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t?T The K:it'-rprUc office is supplied with
bsiatiful. approved t-tylr of type, and mod
era ( lC-l'.N'S" PiK:sKS. which will enable
tU Proprietor t-i do J 'b Piintin?; at all times
Seat, Q'tirk and Clfap '.
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AH Ruin trjHgf'nins vjmu a Sprrie basis.
II. W ATKINS, M. I).,
SL'linKON. ruiTi.AXt. Okk; n.
OFFICF. Od.t Fellows' Tempi, corner
Yir-tand Mder streets lleideuce cciDtr 'f
Miin an J Seventh streets.
M. F. HIGIIFIELD,
Et.ihlihed since lSJI,:it the old stand,
Miin Sirret, Oregon City, Oregon.
fx An AsS'Ttment of Watches . Jew
Vr elry, dil l S.-t'.i Thomas' weight
;1 01 !; . all of whi' h are warranted
M in he represented.
f jL lie;. airinirs done on slunt notice,
g tud thankful for past favors.
JM 1'KUIAirMILI.S.
Savicr, LaPwoque & Co.,
OR EG OX CITY.
Keep constantly " hand foi sale
M It ran t'hicken Veed Piu'ic
pai c'.iaitic: feed miwt I'm !ii.-h the a Vs.
TJR3. W2LCH & TllOirSOJJ,
OFFI;i: -In Odd Fidlow.-' Temple, corner
of First an. I Ahhr Stri'et-s, I'ortlar.d.
T ie patroii.q;' of tho-e desirip.i; stun rior
o ,ier,it o is l s i ii speoial rejiiet. . it ions o.v-
i J lor the pal til cs-i ex t l .icl inn ol t eel h.
ti ici-il teeth hitter I hull the Lot,'
and .((?. (he ! of.
Will he in Oregon fit von Saturdays
Nov. f
Dr. B. R- FREELAFD,
D E 71 V S 5 T,
mum pi.kcm's r.ni.iXN'c. conx-
1 er First and Washinutoii 't., Portland.
Nitn.in I i.v h' ad3imitefed.
j::t;.
JOHN M. HACOX,
Inftiortcr and Iealer in 't7?VV
C7? czi cd r-: s 3
stati()N!:;:v. p:;i:i u.mi:kv. ic Ac
Orrgon t'ily, Oregon.
Ai Chirm iy ll''trn i 't vlil ntitrid, lately oc
cupied by S. -1'kerriftn, Muin stiei't.
lo tf O
S. HUELAT,
cna. E. WAunr-S.
HUELAT &VARREEN
Attorneys at Law,
Or PICK CHARM AXS PRICK, MAI.V STKEKT,
OUri'.ON" CITV.'OUF.GO X.
March 1 v7-j;tf
F." BARCLAY, M. C. S.
Formt-rly $i:rzeon to tho lion. II. It. Co.
35 Years Experience.
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Main Strrr, Oregon flly,
Storo to Rent.
rrMin STORE HOUSE FOltMEKI.YOC CU
L pi-d l.jr Kifk a. on Kw.-k Creek-. 1 2 mjU'S
'ti Annifa. situated it a tine point for
.)ur,lry tr.iilm-post j can be had on verv
naUe t.-rin,.. This is a desirably point
r t a nun w 1 1 h small capital to o into busi-
Knq-nr .f JOHNSON .t.McCOWN',
jii'.vj'.tf. j Oregon City, Oregon.
: WEALTH AND HEALTH J 21
Good Cable Screw Wire
BOOTS AAD SHOES.
Will not Irak an.! Lnst'Tuifc as lowf-
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JOHNSONS McCOWK
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT. LA IV
OREGON CITY, OREGON.
?n,Ri(CTICE: 1N" ALL TI,I: courts
ri,T "'tention given to cases ia the
!' :',?'! ''hce at Oregon City.
