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Year: 1870

From PomerOy's New York Democracy
A REPUBLICAN, LEGACY.


There once was man who
was well. He wished to be
better; took physic-and died!


Once, ours was a united, hap
ny, and prosperous country.
There came in power those
who wished to better that
which was already as near per-
feet as human wisdom could
make it.


Now, let us see the result,
left to the people as a Republi-
can legacy


A war debt of more two bill
lions six hundred and forty.one
millions of dollars.


A Union ofStates divided bv
the party in power, with one
portion Of the Union in suffer-
ing and degradation, under the
management of reconstruction-
lists.


A bankrupt treasury, so far
as the people of their wants are
concerned.


A wiped out Navy.


A standing Army.


One hundred and thirty
thousand widows.


Six hundred and twenty
eight thousand orphans.


The laboring men of the
country compelled to pay tax
es, and for the support of those
whose money is not invested in
that which will add to the re-
sources of the country, but in
united States securities which
are exempt from taxation.


The slavery of young men
universal.


A greater Bumber of thieves,
swindlers, and defaulters, in Of
flee than the country ever be-
fore knew.


A dishonest President.


A rotten administration en-
tireIy oblivious to the wants of
the people.


So much for Republicanism,
and for the efforts of the Nor.
thern people to put down an
aristocracy at the South, which
aristocracy paid taxes, as do the
workingmen of the North, and
gave employment not only to
the people Of the South but to
thousands upon thousands of
the workingmen in the North;
to those who transported the
manufactured articles from
one section of the country to
another and then back again
manufactured and ready for
use.
Year: 1870

The friends Of the man sent
to al insane asylum, a year ago,
for threatening the life Of the
President, are seeking his re
lease, but the Superintendent
will not consent without the
approval of the President.
Year: 1870

Secretary Cox's friends say
that the President will not 90
into any answer to the formers
letter, as he will not find it
profitable to go into the merits
Of the case. There is more
correspondence prior to the
resignation yet unpublished.
Year: 1870

We see that partizan abuse has somewhat
ceased since the campaign. Our position is
this, that we do not care whether it has or
not; when we catch any of you on the hip we
intend to pay you back again. That is all
And because we stand in the forefront.


But we do rejoice to note one fact, and
that is, that no Republican paper in this State
during the recent contest r eonally assailed
Mr.. Shipp.


The Sentinel, (noted for its scurrilltO did
personally assail Mr.. Phillips.


However, this gentleman stands higher
to-day in the affections of the people, be
cause of his brave conduct than any or all
/ Of his calumniators.


We deem it due to him, (whilc we ask no
quarter for this paper0 to say that such is
the case


And we repeat, that We honor him more
at this hour than ever before We believe
that he is shining light and growing man,
one who has struck hard and often, who
will yet succeed. There is no doubt but that
he will yetgrace the highest Offices in the gift
of the people Of this State. He observes
any of them, and the hour will come when
he will secure them.


Bold and decisive in his action and
words, he docs not ask sympathy from any
of his foes. Mark what VIC say, when we
repeat that proud man. who has fought
Ills way upwards, and fails for the moment,
that nothing siings him more than maudlin
scntimcntality. But the low abuse flung at
him has ceased. 1t was used for purpose.
1T has gone to The political sewers and been
swept away intn the ocean OF Conservative
filth. There it will lie, until it rots and
passes away even from thcremembrances of
the diseased brains of his most unscrupu
lous opponents.
Year: 1870

cessfully fight the Prussians beyond its walls.
Paris has no natural defences, and is assailable
from all sides. It's Notifications would offer
no serious obstacle, and earthwork defenccs
would require to be little short of hundred
miles in length. Famine could not fail soon
to fore a surrender in a city containing a
million and half of people. No city of
such magnitude can contain a supply OF
food for more than thirty days.


