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LODGES.
iZFMt CarnicICniiiin
i5 iilro. :L Mecu
..1nd.-5at1.rdny night In e
uiinniid'ery KnicbtTem-
. tX.-Meeks m Masonic Hull on the ! lr- to. . -Main street. " '"'"; Yd stal
,y night In each month. It. W. Ken- ! Thoroughly remodel and reltaiWirt. I ecd sta
.J Jno. iiuakk. Recorder, "eln S",; lor M
eond Saturday
a-jiS, J-jn mm
ti3fllKUnvUlp Chapter No. -L It. A. IVI.
WW idmurCoimnuiiicationsfirstMoudBy night
in Mich month, lecture Meemigs every Monday
nishU Joiisf Hlake. M. K- ! Rufch T.
IUiniv sec.
.-ninlin alley Lodsc No. -1, A. F,
II. i;eguiar VOiuiuuiiicauons i.rsiuuu
Jleinilar ineetium Tuesday evenliiK ol each
wk
J stkvknso.v, . cj. j. u. Ci"r.,ecy-
CIIUUCIIE.S.
ri?rreblerinn
Church.
Services each
' Sntitiulli iit ift-ai . m.. unil 7:30 u- ni.
IVayer
Vn-i nc Wednesday eveninss. Sabbath iciiool
. . ., .
i ii clock p. in. J. T. ItAinn. ra-stor.
egT'AIetbodUt K. fhurrh.- Services each
hrs3 bubbnth atia-ioa. m.. and .;30 p. ni. hull
iJy hcliool at a m. I'rayer ifeeting Thursday
ealnjr. W. It. M. Ouir. i'astor.
-jsirvsissss
o'clock p. ui. Sunday
' Atlantic and second
. -. xf..rtniiir at 10s,
.' ' .'.. .. r-u V. i:-enInrScrviceat71, o'clock.
it., r comniuulun administered on the first Sunday
-of each month. Seata free, tt. it. u a via, necuir.
llaotlst Church. Corner Fourth and At
lantic streets- services every aaouam ex-
..., ,n Uii nifintii nx i nrinoi; a. u..
n 1 Tuclorl. r Sunday bnliool at 10 a. in.
I'rayir Jimm ni-"uj c.c...0. .. .v. -. .,
I'astM-
-rpriirMinn Church, London. Divine ser-
ilceeerj''DDalu at 11 a. in., and In the
-pvpiiinit
r lInMTri-r.mscou tcru. .7 i.k:
- ., t ,, Cnw..l..y.
veri JMinday mornlnjf and evening. Sun-
vlay sbonl at 3o clock p. in. Itev. It. U IaLiiott.
I'AAtor.
tKv."!. '-. Church, London.-Services every
other Sabhath. Hey. J. W. limns, 1'astor.
ttfla1.!!. K. Church, Pcru.-Serv Ices every Sab
fs50 bath. Itev. Mabti.n PntTCJlABO. Piustor.
ff-.II. K. Church. Ncmnbn City. Services
iV3 every other sabbath. It. Ht'RQK. Pastor.
CITY Ol'KICALS.
r?SPCltr Councll.-Mets the FlrstThursday ie
each month. Mayor. C- F. StennrU Al
dermen. F. A. TiMlel, W. 1). Lewis. F. E. Johnson
C. Xeldhnrdt. I). Plasters. Marshal. D (Mpmliell
Clerk, J. Ii Docker Atn.niey, S. French. Treas
urer.J. W Mtddlelon. Engineer. T. V. Hetlfonl.
MAILS.
XnrJlicni Daily ia Phelps: Departs at 8a.m.
Arm S all: p. in.
nutliern Daily via Phelps: Daparts at h a.m.
Arrives at 3 p.m.
.Vorthcrn-Via Peru- ,.,,
ooutliern -Via XemHlia-Tn-Weekly: Departs
M inJ.i. Weiliie.dH.v ud Saturday at 7a.m. Ar-ii.-ess.wne
days at bp.ui. .
Western -Via Tecnniseh to Heatnce Daily:
lKirtsut7a.iii. Arrivesatsp.nl.
Northern Via Loud n t . , r.iw Creek eek
ly Departs 1 r.da it :a.m. Armto .iturday at
P-iu. ..... ,. ,
-oulh extern Vn. slienunn to I.ible Jtock
Weekly: D M u.tu. at ii. ArruesTues-
3ayatfip.nu
Post Ollice J f. i ' -- " . i - -"'
days from ltn ' ' '
'-.r
I7HLN" H Jt MJKRS. At:
i'i1-''''r
V ui i. v "i ! r. i d:iik el :uU'iii'un : j it
jsIIhimiii- -..ntr.isidioriie.rcBr t iBc.-m C -.
House Hiiildnig. I'.r. iii'le. Nfb.
IOI1A DiLIN.Attrn- NndOMHKiMret L
J and Ilea! Estate Am -uu TecoBuseh. Jwunson
and lteti!
CoUt.Neb.
'PHOMAS ,v h
i V!V
Attornev at Liw and
Office In lrict Comt
solkitors !! i " e.-
ltoum. llrow n i.i' . Xeb
.v
M
II M : KNN.xN. Attorney and Itvonselor
1m Nenrafka Ctty. K.".
HCMPHKKV.
I -i . 1 au .e tllj
4 MoraejfBJmd Goanaehtrs
. Ps nee dunty. Neb.
X
. i'.Kj's Atioriifya' l-svand Land Agiut.
..'r.ce.OageCt-e.nti. Nebraska.
PII.YS1CIANS.
- iTAVAUT. M
r AHVHIe. M '
.' alld 't to 7
1 P!iys-ian and Surgeon.
i.ln" niKirs from 7 io'.'K til.
l v ms-i.j II. C. trtl-
re.
I. DAIIA. PI. --if an aid s-irpeon, sl.
1 --,.:i Net). t.ral,'4te ol Cincinnati Iiee
'f My
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W i: KIMUELIN L D Payfeicisii ami Surge, u
' X'i the Nt4in!ka Er and E-ir Inrirmtrj.
