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1 . mmJ mm im :m-- 1 ! 1 ?t i i - ft- , f ; -,--s ; i o -" illil LL f is s.il ir .ltiiliMi .tli; VnJ i xrax VUIj THIRD SERIES. SO 22 4 !; ' f iiti I w., I i . I I n. I. II" I - - - I I M - I I' !- ' . ..... ..v U -.ViM,' rt,- - f i J-.---"'. .... - ' - . ' - ' l i THE FIRST GLASS. BTjR. A. CARROLL-'' ? Go, temptCT, (fo Ilianl not tBe w ine, Sot tempt the Innocent and gay . - s To taste one drop ; ah, yes, one sup ' , yk it'ht be hlH ruin trom that ttiy. . llecarelul howr you. tiandle wtn . a It sparkles to the yontlifxa eye; But oh ! how bitter doth he know - V hat polalons lnjts beauty lie. x - Twaa the flrst glass hat sealed the doom Of many a young and bloominjj youth, And sent him to an eariy grave : - Tempter beware aad heedthe truth ; Oh' think how deep th serpent lurks Within the wine cup's ruddy glow. And do not bold that to hla lips -Which brings but sorrow death an .woe. Little Peeti t t Jn rastle lialla or cottage homes, Vlierevcr guileless childhood roams, O there is nothing half so sweet As ousj. treau oi tunc il-cu The sighing breeze, the ocean a" roar, 'it r- The nurliner nil, the organ s power, AH stir the soul, but not so deep As tiny tread of little tcct. When forth wegot earTy morn, To meet the world and brave its scorn, Adqwn the garden walks so neat, Vesee the prints ot little leet. At eve, when homeward we repair, .With aching limbs and brow of care, The voices ring out clear and swei-t Then comes the ruh of little feet." The knives are lost,-the dihes stray, The tools are spirited away, And whence go the lost to seek, Wctakc the -trail of little fi-et. But when the angel death hath come. And called our darlings from their home, 'Oppressive silence reigns complete ; -"Wc miss The sound of little feet. Then tools are sa"fe,'no dishes stray, Jo doors go slamming all the day ; Jiut O, 'twould uie us pleasure sweet To hear again those noisy feet, Soft night hath come, all are asleep, Yesall but me; I vigil krrp. Hush ! hush ! mv heart, ami c ease to beat, Was that the step of little feet ? Yes, mother, 'tis the softened tread Of him you miss and mottni s dead, And often when your sleep is sweet, You'll dream of hearing little feet. And when this pilgrimage is o'er. And you 'approach that blissful shore, The first to run ytrrrr soul to greet Will be vour darling's little feet. . - From tlie New Yoik OWerver. TEE COURTSHIP 0? BEV. 'HEN3Y-BLAH3SF0BD. BY MKS. s. Honr.iss. IX FOl'It CIIAITKKS. SO. II. f it is supposed that Darlington is going to .accept this engagement without tikiiig .Vnv farther notice of it than that shown 1 y iainting and papering the in f.uU of the parsonage, it is a mistake. The ma ter settled, that Faith Halstead was to le Mrs. Henry Blakesford, their minister's Wife, the two became at once town pn-perty, and, with an intensity of interest for the most part kindly, all their past, their present and their future, were closely", identified with the past, present and future of every man, woman and child in tlie parish. The antecedents of their pastor they had become familliar .with at tlie time of his settlement, but of Miss Halstead's they were in entire igimrance, nor could the most adriot questioner learn more, than that she had been born at the West, was an orphan, and now had only a few distant, relatives living. She did not seem to incline to make the slightest difference in her way of living ou account of her en gagement. She went regularly to school, studied as Taithfully at home, and was no wore constant or demonstrative in any of her public religious duties. She had dou ble the number of invitations out to tea; and accepted them as she had previously, when some of Iter school duties did not prevent The most fault-finding person in Darlington could not say that she "gave herself a single air," that is the way . any assumption of dignity would have been characterized, on account of her expected position; and yet, on the whotej'Darlington waj not satisfied. It "wanted from lier something it did not re ceive. So it took suddenly to asking questions. Had Mr. Blakesford made a mistake t Did his sermons begin to show it! ( Did his prayers? Had lie made as many parish calls since his engagement f iiad he not exchanged more ficmieiftlv f , o - i Was he beginning to choose from among Ids society such persons as he would like to see. frequently at the parsonage ? Did he spemi too much tunc visitiug Jaitii llalstead ? What kind of an engagement "ui; urn tyifi wear i i nai mam iroiu noon , that made its appearance on the -4ittl finger of his left hand one Sabbath, w here did that eome from f . Wasn't it feminine efor pi minister, under any circumstances, to wear a ring f Or, might it not be even Worse than that a positive sin to set an example of such extravagance from" the ' Pulpit! One day Deacon Brent met his pastor in the street, and said to him : "Parson, there's my mare "Black Pet. U you've got a good firm grip on the hnes. so hIi wmi't. lu i-riiiiiiin? awav - with you, and fancy a team, you may have hcr anv rim nmi aloiitV It d.M's a. man good to spin along two-forty once in iinV r.fvf." au"ul8U'r aua we might Jiot have the pleasure of appoint aJn t a mite afeard but you'll put as much ' . . , . . . , . . T. . . " Wunk into your sarmons aftef she's spun h lu the ""aster's wife the Iresulent. you over a dozen miles or so, as you would V'1 dltl uot kuow that our minister had alkin' roun' town. You're welcome to a wife," said Faith, smiling benignly, but LaiD5Tay;7, , ' , , . , , ' combattively ; "if he has, I should think ;fBit sLewoaldlthep to con- UHi lr.v.,,.l. ir l. - f . unit M . "'wkui r Lii.ii iiiiiKii'-ui im in Troin two-forty spin" with eyes softer and 1 I " 1 ' ! r : r browner than ever.- They - had cone out through Darlington's principal streets on a Saturday afternoon. Not a house had they passed but some one had noticed them, and it was only a few of the most iU-natured who had said I J L;" i "Well, if Ir. Blakesford can go out a riding so near the Sabbath, I hope he has finished his sermon. One of the last things mat gets into a young minister's head., is mill HC JUUBt WOIK. " ';"-' Wfit there any flaw -to find in that ser mon after the first ride T ; I.J. i . , . - - ...t i MlDui1C8 tlie comer grocer, thought there wi He said to Mr. Short, tlie tin- - smith, next door, that it wanted vnctiom It wiisu't well digested, and no discourse could tell that hadn't been studied. It wasrft practical, and it wasn't doctrinal, ThebusiuGss of a minister was J& ,,brinff sinners ito4hrist; and anything that in- ivnerett w itn tnat was loss, loss to the church,! and loss to th church' meant no new admissions among the roll of its members, and no new admissions meant higher taxes ou those who bad to support i it. He wondered (with a very implica ting look Y w hether the time ever would come when a minister would feel" that he tory outholdingof her hands. was only a paid servant of the church, J Then, Miss Halstead, I am to report to and every hour of his time ouglft to be the ladies your utter refusal." spent in advancing its interest, quite as j "The least said, the. soonest mended," much as he expected his clerk to spend said Faith, with a faint smile she could his time in advancing the business of the not repress. store. The mistake ministers, particular- j "I am extremely sorry, I must add ex ly young ones, made, was they didn't see tremely grieved, my dear Miss Halstead," the legality of the money binding. "Earn ' w ithout taking any noticeof Faith's re your pay," belonged as much to them as mark. "We had hocd indeed, I may to any other class of men who lingered SJiy further, I think we have a right to other inyiple's dollars and cents. It might ' demand a different course from the wife be earning it, but lie couldn't sec if, to go ! of our minister. Mr. Blakesford is only off Saturday afternoon with Deacon a young man, and'so much depends upon Breut's fast marc, 'and le gone two hours starting right ; he has done well, I think I on the stretch. But for his part a little may add excellently well, since his settle more work put into that discourse would meut here, and we should be extremely have made it clearer and more logical, or ' sorry to have anything aiiythuty inter at least iiiven it a fervor which would fere with his work." awakeil dying, souls and bring them into the; kingdom. To all of which, Mr. Short, tin-smith, had an wered : " Wall now, brother Jones, (they were both members of the church, and of course brothers) you know our iniuister is a courting, and we all on us, j Tin-smith had his third wife, rememler, that ire needed a little allowance made for us at such times." "Then let him go on part pay until he's married," Mr. Jones had answered. Luck ily, however, tlie Kev. Henry aud his be trothered remained ignorant of this opin ion, and made no offer iu that direction. On the whole, considering the delicacy aud the diliiculty of the situation, affairs are not proceeding iuimically for the hap piness of the two so deeply concerned. If Faith Halstead is only let alone, Mr. Blakesford will take care of himself. So he writes to his mother-aunt, to whom his weekly! letters go crowded with details he can give no one else : "I'm, afraid they are so good and con siderate of- me, that there is mischief brewing. It's too much, this unparalleled let-alone-uess, to ask of any mortal parish.