Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 34, Number 47, 19 January 1865 — Page 1

THE PALLADIUM: rCLIinBR TUCRSDAT MORJHSG!, BT D P. HOLLOWAYJs B. W. DAVIS. tJT. TERMS: $2,00 A YEAR, tf PAYABLH IM ADVANCE. ALL KINDS JOB PRINTING, Don ia ibt beat manner and at fair price. OfRe in Warner ItuildinK, Richmond,' lad Governor's Message. ... . CUHUDIO.J rCXlTCTI4BfK!l. Th Northern Priin, tica'al at Michigan fity, is the one with whirh I liave had most to do. It has. I believi, lieen wait ant .economically mn(rd, for which ranch crHil ia Huo lo it Warden, Thoma Wood. Kt'., aul to it Board of Tmtee. In thi ronoerl'mi, I be tear to call the attention of th Leiril!.ir4 to t' remark of mr former m-e.sar in rfer"i;: to- Ike roastmcli'-in of that Priaun, and t'w d rritrt!d for the building of shops in 1 At t.' r:ju!ir sessirtn of the Legislature in I SO I, the ia ef l,00'i dollar was appropriate! for the purchase of material and cinstrii'-tion of the Jiorlhern Prison, located at Miction riiy.fnr the year IM1, and a like mm for the year 112. A It1) extra session in Hl,tne sum of 30,('l)0 was air.priau I for miltril an I cotnUvtion of th Northern Prison, and for the support of ronrirt, and the payment of t!ia ciprne incurr.' I (or the month of January, 111. "At t!i! s.iriio mtsiioii a law we passed fi r the tranafVr of 2'HI rnnviM from toe ..Jjoiitti-rn Prison, at JefTernvillr, to t'e .Northern PrisjSn, hat no nrnvision was rovle for their return in case tucir la'ior

should not te required. At the same session an act wti p.vi-el prorid.njr that all pervms sent to the Penitentiaries from contitie north of the National K"d 'A.shoo 1.1 ,9 continued in the Northern Prison. 1 tit work in tha coiislr-ir-iion of tho Prison was, vijroroualy j preawl in the summer and fall of lal, an 1 it was' found liereisirr, by the Hoard of Iireetr, in order I to kup theronvict labor employed, to ami ipat", and j draw upon tia appropriation nial-i for tne rniislru" j tion nf the Prison in ""'Jjso that when the work ! forth Tear Hll was closed np. there remained un- I xp-ii.t.tl of Uie fui.d appropriato.1 for the construeturn of tiie Prison in 12, but about .1,000 dollars. It ! was apparent, then, that tha labor of the convicts ' roul I not 1 employed in tha construction oi the Pris- I on durinif t ie ruar'll42, for the want of means with whieh to our. hi.e the neccsarr materials. The lalir of the convicts ronld not be leased or hired out to contraetors for tho want of shop in the prison in whicli they could be employed. To work the convicts out of prison, and about the town, would be so eirwnsire, jn the employ msnt of pilaris, as to make their l.atior unprofitable, besido there was no authority for doinjr so, eaccpt as connected with the construction of the 1'rison. "As the matter ntood, it wa iaeriLible that the convict labor should be almost wholly unemployed throughout the rear anil must so continue un lit thij prison shop were constructed ; when the la hor mijfht be hired to contractors, as in other prison, If the shop were constructed in IHf2, tliis lalxir com. i tie m i lo remunerativo through the vear Iso.!, but if not eonstructel until 1st:!, this could not bappen until iH'it. It was evident that the Wtate would austam a jrrrat loss by the delay in th construction of the shops, and accorduiifly the II nrd of Directors con vene I in tins city in rehrusry lat, and myself and other Statu nffleors. were invited to be present for consultation: and after full consideration of the ub-

ject. it was lielieved by all to b clarly to the interest i one case, a formal appropriation was made, without of tho State that the work of construction of the ' any definite purpose. An action for a mandamas shops should be commenced at the earliest m 'fnent, 1 onanist the An litor wa commence I by Mr. W. If. provide! th con'raet could lie Ut at fair prices, and i Talbot, President of the Sinking Fund Hoar I. for the the contractor, bcini; fully advise 1 of (he condition of J purpose of having the question settled, which was atrairs, should lie willing to await the action of the ; carrie-l throui;h the Ciren-t s-d lor -.nj Courts, and Ieislature for his pay. The Board of Director ' resulted in a decision by the latur against the exthen proceeded to advertise for proposals for the work, f istenre of an appropriation. Without ititan linrr any and a public letting was had. I directed Mr. John I disrespect to the eminent tribunal by which this caae H. Stiimph, of this eity, reputed to Iw an honest and ; was decided. 1 must be permitted to observe that the rap ihW builder, to b present at the letting, and see history ol its origin, progress and coccluiion, was that the contract wa properly made, and in accor- 1 such as to deprive it of any moral influeiici, an! that (Uneuwlth tho plans and apecilicationa before that 1 the principles upon which the decision was ma le