The hope, therefore, that Paris can save
Fiance Is fallacious. ID 1914 an attempt was
made to defend that city. against the allies
which utterly failed. Let the Prussians but
reach Paris-and they are now but an easy
weeks march of it-and France is gone.
Year: 1870

THE IMPRESSION sought to be made every
where that Colonel Kirk has cruelty treated
single prisoner is false, as was evidenced
in the case of the lie about hanging William
Patton. Not single prisoner has yet ut.
tered a complaint of ill-treatment. 1t is
only the outside sensationalists who raise a
hue and cry. Col. Kirk is q humane man
and good citizen. The attempts to assail
his character have been made in vain. With
the eyes of all the country upon him, not
one iota Of proof has yet been advanced by
any of his enemies that he has ever violated
his duties as a Christian, soldier or citi,
zen. This ought to be sufficient to satisfy
fair minded men,
Year: 1870

We had the pleasure of seeing Sheriff Lee
in our office yesterday. He looks well and
hearty and but little, if any, the worse for
his labors in the late campaign.


Tim certainly deserves credit for his
course. 1t being pretty well determined
that the Sheriff was elected for four years
he had no occasion to exert himself, but he
bore himself like a man and to him belongs
much of the credit of our victory in this
cnnuty.


If all Of onr candidates had done like
Timothy all of them would now be like Tim
o,hy-elccted. s.
Year: 1870

nc fcSS uu tne SItuatlOn


Europe.


There has bcen hesitancy and lack of nerve
in the opening of the campaign on the side
of the French, due in great measure, no
doubt, to the wrctchcd health of the Empe-
ror, but also to the fact that in carly life, al
though u profcsscd student oi the art of war,
he did not have tile opportunity to acquire
practical knowledge of the handling of
troops. He must have available, the right
men into whose hands to give the chief com.
mand. As statesman he will not be slow
10 recognize the necessity for that course and
act upon it. The curtain has merely risen
upon the theatre of war, and we have not
seen enough to authorize any one to suppose
that the French are doomed to certain and
signal defeat in this contest with Prussia
~ Y. World


FRANCE cannot consent to peace while she
still has resources sufficient to restore the
honor of her arms; and Prussia cannot con-
sent until the enemy who has so rashy pro-
voked her to the field shall be deprived, for
the present at least, of the power again to
disturb the repose of Europe The war will
uOuuticSS ~ DuI SuCu tlCtOTlcS Us JIOSc
of Sunday show that there is, after all, a
possibility OF its being made short war.
Another blow like this and the danger that
all the other powers of Europe may be in
volved in the struggle, will be greatly di-
minished, if not removed altogether.-M
Y Sun.


The extrication of Mcmahon from his
present isolated position, and a success in
front of Metz, would place the combatants
once more on a footing comparatively equal,
and open new and perhaps long cam
paign; but as affairs now stand the future
of the empire is black with omeus of danger.
m Y Tribune


A victory was scarcely expected for Prus-
sia at this stage of the campaign, and its
moral effect in arousing the enthusiasm of
all the German people to make even greater
efforts than heretofore for the realization of
the great idea of free and united Germany
can scarcely be estimated The world ex-
pectcd Prussia to bear a possible defeat
with dignity and equanimity; and if this
victory is but the precursor of others even
more glorious, the world expects that the
D conqperors shall take the lead in freeing


EpEh ffuip Inc fetsers of feudalism that
nd rs people, and become the cham
Pi3n Of liberty. Philadelphia Enquirer.
NJudging from present indications the war
promises to result in speedy humiliation
of the French government, and in de-
thronemcnt of the Nepoleonic dynasty for
ever. The career of this remarkable family
seems to be coming to close. Even if the
Prussians do not succeed in occupying
Paris, the loss of prestige of the Empire
will react terribly against it. The most i'm
portant consequences are already looming
up among the possibilities dependent upon
the success of the German causc.-Phaa-
Gelphia Press.
Year: 1870

Alas Tor the eXlStency


OF any consistency


Over the way.


Its worse than the rarity


OF their Christian charity,


They change every day
Such are our feelings on reading the Sen
sinel OF the last day or two.
To-day they praise Judge Brooks as a
gentleman, man of honor and a jurist oho
is mindful Of his oath. A few weeks ago
they denounced him. as renegade, Con-
federate Captain who has taken the test
oath.


From such as this we should think that
the present Sentinel man is more of a turner
than the other.
Year: 1870

The Vessel Seen by the Captain Of a Boston
Bark-PrObably Another Steamer-GeneraI
Alarm for Her Safety.


