- My First Patient. j
In one of the most lovely little vil
lages in the valley of the Connecticut
had I, "A. W. Caldwell," a newly
fledged JI D.f hung- out as conspicu
ously as possible my tin Blgn, proclaim
ing to the lanaDiiams txiat any patron
aire they might bestow upon, me would
be most gratefully received. '
. This was the place of my nativity.
and within a circuit or a few miles bad
mv bovhood and youth 'been passed,
Develoninz early a disposition forithe
profession of medicine, my
. had been to that effect, and
education
up to the
i time of the breaking out of the war ray
lire naa Deen spent in constant study
varied, of course, by an occasional flir
tation with . some charming damsel.
But the clarion sound of war startled
me from my lethargy, and, bidding
adieu to friends, neighbors and fold
Ksculaplus, I started with one of the
first regiments for the field of conflict
But my separation from the last
mentioned gentleman was destined to
be of short continuance, for surgeons
were very scarce, and humanity, as well
,' as .the desire for the knowledge this
t experience would give me, beckoned
. me to the post, and so during the whole
campaign my time was passed witn
the dead, wounded and dying. At the
end of the war I returned to New York
to complete . my lectures and receive
my diploma; which, beingdone, Isjent
, anouier year as .resident pnysician in
i one of our first hospitals, and now, with
a ripe experience and a little prestige,
I found myself tucked away In inis
, delightful valley, waiting for my first
: patient.
44 Good mornlner. sir? : This is. I sup
pose.
ur. Caldwell and I. startled
my elbow, looked around to see a lady,
iri M..n- 4rse.irnrir,rr
with an air of elegance which plainly
bespoke her position In society. .She
had entered the room very quietly,
and now stood cazincr into my face as
if endeavoring to find there an index
of my professional ability. '
44 1 - am that jrentleman. inadaine
W! 1 1 mn ha cootnrl anH T nftV-rtvl hpr
a chair, and seated raysen Dcsiue, i
" I have come to you for advice, doc
tor," said she, at the same time draw-
ineroffrier delicate doves, ana uispiay
ing hand white and tiny, while onjthe
taper fincrers . glistened diamonas ana
opals, rather too much for good taste,
I tnousrnt, out mat was no- anair oi
. m , . ...
mine. So I, after having from !my
general scrutiny come to tne conclusion
that I didn't like jut lace or manners,
dismissed all thoughts of them, and
attended to the business sho had on
hand. I
44 1 came to you. doctor, because I
heard that you had considerable city
exioricncVHnd I really can't put any
coonuencw in uieso-couniry ciownsj. j.
r . I r
am boardingat Hotel, about two
miles from here, and "
; 44 Is it for yourself that you seek'ad-
vicer" I inquired, noticing: her mo
mentary hesitation. ,
"Not at all, sir," she replied, laugh
ing heartily. 44 Do I look like an in-
validT I never was ill a day in my
life :" and the fine, well-developed ng-
ure and cenerallv healthv anooanincc
cave nrettv iroKl evidence that she was
-nul-innr thr truth It i mv rhino-V,'- I
jpeuk
ter, sir, or rather my husband's dau
15'h-
ter, for.I am unfortunate enough to be
a stepmother. She has always been
delicate, at least ever since I knew her.
We brought her here this summer at
her particular request, Instead of New
port or Saratoga ; but she docs not -improvethat
.is to say, she thinks she
. doesn't. There may be some ner vous
iness and hysteria mixed up with it
I can hardly say; but you will probttbly
understand the case when you have
seed her." j
"Of what docs she complain?" '.
" "Of nothing in the world but lassi
tude. She is always tired, and does not
havetheleast inclination for the slight
est mental or physical exertion."
4No cough? no pulmonary difncul
ty?" I inquired.
"No, not a bit," was the i aimed
answer.
ate
' "Has she suffered severe affliction by
death or other cause ?"
"Love, you probably mean !"
hnd
mv visitor curled her lin a little scorn
fully, and said: "No, 1 believe iher
heart to be whole and healthy ; burner,
, father is worried almost into sjHms
.'about her, and'I prdmised him to send
a physician this very day. So please
come out as early this afternoon as you
conveniently can." . I
I promised to do so, and my lady de
parted. I pondered some time oven the
1 character of my strange visitor ; but the
more I pondered the more convinced.!
became that she was a woman entirely
out of the common order. She had a
keen, black eye, and extraordinary
.largo' perceptive features; but ;the
.mouth, thin-lipped, with a sinister ex-
Sressioa about the corners, suggested
iieideaof cruelty; which idea once
having taken possession of my brain I
found It impossible to rid myself of. r
. The card she had given me I still held
in my hand, "Mrs. Gen. G. D. Waitc."
The name some way was familiar, and
memory brought back to me one of j my
many hospital' 'experiences, when a
man by that name had been danger
?ously wounded, and, altera tediousjund
irritating convalescence, had only been
able to move slowly around on crutch-
es. A splendid looking man iri the
prime of life, an excellent friend and
a gallant officer. I wondered whether
this was the same rand with a curiosity
under the circumstances pardonable, I
proceeded to the hotel.
