baird thinks it will como with
o return specie payment One Is just about likely
to the other. What terrible thing il would De
II both OF them should come together


The address Of the Democratic Congressman
to their constituents in tho South warm com
mendatlon from the press OF that section. The Mobile
Register of It, The truth that the country is
trying to be at poaco aud to bury the aspercs OF de-
porable war nearly decade after its close But the
Radical party its end in tho peace that all the
interests the land and tho hearts OF the people yearn
for and the question before the country is Shall 1t
have peaoe and prosperity restored shall the di
so many stormy petrels who rejoice and prosper only
when the elements OF disc0rd are lot loose upon soc
ETY. The address Is timely, and will not be lost upon
the people to whom II 10 sent"


Every friend of honest government will
hope that Judge La Fayete Foster by accepting the
Democratic nomination for Congress, will give the
voters OF the IND Connections District chance TO
choose between him and Congressman Starkweathor.
That opponents know his strength with tho people
is evident by admissions in Tho Se Haven
Journal and Courier; tho nomination OF Jodgo Fos-
for bY tla DrrpDcrats of tho LIZA usLxct
Year: 1875

indication of the general dissatisfaction in the
public, and particularly in the Congressional
mind. concerning the present condition OF our
telegraphic facilities. The Associated Press is
much mixed up, and often most unjustly, with
this popular dissatisfaction. 1t must be con-
fcssed, however, that somo OF the charges
against the telegraphic management seem
serious and fairly sustained.
Year: 1875

Although the bills for the admission of New
Mexico and Colorado as States of tho Union
are considered party measures by the Repub-
licans in the Senate, they meet with little
opposition from the Democrats because the
latter believe their opponents are counting
without their host in expecting the new States
to elect four Republican Senators. Both OIL
these bills passed the Senate yesterday, and
if they are able to obtain hearing at all IN
the House, will probably pass that body also'
Year: 1875

Sometimes it happens when two or three Amerl-
cana are gathered together and begin to deporo the
corruption and degeneracy of the times that one Oh
their number who has greatly enjoyed ten days In
London and few evenings at Cremorne, will arise
and saw that republic after all is rather low KIND
of government and that they have nothing Oh thiS
sort in England you know. But In fact there Is
no nation on earth yet discovered whore the DiscK-
guard and the charlatan are unknown, In polticS
aud out of them. Whenever an especially disreput-
able person is elected to Congress 1t is called the
fruit of democracy; when an impractlcable man OIL
genius or O gentleman with taste for arson, Is
chosen to the Assembly at Versailles. the English
speaking world cries out in chorus against the
volatility and destruCtveness of the Gallo race
when not restrained by king. 1t is an article OF
faith with all Englishmon and many Americans tnat
such things never happen In the fastanchoreo hohe
of Aristocracy. When they do happen there, anu
that is not so very seldom it is always regarded as
monstrous exception. The recent invasion Oh the
House of Commons by portentous apparitions isa
proof that no system of government is secure against


the eccentrcites of constituencies. The election OF
Mr. John Mitchell is a moro extravagant performance
than even that of O'Donoyan Rosa. lie was an
ESCAPED convict who for many years had been res
ident of this country, and who was elected simply
because he was the most Objectionable person the





voters of Tipperary could hit upon But If it be said
that Ireland is not England, and that the BrtOn is
the true type of political conservatism, wnat shait
be said of the election of DR.. Kenealy from Stoke
upon -Trentf He gained an easy victory there SIM
py as an expression from the voters of that borough
of sympathy for Arthur Orton, the most famous
Nackguard of the century, who is now in Jail for
felony We shall have to confess after while that
wherever men are found we shall find good deal OF
human nature, good and bad.


Mrs. Fremont in one of her pleasant papers on
disting nguished people she has known" pays mer-
tied tribute to the memory of Kit Carson. The mo-
tive of her article was the false light OF fiction cast
upon his name by poet of the prairie and SIERRA
He was certainly no savage rake Or.ruffler. His
domestic life regular and blameless as that Oh
any deacon in New England. Even in his resent
ments he was as sincere and steady AZ clockwork
He once said to Mrs. Fremont, speaking OF man
who had treated him unhandsomely, " Ii ever get
the chance will do him an honest Injury" vol
ume could scarcely give vivid idea Of the old
frontorsman than this phrase.
Year: 1875