Ai'"d .,is72;lf .
oTl,A- NOLTHER,
iA.k l'UBLic.ENTERPKISi: OFFICE
G-ecron C.ty.Jan 13:tt
S5 tfl QH rerday: Aicnl s vunted ! All
-hriVr VAJ class.-s of working people, of
Vr,ri. for i'i J"!ln:r or 0,d, make more monev at
n Th'Mr Pre mom-nts. or all'the
A-iiJ,i an'th'Ti:- else. Parrie-.tars free.
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UIXTEIl.
Winter, tlion art ci'inc: thy hoary heacl
Ilespeaks thy ape; thy sierner culling.
Majestic form, thy silent troad:
Slill we bi-ar thy footsteps falling -Nit'tire
weeps; her lovM ores shelter
"Neath her wide outspreading wings,
From thy fiercest blasts of utiper,
JShu jnotecbs earth's fairest things.
List ye! to that mournful wailing,
Iloine upon the cominp winds:
Tliey lliy mandates are tulfilling
Aaliire proans. a sornw finds;
Now the rain in torrents falling,
Scatters yellow tinted leaves
O'er earth's IxiKtnu. cold and cheerless;
Ueatitj. now the eye deceives.
From t lie valleys, birds have taken
Their departure, to the hills;
And have sought, mid lofty fir trees,
Shelter from thy coldest chiMs.
Now. with icy fingers claspest
Thou the trees uncovered forms
Cissliup winding, sheels ol flukeleis
Clothing them with beuiiU-ousStharms.
Ah! we could not do without thee. G
0Mnch os we thy presence fear;
For with thee in ight sports and pastimes,
J Iri ripest thou, our lie-arts to cheer;
Snow and ice afford us pleasures
llracing nerves and giving cheer;
Wound our Cristmas fires we'll gather.
Mirth and music hoverii g near.
So with sones of oy and gladness.
Ye"il sing thy "Auilior's-" iiaiuo. divine,
In wonder niaikii-g nature's changes,
And wainnp every coining time.
Of TtV.'iat a CJood Lite is .Made lip.
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Little "wonls, not t loqtient
f jici-flit'S nor H'lrnons; little Utls,
imt miracles nor battles, lor one
riat act of nullity mttrf yriloni,
make nj the true Cliiistian life.
Tlie little cnnstantsuiilieani, not
the liulitiiiii:; the waters of Siloain,
"1 lint ir soltly"
niis.--i:i f velie:
on their meek
hnient not the
wattrs of the river, '"irreat ami
mighty," rushing tlowu in torrent
noise atil Toiee. are the true fym
hols of :i hnlv life.
The avt.iil.tr.ee of liltie evils.little
sinsv, little ii:co:isist encies, little
weaknesses, little follies, little in
discretions ;nl inipntdonces, little
foibles, little inlulm nces of self
ami of the llesh, little acts ofimlo-
or cowardiee, little cquivoeations
or aberrations from high integrity,
little bits of v.orldiness and gaye
ty, little indifference to the feelings
or the wtshes of others, little out
breaks of tern j cr r.nd crossm ss, or
selfishness, or, vanity; tin' avoid
ance of such little things as these
goes far to make up at hast the
negative beauty of a holy life.
And thtn attention to the little
duties of the da' ami hour in pub
lic transactions, or private dealings,
or family arrangements; to the lit
tle words and tones, little benevo
lences or foi bt ai anci s or tender
nesses; little self-denials, self-restraints,
and sclf-lhoughtfulncss ;
little plans of quiet kindiu-ss and
thoughtful considerations lor'oth
!: punctuality and method and
Iriie aim in the nvdrrii if ofi
.w.i. .I.,,-. il iiu. .wiiw. -i,...cured by it
elojiinciit of a holy life, the rich
and mosaics of which it is compos
ed. AVhat makes yon green so beau
tiful? Not the outstanding peak,
or stately elm, but the bright
sward which clothes its slopes,
composed of innumerable blades of
grass. It is of small tilings that a
great life is made up; and he who
will acknowledge no life as groat
save that which is builnip of groat
things, will find little" in Uible
characters to admire or copy.
