THE OREGON SENTINEL.
ty PKK ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
VOL. X. NO.' h,
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JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, DKCKMHKK 1G, 1SC5.
Tin: om:sox si:ntim:u
UU'Kli KVWIV HATt'lUllY MUIINISII. ,
11. P. DIIWI'.I.I-, i'loiulHor.
cCnciniTioN T-'or One year, in nilviutee,
Four Dollnro; If paid within llie first six
nionlli nr the year, five dollars i ir nnl iiuld
until Hi'' expiration of Hie year, six dollars.
Aovkiitihimi One smmrc (lit Hum nr
Ics). Ilrt Insertion. Three Dollars ! ench
uib"iuent l'i'Hl'ii One Dollar. A dis
count of ilfiy percent i II lie nutdc to those
wliondiertli-eby llu venr !
rs ffnlT-n.lMrfi'hiilnlnitiriit rales. ,
Him mil
SOM)li:ilS AT MOM 12. I
They conic through the green s till wnyi j
To their peaceful homes once more,
To II? In tin shade thrmili the iniiimcr d iyn
Till tln'lr wcnrines I' o'er,
Ami the silence iirmw n fimtlllur thing
Aflir Hio battle's roar.
Tlu'y are strong I" ,,m'' ftm' '00,ci
Ami forget to heul tliu rnln;
Ami drink nt every bubbling brook,
Ami sleep 'in tin open plain;
For the iilglil-mlt Titll in harmless dew
On their nakuti lurk nnil prain.
The children conn', the scars
On their luces one liy ne;
Ami the maidens tint twinkle out like stars
After the set of mm,
Draw ihyly near to hear them tell
How Hie bloody light was won,
Ts7 are heroes one nml nil
Tu tlice gentle one they meet;
Anl the voices or liive Hint to them cull
IVirr never more soft mill sweel;
.11 lounril what unco wusuhoptdcssdrenm
Tluy now may turn their feet.
Theare the mrlon's prhle,
Ami Its living memory
Of tin' imlile In-art th.it bravely died
lies hie them on lam! anil spa;
Amlutlhiir feutaiu tliu highest gifts
Of a lh.iiil.rul people free.
MKSSAG13 OF
(iorcrfior Addison C. Giblis
TO TIIK
LIHSLShATIVi: ASSI2MI1L.Y.
tl'KCI.U. MJ-MON, IIRC. 0, 18G5.
Statb or Oiihion, Kxki't'TivK Dkc't, I ,
Salem, Ilfcf fl, lBfifl. I 1
Gentlemen of tlie Semite, nnil Home 0
lltpieteiitiitnen The Ciiiwlllutioii of thin I
State requires tho Governor to give, Irom I
tiMKj to lime, to the U-gislulive Assembly, j
liifufinulliin touching the condition of the I
Stale, uinl In recommend nuoh muiturcs ug '
lu'tliuiijiidgc In l expedient; mid, when
assembled, the pu jumc for which they I
lush have lii-en couvclitd.
The principle ubject lor which I have
csllid you together Ik, to rccuiinmiid that
you adopt the Hiiiendineut to tliu Consti
tulionof I ho United Slulc. propositi by
the l.iit section of Cnngn , for the iur
P'"ol abolishing shivery wherever H 0X
h"s in the nation.
"There Is one calamity" my De Tor
jucvillc. "which peneliuted furtively inlii
the world, uimI wlitoh ro ut lirnt neatccly
il"iii),'o.iiili.' umidiit the ordinury uliui
of poiier; it orl'iimliil with 1111 iudivldiml
whoj name history ha not pien'rved; it
wa lullid like gome nccuriieil (.'unii upon
0 portion of tho noil; lint it uftrrward
Dtiriurul Ittclf, jsrew without iirori, mid
iprrail natunilly with the nclely to whlcli
it Inhumed. Thli calamity i nlavery.
CbrUlunliy mipprewol slavery, hut the
Cliriilian-.' of tin li.vir.Miiii century ro-ci-tahhflicd
It; ui 1111 exeiilion iudid, to
their iocia! hystetu ntul n.lriclcd It to one
trilie rnce of mankind."
