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JIlceHljj JrjSia,n.a, fttqerica,, publish cd xviar tridat bt Cm. B I NO HAM, Proprietor. J2.e in tho ITational Bank Eaildln, (third $tory.)

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: 12,50 PER YEA1C.1 abtaxci. $3,00 " ". If XOT PAID IV ADVAXCS. No postage on papers delivered wllbia this County. GEN. KIM BALL AT XENlÄ7oH!0. Xeol, 0. FvpUmbtr 4. On being introduced to tho audience, the General was received with welcoming cheers. I can only present your readers with abstract portions of his rousjog and convincing speech. MEYER TO TIE I'0100TTET OR FOROIVEX.After telling his hearers that they were, undoubtedly, as familiar with the circumstances of tho country's lite difficulties, and lad as good a knowledge of things as himself, he said: I am one of thoso who never can forgot the past fivo years of this country. I nover can forget the past infamous party that has impudence to call itself Democratic. A Toice"Nor forgive it cither." .No, never, while God permits them to live. Cheers. It is our right and duty to remember tho past. Whenever the American citizen forgets tho past trials and triuuiphs of his country, ho might as well ircäa to live. . The (Jci,erl t1?n portrayed, "n their . taoostrous rtnsnae, the pernicious and destructive polund conduct of th? Demoratio pnrty: and showing how, in cons quencc of its un democratic a no unhallowed principles it had rapidly, during tho country's peril, degoocra'ed from a controlling power to a helpless but impiously pretentious organization. There was notone charaetcristio of this party that could be regarded so truly democratic. As Democrats they hould support the Constitution of the United States, that was formed by tho purest Democrats tho world ever saw; but instead, they made war on the Constitu- - tion, and endeavored to dissolve tho Union. As Democrat they should have rallied to

tha Mandurd of their couutry, to protect it with their lives when traitors attempted to tratnplo it underfoot; but iustead, they not only opposed tho war -but did all they . t-ould, cowardly, to ail the enemy of tho najion's iutegrioy. They wero in oßiüalimr"" frith lipon traitors throughout the whole frugale, and now, after the war is over, ueed recoostructin worse thau the boldest rebels of the South. Much as I hato traitors, said the speaker, with emphasis, and he has had good reason to hate them, my hate to thctn, multiplied a thousand of time, would not expres my loathing hate for these Northern tj in utilizers and iiiuiUicr. The speaker considered, at some length the hostility of tho so called DeinoCratu; party to tho ncro, beginning with the iietiou vfthc Gcierals in (he army in scud, ini; bjvk the slaves of rebels to their masters, vi lie ii they fled into tho Union lines; "-thc re fuul to uccept their assistance iu y wayjtlio outcry nprainst uerro soldiers, 'vf-piiitioii to citiancipaiiun,. Jkt:,

1 . .rt resent oM'osiium to lliCi-o colored

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4 , g-, - rNv . c r befute tlio law, was in keeping with .tho whole disloyal, unpatriotic course of thc'piKty, and not to be icgarded with any '4 consideration by tho party that had proved ' true to the uatiou's wclJ'are iu all it had done. 1 will admit their charge in regard to negro e-juiliiy, to tho csteut that the re- , j;ro is entitled to the same rights of pro.tcctiurv in his property and his life as myhf If. llut as to social equality, thfrc is no i law, nor can there le in this .country, or t. any other, that can fine snch a thing ipon us. Our social relations ore matters of choice, and ever must be. It depends i upon ourselves whether. wo will associate with this man or that. For my own part,

out of pure ecir-re?pect, 1 must say that I r:invr u.i3uvtuiu nnu wjw ui.k.ch ' negro that even ca-inc from Congo than to . ii . i ?.i. n.J.... ssoeiate wuu juur awanu.-uamers. rChecrs.1 I nm not afraid of the negroes oting. In all they havo done thus far,) 1 inthestrulo with treason, whether as I . nurses, cooks, teamsters, guides lor your boys through tho land of tho enemy, or as soldiers, they have done well, and i havo riot tho leait fear but they will da their Juty when they curuo to voting Cheers. The mission of the Kepublican party is for good. Its mission is to elevate the lowly, and. lift up tho down trodden; to do all it can to improve humanity everywhere. A voice That's it. Vj tako them by the hand first the foreigner, fleciug to our shores, and now the poor black man, coming out from the yoke of bondage; and we placo props around them, so as to enable them to stjjnd or walk, until they can go alone. I am not a fanatic, ' but 1 owe my God and my country eometLiiifc in thia cause, and I would bo derot liet in ray duty if I didn't Bay what I i. think on this subject. Cheers. TAXATION AND ft NANCE. The General then took up the subjects of taxation and financc.mattcrs with which, as Treasurer of the State of Iudiau, Le Was tamiliar. The speeches of Vallandlghara and othcrs of that 2e rebel kUooI, ought not to occasion any surprise. They were sympathizers with Jeff. Davis andihe Mi-aieaippi school uf politics who b iT no hämo or Uishonor in reputfiatioa repudiation- in that State caused her to stink mi the nostrils of all honorable people. Thcso men were ogainst their country in tho hour of their ountry a creatcst trial. Thoy did all they could to make mischief and embarrass! the ! Government, when' tho public enemy wero .i almost battering at the gates of the capi- - 'aL Men and money were necessary to