"Yc find the following published
in -ov '.n- Wc, a liadieal organ.
It should be remembered that it is
the lindieals in those Stales who
are endeavoring to keep out legally
elected Democrats :
' As Shakespeare says, theiXory
of the clique of politicians calling
themselves liepublicans who are at
NYashington trying to induce the
President to interfere in the Ala
bama Legislative quarrel in their
behalf is 'too thin and bare to hide
offence's.' The truth is, latd there
been no Senatorial e!ectionCin Ala
bama this w inter there would have
been no epuarrel over the organiza
tion of the Legislature. As it
affairs in the State are really in a
terrible condition. Violence and
bloodshed are imminent, and the
excessive morality among the mem
bers of the two so called Legisla
tures points to elaily assassination,
With the examples of Alabama,
Arkansas, and Louisiana before us,
it would be we-ll to cease to criticise
the South American republics, or
even the savages."
A ln?y dyspeptic was bewailing
his own misfortunes, and speaking:
with a friend on the hitter's hearty
appearance.
''What lo you do te make your
self se strong and hearty V" inquir
ed thtPdyspcptie.
'Live on fruit alone," answered
the friend.
"What kind of fruit?"
'The fruit of industry; and I am j
never troubled with indigestion." j
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You will not anger a man so j
much by showing him that you 1
hate, as by showing contempt of!
him. q 1
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The Uribery Invtstivration.
It is announoctl3 by teleranliQ
that it wiH be proven before the
congressional committee of inves
tigation that although certain mem
ber received money in 1S04 from
the Union and Central Pacific rail
road companies, they expended it
for charitable and political pur
poses, and that they had nothing
to do with tli management or leg
islation of the road. This must be
regarded as an encouraging indi
cation. Throirgh the letters of
Oakes Ames and therojoiner IL S.
MeComb, brought before the pub-1
lie a few montl is :iro, the fact be
came patent that the acts of Con
gress, of 1 SGI, waiving the right
of the Government to the lirst
mortgage and increasing the rail
road subsidy, was carried through
by bribery. On the assemblftge
of Congress a week ago a commip
tee of investigatioti,"Composed of
Pollard, Panks, CUerrick, Niblack
and 3IcCrary, was appointed to
take testimony on the subject. It
was feared that as is usual in such
cases theresult would bo a substan
tial case of whitewash. The ex
planation of defense now given in
dicates that the committee is likely
to make a thorough in vesl igation,
and that the facts alleged can be
clearly proven. Those who are
flikclv to be exposed are therefore
casting about for u defense, and so
far they are prepared to prove
that they appropriated the monev
thus received to charitable and
political purposes. This would be
:i st range defense in our criminal
courts for a burglar, a highway
man, ori petit thief, but it might
be set up on trial with the same
propriety by either of these offend
ers as by members ot Congress.
It probably never occurred to the
mind of Judas Tscariot to prove
that lie approptiated to charitable
and political purposes the thirty
pieces of silver which he received
lur betraying his master. ith
so substantial and brilliant a plea
he might perhaps have elemanded
and maintained the position of a
ruler among his people for the bal
ance of his natural life. In the
absence of such a plea he pursued
the more commendable"' course of
hanging himself. ly the congres
sional course referred to the conn
try w as robbed of about $150,000
('00 without a roll-call, and in such
a manner as to leave no evidence
o: rcceird as to who the guilty
parties were. Now that the evi
dence is likely to be brought te
light, it occurs to those self-sacrificing
patriots aneP benefactors of
mankind that the- made good use
of the bribes received, and that
they were in no way connected
with the management of the road
or with the corrupt legislation s-.1-
Ne one of them will
be able tei prove that he did not
vote for the bill; that he received
a bride for voting against it, er
that the agents of the railroad com
pany paid him for opposing the
interests of the company and ele
fending those of the people. As
the case stands, the credit mobilier
desired tin passage of a bill so in
famous that no member of Congress
was willing to place his name en
rte-oru in its lavor; it was caineil
through by bribery, and members
ostensibly in good standing re
ceived bribes and voted for it.