time a k nti l by the Stat.5 for the construction of th hops. The contract, I have every reason to believe, was fairly ma le, upon terms, as I am informed, rift. -en per cent, below the "riiual contract for the samework, and at least twenty per cant, bulow what the name work could now lie let for in cash. The shops havo been completed, and Mr. Stnmph waa aain directed to examine and meaaure the work s his report of the letting, quality and measurement nf the work is herewith submitted. In view of the early completion of tho shops, the Hoard of Directors wer able to leas the labor of the convicts upon terms highly favorable to the State. This pnsines is a proper subject for I,t'lfiatative investigation, which I hope will bo promptly made, and that mean will be speedily provided to pay the contractor the amount which shall be found to tw honestly due." To what I have her si I, I will only add that the 1 hops, tho construction nf which I authorized in 1W62, j would now cost at least aeventy-tive per cent, more : than tlw prim for which thry were contracted, and 1 that without theui the convict labor of tho prison coui'i noi nave oeen m i lt availanie. Justice requires that an appropriation to pay for them should be made without delay. mi.rraaT nxriMDiTCRK. fully contiuued unless payment was made, and the mm reimburse I for their actual cimii litures, for for which the appropriation for the Legion fund, made in was inidcqnalc. The southern Iwinler was tilt disturbed by threats anil danger of invasion, ani aueh steps were to be taken, if possible, as would guaranty peace an I security to our people. In thi dilemma, I determine J to apply til tho l'r,'sidcnt for an advance under an appropriation made by Congress, on the .11 t of ,'uly, l'l, which act is in tliese wonls : ",' it rnitctcl le S ante ami IT mw nf K-pnnf't-iif" nf th fl''W St'ltrl of .xneie((f ia Crtn.r,'' M- -! I, That the sum of two millions of dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to bo expenlrd, under the direction of tho President of the United States, in supplying ant defraying the expenses of tnnsportmg an delivering such arms an I munitions of war, as in hi judgment my be expedient and proper, to plac in the ban U of any of the loyal citixens residing in any of the states, of which the inhabitants are in rebellion ngainst the tlovernnvnt of tho I nibvl States, or in whieh the rebellion is, or may i bo threaten -d, and likewise for defraying euchexpe-i- j aes as rati be properly incurred, in organiiing and ; sustaining, w liilo s organise 1. any of said citnens Int companies, b ittatlions, r -.-ini -nts. or otherwise, for j their own protection against domestic violence: insurrection, invasion, or rebellion." After a full consideration of the condition of affairs in Indiana, the President advanced to me, as a disburse i ing otrlcer, out of sai I appropriation, the sum of two I hundred and fifty theusand dollars -., OHO It will I be perceived that this money was not p id to me as a loan to the State, or an advance to the State npun debts dne to her from th tfeneral tJoyern-ent, and , -r,li'4 n l . t . J i f kriin,! (Im i t ,., -l..i.-d, V. , tv..t . , .... . ... .... . -s, I in tneory it is an expenditure ruaK py t!io I rrc,dent through m- as his disbursing agent.-lt ' has. h.we.r, Wn, d.sbursed exclusively in ihe nam , i and for t ie K-nefit of the St-tte. in the payment of i necessary milittry expenses. or nuKB i.tu l-mk i K I ahouM have male ample nput appropriations. t i. ... .1 i nav i. ai- . ,.,.M t , , i , -jf , , r . , . , i For a d -ta led account of the expenditures of the Qa.l-.tAry tund. the Legislature is reterred to th tinannal report of Han. , H. H. Terrell, Financial Secretary, which is herewith aubmitte), ant to the rmichcrs on ft! in tlii Department. All of these expenditure were laid bott rc th Aaditing Committee, appemtel by the 1st L-gis'atur. 'or examination, and received their appr ml. As will be shown by the report, I tid oa kin I on th; 1st dsv of January, IsiW. of th military fun t. the sum of jMtS.7 Z an t the rp.rstton i now pres-nted as to the proper rn -Cit of settlement with the Government for this fund. One of tw.t ways mty b adoptetl. A'tra. by returning tt the Government th balance of the fun-! unexpended her general settlement with the Gyrrnmnt for advance made. Th-s latter plan i ia my judgment, snore cessonaat with Justww and th h'oror of the ?u!c. th nvmev having been expended fr rvrrves f.r whica tb tate wag honeTb!t et jtr,-!tc:!y bound te raaa froyiaion. rtiasctau rr arvatiMT. The ted .1 amount of els'! r.'ceSvf l by mo Is t,ej;'..!IM It I have tisburd I' of civtl Pt!ri'le!, fa vrt-h-r- lti,nU ii Fee wj.urv p.irpiv, b Tfuclcrsi.... T0a,.:8 1J ToUl W! -, f Liwi a Vilw it m rnw.4af Jl. '4 3113 Of tP i wJWv, $ft 8 BPelfif H ntt. received sesMHrit ef i(1 rtrn. nd tti.f 1 wn acewrtut tf ft,l rv:ifd nif tmbta'v pr--t. In owel'ii"W -n this (UiJt, t rosv-toali pjqneat Vast Jinl Cowitwd e to t lf.'M N rdi'y ppwrilst l i(vtg.W t fi"l t twiliur

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I-ponth. adjournment of the Legislature I fonn l ' """ed. It ia proper to atate that in making this mvself nnprovKdcd, with the execution of i sm"l ' l,rr"n fl'" "nt ,l,",,a '"" Z" 't'l i"I "T. i'r"';,,n . - . , , .' . , . . i rezar I to the comixnsation they should receive for tiie balance of the military contingent fund, with money ; ., 1 , .1 t , .....n., fl , , i . ' use of their mmicr, and the risk and trouble thoy or appropriations lor military purposes. New rein- , ., , . , , ... , n.ents eu..M not U- raised under tho requisitions ..f . ? '"'I'1' I,,,,,,r,- l,u "j" v,u'1 4 K the t;orern. -nt. nor recruiting carried forward, w ith- ,u,ur' 'l";n ?"J 'V 't 'r I , o, J- Z out the use ot large sums of money. The Legi -n had f,' '.,,KV n;.'t,n-'1, J,,hn kT Ant ' ' t.Ul " ivc-ivcl no pav for their aervices from the beginn.ng readiness to pav the ,.,t. and asked bun to of tho war, and the orga.ii.ation could not be .ucc.. 1 ?h, f',", b.'l,h"'' t fS?

recent times, the sum of$iri,9 H pes, of which ami t:,o Ir ot January, i.-. an t nP to ,ne .ms, trreater P .rt. . however, h is been reimbursed to nu. t of Noven, v r last. I am advise t. h.i 1 pat 1 out .1'..--ythe lien-ral tWernment, npon my filing in the,"" J'-,,v much they have pvt since the 1st of r"ro,H-r Department the receipted r-av-tvils of tli J-"":r 1 m not Jv.1'. "" ' "J,'' fi., ,. t ..,.:., ..!"; .i. I ni lit? tho agirreiratt as much as je,i'oi'. The nob.e

find bv settling With it for the amonnt expended, tin- preserve !, ana may ner ansrae now crcmana a n:Cnr on voiie'.ers ot rxr-nditares. after the ama shU ' price relatively m th -,arkct, when ctmpared with the ha - K-.n approved bv the LcgisIatiir.N ani thi sb-ck. ot ot.ier Sutcs bearing like tpfc-rest, than at wou..i b in acctUnce with th theory upoa which nv former rrwrt In her history, th moner was onginUv a.lvanced bv the lresknt; JnhmK. ftp o. F.sa.wnc- was Clerk m the etTic ., bv psvicg into the State Treasury the on- f ,-tU,te Ajtnt H ,Benmb',c.' cf cl. txrende.l pa.rt of th funi. ant treating the whtde a. Ua 'tUori, I w " Pro"' me to prepare tb . ' i ' ... u i t. w v... biK-ks and rr.sjta the pavmcrt of the tctcrcst on th

