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Year: 1876

From the Albany Evening JOurnal.J


1t is absolutely vital to the Republican party
to carry New York in the coming Presidential
contest. Unless it wins the thirty-iv cleo
toral votes of this State, its defeat is inevit-
able. Unless Republicans direct their canvass
to this point, they will fight against odds
from the start. With New York, their triumph
is fully assured-without 1t, their overthrow
is equally certain. The logic of undeniable
facts makes New York the key of the whole
situation.


The sincere, patriotic, faithful Republicans
of the land, feeling the transcendant import
ance of continued Republican ascendency to
the welfare Of the country, are earnestly study
ing the way Of assured success. The Republi-
cans of New York are equally Jealous with
their brethren of other States for the triumph
of the common cause. They put the main
tcnance of Republican principles before every
thing else-before any man or any set of men.
Their very consciousness that everything turns
upon the vote of New York intensifies their
profound solicitude that nothing shall be done
to endanger It, and that, on the other hand,
the action most certain of ensuring 1t shall
fortunately be taken. They cannot, indeed,
be more devoted to the Republican cause or





their brethren of other sections. with whom
they will earnestly advise; but they would be
less than Republicans if, with the vital import
ance of their own State, they did not feel a
special sense of responsibility in counseling and
laboring for success. Upon them must in
evitably come the brunt of the fight.


It is wise to look the situation squarely In
the face. BY fair means or foul, BY fraud or
terrorism, the Southern States have passed
into Democratic hands. The Democratic
party has usurped control of that section and
will maintain it. 1t Is possible, indeed, that
the Republicans may save South Carolina and
one or two other Southern States. If there
could be fair full, unfettered vote, we should
certainly do so. But the desperate rebel-Dsm-
ocrstic game of seizihg and swaying the united
South has been successful, and any safe cal
culation must concede that section to the
enemy. That gives the Democracy 13S cleo
toral votes to begin with. We do not encum-
Der this article with the detailed tabular vote
Of the various States; 1t is enough to say that
the sixteen Southern States which the Democ-
racy claim, and which, with the possible ex-
ception of South Carolina, Mississippi and
Louisiana, must be yielded to them, cast 1SS
electoral votes. The case then stands thus:
Year: 1876

1t sometimes happens that man S ene-
mics unwittingly bear testimony in his
favor. The New York Sun has certainly
been the most unrelenting and persistent
assailant Of the Secretary of the Navy
Hon. Geo. NJ. Robson. On all occasions,
and on all possible pretexts, it has attacked
the Secretary and his administration of his
Department of the public service. 1t was,
therefore, with some surprise and amuse-
ment that we read the following in the
editorial columns of the Sun of Monday.
This extract is preceded by severe criti-
cism of our present naval system aHd its
expenditures, written in the usual style of
the Suns editorial art:cl les. 1t says of
naval warfare:


''Our only sure re lance is in proper tor
pedo system-in movable torpedoes-and a
large part of the apparently valuable training
at Annapolis is Of no more direct benefit to
the cadets there, as intending naval officers,
than laborious practice with the small sword
and cut!ass would be. The monitor reVOlu-
tionized naval warfare, as the she'll gun had
done before, and as the introduction of steam
and the screw did, and so the torpedo is now
changing the conditions of the naval problem.





The fleets we send out and spend so much in
keeping up are Of very little real use to US.
Our great necessity is the possession of the
ability to defend our harbors, and for that our
present floating navy is of small account.
The perfection of the movable torpedo, how
ever, puts us in a position of safety against
the ships of stronger naval Powers"