The very first person my eyes rested
upon was my friend, the General of
Chattanooga, sitting (with his crutches
beside him) on the piazza. I
God bless you, my boy!" .said he,
recognizing me in a moment. "Irt the
name of a merciful Providence, where
did you rain down from? This Is
something to bo thankful for: Sitdpwn
a moment, and tell me all about your
self." But before I could find voice or
language, he again interrupted : 4!Oh,
yes! I am better than I ever expected
to be. But, Caldwell, lam the rhost
unfortunate man living. . I have a
daughter, the loveliest creature that
God ever put upon the face of the earth,
and every day I can see that she grows
weaker and weaker. I brought her out
here hoping a" great, deal from the
mountain air, but -she is worse than
ever. I have thought about you, doc
tor, times without number; and wished
that you could see her ; for I remem
bered your patience and "skill with us
poor devils r' and a smile which had
very little heart in. it played around
his mouth at the recollection of.liis
former experience. f
44 Your wife called to see me this
morning, General, and it is at her! re
quest that I am here.- If your daugh
ter's case has defied ' the medical skill
of New York, as your conversation; in
dicates, I am fearful that the disease is
beyond my reach ; but however, if you
wish, I will have an interview," ii re
plied ; having gathered that there had
been no lack of scientific advice or pro
:
fessional ability.
T.
I had seen a good ileal of'prnclice'to
be sure, but onjy within the tost year
had I dealt at all wUh women, and
this, although pleasant, was'neverthe
less awfully puzzling.
"Wo found the invalid alone, Mrs.
Waite having laid down, requesting to
be called when 'the doctor camel 3Iy
Saiient wa5 lying listlessly oh a lounge;
rawn up before the open window, ap
parently wholly absorbed in the mys-
a l .1 x i ." i
tery of clouds and coloring.
"Grade, my darling, I have brought
a gentleman to see you," said hcr.fath
er, tenderly bending over her.
I A A m. 11 IfTI . , l
"A. genueman, papa., wno torn you
you mignt r sureiey l am in no con
dition to see company," I heard her
reply in low tones.
"But, Gracie, it is a very old friend
of papa's. You have heard jmepeak
often and long of Mr. Caldwell, the
gentleman to whom I owe (with God's
help) the breath of life?" j
41Oh, yes, papa. Tell him to come
in '; but I am so tired ;" and I advanced
to the side of the lounge.
- The General introduced Us, and I
took a seat beside her, with an earnest
desire that I might be of sorie benefit
to this afflicted family. f
44 You must excuse my not rising, Dr.
Caldwell, for I am fearful that I am a
confirmed invalid; but I do hope that
you will never forget how grateful I am
for all your kindness to papa; and
really, doctor, I am quite certain that
I never have said a. prayer I since his
first letter to me from Hospital,
without asking God to, bless and keep
you. My poor life would be, very des
olate without papa." ',7" f
A scene "worthy the blush of a Claude!
This beautiful girl,. .with her large,
dark mournful eyes, and transparent
complexion, drapery white and flow
I in tr : lone brown: n on! v hair, thrown
gently and artistically' about: the piU
low the General at her back, tall and
handsome, with an expression of the
deepest solicitude on his glorious face.
The setting sun flooded the West, and
throwing a heavy light upon his sweet
picture, made me, accustomed as I was
to scenes of every description, almost
Cry out with' sympathy and apprecia
tion. '
"Are you looking at the sunset, doc
tor?" . .
" Yes, Mijjs."
44 What could be more beautiful ? If
I were not so tired I should like to catch
some of those tints," said the invalid
softly. I .,
it wasdimcult to descend 'tor symp
toms, after so exalted a mental condi
tion; but, beckoning her father away,'!
I made a few preparatory remarks, in
forming her that I wished to under-1
stand something: of her case, hopljisr ;
that I might be of service to her.
She answered all my questions read-"
uy
and without reserve, occasionally
volunteering some little information.
I could not find the least glimmer of
light. I sat holding the almost trans
parent hand, and counting the feeble
pulse, when I noticed a shiver almost
a chill convulse the drooping figure for
a moment, and then, with ii quick,
nervous compression of the beautiful
lips, I felt that she willed herself into
composure
.Looking upil, saw "3ir-?
vvaiie sranoinc- at tne- -oacK or tne
lounire.
"Why, cwK-tor, how long have you
been here? J gave express orders, lo
be awakened at tho moment of your
arrival., wny was tins not attended
to, i -nicer'
ou m
ust inquire of the person with
u lcft the command." was
whom yoi
Grace's reply ; and I 'realized that with
trjese two women it was "qurfe a out
rwice." and a battle which could only
end in their everlasting separation.
"Have you arrived at anything like
a diagnosis yet, doctor?" was the next
insinuating question of the madame's.
"I think I have a faint ioW of the
difficulty, Mrs. Waite.
"Do you, indeed, doctor? Will, that
is flattering," and her sureasmf was as
keen as the eyes whn'Ii seenien to be
reading mv soul. t4A faint professional ;
t, i f i,t (.,
iuca may oe preieraoie io no iciea ac
all; but really I must confess,1 that-lbr
my own part an 0 is of more account to
me than the thousandth part of k unit
any time and under anv circumstan
ces," and the lady " glaneedar6und to
see if the General had -heard her re
marks. "And how is mv husband this
afternoon?" continued .she. advancing:
to the lolling chair and" pressing a kiss
on his forehead. t
'Don't mind her,". whispered Grace.
hastily; "she was quarreled off every
ph-sician I have ever had. Do not vou
desert me." ' V
After vril ing ta prescription and
promising to call again the nopt day,
I left those dark, mournful eyes fol
lowed me all the way out. The Gener
al went with me to$iuairriagcand-$o
vexed was I with the .singular diffi- i
culty of the daughter and the insulting
language or tno wife, that 1. fear 1 did
th
the I?Kir
ected
44There is something wrong
theri',
; what
something dreadfully amiss: bd
is It? and how shall I proceed
it out?" I asked myself a hundred
times on my way home. Several visits
followed, but with no more success.