I'rnm the couinii-uoeinent of the Airicau
lavoirude in 1.108 to IfifiO, itnppwrii;
from the inortt relialilo eviduicc to he ob
laiiud, lluit npivarda of lilt mi uiul 11 half
millions of human heme, n ire loicililej
torn from their nutivo country, curly 1180
ilalioim nod lauiily tie, mill were doomed j
ln pfn1'''"'! slavery tlimolc und their!
fff.pruiK in 11 roruljin luud. IjniKiinge
fs uneipial to tho tusk or leeuuntinjr the
hi'tir, Imrninj,' wrongi) which were perpo- j
train upon that unfortuimlo people by J
"frying on Udg most unhnly tritdic. A 11 1
iodUiinct picture may he formal in the 1
imagination whin we call to mind the
"ell authenticated faclB.
"rd I'almeritun, speukingln the House
"H-oril in 181-1, gao t.nme of the reason;
n'ch slirrul tliu government to move in
n mailer. Ik-said:
"The negroes destlnid for thoslavc trade
e not taken from tho neighborhood
""nere they ure embarked. A great num-
otrcomc (rom the iniinor. Munyuru!
"I'UviB made in wargexcitid by iLu tliirst
lor tho glim procurctl by the fnie of the
P'isouem. Hut (,u gnateat number orlso
0111 kidnapping expedition?, und uu or
pnizcd yii'in or inuu steuling in tho in
terior tf Africa.
" " ''cn ll'e time approaches to sot ou f
"ijh the slave curnuns lor the coast, the
''"uppers surround n piucelul village nt
Wit, set it on fire, mid seize on tho inhab
Dts kl"ios all who rist. If tho vil-
Inge attacked Is situated on n tnotinlnln
riflerlttg facilities for (light ntul the Inhnb-
ilunts take refuse In the c.iverns, the kill- j
nnppcrs kindle large 11 .. at the entrance;
nhil llintn trim nvn l!iaYi.....1 ,!.... . 1..1 '
...... ......-. .....f ... itcci.-il lllliu JIIIIITU
between death liy riifforiiinn nnd flavcry,
nro forced lo give ihomseivet up. If the
fugitives take refuge on tliu higlits, the at
snllitnK render thdmolvej tnaters of nil
the spriiurs nnd welU.otid thetinfnrtnnnlc.
devoured by thirst, return to barter liberty
for life.
'The prisoners inndo. they proceed In the
choice. Tho rnhmt fmlividiiiiM of lioth
fpxe., nnd tho clil'dren of nbove nix or sev
en yenrs of nee, nro rtl usiile to form part
ol the caravan which I lo be driven to
the en shore. They rid thnnelves of the
children under six years by killing them
on the fpot, nnd abandon t lie uged nnd in
(Inn, thus compelling them to die of hung
er. "The caravan wis out. Men, women
nnd children traverse tliu burning fand
und rocky defiles of the mountniiis ol Afri
ca barefooted und almost naked. The fee
ble arc KtlinulaU'd by the utiip; (lie itrorg
nre rcciired by chaining them together or
placing them tinder n yoke. Many (nit
from cxhiiuMlnn on the road, nnd die, or
become the prey of wild beints.
"On midline the sen fhoro, thry nrc
penned up, und crowded together in build
ings called Imnatonm. where they (all n
proay to epidemic. Death often cruelly
thins their riihltn before the arrival of a
shtvp trader."
bird I'almcrMnn's general didsctlnn
rrnm thce nnd other facts conueclfd with
the trade if contained in the fame f pooch.
"It is calculated," he fays, "tlmt of three
negroes seized in the Interior of Africa,
to lie sent into sluxcry, but one reaches hi
destination; the other two die in the course
of the norntintis of the slnvc Irudc. What
ever may be the number yearly landed,
therefore, we must triple It o obtain the
true number or human beings which this
deti stable trafllc annually carries (fifroni
Arricn."
Of the millions thus robbed of human
life, but one-third withstood the horrors ol
tho "middle paimigc."
In the American colonies, public opin
ion ns well ns the legislation had uniform
ly been iigaiimt the African slnve trade.
Tho iiihuhilmils of Virginia icrecon
troll. d by llrltii.li authority. Their legis
lative hulls had icsoutidid withehxpiti.ee
directed uguiust tin- plague ol Nigroslu
very. AkuIu und iiguiii they posted laws
restraining tin Iruflic.
Vet in 1600. there now 2,D&n,f8" laves
in tlie United Slates, inuiiy of whom en
lusirer white than black, held under u sys
tem that dimgnrded ptitcrmil ni'ling.ile
si roved the mcroil rights of uiiirringe, mid
imule it u crime lor nny one to li-.u-h a
sluve to nnd even the words of eternal life;
it system, the horrors of ulilch have In en
iuereiisiiig during the hist forly year;,
wldle Ihue has hw ll u coi responding de
create in tho p- rceutage of sluiery.
