Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Nebraska herald. (Plattsmouth, N.T. [Neb.]) 1865-1882 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1868)
. i I : i i . . i "" any mm attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on the spot." VOL. 4. PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 18GS. 4 0 23. Wfr Mm if IHFf. I flif fc? jWJ- My (WW MP THE 'HERALi D IS PUBLISHED v:e e k l y , BV Ml. D. HATHAWAY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.. rf02-e corner lUia itreet and Le-e, eecond rr. 'ferns: $2.50 per annum. Ra tcs o f A dcertis i nsr O it iqntridput of tea lines) oue insertion, r ic.i v.ib-ie inent in,?rtion P fe-, I uai cr.l.i nut exceeding six II 9 f qjartercolncin or le, per annnm " six mouth i thre Dioothf Oibtf column twelve months 4 ,1 x months $1 AO l.t-0 10 00 33.00 20 -0 13 00 60.00 85.00 2H.00 llMl.OO 60.00 i. three months it : Um twtlfe month nix month - " " three moiithi til -.rinient adverti-emeats must be P Mi- We are pr pared to do all k In-U of n t -rt umitr, and in a style that will fsciit n. .00 or in Work satis WILLITT P0TTEN0ER. ATTORNEY AT LAW, PL.VTTSMOUTIl - - NEBRASKA. T. n JMRQUETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW Solicitor is Chancery. FLAT rsMOUTH, AJHMSKA s. r. COOPER. ATTORNEY ASD C0UXSEL0R AT LAW. PlatlsmoutliiNeb. T .11 br.y and sell Real Ei-tate, and pay taxes f jr non re-lf ms. ... , jTr,iriT-l and n irrprovel linds and lots Tor salt Jue 2jtii n!2y I. R. n T.IVINOSTON, M. D- Physician and Surgeon T-oJ.-r-i hi profemional servicis to the rititena cf 4r"K-i i nci .oath-east corner ofi'ak and Sixth office on Main atfett, upp. Sit-Court llouae, l"ii:t-uioaih, Xebraska. Platte Valley House Ed. B. JU-HPiiT, Proprietor. Corner of .Mtin and Fourth Streets, Iiatimouili, 3fel. Vr', m h ivins b vn re fitt -d and newly fnr-ni-h d .,tr-r fi-t class accomniod itions. Bo.trd y -uw .... - a(A- ' ' A " 2 U E - 3 EI. S. JEXXIXOS ATTORNEY AT LAW AND G-cneral Land Agent, Linroln. - - - AebrasU. Will p-iiee In any of the Courts of the Ptnte. anj w,!lb.iy a.. l M Hal ts ate commission, pay Tiir, i-xAniiii-- t itle, c a it-" 'Hiif . MAXWELL. SAM. M. CHAPMAN TIaxwcll fc riiapina ATTORNEYS AT LAW, AVD Solicitors in Chancery- PJLATTSJfuCTII. - SEBRAShA. Ofllce over UUtk. Buttery Co's DrUil Store, aprl CLARKE, & ERWIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, And Solicitors in Chancery, iisix sT.,orrosiTE the courthouse PLATTSMOUT1I, NED. rtsa J. cL.viiKt, db forest porter. Wit. W. ERWI. tir REAL ESTATE AOEKCr.- J4 wtf JOSEPH jCscn LATER, WATC7MAKEB and JEWELER, Miin Street, PLATTSMOUTII, - - NEBRASKA A rind aTtm-n of Watches Cio old Pen J-w-lry s.lver Ware, Kane -o-. Vi.-lms and i oiiB 'Trimmini: aln tvj on band. A'.lwork com mitt 1 1 hi nre a ill be warranted. At.nl 10, 1 -t,3. O H IRIH. CALHUUH CKOXTOM, L-U St.p t Indian AJttrM. AUtrrnry at f.au IRISH, CALHOUN &CR0XT0N- The above nura'd ccntl-mcn have associated - ...-eivrs in business tor the pui imiiib of pror-eout-la and c ..UeciinB all claims against the Owneral G rveroment, or a,.iiii-t any tnhe of lniiians, and ,re re pare 1 to i.ro--cf fuch claims, titbtr lfore C n re" ,oriiri v. r l-ifore the Court of Claiui, !. Iai-H will ilevot his pe-sonal attention to ?-e l-usiness at Washington. . ? f-O.lici! alNebraikJ Crty.comor of Main and Fifih treotit. National Claim Agency. WASHINGTON. D- C F. M- DORRINGTON, SCB-AGENT. .A TTSMOUTll, - - NEBRASKA, 1( -epared to present and rrosecn'e claims before -Cl - re". Court of Claim and the Depa-iiuenta. Pa-t- leni-n-, Bonnt e, and Bounty Landa e- c-rel iyy"0hsiremoderal-,and tn riortion to tneaunuotofhecaiin. v. M. DURU1NUTU.V. April , 5 jT n. wise, General Lt, Accident, Fire, Inland and Transit INSURANCE AGENT Will tike ri'k-at reasonable rati-sin the mot reliabl ,ipnie in the United States. r"oaice at the book store, Pla trr outh. Nebras " mayjldtf ITIillinery &, Drcssiiialaiii? BT MIsS A. . DEPAI.I A M t. R. P. KsSSKDT Opposite the City Bakery. would respectf ully announce to the Ladies V of Plattamontb and vicinity, that we hsvejnit r-ceived alarieand well selected slock of Winter Goods.e ns.stmjr of Klowers, Ribbons, velvats, drese tr imrainr !. ic, Ac. We will sell the cheapest roods ver sold in thisci'y. We can accommodate all our Id customers aa-1 a many new ones as will 'avor us with a call. All kin-Is of work In our line done to gera.e.nt,..on riv.n or iweMrf, I)WE1..LI.C.S at all price. Any persona wishing to purchase