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THE GENUINE
DR. C. McLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOR THE CURE OF
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
PAIN in the right side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases oh pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes, mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe
tite and sickness;'the bowels in gen
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a* dull, heavy
sensation in the~back part. There is
generally a considerable loss of mem
ory, accompanied with a painful sen
sation of having 'left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant The patient complains of
weariness and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa
tion of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer
cise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.,
DR. C. MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
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0r after taking Quinine. We would
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disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious derangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are unequaled.
UWAIE Or IMITATION®.
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box has' a ted wax seal on the lid,
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"W wnitatioM of the name MtcLmne,
■wCUed- differently bnt same pronunciation.
PKGDIDKN'I'IAIi AMI* GRAFTS.
A WISE MW, WHOSE ANCESTDKS KNEW
HOW IT WAS THEMSELVES, DISCO U USES
OF 1113 RIVALS FOK 1880.
[Gen. Dick Taylor in the World ]
On an island in its buy llie good (own
of C iston maintains a school lor ihe eil- !
neat ion of homeless boys, the Arabs of'
Modern cities. Annually an inspection '
is held ot lite condition of the school, the
moral and menial progress of the pupils,
and the like, when ihe most solid of ILe
selectmen present uelivers an address
adapted to the supposed credulity of his
audience. On one occasion the orator ot
the day after dilating upon the noble
charity and-elegant kill lure of Boston,
manifested in the care bestowed on the
bodies and minds oi the yotiMg sinners
before him, related the story of an ideal,
angelic boy who had passed through this
reiorinalory establishment; how he ever
obeyed rules and orders, devoted to stu
dy Ihe lime vaslcd by his companions in
1 play, and instead of squandering halt
pence in the purchase of tattv, peg-tops
and marbles carefully hoarded them for a
capital upon which fobegin life, conclud
ing with Ihe question, •' Where do you
think this boy is now?" "In heaven,"
answered a small urchin. ''No," was
the stern and robuking response. "No.
lie is in a k tore 111 Boston."' Even the
credulity of infancy would have njde 5
the statement that so immaculate a char
acter had becutre President of the United
States.
During the minority ot Louis XIV.
Cardinal Mazarin governed France. The
Older of the lloly Spirit, the Saint Es
prit, with those of the Garter and Ihe
Golden Fleece, was much prized as the
noblest in Europe and lis possession
sought by the seigneurs of the time.
Detesting the French nobility, which
opposed him iu the wars of the 'Fronde,'
Mazarin bestowed the 'Cordon Bleu' on
farmers of the revenue, contractors and
•such small deer," remarking that its pos
sessors would feel ashamed to wear it,
while these without it would complain of
neglect. Some of the incumbents ot the
Presidential office prove that the Ameri
can people are capable ot as much malice
ts was the cunning Italian. Whatever
may be its future late, (he office has not
yet taljen so low in popular estimation as
to prevent many eminent men from as
piring to hold it, and 1 frauklv confess
myself to be of the number. To the end
that my sons and grandsons may under
stand the characters of my rivals, as well
as the motives of tho;e who seek to pro
mote their claims, I set down my opin
ions of the most conspicuous of the aspir
ants who will solicit the vote of the coun
try in 1880. And this I do with the
more freedom as it is not intended to
give t beui to the public. On ihe contra«
ry, I hereby char»e my sons, as they val
ue a lather's blessing, to preserve these
lines sacredly and secretly among the
archives of ilre family .
THE "it AIN CONJL'IIEIt" ASPIRANT—GRANT
Livingstone, Anderson and other trav
ellers who first penetrated the interior ot
the 'dark continent' fiom Cape Colonv
encountered the Damara nation, whote
king was a wooden headed tyrant, lie
murdeied his subjects on the slightest
pretext, elevated favorites and pulled
down opponents, and destroyed the peace
and prosperity of tne people; but the
Damaras adored him. Tney bellevul
that lie haa power to control the elements
cr withhold rains, W hen
drought parched their soil, blasted their
crops and threatened them with famine,
they said,' Wicked chiefs haye angered
him. Let us punish them.' When re
freshing sliowers fell lliey exclaimed,
•Behold the graciousness oi our King.'