THE RICH

HlSlCnlCAL SCCIEIY, " BE VOL,. XXXIV T I pend ture I hare rande aince the a-ljoornmrnt of tiie lafct L-eislatare, and ( eximine ti-e vouchers for the same on filo in nir Uepirtment, and that the Lejrielature will make, prompt provision for tiie repaym.ut of the money I have borrowed for public purposvs. H was advan'd from patriotic motive, with a full re liance upon the irjud faith of the Mate for its re-iinhursern-iit, and without it the maehinery ot tha MnVs ov-rnoh;fit ojull not hv btn kjpt in nution. I appointed the Hun. W. II. II. Tcrrt'J as Finaacval SrtTvjUry, and plated under Lia care and n Mii(j.ni"ot tho examination aud aott!i;m;iit of a!! account, lie desert-us tfecat credit for the ability and sueccsa with which he ha conducted the busimuts, an 1 I desire in this puhlic m innr to express t him my ttsanVs for his service. His report is herfwitli submittal as a;j ace Jinpan inj; docum -nt. ITEKJ.tT OF T!TE 1TSTS IiEBT. Sh rl!v after t.'ie f-isiatur s li iir.) 1, t ie question wa pni i for tin p i and toe j as t to evi.st !!.: "I il appropriations vmvitof t ie interest upon the pu'.jli '1?., union of Mr. H.r I, Attorney (iener.il, was I nrins their aistcri'-u an I auv power t IiU'll with Ira the money from trie trcasti' y to par the inI ter-st. wi.i'-h opinion was en-lore1 ant aete.t upon Uy ; If. 1 ... Mr. Ilistii, Auditor of .tate. It--lievm tut t.ie qn -stion tia! its onirin in poi.t.cai cniU'ratins, an i t thai . hT w is little room to nVu'.t as to the l.-tfil right ant dutv of the Treasurer to n-mit t:ie mon-r M N,?w Y k to iy th-; iut-rpst, 1 at onr-e t'vk issue with tin-so fa. llui;n. The .""t.iU h i I tailel to p.ir the mt-rvst upon her bonds from 112 t) lJtd, dur.113 whieh tun; she acquired a repulati n for replication an i bankruptcy, from which she only rjcovi-r-; 1 aflur rn inr y i-ir.i of faithful discharge of her obligation. The dark clou 1 which had thus b-e-n place I upon her hn n. i.l rhsr.i'-tnr had djriously rcUrdn 1 ber jrr owth in wciltli and population, by l"t- rriitj; emijrr.ition from her border. In Ht ' f'e ifT i tel a coropr.ni s.; with most if her creditors br the transfer ot the U'hi.'i aivl Krio Canal for oni'-hslf of tho debt, an 1 I thj issuing ot' new stoeks for the other half, npen which she nolciinlv pl.iie 1 herself to pay the interest semi-annually. I Ins pie f, an 1 Me legislation nan in pursuance of th.' comprom'S -, was treat; l by ti ivernor Whitcomh an I th various n Hirer of State, as a valid appropriation of the money n cssary to psy the interest, uirb-r the old constitution, w hich, upon this subjm't, is like the present. In l-jH, the fram'rs of the new Constitution br the 2"tlsJv-tion of the loth artii le, solemnly ratified this contract with the bonlhntd'TS bv appropriating all the revenue of the State, derived from taxation for jreneral purposes, a'ter de i fravinr the or linary expense of the; State (i overn nieiit. to the payment of the interest and the liquid ation of the principal f the public debt. It clearly the purine of the new Constitution to place the credit of the State bovon I the continenev of dig i honor by aets of omission or prohibition on the part of the Legislature. I'nder the now Constitution further legislation to pay the intere-t was not deemed neces sary, nnl this construction was actel up in Dy an aat ministrations down to Hii: althoii.Mi, perhaps, in have been since openly disreirarlel bv the Auditor and Treasurer of State in the payment of largo sums of money to the Public Printer. Jlut leaving out of view wholly who wa riht or wron; upon the legal question, it was a msiter of tho first imjtortanee that the obligation of the State should be promptly met, and her credit rescued from the disasters of a new dishonor, it had r-oeived a shock in the discovery and exposure of the Stover forgery of our State stocks, amounting to nearly three millions of dollars, from the evil consequences of which it was relieved only by a determined c(Trt on the part of th State authorities to bring the criminal to justice. No argument was required to prove that should it ajrain liecome impaired by a serious failure ttjion the part of the State to meet her emraefments, it could not be f restored during this generation, ami tho progress ot the State in wealth and population would receive a serious cheek. Deter mine I, if possible, to