"'I'he whole eoinnierce," said Mr. .Irffer
son, "belneen master mid sluo is u prr-l
mil exi-rclM' of the incut hoiMciou pas
slons the iniwt unremitting dwpnllm on
the one Mrt mid degiudlug submiFiiioii on
the other. Our children mi this nnd learn
to Imitate it." "The mail muM be a prod
Igy wlin can retain his manners nnd his
morals under such circuuutuuccs."
"The prevailing Ideas rutcrtuined by
Mr ,reu".'ron nnd mrmt of the leading
stuttoiiwu nt 'in- lime f the formitiun of
the UoiHtitutioii were, tint ths onsluve
ineiit of tlie Afrienu was in violation of the
laws of nature ; that It wus wrong in prin-i'i,ii-,
snuiully, morally und politically, It
wag uu iiv 1 1 ilioy KiH-w not nt-ll how to
drul ith ; but tlie general opinion of the
men ol that day v,us, that, fcointhow or
other, in the order of Pruvul. nee, the iusll
sllliuiou uu lil become evuiiescent mid
pais uwuy. Tins idea, though not incor
porated in the eoiistituilou, nus the pre
vailing idcu ut that time."
lleetntly, honever, the slave power, not
entlstied witli sliaplng the ligislation or the
country mid holding a majority or the
oflicea or honor niid profit, has bien so ex
acting that uewspupeiu which freely dis
cued the question of slavery inn) told
bloody stories nl Us wrongs, have beun de
nied tliu malls, Fredoni ol the prissuud
of spot-oil upon tliu sjbject hu9 exiKted only
in n.iiiio iu ouc-lliird or the Hepublie.
Mobs, revolvers und bowie-knives huvo
been made subservient to its comuiui.ds in
utteiiipliug to erusli ull nppo-titiou to its
unholy mandates. Couventioiis ol its
rneiidi have been held men in thu uurlhein
stales where nsolutious have betii pusied
deelaring that it wus tlie duty or the Gov
ernment to protect shivery in tlie territor
ies und wherever its constitutional million
ty extends
Tin. depravity of mnn'a nature has been
..'.. . . . .
bo epjlckcncil by coKtuct with slavery, tnui
'thu institution, conceived in sin and
'brought (aril, in Iniquity, with all its
j monstrosities and hideout and dbgoatlop
iHorm ic. has even been aided 1 vne.
It li.u sown to the winds nn.1 Irom llie
whirl winds will reap d -striictlnt). Tho
day is not distant, when no man shall be
culled master or slave.
The ConMitution mndc by our patriotic
fathom ivhfl shed their blood to citnblish it
us Ireely us their gallant sons, in the last
four yonrs, have fhed theirs to preserve it '
jirovides the way in which this lnt vetlgc
ol b.irbarim hall be forever removed from
the ischmchcou of our nttion. j
om. ne.i. ..-.!, e .,. . i ., '
i in.- nun iirucic oi me v.oiisiiuninu 01
tlie United States provides thai whenever
two-thirds of both liou'os of Congress
tdinll propose nn unieiidineiit to tlie saint
such amendment rhull become n part of
the Constitution whrucver sucli propost
tion shall huve been "ratified by the legis
latures of three-fourths of the several
states." No exception whatever i made
with rtfereucc to the subject of slavery.
On the first day of February, A. D.
18GT n resolution wu p.i-ul In Coucress
by the cnnslitutional imijorlty, providing
far tin amendment to the Couilulltlon
abolishing slnviry. And ns tho news of
its paMngc wus wafted over tlie nation up
on the wing of tlie wind, twenty millions
or people clapped their linnd for joy.
Jly n speciiil letter rrom Sierelnry Sew
urd I nui rripiested "to caue the dccWnn
of the I'giflaturc to lie tuketi upon the
subject" so ns to complete tho work so
well begun.
On the "3d (f September, seventeen
stuteg had adopted the amendment nnd
officially notified the Depirtmcut of State
of the fact. How many have adopted it
since. I nm not advised, but from the tri
umph of lute elections in the F.ut, it can
not be doubted that, by the dawning of
nnnllier yenr, evu.v niiin In the Republic
can stand up in the enjoyment of the nu
ilve liberty In whlcli he us crcutul
claiming nnd receiving the "inula, liable
right to life, liberty und the pursuit ol
happlurss."
"If eluvcry is tint wrong, nothing W
wrong." ll bus wronged tho mostirs.
