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Year: 1871

MUTUAL ExpLANATIoN.- THAT "plain
tale" of the Dispatch has disposed of us,
no doubt, to its entire satisfaction but, to
an individual Of the male kind who has
left his usual abiding place and perched
himself upon the waving bough of a ma
jestic forest production, it is not exhibited
in the same light


After our article had been written and
sent to press we Guessed" the Dispatch
would get the best of us. aud would be
able TO satisfy its readers how and why it
left out the important part of the action of
the Ohio convention and not wishing to
be crushed SO numerically, we immedi-
ately ordered "our foreman" to leave it
out, but he didn't. Thus, "our foreman" ;"
who is a clever fellow, is responsible for
our calling attention to the matter.


We accept your apology, Mr.. Dispatch,
and assure you that we have the highest
possible regard for the ingenuity which
you invariably display when in a tight
place.
Year: 1871

teachings of the fathers of the Demo


cratic party. This is all good enough SC


far as it goes, but then the Ohio Demo.


Gratis showed their real sentiments better


when they adopted this resolve:


FyM-While the fundamental law as ex-
| pressed in the constitution is necessarily para.
mount until abrogated as prescribed by that
instrument, all legislation is in its nature and
purpose temporary and subject to change,
modihcation or repeal at the will of the ma jor-


ity OF the people as expressed through the law
making power, and that the pretense that any


act OF Congress, not executed or spent, or any


legislative policy of party is an absolute fnality,
is totally inconsistent with the whole theory of
government, and that it is the unquestionable
right of the people of themselves, and through
their representatives at each successive elec-
ton and in each successive Congress, 10 Judge
what legislation is necessary, proper, or ap-
propriate, to carry into execution or enforce
the central powers, rights and duties of the
Federal government.


This, if 1t means anything, means that
all laws that have been passed TO carry
into effect the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments shall be abrogated and re-
pealed as soon as the Democratic party
gains power. This view is strengthened
by the action of strong minority, which
did not find fault with this plank, but in-
sisted that the previous ones recognizing
the existence of the fourteenth and fif-
teenth amendments should be stricken out.
This minority asked that the resolutions be
recommitted, so that all references to the
three amendments should be stricken out
This motion received 147 votes ont of s93


Subsequently resolution to declare the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
revolutionary and void" received 1863
votes out Of 465. This minority so fright
ened Vallandigbam and bis friends that
they Insisted on the previous question
the adoption of the original resolution-a
motion that was never before made in an
Ohio Democratic Convention No wonder
the minority called out in open convention
that the Democratic party had been sold
out, and that some of them Withdrew from
all participation in the proceedings. They
at least were honest. They could not eat
all their resolves of the last ten years
under the operations of parliamentary
gag law.
Year: 1871

The report of the Bourbon fusion is


confirmed by the debate in the Assembly


at Versailles A motion was made to


abrogate all laws of prescription, as sub
serving only the injustice aud hatreds of


dynastles, and not 10 conformity with true


civil freedom aud an amendment was


proposed relating to the laws which pre-


vent the Princes of the two branches of


the House Of Bourbon from living in


France. The Assembly also took up the


question of the validity of the elections


of the Prince de Joinville and the


Duke of Aumale, and made it the


order of the day for Monday next.


The vote upon this question will give


some indication of the strength of
the new coalition, and if these two
able and estimabe sons of Louis Philippe
are admitted to their places in the Cham
Der, as is their right, nucleus for the
restoration party will be at once furnished
in the very heart of the legislative power.
They are ready to assume their seats as
soon as they are declared entitled to them.
In spite of the Napoeonic DEGREES which
banished them from France in the early
days OF the Empire, and of the Republi-
can orders which confirmed the Bonapart.
ist outrage few months ago, tbey have
not quilted France, but have remained at
the chateau of the Duke of Audlffrst-
Pasquier, not far from Versailles. awaiting
the progress OF events.


