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DltOTHEKS. SlSTKH.S AM) Fkiexd.s : We
are met to-day under most favorable cir
cumstances, to celebrate tbo fifty-third
anniversary of the establishment of Odd
Fellowship in America. I congratulate
you that through the favor of -Divine
Piovidenee.rapid progress has been niade.
n t alone by Odd Fellows, but by our
race, toward (be attainment of a more
perfect um;y and a mote general diss, m
inatioa of the feeling of brotherly lovt?
among- the sons of men.
As the mariner plows Lis lonely way
0 er "'old oct-au gray and melancholy
waste'- puu.-tg at uootid y. takes his bei.r
1 l.gs and ascertains bis latitude and longr
t idi". So lot U3 to day iii the meridian
splendor of our onward progress over
l lit- sea of human life, furl the saiis"?a:Kl
"lay to"' for a time, while we make a
reeoning and ascertain the distance we
b ive mad.; from the home p;irt note our
position in ibis great highway of human
liie mark the sand shoals, breakers, cur
rents and counter currents that threaten
us and thus be able to safely proceed on
our journey. A blind veneration for
things but timely seen in the far olf past,
coupled with an instinctive love of niys
tery, with which the human mtud sur
rounds that which it does not understand
have induced most Associations of a
kindred nature, to claim their origin in
the remotest ages of the world Solomon.
Abraham, Adam and Fgypt. Greece and
Rome, are laid under contribution by
turns to prove, that such a length of time
has elapsed since their birth that the
memory of man runneth not to the con
trary. Odd Fellowship, while it enlists the
hearts and sympathies of thoughtful men.
w ile in vigor of labor, in strength of
el!' ri. in fingieness of purpose, in noble
n 'ss of aim, in tlie mag-iificent splendor
of success in the accomplishments of its
m:s "on,:t yields the j a m to none. It does
not for a m nnent claim an age coexten
sive with man. neither the Hebrew The
ocracy, the orach's of Egypt, nor the
mythology of ancient Greece and Rome
are asked to aid Odd Fellowship, on the
contrary, it is (he outgrowth of a later
civiliz ttion. It is of both modern and hum
ble origin. It boasts no long line of kings
as its founders. Xo laurel crowned hero
with historic sword, jealously guarded its
infantile years. Sages ami statesmen
were not attendants at its birth. A li'.l'e
more than a century ago, among the hum
ble mechanics of the British Metropolh
in a tavern, surrounded by fumes of
tobacco and ale. there look shape and
form an oiganizatioa from which we
claim our paientage. The acknowledge
ment of God, the Father oi all things,
was its chief cornet' stone, and but one
degree lower in rank, to that other, not
less holy and eternal truth, the brother
hood of man found place. As to what
f-trarg., rude, often idle and ludicrous
ceremonies, filled up their lodge rooms
at initiation, you and I have no means of
knowing. What matters it, in the clearer
light and purer morals of Odd Fellowship
of to day, if there even were a greased
pole, or a venerable goat used at
s leh times, or why are you and I made
better or worse, when told of the jolly con
vivial customs of those rude, unlearned
and unlettered mechanics of the 18th
century. It is enough that if even these
Lodge gathei iiigs. ministered more to the
physical than to the spiritual man ; they
from the necessity of their lime, from the
wants of their nobler and better nature,
sowed the seed from which has sprung a
most beautiful tree, under whose shade
we rest to-day, with grateful thoughts to
the Kuler of the universe, who so shapes
and controls the affairs of men. as to elim
inate love, charity and truth from such a
s-mall beginning. ?Tis i bus ever in the af
iairs of men. The stream that trickle
forth from the side of snow capped hood,
scarcely sufficient to s'ake a man's thirst,
at its source, gathering strength U trans,
foimed into a mountain torrent, and sc on
becomes the mighty river, bearing on its
bosom ships freighted with riches of the
East.
Odd Fellowship was forced into being
by the tyranny, bigotry, superstition and
opression that weighed with heavy bur
dens tlie souls cf men. in the 18th cen
ttiry. It was one of numerous experi
ments tried by enthralled, enslaved and
ostracised social and moral manhood.
