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Newspaper Page Text' ! STATE' RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. RATES OF ADVERTISING s ru tbas ; On Column, $1(0 ; Jl&lf Column, fCO j Quarter C4 amn, $35. , . ; - ' Transient Adrertlscsieats" per Square often lineg or loss, first insertion, $ 3 each subsequent laser FUBLISHID ETEUT SA.TCRDAY BY . 'J ASBOTT & BROWN. V. i. ABBOTT. I M. Y. BROWSV OFFICE IN HANNON'S BUILDING. FIRST STREET ' TEHMS, is adyaxcs : Oayer, 3; Si Mootai 2f Oie Moat50 cts.; Single Copies, 12J ct. ConefponJeuU writing; over axmmed signatures .nonvmonjlT. xnxiit mat known their proper t,imi to tho Editor, or no ttontioa will ba given .to their communications. - ' ' AU Letter And Communications, whether on twine u or for publication, should txv Addressed to Abbot1. A Brown. BUSINESS CARDS. D. JJ. RICE, 51. D., Surgeon and Physioian, ALBANY, OREGON, " . - - - - 1 " THIIANKFUL FOR T1IE LIBERAL FATROX- 1 are received, continues to tenner nu services tithe eitiiens of Albany And surrounding coun try, oace and residence, on Svnd street, two blocks cast of iSprenger's hew Hotel. T3n37tf J. QUIXN TIIOKXTON, ATRCRNEY ANO 5 COUNSELOR AT LAW, tiM in the superior And inferior Court f Ore.-tia. OSco up stairs in Foster's fire-proof &rick, nearly opposite the postoOeo. Albany, Xor. 2, lS67-v3nl2y! JOHN J. WHITNEY, AnOiXEY AT UW AXD .NOTARY PUBLIC, OREGON. in Vatir'i! Frame Buildinz. yOElce op - -. Right Democrat" Office, oppoiite the'Mato t v3nw. . . F. 31. WADSWOUV .! SIGX, CARRIAGE AXD ORXAXEX2-' PAINTER. Grer McBride's Wagon Shop, between First and Second, oa Ferry street. Firt-eLis3 work done on short nbtlee. v3nl9yl C3AX0B. CEO. B. HELM. CUANOH A HELM, ATTOiOEIS AXD COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Orric b la Xorcrois' Brick Building, up-stairs. Albany, Oregon, au4 W. 1. HILTABIDEL. T. It. HEDFIELD. . IIIiYTABIDEL & CO., DEALERS IS GROCERIES AND PROVI sions, Wood And Willow Ware, Confection err. Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, etc. More oa Miioa street, adjoining tuo txpress u Jice, bany, Oregon. se2Sv3n?tf BEN J. HAYDEN, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Will attend to all business entrusted to him by citizens of Polk and adjuiniug counties. Eola, Jnly 26, 1867. vgarfltf nr. b. iiu jxniREY, ATTORNEY AT LAW AXD XOTABY PUBLIC, ALBANY - - " - ' OREGON. 3" OlUee in the Cwurt House. mAr9v2n301y JT. C. POWELL, ATTORNEY AXD COVXSELLOR AT LA W AXD SOLICITOR IX CHAXCEUY, ALBANY, Oregon. Collections and eotnrey An jcs promptly Attended to. oe20nl01y FRANK DALTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC. OSee in Foster's Brick, lt street, Albany, Oregon. feblv3n24tf t. BABQOWS, L. BLAI5, S. B. TOISC J. BABBOWS & CO., GEXERAL & COilMISSIOX 3IEECHAXTS DEALERS in Staple, Dry and Fancy Goods, Grxeries, HArdware, CuUery, Crockery, Hoots ana fcnoes, aids.ii. vivvu. CoDiameuts solieitcl. oconStf E-F. BUSSELL, ; ATTORNEY ASD COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Solicitors in Chancery awl Ileal Estate Agent Will oractfee in the Courts of the Second, Third, and Fourth Judicial Districts, and in the Supreme Court of Oresron. Cfficeia ParrUh's Brick Building, AlbAny, Ore- fOB. irZT SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the col lection of Claims At ail points in the Above named Districts.- vznioyi S. W. GRAY, D. D. S., GRADUATE OF THE CISClHSATi DE3TAL COLLEGE, . Would invite all persons de6ir . v - iae first-class dental operations to f ?m eive him a call. The Doctor makes rXE many new and improved styles of plates for Artificial teeth. Among others He would solicit particular attention to vulcanite base in eonnecti m with zold wire eauze (a superior - work in many respects), and a new improvement (late ly patented by Dr. Cool), which consists in lining the entire eoncave surface of the plate with fine gold. This style of plate admits of a very fine finish, and m its use there is no disagreeable , blacking and roogheniDg by tobacco smoke and ot.hr detBterious azents faa is the case with ordi- . arr Tuleanite work). It can be made mueb thin '. ner and adds verr materiailr to its strength and -, durability. The extra expense is trifling in com parison to the Advantages it" possesses. Persons ' would do well to give him a call. Office up-stairs in Parruh's & Co.'s brick, Albany, Oregon. aprll'58T3n34tf ..