Their presence in the legislative body
will unquestionably give life and direction
to Bourbon efforts at restoration. But
they are honest men and sensible, as
princes go and though it is only natural
that they should prefer the purple of roy
atty to the black coat of the citizen. they
are not likely to attempt anything which
would be contrary to the evident wish of
the people of France. This much of prac-
tlcal Democracy they have learned in Eng
land and America. 1t the Republic sur
wives its present perils, as we earnestly |
hope it may, these Orleans princes will be |
false to every profession of their lives if |
they do not become good and useful citi- |
1ens of free France. They are better stuff |
.han the ordinary herd of mere princes.
and can sustain themselves in any commu-
atty, as men among men.
Year: 1871

[From the New York Standard


The Democratic State Convention of
Ohio furnishes as good proof as we want
that the Democratic party is so divided as
to the principles to be inscribed on its BAN
ners, that it will not present solid front
to its Republican opponents at the next
Presidential election. 1t is true that the
Vallandigham wing of the party triumph
ed, but it is equally true that there was a
strong minority present who objected, and
finally insisted that "they had been sold
out to the Republicans. II was a peculiar
convention 1t put forth platform of
principles, and then nominated for the
standard bearer man who made speech.
kicking the platform from under him.


This nomination was made with view
to concilate those discontented with the
platform but the trick will be no more
potent than was the nomination of Gen.
Frank Blair to conciliate those Democrats
in their last National Convention who
wanted the reconstructed Southern State
governments overturned at the point of
the bayonet. The resolutions in brief ac-
cept the three last constitutional amend
ments, but insist that they shall be con-
strued in exact accordance with the
Year: 1871

A Word TO Our Cry RAILWAY MAN
AGERs.-We have understood that nm Sunda q
the city cars do not start from their depot until
!o o'clock A. M. We do not know whether it
is true or not.


A gentleman informed US this morning, that
he yesterday waited at the corner of Eighth
and Broad streets until five ears had passed up.
without seeing one go down. Many of our
cnurch- going people of up town would be
glad, this warm weather, to avail themselves
OF the comforts of the cars to attend churches
too far to walk, but are prevented from doing
so owing to the late hour of the cars returning
10 accommodate them, we would suggest au
hours earlier start, or that some other ar
rangement be made better suited TO the facts.
Year: 1871

A DESIRABLE ENTERPRISE. We call the
attention of our readers to the adver.
tisement Of Mr.. b. w. Gillis. who is now busi.
u engaged in getting up "City Directory. %
The facilities on hand will enable Mr.. G. to
furnish Directory more perfect than an
ever before offered to our citizens, and we ask
for him and his enterprise the assistance of all
persons interested in it. 1t will be a most
desirable medium for advertising. and as none
appreciate this fact more highly than our
energetic business men, those who desire to
avail themselves of this work, to tell the public
where they and their business can be found,
are urged to come forward at once and secure
place In this book. 1t is to be hoped that
none will stand back, but that all will come
forward and sustain this much needed enter
prise.
Year: 1871

SAvAGE,--We have before us one of


those cases of cruelty, to which, we are


glad to say many of our people are stran-


gers. The Culpepper Observer contains
an account of the late Memorial ceremonies


which, from its character, leaves US to
conclude its Editor is some sour, crusty.


heartless creature, devoid of that feeling of
charity SO ennobliug in man, and which
always commands the admiration and
respect of our worst enemies. 1t charges
that the beautiful Federal Cemetery, at
Culpepper, is filled with the bones of Mur-
rain Coscs-Federal and Confederate
dead, and attempts to ridicule the pro-
ceedngs of the day, when large numbers
OF strangers, came from distance to nav
honor to the dead, who sleep there. Such
productions are savage and cruel and can
harm no one, except the author of them.
Contrast the conduct Of the Enquirer and
the speech of Major Stiles, referring to
similar occasion here, and learn from them
that it is more noble to let the dead sleep
in peace, than it is TO rdicule and ieer at
them.
Year: 1871

1t looks to US as though the financial re-


vulsion which has been predicted ever


since the beginning of the late war must


be once more removed to some point in the


future not yet plainly discernible. In


other words, there is every indication of


such revival of business activity as has


not been known for many years Railroad


enterprises Of vast extent are taken I'D by
capitalists with a readiness entirely unpre-
cedented. While the Northern Pacific is
hopefully pushed by its friends, and the


Union Pacific is about to have new out
let for its traffic from Ogden to the Pacific
coast, there is no difficulty apprehended in
providing all the means wanted to push
the Southern or Texas Pacific with the
greatest energy.