That it contained the germs of truth, sub
sequent events have Lilly demonstrated
and hence the prosperity that ha3 attend
ed its course. If in its early history it
imbibed and retatned practices, which a
more refined and elevated civilization ut
terly condemned, the constantly increas.
ing light and wisdom of later years have
forced into retirement all that was not
good, pure elevating and instructive, and
you. brothers, who have walked the sacred
precincts of the jLodge room, know full
well that nothing rude, unseemly or im
proper find a habitation there. But on
the contrary, at its very threshold you are
simply b'it eloquently and impressively,
taught lesxons of wisdom and instruction!
which you might spend a whole life and
never learn elsewhere. You know that
its ceremonies, grand and solemn as they
are. are in all respects characterized by
gentility, politeness and courtesy.
But we will return to our history.
Fifty three years ago. la the city of
Baltimore, on the 26th day of April. 1S19.
five men met in answer So a call pub
lished by Father Wildly, and organized
probably the first Lodge of Odd Fellow3
on American soil. Histoiy informs us
that for several years the Order made but
little pro-ress. Its founders and members
were comparatively obscure men. Its
name and the convivial practices, which
still clung to it, threw around U a cloud
thkt the more strict and respectable cared
not to penetrate. Hut 'Brother Wildey
conscious of good intentions, and cor.
fident of the ultimate benefits the Order
must confer if successful, bated no jot of
hope or effort. It had as yet scarcely
more than a precarious existence. There
were only two degrees conferred on its
members up to 1821. White and Blue
Scarlet, Fink and Green, were subsequent
ly added. The first camp was organized
m 1827. with Father Wddey as first Chief
Patriareb. The Grand Lodge of the
United States, was organized the 15th ot
January, 1S25. and held its first communi
c ition on Waidjingtoii birthday following.
The .Manchester rnitv, the parent stock in
England, subsequently granted the Grand
Lodge of the United State a charter, at
the earnest solicitation of Father Wildey.
who visited England at his own cost to
obtain it; and thus was completed the
admirable structure, which has proved so
effective in promoting tlie we 1 1 fa re and
growth of Oild Fellowship in this hemis
phere. Well have Odd Fellows honored
themselves in erecting over the remains
of the venerable Fattier of Odd FeJow
ship, who passed to his reward, full of
honor as of years, in 1 SGI. a monument
surmounted by a life sized figure ol
charity protecting orphans
P. G M. Bidgley. in his eulogy upon
Brother Wildey, most eloquently says
The Order founded by Bro. Wildey was
simply a humane Institution ; its main ob
jects were to relieve brethren ; bury the
dead ; and care tor the widow and or
phan. But gradually there were infused
in'.o its lectures and charges much moral
and unsectarian religious instructions; and
at each revision, these principles were in
creased, deepened and strengthened until
its beneficial and relief measures from be
ing ends have become means to a
higher and greater end to improve and
elevate the character of man to imbue
him with conceptions of his capability for
good to enlighten his mind to enlarge
the sphere of his affections and thus lead
him to the cultivation of the true fraternal
relations designed by the Great Author
of his being. Bro. Wildey planted the
seed and cultivated the tree. It bore
fruit richer and better than he had antici
pated, lie build -d better than he knew ;
but as founder and architect, he dwelt in
the Temple which he had reared for more
limited objects. His cherished aims and
details were ail re a n d but direct, d be
yond the merely social and physic n to
the moral and spi i. m', o lilt its men bers
up to their proper posit ion, to hold man to
a strict standard of duty to impress him
with the value of character among his fel
lows and lead him to a true appreciation
of his whole duty whether to God, himself
or to his brother man adrift amid the
storms and breakers of 'life.''
More than one million of dollars was
spent last year in the relief of the distress
ed and education of orphan. Is it not a
mighty power tor good in the laud with
its o2..00() men organized in one grand
system for ulviat'mg the ills and wants of
lite, and by its elevating influence gently
leading to a hig'.er standard of morals
and virtue? Who can estimate its value?
How much does the race of man owe to
this Order, once a by-word and repioach.
in being an humble insirfinient in the
Lands of our Great Author to consuuiate
liis all-wise purposes.