It was the profound remark of eminent
German—Professor Dryasdust—that there
w as much human nature in man no mat*
ter what might be the color ot his skin
or texture ot his hair, and the favorable
consideration given to the aspirations of
ex «>Fresid.ent Grant for a third term
proves its truth. During the eight years
in which he administered our Govern
meut he exhibited not only an utter ig
norance of but a profound contempt lor
civil laws. The old practices and tradi
tions ot administration were aseffectuct
| ually destroyed as would be the contents
of ft china shop by the intrusion of a wild
I ball. The great statesman who founded
the Republican party, extinguished the
national disgrace of slavery and preserv
ed the Union—Sumner, Greelv, Trum
bull, Schurz and others —attempted to
restrain his violence, but they were over,
thrown by his henchmen, under the lead
61 Ihe venerable Simon Cameron, a Sen
ator from Pennsylvaua who shared his
detestation oi 'Uieiary toller*-'
Yn be has a large following, for be has
ever been true to bis friends not only in
food bat eapedellv in evil report. Thous
and. ol office holder, hundreds ot ring
GRAHAM, N. C-, TUESDAY APRIL 29 1870
men. relatives and connections
in; in numbers the descendant* promised,
to Abraham rejoice in his prospects of
sueccss, but a selfish joy is ihe only omos
lion awakened even in their hearts.
When the Riitish Government inmhs the
short lived pence of Amiens with the
great Napoleon, then First Consul, Slitr
dan wittily siid in ihe House of ('om
inous, 'Thai it was a peace of which
many were.glad, but no one proud.'
And so of this candidacy. To explain
why this is (rue would require much
space ami tiine, and I com cut n.vselt
with a quotation from UatiiMiv, one of
Scotland's sweetest poets; 'Ah! gcnllo
shepherd, toll us why?' You, beloved
children, ,vl*o live at a time when our
country is happily at peace and war is
but a tradition can hardly esiiinale the
glamour ot feathers and shoulder straps
on the public mind, still less the influence
ot ollloc holders and elections betore the
era ol the great reform in the civil sets
vice >f the country so faithfully inaugu
rated iu accordance with his promise by
our present enlightened Chief Magistrate
President Hayes—and so successfully
promoted by two of the leading members
of his Cabinet —the Secretaries ol State
and of the Treasury. i cannot permit
myself to doubt of the entire completion
of their upright and patriotic labors.
THIS MOGUL (OU MULLIGAN) ASI'tUANT—
MAINE.
After a careful comparison of many
texts from the insiiltites of Menu and Ihe
sacred Vedas, a learned Orientalist--the
late Sir William Jones—was persuaded
that in Ihe ancient Sanscrit. Mogul signi
fied Mulligan. This interesting fact,
philological!}' uniting the dwellers of
llindostan to Ihe inhabitants of the "Gem
of the Ocean,'establishes the truth ot
Giimtu'e law as well as the unity ot the
Aryan race now so widely seperuted;
and I recall it because iny theme carries
me among (he weeping Begums and
crouching Bengalees ou the-banks of the
Ganges. The victory of Plassey put In
dia at the feet of Clive. On his peacock
throne at D*;lhi the Great Mogul trembled
for his zenana and his treasure, the ob
jects moot prized by Eastern rulers. llu,
initiating himself, alter the manner of
frightened tyrants, before the conqueror,
the Mogul led Cife into his treasure
chamber, where gold inohu»s by the
bushel, silver rupees by the lac and
countless jewels were stored, and begged
him to consider it all his own. Ciive, a
poor man with large necessities, gracious
ly accepted a million. Returned to Eng
land, Robert, Lord Clive, was impeached
by the Commons for high crimes com
mitted dining his administration of Bon
gal, and'.he million taken from the Mo-
gul was especytHy dwelt upon.
Defending himself before the Peers, he
graphically described the scene in the
treasure chamber, the millions upon mil
liotw exposetl to nis view, which ho had
only to stretch out his arm and lake.