Those who vlolute tlie rights of ull others
They may have been indulgent, kind fulli
crs nnd neighbors, honorable iu their busi
ness transactions and csteeimd in society.
Still the anomaly Is prcM-ntid of men
ii hose characters In oiiercsxct entitle to
be called elvili7.ul nndnfimd; in others,
especially in their dealings with the pio
srihid rnee, tlieir conduct would l'dicate
hat their feelings were those akin to bar
Imrlnin. The system has greatly nrmiued tlie
"mv.- whites of tlie South. Its extensive
plHiitutiniM have prevented a gtnrul ditlu
slou of liiioiiWge by iimmus ol common
school. Shivery lias rendered labor dis
honorab.' in the estimation of tlmuuiids
wlio would have othrriiise llirlwd liy it.
uloris lh iivenuM of oommeri-c und tlie
march of Internal Improvement. Sueh u
system Is fruiiflit iiilh danger to our fofm
of government nnd lend to Ih1 building
up or mi aristocracy. Such Inn hwn Uk
cl.'irMOier which slavery h stuiiiM-l uhiu
ivery rorm ol government iiliere it has ex
lslni; its pint und practice Is not only
uvtrM) to re igiou und civilition, hut lo
democracy also. Many expressions of re
grel lia- In-en made by sluve holders wild
in the last four years that wtever threw
olf the monurchhil form of govermiHUl,
und u deire to return to it Ims been man
irrsted. The two systems of labor oumiot
iieactably exist In a rejiubllo. Slavery
i-iioiioi Ih mude iialloiial nml (Hip hi not to
bo. The Hull to nutiouuliM it can. like
the Institutiou iiMilf, be oonshlnred In no
other sense than mi alter failure.
0O.NTS.SVKU OK -'O I'AOK.
l'o.TAt. AiKAins. 1 1 isun unireclsnt
cd fact tlmt during the fiscal year 1601-6
the I'ost Ollice Dsparlmwit as slf-u-taining,
the exoes of rewipis oer e.xwn
diturus uuiountiiig lo SfeGl 000. TU
opening or mail routes througliout Hi
South will change the utpiet of ihe Ul
uncu sheet for the pH-i-ent finnl yesr. und
un ipeal will be inude to CoimreM to
ubohsli the frulikiug privilege, ihut the
Department muy be seir-Hiituining. 'J he
money order system works noil, ar.d Is lo
I-. ortKiiilfd tu the l'ucillc oousl uwl the
r .i..,i.u, 'I'l.la urill (liable neron in
(IIUIQ 1(11. 1, V), . i- -" .
Sacramento, or any oilier place where a
money-order office is wlabliihtd, to make
remittance of sums not mom ding two or
three hundred dollars. ut u oofct of fuw f.irii
of one per (tt.. wnh u Government guar
m.iee. Thus, far New York bus issued
C.COO money-orders ; Philadelphia. CVJUOi
Wushmgloii, C.000; liolou, 2,500, und
othir places iu proportion.
Mrs. Senator Kute Chase Sprugue bos
n baby'-a hoy about Git yveeks old. Mrs
Knrauue's inolhcrin-law presented lier wilh
I 8AII0.0Q0 for having u boy, mid settled
n u l;n ,. slruiiL'er. A ri-i'lilur
biui',imu on -- - , ,.