To-day man stands proudly forth in the
dignity of his manhood in the image of
h s .Maker, the clankbvj fullers of the once en -slaved
ore rusting beneath the tread f free
men. Bigotry and superstition have slunk
t-a.-k to the very outskirts ot civilization,
and side by side the Jewish Synagogue,
i he Roman Cathedral and the Protestant
churches, wiib their spires all pointing
heavenward, proclaim that, tie org dark
ages of the enthralled mind and tedered
Conscience have passed away and given
place to the reign ot toleration and Chari
ty, you may. it you can. ascer a n how
much our Order, founded on the lather
hood of God and brotherhood of man, has
aided in practically and theoretically dis
sitninating ideas and principles which hav e
induced men after the long lapse of ages
to assert hi dignity and claim for the
humblest in the laud, rights belore the law
eq.ial to that given a king, if you cannot
it is because of the magnitude of the tisk.
32..00U Odd Fellows directly by tbetr re
lations as husbands, fathers, sons and
bro bers. bring within the pale of our
organization not less than one and a halt
millions of human beirgs. scatter ihee as
t i-y are bread cast throughout the eirili
z ! nat ons of earth havitiir their 'o iues
in North America. Europe and Aushal a
among all classes of society armed with a
revenue amounting to no less than S-LQOL).-
000 sacredly devoted to benevolent pur
poses alone. You have a grand army of
men and women whose hearts actuated
by love of their race, prompts to noblest
deeds of charity and love. While Odd
Fellowship studiously endeavors to zeal
ously guard her porials against, the admis
sion of the unworthy, it is not always suc
cessful and unfortunately here and there
is a man who has dishonored its name and
brought a reproach upon the Order ; but
so efficient are our laws that short indeed
is the lime that one who does not act like
an honest man can remain within its walls.
Odd Fellows never uphold a brother in
the wrong. Jt is the fault of all human
institutions that the base and dishonest
use them for a cloak to cover their evil
deeds. Our Order is no exception to the
general rule.
An objection is made by Christians that
many of our members make the Lodge
room their altar and thus stop short of do
ing their whole duty in relation to their
Maker and their fellow ram. If this be
so. the fault lies with the members who
may not be blessed with the light to guide
poor frail tottering human souls to a high
er and holier aim- Odd Fellowship points
unmistakably to God as he author and
preserver of all things and then leaves
man to follow in the way the Holy Bible,
his conscience, and the teachings of nature
may dictate. The Bible, the Word of God.
belongs in every lodge room; and you.
brothers, know how solemnly impressive
1 s lessons of benevolence, charity, love to
God and man are taught. Far be it from
me to lessen for a moment the highest and
holiest institution of earth, the Church.
But her mission is to evangelize the world,
to lead man to a proper knowledge of the
revealed Will of God to man. and of his
accountability to his Maker, both in the
present and future state of existence. We
on the contrary, without in any degree,
interfering with the mission of the Church,
attempt to soothe man's sorrows, as
suage his grief, relieve bis wants and ele
fiOTTRTFSY OF
vate him to the proper dignity of bis man
hood. If in doing this we have occupied
ground that more properly belongs to the
Church, I ask you if it is our fault are
we trespassers No. We found a vacant
field and have humbly entered noon it
and made it rich in blessing our fellows
It the cl urcb de. ire to contend for what
we may now rjghttuliy claim as ours, let
them oiganize sysletns of relief for their
parishes. At every meeting of that body
let the question, simple as it Ss, be. asked :
" Does any brother or sister know of a
sick brother or s:ster in distress have the
hi nxry been fed the naked clothed the
wants of the poor relieved --have the sick
been visited?" He that spoke us never man
f p ike. said. J l as much a ye- did itjuilo
one of these ye 'did it unto me." GiveAhe
church our thorough orgtuized system'
ot relief and let ii be faithfully adminis
tered, let there be fit ads lor the purpose
alone of relieving tht yedy ami distiess
ed. Let generous hearts and willing
hands carry out these provisions and you
and I will still find that there is enough
left for us to continue in our ministration
o' love ; there is room for both, each in its
proper sphere ; and Odd Fellows would
but be too glad to hail with welcome all
who will assist in this nob'e work. Among
generous souls engaged in doing good
there need be no jealousy.