'When,'said he, '1 recall the event and
remember that 1 limited myself to two
poor hundred thousand pounds, by God,
my Lords, 1 am amazed at my own mod
eration .'
in his Mulligan (or Mogul) difficulty
James G. Blaine exhibited as much au
dacity and readiness as did Lord Clive,
ami the people were convinced that he
had used'.he position of Speaker of the
House of Representatives with commend
able moderation; and although, iny sons,
he is one ot the most da gerous of my
rivals, candor compels me to admit that 1
really believe lie could have made more
money out of the place; and you will
a'-ree thai our free and enlightened peo
ple c&uld hardly allow llieinsclves to be
outdone in generosity by the Peers of
England, who forgave Clive.
l»ut you would have an utler'.y false
conception ol Mr. Blaine were you to
consider nis weakness, now condoned,
and not regard his strength, lloady, ler
tile, felicitous. !-e is the-iioupurut wordy
Generous to friends, tull of mag
netism, he is a great party leader, guids
itig his followers as the bell wether Ids
fl >ck. Besides, he is a civilian who re>
fuses to worship military idols, and many
discreet men bel'cve thai it tho country
conld forget the unclean steps by wliioli
he climbed he might prove au acceptable
Chiot Magistrate. A certain master ol
an Ohio river steamer advertised /or a
cleik, and a young man presented hi'.n*.
self who seemed to be well 'qualified for
the place. 'Uave you a gold wafcli aud
uliaiu, sJiirt siud-, sleeve buttons aud a
diamond pin?* inquired the master; uud
learning that (ho npplican possessed none
of these articles of personal adornment,
he declined to emp'oy him, because he
had fuuud that such things were a neces
ity to steamboat clerks, and preferred to
eugage one already provided with them.
Now the vast majority of our politicians
enter public life destitute of the above
mentioned gear, ami the people must ex
pect to supply it. Should the voters pro
pound the master's questiou for Mr. Blaine
he could doubtless give au affrmative an
swer; and this ia a recommendation not
to be overlooked.
THE ASFIKAKT WHO IS THE UNCLE OF HU
NEFHEW—TILDEN.
Altho*, uiy sons, you iuttnit fhefctnHr
taste lor uooks, your attention may not
have boon diiected to "Peter Schlemihl '
an amusing Gcripan story, bnt wi'li a
great moral. Deeming his shadow to be
a useless, unsubstantial appendage,
Sohlemihl sold it for gold. lie received
itni>li| sums of gold and found hi..".wlf
utterly wretched. Acquaintance* fell
away, servants abandoned him. and two
charniimr women whom ho was about to
marrv were filled with horror when they
discovered that ho had no shadow. Peo
ple jceteil iiiin in the streets, boys stoned
li'ui. dogs'l'Mi ked at him, and to conceal
(he wfini of ibis airy fabric of vision lu»
fled ilie light ofday and only venture I
abroad in darkness, for even ihe silvery
shimme rot the niooa Ixviraved his mis
erable secret. Association oi ideas tle
pemls upon contrasts tis will a? upon re
sofnbtanees, and lliou«h ma'iy years have
passed since I read 'Peer Sciih'inihl,' the
story comes back us 1 think of Tilden, the
uncle, and Pelton, the nephew. In this
case Ihcre-inay have been an exchange
instead of a purchase, but however ac
quired Ihe shadow ol dio nephew con
stantly attends the uncle, over whom it
appears to exert a baleful influence.
in 18i(J the Democratic party lost
control of the Government and lias not
yet wholly regained it. The? great* Ile>
publican party, which extirpated slavt ry,
saved the life and maintainoJ the credit
of the nation, achievements to which its
members continually ''point with pride,"
fixed upon its adversary the stigma of
sympathy with rebels during and of an
alliance with them sinco the civil war.
A seuse of justice forces me to admit
that Democrats expended blood and
treasure to sav;e our glorious Union as
freely as Republicans, yet the blundering
incapacity of their leaders long made
tliein objects of distrust to the loyal
masses of the North. As has ever been
the practice of victorious armies, the
Republican sullied their triumphs by
M.baudoning themselves to plunder, so
that iu the year 187(i the Democrats
"took heart of grace" and thought to
regain possession of power. With sin
gular unanimity tor a party so given t.)
wrangling they selected^fijpi^^aniuel J.
