Indiana American, Volume 8, Number 12, Brookville, Franklin County, 19 March 1869 — Page 2

. Indiana American. C. H. BINGHAM, Editor. -BKOOKV1LI.KFriday Homing. March 19, 1889. Democratic Ritiflottton of the 15th

Amendment at Brookville. ,, , . , j lied toaether by - '1 "The Faithful" were ca the ringing of the Court House bell at 2 o'eldck 1 M. on Saturday last. The audience was a "mall on, for the reason, it wa alleged, that not oue-half of the Democracy hnd heard that a great calamity had bc.fallen.the.' dear peeps'" by. the resignation of tho Democratic members of the Iu lij'x Lgislalut. This bat assertiou is prob-tMy tun-, .as fie-half of the party, artt still in the habit of votiBg for General Jackson at each election they are permitted to attend. After the meeting was organized, the few present were entertained with a rehash of eoruebodys ptump speech that has been delivered lo! these many years, until it is threadbare and worn out the everlasting "nipper" constituting the sum and substance of the whole thing and was not blessed with a single origiual idea, except, perhaps, that Mr. Cory, the reader of the -document, closed with a patriotic appeal to his hearers not to ratify the 13th amendment, for if they did there would be about twenty thousand niffger votes more for the Republican party, and that by 1S70 there would be an importation rf fifteen thousand more niggers into Indiana, and that they would swarm our strcc's and talc the labor of ail our workingmen; and L didn't sec why the Black Republicans

should be willing to give suffrage" to the j Fitments gives ample assurance that the darkey without Erst conferring it upon the work of re,orm promised by Grant, expecwomen of Indiana. Very well, Mr. Cory,jteJ bJ ll,e PeTle anJ demanded by the you take company with Wendell Phillip, ; interests of the country, will be vigorously Susan B. Anthony and other strong mind- prosecuted.

od women, and we uive you credit for d rancing another origiual thought and in the right direction. This lucid exposition was followed by i.r.u.uu,.u d..v . v" the natives ' on the intricacies of rlmeot.ry Uw, showing how impossible U i was for the Democrats to prevent the adoi. j tion of the amendment unless they resign- J r l. The Doctor attempted to be funny in j r J bis explanation of the causes which led to j tho adoption of the course pursued by the Democratic members. But no one wa, ! more tickled with the ideas advanced by j .1.,. t . .., .. i .: lr .i: i T :.. I J.....l. ... ii... t .v., u uuu-cu u w.u pal part of the laughing at the witty rc marks made. Well, the mountain of Democracy labored and brought forth a mice. The Dr. said that it had been determined by the Republicans to take "snap judg-' mem cn tue imoerais; to close me aoors anu not let tti I'cmocratic memiers re-

tire and thus escape the odium of being j possible for (jovernor Morton to obtain present at the adoption of the amendment, j mQMJ ; lSG3 Jo nt exUt jQ this cage Another funny thin? the Dr. suil ws ! The brkinR up ot ,hat 8ession wa8 caU3. tlul Governor Bxker was to be absent at : eJ fey a direrence which in tbe Dature cf turkey dinner, and would be absent a j tllings couM brt no doubt tllat rroper ap day or two, so that the poor feilovts would ! propriation9 wou!d be niadc- But ,Lc he un.l! to re.ign. But the funniest wanton m;sch;ef of tMs session ;s endlcss idaa th. Dr. advan.ed was that every one Tbe penJ0Crat, wli0j accorJil,3 to lh, ar. ,f the Democrats had two resignations in rangenient) shali refuse to act at he extra their pockets, so that if Biker did not cct ! . . r . , ; .. . ,. , ,, i session, will continue to refuse, and as ai.k from Jus tinker dinner they cou'd give j , ., , , . . , J ... long as the constitutional amendment is incm to Hill Cumback: and then he said - , . , ,. ! pending they must refuse, or by yielding ftimtthir. about junipiug out ot the win-; . ,..r , , , ,, . ... : stuitify themselves and give the lie to all -lows two stones high, in order to escape i. . c .1 ... r ' ! the pretences of their present action. At t lie thraldom contemplated by the lllavk i ., , , 1 J the regular session, if they have not a maliciublican members. !:.-: -n 1 " t 1 1 . i jonty, the ease will be unchanged, and Now ue would think that ntlemen s ,1 ' -i, , - j they will continue the disorganization. whomado aoabloa defense of their ac- ; Thus anotW) anJ Bnotber and anolber tion tn this matter of resigning would be;eltfc,ion wiU have Q fce orderedi with al, 1 he last mm who would be anxious to re- ! , ... their train of expenses, which the tax!.un and place themselves in a similar!. , , . , . , . I payers will be compelled to foot. So much -ituatiou, and expose themselves to such:, ' h . , tr 1 ' 1 for democratic EroxoMl. How do yoa ...1... .. .l 11 .1. J

- - 3 4tk-t Oil). - XU tr I II VJ U I U . . Mil. IP l! . t l 4!kfilfvt,'l(1 ,,,c ?e,,ttcniac ; ti ,1 I -hiJI lvy return! 3?r t?a,.v, Suppose, now. the 1' ra nkli n : should Tuke tit em at their nr! and tut (cud 1 1:0 in hack. What then? As we said Di our lat issue, the e gentlt-' in k-It their heats h-' ra there wis any dinner. What xril! ihcy do whMt tiiey Kft to I uiiiunnpoii Njj.iin it the "X'rM session as we suppose they will !' theie, of course, there beinir n-y i-pp'isiuoii tn t hir return iind lhy &ud the ?aH.c q restiou confrontins the in at tho threshold of the sestioi?

