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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1872.
NO. 20,
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ORECON CITY, OREGON.
Nov. 10, lsl:tf
4. M. THOMPSON', C W. FITCH.
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Attorneys sit I:aw,
Rea! Estate Agents,
EUQENI C8TY, OREGON,
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HEAL ESTATE ROUOHT AND SOLD.
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with great care. We will practice i'i the
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tention given to the collection of all claims
that may be placed in our hand. Legal
Tenders bought and sold. sepStt
JOI1X M. BACON,
Importer and Dealer in
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STATIONERY, l'KUl-UMKUY, &a, &c,
Oregon City, Oregon.
At ChtirmiTt Sf W'arnvrs old f i d, lat!y oc
Ctpif.l by S. Ackemt'in, Al'tin strtct.
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JOHN FLEMING,
DEALER IN
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MAIJf STaKP.T, ORKC.ON CITY, OUEfiOV.
DR. J. WELCH,
DENTIST.
OFFICE In Odd Fellow' Ten pie, cor
of First and Alder Streets, Portland.
The patronage of those desiring superior
operations is in special request. Nitrous ox
idi for the painless extraction of teeth.
XfAitiiicial teeth "better than the best,'
nd a ch-cnp as th che-ipet.
Will be in Oregon City oa Saturday.
Nov. 3;tf
Dr. J, H. HATCH,
1
DENTIST.
CJ The patronage of those desiring tirst Class
Op' rath in 11, is respectfully solicited.
Satisfaction in all cases guaranteed.
N.B. Xi trout Oxjde administered for the
Patuless Extraction of Teeth.
Office In Weigant's new building, west
ide of First street, between Alder and Mor
iiou streets, Portland, Oregon.
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OFFWE-QM Fellows' Temple, corner
pirstand Mtkr streets Residence corner of
f.in and Seventh streets.
W. F. KIGHFIELD,
Established since ls49,at the old stand,
Mjiii St ret t, Oregon. Cj.tuf Oregon.
An Assortment of Watches, Jew
elry, and Seth Thomas' weight
Ct'X-ks, all of which are warranted
to be a-i represented.
Repairing done on snort notice,
ind thankful for past favors.
CLARK GREENMAtf,
City Drayman,
OR EG QX CITY.
3u All orders for the delivery of merchan
dise or packages and freight of whatever des
cription. to any p.rt of the city, willbeexe
c ite J promptly and with cai.
&
JEW YOIilt HOTEL,
(Dentfelies Gaftliaus,)
ijo. 17 Front Street, opposite the Mail steam
ship landing, Portland. Onegou.
H. R0THF0S, J. J. WILKENS,
PROPRIETORS.
BoirdnerWeek . . Jfi 00
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Oregon as Viewed by Others.
The following communication wag
written to The West, at San Fran
cisco, from Oregon, and as it is in
teresting, we publish it in our col
umns. The communication refers
mainly to our immediate locality :
POUTLANP,
the flourishing metropolis of the
State, has a population of
about 12,000, and still growing at
a rapid rate. It is situated on the
Willamette river, at a distance of
some twelve miles from its junction
with the Columbia, and about 110
miles from the ocean, and is the
most important port of Oregon,
The situation of the city is extreme
ly pleasant, being built on land
which gradually rises as it recedes
from the Willamette, a view of a
portion of the great valley of Ore
gon the Willamette being ob
tained from the elevated land be
hind the city. In the far distance,
are also seen the snow-capped sum
mits of Mt. Hood, St. Helen's, and
Jefferson, rearing their grand old
heads like sentinels over the land.
Taking in this vast view, it is a
strange transition to look down
upon the busy city at your feet,
ami the broad Willamette, alive
with iships and steamers. The city
is well supplied with gas and wa
ter. Schools, churches, and benev
olent institutions are numerous.
Its manufacturing and commercial
interests, already great, are con
stantly' enlarging.