These are the points in the case in
which the public is interested, and
concerning which it is desirable
that the details shall be revealed.
If the subsequent financial trans
actions of these meinl e'is have any
bearing on' the investigation. er
are deemed to be of interest to the
public, this phase of the ease might
also be examined, after the ques
tion of bribery is disposed of. The
result of an extension of the inves
tigation" wouhl probadly he proof
thai the guilty parties have become
immensely rich from official plun
der. Men who acquire gain
through corrupt and fraudulent
means may possibly give liberally
to charitable purposes, but they
do not forget to amass wealth for
themselves. Of course', the most
strenuous efforts will ycVbe made
to stifle a fair investigation, but it
is to be hoped that such efforts
will fail, S-tcmrnthto Unioc.
O
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P Chant's Taii:i Uaxvass. .e
do not suppose that the Americans
will permit the etiqutte about re
election to be broken in 1S70, but
wecan see quite clearly t ha tyrant
will have a chance ota third term,
stwh as his predecessors have
never enjoyeu. n '
; b-inds nnd if the pTutn s are,
.
even tederaljlv e qual, the Pre sident,
who while President, curries the
whole negro vote, will b lor one
"party or theQther, the only uncon
querable candidate. We may yet
elate from this election a real and
considerable change in American
polities, for apart from ;ilT'consi,ler
iviions: of" iiersonal character, it
it
..... nimrmolislv '
strengthened the hands of the
Presidency itself. Ex.
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Mccchcrj XeijTo Trp.p Raited With
a White Woman."
A frewspaper of the straiohtest
negro politics, denies that IJeechcr
advised the "baiting of a trap with
a while woman,"' to catch a negro
suffrage. lint if referneQ be made
to page fifty of thePOfricial Keport
of the Equal Kights Association
for 1SG7, it vi!l be found that he
did so advise. The speech in which
it occurs was made in the Church
of the Puritans, May 10th 1807,
and the whole paragraph is as fol
lows: "The way tt) get a man a
position i.to take ne in advance
-of it, and then he will drop into
the one you want him to take. So
that if, being crafty, I desire) to
catch men with guile, and desire
to adopt suffrage with eeilorod men,
as good a trap I know of is to
craim for women lilso. "llait your
trap with a white woman, and I
think you will catch the blackmail."
oV white woman who could receive
into her family a man who uses
such filthy language ought herself
to be shameless. According to
all accounts, Mr. IJeechcr knows
all about a "trap baited with a
woman1' but when he prostitutes
the pulpit with the lainniao-e of
.1 l .lit i . . ii-i
tfie brothel, lie- ought to be banish-
i i n .11
ed from allJ respectable society.
rIM -.ii i i
i he wretched mans brain is a
slop-pail for all the isms that
were
ever invented by the ungodly and
the profane. "Free hive" and free
negroes" are tvp'm sisters in the
politics of many men of his class.