-.. . - J. F. McCOY, ATTOB.NET AXD COUNSELLOR, AT LAW, -AXD IXOTARY PORTLAND, . : - ;. PUBLIC, m 7 : - OREGON "ESTILL PRACTICE IN TBT3 SEVERAL f f Courts of this City and State, and of Wash ins ton Territory. All kinds of claims And demands notes, tills, book accounts, subscriptions, ete.. collected on commission, by suit or solicitation. - -Real Estate boaeht and sold. Taxes paid. Building 8 rented, and rents collected on commis sion. " Tittles to Real Estate searched, and abstracts made. , . -ALSO -' - . AGENT for the principal daily and weekly news papers cn the Pacific coast. Subscriptions and ad yertisenc ents solicited. - . - S3All collections promptly remitted. OFFICE -No. 95 Front street. Portland. Y2n27tj NOTICE! L 0031 OUT FOR THE CARS' 1 JUST RE- C4 -ived : a very large stock of DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES! by steaner frpm San Francisco, I will sell for cash or merchantable produce, at low prices, my entire stock of Goods, to - make room for more. Call anc. see for yourselves. R. CHEADLE'S JaprlvSnSStf Cash Store, Albany. voL.ni. ADVERTISEMENTS. MBS. A. B. PAXTOff. MISS LTD. A. MILLER. MRS. PAXTOM & CO., FASHIONABLE SIIIiLINEIlH ASO MANTU A-r.lAEEn3! WOULD BEG LEAVE TO RESECTFULLY tender thcr services to tho Ladies of Al bany and vicinty, assuring them that they are pre pared to make and trim BONNETS AND HATS, in the very latest styles ; also, DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING! In Any Fashion or Style DetirtJt For reference we will only state that our Dresses, Bonnets and Hats were Awarded the FIRST PREMIUMS AT THE LATE LINN COUNTY FAIR 1 We Also receive constant supplies of tho Latest and Most Fashionable Goods! generally kept in a ladies' FCRsunisa establishment i Cutting and Fitting Warranted Satisfactory 1 Stamping and Braiding done to order, and all oth er work executed With neatness and care. Octl2v3n9U RIBS. DUNMIWAY, rsTIAKES PLEASURE IN INFORMING HER patrons that she has received her Invoice of jsn FURNISHING GOODS, DIRECT FLOM NEW YORK! aid I Am now ready to Accommodate Air or Tor with the BEST AND LATEST STYLES, At the Most Rensonallc Price I As Aj?ent for Madame Demorest i Incomparable mirror of Fasniona, I Am enabled fc furnish gratis a cpy of the Majrasin fur one year, beginning wHb ibe JIy number, to any person who shall purchase spring gdi in my line to the amount of Ten Dollars I ! Send io roar orders t once, ladtc. that I may know haw many of you will give me the pleasure of presenting you fir. U tlxds parlor Magazine as Premium on your por ch a-. A COMPLETE ASSODTMENT OP Very Choice JllHIncrjr Joo4! AXD ALL TBE OTHER NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON! She has Also secured the Agency of Hd'mc Drmorest'i World-Renowned Pattern, And All of tho many ncful and orna mental Articles adrert'ued in her justly popo lar 31 agazine. C03IE LADIES! "all of you together," and see if I have not the Cheapest and Choicest Millinery Goods t IVEB OFFERED FOR SALE IV ALBAXT ! DRESS AND CLOAK-MAKING! In the Latest Styles ! Perfect Fit Warranted. BLEACHING AND PRESSING! In the best manner At the very lowest rates. NEW STAMPING PATTERN! BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS ! SJ-Don't forget the place. Southwest corner Main and Broad Albin streets, Albany March 30, 186S se28v3n71y LOOK HBKEI Patronize Home Industry, and Sare Money! The undersigned, having opened a TAILORING ESTABLISIOIEXT (On First street, north side, next door east form Washington), in Albany, takes this method of inform ing the public that he is prepared to MAKE, CUT, ASD REPAIR CLOTHING ! ALL KINDS, IN THE LATEST STYLES! AND AT THE MOST REASONABLE RATES T2n44tf IL W. FARMER. IEA A. MILLIB. A. P. MILLEB. MILLER & BRO., (Suecettort to Philip Miller,) , M ARB! E W O R KS ALBANY, OREGON. Shop on Taabinton, bet. 1st and 2d St's. PTHESE GENTLEMEN BEG LEAVE TO IN 1 form the publio at large that they are now prepared to furnish ;. MAR BL E 31 ONTJ3IEKTS ; AHD GRAY E - ST ON E S OF EVEBV STTLB AND PATTERK, " At the Host Reasonable Prices TOr.IDSTONES CUT TO ORDER On the very shortest notice. Mar7v3n29tf MILLER fc BRO, . ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1868. POETR Y. From tho Columbus Crisis. ? GRANT, THE MONKEY, AND THE MULE. . To th Editor o th Cnii$ :l road with in terest your notice of Jesse Grant's biography of his son, the General, and send you tho following as Apropos j CASSAUIANCA TIIC SECOND. Tho boy sat on tho pony's back. As 'round the ring he fled The dust that flaw up 'round the track Fell thick upon his head. Yet, beautiful and firm he stuck, As born to ride wild ponlos A creature of unoommon pluck,. "A brick' among hi eronics. . The mule ran on he'd not let go Without bis father's word His father faintly crying "whoa," Was smothered in the crowd. Tbe pony fast and lister flew, With Jooo running after Bravocs from the clown they drew, ConVuUing all with laughter. Joct leaped with splendor wild. Carrying his tail on high, And sat behind the gallant child With mischief in bis eye. Tbcre came a burst of loud applause Tbe boy 0 i was he there t Ask of Joco, who, with paws, Was combing Ulie's bair. OLD CONTRIBUTOR. Stekl's Taverjc, Va. HOME. Homo's not merely four square wall, Though with pictures hung and gilded Home is where aSVctiou calls rilled with shrines the Heart hath build ed I Home ! go watch tho faithful dove. Sailing 'neath the heaven abure us, Home is where there's one to Iwve ! Home is where there's one to love us ! Home's not merely roof and room. It needs something to endear it Home U where the heart can blwia j Where there's some kiud lip t cheer it ! What U home with nono to meet ? None to welcome, nono to greet o ? Home is swi-ct and fidy sweet Whcu there's one we lore to meet ns 1 HOW THE PEOPLE ARE TAXED. BT A POOS TAX-TAT Eft. Taxs on my bread, tax-e on my Latter, Tascs on my salt, taxes on toy anprxrr, Taxes uu my tea. Uses on my euBcm, Tax on iny uolarj!, taxe on my barley, Taxc on my pl'l-r, taxes n tuy spice. Taxes on tar cordate, oI lasts on my rice. Taxes on tobacco, tkxtt t o snuS, Taxes on my cigarst if I would lake a puff, Taxts.uptn chtce, taxes upn fih, Txes ujH-n mutton, if I take savory dib, TaXeS Op'o taxes Vta Vval, Taxes np.n pfjrk enough to make it iMtwcnl, axes upon my coat, taxes upon my panis. Taxes upon my drawer, ail paid in advatsee, Taxes upon my shirt, taxes upon my shoes. Taxes upon my hat, taxes upon my Liur, Taxes ujn my kntr!, taxes upn wy scuors Taxes upon my shaving bruh, uxes upon my ra ter. Taxes on my soap, taxes on what I pay, sir, Taxes upon medicines, taxes if strk or well. Taxed on ail I buy, taxed on all I sell, Taxed for my children, taxed fr my wife. Taxed am I fr every means of life. Taxed whether at work or unemployed, Taxed fr a stamp or a receipt is void, Humped and UxhI ; and lasrd and stamped f rferevtHl ana iwi.usa; -courta ana ciarapea, Concriptcd, and taxed the bounty to pay. Taxed with life if I go, and taxed if I stay, Oh, God of our fathers, pny zriut us repose From this radical tax aa J r store us lo peace Kcstor us tbe old time Thy powerful band Can alono save ns from the corrupt shoddy band. Who tread down the poor while loyalty cry, Leave widows and orphans to sutler ana die, Destroy this fair land, its union sever and Make slaves of us whites to raise up tbe nigger. CII IP Election, firt day in June next Men often attempt, by tho lk;htof rea son, to discover the mysteries of eternity. They might as well hold up a candle to see tho stars. Don't split. Spot the man tliat does. lhe reason the irecdmcn arc so anx ious to get into the jury box is the fasci nation of these words, "Gentlemen of the jury. e s Vote for Geo. It. Helm. Give your son a trade and you do more for him than by giving him a fortune. Franklin. Vote for It. A. Irvine. Josh Billings gays if a man professes to serve the Lord ho likes to see him do it when he measures onions as well as when he hollers glory halleluyer. , Vote for J. T Crooks. "Sal " cried a girl, looking down from the upper story of a grocery, addressing another girl who was trying to enter the front door, "we vcau been to camp meet ins and have been converted, so when you want milk on Sunday you'll have to come around to tno bacic aoor. Vote for Dr. Alexander. An old bachelor who bears his lonely state with much equanimity says. " It is better to be laughed at for not being married, ihan not to be able to laugh be cause you are." Vote for S. A. Johns. A cirl who became tired of single bless cdness. thus wrote to her intended hus- band : "Dear JJill--Uome ngnt on vou are cominz at all : Edward Kelder