If Portland progresses as rapid
ly as all prophesy, the time is not
far distant when we shall see her
limits extended well toward, and
even to, Mihvauki;', and a line of
horse-cars making hourly trips on
the banks of the Willamette. The
river will, in the future, be a sec
ond Hudson its banks dotted
with villas and mansions. The
taxable property of Portland, for
1871, was about $0,000,000, an in
crease of $3,000,000 over 18G9.
MILWAUKIi:
lies about five miles south of Port
land, on the Willamette. The cit
izens will tell you, with some de
gree of pride, tinged with jealousy
and Borrow, that their city would
have occupied the position which
Portland now holds had it not
been for the avarice and short-sightedness
or some who held the lands;
and to-day Milwaukie stands a
monument of their folly. There is
here one of the best liouring-mills
in the State, the Hour manufactur
ed having a high reputation. At
present, the proprietors have on
hand some 80,000 bushels ol wheat.
During your correspondent's stay,
Mmvaukie enjoyed a snow-storm,
which lasted for a sullicient length
of time to make the ground lit for
sleighing, which was also the case
in Portland. Near MiHvaukie is
the largest orchard in Oregon, Mr.
Lambert is the owner, A number
of the trees composing the orchard
were brought across the plains on
ox-teams in the early days. Mr.
Lambert informed us that the oiv
chard produced this season some
six or eight thousand bushels of
apples. He at present has ready
for shipment about livp thousand
bushels,
OSWEGO,
a few miles above.Milwaukie, was
formerly a place of some import
ance, having a large furnace capa
ble of smelting a great quantity of
iron. The furnace is now quite
idle, notwithstanding the existence
of large bodies ol the best iron ore
within a mile or two of the works,
We were informed, however, that
there is some prospect of opera
tions being again resumed. Many
buildings stand . vacant, and the
whole place bears a look of decay.
GKRVAIS,
about twelve miles north of Salem,
is a new town on the line of the
rnilrnnd f-J-prvias is vorv vonti"-.
indeed, but is a crowing infant.
rr 1 i . 1 1 a.
rne nrst nouse was erecieu last
October. Now there are three
stores, of general merchandise;
also, a drug store, a tin and
stove store, and a large warehouse.
Tn tllP snvinrr nnu? Tmil ill n rrts will
" I .v... ..........,
be erected, and additions made to
manv of those alreadv built. Gei
vais k a thriving: place, jjucj. the
AURORA.
A colon v of IloUniitlprs numbering
j - 7 '
some three hundred or more, large
ly compose the population of this
place. They form a community,
holding property in common; and,
notwithstanding this practice,
seem, almost without exception,
. - 1 1 .
Uustndus. V anous mecnanicai oc
cupations are pursued, and a-large
tract of laud i cultivated, They
also own and manage a shoe facto
ry of respectable proportion.
rri,o;i- iln-illh-m-s are com modioli!
4ml Arn i 1 1't 5 hip. and they seem
t,vnn'J'f
it- on.-morh. One of the leading
men informed us that they were
prosperous,and contemplated many
improvements. A comfortable and
.U-iwInftpd hotel was a feature
much appreciated by your corres
pondent. The town is situated on
a small stream affording good water-power,
w hich they make use of
for mills of different kinds.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
is mainly devoted to manufactures,
agriculture, and fruit-growing.
Oregon City is the largest and
most important town. Its situa
tion, on the - Willamette, forcibly
reminds one, by its position, oY
Natchez, on the Mississippi, being
built both on and under the bluff.
The falls at this place afford the
best water-power in the State or,
if not, par excellence, the best,
equal to any. Already they are
made use of in running a woolen
factory7, rtouring-mi!ls, and other
machinery. These falls, though
furnishing such excellent water
power, have hitherto proved an in
surmountable obstacle to the navi
gation of the Willamette, vessels
thus being obliged to discharge
their cargoes below portage, to and
reshipment above being performed
at great cost and inconvenience.
