1880-07-23; Clare County Press

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FAIffi&ES'B? EI4>JSa.%AIi, lOVEM JOAN.
Just when the doxol'gy -was sung,    ■
And saints stood still, with heads low hung,
- "While walls and vaulted arches rung
AVith 1'ather Smith's beseeching tonguer—
Jast then. ScSoss the. aisle thews sprvuig
A tony youth, and proudly flung
Himself beside his future bride,
■Whose lovely little arm he grasped
Before she'd said a word, or gasped
A breath of approbation!
So dart and cloudy was the night
The waning moon lost all her light,
"While not a star appeared in sight
To tell the youth which street was right;
And his betrothed spoke not a Avord,
Nor even .acted like she heard
, The^ords te AtaS, but onward sped.,
Aa shoiild a fond, prospective groom,
He strove to ease her sfient gloom
- With strains of adoration; '''".'
He heaved a sad, sepulchral moan
That ended in a loving groan,
Then these words spake in frenzied tone:
" Oh, fairest mortal, lovely JTOan
(Than whom more charming: none are known.
Ill any land where birds have flown;   " .
On any sea where sails are blown; ^
"Neath any sky v?here stars e'er shone;
yMid tropio sands or icy zone),
"'"With thee I'd rather dwell alone,
"With naught to eat save crust and bone—
•Or both Ho buried 'neath one stone,
'Than without thee to live and own
..A crown, a Scepter," and a throne."
She heaved a sigh aud wiped her eye,
" Which made our youthful hero feel
'That all his earthly woe, or weal,
Was near its termination.
"In those tear-dimmed, angelic oyes
Slethjnks, e'en now, I set; arise
The pearly gates of Paradise,
ihraugh. which thero glides, and swiftly flies.
As lightning through Uie starlit skies,
A'turtle dove, which bears, my love,
"Wifiiin ita pure and graceful beak,
"Words that none but ange's speak—
"•Save thee, their near relation!
Vj'Whcn I behold those golden curls
<(And sura they'd charm great men like Esrls)
I know thou'rt not as other girls;
'This dimpled chin, that classic no3e
(JEfaaS fragrant music when it blows 1) ;
aSuree cheeks which, blush e'en like the rose
5Ehat in the choicest bower grows.
So oft and oft have I caressed—
And still more oft, thou kflbwst, I've pressed
"£*      Those flnger-iapsa.net velvet lips 1
'•jTis^y supernal, bliss iSost sweet,
*£oboisfbefore thee- and thy feet,
t    And. take att observation 1
*1 My -very heart with rapture thrills
"V5Ji«ne'er I think how, freed from ills
Of this sad life, by you, my wife—"
J~ Before the " wife " was half pronounced
->"\ 3Ji e fair one turned and at him bounced
This fierce ejaculation:
rtt Hold! hold 1 you yollow-headed brute!
Hold5 hold, I say, you frog-eyed newt!
Iswanl's half a mind to shoot
A great brick-bat clur through yer hat!
And now, you ugly blue-nosed wretch,
Yer'd better git, or shur I'll fetch
Htmdfuls of wool from off yer head
Aad scratch yer chin as blue as lead!
You son of old Tarnation!"
Sson sticks and stones flew thick and fast
As&sllstones in a summer blast,
Ana, though he dodged them as they passed,
5There came an awful rock at last
ifiThich struck a tree, square at him glanced,
Jkn& laid him motionless—entranced!
3Ie tkrew away his ear, and danced,
'.Them, fire and brimstone! how he pranced
And raved and tore! and almost swore
35?d never, 'cept insane, or.blind,
.aSfccinpt to escort womankind
So vile with degradation!
You've heard, now, boys, my story through,
So listen now—a word to you!
"Whene'er your Joan from church you'd take,
Before you'vo made the final break,
In darkest night, or mid-day bright,
I Jiray you to right sharply look
"Which is^your Joan, and which the cook
• ,J ' ■ i       Of Africemigration!
i Aianoir, Iri.   ' "Walter Coltee.
VOLUME III.
3TW©  MVES,
They played together all the Hvelong daysj
"When sunny summer reveled'mid the flowers;
'Thfiir lives grew iangled liko the leafy vines
'That weave their arms, about some latticed bowers.
. .'*
. 5Chey strolled together by the lerX-fpiged grove,
■When sylvan choirs were preluding the day,
AnS -walked adown the gloomy- leaf-brown aisles,
ioud echoing to some fe3tivei'songster's lay.
*f
.And 6ft, when night with^flay'sred amber lit
'.The stars that hung in 'Jlence in the sky,
'They listened to the d.<Sw-damp breeze that lulled
'The fields, and deemed it sad, yet kiiew not why.
The years sped.on, arnd youth unfolded all
Its petal-virtues^ andnowmanhood rives
The buds of wisdom'" which the twain reveal    „
Within the vase of-i&eir own noble lives,
They parted at ithe college-gate, ancl one,
With Blow-pae%d tread and down-turned misty eye,
Walked lone!- j down the shade-tinged vale of life,
Aud one we nt sadly home in peace to die
AVhite liii es floated on the rippled pools,
And daisies whitened every waving glade;
A sutTjliced stranger bent above a grave
-With' iuanywreaths, and left them there to fade.
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Let anybody who likes turn up tlieir |
nose, I feel not the sligli.es!; hesitation
in avowing that I "was in a hurry—in a
great hurry.
The steamboat bell was ringing, for
one thing, and blowing off steam in a
way to send a nervous man distracted.
I knew I couldn't run—my boots "were
ffcop tight. Then my wardrobe Avas on
iboard—my gray snit, and my blue suit,
:and thirteen other suits—all my boots
and embroidered slippers, fancy neckties, embroidered handkerchiefs and that
new pomade.
.'"I'll sue the company if they are
lost," I exclaimed mentally. "What
business have they to be so frightfully
^punctual ? Here I stopped for a moment
ito talk to Jenks, who has brought over
ffche last new neck-tie, and—"
" Ha, ha! , You'd better run, old boy;
I'll have the first chance at the heiress."
I looked up and saw Ned laughing at
me. Confound the fellow! How handsome lie looked! If that boat started,
■should I ever dare to present myself,
dusty and begrimed, at Elm Grove to
fin&Jiim there-^-as, of eoursej ;he would
Iba—duly washed, shaved and curled,
Whispering in NellyXahgworiii's ear.
'•Bun," shouted Ned again. -The
men were already withdrawing the
plank. There was a youngy very plainly-
dressed womanjustih froht,'of ine.
"Out pf the Way, woman," I said,
pushing past her. Shescreamed slightly, and would iave fallen, if one o£ the
'"hands" had not extended his arm and
caught her. So Ned, told me,, ior I was
too much, absorbed in 'looking after my
baggage eventp think about 'her.
Said Ite:. " 3fbu nearly .knocked "tliat
little woman sitting^bemnd us down. "-
"Do yon-"suppose Ilwas -going to:iet
you have" Miss "Langworth to yourself?"
I answered, chuckling.      •-.*   ..-..*•"
-    ""Why, is'she so attractive ?"'asked
•Ned. '*   ■ ■ .:..;■•■■■■ :"
" Haven't -the least idea, my dear fellow. You know, I'm only acquainted
with her father; but I'm sure she's an
angel. Sho has five hundred thousand
inner own light.. :".— "...      ;        '•:,--
^-Eiv.e<hundred thousand is.a nice little \
sumf       -.,'■"-...■     '." .;■"■.■';.■,
" "Yes, when I get it (for, to be plain
-■with yOu,i!'red, I have- a suit in'the
trunk that I think mil. put the matter
beyond ■ doubt). _ When 'Ii get it,- E shall
start with Mrs. Nelly for Paris,, where I
shall spend six-months. Erortf there, I
diaRgo—" . '
Jbred burst into a. loud laugh.
