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Year: 1872

The development of the political
situation in this State during the past
few weeks has been favorable to the
Liberal movement, which has now
assumed proportions which give it the
front rank, in numbers and intelli-
genee, among all parties in opposition
to extreme Radicalism. The endorse
ment of Greeley and Brown ut Balti-
more. which is confidently expected,
will add to its strength and the en-
thusiasm of its supporters in the State,
and give it an impetus which will be
irresistible and force the absorption
by it of all other conservative parties
in the State.


While this is true rs far as mere po-
litical development is concerned, yet
there remains delicate duty t0 be
performed at the approaching eonyen-
tion of 5th August, which, if not wise
" done, may impair the strength and
unity of the Liberal movement. and
thus reduce it to the level of "a mere
faction, dividing the conservative vote
of the State and assisting the Demo-
cratic and Reform parties in opening
the way for the triumph of the Baton
Rouge Radical ticket and the detested
principles and policy of the party
supporting it. This delicate duty is
the nomination of an acceptable State
ticket, combining the strongest and
best men of the two elements from
which the Liberals will draw their
strength, and preserving at the same
time that just equilibrium between
them which will command the appr0-
baton of both.


It is generally conceded that the
first place on the ticket is due to u
Republiean-and that Gov. Warmoth
lis the choice of his party friends for
that position cannot be doubted.
Yet, while he would command a
larger vote from those Liberals who
come from the Republican, side, it is a
grave question whether this gain
would not be lost by the falling off III
the vote from dhe Democratic side,
the people having been persistently
educated to look upon him as the
.arch enemy of the State and the
author of their woes. There is a grow
ing disposition to accept him as the
candidate for Governor, the preiudiees
of many being overcome with the
prospect of 'Sgetting rid" OF him by
Year: 1872

consequences which might otherwise
| result from the bad faith or irrational
prejudiees of the Democratic leaders.
They do not believe that the people
will permit the State to be sacrificed
at the dictation of men who have
shown themselves utterly ineompe-
tent to understand the necessities of
the times, and incapable of achieving
anything but defeat.


The Liberal party appeals to all cit
liens who are opposed to Grants ad-
ministration; to all who are sincerely
in favor of Greeley and Brown; to
all who wish to defeat the machina-
tions of the corrupt and wicked fac
ton represented by the Baton Rouge
ticket. Their convention, to be held
on the fifth of August. will represent
vast majority of the Liberal and
Democratic voters of the State, and
their ticket will be supported by an
array of numerical force, backed by
an amount of moral influence, which
will reduce the Democratic bolt to
Insignificant proportions. The people
understand that in this election the
State must go either for the Liberal
or for the Custom-House party. The
success of the one insures our vote for
Greeley and Brown, and will give us
that practical reform in State affairs
which We SO much need. The success
of the other, with Mr.. Kellogg as Gov
ernor, and q reversion of the execu-
tive office to the notorious c. G. An
toliie, will entail on us a perpetuation
of corrupt and yenal legislation and
all the horrors of q government re-
mitted to the hands of the ignorant,
the vicious and the degraded. For
any useful purpose the present Demo-
cratic organization is powerless. 1t
repels rather than attracts popular
sympaths 1t appeals only to name
which has become an empty word to
memories which recall the divisions
and resentments of a bitter past; to
preiudices and passions which are the
Legacy of an era of strife and blood;
to issues which have been settled, and
to controversies which, are closed.


The Liberal party turns from the
past To the future it seeks to heal the
wounds which years of sectional hate
and angry conflict have inflicted ON
the country it strives to release the
people from the CALLING fetters of party
tyranny, and to combine in one great
movement all the opposition TO the
corrupt and despotic government ut
Washington and to the equally cor
rupt and despotic faction which rep
resents the national administration in
this State.


Representing great popular move
ment and q great popular impulse, it
yields to the flictiom of no cliques and
is subservient to no individual. 1t in
vites to its councils ill who sympa-
thize with its effort to redeem the
State and to cooperate in the re-
deIhption of the nation. 1t is essen
TALLY party of principle and toleri-
tion, and its action will be Influenced
solely by the intelligent public opin-
ion to which it owes its origin, and in
which alone it c0nfides. 1t appeals to
the common sense, the virtue and the
Judgment of the people; and to this
appeal the responses are so general
and so emphatic that it has no longer
any fear of the result.


