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M'CONNELSVIILE. OHIO. NOV. 12. 18C9.
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Political.
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE
GOVERNMENT !
From the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 6.
One would think that after the lapse
of nearly a century, it would he pretty
well understood what teally constitut
ed tho government of the United
states. Cut political philosophers and
tavnnt are continually making new dis
coveries, somo of them being both nov
el and wonderful. Ths lntet discove
ry in thii lino that we have seen, wo
find in that learned and erudite jour
nal, the Philadelphia Trcss. In com
menting on tho decision of the Ku
preme Court in the Yorker eae it says:
"If Congress accepts th lnw an ex
pounded bv tho Supreme Court one
of its creation, and applies it to n mil
itary tribunal another of its creations
and then ha the second creation
overruled by tho first, this instability
is the deiith of every enactment. Con
gress becomes nothing more than a
shuttlecock, nnd at every turn is met
with a blow from the battledore of tho
Supremo Court."
The learned Doctor of Laws who pen
ned tho above, probably knew as much
law as that other learned "Doctor"
w'.io doffod her petticoats and posted
from Padua into the Venitiaa court of
Justice to render her remarkably nice
decision upon Shylock's bond, lie
might know less, certainly not more.
Had he taken occasion to read the
Constitution of the I'nited States be
fore inditing his article, he would have
discovered the tolerably prominent
fact that the Supremo Court is not a
creation of Congress, but tho creation
of the same power that created Con
gress itself namely tho People of the
United States in Convention assem
bled. Ho would have found, further
more, that the Government as an entire
ty was created by the three first arti
cles of the Constitution, and consists
of three co-ordinnto branches, the Le
gislative, tho Execulivo nnd tho Judi
ciary, to dn-vitalizo either of which, is
to destroy the Government itself.
Neither branch is independent, and
each was created to bo a check upon
tho others, tho trio is to bo a perfect
whole. Their operations are simple.
Congress enacts laws, tho Executive
sees that they aro properly enforced,
and the Judiciary construes them and
determines their vulidity upon consti
tutional grounds. This is going upon
tho supposition that each branch con
fines itself strictly to its sphere, nnd
does n"t seek to transcend its powers.
During the last ten years, however, two
of tho co-ordinate branches have made
bold attempt to assuiiio the absolute
control.
In this connection wo have a remark
to tnuko. During the administration
of President Lincoln, tho theory of the
Republican party was that tho Execu
tive was the Government, anil it was
mado treason to speak disrespectfully
of him. It was held to' bo "a treasona
ble practico" to even deny ttat Trc si
dent Lincoln was the government, and
not si fow men suffered punishment
therefor. Even coin under tho reign
of President Lincoln were stamped
with an imperinl motto. Upon the ac
cession of Mr. Johnson to tho Execu
tive chair, a new phase was given to
the matter. Congress then laid claim
to the Imperiul scepter, nnd the Exec
utive was stripped of its rightful pow
ers and privileges as a co-ordinnte
branch of the government.
Tho Pre.it writer, it would appear,
rots up his claim for Congress. Tho
reason is obvious. The Republican
party is ready to claim absolute gov
ernmental power for cither brnch
that will run the government accord-,
ing to the policy of its lenders. There
fore, if next year, both the Executive
nd Congress should prove unreliable,
the Judciary signify its willingness to
enforce Iiudical dogmas, tho party
would at once crown it as tho govern
ment, nnd seek to overrido both the
Other brunches through its decisions.
This discloses the danger of entrust
ing the administration of the govern
ment in tho hands of a party that
seeks to destroy it by arraying one de
partment against the other for the
sake of party ascendency. An unron
sti'utional law may be enacted, nnd it
will continue the law of the lnnd until
it is decided unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court, after which it cannot
be enforced. The propriety of this Is
seen at a glance. By collusion between
the Executive and Congress, laws in
contravention of the genius of our lib
erties And to tho destruction of all the
civil rights of tho people might be en
acted and enforced. But the rightful
powers of the Judiciary prevents this ;
so thnt with the government rightly
administered, with the rights nnd pow
ers of tho co-ordinate branches main
tained, no two branches combined, er
one attempting ii alone can jeopardize
or destroy the rights and liberties of
tho people This is what constituted
purs "the beat government the world
oyer saw," the maintenance of which
in accord with tho plan of its founders
should bo the dearest aim of every
American citizen's exis'enco
We know of nothing more apropos
thau the words of Washing'on himself
iu his Farewell Address upon this pre
cise subject. The Fatherof hiscoun ry
says:
It is important, likewise, tliat the
habits of thinkinir, in a free country,
should inspire caution in those intrust
ed with its administration, to Confine
themselves wi bin their repec ive
constitutional spheres, avoiding, in
the exorcise of the powers of one de
partment, to encroach upou nnotber.