This is doubtless true. The recent ex-
hibitions made here and the trials had of
the only movable or travelling torpedo
worthy of the name, that known as the
Lay torpedo, have convinced all who are
cognizant of its capacity of the correctness
of the opinion expressed by the Sun. But
it may surprise the Sun to be informed of
the fact, which we have now the pleasure
of communicating to it, that to Secretary
Robson belongs the credit Of being the
first Government official to recognize the
superiority OF the movable torpedo and its
great protective value as an implement of
war and a means Of harbor and coast de-
fense. He early perceived the validity of
the claims made for this submarine imple-
ment of warfare, and gave it substantial
encouragement. The only torpedoes of
this sort owned by the United States Gov
eminent were furnished on the order of
Secretary Robson. But for his sagacity
and correct judgment in this matter It is
not unlikely that any of these torpedoes, so
highly and so justly eulogized by the Sun,
would have been in the possession of our
Government. We hope when the Sun dis
covers that to the Secretary of the Navy
belongs primarily and chiefly the credit for
encouraging and introducing the movable
torpedo its vexation will not be so great as
to induce it to withdraw its commentator
of the torpedo itself
Year: 1876

THAT ungainly and dilapidated struc-
ture known as the old Armory building is
becoming more and more an eye-sore to
the community in which it stands. 1t is
useless, worthless and general public
nuisance, besides being source of great
annoyance 10 those residing in the neigh
borhood. Its removal has been requested
by the people afflicted with its presence,
and the bill now under consideration in
the House referring to the matter is the
embodiment of the request, and will un-
doubtedly meet the approval of the mem
Year: 1876

GENERAL MoRGAN's financial panacea
as presented in the minority report to the
Ohio convention is neither fish, flesh nor
fowl, buts sort of cheap clearinghouse
hash, composed ofincoherent and disjointed
generalities. 1t is evident that Sam Carey's
temperance principles were not withdrawn
from the convention by his personal dis
appearance. A general muddle was left
behind, and it cropped out in the financial
features of the platform.
Year: 1876

WE PUBLISH on another page letter
from South Carolina, making favorable
mention of Hon A. s. Wallace as suitable
person to head the Republican ticket for
Governor of that State at the approaching
election. Col. Wallace stands deservedly
high in the estimation Of all classes Of citi-
Year: 1876

In the play of Julius Cesar, in a Northern
city recently, Mark Antony in throwing him.
self upon the "dear remains" of the live
Caesar, struck the poor fellow so forcibly in
the pit of the stomach that it took two old
women and a camphor bottle ten minutes to
get his wind back.
Year: 1876

The unrepentant rebels of Louisiana, de-
spisinc the poor negro because he was manu-
mited by a benefcent Government and ac-
corded certain Ealienable rights which natu-
rally followed in the train of his liberties,
have Systematically set themselves to work to
murder and intimidate them, to the end that
White Line mobs may have the political field
to themselves and walk over the courte in the
next Presidential election. 1t is useless to
disguise the fact that certain Democratic Con-
gressmen at Washington are responsible for
this Louisiana lawlessness. The friends of
Thurman, or some other Presidential aspiraut,
have been counting noses here, and to enable
them to see their way clear to success they
issued the order that Louisiana must by some
means or other be secured for the White Line
party at all hazards, What boots it If few
hundred negroes are killed, so long as the
State is grasped from Republican rule! But
We tell these conspirators against human
rights that the eyes of the North are upon
them, and that while they may succeed in
carrying few Southern communities In the
interest of their reasonable designs, the peo-
pie of the great North are watching their
diabolical acts, and are preparing to administer
disloyalists rebuke in November next which
will be as scathing as it will be merited.
Year: 1876

Gratis.


Mr.. Moody is travelling in the South, with
good endeavor to revive an earnest religious
spirit there. Heis meeting with serious draw
backs, however. The coiored people will
mingle with the crowd which gathers at his
meetings. This is objectio nable to majority
of the whites. They oppose it. They give
brother Moody to understand that they do not
want any "nigger" in their religion. Mr..
Moody said to one of the parties " see your
people have not got over their old rebellious
feelings yet." "No," said the divine, "I am
proud of my rebellious feelings, and will be
a rebel until die" And when the poor old
fellow dies the devil will step in and take pos
session of his spiritual property.