A few years ago he did not blush
to marry a woman to her pfframour
while iicr husbaYid living, aiul well
kupwn to IJeechcr. His loose
principle's in morals politics, and
religion haveOheeit perfectly well
known for nearly a quarter of a
century se? well known, at least,
that the most respectable and well
known clergyman ef his ow;n com
munion have long since withdrawn
their confidence from him. The
infamous women who aiv
in
pri
on
for publishing an account, of his
amours, have been his associates
fjr his years, and his pulpit) in the
Church of the Puritans has been
the fountain of rnot of the loose
notions with which these "9t range
women" have scandalized the pub
lic. His very popular talents h:fve
been wholly deveited lo loosening:
the bands of morality and religion,
and to the opening a Pandora's
Uox ed' isms, which have complete
ly sapped the foundations of the
nrovei nment established by our
fathers. In his latest published ser
mon, or spee'ch, he "hailed the com
ingChinese" tochelp e!o the voting
and share in tlte gove'rument of
eiur country. If iheir Josh which
they worship, is more powerful
than our Jehovah, he ought to
reign." And proceeding
in this
.. . .vJ
vein of' the same infidel pro
i n 1 1 y
he compared our holy religion to a
game cock saving
nc
was
not
afraid to pit the Christian religion
against any other religion in ther
knowu world." Thus has the pul
pit of this exceedingly mischief ems
man been
trap baited,' not enily
women," but with
"with wdiite
every ccniceivablo glittering abom
ination, tcjL-atc!i all that portion of
the community which is naturally
inclined to loeiseness of opinion and
morals. The husband of every
virtuous wife, the mother of every
pure and speitloss slaughter, and
every patriot father should shun
this tlen ed'all demoralizing isms
as tke-y would a pestilence. The
morals, religion and politics of the
Church of the Puritans "may be
defined properlyby the general
term of K''uktt-t'c? lootC)!':-. It is
a hybrid pulpit, or something be-Uvee-iP
a church and a theater, but
lacking the dignity ed' the former
as milch as it does the classic and
taste and consistency of the latter.
A" y. J '! Jiook.
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An old fellow who is noted, up
town, for his stuttering, as well as
for his shrewdness in making a
bargain, stopped at a grocery and
inquired : o
"Nov m-m-many t-t-turkeys
have- you 'g-g-got ?"
"Eight sir," replied the grocer.
"T-t-tOUgh or trf-teiider ?"
"Some are tender and some
tough," was the reply.
"I k-keep b-boardeis,M said the
now customer. " P-pick out the f-f-four
t-t-totighest ones, if you p-p-p-please."
The delighted grocers very wil
lingly ceimi.liod with the unusual
request, and
tones:
aid.
in
his peditest
O
"These ale the tough ones, sir
VJpon which the purchaser coolly
t , j h.lI1(i U.J(
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in the remaining
diour, ami exe iatuieo :
"EH t-t-take th-th-tht:!"
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The people of Louisville arg sad
because the mantle of Pre nt ice is
still seeking an owner, it failing to
fit thecback of an ambitious youth
who clutcheel it several years ago,
Oand ha?
dnce been endeavoring to
deltule the
tttiblie: into the belief
that it fits him "shust like der pa
per on der wall.
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COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
Poliycs National uid Local.
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While it is easy enough to say
"wc knew the ?ov would eat the
grindstone," after the catastrophe
lias taken place we wish to say that
we hope the day of timiel counsels
and impolitic compromises lias
passed with the Democratic party.
The wavering of the leaders and
the impatientCe.-igerness ef ofliee-
seekers have leel to the adoption of!
i.i
policy that discourageel and dis
gusted the men who voted on prin
ciple the men who bore the Dem
ocratic banner te victory on so
many battle-fields in the days ofrts
power and glory the' men who
will again lift that banner from the
dust and plant it in triumph upon
the citadel of American freedom,
11 is utieriy useless now tor
Democrats to memrn eiver the elis
asters of the past, it is worse than
useless for Demcrats U) blame one
another, and say if things had been
better
managed. better rest; ts
would have been reached. The one
phing now to be sought is the path
to future succe-ss a real success,
iioi ,i mneTviiuiia ic
,
that path seems clear
-i-1 wt .,
first, and with
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not a more-semblance of it. To us
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emphasis, let
there; be no further compromises of
Democratic principle. Let no her
esy, er wromg-do'ng of the opposi
tion be endorsed, winked at, or sub
mitted to, but let every;, constitu
tional means bo employed te restore
the supremecy of the Constitution
and the rule ef justice and honesty
in the administration of the Geiv
ernment. Pursue thiscourse ami
true Democrats will have some
thing te work and vote for and
then they will work and vole. NYe
might I earn ade-sson from our ene
mies on this point a lessem eif con
sistency and persistency. Much as
they were condemned and the dis
astrous fruits of their policy, if
successful, deprecated by thought
ful and patriotic men, none can fail
to admirtP the consistency with
which they rallied election after
election under their black banner.
