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AL1C. . Tt !' ALE) Hi !:.-., ea Mn, ud Beetle. h4 (or priee-tut. J. I. bW, agent, 31 W. Third V. HOOTS at- SHOES. JOUM UATK. 1U., Wholes. Aooe, A tohe.e . Cuitoii work warranted. Dealers ra 64 hul 8. HHIUGIC HOLTS tfc IS HI HQ KS. , , CHAGUAUAM, Mannra.rarirf Bridge Bolts. 'fraa piwtM, ae ifcluera, aad Wrought Iron Weg. Jt ila Wae. f raa Stsaoi. . MULSHES it W1HMC GOODS. W.n UH.Q.HWXL.L. afc CO- nmaka all kJade of arena, aad naqi Uung- Bind M Win. ttead far aalalcgns).- Ml Walnut Hereon. - - BltOnWKLI, HAND LOO.W wear. K iai Won.Bcoei we ilACaUl Waia . VA11HIAGLS. " J. K. 8KAATS dk f., Carriage Maaafaetorr. Old werh evegui. mU, aaa exchanged. Prompt atteatiea firm to Repairing. 65V Central Amu. CABPET8. . SNOW DON AOTTK. Cerpetiag eUarfeia Oooda. Manafaaturari of Wtwtow Shade. 17S aad 1T 'a1 west ,tu- '-' --' " 1 J NO. A. SMITH. Carpeta, OU Clothe Window Shades, a to., 1m thaa Mew York prion. 22 W. ifta St, clothes has he it whinghjl. CumI. Kaajnleee Muhi. Ulankata. LtlMT. : . j. TUK H VDUAl'UC Clothe Washer Wriager f . to iahatisaUy tlx but. eiul tot dsaariptiaa, friaaa, , - Aadraja. tiiiai lMaAtj Maawf. Co., Mm Front sta. ' CQMM1SSIOK. COCHRAN Sc NEWPORT. Commiarioa Mar- ) hi laau ia Hour, Crraia, froTtuoiu, an. to. ut w, Golaaibi StrMt, awal ProiiBo, Dealer ad CommiMioa Merchaata. miRIHTV RKIK rV . liar, OrsiB, Qn- i faniakad. as Wator St. aaa is uto, M'CAKFKEY HHiOVKKN, CommiM HarabMW la t'lonr, Uruia, liuuar, Chowa, Egg. Fota. toaa, Applaa. Driao Krnita, eta., perebaa ortfera, at lowert atarkat prioa, nu; deipUoa at alarekaaoiM. , 17 Walnut Street. -L' - POUI.D WRIOIi'fot"Metal)ta .ic C. II. !.. A A. a ti. W. B. R. OatMiU, . i , sol W Fifth 8t. THH HI'HDUCK fc CO., Bteaat a4 Forwarding Aint. Commiaaiwi Kealere la Flaw, ' Uraia, WUuky, ana Oeaeral Frodate. 1 A 3 Water at. WA8SON, MOKOAN Si PAUB, OaaarU OeaaiiMKa Mareltaiita anil Dealer in rreTMiou. Far- ; - . UauUr ateemtioa ta aelling Oraia A Prod ace af all kiaaa. , 80 Viae btreet. - .- i Merchant for f butter, Chaaaa. Lnra, imthera, , lrd. Kried Frail, Seed, and Uaasral 1'rodava. aVA Walaiat anaet. j inuv v TlinlUX .V. fO.. Flour and Graia ' luil l inn. I'l l VTIIN A- CO.. Comaiu Couatiaaion" Mareliitota aud' D ilr in Frodnee ganerallT, aka a!ancea on ennaignmenU aaa faraiaa aaeka 6riu. tin. 3k) V -tar St. conrv.cxiomsnx.