Farm-property, or Kidenees in town will find theiu for sale at al prices, bj DORR1SGTOX, mrT. RaALEaTATB Acf.KT. O K. McCALLUM, Manuf cturerofand dealer Id Saddle; and Harness, Uf eTery description, wholesale and retail. No 130X Main street, bt f ccn 5ib and 6ih streets, Ni-braska-City. . jel3 NOTICE. JAMES O'NF.IL is my authorized Agent for the collection of all arcnunrs due the undersigned for medical service: hi. receii t will be valid for Hie payment of at-y monies on said account. AnK.i t 14, lb67. B. K. LIVINGSTON. M.D SEED, BEARDSLEY & CO, Real Estate Agents , WEEPIXG WATER, SEBRkSKA. Li nds hnuKbt. managed and sold. Valuable T !m ber Land for sale. TiX-i paid for Non-residents Collections irouiptly attended to. march 26 1S&. WASIIIWC- &, IROIMItG -BY- Mrs. M. Nieman. la the rear of City Bakery. Fancy article washed and done np in the neatest style. Satinfac i--n via ran teed Plat.omoiub, Nebraska, June 25th til2tf. Sheridan House, Wm. W. Irisw, Proprietor. Corner of Main and Third Street. Plattsiiioutk, IVeb. I)oard by the day or week. Charges miderate. i S'aires leave tois House daily fur "II points Vorih, South, Et and West. nliiv. WOOLWORTII & CO., BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS, Binders c&Paperdealers. SALYT JOSEPH, MO., o236m F. JP. TODD, SEWING MACHINE AG'T I'LA TTSMOUTJI, A EUR A SLA. A prv-d assortment of machines and machine find ing kept on band. 3offi-e at Stadelmanu' Clothing Jitore. Uec. 4 l7 Machines repah ed on short no ice. riattamoutli Millo. C. HEISEL, Proprietor. u.ii,anilvl.iAn r.n.trpil tn-1 Titai-ed in thor- ouch running order Custom work di-ne on short notice. 100,000 Rusliels of Wheat Wanterl I mT.ed iatel v. for which the hiuhet marke price will be paid. aug28 tf SHANNON'S Feed, Sale and Livery STABLE. Mais St., Plattsmocth. I am prepared to acummodate the public wtt Horses, Carriages and Buggies, Also, a Hire Hearse, On shnrt notirA and rei-ponnble terms. A flack will run to steamboat laDdiuK, and to all paits of the city when desired. mr29 J. w.siiaaxji. F U RNlfU RE!! THOMAS W. SHRYOCK, CABINET MAKER, AND DEALER IS ALL KISDS OF Furniture and Chairs. THIRD STREET, (Xear Main,) PLATTSMOUTII, JfEBRJISKJI. Reparing and Varni-hinB neatly done, 33 funerals attended at ihe Hl-or:el notice. nil. Wm. Sladilmaim &, Co , One door west of Donelan's Drug-store. Dealers in Ready-me.de Clothin rr GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, HATS. r-APS. BOOTS SHOES, TRUSKS, VALISES, and a general stock of OUTFITTING GOODS For the Plains; also, a Urge lot of RUBBER CLOTHING. REVOLV ERS JUfD .S'OTIOKS. We booght low and will sell cheap for cash. Cal. and exanuiieoaratock before ou buy any where elsel jyl X6 Wm.BTADELMANH A CO. W. D. OAJE. W. R. DAVIS. CENTRAL ST011E. Dry-Goods, Groceries, Provisions, BOOTS nnd SUOKS, Main Street, two doors above Fourth, Where the public may And THE BEST OF G00DSt and prices as low as can be found in tbe city. We retnrn fhank for the liberal patronage we have received, andhope to merit its eontinoane. y.. Tf;r fiAflK k PATffL fiiigl quoting li'.air a letter, the Memphis Avalanche says : For uttering similar eotimen's to the above, we hare been denounced and called imprudent Had the above ex tract appeared on the Avalanche as ed itorial, the political foils would hnve raised their hands in holy horror, nnd stigmat zrd us as a revolutionists. We would have been taunted with the worn out sterotyped complaint hat such im orutlent expresion injured the Nonh ern Democracy and ihe Southern peo pie in ihe JNcnh. Uui, str.ngt to say. it wns the publication of the letter from which we take the above extract that secured Mr. Blair his nomi: ation for ihe Vice-Presidency ! Thus it wil be seen that the JSToith is far ahead of the &ovln I hey are Ripe for lievolu lion. Thev are dftermined that nil the information and unconstitutional legislation of Radicalism shall be wiped o n, The position which General Blair has taken, strong as it is, had been et hoed by the Democracy of the North OBL- f .