By order of the State Central Com
mittee. ID. B. PENN, President,


A. HERO, Jr., Secretary.
Year: 1872

We must confess our inability to-
unravel the tangled skein of Louisiana
politics. The nominations of the
Democratic Convention met with
great disfilyor from the public. See
ing this, the Democratic Central
Committee assumes the power to fuse
with the petty faction called Reform
ers and, without any authority, they
give up to the Reformers one half the
ticket. These Ref0rmers could con-
troll perhaps a thousand votes, not
more. And, moreover, those thou
sand intend to vote for Grant. The
union ticket being thus formed, how
is it possible to unite all the anti Grant
men. The Liberal Republicans are
Il power in the State, and without
them the Greeley ticket has but small
chance for success. We had thought
q ticket could be fixed up and one
half the Democratic nominees re-
tanned; but this late union, and the
abuse McEnery has seen proper so
lately To heap on the State admins
tration seems to us to have made that
impossible. The Liberals and Demo-
Gratis then must fuse regardless of the
Ref0rmers and what has been done,
and make an entire new ticket, and
that ticket must be strong. Then
only could they hope for success. If
the Democracy would call another
convention then the Liberals might
effect terms with them. But other
wise the Democrats may simply have
to give up their organization and go
into that of the Liberals. We have
strong hopes that IL ticket to please
the great majority of opponents to
Grant can be gotten mp, composed of
such men as Sandidge, Sheridan,
Semmes, Graham, Jumel and our
friend, c. j. G.. Puckette. BOssier
Banner.
Year: 1872

The editor of the Boston Herald
says we spoke of him rs d jackass.
We have no recollection of ever haSe
ing done any thing of the sort; but If
we did, it was a wholly unpremedf
tated unkindness to the 1ackass.5 +
Courier-.J0arnal.
Year: 1872

In an article ON a recent fair i
that city, the editor of Macon papd
slys a brother editor took a valuabk
premium, but an unkind pOiicemaF
made him put it right back where "
took ii from.
Year: 1872

The cadets at West Point are said
to be under greater restrictions this
year than ever; and consequently their
lady friends are miserable. Gen. Ru-
ger, the Superintendent, is very SEN
sible and practical man, believing
that military discipline and tiirtation
do not go well together.
Year: 1872

~ Will uy eyes 1ull OF tears and
my hand all of a tremble? I don't
even know why l am sitting down at
my desk now unless i: is habit that
keeps me to my old every day task, in
spite OF all the grief and fear which
seem to unfit me entirely for per-
forming it,


The people Of the house were asleep
and lazy on that dreadful night, and 1
was the first to open the door. Never,
never, could 1 describe in writing, or
even say in plain talk, though it is so
much easier, what I felt when 1 saw
TWO policeman come in, carrying be-
tween them what seemed to me to be a
dead girl, and that girl Mary! l
caught hold of her and gave a scream
that must have alarmed the whole
house; for frightened people came
oEowdlog downstairs in their night
dresses. There was a dreadful con-
fusion and noise of loud talking, but
heard nothing, and saw nothing, till I
had got Ter into my room, and laid her
on my bed. Istoopod down, frantic.like,
to kiss her, and saw an awful mark of
blow on her left temple, and felt, at
the same time, feeble Autter of her
breath on my cheek. The discovery
that she was not dead seemed to give
me back my senses again. / told one
of the policemen where the nearest
doctor was to be found, and sat down
by the bedside while he was gone, and
bathed her poor head with cold water.
She never opened her eyes, OF moved, or
spoke; but she breathed, and that was
enough for me, because it was enough
for life.