- My shoulders are broad. I can bear anything, or go; but my dove, I would not have a feather of her beautiful plumage ruffled for all theparishes in the w orld !" Deeply in love, you know. I confessed to you he was. Pray forgive him ! Yes, there was misxhief brewing, audit came at last J - Faith Halstead had gone home from her school, iired and nervous; the children had.been full of fun, and the lessons were, of course poorly committed. Sitting quietly5 iu her room,, waiting for her, was Mrs. Deacon Hatch. Mrs. Hatch was the active deaconess of the church; a woman instant: in every good word and deed ; grave, not a slanderer; sober, faithful in all things ! This last apostolic description LI am obliged to put behind an interroga tion mark. But this is straying from my story. I Mrs. Hatch's was a faded face; it bad once been pretty; but it had been noticed in the parish thatTin proportion as the physical faded, the spiritual blos somed into new life or into fresher activi ty. Her's had been a prominent position in the parish, President of far too many things. It don't do, iu this democratic vnili7i?inr conntrv. to rest the .-BUDrenie I , iQme I. - Unfortunately, betweeu these two wo- men there had leeu, from the very first, an antagonism. iJohn Hatch, Jr., was a dunce, aud his w ant of progress iu hisstu- I uft.Ktj.,l tt:v tn xi.f (m tjMJ te,hvY lVart. Polite little messages, with hidden sharp points, had leeii often -passed Itetween teacher and parent. So, ou the whole, Faith Hal stead was not glad to find Mrs. Hatch waiting for hen besides, John had been the most stupidly incorrigible pupil to day. Faith -knew, "if be was spoken of, she should bept to sa what she felt. But Mrs. Hatch's present visit was for a very different object, nor was she long in making it known. "We are to, have, to-morrow," she said, "a-iueeting for the purpose of electing of- fleers to fill the nlaces in our branch of the Woman's Board,-nd I called to see if o..- You are very modest my dear Miss y r 1 1 .I,, Halstcad t and. thonsh . xon nnd 1 hare never spoken rreely on the subject, and the deaconess hridled a ' littlef'stiU re both of us know just what is meant. We hope oa jak emphasis'on aH, "that you' wrill occupy that important place before long." "AVhich- President of tlie Branch WonianV Board, or the other tn :"-., "Both, The zeal you have shown as a . . theacher dishonest Mrs, i Hatch f makes us nope tnat you will prove a most able and efficient co-worker in our -Master's vineyard -We long-to welcome vou taall the positions of care und trust. . 'A "Thank yonMrs.HaU:Vr and Faith stopped, hile the blood mounted slowly and painfully; for a moment, into her face; "perhaps" it may be as! well that we should understand each oUief. Fpre4urentl I must entirelj decline any -nominatiou to f MUJ vuick uarever iu tue jarisu. "Surely, you will takV a class in tht Sabbath school ?" said Mre Hatch, eageN hr- ., " ";" ' ' - - "Surely, I will not,' said Faith, briefly. - "My dear .Miss Halstead" "Please, Mrs. Hatch," with a depraca- "T hope nothing ever will' said Faith, simply. " But j'ou must feel, Miss Halstead, that so much depends upon the course you take. If you are to throw cold water on all the religious interests of the parish ; if you will not take part or lot with us in these great matters" "Excuse me, Mrs. Hatch. My answer is final. I should prefer not to discuss these things any farther." "Good morning, then." Aud Mrs. Hatch rose, in very unrighteous anger, and left the house. Was Faith Halstead right? It's an open question, with much to be said on either side. Certain it is that the young minister hoked very grave, when Faith told him all that had taken place, and Mrs. Deacon Hatch lost no time in drop ping into one house after another, where she fully recounted, with a mingling of many pious, regretful interpolations also, wnai naa oecurreu. uariington was again in arms, and questions for and against were tossed about the parish in a brisker and more combative manner than ever before. The subscription for the thor ough repair of the parsonage, the raising of which had been entrusted to the ladies, came to a sudden close-; and a cloud rest ed'over the pleasant town, through Which you could not, just now, discern a glimpse of the calm, clear sky. At