Buchanan County bulletin. [volume], December 17, 1869, Image 1

About Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891

Image provided by: State Historical Society of Iowa

                
VOL. V, NO. 25,
THE BULLETIN.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
WM. TOMAN,
AT INDEPENDENCE BUCHANAN CO., IOWA.
OYFICJB IN IIUBSON'SNEW BLOOK
Main Street between Chatham fc Walnut.
Terms: *2,00 per Aniium, 111 Advauce.
Rates of Advertising:
ll w'k.12 wk8.i3mos-'ft mos.ll
LflOl 1-50! 3.501 5.501
llM 2.06 6.00 10.00
5.00! 6.001 11.00] 18.00
1 square
squares
column
column,
tolumn,
7.50| 10.00 20.001 35.00
lo'.oo' 15.00| 35.00| 55.00
feuair ess cards, one year
Hottest in the loci column, will be charged
ftfteen ccnts per line for each insertion.
The legal «qu»re of printed matter in
•»|ffTate is ten lines of solid"
tint eight lines of minion, the type of "lis
»»per.
BUSIN KSS CARDS.
T. W. HARRISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
REAL ESTATE AG'T
"^Vlnthrop, Buchanan Co., Ia.
Colltetiom and Remittancet Promptly Had*.
n-y
JED LAKE,
A O N E Y A A W
NOTARY PUBLIC AND
Independence, Iowa.
W «. & .T. It. DOSNAN,
LAW, COSTEYASCm®)
WAR CLAIM, INSURANCE.
Tax and Land Agency Office,
(Office in LoytzeV New Brick Block,)
In dependence. Iowa.
L. W. HART,
A.TT011NEY AT LAW,
NOT-.MIY rUBLIC,
AND
E!«UAKIHI:
OFFICE IN
WILCOX'S
BRICK BLOCK,
.ft DEPENDENCE,
August 7th, 1S66. l'~
J. S. WOODWARD,
\lTTOMlJVE 1* .IT MH',
ANT
3 F.XKRAL LAND AGENT
INHF-PENDENCR, IOWA.
OFFICE IN WILCOX'S BLOCK.
Particular attention given to collections, and
remittances promptly niad».
LEE
& WEABT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
OFFICK IN CAFFAI.L S BLOCK,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA
Feb. 5,1867. [33-tf
O. I. HOLDBIDOE,
Attorney If Counselor at. Law,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
TTill "ive especial attention to Collections
uill pay'taxes, examine titles, collect rents, and
(•11 real estate.
AI.SO, LICENSED
Government Claim Ag't.
Will prosecute and collect all claims against
fee Government, including Petition, Back i
£c., &c.
•FF'ICE I* CAFFAL'SNEW BBICK BLOCK, over
Glass' Store
.1. Or. HOUSE.M.D.
RESIDENCE AUfD OFFICE,
C.IUNRIT
OF
MOTT
AXD CBATIIAM STUF.KTS,
MEPEXIEXrE, IOWA
T. M. HUNT,
I E N S E A U I O N E E
Independence, Iowa.
Wof
ill soil Heal Estate and personal property
every description. Satisfaction guar
SDtecd.
JOHN T. HANCOCK,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
No. 71 Ccr. Main and 4th Sts.
Dulauqwo. loxva.
Dr C. A. CLARKE
DENTIST,
w.roEPEjrnEjrcE, -to n\i,
Invites all in need of good Dental work to
give him a call.
All operations performed with neatness and
iispatcb, and on reasonable terms.
Office up Stairs, Wilcox' New Block,
East end of Bridge. [titf
J. S. NICHOLSON. D. II. (JILL.
CILL & NICHOLSON,
8TJRQE0N DENTISTS,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.
Office Over Xlodge'a Store,Leytze's Block.
33i-auoli OfEloos!
orrrci: IN* yLWSQl'KTON' opens on the
Srst Monday of every month, and remains »pen
ano week.
OFif'IClC IX WINTMROP open on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, of the following
veek*
Dec. 18, 1867. [19]
fih'S. llobbie & Graham,
IIomoDopatlaio
PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS,
Indepcndencr, Iowa#
8c
ioy
roeeries and Provisions,
Independence, Iowa.
-gff- HIGHEST CASH PltlCE paid for all
ds of country produce.
Wagon AIii-hi/b in Aitmdanee to Deliver
't Free of Chftrtje.
independence, June 1866. [51*tf
Stew
Carriage & Wagon Shop.
Ransier& Flanigan,
nnfacturcrs of Carriages, Wagons, Buggies,
ghs, Cutters, and in fact everything in this
of trade. Particular attention given te
Horse-Shoeing & Rcparing.
•nop on Chatham Stroct, 2d block north of
jia,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.
July 2d. I-tfj
if.
JAS. & WM. WHAIT,
OF THE FIRM OF WHAIT ft CO.,
Manufacturers of the Celebrated
X.X.X. WAGON,
INDEPEXDEKCE, IOWA.
Call and Examine Before Baying.
Repairing Done on Short Notice.
JJ-tf
year
10.00
15.00
30.00
55.00
95.00
.8 00
G. L. DICKINSON. It. II. DICKINSON.
TREMONT HOUSE,
G. L. DICKINSON fe SON, Proprietors.
DUBUQUE, IOWA.
Location central near the Post Office.
General Stage Office, Cor. 8th and Iowa Sts.
Feb. 5,1869. 32-tf
New Faint Shop.,
LYMAN & JOT
Will be fonnd at their New Shop, opposito the
Bell Tower,
Third Door abore the Post Office,
And arc now prepared to do all kinds of
HOUSE, SIGN & CARRIAGE PAINTING.
Also,
Graining and Paper-Hanging
Done in the Best of Style
ON SHORT NOTICE.
Near the Depot,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.
Keep constantly on hand a full supply of well
selected
PINE LUMBER,
Of ©very description,including Boards of differ
ent grades,
Joists, Scantling, Fencing, Dressed
Flooring and Siding, Dimen
sion Timber, Shingles,
Grubs, Laths, Pick
ets, Doors,
Blinds,
Sash,
&c.
fcS-The above is the first-established Lumber
Yard in Independence,having been successfully
conducted by Mr.Z. Stout during the past eight
years. Ilo having recently associated his neph
ew, Mr. W. F. Stout, in the business, the new
firm will endcaver to maintain the reputation of
the Yard for
Superiority of Stock and Reasona
ble Prices.