Masons have their proper field of labor
in love and charity ; and you. brothers
and sisters, know there is no jariug. no
discord. For our Order, we modestly
claim that our system of rel'ef can be bet
ler ministered than kindred association.
Tlie haughtiest in the laud, the most sensi
t ve nature, receives benefit when by un
foreseen circumstance, he is brought to
the door of poverty and want without in
any manner compromising his dignhy.
because in health and prosperity he has
helped to build up a fund that he simply
draws upon when sick and in want.
That our Order yet retains much that
might be made better ; that there are hab
its and practices yet persisted in by ;hose
who compose its members which ought to
be dropped, all are willing to admit. But
judging the future by the past, there is
no limit to our progress. Our Order is
not in any degree conservative. It has
always shown a readiness to adopt new
ideas and piincinles when they promised
good results; unlike our brethren of a
kindred Order, we are willing to learn
from the age in which v. e live and at this
very date our Order has in consideration
a step forward that will still more strong
ly enlist, those who desire to leave some
thing for wife and children when they
quit, the scenes of earth.
'Woman, priceless gem. earth's dearest
treasure, chastened ornament of infinite
wisdom, man's choicest jewel, inspired
with holy affection that melts sorrow into
tears of gladness and mirth like a minis
tering angel ever diffusing happiness
arou id her holy shrine endowed with light
and wisdom that di.-per-setb gloom and
darkness from around his pathway im
bued with immortal spark divine that
lives again in eternal light from whence
springs wisdom, joy and love that makes
oirth a paradise, ' i'is woman that directs
ihe youihlul mind and seals the destiny o!
millions." 'Tis woman that lends us her
aid in our labors and indeed without her
influence and support much that we plan
and carry into execution would never be
accomplished. The Rebecca Degree to
which we admit, our -vives, though of re
cent origin has proved an efficient aid in
c rry Tog out our purposes of beuevolence
and chi.rity.
If Odd Fellowship with Its present
standing goes forward at the same rate
that it has marched in the past, ever: keep
ing pace with its onward march of prog
ress, may we not confidently expect that
not very far away in the future its princi
ples of benevolence, charity and toleration
will control Ihe entire race of man and he
be brought info a closer and more inti
mate relation with alt ihe works ot nature
in her grand harmony which begin at
creations dawn - when the morning stars
sang together and all the sous of God
shouted for joy."
'The harp at nature's advent strung
II is never ceased to play ;
The song the stars of morning sung
Has never died away.
And prayer is made and praise is given,
By all things near and far ;
The ocean looketh up to heaven,
And minors every star.
Its waves are kneeling on the strand,
As kneels the bumble knee.
Their white locks bow ng to the sand,
Tlie priesthood of the sea',
Tboy pour Iheir glittering treasures forth.
Their gifts of pearl ihey bring,
And all the listening hills of earth
Take up the song they sing.
The green earfh sends her incense up
From many a mountain shrine ;
From folded leaf and dewy cup
She pours her sacred wine.
The mists, above Ihe morning rills
Rise white as wings of prayer ;
The alter curtains of the hills
Are sunset's purple air.
The winds with hymns of praise are loud,
Or low with sobs of pain ;
The thunder-organ of thy cloud,
The dropping tears of rain.
With drooping bead, and branches crossed,
The twilight the forest grieves.
Or speaks with tongues of Pentecost
From ail its sunlit leaves.
The blue sky is the temple's arch,
Its transept earth and air ;
The music of its starry march,
The chorus of its prayer.
So nature keeps the reverent fraras,
With which her years began.
And all her signs and voices shame
The prayerless heart of man."
Xone, "Air. Janes," said ft
clergyman, on a pastoral visit, "I
donYsee you and Mrs. Janes at
church Sunday evenings." "Well,
no," replied Mr. Janes; "my wife
lias to stay at home to take care of
the children, and as it comes rath
er hard on her. I ?tay to keep her
company." "Why how is that?
Don't you keep any servants?"
"O, yes, we keep two; but they
don't allow us any privileges."
m
"Well Said. One of the finest
things that Father Taylor ever
said was when pleading for poor
worn-out ministers, he said : "They
are like camels bearing precious
spices and browsing on bitter
herbs."