- I - - inis lact tnows 80 intensity or reeling against Itadicalism more bitter (ban that which exists in he South. In tact it is right here that the shoe pinches Blair has devoted himself. noiomy to defeat inn Ihe Radical parly nil to undoing their famovs work I iney know irotn the character of ihe man, that he will devote his life to this worK tYi issirsippi UJair paper. " e venture the assertion, that if he were elected President instead of Vice-PresHe-nt. and there should be 'efi out some States of the South by virtue of the recent legislation in Concress, he would wipe it all out. take possession of the Vbite Houe. and blot out the record of infamy made by Congress since 1SG5.J' Kentucky Times. July 23. "Set'the law at defiance" There is. no obligat. on resting on the citizens to obey every law that the leg islature of a republic or freelStates rr.ay pass any more than every enact ment of a parliament or emperor. Memphis Appeal. "If we are succes-ful in the ap proaching contest we shall gain all thai we. lost in the Lost Qause. TMobile Iribune If Governor Seymour should under take to smooth off the rough corner of General Blair's platform, he will or ly injure the cau-e he desires to promote, ond lesson the chances of his own sue cess. This is no time for temporizing. Richmond Dispatch. The country is by far to large too remain very long under one government ; and the day will come when the South will be independent. Memphis Appeal. No honest man pouth of Mason's and Dixon's line is ashamed or the mus ket be bore or the sword he drew in defen-e of the Confederate flag. The man at the North be sure of the fact, that the man who says so wants to swindle money out of some body. .He i a knave either in the first or last degree. Charleston Mercury.' A War of Races. Then let us prepare for tt ! We s-ound the note of warning to ihe people, and bid tbern be on the alert. Preperations may be preventive ; but, if in spite of prepara tions the conflict is precipitated upon us, it can have bur one conclusion The negro element in the S-uth is like a gangrene upon the body p.li ical and the firt drop of blood shed in a t-ervile war will be the signal for the exlermi tion of the whole race. If such a war mut come, let it rome quickly. The South wains peace, and if it is now to be required to wade through a sea of blood to reach it. the sooner commenced the sooner ended. Our white allies in Maryland and Kentucky, not to mention States further North, may be reln-d on for asMsiance, if we need it. Richmond Examiner. The people of nil this Union, from the Aroostook to the Rio Grande, from the Atlantic to tl e Pacific, have an ac count to settle with the Riidiral party, and a terrible itconing will it be for the latter', such a one a will make them hide their heads in hame and compel many of them tofy the country to es cape the retribunon that wnl befall them for their wickedness. J'oifolk ( Va. ) Journal. The bold declaration of Francis P. Blair. Jr , the Democratic candidate for Vice President, ihat if duly elected he would have his rights, and the rights of thoi-e electii g him, by force of anno, if necessary, alarms them. Theydo not relih such bold declaration. They tell of freemen who know their rights, and knowing will dare mam'ain them. The Demo cratic party have also proclaimed the reconstruction ac ts uoconstituti mal. null and voiJ, and if their candidates are elected the legal government cf the Southern Spates shall be reinstated, though ihe sword has to be invoked. Agusta Constitutionalist, We do not admit ihat the consolida lion of States nnd the destruction of their sovereignty are legitimated by tbe result of the appeal to arm. We do not love, and will not pretend to love that Union, though we have agreed After to obey the laws of the conqueror. If tbe old Union cannot be restore, we will hope to see the South independent before we die; and if Jacobinism is to become Supreme in the North we wish there could be an impasable wall or a gulf of fire between it and our South ern States. The day will come when the South will be independent. Mem phis Appeal. Some old fogy New York politicians recently telegraphed to I rank Blair asking him to moderate the tone of his speeches. His reply was decisive He told them that he had studied th situation carefully, and though he un derstood it, and meant to treat it freely and fearlessly. It is said tlm Govern or Seymour is very much pleased with General Blair's speecaes, Louisville Journal. Are we weekly to bow whenever trai.ors choose to issue their mandates-? Virginia will with brave determination resist all and every effort of traitors who shall endeavor 'to strip her of her guaranteed rights. Petersburg ( l a ) Express. The Northern people announce that the reconstruction acis are illegal, un constitutional and void; that they are received in ininuitv and brought forth in sin, and without warrant of law; that they do tiolen.ee to every vital principal on which our institutions are founded ; that they are. arbitrary, un . . . ill just and despotic, ana tnat tnev nau be wiped out. JUemphis Avalanche. A SECRET OF l'OUTII. There are women who cannot grow old ; women, who without any special effort, remain always young and always attractive. Their uumber is smaller than should b?, but there is a sufficient number to make the wtde difference between this class and the other. The secret of this perpetual youth lies not in beauty, for some women possess it who nre not at all handsome; nor in dre.