. the very salvation of the country. Did j universal disgraco and bankruptcy of the they encourage any one to enlist? Did j Government and tho. people. A better they subscribe ono dollar t any nationaNplan to destroy all the national interests loan? No, not one dollar, nor did they of the country could not bo devised by 'furnish a man. They were rebel sympaithe ingenuity of man. Tho ablest tinan-

thizera and mischief makers then, and are.ciers have agreed trat tho present volume

still true to their vocation. W hen money was absolutely necessary, to proseouto the war and pay tho soldiers in the Held, the Government asked a loan of the people, a-nd got it, in spite of the opposition of these same Vallandigham repudiaton.who said tho rebotlion could not bo put down and that the .Government bonds would never be paid. Had tho people been gov erncd by tho advice of these men, and withheld their money, what would Lavo

VOL. G. NO. 39. been the fato of our notion to-day? They not. only did all in their power to discrcd it and discourage tho borrowing of money on Government bond, but did tho tamo thing also by tho currency known as greenbacks. Thcso notes in their judgment were mere rags, not worth tho paper on which they were printed, and uuwortby tho name of money. A prominent Democratic ofUco-hol Jcr in Indiana was paid his salary in greenbacks, and actually roA -11 . - m VI inrnnn iriom in inn i rnntinf w ,o , r .r. r i rw i a, i ..IM MV! iv iiiv Aivagui nuu u(.miuvivvi Indiana frco batik paper, which ho got. And yet thee samo hypocrites are all at once wonueriuny in lovo witn green Lacks, and desire to uso them as a welgo with

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which to break tho plighted fuit!i-f the nation, Th truth!?, they havo loco, and are, hostile to every act of Kepublican legislation, and 6eizo upon any and every plausible pretext to overthrow it. They daro not do many things openly; yet, cowardly and hypocritical as they have ever been, they seek to accomplish their purposes by indirect and moro plausible means, for the real object of theo men is repudiation. As they did attempt in tho past strugjrlo, so they would ever discredit tho Governruf nt, and render it powerless to put down any subsequent rsbclliou. And that thce namo u.'.ih'hicf makers may inaugurate, and and that thtj rontemplato another attempt, is not improbal'lrt. All this talk about tho vnstnciS of tho public debt the taxation of the Government bouds.'iud tho forclu'g of tho holders

of bonds to tako currency in pa3mcnt, my u State an J county tax, and yet thcso when it was solemnly provided to be paid chemers talk alout destroying tho Nationin gold, tucuns r iutIlation. They d) not u IVuiks. purpose it directly, for it would shock th? ly advice i, let well enough alono. You moral sense of every honest man; but theft ! hnvo a national bank pjstem, moro perfect