A four-lock canal is to be excavat
ed through the ledge, at a cost of
$100,000", 8200,000 of which is cov
ered by a State appropriation,
Work has already been begun, the
contractors being under bonds to
the State for the completion of the
work. The speedy completion
of the canal is of the greatest im
portance, and no one can realize
the necessity of this great under
taking without first visiting, in its
busy season, the region of country
to be benfited, nor be aware of the
vast amount of produce that comes
down this valley by water and
railroad. With the increased facil
ity of river navigation, the result
of this canal, the railroad will find
active opposition, and cheap
frieghts may be expected; hence,
the profits of the producer will be
materially increased, and the coun
try generally benefited,
MARION' COUNTY.
The prominent industries of Mar
ion county are agriculture and
manufacturing. At Salem, the
largest town in the county, and
capital of the State, manufacturing
is extensively carried on, Among
the most important establishments,
we may note the Salem woolen
mills, the -Pioneer Oil Company,
Kinney's flouring-mills the lar
gest in the State Patterson's saw
mill, and a foundry and machine
shop. There is now in process of
erection a machine-shop for the
manufacture of agriculture imple
ments. Many other branches of
industry other than those specified
tre carried on to a considerable
extent. Salem possesses a good
totel a luxury for which Oregon
-1 - - "i "i mi
is not distinguished. 1 he nitro-
luction of water into the city is a
eature recently added, I he new
reservior, some ninety lucp h'gn,
and supplied with water by steam-
)ovver, is one of fealem s treasures,
flie assessed valuation of property
in Marion county is $5,353,793.
MARION STATION
1 1 . 1 1 J
is a new town, whose uirtn dates
from the completion of the railroad
to its site. The first building was
erected last October. It now con
tains a store, a largo warehouse,
and some eighteen or twenty
dwellings. The spring will see
numerous additions. The village
is surrounded by a good agricultur
al district, the lauds being held at
reasonable rates.
More than sixteen hundred of the
ten thousand women who signed
the anti-woman suffrage memorial
presented by Senator Buckingham
are residents of Connecticut. The
Senator vouched for them and dis
approved of the coming reform as
follows: "They are not maniy
women, but women of good sense,
and their judgment is entitled to
consideration They do not say
anything about the abstract right of
suffrage, but they say that, having
already their full share of the bur
dens and responsibilities of life,
they fear that others more bold than
they may succeed in having un
,od mmn them other burdens
and responsibilities unsuited to
them.. Therefore they ask Con
gress to protect them
dangers. They say th
from those
lat extension
of woman suffrage to them will be
adverse to the interests 01 tne
work i no--women : it w ill indroduce
fruitful elements of discord into the
..i-;Mnr marriage relations, and
thif ir, will be freighted with
danger to the general good order
of the country- I sympathize with
them. I see no possible benefit
which can arise by the extension
of suffrage to women benefit to
them or the country.
Authorized, "You say," said
the Judge, f'the elergj-man who
married you to the first wife au
thorized you to take sixteen? What
do you mean by that?" " Well,
said Hans " he dould me dat
should have four petter, four yor-
ser, four richer, and four boorer
and in our country four dimes four
make sixteen.
The Connecticut Democracy.
MR.
HUBIJARD S LETTER OF ACCEPT
ANCE.
Hartford, February 13, 1872.
ul. -. JBurr, IZsq.:
Dear Sir: I take occasion
through you, as chairman of the
late Democratic Convention of
this State, to say a -word in regard
to the nomination which the con
vention has been pleased to confer
upon me. The honor, I need not
say, came to me wholly unsolicited,
I may also add, wholly unwished.