The young lady seemed desirous of
giving me all the information i in her
power, but still there was no improve
ment. It was impossible, however, to
obtain an interview with my patient
unless the step-motIn?r was present.
Never after the first meeting was she
caught from her postv I called'morn-
. m .
jug, doou unu DJgnc, out it was use-
less. Her vigilance was untiring, arid i
. : i ..i t P . r i
mg, noon ana mgnt, nut it was use-
determined to adopt some means to '
wuiiucuni: t utr u.iiiir iierLiiiauiiv a i
find the object of my professional
l,r
.tenuous aione. to make such fa re- i
quest would be to procure- riiy fnsta'nt'l
dismissal ; for the Ge
encral, noble; man-
-ard in every other j
leless under the in -
ly and straight forw
respect, was nevertheless
Ifluence and dominion of his wife, and
he seemed to look on her as apiece of
womanly perfection. ; It would have
been a difficult matter to prejudice the
General against me, for the few months
of hospital life had cemented a friend
ship pure and disinterested; but I bo
lieve she could have accomplished it
any time she saw thafi my : visits fore
boded evil or unpleasantness to'her
self. v . '.-'! ;
, One morning, while riding atyngou
the way to my patients my practice
having rapidly increased I -was met
notf. Tt vi a flPifonfo littin m,ir i
and the "Dr. A. WV Caldwell T was
Titten plainly and gracefully. I read : f "er oniy her purse and diamonas. -
Dear Doctor. Father . and Mrs.: I " Let her go !,r said Grace to her
Waite have been suddenly summoned ) father, Hvho respouded " Amen."
to C , and will not return Juntil j Grace rapidlv convalesced. My tin
afternoon; and as you, have not calledjsign wHs taken down, and the follow
recently until almost evening, I was :Jng autumn saw me in JNTew York, oc
fearful you might not to-day. Pleasei cunvinir a more nretentions mtahllsh.
come to me as soon as possible. . jment.- .T.
- Yours, very truly. URACIE. !
I was quite surprised that shesfiouk
have rallied sufficiently to have .written j
at all : and more surprised at the ele- ?
gance and accuracy of the chlrogrdphy; j
urace iookcci very sweetly as 1 enter-
ed; and there was actually a 'little
crimson to the lip, and the least shade
of rose-toink to the cheek, as she apolo
gized (for the first time during our ac
quaintance) for her dishabille,
- Miss W aite, you are better I" I ex
claimed, rapturously, as, taking, her
tiny wrist, i discovered that her pulse
was stronger and more regular.
" Yesk doctor, I am; but please call
me Grace. It is high "time that for
malities ceased bet iveen you and me "
and theclear brown eyeslooked kindly
into mine, while I, up to this time
heart-whole, surrendered, foolish as it
may eem, the much boasted fort to the
invalid; maiden. :
4 WeJI," said I, 44 Grace it shall be.
now nrid forever, if you desire it!" and
f my eyes must have told their precious
secret, for oerore l was aware tne oar
ling's head, with its wealth of waving
hair, -"ivSis reclining on my shoulder
andXell, the mischief was done and
I kriew that Grace loved me and I
loved (J race.
" Nbvv." said she, retaining my hand
and Ipdttinsr it unsconsciously, "you
j V -r l . i ..a. - 1
see t
iat J. nave liiiproveu ; let iue iii
For the last week all of the
cihe which Mrs. Waite. had pre
you.
med
pared :for me: I have managed not to
swalloty. I have not eaten an article
she hai brought me, and this is the
result.'! i
44 Bu what do you mean, Grace?" I
asked in bewilderment.
44Drav your own conclusions."
-144Ha3 she any motive for desiring
your removal?" I asked in horror.
" Yei I think so," was the reply. ' ! .
- 44 What can it be?" v' . :
. 4Money. Then, too,: she hast ever
since vher entrance into our family,
Systematically hated and abused me."
, "But your father, Grace I 'How has
he been- able to submit to such con
duct?' - ' - :.
:-' 4tDea, dumb and blind, doctor, to
everything but her virtues, which she
is cunning enough to keep constantly
beforeihim.; I" never .complained to
him, trusting that he might sometime
shake, loti the spell which she had
thrown. around liim ; but that he has
never been able to doJ This will be a
terribly blow to him, doctor, to discover
the wife of his bosom a murderess."
"Oh Grace !" was all I could say.
"It is -so, doctor! and now I desire
that .yfeu should make a critical analv
sis of Ihis mixture, which she has pre-
pared'ior me ana supposed I bad taken
for theaast five days. Although I have
felt better, and almost able to walk,
yet I ihave been shrewd enough to
show no improvement."
After talking the matter over, and
deciding as to tne best course to pursue.
after! pressing the little darling re
peatedly to my heart, and assuring her
or my Meep and lasting, love I return
e-1 to fmy .office and made a careful
examination of the fluid. I found suf-
ficientarsenic to cause the death of
two healthy adults had it been taken
as poisons usually are, llow my very
soul revolted at the thought of this
cold-blooded murderess, llow to ex
pose the diabolical plot to the General
was tlie next thing to be considered :
but I had promised to call at the usual
hourjthat afternoon, so giving myself
time tli ride slowly, 1 placed the bottle
filled iSvilh! the infernal fluid in my
pocket Sand started. 1 found, as 1 ex
iected,' the Genet al, whose erreetin'r
was cordial and affectionate. Madame.
her black eyes glistening triumphant
ly, dressed In nea vy black silk, with
its lortjj flowing skirt, and sleeves suf
ficiently 'loose to expose the symmetri
cally- jjihaped arm and ornaments rich
and, cpstly.- I looked into her hand
some' face and wonderod. - Grace re-
clinedJistlessIy as was her wont.