leaders anow mal tue rciiudiation ot tue whole public debt would bo tho inevitable result. Tho Government cannot be sued. and can only cxiot by a scrupulous fulfillment of its promises and obligations. When the Government Kaid to the cople, "Loan us your money, and wo will uy you six per cent, interest annually, payable every six months in gold, iud tho principal in twenty years, and your loan I Jcr that time shall be exempt from local taxation,' it was a fair contract, neither unusual nor unreasonable in its terms. And I"uni!ertake to pay that tho Govern n.cnt got the money at a Ie.a cost than individuals jay when they borrow from one another. It id notorious that tho use i f money in this country will average ten j'cr cent.; yet many of tho Government bands draw but five, and none of the coin bondslravv'abo.vo six. JSo (hat when you estimate tho exemption from taxation, and the prrmiuui on g'dJ, it will not amount to in oio than I lie avernyo rato of interest pfli'l b'-twrca This offer was accepted by the people. The widows and orphans, and old ti.cn, the great mars of tho loyal people, . loaned their money, to tLo Govef uiueuf, in its hour of gieatcst need, and yet thc-u men would tax tho people. This talk about exemption from taxation is all the vilest 1 of dcmsgogistii, especially from such men, learned m tlio law, arm who pri'Ioss to know so ti.uch about the Constitution, ns Thurman, lljnncy and Vallandiham. It has been settled Isoni tho foundation of the Government, that the St.ito could not tax the bonds of the National Government. It has been so held by every Supreme Court, and by every Administration, from Washington to Johnson. Tho reason is, that if the Stato possessed the rijiht to tax. there would bo no limit ai to the rate, which tniirht be so hi li n.s lit ilrslntT ffi.t .. . . n . - , powir ot the National Govcnimcnt to j borrow money , which is ono of the csMCntial elements of aovcreiunty. During the Demociitio administration of Diffident I'olk, bonds were issued in tho Mexican war and as was afterward done by other Democratic administrations ''and I woulJ defy all of these wöutd-bo-repudiatots to show that one dollar of bonds issued by any Democratic administration, was mado sutjeet to Stato taxation. Aud yet thcso earne hypocritical demagogues and rebel sympathisers howl against the Republican party because they issucusuch bonds, when their issüo was indispensable to savo tho lifo of tho nation .from the murderous nssaalt of these men and their Southern traitor allies. Unwilling to submit to tho solemn decision of tho people that Abraham Lincoln should bo President, they raised tho standard of rebellion, and they aro responsible for every dollar that was expended in its suppression. This vast public debt is all their own work, and yet with brazenfaced impudence they come befoio tho public and whine about taxation and tho i . o to. enormous ucot. . mo ueoi was a necessity, ,a!rlJ n.a-e ouia Le lairiy an honorably ra,i. I -u ,urvo 1110 uoiucr vi a norm to pay n b,a,e.1". when the Government solemnly j from-sca no suea tax snouid uo.cuargcu, i 11 repudiation. 10 lorco no noiuer ol a bona to take I e""yi " wovcrnmcn. soiemniy i" "uuu'u lu wwm, ropudtation. To force the bolder of a bond to take currency now, for a debt which the Govcrjnient o'emn'y promwod should run accr,ain umr oi years, wun interest payaLl0 emi annually in com, is repudiation. The effect of caYrying out these three propositions would result in a practical ro - nudiation of the whole publie dcbt.and tho of currency could not be increased without detrimcn. to tho public, and a uinjority have been of the opinion that it should be gradually decreased. "And yet these crazy would-bo repudiators, calling themselves Democrats,. would increaso the great volume of paper money, by issuing greenbacks for all of tho bank paper and bonded indebtedness of tho United States, thereby increasing tho already inflated currcLcy to at least Uro times its present

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THE UNION. THE CONSTITUTION. AND T HE E N P 0

