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THE CENUINC
■ DR. C. MoLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOR THE CURE OF
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint*
DYCrSrsiA AND SICK HKADACHS.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
PAIN in tfie
edge ox the ribs, increases on 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 rheamatism 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 u
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 tf>e above 
symptoms attend the disease, but cases 1
have occurred where few of them ex- j
isted, yet examination of the body, 1
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged. ;
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR. G MCLANK'S LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES or AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious derangements, and as
ft simple purgative, they are unequaled.
MBWABK W IUTATIOXI.
The genuine we never coated.
Every box has a red wu seal on the ltd,
with the impression D>. MCLANK'S LIVJCX
PILLS.
The genuine MCLANK'S LIVE* PILLS bear
the signatures of C. MCLANE and FLEMING
BROS, on the wrapper*.
Insist upon having the genuine Da. C
MCLANK'S LI via prepared by Flem
ing Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being
fall of imitations of the name McLane,
«*ellcd differently bat sane pronunciation.
PBIIINIITUL ASMMNTS.
A WISE MAN, WHOSE AXCESTOBS KNEW
«OW R WAS TIIKB3ZLVE3, MSCOUKSKS
or HIS BIYALS FOB 1880.
[Gen. Dick Taylor In tbe WorM ]
On an island In its bay the gocd town
of B wlou inaintMins a school tor the ed
ucation of lioinelcss boys, the Arabs ot
Modern cities. .Annually an iiis|icciioii
in held ot the condition of the school, the
moral and mental progress of the pupil*,
and the like, when the most solid of the
selectmen present delivers an address
adapted to the snppused credulity of his
audience. Ou one occasiou tbe orator ot
the day after dilating upon the noble
charity ami elegant culture of Boston,
manifested iu tlie care bestowed ou the
bodies and minds ot the young
before hiui, related the story of ail ideal,
angelic boy who bad passed through this
reformatory aafabllshmeiit; ho W he ever
obeyed rules and orders, devoted to stu
dy the time vasted by his companions in
play, and instead of squandering half
pence iu the purchase of tally, peg-tops
aud marbles carefully hoarded them fora
capital upon which to begin life, conclud
ing with the question, "iviiero do you
think this boy is now?" "In heaven,"
answered a small urchin. ''No," was
the stem aud rtfbuking itspouse. "No.
lie is-iu a !-tore iu Boston." Even the
credulity of infancy would have reacted
'the statement that so immaculate a char
acter had bccoire President of the United
States.
During the minority ot Louis XIV.
Cardinal Mazarin governed France. The
Oder of the Holy Spirit, the Saint Es
prit, with those of tbe Garter and the
Golden Fleece, was much prized as the
noblest iu Europe and its possession
sought by tbe seigneurs of the time.
Detestibg the French nobility, which
opposed him in the wars of the 'Fronde,'
Mazarin bestojred the 'Cordon Blou' on
farmers of the revenue, contractors and
•such small deer," remarking that its pos
sessors would feel ashamed to wear it,
while these friiiiout it would complain of
uegloct. Some of the incumbents ot the
Presidential office prove that tiifl Ameri
can peoplo are capable ot as uiucb malice
*swas the cunning Italian. Whatever
may be its future fate, the office has uot
yet fallen so low in popular estimation aw
to prevent many eminent men from as
piring to hold it, and I franklv confess
myself to be of tbe number. To theeud
that my sous aud grandsous may under
stand the characters of my rivals, as well
as the motives of tlioae who seek to pro
mote their claims, 1 set down nly opin
ions of the most oonspicuom of tbe aspir
ants who will solicit tbe vote of the coun
try in 1880. Aud this I do with Ihe
more freedom as it is uot intended to
give theiu to the public. Ou tbe contra*
ry, I hereby cliarye my sons, as they val
ue a lather's blessing, to preserve these
lines sacredly and secretly among the
archives of ihe family.
THE "ttAIN OOKJUKKU" ASPIRANT—(3KANT
Livingstone. Anderson and other trav
ellers who first penetrated the interior of
the 'dark comment' fiom Cape Coloux
encountered ihe Dauiara nation, wbote
king was a wooden headed tyrant. He
murdeied his subjects ou the slightest
pretext, elevated favorites and pulled
dowu opponents, and destroyed the peace
and prosperity of the people; but tbe
Dainaras adored biin. Tnev believed
that he had power to control the oleuients
and give cr withhold rains. When
drought parched their sol?, blasted their
crops aud,threatened them with famine,
they 6eid, 'Wicked chiefs haye angered
biin. Let us punish them.' When re
freshing sliowers fell they exclaimed,
■Behold the graciousness of our King.'