Lacingin enlightened patriotism,
they hhd plenty oi' pluck and petx
sisteiicy. At cvtjry presidential'
election they ut iqPa candidate
knowing he v.ouhl be defeated.
Finall' they -'Oji, that success be
ing the rewarel olCJheir persistence
in an evil cause. A similar pluck
and persistence em our part will
give us success. It may take time.
It' it teok the' present party new in
poweT twenty five years to over
throw the true principlesof this
goverornmont, it may require some
years for us to restore them. But
it c:in 'I'e done. It, will be done it
henceforth the Democratic party
shall prove itself to be a party of
principles, rf fortitude and of cour
age, such as it w:is in the days of
Jefferson and Jackson. Piil such
a nan as Hendricks on a square
I )emocr:V( ic platform oami vote for
him every lour years without
wavering or change of front, and
before' three quad reiinians have
passed a Democrat ic President will
be seated m the White House.
A second indispr nsible condition
of success is adhere-nce to the Dem
ocrat ie organization. There can be
no better party than the Democrat
ic, party. There can be no belter
name than the Democratic name'.
Our reverses have been caused by
compromises of the, organization
and of the name. We want no new
names. We want no compounds.
We want the Democratic organiza
tion square and fair. We vwnntthc
Democratic name pure and simple.
Let the old ship go into all future
fights with the old Democratic
banner floating from her mast-head.
If any feel like jumping eiverboard
to take the ir chances in some other
craft, let them rellect earnestly be
fore they venture upon such a step.
Thev-will surely' discover that such
a course will lead them tojlisaster.
There is safety, honor and success
in the organization. Out of it there
is eeinfusion, we-akness and defeat.
What say the Democracy of So
noma county to these views? We
believe they will respond with a
hearty Anna We know what
the y say to time-serving and dodg
ing. They 1 avesaid they will iwt
tolerate them. Put standing oiia
square DetiUK-raticplatforfn, with
sound Democratic leaders of their
nomination, through the regular Kt
lvemocrniio eirganizalio-n, t hey will
be as ot yore, united, enthnstas
tic
and Cinvincible.
ri:t.
Is It Peace en: War? We
have had a va-t amount of glorifi
cations over the sucees of the Gen
eva tribunal as the beginning of a
new era et peace' ii v. hie)h arbitra
tion vill hereafter take the place
d' war in settling international dis
pute; and yet with the meeting ed'
Congress the first thing taken up
for de-liberate consideration is the
proposition lor ten additional ships
of war, with all the modern im-
i ." ,i
nrovemenis. ?o mucn ior me ijen
A.
c?va tribunal.
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l'aternal CJoveriimetit.
The ground upon which the ad-
vocates of the proposed postal tel
egraph job found their argument is :
that at present the telegraph is a
monopoly which ojtpresses the j
pcoplc.who tlemanel lower rate s ami j
increased facilities for telegraph- j
ic communication. Theretbre,they j
say the Government should step in ;
(between the monopolists and the '
iiroolr oinl ctiiiiili- tli v. 11 1 rnd !
I'vwi'.vy tiiii i nil m ii i iuy i v i nil v ii
facilities at more reasonable rates
than are now established.
Is it not obvious tlRU the same
.argument would apply equally to !
euir railroads, w hich are usually :
monopolies, and nearly all of;
which inight bo managed with j
more regard te the convenience of;
the public than they are?