Will tl cy resign and come home gain? We T(1 P?t 'hrougri this Congress, and conseuiiderstand they have both so declared, iuently tho first to go to President tJranf Then why repeat tie folly of cCptirg ! for his signature, is that to strengthen the them? W hy not send romo'dnt r'.r? Or ' Phlic credit. It was passed by the House why tax the County one thousand or in-i 011 F"d..y and by the Senate cn Monday, Uen hundred dollars to elect them to rc : rd was UIa beforc the l'r"detit on Tues

aign aain? i . w v U this Dfmo- .t Tif EC0N - j Jit'wLered' that hcn the last ! vl :!! tok place, they had each gob- j fy" dollars' worth of htamps and , i rir mileage, mid per diem up tii the very ly i f th toit, leavii g only twenty dollar due them if ! had served out their time. Now theo they get there a L'tiin, as wc suppose ttiey will, alter r ' 1 ' i an expense to Franklin County of prob ably fifteen hundred dollars for electing , ' f, . , .,J i one days more lor each ooe, (8410, mile- .,,, , two ''9 f postage stamps j t K A t tl.t f Will tltnn VtA tllA vtataT fV f. f . I and stationery, (5100.) two copies of the Kevised Statutes, (about S30. two copies of Wilsun'e Digest of Parliamentary Law, and other nice little pickings, et otera, ic., &c , (amounting to Bay S50,) and frc radrrvad passes ia tkeirpookets lotat ftrly $200. all spent in rain if they 1u resign. And did anybody ever no l.MjHt t Tfisign an office when lt-rv w uioo i it? We paoa for rpt v.

The Cabinet. General Grant baa now got hia Cabinet full. Mr. Wasbburne having resigned the

J position of Secretary of State, Hamilton Fish, of New York, was nominated for that position. G. S. lioutwell, of Massachusetts, is made Secretary of the Treasury, in place of A. T. Stewart, and General Rawlins, General Grant'a chief of Staff, succeeds General Schofield in the War Office. These nominations were promptly confirmed bv . " - 1 f . 11- l, ....... --... . tire ceuaic. 1UC viuiuct uvw aiauus bo fo'lows: Secretary of Stat Hamilton . Fish, of New York. Secretary of the Treasury Geo. S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior J. D. Cox, of Ohio. Secretary of War John A. Rawlins, of Illinois. Secretary of the Navy Adolph E Borie, of Pennsylvania. Postmaster General J. A. J. Cresswell, of Maryland. Attorney General E. It. Hoar of Massachusetts. These are all able and honest men, and will faithfully and ably ill the positions in which they have been placed. It remains to say that the Cabinet will afford general satisfaction to the people who elected General Grant. Its members warmly supported Grant for the Presidency; ail are Republicans, and the majority are Radicals. On the great political questions of the day. as announced in the Chicago platform, and reiterated by the President in his inaugural, the Cabinet will prove a unit. It starts out Republican and it will so continue. Furthermore, the character of the men selected by the President for heads of De A Supposition. Suppose, now, that the Democratic Taxpayers go to woik and re-elect Messrs. Gifford and Cory will that put a stop to this Democratic raid upon th2 Treasury, ot.bj .ny meana. The Shelby Union is informed thal u faa8 been decided hy ,he UemQi:rai that the hers of the Legis latur8 he q fi . , . , , . canciea caused by the late resignations, shalUot rres8nt tlleir creuentia,9 at tbe organization of the next Legislature, in case tbe RtpuUican3 refuse to abandon h ConstitutionaI aniendment Thi will destroy the Legislature again, and leave the State administration without means of support. The asylums will have to be closed, for no money can be borrowed on the faith of a State whose Legislature can be ruined by a faction of lawless men. The interest on the State debt cannot be paid, for the circumstances which made it like it, burdened Democratic Tax payer? Contemplated Extra Legislative Session. Many in-iuiries are being made by all classes as to what tiny be the exact time w.pn tha Piir.tpmnlated pxtra Rpssinn nt the Legislature w ill be called. The most authentic information on the subject (says the Journal) is that the session will be called to commence about ten or twelve days after the time of election, provided ll4tlA4 ft! till. rd no T f A f , n r 1- o n-.th.,,,! unusu-il detention. The First Bill lUa - it ,s 5"e same as mat pocketed by i Johnsort, except that the second section lefili:.nS old contracn hat been cut out " being un m'cessary Tenure. of Office Law to be Suspended. The Tenure-of-Ofliet Law is to bc sus pended indefinitely. That is the conclu- i sijjn, it is reported, to which the Judioiary Committee ot the Senate has come. The Ir , . , , , ... I nilGD hirini. rnn Ail Ihd lav will nut be unwilling to concur in its suspension. So, if the Senate approves the report of the committee, the law will be out of the way, , , , - , , - and leave a clear field for action. Ratified. Arkansas, Maine and South Carolina have promptly ratified tbe 15th amendment ef the Constitution, making seven States that have ratified it. Other Statea have the aabject under consideration. The planing mill of Stewart, Hester & Co., at Shelbyville, was burned fast Friday. Loss, ?15,0X)0; insnred for S2 500.