RAMnPOhT T.TRRARY.
Tbe Carpet-bag1 Despotism,
EXTRACT FROM A SPEECH OF 1IOX.
D. AV. A'OORIIEES, OF INDIANA.
Sir, what single benefit, what
solitary blessing lias been bestowed
upon that devastated region in re
turn for the hundreds of millions
of taxation which have been wrung
from it, and the yet greater bur
dens which still impend over its
struggling and impoverished in
habitants? Where is the great
public work that tells of the out
lay of these immense sums?
What lced of benevolence or hon
est fame has ever been achieved?
Other lands have been plundered
by the oppressor, but none was
ever left so naked and destitute of
every advantage arising from its
own immense contributions.
The great Napoleon wasted the
substance of France, and consum
ed her A7itals in the remorseless
rage of ambition; he hurled the
rising generations of his empire
one after another into the flaming
vortex of war; he gave them to
the edge of the sword, and to the
unconquerable fury of the ele
ments; he palsied all the industries,
and blighted every field and fire
side; the shadow of the tax-gatherer
and the conscripting officer fell
on every foot of the French soil;
and yet conclusive sobs, of grief
shook the breasts of his subjects
when he fell, and the whole em
pire stood uncovered at his bier
when his dead body was brought
back from the tropical seas to sleep
in her bosom. Though he had op
pressed France, he had given her
glory in return. Though he had
taken Avith an unlicensed hand, he
had adorned her as aloverdoe-
the mistress of his heart.' Stately
buildings reared their heads on
high; solid thoroughfares were
opened for the people, w aste lands
were drained and reclaimed; ed
ucation was fostered; the arts and
sciences were munificently patron
ized; and a code of laws was pass
ed and promulgated which estab
lished and enforced domestic jus
tice and peace. She had these
benefits of which to boast when
reminded of her awful sacrifices.
And Avhen Causer the armed
conqueror and spoliator of his own
and other countries, lay in bloody
funeral state in the market place it
was said of him with truth:
lie hath broqgh tin my captives home to
Rome
Whose ransom did the general coffers fill."
And
When that the poor have cried. Ccosar
hath wept."
And again the orator of his good
deeds exclaimed
Here is the will, and under Cesar's seal.
To every Roman citizen he gives,
To every several man, seventy-five drach
mas.
ALoreover. he hath left you all his walks.
His private arbors and new-planted or
chards On this sbLj Tiber, he hath left them you.
And to your heirs forever; common plea
sures. To walk abroad and recreate yourselves."
If he had plundered the Roman
treasury ,he had often filled it again;
if his vaulting ambition brought
sorrow to the poor, he sympathiz
ed with them; if his career was
sustained 'with extortion, he spent
his gains in beautifying the eter
nal city; if he had robbed the peo
ple of their substances in his life
time, he provided that much of it
should return to them at his death.
And if we turn from the far-off 1
regions of antiquity to the imme- i
diate presence, still we find no par
allel to the evil administrations of
the South. With what a clamor
tlie corrupt practices of four or fivo
men in the city of New York have
been hailed for many months past.
The air has been vocal; the press
has resounded; the telegraph has
been made weary of its daily bur-!
dens, and the accusing voice of
self righteous indignation has
been universal and unceasing. The
Democratic party, it is true' chrush
ed these men in an instant; but
still tbo story of their offences
salutes us everywhere. And yet
their work of extortion, compared
to that in the South, is as the mote
to the beam, the molehill to the
mountain, the speck in the sky to
the cloud that darkens the whole
heavens. Their crimes, too, have
a still further mitigation in the
comparison. If they enriched
themselves, they at least did not
take all. They made New York
the wonder and glory of modern
civilization. If they robbed Un
people, they bestowed upon them
in return a city more magnificently
adorned with public works than
Home or Paris in their days of
pride, of pomp and of power.
Iler glorious parks, her vast ave
nues, her newly opened, solid and
far reaching streets, will testify to
after ages that her officials be
queathed to her some compensa
tion for the wrongs they intlicted
on her good name. No such con
duct illuminateg a single page of
the present epoch in the South.
You look in vain from Hampton
Roads to the Bay of Galveston for
a single monument to the public
good by that party which has so
sternly and so corruptly governed
in all that wide-spread region.
