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tariff public laxps.-pexsioxs.
n.'.,J Sm i flam 0 RrortsoUatve. Feb
ruary T, 1&39. 1 I
" TV TTvma tuJnir In Of.mmiLtB of the "V!
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oa tin state of th Union Mr. Ync said J -
ChaiKA t TbV condition 0 th coantry
h ntW singular on at this time.' The itat
man of nlarged phenomena might row betyoll
"'many important events lia' tbe indications by
"T'whiA we r surrounded, could he bat rod them
'aright. The bxte fury of the politic' heavens hav
- ti inapeat itielf ia the Bercw and, bi Iter contests ,
- wiich raged in these Halls, wo now a com- ,
. Tmrativw ouiet. Bat whether Jt M merely a trooa
-to enable the combatants
iv r0r.rnit &r& to burr
their
leir dead, we cannot tell. It may l that the
w tranquil akiea do but portend 't . . ' -
" j A greater wreck, a deeper fall ;
' A shock to one, a thunderbolt to all" .
Bat let oe hope not. I, for one, am determined to.
Interpret the oinM for rood. I Chink they are.
" - fall of bopo and peace and promise for the Repub
" H. I nop sir, that tbe lull is hot a treacherous
stillness, heralding tb deadly simoon, but that it .
la Halcyon aereelf who cornea to brood upon the
-" dark and restless deep." Eight weeks of this -.afon
bare ror by ; grave and Important ques
tion have been discus! an-l pawed upon; -and.
i-tharmonvand rood feelint?' have prevailed.
. fc 1 tWa baa been. ' bat without fanaticism 1
warmth and spirit, but witbont bitterness and ran--
r-nr -"Thrmch. the bush baa been beaten from
' Maine to California, from the Lake to the Gulf,
ooly tha gentleman from Maine (Mr. Wa-hburn)
baa been able to start a negro ; and though the
, gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Giddings) did bowl
I upon the trail, tba chase was so (distant, and the
S scent lav so cold, that he soon called off, and the
committee waa not frightened from its propriety.
- It bebooTes the Representatives of the people to
take adratare of this bopeful. state of affair, and
to turn their earnest attention , to the practical
erery-day matters of the nation. Too log, al
rady, has the country saflered from this all-absorb-'
irr excitemect which bs so much hindared prac
tical legislation. Our disordered finances, our de
- preaed trade, our empty Treasury, our confusot
foreien policy ,ocr Secretary calling, likethedauch
.ter of the borse-leecb, "give, gie f all show this
melancbolr bat inatructi-ra fact, i - The -great.
, qaestioa of a. tariff, the principal source
of oar national revenue jjtbe public lands;
and, inseparable from these, the growing expen
ditures of the Government graatlj need, nay, rntwt
" have, oar attention. . It is time, sir, we were con
sidering the ways and means to do fotnethiniffor
" the neonle that tv( and I t ver-strivine masa
whose aervanU and -.Representatives we are; by
wboee intelligent industry and unceasing toil, by
whose eax!y-rising and late lying-down this Gov
ernment re eives its protection and ! its bread, its
glorr and it prosperity. . i ' S
When we refl-ct, sir, that' the expense of ad.
ministering this Government ' has reached a point
far exceeding the rweipta of the public Treasury,
we most look around for some meaas oT making
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DOUI enus DHCb X prciiuv tucm mm kw iiiriu-
bers of this committee who desire to see theUov
tarnment embark in a system af borrowing money,
" except in extraordinary cases i of emergency, and
thus lay tha foundation of a great national debt
like that of Great BriUin, which is to go on grow-'
' Ing and increasing until it get forever beyond the
hope of ultimate payment. The soundnt policy
' of national financiers has been to borrow money,
only in case of war, or some such urgent npcefsity,
to be repaid during the long ' years f peace and
prosp'WTty which follow the calamities. In times
of general tranquility it ha alvars bean consider
ed lest to draw upon the sources of the nation'
income sufficiently to meet our curreut expenses
"without borrowing, no odds haw much the a amount
might be. "We are not.now doing this: instead of
living like a frugal housekeeper, on the interest
' of oar money, w are devouring - the principal.
Dariag the lat (Ucal year" in the midst of pro-
- foand peace, this Govern merit has issued Treamry
notes and bonds to tbe amount of $35,000,000 be
vond the receipU of the Treasury, and a similar
' awa may soon be called for, an less tha d' ficiercy'
is levied on some source of tba revenue. Tb tariff
levied on importations is the principal source;.
tb next Urgesfis tbe public lands. ,Letu co n
sider the formt-rl ; I
' - Shall it be raised to a reveno standard or riot ?
That it is not now ap to this point, isr I take it for
granted tbe opinion of many gentlemen to the
contrary, notwithstanding sufficiently obvious
frrm the, plain fact, that we are now living on bor
rowed money. . This fact, for, practical purpoees,
is worth all the theories that gentlemen can put
forth in regard to tbe presenl rales. Sir, I am
. not philosophical on this subject ; I have not maue
laws which govern the trade and commerce of the
I world my study; I have not bunted up the siatis
tka,nor counted witn care tba enormous column of
llgurea whxh contain our com mercial transactions.
-. I am free to confess it. Nor do I believe Hint I
am much the worse for this reason. But crude
acd nnelaborated a my opinions mavbe I will
venture to lay it down as an undisputed fact, tl.at, ;
aa wear in debt and spending mora tn our in
come, and aa ou is income is .derived principally
.from the tariff, we have to do one of three thin :
either raise that income, lower our expenses, or
walk into tha insolvent curt and file our achedla.
I do not think there is, or ever was, a political
economist on earth ho could deny these prop.i
tiona. It k a question, sir, entirely beyond Inan-
- cial theories and.abstractiops. ' : - -
. Tbe doctrine, sirqf a tariff forJprot"cUon has b -en
pretty generally abandooed tin tbe section from
whkl I conaendl may .not be a miss, perbap, to
say here, thalonegreatjcauseof thst doctrine being
abandoned by those whom I have the honor.to re
present bare who held it, was, that those
cry men whose interest and institutions, from a
spirit of national pride, we were v upholding and
protecting, brauna in time the deadliest enemies
to oar institutions and to a our interest.
And it must ' be remembered, too, " that at
the time the doctrine of a protective trritf
prevailed among tuj ronstituenta, oar naiiohal ex
penoiturea scarcely exceeded twenty million dol
lars per annum ; and therefore the incidental pro
. tectioit afforded amoanAd to scarcely anything,
, and made the necessity for protection obvious.