Thirteen years ago the Republican party
liberated over four millions of black bondmen
and subsequently gave to them the use of the
elective franchise. The greater portion of
these manumitted men res ide in the South,
where they were formerly in bondage. They
are poor and compelled to stay there from the
force of circumstances. They are living
amidst their old masters. These masters hate
the Republican party, and their former slaves
love that party. For this reason, combined
with natural hatred of color, the latter are
constantly being prosecuted by the former.
This morning we print an instance of this ter
rible hatred. Twenty blacks are murdered,
shot down like dumb brutes, simply because
they are voters, and those votes, had they
lived, were to be cast for the Republican party.
1t is way the Southern Democrats have OF
reducing the Republican majorities. In kill
ing the man, the vote is lost forever. By this
road Of blood they are attempting to travel to
the White House, and by this road they will
reach their destination, unless some positive
measures are taken to check their foul de-
signs. The Republican party liberated these
black men, and Heaven having placed that
party guardian over them, will hold it respon-
sible for their protection.
Year: 1876

There lately passed away, at the clos of long and well-spent life, one of our wealthiest merchants-a man honored and respected by all who knew him, and noted not more for his worldly wealth and honor than for his deeds of true Christian benevolence. We once heard that man tell how he commenced his business career.

 At the age of sixteen, having master ed good common school education, he went to the city in search of employ ment. His ambition was in the direc- tion of mercantile pursuits. Entering 8 large store, to which he had been rec commended as conducted by excellent men, he asked if they wished to hire 8 clerk. The answer was in the negative, and emphatic.

 The youth reflected that if they did not want clerk, they might be willing to hire laborer; but his garb-he had on his very best-was hardly in keeping with the requirements of such posi- tion; so he returned to his lodgings, and donned garb that had seen service on the old farm, and on the following day he applied again at the same store, and | asked if they wanted to hire porter, No-they wanted nothing of the kind. "Then," cried the young man, earn estly, twill you not hire me as com mon laborer3'

 "A laborer! Are you not the same young gentleman who applied yesterday for clerkship 9''

 "Yes. sir,' replied the applicant, frankly. ''I wish to learn your busi- ness, and I am willing to begin any where. I care not how humble, or even servile, the place may be, so that it be honorable, and in it I can make myself useful"

 One of the partners, overhearing these last words, examined the youth more particularly, and finally hired him as a laborer in the packing and shipping de- partment, down in the basement, where he went to work with will. Ere long he attracted the attention of the ship ping clerk, and then of the head book keeper. It was found that in various ways he saved more by his method saved more to his employers-than his wages amounted to. There was no petty thefts committed under his eye, nor was there any waste. If he was wanted to work till midnight, he made no complaint if he was wanted to come to his work before daylight in the morn ing, he came brightly and cheerfully.

 In short, the young man labored to make himself not only useful, but in- dispensable, to his employers, and he succeeded. He was promoted from post to post. thoroughly mastering everything in the way of business that came under his observation, until at length he was admitted a partner in the concern, and became, finally, the head of the house.

 "And," he added, as he concluded his narrative of experience, "though the beginning was somewhat rough and hard, am satisfied that my marked suc- cess has been in great measure owing to my having made myself thoroughly acquainted with even the most trivial and servile parts of the business.
Year: 1876

Somebody dropped some quicksilver on the sidewalk in Montana, and an In- dian tried to pick it up. First he made a grab at it with his thumb and forefin- ger, and was astonished when he found he couldn't pick it up. He was deter mined to have that quicksilver anyhow; so he unwound handkerchief from his hat, and spreading it on the ground got a chip and scraped the quicksilver into it. A look of triumph shot from his eagle eye as he gathered up the four cor ners of the handkerchief, but it was re- placed by one of horror and disgust when the metal run through the fabric like water through sieve. Looking at the metal as it lay on the ground in a puzzled sort of way for a moment, he launched vicious kick at it, and utter ing an angry ejaculation, he turned on his heel and left the quicksilver for some other untutored son of the forest to ex- pertinent on.
Year: 1876

 Oh, the beautiful home of the sunset, Hung out on the western sky, Where the days lay down their brightness, And bathing in splendor, die! swekt friends in the home of our childhood, The gentle and loving ones, stand Gazing out as we enter life's wildwood In search of the sunset land. Full soon do the meadows grow broader, And rougher the path where we stray, Less frequent the cool, gushing fountains, And the sunset seems further away. And the friends who have journeyed with us We lay with the moldering dead; They have reached the bright sunset before us And lonely the pathway we tread. But the floods of molten glory