' "Your'casc must have become de
cidedly interesting, that you visit your
patient twice a day, Mr. Caldwell! .1
hope si the svraptoms are not ; more
alarmfhg," remarked Mrs. Waite,
walkingraeross the room with the air
of an'einpress.
"Ndt iii the least," I replied, andeav-
I ing to;assume a nonchalance I was very
far fmni feeling, and I took a seat be
i Lji . c. xi.. i . i.
side 'nliy patient. Some one in the hotel
bad informed her or my morning visit.
"YchJ must have been able, I think,"
she cojhtinued, with a malicious sneer,
"to have made out quite a creditable
diagnosis, if time, in such a case, is to
be considered anything."
.i,uBe!assured, inadame, -that I have
cone fo,,,: said -1,- rising and bowing
with meek politeness ; and rest "assur
ed, alQ, that the credit does not pass to
your account."
-"Wjiat means all this?" inquired the
General, nervously grasping his crutch
es. v jji .'.ij"'.- , -
;."It means this," I replied; "and
now, General please be seated ; I have
i revelation to make,"
"Anovulation ! a revelation ! What
next V? cried the madame in evident
turrorj. f ''Cleat out of this room this
mome,nt,; you contemptible cur!"
WifeJsit down, for heaven's sake I
The doc delation cab havS noth
! ing whatever to do with you. Control
yourseif.1 - fJaldweu.is all right, l tell
you sFhaye known him for a longtime.
Speak out, doctor." And the poor
General's teeth chattered witn nervoust
in
"Grace," said I tenderly, lean-
ing over the invalid, "do you feel able
to sit up awhile?" '
Understanding my motive, she im
mediately rose, and laughingly adjust
ing hej! beautiful' hair accepted my
proffeired arm.! iind I led , her - to the
i ! 'Gnieie-my : Gracie ! Good God !
ut -ajrain on yoor feetr .iessea oe
r J .74j ,
Sy..? y00.1? :vfe don
this. 4-;iilrlwpIl ! A RPcnnd timfi vou
JV10'
: ... : . r .
ven me oack mv ilie.'i The
i uoueral broke clown : and; Urace. with
her. head on her father's bosom, nobbed
a "
S? ' and .the madame, likean
".ff1 s, glared down upon us
aiy,;. I I , ... ..
- 0I - ta?d; to,.say something , to the
Generan intendinr to attract his atten
tiori to the important subject on hand.
I looked around again. 'Madame had
left! the j room. Grace and I together
toljd the story. I gave him my proofs,
Grace Ihers, which I found were very
convincing. She had possessed herself
of a Correspondence between Mrs.
Waite and her brother, and the whole
affair yas very "clear. ' It did not pro
duce the effect upon the General that
I expected, his otilv sensation beiner
to ."all appearance, deep and fervent
j tltankfaines for, his daughter.'s salva
itaon. tAn hourMiftdrward" a servant
ws dispatched for her ladyship : but
Po SUiny, woman haaileci, taking with
firam'is nnw mv Avife. hiiTnm anrt
hearty 1 and the ueneral, happy and
contended, sits this moment on the
piazza with a" little six months old
Master Caldwell on his knee. . Surely
"Vine ways or uoa are inscrutable and
past finding out."-.....
GBEEIiEY
THtNItS OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY.
T1
Extracts, Rich. Rare and iRacy.
Knw fhot.nri. kk1av has become
the leader of the Democracy, we present
fhft fnTlnwin'ofrafci from editorials
.V ANAAW WW y "
of The New York Tribune, written by
Mr. Greeley, during the forty years of
his editorial life. They are refreshing,
and will not nauseate I)emocrats who
have lost all j self-respect, forsaken
principle in their hunt for. office, and
become first-class dirt-eaters. , The ex
tracts are as follows: .
... . ' '
, j THE WHITE HOUSE DISEASE. -
"Mr. Webster was not only a gentle
man, but he had the elements of moral
greatness ; and he had his faults as
well. He failed only in one respect ;
and In this respect I differ from him
he wanted to be President, and I don't."
Horace Greeley in 1868. "... . "
OUR GREATEST MAN. ' ''
41 We have seen" our greatest man, Mr.
Chase, making the same blunder. I
have seen men who had the disease
early; and died of it at a very pld age."
Horace Greeley in 186&vvV-. i-f-;
$'."' THE FATE OP GEN CASS.' :3 j
4'Gen. LewiswCt7 ai about 81
and ud to the davvof 'his death he-
wanted to be President." No one ever
escapesWho catcnes tne disease; ne
lives and dies in .the delusiohV - Being
age, I saw how It. poisoned and paral
ctiuci a.i.iKx an uuwuci on mi ottij
yzed the best or out public, men, and
nave carefully avoided it."---brctce'
Greeley t in im. : I , ; " 1 '
THE GOOD SENSE
; OF GEN. GBAJfT.
tV of lano. .
in our day, have a
President-elect ; who did not try to be
tv air ituaiy
President. -He was elected mainly on
that accouriU"prace Greeley, in 1868.