' greenback babyl It is not evuy boy-baby
whose lather is a colon lord und whose
giirndfiitber Is a greeatMCk lordl
I'rOSid'Hl IollllS(lllS MCSSIlSrC
, ' "8
ClttCAoo. Decenihi-r fllh
l'reideut Jobu'on's message opens as
follows
"To express gratitude to (Sod, In the name
of the people, for the preservation ol the
United Stntcs, Is my first duty in nddrcs
Ing you. Our thoughts next revert tu the
death of the late President bv the net of n
paraoidil treason. Tho grief of the nation frnilmen, If they show pitlenee, will s mn- stand has applied (or "pardon" In n volu
ls still fresh. 1 1 finds some solace In the jcr come into participation in the elective ' mlnvts ilnemnent denying his guilt, I.e.,
eonslderutinn that he lives! to enjoy the franchise through the States than through denylns; tlmt he 1.1 u proper eae for a par
highest proof nl its confidence by entering the General Government even if it had Ihe don. On the other hand it Is . largely
on n renewal or a term of tlie Chief Magls power to Intoneno. Good faith mpilrrs cUimwl by I' Northern friends that
tracy to which he had been olei'ted; that he the security of tho Ireedmen In tliflr Utterly ( iu. trnns of his furrpndrr In Grant nmoiini
bronclit the civil war siibstanlally Ion chwe i,rT riaht lo labor, ami their right lo In a pirdun, nnd shield lilm from nil putl-
that his lo-s was dcplnreil in nil parts of
the Union, nnd that foreign nations have
rendered justice to Ids memory. IDs re
inavnl cast upon men heavier weight of
care than ei- divolvesl upon any one ol
his predecessors to fulfill. I necil the sup
port and confidence or all whnnre nssoci
uted with me In the various Departments
of (he Government, nud the support nnd
confidence or the people. Tliere is but one
way by whlcli I can hope to gain their ne
cessary aid; It If to Mate with frankness
Ihe principles which guide my conduct mid
their application to tlie present state of af
fairs" The message then diseusfi-s the
powers of the Constitution of tlielJtiilid
States nnd Ihe relations of the States o(
the Union. "It is nut the right of State
Government to renounce its own place in
the Union or to nullify Ihe laws of the
Union. The largest liberty is to be main
tained in Ihe discussion of the nets of the
Fiilernl Government, but there is no np
penl from its laws, except to Ihe various
brandies of the Government, to Itself or lo
the people. The sovereignly of Ihe States,
is the lunuuiigu of the Confederacy, and
not the latiguui;ef the Constitution,"
Acuin he i.s "The true theory is, that
nl! the pretended acts or secession we-to
from the beginning, null und void. Slates
cannot commit treason nor screen Individ
uals who may have committed treason.
Slates ntleiuptlng to tecs de placed them
selves in a condition where their vitality was
impiircd not extinguished; their luuctioiw
suspended, not ih-strnycd, lint if any Siute
neglects or refuses to perform its odious
lla-re is the iiioro need that thu Giiierul
Gn eminent should maintain ull its author
ity und us soon us practicable roumo the
exercic of ull (Is functions. On Ihispriu
eiple I have acted mid soiuhl In ritore
the rightful energy ol thu Gemr.il Govern
ment and ol the Suits. To that em I Pro
visiouul Gmernors huvu lieen tippoiiitcl lor
the States, (,'oniootiois culled, Governor
eleelml, Isyislulurcs uwmli!isl, uwl Ileprc 1
sent utives nml Senators chuirn to the Coo
grei of tin! United Stales. I know very
well that Ill's pulley U alteitdnl with some
risk; that for its huccs-ps it nipnris the uu
(pileM-iice of the Slain wlnoh it ooiioeriw,
that it implies un iuvliutiou to Ih-s Slate;
to resume llisir funelioiH u rfiuiosof ihe
Union; but it is u rik lluit iniitl be tuk
eti. ns no Slate eau throw u ihf.iu over
treason. Tlie pnwer of pard-m Is ixelii
sively vetted Iu the ICwuiiit- brunch of lie
Govurninent of the Colli d Slates. In ex
ercising ihut aiwer I huve taken i-viry
pree-uution to connect with it the clear, t
riooguilinn of Ihe binding force of the
laws of Ihe United States, und the unimtl
ifiwl uckii'iwtnlgnieut ol Iho gnat ihungc
of ooiMlitioti iu regard to slavery, which
has grown out or the war." Again he
says t
"All parlies iu Ihe lute terrible conflict
limit work together iu harmony. It is nut
loo inuuh lo osk, in the name or thu whole
wople, Ihut on one side the plan ol lestor
u 1 1 un shull piocoel in ooufonnity with u
willingniiHi lo east tho disordurs or m
past into oblivion, mid on the othir, that
Ike evidence of sincerity on tho future
muiiilenai.oe of Iho Union, shall b but be
yond uny doubt by Ihe rutifieutiou of Ihe
proMad umtudmeul lo llw Coisttitutioui
which providwt, for the ubolitiou of slavo
ry forever within Ihe limits of our oouuiry
The adoption of Ibis amendment uuitus
thu Ciiittd Stutts beyond all power ol
disruption."