We arc Agents for the
BeloU Combined Mower & Reaper
One the best machif in the world, for which
wo keep constantly or band a full supply of re
pairs. Also, for a Superior
Three-Shot el Corn Plow,
Which has been teste I in the county with entire
satisfaction.
WFT0ST0UT.} X.STOUT & CO.
[B-tf
E
Howe Sewing Machines
THE UOwi^rMAnilNE CO.,
ELIAS HOWE, JR.,
Established 1845*
Perfected 18«7.
For Families & Manufacturers.
THE GREAT PRIZE:
EXPOSITION UNJVEHSKLLE, PARIS,
1867,
AWARDED OVER EIGHTY-TWO COM
PETITORS
THE HIGHEST PREMIUM,
The only Cross of the Legion
of Honer and Gold Medal,
Given to American Sewing Machines,per Impe
rial Decree, published in the "Moniteur Univer
sal" (Official Journal of the French Empire,)
Tuesday, 2d July, 1867, in these words:
Fabricantcde Machines a
coudrc exposant.
ELIAS HOWE, JR.J
I Manufacturer of Sewing
I Machines, Exhibitor.
Tho Howe Pcwing Machines are celebrated
for doing the best work, using a much smallen
needle for the same thread than any other ma
chine.
They are adapted to all kinds of Family Sew
ing, and manufacturing of every description,
making a beautiful and perfoct Stitch, alike on
both sides of the article sewed, and will neither
lip nor ravel.
Every Machine is as near perfection as the
best machinery in the world can make it.
The parts being exactly alike, if any part
needs to be replaced, the operator can replaco it
The Now Improved Family Sewing Machine
is without a rival, and cannot be surpassed,—
a Hemuier, Foller: Braider, Quiltcr anil Guide
go with each Family Machine free
of charge.
Don't fail to examine these World ite
nowed Machines.
MRS. II. 8. AMES,
IS AGENT ron THE
Elias Howe Lock-Stitch Sew­
ing Machine,
For INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.
44yl
J£YE INFIRMARY,
Webster
DEALKItS
IN
Established in Waterloo.
Drs. CURTISS & TICKNOR,
For the benefit of those afflicted with
DISEASES OF TIIE $
YE,
They make this
Important Stipulation.
They are willing to receive patients for treat
ment FKKE OF CUAKGE, if ample satisfac
tion is nut given.
Office at Residence, in MaynartVs Uoust,
near 0. Miller's, Waterloo, west-side. [21-ly
A, S. BEELS,
I E N S E A U I O N E E
JIazleton, Iowa.
Will attend Sales of Real and Personal Prop
terty,on short notice, in this and Fayette coun
ies. Satisfaction Guaranteed. [17-2m
RESTAURANT.
WHAIT & BRO.,
Cor. M(iin & Walnut St*.
WARM MEALS AT ALL HOVRS.
Ice-Cream and Lemonade
In Every Style.
Tobacco, Cigars & Confectionery.
H. J. WHAIT. G. N. WIIAIT.
[50-6m]
MONEY TO LOAN!
Enqaire of Jel Lake.
BOOTS & SHOES.
IEKEL,
Corner of Main it Chatham Stnett,
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA,
Keeps constantly on hand All kinds of
BOOTS AND SHOES
FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
Both Home Made & Eastern Made*
He employs none but first class workmen and
uses nothing but the best of stock, llis stock
will be sold at the
VERY LOWEST PRICES PORCASH.
lie is also Agent for the celebrated Singers'
Sewing Machines. Machine Oil aad Noedles
for Sewing Machines always on hand. n26-y
c.
32-1
y
OLD ESTABLISHED
LUMBER YARD,
Z. STOUT & Co.,Prop'rs
KK:EU.
FURNITURE!
Change of Location.
J. C. GLASS
XTTOUIO ANNOUNCE that he has pur
W chased the entire stock of KLOTZBACH
&GOELLER and
Removed to their Old Stand,
ON
THE
NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET,
Where he is now receiving very large addi
tions to his stock of
First-Class Furniture
OF ALL KINDS.
His Stock includes a great variety of
MATTRESSES,
Looking Glasses,
Wash Stands,
Safes, &c., &c.,
All of which
Will be Sold at Prices
THAT DEFY COMPETITION!
He also keeps on hand a supply of
COFFINS
of
the Latest Patterns,
And finished in imitation of Rosewood and Ma
hogany.
Independence, April 2d, lSf.9. 40-tf
WALL PAPER
AT
Waggoner & Co's.
HARTMAN & DAliBER,
MANUFACTURERS OF
AT.T. KIKTZ3S OI
A FIXE ASSORTMKtFT OF
EASTERN WORK
Constantly on Hand
Wc use none but the
lest of Material,
and cm guarantee
XSntlro SatiMfaotioxi
Hcpairiny done in th* bestttjfle and on the
thok*te*t notice. GIVE US CALL«
Sept. 11,1866. 12-tf
Brick Yard For Sale,
With all the necessary improvementy to run the
same. Wood and lumber included, with twen
ty seven acres of land, with houpe and stable
thereon. All of the land or part of it will be
sold with the Brick Yard to suit the purchaser.
Situated five miles southeast of Independence,
on the road leading from Independence to
Quasqueton. For further particulars inquire
of Robert Wilson of Jcsup, or J.
M.
Independence, Admrs. of tho estate of George
Wilson, deceased. Reference to Jed Lake, In
dependence, Iowa.
ilmtoh 2nd, 18C9. 36-tf
DISSOLUTION.
Notice is hereby given, that the partnership
fceretofore existing between .T. U. Turner and
Jlrs. A. S. Melluh, in the Millinery and Dry
Goods buaiaetttty i£ this day dissolved by mutual
oonsent.
J. B. TURNER,
Mrs. A. S. MELLISn.
The business will be carried on as Lsual by
J. B. Turner.
Independence, April 26,1809. 44-tf
Independence Nursery.
At the Independence Nursery, one mi!*! west
of this City, may be found a good assortinnet
of Apple frees, Morrcllo and Early Richmond
Cherries, Plum Trees, Red, Yellow and Tr in
teendent Crabs Houghtcn Seedling (Jooseber
fies, Bl-ck Cap and Purple Ca ie Raspberries,
Grapes, Currants, Rosos, Floworing Shrubs,
Evergreens and everything in the Nursery line
13-tf.