Unt now that we have to raise from eighty to one
- hundred million dollara - per sntsm, principally
by duties 00 importations, the incidental protec-'
tion aflordd becomea so large rs to render direct
. poteclion both unsalled for and unjust. . ,
. I am, thereC re, air, like those 1 represent. : op
. posed to a tariff for f rotection, both M that rea
son, and also because it is to the in tern-1 of. my
section. Ixlace it upon tbe ground of tlf-intr-est
frankly, because 1 do not belive in the valid
ity of tbe general rules and deductions whic h gen
' tlemaa lay down so f uently. To assert that the ' n
, ly true policy of a nation ia free-tradn, is only les
' abaurd it aeema to me than to araert tha the na
tion should extend protection, universally to all
tbe manufactures within its borders. Trade and
manufactures araj take it, goveiied and aOected
like all other human transactions; by the thousand
- and one accidents and adventitious circumstances
to which nations, aa well as individuals, are sub
jected. What Adam Smith, and later British
politicians, may say, in general terms, would
bava ? little . mora application to our condi
djtiou,. than would tne maps and profiles
of Professor Bache'a survey applied to the angles
' and i ad eolations of the British . coast. Even in -England,
covering not more territory than 1 th
' Sut which I partly represent, tha public aenti-
- meet was never a unit on the tariff question ; tbe
- manufacturer wanting it laid heavily opon. arti- i
clas similar to those in which he dealt, and free
; Uada aa to breadstuff and raw materral; while
tba agrkultunst contended fr precisely the re-
. verse. "W hat French economists may say! can
have still leas bearing oa our afairs, aa there u "a I
eti3 greater diasimilarity in our condition and in
atitationa. ; . , '
" How, then, can we lay down a rule for tbe reg-
- ulationo a tariff whir h shall ba gone-al in iu
operation for tba best, for a country lke ours,
stretching, as it does through all the degrees-of an
jtire soue ; with many thousand miles of, coast j
with every variety of soil, climate, anf, pro
duction ; and containing within its borders, erti
" sana, manufacturers and laborera, of ovary form,
. tashion, and profession under the heavens. There
is, indeed, a general rulr, which, though diverse
ia iu operation, ia yet the same in iu applicabili
ty the world over .he. universal law of self-iafw
rt. And, . despite the f ingenious theories
pf ? roMtfcians, as to an enllghented pub
lic opinion having settlnd this way or that I will
venture 10 say there is not-a cfvtlixed 'na
tion or community rowoa earth, where the man
ufacturing interest ia dwnlnant,'tbat does sot
sek protection for iu work shops at the expense
of iU naWe. and me vsri: .This, sir, u , anotner
reason whv I arnoenoaed to a tariff for protection
that it would build un northern manufacturers
at the expense of southern agriculturists. . We
need no Troteotion for that, which we raise for
market ; and that which we have to buy, we
want the free markeU of the world to chooee
from. ' . V.!.'"
B itlbe this as it mar. we must have a revenue
Uriff, or resort to direct taxation, which I am not
prepared to do." In putting up the rates,' then, to
that standard, ttttnkes me uat we anoaia enaea
vor, not to protect any man, or- set of men ; but
to protect the whole body .'of the people, from
heavy or unequal taxation- for laying a tariff is,
to some extent laying a tax, though not an equal
tax. aa rasnv of the States are now doing. Tha
same principle ought to' govern ua The cardinal
doctrine of 'the greatest good to the greatest num
ber' ought to be our guide in laying these burdens
opon the people, r The same care to make them
bear lightly aa possible on tne poor, yet wit hout
being unjust to the rich, which bas ever been tbe
ideal of a perfect tax bill, should . be observed.
Whilst I do n: H hold that the interesUof the man
ufacturer And the consumer are necessarily and
altogether . antagonistic, to some extent they
certainly are. I f, therefore, that class of our cit
izens which produces the raw material of com
merce, and consumes the manufactured article, is
the larger and more extended interest of the coun
try, and it moat assuredly is; if it numerically and
substantially predominates in fact, over the roan-
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uiaciunng interest, toen ib genii 01 our insti
tutions plainly demands that that predominance
should be felt in the legislation of the country. I
am not for sacrificing a smaller interest for the
sake of a greater, f n so manv word: but I believe
that all commercial enterprise should be ia a large
degree, self-sustaining ; and I cannot regard tba
operations of any institutions as healthful and vi
roroua, which flourish alone by statutory enact
ments. ' l;
- .But a tariff for revenue I am in favor of. It is
a necessity at this time, and not an open question
If, in putting Hp the rates to meet tbe necessity,
any protection should be incidentally afforded to the
manufacturing interests, I can see nothing wrone
in it. Indeed, if the rates, are fairly imposed,
without making a special 'discrimination-; against
all the manufactories ot the nation, I entrant see
how it is to be avoided, if it were ever so sinful.
We certainly should not be so illiberal at to re
fuse to them that which cannot hurt us,aa3 which
may help tbera. I certainly am not so hostile to
my own country, or to any portion of it, as to de
sire to transfer what little protection is incident
ally afforded by a fairly constituted revenue tariff
from onr own manufacture to those of tbe Brit sn
or tbe French, when my own people could not be
in tbe leat benefitted thereby.
As to the manner of levying theee dutie, I am
constrained to say that I concur with the President
I believe that tbe method recommended by him
in "his late message is the best, he simpb-et, and
in most cases, the fairest, at once for tbe mer
chant, the consumer, and the Government. A
specific duty on any given article, is a steady source
of revenue; it is certain ; it cannot be avoided or
circumscribed; and if any protection arises from it
it Is a home protection, and not a foreign one,. It
elso puts to rest tbe difficulty as to home and for
eign valuation, which always' arises uncer jtbe
md valorem ryrtem. That some protection will
be afforded is inevitable, if the duties go up. Mr.
Secretary Cobb says himself that be does not ex
pect to see a tariff "framed on rigid revenue prin
ciple" and both the President and Mr Cobb seem
to agree that the duties must go up, or we must
borrow m'Te money, wnick u not, they say, desi
rable. , Indeed, the difference would r just the
interest on the sum total borrowed in favor of in
creased duties. I must agree with both in this res-
pecMnd think it better I bring up the tariff at once
to a revenue standard and be done with" it, than to
keep on glnryfying free trade in tbe face of the
facts atd figures ; for although we are told to wait
a little longer, to wait until the oount-y hss rer
covered from the great financial crisis" which it
bas so recently undergone, I regard delvr as the
more dangerous course. How much, indeed,' the
present low duties have had to do in producing
this very crisis, js, in my opinion, a question open
to debate, to say the least of it. My own notions
is, that California gold, for which we are not in
debted to any kind of tariff, has alone kept us
from calamities compared with which our recent
troubles were small and insignificant.