Tila«iii, of New York, as iheir cradidatt
for the Presidency. Known as a intlii
ager of local politics and a shrewd man
of business who had made a great fortune,
Mr. Tilden suddenly blazed forth as a
reformer and led the van of the contest
against th" band, of thieves which had
seized upon the revenue sof the city of
Xew York. Elected Governor of his
State ho broke up a corrupt canal ring
and reduced the expenses of the State
Government. Whatever his motives, lie
certainly deserves credit* for these acts,
and many thoughtful, dispassionate per
sons believed him to bo possessed of a
knowledge ol finance and political econo
my peculiarly fitting liiiu to till the ol'ice j
of President.
Alarmed by the abuses of Repiiolicait
administration the country gave the
Democratic candidate a majority on the
popular vot», although hi* opponent*
controlled the machinery of elections.
Whc.hcr, aa his friends declared, Mr.
Tildeu was entitled to the majority of the
electoral votes and the office of President,
you, who are fat removed from the
passions and confusion of the content,
can determine. While positively assent
ing his right to the Presidency, Mr.
Tilden diii nothing to enforce it, but left
his supporters, whom he has siuco been
ncoluiug, without orders or even advice.
Should the late Chairman of the "Dem
ocrat National Committee," as did the
king-making Waroiick, Clarence, pro
nounce his candidate a failure, there are
those who would hold li'in guiltless.
More recently the shadow of the nephew
has appeared in aiaiiy cipher dispatches
and will, be seen by the public eye when
ever the uncle steps into si^ht.
The last words written by the unhap
py Schlemihl to his friend, Vou Chambt
soj were: "Air friend, while you live
among mankind, learn first to reveren e
your shadow and next your money."
And the* with a slight modification I
commend to this a*pirunt.
To indicate the character of his con
temporaries, Mirab-au bestowed upon
theui composite namely as for instance,
the name of Grandison-Crotnwell upon
Lafayette. Like Moliere, "je prends
mon bien ou je le Motive," and will imi»
tate this practice of Mirsbeau by Calling
Mr. Roscoe Conkling.
THE PABCOC* aPUINE ABPIKANT—CONK
LINO.
Perhaps in yonr day, mf children
Egypt will have become as hackneyed to
the American citiseo as u Clapuatn
Junction to the London cockney, but in
my youth a Nile voyage only taken
I by those who desired fo complete a polite
[ education, and for this I pits«ud a winter
J on the banks ol the ancient river. Noth
i iug iu the land of impressed me
j more th,in the Sphinx—its majestic beau*
j ty, its solemn silence, silence that seamed
ever ou the point of breaking into epoicb
jof wonderful import. The experience of
j ages tested on its awful brow, for it h»d
I seen the Shepherd and the Ethiop
j ties, Pharaoh and Joseph, Camhyae?,
Alexander, Ct»sar, Saracen, Mameluke,
French, English .and Turk. Even the
la-it and most dire invader, the Jew, (ails
to disturb its repole. In liveliness ol
form and feature Mr. Coukling rese.uble»
this prehistoric statue. A look of pro
found, unfathomablo wisdom in the
midst of silence, a certain "I could-an'-
I-would" expression i common to both.
Indeed, Sir, Coukling's enemies have not
have not hesitated to charge him with
hypocricy, as diil Fox Lord Thtirlow,
• because it has not beeu given to mortal
man to be as wise as he looks. During
the recent contest for "tlta' Presidency
Sir. Coukling in his place in the Senate
• delivered a very able and statesmanlike
speech by which was overthrown by the
pretended right of the presiding ofllcei
of the Senate to open and count the
electoral votes. In this, opposed to
majority of his party, he exhibited
courage and patriotism and is entitled to
the gratitude of the country. Since, he
has preserved a Sphinx like silence,
though friends authorized to speak for
liiin assure the public that he condemns
the nets und methods of the successful
Candidacy for the Presidency and is pos
sessed of information to sit.k him and his
advisors in an ocean of iufamy. The
natural curiosity of the public mind for
information concerning these matters
from Mr. Coukling's own lips was for a
time stayed by a belief that ho was ges
tating and would in duo course bo deliv
ered of a syceclr— "the greatest effort of
his life."