Mrs. Milliman
Has returned from the East with a Large and
Choicc Holcction of
WINTER STYLES.
invite the Ladies to come in and see my
PATTERNS
IN BONNETS & HAXS
I oan lopply Dress Mukors with Trimmed Pat
terns or without Trimming.
I was fortunate in being in Chicago on the
"Opening Day" of Winter Styles, secured my
Patterns from the Latest Styles.
I have a Full Lino of
BSBPHYHB.
1m confident we can please yon In
HATS Sc BONNETS.
1 St Door West of
Myers
DOWN
GO THE
PRICES!
FOR
30 DAYS
rar a mc
I OFFER MY
1
Bureaus, Lounges, Sofas,
Mammoth Stock
AT THE
NEW YORK
S O E
AT COST!
1
BOOTS & SHOES,
MAIX STREET, IXDEPEXDEXCE.
FOR PARTICULARS
Call at
Um
Maa».
St., Independence, Iowa.
40-tf.
Fremises.
E. LEACH.
THE CELEBRATED
GROVEK k BAKER
Sewing Machines.
Tht Best Family Machine in the World
Tin
Particular Attention given to Cus
tom Work.
HEPE Machines arc superior to all others
Simplicity, Adiiptittioil to a Great Ramje
of H'ori-.tlie Enxr with which they arc
and their freedom from liability to get out of
repair.
This is the only company who make both the
Shuttle or "Lock" Stitch, and tho rover*
Baker Donblo Elastic Stitch, thus giving pu*
chasers a Choice uitd privitaje of tfuhaiiginy.
S. S. WAGGONER & CO. Agents.
Call and sco for yourselves.
SYRACUSE SALT
Always on hand.
Farm Producc Wanted.
T. W. CLOSE.
May 14, 1869. 4fl-ly
C. M. DURHAM,
DKAI.KH IN
BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE
a
J. S. BOUCK,
PnorniEToR
From low*, Illinois and Pennsylvania Mines.
Offi.cc at Railroad Depot.
Dec. 3, 1869. 23-Iy
JESUP BUSINESS.
J. II. IIAWKINS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Jesup, Buchanan Co., Ifwa.
Collections Promptly Made and Remitted
REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AHD SOLD.
Jan. 22,1869. [30-tf
M. It. EASTMAN,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
AND
X.AJSTX3 AGENT,
JESUP, BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA.
Will practice in Buchanan, Bla^k&awk, and
adjoining counties. /Jl-tf
M. BEOSENV,
MERCHANT TAltOH.
Custom Made Work Warranted.
ot it
a* Unsheltered lflerd*
BY.* rPAlRIfi PLOWBOY.
Swift drfrev t!e ehill blasts o'er the withered
phiin/
And wavering l€nd the periled stacks of grain
The shivering cattle in turouluous train
Forsofce the stormy fields
The monarch of the herd—his shaggy form
Wise with the instinct of pressing storm—
Assails the air piih bellowing alarm
And fity-toned appeal*.
He sees tho waning taper's fitful gleam.
And, eyeing oft the clouded Moon's palo beam,
lie hears the murmur of the hoarse-Voiced
stream,
Delayed by Winter's grasping chill.
Gone is the verdure of tho meadow lands.
The dend grass lies upon the frozen sands,
The leafless limbs outstretcth like waving hands
On yonder wind-swept hill.
Now gaze on that unsheltered, moaning herd,
And is their melancholy cry unheard
And is no heart with merey kindly stirred,
Amid tempestuous night?
0 cruel man rouse from lliv slumbers warm,
And hear the beating of tho driven storm,
Nor haply dream, with joy surrounding charm,
Nor robed in peaceful quiet,
But, sco thy snow-investured shivering kinc,
Like quivering clods, upon the earth -ecline,
And hear the gathering gale, with hail combine,
To robe their drowsy bed.
See how, With instinct of a kindly age,
The aged herd the younger*' woes assuage,
And shelter spread 'mid houseless, stormy rage,
With lent, protecting.
Lea. n then, tho sleepless rigors of untempered
wind
May startling dreams thy visioned eyes unbUhd,
And funeral trains, with howling fiends com
bined.
Breed riot in thy brain.
Until the pale December's sterile san
Blazons with fire the drowso-dispelHtlg dawn,
And circling clouds and icy pangs undone,'
Forsake their bed of puin.
Chicago Journal.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
To the Scncte and House of licprcscnta
of the United Stales in Congress
Assembled.
THE 8ITPATIOX OF THE COl'fcTBY,
Iii coming before you for the first time as
Chief Magistrate of the Nation, it is with
gratitude to the Giver of all good, for the
many be unfits we are enjoying. We are
blessed ttith peace at home, and are without
entangling alliances abroad, or market
trouble. With a territory unsurpassed in
ferti'ilv and area, equal to the abundant
support of live hundred millions of people,
and abounding in every variety of useful
minerals in quantity suflicient to supply the
world for generations with exuberant crops
with a v .iety of climate adapted to the
production of every species
of earth's riches,
and suited 'otlie habits, tastes and require
ments of every living thing: with a popula
tion of forty ni'llious of free people, all
speaking one language with facilities for
every mortal to acquire an education with
institutions closing to none the avenues to
fame, or any blessing of fortune that may
be coveted wiih freedom of pulpit, the
press and the school: with a revenue pour
ing into tha T'ertsury beyond the require
ments of Covernnieut supply. Harmo.i.'
is being r:pid'y restored within our own
borders manufactures hitherto unknown
ill our country are springing up in all direc
tions, producing a degree of national inde
pendence unequalled bv any other power.
Th e blessings and coun less others are
entrusted to your care and mine, for safe
k '•ping for the 1 rief period of our tenure
ol office. In a short time we must each of
us return to the ranks of the people who
have conferred upon us our honors, and ac
count to them for our stewardship. I earn
estly desire that neither vou or I may be con
demned by a free and enlightened constitu
ency, nor by our own const".MICCS,
TIIE WORK OF UE' OXSTr.lCTlOX.