I have no itching for office. This,
however, shall not prevent me
from accepting. Only let me add
that as I have not solicited the
nomination, so I shall not by any
of the too common arts and prac
tices of the times solicit an election,
and this not because I am careless
the political result or disdain the
honor. Very far from it. But be
cause such practices are against all
my habits of life in the first place,
and next, against all my convic
tions of propriety. If elected,
therefore, it must be by the volun
tary and uubought suffrages of my
fellow-citizens. Such must be my
position and course in the coming
canvass. It may be this will be
my weakness as a candidate. Be it
so ! It cannot change my deter
mination. T accept also the princi
ples of liberal and conservative
Democracy expressed in the plat
form of the convention. The res
olutions, in the main, touch the
living issues of the day, and are
wise and statesmanlike, Unless I
deceive myself, the great exigen
cies of the times is not alone the
adoption of just principles of gov
ernment in politics of this there
is surely need enongh but what
is of still more consequence, if
possible a purification of the mor
als of politics. These bad enough
to begin with, and none too good
at the best have become tainted
an inheritance of evils consequent
011 the late civil war evils which
have become terribly aggravated
by the wantonness and shameless
corruption of the long-continued
and irresponsible supremacy of a
tingle party iu power. These
evils pervade the whole body poU
tic, from the petty municipalities
up to the summits 01 tne otate.
Legislation, which should express
the best morality and wisdom of
the best men in the State, has fal
len too largely into unclean hands,
and become perverted to the uses
of personal aggrandizement, knav
ish rings, and lured and corrupt
combinations m the lobby. 1 he
civil administration of the Gov
ernment is full of fraud, bribery,
and peculation. It has come to be
almost putrid. Witness the re
cent devlopments in New York,
both in the State and Federal serv
ice. And, finally, the judicial de
partment usually the last fortress
to tall, and lortunateiy in her own
State still clean and above reproach
has not escaped the general con
tagion. These impeachments are
harsh, I know. I shall be glad if
they are undeserved. Where now
is the remedy tor those- evils 1
answer, in a general burying in a
feneral grave of all dead issues
and surviving prejudices, and in a
league of good men against every
form of corruption, both at the
polls, where it infects and festers,
and in office, where it nepotizes,
takes gift, and steals. 15y the
larger spread of popular education,
without which universal suffrage
will become a deadly curse, and
will prove here, as it has already
proved in France twice over, a
breeder of anarchy and rapine in
the first place, and then as a rem
edy for these of military rule and
Bonapartism. By a curtailment of
the usurped powers of the General
Government. It will be found, as
a general thing, that free gevern
ments are corrupt in the direct ra
tio of siz.e and centralization, while
the liberties of the people decrease
in a corresponding ratio. And as
involved in this the restitution to
the States those smaller and
more primitive democracies estab
lished by the fathers as barriers
against centralism of their just
constitutional rights of Eclf-govern-
ment, freed from every form of
disfranchisment for political offens
es, and so, by consequence, from
plundering carpet-baggers in office.
as well as from Federal interfer
ence at the polls, no matter whethr
er in the shape of official patron
age, or Custom-house stealings, or
Federal soldiery. By a reforma
tion of our excessive discriminat
ing and inouisitonal systems of
taxation, so that they shall better
promote the economies of the rev
enue and the industries of the peo
pie, and shall not hereafter tend to
convert the taxpayer into a perjur
er or a cheat. And in connection
with this, by a resumption of spe
cie payments-r-abolishing that false
pretence, and .irredeemable paper
currency the delay to do which
is not only a duty posponed with-
J out cause, and a shame to our pub
lic credit, but tenefs to debauch
the morals of trade and commerce.
Finally, by a system of purgation
and civil service reform in its most
comprehensive sense,embracing the
most caustic remediesof prevention,
discoveiy, and punishment. In a
word, by scourging out of the
places of public trust the Tweeds
and Murphys of fraud and rob
bery, and every other devil of
evil-doing which possesses thebody
politic. The way out should be,
as in the case of Tweed, with hue
and cry into criminal courts, and
not with plaudits and honeyed
commendations into the embraces
of the Chief Executive, X-.et par
ties and partisans perish if need
be rbut let the Republic live !