No colleges, seminaries or
schools founded or endowed with
the treasurers that have been stol
en; no lofty edifices or durable
roads constructed; no massive
bridges thrown across the wide
rivers; no parched plains irrigated
and matle productive no lire
swamps ditched and redeemed for
cultivation; no canals cut to con
nect the natural channels of trade
and commerce; no rivers improved
or harbors made more spacious
and secure; none of these works
of utility and patriotism relieve
the monotonous desolation which
unholy avarice and unrestrained
oppression have stamped on the
South. She has nothing to miti
gate her degradation. She lias
been stripped and robbed and left
by the way side. I ler effects, mon
ey and credit have been transport
ed to other States and climes, to
return to her no more forevt r.
Her well flavored aixl fat lleshed
kine, feeding in the meadows, have
been devoured, Tlie frogs, the
darkness, tlie lice and the locusts
left move blessings behind them in
Egypt than this portion of this
Republic has received from its
modern rulers.
Sir, I challenge the darkest an
nals of the human race for a par
allel to tlie robberies which have
been committed on eleven Ameri
can States. Ireland has been made
to enrich many a lawless lord lieu
tenant sent over by Knodand to
govern that beautiful but unhappy
island. The stories oi' her wrongs
and pillage have been said and
sung in every hamlet in the civil
ized world; vet her contributions
to the cause of a wicked govern
ment have been mere pittances
compared to what the South has
been compelled to make.
Seventy years before the birth of
Christ, Sicily was ravaged and de
spoiled by a consul of Rome,
Though more than nineteen centu
ries have come and gone since then,
yet the name of Verves retains all
its freshness of immortal infamy,
lie was prosecuted by the author
ity of the Roman senate, and tied
for an asylum to strange and for
eign lands. He died miserably in
exile, and his dishonored dust was
not permitted to mingle with the
soil of the Roman republic. We
find, however, in Aliddleton's Life
of Cicero, that all tlie peculations,
extortions, bribes larcenies charged
on Yerres during his entire admin
istration of the allairs of Sicily
did not exceed -s2,000,000; equal to
onlr one-third of the amount for
which the Tribune, of New York,
says Governor Scott fraudulently
issued the bonds of South Carolina
in a single transaction. The bas
est Roman consul whose name is
preserved on the pages of tlie his
torian become respectable by the
side of a Southern Governor under
the present policy of this Govern
ment. The crimes of Warren
Hastings, as the ruler of distant
and conquered colonies, have long
been the theme of swelling periods
and lofty declamation. There was
much in his situation to extenuate
his offenses. He was charged by
his government to hold its valua
ble possessions on the other side of
the trlobe. He was in the midst of
fierce revengeful and undying hos
tilities." lie was surrounded by a
race with which he had no bond
or tie ot blood or of language.
It was perfidious ami cruel, and
mocked at the faith of treaties.
But even admitting that his guilt
was as great as it was painted by
the flaming imagination of Burke
or impassioned rhetoric of Shei
i !an,yet all the 1 r.r leu she imposed
upon all the East Indies do not
equal those which have been fasten
ed on the two States of Georgia
and Louisana alone since the disas
trous dawn of reconstruction.
Sir, on the facts which I have
stated, I invoke the judgement of
the country. What right have
you to expect peace and order in a
land who.se rulers are lawless fel
ons? When did n bad govern
ment ever fail to produce wicked
ness and crime ? Do you expert
the people to obey the laws when
the officials do not? Do you ex
pect them to love and reverence a
government whose policy has
made them bankrupt and mist t a
ble ? Do you wonder that they
become restless,' desperate and dis
obedient as they daily behold the
fruits of their toil stolen in the
government? Are you amazed :it
scenes of violence, outrage, blood
shed and cruel vengeance, when
the Executive of a State sets aside
the entire administration of justice?
Rather should you be filled with
astonishment at the forbearance and
moderation A'ou have witnessed.
If the foremost agents in the work
of Southern ruin and destruction
since the close of the war had been
driven from that country by us
plundered citizens, who now would
rise up here and condemn the act i
In the disorders which afflict the
South the philosophic mind beholds
the inevitable results of well known
causes. Had you sown the seeds
of kindness and good wir, they
would long ere this have blossom
ed into prosperity and peace. Had
you sown the seeds of honor, you
would have reaped a golden har- o
vest of contentment and obedience.