Emerging from a rebellion of gigantic
magnitude, aided as it was by the sympa
thy and assistance of nations with whom
wc were at peace, eleven States of the
Union were four years ago lei'i without le
gal governments, a debt had been conirac
ed, American commercc was almost driven
f.om the sens, the industrv of one half of
our coautrv bad been taken from the con
trol of the capitalists aud placed where al!
labor rightfully belongs—m the keeping ol
the laborer. Tlie work of lesloring Slate
governments to the Union, cP protecting
and fostering free labor, and providing
means for paying the interest oil the pub
lic debt, have received ample attention
from (Jongr "S. although your effor have
not met with success iu all tho par culais
that might have been d- iied, yet on the
whole they have been more successful than
could have bren reasonably ftn:i
GEORGIA TO RECOt.XIZE THE I.AW.
The eighth, Georgia, held an election iu
which she ratilied her constitution, Repub
lican in form, elected a Governor, members
of Contrri ss, a State Legi.-lature, and all
other oiiieers required. The Governor was
dulv installed and the Legislature met and
p( lonned all the acts then required of
ill
11
OLD ESTABLISHED
GROCERY STORE,
OPPOSITE TIIE
Montonr House, Independence,
lias on hand, nnd daily receiving New
Goods, consisting of
TEAS, SUGARS, COFFEES,
Miller of
AND FANCY GROCERIES,
Crockery, Glassware, Wooden-
ware,
FISH OF ALL KINDS,
Everything Cheap for Cash
b" the reconstruction acts of Con
g.ess. Subsequently, however, in violation
o! the constitution which they had ratified,
as since decided by the Supreme Court of
the State, they unseated the colored mem
bers of the Legislature and admitted to
scats some members who are J'sqnalifieJ
by the T.d clause of the 1*1 th Amendment to
the Constitution, an article which they
themselves had contributed to ratify.
Under these circumstances, I would sub
mit to you whether it would not be \v se,
without delay, to enact a law authorising
the Governor of Georgia to convene the
members originally elected to the Legisla
ture, requiring each member to take the
oath preset ibed by the reconstruction act.,
and none to be admitted,' who are ineligible
under the id clause of tho lth Amend
ment.
VIRGIKIA, MlSSISStrri AXD TEXAS.
Daring the session of Congress, at the
March term, Congress by a joint resolution,
authorized the Executive to order elections
in the Stales of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas, submitting the constitution, which
each had previously in convention framed
and submitted, the Constitution either en
tire or in separate parts to be voted upon
at the discretion ol the Executive. Under
this authority elections were called in Vir
ginia. The election took place on the 0th
of July, The Governor and Lieu
tenant,
Governor elected have been installed.
The Legislature met and did all required by
this resolution and by all the reconstruc
tion acts or Congress, and abstained from
all doubtful autho ity. I recommend that
her Senators and Representatives be admit
ted and that the State belul'y restored tojts
placc in the family of the Stales.
Elections were called in Mississippi and
Texas to commence on the !0th of Novem
ber, ISliD, and to last two duvs in Mississip
pi and four days in Texas. The elections
have taken place, but the result is not
known. It is to be hoped t' the nets of
the Legislature of these St. s when they
meet will bo such as to rcceivc'vour appro
bation, and thus close the work of recon
struction,
THE FREEDMEJf.
The freed men under the protection wfcich
they havo received are making rapid pro
gress in learning, and no complaints nre
heard of lack of industry on their part
where they receive fair reiuuueratiou for
their labor.
THE REVIVAL OF COMMERCE.
The means provided for paying the in
terest on the public debt with all other ex
penses of the Government nre more than
ample. The loss of our commerce is the
only result of the late rebellion which has
not received suflicient attention from you.
To this subject I invite your early attention.
I will not now suggest plans by which this
object may be cfl'ected, but will, if neces
sary, make it the subject of a spccial mes
sage,
TIE cvtwem 4KB RF.SUMrTIOX.
INDEPENDENCE, IOWA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1369. WHOLE NO., 233.
Among the evils growing out of the re
bellion and not yet referred to is that of our
irredeemable currency. It is an evil which
I hope will receive your mast earnest atten
tion. It is a duty, and one of the highest
duties of the Government, to secure to the
citizens a medium of exchange and of fixed
unvarying value. This implies its return
to a specie basis, and no substitute for it
can be devised. It should be commenced
now, and reached at the earliest practicable
moment, consistent with a fair regard to
the interest of the debtor class. Immedi
ate resumption, if practicable, would not
be desirable it would compel the debti.r
class to pay beyond their contracts, the
premium on gold, nt the date of their pur
chase, and would bring bankruptcy and ru
in to thousands. Fluctuations, however, in
ie paper value of the measure of all val
ues, gold, is detrimental to the interests of
trade. It makes the man of business an
involuntary gambler for in all sales when
future payment is to be made, both parties
speculate as to what will be the value of the
currency to be paid and received. I earn
estly recommend then such legislation as
will insure a gradual return to specie po v
ments and put an immediate stop to fluctu
ation in the value of currency. The meth
ods to secure these results are as numerous
as are the speculators on political economy.
To seeuro the latter, I see but one way,
and that is to authorize the Treasury to re
deem its own paper at a fixed price, when
ever presented, and to withhold from circu
lation ail such currency redeemed until sold
again for gold.
THE RESOURCES OF THE XATI01T AXD TK£
NATION'S CREDIT.
The vast resources of the Nation, both
developed and undeveloped, ought to make
our credit the best on earth. With a less
burden of taxation than the citizen has en
dured fors'- years past, the entire public
debt could be prrd in ten years, but itN
not desirable that the people should be
taxed to pay it in that time. Year by year
the ability to pay increases in a rapid rati
bat the burden of interest ought to be re
duced as rapidly as can be done without a
\'.olation of contract.
THE GOVERNMENT BOXDS.
The public debt is rep:escnted in a great
part by bonds having from five to twenty
and from ten to f. 'ty years to run, bearing
interest at the rale of per cent., and 5
per cent, respectively. It is optional with
the Government to pay their bonds at any
period after the expiration of the last time
mentioned upon their face. The time has
already expired when a great portion of
ihem may be token up. The time is rapid
ly approaching when all may be.
110XDS BEARING LOWER INTEREST.
It is believed that all which are now due
may be replaced bv bonds bearing a rate of
interest not exceeding 4i per cent., and ns
rapidly as the remainder becomes due. that
tlipvmavberep'acedin the same wav. To
acomplish this, it may be necessary to au
tho ze the interest to be paid at either of
ike three or four of the money centres of
Europe, or by any assistant treasurerof the
United States, at tho option of the holder
of the bond. I suggest this subject for the
consideration of Congress. Also simulta
neous')- with this the propriety of redeem
ing our currency as before suggested, at its
market value at the time the law goes into
effect, and the increasing rate at which the.
currency w
lI
lie bought and sold from day
to day or week to week at the same rate of
interest as the Government pays upon its
bends.