avert tho threatened calamity, I went to New York and laid tho whole matter before the house of Messrs. Winslow, Lanier A Co., with the request that they should advance the nuionnl necessary to pay the interest, until such time as the Treasury mii;ht be unlocked, and tiie money obtained tlicrofroui. My request was generously wet, and alter full consideration, acceded to, provided a correct list of the stockholders list could be pertMiiptonly refused, and denied access to bis books, from which they desired to copy the list. Tucy then ' proposed that he s!huUI pay the intorent in th? usual w av, upon bis own books, agrivmg to honor his cheeks issued therefor, at the t.am - timj eshonorating huu , from all cronnl liabilities for anv moneys so paid. This otler was likev iso refus si. The corrasp-m leneo iH-twcen NVuisloW, Lanier A Co., and Walker, uHin this i subject, is herewith sJaiitted for your consideration, i As Messrs Winslow, Lanier i. Co., would not take the ', responsibility of paying, in the absence of a correct : li.st, owing to the exist'Mice of a large amount of i spurious stocks, w hich otherwise they had do m.-ana of d-tecting. the interest, which fell due on the tirst dav of July, ISrt.t, went unpaid. ; et ermined not to be defeated, if possible, in tiie ctTirt to preserve the credit of the State, I attempt-d , to secure from other sources a correct list of the st ckj holders, and in this attempt succeeded in November. : In the moaniiin the neci'ssity f.ir action had become ! more manifest and imperative thsn Indore. While the i AmTi -an st.H-khol lei s had a correct knowlolge of the stitool alf iirs, nivl bn! tew stocks was changing hands or being olT rtsl in the market, the case was quitJ duTcrent with our toc'i-holders iu Europe. In Kiirope, American politic are always badly understood, and the principal fact which they clearly comprehended was. that they did not receive their interest. They associated tins failure with that of l4d. and begin to say that there wa some strange fatality attending Indiana securities, and declared tneir intention ot sending them back to America an 1 getting clear of them at once and forever. Such a measure would have given the State a bad name abroad, seriously effecting murration to her borders, and won! I have been followed by great depreciation and loss of ere lit t!..hl th I nit-l . : , . . , xi - i r Htrmg presents he list to Messrs. Wmslow. Lamer f- lrnptlv renew., their offer, and gave P"''1 "V,1'?' ,1,ttth.f.T w,?u1' ht" .-k interest tates. I smell leu imv iu ,oi, ao-i -hli"hi li'i-cr mi.i.--i wo- . . - . - - 1 - ... tice tnat tnev irouui pv in interest accnieti on trie . . , , w.-, isi usv oi januarv, i-", i.i? i.to.t- oi w,n. a - and p-neretis conduct of this house should ac t will be appreciated by the people of Indiana : ami Mr. Lacier, in nis clear comprehension and able management of tho adair. has displayed not only financial ability, but a broad statesmanship not often exhibited in financial affairs. I trust that the generous eonfi lence wh;eh be has reposed in the good faith of the people of In lis a. will u. t be disappointed, and that the Ivislatnrc wti! hasten to reimburse him f r the money he has expented. and i Icmmfv htm for the i'jj of it, and for the trouble be has incitrretl. In conclusion npon this subject, I am glad be able to say that live credit of tho Stato has been fuilv Stat- debt, at the barking he Use of Mcrs. Winslow, Iji-ih t A Co., and un.tcr their general direction and opr;.t in. II has pcrforttvd that duty with ability, and to U ealisfacliod of ail parlies, ani thus far without ctjrcpccsation. I rce-irr.netvl that prov;st"n be mad t pay hta libsrallv for h; valtiabii crics, T'f bT yT (t!i!3 rr.w, Th f tbjccts p-f to fUtc TVbt r 1 S'nki" Td. wit! he roserecd f"T spc. lad rOtim laicatton In tb 1,-ii-iator at another time. UcVVTlVl tT ". Th Ubers - i'h FtMOlie fe-rt.rtwtcrtt fctvsj Vi fetjt'.y irr'fowt) fey U- vrsf, th rsfrl' ren. ditioa e' the '!. 0 eyewmerd rr tc tt twn , the f -Tc wh-.cn I il.pd t la'l resirircd Witll I? mr1ft ff wswk to-tt i5 -e tCr. Sla'h '."w'ieiittv h bran ioid np-MI th Fiatriciai M y.ot' SceeeUrw, nd thi laer Ky, rsvn wvst bfr f.'wi, U'm, M, Seh'Wit rsoj'-rrrad H d;tte ef MdlUf fewrta se wsetea tSa trees vsj otth mtWad ,Vtie M g 4! tt, e I f. is jo. fcti.d f wy!f i r. CJ", G. H. Wt