Gifford and Cory Our Senator and Representative, Dr.

Gifford andC. U. Cory, are genial, clever, and, just at this time, intensely Demo cratic; but when they attempt to throw themselves into the breach, to stop the tide of "onward events," they will be engulphed and scarcely make a ripple on its flowing surface. One would judge, from the company they keep, that they would at least favor the "previous condition" part of the Amendment, so far as it would apply to the Rebels, who waged a bitter and relentless warfare to destroy the Government. But that word "color" completely upsets them is too much for their very enlarged and comprehensive views of human rights and latter-day Democracy. It is, however, very refreshing to see and know that Franklin County has two such self sacrificing sentinels on the watchtower of liberty. A New Law Needed. It was thought (says the Richmond Palladium) that the law to prevent Republicans or Democrats from breaking up legislation by absenting themselves, Jce., resorted to in times past, had provided ample means for punishiug those who indulged in this partisan mode of warfare; but resignation was never thought of as a measure that Democrats would resort to, as it was generally coaeeded that the old saving that "few die and none resign," was one of their eternal and immovable principles. But alas! for the stability of that principle, it has been violated and trampled under foot. When the Legislature shall again meet, we hope it will amend the law, so as to include this new a menu me law, bi as iu lui'iuuc i u is ucn i . t, ' , rrMnt lno, ! phase of party tactics, and prevent mem. bers from combining to by resigning their places bers from combining to break a quorum Comments of the Press.

The Versailles Despatch, in speaking ofldowu b. a 'evolutionary movement on the

the recent Democratic movement breaking up the Legislature, says tht this act to prevent the majority from perfecting the legislation required by law, is revolutionary and cowardly, characteristic of treasonstained Democracy. The Winchester Journal states that this act of the Democrats will cost the State r a-s nnn nn,ln,-. .u. iruui c u.uuu iu siuw.uTO ur me exira . ' . e.ni,n - session, and the counties some SdO.000 more, making the people pay for the foolishness of the mnjority in electing such men. One great reason, we believe, for doing it at the time was, that they might have an extra session, as by Constitutional limitation the session was just about to close. The President has nominated to the Senate Iu. B. Washburne, as Minister to France; Frank Moore, as Assistant Secretary of the Legation of France; A. K. Smart, Marshal for the District of Columbia; C. A. Newcomb, Marshal for Missouri; A. T. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, Minister to St. Petcrsburcr. The Board of Education of the Uuiversalists of Indiana, which met in Indianapo lis last trees, adjourned to Aluncie, where, an institution of learnins will be establishcdatan early day. The citizens of Muncie . , , ., . . A, , , ii have subsenbed twenty thousand doUare toward the purpose, and a number of munificent bequests have been made for the benefit of the school. "E. D. M.," the able writer in the Cincinnati Gazette, thus speaks of Grant's Cabinet: j Taken as a whole, tbe country has reason to be satisfied with Grant's Cabinet. He has complied strictly with his intimations that he should try to appoint competent men, and, if necessary, should change them. He has made changes, and made: ..itm uiviucu.j mi me ucuci. lucfsrs. Fish and Boutwell are more satisfactory,

and will carry much greater weight in the j prevent an extra session of the Legisla- I of Puolic trusts we have so recently witcouncils of tho country, than Washburne j ture could have been passed, for the" op-i "eShtiJ- e ,iave nothing to expect but and Stewart. They fill the two most im- proprialion bill had passed the House of'8 first abandonment of duty, a further portaut places in the Cabinet, and have Kepresentatives, had been read once in the j Pone"'ent of needed legislation; adsome right to the reputation of statesmen. ! Senate, and was then in the hands of the cJi,ioua' expenditures uselessly incurred,

The Appropriation Bills. We have repeatedly stated, and every! n..m.nrf in t)li I.noiuUlnrn L-nnoo , ! - f there was amnio time on Thursday, heforo the Constitutional mPndmP.,t ..m.l.l oom up, to pass the appropriation and election " - - v.- ... .. bills, it the Democrats had withheld their i resignations. lhe ltenub leans nrnnnscii 1 Ft a t.l.n.l , il,.,, ;f il.j,. e..i.i . . v- ....... h . v . , . , . u . . . u n i . v . v i v. : J main and pass these bills, or as many as

! there was time for. no attempt would be to complain of their public burdens, for j made to bring up the constitutional ,ue indulgence of a revolutionary tendenamen Jment before the hour set for it. The C anJ prejudice on the part of a few pub-