"Wait till you're introduced,  Jim;
perhaps she's" cross-eyed*."'
"If she were-humpbacked, for.half a
million I'd make her Mrs. Jonquil."
"Well, you are welcome to her. Give
. me a little, rosy, bright-eyed-8 %Oinah,
. who won't say tq me,  'It was my money,
sir, that made you-what you are.'"
""There's the house—fine old place,
ain't it?" I.said,. pointing to, a handsome
villa'on the bank. '"When I'm master
there/you shall come and spend the
sumnjer Avith. me." .
Fred laughed louder than ever.. The
boat stopped, and this' little" woman,
whomThad so nearly knocked down,
landed -with-us; but -what -was our sur-
• prise,-after onsconsing .ourselvea in Mr.
_„> Langworth's landsbide carriage; to behold hef perched on the driving-seat
with the coachman J   , ,-    ..    . .,
/'It's some governess, or poof relation," I said, trying to reassure myself.
" I'll bet you five to ono that it's Miss
Langworfch herself."
"Miss Langworth,, indeed! ..Why,
she has actually cotton gloves." There
—see!" as we entered the grounds,
" didn't I tell you so.? She is going in
the bask way."
.    "All the same.    She'll tell the heiress what you said," persisted-Fred, and
would talk of nothing ejse -till Mr. Lan'g-
„ worth and his family appeared, which
-they only did after along delay.
■ At the first word 'he uttered I cast .a
glanq© of -ja-iumph at'J^efl,.. rjli§ little,
plainly- dressed woman—who, by-the-by,
was an insipidly-pretty person, with
biiie <eyes, regular features and brown
hair—was a Miss Jenny, a sort of
eoffiepaiiioii to Miss Langworth, who
piweiH to be about five-feet-ten, thin,
patte^ fcdgh-nosed, dashing," and a little
uadet 30.
Of com'se, I immediately opened a
conversation with her, leaving it to Fred
to do the agreeable to the rnilk-and-
water Miss Jenny.
"Youhave a charming retreat, Miss
Langworth."
" Oh ! yes, sir. Hain't you never saw
it before?"
early, Miss Langworth was independent "of grammar; but I admired her
"the more. It was only a proof that she "was
unsophisticated and not spoiled by the
world.
"I am a stronger here; but I should
think this suoh a spot as Lamb, the great
poet, -would have Joyed."
I hasarded"thistat a venture, for I am
not great in the poetical hue ; but Iwas
sure she wouldn't find me out if I did
make a blunder.
The reply was, however, somewhat
unexpected.
"Lamb ! why, he used to live down
here. He was the butcher, and we used
always to be alaughin' about his name."
I saw Fred and Miss Jenny smile, and
proposed a walk in the garden, where
iMIss Langworth murdered the Queen's
English at lier own sweet discretion, and
I made tore at mine, at which she didn't
blush (though I do believe she tried to),
but giggled in such an encouraging man-
net that I think I should have proposed
on. the spot, if the dressing-bell had not
sounded at that moment.
"Splendid, ain't she?" said I, enthusiastically, to Fred.
"Baw-boned, rather," said Fred,
doubtfully.
"Eaw-ooned! She's a perfect Juno."
'' She's r o chicken. "
5' Own up, old boy—you're jealous."
" Not a bit of it. That little Miss
Jenny.is charming, modest, intelligent,
and pretty."
" Everyone to his taste. Mine, I confess, is more exalted."
"If you refer to herheight, I agree
with yon."
" There goes the dinner-bell."
" Then you'd better hurry up, Jim. It
takes you about half an hour to tie that
cravat." And away Avent Fred, laughing maliciously. He would take the vacant seat by Miss Langworth, of course.
I should be" unbecomingly red in, the
face—rny cravat would be a bungle—my
left whisker wouldn't look like a breakfast roll, and—down went the jar with
the new pomade.
I didn't swear, for it isn't gentlemanly; but I said something forcible about
the jar, and went down to the dining-
room.
"There my worst fears were realized.
Fred was helping Miss Langworth to
gravy, as I entered, and the only empty
chair was by Miss Jenny.
■" It struck me, as I seated myself, that
jip^sjx^Uiad^thcQiviuthia- um&mmwk.
Txvto soinstl-xixigoj:  a ilxttteT.     She laased.
her hancUfS-'cliieFto her face, ana when-
she asked for potatoes I fancied that
being
her voice faltered,
I was annoyed. If it had been in a
country farin-house, and nobody else
around, I might have noticed her; but,
with Miss Langworth opposite, I was
surprised that she 'evinced no more discretion. It was not my fault if I was
fascinating; and, if my clothes did fit
well, it was not agreeable to have impoverished young females falling in love
with me.
I believe she made some remark'about
the .opera, but I turned my head to talk
to &■.- Langworth.-
I wpulfl not sw.ear to it, but I think I
saw her drop her" 'handkerchief. I could
take my oath, however, that Jim Jonquil
didn't pick it up.
After dinner, we adjourned to the
bowling-saloon, which Mr. Langwofth
had built in the rear of his house.
"Not bad, is it?" said I to Fred.
" Only I mean to have a windoAV let in
there—it's not Hght enough."
I heard a suppressed titter behind me,
and for a moment fancied that Miss
Langworth had overheard me; but it
was only Miss Jenny, who seemed to
have an unconquerable propensity to
burst out into causeless fits of laughter.
I stepped past her to Miss Langworth,
foisl was determined Fre,d should not
outwit me this time.
"Miss Langworth, shall we have a
game? We can play against Fred and
your—friend."
Miss Langworth acceded graciously,
and I instructed her in the mysteries of
counting up; for, strange to say, she
knew nothing about it; and I got the
balls, and I placed them in her somewhat bony hands, and I cried bravo
when she knocked down a pin, and
looked out bf the comer of my eye to
see the other little woman roll, which
she did like a Troian.
I must coiife&s I was disconcerted;
biit I reflected that bowling was a somewhat masculine accomplishment, and
that ;the lady who. could make a ten-
strike might be able to. knock her husband down with equgl grace and vigor.
.:= ;Bu't, of eourse^Miss, Langworth w^s. a
proficient in music, oTwhieh I am fond.
-;. ."No," she said, "I kin neither play
ndr sing—I couldn't never abear it."
Miss Jenny could,.:however; and
straightwa/ executed one of Beethoven's
sonatas.in masterly styla.
Fred Was in raptures. But I talked
all the more: to Miss Langworth, who
told me "she was not cold-hearted, but
she Avas afraid to marry, because everybody knew her pa would hand her over
$500,000 on her wedding-day, and she
was afraid they wanted her for her
money.
Dear creature, how I loved her—how
I burned to assure her of my disinterested affection!:: How I longed to ask her
to fly with me to some green isle (Avith
$500,000 in her pocket), and live, " the
world forgetting-, by the Avorld forgot,"
in arbf own-stone palace, in that remote
corner of the beautiful isle of Manhattan
knoAvn as Fifth avenue.
What orders I'd give Granch, my
tailor! What a team I'd chive ! - And
Avouldn't I have a yacht, and belong to
a club/and drink flve:bottle3 of champagne at dinner every day !
All tliis happiness within my grasp,
and nothing needed to secure but the'l
momentary ab-once of Fred and that
disagreeable Miss Jenny, who" was tittering again.
"The ladies propose a sail," said Fred.
"Will you go, Jim?"
Of course I would; and, wrapping
Miss Langworth in a shawl, for the day
was cool, we started down a winding
path shaded by overarching trees, and,
descending .a few stone steps, found ourselves on a, fine gravelly beach, on which
lay the boat high and dry.