N'.i Main street. HrowtivMIe, Neb. OMice hours
Irom 7 a.m. to tf i. ni.
nC THUHMAN, Piostcian aHd SurKeon, No.
. " M.mi street, itrou nviile. Neb. Oilice hours
roiu r, to 11 a m. and irum 1 to 4 p. m.
HI- MATHEWS. Physician and Surgeon. Office
. In rny Drug store. No. ."C Main street, Ilrown
HIe. Neb.
LAND AGENTS.
t P (VKNWK1.U Heal Estate and Tat Paving
V. Aitent. oillce in Cogswell IJIock. comer First
and Atlantic street. Will give prompt attention to
the Sale or Heal Lstate and tlie Pavment of Taxes
tlirougiioiit tin Nemaha Land District. 7ti
KK'IIAHI) V. lircHKS. Heal Estate Agent mid
N.Jtarj-Public Oillce in HannatortKt Md'all's
urniture store. Hroivnville. Neb.
WILLIAM H. HOOVEU. Ileal Etute and Tits
'.' Piiw Agent. Oilice m District Court ltoom
willglie prompt attention to the sale ol Ileal lis
tat.-vid Payment or Taxes throughout the Nemaha
Lindliistr.ct.
GKAIN DEALERS.
PVAN WOHTIUNO. Forward.ng and Commus-i-
-ion Merchant, and IK-aler in .ill kludso." tJra.n
ajMi.mntry 1'ro.Itice. tlce and Wnreroom. No.
s. Mam street, it row, imlle. Neb.
flTSk. (i. SI'AHT.t 11HO.. Dea'rrs in Crain. Pro
v QUO. A't tiuiifsH vti ir:..i..... Hi ..
JmL1 :"r an thing the tanner cm raise. W",
win mij and sell everythinc known tu the market
- J -! , . J 14,113! Ill'tl tx-
MERCHANDISE.
JOHN McPIIEHsOX. Dealer in (Jeneral Mercii
' atiihse. saK-s room in McPliersou H.oek. N.,
-Malnstreet. Brownville. Neb. iVC.y
V E JOHNux .t CO.. Dealers inOeneral Mercit
i KiHliv!. No. 7: Main street. Hrownville, Neb.
iy Prtxlure.
NOTARIES.
C Kii!il.',IT- Notary Public and Com eyancer
ii V '" Mal" "rwt, second Hoor, Hrownville
"tin!! t ,A-,m '"r t"," Eiuliahle and American Toil-
JUSTICES.
A W. ilOKCAN. Probate Judge mid Jiisticeof the
vilte V?1" 0l,,l:,M" Court Jlouie Building, Drown
rle.Xea.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
J '"I'm1"' ,: WIEKT, Couniv Survevor. Postoilice
JJrevsQhHgii, Nemaha Cuuiily, Nebraska. ,.
SADiJLBKT.
H
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,iar E:c..N
Men.!:iiCloi!. ,, , iI c-4,J..,A,l- ..if. .,-IJ.
:' ACi. -iVi .T.l!:
, ...a.' ins-.
..!...! s.:r..i
id -at j.r.ve tu
- - -i)3r -..JffJ La , wel .fi'-t
'. ". C.-.-.4.0.1 a. .:.. i . .l.v. ;
. -ei. Vv,rK:riiHtorderaiiil.-hli!fa
-arKiHeeri.
BlUOCE'.liCILOING. -
-.
'. ,,-.,v.HIkkH. n-.lgeii.rderend Contractor,
i r- ..
WHKfcLKU.II
'Wuintf. Not,
P-... "" "' -p- '.o e:i lor It. W.Smith
ariSs
i tm ridge TJie strongest and bi'st wooden
w in use
HOOTS AND SHOES.
HV K0INSON. lkxt and -Shoe Maker, No. i
. "Maln street. Hrownville. NVh. llxsconsfint- I
Mu!L. "J " "lM,d assortment of Gent's, Luly's,
MTiiriT'i fc:'d '"Idren's Hoots and Shoes. Custom
.'eon"ho7ttnot,cet.,' " dilciu ll-''alriS
HARDWARE.
jwIIELU-NBEHOEH HHOS,. Dealers In Hard-Mm-h
J,ti,VM. Tinware, VanPnter Tools, Hlack
t U' ""sblngs, Etc- Xo-2 illt street. Brow n
1 itrSKH it SITtmsi IT.n.iran.'M.n.ir.litc X
s- r ' HfKrtet, llrJ.wi.vuie, Neb. "Dealers in !
' v.TiiiMare Etc.-,;- - f:
TAILORINg .
CMUlI,S- "AUHOLDT. MerchautTjllorllSo. E!
Wrt . 8t"l. UrownvUle. Neb. Has on hand a
tlie im,u?1o3: r Ooods.and will makAftliem up n
termt st'Je'Oa tdiortJnoUceandreusouable
- SALOONS.
JTs- uTlnARD A CO., Peace and Quiet Sa
kniS. a 47 Malu street, Hrownville, Neb. The
1 u- and I jquors kept on hand.
R'ft UARPSTER, Alhambra Billiard Sa
htt wAViV'-,9 Maln street. Brownvlile, Neb. The
" 1Qei and liquors constantly on hand.
RESTAURANTS
ffK?"
th'rd -atJird.iv uiKhw " each mouth. lyagi ol uaiiniuciiiB;ios iiiu " - ;
Initrjct n everysjjiturday nlht. Jons JIuki:, Lruiiib: - -
VT ii iMSKYKKKNCH,hecy. . jfKUIC'AN JIOUSE, L. I). Itobison. Proprietor.