The possibilities Of railroad building de-
veloped by the demonstrated adequacy of
narrow gauge roads to all the purposes of
traffic and travel have started up in various
sections a whole brood of new enterprises
that would not otherwise have been con-
sidered. The prospect now is that in ten
years there will be constructed and in
operation in the United States as many
miles of narrow gauge as there are now of
wide gauge track. Millions of acres of
valuable mineral and agricultural land
will be brought into development by these
cheap roads that otherwise would have
been virtually isolated. The narrow
gauge roads will perform to the broad
gauge trunk lines the same offices as the
veins do to the arterial system, and will
our system of internal circula-
tion.


There seems to be no trouble in raising
money for these works. The capitalists of
The Old World see that the United States
alone is secure against destructive wars, aud
our faithful adherence to our financial OBJ
igations has won their confidence. More
'ver, the mere fact that every foreign cap
talist who has invested in American Sc
urities during the past eight years has
made more money out of them than from
my other like investments is the potential
rgument that is sending over here all the
money we ask for


We are entering on an era of rapid ma
erial development that will astonish the
roakers and will make prosperous times
Or at least decade to come.
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, January lL-ln the
United States District Court this after
noon, Judge BistchiOrd gave his deci-
sion ia the case OF the steamer Florida,
Hbeled By the United States for a.
legged violation Of the neutrality laws.
The Court held that the fact Of the
vessel being laden with war material
was not a violation Of the law, and a5
no evidence before the Court showed
that she had been fitted out to cruise
against q State with which the United
States Government was at peace, the
vessel was released and the libel dis
CHARGED.
Year: 1871

A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of July IS says "it is pretty certain that nego- tiations looking to the consolidation of all the railroads on the Pacific Coast in one monster corporation are now going on here."

 It is to be hoped that this dispatch does not foreshadow facts, for if it does, the day of such a consolidation will be sorry one for the Pacific Coast. While we do not fully credit it, there is much significance in the fact that the weighty men of all the companies of much power are essen tially business ones. Each and all will work for stlf and not for the general good, and in this they are like nearly all business men. All the cry to the contrary, business is business.
Year: 1871

A MAN, more aged than sedate, sold some New
Workers, the other day, by saying that he would
give one thousand dollars for the privilege Of
hearing a certain opera, and when he was offered
tickets without number, explained that he was
stone deaf
Year: 1871

A VERMONT girl wants to know whether the
woman's rights movement includes the right to
do the courting. If it does, she is for it, as the
men in her vicinity are very bashful. There is
something practical about that
Year: 1871

In late vacation letter Henry Ward Beecher
enumerates as among the delights of Summer
rest, the privilege of wearing old clothes. This
is privilege that a great many clergymen have
the whole year round.
Year: 1871

AN English savant makes the alarming an
nouncement that revolutions Of our globe on its
axis are not as rapid as formerly, and that in the
course of few millions of years. it will be one
month turning over; that is, night will be
fortnight long, and SO will day. This will give
lazy people one good nap at least.
Year: 1871

THE MAsoNs GRAyE.-In all the past ages the
bodies of the Masonic dead have been laid in
graves dug east and west with their faces tow
ards the east The practice has been borrowed
aud adopted by others until it has become almost
universal. 1t implies that when the great day
shall come, and He who is deaths conqueror shall
give the signal, his insuiIcrable light shall be
first seen in the east that from the east he will
make his glorious approach will stand at the
eastern margin of these graves, and with his
mighty power--that grasp irresistably strong
which shall preval-will raise the bodies which
are therein. We shall long be buried, long de-
cay. Friends, yea, our nearest and dearest, will
have to remember where they have laid us. The
broad earth will have undergone wonderous
changes, mountains eveled valleys filled. The
seasons will have chased each other in many
fruitful round. Oceans lashed into fury by the
gales of to-day will have skunk like spoiled
child to their slumber. Broad trees with broad
roots will have locked their roots above our
ashes. as if to conceal the fit of our having
lived and then, after centuries of life they too
will have followed our example of mortality,
and long struggling with decay, at last will have
toppled down to join their remains with ours,