With these few words of plain
speaking I accept the nomination
conferred, and commit my name
to the fortune of the canvass.
I. am, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
11. D. Hubbard.
How We are Taxed.
EXTRACT FROM A SPEECH OF EX
S E NATO R DO O LITTLE.
I read from a list which I have
had no time to verify by actual
computation, but which I believe
to be correct. A gentleman pre
viously engaged in commerce, who
understands Ids subject, has taken
the trouble to see what the duties
are upon a few leading articles.
Look at the list,
taxed :
The poor man is
Per Cent.
10s
140
85
On his salt,
On his pepper;
On his rice,
On his soap,
On his starch,
70
On his candles, 40
On the sheets of his bed, 55
On the blankets that cover him, 240
On the carpet he buys, 3,
On his window curtains, 80
On his knives and forks, 35
On his'wmdow 'gift, 5
On his water pitcher. 40
On the hat he wears, 40
On his stockings, 75
On a dress of silk for his wife, GO
On a dress of woolen, 100
On a shawl, 200
On a Handkerchief, 35
The farmer is taxed :
Per Cent.
On his hoe and spade each, 41
On his horse-shoos, G7
On his plow, 45
On his chairs, 100
On his harness, 35
On a hand-saw, 75
On a penknife, 50
Oi a dinner can, 35
On an iron hoop-pail, Go
For the present I will conclude
what I have to say in answer to
Speaker Blaine on this subject by
reading to you the most eloquent
and truthful account of our pres
ent condition, in the language of
Sidney Smith, written more than
forty years ago. I once read this
on the floor of the Senato. It de
scribes our condition now so per-"
fectly, it seemed so like prophecy,
that senators sprang to their feet
to inquire the name of the author
I commend it for its truth, and", as
a specimen of writing of unequal
ed simplicity and force, I commend
I it to every young man. JjCt him
read it again. J-.ec nun learn il o,y
heart, and when Gen. W ashburne
or Speaker Blaine shall tell you
how rich you are and how light all
your burdens are, repeat it to
them:
"Taxes upon every article which
enters into the mouth, or covers
the back or is placed under the
foot; taxes upon everything which
it is pleasant to see, hear, feel,
smell or taste; taxes upon warmth,
light and locomotion; taxes on ev
erything on earth and the waters
under the earth;
that conjes from
on eveiythmg
abroad or is
grown at home; taxes on every
fresh value that is added to it by
the industry of man; taxes on the
sauce which pampers man's appe
tite, and the drug that restores
him to health; on the ermine which
decorates the judge, and the rope
which hangs the criminal; on the
poor man's salt, and tle rich man's
spice, on the brass nails of the cof
fin, and the ribbons of the bride ;
at bed or board, couchaut or le
vant, we must pay,
The schoolboy whips his taxed
top; the beardless youth manages
his taxed horse with a taxed bri
dle on a taxed road; and the dy
ing Englishman, pouring his med
lcme which has paid 7 per cent.
flings himself back upon hischinntz
bed which has paid 22 per cent
makes his will on an 8 stamp, and
expires in the arms of an apotheca
ry who has paid a license of a hun
dred pounds for the privilege of
putting him to death, liis whole
property is then immediately taxed
from 2 to 10 per cent. Besides
the probate, large fees are demand
ed for burying him in the chaucel;
his virtues are handed down to
posterity on taxed marble, and he
is then gathered to his fathers, to
be taxed no more,
Heavy charges of the
Gas bills.
light brigade-
Schruz's Speech.
From the Washington Patriot.
If anything was wanted to com
plete the fame of the distinguish
ed Senator from Missouri, as an
orator, statesman, and reasoner, it
was furnished by his most power
ful, brilliant, and exhaustive speech
Tuesday, which, in many respects,
recall the better days of the
Senate, and made us again proud
of a body which once commanded j
the respect, admiration, and con
fidence of the country. All the ac
cessories contributed, as it were, to
heighten the elfect of the scene,
and to swell its "pleasing impres
sions. The day was exceptionally
bright, balmy, and beautiful.