Mtxiirir..T-ill(. i ,i 1 T 11 V. A Front street, between Main and College. Good
foljirovru Hie I. oil ice ;o. . 1. if. if. .. . .,,, , !,.;. ct.,i,i n rnnnection with this
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v - ' -t-ffv?aw
IU.IAM T. DEN. Dtwlerln General Merchan
nt v a,Hl 1'orwardiiig and ComniIsSon Mcrch
Pln'n. ?.l M,l'M s,reet. Hrownville Neb. Com
hini T r?,1 ,u '.Stoves Furniture, etc.. nlwavs on
lfnrl. !r,,H,t 1,1-trket price paul lor Hides, Pelts
Snn?EvrAiiKAJIT--0eo- naugberty, Tro--V,
J0' Ma,n street. Hrownvlile. Neb.
"N'.lfcar. BhaisJ. hy:bedcycrws..
NlisssssssflissssssiiHflHIIHBBssssssflHHLlHBHBsss-
ESTABLISHED 1856.
Oldest Paper in the State
.
business cards.
HOTELS.
CHEBSUX nOU.SE.-C, M. Kaunman. Froprie-
"X ,..- . . . .......tltn Vihrmil'ii
EE WOLDS HOUSE, J. N. Reynolds, Proprietor.
Nos, 83 S Main street, opiwsite Postothce.
Newly luniishcd throughout; thorouKhly remod
eled Irom cellar to attic First Class sample Jtooin
on first iioor. Most convenient House to thcbusl-
3c ness part or the city. Livery accommodations con
nd I venient. Stases for all points leave this House
House.
DRUGGISTS.
"AT'CREERY .t NICKKLL, Dealers in Drugs,
llL Stalionery. Etc. No. X: Main street, Jlrown
viile.rCeb. Full assortment o! Drugs, aiiits. Oils,
llooks. Stationary, etc. on hand, aud sold at whole
sale or retail. "
"- mi r riiin 1 1 n
GEO. S. PHTL&XPS,
Livery, Feed,& Exchange Stables
J I I Q
Brownvillo, Ncliraslra.
J. IJLAKK,
mui
All Operations Pcr-
J' formed in the best
in ii nil ci .
Offic-:
Over CityDrug Store.
IroMt room.
c
GEO. DABGHERTY,
I
PJtOPIUETOH,
AN-K EISTAUEANTi
No. 37 Main St.
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BROWN" VILLE, NEIL
THE SHSEMAN HOUSE,
40 Main-bt., Iiros iiville.
J. 31. KAl'FF35tS, Proprietor
lIiilOO STABLE
IS CONNECTION WITH THE HOUSE.
Tins House has been remodeh d and relurnished
throughout, iuid utiunN the bet acconiinodatioiis in
tneritv to the local .iiil tr .vi-img public It iscen
ir.tl.y ioc-aied siai- '..r the Wis;, and iiiiir.busi
ii all tr.i lis . .roi: ;iie sIht'i.uii Hnu-e. I' n
csu-s ' iiair- i.
(llT.lil-
ivi.
ti
ma i
tt'l Hctnil
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Iea er r .
&&SiZ
fure f?in-i. mti.r r
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TRrrr?- -:
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jsjiouw villi:, M.tm -vSj
H. &. BH."5TA TT;
House, Sign and Carriagi
p a i n t i-: K,
Zlyainci'
S Iffpei
jtsfftixey.
No. 00 M MX s
i.i i.
Browriiville, Kclsi'ivsta.
.TOfIs AlTXKIKLD,
Bricklayer and Plasterer,
Sro ' si vi 11. No ii'fcslra.
Is pn pared to l,t, e ciiarncts in ins line, in city or
io"iitr. -vl. work d me in tnebesto: s.jie AK
w til iiai.d Cisterns, anl warrant them Ik r:is;t. -".
Ciocl's, Watches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
No. 59 Main Street, Bro-trnville.
, Keciw constantlj on hand a large and well
' assorted tock or getin. tie articles in his line,
i" -5V Repairing or Clocks., W.itcnes and Jewelry
JW-s''doiie on fchort notice, at reasonable rates.
ALL WORK WAltliAXiJiV.
Tltn T forenn
Banker.
Ullll it sjCil-Jstlj
JUtO wxville, xi:braka .
Exchange bought and sold on nil the principa
cities. Also dealer in
(Jold and Silver Coin. Gold lnsl. ami Cocrn
nieut Ilonds.
Deposits received. payableatsiihit. Itneie-t i a""
on time deposits !j sjieeial agreeti.etit. 'I a i -
for uon-reside.iis. Allklllds U.S. llollds uanl.n.
FRANZ HE&SOSSl,
ONE DOOH WlisT OF COURT HOUSE.
X"A(it)X MAKIXtS, Hepairii'
V P.iiws. sunt nil wnrlv ilnne in lli.-bc-
uinnii'T nud on short notice.
satis'iiition guunui
i:a-iy.
tnlced. OivelilniacaU.
I)j- C. F. TIIIJJArT.
OermanPhysiclan & Obstetrician
OFFICE IN IHCRMAN's DKVO hi ORE.
Ilrovt n Rio, Nebrnsliu.
OS-Iiss,IN; an Electro IagneticH.itten-.
in
will tic full) able to intend to nil Ntfrvou.and
Will be in Hrownville from the It to theSlh nnd
rom the t".tti to the Wh or ever month. ,n
IJrowniille, cbrntUn.
STEVENSON & CKOSS.
PROPRIETORS. .
(icncral R. R. A- Foreign Ticket Office
o.MNii'.rsxi-s r all n:iNs
DnUy Stages for All Points West.
jixrsAMJ'ZK nooM js tuetatf
JOHN Q. A. SMITH. - U. 1V1I.COX
nrnnsfir rr !?Hnnsf.sp
mi, ro..sir.j!ifb,
NH
.
rQN HOUSE
ui
iji.h!i-" in . MitiUi.i Crain. for wliich tlie.
I a,"thel.-glu-si t'.ntrl.W pr'tv .u Cash.
cfOltlce at stun- ol F Z. John - .''- P-fiii
MllSjlOXT'llOUSli
rroa n -t.. Birr, sa & nil,
TJRBMQJZT HS3RASKA
rS. TX. FO-VTiR.
p;.')rt etor.
