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Year: 1876

G1OlO Il our E1eaO Up Lib


a Man.
If the stormy winds should rustic,
While you tread the worlds highway,
Still against them bravely tussle,


Hope and labor day by day;
Falter not, no matter whether


There is sunshine, storm or calm,
And in every kind of weather,


Hold your head up like man.
If brother should deceive you,


And should act traitors part,
Never let his treason grieve you,
Jog along with lightsome heart;
Fortune seldom favors fawning,
Boldness is within the plan,
Hoping for better dawniDg,


Hold your head up like man.
Earth, though e'er so rich and mellow,
Yields not for the worthless drone,
But the bold and honest fellow,
He can shift and stand alone;
Spurn the knaye of every nation,
Always do the best you can,
And no matter what your station,
Hold your head up like man.
Year: 1876

AZ The RAIDS claim that
they are earnest in civil service
reform and publication of the
public service. But how was it
that developementsw weremade
until the people were wise E.
nough to send up a Democratic
majority in the House?
Year: 1876

TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE 4 RIGHT


One wrong cannot justify another. The dis
putants over the undecided Presidential ques
ton ought, above all things, to bear this in
mind. 1t is not only true as matter of
morals, but absolutely sound as a matter of
policy, and especially of political policy. For,
a party tempted to do wrong in any of the
ways that have been suggested in the course
of the widely varied discussion of the current
topic, and to justify itself for trickcry or sharp
practice upon the ground that the opposition
has done the same or worse, or cOntemplatcs 1t,
opens the door to q succession and progression
of fraudulent proceedings, whose logical re-
suit is the temporary triumph of the worse
party, and whose end is sure to be the cOun-
try's ruin. The talk of politicians on both
sides runs dangerously near the edge of this
fatal moral and political blunder. No action of
a Republican Returning Board III South Caro-
lima, Florida, or Louisiana can be defended
on the ground simply that it is no
worse than what the Democrats have done
in New-YOrk and elsewhere. Tweed and
the Tammany Ring ami the methods by
which they counted in Hoffman and
gave the electoral vote of New-YOrk TO Sey-
mOur in 1868. may serve to illuminate the
history of the Democratic party and as com
ment upon the sincerity of that party in its
present high and holy opposition to fraud. 1t
is well enough to keep at least so much of
Democratic history in mind for the benefit of
ranting demagogues who, after enjoying the
fruits of Tammany frauds for so many years,
are pretending to such holy horror of frauds
which they only suspect on the part of their
opponents. These fellows need he little
more modest. In the preliminary hearing
in cases of suspected theft it is not
becoming in persons recently caught receiving
stolen goods to be too clamorous. The record
of party and of its trusted leaders is legiti-
mate matter for consideration in the inquiry
as to the character of the party and leaders
and the sincerity of their professions. But its
lawlessness furnishes no precedent, and affords
no justification for wrong doing on the part of
the opposition. Nothing done by Demo
Gratis in New-York can excuse or palliatc any
wrong done by Republicans in Louisiana.
There are no set-ohs of that sort in honest
politics.


1t must be confessed that most of the talk
Year: 1876

The bust, unvailed yesterday, which has
been very carefully and conscientouy modelled by Mr.


Cavorey Of colossal size and cast in the most endur


ing bronze represents Horace Greeley he appeared
during the last three four years Of bis c fresh and
alert In all his faculties In spite OF his age and unrenit


ting labors The likeness is excellent, although from
the position Of the monument detached knoll, 1t is
rather difficult to find good point OF view it ought
properly level, yet it can only he seen
below in profile near as 10 take away some
thing OF character The expression is that OF the
cheerful kindly attention which the friends OF Horace
Greeley remember well in his face, while he was
haIr listening aud half medtatng his reply. The
slight lift of the eyebrows is very characteristic
OF him. the modelling OF the lips gives that sugges-
ton OF coming smile which his mouth frequently wore
In repose The largeness fullness. and beautiful SYM
metry the head very accurately reproduced IL Is
an entirely honest and satisfactory work. and the print


ers OF the country have thus been fortunate IN every
the achievement of their honorable design and
the selection OF the artist to whom its most important
feare has intrusted The likeness TO the original