We soon gobher off—that is, Fred did,
for he was a" stalwart fellow, and I didn't
Avish tq soil my new pantaloons—and we
I lielpecTtke ladies* in$Q {foe l>oat; then I
discovered that Miss Langworth had a
large ankle, but it failed to dampen my
love. I scorned to be influenced by such
worldly considerations, and I grew even
more deA'oted to Miss Langworth, who
leaned up heavily against me, AvhileFred
and Miss Jenny raved.
The last-mentioned lady, after a short
time, proposed that Ave should run the
boat up in a little inlet, and mako our
way home by another and more circuitous route, the whole distance
about two miles.
'' She wants Fred to pop tho question,"
I thought. "Poor fellow! But I'm
obliged to her; I shall have a chance to
propose to Miss Langworth ;" and so I
seconded the move Avith ardor.
Fred agreed, of course, and Miss
LangAvorth said, '.'La, yes! she didn't
care;" and, getting otit, thelady andnrf-'
self walked on slowly behind Fred-ahd
Miss Jenny, who were speedily out of
sight. . "■■ ■■• •   .        .-■■■-'-
Now was my time.
" How beautiful all this is !" said I,
" and yet it makes me sad, Miss Langworth."
" Dear me, does it give you the rheumatism ? Folks do say it's damp here,
but I never feel it."
"Bheumatism of the .heart, Miss
Langworth," I answered. " To-morroAV
I leave you; should I ever (Avhich is improbable) revisit this spot, on whose arm
should I find you leaning then ?"   '
Miss Langworth said, archly, she was
sure she couldn't tell.
"A husband's, perhaps," I continued,
in my deepest bass voice ; some fortunate being, Avho, unlike me, may be esteemed Avorthy to possess that priceless
treasure"—I meant the . five hundred
thousand dollars; but -1 said—"your
heart.". ' .    }
"I shall never marry," she said,
faintly.
"Oh, say not so," I cried, about to
sink on one knee ; but, looking down, I
saw that it was muddy. " Say not so,
brightest and best of beings. Drive not
to despair (seizing her hand) ono who
loves you so fondly. Give me bufc the
faintest gleam of hope—say but that you
-will be mine, after years of toil shall
have enabled me to ask your hand of
your father, and I Avill go forth more
joyfully than ever—ever horse went to
water."
That wasn't very poetical; but I could
think of nothing else. " Speak, dearest,
—only one word."
Miss Langworth had hidden her face
behind her handkerchief; but gasped
out:
"Yes, deal- Jim; ask pa right away.
He won't want you to go out^md fight,
and ail that sort of thing,"
"Blessed innocent! he coul d not "wish
it less than I did." But it was only after
long persuasion that I consented to forego my resolution to "win name and fame,
and ask her pa at once.
The old gentleman was in the library,
and just as I entered I met Fred coming
out. I gave him a nod and a Avink, 'and,
walking up to Mr. Langworth, informed
lief willingness to be tinitedwith mean1
»tlle>JjorLda^,o£., Kbl-r- rEncttaAmoryv. jbjicL _ ie—
spectfully implored his blessing.
"lam sorry, Mr. Jonquil," said the
old gentleman, looking at me rather
quizzically, "but I have just promised
her to your friend, Mr. Drummond."
"Impossible !" I exclaimed. " I have
this moment left her, and, if you will
permit me, I will bring her, that you
may hear my statement confirmed from
her OAvn lips." And, running Out, I
found and conducted the fair lady to her
father in an exceedingly short time.
"Ibeg your pardon, Mr. Jonquil,"
said the old gentleman, as soon as he
saw her. " I was speaking of my
daughter, Nellie, whom I have promised
to your friend. But, as for this lady,
marry her as soon as you please; my
jurisdiction does not extend to my
daughter's seamstress."
Ifc was too horrible. I rushed madly
out of the house. The little plainly-
dressed woman, Avhom I had nearly
knocked down and treated since with
such perseveringjuid sccornful neglect,
was no other than Nellie Langworth—
Formal Acceptance of the EepuWi-
can Nominee for Vice
President. »
A.U Able  and Eloquent Presentation
of the Questions at Issue.
who, OA'erhearing our conversation on
the boat, had chosen to revenge herself
by substituting the long, lean, ugly,
awkward creature Avith Avhom I had
been playing the fool for her sweet little
self.
' I left for toAvn in the next train, where
I shortly after received an invitation to
her wedding with Fred. I leave it to
the reader to guess if I went.
Population and Production.
It is the general belief that the new
■census Avill show a total population of
not less than 49,000,000, and probably
50,000,000. In round numbers, the population of all the States* and Territories
in-1870 was 38,500,000. If we have
'50,000,000 now, the increase in ten years
was 11,500,000, or very nearly 30 per
cent. (29.87). Let us call it 30 per cent.
It is an enormous increase upon so vast
a capital as 38,500,000, and if it can be
kept up during the next ten years the
population of the United States will, in
1890, have reached 65,000,000, Avhich is'
as much as the population of France and
Italy combined. But our increase in
wealth and production is far greater. In
1870 we had 52,900 miles of railroad
against 86,900 in 1880, an increase of iO
per cent. Our exports in 1870 amounted
to $529,000,000, against $730,000,000 in
1879—an increase of 38 per cent. The
increase in coal production from 1869* to
1878 was over 60 per cent. Our agricultural exports in 1868 amounted to
$320,000,,000; in 1873 to $592,000,000—
increase, 85 per cent. The cereal products of the country in 1868 aggregated
1,450,789,000 bushels, including Indian
corn. Ih.1878 the total was 2,368,000,-
000—an increase of 68 per cent. In
1865 we produced- but.-; 148,500,000
bushels of AVheat. In 1879 the production .of-:. tiiis \ cereal Avas 440,000,000
bushelk The increase in fourteen years
Was nearly 200 per cent,, or 16j$fef cent,
per year. From 1870 to 1878 the: cotton
yieltl rose from 3,000,000 to 5,216,000—
an increase of 70 per cent, in eight years,
or to the fate of nearly;:9 .per centa
year. The",expahsion of American manufacture has kept pace-Avith increase in
agricultural production. Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, and Lowell now rank among
tbfe greatest manufacturing cities in the
World. ■ '■'   ■'■■  -
Oatmeal.
Give the cliildren oatmeal at least once
a day. It is genuine bone and muscle
food, and they must, thrive.", Could our
girls make the morning and hight meals
on real nourishment—not -pastry—take
more to noiuisli the brain and nerves,
we should have less of the heru-algia
among our women. Indeed, this oat
meal mush would afford ample food for
the last meal, Avhich should ordinarily
be the lightest, simple, and easy of digestion,, securing good sleep, while it
may well form a part of the morning
meal. Its extensive use would do mtie£*
to promote health .among its.
New Yobk, July 15,1880.
Deae Sib : I accept tho petition assigned
me by the great party whoso action Jail'announce* UtiiEt acceptance implies the approval
of the principles declared l>y tho convention,
bufcxeeeiitnsag^po?53iitsflie.,to add" some expression, ol my own views. The right an^dnty
to secure honesty jmcl order in popular elections
J?,* matter.-so^jtal that it must stand in tho
frontl The authority of the National Government to preserve from fraud and forpe the
olections at which, its. own officers axe chosen
is a chief point on Which the two parties are
plainly and intensely opposed.    The acts of
Congress    for    ten   years    have,   in.  Nfew
Tori and elsewhe e,   done   mncli  to   curb
violence      and     wrong     to     wliich     the
ballot and count have been again and again
• subjected, sometimes despoiling great cities,
sometimes stifling the -voice of a whole State,
often seating not only in Congr&'s, but on the
bench and in legislatures numbers of moa
neA'er phosen-bythe people.   The Democratic
party since gaimng*posa6ssi£jis6£±he two bouses
of Congress has made th'ege.iaws the object of
bitter, ceaseless as^aulf, and; d&spite all resistance, haS' hedged thein Avifn" restrictions, cunningly contrived.- to baffle and paralyze them.