This House is within rcd of the U. P. It. It. aod
P. C. A P. H. It. Deiwts. Hacks leave lor Wist
Sointdallv, and Lli coin trl wei'kly. Mr
"- - - - x -
Waldter & Xenimon,
House, Siqn and Carriage
ITERS
No. '.-, Main St.
i:o WXVILLJl
J!ixed Paints
FOR SALE.
GIL DISC
GRAINING-, SMARTING.
FROSTING, KALSOMININU. ETa
is-iy
and Ellisdale Raspberries.
I Ml
FURNAs, SONS fc CO.
QCBSCHIHE for the "Weekly Advertiser."
t O eat paper In the State.
Old-
$&& vTV-
XffrW?0P
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"'Wr'sJMr" i Piif1
Raspberries,Blackberaes-
T AW1X3N. KrTTATINNY AND WILSON'S
1j Earlv HIackherries. Antwerp. Philadelphia
THE ADVERTISER.
BROWSVILLE, 1VEB.,
THURSDAY MORNING, .APRIL 13, 1671.
For tlie Advertiser.
Annexation.
It has always been a temptation,
and sometimes a fatal temptation, to
powerful nations to extend their
boundaries. In the early ages it was
the usual method to do this by con
quest. Force was the instrument,
and might the guaranty of right, but
since the science of international law
has taken definite shape, and the doc
trine of the equality of sovereign
states has become Incorporated into
the cod1 of nations, and since, still
later, the doctrine that governments
derive their just powers from the con
sent of the governed, has forced it
self through revolution to be recogni
zed as a truth in the composition of
nations, the doctrine of the right of
annexation by force has less frequent
ly been asserted. During this centu
ry the spectacle has often been wit
nessed, of despotic governments sub
mitting the question of annexation of
provinces to a vote of the people
thereof. In this way Savoy and Nice
were added to Prance, and in thi;
manner mainly have the States of
Italy become united into one king
dom. The United States have often
been confronted with the temptation
to acquire territory, and have gener
ally found some plausible, and, let it
lie admitted, almost always somejust
tiable rea-on for yielding. In every
instance except one, the territory
annexed was contiguous to our own
boundaries, and naturally united to
our country. So the added territory
lias be. n sparsely settled, and general
ly by a sufficient number of American-
to form the nucleus of an Ameri
can Mate, anil in every instance the
provinces so annexed have become
settled by Anglo-saxons, ami are not
now easily to bo distinguised in their
leading ehdracrerirHics from the
nii-inru' Strtfe. TmillaM, which
-till rWuins the civil law, ami con-
i.?m-
ii. r ji- nM. I lieicim i-, ueraicnnt
.i ;.-.vrtrf i;.
eoiifri'iife.J u- Each of our States is
in tself a suboidinate sovereignty,
capal'It of taking care of its own
local ailairs, and having in its own
constitution and powers a complete
.system of laws, and the means of ad
ministering them, and only requiring
the aid of the general government in
regulating its relations to its sister
Slate, and to foreign nations, and
having the force of the combined
States to guaranty its powers and
innintniii 5!aw1nni. The IlUlllbcr of
lliltllliuill aw jw.
the States having these common ele
ments can therefore be indefinitely
multiplied without danger of confu
sion. But it does not, therefore, fol
low, that States having totally di
verse elements in their composition,
could or would be likely to sunsist
harmoniously together in one gener
aPsyslem. We may say. with general
truth, that there islmt one languaL'P,
and but one kind of people in the
Vnite.l State-, and that they undei
t:inl and prn-per bv "lie conms"t
law. If the present Union were iiivi
dei! treoirraphieallv into State- of the
-aine.-ize. witbou) regard t" the pre -cut
State bomnlarie-. the inconven
icvivc ai'isiim fi'niuihe -litiht dill len
fi., i.vis'iiiir ainonir tlu-m would be
ea-ily and -j.ecdily nv rci'ine. and
the laws need not in -ucl a ease In
inteniptcd in making uch u i-hanue
WhvV Simpl't beeae-e the epb' -ImroMtihli
iiinler-iind th A n iaii
system tha' liny could cjiiiekly ptP
Mil
h Ti'W 1ate govenui.eiiis into op-
irati n as
W..UMI conioini 't me
Anierii-Mi id-a o" iiovenrnetit
nar-
eb would l.e alinost an impos-il.ilily
innoii" a people so accustomed to gov
ern themselves. But -snppo-c some
Freneli Province, (Ja-cony for in
stance, should become annexed to the
United States with its present hahitsj
aud nature of its people, with its pres
ent system of laws, requiring to be
changed to con form to the American
idea of n republican form, which our
constitution would guaranty to it.
The problem to be solved would be of
an eiit'uely different nature trom ine
wo.,1 one mesfiiti'd in forms iitT sin
American State. Our States and our
Union became what the are by le
tail;somu-t any State be toiin.d
gmdually by" growth like branches
from a ticeiiot U rcibly by con(tue-t
nor simply by attempting to nuke
them wh:il.we d(i-ire-byhitute.fc Na
titns -may be ela?fied a-? "f three
kintls, acfordin-r to the mode of their
formation 1st. Natuial or generic
nationswhj.ch,arc those whoso peo
ple aresthe de?t,Tiidants of a common
ancestor, as the Jews were the de
scendants of Abraham. 2d. Com
posite nations, or those f0rmcdJby the
intimate intermixture of' individuals
of one natural tribe or nation, with
those of another, and who by living
in the same conn try. and becoming
so intermixed loose their form- r separ
ate characterist'es. Such a nation lists
EiiglmTd became, by The mixture, of
the different elements introuuceo at.
various times. Such also is the Ameri
can nation. The intermixture irfcmi
timuUly going on, and the result Is a
man diflerent from each of the ele
ments of vliich he is. composed. 3d.