The spirit of encroachment tends to
consolidate the powers of all the do
psr nieuts hi one, and thus to create,
whatever the form of Government, n
real despotism. A just estimate of
tha' love of power, anil pron-nos to
abuse it which predominates in 'ho
human heart, Issulllcieut tosu'lsfy us
of the truth of this position, The
necessity of reciprocal chocks in tho
exercise of political power, by dividing
and distributing it into different depos
itaries, and cons' ituting each the guar
dian of the public; went, against tlio
Invasions by tho o hers, has heeu evinc
ed by experiments, nncieir, and mod
ern, some of them iu our owu country,
and under our own eyes. To paeserve
them must be as necessary as to insti-
tu'e them. If, in tho opinion of tho
people, he distribution or modification
of the constitutional powers be in miy
particular, wrong, let it bo corrected
by an amendment in tho way which
the constitution designate. But let
there be no change by usurpation; for
though 'his, in one instance, may be
tho instrument of good, it is the custo
mary tctnpon by which free. Govern
ment are destroyed. The precedent
must always overbalance, in permanent
evil, ajiy partial or transient benefit
which the use can, at any tiuio yield.
I
The Last of the Negro Suffrage
Amendment.
Tho decided majority in tho Now
York legislature, In opposition to
tho adoption of the negro snffrngo
amendment to tho FeJcral Cons'.i
tution, makci it clear that it can
never become tho law of tho land.
Tho last Radical Legislature- of
Now York gavo tho rrqnirod assent
of tho Slato tho last Democratic
Lcgilnture,of Ohio rcfusod to rati
fy it. If al! the signs iail, nnd thero
in found a nogro suffrage majority
in tho Ohio Legislature that moots
on tho first .Monday i:t January
next, and, overriding tho joint res
olution which recorded Ohio's dis
sent tho Radicals can gut votes en
ough to pass n resolution ratifying
tho negro suffage amendment, lh n
New York 'will promptly rescind
her joint resolution nnd refuse to
ratify. If Ohio can rhango front
on this subject, so can New York,
and if Ohio docs or ifOhiodoos
not, tlio New York Legislature will
rescind tho joint resolution of her
last Radical Legislature, for her
peoplo havo decided that they will
not take tho negro into political
partnership with her citizens. Jlcr
whilo people can do tho voting for
tho whole State. Statesman.
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
Tlio elections this fall demon
strate one fact very clonrly j that
tho democratic party, so far from
being doad, as its opponents so icily
claim, is b.Hh vigorous and gaining
strength with ouch battlo it fights.
The result in Pennsylvania and
Ohio, although it fell Lolow tho
warm expcemlions of ninny Dom
orats, was far more satisfactory to
Democrats than Republicans. It
showed that whilo'tho Pemocralio
party was progressing iu rtrength,
tho Republican party was going
backward at tin alarming ruto. A
baro majority in each State was nil
thiit saved tho administration from
ignominious defeat. These, pitinblo
majorities, too, wero purchased nt
tlio exporiso of much money nnd of
ficial spoils, and at tlio sacrifice of
honesty itself. In reality, tho ad
ministration sustained defeat in
both Pennsylvania and Ohio. Tho
Democrucy fought an aggressive
campaign against on entrenched
enemy, and instead of sustaining a
rcpulso, advanced their standards
to ihe very prrnpels ol his Inner
line of works, where they still float
defiantly, proclaiming victory with
tli next charge.
In New York tho victory incom
plete Tho Republican party ex
hausted ul! its ingenuity in putting
a ticket in tho Geld, trusting to lo
cal prejudico and personal popular
ity to iiisuro success. But it avail
ed them nothing. "Steady Domo
cratio gains all over the State,' wus
tho first tiicssago flashed over the
wires, and last year's majority was
largely increased. Neither tho
names of Greeley nor Sitrel could
protidlyto people to the Republican
fiiith. No appeals could bo mado
seductive enough to lead even tho
most wavering into the support of
tho administration.