-s; forthey are frequently careles in that respect, so far as the mere ar biiary dictates of fashion are concerned; nor in having noMung to do, for these every young-women are busy as bees, and it is very well known that idolness Wllffret nannlo !nin.nll nee and 11 0 J ness taster man nrtnci ........ charm, we imrgine lies in 'he sunny temper neither more or less the blessed gift of life, and out of stretch ing the mantel of charily over every body's faolts and feel.nps. It is not much of a secret, but it is nil that we have teen able to d-scover, and we hrve watched such with grpat interest. nnd a determination to report tru hful y for the benefit of the sex. It is very provoking that it is something which ennnot be corked up and sold for fifty cents a bottle ; but this is impossible, why, the most of us will have to keep on growing old, and ugly, and disa greeable as usual. It is a noiicat le fart that in the late seceded States, the'Democrats do not trouble themselves about national bonds and the greenback question. The issueuponwhichtheygoin'oiftatcarrpaign is, the oviprthro'v of State governments at the Solith, and the renewal of the rebelling, according to the programme indicated bv Frank B'air. If they can only hatch an'her rebellion, they think that the flninrial question will regulate itelf. Up North, however t'te Detn ocrats dodge ihe real issue. and attempt io catch votes by croaking aoout gov ernment bonds, taxation, greenbacks, etc. Howell t'-jbu. uiier tub tieu' ish speech at Ailanta, Georgia, a few days ago, ttnaihemi tizing and denouncing the Union men uf ih South, should re member Andew Johnson scatching re buke delivered in the Senate in i860 lu refering ihe seceding members ot Puthiinats Cabiut Mr. Jchn-on said : "Cobb remained in the Cabinet until the .Treasury wax bankrupt and the nation credif dis graced at home at d abroad, and then he conscientiously seceded. ? Such is the man who sets himself up a a cen sor of men and morals al the South. A correspondent writing to the New York Tribune from Niagra Falls says: You may be interested to hear tha-, in our town, winch polls about 500 votes, there were over sixty vo'ers who intend ed to vote for Mr Chase, had he been nominated by the New York Converi tion but have decided to vot for Grant and Colfax since the uomiuatiori of Seymour. Quite, a number of ihem were War Demotrats. They will not touch anything tinged with copper." The Jamestown, Ohio, Journal tells of a gawky who saw for the fir&i litre school girl going through some tf her gymnastic exercise fortheamuMiient of ihe little ones al home. Alter gazing at her a while, he asked a bry near by -if that gal had fits?" No." replied the lad, contempously, that's gymnas tics." "Oh, 'tis, hey?" said verdant, "how Ions has the had 'emV A little girl, excited over the beauty of her aunt's teeth as she sat busily engaged in conversation, her face all .-n.iles, and ihe geld glittering from her upper jaw. exclaimed, "Oh! Auni Mary, I wish I had ' copper-toed teeth like yours." lion- it is noiihi.u. A gentlemen of good observation and well informed of affairs in the South, writes from Selma, Alabama, to a gentleman in Chicago, who served as a general officer in tbo Pederal army during the rebellion : "We are hav ing exciting times. I do net beleive we will have any election, unless the governor calls a special session of the Legislature, you can have no idea of the changed conduct of the rebels since the JYew York Convention. They there cracked the old slave driver's whip, and instantly the Northern doughtaces obeyed the o'd family sound nominated Seymour, and made a platform at the dictation of ihe rebels, and ihey now fall as if they had recon trol of the Democratic party. They are now bold and defiant, and plotting some damnable mischief. They ar well organized nnder the nrme of the fire department, and are armed, and drill nenrly