This aggressive majority boldly attempted to
.extort from the Executive his approval of van-
M3us enactments destructive of these election
laws -by revolutionary • throats <• that - a - constitutional'   exercise    of    the   Y6f&-power
would be punished .by Avithholding appropria-
^tions necessary to carry on the GfCEvermnent.
and th'ose jthreat8x6re actually carried out by
.refusingjieeded appropriations and-,by,forcmg
an eStra session of Congress, lasting fof months
.'and resulting" in'conde'ssions to tma;jisurping
demand which are likely in many Stafea-to subject the majority to the lawless AviE'of a^htnorr
ity.   Ominous signs of public disappf bvaf alono
subdued this arrogant po.wer int0''$ sullen Sm?
..render for the time being, of part qf "its"'do;
mands.    The Eepublican party hair strongly
' approved the stern refusal of its Representatives- to   suffer-the  overthrow  of statutes
.believed   to* be.   salutary    and ""just. "^ It
-has  always", insisted,- and now insists,  thafc
the Government of ,the United States of America is empowered and in duty bound fo effectually protect the elections denoted by the con-
.stitution as national.. More than this,, the Eepublican party holds as the cardinal point in its
, breed- that" the" Government •|h9tfldr, by every
.means lmown to the- constitution).-protect all
•American citizens everywhere in the full enjoy-
' ment of their civil and pplitical'rights.   As a
great part of its work of reconstruction theEo-
publican party gave the ballot to the emancipated slave* as his right and defense. 7 A large
."increase in the number of members of Cpjgress
and'the Electoral College -from the^'iqrmer
slave-holding    States    was    the'   immediate
result.        The . history   .of    rgcent; yerrs •
abounds in evidence that inmanTfA^ays and in.
many places, especially where their.numbeif has
. been great  enough  to endanger JDetnocratic
control, the very men by whose elevation to
citizenship this increasenf representalion.was
effected Jiave'been debarred jind r'ojjb'ed of
theii'vokfe and their vote. ■ It is' tru«that no
! Stafe^iatute.-or..cciMtituti6iv.ifitKh ro«fo> WctVIk J
politico!! rights; but bodies ' employed, td
bar their way aie no less effectual. It is a
suggestive and startling thought that the
increased power derived from the enfranchisement of a race now denied its share in
governing the country, wielded by those who
lately sought the overthrow of tho Government, is now the sole reliance to defeat the
party which represented tho sovereignty and
nationality of the American people in the greatest crisis of our history. Eepublicans cherish
none of the resentments which may have animated them during the actual conflict of arms.
They long for a full and'real reconciliation between the sections which were needlessly and lamentably at strife. They
sincerely offer the hand of good
Avill, but they ask in return a pledge of good
faith. Thoy deeply feel that the party whose
career is go illustrious in the great and patriotic
achievement will not fulfill its destiny until
peace and prosperity are established in all the
land; nor until liberty of thought, conscience,
and action, and equality of opportunity shall
not be merely cold formalities of statute, but
living'birthrights, which the humble may confidently claim and the powerful dare not deny.
The resolution referring to the public service
seems to me deserving, of "appro yal. Surely, no
man should be the incumbent of an office, the
duties of whicli he is for a cause unfit to perform, who is lacking iu ability, fidelity, or integrity, Avhich a proper administration of such
an office demands. This sentiment would doubtless meet with general acquiescence, but opinion
has been evidently divided upon tho wisdom and
practicability of tho various reformatory schemes
which have been suggested, and of certam proposed regulations governing appointments to
public office. Tho efficiency of such
regulations has been distrusted mainly because thoy havo seemed to exalt mere
educational and abstract tests above the
general businoss capacity, and even special
fitness for the particular work in hand. It
seems to me that the rules wMch should be applied to the management of the public service
may be properly conformed in the main to such
as regulate the conduct of successful privato
business. Original appointments should be
made upon ascertained fitness. The tenure
of office should be stable. Positions of responsibility should, so far as practicable, be
filled by the promotion of worthy and efficient
officers. The investigation of all complaints
and tho punishment of all official misconduct
should be prompt and thorough. These
views, which I have long held, repeatedly declared, asid uniformly applied, when called upon to act, I find embodied in the resolution,
which, of course, I approve. ^_
I will add that by the acceptance of public
office, whether high or low. one does not, in my
judgment, escape any of his responsibility ob a
citizen, or lose or impair any of liis rights as a
citizen,: and' that he shpuld enjoy absolute liberty to think and sjieak and act in politicalmat-
ters,'according to his" own Will' and conscience,
provided only that he honorably; faithfully and
fully, discharge his official duties.
come
which
and
past
count
havo in:
There ^ ^  __
sion ilufb exdfls&taufc .claims upon ilio'pubiic i qua^ters-hera contain, a-'^ood^al of in-
lo™S3&^^^ terestmoolM<*l li^^tion, which "is
in Condi's Trdthto the past four years,■■yrouldi 5 perhaps nlore valuqblfe a3:ti.QHG ofit^was
be suceffofujlj-urged if• ihe Bcniocratic party - -..™-*r.v-r>^-k1ini+iftTr-
shoiddJmcceMi iii implementing ite presedtf ^vntten for pubitcsitidn..
controifef i2i£ National Legislature by electing t - WiMeld S. Bird, Chairmairot-tlie Be-
theExOTitivealso., "
' Thcr^d^igerinitttaibtJtig tho control of
thdwhqfo law-making p'owtJ^of 'the-,'Government t^'n pferty winch haj ifl almost ov6ry
Soi{t}sejgW$|ite-repudiated 6bligations quite a»
*' '<£& to which, the faith of fhe,nati*tti
pledged.v _,    .:    ,    ■   . r*.'   .■"
■ nd thafc ite .triumph will -assure a
"--* and patriotic administration.
■ft rinr obedient wwant.
♦.    . i1. A. AK'iirrs,
8r*r, PiMsident c£ {he ItexsuWUcMt
.'iiton.   '   .   "    ;        - "      '    •
. sacri
n'ew st
' Id$
' lican-^l,
just,.$
lam.
To
Koti-
A Foi*&ula Ior Determining Democrat-
-.3***     i0 Majorities. .-
Thepmiocratic platformreads : "The |
Demq4"^io .party declares that the public sch^gfe shall be fostered and protect? £
ed."   piehiterpretation is found in tiie 'ji
statistjpT of tiie ninth census and in the !;
leport'e'f the.Commissioner of Education.
In tha ^southern States the. negro population ^nbfc included in the figures given .
below.;' StaLe.twenty years, ago 'jDemo- I
crats thiixlifeedto "foster" the "educa-j
tion ro£ the ^blacks Avith the cat-o'-nine
tails, :aw# proverbially thp influence* of
tradit^i'is'' strong.   In justicS" td 5)fe-
mocr^L^ ignorant blacks should not be
counto|L for it never professed an incli-
nationwi teach them, and in this respect
its prafcd.ee tallies^ exactly with its pro-
f ession|.v   The States chosen are and al-
ways'hfeft'ebeen unquestionably Democratio (fe^tepnblican respectively,andthe j
statistiSR-ftre fair'evidence of the*results
of partWabOis in education
•' ?-;' ' Whiter?.
Population.
. 302,115
. 638,02*
.1,098,633
.'1,<!03,«6
- 93G.119
.   712,089
Dmwch&ic States.
Arkansas?,!"	