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11. V. KK1.H Ac t'O.. Cor.feotioa.i-r. Fereiga) and Oaned FtuiW. hula, tire Wurka. Tejra, ate. All ladiug brand, of Fine-cut Chewing, 1'lnf, and ttateklae; luonoao. Mia fcuraot. ; - nnnTisr. DIU OOI.TON, the Rati" Kitreaa CMtide. Teeth eitraatad witbeat pain. Una giraa it V U,(K peraoca. ltjl Klnj at. ; rutu It HICK. TILK CtAT.,. TAYIiOU, at aeieWTille, 0 THOMAS Ac CO., Mannfaatureai. Oiaos, 221 Wnur at., Cinemaatt. a hoc tins. CAKPKNTKK, IIKOWJI fc EMJOITt WluiJeeale Uruear, ani Cowmiaaioa AlerobanU, 7 Wee lacoad el re I. HATS. .1 I'OAN, Til K H ATTER, 6 Weat FoarU Bt laariy eppoaite Tike', tij.ora liouae. ' uino.N into?. Cape, Straw tieede. and ( near 14 W. Faaxl 8a., . . Ji '11AXO LOOM. , FAK.UEUr wanting tbe BtST HAND LOOM1 aae tjt weaving all kiada of eloth, aftewMi preeara in.aiJt.NllAl.IK, with into improvement,. It a aiaiple--a ehlld eaa operate it. For circular, and earn p lei laf CO-Mr-vN lf. Cin-.vnum, O. CrJSce ramseed ( 16Utuf? street, between Hooo and Kim. j 7r.iri's L,it JS balsam j II a anrnd eer l' eaaea of Rheaaiatiun. Horofnla, Old Vir, Hyl p-i, and all Dieenae, ariaing freea Imparity ..f the B -d. 1 a bljl; i for 5 crt' eatva nt i:a V e..d-rf.il Carea caa be bad el K. F. II) ate, 1M tlm bt CineiMBati, O. " - r xin g Lores, c ? r. a. i. i a JOI'VIN KID (.I.OVKI4, fl-25 pel pait, vertk mi. at aWll A Miliera, 144 W. Fourth tit. VJflOX COAL OIL .t LAMP CO. W. H. AI.DKICI1, Ant. Lamp.. Lanteraa. j Olaaa Ware, Window Ulsaa, Fruit Jar,, Carbon, Beaalaa, I It ii j and Lard Oili. No. W. Seeoa St. j MACU1XEBT. " ; OIKSSA.K11 cfc SC'HLKTZ, Engi" MAeWa Shop, . K. ear. Second A fclni t. J. A. PA Y Ac '0., Mannfnetaren of eeerr variety ! ef iatent Wood Working Marhinerr, Planing Maeolnea, gajh. Molding, aad Taaouing Machine,, ete. Warranto -. an eerier ee aae ia aae. Maanfaator anA OBoe. coraa 1 John A Front fete. Send for eirealare. 6aw.Milla, Portable A Stationary Steam Knnineo, Boiler, i l.W. Jr. I.PAV1TT. Hannfaetarera of Cirenla i aim niarninerr at tu ainoa. xmj vr. aeeona o. MILL VUItNISUlNQ. J THOS. IIKADFOUD As t'O.a Freneh Burr Mill-8tune Mannfautorr. Mill Hearing, Bolting Clothe, ; Frtahle Mill,, Smut ilills, latlier and O am Belting. 63 Walnut Street. JIONUMLXIS. , ''" T. WHITE atf HOy, importer, of the eelebrateel 1 Pootch Grntitta, Italian Marble Monnmente. lealers ia all hative Urauite,. 2A5 and Z57 W. Fifth St. . , javsic. i ' i . --: j diKIUKM. cfc MIJND. -thee Blnaie, .Maaical ! Inatruiuent,. Soli Agent fur Traraer, BoUaeea A Co.'a Fiaao. 2oZ W. Fifth St. l'AIXTS OILS. WM. it. VOX. fc CO., i MIIOt,EAI.: & RBTAIf. UEAI.F.RH IrT FAINTS, OII.K, W1MIIOW CLAS1 A rAIMtK.V MATCKIAL, i 17 ttna street.-' " r r ! PALM UK'S LOTION fc l'JCltrVMKHT. '- PaLMEU'H VK(ifcTABLK tOSMtTIC LOTION I, the eoeereiga balm for tbe nnalleat pimple ea the fee, aa wall aa the most distressing catneon, duenna that earn - aSiiatan part of the peraoa. f',p.i ?