. Jiut, aitttougn there may be a difference honest
ly entertained, among gentlemen, as to the best
manner of regulating the tariff, it seems to me, sir.
that there can be but one opinion in regard to tbe
public land ibat other great scarce of our reve
nua. I am one of tbos who believe, with Gener
al Jackson, that these lands ought not to be made
a source of revenue at all. I have a still stron
er reason for disbelieving in the policy of keeping
mem, vmu as a source oi revenue ana as a corrup
tion' fund to control tbe politics of the country.
nave Heretofore acted upon the pohcvof distribu
ting three land among tbe several Sutea of the
L nion, or tbeir proceeds, in order to enable them
to erect public works, establis h lee schools, and
to bear the burdens of general improvement within
their res p tive borders. I believe, if that policy
had been adopted at the time it was first broached
Ibat the wealth and prosperilv of everT State in
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me umuu wouiu nave oeen materially ennancea.
ana toe country savea irora much wrangling and
bitterness, irom many monstrous frauds, and gt
gantio swindles. " ) " ; - -.t
ilut this policy was withstood by the Democrat
kj party, which at a very early period, took ground
against distribution, and declared that these land
ought to be held as a source of revenue, the pro-
ceua pourea into toe puDitc .treasury, and applied
to defraying tbe public espensea. and would thus
best inure to tbe use and benefit of the people.
mat party prevailed ; and altbough under that
deposition vf .the public lands. Virginia. North
Carolina, and Georgia, which ceded their lands to
tbe Government, until the lands thus ceded were
all sold, continued, in reality, to pay five times
mere than their proportionable share of the public
Una; yet the public was everywhere met with
praiaea of the justice and equalitv. as well as econ
omy, of the system. JTrooi that time down to the
convention, which assembled at Cincinnati in
1856, every neighborhood, countv. district. Stata.
and national convention, so far as my recollection
now extends, pledged the party, in the face of the
nation, to or pt the distribution of these public
lands, whether among States, corporations, or in
dividuals ; and say ing that they ought to be applied
to the use of tbe General' Government, to relieve
tne people ot taxation, and "for no other purpose
whatever. Nayjv sir, the favorite term of ex
pression was, that "the proceed of these land.
ought to be sacredly applied" to these purposes.thus
giving a amo 01 religious sanction to tbe sincer
ity of the promise. When, the advocates of dis
tribution, defeated in so manv strutrsrlea. had
come almost to despair of obtaining their object,
a, ior ieit toat we were well consoled by be
ing able to fall back upon these oft-repeated
promises. I was cheered by the thought, that if
could not get a fair and equal distribution,
knew at Wt that the-proceeds of tha land
sales were well disposed off that they were "sa
credly applied" to the general charge and expen
diture. But, sir, even that conolstion is taken
away from me, and the actual reality stares us in
tha face. ,v - ?
During tho last session of ConB-rfw.Hrtino- in
obedience to a resolution, the Secretary of the In
terior, transmitted a repurt in brief, to the House,
setting forth tbe number of acres disposed of, and
for wbat purposes, since the inauguration of the
present system. By that report it appear that
I quote from memory) about ton hundred and
twenty-nine million acres have been soldandthe
proceeds applied ( whether sacredly or not, we can
not now tell J Co the public expenses ; whilst, durr
ing tbe same period, there have been Sacredly"
given away and squandered about two hundred
and ten million acres! And this exclusiveef mil
itary granU amounting to some forty four mil-
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iwn ouun millions arc eiTen to buuu toe mag
nificent railroad system of Illinois which cannot
be fairly construed to -come under the bead of
."general charge and expenditure ;" some millions
more are Handed over to Jkiinnesota, to Iowa, to
isoonstn, and other northwestern States, for
railroads, schools, public buildings, and so on.
nat construction other gentlemen may put on
thi 1 am unabie to say : but. in int oniniontha
giving away of the common property to free
States, to support those publio burdens which my
constituents have to pay out of their own pockets,
' nior a par 01 tne expenses or the General
Government proper, nor is the object very sacred.
To avoid tediousness I shall "xwt enumerate the
various States that have shared this public spoil
both North and Son th, or recite the various granu
so sacredly donated to corporations and companies.
Thev will aU be found grouped o t or t bo sum to
tal of two kundred and the millions in the report
referred to.- ; ; . .' , 1
( Is there any prcepect of the evil being stopped T
Why, sir, I. was perfectly astounded to learn tha
number or bills now beiore tne nouse ior giving
away lands. I sat in my place in this Hall, and
heard the other day bills enough introduced to
cover, as I thoiighs aU the vacant binds on the
North American continent.,, Many of them seem
ed to me to have reference to the prospective
annexation of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and
tribes, from the open Polar sen, .beyond the re
gion of eternal ice, to the Isthmus of Darien
There seems to prevail, in certain sections, a no
tion that our "manifuet destiny" is to conquer ter
ritory, and then to give it away in loU and quan
titiea to suit the convenience of applicant. Why,
air, no Spanish monarch ever gave away realms
acd barbarian empfrea which were not his to give,
with so lavih ft band as wet display in panting
away annually millions upoii millions of acres of
(he noblest land on earth, of which it is promised
that the price of every acre shall be sacredly ap
plied to a' far different object. . So wild has the
infatuation grown, that, not satisfied 'with the
splendid operations of States, corporations, and
individuals, the nation has actually conceived tbe
idea of swindling itself oat of two hundred mil
lion acr-s to build Pacific railroad. What an
age we live in I But tbe brightest, most magnifi
cent idea of all yet conceived, for getting rid of
these lands, ia. the bill which lately passed this
House of the honorable gentleman from Penn
sylvania, which will give at least one hundred
million acres to whoever will go and take it No
odds who it is ; the in vitation is general to all tr-e
world "Walk up, gent'eroen, and . help your
selves!" - '"
New, Si", leaving entirely out of sight, the
fact, that this disposition of the public property is
a rank and vross outrage upon the rights of the
old States, and a palpable violation of the spirit of
the deeds ef cession; is it not a reckless and ruin
ous waste of the public revenues? .Is it not a
strange wv of .redeeming a promise sso "fa-
credly" made? What wonder, sir, that the
tariff has to go up, when this great and unfailing
source of public wealth ia thus lavishly thrown
away I If this fund is no longer to f o into the
public Treasury to relieve the people of the bur
dens Of a high tariff; why then in common justice
and common honesty", let us all, the old and the
new States, take 6bare and share alike. I-have
l'Dg been ft distributionist,because I thought jus
t'ce and equality demanded it; but if I could ohlr
see these promises faithfully carried out, if
I could onlv cee this fund honestly applied to de
fraving the general charge and expenditure of a
common Government, I would agreo to ask noth
ing more. - I call on gentlemen to stop this wild
raid after tbe pub'ic lands- I Will gladly stand
with any party to. effect this object
i It is a little strange that every State in the
Union can nnrtiiiratein these land grants.save and
except alone those States which were the original
proprietors. Ibe ordinary statute ot distributions
is ebtlre!y reversed ; and the furthest of kin, in
stead of the nearest, seems to be best entitled to
tbe estate. There is great anxiety manifested on'
the admission of every new State, to put it on an
eqaalitv wilh the other States, by princely dona
tions of the public property; but it never seems to
Occur to gentlemen that there ;s no equality in tbe
case: so long as one b.alf the States get nothing at
all. j -: - ,! -r ; - -!