It was tbe profouiul remark of eminent
German—Professor Dryasdust—that there
wu macli human nature In rami no mats
(er what might bo the color ot his akin
or texture »t bis hair, and the favorable
consideration given to the aspirations ol
exiPresident Grant for a third term
proves its troth: During the eight years
in which be administered our Govern
nieut lie exhibited not only an after ig
norance of but ft profound contempt tfrr
civil laws, The old praoticea and tradi
tions ot administration were aseflectuct
ually destroyed as would be the oontcnts
of ft china shop by the tutrusion of a wild
boll. Tlte great statesman who founded
the Republican party, extinguished the
national disgrace of alavery and preserve
ed the Union—Sumner, Greely, Tram»
feull, Scbuns and others—attempted to
restrain Ids violence, but they were orers
thrown by his benchmeii. under the lead
of the venerable Simon Cameron, a Sen
ator from Fcnnsylvana who shared his
' detestation ut 'literary tellers.'
Yet be baa a large following, for be has
ever been true to his-friends not only iu
good but especially in evil report, Thous*
and* oi office boklcrc, hundred* ol riug
GRAHA.iT, N. O, TUESDAY APRIL 29 1879
men. nlitivei and connection* iwrpui>
lug in numbers the descendants pron.ised
to Abraham rejoice in hisj prospects of
BU*-c#sß, but i selfish joy is tlio only eiuot
lion awakened even in their hearts.
When the British Government made tlio
short lived peace ot Amiens with the
great Napoleon. then First Consul, Slier
dan wittily suid In the House of V»m«
mans, 'That it was a jieace of which
many were glad,. but no one proud.'
And so of this candidacy. To explain
wh/thißis true would require much
space and time, and I content luysclt
with a quotation from Ramsay, one of
Scotland's swoetest poets: 'Ah! gentle
shepherd, tell us why T You, beloved
children, who live at a lime when our
country is happily at peace Mid war is
but a tradition can hardly estimate the
glamour ot fteatliers and shoulder slrapl
on the public mind, still less the influence
ot office holders and elections before the
bra ot dip great reform in I lie civil seis
vice of the country so faithfully inaugu
rated in accordance with his promise by
our present enlightendfTChief Magistrate
—President Hayes—and so successfully
promoted by two of the leading members
of his Cabinet—the Secretaries of State
and of tlio Treasury. I cannot permit
myself to doubt of the entire completion
of iheir upright and patriotic labors.
TUEBOGUL (OB MULLIGAN) ASMBAXT—
BLAINE.
After a careful comparison of many
texts from the institutes of Menu ami the
sacred Vedas, a learned Orieutallst- -the
lute Sir William Jotios--was persuaded
that in the ancient Sanscrit. Mogul signi
fied Mulligan. This interesting fact,
philoiogicully uniting the dwellers of
llindostaii to the inhabitants of tho 'Geui
of the Ocean,' establishes the truth ol
Giimiii's law as well as the uuity oi the
Aryan race now so widely seperated;
and I recall it because my theme carries
me among the weepinjf Begums and
crouching Bengalees on the banks of the
Ganges. Tho victory of Plassey put In
dia at the teet of Clive. OiUiis peacock
throne at LHlhi the Great Mogul trembled
for his zenana and his treasure, the ob»
jects inost prized by Eastern rulers. Ilu.
initialing himself, alter the manner of
irighlened tyrants, before the couquerer,
the Mogul led Clive into his treasure
chamber, wliefe gold mohu'-s by the
bushel, silver rupees by the lac aud
countless jewels wero stored, and begged
li!iu to consider it all his own. Clive, a
poor man with large necessities, gracious
ly accepted a million. Returned to Eng
land, Robert, Lord Clive, was impeached
by the Common* for high crimes com
mitted during his administration of Ben
gal, and the million takeu from the Mo
gul was especially dwelt upon.
Defending himself before the Peers, he
graphically described the scene iu the
treasure chamber, the millions upon mil
lions exposed to nis view, which ho hud'
only to stretch out his arm and take.