THE ENEMY 5 OP" lilE DEMOCRATIC
'' l"' ' PAKTY. '' ;'. '
4,If the Democratic party were called
upon to decide between Grant and my
self, I know that their regard for what
they must call principle would induce
nine-tenths ot them to vote against me.
Why ? I am a decided enemy of that
party, even Jh its most respectable as
pects." Horace Greeley, in 1871. s
PICTURE OF THE DEMOCRACY. .
" Every one who chooses to. live by
pugilism or gambling or harlotry, with
nearly every keeper of a tippling house,
is politically' a Democrat." Horace
Greeley. J
IGNORANCE A DEMOCRATIC ALLY. .
" If there were not a newspaper or a
common school, in the country, the
Democratic party would be far stronger
than it is." Horace Greeley. .
DEMOCRATIC ESSENTIALS. ;
44 The essential articles of - the Demo
cratic creed are 4 love rum and hate
niggers.' The less one learns and knows,
the more certain he is to vote the regu
lar ticket from A to izzard." Horace
Greeley. ,, : :
WHO ARE DEMOCRATS.
44 We thereupon asked our contem-
a. a . il
porary to state iranKiy wnetner tne
pugilists, blackl?gs; thieves, burglars,
keepers of dena of prostitution, eta, etc.t
. were not. almost unanimously
Democrats."--4bracc "Greeley. 4 '
DEMOCRATIC VIRTUES. .' - -
. " To smoke i is a Democratic virtue :
tochewr is that virtue .intensified; to
drink rum is that virtue in thesuperla-
tive." Horace ureeiey. ' i
THE PAXGEKOUS CLASSES . A DEMO
I CRATS.
"A purely selfish interest attaches
the lewd, ruffianly, criminal, and dan
gerous classes to the Democratic party."
Horace Greeley. ;
six IX A BED.
" This would amount to six in a bed,
exclusive of any other vermin: for every
democratic couch in ttretstate rjr isew
v.i, i..vit.r- t a.,i
tuburn. "Horace Greeley,
THE NATtOXAIi H tit OCR ATS.
Point wherever. '.you . please '. id an
election district which'yoUvWill pro
nounce morally rotten, -.given up in
great part to debauchery , and vice;
where voters suosist maimy toy Keeping
policy-offices, gambling-houses, grog
shops and darker ' dens of f infamy, and
that district will be found a$ nearly or
quite ever r election givipg a majority
fpr that whicn styles itself f.the Demo
cratic party.' r jTake all the haUrits of
tYr tViCk'wT in tha larl' onrl rvai Wilt
UCkMIUVlllJ 111 JUUU UUU J VU I
find nine tenths of their master spirits
act! ye partisans of that' same Democ
racy1. .What is the instinct, the sympa-
hetic chord, which . attaches them so
uniformly to this party? Will you
consider VHorace Greeley '
; ; i i! ; t r. ' ' '' - '''ft f ' f
t , j . JlEBKIi DEMOCRACY .1
" The brain: the heart; the soul of the
present Democratic party, is
thei rebel
element at the South, vitu. Its North
ern allies and sympathizers' . It is reb
el at jthe-pore torday. It i; would come
into power with the hate, the chagrin,
he wrath, the mortification of ten bit
ter years to impel and guide 'Its steps.
reducing, tax. after tax unjil the Treas
ury was deprived of the' means of pay
ing interest on the uatioial debt, and
would hail; the tidlnW of-natiosdl
bankruptcy '.ith unalXoyedLkgladnccs
audi' unconcealed ; exultation.. ti.Wliat
eyej; chastisement may be deserved by
our national sins, we must hope that
this disgrace and . humiliation , will be :
spared us." Horace Greeley'
J t V, AN EARNEST PBAYER.
" May it be written on my grave that
I was never its follower' namely, of
the Democratic, party.! and lived and
died in nothing , its debtor." Horace
Greeley. M 1 . , . . , .,
THE "ITEROCIOUS PROTECTIONIST." -
".You only err as to. the': proper cin
didatet , I am not the man you need.
YoUr party is mastlyfree Trade, and
I am a ferocious Protectionist. I have
no doubt thatj; might ' be nominated
and elected byyournelpj but it would
place us ''all ; in a ' false," positio'u." .
Horace ' Greeley to P,, gdnari, in 1871.
BAYONET LAW OP." 1870.
f i -- ' r ' - ' -'' ' ' '
It is urged by the Democratic or
gaiLs that the law is to.be enforced in
state and municipal elections. This is
done to f make it more ' obnoxious; " if
that be possible, to their party, i But,
unfortunately, this is an error. The
,law applies only to .presidential and
congressional! elections, ' though' we
heartily wish it ' could - be made to'ap
ply to alt others.?1 Horace Greeley in
1870. . . ri-i t-'. ' ; ; 1
" THE KU. KLUX IAV' fj
" I hold our Qbverriment f bound by
its duty of. protecting our citizens in
WHAT HORACE
their fundamental rights, to pass and
enforce laws for the extirpation of the
execrable Ku Klux conspiracy : and,
if it has not the power to do it, then I
say our Government Is no government,
but a sham. I, therefore, on livery.
proper, occasion, advocated and justi
fied the Ku Klux Act. I hold it espe
cially desirable for the South : and, if
it does not prove strong enough to ef
fect its purpose, I hope it will be made
stronger and stronger." Horace Gree-
W tn mi.