Wbat do vou cau. equality, and how do vou
bring it about? ' Do you call it equality when
one psrtv gets all and tne other get nothing?
And do you produce this equality by; leading one'
with favors and stripping the ober bare? Nay,
sir. worse etui n ane. ine eiaer sisters mis.
great family of States, bring their advancements
into ho'ch-pot.and the law not only give? the you n g
er sisters th principal estate, but the advance--ments
also, leaving the elder sisters without an in
heritance in thecommon property. ; Truly, '-fr-m
him that bath not shall be taken away even that
which he hath." And although the doctrine has
' been as strenuously mainUined.that it was tincon
' stitutioral for the General Government to erect
' improvements not of a national character, ; in the
respective State, tbe Secretary of the Intorior
shows us that four thousand six hundred and forty-nine,
and one half miles of Railroad have been '
built, or provided for, by the Thirty-Fourth Con
gress alone. - How many schools have been estab- .
lished, and how many public buildings -ave been
erected by Congress in this way, tbe report - does
not show.- It wouid take up all my allotted time
to show one half the donations' to the new States,
and fir what purposes; therefore,' I .will forbear.
Suffice it to say, that scarcely a single grant is not
in direct contravention of this doctrine, " whether
right or wrong. And before I close this subject,
I may be permitted to remark upon the strangeness
of the fact, that no land bill has pawed this Con-
gross and become a law, wnicn ' made provisions
for an equal division among all the -States: The
faintest shadow of justice and equality in a tland
bill is sufficient to "damn it to everlasting fama."
Bennett's. land bill could' not get through, neither
could the agricultural college billof the gentleman
from Vermont, (Mr. MorrUl.) and though the lu
natic Asylum bill got through Congress, it met
iu quietus on the ground .f unconstitutionality
at the bands of the President who signed bil's
giving away larus enough to build four. thousand
six hundred and forty-nine miles of railroad, and
many million acres beside for works, of a similar
nature! ' - '
But sir, we are continually told that it becomes
no man to talk about a waste of tbe public rev
enues, or to recom mend economy, who voted for tha
old soldiers' bill ; that that was a measure of such
reckless and dangerous extravagance, as to com
pletely shut the mouths of all who are' an xious to
promote a reform ii our alarming expenditures.
I am glad to hear that word economy coming
from sucu gentlemen. I am delighted to know,
sir, that Saul is once mora among tbo prophets,
though he come even "in such questionable
shape" as a reformer ; for if there ever was a time
in the history of the Government, wLen retrench
ment and reform were needed, now is that time.
Put in the knife, sir, by : all means. Let it be
sharp and keen, ad I will help and hold and cry,
u Lay on, Macduff 1" and well done, while the
bright blade flashes right and left, reddening as it
goes, among the foul ulcers of the body-politic,
till the laot one is removed. ; " j,
' But I do not wish to begin to economize in tbe
wrong place. I do not wish, sir, to let tbe'first
stroke, full on the best the noblest, the most useful
part or the whole nation, me gallant soldiers of
tha war of 1812. Wbav would be thought. s'r:of
the man who would begin to reform hishousehoJd
expenses, by giving a half-feed to his hore, bis ex,
and his plowman ? Instead of Jsaving money, sir,
he would dry up the eource of his wealth entirely;
for in a short titre, his plowman and his horse
Would.be sis weak as a polltivim's promises,-aa
feeble as a modern (platform. - Such a man would '
hardly be termed a bad economist i he would be
called & ool, and would deserve the appellation.
lie should commence by cutting off all tbe super
fluous prts of bis establishment first, so there
might oe no dimii utiori in the com torts of those
who labored, bo, sir, we should begin, in -the na
tional household, to lop off tbe superfluous ex
crescences that uselessly feed - on tbe Treasury.
We might profitably - decapitate some thousands
of that class of hungry hangers-on, who swarm in
the land with tbe numbers and the rapacity of the
Egyptain locust, "devouring every green thing."
1 contend, sir, tnst tne citizen soldier is at once
the pride and glory ,"the stay and the surety of the
nation ; and no Government is wise which refuses
to contribute, in this way, to the fostering of tht
warlike: spirit in its militia. 1 .
J Tha gentltsnian from Ohio fMr. Nichols told us
the other dey, that this spirit originated solely in
patriotism and devotion to our liberties, and
that no - greater insult could be offered to
those gallant men than, to, put , their ser-'
vices in Uus war of 1 812 on a footing of dollars and
cbnu. ,' Patriotism," said he, "is iU own reward."
What a pity it is that h is not as prompt to de
fend these men from reil want ar from imaginary
insult I ' I would not do any soldier of that war
the injustice to suppose for a moment that thought
of the pay influenced him in the slightest. His
country was in danger ; that was enough for him.