'When,' said lie, 'I recall the eveut and
remember that 1 limited myself to two
poor hundred thousand pounds, by God,
my Lords, I am amazed at my own mod
eration .'
lu his Mulligan (or Mogul) difficulty l
James U. Blaine exhibited as much au
dacity and readings as did Lord Olive,
and the people were convinced that he
had used the position of Speaker of the j
House of Representatives with commend
able moderation; aud although, ray sous, j
he is one ot the most da gerous of my
rivuls, candor compels uie 10 admit tlmt 1
really believe ho could have made mure
money out of the plaoe; aud you will
agree thai our tree aud enlightened peo
ple could hardly allow themselves to bo
outdone in generosity t»y the Peers of
England, who forgave Clive.
but you would have an utterly false
corruption ot Mr- Blaine were you to
consider ids weakness, now condoned,
and not rogard his strong'h. Ready, fer
tile, lellcitous, !te Is the iiotspurot wordy
war. Generous to friends, lull of inag*
neiisrn, lie is a great party leader, guid*
ing his followers as the bell wether bis
&>ck. Besides, lie is a civilian who ro*
ruses to worship military idols, and many
discreet men believe that it Uie oouutry
could forget the unclean steps by wliiah
be climbed be might prove an aoOeptable
Cbiet Magistrate. A certain master +o|
au Ohio tiver steamer advertised for a
clerk, and a young man presented him*
self Who seemed to be well qualified for
the place, 'ilave yon • gold wateh aud
chain, shirt stud*, sleeve buttons aud a
diamond pin?* inquired the master; and
learning that the applican possessed none
of these articles of personal adorn incut,
be declined to emp'oy him, because be
bad found that sneh things were a neees
ity to steamboat clerks, and preferred to
engage one already provided with them.
Sowthe vast majority-of our politicians
enter public life destitute of tbe above
mentioned gear, ami tbe people most ex.
pect to supply it. Shonld the voters pro
pound the toaster's question to Mr. Blaine
be oould (kmbtless give an afirmatire an
swer; awl this is a recommendation not
to be overlooked. •
THXAAMAIRR WHO is THX MEET* OK Bis
Altho', my sons, yon iubent the family
Uuiu lor ouoks, your attcution may uot
havo been diieefed to "Peter SchloruiliV
an amusing German story, but with a
great moral. Deeming hi* shadow to he
a useless, unsubstantial appendage,
Schlemihl sold it for void, lie received
untold stun* of gold and found himself
utterly wretched. Acquaintances fell
servants abandoned hiiu. nnd two
charming women whom he was about to
inarry were filled with horror when 'hey
discovered that he had no shi\i\ow. Peo«.
pie jeered him in lite streets, boys stoin-d
him. dogs'harked at him, and to conceal
the want of litis airy fabric of vision lie
fled the light ofday aud only ventured
abroad in darkness, for even the silvery
shimmer ot Ihe moon bet raved his mis
erable secret. Association ot itfcsaa do*
(icnds upon contrasts as well as upon rev
semblances, aud though many years have
passed siifbe I read 'Peter Schicinilil,' the
story comes back as 1 think of Tilden, the
uncle, and Pellon, tho nephew. In this
case there'.iuay have been an exchange
instead of a purchase, but however ac»
quired the qliadow ol the nephew con
stantly attends the u:tcle, over whom it
appears to exert a baleful influence.
11l I Kill) fliu IIMI'tV lniii
Atl iuov ttlv l-'WUtvvt UttttY IVO*
control of the Government nod has not
yet wholly regained it, TfceJ Re*
publican party, which extirpated slavery,
saved the life and maintained the credit
of the nation, achievements to which its
members continually "point with pride,"
fixed npou its adversary the stigma of
sympathy with rebels during and of an
alliance with them sinoe the civil war.
A sense of*Jusiice forces me to admit
that Democrats expended blood and
treasure to save onr glorious Union as
freely as Republicans, yet the blundering
incapacity of their lsadevs long mad?
them objects of distrust to tl»e loyal
masse* of the Nortli. As has aver been
ihe practice of victorious armies, thu
Republicans sullied their triumphs by
abandoning themselves to plunder, so
that iu the year 187 C the Democrats
"took heart of grace" and thought to
regain possession of power. With sin
gular unanimity for a party so giveu to
wrangling thejr selected Mr. Samuel J.