Georgia.v-J."iv,^....
Kentucky.	
MlsS0ii4.;ft^	
Tenu'QSSfiaJ :...
VirginiarV-v ••■
Jtepityipan States.
Iowa... »> r,.	
Kansas. Zf...,	
Minnowflif.-^	
Nebi-aHa^.*
Cannot
Per
IVrltc.
Cent.
04,095
16
124,939
20
201,077
ao
101,703
10
178,727
19
123,528
IT
44,207
i
10,908
5
23,941,
6-
4,630")
4,
...1,188,207
.,-.   346,377
...   438,257
...   122,117
A-sy^tSr^i'-of-'^fostering and protecting recreation" Avhich has' -brought
about the lesulfc tliat one person out of
fiy^oftfSjK cannot read or write should,
be subjected to" close scrutiny before a
more/$3ttended field for its labors be
openettjb.it. „ .The-coincidence between
ignoriiftice 'and' Bemocracy is found too
. Often 3t<^ admit .of its interpretation as an
-accident of nature. She connection between; Ike two is a necessary one anrl
adihit**f formulatifai.
Hui|5|6find a Democratic majority—
where one person put of six
not read or .write", divide the
tber of thoae who <5annbt"re'a&
>y'three to get'-the 'number of
voters; th*a result "will oe ap-
iy the Jp^t^tt£ic .majority in
.... 64,09!f-:-3—21,36? ignorant voters-
19,113 Dem. maj. 1876_
 161,763-:-3—53,921 ignorant voters.
54,389 Dem. maj. 1876. ,
... .123,528-:-3—41,178 ignorant votera   J
44,112 Dem. maj. 1876.
In the coming campaign the Democratic party has about as much right to
carry tiie banner of enlightenment as it
has to carry the banner of patriotism.
Its professions are quite up to the intellectual standard of those who believe
them Avithout examination.—Albany
Journal.
Arkansas*.'
A
Missouri,..,
i
Virginia....
publican',^eouiave Committee ;-oi the-
Sixtlrdistri.ftfe"bf .Mabamar-3mtess! from
Etitaw ,r ,<[ "W^vhfiVo. .opened ■ an* active
campaign in- this district; to. unite and
s»;hdify.rthe Kepublichri '■ vote "in -tiie Aii- „
"ffipBt"'"election, -)tnd will thenholdjit, well J, in-opinibni'
in- inmidJxja:the jTovembefccfetion;''W-g T
h ave "every jfiospecfc of a, f tax election
anct-afeir count in our nogtivxt,- and.will
I pjbH 1,800.BepjlblI6an..jnaJ9ri^; ,ia,thi«
I '-county^' .. ._.-1~ -• '". ' **"'"/'■•• 'Z
' Senator ^Baldwin Avrites from Detroit,:
"The work "has commenced in Michi-
■gan. Many Gtarfield- and Arthur Glubs
have already been formed, and steps are
being taken for an active campaign."
A leading ^Republican of Chicago says
thai the State of JUlinbis Avill be carried
by, the' usual -majority, and that a Con-
-gressman Arill be gained in Stevenson's
district. " '*       '
'. Ex-Senator Boutwell, of Massachusetts, is here on a brief visit. He thinks
.the political outlook is very bright for
-the Bepublicans, ancf has no sort of
"doubt but what Garfield and Arthur vdll
%b elected. He says there is no danger
of Massachusetts goingonthe Avrongside,
and .feels confident that JJew York vnil
j '.fall in line Ayith the Bepublican column
in'November. Judge Porter, of Indiana,
leaves* for home to-night. He says the
advices .which have reached him from
his State are of the most cheerful char-
raeiefc ; that 'the Bepublicans are united
:Un3. thoroughly organized, and -he has
no fear Taut what they Avill carry the
'State in October-and. again inNovember.
[New Tork<3or. CMeago Tribune.^
:: The National Committee-rooms today were tn charge of Col. Hooker, in
.the" absence" of' Chairman Je-well and
Secretary Dorsey.. The volume of cor-
respondence is increasing.. Letters come
in from all sections, and represent the
Republicans as making more than their
usual preparation for active, work. A
letter receiyed to-day from Indiana was
filled Avith gloAving accounts of the
spirited manner in which, tlie 'Bepublicans-are enteringinto."the-contest.' They
are all confident of ^sugcess*; and declare
that Indiana, will tgife-aibettdr account
of herself tlianifor many^^ years;   *v  :•
Frorn ^the interior of New Yorl^ particularly..the northern counties^the accounts are encouraging, and the degree i
of interest is indicative of a thoroughly
wide-ajrake condition of the.party^
In JTeAT Jersey" the Bepublicans «&y
they "'will- give, their opponents *li»rd
shaldngup.   ':',..
A^vipefe f ronjL Vermont state ti»4fc ,busi-
ne,lsj-7iien ^h'ejre who lia\'e .-a*>t-ykenan
in power f the party that lias led the
-country out of its financial"difficulties in
«pite of the shiftless Democratic Congress. They don't Avant any -change of
policy, and will Avork as business men
against the Democrats.
of inthnidation"and;-tioj
propose to,liave a cietir- fields-
does'.not  expect ix> be. able
.point any Marshals-of election^ i
: States, for noticfe hag been se
any'one accepting suc]h an' ap
Ayiil do so at liis peril.   The^^D^iocrats,
therefore, are thus early preparing the
way for a solid SopiiMarMppbrfc of their j
nominee,- and4te'lawi0ificer'o|».'th& ?Qoy-
erapcteitt.-•Admits'"' himself -'.pi^olutely
pWefles? to enforce th§:eleicti<iii laws^in
at least tenJ. States,. in>-£osae of Ayhich
there is afi';admitted Bepublican 'f majority oh account of the. i combination of
partisan leaders to overHde the political
iSghta of-eiiazens who differ with tla-m
in-opinibnl"  The GoTemmtMat sees nu
way to- assert its auf hoilfcy In the ^bfieai
oi activo public- sentiment' in its $\fct-
The resumption of specie payments—one of
the fruits of the Eepublican. policy—has
brought the return of abundant prosperity and
the settlement of. many distracting questions.
The restoration of sound'* money, the large reduction of om- public debt and burden of interest, the high advancement of public credit, all
attest fche ability and courage of the Eepublican
party to deal Avith such financial problems as may
hereafter demand solution. Our paper currency iB now as good as gold, and silver is performing its legitimate functions for the pur-
• pose of change. The principles which should
govern the relations of these elements of currency are simple and clear. There must be no
deteriorated coin, no depreciated paper, and
every dollar, whether of metal or paper, should
stand the test of the world's fixed standard.
The value of popular education can hardly
be overstated. Although its interests must of
necessity be chiefly confided to the voluntary
effort and individual action of the several
Btates, they should be encouraged, so far as
the constitution permits, by the generous cooperation of the "National Government. The
interests of the whole country demand that the
advantages of om* common-school Bystem
should be brought within the reach of every
citizen, and that no revenues of the nation or
States should be devoted to the support of
sectarian Bchools.
Such changes should be made in the prosent
tariff and system of taxation as Avill relieve any
overburdened industry or class, and enable our
manufacturers and artisans to compete successfully with those of' other lands.
The Government should aid works of internal improvement, national in their character,
and should promote the development of our
Avater-courses and harbors wherever the general
interests of commerce require.
I*pur years ago, as now, the nation stood on
the threshold of a Presidential election; the
Bepublican party, in soliciting continuance g^tts
ascendency, founded its hope of supftesS^ot
upon its promises, but upon its history.' Its
subsequent course has been such as to strengthen
claims which it then made to the confidence
and support of the country1.