The bugle-blast told him that the invader's foot"
was upon the soil 5 and he t went to the rescue,
But this is all the greater reason why they deserve
well at our hands. As thev were nromrt and
brave to defend us, so should we be prompt and
liberal to repay them. I do not believe-that they
are sufficiently repaid by the honor and glory they
hare acquired. Thousands of these men are now
ia the deepest poverty, and have the hardest work
to keep the wolf from the doors of their homes,
where dwell their wives and little ones. Can one
of them wfclk into the market and buy a rump tf
beef or a leg of mutton, with glory ? y What mer
chant advertises that he will tske either glory,
honor, oi' renown; in exchange for beef, pork, and
cabbage ? ; I doubt, air, it either the gentleman
from Ohio or mVseif would agree to represent our
constituenU in this Hall, glorious as it is, without
to speak in Kansas technology-4 an enabling
sUtute. You may talk of glory as much aa you
l'ke, but those old soldiers want some more sub
stantial testimonial of the country's gratitude. . ;
That argument, sir, reminds me of the custom,
in Catholic ooutitries, of ; having the priest to pass
over the fields in the spring and bless the exr ected
crop. ' On one such occasion, the priest being somei
thing of an agriculturist, paused at odo field, which
was very poor and sterile. There, my friends," aid
he, blemng will do no goodj this field jmust
have manure." The old soldiers, sir, value the
glory they have acquired, no doubt ; butHhey
mart have something that will do more good than
emp'yfame. ' 1 -T '' ' "
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bo Often taking the name of economy in vain, Sot
people will not hold them guiltless." I protest,
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the age.- There are but few of ;these soldiers alive,
and they are all hecessarily far advanced in years.
It is but now and then that you meet with one of
them ; and if we do our duty in cutting down our
ruinous expenditures, at the 1 present session, the
amount required to pay them will scarcelybe felt.
The bill provides no back pay, and only gives a
small sum for ' life, graduated according to the
length of the soldiers' services! In my opinion,
the vast amount so onwiselv spent in the bloodless
Mormon war, would be sufficient for this bill. I
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THE GUNMAKER OF MOSCOW.
:ua; ' . -.j i ' - ,v 'm
A' Tale of the ; Empiref ander Peter the
"WJi-y ' Great.'" w- :':-
CHAPTER I. : a.
The time at which we open our ptory is mid
winter; and towards the olose of the seventeenth?
century. . Russia is the scone. .yr V - J .
- Ofa the suburbs of Moscow, and very near the
river Jlosfcwa, stood an humble cot, which betray
ed a neatness of arrangement r.nd show of lasta
that inor than made up for Us smallnesa of size.
Btck of the cot was an ! artisan's shop, and other
odb-buildinga-i f This shop was devoted to - the
rcianuiacture ot nre arms,
and other edged weapons,
special application. ;-. t,-
; The master of thia tenement was the bero of our
tale, Rurie Nevel. We' find him standing by his
forge. wtehingthewhitiemoke as it curled up to-
wards the throat of th chimnfy4 Jde was a young '
man, net over three-and-twenty,! and possssed a,
frame of more than ordinary Bymmetry and mus
cular development. - He was not large not abovV".
a medium siza bta single glance al the swelling ?
chest, the bioad shtmldelra,' and the sinewy ridges
of the bare arms, t-ld at once that be. was master .'
of great physical poweri His father hid boon kill
ed in the then late war with the Turks, and the
son leaving his mother j with- a sufficiency of sus
tenanoe, went to Spain soon, after the bereavement.
Thre he found work in; the most noted armories ;
and nowj welj versed in; the trade, he had return-'
ed to his native city to follow his calling, and sup-
port his mothers -I . !'' .'. '-' -i
Near by stood a boy Paul Peepoff-a bright,
intelligent lad, some fifteen years of age, who had
bound himself to the gun maker for tho purpose of
learning.the art. ! ; ' . '
' Claudia Nerel, Kuric's mother, was a noble look-
' ing woman, and the light of her still handsome
countenance was never brighter than wben gazing
uron her boyj She had a thankful, loving heart,
and a prayerful, hopeful soul, : '.
' "It is" anowing again, :fster than ever," remark-'
ed Paul, as he took his (seat at thesupper-table, in.
company with tile others. r ,:,4
"Ah": returned Kurie, resting" his knife a few
moments while he bent his ear to listen to thvoioe
of the storm. ' "I had I hoped 'twould snow no
more for tbe present, ' The snow is deep enough
now. And hiow it blows !" ;
" Never mind," spoke the damp, in n trustful,
easy tone, "it must storm when it li'teth and wo
can only tbank God tbitwehaveshIter,andpray
for those who have none."
" Amen 1" responded Ruric, fervently. ' ,v
The meal was at length eaten, and the tabid set
back, and shortly afterwards Paul retired to hi
bed. -j.'. ') ' T ,.; .j K :-;
Kuric drew his chair Wlosa UP to the fire-place,
and leaning against the jam be bowed his head in
absorbing thought. This had become a habit with
him of late, j His motbier having observed these
tits jf abstraction, t became uneasy ' and pressed
Kuric to tell her what it was oyer, which hq was
sotonstantly anuj. so moodily brooding. Ueing
thus urged Kuric 'conft-a'tdLhat it ws of Eosalind
Valdai the orphan daughter of a nobleman, and
now the; ward of OJga,j the powerful and haugh
ty Duke Of Tula) he whs thinking. Kuric's father,
and the father or Kosalind, had been comrades in
arms in their youth, and their: children had been
playmates,- But when thelder Nerel was.'slain
in- battle, Ruric was yet a boy, and the. widow
and her son remained poor and obscure ; while
Valdai, more "fortunate, had j-isen to a high
rank, and dying; left' Rosalind a title and a for-tuno.-
: ! .jv j.:--. -
The young people, however; had not forgotten
each other. f 'Ruric loved Rosaind with all the
fervor of his being, and he felt assured that Rosa--
lind retUrned his love. " As he and his m-ther sat,
debating Ithe ma ter on that eSrmy night, a loud
knock upon the. outer door startled them.
is there an one here" the gun maker ask,d,
as he opened the door; bowing his head an
shielding! eyes from the driving snow with on
hand, - j :
ti Tr tr-.' i i ,m n. .
i es, i reiurnea a voice, irom tne , JStyjDan
darkness.f' i" In God's name let me in, or I snail
perish." -j',-- -! ' !
V inon louow quicKiy,- saia Kuric. "tiere
give me your band. There now come."
Ibe voiith found the'-, thickly -gloved hand
gloved with the softest t fur and bavg led the,
invisible applicant into the hall he closed the door.
and then led the way-lo the kitchen. . Without -speaking.
Ruric turned and gazed ppon the newcomer.-
The stranger, vrfiowas equally de'iroua of
ascertaining w hat manner of . man- Jturie wis, was
a monk and habited something like-one of the I
Black monks of St. 'Michael. He j Was of medium
bight, and poesed a rotundity of person which was
comical to behold " I , :
At lenarth. after warming himself bv th firn . '
the guest asked if he couldbe accOnimodttted with
some sleeiping-placi. axdbeing" "answered in the ,
affirmative, Ruric showed him to a chamber and
then retired himself.; I r 1 -;
The next morning after breakfast, the Monk
Went with Ruric to bis shop, and, examined with '
much inlerett.tbe various weapons therein. Ruric
questioned biwi cij4ely as to whether he had ever .
met him before, but the Monk replied evasively
and after saying tbt ia irase the gunmaker should
ever in any great emergency, ne0d friend, that
he might apply to him, he took his leave.