BOSTON, March s, 1870.
No one here except the agents OF the Inman line
believe that the steamer by Captain Hofrses OF
the bark Kennedy, from Liverpool to Boston, was
the missing steamer City of Boston. On the con-
trary the general impression here Is that the
steamer has been lost, together with all hands on
board. An old seaman comments on Captain
Hofses' story as follows:-


The steamer City Of Boston is full rugged ship
with yards on all three masts, whereas the vessel
seen by Captain Hoffses had yards only on the fore
mast. II 1t had been the missing steamer City OF
Boston she would have been at Queenstown under
sail alone as quickly as the Il. A. Kennedy has made
the passage from longitude 35 and latitude AZ. The
vessel seen, though lying TO and blowing or steam
was probably doing something to her machinery;
for II sne had been permanently damaged in her
motive power she woul0 have been under canvas
headed to the eastward The steamer, Dacian from
New York, which arrived at Green0ck on the 18th
ult., hove to four times curing the passage and
had very severe weather, so that there Is nothing
unusual in steamer being hove to, even with the
motive power III good order.
Year: 1870

Tho Duke De Montpensier-IIls Policy and
m Party Prospects.


MADRID, March 0, 1870.
An ofacial denial Is given to the despatch which
appeared In the Paris Journals stating thar the Duke
OF Montpenser was received with an ovation on his
return to this city.


In the Cortes yesterday General Prim positively
denied that coup detat was intended in favor Of
the Duke. He declared that the Cortes alone had
the right to decide who should be the head OF the
government He added that there was no reason
why the arrival Of the Duke or Montpenster should
create sensation.


The elections OF members to the Cortes have so far
resulted in favor Of the government.
Year: 1870

A little old woman before me,
Went slowly down the street,
Walking as II aweary


We're her feeble, tottering feet.
From under her old poke bonnet
I caught CLEAN Of snow,
And her waving cap-strinR Aoated,
Like pennon, to and fro.
In the folds of her rusty mantle
Sudden her footstep caught,
And I sprang to keep her from falling,
With q touch as quick as thought.
When, under the old poke bonnet,
I saw a winsome face,
Framed in with the faxen ringlets
OF my wee daughter Grace.
Mantle and cap together


Dropped of at my very feet
And there stood the little fairy,


Beautiful, blushing, sweeti
Will It be like this, wonder,


When at last We come to stand
On the golden, ringing pavement


OF the blessed, bles sed land?
Losing the rusty garments


We wore in the years Of time,
Will our better selves spring backward,
Serene In youth sublime2
Instead of the shapes that hid US,


And made us old and gray,
Shall we get our child hearts back again,
With a brightness that will stay?
thought--but my little daughter


Slipped her dimpled hand in mine
II was only playing" she whispered,


"That was ninety -nine."
Year: 1870

One OF the straying sort of COWS that
get over fences or through gates, which
they can push or break open, and into
flower gardens, door yards and lots
generally, and there make havoc and
destruction, came to her death yester-
day as the penalty of her trespass.
Judge Lewis has very beautiful flower
garden on tho corner Of Third and Col,
lege Streets, and it is well protected
against ordinary grazing live stock.
But one of those smart, gate opening
COWS managed to open the gate and get
into his garden, where she soon wrought
almost irreparable damage. Judge
Lewis happened to be home, and as he
could not drive the trespassing aud
destructive animal out without having
his flower beds trampled to ruin, he
shot her. She took the decisive hint,
walked directly out of the gate, got into
the street little way off, and laid her
self down to die. Ii may seem hard to
shoot a cow for harming a garden
patch, bnt the owners OF straying cows
ought to bear in mind that garden
patches cost money, just as cows do !;
that their possessors value them quite
as much or more than cows are valued;
and that one is very apt, when fire.
arm is handy and an obtruding cow is
ravaging their highly priced and care
fully preserved gar lens, to obey the
impulse which prompts " shoot" be-
fore the second sober thought occurs
which prompts milder course for the
abatement of the nuisance If the
owners Of cows viii observe the example
of the owners of gardens, and not let
them trespass on the grounds of others,
their kline will live longer in the land
-BHiietia.
Year: 1870