 Which beam from the sunset land Fill our hearts with restless longing On those beautiful shores to stand. Our locks, once sunny and golden, Are white as the drifting snow; Our eyes have grown dim with their gazing, And our footsteps are feeble and slow. As we near the eternal splendor

 We pause at swelling stream; We must cross it ere reaching the hilltops Which glow in the sunsets beam. So, closing our eyes for 8 moment In the suns last dazzling ray, We awake where glory dwelleth, In land of perpetual day.
Year: 1876

Two women in Des Moines, Iowa, gave birth to children in the same room and at the same time., The woman who cared for the little strangers, bathed and clothed the r, and started to present them to their waiting mammas. Then she made the startling discovery that she had intentionally mixed the infants so that she was unable to decide which was the mother of either. The two mothers cast lots for choice, agreeing that if the children should, when grown, develop family traits sufficiently to identify them they should be exchanged if the selection should prove to be in correct.
Year: 1876

MIXED UP.-It is we'll enough, says the Norwich Bulletin, to talk of elevat. when 8 we'll meaning young man tries to introduce protoplasm as a subject, at little gathering, and finds that every body thinks he is referring to new kind of plaster and considers him in delicate in doing so, he is apt to feel that the life of the reformer is kind of perpetual picnic on an ant hill.
Year: 1876

THE RECEPTION of Governor Tilden's
recent letter in the South shows that the
sensible people Of that section agree
with those Of the North in their opposi-
ton to the payment Of the So o-called
Southern war claims. So far from TAX
ing umbrage at Governor Tilden's out
spoken declaration on this subject the
Southern press cordially applauds it,
and Democratic meetings at various
points have passed resolutions in denial
Of the charge that the Southern people
expect that change of administration
in the Federal Government will enure
to their benefit in securing payment for
loss Of or damage to their property dur
ing the war. Among the notable utter
ances Of this character is an address to
the people Of the United States, signed
by the Governor and other State officers
Of Alabama, and by the Democratic
members Of the Legislature. Congress
men and candidates for Congresslin that
State. These gentlemen declare that
all they desire is peace. prosperity and
lust government, with equal rights
under the Constitution. Senator Blaine
and Mr.. Halstead still suffer, however, ,
from that horrid nightmare, the rebel
debt, and Hr. Halstead writes daily
letter on the subject to the New York
papers.-Ph.la. Times.
Year: 1876

If you need any BOOTS or SHOES, you
can buy the safest at the Boot and Shoe store
One Price. No Misrepresentation Goods that
are sold as oood are guaranteed. Yankee or
iobbing house goods are sold as such.
Year: 1876

We are, emphatically in the age of profanity, and it seems to us that we are on the topmost current. One cannot go on the streets anywhere without having his ears offended with the vile words, and his reverence shocked by the most prOfane use of sacred names. Nor does it. come from the middle-aged alone, for it, is a fact, as alarming as true, that the younger portion of, the commu- nifty are most proficient in de- grading language. Boys have an idea that it is smart. to swear; that it makes them manly; but there never was a greater mistake in the world. Men, even those who swear themselves, are disgusted with profanity in a young man, because they know how, of all bad habits this. clings the most closely, and increases with years. It Is the most insidious of habits, growing on so invincible that al- most before one is aware he be- comes an accomplished curser.
Year: 1876

years been apparently unaware of the
dangerous nature Of their own method
OF counting votes Senator Sherman,
OF Ohio, was one Of the tellers In