Conglomerate n itions. or those joined
lainjproljlua people,
ka is i.tMrr.etMj-Ujmr ?yer likeh
fw-efd dnmrftr of territorralexteiRBgs
i. ti . . i. ?-wr-r ' j mm -it.
as we say in chemistry, mechanjcjdlyjmmy characters who do nothing, say
onlv, or' In masses. 'Sueli'Vformation 'nothing; drift about day in and day
Ig Autrist, having people divergent
in origin in language; -in 'idea?,' m
form of government, and having no
BROWN vTLLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1871.
cohesion or vital union with each oth
er. The twokindsof nations firstabove
named are strong and healthy from
vitality and growth; they subsist by
harmony, resulting from their meth
od of formation; and the limit to
their extension, according to this
method, is not easily to be marked
out, if indeed there Is any limit.
The third-class named, are weak by
reason of discord, despotic from ne
cessity, unnatural in their method of
formation, and not in any true sense
to be called nations by reason of uni
ty in their general ideas.
Now, although I havo extended
this discussion in order to be logical,
and to be understood, I think by
applying these ideas to the problem
of annexation which is immediately
before us, we can determine whether
it is expedient for the United States
to annex Santo Domingo or Cuba.
1. We should have the consent of
the people to be annexed. While it
may be conceded that so far as we
know of the people's wishes they are
favorable to annexation, they have
never given expression to their wish
es by a vote, and a vote might dis
close an entirely different wish.
2. The desire of the people of
Sau to Domingo to be annexed to the
United States, could have no conclu
sive effect upon us. No more than a
irii.ii-.-illv millet-stood desire of the
people of Ireland for annexation to
the United States could have any
force in determining us to admit
them.
3. Santo Domingo is not contig
uous. Mid if annexed would be an out
lying dependency, not naturally
joined to our territory, not likely to
be settled extensively by Americans
most likely requiring to be governed
by a military force. The plea that it is
necessary to us is a fit plea for a weak
nation not able to protect itself, and
it is yet hardly consistent with this
pleajto annex an island that will al
ways require protection instead of
giving it to us.
4. It is peopled by a race entirely
foreign to our laws, language, cus
toms, habits, origin, ideas, pursuits,
reiigion and capabilities; and to at
tack s-?h a people bodily to our fron-
wmil,d be like binding an excres-
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inrfA vxra nn.
Jterupoh a'system of territorjklleiUen-
aion entirely diflerei. fromtjfe om
hitherto pursued. We endprujjer our
national life by introducingelements
in its composition, which in their na
ture can never become assimilated to
it general constituents. We shall
have entered upon u foreign colonial
policy which must require, in its
management, a modification of our
mode of growth ami government. If
Santo Domingo is to be annexed as a
State, it must be admitted on an
equality with the other States, and
its people are not fitted to can out
the republican system as at present
established in our Union. If not ad
mitted as a State, it must be as a ter
ritory, subject to the legislation of
Congress; and Congress in legislating
for her, and taxing her, would stain!
in exactly the same situation in
which the Parliament ofCreat Brit
iau -tood towsiid her American colo
nies, and would so dishonor and
weaken our theory of representations.
Tin British colonies are not subject
now to the laws of Parliament, and
are not really part of the British or
English nation. England would not
really lose her nationality if she
-hould hedepiived "fall her colonies,
-she i a true nation without them.
It i even admitted by many Eugli-h
statesmen, that it N her true policy to
favor the independence of her colonic-;
and it i- not likelv that she
woulil ever attempt to coerce Canada
if -be should declare her independ
ence. Colonial dependencies ami
military feudatories sire thiirtrs be
longing to the psist. So let not the
United States take si backwsird step,
merely for the sake of seeming, com
mercial or naval inteie.-ts.
J. W. NeavmaN.
April Sih, 1S71.
AildrthK on CHnractcr.
ItCPOKTKD BY JKNNETTE HAUDING.
The following address was deliver
ed before the students of the State
Normal School, at Peru, March 2Sth
by Dr. Crary, of St. Louis :
Ludtex ant! Gcntlunen : I am very
happy to address you. I wish I had
known I was to speak to you, I might
havo hail something better to sav at
hi- time. I did write, not long ago,
-aying I intended to visit your State
.and -chotl soon, but did not expect to
address you.- I met a beautiful little
girl one day, and asked her if she had
been to Sabbath School. She had not
been educated in the usages of eti
quette, or she would not have answer
ed me so innocently ; she answered
m "Yes, sir, and to meeting too, and
I lfeard you preach." I asked her if
she liked what I said. She answered,
"No, sir." S- you may say, too, af
ter I have got through. I am to
speak of Clmracter, but may ramble
ofl on to many subjects before I am
done.
As to Character, there are all kinds
of it. Gootl character, bad character,
iiidifrerent-character; some good for
nothing character; some character
made up out of every one else's char
acter, none of their own ; no individ
ualitythis is the most miserable
kind of character. There are so
out; eat, drink, and then die. Why,
it is a good thing some men do die
ayiliyimb. .
t n ri r"v SJrt nrr 1 ifrvsi
They peem to be of no use on thelofsln. There is no'pleo'sure in them,
earth. Not long ago an obituary of a
man was sent me for publication, la
menting his deaih. Why, I thought
It a good thing he was dead. Some
men astonish me with their coolness
of character. Two friends of mine
lived on the banks of a stream. They
one day went on a fishing excursion ;
they arranged their lines. Oneof the
men was large and excitable ; he saw
the cork go under the water and
thought a large fish was on the hook.
He plunged in after the fish. His
friend, who was a cool man, saw him
go under, but remained composed.
The man coming out of the water and
seeing his friend standing quietly in
the same place by the tree, said to
him, "Why don't you laugh?" He
?plied, "I did not know I ought to
laugh." Then, of course, they both
laughed.