Tho Republican States of Wiscon
sin and AJinncsotu could not hold
their own, but lost steadily upou
thoir majority of a year ago.
(irant'e 77,000 majority in Massa
chusetts, dwindles down into al
most nothing, and Governor Claflin
himself loses nearly 20,000 upon
his own majority of liiBt year.
Maryland shows nn ' increased
Dcmncratio majority, while in Illi
nois tlio titter demoralization and
disorganisation of tho Republican
party is plainly Indicated. Wost
Virginia, too, is a innrkod example
ot tils' waning strength of Radical-
ism. Tennessee, Virginia nnd
jCalifornii!, havo ouch declared
tion of Grnnt.
Takon altogether, tho Detnoera
or. dnrinff tho onliro campaign.
trained rttftdily without losmir mid
tlio Hcpnblicnns lost steadily with
out gaininir in a singlo instance.
Wlulo tliu Democracy uro fresh nnd
vigilant and confident, their oppoe
nonts are weakened nnd de-moral
zed, rnd only hold together by tho
cohosivo attraction of public plun
der. rt7f6iwn7 rost.
OHIO STATE ELECTION.
The Vote.
Wo givo below tho full official
count of tho nggrngnlo voto given
at tlio late election iii this Stnto for
candidates on tho Stnto Tickot, to
gether with tho majorities lor o.'idi :
ron nor rayon.
Rutherford TV Hayes, 2r,9R2
GeorgoH. Pendleton, !Jtf,4Sl
Majority for Hayes, 7,5dl
Fun LICCT. COVLHXOA.
John C.Lee, 23C..207
Thomas J. Godfrey,
Leo's Majority, 8,02s
TOR TRKASCRFK Of 8TATF.
Sidney H. Warner, 2t'..34j
Stephen Buhrcr, 227,917
Warner'a Majority, .",333
ron ATTOIINKT Ol.Stlllt,
Francis B. Pond, 23(1,270
John M. Con lu ll, 227,'.H4
rood's Majority, f,30(5
ron hoard or rmi.ic works.
Richard R. Porter, 230.5.14
Benjamin T. Churchill, 2i8,unl
Torter's Majority,
roa icrniMc jCDnic.
Luther Pay,
W in. J. Uilmoro,
8,3-r.3
53d,3S0
2':8,2'jn
Day's Majority, 8,1 ')
Tho Tomporanco candidnlo for
Governor, Scott, received C79 votes
for Governor.
In tho count, ns furnished us.
Francis B. Pond, for Attorney Gen
eral, received 1077 votes with a
wrung letter in his middle tame,
nnd Richard R. Porter received C,
801 votes ns Richard "A." Porter,
but os theso votes wero clearly in
tended for tho Republican candt
dates, wo havo included thorn in tho
nbovo. Statesman.
Miscellaneous.
Is describing iho Geography ol
California, Mark Twain says :
"Thoroaro only two soanons in tho
region around about Mono Lake
and Ulieso uro tho breaking up of
ono winter ami tho beginning of
tho next. Moro than onco I haye
soon a pcrfo'itly blistering morning
open up with tho thcrmomotor at
00 degrees at 8 o'clock, nnd soen
tho enow fall 13 Inches deop and
that name individal thormomeler
go down to 14 degrees under shelt
er, before 9 o'clock nt night. Un
dcr favorable circumstances, it
snows at least onco in every single
month in tho year, in tho little vil
lage nf Mono. So uncertain is tho
clitnato in summer, that a lady who
goes out visiting can not liopo to he
prepared for all emergencies unless
she takes her fan under ono arm
and her snow shoes under tho oth
er." Tnr. Damcey and mis '1'iTr.E!
Somo tiino since, in Mississippi, a
venorablo ur.rkey, who had been lod
to believo, tint with his freedom ho
was to roccivo forty acres of land
nnd a nuile, ho applied to tlio head
carpet bajrgcr of tho froodmun's bu
reau, for bis tickot to voto. his mule
nnd llio tillo to his real estate,
wheresoe-vor it might bo civon, four
littlo sharponod sticks, two feet in
Icrcth, painted liko young barber
polo, nnd lo'd to select his forty a
cri's nnywhervS.