Towards the middle of the1" afternoon, just as
Rurie had finished temperingsomepsrts of a gun-.
lock, the back door of his shop ws opened, and
two men':entered. Tbey were voune meri; dress-
ed in costly furs, and both of them stout and good'
looking. iThe, gunmaker -recognized them as the
Count-Conrad Damonoff and his -friend Stephen
Urzon. . -'';--, -.','!; ?-" . '
44 1 think I speak with, Ruric Nevel," said the
Count, moving forward. j
" You do,"1 returned Kuric, not at all surprised
by tbe visit, since people' of all classes -were in the
habit of calling at his place to order arms. 1
"You are acquainted with the Lady Rosalind
Valdai?" he said. ' '. j-i :
"I am, answered Ruric, now beginning to won
der.-'.- i . - t;l -" - I - ' '.
Well, i sir. resumed. Uamonoff, with much
haughtiness, ,'perhaps my business! can bequickly
and satisfactorily settled.! It is my desire to make
the Lady Rosalind my wife."
Ruric N evel siartea at tnese woras, ana ne clasp
ed his bands to hide their tremulousness.. j But he
was not long debating upon an answer. j. '
And why hive you come to me with this in
formation, sir 7 ' he; asked,; ,
" Ruric Nevel, you shall not say noat l did not
make myself fully understood, and hence I will
explain." The Count spoke this asj speaks a man
who feefa that he is doing a very' bonde?cending ;
thing, and in the sa'mo tone he proceeded : "The
"Lady Rosalind is ot podio parentage ana very
wealthy My own station and wealth are equal
with her. A. love her, and. must have hr for
my wife. ! I have been jto seo the noble Duke,"
her guardian and he objects not to my. suit.- ,
But he intormea me tnat tnre was on impedi-"
ment, and that was her love for you )Ha knows
full well as know, and as all must know that
she could never become your wife; but yet he is
anxious not to interfere too mqch against her in
clinations. I So a simple, denial fn-m you, to the.,
effect that yoii can never eiairii her hand, is all .
that is necesary. I have a. paper here all drawn
up', and -all hat I require is simply "your signa
ture. Hern it i only a " plain, simple avowal
on your part that you have no .hopes . nor
thoughts 'of seeking the hand of the lady in mar
riage." '! ! ,,-.,'..- j-? t .. . V .
As the Count spoke- he drew a paper, irom the -
bosom of hist marten doublet, and having opened
lb uo AJaiJUCUl lb buwniua j liUO . UI1 lUHlkt?r. JLUV
Ruric took it not. He-drew back and eazed the
visitor sternly in the fac jl- ; ;
i,". tiiT Count, ne sa'd, calmly and firmly, "you
havo plainly stated your proposition. ' and I"
will as plainly answer. 1 cannot sign the pa- ;
per." , - . ;
Ha!" gasped UamonoiT. in quick passion, "Da."
you refuse ?"'. . ', ;. ' ;'
: " Most flatly," r-: - "!.- - , ; '...: " ., .
" Bat you wul sign it ! '. hissed DaraonoS, tuvn-
ing pale with rage. " Here it i s ign I ; If you. .
would live sign r'- j : . . -
" .Perhaps be '-cannot write," suggested Urzen, '
contemptuously; - ' 1 "
" J hen he may make i nis mark, reioiDed the.
Count, in the sam contemptuous tone. -. i
" It might not require much more urging to
induce me to make mv mark in a manner not at
all agreeable to yoii, sir," the youth retorted, with
his teeth now set, and the dark veins upon his -
brow starting more plainly out. " Do you seek a
quarrel with me ?" i , -. ..- .
; Seek ? I seek what
l.wul have. 1 Wyl you
sign?" .
" Once more N o 1"
"?. Thenby heavens, you shall knowf wbat it is
to. thwart auchr as iaal How's that?" I ' J 1
- A these words passed from the Count's Hps in
a. low, hissing whisper,;; he aimed a Wow with his
flst-iat Ruti9 head. The gunmaker bad not
drelfm' d of such a da-tardly act, and he was not
n eoared for it. I Yet ho dodgel it, and as tb
Coiint drew back Ruric dealt him a, blow upon
the lbrow that felled him to the floor like a dead
ox ! j., "-! i - ; -
" Beware, Stephen Urzen t" he whispered to
the Coun .'s companion, as that individual made
a movement as though he would come forward.
I. am not myself now, and you are safest where
ym are."-' . ";''. ':.;'. - ''.''.:' 'A ' 'Af
- The man tbua addressed viewed the ru maker
a few ' moments, and he 'seemed to conclude
that he had better avoid a personal ; encounter.
.; Conrad Damojoff slowly rose to Ijis leet, and
nzd into hia antagonists: face a few 'moments
in silence.. . Uis.own fnco was deathly palev and
his whnle frame quivered. -'. :-
t " Ruric Nevel," be said,' in a hissing, maddeni
ed tcn, Will hear from mo. 1 can overj-
look ymr plebeian stock." - i
r And with thia he tor ned away. '' ' ' ' A '
; "Paul,;' 'said the gunmaker,. turning to bis
b v. after the men , had gone, il not a word of
this;to my mother.- Be sure." "V" ''" - '! ,
: On the following morning, as Ruric- was' pre
paring for breakfast, he saw.Olga, the Duke, pass
by, and strike oflf into the Borodino road. ; Now,
thought he, is thp time to call on Rosalind ; and
as soon as he had eaten bis breakfast he-" prepared
for. the visit. He dressed well, and 'no mm in
Most OW had ia nobler look when the dust of toil
was removed from, his brow and garb. '!''
He took a horse and sledge, and started off fur
the Kremlin,'within which the duke resided. -f
, In one of the sumptuously furnished apartments
of the palace of the Duke of Tula sat Rosalind Val
dai. She was a beautiful girl; m'oldediin perfect
form, with the flush of health and vigor, and pos
sessing aface efpeculiar sweetness and intelligence.