every night. They are officered by ex-rebels, and therrivates ire ex Confederate soldiers, are well disciplined and in my opinion will make trouble some day least anticipa ted. 4,My opinion is that if Grant is elect ed, as eoon thereafter as is practicable. they will strike the blow befoie you jVorlhern folkes are aware of it, and commit an unparalleled massacre be fore you have time to buckle on your armor, ana meet them on the tented held 1 am no alarmist, but 1 see danger ahead ; and I would that the people of the North were aware of tbe impending danger, and were in a state of preparation to meet it, and be able to crusR it in the bud. I have heard many people snyihat Gen. Grant wovld never be President of the United Stales. even if tlected. w w w w "If the Northern people would real ize a sense of the situation, wake up to a condition of being prej ared, and elect General Grant, the country may be saved But if they remain passive, t V - J- " T I at" as tney aiu in joou. i ten you, uener al, th-re is danger, and you may as well begin at once to polish your well tried sword, for you will have occasion io use it again, in defence of the Union. I Ivnniv von are fniniliar With these rebel scourftlrels, yet ou can'l know half their villiany without being here to see what I do." In Arkansas the rebels have recent y opened hostilities and actual war exists there to day as shown by the following special to the Chicago Jour nal Read it : St. Louis August 29 A prominent citizen of this city has received a letter from Little Rock Arkansas, giving a tail account cf a terrible state of affairs there. It says: "open war ex- sts. In Conway, Perry and Columbia counties tbe courts have been broken up nnd dispersed by armed bodies of rebels. A figLl occured at Lewisburg lat Sunday between several bundled rebels and small force of Union men. The Utter were compell- d to tall back. Governor Clayton has gone to the scene of action with a small orce of troops. Senators Wheeler Baker and Dr. Johnson are assassi nated. The latter died, but the oihers may recover. Troops will be applied fcr at once to quell the disturbance." His pRirrniKft for a'Bedfei.lotv One of Frank Blair's choice express ions ued in Trre Haute, Ind., daring the campaign eight years ago was, would lather sleep with a nigeer than with a- Democrat" The Terre Haute Express says "hundreds of our citizen of both political parlies will swear that they heard Frank use the exact Ian guage above quoted." Blair finding the negroes would not sleep with him, especially when he failed to pay their wages, he falls back .nihe Democrats We should think they would feel like kicking him out of bed, A gentleman who has been to the top of snowy range of Colorado writes. Flowers were blossoming to the very summit, and among them thp most fragiant ones of th mountains In some cae they wero growing ur through ihe ice and snow and in one instance Dr. Scovell was compelled to break the ice with his heel before he could gel the flower. The WThite Cloud CAiVays : "The editor of the La Crose Democrat has been complimented with honorary de gree of -Brick" Pomerny. We cool rl not exactly comprehend the signifi ranee of the title until we discovered that the material of which the "Brick" is made is mud and slime from the 'lat ditch" of thechivalric Soutbert.' Confederacy." "Keep off that grass." said poliere man 44 to an Irish orange peddler who had established himself on a nice bi' of turf n the common. Bad lurk to yer, I'm not hur r "ling the gras" said the excited son of Erin. "Who iver heara of an Orange man wearin off the green A country girl writing home about the polka says "the dancing ain't much, but the hugging is heavenly. TIIK TALUnU QUESTION. Gen. Palmer, who is making an ef fective campaign in Illinois, said the other day: "It is said that Seymour can talk and Grant cannot. Seymour desired an opportunity to employ his talking abili ties with the rebels. Grant wanted to employ his acting abilties. Which was the greatest statesman then ? Suppose we had agreed, with Seymour, that we had no power to put down the rebellion by force ; that we could not maintain the Union and preserve slavery, and that tbe South ought to be allowed to go; what would have been the condi tion of the Republic now ? Democrats, do you not think God in your hearts 'hat your counsels did not prevail, and that the war was carried on until the rebellion was overthrown ; and yet you talk of Seymour b ing a statesman, and