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Year: 1876

THE weakest campaign document yet
promulgated by the eX Confederate House
Is printed in our news columns in the
form of a report from the judiciary Com
m::tee regarding Attorney General Pierre
points letter to District Attorney Dyer
The strained effort TO make it appear that
the letter was intended TO protect crimi-
mails IS so apparent in every line as to dis
count the intended effect of the report,
and, in fact, produce contrary result.
Year: 1876

TIE Gorgonisn chief who pretends to be
SO anxious TO build a railroad across the
continent, has been in a bad humor all the
week at the failure of his little scheme last
Monday His stocked cards and smuggled
BIZ. did not win, and the result has been
that all the little 'InIuns" of the Gorgon-
ian Tribe have been visited with the anger
q tue chief
Year: 1876

New Castle County and the State that
the Republican psrty have properly ap-
pied the $4l7,56o collected from them,
and that he ought to be sent to Wash
ine ION to vote against reduction of ex-
penses, With the Senate TO continue
this drain upoI. their pockets.
Year: 1876

very important that this bill should be
acted upon now. The timo now liked by
law for holding the district courts OF
West Virginia is nearly upon US. l
know that my colleague, Mr.. Faulkner.
has proposition pending before the
House to provide for holding term Of
the court in his own town of Martins
burg. But, if this bill shall pass, 1t can
not prejudice the bill at all.


Mr.. Faulkner-It may not prejudice
II, but think it will facilitate the whole
matter to have this bill referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. They can
act upon it at their next meeting, and
recommend such disposition OF 1t as
they may deemproper.


Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois ST suggest
that the committee have leave to report
the bill at any time.


There was no objection, and the bill
was accordingly referred 20 the commit
tee on the Judiciary, with leave TO re-
port it at any time.
Year: 1876

THIS is bissextlle year, and yet the
ladies are not taking advantage of 1t as
they should. Newspaper men through
out the land are complaining that they
receive but slight attention. For IN
stance, there Is johnson, Of the LeGaeT',
and Brace, of the Standard, who still live
in single blessedness.
Year: 1876

Yesterday the formal opening of the GEN.
tennial exhibition took place, and if we can
Judge anything by the language of the re.
ports the great show is not only not a disap-
pointment but is credit to American in
dustry and enterprise and worthy COM
memoration of the hundredth year of our
national existence. As yet the exhibition is
not at its best. There is still much hustle
preparation, the several departments are
in some confusion, the exhibitors are behind
hand, and many of the goods are in the pack
ing-cases. But to-day the display is one of
which Americans have no reason to be
ashamed, and the preparations are consider
ably more advanced than on the opening
days of any other of the International ex-
hbitions. In brief time everything will be
complete, and a month hence the Worlds
Fair will be in its glory.


From the start the promoters of the exhi-
bltion have had difficult task. They have
encountered skepticism and indifference from
all quarters, they have been crippled for
want of funds, and forced to make their ap.
reals to the government and the public in a
time of great business and financial depres-
sion But they have bravely surmounted all
obstacles, showing great energy, enterprise
and executive ability in bringing the exhibi-
ton to its present prosperous estate. To
General j. R. Hawley more than to any 9TH
er single man is due the credit of success,
though he has received valuable and indis-
pensable aid from his coadjutors.


Though it is too soon to speak of the cen
tennial exhibition as an unqualified success
it has developed sufficiently to permit the
reasonable indulgence of high hopes as to its
merit and issue. Unless all indications are
misleading it will be no unworthy rival of the
great exhibitions which have preceded it.
Year: 1876

The Brooklyn police are hunting up vigi-
lance committee formed in that city to pun
ish burglars and murderers. They will do
quite as well to devote a little more attention
to the criminals, and so render a vigilance
committee unnecessary.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