ABRAHAM
mncoln's lineal
cessor.
sue-
Many will 'be 'surprised at the
President's hearty endorsement of civil
service reform in ms message of 1870 :
but he has been there all alonsr. The
President's summing up of the leading
objects of his policy, and especially his
meled vote,' must appeal cogently to
the judgment and affections of the
American phople. He is Abraham
Lincoln's linear successor ; and the
popular heart beats in unison with his
administration and his efforts. , f -Horace
Greeley in 1870. ,
""an Opinion of gen. gratstt.
44 As teethe Administration of Gen.
Grant, I fecognize no one as a Kepubli
can who is not grateful for its judicious,
energetic, and successful efforts to pro
cure tne ratification or tne jniteentn
Amendmentthat keystone of our po
litical arch whereby the fruits of our
great triumps over rebellion and slavery
are assured and perpetuated, v That the
President has made some mistakes in
appointments is obvious. -. It would be
.strange, indeed, if one so inexperienced
Inthe conduct of political affairs had
wholly escaped them.;;While asserting
th6 right oreVierVWp'ublican to his
1 nnirammftiea cnoice oi ,canumaie ior
next President, , until' a nomination is
made, Uj venture to suggest that Gen.
Grant will be $ar .better qualified for
that momentous trust in I87z tnan ne
was in 1868." -Horace Greeley, in 1871.
'THE RIGHT OF SECESSION.
Whenever a considerable portion of
' 1 1 1 Jlll i il J fj 11 JL
our, union snan aeiioeraxeiy ressoive w
go out, we shall resist all coercive meas
ures designed to keep it in.,'', t If the
Cotton States shall decide that they can
do better out of the. Union than in it,
xrrck triQiof mi loH ?n 4-Viotyi crr in rvoo "
44 If the Slave States, the Cotton States,
or the Gulf State only, choose to form
an Independent nation, they have a
clear moral right to do so." Horace
Greeley in 1860 and 1861. ? "
MIXED SCHOOLS AND MIXED
CHURCHES.
44 1 hope the time will come when
our educational institutions and semi
naries will be open to men of all races
with a freedom, with a hospitality
which has never yet been enjoyed. ... I
trust the time will come when no man's
color will exclude him from any church
or aiiy religious organization whatever.
So they say, with regard to pur com
mon schools, where a small district
contains bv 25 or 30 families, it is sim
ply impossible, where two or three of j
these are colored, . to have separate
schools : and in these cases, tbsajHhat
black children shall not go tsucrrool
with white children is to say that they
shall not have any school whatever."
Horace Greeley, address to the colored
people at Poughkepsie, N. Y., May 16,
1872. :
; KU KLUX ACTS. ,,
44 Now, - the Ku Klux organization
may be active in this locality and dort
mant in "nafTY.air sAAm rlnl tr-'r1
and - be revived to-m6rrow but the
Ku Klux spirit still lives at the South,
and is very formidable.' It isr grounded
in a conviction that the blacks are un-
fit and not really entitled to Vote that
Heconstruction ; is usurpation that
"this is a 'White Man's Government,"
and that the Black vote is somehow to
be nullified ; by fair means, if practica
ble; but by some means anyhow.
It is ajrainst this spirit und its my
riad manifestations that the Ku Klux
legislation of Congress is directed in
our iuderment, most risrhteously and
Droperlv. If Congress be notempow-r
ered to protect the right of the People
to choose their ' President and Vice:
President asrainst such a conspiracy as
Louisiana in 1868, then the Constitu
tion is a sham and tfye Bight of Suffrage
a mockery." Horace ureeiey, July 18,
Y&t;mN.Y.Trttnme.- -
SOUTH CAIJOMNAKU -KIiUX TRIALS.
"Nobody can savf that these trials
havo "not Hbeen fairly . conducted,-
The prisoners were - defended by
such eminent lesral counsel as the
Hon. Henry Stanbery, ex-Attorney
General of the United States, and the
Hon. Re verdy -Johnson. Hut the tes
timony ; brought out overwhelmed all
" . t lr"l P Ll
"S"" '""J 7 VY .
wretches confessed their crimes in open
ceurti-six others were convicted, and
seventy-two indictments, embracing:
over five'hUndred Dersbns. Were found.
The sjtory of brutauty,,qpme, violence,
and moral degradation, made up from
the revelations of the witnesses is too
revolting: for recital : it is a dark chap-
ter in. the history of civilization ; it is a,
burmng disgrace :ta the party, which
organized the conspiracy; aided and
abetted itsagrents. and did its' best to
Suppress thfe evidence now published
to i the world." Horace Greeley j Jan.
tttStt.inrJfcYstMQune.
'Oil ; '
,u ; LiAitsi ANI 'f PERJURERS. ' '
Let the soldier understand that j he Js en
rol! tb fi&ht a parcel of kTiaves, all liable
io mpictnjenEVf' iriai, npnce- anq ex ecu
tic i-aei who havo'AvickedJyilistarbed;
the peaceof, the wo)rld without proroca-tton-i-nierr
with wliOnTTio" terms'"are To bo
made Diek Tilrprhs,1 Whbf call themselvas
Generals, and Capt. Kyds, who" call them
selves' commanders? ' A thief is a th ief a,
liar is a lia:r a'perjui'er ' is a perjurer; "and
every Sjouihern traitor who is morally re
sponsible, is all three together! Pray, do.
notlet'iis have . ariy more talk about our
"misguided Southern brethren." There is
onje thiasjyhiiih' Southern success - canno?
compass, and that is an oblivioriin history
falsehoods, wits whiob, ttle ignonjfniions Qfi
trise begair.'TOesfrarWrS WetiteKle''
the worj.4 resjrej$rtitrjts .
inception"1. nor in its progress hias the thing
inception.nor in its progress has the thing
been respectable, v .There has been too
much megar dishonesty, like that of gam
blers, footpads, and pickpockets, about it--Horace
Greeley, August 167A, 1862, in N. Y.
yribunei' ' v. f -
rpo CLAIMANTS!