of Grant "talking horse " States mansbip is nothing more than common sense applied to public affairs. The man who has sufficient sense to do a right thing at the right time is a states man. In this country we attach entire ly too much importance to mere wind Seymour is a windy man. The Dem ocratic party is a windy party. J hey attempted io put down the rebellion by talking. The Republicans under the leadership of Grant, had to have meu to put down the rebellion, and we mus' have 'money now to pay the national debt. Opinions off the ftew York. tress. The Times very truthfully remarks "that the election in Vermont demon strates the popularity of General Grant and the .Tent power of Republican principles." The Herald thinks the great victory is owing partly to the unwise course ef the Southern fire-eating traitors, in proclaiming their devotion to the rebel tl-tg, and thinks the Vermonters went to the polls, expecting to soou have to fight all our battles over again. The Tribune says "the victory in Vermont surpasses its highest hopes. The Democrats made a desperate struggle, and it was the old is-ue of 6umttr over again, and results in a decisive Union victory ' The IVc.rfd thinks -the triu'tiph was like the Dutch taking Holland,'" claim ing that ''the Democrats allowed the election to go by defaujt, it not being considered a indicative of the sentimoul of the cour.try." This eame paper ju t before the election assured its readers, that the Radicals of Vermont were fill ed with "apathv and indifference." We like such "apathy and indifference" as that and will take sor.e more of it in ours straight. The Young Wife. The yo ing wife should remember that she has chosen her own lot in life, ebe has con nected it with her husband, and if by the decree of all-wise Providence he becomes embarrassed, it is her duty to aid him by her kindness not -to mutter er oppose him by her ill temper. Upon the male sex, the tak of providing the mr-tms of subsistence is, in civilized Society, almost exclusively imposed ; nd consequently, when they become distressed. and hav not wherewithal to provide for their partners, they suf fer doubly. They have not only their privations to regret, but yours also" and the world frown, and the woili's- oftentimes unjust censure, fall ex clusively upon the husband. The wife can hide herself from the world, but the husband must face its pride, its prosperity. May all young wives be permanently prosperous ; but, for the'r own sakes, and for the honor of wo manhood, we admonish them not to let adversity, should it unfortunately lay its iron hand upon them, induce them to depm from that affectionate conduct in word or deed, which they owe to their husbands, and conduct themselves in such a manner as to do away with the truth of the old proveib "When poverty comes in at the door, loves flies out at the window." Mr Finney once said to a young man who wa dropping a part of his course in order to commence the work of saving souls; "Why. young man. if the Lord had wanted you to go to preaching now. he would have made you just throe years earl'er." Temperance puts wo d on the tire meal in the barrel, flour in the tub money in ih- purse credit in tbe coun try, ronten'ment in thehoue, clothes n the children, vigor inyhe body, in telligence in tbe brain, and spirit in the whole constitution. The Colombo Journal says: "The last act of 'he Rebels, before the war was to vote the Democratic ticket. The first act of the RebeN. after the wnr wa to vote the Democratic ticket. As there was but one step from Democra cy to rebellion, there wa but one step from rebellion back to Democracy The war Detnoira a of Vallandigbam's tistrict cannot toma-h the traitor. Gen. Yandeveer nnd hand'eds of others have rnmptlv repudiated him. and announce their intentian to ' vote as ttej shot," ngainst rebels in eTery pnse. Schuyler Colfax An Incident. The Philadelphia Press says,"T.here is an incident in the life of Schuyler Colfax which will be viewed now with especial interest. On June 31, 1855, Mr. Colfax delivered a remarkable ad dress on the 'Bogus Laws of Nebras ka,' which was a word-for word quota, tion, clause after clause, of tbe infam ous code of that Territory, with expla nations of its operations "One clause in this monstrous sys tem t f laws declared it to be 'illegal foi any person to say that it was wrong to hold slaves,' and subjected that of fence to the penalty of wearing 'a ball and chain to the ankle.' To give point