- t . u , Dawritxa, lira., Oct. JS, 18ft. j Ma. Puir Pttvaa: 2JnrSir Yeur Lotica Haa eareaV t ana t leuer ef thirty rear,' atanding. Ko ameunt of ! atnncr woeli tnnt me to be without it for myaclf or ; axteiaal ai r ii-Atlna i, nnjuired, a, well a euu, bruiaea, ' and all aintiiar accidenta; alM bnrna: praveatinjr aha - armatioa of a Mifter, and taking out the eoraaaas alawaa : fnil, ae 1 And it eejnaUv good for eeerr thing where aa Ori" a rimmrdiatelx. 1 have nt written the above aa a puff for yonn-ytndiciHe. but pnrvl v f rom a dcaire that thoae aSlieeal : w itBl-tter, or any eher dieaae of tha akia, at avail IbenMclvea of thia pricaleaa remedy. i Reepectfully, eta, JOUM KISTLEB. ; For rah kjr alt Irggier. Prepared aaly ry f ;? ' SOLON PALMER, " ! 'o, 30 W. Fonrth tiu, Clnei.ataUl, i. Alao mannfivtnrer of Ferfiimerr and jobber ia Cnmaa, : tlrnabea, and Xeiiet Oooda generally. H. 1IOI..UE.H Sr. SON, Manufacturer aad la, porters of Paper Hanging,, 171 Mala St. ( AUAItCO 51AM PACTl'RINO CO.-. Pa-r liangiuga aad v tuduw shadea. 67 W. Fearth S. . MOTAJtX PUMP dt KXGLNX CO, Msnnfnetarer ef the Ilardr A Morria Pntaat Cistera ir. and Power Pump,; Oil, Lard, and Beer Fampa; Bteaan Fire Pimps; Steam Knginea, ate. OSn 67 W. Flfeb tt. Work ear. Third A Phlla. 81s, Coviagtoa, Kf Addrea, J. E. Baker, ageat. ., .. v HIE AM PUMPS, i , COl'K Ac CO. S'enm Pump and Bailer Feeders Eteam Pipe aud Fittinga, Water aad Steam Onagea. General Brase NVork. 8und for Illustrated Circular aaa FTiea-liaa. IIS H. aecond tt. . " TOVACCO. - ' " KHUKIIT) 1I1LLM As CO., SneesMr W Wa. Eitgart. Innatie aud opacbh Leaf ToUaeaa, Meet, ol.aum aad Briar Pipes. 2 W. Second St. '" MITCH E 1,1, A CO. Of CorroaaM Flwanm Caaari.su loaaocu Woul ; at other brands of Cheering and Smoking Tubacoo. 13 Water Street. riSL'.SAXt LAtLU PLASINO BIT. L.OMAH eV SA;kk, manufaeeeireta af Vie La,ed Plnniaei Hi'tat l'air. Shingle, aad Agricultural Knive,: Uri'.((e il'uti. Anril, and Viae repaired MM Viae Baea en hand. 211 W. booond bt. WllOLHSALK NOTIONS. It. IIKOW N As O. Hosiery. Farae, Zephyra, Corbet,, sikirta, t.ii,nreMaa, rarnaola, Dr.,a Trimmiaanv 1 Hilk N.ts, Whits Ovnd, lioa. fcrabroideriea, Oenv ' Furnishing Good. Cor. rearl A Walaut Sts. r A IA 91 WVii Y V SON. Ilasierv, O levee. armW tr us. I;rea TriBimiB,, llovp bkirta, aaa Whu Oooda. V'l W-tl P-arl rr-'t. O. K.
f.' THE OI,I KDMAHUK O. K. REMEDY a. a hm not liai.ed, after twenty year trial, la a aiagt aaaa A. .Mm Oaaarrbea. Oe a treatise ea, Venereal LWsaasa at : year drnrgiat gratia. WSolreale Depot, H. Maoready t j " Ca. N. . ear. Ceiambi A Walnut u. Uueiaaaai. Oe j W TrOODSPBED'SGOI.DEJf PENS, Mletoatod
.ior uieir uexiouitr, auraoiuiy, smootnness of : s. anti-corroaireneaa. ecooomr and smraerml aAaanbntkm. Superior to steel pens. Invariably tvhre amtia. ; , ' , , T'"1"CD "3 utmu. pwa para, ! WIM. rnce im iiirmanea Ageiilx, on application. i J. H. C011URN, 135 V.ne-st., Cincinnati, O. t?ole Age it for tbs West and Sooto.