The policeman left in the room was
Big thick.voiced, pompous man,
with horrible unfeel,ng pleasure in
hearing himself talk before an assembly
of frightened, silent people. He told
US how he had found her, as If he
had been telling a story in a tap.room
and began with saying, 81 don't
think tie young woman was drunk"
Drunk My Mary, who might have
been a born lady for all the spirits she
ever touched-1runk! could have
struck the man for uttering the word,
with her lying, poor suffering angel, SO
white and still and helpless before him
AS it was, gave bim look; but he
was too stupid to understand it, and
went dronlng on, saying the same
thing over again IN the same words.
And yet the story of how they found
her was, like all the sad stories I have
ever heard told in real life, so very,
very short. They had just seen her
lying along on the curb-stope, a few
streets off, and had taken her to the
svav1vu- uuusu. Iuere sne uau ueen
searched, and one Of my cards, that I
give to ladies who promise me en-
ployment, had been found in her
pocket, and SO they had brought her to
our house. This was all the man
really had to tell. There was nobody
near her when she was found, and no
evidence to show how the blow on her
temple had be n inflicted


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind and body arc the
hspniness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes q weary pilgrimage, tho
PROSPECT hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
the me sncholy reflection that the happiness OF
..noth. &c hlivnted with our own.
Year: 1872

Especially who have become the Victims OF
Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untmely
grave thousands of young men of the most ex-
allied talents and brilliant intellect, who might
otherwise have entraaced listening Senates with
the thunders of eloquence, or walked to extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence.


MARRIAGE
Year: 1872

and well adapted to all who like steady employment
all OF the year, those who like to travel
either home in any part of the United Sthtes,
or those who have not strong arm TO WELD in man
u lalnn hrls irnns N
Year: 1872

The London Spectator said:-
There is no sadder subject of human
contemplation than the amount Of
undeveloped capacity and unused
power in the world. Our present
absurd and inadequate provision
for the instruction Of women in the
trading and professional classes
amounts, in effect, to a deliberate
and wanton waste of some of the
most precious resources which the
country possesses. When we con-
slider the opportunities thoughtful
and well-instructed woman has of
ratifying the aims, of increasing the
happiness, of enriching the mental
and domestic life of those among
whom she lives; and then reflect on
the waste of power and Of time, the
frivolous and unmeaning pursuits,
the ignoble curriculum, and the ut
ter absence Of intellectual discipline
which characterize the average la
dies school, IL is hardly too much
to say that the project undertaken
by the National Union, though not
claiming the dignity Of a great po.
litical movement, has in it the seeds
of great social consequences, and
that if it succeeds, it will confer
unspeakable advantages ON the en-
tire community.
Year: 1872

--s, do entitled to a seat from Hen
rico. If they had done so-and
they would if they dared-every
Democrat before me would have
sustained the report. I congratu-
late the committee, and I congratu-
late this Democratic House, that they
have got so near to justice, AS the vote
just passed shows them to be. Mr..
Speaker, l hold in my hand small
book. l wish it was more read and
better understood and needed than
it is by the Democratic members
before me, and those of the State
1t is the constitution of Virginia.
l will read paragraph from it, for
your instruction and edification."


Mr.. Bolts then read the law,
which declared that in case of a tie,
at an election, the sheriff should
give the casting vote, and he pro-
duced the certificate of the Henrico
sheriff, that he gave his vote for
John Minor Bolts, in case there
should be tic in the county elec-
ton. The uproar of laughter, hand
clapping and hand-shaking which
followed this clever and successful
ruse, would have done credit to our
national House of Representatives.
Whiting made neat little adieu
speooh, acknowledged that he and
all his friends had been handsome
ly beaten, went out, and returned
there no more.
Year: 1872

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the forum


legions of victims :


its. The beautiful W..