For tins certifieato of freedom, ho
wan asKod ten dollars by the utrent,
But tho darkey had but four dol
lars and.soventy fivo cents. So the
loyal keeper oi tho new nion and
brothors compromised lor this am
ount, and tho brushing of his clothes
inid boots.
After tho work was finished, and
the money paid, tho agent gAvohmi
the sticks or stakes, nnd a receipt
for tho pie-emptior. money, to show
in oaso there fi'uould be any trouble
about locating tho land.
Tho darkey found on n planta
tion noar forty acres, and drovo his
stakes. Tho owner enmo out to
know why theso were thus, when
the darkey told him it was all right,
that ho had purchaiod tho land
from tho Govorumont, mid had tho
bill in his pocket.
"Let's see it,' said the proprietor.
"Hero she is, boss," ropliod the
triumphant son of Ethiopia, hulling
forth a bulf sheet of logul cap, on
which was written :
"Know all Men by thcto Pres
ents : There wero giants in thoso
days. And as Moses raised tho soi -pont
out of tho wilderness, so I
baro raised this d d old niggor out
of lour dollars and six bits I"
Miscellaneous. GOING WEST.
We copy tho following article
from "Mooro's 'Western Lady's
Book," datod November, IbSii.
Notwithstanding tho nrticlo is four
teen years old, we ro-produco it for
the ninny truths contained therein,
nnd believing thai it is just ns ap
plicable tioif as when it iras written
inl9.)5, En Conservative
EniTons We?tk.pn Lady's Book
In 3-our paper of March 11, uro
somo inquiries about tho West,
made by men in the EaM, widen I
shall tako tho I'bcrty of transcrib
ing, nnd replying to in niyown
way. Tho artic le, it appears, was
copied from the. New York Tribune,
but. as I first noticed it In your pa
per. 1 send you the reply.
To my peisonnl Itnnwledco, tho
West has been flooded with just
such queries lor tho last twenty
years, nni.il we nie hearlily tired of
them. Wo know by experience
that if we toll tlio triiiii in the mut
ter nbont tho agricultural facilities
of tho West, not or.e in ten thous
and of all thoso who livo in the
Fast, nnd havo never boon fifty
miles from homo, will believe it
of course, it is a matter of indiffer
ence lo many what they beiievo.
The first qtiCKtion eoine.-i from
Cnmbtidgeport, Massachusetts, nnd
reads ns follow : "Which is tho
best time for ttoing Went, the Spring
or Autumn ?''
The best time for r; ii'g West, 'e
when you have the most money n
bout yon, unci tho leant fear of Ins
in, it. If you como in 1 he Kpnm?.
you are sure to shako yourself to
death w ith tlio auuo before Fall. II
you come, in the Fall, you may live
until fprinj, if yon t (
death before you get lo-re 1 . on
come at all, "ou had !i 'tier
stomach lined with tv-.t. r pn ,.i : ....
uient. ' as to h- a' l"' lo d;i.'r-t
corn licud, btieoii i ' ' 'j'j.- ,-h-this
i all v h:n t' ii .. ;
few French Irots. .n.-. i-di -
looking tadpoles, which -l-i
whcti tli-f river rtin down
Second q'li'i;t.ion-- ' What i:t:d of
tho We-l in the Ihmi to ctiinrtv.1 . to.
..ikin into cftnidcraf on tho heai
thiness of the climate f
A variety of opinions about tlo.t.
my dear fellow. Our Senator, Mr.
Douglas, snjs Nebraska i t'" be.-.'..