DR.. Payson once, in the process Of re
vival at Portland, gave notice that he would
be glad to see any young person who did not
intend to seek religion. Any one would be
surprised to hear that about thirty or forty
came. He spent very pleasant interview
with them, saying nothing about religion till,
Just as they were about to leave, he closed a
few very plain remarks thus" Suppose
you should see coming down from heaven a
very fine thread, SO fine as to be almost in-
visible, and it should come and gently attach
itself to you. You knew, we suppose, it came
from God. Should you dare to put out your
hand and thrust it away? Now such thread
has come from God to you this afternoon
You do not feel, you say, any interest in re-
ligion. But by your coming here this after
noon God has fastened one little thread upon
you all. 1t is very weak and frail, and you
can easily brush it away. But will you do
so No; welcome it, and it will enlarge
and strengthen itself untilit becomes gold.
en- thread, to bind you forever to God Of
love.
Year: 1875

Many Protestants are unwilling to believe
there is complete antagonism between the
two. Events in Europe and in this country
are doing much to open eyes that were blind.
The following remarks from The Nation,
one Of the most discreet, and one of the best
conducted papers in the land, give food for
reflection


"It must not be forgotten that the Pro
testant Church is body of sects, without
fxity Of organization or discipline or pur-
pose, or doctrine-part of the State, and
blended with the State 10 a thousand ways,
and changing in beliefs and composition from
generation to generation; while the Catho
lie Church is vast machine, belonging to no
country, submitting itself to no authority,
asserting itself against all authority, and
served by body Of ecclesiastics who have
severed all earthly ties in order to serve it
more effectually, and who are governed by
orders more completely than any army and
that its policy, and designs, and motives are
yelled in the strictest secresy, and that no
pledge or promise Of any of its agents can
bind or conclude it in any manner. The
duty of the State towards these agents is
therefore plain, and settled by much expe-
rience, and that is, to legislate exactly as
the secular interests may seem to require,
but to make no agreements or treatises with
them, and to be affected by no concessions
or compromises they may offer, and not to
be frightened by any use they may make of
such phrases as religious liberty or equal
rights The policy to which they have ad-
hered for ages is to ask for everything, in
cluding the government of the country by
an archbishop, but to take what they can
get, and always after rebuff to play the
martyr, and, when further gains are hope
LESS, to settle down cheerfully until the pub
lie irritation has subsided, and then try
again. The bishops and priests die, and
come and 60, but whoever they are, and
whatever they may say, we know that they
do and must believe the whole of our politi-
cal and social fabric, our government, our
marriage, our education, our religion and
manners, to be q monstrous and beastly re-
volt against God and his ministers. Any
priest who processes he does not so regard
them may be doing his duty, but any Ameri-
can voter who is led into carelessness or indul-
gence by these professions is not doing his
duty. No Church occupies or can occupy
the same relation to the State as the Roman
Church, and it may therefore be properly
made the object of extraordinary vigilance
ana distrust."
Year: 1875

1t adds not little to the impressiveness
of these words to recognize them as put by
ancient prophecy into the lips of our blessed
Redeemer himself. In that application, how
perfectly they describe the nature of His
obedience, and the support he received from
constant sense of His Fathers presence
and love But if Christ could use this Ian
guage in the expression of His official subor-
dination, how much more His people And
yet it is no slight declaration, that we "have
set our Lord always before u.s."


It imparts constant recognition Of the
Diuine authority and rule. 1t is not enough
to think of God as an abstraction-as
mere power, the sum of all the forces in the
uuiverSe-as philosophical necessity, with
out which we cannot account for the exis-
tence of anything. He must be more to US
than first cause, or the sum of all being
He must stand before our thoughts in the
distinctness of His personality, and in clear
ly defined moral relations to ourselves
This alone gives a sense of sin; without
which the law is a dead letter. But when
the conviction of Gods personal presence,
and of His rightful authority, rests upon the
soul, we are restrained from sin by the SOL
emn awe which falls upon US like the shadow
of His majesty.


II implies the conservation Of our whole
life and of each single action, as obedience to
God. Men fatter themselves, if their actions
only be right as to the matter or substance
of them. 1t. should be remembered that
they are not acts of obedience, unless per-
formed in Difference to the Divine authority.
AS life is made up of successive moments
bound together in continuous glow, SO this
principle of conservation to God must be the
nerus between all the single acts of obedi
ence.