sweet singer, the conversationalls-
the periodical writer, have filled
but too often the drunkard's grave.
Now that the press has become such
a great power in the land, when the
magazine must come out on GER
tain day and the daily newspapers
at fixed hour, nothing waits, ev-
erythlng must give way to the mex
orable call for copy, and, sick or
well, disposed or indisposed, asleep
or awake, the copy must come
The writer must compose his arti-
Gle, whether he feels like 1t or not,
and if he is not in the vein of wri-
ting he must whip himself up to it
by the stimulus of drink. Some of
the greatest writer's of the country
have confessed to the practice, on
urgent occasions, Of taking a sip of
brandy at the end of every page or
even oftener. 1t may have escaped
the general readers notice that
more men have died young who
have been connected with the New
York press within ten years, and
that, too, from intemperance, than
in all the other educational callings
put together-young men whose
talents have been Of the first order,
and gave promise of life of use-
fulness, honor and eminence. The
best possible thing for man to do,
when he feels too tired to perform
task or too weak to carry it
through, is to 60 to bed and sleep a
week, it no can. This is the only
true rccuperation of brain power,
the only actual renewal of brain
force, because during sleep the
brain Is in sense of rest, in a con.
dition to receive and appropriate
particles of nutriment from the
blood which take the place of those
which have been consumed in pre-
vious labor, since the very act of
thinking consumes, burns up solid
particles, as every turn Of the
screw of the splendid steamer is the
result Of the consumption by fire of
the fuel in the furnace. That sup.
ply Of consumed brain substance
can only be had from the nutriment
particles in the blood which were
obtained from the food eaten previ-
ously, and tho brain is so constitu-
tod that 1t can best receive and
appropriate to itself those nutriment
particles during the state Of rest, of
quiet and Of stiffness in Sleep
Mere stimulants supply nothing ia
themselves-they only goad the
brain, force it to greater oonsump-
tion Of its substance, until that sub
stance has been SO fully exhausted
that there is not power enough left
to receive supply, just as men are
50 near death by thirst or starvation
that there is not power enough left
to swallow anything, and all Ia
Year: 1872

AS the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits Independence is familiar
with Turner's Millinery and Fur
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it and
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assort-
ment as can be found in any
store of our class of goods west
of Chicago.


To the Ladies (as usuaD, we
solicit a share ofyour patronage.


To the Gents-remember it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; expen'
ses small; consequently oul
prices we guarantee.


Remember the place, The
Sign of the Big Hat.
Year: 1872

this he bro - we piece to cock
and glanced along the barrel. The
Sergeant begged for his life.


The Virginian finally thought Of
a compromise, and told the Sergeant
that he must cat the crow. In vain
the other protested; the Virginian
insisted on the price of his adver-
sary's life. So the Sergeant pulled
off feathers and began to eat.


"How do you like crow!" hisscd
the Virginian through his teeth.


The only answer the other gave
was to beg to be let off. He was
sorry he had shot the crow; didn't
know he was tame one, and he
wouldn't do such a thing again.
Finally, the old man took the gun
from its aim, and told the Sergeant
lie needn't eat any more. The
soldier threw the bird upon the
ground, and said:


"Well, l kin eat crow, but l don't
like it,"


The story might stop here if it
was only to show the origin Of the
phrase, but the rest Of it is the
best.
CHAPTER II.


Tho old Yirgipian, after survey
ing his dead pet for an instant in o
sorrowful manner, returned the gun
and started for his mansion. The
other quickly brought his piece to
his shoulder and called ont:
"Hold on there, Mister"


"What do you want?" asked tho
other, as he turned and beheld a
"bead" drawn on him.


"I'd like to have you cat the rest
OF this crow"


The old man filmcd and swore,
and tore about in frantic manner,
saying he be d-d if he would,
and that he didn't want any of the
young mans Jokes. The cooking
of the gun, and the assurance on the
part of the soldier that he would
certainly put ball through the old
mans shoulder unless he complied
with the demand, induced the Vir-
ginian to retracc his steps. Now
said the sergeant, 81 want you to
eat tho rest of that crow, and no
nonsense. +..


A punch Of the rifle on the
shoulder of the old man reused him
to quick sense of his position,
and kicking up the crow he en-.
deavored to bite 1t. He grew pale,
the perspiration stood upon his face
he trcmbled like a terrier, his eyes
filed, and it seemed a physical Inn
possibility for him to touch the
crow. The sergeant, however. com.
PEELED him to take bite and it was
the only one he did take. The
soldier relented and told him to
"git" and never to trouble . Buck
tail again. ,s,,g,..,
Here would seem to be- another
Year: 1872