is most distinct and tho character OF the features most
apparent from point about halfway up the knoll, and
a little to the right Of the approach TO the vault The
monument is beautifully enframed by trees and promises
fitting background Of foliage In Summer time.
Year: 1876

yer. like Mr.. Charles OCOnor. 1t was equally
pleasant to see so many men and women Oh
letters improving this opportunity OF showing
how much they honored one who through
native taste and resOlute endeavor won u
distinguished place within their ranks. Every
thing tended to show the permanent nature OF
Mr.. Grceley's good name and fame. Death,
which dims 50 summarily so many brilliant
regulations, has only rendered his the brighter;
and it was the thought of more than one OF
those who yesterday retraced their way from
Greenwood to the city, that this honored
memory has passed permanently into history.
The printers have shown both good taste and
honorable feeling in the erection OF this
monument; but long after the processes OF
nature have mellOwed the bronze into
soberer antiquity, the life and career OF Hor-
ace Greeley will afford a shining example,
which those who toll intellectually or manu-
ally may equally follow with encouragement
and profit
Year: 1876

TIE PEOPLES WILL MUST BE OBEYED.


We are asked to believe that Presidential
elector will sell himself. What is the differ
ence whether he betrays his trust for money,
for office, or for personal or social favorl In
either case his act will he Infamous. He has
accepted Il position conferred by the votes of
a party. His Ow-citizcns wishing to vote
for Mr.. Hayes, and thinking the elcctor an
honest man. delegated to him their votes. He
has physical power. il is true to vote for any
body else, and so he has power TO rob his
neighbOr of money handed to him, in reliance
upon his integrity, for the payment of
Il debt to a third person. But it is
not possible to conceive n bascr or mcaner act
of bad faith than that which some papers, loud
in their professions of superior virtue, are
urging some Republican elcctor to commit.
Can any good cause be served by an act of
personal dishonori The men who urge such
a thing have little conception of the inextin-
guishable scorn and contempt with which
plain citizens hear such proposal. Even
among thieves there is some sort of honor.
Can any clcctor who has been chosen because
he was deemed IN honorable man. stoop TO so
gross and shameless betrayal of tust7


If. any olector contemplates such an act it
is as well TO remember that it may be unsuc-
cessful, as it certainly will be dishOnorable


Already Democratic managers, whose pro-
fcssons Of reform do not prevent them from
stealing votes if they can, have caused enough
of alarm to disclose the fact that an attempt
to defeat the declared will of the people would
be sharply disputed. 1t has already been sug-
gested that, if the Governor of Oregon is
Democrat, the Governor of North Carolina is
not. If vote is stolen by refusal of certif-
cate in Oregon, it is at least possibility that
certificates may be refused in North Carolina,
on the ground that the majority had been OBJ
tanned by faud. If an elcctor is bribed, or
betrays the trust reposed by the voters, it
Year: 1876

Invested with great power, Prince Bismarck
knows how to use 1t. His recent speech ren-
ders 1t certain that Germany will remain
neutral during the pending conflict so long as
Russia and Turkey arc alone involved. He even
disclaims any desire to give counsel unless he
meant to support it by force. This manly
policy must add largely to the moral influence
exercised by Germany on European affairs.


When Congress adjourned last Summer did
anybody doubt that Colorado had been fully
admitted as a State into the Union ? If
Colorado had voted, as the Democrats ex-
pected, for their candidate for the Presidency,
does anybody suppose there would be any
hesitation now as to the admission of the
Colorado member in the House The party
which talks about wishing only to carry ont
the viii Of the.people, and which eagerly
grasps at every shadow of technicality to
esfsst that viii. where il has been hostile to
Year: 1876

The inaugural meeting of the "New Ma
tional Jocky Club, " which begins Tues
day, promises to be most Unexpectedly and
gratifyingly successful and to mark a new
epoch in the Washington turf It is now
many years since we have enjoyed races
here worthy the name. Owing to the brief
notice which had been given it was feared
that enough horses could not be drawn to-
gether here at this season of the year to
make the races 60 off with eelat. To the
surprise of the most sanguine the stables
arrived 30 rapidly last week that q count
on Saturday showed present at the course
forty.six thoroughbreds of the most ap-
proved pedigrees, and many Of them cele-
brsted for she victories they hare already
Year: 1876




NEW YORK, May 10, 1876.