So it. is, if j'cti warn to co into the
stock business, raising an unruly
kind of mix-colored cattle, that will
stray o(V to Canada, in spite of Ihe
Compromiso of 1850. 1E20, or Sena
tor Dountits. Or if j'ou want to
speculate in pnpuosoa, white scalps,
nnd iret your own sc!p taken oil'
scienlifleally, go to Nebraska by all
means. It you want to play poker
for a living nnd set up whisky
drinlcio!,' for a business, livo on
corn broad nnd bacon week days,
and slippery elm bnrk and tadpoles
Sunday, como to Illii.ois. Il you
want to go whore they don't have
no Sundays, nor nothing to eat, only
what they brought from tlio
East, i;o lo Iowa ; or if you want lo
go to .'riiss, to go on all fours, and
do as other kinds of cattle do, go to
Salt Lake
Third Question "Does tho fever
and aguo prevail much in Wiscon
sin?" Of courso it does. Nobody out
West is tool enough to usk such a
question. Everybody shakes ; you
can't coax n crab upplo to stay on
tho tree until it is good for any
thing, it will shake olT. It will
shako a man off tho tied, kick him.
out of doors, and ehako tho bed
stead at him, until ho gives il up.
Fourth Question " How lung
does u prciiinption hold good ?
That dcpeiiJa on circimstnnces.
If you havo a good rifle, nnd know
how to uso it, you havo ono chance
in ton that you may livo until you
starve to death. But if you can't
stand tire, and ure not a good shot
and a quack ono, take my word for
it you had better tarry in'Jeric.ho
until your beard bo grown, they
are nil too smart for j ou up in that
nock ot" woods.
Filth Question "1 laud to be
had in tho North-west part ol Ohio
for f 1 25 per acre, ami n 't g"od '('
Thut's all fudge, got u by specu
lators to gull hoiiki green born like
van or tee, for to the bext of my
Kll-V,:-!-: -o 111,, I be'iet 'I 'M WliH
worn out tcii Veins a.i.
vhole
vvurm
ron-
i.-'' !'
Ii.isine-H ol t !io railroad
weai her, is lo carry !
who have been fools
como Wost. All ll.o r. : ; a.
ilwinir tins winter, u i d'-l
into Ohio nut of M'chi,'.r o r.ii.-c
a f-w beans and oats, i l.eep t,lio
folks IVoi t starving to ' i next
winter I
As to land in the Noimi wct ol
Ohio, it is eighteen inches undor
water moiit of tho year, and will
probably bo worth 81,25 per ucro
when water miakes and copper
heads bring as much per barrel in
Now York markets us potatoes aru
worth per bu-liel in Ailon.
And lastly, ho wants reliablo in
formation, a short article in your
paper relating to tho subject, and
he wants Ugo to a healthy locality,
decent laud, und fair water.
Exactly I Why, my dear sir,
there is no such thing iis reliable
information out West, unless you
pay lor it. A lawyer won't toll the
truth unless you givo bim five hun
dred dollars, nnd then you csn'tbe
:
;
I'.ov half he says.
A witness won't tell the truth in
court, unless you first scare him
half to death, nnd make him swesr
he won't lie, nnd then neither him
self nor nnybony olse knows whe
ther he tells tho truth or not. The
preachers nil rail us nn inveterute
sol of sinners, but from what I have
written you, you must know we
nru n pretty good sort of Christian
pooplo.
It you sk n miss of Mont, bloom
ing sixteen for a kiss, sho pettishly
says no, when everybody knows she
means yen, of conrso.
On the whole, tf von feel obliged
by our "sli'irt tirticie." sri do I. If
3-0U want to go to a healthy land,
stay at. home, and not bo n fool,
i''ke myself, nnd i-o'n" nm West.
And ns for decent Innrt why, my
dear feliow, what rlo ym mean ?
You 1nn.1t know thut all our wild
prairio is very indecent. cpoeially
when it is burnt over, and left
ns naked as it Was Lorn. 'Tis true
nature weaves a sort of fig lenf nps
ron every nn miner, out of a t-onrso
kind 0? 11 grass, tint it soon (rets
burnt off, nnd is ns indecent ns
ever.
As for fair water, wo have none,
it is nil a billinus compound ol Ii
quid mud, dead Buffalo fish, nnd
rotten rattle, snakes.
Our rotnmen drink, when
can't get whiskey, is oothird cof
fee, one-third praine mud, and to
bi'reo juice.
Upon the whnlo, if yon have
good wilier, and can gel half en
ough to cat. slay where you uro 1
A Jokf on Gov. IIayfs. The
Cleveland Plain I)enler gets oil n
good thing, at the expense of Gov
ernor Haves. As the tale is tohl,
'ot Governor, 11 fow days since,
i ' 1 , 10 Put in-Bay Inland to have
id li-iie fi.-hing. As a catcher
1 .":.- a success. Getting
tired 1, 1 , sport, ho returned.