Had you extended your charities
and your justice to a distressed...
people, you would have awakened
a grateful alieefion in return. But
as you have planted in hate and
nurtured in corruption, so havo
been the fruits wdiich you have
gathered.
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A FlTITXG Co.UPETMEXT. The
1'eka (CuL) Union pays our crn-
didate tor Congress the following
neat, and appropriate compjimeni:
The Oregon Democracy have
nominated a candidate for Con
gress, who cannot fail Jo make a
good run. We refer to Hon.
John Burnett, present County
Judge of Benton county, who has o
grown' up from a boy in Oregon
and is supposed to be familiar
with all her wants and require
ments. Certainly, no State in the
Union requires as much from the
reiterat t o eminent, u ine way
of favorable legislation, as Oregon.
So far, she has had one real earn-,
est hard worker for her benefit
the Lite Lansing Stout, who ".should
have died hereafter." llv. Bur
nett is a young man, of plain ap
pearance, but an eloquent speaker
add an earnest reasoner. He is a
nephew of ex-Governor Burnett,
of this State, and was born in
Missouri. As an eloquent pleader
at the bar, he has but few equals.
Sprung from the masses himself,
he will be a true representative-
man ol' the people and a watchful
guardian of their interests. Ore
gon has needed a man for some
time who wsd legislate for her lo
cal interests, without attempting
to revamp the nation as Williams
has attempted to do, 31 ay she
(ind such a man in the person of
John Burnett.
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Tin: Canvass ix Oregon". Pri
vate letters inform us that the cam-'
paign in Oregon opens most lavor
ably for the denieiacy. The nom
ination of Judge Burnett for Con
gress meets with universal favor,
and everyw here the working Dem
ocrats are preparing to go into the
canvass with vigor. Governor
Grover, Col. Nesmitli, Geo. R.
Helm, Ben Hayden, and others of
the best speakers of the State will
at once take the stump, and labor
for the good cause i'unfi nowtotho
day of election. Oifr correspond
ents express the opinion that the
democrats will double the majority
of two years since, and that they
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will mtiKe huge gam m the Legis
lature, thus : ecui ing the election
of a democrat to the United States
Senate. All signs are auspicious,
and our democratic friends go into
the light determined to win.
With the June election, radicalism
will be dead .and buried in Oregon,
If'. IT. Statesman.
Mrjst. CcxxiNGiiAAr Playing
Raiucal. Mrs.Cunningharn is the,
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lady who has charge of the Mount
V ernon estate. She gets about 500
per month from steamboats that
visit there. Congress has made
large appropriations, and contribu
tions have been sent from various
States to preserve intact the home
of the Father of his Count ry.
This lady, exercising the privilege
of male officials, drives her fine
carriage horses, lives in style, dis
charges everybody employed,
keel s the money and refuses to ac- O
count for it in any way, ami gen
erally acts about, as the oilier finan
cial agents of the Radical admin
istration. We shall in all proba
bility hear more from her in a few
days. The women will stir h- up
though the men may be afraid of
her.
That Ixikuxal TaA Tho
amount cf money plundered from
the poeple of this country by the
Internal Revenue Department in
1871 was & 1 8,f 75,388 20. That
was ra h -r a large sum to be
irathcied bv an unconstitutional
tax; but what will the jde say
when informed that the expense. of
assiS-in"- and o!!ect:ng this
t a x w as"7,22r,3G2 oO. Th Fi ft h
Auditor oi' the Treasury Depart
ment, swears or affirms to this fact,
and we have n reason to dispute
his statement. Think of it! ex
claims an exchange. Nearly seven
;lnii a (juaiter million dol
lars of this plunder went into the
pockets of the assessors and col- O
lectors. Are we not eaten up by
officeholders? Is such robbery
just
ih'able? When will it end?
Nature's sun rises hi the morning
and goes to rest at nightfall. Many
of the rising sons of the present day
get up at noon and retire at day
break.
The practice of wearing vails
over the eyos is said to very irj
jnrious to the sight,
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