' "She had not lived four months in
garrison when she was seized with fre
quent qualms and retchiugs; in a word,
. she congratulated herself 011 the symp
tom of her own fertility. She knew this
was (he proper season tor vindicating her
sovereignty and accoadiuisly employed
the means which nature had put in her
power. Theio was not a rare piece of
fiu-ture and apparel for which she did
not long, and exhibited such a sj>eciinen
of her taste and mngnifiinence asatforJed
speculation to the whole country. Her
pride seemed now to lose all heteditary
respect and prompt her to outshine and
undervalue the elders of her fmnily, und
she behaved with sort or civil reserve
hi tat implied a collisions superiority. I
She every day communicated her ioi*
portance to the whole parish, under
pretence of taking the air iu her coach.
Nor was this an undertaking attended
with great dificulty; for all persons
whatever capable of maintaining H cer
tain appearance will be rated in point of
j character according to thi-r own valua-
I tion, without tobjecting their pretentions j
to the smallest doubt or examination. '
In ail her visits and parties sho seized I (
every opportunity of declaring her press {,
ent condition, observing that she was'
forbid by her physicians >0 taste such a 1
j picklt, and tint such a dish was poison •
to a woman iu her way. Meanwhile ?ho |!
happily advanced in her reckoning, the
mid wife was in the house, the gossips
were summoned and the most interesting
exudations prevailed; but the symp
toms of labor gradually vanished, and,
as the matron sagely observed, this
wa3 no more than a false alarm." i
And so of "the greatest" elfert .of Mr. I
Conklin's life, although the usual term 1
ol gestation has long passed. This ds- I
scrip lion of Mrs. Trunnion, from the;
writings ot the icgonius Tobias SuiolleU, .
M. D., is quoted because iu your time j
a superior Hffl .refined taste wi!l/ha*e '
j probably arwen this author from your
j libraries.
If the peacoolc be tho emblem of pride '
and varfity. il'must be admitted that ( the
bird is ever solicitous fo? CII 6 cleanliness
of its brilliant plumage, and conceding
that his enemies are justified in ascribing .
his qualities to Mr. I have
always have heard and believed that be
is an upright iusn#3n'o soqrns
things and actions. 0 be
forgotten that
loltiest, ablest statesmau of
draped his flannels theatrically, arrMfcd
his curl to lend increased terror tenuis
fro A H and practiced his gestuies* AeVoreJ
a uiirror. Bold and defiant to foes,
Coukling is devoted aud faithful to
friends, is a ready and effective speaker,
• good lawyer, and hui much of the abil- j
ity of a statesman. Indeed 1 am not.
disposed to deny that with his character j
and acquirements 1.9 would inake a dig
nified, worthy Chief Magistrate, but he I
is of too haughty a nature to make
NO, 9
friends, uml ibere not a formidable rival.
It 18 remarkable that Mr. Conk ling nas
ever'been a supporter of' and an apologint*
ft>r oor '"luiiu Conjuror" aspirant, # t»
whom in ability, in education »nd in
capacity for administration he is aa hnpes
t ior fIH was I'i okjm ro to Caliban
And now, my sons, I go to ihe region
called by its inhabitants "the mighty
West," which in your time I trust will
have.. b'ciiine «» i 'iiijjfllty" in onl
tur*», tahte and knowledge of the laws
of finance and currency as it is nu.v
w«ak. Ft 0111 tliir, quarter cornea my
next subject—
THE ASPIRANT WHO IS TIIK NKPIIUW OF
HIS UNCLK—'TIIUItMAN. - "
The works of Charles Dickent* arc so
rapidly losing Hi ir popularity that
before you read these sketches they- may
he quite forgotten. In one of hi* early
stories--"Barn a by Xudge"— appear two
charac'ers, 01.l Joe Wi:lct ami his st-u
young Joe. Old Joe was perhaps ihe
most ignorant stolid ami leather healed
inn-keeper in all England. He believejl
in nothing but his own limited experience
scouted the opinion* of otheri and was
Hilled with profound reverence tor his
own wisdom. After you.tg Joe lintl
Lccojnji i 4 line, brisk young man having*
inherited soinc brains from his 4in»>fher,
the father continued to treat him us a
child, never permitting hiai to open hid
mouth and in every way making his lite
a burden, and in this old Jou was n!e
led by some miserable parasites
who smoked their pipes in his lap*,
room. At, length oju of sherf-. des
peration, young Joe ¥an awav and
enlisted tor a soldier. Some year*
elapsed before he returned minus an
arm, ami old Joe died in the vain ui u inpt
to understand these new and singular
facts.