this juncture, Mr. Blakesford found, on his return from an afternoon of not whoHy satisfactory parish calls, that So phronia Kipp was waiting for him. He liked Miss Kipp right heartily. Gossip she was, but what of thatl She was alone in the world, and this interest of hers was, for the most part, kindly. So now he gave her a warm welcome, which she re turned by bursting into tears. Poor man, he little knew what was to come ! FASHIONABLE1 WOMEN. Fashion kills more women than toil and sorrow. Oledience to fashion is greater transgression of the laws of wo man's nature a greater injury to her physical and mental constitution than poverty and neglect. The slave woman at her task will live and grow old, will see two or three generations of her mistresses fade and pass away. Washerwoman, with scarce a ray of hope to cheer her iu her toil, will live to see her fashionable sisters die all around her. Thcjkitcl.cn maid is hearty and strong when her lady- has to be nursed like a sick baby. It is a sad truth that the fashion-pampered women are almost worthless for all the ends of human life. They have stilltess power of moral will, and quite as little of physical energy. They live for no great purpose in life ; they accomplish no worthy ends. They are only doll-forms in the hands of milliners and servants, to be dressed and fed to order. They serve no body and they save nobody. They write no liooks they set no rich examples of virtue and womanly life. If they rear children, servants and nurses do all save to con ceive and to give them birth. And when reared, whalfnre they T What do they ever amount to but weak scions of the old stock f Who ever heard of a fash ionable woman's child exhibiting any vir tue or power of mind for which it became eminent T Read the biographies of our great and good men and women. Not one of them had a fashionable mother. They nearly all sprang from strong-minded women, who had about as little to do with J fashion as with the changing clouds. ' ' t - ;' ' ., ''A I VMVMi WAsnmoTox, D. C, Match 5. -The fafc is raW irith Know- flakes. 'Joseph E Jolm ston aiid' -StarKijitOmm&t' are' most promiheitlt inntldiiedforrtli cabinet fromt ihefJ 8outhH iChtri Sclntrts will have a plitce. The new government will be embtkmnljir Jim rso . roi The following is the address :. j ltt 11 (Fbxlow ; Cijip.;9 ?--ye. have ftssem led to repeat tKepic jreuionml 'be gun by Wasliington, .' observed by all my predecessors and now a tinie honored cus tom which marks the commencement of a - i ...... t -,. '. : ; . . , . i , new term of the Presidential office. Call ed to the duties tnf thkgrcat trust, I pro . i :' 1! ' li; ' . '1 : '.-ii ... " i: '''-: ' --u iu compliance wiui usage to announce some of the leading principles on the sub jects tliat now cluefly engage the public intention, by which it is:my desire to be guided iu the discharge of these duties. I shall not undertake to lay down irrevo cably, principles or measures of adminis tration, but rather to speak of the motive which should animate us, and to suggest certain important ends to be attained in accordance with our institutions, and es sential to the welfare of our country. At the outset of the disscussions which pre ceded the recent Presidential election, it seemed to me litting that I should fully make known my sentiments in regard to several of the important questions which then appeared to demand the considera tion of the country. Following the ex ample and in part the language of one of my predecessors, T wish now, when every motive for misrepresentation lias passed away, to repeat what I said before the e hlction, trusting that my countrymen will candidly weigh and understand it, and that they will feel assured that the senti ments declared-in accepting the nomina tion for the Presidency will le the Stand ard of my conduct in the path lefore me, charged, as I know with the grave and dif ficult task of carrying them out in the practical administration of the government so far as depends under the constitution and laws on the chief executive of the nation. The permanent pacification of the country upon such principles and such measures as will secure the complete pro tection of all its citizens in the free en joyment of all their constitutional rights, is now the one subject in our public affairs which all thoughtful aud patriotic citizens regard as of supreme importance. Many of the calamitous effects of the tremend ous revolution which has passed over the Southern States still remain. The im measurable iK-nelits which will slirely fol low, sK)iier or