TAtlFWASD TAXATION.
The subject of the tnrifF and internal
taxation will necessari'y receive your atten
tion. The revenues of the country rrc
greater than the lequiremeuts, aud may,
with safety, be leduced, but as the funding
of the debt in a -1 or -li per cent, loan
would reduce the annual current expenses
largely, thus alter funding, justity:ng a
greater reduction of taxation than wculd
now be expedient. I suggest the postpone
ment of this question until the iie.it meet
ing of Congress. It may be ad\isablo to
modi y taxation mid tariff iu instances
where unjust or burdensome discriic'na
tious are made by the present laws, but a
general revision of the laws reguhi ing this
subject I recommcitd the postponement of
for the present.
I also suggest the renewal of the tax on
incomes, but at a reduced rale, say i per
cen.'., and this tax is to expire in three
years with the fuud'ng of the National
debt as here suggested. I feel safe in say
ing the taxes and revenue from imports
niav be reduced safely froin sixty to eighty
millions per annum at once, and still lur
tlier reduced from year to year as the re
sources of the country are developed.
!pated.
Seven States that passed the ordinance of
secession have been fully restored to places
in the Union.
The report of the Secretary of the Treas
ury shows the receipts of the Government
for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 18(19,
'obe $.-570.04: ,747, and tiie expenditures,
i ic'uding inlen."U. Ac., to be $o'Jl,-100,o07.
The estimate-, for the ensuing year are
more favorable to the Government, and will,
no doubt, show a large decrease of public
debt. The receipts in the Treasury beyond
expeNditures have exceeded the amount in
the Treasury to place to the credit of the
sinking i'und as provided by, law to ftick up
the surplus in the Treasury would leave
such a contraction of currency as to cripple
trade and sc !ously affect the prosperity of
the country. Under these c'rcumslanccs,
the Sccrc.arv of the Treasury nnd myself
heartily concurred in the propriety of using
all surplus cur.ency in the Treasury for the
purchase of Goverment Bonds, thus reduc
ing the interest bearing debt of the country,
ami of submitting to Congress the question
of the disposition to be made of the bonds
so purchased. The bonds now he'd by the
Treasury amount to about §75,000,000, in
cluding those belonging to the Sinking
Fund, recommend that the whole be
I hiced to the credit of the Sinking Fund.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE TREASUK t'.
You attention is respectfully invited to
the recommendations of tiie Secretary of
the Treasury, for the creation of the officer
of commissioner of custom revenues, and
for the increase of salary to a certain class
of officials, and the substitution of increas
ed national bond circulation, to replace the
outstanding four per cent, ccrlilicates and
most especially to h's recommendation for
ihe repeal of "laws allowing shires of lines,
penalties, for.'cilires, etc., to officers of tho
Government or to informers.
COMMISSION'Klt OF IXfEiiXAI, REVENUE.
The office of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue is one of the most arduous and re
sponsible under the Government. It falls
Title, if any, short of a Cabinet position, in
importance and responsibilities, I would
ask for it, tlierclu. o. such legislation as in
'our judgment will place the office on a
footing of dignity commensurate with its
importance, and with the character and
qualifications ol the class of men required
to till it properly.
CUBA—WS SIIOUI.D DO AS WB WOULD BE
DONE BY.
As the United States ia the freest of all
nations, so its people sympathize with all
struggling for liberty nnd self government,
bill so sympathizing, it is due to our honor
that we should abstain from enforcing our
views upon unwilling nations, and from
.king an interested part without invitation
in Ihe quarrels between different nations or
between governments and their subjects.
Our course should always be in conformity
with stiiet justice and law international.
Such has been the policy of the Administra
tion in dealing with these questions. For
moro than a year, o valuable province of
Spain, and a near neighbor of ours, in
whom all our people cannot but feci tho
deepest interest, has been struggling for
independence and freedom. Tho people
aud Government of the United States en
tertain the same feeling and sympathies for
the people of Cuba in their pending strug
gle. that they manifested throughout the
previous struggles between Spain nnd Ihe
former colonies, in behalf the latter, but the
contest at no time assumed the conditions
Which tKwnaVty lW In tiutmm •f inter­
national law, or which would show the ex
istence of a tie fitch political organization
of the insurgents suflicient to justify a re
cognition of beliigcrency.
The principle is mn ntained, however,
that this nation is its own judge when to
ae rd the rights of bel1' erm cy, to a people
struggling be to free from a governmentthey
believe to to oppressive, or to independent
nations at war with ench other. We have
no deposition to interfere with the existing
relations of Spain to her colonial posses
sions on this contin nt. They beliuvcth.it
in due time Spain and other European pow
ers will find their interest in terminating
these relations and establishing their pres
ent dependencies ns independent powers.
Members of the family of nations, these de
pendencies are no longer regarded as sub
ject to transfer from one European
power to another. The present relation
ceases, they become independent powers,
exercising the right of choice and of self
control in the determination of their future
relations with other powers. T^e Uni
ted States, in order to put a stop to blood
shed in Cuba, and iu the interest of neigh
boring people, proposed their good offices
to bring the existing contest to a termina
ation. The offer not being accepted by
S[ in on a basis which wc believed could
be received by Cuba, was withdrawn. It is
hoped that tho good offices of the United
S'.a' is may yet prove advantageous for the
removal of the unhappy strife. Mean
whilea number of ill gal expeditions against
Cuba have been broken up.
FICTITIOUS CITIZEN'S.
The unsettled political condition of other
countries, less fortunate than our own, some
times induces their citizens to come to the
United States, for the sole purpose of be
coming naturalized. Having secured this,
they return to their native country and re
side there without disclosing the'r change
of allegiance, they accept official positions
of trust or honor, which can only be held by
citizens ofli.eir native land. Thev jcurnev
under passports describing them" as such
citizens, and it is only when civil discord,
a er primps years of quiet, threatc- is them
or threatens their persons or property, or
when their native State drafts them into its
military service, that the lactofiheir change
ofallegiance is made known they reside
permanently f.om the United Stales tl y
cotil'ibule nothing to its revenues, thev
void the duties of its citizenship, and thev
only make themselves known by a claim of
protection. I have directed diplomatic and
consular offir?s of the L'nitcd States, to
scru inize carefully all such eln'ms of pro
tection. The citizen of the Uirlled States,
whether native or adopted, who dischnrgr.
his duty to his comury, is entitled to its
complete protection. While I have a voice
iu the direction of
affairs, I shall not consent
to impart the sacred right by confer-ing it
upon fictitious or fraudulent claimants.