.4 J !
' Claimants desiring testimony taken in
cases (not exceeding $5,000 eah) now pend
ing against the United States, for Stores or
Supplies, taken . or .furnished during the
Rebellion, for the use of the Union army,
will write to me at once, as I am now ready
to officiate in that capacity. '
J. N. SNELSON,
i r-2 xSpecarCommissionef,
irr 1'" , AshevfUe, N. (!.' '
Proposals.
UNITED STATES ARMY BUILDING,
Office of Cohmissabt of Subsistknce,
- JSevr York July 10, 1872.
S1
EALED PROPOSALS. IN DUPI-
cate, will be received at this office until
12 o'clock M., Aug. 10, 1872, for furnishing
for the United States Army one hundred
thousand pounds of tobacco. ''
The proposals will state accurately in de
tail the quality and kind of tobacco, its his
tory, if any, as to its keeping -qualities in
hot climates and in transportation of what
lear, as to stock, year and curing the wrap
per nuer is made; whether, the. binder is
used ; what casing is used, and when, where
ana now to be manufactured ; in wnat Kind
or package put up lor shipment, and wheth
er maenme or hand made.
The tobacco to be made in plugs, weigh
ing full one-half pound each, and to equa
the best grade of army or navy tobacco ; not
to be lower in quality than the sample to be
seen at tne oihce of the Depot commissary
xncw iorJ uity.
The tobacco to be packed in - boxes, (cad
dies,) io contain twenty-one (21) pounds net
eacn. ana tne boxes to be nacicea in cases.
(eight to a case,) head-lined.
Samples (five cases packed as above re
quired) of the tobacco proposed to be fur
nished must accomoanv the trr nosals anc
be referred to therem. No conditionaf fu
ture perfection, to equal samplo grade, wil
be entertained.- The samples so furnished
will be paid for at fair market "rates, if
deemed of sufficiently good quality for sales
to troops, if the proposer so desires. ,
An officer of the army and an expert wil
be required to examine and inspect the to-
bacco in the leaf, m course of manuiacture,
and when shipped. ' : r ;
Two sureties, who will agreo to guaranteo
the execution of the contract according to
its true intent and meaning, and who will
entc into a bond In the sum f . ten thou
sand dollars to that effect, 1f ri n i retl, wil I
sicrn bids -as-well as the jrooosrr" v .
The right to reject any and all bids is ro-
serred.. ; ,t.y -., WM. W.BUBNS,
Major and Commissary -of
6 w4w. T Subsistence, U. S. A.
Wilmington North Carolina
INSUEANCE COMPANY,
OFFICERS
ROBERT II. COWAN,
P resident.
JOHN W. ATKINSON,
F. If. CAMERON,
Vice President.
Secretary.
DR. E. A; ANDERSON,
Medical Direc'r
DIRKCTORS:
J W Atkinson. General Insurance Agent
IB Granger! President of tho Bank of
New Hanover.
F W Kerchnor. Grocer and Commission
Merchant.
.C M-Stedman, of Wright and Stedman.
T II McKoy, of WA Whitehead &, Co.,
Fayetteville.
R II Cowan, President.
II B Ellers, Commission Merchant.
A A Willard, of Wlllard Brothers. -W
A Cumming, of Northrop A dimming.
G W Williams, of Williams & Mnrchison.
Eli Murray, of E Murray & Co.
A J DeRossett, of DeRossctt fc Co.
Robert Ilennirig, of Dawson, Teel tfe Ilen-
mne,
Alex Sprunt, liritish vice-consul, oi
Sprunt and, Hinson. ,
P Murpny, Attorney at Law.
J D Williams', of J D Williams tfc Co.,
Fayetteville. , ; -
Jas V AlcKao, Att y at Jaw, Fayettcvillo
IB-Kedy, Merchant. Iveiansvillo. !
f .T.T Pope, Merchant, - Ijiimberton."
. ' ' v ' :- (
SPECIAL. FEAT UB1S
AX1) ADVANTAGES?.
- . A,;. . - , ; - -I
: - .; .. - . i ' - .
1st. No restriction on Residence or Travel.
2. No extra cjjargo on the lives of Females.
3. Policies Incontestable after Five Years.
4. The Rates of Interest on the Funds of
the Company hkrhcr than those on the
Funds of Companies located in other States,
thus -insuring larger Dividends to Policy
Holders. : ' i
5. The Directors and Officers of the Com
pany are prominent 'NO Kill UAKOIjI-NIANS.-who
are KNOWN to bo men of
INTEGRITY and WORTH.
6,, The Company is established on a solid
and permanent basis, steps having been
taken to increase the . ,
CAPITAU STOCK OF $500,000.
T.'aLTTHE FUNDS OF THE COM
PANY ARE INVESTED IN THIS STATE
AND CIRCULATED AMONG OUR OWN
PEOPLE. This fact should commend the
Company; above all Others, to North Carolinians-
It is well .known that hundreds of
thousands of dollars in . Life Premiums are
annually sent -North-to ctnrich Northern
Capitalists, thus continually draining our
people of immense amounts which should
be kept at home. On this ground the friends
of this Company confidently appeal to every
son of the Old North State, and ask their
support for this
HOME i INSTITUTION,
which, while ' it offers substantially all the
advantages of Northern Companies, helps
to build up HOME INSTITUTIONS.