"It is maniftel t.'iut trcawiii, mod IU
grant in churacUr, has bee-u ooimnittid
Persons who ure charged with ils commw
skin should huve fair und impartial trial
in Ihe hight civil tribunal of the country
iu order thai I he Constitution und ihe laws
may be fully vindicuttd, und thu truth
oleurly (stablirhtd und ufliruiid Ihut trea
son is a crime, traitors should b- punished
uud the ofT.-nu inudu Infamous, mid ut (he
sume lime thai Iheqinvlion muy be judic
ially setilid. dually und forever, that no
Slate, of its own will, bus the right to re
nounce ils place in tliu Union,"
Tlie relations of Iho General Government
low urd four million inhabitants, whom thu
war has called Into friodoui, luivis engaiild
Iho serious uttt-ptlon of the President
"In re-gurd lo Ihe propriety ol atte-mp'in
to maku the freidmeu electors by lb proa
lumutioo of tliu Kxecutive, I look for my
icouD&el the Constitution iUelf, ihe inter-
pfetionof tlmt mstnim iii by nmi '" "
nn C(ltrmp0rr,, nn,j ,vcfnl I. Kihiiion
hv Congrrss " The Preident Hunks emu
ting the elective franchise to the frcdincii
would Imve been assumption of power i
which nothing In Ihe Constitution or laws
of the United Slates would hate warrant
ed. On the other hand, every danger of
conflict Is nvoldrd when tlie ipiesilon is re
fercil to the State. "In my Judgment,
chiim n fair return for their labor."
The President urges n ilisMsloiMtc ltt(.
ment of lids subject aloof from nil xirty
strife, lie then discus.- the Department I
iriiorts. under tlie prrtvlitm of (he llmne-
stead Iiiv. 1 ,1 TilUiil,! ncret nf hind were
entered during tlie last fiVnl yenr. On the
1st of Mav the lotal numlier of intsoim
on llie enlfln list wnsPfi.PAf,, requiring
for their ntinml piy 8.0'M.I Ift.
The revenue of the Post Odire far the
past year foots up 81 l.rtfifi,lf8, nml llie e.V
IM-mlllnresSI.'l.nyi.l'JS.
Ily the report of lint Secretary of tlie
N'nvv it will he seen thai at tlie eom-
memvment ol IIh' prijseiit yenr there were
In comtnlssion MO vessels, nrinrd w iih .'I. j
000 guns, and tnsnned by M.MHIut'ii'
I'he niimbir or vesls now In I mumiWuii
is 117, with MO guns mid 12.I'.'H m-ii.
Ily Ihe rejMirt o Ihe Serrelary of War
it if shown that tin? unltlary force on the '
1st ol May was l,(IOJ.rjr, men Dvor
800.000 of these nun have lies n mustered
out, and the Department, h still rapidly
ntlueitig the niiinber. Tlie war estliniles
arc redueiil fiom Srilll.Sl t ICl . which
amount, in llie opinion of ihv lb parlim lit
is ndnpiiite for the ieace rstiihtishmMit.
The Prosuhnt dlscos-es Ihe llniinelul
iplesiionsnt Icniflh. lie rieoinineisls the
cople lo be constantly on their guard ; lo
liquidate tMits eoiitraetisl in pir euiren
ry nml by comliiclliig iiusiiii-s marly on
a cash basis or short cridits, to hold them
si-Ivm prepinsl to return to a sieeii' stun
ihird. Thegrnduil riiluellon of llie enr-
riuey is llie only measure Ihut can suvej
llie business or the country from iiiusirous
calamities. Il Is etllnmlid by tin1 Sree
Inry of the Treasury ihut Ihe expi-iHlniires
for I hu fiscal yrsir Hiding 30th ol .In no.
lfifil. will exceed the rnvlpts Isy 61 !-!.-181,817.
It N gratifying, howevir, In
slate that ll Is also estlnmt'-d tb,ai the rev
nne for Ihe yenr ending .t0ih ol .lutir.
1877, will 1'xrs-nl IM expUMliliins In (lie
sum ol ell I dvisisip. i ni amcmiii, or t
iniioh as may be ibiiinil nulfieienl lur Ihe
purHM, in sy he applied lo the mbii-llmi
of Iho public ll ht, which, 041 the .'list ol
October, l&r,'.', was Wi 7lll0-l.7Mi.
In rrgid lo our nlmiaus wilh Gren'
llriliiio llie PrstmlrHt declins-d tls mo;,
kitiou or that power for lb lofHiulioii of h
Joint CsiuimiHsion to H-Mle lh mulunl
uluiius belwerii Ihi two eouulllis. 'IV
PiesMlriit clous wilh it virluul urtitmslliMi
of iho .MiHiroe duclrme, uimI says ihe iw
rrsismdenesi between the United Stales ami
I'ruM-it on the kiibjwti will ul the fOwr
lime bo laid Inline I'siogitvs.