THE CAf.B OF EMIGRANTS.
On the accession of the present admin
istration, it was found that the Ministers fc
North Germane hml made propositions fo.
negotiation of a Convention fur the protec
tion of emigrant passengers, to which no
response had been given. It was concluded
that to be effectual, all the mniitime powers
engaged in the trade, should join in such a
measure. Invitations have been extended
to the Cabinets of London, Paris. Florenre,
Derlin, IJtussels. the Hague, Copenhagen,
and Stockholm to empower their represent
atives at Washington to slmuhancou-lv
enter iuto negotiations and to conclude
with the Uuited States a Convention, iden
tical iu form, mal.'ug uniform lr- .ula.ions
as to tiie construction of ihe parts of vessels
to be devoted to the use of emigrants .as o
the quality and quantity of food as to the
medical treatment of the sick as to the
ru'- s to be observed during the vovage in
order to secure ventilation, promote health,
to prevent intrusion and to protect the fe
males and providing for the establishment
of tribunals in the several countiies for en
forcing such regulations by buinmary
process.
Your attention is respectfully rnlled to
the law rega'ding the tar'tf on Prussian
hemp to the question whether to fix the
charges on Russian hemp at higher rates
than are fixed upon matiilla, is not a vio
lation of our trea y with Russia.
J'.AXl' KACTLTES AND RAILROAD?.
Placing their products upon the same
footing with those of il.e most favored nn
t'ons, our manufactures are increasing with
wonderful rapidity under the encouragement
which they now receive, with tho improve
ments in machincy already effected and
still increasing, causing machinery to tak*
the p'acc of skilled labor. To a large ex
tent our impor s of many articles must fall
off largely within a veiy few years. For
.iinaleiv too manv manufactories are not
confined o a few localities as formerly, nnd
it to be hoped wili become nio -e and
mere diffused, making the interest ill tnern
equal in all sections. They give employ
ment nnd support to hundreds of thousands
of people nt homo, and retain with us tho
means which otherwise would be shipped
ab oad.
The extension ofrailrords in Et'-ope
andtbeeastis bfingingintocompetition w'th
our agricultural products of oiher countries,
Ser-intcrest, if not self-preservation, dic
tates caution against disturbing any indus
trial iuterest ot the country. It teaches us
also the necessity of looking to other mar
kets for the sale of our surplus.
CHiXA AND JAPA*.
Our neighbors south of us, and China
and Japan, should receive our special at
tention. It will be he endeavor of the Ad
ministration to cultivate such relations with
all those as to entitle us to their confidence
and make it their interest as well as ours
to cs'ablish better commercial relations.
Through the agency of a more enlightened
policv than that heretofore pursued towards
China, largely due to the sagac tv and ef
forts of one of our distinguished citi: CMS.
the world
:s
about to eommcnce lnrge'.v in­
creased relations w ill that populous and
hitherto exclusive nation.
THE CHINESE SIIOU'.DTIE TKOTECTED AS Ci .'
ZENS,
As the United States have taken the in
itiative in the new policy, so they should be
tiie most earnest in showing their good
faith in making it a success. In this step
I endorse such legislation as will forver
prelude the hus'ainmcnt of tho Chinese
upon our soil under the name Coolies, nnd
also prevent American vessels from engr.t:
iiif in tho transportation of Coolies to any
country tolerating the systenn I also rec
ommend that the mission to China be raised
to one of the first class.
Tllr.'oE TlliXCS KSSEXT1AI..
On my assuming the responsibility of
Chief Magistrate of the United States, it was
with the conviction that three things were
essential to its peace, prosperity and fullest
deVe'opment. First araong these is, strict
integrity in fulfilling all our obligations
second, to procure protection to the person
and properly of the citizen of our common
country wherever he may choose to move,
without refereece to original nationality, rc
lit'ion, color, or politics, demanding of him
only obedience to the laws and proper re
spect for the rights of others third, union
of nil of the States with equal rights inde
structable by any unconstitutional means.
To secure tho first of these Congress has ta
ken two essential steps in declaring, by joint
resolution, that the public debt should be
paid, principal nnd interest,in coin second,
bv providing means for paying.
"Providing the means, however, could not
sccure the object desired without the proper
administration of the laws for collection of
the revenues and economical disbursements
of them. This subject the administration
ban most earnestly addressed itself to with
results I believe satisfactory to the couti
try.
For the second requisite to our growth
nnd prosperity, time and a firm but humane
administration of our laws, amcnd"d from
time to time, as they may prove ineffective
or prove harsh and unnecessary, are proba
bly nil that are required.
TbetWriw»»* fc
mm*
BULLETIN
legislation, but must be regarded as fixed
by the Constitution itself, and gradually ac
quiesccd in by force of public opinion.
REQUEST FOR REPEAL OF TEXUUE-OF-OFFICE
AC'T.
It may be well to mention here, the em
barrassment possible to arise from leavinr
on the statute books the so-called Tenure of
Ollice Act, and to earnestly recomme:id its
total repeal. It cannot have been the in
tention of the friimcrs of the Constitution
when providing that appointments made by
the President should receive the consent of
the Senate, that tin: latter should have the
power to retain in office persons placed there
by Federal appointment against the will of,
the President. The law is inconsistent with
a faithful and efficient administration of the
Government. What faith can the Execu
tive put in officials forced upon him, and
those, too, whom he has suspended for rea
son? How will such officials be likely to
serve an administration which they know
does not trust them
There has been no hesitation in changing
officials in order to secure efficient execu
tion of the laws sometimes, too, where in a
mere parly view, undesirable political re
sults were likely to follow, or any hesita
tion iu sustaining efficient officials agaiust
remonstrances wholly political.
THE INDIAN* AXD III3 FUTURE.