man is iqsistin' that I shall have him, and he huggand kisses me so continually, tha I can't hold out much loDger." Steady on the whole line ! f This is the financial plank in the radi cal platform "two kinds of money for two kinds of - men." National bank rags for' the people aud national gold coin for the rich bondholders. Who goes for-the party that is making the rich richer and the poor poorer ? Vote for J, W. Mack, From Hunt's Merchants' Magazine. Our Method of Collecting Taxes. If it bo true that Republics lack groti- tuuo, it ccnatniy cannot vo charged against them, judging from our own ex perience, that they arc Wanting in patience. Tho ready acquiescence of our pcoplo in a system of onerous taxation, after an im memorial exemption from such burthens, is more than wo presumed to expect from ourselves, to av nothincr of tho rcntivn. . f-j - - now predicted by our foreign censors ; 1 ..Ml tit.!. . ' , uuu Biiu moro rcniarKaoio is ine goou graco with which wo tako to tho arbitra ry and inquisitorial methods in which our taxes aro collected. The Government in- vests its tax gatherers with almost unlim- itcd powers over our taxable property, and we submit to seizures, conUncationn and cxactious as passively as if wo had no rights of property and of . privacy which even tho law ia bound to rcVrcct. That lack of regard for tho rights of tho individual which is ever apt to character ise legislation following a civil war has crept into our revenue system, and gives t .i : ,. .if . i ... iu uju auutiiiinirauoD oi nil DrariCU 01 public affairs a strong dash of official tyr anny. Iho principle upon which our Internal Kcvcnue system is constructed is that tho people ore essentially di l-on est. Oaths, Kcizurcs, fines, confiscations and imprison ment arc invented to compel thctn to act with fairness toward the Government. To a limited extent, and under proper checks something of this kind is necessa ry; but it is clearly unwise and unneces sary to assume that the average honesty which induces the people to act iutlv ns between man and man is not to bo relied upon as between the citizen and Govern ment. lkcauo experience has shown that there is always an exceptioual few who will cheat the Statu of its revenues, it docs not follow that our revenue system must be framed and administered so as to oppress aud insult the large majority of honest people by dealing with them on the supposition that they are actuated by fraudulent intentions. This system we conceive to be wholly wrong. It implies that tho Government relies less upon the justico of itg claims than its power to collect them, and so &r tends to suggest to the taxpayer the idea of evasion. It holds good in every cae that to treat an upright man as dishonest, is to discourage every sentiment of justice, and to place him, at least in feeling, in loatility to your equitable demand. And to deal thus with a whole community, in cluding many in whom the fcinc of right jas been but partially educated, is cer tainly an indirect method of training tern to justice. The employer who keeps a hired spy over his Uawli, i the fint to be cheated. And the fctato which gov erns the moot by the sword can least rc- y upon its people. -Nor-is it less true that the Governments mot rigorous in their revenue system have always been subject to the largest frauds in taxa tion, rredcrick the Great hid the fx- racitv to appreciate this principle; and hence his reign was distinguished by the confidence ho reposed in the honesty of lis people and the consequent amplitude of his revenues. Moreover, the law gives to the revenue officers powers susceptible of the grossest abuse. Backed by the government, par taking of the spirit of tho law, and kuow- ug that his superiors always sympathise with him as against tho tax payer, the tax collector becomes intrusive, inquisito rial, overbearing, insulting and abusive. He is bound by no consideration to ob serve the rules of common respect be tween men of business; he suspects all with whom he has to deal, and soon learns to parade his authority in tho most offen sive manner, it a tax payer has the courage to resent these uncouth manners he is very likely to suffer for his temerity in being subjected to some ef the many forms of annoyance which a revenue offi cer has in his power to inflict. This, however, is the