thus obliterating the last poor testimony that
man has ever lain here. But the eye OF God,
nevertheless, will mark the spot, green with the
everlasting verdure of faith, and when the trum-
pets blast sha. shake the hills to their very
bases, our astonished bodies shall rise upward
by an irresistible impulse, and we shall stand
face to face with our Redeemer.
Year: 1871

WHAT glorious world this would be if all its
inhabitants could say with Shakspeares sbep-
herd Sir, am a true laborer earn what
| wear owe no man hate envy no mans hap
piness am glad of other mems good.
Year: 1871

Ir FLIEs.-The famous French tri-color is still
flying from the spire Of the cathedral at Metz


The Prusian authorities have made every effort
to have it removed but without success. They
have vainly offered sums of money to any adven-
turous person who would climb to the steepe to
remove it, while their sharp-shooters have use
lessly fred thousands of shots at it. The peo-
pie have come to look upon the lone flag as an
augury. They say with ehusion that the flag of
France still flies above them and when the
breeze extends its folds in the direction OF the
Rhine they point to it and say to each other in
the streets: " Look We shall have fine day;
the wind comes from France - There is said
to be in Metz only one man who is both skillful
and daring enough to climb to its entire hight.
This is he who placed the flag there. He is a
poor workman who, during the war, attached
the flag to the spire for five francs but the pa
triotic Frenchman has refused the Prussian Gov
ernor' S offer of 3, 900 francs to remove it.
Year: 1871

It used to be the old stereotyped cry, IN
Superior from 1857 onward, eve Will have
railroad in two years" But that period
of time went by again and again, and
brought no road. The trouble was that
the citizens could not get the matter fairly
and squarely before them in a tangible busl-
ness shape, SO that they could decide the
matter favorably once for all. But affairs
are different now, and instead of saying
eve will have railroad in two years, D
many are saying with much more reason
now than was wont to exist for the former
cry," we will have railroad by the next
4th of july"


That may possibly be antedating the
matter little, but not much. 1t will be
far within two years, if not one, that you
and |, reader, will be riding on the rail,
yes, actually leaving and returning to the
City of Superior by "the railroad" we have
talked of SO long, and waited for SO many
years. But the good time now is coming
apace, and the citizens propose early next
week to take measures to quicken its foot
steps, and bring it within sight, and hail
ing distance. And as to the two years
period, we may transfer that to the COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
and not find ourselves many months out OF
the way at that.
Year: 1871

What better time could possibly have
been selected for decisive step in railroad
matters 1T Superior than next week? It is
i week that will witness by or before its
close, the completion of the Northern Pa
cilic railroad to Red River. This fact as
sures the public at large that the great
Northern Thoroughfare has gone too far to
fail, Or even to delay. 1t will lead the
country to take a second look at the route,
AID its connections. And it will be well to
have the public see work commence at this
terminus rs it sees the finishing up of the
first section Of the great route at Red
River
Year: 1871

All the indications are that this commu-
nifty is about to make bold and decisive
stroke, that will secure it railroad at once.
The old days of distrust, division and de
lay, seem to have entirely passed away, and
with confidence and harmony born of as
sured success, the people of Superior will
assemble at the polls on next Monday, Nov.
9th, and vote by an overwhelming majorlty
that railroad work proceed, and the pros
perity Of this important site commence this
very month!


Argument upon the subject is uncalled
for, and entirely unnecessary. There is not
a man to be met upon the street but will
rehearse sound reasons for prompt and en-
ereetic action in favor of the railroad, much
faster than we can write them down. All
We have to do in this matter is to chronicle
the will and temper Of the people. 1t means
business unmistakably, !, and if there are any
persons within the limits of the United
States, 50 blinded as to have no faith in the
coming City of Superior, it will open their
eyes next Monday to see the votes for a
railway fall fast as snow flakes, and roll up
an avalanche Of suffrages in favor of the
immediate growth, progress and prosperity
of the Gateway City of the North.