P .' t ' 1 :s 1 1'iiiiltK and fi !i on board
: in ft- Saiidu si; y. he was sor n
H..-.I o Civile, it st.ilion on the
' ,Y P. Hvlr :d where he ( banged
tt" lo tn-;ke ii (lying visit to F re
in int.. Co'n.f'-i I'm liiigirag" mas
t c Civil. v t!e Governor Soon
hud 1,; l! links cli. t keii to Fremont,
a:n! asked that be a Is') receive one
lor his fish. "We'll put them on
tho tr.'iti for 3011, but wo don't
eliecit fih on tho road," said the
bi".'ir-tire master. The Governor,
th, idling if ho would make known
his ollleml position he could get- Irs
fish checked, Suid to tho baggage
man : "I am (lonrnor Hayes !"
Imngino tho Governor's astonish
ment when the baggage man blurt
ed out : "I don't euro a d d whi
her 3-011 are Governor Hayes or
Georgo Washington, you ran't get
them fish chocked on this rond."
And they were not checked, and
Ilis Excellency had lo turn them
over to tho Kxprcs Company nnd
pa' thnrgc6 Statesman.
WOMAN.
Wo look upon the nun as the repre
sentative of intelect, nnd the woman
s the representative of affection; but
each shares the characteristic of the
other, only in the man one predomi
nates, and in the woman the othei.
We know womsn as nflectionnte, as
relij;Mis, as oracular, as delighting in
grace nnd order, possessed of tnte, In
all ages, woman has been the represen
tative of religion. In all countries, it
is the women who fill the temples. In
every reiigioue movement the woman
has been nn active and powcaful part,
not onley in those in the most uncivil
ized, countries; not less fn Mohonime
dnn than the Greek and Jloman relig
ions. She holds man to religion.
There is no man so reprobate, so ear
less of rcligous duty, but that he tie
lightc to hare his wife a saint, All
men feel the advantages tliat abound
of that quality in s woman. My own
feelings is that iu all ages woman has
held substantially the same influence.
I think that s superior women are
rare as superior men arc rare. 1 thin'c
that women feel when they are in the
press, as men of genius are said to do
among energetic workers that they
see through all theso etforts with finer
eyes than their noity matters. I think
that all men in the pretence of the
best women feel overlooked and judg
cd, tind sometimes sentenced. They
are tho educators in all our society.
Throuuh their sympathy and quiek-ni':-s.
tin y are the proper mediators be
tween those who have knowledge and
thofo who want it. Ha.
The. New York Tribune, with its
characteristic, inuunncss, attempts
',0 shield President Grant by thrus
ting Mrs. Crant in front of hiut.
Hear it :
"If Mrs. Grant did speculate,
there is no cridonne that she did no
with the knowledge or consent 0
her lushund, or tlnit'shn knew any
more about the intentions of the
government than was known by all
the world. Hie would not have
been the first, woman who ever spec
ulated in Wall street without her
husband's knowlodgo."
if that is not the very quintess
ence ol meanness, what 's ?
What a valuable head ft woman
must have who bas fifteen bundrod
dollars' worth of hair !
Communication.
For the Conservative.
Ed. Cwowrtatiti :- The magnani
mous course of the editor of the Her
ald towards the Morgan County Agri
cultural Society has stta'ned its climax
in his rcfutal to publish the "twaddle" j
of the Secretary, who "apuimes" to do
fend the Society and himself sgninst
ih foul aspersions of that profound'!)
wiseacre. IYihnps. however, there was
not suflicier.t room in that sheet for his
"twaddle" snd mine ; but, sfter hav
ing assailed the Society and myse'f so
revengefully in his psper, it was no
more than my right and duty to haven
fair hearing in the same journal In
whirh we were nlt.icked. Ilis ungeii
tlemnnly and unjournalistic course in
this matter is reprehensible, nnd prima
fneit evidence of the injustice he has
done ui. Talk about selfishness ! 'Peo
ple that livo in g'uss houses should be
careful where they throw stones." Ilis
selfishness snd haw ingratitude nro
unpara teled iu this community; and
his egotism beyond the measure of
language. If he had a high regard for
truth he would be more careful about
somo of the statements he makes, nnd
would not attempt to favor his cituso
with the idea that be proponed to do
the Society's printing Tor nothing rath
er than have it sent away, lit ncer
maile tack a preponliim to me. But said
he would lather di the printing for
nothing than Save it sent to Cincin
nati itht indVy vo not alU t"jwynr it.'