KIND WORDS, GOOD DEEDS, AND EV1
DENCES OF PROORSSS. i1 JOES AXD JIAKY. FTivr n " I a -tTi0 ar.?as bsasts. A oft anwer turneth way wrath." Fro, at. 1, Neijrhbora, III tell jrrm a plan u - . IV Con ad to manage my good man j . And I adri'as yoa all to try it, -if -s' .vt :I ) For, aaamred, youl! profit br It. rs Ono night wbea he came from tbe atore, , Vaaod, as ba oft bad been before, ; With aome miaehaTree in daily trade, - V Iast may-be where he should bare made, Some littla thing he chanced to spy Sufficed to put him all awry. , lie spake quite sharp so I replied, For angry words my temper tried, Aid a' I our household peace that night From such a trifla took its flight. I was unhappy : so was be ; The children lost their wonted glee ;... He sulked, I moped, and so to bed With heary heart and acbiog bead, , That night as sleepless still I laid, ' Lamenting strife thus often" ttadeT It darted straight into my mind,I "Suppose, henceforth, I'm always kind,. e. Instead of answering sharply back I A good resolve ! IH try that track ! f 'If a soft answer turns away i-trtf -Wrath' from my dear John, lit win the day. At breakfast John was still austere, Tbe'children quiet, awed by fear. But ere he left the good man spoke, t . ! ! And thus the gloomy silence broke : " Mary, I tell you I was right, - And you was ia the wrong last night ; And then be paused prepared for war. i So I replied? fl'm rery sure t I ?, Z ; I should more patiently endure - These little crosses of our life, And always be a loving wife, ... If anything should put me out - - lt is not well to fret and pout And when you speak a hasty word, . Let all debating be deferred ' Till both are cool, and each can see IIow better far 'tis to agree. . Forgive me, John, frr all tbe past, And last night's storm shall be tha last 1 ; i When young, we started life together j ' For summer's sua or rougher weather : - Tis a pity if we cannot bear 1, A baaty word dropped here and there. But from this day let all strife cease, . ; And naught be known but lore aud peace." Poor John bad listened with surprise ; He spoke not, but tears filled his eyes, He kissed me twice, then went his way ; . And since that happy, happy dsy, " When ought occurs to rex our quiet. We try FORBEARANCE do yon try it ? - ' National Freemason. A GOOD STORY. I SF f-S "OF y t1 " "M' f"',. In one of the small ibterior towns of New England,, where the superstitions of our ancestors still possess a hold on the people, the facts occurred a few years since, of which the following is a true narrative : .-? u 4 An honest farmer and his family pre paring to celebrate Thanksgiving at his wife's father's in an ancient town, were harried and confused extremely on the day preceding tht festival, by tbe multiplicity of things, which must be done before they could leave home with safety. The house was to be " banked up," and the gleanings of the harvest cabbage, turnips, and so forth put in the cellar, that the external entrance thereto might be closed up for the season. Having carried in the vegetables, the boys were dispatched to the barn for straw to fill the passage with, while the good man himself was busied on the opposite side of the house. ; . ? . - An old ram, the horned patriarch of the flock of sheep kept on the farm, hav ing got a taste of the scattered cabbage eaves unobserved entered the cellar and continued his feast, The avenue through which be entered was immediately closed up, and all the necessary works and arangements being completed, the larger txys and girls set off on foot "in high glee, the dog running and barking be fore them. 'i--' y- - "i Soon after, the parents and their little ones, having put out the fires and fast-, ened the doors and windows to keep out thieves, started for the same destination.' : ; ; . ;''". ,, . ' : ' ; , -1 On tbe afternoon of the day following the festival, the family returned home, accompanied by some young cousins. Some of their youthful neighbors of both sexes were invited in, and a merry Thanksgiving carousal was in full tide of successful operation, when one of the boys who had been sent into the cellar with a little toe wick candle, which gave just light enough to make darkness visible, to draw cider, ran back into the room; with eyes glaring wildly, uttering the half-suffocated exclamation:-. . ; " The devil is in the cellar !" " Pooh,", said the father, "you have only been frightened by your own shad-v ow ; give me the light." . i ; Saying this he seized the candle leaving the candlestick fast in the hands of the boy, and boldly - rushed to tbe cellar steps, the large saucer eyes and enormous horns of the ram caused him to retreat as much . terrified as his son, exclaiming;,,. Cl";"' "'i. ,".' ;s " . "Sure enough, the devil is in the cel- . The good man seized the great Bible, attempted to read, but the candle sputtered, burned blue, and . threw each a feeble light on the' sacred pages, and . the book trembled so much in the hands of the reader, that he could, not distinguish one word from another' The little chilil ren cried and clung to tbi
mother, the girls nestled close to the favorite beaux, and the whole house was shaken with the agitation of its half-de-