It invOlues trusttul acquiescence of Gods
providential protection and care. The assur.
ance that He is at our right hand is the only
talisman we need in the journey of life. Il
explains all the contradictions of Christian
experience-strength in weakness, comfort ii
tribulation, rest in toll, joy in sorrow, anc
triumph in defeat


The language especially points to GOd
covenant relations with as, as Father ana
Redeemer. 1t is only when viewed in Christ
not imputing our trespasses to US, that HI
ceases to be our fear and our dread. Blu
when He draws nigh to US in these tende
relations of grace, we rejoice in Him Al
the everlasting portion of the SOUL "Whou
have we in heaven but Thee and there i
none upon earth that we desire beside Thee.


s. W. PRESBYTERIAN.
Year: 1875

Softly, oh sofsly, the years have swept by thee,
Touching thee lightly with tenderest care;
Sorrow and death cid they often bring nigh thee,
Yet they have left thee but beauty to wear.


Growing old gracefully,


Gracefully fair.
Far from the storms that are lashing the ocean,
Nearer each day to the pleasant hOme'hghti
Far from the waves that are big with commoton,
Under full sail, and the harbOr in sight.


Growing old cheerfully,


Cheerful and bright.
Past all the winds that were adverse and chilling,
Past all the islands that lured thee to rest
Past all the currents that wooed thee unwilling
Far from the port aud the land Of the blest.


Growing old peacefully,


Peaceful and blest.
Never feeling Of envy or sorrow
When the bright faces OF children are seen;
Never year from their youth wouldst thou borrow
Thou dost remember what heth between.


Growing old willingly,


Gladly, ween.
Rich in experiences that angels might e0Set,
Rich in faith that has grown with thy years,
Rich in the love that grew from and aboveit
Soothing thy sorrows and hushng thy fears,


Growing old wealthily,


Loving aud dear.
Hearts at the sound Of thy coming are hghtened;
Ready and willing thy hand TO relieve;
Many a face a. thy kind words has frightened
1T is more blessed to give than receive


Growing old happily,


Blest, we believe.
Eyes that grow dim to the earth and its glory
See but the brighter the heavenly gowl
Ears that aIe dull to the world and its story
Drink in the songs that from Paradise flows


All their sweet reeompense


Youth cannot know.
Fourscore But softly the years have swept by thee,
Touching thee lightly, with tenderest care;
Sorrow and death they did often bring nigh thee
Yet they have left thee but beauty to wear.


Growing old gracefully,


Graceful and fair.


Nelo York 06Sercsr
Year: 1875

the whole world; and when Captain Cook
discovered the Island and was about to land,
he said they rushed down upon him like
herd of wild boars, thinking his crew were
evil spirits come to destroy them. As he
could have no communication, he left them
with very unfavorable impressions, and gave
the place bad name. The FIRST who preach
ed Christ to the people was one of the.I own
natives, who had been abroad and learned
his lessons in another island. But by some
intercourse they were induced to admit a
jealous native from the other island whose
name was Paulo, he was called the apostle
of Savage Island. He was a plain man,
unembellished by art, and unadorned by SCI
ence. Thus by the labors of two or three
native pioneers the whole island with pop
ulation of 5000 became nomiDally Chris
tian, and about one-fourth enrolled as mem
bers of the church in the course of twelve
years. This shows what may be done, and
we hope what will be done by plain and ar
dent laymen of less genius perhaps than
Moody and Sankey. But white missionaries
ultimately arrived to teach them the way of
God more perfectly. And they are now
sending men and money to Christianize
other islands.


The Island of Lefu is another instance to
show the power and mercy of God, and set
at naught the wisdom Of man. Thirty years
ago the inhabitants were shrouded in heather
darkness, revelling in all the horrors of can
nibalism, and wallowing in the moral filth of
debasiug idolatry; but the shrieks of female
victims resounding through the cocoanut
groves and yam plantations, were soon to
give place to the songs of praise, and the
time spent in war was to be devoted to the
acquisition of religious and secular knowl-
edge. The apostle of Lefu was not Eu-
ropean missionary with all the advantages
of education, position, and money, to make
presents to the chiefs, but an ignorant native
of Raratonga, named Pao, who had been
trained and skilled in several whaling voy-
ages; but when he became happily converted
be had strong desire to carry the gospel
to Lefu. After short training under the
missionaries he set sail in native canoe
with several companions, his Bible, and a
few clothes tied in a bundle. Arriving
safely he very freely conformed to their man
ners and customs, but was faithful in preach
ing the truth. He found patron in the
king, but he soon died, and protracted war
broke out about his successor, and raging
epidemic swept over the island. The teach
ers we're blamed as the cause, and were
obliged to escape to Mare. The little church
that Pao left was Jealous in the good cause;
and in few months the people sent messen-
gers to the teachers begging them to return.
Being received on their return with great joy,
they saw the great power of God, and the
walls of the city fallen down fat. All they
had to do was to hasten from place to place
and take possession.