ing the war, which was passed by the
House of Representatives at the last ses-
sion, amounted to only s74 335. The
Radical Southern Claim Ring, seeing no
hope for their profit in any Democratic
success, have thrown their whole weight
in favor of the election of the Republi-
can ticket in November. Even if it be
impossible for them to secure Republi-
can House, they rely on forcing their
claims through by the aid of the Repub-
lican Senate and Executive. They hope,
in the improbable event of Radical sue
cess. to secure bills authorizing the pay
ment of the balance of the claims they
now hold. As a part of this scheme,
they have raised the rebel war cry of
" stop thief" and those who raise it are
the thievesin the past, who want to be the
thieves of the future, as is abundantly
demonstrated by the figures alluded to
which are quoted from the official record
of the Forty-third and Forty-fourth
Congresses. The Southern people do
not urge and do not desire the passage
of these claims. The present pressure
of taxation upon Southern land owners,
and their experience of Radical taxation
consequent upon Radical extravaganza
is too recent and too bitter to permit
them to desire the successes of such
claims. The Southern land owners are
now solely interested in availing them
selves of the opportunity to reap rea-
sonable and assured profit from their
annual harvest. They want TO build
themselves up by the industry of the
future, and not by trading upon the
dead past. This sentiment is universal
among all responsible men in the South
ern country, and they are not particu-
larly solicitous about lining the pockets
of the carpet-baggers who have bought
up their claims for trifing per cent
are
Year: 1876

and first Presidential elector for the
State at large on the Republican ticket.
who was present, they went without
arms to meet the colored race, the voters
of the so-called Republican party in this
State, who were likewise, by Mr.. Bow
ems agreement, bound to be without
arms; and we know that the politicians,
who are the authors of all our evils, are
teaching among the colored race the use
of the rifle and the torch. We know
that our homes are in peril, and that our
women and children are exposed to the
horrors of ruthless butchery and barbar
ity, but nevertheless we advise and COM
mand, so far as our authority goes, that
every such rifle club against which the
Misrepresentation of the Governor of
the State are aimed, be forthwith
disbanded, and that the members
thereof be held in future only by those
ties of humanity which bind all good
men together; that the name of the club
be abandoned and the officers cease to
exercise their powers. This is said with
the express declaration that these clubs
are not associated with Or subject to cur
political control; we repeat that speak
without disrespect to the President of
the United States. He acts upon the
statements made by the Governor of this
State, but we say it, that we may show
our willingness to obey without COM
mitting an untruth against ourselves by
seeming to acknowledge that of which
we are not guilty. We are not engaged
in unlawful and insurrectionary pro-
ceedings; we cannot disperse because we
are not gathered together; we cannot
retire peaceahly to our abodes, because
we are in our homes in peace, disturbed
alone by the political agitations created
by the Governor and his minions. But
we resignedly and cheerfully, in the per-
formance of our duty, suspend the exer-
else of our individual and private rights
to prevent evil to the whole people, rely
ing upon the universal sense of right and
appealing to the Almighty to sustain us.


We exhort our people to the contin-
uance of submission to the authorities of
the Government, feeling assured that
time and patience will work our deliver
ance. Remember that the campaign is
now short one, and all signs hopeful
that the 7th day of November next
will witness the full and complete vindi-
cation of our cause through the peaceful
instrumentality of the ballot box.


A. G. HASKELL,


T. B. FRASER,


]. d. KENNEDY,


JOHN BRATToN,


JAMES A. HoYT,


RICHARD O'NEALE,


Jos. J. ADGER SMYTHE,
State Democratic Executive Committee.
Year: 1876

New York Herald.1
AT Aiken, South Carolina, there was a
Democratic parade and meeting. At
the close of the meeting the limited
.ates Marshal arrested Colonel Butler,
who had headed the parade, and several
others. This is neat way of making
arrests. 1t does not show, however, that
the Federal Marshal had the fear of "un-
lawful combinations" before him. He
seems to have acted entirely without
fear that any one would resist his man
dates. What ofense the arrested parties
are charged with, the telegraph does
not inform us; but as it was Federal
officer that made the arrest, they must
be charged with some crime against the
United States. We remark that here
in the North police officer does not
usually select political meeting as the
place to make arrests of persons who are
evidently not flying from justice. Such
a course would be considered indecent;
and if the persons arrested were prom
inent citizens, not avoiding the law
officers and easily taken in more quiet
manner, to seize them in a political meet
ing would create here good deal of in
dignation as being needlessly irritating
and offensive.


