Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1875 — Resolutions of Condolence. [ARTICLE]

Resolutions of Condolence.

Baxter is still the Senator from Wayne county. While the New York Herald screams for his resignation the President seems perfectly resigned. The Independent National Convention will meet ij. Cleveland. Ohio, one week from next Thursday. Allot T. Capk&ton, of Charleston, was elected Senator from West Virginia by a vote of 68 to 14. The President has issued his proclamation calling an extra session of the Senate, to convene at 12 o’clock on the sth of March. Tee United State Senate has been petitioned to make the twelfth day of February, the birth day of Abraham Lincoln, a legal holiday. During the year 1874, 35,440 sheep were killed and 35,035 injured by dogs in the State of Ohio, and the aggregate amount of loss from this cause was $.156, 318.

It is refreshing in these times to’fiud a man with moral courage enough to de - cline an office. John W. Daniel, of Vir ginia, declines to be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. A not Johnson says that his election is a triumph over what he calls the military ring, as he had three ex-Confederate Generals and two ex-Confederate Colonels to defeat, and the speakers of both Houses of tbe Lcgislaturc against him. Hon. James N. Tyner, of Indiana, a so-called salary grabber, has been appointed Second Assistant Postmaster General. Mr. Tyner has had considerable experience in postal affairs, and it is thought by many that the appointment was a good one. The Cincinnati Commercial says: West Virginia has succeeded in electing a new senator, Allen T. Caporton. He was a Senator in the Confederate Congress which will fit him for his high duties in the future, when the Southern Confederacy takes its turn as a reform measure atop of the Nation.”

The Democratic leaders cannot or will not rise above partisan considerations. — They shape everything to secure party ndvantge, no matter what the country may need. They have no statesman; their ablest men are but politicians. They have no broad, national policies; they seek to gain advantage and power by trickery, falsehood, and revolution. But they are the men who aspire to get hold of the National Government in 1876, and thereafter to shape the destiny of the Union. The following from the Indianapolis Sun will serve to illustrate the style of discussion adopted by the Independents : “The aim of the Jasper Republican, as expressed in the motto at the head of its columns, is to fear God, tell the truth and make money. Most Republican politicians nowadays fear the devil, lie like the devil, and make money off the people.” The question is, do such simple, vulgar assertions as these—especially, from such great and good newspapers as the Sun —carry any weight of argument, or convincing proof that “most Republican politicians are liars? Prove it, Mr. Sun, or else cave.

Rknssblakb, Ind., Feb. 6,1875. To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of Prairie Lodge, No. 125, F. & A. M. Whereas, We have bcm recently called to moura the death of our Beloved Brother James Young; therefore, Resolved—lst, That in the dc ithofour dear brother the Lodge has lost a beloveJ and honored member, his family a kind and indulgent fither, and society a useful and cherished citizen; his uniform kindness gentleness of manner and Christian fortitud e were such to endear him to all who knew him , a virtuous and religious life had preserved him to the* good old age of 77 years, and at the time of his death he wa« in the full enjoyment of his mental faculties. Resolved— 2nd, That while we bow in deep humility and submission to the will of the Divine Architect, we will ever cherish for our departed brother a grateful remembrance at his ennobling virtues, and those acts of his life which endeared him to society ; that in his death we recognize a loss that is irreparable and hard to bear. /Jesolreti—3d, That to the afflicted family we extend our heartfelt sympathies in their deep bereavement, and ask the privilege of mourning with them in their sorrow, and thus, if possible, in a manner, to assuage the burden of their grief. Resolved —4th, That these resolutions be recorded in the proceedings of the Lodge, that a copy be presented to the family of our dooeased brother, and that they he published in the Rensselaer Union and Jasper Re--1 ÜBUCAN. Resolved— sth, That the Lodge and Brethren wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Iba C. Kelley, ) S. P. llowabd, L > Com. 11. w: Wew, )