Of the great Scottish Earldom of Mar
Lord Kaiuies said that its origin Ivaa
lost in the mists of antiquity; and *o of
the time of William Allen, ofSOhto.
' uncle 'of Allen G, Thurmun. Among
other sapient utterances vouchsafed' l»
his fellow-citizens by ««okl Mr. Allen, i
that of Ihe superior value of a cu n-stait
currency since known as the "Ohio idea."
' lis only by coraparis-m with his vens
erable undo that ihe nopiiew can be
called young.
l*ast sixty years, ripe In expcrieuco
and knowledge, Mr. Tlmrmau tonnerly
occupied the seat ol justice in his State,
and proved a learned and upright j«n.ge,
on whoie 6hiulderj the ermine tulkred
no stain. For inauy years he has been
the acknowledged leader of his pa.iv
(the Democratic) in the Senaje and is
widely known and resected as mi nhle»
■ lehatcr and profound juiist whose voire
is always heard in defence of liberty and
law. Hecord ol the great contiovcrsieg
about gold silver and greenbacks will
doubtless survive until your times and
enable you to determine their in. rts;
but I will say a Word about silver, so
(hat you may understand how Die public
whale was gulled into swallowing the
lx>ok baited with the private sprat.
•Necessities ol warinduce»tourGovern
ment to resort to forced loans in the torin
ol irredeemable legalcteiidcr paper, which
of necessity drove gold and silver out
of circulation, and so effectually that a
coin ol either of these metals was hardly
to be seen for some fourteen years. In
1875, ten years alter we had put down
the rebellion and our beloved country
was at p -ace, Congress passed au aut to
resume specie pavnaeufs on the 1-t of
January 1579. The flna icial crash of
1872 enforced habits of economy upon
our people to such au extent as to turn
the balance of foreign trade largely in
our favor. This especially, and in home
measure the Uc-uinption act, enhanced
the value of greenbacks—Government
paper inouev—and approximated them
to gold. Meanwhile the commercial
nation of Europe htul adopted a gold
standard, using silver lor subsidiary
coins. Even the Latin Union, as it wa
called, while tiiooietically holding to
bimetallism practically relcgaied silver
to a secondary place. The price of
silver bullion in the London, maiket le!l
some ten or twelve pe::ce per ounce.
This was of no consequeuce to die va«t
majority ol our peoplu, but a low score
si ver miners in Nevada wero astute
enough to arouse the entire West. From
the anxiety to "make a market lor silver"
! ouo might have supposed that every mau
west ol the Allcghanies bad tons of - iiie
metal lor sale. A sentimental enthusiasm
• was evoked and people leartully ciatu
i ored lor tfie dollar ol their fathers. This
too, in a rcgioti a laige proportion of
whose Hibabiiants to prove that their
; lathers ever existed, would have been
, forced to visit cemeteries in the Eastern
l ° r acroß « '•»« sea-fatlurs who iiw
1 !)M fi°f ' T°° U ! ''*™ aMnredl y casli-a.
ted theiu for utteruur lieprr
scntatives from Ibo South, so goncrously
readmitted to their seats lu Coi,greJ[
joinc# iu the hue and cry, although the
cotton and tjbacco* pro. meed bv tbeir
constituents sold lor gidd uric* whim
rates in lop/eciated curreuey. The
influence of Allen and the
Mr - »-~"
residence iftihis mtcreliing country, the
tollowing: Ipjus. ardor for tt.e-%catt.se
y the cau client he mUstnte* tt*
guilt oFlltW, wheremmn tbe learned
,ij«tdgopresid?ng4u the'&urt sai.f: "Sin
"o man in Em-laud
knows Jt lit*.' Iftwi you."
Tam disposed fbthiukthat Hie people
ha«e reatTfietl a similar conclusion about
Mr. ThurnWnV more recent course on
financeaiMhourrei.cy, and that he will
; not receive uiucA soppun for the Presi
dency. lie will lament Hint be did note
j follow young Joe's example and run
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