BROOKVILLE, IND., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1807,

j volume. Gold would go up to 500 per cent, premium, ana everything tho poor man has to buy would go up in proportion No system could be deviled that would bo tnoro injurious to the common people, for it is well known that tho sharp ones always work off depreciated currency into their Lands. Tho old Continental money was mado plenty in tho same way so plenty that 91.000 would not buy a rjunro breakfast. Tho Government of tho rebel States .-.., i . . a A ) . mauu IliyilVj PU IMllllj 111 11 U CU.UU HBli . mm j that their money was only good for waste t paper. If tho people want to disgrace a nd.ru in themselves andtheir Govcrnmeat they have but to lend a favorintr car to thc.o repudratini; doctrines, and follow tho advice of these scheming, repudiators. They aro only tho tcachingi of tho eauie men who wished to hand you over, bound hand and foot, to the rcbcla. A laro part of tho bonded indebtedncsNof the United Ktatcs is owned in foreign countries, and, of course, is out of the reach of any tax laws that could be passed in any of the States. Greenbacks would be valueless for the redemption of these bonds, and an attempt to force payment in such currency would result in driving tho bonJj, now held by our own people, (in order to escape taxation,) to such, foreign countries,' and if not paid in gold, as already solemnly promised, would involve us in a war with England. Franco and Germany. Acain, a Tory largo amount ot tiovcruoieni t onus aro useu as ino oasis of National banking. Thcso bonds now ismi nny ttiat ever uelore cxidtea. io holier of a National Dank noto ever lost a cent bj it, and never will. Such banks may sometimes su-pend, but tho people who hold their nctcs uro thoroughly protected from loss. u well know this was never the eise under any system that ever existed before. Then a suspension was generally a total loss, and tho note of a good bank was only current in fho ncighborhood where it was issued. Don t you all remember in days gone by, when becountry was flooded with tho Stato currency, l ow every .neighborhood vvns overrun with brokers, running from Siaio to irtalo and bank ta bank, to secure payment in, jrold of the notes which thcyJicld, forcing the bunk to suspend, thus leaving tho vafct surplus of worthless currency in the hands of the common people? National Dank notes aro good H'ikc- iu every part of tho ltepublic. I "repeat, better let well enongh alone. Anything that disturbs tho currency, imofttlcs vnlnos ntid injures tho people. National Danks cannot eontract and expand, which was tho chit f objection to the did system. National Hanks issuo no bills themselves. Tho Government issues them, and is rcsposible for them, because tho Government owes the banks, iu bonds owned by tho banks, and .deposited in the Uuitcd States Treasury, it per cent, moro than tho bills issued. Hence there i-an bo no such tiling as tho fjilute of a National Hank not ßo long as the National Government is good. The Whole amount of bills that tho law author ized h is been issued, so that any expansion or increase of National Dank notes is impossible. A.uain, the official reports show that the National Danks havo loaned to tho people no amount cual to their capital stock. Now, force the'National Danks to wind up as these hypocritical schemers would have them do, aud tho iucvitablo result is, that the banks must force the people to pay back what they havo borrowed, and the ranious injury falls upon the people at last. Nothing could bo more fatal to the business of tho community. It would bring famine, disaster and ruin upon thousands of our best business men, depress prices, injure all, aud benefit none, Let the currency alone. Keen the power in the hands of the men whoso wisdom, patriotism and valor put down the rebellion, and havo thus far saved us from bankruptcy and ruin. Teach these repudiating schemers and rebel sympathizers that th;y must keep back scuts; that when their advice is wanted they will bo sent for. This will be tho best cour-e for yoa and far your country. Tho wisdom and patriotism of tho Depublican party carried yoa successfully through t! e l o rors of a civil war, in spite of tho tfi'orts of tho Northern wing of the Southern Confederacy, in spite- of the counsel and efforts of euch political leaders ui Thuriuau, llauncy, l'eudlctou aud Yullandiirham, and the flame Visdom and patriotism will bo esercised in relieving you of every burthen as speedily as it can be dono without dishonor. What moro can I say7 I would say another word to the boys who havo worn the bluo. I havo had a good deal to say to them in tho past few years, and they havo alw ays trusted me. If the enemy was to bo attacked if thcro wcro barriers in the way, they were already to obey orders, attack the foe, and nmlce their barriers our own. Thcro may be barriers in this contest,, and this ijuestion of negro suffrage may be one, but it has been thrust upon us by tho enemy. Their rebellion has made it necessary; let us take the barrier, and make it our own. Cheers. These traitors think they aro going to succeed. Tho acting President is with them, in attempting to destroy tho power of the Union party. And I predict that when Congress assembles, Andy Johnson, aided by the leaders of this party, will attempt to rcsi-t Congress in tho preformancc of its plarn' duty. There is dunger ahead, every voto you cact, which is not directly for tho Republican party, or which you fail to cast, is in effect a vote against tho life of the nation. Dut tho grand ormy of the Uepublio still lives, and whilo it lives the nation will livo. Tom Thumb' lisps. He self Thumb punkinth. considers him Wiso sayings often fall to tho rround, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Yor tbt Amorl'MB. Homo. .' Home isono cfthe mot beautiful words in our language ono which wo ull cluster nround in holiest affection. We cling to it in fonJcBt memories and holiest of tics of friendship and love. 0 how happy aro our childhood hours. Thcro is eorao loved o pot that our fond memory waodcrs back to, but aUs! thcro is none which calls to memory such fond recollection, as that dear and beloved homo. It is our delight ! in health and our resting placo nCs. It is the ark of safety in "ull cur r temptations or trials and bereavements.

There is not ono, no, not one, if th7yeiT.of tho principle here asserted, in its broad