V men ted inhabitants.' . One bright thought however occurred, and a message was sent for the minister to come and " lay the clevil." ":!sri t.:f.J-T-tG r , .The "parson, a , man' more celebrated for good .nature piety, aud " credulity, than for talent ' and heroism, slipped a small Bible' into his pocket, put on his band and surplice, so he should appear ns formidable as possible to his great antagonist, and hastened to the. relief of his distresseed parishoners.' v ; j 9. '.VQa. coming to the. bouse the reverend gentlemen was hailed as a deliverer, and implored by at least a dozen persons at the same " momext to ; drive the - devil awayBut - few moments were lost in avsking'that which no one knew, before the parson pushed-forward as a; leader, with the tame penurious light, into the cellar, the most courageous of the company; keeping close behind him."; He reached the foot of the stairs, the ejes of fire, and shadowy outline of the enormous horns, magnified ten-fold, at least, by the terror of those who beheld them, removed all doubt, if any had existed in bis mind, as to the infernal nature of the being with whom he had to contend. The divine instantly fell on his knees, and, with uplifted hands, began to pray in his most ferrant manner. The ram not understanding the pious man's mo tives, but supposing by the motion of his hands that he was daring him to a butting contest, made a pass with all his might at his supposed adversary; but deceived by the swelling dimensions of his drapery, missed the slender body of the priest, and drawing hastily back to renew the assault, hooked one of his horns into the belt of the surplice, and palled the priest with him into the eel lar.-- -;" r "'' , i While thus in the power of his victo rious foe, he lost hope so far as it re garded himself, and the natural benevolence of his disposition burst forth in the exclamation : . ; j g . Brethren, take care of yourselves : the devil has got me." : Tbe exortation was better obeyed than any he had ever delivered from the pulpit his friends all" fled and left him to his fale. Among the company was a shrewd young farmer,' who had, ; from the first supposed the fiend to be some domestic animal, but being a lover of fun and willing to see a comedy, kept his thoughts to himself, and pretended to sympathise with others in their fears. He though it time to interfere, and, snatching a pitch pine knot from the blazing fire, expresse J his determination to rescue the preacher or perish in the attempt. ; K , . Don't! don't!'' shouted several. . ' I " What does the devil care for fire ? " said another. " Take along the Bible if you will go," Buggestedanother. , But, unheeding the suggestion, and tho manifestaions of concer n for his safety, he pushed into the cellar, seized the animal by one of its horns, and dragged the struggling ram up stairs, calling to the astonished parson, "follow me !" The horned devil was led in triumph, followed by the ecclesiastic, into the midst of the company. A. momentary silence and hanging down of heads ensued, but the past scene was too ludicrous to admit of sober reflection, and loud peals of. laughter burst forth from every side, during which the ram was turned out of the door, the parson absented himself without ceremony, and the sports of the evening were resumed with better 'spirits than before. York (Pa.) Commercial Monthly. "A few days ago Henry Yale, of Elk county, Pa., 4 while out on Boon's Moun tain after huckleberries, with two small brothers, came upon a den of rattlesnakes, and found themselves surrounded by them. The boys were on a rock. Before they could get away they killed fifty-seven snakes and piled them on a rock. . All the snakes were females; containing from eight to twelveTyoung ones inside, making a loss of snakes of from five to six hundred. - The boys say' that they killed abont half the snakes, the balance taking refuge under the rocks. ' .The Heart and the Tongue. The cure of an evil tongue must be done at the heart. The weights and i .- .... a- .r wheels are there, and the clock strikes according to their motion. A guileful heart makes a guileful tongue and Hps. It is the workhouso where is the forge of deceits and slanders ; and the tongue a only the outer shop, where they are vended, and the door of 1 it. Such ware as is made, within, such, and no other, can come oat. Te ighton. ,; ". - in -nana mi - ' v. ' j The New - York correspondent of a country paper says that Edwin Forrest has been converted to Spiritualism and talk, in his room (all, night, with? the des of hi; dead friends.
Speech of Hon. E. B. Washburne General Grant's Position Defined He Ad
voctited the Abolition of Slavery Supports Congreaau.il it ActionEndorses .the Reconstruction Bills Advocates 3 ' Impartial Suffrage Is n Radical Repnb . lican ana ; Never -Belonged to the ocalled Democratic rartr., , Special Despatch, to Tbe ChicagorTribune. . Q . The Joe . Daviess County .Republican Convention met at Elizabeth to-day, for the, purpose of nominating 'candidates for ' county officers.. s William Passmore was chosen President and J. B. Brown, Secretary. f iRalph S. Morris was nominated for jCounty Treasurer, and Milton Wadligh, for Countyj Surveyor,. -both unanimously. j 'v, c: ot 1 .. On motion, "II. Houghton, Hon. H. S. Townsend," Dr. Horatio Newhall, Hon. Wallace A. , Little,, L. ? S- Felt, Major Stephen Jeffers, , and Porter; Woodworth, were appointed a Committee on Resolutions. ? The Resolutions were reported by tho venereble Horace H. Houghton for thir ty-two .years the editor of the Galena 7azeUe, and the oldest editor ia the Northwest, if not in the whole country. The resolutions were adopted. The Jurist, declaring an approval of the Re construction acts of Congress and hold ing that as the said acts recognize the entire equality of all American citizens in the States lately in rebellion, consistency as well as impartial justice demands that there should be no discriminating against any class of persons on account of race or color in the other Slates. Second, demanding that the honor and faith of the Federal government should be maintained inviolate. Third, in favor of a more rigid and searching economy in the expenditures of the public money. Fourth, expressing the belief that the loyal people of this country will call upon General U. S. Grant to become a candidate for President in 1868, and asserting that with him for a leader, with the views he is known to hold on public questions, there would be no doubt of his success, or of the wisdom or patriotism of his administration, and that the people will believe that he who destroyed the rebellion by his valor will accomplish reconstruction and restore peace' and ' harmoy by his statesmanship."2 r :' -'-.