Liong before the hour of meeting,
the galleries were thronged in
every part ; the lobbies overflow
ed, and finally, the rules had to be
suspended, to make place on the
floor for the gentler sex, who
irresistibly asserted an authority,
before which the Senate was
powerless. The occasion and the
audience were worthy of each
other.
Mr. Schurz came to the Senate
with the reputation of a cultiva
ted scholar, an effective speaker,
and logical powers of a high
order. lie has gained constantly
in the estimation of his associates
and the impartial public, as a
dialectician and debater, until his
preeminence in these qualities has
stood almost undisputed. His
mastery of the language, refined
taste, enlarged culture, and pure
eloquence have served to ernbel
lish great natural gifts, and to
make him stand out as one of the
most striking figures now in pub-
lie life. Much as he has hereto
fore achieved to win applause, or
to fix attention upon the resources
and reach of his mind, it may be
counted as nothing m comparison
with his last wonderful success.
In this pidgment we speak of it
only as an intellectual effort, and
divested of all political relation.
So far as the immediate ques
tion is concerned, the speech was
absolutely crushing on every dis
pitted point. The sophistries and
quibbles with which Mr. Conkling
and Mr. Morton had sought to ex
cuse the conduct of the Adminis
tration and its officials were held
up successively, and exposed with
overwhelming effect... Not only
was the violation of neutrality
made transparent, but flagrant out
rage upon our own law was estab
lished by the direct evidence of
the very officers whose conduct has
been applauded with such unseem
ly zeal by the partisans of the Pres
ident. All the suggestions of the
Administration Senators in regard
to the German vote and other
eged motives of the investiga
tion were turned with damaging
results, until the whole defence
was swept away, as with the rush
of a tornado.
But, beyond its compact and
energetic force, incisive reasoning,
clear statement, and conclusive de
monstration, the speech was re
markable for an elevated sentiment
and manly tone, which the Cham
ber spell-bound during the two
and a half hours of its delivery,
and extorted frequent applause.
Such defiance of power and eom
tempt of patronage, hurled about
like thunderbolts among the sy
cophants and incense-burners who
worship place and its perquisites,
made then shrink in their dis
honored seats and quail before the
indignant spirit of offended Bight.
And when to sum up, hp bodly
leclared for the liberal movement
cf Befoim, and his purpose to
ibide its fate, the last link which
bound him to the dominant party
seemed to have been snapped
asunder.
Politically considered, this
speech is a great event. It marks
a new epoch, and is the signal for
the disintegration of the Ilepub-
ncan party as now organized.
Held together by the cohesive
power of public plunder, it cannot
hope to retain the support ot up
right statesman, whose endeavors
to correct abuses, have been an
swered With reproach and insuit
nen -Mr. cnur, leads on, and is
seconded by Mr. Sumner, Mi
IrumbnU, Mr. Ferry, Mr. Tipton,
Mr, teuton, and others of like
standing, their opposition cannot
bp divested of its importance or
its influence among the masses of
reflecting men. If it had a merely
personal direction, or was inspired
by ambitious rivalry, then the ef
fect might be readily diminished.
But aimed as it is to check the mad
career of official corruption, fraud,
and iniquity ; that cause appeals to
the popular sympathy in whatever
form it may appear, and is des
tined to command the support of
the country.
Seasonable ups and downs SpriDg and
fall weather.
When is iron the njost ironical ? When
it is a railing.
Articulated anatomy A pronounced
nose
Grant's Chances in the South-
o
A writer over the signature of
"Dan Sanders, G. C." who claims
to be one of Grant's numerous re
lations, sent South to see and re
port "how the land lays" for
another Presidential election, is en
tertaining the public with sqdiq
spicy letters addressed to the Pres-.
ident. We quote from his last in
relation to the present political
status of the "irian and brother"'
in Tennessee :
I don't think we have any true
friends left in Tennessee. Even
the piggers are against us you,
wouldn't believe that would you ?