look to tho past, but has somo fond rccol . j lections to bring forth of the pleasuie or pastimes of homo. If it is but tho niuraur iri brook, tho nice green lawn, a garden of lovely flowers, or tho old oak trco whero they havo spont many happy hours. As wo look from the open window and view there things, it reminds us of that beautiful placo called homo. With what plcai uro tho absent look towards home. Let it boon pleasure, duty or business, with what sense of relief do they look for tho hour of departure for the loved spot, homo. As, for instance, look at tho soldier. IIo goes from his father, mother, sisters and brothers. lie leaves his homo with tears mingling in his eyes, and thoughts on his mind, why is that spot so dear to mc? IIo marches ou In triumph to tho battle-field. Hark! lie hears tno'luglo sounding.. Ti tho sigual for tho fight. IIo sees bis comrades falling. IIo hears it more than onco repeated. Oh, if I Could only see my mother's face, could Jier hand bo placed on my hot and feverish brow, and hear thoso sweet and consoling words which naught but a kind mother carrgivc. Thea how truly ho feels thcro is no place liko home. Perhaps there is no ono, but if he had lived to get home, ho would fain make it far more prceioas and of richer promiss thon all others Ii this world beside. But alai! how many such homo dreams ended in horrible reality in the last few years of btrugglo for libeity.and the Union. But enough of this. You will think I am wandering. But how 'often it has been said, and how truly, "Let it bo ever so humble, there is no place liko huuic." I;i old age, or in youth, when the mind wanJcrs back from the present to tho.past, to where we wcro taught tho Crst lessons of loe anu truth and duty, w hick only tho loved ones at horuo can give, it cheers us, it lightens our heart to think how hard our lot may elianco to bo in this land of vexations and troubles, that wo wer once happy iu u'ur childhood hvmc. But clu&! ihusK dujB uie K'Ml0 never torctum, until we are called to go to that homo, that' blisi-ful home, v. hero sin aud Borrow can come no more. Mollie B. ' Tor the American. Tho Home of My Youth. Dear Old Home! How my heart yearns to thec, and with what sad memories my heart wai filled when I beheld tho Holds and meadows --those fields where my dear brother and loved sisters and I have trumped over so many times, planting corn, aud the pastures where I have so often milked tho cows, and the lane where we havo taken eo many pleasant walks aud strolls. Tho same Walnut tree stands at tho end of tho lane, just the same, only it has grown some larger. At tho other cud of tho lane the tame oak trco stands and looks, oh so natural. It hardly seemed Iiossiblo that twenty years had passed since left tho dear old home, made doubly dear by the sacred memory of my sainted mother whose body lies sleeping between theo and mc sleeping that deathless sleep that knows no waking cn Carth Sleep on, dear mother. , O dear old home! though thou hast passed into other hand-), thou wilt ever bo dear to mo whilo lifo lasts; for I can never forget tho happy hours I hare passed boneath tho roof of tho old house, and also some very, very painful ones, ltvas thcro I passed through the first two great sorrows of my lil'c-i the death of my mother, the hr.-t; and the other well, 1 cannot write of that, 1'ot it has long since been buried in ono of the deepest recesses of my heart, and tho cobui lid has been locked above it for twenty years. But tho visit to tho old homestead brought it very vivid to my recollection. My sister and I went on horseback to visit tho old plaeo, aud we had to pait by oll'tho haunts of our childhood and girlhood; and oh, how my heart swelled aud my eyes filled with tears ' as tff vtfeTIdtng uToh ' bans I arm "Houses ' where ho have spent so many happy hours with tho dear friends of my girlhood, Iu foro I ever knew it sorrow, and I thought, can it be possible that twenty .years have passed away since I passed out from under tho roof of tho dear old houso, a happy and joyous bride, with my young, and,' I may add, beautiful and loving husbaud? . tr a. . I i .. Ami 1 tliougur, can it oo possible that so much has passed in twenty years? can it be that I em nearly left alone? that that husband is really dead? and(is it possible that I havo lost him forever in this world? that ho will never como any more? that his protecting arm will never shield nor protect nor encircle me again? Oh, how can I write, or bear to think of all that has passed since I left that dear old homo. I cannot. My Heart would' break, for the tears blind mo so I cannot write. Yes, I visitod that sacmlspot that was onre my homo, where was centered all affection, and find a blank. I feel one smilrt less beams upon me. There is one less to greet mo and com away with when IJcavo thutMcrcd spor, and when T return to my louely homo I look around at tne family objocts some favorito book, perhaps, with pages turned down. The Bi bio is in its accustittcd place. I open and find the passago -"tho Lord is my shepherd," distinctly marked, while the farms of tho departed ones seem to flit before mo, aud ull thoso sad memorios Lave come to mo in thinking of my visit to tho old home of my youth. Mahy A, Llz.