In fact,
j one staunch Administration jour-
j nal, the Philadelphia ATortt Aimr-
, 1 ..1 1 -- . . 1- ... .... t. -
arnve when it will be deemed
necessary to abolish all corporate
monopolies in the railway business
by putting them into the hands of
the National Government. The
provisions ef the Constitution, the
jorth Aim ricti says, are "not
really inimical to the assumption of
this iunclion by the Government,
as they confer authorityo to regu
late commerce and intercourse Ite
tween the Slates, and to do what-
ever may be necessary lor the j
general welfare cd the peemle of!
The J iCpubiie. j
The aelministration journal in
question presents at some length
its reasons why such a course as it I
suggests should meet with favor. I
This system of governmental man
agement has been adopted in lel-i
gium in regarel to both telagraphs T
and railways, ami it works as sat
isfactorily in the one case as in the
other. Now, our necessities in the
matter are greater than those of
any country in Europe can possi
bly be, for while we always speak
of our prodigious aggregate of
rG2,000 miles of failroail in the
I luted States in a mass, it is all
cut up between Slates and Tcrai
toriespsubject to the varying laws,
regulations, and management of
all these di Horrent States and Ter
ritories. Then some States have
burdened themselves with heavy
debts to favor the construction ed
particular roads built to foster lo
cal interest while at the same
time'the National Government: has
richly endowed lines in other
States. All this inequality of
treatment would be remedied, the
Aorth Aiimr'u-'iit believes, if the
whole system was made national.
Another strong point made by
the ATurth. - irncri:att is this : "If
the necessity of earning and pav
ing dividends could be got rid ed
the management of railroads would
die very eliiHrcnt from what it is.
Then there would be no crushing
eut ef the way interests by un
necessary burdens in orelor te en
able the lines to favor the through
traffie." The natural conclusion
from these premises will strike
every one Under Government
management the railroads would
be run not to make money, but to
accommodate the people, and the
traveling public would be maele
entiiely happy. Further, if the
railroads were the property of the
natioji arid managed by a national
system, like the postal service',
passenger fare's and tariffs would
be adjusted to the lowest possible
scales, the effect of which woulel
be to cheapen many things very
much, especially bread, meat, and
coal.
On the whole, we think it woulel
be admitted that the SVvt'tt. Auk ,
icon lias made emt a much stronger
argument in favor of having the
Gove rnment take possession ed" the
railroads that? Postmaster-General
Cress well or any of his confeder
ates will be able to present in favor
of the postal telegraph scheme,
sinccQve cannot imagine any possi
ble system of telegraph manage
ment by which the price of bread
and meat and coal would bo ma
terially reduced. And if it is in
accordance with tin spirit of our
institutions for the Government tr
iffcinopoli.e the business of tele
graphic communication, it is certain
ly equally an exercise of legiti
mate power to take possession of
ill the railroads and operate them
or the
rjreiier;
ai wellare ot theJ
country.
The telegrarjis and railroadsPin
the possession of the Government,
it weiuld probably) be discovered
that the prosperity of the country
and the safety of 'its financial con
dition required that the banks
should be put under national con
trol, after which now opportunities
for extending the blessings of pa
ternal government might be ex
pected lo present themselves in
definitely.
Josh Hillings says: "'Give the
devil his due' re-ads well enough in
a proverb,but what will become of
you anel me if this arrangement is
carried out,"
0
o
,, nas a.icaoy laKcu Mien n insecurity has for some time pre
view of this subject and plainly ! Vailed among the officers and their
intimates that the time is likely to ! i':ullil'K. except a few who pooh-
A Ilucky Woman.
1 iusGRACKi-xf. ixskcukity tc fi
MAI.KS IX A FEDERAL FORT IN"
TEXAS A UKUTAL NEGRO BREAKS
INTO A LADY'S SLEEPING APART
MENT THE WOMAN INSTANTLY
SHOOTS HIM.
Foist Davis, Tex.ts. Nov, 21. 1S72.
To the Editor of the Herald:
Four times within as many
months efforts have been made by
some black-hearteel rascals at this
post to effect an entrance inte the
sleeping apartments of the fam
ilies of the officers of the garrison
eluring the absence of "the officers
on their several duties.