This Centennial year promises to mark an
important era in the development of all in
dustrial pursuits, but the particular branch Of
industry which seems Just now to be making
the most rapid development, and which seems
to be the most industriously sustained, is the
manufacture Of political sentiment.


The most thriving enterprise in this particu-
lar line is the new "Republican Reform
Club, ;" to which the daily press Of this city
has Of late given so much prominence, and as
letters patent have not yet been obtained to
protect the invention from Infringement, it
occurs to me that 1t may be useful to some Of
the many Presidential candidates, to describe
the manner of production. 1t appears so easy
to manufacture modern political sentiment,
that it seems great pity that the new art
should not be placed at the disposal of all who
have occasion for its use.


Two or three years ago young man, calling
himself General Burnet, took up his abode in
this city, and very soon began a vigorous cam
psign to secure for himself some official posi-
ton. think he came from Louisville or
Cincinnati. He was very anxious to be ap-
pointed an assistant to the United States Dis
trict Attorney, and made frantic efforts in that
behalf, but fortunately for the cause of reform
his efforts were of no avail. Failing to get an
office, he of course became a reformer, and in
that line he is great success. Reforming has
all at once become very fashionable. The
Secretary of War dishonored himself, and of
course the country could only be saved by re-
forming everybody.


General Burnet writes out very high-sound-
ing series of resolutions in favor of reform, and
solicits people to subscribe to them. OF course
every man is 10 favor of reform, and he found
no difficulty in securing the signature of many
prominent persons. In this way two or three
hundred citizens appear to have formed q Re-
form club, which, 1t is said, is to reform the
Republican party. General Burnet appoints
prominent citizen as president, and parades
the names of dozen or twenty other eminent
citizens as vice presidents, and designates an
executive committee of nine of his intimate
friends and associates, with himself as chair
man.


The morning papers give prominent notice.
of the fact that the previous evening the
executive committee of the Republican Re-
form Club met, General Burnet presiding, and
adopted certain resolutions, or perhaps an ad-
dress. The names of the eminent citizens
whose signatures have previously been OBJ
tanned, but who have never met together, and
who know absolutely nothing about the pro-
ceedings, are paraded for the purpose Of
making it appear that there is great up
rising of the bitter elements" of the Repub-
lican party, when in fact the whole thing con-
Year: 1876

THE State executive committee of the
Liberal Republican party of New York
advises their followers to withhold the ex-
preston of any opinion regarding Presi-
Dental candidates until the nominations
shall have been made, both at Cincinnati
and St. Louis. This may be accepted as
threat, and is intended to frighten both
parties. Itshould be understood, however,
that this clique Of chronic grumblers has
very little, if any, cohesive power, and its
members will be apt to divide between the
Republicans and Democrats, no matter
what nominations may be made. Mean
while timid men will talk about concilia-
tion, but they will forget that it is possible
to conciliate so much as to discourage the
substantial masses of voters. The question
really IT stake is whether it is worth while
to risk anything in coaxing this small num-
Der of malcontents, when in so doing there
is danger of forfeiting the respect and losing
the support of the rank and file.
Year: 1876

THE DEMOCRATS and not few Repub
licans claim or admit that all of the South
ern States will go Democratic next fall.
They forget that there are forty thousand
white Republican voters in North Carolina,
and that the Republicans have always
elected their State ticket since the war.
They also forget that South Carolina and
Florida have done the same. These facts
show that at least three Southern States
will remain true to the Union.
Year: 1876

CoNCURRENTLT with its publication in
nearly all of the leading journals of the
couRtryIwe print this morning Mr.. A. G.
Riddles rejoinder to Mr.. ex-Speaker
Blaine's last personal explanation. The
reader will at once admit that it is an array
of allegations ingeniously put together for
the purpose of placing the ex-Speaker on
the defensive again. As the whole matter
is the subject OF investigation by commit
tee of the House, whose sessions begin to-
day, 1t is probable that a sufficient answer
to these new or renewed charges will soon
be given to the public
Year: 1876