mildest form of abuso of tho powers of the revenue official. Ho is empowered to seize goods, take posses sion of books and papers, and to close the place of business of the tax payer at his discretion, lie institutes proceeding un der such seizures at his plcasuro, and can keep the cases in court almost as long as he desires: and sll this ho can do upon bare suspicion. If it should provo that the tax payer thus dealt with is innocent, ho has no redress for the losses attending the suspension or his business, ir be is guilty, it is very generally found possiblo to escape tho penalty of traud by a dou ceur to the officers. There aro few men who, in the event of a seizure of their pa pers and property, even though entirely innocent, would not sooner, and who can not better afford to pay a handsome sum rather than have their business indefinite- Iv interruntcd. The' officers understand this and therefore make .seizures for the purpose of effecting private compromises, tne proceeds or wmcn go into tneir own pockets. It lstiotorious that these exac tions upon the innocent and guilty alike are of daily occurrence. Tho officers aro banded together in this business of mulct- ing, and are to well cognizant of each other's sins for the wronged tax payer to hope for any redress from an appeal to higher authority. , This system is also productive ; of the most gigantic frauds upon tho Treasury Tho .collector having the prerogative of taking the initiative in proceedings agams evasions of -the law, has tho power to per mit frauds. ' In the whisky trade, for in stance, the distiller finds it, easy to make arrangements, for too, manufacture o whisicy to any extent witnout the pay ment of duty. The liovernment is annu ally defrauded of fully forty millions in this way on this article alono, the pro ceeds beipg divided between the distiller and the revenue officers. Thus the very means designed to prevent evasions of the law encourage fraud on the part of the tax payers, and convert the revenue offi cers into publio plunderers. .Tho revenue laws have driven nearly every honest man l put of the whisky manufacture. YYbe whisky sells &t much below the amount of the tax, it is clear that those who pay tho tax canoot continue in the business; and tho fsamo rule applies more or less to other heavily taxed products. This condition of affairs implies, first, a dclcctivo system of imposts. High du ties naturally tempt to an evasion of tho law and attempts to evade the law natur ally result in tho bribing of its guardi aus. Were tho duties lighter, the temp tation to dishonesty would bo less influcn tial ; and it is essential to any well regula ted system that its imposts should not bo so high ns to tempt tax payers and cm ccrs to frauds. Kvasion of any impost is vottlU; and the only way to prevent its becoming actual is to fix the rato so low that tho gains of evasion would not set off its risks. Ihis principle, however, is wholly ignored in some of our most prominent branches of revenue. This severity in our revenue laws is in danger algo of producing an ultimato rev olution in taxation in every form. There is something so obviously just in the priu ciplc of a government collecting from the people payment for its essential services, that no p:op!e can be conceived capable of rejecting reasonable taxation, if the imposts are gathered with duo regard to the self-respect of tho tax payers. But if the people are insulted, embarassed and injured in their business under an oppressive system of collection, they will soon learn to acquire a disgust of taxa tion, aud in their exasperation may de mand extreme aud dangerous measures of relief. I he rigor of our prefeeut laws is utterly inconsistent with the genius of free institutions, and implies, on the part of its framers, a very low estimate of the patriotism and honesty of its constituents. The system is an affront to tho people, and an engine of political exaction and Iraud. Then. orain. how important it is that our tax officials, both high and low, should learn to execute all revenue laws in the interest of the people. If there is a qucs- tion with regard to the interpretation of . a . a any provisions ot tho law, tho people should have the benefit of tho doubt. The contrary, however, is, we regret to say, at present the practice, and applications to