SrAaEs.-H Hereafter the stages for
California, carrying the overland mail
will connect with the cars ut Jrfierson
AS the distance by stage slowly but
surely diminishes, and the railroad goes
forward. we may look FOR a gradual in
crease of travel by tae land route
Pleasure tourists will go by land and re.
turn by sea.
Year: 1870

NEW Boar PoR THE GMpouA.-
The semi annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Merchants and Farmers
Navigation Company was held on
Thursday last, and the reports of the
progress of the enterprise we're highly
satisfactory TO those concerned. The
boat is finished, aud has passed the test
of the Government inspection. The
boiler was tested mp TO one hundred
and sixty Eve pounds hydraulic pres


sure, aud was ut that strain ms tight as
bottle. The boat developes a high
rate Of speed, and is in all respects a
splendid model We look anxiously for
high water to hear her whistle on the
Umpaua, aud there is no doubt bnt that
she will demonstrate this winter that
the rainy season will in future be the
time for the merchants of this valley to
get up their freight. The stock of the
Company was increased from twelve
thousand TO fifteen thousand dollars.
and the additional stock il being
rapidly taken up.-Pidiadeater.
Year: 1870

WONDERFUL EscApE.-The Harris
burgh, (Pa.) Telegraph of September %,
says


"The mother Of child, living id tho
Red Lion Hotel, put the little fellow to bed
at an early hour. The room in which the
child was placed is on the third story
There is but one window in the apartment,
and the mother left the lower sash up,
with the blinds closed, and, as she suppus-
ed, fastened. She pushed the bed against
the wall on each side Of the window, so
that the little QUE, who is only about three
years old, would not roll off About 104
o'clock, a sound was heard as Of child
crying, and Immediately some enc went to
the room to inquire the cause. The first
fare of the lamp revealed to the Mortified
gaze that the shutters we're partly open,
and the little one had fallen from the win
dow to the hard brick pavement below, .
distance of about twenty-five feet. The
proprietor Of the house Immediately ran
down stairs, and found the child on its
hands and knees ON the pavement, crying.
A physician was sent for, who carefully
examined the child, and found that not q
bone had been broken. This morning the.
little fellow complained good deal Of
soreness about his neck and breast. Fur
ther than that he appears to be uninjured.
Year: 1870

One evening a party of old ship masters
met at social supper. After the cloth
was removed, and the wine began to cir
cuatc freely, some of the older captains
commenced spinning yarns about their ad
ventures at sea. Among the number was
Captain Suttcr, as fine man and GOOD
sailor as ever trod a deck. 1t was OBJ
served that he drank nothing but water
but when it became his turn to entertain
the company with story, he began as fol
lows:


Well, shipmates to show you why
don't and cant drink with you, so thai
you won't take my refusal as mark O.
GOODNESS or disrespect, l will give you {
chapter from the story of my early life
1t is very important chapter, too; for or
the incident l am about to relate the
whole of my subsequent manhood was
built.


was very young when first went te
sea, aud at the age of fourteen 1 consider
ed myself quite sailor. Whom l was
eighteen was shipped on board an East
Indamau for long voyage. There were
six of us on board of about the same age
and we had about the same duties to per.
form. The ship-the old Lady Dunlap
was large one, aud our crew was large
in proportion, there being ffty-two, all
told. We "boys," as We were called
messed together, aud in all other respects
were separated from the rest of the crew,
just as much as the officers were. Our
captain was a noble hearted, honorable
man, kind and generous, but yet very
strict.