Tllden, of New York, as their caudidaU
for the Presidency. Known as a man*
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 thn band of thieves which had
seized upon the revenue sof the city of
New York. Elected Governor of hU
State ho broke up a corrupt canal ring
and reduced the excuses of the State
(joverniuent. Whatever his motives, he
certainly deserves credit for these actc,
and many thoughtful, dispassionate per
sons believed him to be possessed of a
knowledge of finance and political econo
my peculiarly titling him to HU the office
of President,
Alarmed by the abuses of Republican
administration the country gave the
Democratic candidate a majority on the
popular vote, although his opponents
controlled the machinery of elections.
Whether, as his friends declared, Mr.
Tilden was entitled to the majority of the
electoral votes and the office of President,
you, who are fai removed from the
passions and confusion of the content,
can determine. While positively assert*
ing his right to the Previdenoy, Mr.
[ Tilden did nothing to enforce it, but left
his supporters, whom he has siuce been
scolding, without order* or even afMoe.
Should the late Chairman of the "Dem
ocrat National Committee," as did tlie
king-making Warinick, Qlurence, pro
nounce bis candidate a failure, there .(ire
those who would bold h«ra guiltless.
More recently the shadow of the nephew
has appeared in aiauy cipher dispatches
and will be seen by the publio eye when
ever the uncle steps into -
The last words written by the unhapv
py Schlemihl to his friend. Yon Cliimis
so, were; "Mr friend, while you live
among mankind, learn first to reverent*
your shadow and next your money."
And these with a slight modification -I
commend to this aspirant.
To indicate the character of bis con
temporaries, Mirabeau bestowed upon
them composite names, «■ for instance,
(be name of Grandison-Cromwell upon
Lafayette, Like Moliere, "je prends
mon bien on je le Uonve," and will imi*
tate this practice of Mirsbeau by oallipg
Mr. Rosene Conkling,
THK PAKCQCK SPHINX ABPI&4XT—r-iJQNK*
M*o.
Perhaps in yonr day, my ohildren
Egypt will have become as hackneyed to
the American eiAsnn as is Clapham
Junctiou to the London cockney, but in
my youth a Nile voyage was only taken
by thorn who deaiffod to completes jtolite
education, aud for this I p*wd a winter
OQ the banks ot the ancient river. Noth
ing in the land of Tothines impressed me
more than the Sphinx—ita majestic beau
ty, its solemn ailep.ee, silence that seamed
over ou the poiut of breaking into speech
of wonderful import. The experience of
agns rested on ita awful brow, for it had
seen the Shepherd and thn Ethiop dynas
ties, Pharaoh aud Joseph, Cam by set;,
Alexander, t'wsar, Saracen, Mameluke,
French, English and Turk. Even the
la-it and moat dire invader, the Jew flails
to disturb its |«|K>re. Iu liveliness ol'
form aud feature Mr. Qonkliug respjobles
this prehistoric statue. A look of pro*
found, unfathomable wisdom iu tbe
midst of silenoe, a certain M toould*au'»
I-would" expression is common to both.
Indeed. Mr. Conk linn's enemies have not
have not hesitated to change him with
hypocricy, as did Fox Lord Thurlow,
because it has not been given to mortal
man to be as vise as he looks, {taring
the recent contest for the Presidency
Mr. Conkling in hi* place in the Senate
delivered a very able and statesmanlike
s|>eeck by which was overthrown hy the
pretended right of the presiding offioel
of the 'Senate to open and count the
electoi-af votes. In this, opposed to the
majority of hts parly, he exhibited
courage and patriotism and is entitled to
the gratitude of the conutry. Sinoe, ho
has preserved a Sphinx like silence,
though friends authorized to speak for
lyui assure the public that he condemns
the acts and methods of the successful
candidacy for the Presidency and is pos
sessed ot information to sii.k him and his
adyisors in an ocean of infamy. The
natural curiosity of the public mind for
information conoerning these matters
from Mr. Conkling's own lips was for a
time stayed by a that he was gen
tat ing and would in due course he deliv-"
ered of a speech— "the greatest effort of
his life."