Such acts as this in the South remind
us of the remark of vehement but
honest Republican, on his return from
visit to New Orleans after the dispersion
of the Louisiana Legislature. He had
gone South with some beliefs which
were changed by seeing how matters
really stood there "The first thing we
of the North ought to remember when
we think of the Southern whites" said
he, sis that they also are human beings"
Suppose a policeman or Sherifi's officer
had arrested Blaine as he stepped down
from the platform at Cooper Institute
the other evening. What a howl of in
dignation we should have heard, and
what complaints of the indecency and
the desire needlessly to irritate an
audience involved in such an actl The
indignation and complaints would have
been just, too. But why should Federal
Marshals make themselves needlessly
offensive in South Carolina just now
There is already excitement enough
there. All good citizens, no matter
with what authority they are clothed,
ought to take pains to allay excitement.
WHAT is needed there is to calm and not
to exasperate mems tempers. We are
glad to hear so far of no resistance to the
process of law by the whites, and We
trust they will submit quietly and
cheerfully to whatever is done, and stand
ready at all times to protect theil
pOlitical opponents.
Year: 1876

the prospect of having brought into their
vicinity IL, 900 of the fiercest, most un-
tanable, and most relentless savages on
the continent, who will be enraged at the
poverty of their lands, and hence melted
to barbarous vengeance. If this treaty
is carried out, we shall run no risk of
greater atrocities on the borders of Texas
and Kansas than any of which we have
recorded.


B. F. Overton, the Governor of the
civilized Chickasaw Indians of the Indian
Territory, in his last message to the
Chickasaw Legislature, uses these solemn
words of protest and warning:


"FELLow CoUNTRYMEN: In the name
and behalf of our prosecuted brothers of
the Black Hills, l appeal to you this day
to raise your voice of protcstation against
the pros cution of such an unjust, un-
holy, and unchristian warfare upon our
race. God forbid that you, the repre-
sentatives of our one common Indian
interest, should be unmindful of this
great and important crisis. Your polit-
ical and material interests as Chickasaws
are hinged upon the termination of the
Sioux question. We have no better
rights to territory than they, and are no
better able to defend them, although we
have bought and paid for our country,
which has its metes and bounds. They
hold theirs by solemn compact with the
United States Government, by the right
of discovery and .y original occupancy,
and which is and must be considered
good titles by the people of the United
States, or that would have no shadow or
right under heaven to the lands they
now claim and occupy. And if you
stand aloof and use no influence in
checking this unjust and brutal war, by
your prayers and memorials and by en-
listing the help and sympathy of our
white friends, who have ever been our
safeguard, we, too, will be called upon at
no distant day to make surrender of
those same rights that the Sioux are now
wasting their hearts blood in defense of,
and we will have but one of two things
to consider-either make shameful and
disgraceful surrender of our national
pride, together with all rights, privileges,
and immunities acquired by such, or
perish like brutes in war of extermin-
ation."


Who shall say that this warning against
the possible and even the probable bad
faith of the Government is not timely !?
Who can wonder that these peaceful
and industrious Chickasaws send out
their sympathies to the outraged and
deceived Sioux, our treaty with whom
we have wantonly violated? Nor need
there be any surprise that Governor
Overton, taking warning from our bad
faith regarding the Sioux treaty, should
forecast the day when the treaty with
the Chickasaws will likewise be broken
and their lands invaded. Suppose gold
was found on the lands of the Chicka-
saws, how much would their treaty be
worth, Judging by the example of the
Black Hills outrages?


1t is well for us to look at this matter
from the Indian side, as also from the
side of justice and good faith.
Year: 1876

The radical carpetbaggers in the
South, having BEEN deprived of the op-
portunity of making fortunes out of the
public purse by a Democratic control
being established, which implies a stop
page of all swindliDg schemes or by the
exhaustion CT the communities they have
plundered-as is the case in South Caro-
iina-have turned their attention to the
Federal treasury, and purpose in case of
Republican success this fail, to extract
large sums of money from the treasury
OF the United States. The mine ofwealsh
of the whisky rings Is nearly exhausted,
Year: 1876

hcan control, were almost exclusively
assigned to membersof the Washington
combination, and owned by them. There
are very few of the rebel war claims out
standing in the hands of the original
losers, and the Democrats say that the
present House, at its last session, saved
the country several millions of dollars
by refusing to consider these claims,
which were toa great extent fictitious or
exaggerated, and that the cry on this
subject raised by the Republicans is in
stigated by the ring, who hope, in the
event of Hayes election, to carry out
their plan of realizing profits from these
fictitious demands. The Republican
carpet-bag members from the South are
said to be all interested in this plot, and
the official record Of the action en- the
subject by the Forty-third Congress sub
stantjates the allegation.
Year: 1876