The truly good people OF California have
concluded that simple imprisonment is not
severe enough for those brutes of humanity
who beat their wives. They deem public strap
pings about the right thing, and such will
hereafter be the order of the day.
Year: 1876

Wednesday afternoon during the stay
of the propeller Concord at this port,
there happenedsson the dock a party of
Indians who were in the village for the
purpose of selling huckleberries. Some
of the parties OH board of the boat de-
sired to purchase Il few berries, and were
directed to the Indians as the parties
who could furnish them. Upon inquiry
they learned that their berries were up
the river about mile. The price being
satisfactory the Indians were told to go
and bring down bushel-which they
started off to do. These young men had
heard and read a great deal about the
noble red men of the forest-their fleet
ness of foot, &C., and they supposed that
as the probabilities were that the boat
would stop but few moments at the
dock, that the Indians, in order to dis
pose of their berries, would exhibit some
of that fleetness of foot for which they
are SO proverbiaiiy noted fn dime novels),
and when they started to go one of the
passengers said, 'Let us see them rum
But they were sadly disappointed; there
was no run in these ''noble red," and a
more disgusted and disappointed set of
persons is seldom witnessed than that
party. All their high ideas of the In
dian were dispelled by this exhibit of
laziness on the part of our aborigines.
Year: 1876

Last Sunday night some party or par
ties took Geo. B. McAulay's boat from
the dock and left without giving Mr.
McAulay any notice of their departure.
Traces of the boat were heard of, and a
search being made it was found down
near Hammonds Bay. The boat was re-
covered, minus the sail, and brought
back. 1t is presumed that whoever took
the boat started out on tramp and took
the sail with them for the purpose of us
ing 1t as tent in camping out in the
woods. No trace leading to the discov-
cry of the guilty parties has been dis
covered. There is a little too much of
this promiscuous borrowing of boats
without permission going on here, and it
would be we'll if some of the parties
could be caught and punished, as an ex-
ample to others.
Year: 1876

The bringing forward of the name of
Hon. Geo. w. Bell as a candidate for
State Senator meets with general appro-
baton from all the members of the Repub-
lican party in this county, and as will be
seen from the report of the Republican
caucus, held last Saturday night, at
which delegates were elected to represent
this county at the Senatorial convention
next week at Traverse City, the delegates
were instructed to use their influence
and vote for the nomination of Mr.. Bell
as long as there should appear to be any
possibility of his receiving the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Bells character for ability
and honesty in this county makes him a
candidate on whom the whele strength
of the party can be united, and We believe
his qualifications for the Office are not
excelled by those of any candidate who
may come before the convention, and
should he be elected, the interest of this
Senatorial district would be most efficient
ly looked after and cared for.
Year: 1876

"A year OF so ago there was considera-


bic talk of organizing a company for the
purpose of sinking we'll in this place
to ascertain whether or not ChebOygan


was over the great salt basin. But fol
some reason or other the matter was
dropped. Would it not be good time
now to agitate the matter again and see
what could:be done? There is but little
demand for labor, and consequently
wages are low, and the necessary ma
chinery could, probably, be purchased as
low at the present time as ever it has
been, or will be in the future.


There are many who believe that the
salt basin underlies this whole section,
and if such should be the case, there is
no place where salt could be manufac-
tured to a better advantage than at Che.
boygan. If a we'll should be sunk in the
vicinity of any of the sawmills of our
village. the requisite fuel could be had
for the handling, for, as is we'll known,
the getting rid of the slabs and edgings
OF the mills is a question of considerable
labor and expense to the proprietors OF
the different mills, and doubtless they
would be glad to give them to any COM
pany who would take them.