Now we boys had learned, in the course
Of our travels, to drink our grog as we'll a.
any sailors. When we could get on shore
We would invariably indulge in our cups
and not unfrequently would We come of
in a state anything but sober. I said
"we," but there was one Of our number
who could not be induced to touch drop
Of anything intoxicating. His name was
John Small


Now john Small not only RETAINED en-.
tirely from drinking himself, but he used
sometimes to ask US to let the stuff alone.
He gave that job up, however; for we
made such sport Of him that he was glad
to let US alone. But eur captain had sharp
eyes, and it was not long before he began
to show Jack favors which he did not show
to US. He would often take him on shore
with him to spend the night, and such
things as that, while we were kept on
board the ship. That wasn't all. He
learned faster than we did-he was bet
ter sailor and had learned more of naviga.
ton. 1t got so at last that Jack was call
ed upon to take the deck sometimes, when
the officers. were busy and he used te
work out the reckoning at noon as regular
ly as Gid the captain. Yet Jack was in
our mess, and he was constant eyesore
We were envious Of his good fortune, al
We called it, and used to seize every op'
portuuity to tease him. But he never got
angry in return. He sometimes would
laugh at US, and at others he would so feel
ingly chide US that We would remain silent
for . while.
Year: 1870

some money for my mother. Not for the
wealth Of tho whole world would I break
the pledge gave my mother aud my God
on that dark, cold morning. That is all,
shipmates. Let me 60 now, and you may
enjoy yourselves alone, for do not believe
that you will again urge me to drink"
As Jack thus spoke he turned toward
the door, but one Of US stopped him.
Hold, on, jack" said be, wiping his
eyes. "You shan't 60 alone. I have got
. mother, and love her as we'll a. you
love yours, and your mother shall not be
happier than mine, for I swear that she
shall never have drunken son. I'll drink
no more!'


"Give me your hand, old fellow !" ex.
claimed the rest Of us in chorus, starting
from our seats and before many minutes
we all agreed to initiate Jacks noble reso.
luton. We called for pen, ink and paper,
and made Jack draw up pledge. He
signed it first and we followed him, and
when the deed was done I know we were
far happier than we had been for years.
The wine upon the table was not touched,
and the liquor we had drank during the
forenoon was now gone in its effect.
Toward evening we returned to the ship.
There was frown upon the captains 9
brow as we came over the side, for he had
never known us to come off from q day
liberty sober. But when we all came over
the side and reported ourselves to him his
countenance lighted up. He could hardly
give credit to the evidence Of his own
senses.


"Boys," said he, "what does this
mean ?"


"Show him the paper" whispered I.


Jack had our pledge, and without speak
ing he handed it to the captain. He took
it and read it and his face changed in ex-
preston several times. At length saw a
tear start to his eyes.


"Boys," he said, as he folded up the
paper, {" let me keep this, and if you stick
to your noble resolution you shall never
want friend while live"


We let the captain keep the paper, and
when he had put it in his pocket he came
aud took us each in turn by the hand.
He was much affected and l knew that the
circumstance made him happy. From
that day our prospects frightened. Jack
Small no more had our envy; for he took
hold and taught US in navigation, and we
were proud of him. On the next voyage
we all six rated as able seamen, and receiv.
ed full wages, and we left not that noble.
hearted captain until we left to become
officers on board other ships.
Jack Small is now one of the best mas
tiers in the world, and I believe that the
rest of our party are still living, honored
and respected men. Three years ago we
all met, the whole six of US, at dinner
again, and not one Of us had broken that
pledge which we made in the hotel at Rio.
We had all stuck to the sea, and were
then commanders of good ships.
That is my story; aud now you know
why can't drink with you, as I said at
first, aud you will not take my refusal as a
mark Of disrespect or want Of good fellow
ship.
Year: 1870

GOOD ADVICE. - The BOssier
Banner counsels tho people in the
following sensible language:


We hope that every one who
can take the oath required will
come forward and register, for
now above all other times we need
every vote that can bo got to de-
feat the present State administra-
ton. We must 10y all means get
q majority against the administra-
ton in one House of the Legisla-
ture, and that so decided that the
Governor, by virtue of the Elec-
ton Bill, will not dare to declare
otherwise. With one House right,
future waste and all tyranical
legislation can be prevented.
Year: 1870

The following spunky par
agraph is clipped from the Vernon
Standard. We wish our Jackson
friends speedy railroad facilities,
but fear to promise them any help
from this directions:


We will call for a railroad meet
ing next week. The Ouachita
folks arc too slow for us. We
can't get along without an iron
iron horse and we'll see what our
chance is to get him to trot for us
from Columbia to Fulton. We
are in earnest. Jackson Parish
and North Louisiana must and
shall be accommodated occording
to their necessities.