Much might be said of the 200 Christian
islands in the Pacific as well as others, and
of the gradual reformation in progress on
great continents; but we must close.


SENEX.
Year: 1875

MEN OF SCIENCE tell US on every side that
science teaches them nothing of God. That
is the very thing we are told in the words Of
the Scripture, 'slhou canSt not by search
ing find out God" Mysteries are brought
before us which no effort on our part enables
US to resolve. So far from inducing doubt,
they should encOul age our faith, as we are
in the presence of infinite wisdom and power.


Richard A. Proctor.
Year: 1875

On Sunday President GRANT and
BRIGHAM YOUNG stood together on
the car platform at Ogden and rode
through the assembled crowd towards
the Mormon city. How the heart OF
ULYSSES must have swelled within
him as he looked upon the great apos-
tie. He did net speak as he did at Des
Moines and so the world must forever
remain in ignorance of what passed
through his mind, we are left to con-
lecture. If he had spoke he would un-
doubtedIy have said:


"Citizens of Utah, am glad to see
you. I thank you for your attendance.
came 5000 miles to look upon the
man regard as the happiest being
on the face of the globe. refer to
your great chief BRIGHAM YOUNG. I
say he is happy because he has three
hundred wives. You all know every
wife brings at least two brothers-in-
law, to say nothing of her father and
mother. II 1 had as many brothers
In law and fathers.in-law as BRIG
HAM YOUNG, 7 would never accept an
other present from anybody. l could
appoint them all to some office, and
the income of the family would be
very handsome. My wife likes her
relations. So do I. My only sorrow
Is that there are not more of them.
When / am reelected l may remove
to Utah that my brothers-in-law may
become numerous. l bid you good
night.u
Year: 1875

for him. Finding him absent he sat
down and complained of being faint.
He asked Mrs. Whalen to get him
some beer; she did so, whereupon he
attacked her and attempted to out
rage her. She fought and screamed,
but no assistance came, and in the
meanwhile he choked and struck her
till blood came. The neighbors found
her lying on the floor insensible. The
prisoner denied the outrage part, and
said they had drank beer together,
and she began screaming for no appa-
rent reason. He will give In evidence
to-day of good character.
Year: 1875

The soundings in the Pacific ocean
demonstrate the fact that the
temperature of the water decreases
with its depth. Excavations in the
soil in all parts OF the earth have met
with increased heat at each foot of de-
scent, and the artesian water struck
at great depths in Europe is very
warm.
Year: 1875

EVERY man admires moral courage, even
though his own backbone be made of pulp.
Luther's pluck on his way to Worms, and
before the Diet, has been applauded by many
a man who did not dare even to refuse a
glass of wine in polished company, for fear
of stare or frown. The mass of professed
Christians are guilty of too much time-serv-
ing, too much drifting with tho current, too
much concealment of needed truth, and too
much compromise with Christ's enemies.
The boldest are none too bold; the towards
are as much despised by themselves as by
others. Men OF the world expect more faith
full dealing from Christians than they re-
ceiye secretly they feel an utter contempt
for shamefaced professor of religion.
Year: 1875

fund and it was adopted by Demo-
cratic vote. s~-.a-s.


In 1853 we prepared and adopted the
present school system of Ohio, and in
1875 we provided penalty 10 compel
Boards of Education to provide for
six months school in year. The
work is the werk. of the Democratic
party. We take pleasure in standing
by it. Step by step has it been devel-
oped by Democratic legislation and
protected by q constitution adopted
under Democratic rule until it has
won the admiration Of all. While all
this has been done by the Democratic
party, what has the Republican party
done while in power? Nothing, ex-
cept to let our handiwork alone, or
cedify what we devised. Examine all
their legislation on the. subject of
schools and you find nothing new on
the subject. They have simply by
their legislation acquiesced in what
has been done by Democratic icsisia