"She had not lived four months in
garrison when she was seized with fre*
quent qualms and retchings; in a word,
she congratulated herself on the Bymp
torn of her own fertility. She knew this
was the proper season for vindicating her
sovereignty and accoadinjdy employed
the means which nature had|mt iu her
)>ower. Thei o was not a rare piece of
furture aud apparel fur which *h® did
not long, and exhibited such a specimen
of her taste and magnifieience as afforded
B|>eculation to the wliole country. Her
pride seemed now to lose all heieditary
re«]tect and prompt her to outshiue aed
undervalue the elders of her family, and
she behaved with sort or civil reserve
that implied a conscious superiority.
She every day communicated her im»'
porta nee to the whole peTi*h, under
pretcuoe of taking the air iu her coach.
Nor was this an undertaking attended
with great dificuliy; for all persons
whatever capable of maintaining a cer
tain appearance will be rated in point of
character according to their own valua
tion, without subjecting their pretensions
to the smallest doubt or examination.
In all her visits and parties she seized
every opportunity of declaring her presi
eut condition, observing that she was
forbid by her physicians to taste snch a
pickle, and that such a dish was iioisqq
to a woman in her way. Mean while she
happily advanced in her reckoning, the
midwife was in the house, the gossips I
were summoned and the moat interesting i
expectations prevailed; but the syiupv
touts of labor gradually vanished, and,
as the matron sagely observed, this
was no more thatt a false alarm."
Aud so of "the greatest" effert of Mr.
Couklin's Jife, although the usual term
ot gestation has long passed. This d»-
scription of Mrs. T*uuuion, from the,
writings oi the ingenius Tobias Smollett,
M. D. t is quoted because in your time
a superior and refiued taste will ha v o
probably dri.en this author from your
libraries.
If the peacock be the emblem of pride
and vanity, it must be admitted that the
bird ia ever solicitous for the cleanliuesi
of ita brilliaut plumage, and oouceding >
that bis epemiea are justified in ascribing
his qualities to Mr. Conkling, I have
alwaya have heard and believed that
is an upright man who *oorug low, mean j
things and actions. Nor should it be;
forgotten that Chatham, the purest,!
loftiest, abteet statesman of England, r
draped his flannels theatrically, arranged |
his cwi te4end inaeeased tenor to bi» 4
fro'B and practiced his gestaies before
a mirror. Sold and defiant to foes, Mr
Conkling is devoted and faithful to
friends, ia a ready and effective a|ieaker,
a good lawyer, and liss mocb of tlie abil
ity of a statesman. Indeed I am not
disposed Jto deny that with bis character '
and acquirements he would make a dig
nified, worthy Chief Magistrate, but he 1
of too haughty a nature to make
NO, 9
friends* apd tfc/ere U,ot a. ri va\
Jt is remarkable that Mr. Coukling ima,
ever been a supporter of *nd on,ap>l>gifc
for ouv "iUin Conjuror* aspua.it, t,*
wUiyn iu ability, in education ami in
capacity for administration be is mm
; rior as «u Prosporo to Caliban
Ami uuw, vuy boiih, I go to (be region
called by its inhabitants "tim mi-lit v
West," which in your tio»e I trust will
have become as "utifcbty" iu cnl
ture, talte and kno* ledge of tbo la*' a
of finance and currency %s it is no>/
w«ak, From thir. quarter comes my
uexi. subject—
THE ASPIRANT WHO IS THE NEFIIKW op
HIS VHfiUt—TitVt^AK.
The works of Chafes P'vkenn so
rapidly luting lb ir popularity tlia£
before you rent) these sketches iboy tun v
l>e quite forgotten. In one of Mis' etrly
stories—"Baruaby Kud^o" —a]>pe:ir iw»
characters, old Jo« Widet and bis HUH
young J[«e. Old was per hups tl.o
most iguorani stolid and leather beaded
_ t»• L a >« *- - ..II t^.— i. . » t* ■ ■ «
itiit-Keepr i.tt ait dig mini* tie wnt«v«jti
iu nothing bti( ids own limited experience
scouted the opinions of otlierj and was
Allied with |tfo{aund reverence lor bis
own wisdom, yooag Joe bail
tecome a fine, brisk young man having
iulierited some brtdu* from Ids mother,
tlie father continued to treat bim as a,
child, never permitting bim to open bis
mouth and in every way making his lilo
ft burden, and In ibis oki Joe was alas -
ted by Snipe miserable purusitve
wUo smoked their pipes in bis tap
room* At length out of she»-rj do
pe ration, young Joe ran away ami
enlisted tor a soldier. Some-' >eui d
elapsed belors be returned niinns nu
*rin» s"d old Joe died iu the vain m tempt
to understand these uew and
(ants. *
Of the great Scottish Earldom of Mnr
Lord Kaitnos *aid Its origlM W«W
lost iu the mists of antiquity; and so of
the time of William Alien, of Ohio.