It C E M E N T OP THE L A tV S

Impeachment. To Iho Editor of tho Journal: liclicvlng that thooo highest in place, If criminal, ore, oy reason ot tne innuence of thciriositions, tho grcatcct of criminals, I have ever thought it tho duty of aocicty to hold thoso persons occupying tho most prominent social or political stations to tho most strict accountability. Hank, inllucnco and power, inptead of shielding tho perpetrator of oßVncos, ou;ht to bo the reasons for a closer scrutiny of conduct, and a moro fpecdy application of 6uch penal and-remedial mciisurcs as tho laws provide. While none can dicputo the truth at. . . " . jest application, m the most especial man ner it applies to those up tn whom the pcofie have conferred official rank and power, 'or in such cases tho wrong doer derives his greatest ability for mischief, not from the excrciso of any inherent individual talent or energy, but by tho misuse or perverision of powers derived from others and accepted in trust, (o bo exercised pursuant to tho purpose and intent of those who conferred thctn. IIo who accepts official position is in that position strictly the agent of the people, aud is bound by the wi.M of hid constituents and (he laws of the land; and when any person, in offi cial ranks, shall do offense to the will Of the people and violate tho laws, ho baa ceased to comply with the terms upon which his office was received by him, and gives just cause for forfeiture of the Eame,and it becomes tho duty of the people, if a lawful remedy cxist3, to digmiss from offico such faithless and recreant public servant, that another, who shall regard the laws and the wishes of his constituents as his rule of action, may supercodo him; otherwise, that intended as the highest agency of public good will become the agen. of great and almost remediless evil. At the present time tho people of the United States have a President who has violated all pledges to, and disappointed all tho expectations of those who elected fcini; who to comply with the demands, and in aid of tho political policy and personal interests of a very numerous, power, ful. and dangerous body of people, recently robcla in arms agaifjt tho United States, regards neither the wishes, interests, nor rights of (he loyal pcoplo who elected him; nor ha3 respect for nor yields obedience to tho laws of tho land. No man can defttbt the duty of removing this faithless man, who wantonly and wiekedly misuses tlio powers of his high station, if tho ri;ht ta da eo lawfully exists. Tortunately it does. The Constitution of the United States provides Jhat tho "DicsPSent, "VicoU'rcsideiif, aiid all civil officer of tho United States shall bo removed from office, on impeachment for aud conviction of high crimes and tuii.demcaDOrs." This provision of our Constitution, like most others, was derived from the Constitution of Great Britain; but somewhat modified in purpose and effect. Under ibis proceeding in Great Britain, both removal from office, and punishment for any offense could bo inflicted. In the United States, by express limitation, only removal from office and a judgment of disqualification can bo pronounced in a trial of impeachment. It is not, then, a proceeding for the punishment of crimes, but a proceeding to protect, the public interests against the misdeeds of thoso who shall abuse the powers of those high in stations of trust under the Government, to which wicked men sometimes attain. The punishment of ordinary crimes is left to the criminal laws,- and tho judicial tribunals. The Constitution leaves no doubt upon this subject, for so far as it specifies impeachable eigene, it also illustrates the policy upon which this provision is founded. It does not declare that "civil officers of tho United States shall be removed" for murder, arson assault and battery, nor any act of btrlclly p6rs0nal Criminality. Ou the other hand, it docs specify 'treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdetueauors," which effect tho publio intercuts, on cccount of the greater effect that attaches to thcso crimes against thi' public, by the force of oflicial influence; and becausu a public officer, by their com ! ru'-ss,oni directly violates the trusts of bw official station, and thereby demonstrates his unworthincss for the excrciso of oflicial power and influence. Impeachment can not be Tc"garuct as a proceeding necessarily to be founded upon ordinary statutory crimes; for the enactment aud enforcement of laws for the general punishment of crimes is left.Ctclusivclv with tho States: and the different states ilu nut yxeii'law a nnlfoHD legislation on thcso subjects. Properly and utrictly cpeakiug, tho United States has no general penal code and in relation to many of tho most heinous entires against individuals and society, the laws ot tho United States are silent, except as to crimes commilled wlrere the United States have CSclusivo jurisdiction. An" understanding of tho meaning of the terms "high crimes and misdemeanors," as used in the' Constitution, and as furnishing ground for impeachment, rii'ust, Judge Story says, be sought "in parliamentary history and' in common law." Wo go to tho sourceTrom which wo received this provision of our Constitution,, for tho circumstances and the occasion of its application, unless we havo expressly othcrwiso providd!. Wo there find, that in tfio impeachment of au ofiiccr for his removal from office, the offenco need not be defined or even alluded to by any statnto law.. It is sufficient that an official is grosnly delinquent in-the perforraance of duties; or is guilt of exercising hio powers in a' manner prejudicial to the publio interests. Here are eomo examples from English history in which oflicial havo been impeached' fof offences clearly aud wholly within the principles above stated, no statutory law having neon vioiaiea vj thctn. Chancellors and judgea have been impeached lor misleading- their" ofer'eign by unconstitutional opinions; for attempts to subvert the fundamental law of the land, and iutroduce arbitrary power; am lusradora havo bee a impeached for Lc