Tiik Ohiok or Tim IVmami. The l'
iiiati Urotherliotx) hus been iu exitiooe for
Ihe past tight yiuis. Its rouiwUrs wire
two of ihu hull ex lit s ol Ifcld, Culniwl
John O'.MulioiK-y uiul Miilwul Doiwny,
both of win, ni mo wll kuowu iu Ihut city
Thu late (itueral (.'uicikum was in vuojumi -tluii
with them. () Mub0M) wu.enuiRtt
O.l Willi ihlS IIHlVSIIUUl iu ltH,-wl lllWtltfh
u lin. re youth he Inlluencrd ulioul fifiwu
thousand of Ihe wuiutry in Ihe ooulily ol
Tipierury, wlier he IndoMytil, to luvuuip
umiii ihe hills ol ihut pluoe. 'I he nulituiy
wuouitditl and dwju-rsiil lUui, und O Mu
honey (ltd to Primes, win re lit
pluiii fur the future icvuluiioiwry or
guuiation weie forimd, AfUr irsuliwg
in I'ruiioe fur n lew ycurs, () Mubuney
oiime Iu AiiKrleu, where, ituhd by Corco
ran und Dobs-nay, h slurlul Ihu lVumo
llroiherhooil orgunfutioii. Fix five years
Ihe llrolherhowl iimiiiiIuiimmI u ss-ito mcicI
character, sprunding rupidly thruuyh ll
Unitfed States, Caiuida und U llrinsb
Provlucrs with a regular stm of uoni
uiuiiicatiun. 'I hreei years ngo a national oouisnlloii
wus held in Chieugu, uiul s puriu ol
thu nrgunzaticii was boldly uvuwsil, uiul
llie spread ol Ihe movement wus yre-nttr
ihuu over. The leader of llie I'euMiu ure
men win) have tukm up duwnnght revolu-
lion ug mo nuiiuets oi imiir Dies, u mh ihjt was rooul itt-xlday naked lull not iu-huiK-y.
Ihu Head Outre, is ueknow letlyed, ' nlid l.lmjt i;ii.,pinii. ullli 'Si men,
even by his enemies, to lie higlily cultur.-d, unuiljr muuulul on miilus. the others on
of u chivalrous nature, uud u man of gieal
deie-rui'iialion. The Stute ('ml res ure
nearly ull wealthy Irish ineruliunls. Many
Catholic Cleruymeu uro in the ranks uud
not yery loo ugo u General McGroarty,
President ol tho Fenian .Military Council,
went arm In arm with Father Wig-1, the
Superior of tho Je lulls, to head a Fenian
pr"- '" "' " Waih'Oij'on (Irncml Melgh.
er l n mi-iilier nnd Iho late (Irnernl fmllh
of tin- I'nlon armv. wn n member of iho
Itrotheihooil nt tho time of his death.
Parilim.
Pardon" Impllrs guilt.
Where guilt ti
di'pnlnl, n pinion should be denied, and f
trial had In determine whether the accused
neeils n pardon, (lenentl l.-e, we ttndcr-
Uhmeiit by the Giivcrtnneiil. Ifwebelieva
Genernl l) nnd his friends, therefore, his
ease stands ns follows :
, 'Pho Governmnil ought lo pardon
him
'.'. The Gnvsrnmrul tins paidcticd htm.
3 He never was guilt v.
This Is very much like the case of the
kettle: which wns
1. Crocked when It was borrowed.
S. Whole when It was returned, and.
.'I. Never was borrowed at nil.
Wo Mijtsjt to the? triple ohfiisontlons
of (acts which ought to li" clearly demon
stmtcd nml kiionu. if Grant's terms of
mirrmtler ntuoiint lo an amnesty to l-e,
nnd were o regarded by i, doivs any one
npHwe Its would ko Iii Ihe President for a
,frenl ihhiIoiiT It may fairly Imi n-wumnl
then-fore from Is-e's applniition f.ir u par-
Inn Ihal he linen not regard the terms of
iirreii'lrr ns nmoiintlng lo mi amnesty or
resehliiK In nny way In-yond his protection
ns. and while, n prisoner of war.
