Nebraska Newspapers

    PLATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA.
THURSDAY, .
.. JUNE, 18, 1F6S
COimESPOSDEACE.
W rj !3i"0 1 1 j' re.:ivi a g oorrcspjodenr frc-
Ul part of toe State, relative to the material Inter
nf of the chantry, tgeth.er. with such itur matt
tar bj contributor mar deem of Ia'rt.
Republican Ticket..
Tjt FrtetaV-t,
VLXSSES S. GRANT.
Per Vice Proiier.t, "
SCHUYLER COL.FAX.
BEPUBLICAN STATE TICKET-
Pr'.JenUl Electors
S M MARG.Cfc.TT, Of Cai
LOCI3 ALI.OEWAlia, or Rlnr2a.
J. F. WARStB, of Ioko.a.
Itsnfcerof Congrew
JOUN TAFfB, of Douglas.
Governor
DAVID BUTLER, of Pawnee.
cretary cf State
TUOMAS r, KSXARD, ot Washington.
Treaeu-er
JA VI S3 SWEET, of Otoe.
Auditor or Sta'e
JOHN UILLE3IIK, or Jtemahn.
PU.rtct Attorney
U Din r let . B- HRWETT, of Nemaua,
l . J, C. COWIN, of Douglas.
8J " . P CRAY, of Dodge.
KATIO.V.iL. IIUPI7DI.ICAN
FL1TFOM.
lt. We congratulate the roantry upon tbe
urci auoces of the reconstruction policy of CongreM,
evidenced by Hie adoption ia the majority of the
bote lately tu rebellion, of constitution securing
eaual ciTii and political r'gbt to al , mud regtrd it
a. the duty of the government to suauiln those
constitutions and prevent tbe people f auch Mate
front beiug remitted to A State of Anarchy oruulitary
tale
2'l The grurauly by Congress of cquat suffrage
to all loyi-i men in the South was demanded by everv
onsiueraliou of public safety of gratitude of just
ice and ma-t be maintained, wiul. the question of
auOT-ntre io all the loyal States properly belongs to
tbe people of those States.
' 8J wt denounce all formsof repudiation as a na
tional crime, and the taitonal honor requires the
payment of the public indebtedness in the utmost
Kid faith to our creditors at home and abroad
J.'ol only according to he letter, but the spirit of
tha laws under which it as conttace-1
4th. It fo doe to the labor of the nation that the
taxation of the nation should be equalize and re
al uced a rapidl as the national taith will permit.
iih The uat.oual deht.coiitrio oil as it has been,
for the preservation ofllie Union, 'or all time to
some, should be extended over a fair period for re
demption; nd it u the d.ity of Cocre4 to reduce
he Interest thereon whenever it can honestly be
Une.
f tli. That the heat pI :cy to diminish our burden
fdebt is to so improve t.ur credit that c ipitklitts
will seek to loan us money at lower rates of interest
th in wo now pay, and must couti me to par ev long
as rcpudiaton, partial or tjta, op. n or covert is
threatened or au.p-cted.
7tu. The government of the United Mates should
be admluUte'ed with the strictest economy; ard the
corrnutions wuich have been so hauielu.kly nursed
U8d foMared by Andrew Juaasou call loudly for raJ-
cHh. We profoundly deplore lli9Mety-a"d
tragic death of Abraham. Lincoln, and. regret the
atwsiiiaa .f Andrew Juhason- to the Pres.dency, who
has acted trenchar.asry to the people who elected
ha) and the cause he was pledged to support; has
niumnl b irh legislative and Judicial fu etions ano
ba refused to execute fh law; has ased his hifih
. .faea lu Indues other office's to Ignore and viu ate
the lawi; baa employed hi executive ower to
render Insecure the pioperty, peace, liberty and
life of tha cit i-n; has aba ed the parJoning power;
ha deaouaced the national ie,riiature at nucon
atltntiona:; has perMitffn.ly and corruptly rei-ted
by every means in hi power, every pioper at:rmpt
at the recoAkfuctioa of te States lately io rebel liun;
baa perverted the public patronage law an ens la
cf wholesale eorrnpti-m; aad haa b-n Justly im
peached for high crimes and- nidemeauor, t.nd
!ropetly pronounced guilty ihtrreof by the rote or
83 benaiora'
9th. The doctrine of Great. BilUln and other
Bnropean powera, that because a man Is once a sab
J.ct be ia always so. must be raaUted at every hai
a.rd by the United State a a reiir of the feudal limes.