She was only nineteen, years of age, and she had
been ten years an orphan. There was nothing of
the aristocrat in her look nothing proud, noth
ing haughty j but gentleness and love were the
true elements of her soul. ., , - !' ;
"How now, Zenobie?" asked Rosalind, ai her
waiting maid entered. - 9 ' . , . - - i
"There ia a gentleman . below who would see
you," tlie girl repl't-d. .."" x V - r' j
VThen tell him 1 cannot see him,", said Rosa
lind, trembling, , '. .: ' L
"But it ls.Kunc JNevei, my mistress.T . i
'Ruric!" exclaimed the fair maiden, "starting
up, while the rich blood mounted to her, brow
and temples, -O, I am glad he has come. My
prayers, are surely .answered. Lead him. hithe'
Zenobie." :'''; . ''- ".''"'"', 1 :' . . '.
The girl departed, and ere lonjr afterwirrlB Ru
rcentered the apartment. , He walked oiickly to
where Rosalind bad arisen to her feet, and ta(ci"g
one or her (hands in both of his be pressed it to his
lips. .; lt"wa with diniculty he spoke. But the
emotions of his soul beoama clm at lengt1, ard
then-he. received JtogcdiTtiTs promise that site would
never permit her hand to be disposed of to" another
by Hue Duke of Tula. . Ruric informed her of the
visit or Count U!ahonoO to his shop, its purpose
and the- result. JKosalrnd was astonished and
alarmed. Stillshe could not believe that the
Duke meant t bestow her hand upon Damonoff.
The Duke owed him maneyhe said, and might be
pjaving witn the Count. - . ' . ; i..
. Rurie started as a new siis picien flashed upon
bim Had the Duke sent Damonoff on that misr
sion . on jnirpose toet him into a quarrel. ""Aye
thcmghS! the youth- to ; himself, "the j Duke knows
ibat Ihtvo taught, tbe sword-play, and he knows
hatthei Count would be no. match for me. So he
think in this subtle manner to make me an instru- '
ment for ridding him of a plague." But thyouth
Afea cart ful not to let Rosalind know of this. - He J
thought she would be unhappy if shknew that "a
duel waa likeIy;to come on between himselt and ,
tbe(3ount. - : -. ' ;.; .-. : t . ,'-,-. ' A'.'
After some-minutes of comparative silence Riv
ric took leave of Rosalind, and "was soon' in the
open court. ; Here he entered bis sledge, and then
he drovei to the barracks in the Khitagorod, where
he'inouired for a ynung inend named Orsa,
lieutenant of the guard- This officer was quickly
found, and as he met Jiuric his salutation was
warm and cordial, "j After the first friendly greet
ings Dad . passed, xtunc remarked, '.'1 may have
meeting' wi'h (Jonrad Count Damonoff. He has
sought a quarrel insulted me most grossly aim
ed a blow at mv head and I knocked him down
You can Judge as well as I what the result must
be." .. yyi .. ,. . .; .-
"Moetsiirely he will challenge youcrie the of
fioer; excitedly. --. . ; -. . - -;
"So I think," resumed rRuric, calmly. f'And
now will you serve me in the event?"
"With pleasure." ''. ; ;, f
And thereupon Rurie related all that had oc
curred Hthe time of the Count's visit to his shop.
and then took nu leave. r i ,
' He reached horhejust as his mother Was spread
ing the board foridmner. He often went away
on business, and she thought not of asking him
any questions. J: T
. On, questioning PauL in the shop, in the after
noon, Ruiric, to his great surprise, learned. that
the Black Monk bad been there during his abr
sence, to purchatie a dagger : that be had drawn
out of the boy aTijincite account of the visit .of
Urzen and Damonoff. and that lie seemed to be
much pleased with Ruric's conduct. As they
were talking, Urfcen called and presented a chal
leneo from the Count.; Ruric. at once "referred
him to his friend, and he look his leave.
That evening, alot eu,ht o'clock, a sledge drove
un to Ruriic s door, and- voung Ursa entered the
the house 1 He called Ruric aside, and informed
him thit tbo arrangements had all been mad.
'Damoboff '8 in a hurry," he said, and-we have
appointed the meeting at ten o clock to-morrow
forenoon, f . It will take place at the bend of the
river just beyond the Viska Hill." ?
"And the weapons?"" asked Ruric. -..';'.
ASwords," returned Orsa. ? "The Count - will
;bring his own, and be gives you the privilege ef
selecting sucn an one as. you choose. ' , , . .
" thank you, Orsa, for your kindness thus far,
and vou : mav . rest-. assured . that -. I eh all be
prompt i ..
ltSi,rVu?co T rnll Iipta 111 tliA ranroinff for vou?"
. uujyv - - - o j
susrsested! the visitor. ; ' ;f " - -
"I should be pleased to have you do sso," the
gunmaker said,: and thus it was arranged.
. On the! following morning ;. Rurio was up be
times, and at the breakfast table not a word of t be
one all-absorbing theme was uttered.. After- tbe
meal was finished,- the gunmaker went out to his
shop, and took from one of the closets a lohg
leathern case, in which were two s words. They
were Toledo blades, and of most exquisite works
mnship ana nnisn. - nunc took out the heavies
one, which was a two edged weapon, with aert
hilt of heavily gilded metal. He placed the point
upbn the floor; and then with all bis weight be bent
tbe blade UBtil the" pommel touched 'the point.
' lhe Jlthe ?teet sprang back to its placj with a
.sharp clang, and the texture was not started.
Then he struck the fiat of the blade upon the anvil
with great force.' The ring was sh a p and clear,
and the weapon remained wnharmed '
MBy St Michael,", said the gunmaker to. hi!
boy.. "Moscow does not contain another blade like
that. Damascus never saw a. better.".
"I think you are right. I my master," tbe boy
returned,-who had beheld the trial of the blade
wiih unbounded . admiration.-. Bu" he added,
"could ypd not temper a blade like that?"
"Perhaps, if I had the steel. But I have itndt.
The steel of these two bludes came from India, and
Was originally in one WeSpon a ponderous, two
handed affair, belonging to a Bengal chieftain.-
The metal possusses all the hardness ef - the finest
razor, with the elas ticity of the most subtle sprinir.
My old-master at Toledo gave me these as' a ' me
mento. Were ! to mention the sum of money he
was offered for the largest one, you, would iardly
fciteditit.,,:'H V-f' - -" ' - 1 : .
After this Ruric - gave .Paul a, few directions
abont the workr, promising 10.be hack beforenight.