This being a qualified proposition, nnd
the Society always having been able to
pay for the printing and all other work,
fell to the ground as worthless, as ma
ny other of his propositions have.
Again he says, in referrii.g to the
"bungling munner" in w hich the Pre
mium List appeared in thut paper of
tho Nth nlt-t that "if thero are enors in
it, he, the Secretary, is the responsible
party, if indeed, thero is bluine uny
where.' Ho knew better than that when
he penned this item. Tlio truth is
thin 1 did read the proof of tho List
ns it appeared in the Ilemld hist May,
but a lock of material iu that office ne
cessitated its being "distributed," or
"torn down" immediately following
the first Usue, since which time that
office borrowed tho list in type from the
Conttrvative office, and in the interim
bef'oro the Pair that list was partly
jiicd, some of ihe figures transposed, as
well as other errors made, all to the
knowledge of tho editor or attache of
tho Herald office but no effort was
made by him or them to correct he
same, although it was his or their duty
so to do I did not read the proof of
the list as it appeared in tho Herald of
thoSthult. The editor of tho Herald
cannot crawl out of so small a hole as
that in excuse for his inc nie tency or
carelessness, and attach blam where it
dues pot belong,
A strict adherence to the truth would
enable this young parasite to mako a
different statement from what he diil
in referring to tho colored poster tho
.Society had printed in Cincinnati. In
the first place, that otlice cannot print
such a poster (colored) as we had print
ed. And in one color, for what ho
wanted to charge us f 10, we could and
can get printed in Cincinnati for $6,
and a little larger poster and put up in
better stvle than he could furnish it.
As to tho errors iu it, I admit there be
ing a few perhaps two material ones
1 ut ho will acknowledge that printers
are not infallible, for in his issue of Oc
tober 1st, thero appears cay lt!3 errors
on tho inside 03 on the record, and 70
011 the thirdpiigeofth.it paper and
many of them glaring nnd unwarrant
able errors. Look at the fame paper of
tho 6U1 inst , and you will find it teem
ing with errors that any enterprising
journalist would be nshtimcd of. But
shame is something foreign to htm in
his nature. Dwellers in glass houses
should be iii' re prudent in their fault
finding, that their shurl-rnmingi and
incapacity may not be exposed.
This egotistical young man 1 nd'ir.
ors to make his readers believ. '..'. :i !,r
is popular indeed. In speakiiv; of ;he
Board lie says, "tho'e is not a man in it
thnt we cnn'l take cordially by the
hand." What unwarranted Impu
dence I There are somo of them who
do not deign to notice him whoso in
sults they have boinu until "forbeur
aneo cesses to be a virtue." tubers, and
many or most of them do not caro to
associate with him, and his course in
slandering them snd the Society is
tending to estrange them forever. He
may feel like courting their favor, but
bo must conduct himself more gentle
manly and honorably if ho expects to
grusp them "cordially by tho hand'1 in
futuro,
Aston minority of tho Board desir
ing the printing to bo done at home, I
admit it, but it was trutia minority - on
ly iwo out of twelve members, so ex
pressing themselves, and ono of them
indirectly intoiested in the Herald of
fice. If he can gather any eonsoHllon from
his fullncious statements and charges
ha is welcome to them.
Sic'r Mono ax Co. An. Societt.
McConnelsville, Nov. 10, '7S.
CoNcr.RNixa Jefferson Davis, the
Now Orlonns Picnynne s.iys :
"Mr. Davis will of, nnd ennnof,
under any p)ssiblo circumstances,
be induced to color 11.U the polities
of the duj-. cr accept nnr position
in puUlie life. As to this he is con
tent to bo of the past ; ns to word
of mnterint osefulntaa, ho desires to
bo ol the rcsent."