1879, yet 1t is but few weeks
ago chat he was heard In the
Senate to say that civil war
was contained In this rule. The proposal
Of the Senate to rescind the joint rule
at this particular time Is a confession Of
indefensible partisanship In Its original
adoption, and the objections Of Republi-
can Benators to consulting with the Dem
ocratic House Of Representatives may
have the effect Of withdrawing the whole
disgraceful matter from public seru-


tiny and also leave us without any pre-
scribed method whatever Of counting
electoral votes. There Is not man I'm
the United States to-day who knows
how the votes I'm the approaching Pres
idential election are TO be counted. II is
true, there remains the constitutional
provision that "the President of the Sen
ate shall. In the presence Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives. open all
the certificates, and the votes shall then
be counted" 1t seems that II was in
sufficient, as 1t does not say by whom or
how they are to be counted. Its trainers.
however, evidently believed that the
composition Of our highest deliberative
assembly would always be such that q
simple grant Of power to count votes
would be unattended with danger, and
on the other hand that the people were
to remain watchftil and apprecative Of
their rights
Year: 1876

II Is said that one Of the reasons why
Pinchback is not admitted to the Senate
is that West, the Senator now In his
seat from Louisiana. Is anxious to have
n monopoly OF the patronage, This
whole question OF patronage has grown
into illonstrous scandal. so far as the
Senate is concerned The Senate has
adopted u custom, which is virtually u
rule, that 1t will not confirm any
nomination made by the Presi-
dent unless 1t is satisfactory to
the Senator from the State Of
the candidate named Consequently II
the President should send In good man
the name Is hung up unless the Senator
should acquiesce. This was seen when
the President sent In the name Of Par
dee for Judge from Louisiana. West did
not like the nomination. and II was
withdrawn and the notorious Billings
nominated In his stead. Conse-
quently the author OF the Bill
lings nomination is West. We can
scarcely imagine q more tlagrant vio-
lation Of the spirit OF the Constitution
than is involved in this rule. The Sen
ate Is rapidly becoming an, oligarchy
which may be dangerous to the liberty
of the country. II we ever have q truly
democratic party II must address itself
to the business OF limiting the powers Of
The Senate by repeating "rules" like
this, which makes an adventurer like
West the dictator Of patronage for q
sovereign State like Lotlisiana.-N Y.
HeyUM
Year: 1876

Quaint though the construction be Of
the following poem, yet never has the
story of the Cross been told with more
truthful simplicity


Blest they who seek,


While In then youth,


With spirit meek


The way OF truth
To them the sacred Scriptures now display
Christ as the only true and living way :
His precious blood ON Calvary was gwen
To make them heirs of endless bliss in heaven.
Aud e'en on earth the child of God can trace
The glorious blessings Of his SavlOur's grace.
For them h0 bore


lis Fathers trown


For them He wore


The thorny crown;


Nailed to the cross,


Endured Its pain,


That His lite's loss


Might be their gain.


Then haste to choose


Tnat better part,


Nor e'en dare refuse


The Lord thy heart.


Lest He declare.


at know Won not"


And deep despair


Should BE- your lot.
Now look to Jesus who on Calvary died,
And trust on Him who there was cIucitied
Year: 1876

ignorance of negro nature. lfthere is any
thing Southern negro dislikes and despis-
es it is a mean white man. The term


"mean white trash" is one in common Use,
and almost everyone who has ever been
brought in contact with negro popula-
ton, will remember the contemptuous tone
in which it is almost invariably used.
"Poor buckra" is another term of contempt
frequently applied to mean white men.
1t has the same Specification as ''poor white
trash"


A mean white man, in a negro's estima-
ton, is one who has neither money, prinoi-
pie or style about him. The colored man
South has always been accustomed TO look
up to his master. His training from earli-
est youth was entirely in that direction,
and although slavery was abolished four
teen years ago, the large proportion OF tie
Southern negroes to-day entertain as much
respect and affection Tor their old masters
as when they were in bondage TO them,
We Use the terms respect and affection
ady;sedly, for despite all that has been said
and written to the contrary, the fact thai
masters loved and protected their slaves
and that slaves returned that love with
interest, stands uncha!enged. There
we're, OF course, exceptional eases; but
taken as a general thing, there was the
kindest possible relations existing between
master and man. To illustrate the sill
existing depth Of the nesro's feeling OF
regard for men Of mark in the South, it
is only necessary TO refer to the late elec-
tion in South Carolina. Had the colored
voters Of that State been left to the free
exercise Of their own will, they would have
cast an almost unanimous vote for Wade
Hampton