"HHcle»of Alleu G, Thurui.n. Amonif
other sapient utterances vouchsafed l«»
his fellow-citizens by "old Mr. Allen, i i
that o| tue superior value ot a coru-stalK
currency since known as the "Ohio Wea."
' lis only by comparison with bis vens
erable uncle tUat lUv nephew cati bo
called young.
JJast sixty years, ripe in **perieucQ
and knowledge, Mr. Thurutati formerly
occupied the seat ol justice iu his Stale,
ami proved a learned and upright bulge,,
' on wIKMe shoulders the ermine sutlered
no stain. For many years he has been
the acknowledged leader of his part*
(the Democratic) iu the Senate and is
widely known and respected as an able
debater and profound juilst whose voice
Is always heard iu defence of liberty and
law i Record of |ho great coutiovertk'g
about gold silver and greeiibaeka will
doubtless survive until vour limes and
suable you to determine tbtfr inert,}
but I will say a won! about silver, so
l|iat yon may understand how the public
whale was gulled into swallowing tbo
book bailed with the private sprat,
Necessities q f war ludnced our Govern
mem iu resort (o forced loans iu the form
ot Irredeemable legal-tender paper, which
or uepesslty drove gold aud silver out
Of circulation, aud so effectually that a
coin of cither ot ttiese metals was hardl v
to to seen for soiqe tQnfleeu-fears. In
1876, leu vears alter we bad put down
toe rebelliuu and our/ beloved country
was at pcaoe, Oougrtwk p uwed au act to
resume suecie pay merits on the let of
January 1879. The fluShclal crush of
1872 enforced habits of economy upon
our people to suob an extent as to turn
the balance*>f foreign tnido largely in
our favor. XUisesiwcialhf, aud in aouie
measure the ItesuiiiWion/act,-enhanced
the value of gjreeuQrats—Government
paper money—aud approximated tlutiu
to gold. Mea.iwbilo the commercial
nation of Europe bail adopted a gold
standard, using silver fur sulisidiary
coins. Even the Latin l7"lon, as it wa*
called, while theoretically holding to
bimetallism practically relegated silver
1?. * place. Tlie price of
silver bttllion lu the Loudon market fell
some ten or twelve peiieo wr opuee.
+bls was of no CQiteoqueuce tu the vast
majority o| o qr people, b M t * few score
silver miners lu Nevada wero astute
| enough to arouse tb« entire West. From
tip a übiety toMmake a market p»r silver"
oue might have supposed that every mau
west ol the Alletrmtuies bad ions of ine
metal tor sale. A sentimental enthusiasm
was evoked and people tearfully clam
ored for the dollar of tbeir fathers. Thl*,
too, in a region a large proporJon of
whose inhabitants to prove that their
forced to visit cemeteries in the Eastern
States or across the sea-fathers who in
IS ?, e * U b »Te assuredly castiu»,
tad tbeui for uttering nonsense. Jt«pn -
scntatives froni the South, so generously
!XrtW. l V ~elr I'*" iH
Joined iu the hue and cry, altbougb the
cottou and. tobacco pro.jqced by their
. ooustiiueuts sold tor gold priw while
all ihejr was p u id for ai | icreased
rates iu depreciafed currency. The
Influence of puole WjlUain Allqu *nd the
*"•
O«o of the most eminent barristers of
Xiiglaud once related to me durini? u
residence iu bis iiiterestjiur country ' iiu»
following | |u his IWtfor VX uX
mlsstufod 1
tif-2-
J am disposed to tbiufc that the Deoole
bjire re»elteil a similar conclutdon about
, Jt*"' fbupnau s more recent course on
; ffuance and enrreney, and that ho will
not receive much support tor tire Pivgi
deney. tie will la.ue.u ,|,« t lU j ,lt
, follow young Jow's example and run
' [Contin tied on Jourlh