On the other hand, considerations more urgent than have ever before existed forbid the
accession of it's opponents to power.   Their
Renouncing the Democracy.
At a, rousing Bepublican meeting at
Lansing, Mich., the Lansing Garfield
and Arthur Guards were organized Avith
much enthusiasm. Judge William H.
Pinckney, for many years a Democrat,
and late a Greenbacker, was present,
signed the constitution and donned the
badges.   He Avas heartily cheered, and
in response said: "I shall vote and
-work for the Bepublican party, because
I* think they represent the party of
justice and equity." The nomination of Hancock was the thinnest
kind of a subterfuge; if elected he Avould
be controlled and manipulated by South-
em politicians, and would be literally
under their control, on account of his
lack ol experience in civil and political
life. „H he (Pinckney). lived his voice
should be heard many times in the coming cajnpaign, and he should give forth
no uncertain sound. He Avas a Garfield
andAithur man. At the close of-his
speed he was again loudly applauded.r
Mr. Paickney is a forcible and eloquent
speaker, and is heartily welcomed to the
Bepullican ranks.
—Jidge P. A. Orton, of the banking
firm of Orton, Otis & Co., at Darlington, Yis.. and one of the most distinguished members of the Wisconsin bar,
has renounced the Democratic party,
with Athich he has always affiliated, and
declaims his intention, in a manly and
spirital letter, to vote and use his influence |o elect the Presidential ticket
nomiTjited by the Bepublicans at the
Chicajo Convention. Judge Orton has
a larg} folio-wing in Southern Wisconsin
amon|.the Democrats, and will, undoubtedly, induce many of his old patriotic associates to join Avith him in supporting Garfield and Arthur.
THE
j    Greeley on Hancock.
Hoice Greeley once Avrote :
»]£> COMMANDEB IN
SOTJMEBN STATES HAS INTEB-
EEB1D WITH THE CIVIL AUTHORITY MOBE THAN GEN. HAN-
COCI."
Thli was his idea of Hancock's states-
man^ip. Greeley was the Democratic
candjUite for the Presidency in 1868.
He o;ght to be goodDemocratic author-
ifr- J '*
Scceht Points in Etiquette.
Sa "goodmorning" or "goodeven-
ing" to the hostess, on leaving the
room "So long, old girl" has gone
out, l the best society.
If here are seventy-five or 100 persons a the company, it is not necessary
for j u to shake hands all round.
D< not be in haste to get doAvn to dinner rfchout waiting for a tardy guest.
Giveiim at least thirty minutes. You
may ave to get cIoayii on your hands
and. aeeS and crawl around and feel for
a lo; collar button yourself Sometime,
Dm introduction to a -youiig lady,
itiyn- iliately ask her age ancl the size of
her ioes. This Avillput you on an easy
coiia L'sational plane,
Ir iociety, a note requires as prompt
an a swer as a spoken question. And in
the' mk it requke&^greatdealprompt
eroB "*'       "~"
4
you
puccesBj if success attends them, must chiefly kfl§o*'ttm good SQC;ety.~JSurdette.
£«*-.
$#
iJMt:irnfnnr-'   '-
not thank any one who waits on
b table.   Look Avan ahd hungry as
thouh you Avanted more. .
Tfcilt back in your chair and drum
idlyjn your head Avith your fork is con-
HANCOCK AND Itt'OLELlAlV.
Tlie Alleged Proposal for Uie Army to
March Tfpon WasHington. anel JDc-
posc Iiincoln. and Stanton.
[From Uie Buffalo Express.]
In yesterday's JEJxjjress there Was a
brief editorial comment upon a statements :from the "Baltimore American
touching tho loyalty of Gen. Hancodk at
.the most critical emergency of the war.
'The JExpress' is able to furnish some information Avhich tends to corroborate
the American's statement. A gentleman residing in tliis city was a member
of Butterfield's old staff, serving at the
Fifth corps headquarters when the order
Avas promulgated relieving Gen.. McClellan from the command of the Army
of the Potomac. This gentleman remembers—probably can never forget—
the intense excitement and dissatisfaction that prevailed among McClellan's
friends and admirers, numbering, in
fact, nearly the wUole of that army.
Many of the ofiicers of the staff and line
met at headquarters, and there was a
jgreat deal of wild talk among them.
Gen. Hancock used the .most violent
language. He said that the peojile
ought to' liold indignation meetings in 'every toAvn and hamlet, and
pas'J resolutions denouncing Lincoln for removing.., McClellan, and
demanding, his restoration to the
command. Stimulated by" Hancock's
conspicuous example,'. spine of the
younger officers were lopdly in favor of
doing all sorts of rash, things. . They
wanted a leader who would march the
army to Washington, depose President
Lincoln, and drive .Congress out of the
two houses. The threatened insubordination "Became so imminent that Gen.
Burnside, Avho superseded McClellan,
was reluctantly obliged to take notice of
it. He was heard to say that, while he
regretted the change, and deemed Gen.
McClellan much better fitted for the
command than liimself, he should leave
staff officers at those headquarters Anith
orders to arrest any one who should
utter anymore such treasonable sentiments. One arrest was made. Such
was the open talk at headquarters.
Gen. Hancock's extreme partisanship in
McClellan's behalf was not disguised.
But whether all this inflammatory public
language was followed by a ref/ular
council of the leading officers who were
McClellan's friends is more than oirr informant can say. It is very likely.
Certain it is that the revolutionary programme sketched in the American's
statement, and attributed to Hancock in
the alleged council, is 'identical Ayith
what was loudly threatened at tiie regular meeting of officers at which our
friend was present.
Menominee! has a .pulp-sj&ll
now iiii'iis. out sis tons at $>u|
feufe w&iC'U* when completed
capacity ior turning, on*; i t
trims of paper and. t^enm^>-
It is "stated - %<y £Ssl>se "$§0
Ijnow that tlie izi$$ tbelt of
SCchigan will', thisf^^jf yMd-W
crop of psedaw? thaBr^iW befass^
enor3iionj».-'.5t'S«^'J^^iibl« tUat '-oi
preceding yissr."
was orreeteS i»t M^'P^g**1 l**6^  &*
port, and, thurefote, in iho.r«mmg' 6W 1 * -*,•     v;"" """* -isi- iiS.k*-_»xs& * » «a.** *• ~
tion-wil"
tranipled aMerfoofc With.inipun!ty;-^«l-'
the mockeiy of an election enacted uh-
, rebuked and unchastiscd, "unless' oiifr-.'
raged public sentimentin tliefreeSpr^
should hurl this party of rebellion and
disobedience of law into oblivion by thev
supreme power and majesty of a people
Avho are above and superior to the domination and control of the agencies wtich
manipulate-and shape. Southern politics.
JUDGE POIAKD ON GEN. GAEFIELD.
The Credit MobiJier Charge Again.
The Burlington (Vt.) Free JPrc$$ says
that the Hon. Luke P. Poland; has
written the folloArang reply to a letter'
from ex-Gov.' Bylahd Pleteher, of that
State: ' •   ■ -       ;/
St. Johnsbuby, Vtj July 2,1880."
I have mislaid'or lost ray copy of .fhe evidence taken by the" Credit Mobilier investigating Committee and their leport, and, although I have a very clear, recollection of the
general features of the whole Blatter, I should
not attempt to say anything-in regard to details-
witiiont a reperusal of the* volume; But iif I
had it before xne it does not seem tome that"
there is occasion or need tbat I should review it
for the purpose Of replying to such attacks on
Gen. Garfield as you nave copied from'the New
York Exgs-ess. or similar ones which maybe
f 07-jid ia. many other Democratic papers. The
transactions of Mr. Ames in CreditMobilier stock
Were more than a dozen ,vears ago ; the full investigation of. the matter by the committee of
.which I was Chairman was over eight years ]ago.