Dot authorised by tbe law of nation, and as war
with oar national honor and Independence. Nat r
aliscd dtls n are entitled to be protected la all
theirrnratk of eitia asqip, a : though Cey were na
tiro born; and eo citizen of the United States, native
r natuisiised, inust be Iiale to arrest and impris
onment ly any foreign power, for act done or words
spoken in this country; and, if so . arrected and Im
prisoned, It U tbe duty of the government t inter
fere in his beha f
10th, OI all who were faithful In the triaM of the
late war, the. were none entitled to more especial
.honer than the btave aoldh rs ani seamen who en
dured the hardship of eampairn and crslte. and
Imperilled their lives in tbe service of tbe eou .lry.
The bounties and peni'ooe provided by law for thes i
brave defenders of the nation are ob'igatioaa never
o be f org tlon . The widows and orphans of tbe
- rallant dead are the ward o' the pa pie a aatred
legacy bequeathed to the nation's protecting earn.
lltu. Foreign emigration, which in the past ha
added so in cb to the wealth, develop ent of re
source, and Increase of power to thi nation th
assylum of the oppressed of all nations honld be
fostered and encouraged by a liberal andjort policy
12'h. rQUcoieAwa4afilaraaiU-X1C4thl, wl'h
TCi ne oppreed people wbich are tnu5l'..i lor
lh"lrrig t. "
13th. Thai we reeogniae the great principlf laid
don In the Declaration of lndudence a tbe true
foundation oldemocrutie goverum'-Bt, and we hail
with gladnes every effort toward ninkiug those
princlplea a living reality on every foot of American
ectl
14th. That we hihlv commend the spirit of mag
nanimity and fonrivenee with which tn-n who nave
in this lun tos franalv and hon.
estly co-o .erp'ed with us io restoring the peace of
the country, and are reconstiucte-l. They are re
eeived b ick intotiio Union ot the loyal pop:e. e
i.,r t. removal of the res'rictions imposed upon
th- lau 'ebelsas aooa the spirit of rebellion ha.
died out
"Of the sturdiness and stauuchiies
of Gen. Grant's patrictim," sy th
New Yory World, "or ibe uprighmee
and solidity of his character, no man in
tbe C3ntry doubts or affects to doubt.
The Richmond Dispatch thinks the
chances of harmonizing the two wings
of the Democratic party ara almost
hapeless. It says the war Democrat
would vote for General Grant rather
than Pendleton; nnd the peace Demo
erats would rather that Grant should
be elected than Hancock.
The- Democratic. Legislature jut
elected ia Oregon does not, 83 many
otherwise suppofe, elect a United
States Senator he term of Senator
Williams not expiring until March,
1571. aid that of. Senator Corbeti
March. 1S73. Gtr. Woo.ls (Republi
ean) elected in ISG6,wilJ eerve until
1S70.
THE I4.l.'l OF JUCX.
A party may be judged with much
accuracy by the kind of men they se
led to act for thera. Judging from
thi standpoint, the democrrcy are lew
down in the scale. Wade Hampton
and others of his stripe have been se
lecUd to represent ihit rurty in New
Uork on the fourth of next month, and
now, to cap all, the Tenueses Democ
racy hive selected N. B. Forrest, the
hero cf the Ft. Pillow massacre, to
represent thira, in the National Con
vention. Will ootthe battle cry of Ft
Pillow resound io Chae a ears when
he goes before the convention with hi
silver'piicher and seks buch men as
Xcrresi to support htm
NR. EVA UTS
Ia roemtfoned in connection with the
Attorney Generalship, ince the Senate
has refused to confirm Mr StanberyTs
appointment. The President i piy
in? up his lawyers fees in nppointments.