Prof. Whinchel. geologist of Minnesota.
in speaking of the great salt basin under
lying Michigan, says: SIN regard to the
prospect for the manufacture of salt,
geology simply testifies that the great
Onondago salt group underlies the entire
district probably within three hundred
feet, and that there is no evidence that it
will not prove as saliferOus in the Che
bOygan region as at any other place >
showing that he was of the opinion that
this village was included in the region
where salt could be obtained. 1t would
not cost very great outlay to settle the
question definitely, and when the great
benefit, i'm case the manufacturing of
salt could be added to our other indus
tries, is considered, the risk of the cXpen-
diture would be but little in comparison
to what would be gained if we'll should
prove a success. Our facilities for hand
ling and shipping cannot be excelIed.
We hope that our citizens will give the
subject due consideration and see what
can be done towards testing the ques-
ton whether or not salt can be obtained
at this point.
Year: 1876

Nelson & Bullen enjoy reputation
unexcelled by none for their regard fol
the care and comfort of their employees
The latest move in this direction is the
establishment of bathing room at THEN
mill, fitted up with all the necessary APP
pliances for the purpose, and supplied
with both hot and cold water. The mel
all appreciate this thoughtful care foi
their comfort and convenience, and will
doubtless repay the proprietors by their
diligence at their work and laboring for
their interests.
Year: 1876

AT democratic meeting at Bates
/ burg, 5. c., Tom Watson, a colored
man and hard working field hand, for
muiated the situation in regard to the
colored people of the South in the fol-
lowing brave and sensible language:
| "Ihe radicals have been ruling this
government for The past ten years, and
| their motto has been lie, cheat and steal.
ana to-day there is no money in the
country. My colored friends, we have
to labor hard every, day to get bread
iof our children we have to go bare
FOOTED and In our shirt-sleeves. l went
70 Edgetleld the other day and went in
lto Lawrence kain's "a leading white
! radlcal) parlor, and saw carriage for
MS oapy that cost him 500 IN New
E LORI and he had a white girl to roll it.
when his wife walked across the floor
she was dressed SO fine you could hear
her rafting hundred yards. | tell YOU.
my colored friends, the radical party is
rotten. They have been ruling thirteen
states. twelve of them have rotted down.
ana the sllls under the thirteenth (South
Cafollna) are rotten, and it will fall on
the seventh of November. There is no
sucn thing as party now; it is honesty
outting against rascality, and tell you,
Tascailty has got to get out of the way.
nave been voting for the radical party
Tor the past ten years, and, white folks, 1
willtell you why did it. These here
carpet -baggers and scalawags came
around and told me to give them office
and they would tax you SO that YOU
would have to sell your land. and then
we could buy it. thought it would be
mighty nice to have big plantation.
and voted for them and told them to
stick on the tax. They stuck on the tax
they got land. fine horses. fine clothes
and plenty of money-but have never
got anything from them yet. I'll tell
you another falsehood they have been
telling the colored folks: They tell us
that as soon as the democrats get into
power they will put us back into slave
ry. tell you. my colored friends, that
1T is impossible. The whole world is
against slavery. The constitution of the
United States forblds it, and the white
people could not put you into slavery
II they would, and they wouldn't if they


At the conclusion of his remarks. Tom
came forward to the front of the stand,
and, with all the earnestness of his hon
est soul, cried out, "All you honest
colored men come up here. Give me
your hand and God your heart, and let's
have an honest government" A num-
Der of colored men were Immediately
enrolled in the democratic club.
Year: 1876

This is what they call farming in
Georgia: "Many country people are
selling their eggs and butter to buy their
bacon, and using the bacon to feed the
hands who make the cotton, which is
mortgaged to pay for the fertilizers used
in making it."
Year: 1876

The Prairie Farmer calls the attention
of the hog-raisers to the fact that the re-
turns show that the number of hogs in
Illinois this year is 170, 900 less than last
year. and that the number last year was
about GOO, 600 less than that of the wear
before. This, together with the fact of
a continuous and increasing consump-
ton OF the hog products throughout the
world, does not, it thinks. look like any
over-supply.
Year: 1876

According to the revised statutes of
Illinois any person who wagers money
or valuables of any nature on the result
of IN election shall be liable 10 paw a
fine of $1,000 and undergo imprison-
ment in the county jail for period not
exceeding one wear.
Year: 1876

Sad news reaches us from England
A sportsman fired at what he supposed
was a splendidly plumaged pheasant,
and lodged nearly two ounces of shot in
a young lady's leg. She was out berry
ing at the time, and wore striped stock
ings,
Year: 1876

The cotton crop in the south this year
will be the largest ever grown-exceed-
ing by 300 900 bales any former produc-
ton. This will be an important factor
in the restoration of good times. -