Ifthere was ever q community thoroughly
aroused to its own interests, keenly alive to
the momentous issues of the hour, and
determined to see the railroad question
through fayorably, and at once, that com
munity IS Superior. The vote has been a
foregone conclusion for twenty days; taken
as matter of course; the polls will only be
used as q necessary formality to clinch the
thing. But to make assurance doubly sure,
the people will leave their work on Monday,
and poll a full vote, an early vote, and a
practically unanimous vote. 1t would not
be surprising if the ballots were all cast,
and the result in the affirmative informally
known by noon. For although voting a
secret ballot is the right of every freeman,
II this matter of Superior's prosperity, and
the large majority, if not all, will probably
vote an open ticket.


Ashland, Hudson and St. Cloud, our old
friends and ncighbors, are a trife ahead of
rs in formally deciding to build their rail
ways, but yet not far enough ahead to sig
nily anything. We have nearly two months
Of the famous year Of ransition-1871-
left yet, and propose to make a splendid
use Of the valuable time, commencing to
work right after our visit to the polls next
Monday to vote an Juoor Of railroad aid.
Year: 1871

They are our best friends. While other
parts OF the country were burning up with


drought and fire, these chariots Of the
storm king swept in from the great Lake


surrounded by shetering clouds and falling
rains. Their precious freightage Of mois-
ture is always welcome in this high dry air.
And in winter they are our heat bearers,
raising the temperature many degrees in
the coldest day. Tempered by the equable
lake, they heat us when it is cool, and cool
us when it is hot. We should never feel
their steady force, or hear their steady roar
without remembering that every moment of
their action proves them steadfast friends.
Year: 1871

LETTERS from the people on any and all
subjects, and especially Of news matters are
solicited, but in the crowded state of our col
umus we are compelled to omit that which
is personal and merely intended to benefit
individuals and exhalt them in public esti-
nation. Gladly would we print the history
and proclaim the business, political, an d So
cial qualifications Of every man in the coun-
ty, had we the money, room, paper, ink and
printers to do it. "a wink is as as good as
4 nod to the wise"
Year: 1871

we give place to 4 humorous and reada-
ble letter descriptive of the great contest as
to who is the most popular lady in Auburn
believing that all sensible people will only
laugh at it. and while doing so we must say
in the honesty of our heart, and our rever-
,ence for thing sacred, th.t the whole pro-
tceeding could not have been pleasing .i~ the
sight ,of God.
Year: 1871

bright, healthy ohde Is q perennial spring
Of JOY in every wel-rUgulotsd family, and where
is tnat father who after the strife and turmoil OF
business, retiring to his home, Is not beguiied
of care by the innooant prattle of his ehilc
Perhaps this father is worldly man, and make
gold his idol, he ma y have besn successful ian,
and amassed riches. Yet place his child on The
sick bed and al his gold is at the disposal of The
hyseiaR, and the only return be ask is the res
toration of health TO his ahild. Fathers Molh-
ersl would you preserve your child in health 2
Then listen to us. There is one prevailing cause
of the disease in children, and that cause is
worms. II this cause of disease is not removed.
your child will sicken and die, or lipger suffer
ing invalid for life. We present to you an infal-
hbIe remedy for worms Ii is
Year: 1871

TIE Rock Island Lodge, No. l8) of the
Independent Order of Oddfellows will hold
their meeting in the old hall this evening.
We believe it is not yet decided whether
new officers will be privately inAtalled shis
evening or not
Year: 1871

AcoIDEsr.-Lsste evening about 7 o'clock,
a German from Davenport was proceed
Gown Rock River street on street carr
had fad off quickly opposite the Catholic
and, in otsupa bunch Of flowers, which
trsnsverselJ lis hand on to the road
He was at once Goa and broke his leg
ZEE and ankle.


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