Mr. Groebeck is talked of as Secreta
ry of the Treasury. It would be no
difficult matter for the President to
tenia all his little bills were it not for
the Senate having to audit them and
dtterniine whether hi3 creditors are
receiving too much at the expense of
the people.
RATIFICATION.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held in Lincoln on Tuesday even
ing of lau week for the purpose of ex
pressing satisfaction with the ac ion of
the Chicago Convention. Hon. T. M.
Marqueit, candidate for Presidential
Elector, Gen. S. A. Strickland, Mr.
Cowan, and others, addressed the
meeting. The same parties adddress
ed a meeting- at Aehland, on Wednes
day evening, and we learn the effect
was happy several men who had
heretofore acted with the democracy
declaring their determination to vote
for Grant & Coifax.
rear mean.
We, heard a "square-toed" Den o
crat say a few days since, that he
thought any man who would have vot
ed against Geo. Washington for Pres.
dent at the clo?e of the revolution
would be a very mean man.' We
are willing to accept his doctrine on
this point, and would add by way of
remark, that Gen. Grant is the Wash
ington of the present day. His wis
dom and patriotism preserved the gov
ernment frcm internal foes which the
wisdom and patriotism of Wa;-hin2ton
and his compeers inaugurated against
the armed opposition of external foes
UTIEIIE'S THE" PRIXCirial P
If the demccracy were honest in their
declarations in favor of a "White
ma a s Government," why do they
drop the subject just now. when, they
thinkthereira"ipo3sibiliiy of Chase
being their candidate It looks to an
outsider' very much as -if they were
willing to make their principles (we
h-)u!d say tactics) to suit their candi
date, instead of selecting a cacdidate
to suit their principles. Should Pen
dleton be nominated then the old "nig
ger equality"' "white man's govern
ment speeches will answer for this
campaign, but should Chase be tbe un
fortunate put up for slaughter, then a
new set of speeches will have to be
arrabged.
TTIIO S THE FOOL. 1
Copperhead papers are teeming
with abu&e of Gen. Grant, and such
terms as "loot ' idiot, etc., are ap
plivd to him by almost every copper
head paper in the land, especially those
of the Brick Pomeroy stripe. The
question arises if Gen. Grant is a
fool" and an "idiot,11 what stupecdous
'fools" and "idiots" die entire demo
cracy who attended the Chicago Con-
jre-ouou iulS6 aLroustbe. The v d e-
c?arei the war for the prtprvaiion "of
this government "a failure." and Gen
Grant said it va not They said the
rebels could cot be whipped. Gen.
Grant said they could, notwith
standing nil their northern supporters.
Who showeJ the better judgement;
Gen. Gran', orthe combined intelligence
and the concentrated wisdom of the
Copperhead party. Who's the "fool"
and "idiot?' v e rather think such
language comes with i bad grace from
men whose deliberate judgement has
been proven folly by the wisdom and
patriotism of tl is same Gen Grant.
SICK. OF IT.
The copperheads are beginning to
sicken of their war record. Morton
commenced his speech at Lincoln by
eaying it made no difference who be
gan ibis war or who succeeded in it
That was not the question. Probably
Mr. Morton and his political friends
think it does not make any difference
who commenced the rebellion, or who
succeeded. But they will be likely to
learn about n'xi November what the
people think in regard to this matter.
We are of opinion it does make some
difference who begen the rebellion
and that it makes a great difference
who succeeded in the war. It makes
a vast difference who fought the war
through to a successful termination.
We do not wonder at copperheads for
being sick of their war record, but
if they think the people do not intend
to hold them io it they are sadly mis
taken. They held ibe torys to it after
the Revolution, and they will hold the
torys of the present day up to the scorn
of all liberty loving men.