- t MR. WASHBCRNB's SPEECH. The business of the convention hav ing been concluded, Mr. Washburne, member of Congress from this district, was called upon to address the meeting.5 Responding to the call, he spoke of the satisfaction it afforded him to again meet his constituents after so long an absence, most of which had been in a foreign land in pursuit of health. He would be insensible .to every honorable emotion if he did not repeat the expression of his gratitude to the people of Jo Daviess County, to his "neighbors and friends, for their long and unwavering friendship. For" eight successive elections his political friends hadlsup-. ported him; as a candidate for Congress,'" with a unanimitj', a zeal and a devotion which challenged his profoundestr and" most heartfelt thanks, and . the thought of all their kindness would be fondly cherished by him till the last days' of his life. As their Representative,"; he ' could lay claim to nothing but an honest desire to serve them and to serve the country faithfully and truly, and to en-' deavor to discharge every duty devolving , upon him, without fear or, favor. It was with joy that he returned to his' home and to ht3 constituents, with improved health, and prouder than ever of his country. . t ,..,f..,:" v;;.,i-.i ! ; Mr. . Washburne then addressed himself to the questions before the country He said it was a mistake to suppose tho' war was at an end. 'Treason, rank and foul, was still festering in the rebel heart, and disloyalty was never more rancorous, aenant ana vindictive tuan it is now. TQ whole country was agitated with fear and alarms by the extrsoidinary conduct of the acting President.'4 History had failed to record a parallel to Johnson's betrayal of a great and1 confiding people. He was attempting to turn the Government over into the' hands of th rebels and Copperheads. . He had hoped that the President would so have conducted himself that impeachment might be avoided, but his conduct was now so criminal, his obstruction of the execution of the laws so flagrant, n and his whole course so reckless and unconstitutional, that a prompt impeachment now seemed to be the only remedy and the country should be prepared for itjrc 4-:'" j.'SiA,----1 " - r:ACTS ii;.i '..J SFBAX GBHKBAL GBANT HIS FOX After touching upon many other ques-s tions, Mr. W. proceded to speak of Gen-; eral ' U. S. Grant. f He had gone1 out, from Jo Daviess County six years! ago, and upwards, and since then had chained his name to the history of the world.
His fellow citizens, therefore, had more
than an ordinary interest in all that per- J discrimination against any class of pertained to him, and they had in all the 1 sons in any of the States. His sympa-
vicissitndes of the war, amid obloquy calumny and detraction, given him their confidence and support. He said it was not strange that when the loyal masses of the country were agitated by thegravty o f the situation, public attention should be turned to the General of the armies or the United btates. It was not surprising that many peoplo should be sensitive and exacting, and perhaps disposed to nnjust criticisms, and should be agitated by imaginary fears. But the fellow-citizens of General Grant, who had followed his career from the beginning, and who knew the man, hac never any anxiety in regard to his posij tion, and any fears that he would not in the future as in the past, realize4 the fullest expectations of the loyal people of the country.; But ' many55 false ideas l - j l ir " l .1 I uau uouuieu. many peopie iiau aovk upon uroneiui vjriiur, as iney wouiu upon a civilian and a politician, and even a candidate for civil office. They would seem to demand that he should make known his political views on the hustings and through the newspapers with all the arts of the common demagogue. The public had no more right to expect General Grant "to speak out" than they had to expect Lieutenant General Sherman, General Meade, General Sheridan, or General Thomas to make public their views. lne lieneral was noli in tne habit of proclaiming himself to. the world by words, but like a wise man had always made his record through his acts. Though not speaking for the public, no man was more frank in expressing his views on all public matters. NRVER BELONGED TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. He was raised in the Whig school of politics. His venerable father, so well known in Galena, was always an active and influential member of the old Whig party, and, after it went out of existence, of the Republican party. The General was always a Whig, so far as "he was a politician at all, and never belonged to, or had any sympathy with, the so called Democratic party; lie stated this S3 a fact. .- Had General Grant been a mem ber of the Democratic party, he would have been in the same position as he now ia, and the same as all the most loj-al and patriotic men who were in that party now occupy. , r Though not a voter in Illinois in I860' yet after Mr. Lincoln's administration commenced, ana alter tlie linng pon oumier, mere was no man wno gave a ' s I more earnest support to that administra tion. General Grant was among the first to comprehend the results that would grow out of the rebellion, and the country will not forget that as eaily as 1863 he wrote a letter saying that as anxious as he was for peace, he did not wish to see it established until slavery was wiped out. In 1864 he was pro foundly anxious for the re-election of Mr Lincoln, and no man more fully comprehended the great fact tha$ upon his re election hinged the success of o;.ir cause and the suppression of the rebell ion.; .He so far departed from his u.su,a course in such matters as to write and permit the publication of a letter by which he briefly and emphatically summed up the whole question. The letter t was published by hundreds of thousands, by the Republican Congressional Committee, and exerted great in fluence in the country, .t.-f.- ec. ;; ENDORSES THE RECONSTRUCTION ACTS. , it-..