There is nothing like having a
a strong, bold character, that will car
ry us through all the temptations we
will have to meet. Order is the corner-stone
of a strong character. Did
you ever know a man prosper who
had not order? Some Sabbath School
teachers havo the faculty of always
keeping things in disorder. The oth
er day I was invited to address a Sab
bath School ; just as I was in the
midst of my talk a man appeared at
the door with an arm full of books,
and disturbed the whole school. I
did not turn him out of door3, but I
feltasif 1 would like to. These su
perintendents are always talking
about order; all the time ringing the
bell to keep things in their place, and
then all the time putting things out
of their place. I know a man who
knows much; I do not know what
there is he does not know; but if
there is any thing like older in any
thing he savs or does. I do not know
it ; he gives no expression of it. If
he were to address an infant class, or
classical scholars it would all be the
same, and not be understood by cith
er of them. Some house-keepers nev
er have anything in order aboutthe
house. Some school girls when they
come in the house throw their books
on a chair, leave their hat in the hall,
their cloak somewhere else ; one thing
here, another there ; and when they
want them it is "Ma, where are my
books ? Ma, where is niy clouft ? I
put them fust here and can't find
tlnLUe:hchHractrs!hoftU recoui"-
truftQn. They are imperfect and
mideftIoped.'- The girls want inde
nendence and self-reliance. They
Avant to learn someting with wliich to
support themselves. 1 hato,E detest
to see women marry for bread. 1
would have her a clerk in the store ;
an operator in the telegraph office ;
any business which is suitable for her
in which she can make a living for
herself. Isay let her qualify herself
for teaching; for we all know she
makes the best teacher. I know
when I was a boy she helped me over
the hardest place ever I was in, which
was long division. I could not deci
pher it, nor make head nor tail of it;
it puzzled me and T cried ; she saw I
was in trouble; she came and sat
down by me, and asked what was the
matter; I told her: she went on and
explained it to me, and I went thro'
the rule the lira I time. I was so pleas
ed I should have proposed to marry
her, but she wsis forty anil I sixteen.
How gently and .-weetly she can help
one out of difficult places.
I go in for the broadest liberty for
girls as well as boys, to secure a de
velopment of character which will
give them the greatest amount of rcsn - i
happiness. I hate all unequal laws ;
I hate all unequal pay to men and
women for the same work. At home
I have three little girls ; my boys are
in heaven ; I want my girls to be in
dependent ami self-reliant. I want
them to learn some useful occupation,
so that.thcy can make a living.
Beauty ought to be a part of the ed
ucation of both girls and boys. Not
physical beauty merely, but beauty of
character. We ought to look upon
and admire the beauties of nature all
around us. Oh, with what loveliness
are we surrounded on all sides. I
love the glorious sun-set- 1 have
looked with admiration at the gold
aud silver, the opal aud the azure of
the transcendes t beauty of the even
ing clouds, and we ought to teach our
children to admire these things too.
for they help to beautify and strength
en the character, and because they
speak so much of God.
Above all things we should educate
the moral character. It is sad to look
upon an lnuiviuuni witnout morai
training. I used to tee, in the city,
poor, little, ragged, dirty children,
without moral training or culture.
Litllo dwarf-rats. Where do they
live? God only knows. A poor, sor
rowing mother said to me, "Go and
see my dying boy." I followed her
through dark allies to the old house,
up the rickety stairs and there in the
dirty, lonely room I found the sick
and dvimr bov. I went to the bed
side and spoke to the poor lad. "Oh,
sir," said his weeping mothvr, "he is
a good boy." She thought I would
think he was a bad boy, because he
was there. She said, "He does al! he
can for a living ;" he goes to the Sun
day School." The sister was sobbing
to eee her dying brother. My soul
can never forget that scene. I bap
tized him and he passed away. There
are thousands, such as this, to-night
drifting on to eternity.
Young-men, if you would avoid the
many ,yays.setfprF your, destruction,
do not go to the city, but fix upon
some plau to make an honest living.
Go to work on the farni. Go to work
any where, but do not follow the paths
Do not go to the saloon ; there is no ered limbs, fractured head, and man
pleasure there. There are snares laid gled body. Had I looked Idly on I
all along the road of sin, to lure you could not have endured it, but I kept
on to ruin, which will takeaway hap- at work and it gave me strength to
pines3, takeaway health, take away endure. It is good to bo always on
self-respect. They lead men to hell, duty, so that at last it may be said of
I know how men draw pictures of us "well doue." I havo thought of
pleasure, aud say happiness is found
in the ways of wickedness, but it is
not true. I have heard the confess
ions of those who have been there,
and they were words of repentance
and anguish. I have knelt at the
death-bed of the wretched transgress
or, and the sceue was heart-rending.
We ought to train ourselves to hab
its of thought and study, without be
ing annoyed by anything around us.
I know it is thought scholars cannot
study together in one room at high
schools. I have had students say to
me, "I cannot gefcjny lesson hero in
this confusion." I said you will have
to train yourself to it. Let me say I
study in my family, my wife sews and
talks with her neighbors but not
gossip ; I can writo sermons while
they are talking; and write articles
for the paper. I can sit and write in
conference. I train myself to it. The
great thing is to abstract yourself
from all around you ; not for morose
ness, but for self-reliance. We should
keep ourselves occupied in some hon
orable employment. I do not like
such persons who are so much per
plexed what to do. Such persons are
always applying for clerkships at
Washington, and the like. They are
the most miserable kind of charac
ters. Oh, we need character; we need
self-reliance. We cannot have power
of character without we rely upon
ourselves. I would say to the girls
be self-reliant. You cannot do any
thing unless you depend upon your
selves. I will mention a name show
ing what self-reliance and energy can
do. Eliza Caroltou wrote me, saying :
"I have' established a school, and
manage it myself. I want to make it
a denominational school, aud I want,
when I am done with it, to convey it
in my will as a present to the Meth
odists.'' I expected when I should
see her.'to find a large, perhaps bold,
stout woman ; but found her a small
woman, gentle and amiable, with a
loving heart. Shcu'taught thejEH5fl3s;
eea. music and the-languacesr?ljhe.
f iriaucnfcu or tu?
nil nronnd her.
the character of the entire neighbor
hood. See how much one woman can
do. She is not married ; I do not
speak of this so much to praise her,
as I do to show hei self-reliance. She
has had many opportunities to be
married. I believe in girls getting
married, for they come for me some
times to marry them. My wife and I
do not belong to the same church,
and we have a kind of agreement and
undet stan ding how to manage affairs.