Democrats rrfuscd to accept the pledge, or tn liilpii tn biiv urrinunniiitil lli.l A I a - .1 their re.;Tnntion a moment Th resolved to destroy the Legislature. And - . they had ariother object in view besides preventing the ratification of the Cousti tuticnal Amendment. They could have defeated that by handing iu their resignations at two o'clock. But by delaying long enough to give the Republicans a chance to pas the Appropriation bills, the necessity tor an extra session would be destroyed, and they could not come back to pocket another allowance of mileage, and another issue of stationery and postage stamps. There was the motive for tbe j resignation, hich they would not delay

an hour for any pledge or assurance that j tives of tbe people withhold that obedi the Constitutional amendment should not j nce, the people themselves must see to it be put iu the way of necessary legislation.) 'hat that obedience Bhall be rendered by Such pledges were just what they didn't (such recusant representatives or others sewant. Necessary legislation was just what lected in their stead. they would defeat. It was more to their That passion and prejudice controlled purpose to beat that than to beat the 'and directed the counsels of these revolu-

Amendment. Journal. If the Republican party shall succeed in carrying through this Fifteenth Amend ment, it will unquestionably lay itself open to indictment under the statute prohibiting '-Cruelty to Animals." The only hold," now, of the Democracy is the negro. Make a man of him, and Democracy is done for; and making a man of him is just what the Fifteenth Amendment proposes to do. G.raensburg Standard.

Addrea of the Republican Members of the Legislature To the Pkoplk of the State of Indiana The undersigned, a joint Committee on behalf of the Senate and House of Repre

sentatives, submit for the consideration of the people the following facts: On Thursday rooming, the 4th day of March, 1869, the business of the Legislature was suddenly arrested by the resignation of seventeen Senators and thirtyseven members of the House of Representatives. The persons thus resigning their seats were all Democrats, and the reasons assigned bv them for resigning j was to defeat any 'action by the Legislature on the 15th amendment proposed by Con-ress to the Constitution of the United j States. The Constitution of our State provides that a quorum to do business shall consist of two-thirds of each House. It will thus be seen that a sufficient number of the Democratic members cf each House resigned to destroy the quorum necessary to pass the bills already completed, or to mature others yet imperfect. All, or nearly all, of the legislation that is really demanded was in a condition to be perfected and passed in the three days that remained, had this revolutionary movement not occurred It is invariably ! the case that the last three days of legisla tion are more indispensable than any preceding twenty days of the session. In those three days all the important bills, having previously undergone discussion, amendment, examination by committees, and thorough investigation, are brought to a final vote, and, on mature consideration, passed or tejeeted. Thus it was in this j case. AM the jrreat measures were awaitinu the final action of thi two llrvnsps

anion which we mav mention the Railroad : 6houlJ "ve had a like confidence iu the lawstbe Gravel Road laws, the Election j continuing wisdom of their friends in the laws, the Schooi laws, and the laws making j ?fate- But our Democrats were reckless the necessary appropriations for carrying;10 war H,,d 10 Peace would overwhelm us on the various departments of the Govern- i wllh ev,Is tht we barely escaped in the

ment, and for the support of the benevolent - ft - - - . . . - institutions of the State, together with the provision for ihe payment of the !: - ,.. an,j ,ir;f.inal f h n..hi;,. ,i.i., U II J S 1 V I I V V L ' t I I 7 VI V V , But the power of the State to use the money raised by taxation, for all of the above named purposes, is thus suddeuly stricken part of the minority to prevent the d is eharge of a duty imposed on the Legislature bv the ( "otisti t lition nf the United

States, which every member and employe1 ,K'"8 "eretoioie made ail expire on theof both Houses had solemuly sworn to ' last of Mareb, and that, after that period, support and obey. That instumeut pro- j lhe Governor would have to borrow money vides that, "The Congress, whenever two- ! to mfcet ll,e current expenses or draw up thirds of both Houses shall deem it nec- i !1 ,u,,ds 111 ,1,e Treasury in violation of essaiy, shall propose amendments to this ! ,aw- 'I bey knew the evils, the difficalties,

I Constitution which shall be valid to all ! i u te n ts a nd our noses as r.art nf this Con- . - - - - r - r - --i t9tiiution when ratified by the Legislatuies j of three lourtlls of lhe gvcra, Sl afet eg In aCcordance with this power, and in the manner thus pointed out, the Congress of the United Slates adopted the following: "Article Fifteenth 'The right of the citiiens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude." ' Section 2 Congress shall have power to en fore this article by appropiiate legislation." This proposed amendment was certified to the Governor by the proper authority, and received bv him on Monday, March 1st. 18(19. On theRnn.Pdav the t i nvrmnr. as was his duty, presented this atnament to both l"ioues of the General As - Isembly. In the Senate, immediately m, I : . . . : .. .-. . : its reception, 11s consiueraUon was post ! P?ne. was made the special order lor Thursday, the 4th, at half past two o'clock P M It was thus made the special order tor tho day above named, without a dis - I senting or opposing vote or voice. It was : n.uil L-,, .i,t .i, Tt.,.., ' ' "l "' . "'"--'' K'rJuu":c ' against necro sufirago was ; aroUJ,e an j tU memfers infenf?lv that were assured that the measure would not i j be taken up for discussion or action until the hour and day aboe indicated, but that the majority in the Legislature would move on with the regular order of buM ness until that matter should be reached, and then dichar-e their duiv in taking up and acting upon it. But so bitter was the prejudice and so reckless the oppo-i-tiou of the minority that, on Thursday morning at S o'clock, they pUced their 1 resignations in the hands of the Governor. ! five and a half hours before the hour fixed for the consideration of the t-ubject. i mac uve ano a nair nours the atipropria ! tion and other bills that were neccs-arv to -