Tu CuNcK.Aii ii.4i;iitr.ii. Alt
tho who havo perused this sterl
ing and influential Democratic pa
per, w hich was always good nod re
liable, have been struck with tho
markod improvements which, dur
ing the past yerr, have been nin-lo
in it, rendering it, wven aside from
its political character, oue ol lUo
best iiutv&papers published in the
L'nilod States. Tho paper is wor
thy of general circulation. Wo ob
serve thnl its energetic proprietors,
have offered premiums to tho am
ount 01' two thousand fivo hundred
and seveiityfjve dollars, mostly in
greenbacks, ns a roward lo those
who send the largest list of subscri
bers to their Weekly edition. In
ndJition io this, cver3 subscriber
will rocoivo a copy of tho Enquirer
Manuel, a vnlunble s'atistical work,
difficult to bo dispensed with by
thoso who tako nn Interest in polit
ical nffui's. Wo hope to see a spir-.
ited competition among our Demo
cratic friends for thoso I; bora I premiums.
Business Notices.
You cun bay a To it. I'ocket
Hoolc for 50 cts. or A $1 25 Focket
Hook lor f 1 fO nt Sproguo's Drug
Store.
Jr Corns Mid soe our Jfow Hati nnl
Oatritch Feathers, juit received Lr Sirs
mer Julia. Hji.lidit k Co.
A lnro ntnulc of Arnold's Writing
Fluid rccuived at tbo Eock Storo. this
week.
t. This week a splendid assortment
right fresh from the maker, orn. feed
and clothes baskets. K SILL At Co.
t. B'lcml 4 Cori.iino Ink, in 'srge lmi,
received at the fleck Store tliw wcik.
I'iT.AXD DRAMA.
Sci.XB I. A fleeted Young Lady: 'Je
nnie, where did you gel thai love of an
overcoat?
Jerimc, riacid'y: At Walker's, to
be sure; they always havo the nicest
goods in the two towns there.
ScknkII. -Young lady nnd .Tnrimn
walking up Etreet, followed by the ad
miring gazo of tho whulo neighbor
hood. Where is. Sill's? It's directly
opposite the Court House.
B?9l. New lot of Furs and Hoodsjust
received at C. L. Hall's.
-.Ntw Guoits daily cxpectei at the
Book Store,
a?" We will have by steamer Julia,
this week, the best stock of Impls and
valises ever brought to the uoin.ty, alxo
n prime si tide of veritable ' heeling
StOjjio F.SlLLJk Co.
S& Fonie beautiiul lion nets at Hol
brook's. So iii'jlie of dtatioaary received
ut the Book Storu thi week.
,7.tr- Fino l.uco Culiars at IlalliJsy t)
tVs.
lk-Tf yeu want the cheapest rnul
I ticket, wah tub, wash board or brr om
that is offered in town, go to K. Si 1 ic
Co's.
tnV School Books by wholesa'e er
retail nt C. It. Hull's. Country dealers
will do well to cull.
t. For choice Furs go to Holbrook's
Fancy Store.
SU Queciistvore, (ihisswsrc, wooden
ware, tiiiwaru and house furnishing
goods constantly on hand at F. Sill tc
Cos.
Lmlica 1 ax ul ilu very best quslityi
11 no, gvnlt Culf Olovur, Oler Trimmed, noil.
I'ur Collnr", St llnllhlnv kCn't.
t3r C. L. Hull buys his goods in
Now York.
. . . 1
l&T l'la'ui and fancy breakfast shawls
the nicest and cheapest in town at
SILL'S.
fiotoC. L. Hall's for Millinery
and Fancy Goods, Notions, etc.
t$u Husk mats, a big lot, a,' (Jill's.
f.-V Freeh supplies of School Dooki re
reived st the Ileok Btoro this week. Al
ways in stock a complote supply ol every
thing lor Schools, ami al low ,rh en.
1. . ..x 1
t& Go to Sill's und gut s box of 25
cent collars before they are all gon",
.. j 1
Miscellaneous I'ublicstlons.'I.cs.l
Pencils, llennet or Pasteboard, Wrspplug
Psper, Arnold's Ink, Carmine Ink, Wrsp
piug Twine, 80I100I U00V1, suJ many other
Gooile, rsoeiveil at the Book Store this
wcok.
JW Balmoral skirls, a tlno lot, differ
ent grades, at Sill's.
jrt. Soda lliscutr. Uuy your
Cream Tartar, Soda, and linking
Powders at ftpragne'a Drag Store,