From the foundation of the Government
to the present, the Indians have been sub
jects of embarrassment and expense, and
have been attended with continuous robber
ies, murders, and worse. From my own ex
perience upon the frontiers and Indian coun
tries. I do not hold cither legislation or the
conduct of the whites who came most in
contact with Indians, blameless for these
hostilities. The last, however, can't be un
done, and the question must be met as we
now find it. I have adopted a new policy
toward these wards of the nation. They
cannot be regarded in any other light than
as wards with fair results, so far as tried,
nnd which I hope will be attended ultimate
ly with great success. The Society of
Friends is well known as having succeeded
in living in peace with Indians in the early
settlement of Pennsylvania, when the white
neighbors of other sects in other sections
were conitantly embroiled. They arc also
known for their opposition to all strife and
violence and are generally noted for their
strict integrity nnd fair dealings. These
considerations induced me to give the man
agement of a few reservations of Indians to
them, and to throw the burden of the selec
tion of agents upon the Society itself, and it
has proven most satisfactory. It will be
found more fully set forth in the report of
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. For
Superintendents and Indian Agents not, on
reservations, officers of tho army were se
lected. The reasons for this are numerous.
by-spccial
When Indian Agents are sent there, or near
their troops must be also the Agent and the
Commander of troops are independent of
eacli other, and are subject to orders from
different Departments of the Government.
The army officer holds a position for life,
the agent one at the will of the President.
The former is personally interested ill living
in harmony with Indians, and the establish
ment of permanent peace, to tho end that
some portion of his life may be spent with
in the limits of a civilized section, the latter
has no such personal interest. Another
reason is an economical one, niul still an
other hold which the Government has upon
a life officer, to secure a faithful discharge
of duties in earryiug out a given policy.
The building of railroads and the access
thereby given to all agricultural and miner
al regions of their country is rapidly bring
ing civilized settlemei ts in contact with all
the tribes of Indians. No matter
what ought
to be the relations b°tween such settlements
and the aborigines, the fact is they do not
harmonize well on# or the other has to
give way in the end. A system which looks
to the extermination of a race is too horri
ble for a nation to ndopt without entailing
upon itself the watli of all Christendom, and
engendering in the citizen a disregard for
bumnn life, and the rights of others danger
ous to society. I see no substitute for such
a system except in placing all the Indians
in large reservations as rapidly ns can be
done, and giving them absolute protection
there nr.d as soon ns they i.re fifed for it,
they should be induced to take their lands
in community, and to set up territorial gov
ernments for their own protection. For full
details on this subject, I call your attention
to the reports of the Secretary of the Interi
or and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
THE KF.roilT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR—
APPROPRIATIONS.
The report of the Secretary of War show
the expenditures of the War Department for
the fiscal year ending the 30th ot June, li-Git,
to be $Ht),«-l 1,042, of which $'23,882,310
was disbursed in the payment of debts con
tracted during the war, and is not chargea
ble to current army expenses. The esti
mate of $: i,5::i,0:'.l, for the expenses of the
army for the next fiscal year is as low as it
is believed can be relied on. The estimates
of the ISureau officers have liven carefully
scrutinized, and reduced wherever it has
been deemed practicable. If, however, the
condition of the country should be such, by
the beginning of the next fiscal year, as to
admit a greater concentration of troops, the
appropriations askvd for will not be expend
ed.
Tho appropriation estimate for river nnd
harbor improvement and for fortifications
are submitted separately. Whatever Con
gress mny deem proper to appropriate for
these purposes will bo expended.
The recommendations of the General of
the arrav that appropriations be made for
the forts at 1. ston. Portland, New York,
Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Fran
cisco, if for no other, is concurred in.
I also ask your special attention to the
recommendation of the General command
ing the Military Division of the Pacific, for
the sale of the Seal islands of St. I'mil and
St. George, Alaska Territory, ami suggest
that it
either be complied with, or that legis
lation be had for the protection of the seal
fisheries, from which a revenue should be
derived.
'1 lie report of the Sccrolarv of War con
tains a synopsis of the heads of bureaus, of
the commanders of military divisions, and
of the districts of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas, and the report of the General of the
Army in the field. The recommendations
contained therein have been well consider
ed, and tire submit' for your action. 1,
however, call special ntietuion to the rec
ommendation ol the Chief of Ordnance fcr
tho sale of arsenals and lands ot no longer
use to the Government also to lha recom
mendations of the Secretary of War, that
the act of March 3d, prohibiting pro
motion and appointments in the staff corps
of tho nrtnv, bo repealed. The extent el
country to ba garrisoned, and the number ot
military posts to be occupied, is the same
with a reduced army as with a large one.
The number of staff officers required is
more dependent upon tho latter than the
former condition.
THE REPORT FROM THE NAVY.
The report of the Secretary of the Navy,
accompanying this, shows the condition of
the navv when this Adlniniotration came
into office, and the changes made since.
Strenuous efforts have been made to place
as manv vessels in commission, or render
them lit lor service if required, as po sil.lc,
and to substitute the sail for steam while
cruising, thus materially reducing the ex
penses of the navy and adding greatly to its
efficiency. Looking to our future, I recom
mend a liberal though not extravagant pol
icy toward this branch of the publio service.
FROM TnE POKTMASTEll-r.ENERAL.
The report of the Pi stmaster-General fur
nishes a clear and comprehensive exhibit of
the operations of the postal service and of
the financial condition of this part of the
Postoffice Department. The orJinary pos
tal revenues for the year ending the 30th of
June, 1
Stilt, am.'unt to if IS.3
1-1.510, and tho
expenditures to $23,t'89,lol, showing an ex
cess of expenditures over the receipts of
$5,353,(120. The excess of expenditures
over t))ti receipts for the previous year
amounted to $( ,437,'J!2. The increase of
revenues for lSC'J over those of 18C8, was
$2,0./1and the increase of expendi
turus was $!)i 7,53S. The increased reve
nue in IHG'J exceeded the increased revenue
in lStiH by 5t!)!Ki,3!i5, nnd the ini-reased ex
penditures in ISiil) was $252,757 less than
the increased expenditures in 18G7, showing
by comparison this gratifying feature of
improvement that while the increase of ex
penditures, over the inciease of receipts in
18t .*, was $2,430,535, the increase of re
ceipts over the increase of expenditures in
l.Sfill, was 108,430.