Henry Clay Dean, one of the most
honored apostles of Democracy, said
in a speech he made the other day in
Uttumwa. Iowa, that "these one armed
toldiera who are thrust under our noses
as objects of charity are fit carcasses
for the gallows.
This Dee a is one of the principal
DemacTaH'CwOrorora ip the country.
THE WHITE MAX'S GOVERN
MENT Business Is about ' played out." Dem
ocrats are afraid to use it until after
the New Y'ork Convention, and they
dare not use ir then if Chase is nomin
ated. If there were anything larking
to prove tbe otter bollowness and want
of principle ia the Copperhead party it
is found in the fact that they immedi
ately drop the great watch word of the
people "A White Man's Govern
ment" the minute they ihink they
stand a better chance of securing the
spoils of office by so doing. It they
were honest in their declarations in
favor of "a white man's government"
are they not traitors to f rinciple in
dropping ii? If they only adopted it
as a pasrport to office, without really
believing it to be a principle of vital
importance to the nation, are they any
less guilty? The verdict of the people
next November will be, "tiepart from
us, ye seekers after the flesh-pots at
the expense of priuctple."
" 1 ZZ 1 R D-II E E L.."
We listened to a speech from J.
Sterling Morton last week, delivered
before the Democratic Glub at Lincoln
It was unfortunate for Morton that the
partyto which he belongs is out of known
principles (it hiisn't had any for sever
al years) or any other thing called
principles. It is well known that Mor
ton's speeches are made up of an en
largement on uch pet phrases of his
as "Gizzard-heel," Woolly-head,'
Web-footed,""Ebony skinned,"' Nig
ger-equality," "White Man's Govern
ment," and a few more of this kind.
But, as we said, it was unfortunate for
Morten the t his party is jm now in
that pecul ar attitude which deprives
him of the use of those eloquent and
refined phrases. He made a speech
near an hour's length without getting
in one of these Democratic "clinchers "
To be sure, his speech did not amount
to any particular sum ; but then how
could it, when he was deprived of the
use of his heavy ..artillery. He en,
deavored toasbTTibout promiscuously;
pitched- into the Pacific Railread and
came near butting bis head against tha
engine, proved said road a great nuis
ance (in his own estimation), because
Dick Yatea got 'tight" on Democratic
whisky and lost his hat. He attempted
the difficult task of making capital
against Gov. Butler, still remember
ing the pelting which he, the copper
head Goliah, had received- from the
sling of our Republican David about
two years ago but found that an up
hill business in the vicinity of Lincoln.
We doubt net it would be a great re
lief lo Morton to know what action his
party will take on the fourth of next
month. It is hard for him to forsuke
his idols, as he will be compelled to do.
or follow Brick Pomeroy, if Chase
should be nominated.
WEcnxo Water items.
The enthusiasm with which our citi
zens are taking hold of the arrange
ments for the celebration at this point
betokens success. As we hear of no
otKer 'prepa ra t mhstoFcelebTa ti onsTrT
other portions of the county, our citi
zens ate expecting that the whole
county will celebrate at this place,
and ihey will spare neither money nor
labor to have thing? that will be copdu
cive of interest and pleasure.
Hon. T. M. Marquett 1ns been
secured as principle orator of the day.
and if he displays his usual amount of
eloquence, hft who goes away disap
pointed with the oration, had better
come to the conclusion that true elo
quence and genuine oratory are beyond
his comprehension. 1 have not yet
learned whether they are to have a
table or a basket dinner, but for ihe
snke of those who are somewhat bash
ful, or in other terms, for the sake of
the Gentlemen and Ladies. I hope we
are to have a basket dinner.
Messrs. Jenks &. Horion are rushing
their bui'ding right ahead with an en
ergy worth of commendation.
The grasshoppers are doing no in
jury worthy of notice and with present
prospects our farmers may look for the
largest crop ever harvested in this
paat of the country.