- v . - - - He was openly and strongly for both the constitutional amendments, and he hailed - the Reconstruction act of the Thirtv-ninth Conirress. as the solution of our difficulties, and he entered upon the discharge of his duties under that act with zeal, vigalence and fidelity. SvmDathiziniT with Congress, in its action, and appreciating the importance of its being in session, he urged and advis ed such action as would secure an extra session, if necessary. When, that session came, he expressed the most seri ous fears of the effect of a long adjourn ment, and with a far-reaching sagacity, anticipating the precise state of things that has occurred, he used all his influence, with Senators to hare them adopt the -House provision of the amended bill requiring the assent of the Senate to the removal of the district command ers. . Jb avoring tne Keconstruction acts, no effort of his has been wanting to se cure their enforcement in their letter and spirit, to the end that the Union might be speedily and fully restored. shHe believes there is no protection or j safety to the colored people and the loy al white people in the rebel States except through impartial sufraye.: , The Recon-1 struction acts having recognized the entire equality of all American citizens In the States lately in rebellion, he believes j that consistency as well as impartial jus-
I tice demand that there should be no
thies, his convictions, and his hopes are now as they always have been, with the great patriotic and loyal people thatcarJ ried the country through the war. . He J is in favor of upholding the honor and j credit of the national government, and I holds that all our obligations must be discharged in conformity to the terms on which they were contracted. ' He thinks 'that "there shonld be exercised by Congress and by all departments of the government, a more rigid and search ing economy in the expenditures of the public money. And wherever he ha had control he lias struck offevery useless expense and reformed every abuse. WH7 HE ACCEPTED THE SECRETARYSHIP. General Grant occupies at the pres ent time the position of Secretary of War, ad interim, in the cabinet of .Mr. johnsoiK, His action in accepting that position, hi been the subject of a great deal of comment. ,, It excited the fears of many good and loyal men., r It invoked the ! denunciation of enemies and brought forth the excuses of friends.7 He accepted that position, not as has been, alleged, in obedience to the commands Q.f & superior officer, but from the stern sense of duty to his country. The President had determined to remove the Secretary of War at all haz ards and without excuse or justification. The President thought to relieve himself from the odium, pf Mr. Stanton's removal and draw attention from that: action by offering the place to General Grant. What was to be done ? Should the General step into the shoes of Mr. Stanton and wield all the legitimate powers of; the department in aid of reconstructien and in support of the district commanders, in the management of the Indian war and the supervision of war con-s tracts? Should he be there to iesi3t: the raid of the thieves and plunderers and war claim agents, whom Stanton had held at bay, and who were waiting to thrust their arms into the treasury to fllch untold millions of the public money? or should he refuse, and ; permit; that most important position to bo filledby a Copperhead and a Johnson man, who would demoralize the army, who would sanction fraudulent and bogus claims of rebels and bring reproach gen- , erally upon the public service. J General Grant did not therefore hesitato' to accept the position and all its responsibilities, and his action had the concurrence of Mr. Stanton. Indeed: no stens wer 1 that whole bnsinw. except up nn f.-ii . , . .. On IUil COnSlilt.nt inn and iinnsrat.nil,'.. between those two distinguished men . . . uuutewiutiur Under such circumstances the loyal men of the country would have had good cause to censure General Grant had he ' refused the; position. The - very man who censured him most for taking it, ? would now have been censuring him more for not taking it. They would have said thatprofessing to be in sympathy with the loyal men and in favor of reconstruction, he shrank from the responsibility of a place offered to him in which he could have been of inestimable service , to the country, and by such refusal the War Department went into the hands of an enemy. But tho General wants no other vindication for his action than will be furnished by his record, when it shall Bee; the light, and by his official acts. He can afford to Wait. , ;,,; I jlr.;- t In conclusion Mr.,. Washburne said he was not speaking of General Grant. as a candidate for the Presidency, for be had no right to speak for him in that regard. He had spoken as he had be cause so many of his fellow citizens had I 1 1 9 . Mltea mm m "lation to the position the General -occupied on questions of the most rwneiming public importance and what were hia wsy sentiments and convictions touching matters in hich a11 8 citizens felt so deep an interest. The Sword of Marion. The sword of Marion, the great partisan tighter, is now in the possession of a member of the bar of this city. It was captured by , Captain Edward McKeige, then acting master in the United States navy; May 1, 1862,: at St. Mary's, Georgia.' It was found concealed on the top of an old wardrobe in an ancient stone house. It was presented by Captain McKeige to Commodore Meade, of the navy, who presented it to his brother, Major General George C. Meade, who again presented ik l the gentleman in whose posesion k now. is. xne Diaae is an exteeeamgiy nne one. - x ne mottoes on the blade are characteristic of olden chivalry expressing on one side "No ttoagutin razotn," (never draw me without cause,) and on- the other, JVo em embaine sen honor," (never sheath me without honor.) General Marion's name is rudely carved on the handle, bearing the date 1773. It is probable the sword will find its way back to Georgia.- fPhila. News.