Your attention is called to the recom
mendations made by the Post Master Gen
eral for authority to change the rate of co'n
pensation to the Main Trunk Rail Road
lines for their services ill coin currying the
mails for having post route maps execu
ted for reorganizing and increasing the ef
ficiency of Special Agents for the increase
of the mail service on the Pacific and for
the establishment of mail service under the
flag of the Union on the Atlantic/
THE FRANK SHOULD BE AROI.ISHgt).
Most especially do I call attention to hi.4
recommendation for the total abolition of
the fraukir.g privilege the abuse from which
no one receives a commensurate advantage.
It reduces the receipts for postal service
from 25 to 30 per cent, and largely increase*'
the service to be performed. The method
by which postage should be laid upon pub
lic matter is set forth fully in the leport of
the Postmaster General.
FROM THE SECRETARY OF TnE INTERIOR".
The report of the Secretary of the Interi
or shows that the quantity of pnblrc lands
disposed of during the year ending the SOth
of June, ISti'J, was 7,G0C,
152 acres, exceed
ing that of the previous year by 1,010,409
acres. Of this amount 2.£09,544 acfeS
were sold for cash, and 2,737,.'!t 5 acres wero
entered under the homestead laws. The re
mainder was granted to aid in the construct
tion of work for internal improvement, or
approved to the Slates as swamp land, and
located with warrants and scrip.
The cash receipts from all sources were
§4,472.Sso, exceeding those for the prece*
year $2,810,140.
During ihe last fiscal year, 23,19C names
were added to the fension rolls, and 4,87fi
dropped therefrom, leaving at its close 187",
9G3. The amount paid to pensioners, in
cluding the compensation of disbursing
agents, was £2*,422,88-t, an increase of
£441,192 on that of the previous year. The
munificence of Congress has been conspicu
ously in its legislation for the soldiers and
sailors who suffered in the re :ent struggle
to maintain that unity of rights which maks
us one people.
The .additions to the pension rolls of each
successive year since the conclusion of hos
tilities, result in a great degree from the fe
peated amendments the Act of the 1 lib of
July, 181(2, which extended its provisions
to cases not falling within its original scope.
The large outlay which is thus occasioned,
further increased to the more liberal ad
vance bestowed since that date upon those
who iu the time of duty were wholiv or per
manently disabled. Public opinion has
given an emphatic sanction to these meas
ures of Congress, and it will be conceded
that no part of our pub ic burden is more
cheerfully borne than that which is imposed
by this branch of the service. It necessi
tates for the next fiscal year, in addition to
the amount just chargeable to the Naval
Pension Fund, au appropriation of $30,
000,000.
During the year ending the 30th of Sep
tember, 18G9, the Patent Office issued 13,
702 patents nnd its receipts were $G8G,380,
being £211,920 more than the expendi
tures.
I would respectfully call your attention to
the recommendation of the Secretary of ibe
Interior for uniting ths duties of supervising
the education of freedmen, with the other
duties devolving upou the Commissioner of
Education.
CEXSCS of 1870.
If it is the desire of Congress tn make the
census, which must be taken during the
year ^70, more complete and perfect than
heretofore, I would suggest early action up
on any plan that may be agreed upon, as
Congress, at the last session, appointed a
committee to take into consideration such
measures as might be deemed proper in ref
erence to the census, and to report a pian.
I desist from sayii more.
THE AORICl*I.TVRAi BUREAU.
I recommend to your favorable consider
ation the claims of the Agricultural Bureaf,
for liberal appropriations. In a country so
diversified in climate and soii ns ours, and
with a population so largely dependent up
on agriculture, the benefits that can be con
ferred by the people by fostering this bureau
are incalculable.
THE SUPREME JUDGES ATTD SLIM SALARIES.
I desire, respectfully, to call the attention
of Congress to the inadequate salaries of
some of the most important officers of the
Government. In this message I will not
enumerate them', but will specify only tho
Justices of the Supreme Court. No change
has been made in their salaries for fifteen
years. Within that time the labors of tho
Court have largely increased, and the ex
penses of living have at least doubled. Dur
ing the same. Congress has twice found it
necessary to increase largely the compensa
tion of ils own members, and the duty which
it owes to another department of the Gov
ernment deserves and will undoubtedly re
ceive its due consideration.
I PROMISE RIGID ADHERENCE TO THE LAWS.
There nre many subjects which might
with propriety be iutroduced, but I abstain,
believing your patriotism and statesman
ship will suggest the topics and legislation
most conducive to the interests of the whole
people. On my part 1 promise a rigid ad
herence to the laws and their strict enforce
ment.
U. S. GRANT.
Twice .Mistaken*
Captain A of Missouri, is known
all the way on the Mississippi from Netf
Orleans to Dubuque, as a big-hearted, jovial
fellow, who docs not stand on the ceremony
of an introduction before commencing ail
acquaintance. The Captain is fond of a
drink, and moreover he does not like to
drink alone. It so happened that business
called hitu to Washington, and he had as a
Compaq/urn de voyage, a stout, thick set
man, v ell up in years, who wore a wig, and
who presented a striking resemblance to
the late Lewis Cass. To beguile the tedium
of tho voyage, they chatted together and
they drank together.
Captain A one evening after his ar
rival, thought he spied his companion in
the densely-crowded office of Brown's Hotels
and stepping up to him, he briskly slapptd
liini on tiie back, and remarked, '"Come, old
fellow, let's take a drink."
'•You mistake your man," replied the
other with great gravity. "My name is
Cass, Senator Cass, from Michigan."'
The Captain, it is hardly neccessary to
say, was greatly disconcerted, aud sluttk
awav.
In the course of the evening, however,
he was certain that he spied his man, and
rushing up to him, broke out with great glee,
"Well, I've found you at last. He he! he
Capital joke to tell yon. lie he! he i
Don't you think, met old Cass, aud took
him for you. lie he he Clapped the
old fellow on the back, he he 1 he and,
savs I, come, let's take a drink, he! he he I
and when he told me mistook my man,
didn't I slope, he he! he 1' The Captain
observed, however, that his companion did
not appear to appreciate the joke, but for
a time preserved a rigid countenance, and
then broke in upou him, '"I, sir, am Lewis
Cass, as I told you before, and I cannot
allow you to indulge further iu these farail
iarities."
Tho Captain made no further attempts^
hunt up his lormer companion. He is yn'
hale and jovinl, but lie is not fond of hott
ing bow he made the acquaintance of the
late distinguished Senator from Michigan.—
h'cskm Monthly.