It is worthy cf notice that all the
improvements our farmers are making
this year are sub.-tautial. Mr. Hub
bard has constructed about one hun
dred rods of the nicest stone wall we
have ever seen, ana intends fencing in
his entire place with the same material.
A stone wall in this part of the county
only cost from tw to two and a half
dollars per yard and will out last a half
dozen wire fences. Our farmers will
soon find out that it is itie only fence
worth constructing where such excell
ent ston can be hd as the Weeping
Water Valley affords.
The Connecticut- delegates to the
Democratic National Convention are
stated to be equally divided between
Chase and Pendleton.
The heads of fifteen farrilies, from
the county in which Muscatine, Iowa
is located arrived in Nebraska City
recently.
A TRIP TO L.INCOL.N.
Last week we secured passage to the
new capital of Nebraska cn one of the
South Western Stage Company's fine
coaches, notwithstanding tbe great rush
whfch is being made over this favorite
line. The country between here and
Lincoln is settling up rapidly, with as
good a set of men as ever settled in
any country. Places which were bar
ren prairie ODe year ago, now bear
luxuriant crops and have al! tbe sigiir
of civilization. Everywhere we saw
the breaking plow in operation ; and
by another year the number of i cres
cultivated in Cass county will be doub
led. Our rou'o lay via. Eight Mile
Grove, Weeping Water, Stove Creek
and Shirley's Station. We were agree
ably surprised at the appearance of the
wheat crop. From the reports which
had reached us. we expected to find
devastated fields every where, but judge
of our surprise when we found only a
small proportion of the wheal between
this city and Eight Mile C rove serious
ly injured, although most of it is injur
ed a little A very few fields are pos
sibly destroyed ; yet non but may be
worth cutting, and pay n moderate re
turn on the expense, if the grasshop
pers do no more damage to them. Be
yond the trove the wheat is not injured
in the least ; and we never saw fiuer
crops lhan line the road all along. At
Weeper Water we saw our old friends
Jenks, Reed, and others, nil of whom
wore cheerful countenances, and look
forward with bright anticipations to the
result both political and financial of
ihe summer's work. Weeping Water
has been laid off into a town, and al
ready several fine houses adorn the
site. Reed & Beards'y have erecied
a fine store house, one that would do
honor to many of the river towns.
Horton & Jenks have a new store build
ing under way to accommodate their
increasing trade. Several other new
buildings are going up, and the pros
pects of Weeping Water are indeed
bright From Weeping Water to
Stove Creekiho-ir y JiawJi)uJfl'ix
and exhibits the same uneiring signs
it
of thrift that are seen everywhere.
Between Stove Creek and Shirley's
(on Steven s Creek) ira vast expanse
of country awaiting the plow. Like
all other portions of the State, the soil
is excellent, and only lies id'e because
settlers have heretofore fount) plenty
tf laud near the town. We saw
several pieces of new sreaking, bow
ever, along the road, and probaby by
another summer a large' proportion of
this beautiful prairie wilt be cultivated.
We arrived at Lincoln in due seasen,
and found every available space occu
piedthought we would be compelled
to "bang up on a nail" till morning, but
didn't. When daylight came we tbo'i
we bad made a mistake and go into
the wrong town. Lastfall Lincoln was
all on paper and the prairie, and now
we find a large and thrifty town, with
stores, hotels, banks, r uction bour.es,
saloons, real estate agencies, market
houses, and all the modern conveniences
iMaJifiiiessiaeSajuf uJi g r.wji. ci ly.
The place was filled with people from
all parts of this and other Slates, who
had flocked in to attend the sale of lots
and secure a fortune (we didii'tgo for
thai purposej. We found men from
Net' - Ybrk.Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine,
Massachusetts, Indiana, Illinois,! ifact
from everywhere excep Lincoln, and
they all appeared satisfied to remain in
the new city of the plains." About
$15,000 worth of lots were sold at pub
lic sale, at prices ranging from &3o to
$250. Property was changing hands
rapidly at private sale at much higher
figures. Lots which sold at ibe pub'ic
sale last fall fur S150 and $200, are
now selling readily at $600. 800 and
S1000; and probably before wioter
the lots which sold at the recent sales
for S100 will have increased in value
to S500. Lands about the cuy are sell
ing at prices ranging from S20 to $100
per acre. We were present at the
first day's sales of school land, and con
clude that the Stale U not losing much
in the school fund line by having lh
Capital located "in the wilderues.'