Finance Committee of the Senate, and U1C r . urn o1 lne blind, the deal and dumb, j could have been reached and disposed cf'laad sanc, to cheerless homes and still

DJ H o'clock of that day. 1 Had tll'S tllOaSlirC llPPn n".3l1 ttl f V ! ppne of the present Legislature near ?100 000 would not have been totallv - . 'ost' ana ,hC expense attending an extra ; ''e81' tee thnusn De ''c servants. Hut the public money thus I Sfl U.1 tl dercd and lost in tint, bv a n v nifjna i the worst feature in the case. The utter i r ti- if i disregard of public oflScial obligation; the spirit ot lawlessness and crime: the reck - less determination of a minority to subordinate the highest functions of Govern ment to unreasoning prejudice and passion ; are acts of the most alarming import; and unless the people, in their wisdom and patriotism, promptly arrest and sternly rebuke such tendencies, consequences the most calamitous in their character will inevitably be the result. Obedience to Constitutions, and the laws made in pursuance of them," is the only hope of a free republi can government; and when the represcnta tionary members, there is no proof needed, other than the fact that they had not the slightest assurance that if they had re-i 111 amen tn luc.r piai-ea uib vusinuuunai amendment could have been ratified and accepted by the Legislature. If even a strong probability of its passage would have been the slightest justification or apology for their revolutionary conduct, they are yet without such apology. In the House of Representatives it might and probably wourd have received the requiai;e number of rotes; but iu the Se.ia.tc

ion, not less man tau.tiUU, would have ... .uy , gtab a( the inoffensive negro. . How

u superceded. U:. hundred and fifty ! . ",c ulsau'l'u aoiuier anu n.s oepenoeni av one :fted wilh an intellect and with!

nd dollars is rather a large sum to j ch' J their now happy Home vt ul be com- , a fOU, wi(hin hi C(Juld be M devoi(1 of j

tbere - was no assurance that more thau"Iy. oT order and harmony, of security and

twenty-three votes could certainly be relied upon in its favor. Every Democrat! in that body would have voted against it There .were thirty Republican Senators, one confined to his bed by illnesswith no hope of ever again being up; three had al ready declared themselves against tbe measure, and three more who would not commit themselves to, it, either oneway or the other, but were understood to be personally opposed to it. Such was the state of things in which the Republican majority of the Legislature resolved to go straight forward in the discharge of duty, which was to vote on the amendment, leaving consequences to the people ai.d the future. The Republicans wc, e uncertain as to the result; the Democrats were iguorant; the former proposed to follow the path of duty, the latter determined to involve ail in ruin, rather than comply with their solemn obligations, so long as such compliance might be in conflict with their personal and party prejudice. This is the questionable virtue and patriotism that nourished and developed, in its power for evil, the late rebellion; it is the political material beneath which all free Governments have heretofore been buried; and a wise and j udicioua people will look well to it mat me runic meaus snau noi ue employed for our overthrow which are found initialed with the ruins of the republics of former ages. But inexcusably criminal are these men, since it is an acknowledged doctrine of the Democratic party, that an amendment to the constitution, ratified by one Legislature, may be repealed by a succeeding one. Ohio and New Jersey acted in this way on the 14th amendment, and these Indiana Democrats ua,.B'1 "uur Vl ,,ie P"ouo ,. , , , -. j , l'illle da they care that an unnecessary ! held in half the counties ; of the State, at ureat exr ense to the couna,ul uu rc8,er H,S5 l() ,n mousauus ; ' people wno are tnus calleU neeoiessly to the polls; but they shamelessly censure Governor Baker because he did not fix the election foi these faithless Senators and Representatives on the day of the April elections. Thev knew that the arrrori iaanu me wrong mat would ! result irom their factious course, ad either i:,u ii,.;. .... 1 1 iji wuh their ees wlde "PC". r blinded by j prejudice, recklessly adopted and stubboruly pursued it. lliev profess a very creat desire to refer this question lo the people, when they know, tir ought to know, that the people; in making and adopting the Constitution of the United States, authorized Congress to propose amendments to that instrument and le'er them to the State Legislatures for ratification or rejection. They know, or ought to know, that the representatives of the people in Congress adopted this amendment iu strict conformity to the Constitution and the mode therein prescribed, and that it was properly certified i u tl,e Governor ot this Mate, and bv him ' -ttii"liy B.jbttttoa So the serv.nta of tle j l'eoPio 111 lhe General Assembly. All of ! l,ills.,1,e.v km,vr; ihcy.-Ww their duty and ! d id 1 1 It ot. b U t cal n 111 n in t e t i: n m :i i nri t v i i. the Legislature because they, too, would "ur- 1,1 a "Ke tal manner, by rgiee i . 1 l,:rl" auunuon u.cir posi oi j""' and service, to engiige in worse useless contest over an excitinir than fjuesnon belore the people, when the people, I & authority, mat or the people :! - . .1 ' . .1. , ' srciKing throiu the constitution, had : tloluea l!;e r-a-ure wun power to uis i .1 - .i T ; i . - r.i . j P0 cf tIie lK:4t',-r- ! lIow wul 11 bc wlien tll5s 9T(C' election i la over- d a majority, perhaps, of thc : men returned to the Legislature? Will 1 they he an' ,,10re llkcI-v lo cnter uPon ,lie discharge of 'their duties with a greater degree of fidelity than before? Or will the fact of their endorsement by their constituents make them more bold and defiant th an ever? If the speeches made at their meeting on Friday night, at Metropolitan Hall, give any indication of their course