headquarters for redress against the un bearable ond arbitrary acts of the lower officials, and for relief under questionable provisions of the law seem to find little favor. This ts clearly wrong. An officer of the Government should bo in sympa thy with the people, not with tho lawmak er. The great Frederick of Prussia, in giving instructions to his judges upon their appointment, was accustomed to say: "If a suit arises between me aud one ot my subjects, and the cxe is a doubtful one, yon should always decide against me." TKU is an enlightened view of a court's duty, and as a rnuo officer is for most purposes both judge and jury, tho rule cl rredcrick furnishes a good guide for his acts. He is not appointed to make laws or to extend them, but simply to execute them. If there is really doubt he should, aji before said, decide with the people, leav ing the law-making powers to add such urther legislation as it may desire. Since the close of our civil war, however, a contrary spirit appears to govern our offi cials. It is not necessary to cite cases in proof of this position, for they are within the experience of every merchant. But the time has now come for a change. A ongcr continuanco of this arbitrary way of interpreting laws and executing them must rapidly result in making our people restive under taxation of every kind. Vote for J. S. Smith. Scene In n Kentucky Court House. In the good old times in Kentucky, when "substantial justice" was adminis- ercd in a log cabin in a freo and easy manner, a suit was brought to recover certain moneys, of which it was alleged plaintiff had been defrauded by the in genious operation known as "thimblc-rig- In the courso ot the trial, plaint iff's counsel, who happened to bo an ex- pert, undertook to enlighten the court as to the modus operandi of tho perform ance. Putting himself into position, he produced the three cups and the .' little joker," and proceeded, suiting the action o the word. "Then may it pleaso the court, the do. fendant, placing the cups on his knees, thus began shifting them so, and offering to bet that my client could not tell under which was "the little joker," meaning thereby, may it pleaso the court, this ball, with tho intention of defrauding my client of the sum wagered. For instance, when I raise tho cup so, your honor supposes that you see the ball. "Suppose I see" interrupted the judge, who had watched the performance and was sure he detected the ball as one of tho cups was accidentally raised. "Why, any fool can see where it is, and bet on it and be sure to win. There am t no de fraudin' there." "Perhaps your honor would go a V on it r insinuated the counsel. "Go a V on it ? Yes, and double it, too, and here's the rhino. It's under the middle cup." . 1 II go a V on that," said the foreman of the jury. , T "And I, and 1, joined in jurors, one after another, until each had invested his pile. v;; ''-..'V ; ,;:v . "Up J" said his honor. ' : Up it was, but the "little joker" hiad mysteriously dissappeaired. Judge and jury were enlightened, and found no diffi culty in bringing in a verdict in lavor ot . , l i . a? . i j iL.i .' "i ine piainuu, on rue ground mat it wus thp "darndest kind o' defraudin." Vote for A. Si Bassett, Be always frank and true ; and spurn every sort of affectation and disguise. Have the courage to confess your ; igno rance and your awkwardness. Confide your faults and follies to but few. ; i - ' Vote against Negro. Suffrage. NO. 40 The Crime of Impeachment. Wo notice that our exchanges are quitJ guuurauy iu mo uaoit oi, caning me lin pcachmcnt a larce. Then it is a most! serious, a terrible farce. But it is not t mere farce it is a crime the greatest! anu most xarai crime mat has ever been perpetrated in America. The expulsion of the President from office for refusing to bo the tool of a violent faction which happens to be in the majority, is launch ing this country at once upon tho fiery path of revolution and destruction, over, which iucxico ana trie uentral American States have traveled to everlasting ruin. If one party may do this thing another may. If it can bo dono this year it may bo repeated next : and so on. until there is an end of all fixed constitutional gov. ernmcnt. The mistake the Democratic party is making, or lather its leaders, is to look at this impeachment business as