One hundred and thirty acren of school
land was sold while we were there, nnd
iltrougbltbe snug sum of $14 170
It adjoins the town of Lincoln, and
was sold in five acre lots. We visited
tbe new Capitol building, which, under
the architectural care of Superinten
dent Morris, and the financial care of
Contractor Ward, is fast becoming "a
thing .of beauty" and of permanence.
The east and west fronts of the build
ing are of a very fin" quality of Mag
neeian Limestone, dres.-ed m fine style.
The base is of masive blocks of blue
Limesone, and the doorways are of
the. same material. The ou'er walls
are about five feet in thickness, and
the partition walls built of brow n aud
stone are about two and a half or
three feet in thickness. The building,
when completed, will be the fine.-!
structure in the Wert, and will not have
cost1 ike Stale a single dollar, be-.ng
built entiiely fror ih proceeds of the
sale of ots in Lincoln, which was do
ts Xci to th S'a".
CBUAKA STATE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.
By action of the Executive .Commit
tee the place of meeting for 1668, is
Nebraska City, on June 29th. The
citizens have kindly agreed to enter
tain all who attend free of charge; but
all such persens mirst inform Mr. O.
H. Irish, Nebraska,C.ty,one week pre
vious to th ) meeting thai he may se
cure them places.
The committee has taken the liberty
to assign duties to certain members of
the association without special consul
lion, believing that every member will
cheerfully perform the duty assigned.
The followidg Programme will be
adhered to ui;less changed by the as
sociation at its meeting.
PROGRAMME
Tuesday Evening, July,2S Open
ing address at the Court House at 8
o'clook by Rev. T. H. Cleland.
Weon esoav, July 29 ihe Morning
9 o'clock at High School Building Or
ganization of association Report of
officers Appointment of Committee
President. Address: Judge O. B.
Hewett, Brownvllle ; Other Business.
Afternoon. Music; Introduction
of Resolutions; Miscellaneous Busi
ness. In the "Paper-and Discussion" the
one whose name is first mentioned will
prepare a paper of some 15 or 20 min
utes in length ; the others mentioned
will speak extempore, after which the
question w.U be open for general dis
cussion. Paper and di-cussion "Importance
of -a State and County Superinten
dents." Prof. F. M. Williams, Ars
go, Col. O. H. Irish, Nebraska City.
J. S. Church, Brownvllle. Address
by Rev. J. T. Baird, Brownville.
EvtuuG 8 o'clock. Address by
F. Deiffendorf, D. D.
Tiicbso.t Morning, July 30th.
Business: Partial Reports of Commit
tee. Report of the condition of Com
mon Schools, by the Principal of the
St.ite Normal School ; Paper nnd Dis
cussioo Prof, lluffuer, NebraskaCity.
Prof."HuTcnls"on,'C3mahaTttoe"Couniy
Superintendent. . Question:-"Importance
of organizing and sustaining
County Teachers' Institutes.
Afternoon. Election of officers;
Unfinished Business; Adjournment.
Evening. Sociable ; Speeches ;
Toasts ; Mu sic, &u , &a, &c.
Other subjects besides those men
tioned in the programme will be con
sidered and discussed. It is the earn
est desire of the coiniuittev that every
lover of Education will be present.
J.-M. McKenzix.
Ch'n of Ex. Cora.
ROCK. OLVFFS ITEM.
E K. Graves is making some sub
stantial Improvements on Main street.
He is building a fine brick store which
will add considerable beauty to the
town. "
John Lattie is erecting a Flouring
Mill on Rock Creek which will be
ready to run in August.