later, the hearty and gen erous acceptance of the legitimate results of that" revolution have not yet been real ized. Difficult and eiuliarrassing ques Hons meet us at the thresh-hold of this subject, the people of these States are still impoverished and the inestimable blessing of wise, honest and peaceful local self government is not fully enjoyed. What e ver difference of opinion may exist as to the fact, the cause of this condition of things is clear .that in the progress of events, the time; has come when such gov ernment is the imperative necessity requir ed by all the varied interests public and private of these States, i But it must not le forgotten that only a local government which recoruizes and maintains inviolate the rights of all. is a true self government With respect to the two ilistinct races whose peculiarL relations to each other have brought upon us the-deplorablc com plications and perplexities which exist in those States, it must be a government which guards the interest of both races carefully and equally. It must be a gov ernment which submits loyally and heart ily to the constitution and the laws, the laws of the nation and the laws of the States themselves, accepting and obeying faithfully the whole constitution as it is Kestinr uion this sure and substantial foundation the , superstructure of benefi cient local governments can, be built up, and not otherwise. In furtherance of such obedience to the letter aud spirit of the constitution, and in behalf of all that its attainment implies, all so-called party in terests lose their apparent importance am party lines may well lie permitted to fade ito insignificance. The question we have to consider for the immediate welfare of those States of the Union is the quest ion of government or no government, of social order aud all tlie peaceful industries and the happiness that belong to it or a re turn to barbarism. It is a question in which every citizen of tlie nation is deeply interested, and with respect to which we ought not to be iu a partisan sense either Republicans or Democrats, but fellow-citizens and fellow men to wHom the interests of a common country and a com mon humanity ;are. dear. The sweeping revolution of the entire labor system of a large portion of our country and the ad vance of four inillions of lople from a condition of servitude to that of citizen ship upon an equal footing with their for mer masters could not occur without pre senting problems of the -gravest moment to lie dealt with by the emancipated race by their former masters and by the gen eral government the author of the eman cipation act. That it was a wise, just and providential act, fraught with good for all ' concerned is now eenerally conceded I throughout the country; that a moral olli - - r rests tfpbfi thB national government toiqmploy iU'tonstttatfonal power and in flaence t estabUsh thn rights, ihepeo- when thevra're. Infringed droiwaitSl. Is . r Alsojgenerally aamitteiL.The evils which fictthe;outhw moyefl "or pdied eWMttoVtfntf hannmnous efforts of boib"tactuute bjfjriraitirf card and, while- iri duty boiind. and fully, ucrmincu to protect in rignts or an iy constitutional' means in the ' disposal of my administration, I m sincerely anxious io'use every legitimate influencein favor of honest And Sufficient local self 'govern ment as the iru;4 resource of 5 those States for the promodoa of the contentment and prperiipliikiaeu.t In the offort shall make to; accomplish this purpose, ask the cordial co-ojieration of all who cherish an interest in the welfare of the country' trusting that party ties and the prejudice of race will be freely surrender ed in behalf of the great purpose to be ac complished. Ill the important work of restoring the South, it is not the iolitieul situation alone that merits attention, the material development of that section of the country has been arrested by the social and political revolution through which it has passed and now needs and desrves the considerate care of the National Govern ment within the just limits prescribed by the constitution and wise public econo my, but at the basis of all prosperity for that as well as for every other part of the country lies the improvement of the intellectual and moral condition of tl people. Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end liberal and permanent provision should be made for the supjiort of free schools by the State governments, and if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority. Iet me assure my countrymen of the Southern States that it is my earnest desire to regard and promote their truest interests, the inter ests of the white and of the colored peo ple both and equally, and to put forth; my best efforts in Whalf of a civil policy which will forever wipe out, in our political af fairs, the color line and the distinction -be tween North' and South to the end that we may have not merely a united North and a united South but a united country. 1 ask the attention of the public to the paramount necessity of reform in our civil service, a reform not merely as to certain abuses and practices of so-called official patronage which have come to have the sanction of usage in the several depart ments of our government, but a change in the system of appointment itself, a reform that shall be thorough radical and com plete, a return to the principles and prac tices of the founders of the government They neither expected nor desired that public officers should owe their whole service to the government and to the peo ple, thev meant that the officer should be secure in his tenure as long as his person al character remained untarnished, and the performance of his duties satisfactory; they held that appointments to office were not to be made nor exiected merely as rewards for partizan services, nor merely on the nomination of members ot Con gress as being entitled in any respect to the control of such appointments. The fa e4 that both of the great political parties of tlie country in deehn uig their principles prior to the election, gave a prominent place to the subject of reform of our civil service, recognizing and strongly urging its necessity in tonus almost identical in their specific import with those I have here employed, must be accepted as conclusive argument in lnhalf of these measures It must be regarded as the expression of the united voice and will of the whole country upon this subject am both political parties are virtually pledged to give it their unreserved supjiort. The President of the United States of necessi ty owes his election to office to the suff- j rage and zealous labors of unpolitical party, the members of which cherish with ardor, and regard as of essential importance the principles of their party organization; but he should strive to b always mind ful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves the country best. In furtherance of the reform we seek, and in other respects a change of great importance, I recomnend an amendment to the constitution prescribing a term of six years for the Presidential office and forbidding a re-election. With respect to the financial condition of the country, I shall not attempt an ex tended history of the embarrassment and prostration which we have suffered dur ing the past three years, the depression in all our varied commercial and manufac turing interests in the country, which lie gan in September, 1873, still continues. It is very gratifying, however, to be able to say that there are indications around us of a coining change to prosperous times. Upon the currency-question, inti mately connected as it is with this topic, I may be permitted to repeat here the statement made in my letter of accept ance, that in my judgment the feeling of uncertainty, inseparable from an irre deemable paper currency with its flncta tions of values, is one of the greatest ob stacles to a return to prosperous times. Tlie only safe paper currency is one which X sts noon a coiu hasi-i aud is at all times, 1 and promptly, convertible iato coin. I pie Tit ; nas emancinatert, - ajitl' to protect themhanthe' ciymentWhW touts' adhere fo&e"r1ew heretofore expressed by me iri HW Vif Congressional legislation j . Ilb i ' ....: . I in oenau oi an cany resumption or specie payment, and I am' satisfied not only that this ik wisel ; tut that lher interests as well' as the pubia'Bentimerrts' of the' country imperatively9 demand it.' ' Passings from ,esren4fl?