juat the coming special session, we have

j nothing to hope beyond a repetition of lhe ' disgraceful scenes and more base betrayal more cheerless county tails, lhe noble uc"u,wnm Y"""J ,,,c peopieamay -I . J -I. i ! ,hus' b-v ,he infidelity of their public eeri vau,f- be suddenly withheld from tbe in ofieusive, the helpless, and those bereft of those woo sacrifice themselves to secure for ail the liberty and priviloges which those Democratic Senators and Representative of the people so shamefully abuse. Itieir poverty, wounds and helpless con I dition, commend them to the gratitude of 1 ne , Jiauoo ul nse public servants t i.... isi, miiinui uuiue m luou' rs,ner man lorego ine opportunity oi ueiraying.ine puouc trust in ooedence to insane partisan ptfjudice. To stop the wheels of government, to step thus between the sovereign power and the execution of its great purposes, is a matter oT no small moment; and none but desperate, reckless men will thus en counter the danger of revolution and anarchy. Our Governments are of too much value; their great interests too dear to the people and their posterity, to he committed to men so dangerous and prejudiced. There is a remedy, and only one. and that remedy is to be found in the good sense, the integrity, the virtue and patriotism of the people; and to that remedy we now appeal being fully assured that their approbation wiil not be withheld from the faithful, law-abiding representatives who i desire to do their whole duty, that it mav be bestowed upon the lawless public seryams wno sees; me triumpn or a political party at the sacrifice of the public welfare. lo the people we say, and especially the people in those districts from which Senators and Representatives are now to be chosen, thisl-emedy is in your hands; employ it for your own good and for the good of the public. You may have your political preferences, you may have partisan l4vorits,ttit tr love cfhojuc aud fami-

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peace, will outlay all suth predilections, Use the power in jour hands to promote

oruer, taw arm gooa government, and you will not again be called upon to suddIv "I vacancies in office, voluntarily made by reckless politicals, with men who will be true to the obligations of duty and public confidence. Jso. R. Cravens. ") Jno. A. Stein, Senators. A. P. Stanton, Speaker. Geo. A. Bcskikk. 1 Mn.TON A. Osbokn, j Representatives. March &, 1869. "Honor to Whom Honor," dto. If ouf Representatives in Congress are wiseif they pay the least attention to the wisi.es "of their constituents, and if they remember their obligations to the loyal Republicans of their State and District, they will confer offie only on those who have shown by their acts and by their unwavering devotion to the cause of the Union in its hours of peril, both during and since the rebellion, that they may with safety be intrusted with the interests of the people. Never, perhaps, in the history of our country has the brazen impudence, the unparalleled effrontery, the contemptible and disgusting manners of office seekers been so shamelessly displayed as now. Men without a shadow of a clim upon the people, demand to be retained in or appointed to office men who never, by word or act, furthered the interests of the Union party or assisted in producing the great results of the day, but who, on every occasion, not openly, but secretly and determinedly, gave aid and comfort to those who sought to defeat us during the last election, now demand that fat offices and Government favors be showeied &pon them by virtue of such claims as that "we are influential and wealthy," -'we are members of that august body, the Central Committee," "we gave our money and influence to our party," &c., &c, forgetting that it is known they never gave a dollar from disinterested motive: that they were con sistent Republicans only because they were shrewd enough to see that the administration of the government must for many years to come remain in the hands of the party that saved it. Well they knew they were but brokers in a transaction whcri in they would rc-over the capital iutested with uury. Soini nf thm dtrfAi- lliir nnrlt h n A