I understand the Democrats have a
ecisoeteiy-&rganuedt wtih j-Wii-.
Ashley at their head. Mr "Ashley
was (as he claim) a captain in the
rebel army, and from his conversation,
I should judge unreconstructed. How
loyal Democrats can support a partj
ihai places such men at its head is a
question yet to be answered.
AT HIS OLD Tit It US
Andy is endeavoring to bring the
pressure" to bear on all persons hold
ing appointments, as be did some
tune ago. Mr. Kelsej, formerly of
this plnce. was teteadtd on the eve of
the Washington election, as a warning
to the other employees. We clip the
following from the JSTalional liepubli
can which explains itself:
"The Political Axe The fol
lowing is a copy of a letter trout D: M.
Kelsey. E-q.. to his superior, induced
t.y his liavu g been "lopped off," as a
clerk because of hi political opiuion.
It goes to .-how as doejs much else, the
malice borne, politically, towards gen
tlemen in Government employ who
dare exercise them-elveg as they reel
Mr. KtcUey was an able and efficient
clerk:
Treasury Department )
First Auditor's Oefce. May, 29 J
Hon. Edmund Cooper. Acting Assis
tant Secretary of the Treasury:
Dear Sir: 1 have just received
youis of this date, in which you state
thai my ".-eivice as a clerk in this
Department are no longer required,"
For this peremptory order no rea.-ons
are assigned, but, on inquiry I am in
formed that it was issued in compliance
with the request of the President, l e
caue. in a speech recently delivered
before the Second Ward Republican
Club, I denounced treachery at tht
White HoufP and in ihe National Cap
nol, and exhorted the friends of free,
dom and the country to stand firm in
vhe hour of trial and defection.
If thi is the reward which true and
radical Republicans are to receive for
ihe devotion io principle and abhorence
of treachery then. "I thank-you-, for
ii it breaks my chains this momen
I am free'' to do battle again! perfidy
and treason in lush and low placer,
and in favor, cf justice, liberty and
aqiraity.
I have never, sioce the defection of
the President, thought that my official
position would impose or imply an as
live or passive approval of his course
and impolicy and while I have en
deavored to discharge my clerical du
ties with honesty and fidelity, I have
attempted to preserve my manhood and
political integrity and consistency and
have never "bowed the knee to I5aal."
Under these circumstrnces, I consider
it an honor rather than a reproach to
be removed or be releaved from
clerkship, whose salary, at $1 600 per
annum, in this cny of extravagant pri
ces, is absolutely inadequate for the
decent support of a family under tbe
rules of tbe most rigid economy.
Regretting only the severance of the
manifold ties and relations of kindness
and friendship, which six years have
formed nnd strengbened among the
clerks and other employees in the De
pariments, I have the honor to state
that I cheerfully accept the situation,
and that while my "dissevered head
rolls along the pavement," it still
shouts "the battle cry of freedom."
V ery radically yours.
D. M. Kelset.
BRICK POMEROY.
HE WRITES TO A RADICAL.
EDITOR.
And Speaks his Mind About Some
Ihings.
From the Saasa City Journal.
The following letter reached u
through the Post Office yesterday
morning. It will create a breeze
among the faithful in Kansas City, or
we are mutaken. We have no ac
quaintance with Brick Pomeroy, and
we wish none. While we th nk the
letter does injustice to the Advertiser .
which, even from a Democratic rebel
s:audpjini is no milk-and-water sheet,
we nevertheless publish it as we re
ceived it. Pomeroy w as present at the
St Louis Convention, and made two
,-peechi s, one inside and one outside
tiie hull, but we do not notice in either
the Advertiser or the St. Louis Repub
lican a word of either. What is (be
matter ?
These two rheett may ba ashamed of
their companion, but if Brick Pomeroy
stumps ihe State this fall, he will make
a rattling among tbe dry bones, and
wherever such a man goes, an increas
ed vote for the Republican and loyal
ucfcerwill be "mrrrto fditowr";""""
8t Louis, May 29. 1668.