At the time of the investigation the public
mind was greatly excited" on the subject, and
it involved the character and reputation of .so
many prominent men that probably no mere
personal'" matter ever w'as go ^thoroughly ean-
*A^3ed and discussed by the reading and intel-
lig^t people of %Ss coimtfy. After-the most
exhaustive discussion and reflection, the judgment of the people nf this country was^maqe
up us to each mak who was named as connected.
Avith'it.' Saving nothing in Tegard to any.other-
man, I thfaik I may most ttuthfully say ihat
thispwHic and popular judgment fully and absolutely acquitted Genj Garfield of all -wrong,
eithesr inaction or intent, inrelation to the matted. No man could havti been'continued in pub-
■fe life, and constantly risen in public standing
and . in the public estimation by the "consent and 'approval of the best men of
both parties as Gen. Garfield lias, if there existed a suspicion of Avrong-doing against him.
I regard this popular and continue! verdict-of
the people as conclusive. ,-Every effort .to Terpen and unsettle'it will, in my judgment, only
fecoilupoh.thosewhoattempt.it.. lnn»yjudg-
LmenC She. Hepublican, press, and Bepublican
auotlu-r <^'fr mlh"1. pruin
to cause his tigis$% »t Ualsjiloniu. .1
tie 18th,o£ ApiiTJast, A reward
$2/2QpF>va§ Mmr&dios his capturjj." - ' "'
1?t£3 Tuscola eoipity -'UPionee? says ;
" While at "Millijigton we "s?ere shoAvn by
J. beckwith, of that place, a^h^HAvhieh
had been handed down as a relic of the
BeArdlutionary Avar. It was found at tho
battle ".of Plattsburg, TS. X,' over 100
years ago, and preserved by Abel Beck-
Avdth, father of J. Beckwath. * It weighs
three pounds, and is in'perfect-condi-*
j tionj and has been in possession of; ts
present owner some thirty years,"
ISiver and ftarhor W«*kssi' -
The' .engineer :officers having charge of
river and harbor hnproyements in differ?,
ent.partsof the country .have forwarded
to the Engineer'Bureau the recoihend.-
ations as to the Avork'that shbuld.be done,
in their respective districts under the appropriations. The Cabinet has decided
that the appropriations "sTralT hs expended at the rate of $750,000mbnthly. t
The following,ore the recommendations
for this State : '_•
GraiidHavcn^-To'extend the' south pier200!
feet,.ahd 2,000 lineal "feet of pile -and edging revetment with stone "ballast to connect the south"
pier with the dock, the balance of appropriation,
to be "exijended nn repairs -and •clearing .the,-
channel of .wreck of schooner Cattehpoie.     "   *
Charlevoix—Channel to be dredged twelve^
feet, and superstructure of piers.repaiired, -   .
Manistee—South pier to be extended fifty
feet. ■   ■   , -       -.»...      „ '    .
Au Sable—Channel lines ta be rectified and .
pile arid edging reyetment'to be* Wnstrueted.
Portage lake—Brush .piers, to. be .completed
to ten feet "soundings. vBalance' of -appropriar-
tion to-be applied-to'construction of-timber
pier pn both sides of chaiineL       '   *
Saginaw river—Appropriation -to'Cbe: applied
to restbration.of channel at Carrolton Jiarj and
dredging at various points in the harbor.
Detroit—Excavation of. solid rocl£ and .boulders at Lime-Eilnjcrossing^o be continued as far
as appropriation will permits     - -     ■        »
■Bliick Lake Harbor—Tierato-jK) refilled antl-
leveled ; pile revetments "to "be ■ repaired nnd
sand fences constructed.  - - ' ?     - "
* St. .Joseph Harbor—Plank and beam revetments to Ijo constructed along'the* north beak-'
at Benton Harbor,' and channel .to be -&cG&ep,&.
"'SL Mary's Biver and, St. Maryjs Canat^he-
apprppriation-wiU.be Tipplied to the coasficae--
'tioiatif ,a damacroBg the upper entrance ot the
canal,. and to do the pumping necessary fcj ,&&ift
it^ui-iUg the coming winter; to «w>»v«te - "~*
S.'OOO.citbiQ yard8=6f f,«irth-and
^
•V3
iiig' a matter so "nfany- years ago passed into
final judgment Avill only waste thoir breath.
The groat issues between tho parties, -which so
largely affect the welfaro of "the people and the
country, are the topics to be discussed and decided in the coming campaign. The.-e are
Avhat the people desire to be enlightened upon;
they are already satisfied that the §329 case
was finally and' properly decided many years
ago. I presume you have seen a short note I
sent to the State Convention. In that I said
all I Avished to say. T*uke P. Pouhb.
TAOCObH      tnf-rt     I ■   . xr - r    •■*
THE SOLD) SOTJTH.
Resort to tl»c OW Familiar Tactics or
Intimidation, and Fraud—Attorn«?y~
(icncral Itcvciis on. the Situation*
[Washington Telegram to Chioago Inter Ocean.]
Attorney General Devens, speaking of
the accounts received of the status of the
Bepublican party in the South, says
that they do not harmonize with the information he has received through the
officers of his department. He believes, it
is the determination of the Democratic
leaders there not to permit the Bepublicans to organize nor to conduct an active
campaign in any of the States of the
South except Virginia. In the latter
State he says local political issues Avill
afford the Bepublicans opportunity to
take partinthe campaign, but there is no
use disguising the fact that in the other
States the  Democrats, Jt>y their i^ual
mo-.-siWodara.4it the heacfof th'e canal, ajtaJS^*-
prepnre the I'ouudatioil fx>r the same, and- to
complete the pier-Jrewtment at the head of tho
canal. 'Xhe i-enSaiiider of the appropriation
v.-ill be <8evOte&fo dredging the channel of tho
rivei;.''
IvIuslKg.'in—Channel to bo extended.
'Cheboygan—Channel'fifty feet wide and fif-
toos. fBCt deep to be dredged from.the.Straits of
3f*'okinaw to "the mouth of. Cheboygan river, for
the accommodation of heavy-draught steamers-,
also, to straighten the river opposite the steamboat-line Avharf, aad carry the channel as far
up as tlie funds j>ermit.
Frankfort—Channel  to  be dredged twelve
feet deep and as wide as the funds will„.permit.
'Budington—Extend north pier, complete superstructures and geueral repairs.
■ Saugafcuck—Sevei\ hundred lineal feet of
revetment to be constructed.
Miehig'jk "Gctefee* Slake fchefoUo"wihg
returns ^pogA'iMlfton;
.-^1886. -.
....33,810
...73,339
.,..13,891
 .69,133
 -..25,145
 .22,235
 .11,918'
 6,427.
  1,539
... 1,793
... 4,584
IngfeaiSu..-.^ ...,.;
X«aW<S«inA Eapids)..
MecosiA 	
Sapaaw/;. .'.
Jffiarqu-vtte...:..,	
H«upfjton	
Mer.ominee....
P'jlta........	
Schoolcraft..,..	
Baraga (new counts) ..
Chippewa	
Mackinac....-	
Manitou	
Ontonagon	
Keweenaw	
Isle Koyal :..
Allegan	
Barry '..
Macomb	
Lenawee -
Lapeer.	
Olare »w.-..
Ogemaw »«.* •.-.•.-.-.•.•.
Shia^iYaBEfX?-. >-.-.-.-. .-.-.•-•..
EalKntSSOfr.-.-.-.-.-.v
\jj\i
1870.
25,268
50.403
5,645
S9,097
15,033
13,879
1,791
2 542
15(!89
1,716
891
.2,845
4,205
Gain.