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WHOLE NO. 200. fraying their trusts; malversation and neglect in diice havo been grounds for impeachment; oflicial oppresiion or extortions; the putting of good men out of office,, and advancing bad men." The purpose,' use, and occasion for thro exercise of this provision of our Constitution, derived from that of Grctt Britain, was adopted by us with these historic Illustrations that have been naroei,an4 with many others of a like chara6tcf. In thö absduce of any t'rovisSons or usages ot our own contravening these, thcywo questionably furnish the trno intcrpra lion. We havo enacted no .laws cotfrau a . m. m ruiny mo , jMcecucniB vi. x ruaoicniarjj nisiory, ana our usages nave cotnormeu thereto, such for instances of impeachment as our history furnishes. Congress has adopted tho conclusion that no previous statute is necessary ,to authorito any impeachment for oflicial iuiscönduct. - ' Under the law as it bus unquestionably appears to be, has not President Johnson been notoriously gnilty of oflicial "crimes and misdemeanors" of tho highest and most flagrant character?. In the attimjted reconstruction of the tJiWganized rebel States, be usurped the eiercise of. powers belonging exclusively to (be legislative department of government, thus "attemptmg to subvert tho fundamental laws." He has publicly villified Congress before the people, for tho purpose of destroying the respect and confidence of tue pcoplo in that department of Government. He has, without authority of law, bestowed tho publio property of the United States upon individuals and corporations.' with thai an aggravation of the crime, theso upon whom the bestowals were made, had recently been in open, armed resistance to the authority of the Government. lie has; without just reason or cause, removed from office good and loyal men, and put in their places men who but recently were known and open enemies of the country. He has abused (lie pardoning power ty the pardon of men guilty of treasonable crimes, who bad subsequently to their crimes given ho proofs of loyalty to the Government; thus absolving criminals from the just and legal pcmilties impending over them. He has disgraced the notion, by his immoralities aud shameless debaucheries-, rendering him unfit to discharge his public dutie3. . . . . , He Los violated the law by disregardüg the legal and constitutional prerogatives of the Senate, in the appointment and removal of officers. , He is required by the Constitution and his oath ftfvtfiCBto execut tho Iiw. n't.J wiinstanuing wnicn, oy every means in his power, he has opposed the reconstruction laws of the country, and labored to defeat their execution, endeavortfr to .enforce strange and unnatural interpretations of the same, contrary to his undoubted knowledge of the meaning and intent Of thoso laws; and to defeat them he has cap tiously removed faithful publie .officers, solely for the reason that thoy rjcre faith ful to their duties. An officer chosen by the people, who, in 80 many particulars, wilfully and maliciously misrepresents their known wishes and policy, and audaciously disregards and violates the laws of the land; should not longer be permitted to insult it outraged people, but should speedily bö hurl I from the elevated station which gives the chief efficiency to that malign influence he exercises to tho disgrace and contemptuous defiance of the nation. A. WolcOTt'.' "Home Run." Dialogue between an enthusiastic base ball-ist and his friend who isn't: "What is tho matter with yenr finger? ' "Struck with' a ball and drofe up but it is a noble game," was the reply. 'Precisely-and your thumb is tfsebiS6, is it not?" , . , , , "Yes, Btruck with tf ba'I and bfoten." That finger. joint?" . "A ball struck it. No better game to improve a riarr's physica) coudition -strenghthens one's einivis." Y,ou walk lame; that foot, isn't it?" "No. It's the the the well, a bat flew out of a player's !nnd and hit my knee pan. He' had the irVoing." , f,(Jae of yotfr ffo'nt teeth is gone?" 'Knocked out by a ball an accident." "Ycur right hand and your nose havo been pealed how a that 'Slipped dowrr cTf fceond base only mere scratch." rrtnd yoü'HVu tblrttnJ Of fun?" 'Glory in it, sir. It is the healthiest game in tho world, sit." tW tdr Rerrrove Wrinkles; It is said to be satisfactorily demonstrated that every time a wife scolds her husband she adds a wrinkle to her lace. It is thought tho aunrtunccmentof thi fart will hare tho most salutary effect, especially as it is" Understood that every time a wifo smiles on her husband it will remove one of the .old wrinkles. Beautv. Beauty is like a temple whose exterior riches aro all that aro seen by the profane. The divine mystery of the artist s thought reveals itself only to minds in sympathy with 'Hi own', and the smallest dotail cf a sublime work contains an inspiration which escapes tho perception cr the vulgar. A lady recently advertised for employ ment as follows: 4A young lady vriunfs t'o" superintend a widower's household', aud would not object to the supervision cf u child." "What iro you about?" i(juired a lunatio cf a cook who. was industriously picking the feathers from a fowl."Diossin a chicken," ana wo red the cook. I should call that undressing," replied the craty follow. The cook looked reflective. .

TERMS OF ADV ERTI61NÜ. Cbk fquivr, (10 liL.,) vat iu.trlion..'.... ...... II 00 Du ur, two inncriiont. I 6" .no aur, threa lui-rtiuo. .. 2 3 All ubaequ-ot tnrtloD, rrttiar 'YKARl.Y.