aimed only at Mr. Johnson. Mr. John son personally, is less than a straw in this great matter. Iho blow is aimed at the Constitution of tho United States is aimed, indeed, at American liberty. In our system, each of the co-ordinate branches of the government is deafened as a check upon tho extravagance and a bar to tho usumations of the rest. The absorption of the executive powers by the legislative branch, is a deadly thrust at the vitals of tho whole system, which, if permitted, is the first step towards Mcxkanhing the United States. This is the real, the stupendous crime of im peachment. And it is a source of pain to reflect that a President will content to be thrust out of his office by illegal force, when he has all the legal force to keep himself in. We would not have him trench a millionth of an inch the consti tutional powers of the legislative depart ment; but when the legislative depart ment seeks to overthrow the executive branch, is it not the duty of the Presi dent to put forth, with the greatest de cision and speed, every power within his constitutional grasp to protect the office entrusted to his care ? It is idle to talk about the justice and legality of his trial. If there is any man who seriously be lieves that his trial b either just or legal, be must bo an idiot. K. Y. Day-Book. Vote for Geo. It. Helm, Butlkr. Gen. Spoons has sued the editor of a Baltimore paper for libel. We had no idea that anybody could libel that infamous old caricature of humanity. If truth is a defense to the action there is not much chance for tho blear-eyed mon strosity of the Boston police dock. Call t-T- i v. . iiim a cowaru. anu prove it ov i? lfetii- :1, Fort Fisher, New Orleans, and the testimony of Ulysses the monkey-rider aud whbky-destroycr. Call him a thief, J prove it by the plunder of private citizens at New Orleans, the roLWv nf till bnnk ftf Smlf Ii TlrntKira fnhnsn rrv!rl coin tho wretch was subsequently com pelled to disgorge,) and innumerable pet ty thefts- such as pianos, watches, plate. jewelry, etc. Call him a beast, and prove it by his brutal instincts and inhuman treatment of innocent women and chil dren. Call him an abortion a mon strosity, a caricature on humanity and make his face a witness to establish the fact. How it is possible to libel this vile creature is beyond our comprehension. Doubtless the suit is simply an attempt to levy black mail, which it will be re membered he tiied on some time ago with Brick Pomeroy. Tho Baltimore editor ought to retain Brick for the defense. It would be interesting to see how the Beast looked after passing through tho hands of the redoubtable Pomeroy. Sonoma Democrat. , Vote for J. S. Smith. What is a Radical? A little boy asked his father the question, what is a radical, tho "old man" undertook to ex plain the conundrun as follows : "A radical is a rapacious animal of the aenut homo ; a native of the New Eng land States; but occasionally found in ihe middle and western States; a satantic spawn of puritan parentage ; conceived in sin; born in iniquity ; nursed at ' the breast of jealousy and self-esteem ; rocked in the cradle of prejudice and intolerance ; educated in the school ; of low and foul play, and lives by public and private plunder. "Now, my son, since I have defined radical, let me hear you parso it. ' Aoswer. Radical is a compound un constitutional noun, black in person, do- dining mm in number, Atrican gender and desperate case ; governed by the nigger according to Puritan one ignoramus gov erns another." : tThat will do, my son ; catch your pony and take a ride." - . k ; '- " " - ,.-:..,' Vote for James Shields. Certain Sions If you break a look ing glass it is a sign that you will have to get another one. If you help yoursftlf to a piece of butter when you already have a piece on your plate, it n a certain sign that you have two pieces. r - Never start to go anywhere, or do any thing on a Friday, because you can't get a great way beiore buuday, If you drop a fork and it sticks into the floor, it is a certain sign that it is a good fork, If you spill . the salt, it is a sure sign that you have salt room i If you spill the dish cloth on tho floor, it is a sign yOu 11 have to pick it up again These signs all hold good in a dry time Vote the Democratic ticket. - When the' Hindoo priest ia about to baptise an