6,372
S2,9g8
20,031
10,112
-9,35fi
10,12?
3,98a
lj4Gl
1;793
2,895
1,045
475
—324
"24
U75
■45,595 52,304
32,065 2,380
Order No. 40.
Appointed Military Grovernor of the
District of Louisiana and Texas'inl867,
Gen. Hancock exhibited his rebel proclivities in the most glaring light. The
law of ^Congress under Avhich he was appointed declared that "■ the Governments |
then ■existing in the rebel 'States of
Lowjfaiana and Texas were not legal
SJate Governments." But, in assuming
command of the district, Gen. Hancock
utterly ignored this law of Congress,
declaring, in General Order No. 40, that:
The General commanding is gratified to learn
that peace and quiet reign in this department.
ItAvillbehis purpose'to preserve this condition of things. As a means to this great en^
he regards the maintenance of the civil "authorities in the faithful execution of tho laws
as the most efficient under existing 'Circumstances.
Commenting upon this extr aordinary
order of Gen. Hancock soon after it Avas
issued, the late Senator Mo'rton said:
Again he says 5 *' Crimes p'nd offenses committed in this district must be referred to the
consideration and judgment of the regular civil
tribunals, «nd those tribrjials will be supported
in their lawful juriadio\iqii."   Here he abjures
the military power conferred upon him by Conr
gress, recognizes thr> supremacy of the "bogus
civil authorities, aM declares that he will Sa^
port their tribunals in the exercise of their lawful-jurisdiction. .And this he says standingnpoa
ground in NewO.rleans yet moist with the blood
of nearly 200 men slanghtered in the presence
and by the contrivance; of these civil authorities,
while the tribunals wliich lie pledges himself to
support have never V.rought one of the murderers to justice. * * * Again says Gen. Hancock:
"The right of tria). by jury, the habeas corpus,
the liberty of the press, the freedom of speech,
and the natural rights ot persons and therights
Of property mrlBt be preserved."    This is a
very pretty na.rfiag, but Avhat does it mean in
this eonneefdo' _ ?   it means that the loyal men.
white and bV ^ shall have the right to be triad
by rebel.jU' jes, -vhich. is like giving the limbs
the right to be tried by the wolves.   R, means
that the  rebels who have murdered Union men
shall be. tried by reiel juries ; and. when, I aslt
has oD.e of them been brought to justice?   It
mean 3 that meri arrested by military authority
may be discharged from "custody upou & writ tti
-ha^jeas corpus issued hy a State Judge, which
is. in direct violation of the concluding part of
'the third section of tho act of Starch 2, 18G7,
which says: "And all interference under color
of State authority Avith. tho exercise of military
authority under this*ct shall be null and void."
I read this order «E Geu. Hancock Avith un-
mingled sorrow, *Bd felt he had committed an
■error more £a&al to hia reputation than the loss
of a battle.   €ren. Hancock is a gallant soldier,
who has 4ssen wounded in the service of his
country, that if he shall now lend himself to the
suppoi<t xit tho principles  against which he
fought,  and become the ally of his enemies
agMssfc his frionds, his laurels, be they ever. so
1jri$fcit, will wither "like" the tender flower be-
jMUKth the simoom of'the desert."
It was through this violation of a solemn law of Congress, this violation of
-the very act by virtue of Avhich he held
his appointment, that  Gen.   Hancock
endeared himself not only to rebels, but
to rebels who, to the guilt of treason,
had later added the atrocious iind bloody
crime    'cfi; ' wholesale     assassination!
Against the statutes of his country and
against ithe appeals of justice this man,
who jsroiEesses   to  revere   the ,hvw as
a"bove the sword, assumed, against the
I solemn mandate Of the law-making
I a»ower of the land, tocondone atrocious
\ murderous,  crimes,   and -.recreate   and
clothe Arith authority States declared by
I Congress to be Tvithtiut any legal status
s whatever in lhe Urnon!   Order No. 40
Avas a crime against liberty and civilization, fpr it left defenseless men  and
women nt the meroy of  armed and relentless enemies.-i-^pa^o Tribune.
The proprietor of ajjouisville bone
factory aiaiQimces thaf persons leaving
their %}"nes  with lxini can.hay^ ^lieni j gap of 242. "!Ifhe-^pttlataon* ot4ht|
ground at short notice,"- '   """* I township is 2,878; a gain-ofc2l
2J61
1,326
.... 2.531-
 4,229
      275
 37.475
.....25;273
....'.'31,831
....:«[m
.-:-.-.-.%0,-7U7
■i;IA.m
.::-:. 36,"S4C
Ti^e 33e'til6it- Free Prsss gives the population "oif liiirty-foiu: of the cities of
Mf^si'^ibh, as shoA%*n by the census of
I8#&, and in comparison therewith t|i«i
population of the same places ia l&7i
and 1870. -In 1870 the tenle&dihg 'citieS
in the State in tho Olftka: named were
Detroit, Grand Eapids, Jackson, East
Saginaw, Adrian, SaginaAv City, Ann
Arbor,- Bay <3ity, Muskegon and" Port
Huron. In 1874 East Saginaw had
passed »Tackson, gaining third place,
Ayhile Bay City had leaped up to fifth.
Saginaw City held its OAvn at sixth, Adrian dropped to seventh place, Muskegon
eighth, Port Huron ninth; and Elint
taking- tenth place,' -'ittMHiiiiM^
decreased inpo"pulatiJi^^ilefouryeaj.D.  r-
Ihfe j?eni\ with the two leaders as be- f
ipr6-, Bay City has gone tp third, Eastf*
Saginaw falling to fourth ahd Jackson to
fifth, Avhile Muskegon has wrested sixth"
place from Saginaw" City, which is now ^'
seventh, A\ith Port Huron eighth, "Flint
ninth, Lansing, tenth:    The  "bigVillage " (Kalamazoo) Avhich does not appear on the list, has a population of 12,-
078, and, therefore, standi next to Jackson.    The folloAving is the statement of
population referred to:
Adrian	
Alpena..	
Ann Arbor -
Battle Creek	
Bay City	
Big EaEJds ..:..'.
Coldwater.'. I.
Corunna ...
Detroit j....
East Saginaw....
JTJint ,.
Grand Haven	
Grand Bapids....
Hastings	
lshpeming.;,	
Jackson	
Lanfcing	
Lapeer	
Manistee	
Marqr,ctte	
Marshall..,	
Mason '.	
Monroe ,....
Mh. Clemons	
Muskegon	
Negauneo	
Niles..	
Owosso	
Port Huron..., .".
Saguia-iy City	
St. Clair	
/West Bay pity.--.
Wyandotte,...	
Yprilanti	
The  island
inhabitants. '
1881.
.... 7,860
.... 6,354
.... 8,038
  7,575
 20,650
.... 3,540
.... 4,685
,..-. 1,501'
....116,027
.. .-.• 19,065
.... 8,41!i.
.... '4,862
.... 32:037
.... 2,540
...: 6,115
.... 16,500
.... 8,326
.... 21918
.... 7,200
.... 4,678
.... 4,200
..^. 1,929
.... 5,300
.... 3,045
.... 11,300.
.... 3,930"
....    4,196
     2,503 -
....   '8,955
.... 10,444
....   1,902.
....    6j3&6,
,...    3,632
...'.   4,984      5.211
"Mackinaw', has
isi*.
8,863
3,964
0,692
5,323
13,690
3,103
4,330
-   1,345
101,255
-17,083
8,197
'4,364
2&92S
2,075
'4,082
13,859
.7;445
1870.
8,439
■ '7i363
5,838
of
They liyo, ptf the ^
ernnaent and summe? bparder?.
The population of Imlay City is 971.
The village of B.dchahsin pas 1,^0,
.%-T