JUST AND FEAR NOT! LET ALL THE

RICIIMOXD, ! an I Capt. John M. Commons hav prfomeJ with efficiency and to my enure satisfaction the labor I apj-eriaiEing to their desks. Col. John C. New, an ! ahl- and erfiient otEeer, has ucceeded to the ploe i held by Col. Terrell, who has been appointed Adjutant j e-iral, which office has been most ably fidied by Gen. ,' Lsz Noble. J ILEtTtONS ASD CO)9naClES. While cngagel in a civil war of git-antic preport tion. a prisi Untial election hss quietly taken place, ' its rs ilts hve been p 'seeahly- an i readily acquiesced in, and the bitterness and personal ammo. ties which are usually :izen lered in such a contest, have passed '. away as s"ee lily and perfectly as at any former period I in our history. The ability of the people to come ; together under saca circumstances, and peaceably ; elect a chief inigislr it;, has beta regarded (dike by i the friends :iai enemies of republican institutions as ; the great t-'t ot" ta nr capacity for self-government, an 1' accor ling' we flu I that the result of the late elections has ma I a profound impression throughout I the ol 1 W 'rl i, an I h n g.vea renewed assurance of the p -rp -tuity of our lioverument. 1 I c i.igratolat y, u on the returning harmony of the 1 pc iple of our State, and that the dangers which threatened us with internal dissensions, have apparently ! pass ; i away. Souls misguided persons who mistook ! t:ie bitt rn ess of party for patriotism, an I cease i to ' fe d t':i ; obligations of allegiance to our country and ! ii iv, rnm -nt, conspire! against the State and National 1 (iovernm 'nts, an I sough; by military force to pluage us iato the horrors of revolution. A secret organixai tion had been formed, which by it lectures and rituals, ; inculcate 1 doctrines subversive of the Government, ; ant which, carried to their consequences, would eviJ dently remit in the disruption ant distraction of the nation. The members of this organixation were united by solemn oaths, which, if observed, bound them to , cX'Tute the orders of their Grand Commander without t .-iay or question, however treason ible or criminal might be their character. 1 am glad ta believe that ' the grv it majority of its m 'mbers regarded it merely I as a political machine, and did not suspect tiie ulterior 1 treasonable action contemp!atl by its leader, and ! upon the discovery of its true character, hastened to ' abjure all conn -ction with it. Soma of the chief con- ! p r itors have leeen arrestl and tried by the Govem- ! ment, and others have fl -d ; their schemes have been exiocd and baffle 1, and wo may reasonably hope that I our State may not hereafter be en tangered and dishonorcl by the reoewsl of tbejae insane and crim nal I designs. the watt. Wo are in the mi 1st of a bloody civil war, forced upon the i ivernment by the rebellious inhabitants of certain Slates. The theory upo l which this war was bugun was the preton led right of a State to withdraw from tee I'uion whenever its rights under the Con.titntioi of the I'mted State were violated, of which violation it had the exclusive power to judge and determine. This claim wa founded upon the dogma, that the L'nioii was a compact of sovereign and in l-pendent States, to which they were parties in their municipal character ; that the I'nited State were not a nation, but an aggregation of nationalities united in a co-partnership for certain purposes, nd upon certain con litions, which were contained in the article of copartnership known as the Federal Constitution. The exercise of the right of secssion, or withdrawal from the l"ni' n, was justified by the allegation that the people of the Northern States hat violate! their const tulional obligations by refusing to capture or permit to l capture I in thair midst, fugutive Slave escaping frain their masters, an I by varum other acts of hostility to the institution of slavery ; and by the further declaration that there was good" reason to believe that the Government of the United States, under the administration of Mr. Lincoln, would perform acts of violence subversive of tho prosperity and even the existence of slavery. To have concede 1 the right claimel, and permitted any number of States peaceably to withdraw from the I'nion, would have involved not only- the deatruclion of the Government, but the absolute dissolution of the Nation, breaking it into a manv fragments as there are states, each claiming sovereignty and independence a to all the other. When the war was begun, therefore, there wa but one of two thing for the Government to do, either to suppress the i el)--11 ion and assert its integrity as a Nation, or to ab tieate its authority and confess itself without right to enforce its decrees and perpetuate it exiatencw,by conceding the want of national unity and the right of scessiou. It must be admitted that between these two there was no middle ground, and tho Government was forced at once to a choice between national life and national death, the life only to be preserved by th total suppression of the rebellion that menaced it. Hetw-u these contenting theories there could, in tha nature of the cast le n i compromise, as they were utterly antagonistic an ! irreconcilable. The rebellion was I "-gun upon an aliedgel right upon which it must Stan 1 or fa!!, an 1 was resisted by the Government upon the gr ei-i I thst its own life could not be preserved, it the existence of this right were in any manner or to any extent concede 1. It is hardly worth while to consider what would be mr condition if this Miellion w ere successful. The most thoughtless or stupid mini cannot fail to perceive that the sever il States, tragm-nts of a once happy and p overfill re-i'-l e, could not live together in proaperity and p' tee ; but that war following upon war, anarchy an 1 the tin -lion of personal liberty, would inevitably re-,u't, to te succeeded by the night ot despotism, burying in utter davknes the fair hopes and glorious prospects which ouce illuminated our national horizon. Whatever it niiy cost us to preserve the I'sion, we may be as-oivl it will cost us everything to lose it. A refusal to prosecute the war because it is expenive, would not Ik- unlike the case of a man who should resolve to die because tli2 oinplovmjnt of a phveician would emSaras his financial atTiirs. Nor would it be l 'ss absurd to refuse to sustain the Government and prosecute tiie war. upon the pretence that by so doing constitutional rights and personal liberty would lie endangered, when we know perfectly well that if the rebellion succeeds, civil and religious liberty and constitutional right, of whatever kind, will be overwhelmed in one comnvm. ruin. L-'tushope that human slavery, which ha ever been the s tirce of national dissension and heart burnings : which from th beginning has arrayed our people Hit) classes, and fretted them into mutual hatreds : and for the preservation and prosperity of which it has b-en s deninlv avowed that this mighty war an I m ut bloody rebellion were begun and are prosecute 1 ; has received its mortal wound, and will soon be consigned to the common grave of loathsome tvrannies. from whieh there is no resurrection. Should the Congress of the l'nit4 States pass a joint resolution t prohibit slavery, or involuntary servitude throughout the 1'nited States. I do most earnestly hope that the jKeople of the several States will hasten to eive it th -ir solemn sanction, so that it may pas into our fun limsntal la-v and go out to all the world, that oar c utntrr is in fact, as ia name, "the land of the free," as "wed as "the home of the brave." O. V. MORTON. Tlio Detroit Free Prrns gives the followtrtcr ttccottnt of a terrible incident of an a.'ci lent on the Grstnd Trnnk Ratlroa l : After recovering from the shock, those Tho escapeii turned their attentioa to the rescue of tho?e ir. danger, and succeeded ia delivering several from the burning :n. While thru engaged they were fo.ee to witneBS a fight which fturly curdled the blood in their veins, and toward the recital of which the pen denies it? o.l'ice. The Mail Agent, George W. Millen, from Tort Huron, was found between the baggage ;v,i forward car. His leg was firmly held between two pieces of broken timber, and all efforts to rescue him before the devouring flames ecgulphed him in their folds proved futile. The most herculean efforts to extricate his crushed and bleeding limb from its fearful embrace were used, but the rapidly increasing flames drove the laborers from their work, and they were forced to witnes hira perish before their eyes, his bcart-rendiog shrieks piercing their ears for help, until stifled by the smoke and flames of the devouring element God of Heaven I it was a siclening eight, and completely enervated the energies of those around In their duty to other, probably- ciaally terribly Situated. After the fire had baroei d?wn, his charred trutiTtwas taken from the ruin, the hca4,rtt9 and lg, ccmplctelf devoured, and the body roasted to aefadcr. Xr"otbing t,8w undtr th inn.' The Xcw York Herald publiibes ta elaborate article, ahowlrts that botintv atrlnrJUug rtriginaud fo the cUya of King Henry XV, of Kogl-nd