Debauching the Revenue. - It is well said that drunken Republican makes the best of Democrats ; but it is cot upon this ground that wo" impute the failures of the present Administration to Democracy., - That Administration was and is jnst as much a Republican as Gen. Lee was a Unionist when he turned traitor. 'We assert that
the recklessness and fraud which unite to reduce and disgrace the collection of our Whisky.. Revenue is the very consequence of that general unsoberness which ripples oat from Washington to the utmost circle of. our finances and revenue. The front of the' offending is Mr. Johnson's own unsteady political learing 1 The attitude1 of the ' Government 'is 'In all respectssiaky ' enough, and ho wonder ; for we liave. seen it in a' hundred ' sinister ways, drinking in " the wine of the, wrath'JL of Ithe Rebell ion, bo it does not stand straight before the people, nor will its sinews bear it stiffly up. to, do the work iwhich it privately proposes. . It would not: be unjust to refer the general danger of its policy, to the typsification (if we may be allowed the ? word) which the President and his attorneys have carried into the question of reconstruction, allow can we expect to rebuild a safe , house with insane architects, and how hope that an Administration not equal even to its du ties of clerkship can re create" States and harmonize peoples ? can muke revenue wane it .mars reconstruction ? A Government which has its agencies de bauched at the North will not act in sober faith at the South ; for 'every penny's worth of influence gained at the South it loses apound of , the nation's money at the "North.; We do not need to charge it more particularly, or more notoriously.. .The Administration has been drinking from the lees of the old Bpurbonisra ,'wUich, we thought, had ended when Mr.James Buchanan went out of office. '" Politically speaking, it is on a long bender, and no wonder, if it ends in the usual catastrophe. . T V - The whisky frauds are still before the public a scandal of magnitude. - Not because , one . collector is .charged with swindling, but because the whole of our revenue collection is a defaulter to the tune of a hundred millions and moro do we now loudly, complain of the Executive. if What can bet be doing., that in a field which can . be made . to yield so abundantly its crops are so beggarly? What has taken,, hold of our financial management-that the revenue 'shows a virtual deficit of a sum large enough to pay the interest upon the National Debt? What ails the. palms or the brains of Government, since whisky is so easy a swindler, and industry so heavy a taxpayer. It is proved that we can collect our fair revenue from whisky, greatly to tho relief of . certain more . reputable subjects of taxation ? On whom, then, rests the blame ? Here ii the colossal deficit of hundreds of millions too vast . to be charged upon a few petty agents. We earnestly charge it, therefore, to the gencal demoralization of their r. chief employers at Washington a demoralization not more evident in the deficiency ol ideas and scruple manifested in Executive dealings with the question of reconstruction than in the corruption which bloats our Revenue System. One hundred millions or, more, uncollected, is thus the price which we. must pay for an Executive spree into reconstruction.' We. are not surprised that with equal hardihood ' Mr. Johnson's policy removes Sheridan at , the South, and nullifies an equivalent, one hundred millions at the North. Can we trust the Administration with either of those great duties Reconstruction or Revenuesince at North or South it alike fails to maintain its legs ? . We plainly see that the devil of Democracy long ago entered into it, and is now rapidly running down hill. N. Y. Tribune. During the long French war, as two old ladies in Stranraer were going to the kirk, the one said to the other : Was it not a wonderf u thing that the Breetish were aye victorious ower the French in battle ? Not a bit," said the other old lady ', "dinna ye ken the Breetish aye say their prayers before ga'in into battle ?"The; Other replied: "But canna the French say their prayers as weel ?" The reply was most characteristic i Hoot ! jabbering bodies, wha could under stan them?" 1 ; '; ' Old Madame ' Rothschild, mother of the mighty capitalists, attained the age of ninety-four ; her wit, which was remarkable, and her intellectual faculties, which were of no common' order; were preserved to , the nd In her last illness, when surrounded by jher family, her physician being present, she said in suppliant tone to the latter, "Dear Doctor try to do something for .' me." "Madame, what can I do? I can't make yon young aiLinV No, doctor, I don't want to be young again, but I Want to oontinxie to grow old."
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