Cns efihimn,' rbaaj-eViite '(urUrf $7$ 00 Thr.-ouiNeri of ouluu.a , ..... 60 iT uoa-amr vf uoluniu... as so Ono-qaarfer of column 00 Ono-eif hth of s column : ... 12 00' Trn.U nt dvrilfuitiU ttxulJ In sit eiei Is paid for la adranrt. t'elfi af.tlrtleoUrtf'n, (i s"f:'?'j ,! fun.; d In, sdrertitetntDtf will b 'uLiif3t.tf ui.il ordared out sod eharftd oordii.l. Torpedoe in Every Houe. Gunpowder n tho open air, savi the Scientific American, burns quietly, lh bfder to show that it has poser wo must confine it. Kxccpt fr guns, fire crackors, &o., we might not hove found cut that gunpowder can make a great rtuir"t There is a common sort of friction match composition that is a little tne re explosive thatw gunriowdr. It bnrns rjuiisjf,- and wheu confine! if gives a sharper and louder report. The 1nattl.es to which e.' iudc, ignite with a flash and with a s!igh crackling sound. Most of the 'matches' ,or mtc) nre ttthU Uni. - 'j'hq f uii7t w a ri it a. plode is to Ly it on the floor and press it with the heel of your boof. The report" in sharpness ind loudness is about l hu same as that of a pcrcustdon cap. Another way of making the eiperirnffet i i wrap the tuatch. closely in a stout po per aud give the composition end a light blow with a hammer. The cxplo-ion. will be a loud 5 -before, and the paper will lc torn to thtsM. . '. There is, without dowbt, enough explo'.' sive force in a boi of matches to explode' tho stoutest musket. Childrcu should never try the experiment of exploding matches. It is daagcrous. The melancholy fate of the Austrian princess",' te'. frothed to. the son of Victor L'manuel, and brim cd to death but the other day in cod sequence of ticadiog on a luciltr match; is a warning point. Tho greatest care should be taken of these loo plentiful and perilous little articles: High vs. Low Lands for Fruit Growing; A correspondent of the Country Gcutleman says: "It is a common remaik that btt hi Hi are cold during the winter, and they who live npon the plains and in the valleys' flatter themselves that they äte favöreö! with sheltered situations and a milder atmosphere. But the merenry sinks lbwr on the low lands than it docs cn tho hill's the forests are later in rfpring and eorlicr in trutcron; tho season Is shorter, and cou-' squentl the bills are frtoro favciabitffVr many varieties of fruit than the yules, r.li . ''Fof several years I have observed that the peach orchards on the hills and mountains have borne a full, erop whin eTcry t i .ii 1 : t fti . . ;i ... . oua win oe Kiuca on me prams, it is so (his year; ray trees are now in bloom, while not a cower is Been on the flats half a mile bclö'w, and only a few. hundred feet lower. So it has becn with the cold during' tholast of April. Though the ground frozo cn the hill no fruit buds were Injured; .),;. i. Af - U"m- 4 ta" destroy buds on the cherry. "'that. the season is longer on the hill is evident from tne fact (hat my Isabellas and Catawbas are usually thoroughly ma, turcd as high north as the south line of Massachnsettf. Cut the early forests cut (hem on low lands all arouod me: In the plains in the evening one feels a damp' chill in the atmosphere, which changes to a warm current upward as yoii ascend the hills." Facts fri Fruit Culture. Dr. Trimble, of Newark, N. J., who has raid great attention' fo fruit culture; gives" the following as his views the result of many years experience: 1. The most successful way to conquer (he curculio ii fogfrfher the fruit as it falls and feed ft iti.lht stock to destroy it, as it is ly thiJ fa-lien- fruit (hit tho curculio propagates its specie. 3. That the fruit of the apple tree can' fcff prevented frfri t!6 apple moth by wrapping around each tree two or three time' a rope made of straw. The moths wilt harbor in this rope and cau then be dC-roye-T. 4. That (he' 6nly way to ii'.l the peach' (hd lorer is to cut hi:u out with a knife; not once only in a season, tut to follow2 him up every two wcaks until exterminated; 4fter the first "going over" of an orchard" this will be little or no .trouble, as cacti tree can be attended to in two minutes. For Gfrls Who "Chew Gum." A great many American gills have acquired the pal ticulaily disagreeable bi'oit of chewing gum. Pcihaps tby would like to know how gum js ma3t.' 'The greatest gum inanfucturiDg establishment is said to be at Puduut, .Massachusetts, aud the fame of their gum (and the gum itself) is in (he mouth of all the. world. One of tlie employes ofthat establishment, who has bccfme thoroughly ' initiated into the mysteries of the man-y ufacturO of the gum, was recently discharged from that establishment, aiid bar since divulge the process by which thcso quids, wVtch young Americans masticstd with fcuch velocity and apparent satis faction, are maae. Ihe puui is made nt certain parts of gum arable, gum trag--' aganth. a"nd a small quantity of resin and1 fat. Tho fat üsed is not lard, that being too eipcusivc, but is a substance expressed from dead hogs, cats, dogs, and other animals found on the commons vf the city.This is not the worst of it. After the various ingredients arc melted together in a hugo kettle, a certain kiud of alkali is put in for the purpose of whiteuing the gum. This alkali is tho same that is useoV by dyers with indigo to give a deep and1 peiuonenr blue to flaunels." . (jood Advice'. A distinguished gentleman i'S reported to have given the following advice to the' son of a friend entering upon life, about the time that be himself we under no tie to quit it: "You sie young and incitericuccd, toko my advice card- money and save it. If you do not, y ou. will prepars lor yourself duhouore J old age,, and when your hair is gray and your la cilities fail, you will1 havo no alternativ1 but CoDgribs or an hospital." What kind tioneer havti? diüsj of a- free should an ano A face that is forbid-'