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ENDS THOU AIlvrST AT, BE THY WAYXE CO., IXI., From the Chicago Tribnnc, Jam. ?, 1 SOS. Phillips on Negro Suffrage. VTe are not amon the number of those who regarded Wendell Phillips as having caused anti slavery sentiment to exist or bear its fruits in this country. This would be to suppose that a figure head draws after it the ship, or that the Tartar chief who each moniin goes out from his snow hut to mark out in the heavens the course whieh the sun must pursue, causes the sun's motion. That Phillips for twenty five years nnder certain circumstances labored alone and ineffectually to abolish slavery, while now the American nation under a wholly different set of circumstances labors unitedly and effectually to the same end, only proves that "circumstances Mr. Phillips' inrluenee would have amounted tov.ry little. We know not whether Mr. Phillips arrogates any large share iu producing this change of circumstances. If he does he possesses great vanity. The sentiment that slavery is wrong, is natural to all non-slaveholding communities. Mr. Phillips no more causes it at the north than the Tarter chief causes the earth's revolution. He at best but placed himself at the prow of the ship to which the winds of heaven gave motion. He is fit to part the waves, but someone wiser than himselfe must steer the vessel. Mad indeed would be the crew that would trust their safety to the figure at the bows, though it might be the best that could be carved out of the one material, as Mr. Phillips is the utmost that can be made out of one idea.. In some respects these figures have don Mr. Phillips too much honor. Except in the mere desire to abolish slavery he has never preceded though he has-oftea differed from events and he is wholly destitute of wisdom in the means of obtaining political results. He labored to abolih slavery by cultivating a secession party at the North. His effo was a despicable failure. The violence ami intemperate passion of diatribes perhaps caused as many Northern pe6ple to be pro-slavery as to be anti slavery. Indeed he is peculiarly happj' in his ability to satisfy most men of the unsoundness' of his positions. During the war, his abuse of Chase's financial policies, to which every statesman of the day has now given his adhesion and his advocacy of Fremont's Cleveland fiasco even after Fremont himself backed out of it are but minor manifestations of his erratic and distempered judgment. In his recent speech at Cooper Institute Mr. Phillips demanded that suffrage should be thrown open to all the negroes of the South, with no test but loyalty. Notwithstanding thegreat burden this country groans under by reason of its ignorant vote, a burden which none ought to rcaKze 'raore sensibly than Mr. Phillips, since no man has so scornfully returned its scorn as he, would add to this presant danger four millions of slaves whom it has been criminal to teach to read! If the ignorance of a large portion of our foreign vote has been dangerous, can Mr. Phillips see no danger iu the vote of the freed slaves, f:tr more generally ignorut, servile aud capable of being wrought upon by the arts of demagogues? The orator, not the statesman says : 'Give the negro the ballot, and he will not ask you to protect him, he will protect himself. Applause. Let me see a man in Boston tread on the humblest right of the humblest Irish boy in Boston streets, and I will give him the twelve papers of Boston for his advocates and Henry Wilson for his patrol within a week. And the reason is that the humblest Irishman in Boston has a vote; therefore it will not do to irritate him; and the humblest fringe of the garment of his nation is thus effectually protected. So it will be with the negro. Give Mm the ballot in Louisiana or Alabama, and the demagogues of botht parties trill be cap in hand before him. Truly will tbe demagogues of both parties be cap in hand before the ncgroe. But if Mr. Phillips were a statesman, that is a result he would do his utmost to prevent, not because the negro is black, not because he ought to be owned, bought and sold and brutalized, but bocause so far as he is ijrnorant he would be just tho material for demagogues to work upon. And demagoguism "in our leaders, combined with and growing out of ignorance in our voters, is a danger which strikes at the very existence of Republican government and tends always towards despotism. It has been the ignorance of our Southern vote which causes! secession at the South, and mainly the ignorance of the Copperhead portion of that very Irish vote to which Mr. Phillips so approvingly refers, which has made nearly one half the North a suppliant tool to the slave power before and during the rebellion. So far as the negroes of the South are intelligent, if they cannot be led by the nose by their former masters or by new ones no better, if they can read the constitution under which, and the laws for which, and the ballot by which thej vote, and can receive the light of the newspaper press which is tht palladium popular liberty if they can write the proper name on that ballot if it does not contain it we see no spesial evil but a probobility of great good in permitting them to vote. Without these restrictions they have voted In Tennessee and North Carolina, and surrounded by those limitations, the elective franchise ia their hands woald be beneficial to them and to the country. Speaking as we do, not like the irresponsible Mr. Phillips, as the dedaimer of a pretty sect of "corae-outertv but as one of the organs of the majority of the people of America, we deny the proSosition that the rightj of which alavcry cprives thcncgro,the Hghtto marriage, to the parental relation, to wages, toedncatlon, are on a par with tbe ri-ght to vote. The former are God-glvcn and inalienable. The latter like ofSce, is gircn br society thotJgh tbe law to inch Mtocietydeewi proper. The former art rccciiary to make u freeraea. Bat tbe elective franchise uakci ut nilcra, and

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JAN. 19, 1865. therefore should require at least one qualification ot mlera intelligence The test proposed ia philosophical, just, and practicable. It is far easier to test whether a man can read or write than whether he is of pure whita blood, or has been duly naturalized, or is a resident of any district, or any other of the questions on which the right to vote now depends. It would form an encouragement to old and yonug to acquire the rudiments of education, and if applied to all, whether white or black, foreign Or native, Northern or Southern rich or poor would, more than any other measure, exalt us as a nation and purifyour elections. We appreciate the necessity that exists for having the negro votejn a State in which the blacks are all loval and the whites nearU all disloyal- But to throw open the sufficient number of ignorant votes to control a Persidential election, might elect Mr. Phillips to the Presidency, but it would add a greater than all to the dangers that have heretofore best the Republic. One of Mr. Phillips, own remarks eloquently . illustrates these dangers: "France, after her convnlsion, lapsed into a mere nation of pedlars in fie hands of Louis Phillippe, and let him do what he pleased. She rose again, tore his throne to pieces, and struggled to realize an idea. Napoleon conquered it, and she lapsed again, a contented huckster, giving up ideas altogether, asking only, as the Roman did, panim et tutilluseme, 'bread and amusement." In both these instances this evil wes caused by the fact that the intelligent portion of the French people were outvoted by the ignorant. It was an universal and mainly ignorant suffrage that created Louis Napoleon's despotism. A similar cause in this country might easily produce a like effect. No honest and intelligent white man, however, will see any danger in permitting an honest and intelligent black man to vote. That we are not alone among those who arc denominated radicals, in the views here expressed, is evidence by the following paragraph, which we quote from a lengthy letter of Hon. B. Grata Brown to the editor of the Missouri Democrat, date Washington, Dec. 22, 1S64 : 'Doubtless few, if any, contemplate that all who are emancipated, either by law or military orders, shall at once, and without discrimination, be admitted to a right of suffrage; for while there is much cant in the common language about not being prepaired for freedom, yet there are probations to the exersise of a right of voting, recognized throughout our political system, which it would be proper to apply in this as in other instances. Tho establishing in the Constitution of the principle is of more importance than any question about incidents. The latter in a few years vanish, or become exhausted; the former is perennial, and always expanding its application." - Returning the Wood Three Times. In a qu!etJonntry village in the town of , X. II., now live a wealthy manufacturer of woolen pooels, whnae wealth has" been largely increased by the prolongation of this unholy rebellion ; but the increase of the wealth of thi man did not make him a miaer, mr harden his heart againit the wants of the truly needful. Once, on a bright moonlight night ia midwinter, when the sir was piercing cold snd the (rround covered deep with Snow, this man wa returning from Itoton, taking his horae and sleigh at a neighboring depot, and arriving at his honae in the long hours of th night. Not a person was seen ; all were auppoaed to be quiet in tht ir slumber. Jut before- retiring, th man, on looking from t! window into his yard, observed a woman standing at bis oils of wood. Sh took up her arm full and start! for the gate, stopped, then returned to the pile anl laid tbe wood down. Mb then again stood a few moments, then took np th wocd arain and started to leave the yard; ab again i again and (tarted to leave trie yard ; im again

stopped and returned, and lata to wood aown. one , .- , , . then again stood f.w moments, snd garing around SOn S bcthrothsl, and among the rest to and aeeing no person, sh took np th wood again and j President Lincoln. Lord Lyons, her emstarted for bom ; she hsd Pedd but .bort An-; ba89a,or at Washington, and who by the Unci, when she returned aud laid the wood, for the j . . ' . J r third time, down on the pile, she then toft the yrd. is unmarried, requested an audience or