Then1 mnu'M. Iln-ri fore, I hi single ques
tion whether Ihe Govi-rnnu nl should psr
ilmi nny npplleant who ihiilns his guilt,
until that guilt has llisl b-en istablnheil
on n fair trial. Wn ihlnk not. ljipeel
ally in lending eac, this should not be
done, ir parties nro unwilling lo confess
their guilt, so that llu point shall be nr
ever Ihereflller eslnhl'idicd liy tlielr confes
sion, let Idem stand trial, and bo pardoned
after csnviclinn, mid Inn few nf the more
di- rung i-u?s?f, alter execution. Curngo
Ti limit.
hti'ii.si mikii witkii. Ill Helgliim, men
and women, ball o together ns freely us If
WHlir were Ihelr natural elemeul. Al Disk-i-iiInt
you will .il-the brldegroiuii como
forth from his i(gnnr, li-.-nling Ids bride
b Ihe haiiil, flHiidylug her amid tho turf.
Tim fallmr dlis Ms dausht'i", and the moil
ih'hIksI ,l,,nll't In I Iih world, from a
Hi-llhbaMilnR m.iebllM stloilty avail IIhiii-
bn r bis m,IIIh M-riic. Hom-lluis a
Imnulsw aesjHslulano" is sliuek up uiimug
lin- Hmn In I hi wr(ell on dry land, as
occoaloH nny nJ1'r. Al lh billisof I'Mlfer
yomiK loi-o ami in ihlens, old men and chil
dren, sit hi (hit limiting water proiiiUcuuiis
Ijr wNlln IhIiIm of wood, Imirlug u news
pK-r m s cup of eolf.-i'. mo gi-nlly lloaled
lo them, sbmg Ihe Mrf.ir", ul their cull. At
I) i-,, It,- .-it(,T l,s4i. ii Imlo-r, ivllh his
t-osrx- blin- silslil nml mi ilHiroeil faou imlln
ilii-i,ily for lb lulv I-siiIiik Irom her uu.
riistt cbawlmr. (WiK-llully rla l.ullou wnirlng
S'-nln-r swcL-loro uud lings, lie l.,-in
Willi bis bucket iu Ida band whlls ihn li-IU
lilm Iniw lite wii-WHti-r I to be thrimn,
Willi one It Is Ihe head, with uliollirr the
urms, uhest. or nuio oiibumck. Huiislo
m ixtrfiiMsl lint; and iinothir sluiidi llko a
lok. whlls pull ul ler pall Uduihid iimiii
Ihv nil-ill of her bark. Tlisn. If lm Is young
Ibf Isilnsr glvw her u Iumoii in swimming,
and bids bur isly on Iho motion of Iwr arms
ml bum lur festt mitirtily lo his dlretillon,
while ho guide llisiu llr thu tvmhlaiica
of i frog.
Diu-iNiTiKii or a "Huh." Iluss.to kits
rebus, to kiss hgnlit; pluriho, lo fclu
without nsgunl lo sex; sillybuss, to bisj
Ihe hmul iuslo.nl of thu lips; bhiuderbms
lo kiss iba wrouy iersou; omuihus, lo kiss
ull llu- rssins In the room; Kribus,tu kli
In tlw giueyuri! or in the dark. i-Mdei)l-ly
His country girl who c-uus tit town last
wtt-k hwl l bet difimlioM in her head. A.
young m nl l man hu Iu i-seoit her a tulle
or Iwoibiwn town, mid nut wishing lowulk
hu rmnuikeil, "llokl on, Mury let's tkea
bos." I lis I Mury, blushing lo the eyibrow
dri-w back unit villi woijndisil uipJcsly ro.
pld. "Oh (isorgil nl g, ,t,f , (l,t
Siitt'" It Is wull that ull the ladies ro
nut lik Muryl
KtU.t.u. A uulsiioiii Oupl Kvlly. dstesl
ut Purl Vuucuiivsr, Duo- M, Informs us
that fsioti. Ablitrtitii or Co (1, IstOregou
Clry, wim killwl by Imllaus whlls lie ril
ing burM In n tuujun, u in He und
iUrl-r lYuiii Osmp Alvurd, Nov. 0, Ifjiii.
Tbe ludlitua look uway ull Ikuhooes Six-
I uu of lb U-.t In eouiwny. Thmnuu's
i'"ul- imIIowsiI the Indian trull for llvodsys
but lulled lo overlaku them Jas Aldvrsoo
uasoiivoflliu bit! men Iu Ihe coiopauy.
IU- ba rulalie iit-ni Jncki-ouvillo.
-So Iheru'ii unoiher rutituru in Mount
ociferims. stihl Mrs Puriingion.sssiie put
on her snecs. llu- tuner li-lla on bllnul thu
burning lather running down the mouaUla
i but ll dou'l tell us how it cot Ure '