The time very likely will come
when sunshine or sunlight will be
so utilized as to be the entire relnc-
dy used for very many Diseases
That it is a wonderful vitalizer
none can doubt who knows anything
about it. But how many houses
are constructed with a view to get
ting all tho sunshine possible, es.
peoially when so much is needed in
winter and springg The living or
sitting room, at these seasons Of the
year at least, should have full
southern exposure, with large win
dows to let in the sunshine Sleep
ing rooms, wardrobcs, closets and
passage ways should receive the
t
Year: 1872

ism and in private life, he paid
tribute. But the very effort they
made, while striving for the same
end as the democratic party, to
keep out of it's organization and en-
brace, is a confession that actual
touch is contamination. But the
effort is vain. "How can two walk
together except they be agreed?''-
1t is in morals as in physics, two
bodies, except they draw against
each other, draw together, and cv-
cry hour approach each other, till
they inevitably become one as there
is law which governs action
Equally certain is it that the strong
est determines the point Of the union
and the direction Of the resultant
force. History and reason alike
teach this. Two bodies with one
head is more of q monstrosity than
one body with two heads, and
neither ever did live longer than to
draw a wondering, gaping crowd
after it.


The organizations represented by
Mr.. Greeley are therefore substan-
TALLY the democratic party, and can
only support their claims to the
public confidence by the title which
that party shall be able to pre-
sent. 1t is a very singular feature
Of this claim that it is built entirely
upon professions. Nothing in the
past record of the party is brought
forth to sustain it, Whatever is
good in the Cincinnati platform up
on which it stands has been bor-
rowed from the republican creed,
and is in direct conflict with the
past record of the party now for the
first time embracing it. Turning
its back upon the work of it's life
and taking q new departure for the
sake of success, it can give no other
security for the fulfilbment of its
promises than its own naked word,
uttered in the same breath that con.
fesses the falsity Of its past life.-
This Of itself should bar it's claim
Works meet for repentance can only
inspire confidence. But as the
democratic party, stronger than the
Year: 1872

Mr.. Greeley not to be Trusted in the
Arms Of the Democracy.


Mr. Dawes said that he had not
come there to utter single word in
defense Of the personal character OF
Gen. Grant or in disparagcment OF
that of Mr.. Greeley. The one had
too recently filled the hearts Of his
own countrymcn with gratitude and
the eyes of mankind with admira-
tion for his great military service
in the salvation of the nation, to
need it, and the other had too long
toiled before the world in building
up a name as chief in one of the no.
.blest and most influential of pro-
fessions in civil life to permit it.
Each, chief in his own sphere, com
manded therein the respect Of man.
kind, before which personal de-
traction should be dumb. But they
stand before the public, to-day, in
no personal character, but as repre-
sentative men; each of whom is
the exponent and instrument
through which great political or
ganization is seeking to win the
public confidence and through it
take possession of the government
Of the United States. Everything
personal, therefore, sinks out of
sight in the great considerations
which press upon the mind of him
who seeks the path of duty amid the
contrasts with which he is confront
ed by these two opposing organi-
cations.


Assuming that these two men are
honest and true men. they can be
nothing in power other than what
the organizations behind them shall
make them. They can do nothing
to which they are not pushed by
the force through which they live
and move, and can accomplish moth
ing not undertaken by and for it.
TO step outside the groove it cuts
is to fall, to turn upon it is to be
crushed by it. TO the claims OF
these two organizations, represented
Year: 1872

R&Ni2HABaE SAGAc1TY OF 4
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oar cyr, in looking over our ex-
chang" papers, very frequently
But we know Of no instance in


which it has introduced q more
singular case Of canine sagacity
than onc which was related to US
a day or two since. The gentle
man who owned the dog lived, at


81. time the occurrence happened.
in Southington. 1t was good
while ago. His dog. q fox hound,
was bitten in the nose BY Il red
adder. This is Il snake those
venomOGs quality is only inferior
to that Of the rattlesnake; it will
almost always xiii a man. The
dog. though bitten. continued to
aS>ti! the snake, AID succeeded in
killing hin.


To the surprise Of his owner,
WEr had Witnessed the combat,
thc dog then turned and fed at
lis best speed for home: the house
being two miles distant. The
people at the house saw him come
rushing up the road and plunge
into the open celIar-way. There
they found him energeticalIy paw
ing up the moist earth Of the cellar
bottom, and into the hole thus
made he stuck his nose, and then,
holding 1t there, he paved more
dirt around his head so rs to bury
his nose and face out Of sight.
They conld not call or coax him
away; and there he stayed-so
tar Us the family were observers of
hjm-jor 'w9 dGy&, with his nose
and face buried in the moist
ground in the cellar. Then he
came forth all well.


How did that dog know that
singular treatment would save
him