infant, he utters the following beautiful sentiment : , - - " Little baby, you entered the world weeping, while all around you smiled : contrive so to live that you may depart in smiles while all around you weep." inigiit happeu Vuixt reiuv cine liuuFby Screwing tho wick down, when it will go outiteclf. J 6s Clean your lamps thoroughly, taking- out the turbid, sedimentary remains at east once a week, soak the burner in hot ye to remove all grease and soot collected about it, and eee that the wick corref ponds exactly with the burner, which will obviate a too free and easy communi cation of the oil vessel with atmospheric air. 7. By all means do not trust children or ignorant persons to attend to the fill ing and lighting of lamps and handling of cans, except you have instructed then when, where and how to do. and see your self that it is dene so. 8. Do not, under any circumstances,. f vou value vour life, pour kerosene oil. no matter how good or bad it may be, in to burning kindling, from an oil can, the best and otherwise safest oil will and must explode and destroy you. Vote the Democratic ticket. The Campaign. From reliable tour ces we learn that our gallant standard- bearer, Hon. J. S. Smith, is sustaining himself nobly. Lery where he goes he is listened to with marked attention. Ho is literally flaying Radicalism. Mr. Lo gan's sophistries are exposed in a master y manner, and his appeals to the passions. and prejudices of the people engendered during -the war are met with calmness. and people urged to view the dilemma in to which the Radicals have plunged the country, and the necessity of immediate extrication. The attorney for the Radical. party is over matched ! Mr. Smith is 4 man of large experience, extensive read ing, a fluent speaker, a close reasoner, and of a logical turn of mind, and, take hin all in all, he is a man that few can sue ocssfully meet in any discussion. He ia the man for the times and the people. Everywhere he i3 received with enthusi asm, and everywhere ha fully answers tha expectations of his friends. From tho reports that reach us from all quarters as the canvass progresses we are satisfied that grand results may be expected on the first Monday in June. Mr. Smith will be elected by a handsome majority, Radical ism will to rebuked in our. State, and Democracy triumphant. Columbia Prctt The Louisville Journal makes two good points in the following brief paragraphs : "Grant's friends say that he couldn'fc obey the orders of the President, his mil itary superior, without violating a law of Uongrcss. jjus ne .was Douna to ODejms. military superior so long as he remained in office. If he was unwilling to submit to the requirements of military discipline. why didn't he resign f Was there anj law of Congress against that f The fact is. Grant ought to resign. There is a scandalous impropriety in his being at the same time General over all the armies, and a candidate for the Pres -idency." Said a fond mother to a young hopeful of eight : . Tommy, my boy, fetch in & stick of wood." Ah 1 my dear," res ponded the youth, "the grammatical por tion of your lite has been sadly neglected, you should have said ; Thomas, my son, transport from that recumbent collection of combustible- material upon the thres hold of this edifice, one of the curtailed excresences of a defunct log.1 Henry Ward Beecher in his discourse on Sundayj said that some " men did not shave on Sunday, and yet they spend H. the week in -shaving their lellow men, and; many folks think it very wicked to black; their boots on Sunday, morning, and ye- do not hesitate to black ; their neighbors repuiauuu uu v tea. uoja. A young man after having paid his ad dresses to a young -lady for some time, "popped the question." The lady in q frightened manner said You scare sne, sir." ; The , gentleman did not wish to frighten th3 lady, and consequently re mained silent for , some time, whea shs exclaimed, "scare me again." , A hoy remarked to his mother that he did not kne w that Mr. Jones was a millir ner. "Well, he isn't," said the mother. "Yes, he ii," said the boy, "for father went in there last night to get a nightcap. "Now children," said a school inspect tor, ''who loves : all men in V A little girl not four ye irs old and evidently not ; well posted in the catechism, answered quxes ly,"Allwonen" V