Th gentleman followed ber, not mowing wno no wa : he aaw ber enter a awellinr. anl loosing inra th window saw her gather th few uttered garment she had, winding them sroun 1 her, and sit down by dim flickerinir of s few expiring cnsls. He returned io his house, and the next morning be sent for the j poor woman to aom to his counting-room. On her I arrival, he related to her what be bad seen the night j before. She told him she was neaily froxen ; that ! she was in want of food, and she could not bear tho ! thought of going to the poor-bouse, snd hence she rej solved to a'ead ttie wood ; bnt on making the atlemi t, f her conscience would not permit it. The man imf mediately sent hia team with wood to her house, sod supplies from the grocery, and tba poor honest j woman has not suffered tor th comforts of life since, f and she has the assurance from that noble-hearted j man that she never hll. Indeed, is not hoocaty th t best policy 1 .U Pilgrim. Just Tribute to the West. In noticing the appointment of Mr. j Chaso as Chief Justice, the Boston Trav- ! eller very kindly remarks: The West is getting its share of big i things. It has the Presidency, it will j have the Vice Presidency next March, I it has the chief justice ehip, and it hRS the Department of the Interior and the j Attorney Generalship, in the Federal Administration: also the Postmaster Generalship. Well, nobody complains, I but we ask the Western men to observe i how much better they fare now than they ! did under Democratic ascendency. , The West has done so splcndly in the war, t as ell as in politics, that there is a strong disposition to see ner position in the national government made one of ; a very pronounced character. A Caks to bb Prsbkt,d. We learn from the Columbus ( Ohio ) J oumal, that the employes of the late Indian Central and the Columbus and Indianapolis Railroads, design presenting a splendid Walking cane to Hon. John S. Newman, of this city, on the occasion of bis next visit to Columbus. It is a splendid ebony stick, made expressly for the pur nose, "loaded at the large end with a heavy bead of fine gold, richly wrought, and around which is elegantly engraved an appropriate representation of a looometive, tender, and a train of cars. Oa the top i inscribed: "Prttected to Hon. John S. Newman, by the cruploas of the late Indiana Central and tbe Columbus and Indianapolis Railroad, " Journal. , y . .... Gen. Tota Thumb and 'family" art ia Farls.

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? . Wfcole- 5wM Its. i SO. 47. Gen. Butler's Farewell AtTdreaa. The following Is tbe full Ust of Gen. Butler's stirring farewell address to bis army: ' ' Headquarters Department f Va. a4 Jforth Carolina, Army of the Jaara, Jaa. S. Solditrn of the Army of the Jamet: Your Commander, relieved by order of the President, take leave of you. - Your conduct in the field ha extort! ; praise from the unwilliug. You have . endured the privations of camp and the march . without a murmur: you have nssver failed in attack when ordered; you have stormed . and carried works deemed impregnable by the enemy; j'ou have shown the positions to be so by holding them against his fiercest assaults in the attempt to retake them. Those skilled in war have marvelled at the obstacles overcome by your valor. Your lines of works have excited the wonder of officers of other nations who have come to learn defensive war from the monuments of your skilled labor. Your deeds have rennered your names illustrious. In after times your General's proudest memorial will be to say, with you. "I too, was of the Army of the James." To share such companionship is a pleasure; to participate in such acts is an honor; to have commanded such an army is glory. No one could yield it without regret Knowing your willing obedience to orders, witnessing your ready devotion of your blood in your country's cause. I have been chary of tho precious charge confided to me. I have refused to order the useless sacrifices of the lives of suett soldiers; and white I am relieved from your command, the wasted blood of my men does not stain ray garments. For my action I am responsible to God and.my country. To the colored troops in the army of the James: In this army you have been treated, not as laborers, but as soldiers. You have shown yourselves worthy of the uniform you wear. The best officers of the Union army seek to command you. Your bravery has won the admiration even of those who would be your masters. Your patriotism and courage have illustrated the best qualities of manhood. With the bayonet you have unlocked the iron hearted gates of prejudice, opened new fields of freedom, liberty and equali- ' ty of rights to yourselves and your race forever. Comrades of tho army of the James, I bid you farewell, farewell! Benjamin F. Bctlkr, Major-Gcneral. Stories of the President. A writer in the Watchman and Reflector tells the following stories of the President. Mr. Lincoln hn a fnnd of hmnof which 1 though not always dignified is harmless. It is ever apt and ready, and doubtless among all the wailing sorrows of bis public life, has afforded him relief when he would otherwise have broken down under his heavy load. This jocoseness is sometimes grim and sarcastic, . It Is always playful, yet is never abusive, and ' seldom wounds. Often it is nicely adapted to the place and occasion, and is used with great effect. , - . It is one form of that humor that is not uncommon in New England, especially in run.1 districts, and which, in a higher and more cultivated development, adorns the pages of Holmes, Lowell, and others of our literary men. About two years ago, when the Prince of Wales i soon to marry the Princes Alexandria, Queen Victoria sent a letter to each of u - arncrairma in fnrminnf them nf lior jr Lincoln, that ne might present tnis important document in person At the time appointed he was reccivea at tne company with Mr. hite House, in Seward. "May it please your Excellency," said Lord Lyons, "I hold in my hand an autograph letter from my royal mistress, Queen Victoria, which I bare been commanded to present to your Excellency. In it she informs vour Excellency that her Bon, his Royaf Highness, tile Prince of Wales, is about to contract a matrimonial alliance with her. Royal Highness, the Princess Alexandria of Denmark." After continuing in this strain for. a few minutes, Lord Lyons tendered the letter to the President and awaited his reply. It was short, simple and expressive, and conststed simply of the words: Lord Lyon , go thou and do likewise. We doubt if any English ambassador was ever addressed in this manner before and would be glad to learn what success he met with in putting the reply in diplomatic language when he reported it to her Majesty. ' It is said that sometime since, when a deputation of clergymen presented an address to the President, in which be was styled a pillar of the chnrch," he quaintly and perhaps truthfully, remarked that "ther could have done much better to cafl him a steepeL j Another of Mr. Lincoln's little stories. A gentleman who met him coming out of the Court House in Chicago, about five years ago, with his little boy, waa laughingly greeted with "I hare Just got a letter from my wife; it is to my , little boy, and tbe old woman tells him to keen an ere oa tne, now that I am in this civilized country, and to be sore and make me put on a clean shirt every day." Jones complained of a bad smell abont the Pott Offlce.'and asked Brows what tt could be, Brown didn't know, bnt sngfested that it might be canted br "tha ad letters." Tbt CbJca-50 and St. Lonla ranfoad it now open tha entire ditunce between thoea cities, ,, . At an atjctfon recently held in Farts paa aad ink i.itch. by Victor Hugo, raallatd X33 francs.