- r J .... .1....(.,..1, "-"""" my and clung with the tenacity of de - air to Johnson until the pase of the nure-ot office bill, un.S then, wnli the sn: j l" j .ease only to he acquired ty long practice, I ,urr"'d a complete summerset and landed ueaa up, m me ranKS or trie party ttiey had so vilely injured, and against which all their influence had ben given. Yet these same men. ignoring lhe cliims of our noble soldiers and decent men, with the complacency of the devil, insolently; demand to t.e rewarded tor tiveir deeds. .No citizen can with dignity demand, as: a' matter ot right? that an office be ; conicrrcu on nun. Aone our me ineti who fought for the country rauwiih eo:-i sistency command her favors. While our j boys were in the field it was right and ) proper that civilians should fill tl offices, and they did so. Government sufficiently ; rewarded them. Now that the war isover, i that a peace has been conquered, let those ; who saved us hold the positions of triisi, i and let all others take back seats. Notb- ; ing can be more obviously just than the above proposition. Let us be noble enough to yield our claims to the heroes oT tha late war. Give them the ofh.es. An Essay "Written hy Mist Miigyif, DeBerk, of ew 'Jrrittun, Jiirf., and read L'fjre the Ijy ceum of thit pbice. Ladies ami (Jestumes, I have been induceJ, from c rtain remarks which fob from l tie iips of a fellow member, at the last meeting of the Ljccuni, to come out boldly anil avow myself tbe champion of an oppressed, down trodden people th ii-'iui tit o(i;. a iictc uircii luiu iii.iL loin j - l i - i .i i .i. . . t. -. . step on my part will bring dovn on my head the odium of many peisons whoui I have hitherto been pleased to call my friends. Considering the place and the occasion, I do not see why this should be the result, and shall regret to have it so; stiil, if defending the defenceless will make mo odious, I will bow to fate kiss the rod, and bear the cross for I never will allow that corrupting thing called "judicy" to bribe my conscience. My fellow-member was very explicit to say that the negro question was not the one at issue: yet so complete was he un- ; , controlling influence that he could not separate it from the one on debate, " aud consequently he began every sentence cruel pity prehension. I cannot remember the time when I was not a friend to Af rica's poor unfortunate children. n ui wnr in i a c y ixi paiii y ouuuii ed by my early associations and surround ings;, no, no, far from it; and I believe that it was implan'ed within me by some power higher than any on earth, and, 1 hope, for some good purpose. The first time 1 stood before a public audietsie to read an original composition, L was a little girl. ind my chosen subject was " The Curse of Slavery " After I fad finished reading it, an old gen fie man made his Wa v to m v side. Knnnirpil mv nntne. !

followed Andy in his insane efforts to de- j it Il0r aliywhere in the vicinity, stroy the country. e ve not forgotten ijnioll ijounty is celebrated for its nice it. Ue know ot officials hi ih.s Con 11 1 v f-,rms thriving towns, and rich, rcmunerwho renounced tba princ-p'es of the Union j atiTe ;!. which pays the hurbaudu,en party and clung wun the tenacity of de-M j M f , j ;iL iniiaoilant!,

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- . - , , J r . WCHIJ. UCilU Willi IUV eiHliy UUUUCI, auu j moisten his parched lips with the milk of ! human kindness, and bid him be of good cheer, for one God. is the father of us aftM

patted me on the head, and smilingly said. ! of Brookville, .n the vicinity of thecana. 5,1- i-i i-..t 4i . ,. tl i j ! basin, with two story frame building, subject to "iot rabid little Abolitionist! Tbe hand , the pmyineDt f two notes of$ioo each, one due that was laid upon my head was that of i Oct. 1 1th, 1368, the other Oot. llth, 1869. Edward Everett. It seems strange fo me I Also, lots 102 and 103, and parts of lots 10 . ... i and 105, and one rod on the uuarter section liae that any one can entertain opinions on . from th0,a basin t w. W V. Railroad, all in this subject different from myself, yet I j piat ot Alary and VV. W. butler, in town of Broogthink that there are a creat many persons 1 viile, lnd. who differ from me, who are just as hoi..! TERMS OF SALE. For the Mill W ..." T . i easb, one fourth in six months, balance in tweiv" est III their opinions as I am in mine. JJut . months; deterred payments to bear interest and they are misguided, and by misrepresen-J be sec a red to the satisfaction of Assignee. For tationa have become believers in a faise j other property, terms eish on delivery. , . . . ..... j . - 1 Any further infurmatioa can Ke had by ci"s and impure doctrine. W lly and intng- on or jdregHin)? ti,s Asi.i.rnee or hi Attorney. uing politicians have taught them that, JAMES R. STOJC E, Assignee, their battle crv shall be, "Down, down j 141 Walnut ttreet. Cincinnaii, 0. ... i i i v r . i - t I RKrBRtt Ttlr, Attorne for Assignee, with the negro; hold him fait; chain him; Nn S Ma.onio Temple, Cincinnati, O. and stifle him, if he cries for liberty." mar 19 4. Now let us read the inscription on the j banner of tbe opposite parly: ' Raise up; Tomplke EleClIOHthe poor slave; lift him gently, aod bind I TIIERE wiU be n Ieetio" he,J in the,Town i k; .i;n ,Ja ;,K r,.i;-'t 'A Mount Carmel, Franklin County, Indiana, on his bleeding wounds with our tratio.. s , Satarday tb, 3rd d'ay of ApHI I8W for th. nurflsg; iet liberty bend over him and pillow ; pogo of eecting three Directors far the Frank"" i. : u i : . l. .u . l . A i n : . - r . ..r A ener-