Farm life is nr, mnnotonous, is not
lumdrum, i, nut urNcil ot entertainment
sud /, not wanting in the elements which
Contribute to culture. The reason why
farmers tire Of their occupation is he
cause they do not place it above the level
Of drudgery The mechanical part, de
pendent entirely upon muscle, is in the
foreground, at the foundation, and fills
the hours, days, weeks and months with
too little of tninking-thnkng which
rnSrnlcrs observation and investigate n,
and thus renders It entertaining and sat
istNctory There is no department oi
labor so full bi opportunities for rnlafs-
ing and rounding ont the mind and heart
oi men as farming well pursu' d, and
there is no vocation in which opportuni'
ties are 50 much abused. The farmer
ha, before him An endless amount of ma
trriul open to original observations, and
although the exploration may not make
him rich in pocket, still it may not in
the least injurr his business while it adds
greatly to his measure of happiness.


The size OF mans farm, the amount
of wheat, corn and oa,s he may raise, or
the number Of head OF stock he may turn
uti, although it may contribute toward
making him member of the Legislature,
does not determine hi, real worth to the
pnhlic. But the man that puts thought


INTO everything that he does, who is con-
stuntly striving to evolve some better
plan of procedure that shall he ot use to
all his brethren; who considers his farm
IL work Ofurt ut which he is constantly
cndeavoripg to give an added beauty;
who teaches by example and precept
that within his domain there is an end
lesa amount of opportunity for scientific
study; and above all, who strives 10
bring those with whom he associates to
appreciate, as he dees, the possibilities OF
farm life, in the formation ot ideal man
hood, is u bcnelactor.


There is only once in while farmer
that seems to aim at u position like this,
nd often those who attempt to make
the most OF farm life by adding culture
to mind while making living are sneer-
ed at, and while their mistakes are exag-
gerated, their success Is looked upon
coldly. The truth is, we owe more "
these men than we know. The men who
know how, and take time to collect dates,
make comparisons and draw correct con-
clusions are rare, while our agric, ltural
papers are teemlng with the illogical
chptrap of those whose observations
even are rendered valuless by the ialsity
Of their conclusions.


We need more thinking men, educated
men, among our farmers-Rot necessarily
men who have been within college.halls,
but educated men IN the broadest sense,
wherever their culture may have been OBJ
taned and let not the farmers dccry
the means of culture which brings to
them these beneflctors The future of
agriculture is not to he measured by the
yard stick of those who knew everything
abou. the business already, but by the
chain which is modled by those who
thoroughly appreciate the possibilities of
the vocation, and see how short OF true
success we now stand. Express.
Year: 1876

win be no more talk about the troubles arising from
Mr. Seymour's decnation.


REroargR-Then you do not think that the recent
diihculties VIII result In any ultimate injury to the
democratic party


AIR. MoRRlssEY--In my opinion no injury las been
or viii bo done think the Convention did exactly
right under the circumstances, and don't think there
Is any doubt about our carrying the state oil New
York. Nobody, IN my judgment, should be censured
Tor any part which they took IN The last Convention.
Year: 1876

THE NAME OF GENERAL ELIJAH WARD.
TO THE EDITOR THE HERALD


There is one gentleman prominently identified with
the democracy OF this State, whose name would be
tower OF strength II nominated for Governor next
week at Saratoga allude to General Elijah Ward,
present member of Congress from tho Eighth district
His in political lie is fautless his reputation
spolcss while his fitness for position be ques
toned Every volunteer from the State Of New York
who entered Washington city in tho early days OF the
rebellion Will remember with gratitude his universal
kindness IN attending TO their necessities President
Lincoln priced his friendship. The records OF The
Thirtysxh Congress prove his devotion to the Uniou
If nominated, he will command the respect OF his ad
versares, the support OF the volunteer element and
will poll the iull vote OF his party. Yours truly,