Just then Orsa drove up to the door. , S ;', 4 ;
Ruric1 was all.n'ady. His mother jwash the
kitchen. He went to her with a smile upon his
face. He put his arms bou her neck and drew
her to his bosom. 'A-.: A' ' , ','.-
"God bjess you", my mother,-! shall comeback."
lie said this and then he kissed her. c -' A
He dared stop to Speak nq more, but opened the
door and passed out. . :..-;.!., -.. '1
"Have you a good weapon?" asked Orsa, as the
horse started,on. t ; ' -
"I have," Ruric said, quietly; and one which
has stood more tests than most swords will bear."
And after some further remarks he related the pe
culiar circumstances attending the making of tbe
sword, and hia possession of it. ' -
At length .hey struck upon the river, and in
half an hour more they reached the appointed spot
ui
came in sight around the bend of the rtvlr V'
monk toat there alto, j, . -.'f I-' j.f-'1 . f
As soon as the Couai and hW second ijn.l '
goon had arrived, and the horses .tvcWscrurw A''.
lie tenant pioposed that they should rej. iir u""'
o'd building which was close at hand. A'k
"Aye.'f add -d Damonfff-fJOtas have thU k
ainoi-s done, for i woull be back;; io.dinriHr t
dine with OMga to-dajr, and a faitf-maidi-h ,
- "Notioa-oim not,'? whiperei Orsa, wb
'. '.a11i
close oy-Kuric s side l" rhat is one ot
lit
poinu when engaged in an affair juf tbW kind '
'i'i"f
nerves.?',1 ;- . -i- ;; .. . j " .
. Never fear.f answered the gnnuiakpr .'.
The j(ary hinted when they reucWj tein,.ri
or of the rough: etriipturend h count ilirvr oj
bis pelisse and'drew hi sworu. Ruric p(.lwj
his example. , - . .- .'" ; ;v ;
! "r Count,", the latter said as he in..vrl? . ...
forward, ere we commence this vr,k I wi,h J
nresent to understand distinct! v I L, ' i
V - j m. rmnq -1
ou have fought thisfquaml from' thf Cm
w ltnous tne least provocation troto nie Vou h'v.
"Out, lying knave i-Hp
lirivaArl- I..i.
heavily urion the Coudi'i arm. lYuu Lvc,.
, -" ' " u . . . j , iMjr
nir his Kiht-i
rigm tospean tnuis, ror you lower yourelf vi fcc
yu do it. llf yoo have come to fiabt, dc so hiu
orably. A ' "A' A:-A' i ,' ;
' . An angry reply was upon DauaonofTs lijig-but
he did not rpeak jt. He .turned to hs antaguit
andsaid, -.A ;' I i. '
44 Will you measure weap-ips; sir ?f Mine mar
be a mite the longest. X seek rtol advsnta"
and I have one here ot tbe samaf length ui
weight as my own if you wish it.."1 . 1
"I am well eatlsfled as it is," rer lied Jlliinc .
Then take your ground.- -Are youl reu Jy v'
-ft ami' ;.' y; . .. ; ' .'!,'
y The two swords were crossed in an Instant with
a. clear, sharp cling.. - ' 1 1 j '
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lished it our columns. sVVe give this as asrfrni.V
The continuation of it from where ft leaves .ff
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See circulas and tb lullowing. '
DovaaN. II . Feb. 2, 1P27.
Faor. O. J- WOOD A CO. (ients Within 1 fr
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(Sign ad . lAJXi.ULA XitUlui' XV.
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'A
Nov. )LU,'ip6,
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'; L OE0n(JEW. HI0OIKBOTUAX
f , SARtU A.HIUGINBOTUAM.
Oarrtickr, Maine, Jane 2C, li.r. '
Tnor. 0,. ,T. Wooo-rDear Sjrj I ba'e uel two bit-
tles of Professor WqoJ's Hair Restorative, aod riin
truly say it is'the efeatest discovery of the aire for re
storing and changing the hair lefor!uHiri)r it I ai
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0. J. WOOD' j CO) Proprietors,. SIS Broadws.T.
New York, iri the ereat N- Y. Wire Railwr E.ub-
Ijshinent, and l Market street, fet. Louis. Bi o.
j -And sold by all good Druggists.
jan J? 3m. ' 1
.JOHN GltAY.
. (Late TAGGART i GkAV,) T
WOODP: ware; and brooms,
Nos, 15 Fnlton and 202 Front Sts.
NEW YORK ;
Yhere be has constantly on band, and effers for sals
Painted Fails, Broomi, Drdshea, Mats
. :-- .: . . Twines, Cordage ; "' "
Cedar Tubs, Fails, . Piggins, Coolers,
Churns, Willow Cradles, , Wagons, ' ,
AA-' - chairs aad.-Uaakeft.l' .'.f ;i .
- jan 1 wwsm Jaa S. M. . & co,"
DR. E,; BURKE HAYWOOD,
H
AV ING RESUMED THE I'RACTICE
of Medicine, offers-His - professiooal serriees to
tneeituens orKaleigh and its vicinity. I '
' January 8th,
jan
ljw.s
A, ALFRED, M. WAD D ELL t
', ' - AT10BNEY.AT LAVV,
'" v t WiimintrtOB. N. C. -
Prompt attention jrt'vea to Co'Ucfio.
oet a-j-'y- j j v,., .yi v.
'PIIESE SCALES1 ARE
JL, now regarded as tbe Am(-;
ard ft) correct f tight, and are
in use by nearly 'eve Railroad,.""
Company, Merchant, r,d mnriu
t'acturing esUblia bmrat ihrou-li-'
out tbeeountry. the reputation i
which the Scales bays arauired
deviated trpm, .of allowuig none;
FAIRBA5KS
jbut perfect ioeiijhii iff maekint W
ijo forth from-our eetbliahuient
1 .,W have mere tbao one hoa-
SCALES.
FAIRB ANK S j.drod different moi8tion? 01
feCAL.S. d-partieat pfbM'
- . " "" .-..'. where a , cerre't and .duraWs
. i j.... 'Rtx1 m 11 trail . .
FAIRBANKS';" ..A-.-i-L i,;an.l,fof
SCALES.
an illustrated circular- ' ;
) rAiRBANK$ i co., ;
10 Rr.icIwT.
FAIRBANKS
GILLIAM A DUNbOP, Ag'ts,
SCALES. "
Peteriburg
ine aay was Dcautnui. xpnv mini biyn ini,,i
P 1 1 II It A NKS ?has bws of stcadyl growth frm t
iv. 41 m?1 .S (the comia-noement to tb Ire'iB, j
t tALJ y imftf ,nd u 1 ,pon th. prin-4
' "t"; :V .Uplf, adopted by , and never I ,
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