Editor Journal:
You may think it strange ihai I ad
dress this letter lo you, bull will ex
plain why I do so. I am informed by
a friend in this city, upon whom I can
rely, that, although a violent Radical,
you are a gentleman and a man of
honor, and 1 prefer to direct my cor
respoudence to you rather than the pre
tended Democratic heet of your city,
which I am informed by lb same
friand. if . one of ih mongrel, milk-
and water kind somewhat alter the
style of the Missouri Republican.
I always prefer an honest open ene
my to a secret foe or a hypocritical
friend.
The Missouri Republican is either a
ecret foe or hypocritical friend of the
Democratic party.
It has a lot ot satalites which revolve
around it.
They take their opinions from it. so
far as they can be said to have any.
Whatever they get up on their own
account is nonente.
Ai d whatever they get from the Re
publican does Dot deserve a much bet
ter title.
-Iow-jaitX. s .
They pretend to be Democrats.
They pretend lo sympathize with tbe
South, trodden as she is under the
foot of military rule, and
They are aspiring to the leadership
of the great Democratic f arty; but
When the South was making her
gallant struggle fur her rights under
the constitution.
What did they do ?
Shoulder their musket for her?
Warmly espouse her cause in any
way ?
No,
They aided and ale'ted the hirelings
and hounds set upon the South by L'u
coln the greatest tyrant since Nero,
and the most stupendous ass since Vil
ellius. And in the name of human nature
who were these hounds and hirelings J
JViggers and foreigners
Can 1. as the ackuowlcdged leader
of the great Democracy, t ot only of the
Nonhwest but of the whole SuUih co
operate with such men?
Never!
What do they say in the case of
Plow-holders 7s. Bondholders?
Nothing.
What do they say about this intoler
able ntlionol debt, created for tbe un
holiest of all purposes, and which rests
like a vast incubus upon the energies
of the people?
The cowards say ibey think it should
be paid in greenbacks! !
They havet.'t the moml courage to
come out upon the only Democratic
platform possible, and insist upon its
immediate and utter repudiation.
Shame! that such men should have
the hardihood to attempt to sit in the
councils of the Democratic party.
Shade of the gallant Bootb!
Now, Mr. Editor, as I am not ac
quainted with a live and true Demo
crat of your city, as I have no faith in
your pretended Ditnocratio organ, I
h pe you fee! no astonishment at re
ceiving this letter.
I nm about to canvass the State of
Missouri in favor of repudiating the
national debt or in default of that,
Revolution!
I thi .k there are enough Democrats
good and true in Missouri to sustain
me.
Let the others who ate after the
loaves and fishes go their own way.
I itte that thy will be rignally re
pudiated at New York on the 4th tf
July next.
J ahall speak at Kansas City on
Monday, June 15ih, upon this fcreai
and important question.
Please hand this letter to some Dun
ocra who was, during Lincoln's vai,
true to the injured South, (and I truu
you have many such), who will attend
to procuring a place for the meeting,
have it properly advertised, etc.
There can bo no personal ill feclio
between you and me aiid I trust to
your honor as a gentleman to do si I
request.
Yours, tetc ,
BRICK POMEROY.
m
Th Chicago Post thinks that no -better
compliment has been pnid to the
superior character of ihe UepuUican
party, than the fact that tLe democracy
are debating with such earnestness
and heat the proposition to go to that
party for a candidate for the President
cy. They havn't a man in their own
ranks whose record or whose talents
give him the slightest chance for suc
cess before the people Hence their
chase into the Republican fold for a
man who shall be acceptable to the
masses, and with whom they may have
some slight chance of making a suc
cessful contest.
Hew tlvcrtcmcntj.
B. EPITBLOCK, B. BtXTER WISCH4M
Co. Clerk and Kecoraer, uepry t iers n r,
Spnrlock & Windham,
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Taxes paid and rectipis forwardtd
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