-Sioti the condition rof oar tmti 'cbuntrf 1 1 consider our 1 relations xsm bt!wriiidiiwe are-feminaeil byliejling vanity of apparel, which wei liavo a ,- T mmymrn v vu'a wr.VUI7 M WV i llt eiung the ppaeof Europe that our tradi tional rule of non-interference in the af fairs of fofeign nation has proved of great Yaluel in past times and ought to be strictly obserred. The policy inaugura ted by my predecessor, President' Grant of submitting to arbitration grave ques tions of dispute between ourselves and iluiaupoKers paints to anew amLia comparably?, theT best instrumentality for the preservation of peace and good will, as I believe, becomes a beneficient 'example of the course to be pursued in similar emer gencies by other nations. If, unhappily, questions of difference should at any time during the (period of my administration irise lietwejen the United States and any foreign government it will certainly lie my 1 dispositionland my hope to aid in their settlement In the same peaceful and hon orable way- thus securing to our country the great blessings of -peace and mutual good offices with all the nations of the world. Fellow Citizens, we have reached the close of a political contest marked by the excitement1 which usually attends the contests between great political parties wliose members espouse and advocate with earnest faith their respective creeds. The circumstances were perhaps in no respect extraordinary save in the" close ness and uncertainty of the result. For the first time in the history of the coun try it has bjeen deemed liest in view of the peculiar circumstances of the case, that the objections and questions in dispute with reference to the counting of the elec toral votes should be referred to the de cision of a tribunal appointed for this purpose. That tribunal established by law for this sole purpose, its members, all of them men of long established repu tation for integrity and intelligence, and, with the exception of those who are also members ot' the Supreme Judiciary, cho sen equally; from both political parties its delilieratiohs, enlightened by the research and the arguments of able counsel, was entitled to the fullest -confidence of the American ;people. Its decisions have been patieiitly waited for and accepted as legally conclusive by the general judg ment of the public. For the present opin ion will widely vary as to the wisdom of the several conclusions announced by that tribunal. This is to lie anticipated in every instance where, matters of dis pute are lhade the subject of arbitration under the forms of law. Human judg ment is never unerring and is rarely re garded as 'otherwise than wrong by the unsuccessful party in the contest. Tin fact that two great political parties have in this way settled a dispute in regard to which good men differ jus to the facts and tlie law, no less than as to the proper course to be pursued in solving the ques tion in controversy, is an occasion for general rejoicing. Upon one point there is entire unanimity in public sentiment, tliat conflicting claims to the Presidency must lie aujicably and peaceably adjusted aud that, when so adjusted, the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow. ; It has been reserved for government of the people where the right of suffrage; is univesal, to give to tne world the first example in history of a irreiir nation in the midst of a strusrffle of r-- r opposing .parties for power, hushing its party tumults to yield tlie issue of tin contest to adjustment according to the forms of law. Looking for the guidance of that divine hand by which the destinies of nations and individuals are shaped, I call upon you Senators, Representatives, Judges and fellow citizens here and everywhere to unite with ine in an earnest effort to secure to oiir country the blessings not only of material prosperity , but of Justice; Peace aud Union, a Union depending not upon the constraint of force but upon the loving devotion of a free jieople. Am that "all things may lie so ordered am settled upon the best and surest founda tions, that peace and happiness, truth am justice, religion and piety, may be estab lished among us for all generations." LUXURY THE CAUSE OF NATIONAL DECAY. FuroALiTY of manners is the nourish ment ami strength ofbodies politic. It is that by which they grow and subsist until they are corrupted by luxury the natural cause of their decay and ruin. O this we have examples in the Persians Lacedaemonians and Romans ; not to men tion many later governments which have sprung up, continued a while, and then perished by the same natural causes. But these are, it seems, of no use to us : and in spite of them, we are in a fair way of becoming ourselves another useless ex ample to future ages Simplicity of manners may lie more easily preserved in a republic than a monarchy ; but if once lost, may be soon er recovered in a monarchy, the example of a court lieihg of greater efficacy, either to reform or to corrupt a people that alone : Vcre sufficient to discountenance the wearing of gold orilver, either iiciothes or equipage, and if the same were pro- f hibited by kwy the saving so mucli bul lion would be the smallest benefit of such' 1 an institution; there being" nothing more Apt to debase the virtue andVgood sense of our gentry of both sexes than tin trif- learned from France, and which has had each visible ill consequences on the genius of that people. Wiser nations have made it their care to shut out this' folly by .se- '' Vera laws and penalties and its spreading among ns can forebode no gootL, if there be any truth na the observation of one of the ancientvthat the direct Tray .to rjaiiU a man is to dress him up in fine clotlres.