The other day she made quite a large
subscription fifty dollars. It puz
zled me to know how it was to be
paid ; or rather I was puzzled because
I did know; how it was to be paid. It
is understood she is to have the mon
ey 1 get for marrying people. Soon a
man came and wanted me to marry
him ; he gave me a twenty dollar
gold piece. My wife paid that on the
subscription. Then a woman came
ami wanted me to marry her, and 1
found her man and married them,
and got five dollars more, and that
went on the subscription. The re
mainder is yet to be paid. I want my
diughters to be industrious;! want
- rrTem to prepare themselves for use
fullness and Indenendeiice. I know
of a woman in Nebraska City, who is
a widow ; she was determined to be
independent. In six years she made
sixteen hundred dollars. I am con
scious it would be better for women if
their faculties of mimi were develop
ed, and they were more independent,
and not cling so much to another for
support. I wish not to say much
about woman's rights; but I would
not have the girls depend so much on
getting married for bread. J heard a
man say the only way for woman is
to marry. If there was a law passed
compelling every bachelor to marry
to-night, there would still be one mil
lion women left. Every young man
!iml woman should be kept at some
useful employment. Said' a destract
ed father, "I wish you would find my
poor boy and talk to him." He hail
wandered oil' into ruin. What an
end ! Betterhe had been in hi3 grave.
Young ladies, keep at work ; keep a
home. Do not go into the city ; it is
the wav to perdition.! could tell you
tales of suffering and of anguish, that
would give you grief to hear. Talcs
of ciime, o. murders, suicides, and
happiness destroyed on earth and in
eternity. Stay in the country; work
out for yourselves a happy life, but do
not go to the city. There are thous
ands of men and women going in
that way to destruction.
One thing of great importance in
character is worship. God is your
Creator and He deserves your wor
ship. He deserves the praises of your
heart. Let me tell 3'ou that after an
experience of many years I have
found worship si source of strength.
My religion is of the cheerful kind.
I do not keep my religion ; it keeps
me. I just let my heart run out, and
it finds enough to praiie God for.
Worship give1 great strength to char
acter. I do not know that there has
' been a day since I can remember in
which I live not prayed. When I
.was a wicked boy I prayed. I pray
now because I like to pray. Nothing
strengthens character more than keep
ing busy at duty. Never being idle,
j I felt the force of this while on duty
lin the U. S. Army. I would spa sov-
VOL. 15. NO. 26.
all the Bible tins is the best. It is tho
answer of all the good which can bo
said of us. It will Ikj well for U3 if it
can be said "well done" of us in our
duty to our family ; well done in our
duty to society, and well done AVheii
we lay down to die.
To the students of this school I
would say, may your character be
such as to do all the duties of life
so that at last it may be said of
you, "well done," and now I will bid
you good bye.
From our Lincoln Correspondent.
Methodist Conference.
The Methodist Conference closed
to-day, after a very pleasant session.
It has made a good impression on
the citizens of Lincoln, and, Lin
coln reciprocated the impressions
four fold ; that is, those who come
went away with impressions never
experienced before. They all feel
Nebraska is bound to be sorncthing,
is something now, something too they
never dreamed of. Many strangers
were present at the conference.
Rev. Mr. Peck brought greetings
from New England Conference, and
said if Nebraska wanted another east
ern man to ask for him. Revs.
Springer, Underwood, and others had
been out west of this locating land
for a colony, coming on now in a few
weeks They made arrangements be
fore they left with Mr. Douglas the
proprietor of the Townly House to
care for 300 immigrants as they pass
ed through Lincoln to their homes ;
that is they will not all come at once
but in squads of from,20 to 50.
It certainly is inspiring to look out
any day and see the white ships of
the prairie sailing over the country
in every direction. There Is a buoyan
cy and an inspiration felt out here
that is not felt in other portions of
the State, from the fact that "still
they come." The stream is constant.
But to return to the Conference, it
has worked an epoch in tho State,
as advance has been made "alUalong
the line," plcketa ljavteW"f
antrStcirznisn
ing tile suemy
M
far out upon the prairie, and erecting
fortifications right in the midst of tho
enemies country. The ministers all
feel from the Bishop to the oxhorter,
that Nebraska must have the bread of
lifVand the Methodist Church was
not going to bring up the rear but
take the advance grounds and have
the bread ready to offer whenever a
hungry soul arrived.
Much self denial was needed on the
part of many to give up their cherish
ed ideas of what they would do an
other year. Some camo to confer
ence with plans all perfected for an
other pleasant year in the old harv
est field ;"but the Bishop, stern old
soled, with one fell swoop of his Epis
copal brush forever spoiled the bright
picture so carefully painted, and left
only an unsightly daub that made the
heart sick and faint to look upon it.
One good brother found it hard to
take again his line of march to the
frontier, his people were unanimous
in asking his return and offered large
advance financially, books had been
purchased for the future food for
thought, but a captain was needed
for a scouting party, there must be
had a man of nerve and energy, de
spising falterings, heeding not the
earnest entreaties, the Biahop stretch
es out his hand to the far west and
said "my brother you are needed
there, and there you must go." He
goes to his work bravely, victory is
surely his.
The Methodist economy seems
hard, at times it seems tryanical, but
it is progressive and seems on the
whole to work well.
Viator.
Lincoln, April Gih.
From our Lincoln Correspondent.
The April nciklon of the University
Regents.
The Regents of the State Universi
ty met at the capital yesterday.
Those present were Gov. James, Col.
C. S. Chase, Messrs. Dungan, Brun
ner, Maxfield, Longley, McKeuzie.
Important business was transacted;
an ellbrt was made to reduce the
Chancellor's salary U 3,KK) y.er an-
num I in f. i!ftl It wa finally fixed
at sM.OUU. The salaries or" tho Pro
feeaors were rixed at $2,000 each.
Four professorships were established,
English Literature, Ancient and
Modern Languages, Mathematics
and Natural Sciences. Rev. C. C.