to his speech, Mr. Colfax pro-luced from his desk one of the regulation iron balls, weighing thirty pounds, and apoligized for the abser.ee of the six feet of chain belonging to it. Mr. Al exander H. Stephens, the subsequent Vice-President of the Confederacy, desired to inspect the article, when Mr. Colfax courteously handed it to the gentleman, and obliged him to hold it while the South Bend printer explained its u-e. "This reminiscence illustrates well the war which so short a time ago the friends ef freedom was necessitated to wage against slavery and the brutality of ihe system they attacked. Mr. Col fax s practical method of argument aou. bis shrewd but courteous strategy, forc ing Mr, Stephens into the position of an assistant lecturer on the barbarism of slavery, are eminently characteristic of the man." Democratic Papers please Copy On the 11th day of April. 1865, a day or two after the surrender at Ap pomutox. ihe New York World, the leading Democratic paper of the Union, aid : General Grant's last brilliant cam paign sets tho final seal upon his rep utation. stamps him as superior of his able antagonUl as well as of ihe commanders who have served with or under him in the great campaigns of the last year. It is not necessary to sacrifice any part of their well-earned reputations to his. Sherman and Sheridan, deserves all that has ever been said in their praise; but their has never been a time since Great made Lieutenant generat wnen any- a a -. r. nody tut oherman on uur aide could have teen classed with him. Since- Sherman's 'bold march through Geor gia, and his capture of Savannah and Charleston, there have been many who in their strong admiration cf hia arent arcUtvements inclined to rank him as the greater geueral of the two . That Judeemen1, we take it, s now rtvers ed by ihe court o, final appeal; not by dwarfin3 the reputation of Sherman, which suffers no just abatement, but by expansion into grander proportions of that of Grant. Democrats Head. The Charleston Mercury gives vni to its contempt for its "weak kneed" friends at the North, and tajs: The platform of the Democratic party is squaro uron tbe letter of Gen. Blair, and 'von. Blair's letter is the legimate and actual expounding of the platform. It will avail little to deny ii, North, South, East er West. Ay palliation of the f tct is a perversion of th W act. It is more it is ill-faith to the bodv of the Convention ond it is an attempted de ception of the voters at the pells The Kich raom Examiner ia oorreet when it save that those who attempt to lead tho Democratic party, if they intend to aban don its pla'form "nveh as reI aban don the fi Id for they are whipped al ready. One of the best replies we havs noticed in tho canvas is that by the Hon. John A. Bringbam of Ohio, who, while epenk in; at a Republican meeting io Bangor, Ma , was insulted by a copperhead, who cried out J'how about Mrs Surratf" Mr. Bingham instantly responded. How abourther go and eonsaltthe re cords of the court that tried aod convict ed her. Go and ask Geo Hancock, who issued the order for her excentioa ia spite of a writ of habeas corpus which had ben served upon him; ar d if tob are unsatisfied, go ask that apostate President, Andrew Johnson, why he re fused a pardon after a petition has been sent him signed by every member but one t the court who tried her, and drawn up in the handwriting ef the man you seek to insult Fred Douglas said, at the Equal Rights Convention, that a few years ago the on ly luxurv he enjoyed was a whole seat in a car. Even that 'axury he did not have now. Tbe other night he was riding muffled up in hia blanket, when somebody asked him for half of his seat. Tie stuck o-it his h-ad and replied, I'm a nigger." "I don't ca-e who in the d I yea are, I want a seat. By the end af the present year Utah is expected to contain a Mormon popula tion of eighty thousand. Salt Lake City alone is said to havea popalation of 20, 000 In the Territory there are 86 thriv. ing towns and cities, nearly 100 post offices, 100 churches, 120 school houses, 3 heaters, with grist mills, saw mills, woolen mills, and most branches of me chanical industry in abundance. A leading member of the Chieago Board of Trade made an offer several days ago to bet any sum from five thousand to 'wenty five thousand dollars that Grant will be elected He gave ten days grace to any one who oould not raise the mon ey instanter, and yet failed to find a tt ir. 1 1 1 i : i ! ! t ;ti i f i i