X, p N
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Milwaukee
Sentinel states that, over thirty years
AGO. in Leeds, Greene county, n. 1"
his attention was one day attracted by
the plaintive cry of q cat. Looking INTO
a GARDEN an adder was seen near the cat.
The cat seemed to be paralyzed by fear
Of the adder; she kept up the plaintive
cry. as if in great distress, but did not
take her eye off the serpent, or make
any attempt to attack or escape. soon
the snake saw that human eyes were op,
serving him and he commenced to crawl
SLOWLY away. 81 then," continued the
writer of the narrative, concluded to
ralease the cat from its trouble. l took
a GARDEN rake and put it on the snakes
hack. and held it without hurting 1t. AS
soon as I had the snake fast In this posi-
ton, it raised its head, fiattened IL OUT,
and blew, making q Kissing noise, ana
Something resembling breath or steam
came from its mouth. When that was
exhausted removed the rake, and the
adder turned over on its back, lying as
if dead. With the rake I turned it over
on it's belly again, but it immedlateiy
turned on it's back. This was repeatea
several times. At last it was taken out
of the garden, laid in the road, and We
all retired to watch its movements: IL
commenced to raise and turn its head
slowly docking about the while) until
entirely on its belly, and started at full
sneed for little pool of water in the
road, from which it was raked out ana
dispatched."
Year: 1876

When there is family of five or SIX
persons, more or less, and all want TO
eo 90 to the morning service, and stay to
Sunday-school, their appetites are pretty
well s6arpened by the time they get
home, especially if there is a ride OF
two or three miles. I have experimented
in various ways that we may have our
home, or each one begins to help MN,
self, which causes much confusion and
spoils the meal. I find that by leaving
the teakettle on the stove, and hlled,
with little fre, the water is in condl-
ton to boil quickly, and mush Is soon
prepared. In cold weather nothing Is
better than oyster soup, which requires
but few minutes cooking. A good
meal is quickly prepared by having a
chicken made ready over night by dress
ing and stufing, and when tits ready TO
mt into the oven when the family sit
down to breakfast 1t requires little
care, and is nicely Drowned by church
time, and keeps warm in the oven until
wanted for dinner. I find it great
help to have potatoes ready to warm
over. Often meat is boiled or roasted
on Saturday, which relishes we'll cold;
A rice pudding, made without eggs, AND
lett in the oven, is nice with sugar and
cream.
Year: 1876

It is the cry of the infant. lust from
the cradle it is the only balm that will
heal the wounded heart in youthful
days. "Mother, I'm hurt, mother,
I'm tired" "mother, sing to me, rock
me, tell me stories" 1t is always
"m2ther" with the child and the lad.
No one like mother. No hand that falls
on the fevercd brow as often as hers !;
no words so sympathetic as those that
pass her lips. The house would be a
grave without her. Life would be a
dreary, thorny road without her warn
ing voice and guiding hand. A father
may be kind, may love not less, but the
wearied child wants the mothers arms,
her soft lullaby songs the caresses of
her gentle hand. All childhood is a
mixture of tears and joys. A kind word
brings smile, harsh word sigh, a
fall is pain, toss JOY. The first foot
steps, weak and trembling, grow stronger
by the guidance of apmother's love.


The little wounds, the torn clothes,
the trials, all vanish at the words OF a
mother, and there is built up in the
heart of every man an edifce OF love
and respect that no crime of his can top
pie down-no dungeon cell affect.


And lad grows to be inan only to
find that mother is the same. If he
errs, she weeps if he is good and man
ly, she rejoices. Hers is the only love
that lasts-endures forever.


The wolf of starvation may enter the
door. but her love is only tried to shine
the brighter. All the world may call
her son criminal, but the mother only
believes it not. Trials may beset you,
storms gather over you, vexations come,
ruin drag you down, but there is one
who ever stands firm in your cause, who
will never leave you. The criminal on
the scaffold has suffered in feeling be-
cause his bad deeds would cause pang
in mothers heart. The low and wretch
ed, dying in some dark abode OF sin,
have died with the name upon their ups.
There is no praise like her praise, there
are no sad tears that pain us so much as
hars