As soon as I landed here I went
right among the niggers ,and show
ed them my commission bearing
your great name ana your greac
seal, and told them my plans ; but
instead of appreciating my labor-
as 1 had reason to expect ttiey
would, they only grinned and
winked at one another.
"What's the matter with VQU all
here ? said I.
They winked and grinned all
round again, and then an old feL
low, who was spokesman for the
crowd, replied ;
"JNothin , ony we can't quite gq
Massa Grant J" 0
"Xot go Gen. Grant !" said I,
in the greatest astonishment; "why,
you infernal black rascals, have
von lorgotten that Oren. ijrrant
made you free?"
"Oh no, massa," said the spokes
1 11 TT (Pi
man. "we thinks oie Joe Liincum -
did dat for us."
14 Well you wooden-headed fools,"
said I, don't you know it's all the
same thing ?''
"Yes," be continued, 'but we
know ole Abe onny do'd it cause
he couln't help hisself."
"Help himself !" I thundered,
"didn't he issue the Emancipation
Proclamation ?"
"Oh yes, massa,' said the old
nigger, digging his wTool with lis
fingers, "an he tole de Suddern
folks in dat doc'ment dat ef da'd
stop fightin' in a certain time da
might still hole on to der slaves j
but da didn't stop, an' so 'twas
dem as made us free, at last."
Dear General, I just left that
crowd in disgust. I tell vou gir,
of all the contemptible creatures
that walk God's footstool an anti
Grant nigger is the worst. I hope
you will excuse me for using tho
rough word "niges," but I havo
too much contempt for such nig0
gers as are in Tennessee to call
them colored people or even ne
groes. If I find them in the lowep
States as I have found them b.ero,
I shall be in favor of KuTvluxing
every scoundrel of tbem into king
dom come.
I can do nothing here in politics
General, and so, after making an
effort to sell a few of our Seneca
Sandstone shares, I shall move fur
ther, where you shall hear from
Your affectionate cousin,
Dan Sanders, G. C.
A Good Law if Enforced,
The Statute against the use of
vulgar or profane language, is ono q
that cannot be to highly commend
ed or too rigidly enforced.
Profanity, though considered one
of the small vices that may be
pardonol in excitable human na
ture. is a most detestable and dis
gracefully prevalent offence. Par
ticularly shocking to the sensitive
ear and pure mind, are the oaths
and vulgar remarks frequently
made use of in public places by
rown and half grown men and
boys, and indeed hy little children
iust beginning to speak, whom we
have seen patted on ttie neaa, uy
their elders, patronizing their pre
cocious profanity. But, if in men
this vice appeals us, how are we to
express our feelings at its exhibi
tion in women, who, we see by the
police report g, are frequently arrest
ed on charges of this description. A
recent case we have in mind, where
a female, described as young and
handsome, and apparently respect
able, being arrested for using in?
decent language, preferred a counr
ter charge against her prosecutor,
and taking the stand in her own
behalf, repeated the language com
plained of with a gusto and abanr
don that mode thea hardened
wretches in the police court red'
den with shame, Byron is said to Q
have been so ethenal in his ideas
of woman, that he could not bear
to see one eat; how would his
sensitive natnro have recoiled from
ta woman uttering profane or vub
gar expressions,
We shall rejoice to see this law
so far effectuated ae to practically
extinguish the vice of which we
write or at least to save us from
the worst exhibitions in the hearr
ino of the women and children
who are ofjbnded and contaminated
by the practicers, as they throng
our thoroughfares. Examiner,
r-
Mark Twain says now is tlje tipjd tQ
plant buck wheat cakes.
The beigtb. of stinginess is to grudge
steam engine its fuel.
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