A diabolical attempt was but a
few nights ago made upon the fam
ily of ene ed' the civilian employes
, Q- tic o-overnmcnt at the post. "A
feeling of elreael appreliensionand
! .11
' . 1001C)1 an saK1 li:U it was all im
sl.,ilialioii, but by the heroism of
j Yr..s Jwoidall. wife of First Lieu
tenant F. A. Kendall, Twenty-fifth
infantry, one ed" the'elevils at last
learned that there is a Gexl in Is
rael, and the doubters are silenceel.
About two oVleick this morning
Mrs. Kendall, wheise husband is
temporarily absent oi. duty, was
awakenoel by a noise as of some
! one breaking in the sash of a whi
tlow opening from her sleeping
apartment upon the porch in the
rear. She promptly awoke her
companiem, a young lady, ami
daughter of one of I he officers of
the garrison, and asked in a louel
voice, "Who's there ?"' Heceiving
no re'ply the plucky little lady took
her revolver and listeneel.
Pits of broken glass continued
falling on the lloor, convincing her
that the fiend was persisting in
his'Tfforts to enter the room ; ami
then, with the. consciousness that
em her dependeel the safety of her
self and companiem from a fate
worse than death, and, doubtless,
their lives and those of her three
little children, she calleel several
times, "Who's there'?" and, receiv
ing ne) reply, she stepped to the
window, 'ami aiming over the beel
occupier! by her little ones, at a
Jiead just being thrust through the
broken sash, lireel. She heard in
stantl)' after the fill of a heavy
body on the porch and a stifled
groan. ?
Doing awakenoel by the shot I,
in company with others, hurried
to the spot and soon a squael of
the guard were on hand with pre
parations for remevingthe carcass.
An examination proved him tei bd
Corporal Tallilerro, a hideous ne
gro belonging to Company I,
Nit:th United States cavalry, one
of the companies composing this
garrison.
The bullet had penetrated his
skull anel must have killeil him in
stantly. With assurcel esteem, yours,
E. J. S. First Lieutenant,
Twonty-fifih U. S. Infantry.
Disgraceful Conduct of a Radical U,
!. Senate as Viewed, by a Itadical.
Eurncy's IWs, an Aelmhiist ra
tion paper, says: w It will not be
recorded to the credit of the pres
ent lieyublican United States Sen
ate that while a Popublican Presi
dent, General Grant, was attending
the funeral of bis dead competitor,
a partisan majority iij that same
Senate refused to allow two liepub
licans the poor privilege of saying
some kind words in houeir of a jour
nalist who did more for the Kepub
lican cause than all the loaders in
this ineffable meanness coulel have
done had they lived uncounted
centuries. " The liepublicans of the
Douse took a manlier course when
they refused to ace-opt ihe resigna
tion of General Hanks, and w hen
the-' generously alloweel Mr.
Dawes to speak some worel.s for
Horace Greek'. Is our Senate
about to assume entire possession
ot the Government? Is a tempor
ary majority of that body prepar
ing to ? 1 1 fi 1 1 the prophecy of-John
Adams, when he substantially said
the Senate would ultimately control
theSExt cutive and the popular
branch of Congress? The remorse
less removal of Liberal liepublicans
from the standing committees, in ,
the face of Provident Grant's mag
nanimous example, and The offeii
si ve?. refusal to allow a few kind
words to be said for Horace Gree
Iey,remind us of the dark proslavery
tirne-s. Our Senatorial masters are
sowing a storm that may close in a "
whirlwind."
So many handsome fortunes
were maele in getting rid of the
curse of slavery in this country,
that it is not strange "the curse of
slavery in Culi" is to be made a
pretext for making some more.
Somebody wants a job to buihl
war vessels, and so Mr. Ncgley of
Pennsylvania says "the curse of
slavery in Cnba" is liable to in
volve "us in war at any moment."
ODLiberjy! what lots of money
' feas been' made in thvname!
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