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On oqnaro threo ks.. .... .... .... ... oo - oacn saaitaoeal Iniwtioci ...... n Three aaontho.... ' m m Btl Baontha $,, One voar -irLOsV-"W-A liberal discntiot toad mi Uryef-sS)tiaist menu, for th sato Jio. of msrrtkma as ahoA . A "square" is Sen tiftoa of tfcla rrpa. sdtertmmest mm leal lor Uoa than On IXuaar, tsiM lea than ten Uftrs and for on week oly, AU display advertisement uapaanro1 by tfcf role. "KtUf aaocxala, ISwrtiU per l a trcAseiont wpenaaa. mn jw aa. - . XevAdvorsiamenta aooTiM t basded tm oa day sAtMXa,saHMBtot I J 'i II1?. aaJLgaBBHBggwa The PresisH Trhrute to tile Friend. The ltl!otDg heretofore unpublished letter from President Lincoln will be read with interest, particularly by members of the Society of Frierrfls. It was writ , j ten by the President prior to his re-lec tion, to Mrs. Eliwi P. Gnrney, the widow. 1 of the late well known Friend and phy-' . lantbroplst, Joseph John Gurney, who waa one of the wealthiest bankers of r London. ; Mrs. Gurney is an American lady,' and einc her busband's death, has resided in Burlington, aC. J.: SIt EsTcntko FnsiTM: harts not forgotten, probably fterar shall-forget, " the very tmprealv occasion when your-' self and friends vistted me en a Sabbath t" forenoon, two years ago. f Nor bad your kind letter, written nearly a year later, ever been forgotten.' In ftll it has been your pnrpose to strrngthen my reliance inod. GI am BdticA indebtiHl Lo the Rood Christian people of the country for their ; constant prayers and consolations, and to no one of them more , than to your- , eelf. The purposes of the Almighty are perfect and mnst prevail, though we rr- -ring mortals may fail to accurately per' ceive them in advance. t We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war, long'bcforc this, but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own errors therein; meanwhile -we must work earnestly in tbe best lights lie gives us, trusting that so working still conduces to - the trrcat and 1lr nr. - f dains. Surelr He Intends some creat good to follow bis mighty convulsion which no mortal can make, and no mortal can atay. Your people the Friends have had, and are having great trials, on principles and faith opposed to both war and oppression. They can only practically oppose oppression by war. In this bird dilemma some have chosen one horn and some another. For those appealing to me on conscientious grounds, I have done and shall do the best I could ahd"cstrr4ft my own , conscience under my oath and law. That , you believe this, I doubt not, and beliey-" ing it, I shall still receive for our country : and myself your earnest prayers to our -Father in Heaven.- . Your sincere friend. A. Lixcom... Deaths Among the Celebrities , The months of November and Decern-" ber are particularly marked by tbe deaths , of eminent men in this country and . -abroad. Among the number are George VM. Dallas,, ex-Vice President 'of tha Ihittterl' State, ' Wm.' Curtis Koye,'ltha , eminent lawyer of New York, whose name was mentioned in connection with the office of Chief Justice; James Wil- . liam Wallack, the well known actor and' manager in New York; Colonel Charles , A. May, the dashing and interpid officer -in the Mexican war, William L. Dayton, United States Minister at Paris; Henry, . R. Schoolcraft, Indian antiquary; ex-'. Governor Fairbanks, of Vermont; David Roberts, of Royal Academy, one of the " most eminent of English painters; Jules ' Gerard, tbe famous lion killer, tho Mar. r-: ques de Puy, the French loyalist; Lord . Morpeth, who visited this country some t years ago and was the fast friend of the -; United States; Struve, the Rassian as-, tronomer, Count NegenVof Austria; s Colonel Branean," one of the surviving members of the St. Simonean mission of Egypt; M. Wolowiski, Ex-Procurer General of Poland; Vice-Adm ral Romanoff, of the Russian Navy; Don Joan Helan, . the hero and martyr of tbe Inquisition; rGen. Wynvand.. of the Enxrlish Greuadier Guard; and Cen. George Irving, -of the Royal Irish Artillery. , ; ! ( V , .

i . SQUEEZING. - Whilst we are growing very sensible, ' indeed, in matters for dress, as far as - " .boots, Balmoral skirts, warm stockings, '' and high necks, we are degenerating in c some other matters qniteim portant. The corset is now a necessary part of a -woman's wardrobe; and alas! when a woman does begin to wear corsets she will r wear them too small, and will tug at the laces until breath becomes short and she ; feels it necessary to refrain from anything, like a comfortable meal. We say nothing against a corset,' worn loose, but 'A there lice the" difficulty, A loose cravat Injures the appearance of the figure fu-; ' stead of improving it, and people wear . -eorsets that they may have small wsist-f."v' ;AH;we can say don't squeeze wefcnt- V ever yon doj you may hate small walts, , , ; but yon are exposing yourself to a dozen -. misfortunes which are as bad: aa a largo waist. First, you'll surely have the lis-, : Eepsiaand grow yellow, cross, and ,unappy; secondly, your hands will. jrow red; thirdly, your nose; fourthly, you will be unable to walk a mile at once; fifthly, dinner will be' a misery; sixthly, your 5 ' shoulder blades will increase in size and altitude; seventhly, your eyes will ' grow) t weak; eighthly, you will break at- thirty, j or thereabouts, and be a sickly old woman ; . fromfthat time forth. If these truths. do -' ' not frighten women from tight corsets,1 r perhaps the inoraiaUon that gentlemen ' do not admire what -the: dress maker " call a pretty figure," so much mm s natural tne, may hava aoma effect. -, '

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