Dake Episcopalian) was elected to
thefirst professorship, Rev. S. Manly
(Methodist) to the second, Prof.
Hitchcock of Galesburg 111, (Presby
terian) to the third, and H. W. Ku
hns of Omaha, (Lutheran) to the
fourth, so all the Professors are Rev
eranda except one, the morala of the
students should be well cared for. On
the whole it is thought to be a well
selected Faculty; the men are all
spoken of as energetic men, well fit
ted for the positions to which they
are called ; however time will show
the wisdom of the selections; A
large number had asked for positions,
possibly mony abler men than those
selected, only four could receive po
sitions, all others must of necessity
fail to get anp, and since the choice
is made, it is to be hosed that a gener
ous spirif will be manifested on all
sides, and the disappointed candi
dates will hastily aquiesce in the de
cision of th Board. The first
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUXTT.
Thursday of September, is tho time
Uxedfor opening the University.
A committee of two was elected to
make arrangements to havo a plain
board fence put around the TJnlYrai
ty grounds, as it was thought not ad
visable to use too much of tho fundi
at this time in putting up such a
fence aa we shall ultimately wish to
build. The Chancellor waa request
ed to enter upon the duties of his offi
ce on the l9t of June. The oxt
meeting of the Board will be held on
Tuesday June 13th, at 3 o'clock p. m.
We understand the meeting was very
satisfactory, a gre'it deal of earnest
ne3s was manifested in some of the
discussions, aud important bulslness
was over to the next meeting, when
a full Board is expected to be present,
surely every Regent shouid be at his
post for if his service is ever needed
it is jUSt 7WZL'.
Viator.
Lincoln, April 4th.
Elder Sncll at North Nesinha BaptUt
Church.
Editor Nvbraaka Advertiser.
Tecumseh, Apill 5th, 1871.
Elder G. 0. Snell, of Lancaster Co.,
in connection with Elder Carrington,
of Spring Creek, havo been holding a
revival meeting at North Nemaha
Baptist Church, eleven candidates
were immersed last Lord's day morn,
in the "Nebraska Jordan," tho Ne
maha; fourteen fresh members thus
far ; Others are on the way ; some r
studying their duty of immersion.
There was a largo attendance, good
order and n very impressive season It
was. Thanks to our Creator for thin
manifestation of His splrit'd work.
Yours truly, s -
Bird's Eye.
'
Communicated.
Jfditor Advertiser. What about tho
Constitutional Convention ? And,
taking it for granted that the black
nnd white business will only be a mat
ter of form, would it not bo good to
see if tho State call together a set' of
men abovo partizauship, and who
will niako such changes and additions
as are necessary to aafuly guard tho
interests of the pcopleagainat the mo
nopolies? Our State is a society Just
organized, we have before us many
examples, and it becomes our future
JjiiHtorfe'Ur.&Ss? aro -oiheja Jjyo
taiicu. i, lira afrm or monopoji3? ioc
they must eventtmllshajjejjthvery
foundation of ouc social 8y8tem.Arnd
of all monopolicu, the. moat direct to
undermine tho people's welfaro, are
the railroad monopolies. The Legis
lature of any Stare may be overcome,
inasmuch as Congress itself has pass
ed into the hands of banks and rail
road companies. This matter should
be set out of the reach of the Legisla
ture, with exceptions for general pro
visions that cannot effect the base of
commerce; and it is a matter of vi
tal importance to the people, they
should bo the ones to decide through
the Constitutional Convention.
Another thing, our constitution
leaves too small a field in tho matter
of impeachment for high crimes and
misdemeanors committed by State of
ficials. It was even doubted, I bo
lieve if they were ij our reach. I for
one, and I know that you share my
convictions on thia subject, hold that
any man who presents himself before
the people for their suffrage, and who
abuses his power to rob the publlo
treasury, or speculates with thcRanm,
and thereby endangers its safety, 1 a
great criminal, and should be dealt
with accordingly.
It is the duty of newspaper editors
to enlighten the people on this sub
ject of constitutional conventions, and
to set the matter fairly and squarely
before them, without any figures of
rhetoric, nor crooks of politics. Tho
constitution of a State Is to be the
safeguard of all, Irrespective of party,
sex, race, color, or any other man.
Tho time is near by, go to work on
the premises, and, knowing of your
carnestuess for the good of the State,
I hope you will therefore take such
steps as will go to make from our con
stitution an insurance policy agaimt
political, banking or railroad cliques.
Victor Vifquain.
General Sewn Snmrarr.
Omaha elected a Republican,
mayor.
The result of tho Connecticut
election is not yet decisively known.
Tho Sioux in Montana are report
pd us on the war Dath. and had killed
I thirteen whites.
Ru'offwas sentenced by the Pu-
preme Court of New York to be hung
at Bingham on Thursday, tho lSlh ot
May.
The election in Rhode Island is a
triumph of tin Republican party as
usual. The nM State officers except
one are all re-elected.
G'v. G...y busy with the coal
BW"i"ii'fsiiil'r ilroad monopolists of
I miM Jvanin, and has succeeded in
establishing a board of arbitration.
And just nsv comes news from
San Domingo of Cabral's forces at
tacking Baez. Cabral seems to havo
caught it a little lost all his calvary,
amounting in the aggregate to the
enormoua figure of thirty-one horses
without riders, which were all cap
tured. Tho prospect is somewhat dis
couraging.
There was a disposltiou on the
part of Schurz-Sumner party in the
Senate, to push debate on the San
Domingo report, but It was resisted
by the friends of annexation. Sum
ner complains that the rules of long
standing in the Senate have been fla
grantly disregarded. The matter ia
to be discussed pro and con.
News from the Joint High Com
mission, reports on good authority
that its labors will he iiuished in a
counle of weeks. It ia claimed tho
matters will be disposed of promptly
and put betorq the Senate uetore au
joumment. Gen. Schenck thinks tho
whole arrangements will be comnlet
ed In time for him to sail for England
before the l?t of Mi;.