subject oulv 5 n m. general manner, 1 d mrtinuUri. I have purposely avoidng any one point, for thia reason. 1 wish to reserve all the information gained by a short residence in the South and otherwise for future use incaee I should need it. In plain terms, I do not wish to exhaust the treasury Now 1 have no taste for debating, hava no talent for a debate, aud therefore I am out of my proper element when I am engaged in one. Nevertheless, I now, iu the cause of persecuted humanity, fling down the gauntlet and challenge any lady or gentleman of this Lyceum to debate the subject with me, now or at any future time; or, relying upon the justice of my cause, 1 will stand here alone and unaided, and battle for the right against the wrong, with all the other members as a unit. For.lh American. Letter from Union County. QUAKERTOWN, UNION Co.. InD., ) March 6th, 1869 j Mr. Editor, From your "item pickers" or correspondence, the world at large is finding out that Old Franklin has nice villages and thriving people within its borders. Such startling new of interest is 'getting the mettle up" of corraspoodeata in regions round about some other Counties of the State, and it would never do to let Quakertown and the prosperous County of Union remain in the shades of obscurily and unknown. We do not want anybdy to thiuk because we are away up here ten miles from Brookvtlle and four miles from the County line of Franklin, that we are oat of the world. On the contrary, it 19 verily believed thatt the centre is just al oit here. Quakertown is situated on the west bank of the East Fork of the romantio White Water. It is within fifty miles of Cincinnati, and has (when the river is not muddy and not over knee deep,) weekly communication with New Yirk City. The population is a live one, industrious and thriving. In a business, capacity it can boast of a jolly landlord, the evtrlatting shoe-maker, a son of Vulcan,- Merchant Mill, and a wide awake siore and post office. It was founded son.e time since the year 1 by the sect from which it gets its present name, and was known lV,r a long time its I e-t 1 i s I j tbe patriotic old County of Union, and for health, and a place desirable to live in. is h:il"d to i-Vi'i l N:irv limior slmn in 1 ative soil, which pays the hu jlarf:e vio,js for his toil. The ii ;ire liWratl and enierprUi.na, am king turnpikes and bribes 1 d are mahroughout the County Duulapsville. Billingsville, lirowiifsviile, Lotus. I ottrge Grove. Col lege Corner n the line (I liked to hate forrit S.JiitaAnta'VUuigh. are all neat and thrivi.ig little villages. Liberty, the (J iunt ieat. is situated near the eentre of the County, on tlse fitu.ius Junction Railroad. It. is lively and enteral isd ng, . and of its ci,iz..Ils JlilVe l(g l)w j-.head pH,,,.;,,! Numerous turnpikes branch ou, frum lt i(, varies dirtdion s, and from ii,0 ,...,,,l tT'iuil c untrv lnvuilatuv around it. Future prospects are promising. If any are seeking a pretty place to live, or the man of cap'f;i looking out a pl.ice to invest, we know of no better point outside of Quakertown than Liberty. Not-Him. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS 8JXO B: O W1A8&, ATTORNEY AT LAW, I N DIANA POLIS, f N D 1 A N A . Offii. No. 8 East Wnnhinsiou st. uiar IS fliu. J. il. FKKK K. W. JKNKIkS PUAUTISIAG IMIVSRIANS, MT. CARMKL, INDIANA. mar 1 9 Sua I.N BANKUITTCI. DISTillOT OS' IN'UIANA.SS. At Iiuiakapolis, tiis i 2th dat cr March, " ouj. rl1 II E noHariigoed hrb give Dotic of hir X appointment ti nignec of Leon id a K. Alio, uf Melmor, in tho Oouo'y ot Franklin aud SStite of Indiana, within t.iid Dialrtct, who h Bean a.ljuiiged a Hanarui unun his own Petition bjr iha Xiialrict Court of said District. W. A. BKADSIIAW, J. W. ItHAOSHAVV, mar 19 3w. Atsigneef. AT AUCTION! TH E undersigned, Assignee in Bankruptcy of the eiiiatu of F.M.Stone, will .-e.1 at put-lie auction, on THURSDAY, April Sth, 186, ntlu o'clock A. M-, on the piauiiaea, in liruc kvillt, Indiana, the large and well rrjngeJ mill, kuown na the I Wlllte Water iraper JYLUl, '; i p,Dpieie running order in every respect. Large and convenient frame building, containing 62inch Four drinier machine, with C copper uryere; 18 calendar rolls, so arranged as to gire excellent finish on h-avy book papei: 4 large rag cuginti, capacity of 5,000 pounds per 24 hours; large rotary t. lea eh; tub bleach, with ail the necessary pumpH; stuff and half stulT ctiests tanks, Ac, Ac, i'or ii Erst-i-l.iss p.i(.er rniil. Tin w;ter power is amble forruoniug the whole iniil. I'he situation of the mi" on the direct railroad from Cincinnati shinninz freieht at miii door. Also, at the sauie time and place, one 38 inch Cylinder Machine. 4 4H-in-li dryera, good calsndars; one Meain Engine, 37 home power. Une Oarote outlet; .uachiniDts' and carpenters' tools; a large lot of book, news and wrapping papers; a lot of rags, cann !r, hemp f tic it, old j wlrc" "IS pdeiS aafa and other office furniture, tto. Also on the same day, the following described parcels of real estate: Loti 8. 9, 18 and 19 in that part of the town ef Brookville, lnd., laid out by McCarty Sc Butler. Also, lot No. 15 in W. W. Butler's plat of me imupua uuj iijr, iu buiio vh- j -- . ' enUn of th. stockholder, is resp.etu y i anK a4 nrflar nf t la a Rnarrl. ! R. V. C. BABWtCK, See'y. Ms roll. 12, 1S03 i.

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