-sut.wjjjni-ttooiiiedGbidone, Neither tlie plain reason of tlie thing, nor the experience of past ages, nor the ex amples we have-before our eyes, can re strain us from imitating, not to say sur passing, the most corrupt and ruined peo ple in those very points of luxury 'tliat ruined them. Our gaming, our operas, our masquerades, are, in spite of Our debts and poverty, liecome the wonder of our neighbors. If there lie any man so void of all thought and common-sense, as not to see where this must end, let him but -compare what Venice was at the league of Cambray, with what it is at present, and he will be convinced how truly those fashionable pastimes are calculated to de- iress and ruin a nation. -It is not to lie believed, what influence mblic diversions have on the spirit, and manners of a jieople. The Greeks jvisely saw this, and made a, very serious affair of their public sports. For the same rea son, it will, perhaps, seem worthy the care of our legislature to regulate the public diversions, by an absolute prohibi tion of those which have a direct tendency to corrupt our morals, as well as by a re formation of the drama ; which, when rightly managed, is suclr a noble enter- linment, and gave those fine lessons of morality and good sense -to the Athenians of old, and to our British gentry above a century ago ; but for these last ninety years, hath entertained us, for the most )art, with such w retched things as spoil, instead of improving, the taste and man ners of the audience. Those who are at tentive to such propositions only as may till their pockets, will probably slight these things as trifles below the care of the legislature. But I am sure all honest, thinking men must lament to see their country run headlong into all those lux urious follies, which, it is evident, have been fatal to other nations, and will un doubtedly prove fatal to us also, if a time ly stop be not put to them. Berkeley's Ehmijx. ALL SORTS A home-ruler A man's wife. Moody is-. just forty. And holds his Lforty well. X. Y. lierahh The millennium hasliegun in Baltimore. Oysters are fifteen cents -a bushel there. e There does seem to be something cure- ons about this blue-glass. JIaick-IJye. The residence of Gjllert, at Fremont, was burnt last week. There is a new paper to lie started in Wilkesboro, to be called the Witness. A company is iK'ingjbrnled to start a "road steamer," to ply 'between States ville and Fayetteyilier Prof. Proctor says there are sea-ser pents BJO feet long, and he never owned a sea-side hotel, eitheiv A Kentucky debating society has lieeu discussing the question : "Which is the liottom of a buckwheat cake T" A feature of a recent charitable enter tainment at Wonsieket, R. I., was a game chess with young people, fancifully at tired, as the pieces. Young man, court not suffering. 'You can put iu your tiipe to much better ad vantage in courting some nice youifg wo-man.-r-6Vitirrfrty Sight. "Why should we celebrate Washington's birthday more than mine ?" asked a teach er. "Because he never told a lieTshout ed a little boy. . A sweet little loy, only eight years old, walked into a teachers' examination at Oswego and bawled out: "Annie, your fellow is down to tlie house !" Mr. James F. Newman, one of the pro prietors of thcWilson Exjtresa, has sold out his interest and retired, and the Kr press will iu future, lie published by a company. . The prospect for rebuilding Davenport Female College is, says tkti Topic, very flattering. Additional subscriptions are coming in, and the timliers are being goti" ten together for the building. A traveler stepped off a train and asked a boy : "Sonny, what is the quickest way to get to the Central depot ?"Ruu1" he answered, and set the example by get ting out of the way pretty fast. Mr. Beecher says ajnillion dollars Is a very poem. We denire to state that this article of jHieni will lie accepted ii' we have to crowd out advertisements to makcronn j for it. Rochester Democrat. i - 'ii! -0 ' ' -I i i . I i - I ! i
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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