-AGENTS WANTED in every county in
tho State, with whom the most liberal terms
will bo made. Apply to
JAMES D. RIIOOKS,
General Supervising Agent,
or, TIIEO. H. HILL, j:
Local Agent, .
apr 24 wGni.. ,,. Raleiyh, N. C,,
WANTED AGENTS!
100 to $250 per month, everv where, male
and female, to introduce the Latest improv
ed, most Simple and perfect ,. ;
Shuttle Sewing Machine
ever invented. Wov challenge the world to
competawith it. Price only - $18i.00r and
fully warranted for hve vears. makmer the
clastic "Lock StltChV aliSe TtC'loth fcides. -
The same as. all the high priced shuttle
chined ' . :'., r ' '." - "i: " '":" v
Also, the celebrated and latest improved
'".'i - ' COMMON SENSE
FAMILY SEWING, MACHINE.
Price only 15.00, and fully warranted for
five years. These machines will Stitch,
Hem, Fell, Tuck, Quilt, Cord, Bind, Ilraid
ana .EmDroider in a most superior manner.
Ana are warranted to uo all work that can
be done on any high priced machine in the
1 .i -i r i" a r-i
wwnu. x or circulars anu lerins, aouresss o.
vv Yf ivuui' v co.,054 nidge Avenue. P.
u. Jiox iao, niiladelphia, Pa.
maz-v3m.. j ; ; - ;
T. M. ARGO.
J. C, tM HABBIS,
;ARG0 &. HARRIS,
vT,li ' 4 : ' ,, ' . ' i 1 ''
Attorneys & tounsellors at Law
'i ..' . U.;.i.l,'t'V ":'-1't i-. ,! " ? '?
(Office vjK Stair fn the? Standard Bmldsnff.')
T'Ml'Arc-o' and J C. L. Harris having
formed a' copartnership for the practice ofJ
law will; attend promptly .to any uuiue
entrusted to them., ., , ;
150tf.
-1
WANTED
mi
CANVASSERS
ITor " Oiir Own Fireside
An Illustrated Paper, 16 pages, published
Monthly. ; Subseriptiou price, ttSQ? y?
Subscriber receives a Valuable Chromp, A,
Fruit Piece! which sells for $5. Send 2 cent
Stamp for Sample and Premium- List.;
Address W. E. GUMP, Publisher,, r , .
. Dayton, t)ulo. nt
O TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, .
. " Treasury Dltartment, N
; : '. Haleigh, April 2d, SJ2i.
The following act is published for tho In-1
formation of tho holders of bonds of the
State of North Carolina'. ' r - ,
Tho undersigned, in compliance witli tlio'
requirements of .the act, hereby Invito pro
posals to be forwarded to this Department
on or before the 10th day of October,' 1872.
for an exchange of. the stocks of this State tn
auy Railroad company, or other - corpora
tion, lor ti e bonds of the State. Said pro
posals must bo sealed and endorsed Pro
posals for Exchange of State Stocks." '
It is deemed unnecessary to set forth tho
dlls,f exchanS as the act is explanatory
of itself. : 1). A JENKINS,
State Treasurer.
W. M. SIIIPP, ...
Attorney General.
AN ACTfor Ilcchanging the, Stocks of V.
male J or Boiuto with wliich, such Slocks
were obtained and for other purposes. t
Sec. 1. The Gt?heral Assembly of Nortli
Carolina do enact: That the Public Treas
urer and Attorney General shall advertise
for six months in such newspapers as thoy
may select, and invito proposals for an cx
chango of the Stocks held by tho State in
any Railroad or other corporation, for the
bonds by which tho State acquired - such
stocks ; or any other bonds of the State (not
special tax) where the stock is not specially
pledged for the redemption of bonds issued
to such corporation: such bids shall bo
opened on a day appointed, and those terms
be accepted which may bo most advantage
ous for the State ; Provided That in no event
shall any of the said stocks bo exchanged
for less than their par value, or for less than
three bonds of same nominal value, issued
in aid of ' Chatham Railroad, January '1st,
1863 i and provided further. No stock in tho
"North Carolina Kalfroad shall bd exchanged.
unless in the same oiler it is proposed to
take twenty shares of stock in the North
Carolina Railroad, ten shares lit tho AtJwntio
and North Carolina - Railroad, and twenty
shares in the Western North Carolina Rail
road Company (Eastern Division,)' and to
ay therefor two bonds of one thousand dol
ars each of the State, issued to 1 the- North
Carolina Railroad under acts of 184S-rMl,
chapter eighty-two, , or- 16iH-o5, .chapter
thirty-two, one bond of one thousand dol
larsissued to tho Atlantic and North Car
olina Railroad, under acts 1854-'55, chapter
two hundred and thirty-two, or acts- of
1S50, chapter seventy-four and sevonty-six,
and two bonds of one thousand dollars, is
sued to the Western North .Carolina Rail
road (Eastern Division,) acts of 18f0-'07,
chapter one hundred and six or in tho
aforesaid proportion. . ! '
Sec. 2. That any Railroad or other cor
poration, which lias heretofore received
bonds of tho State in exchange for IkuuU of
said . corporation or person holding siu:h
State bonds, shall bo entitled to a surrender
of a bond of such corporation, upon the re
turn to tho Treasury of any' State bond of
equal amount, issued under theicts or tho
General Assembly or Orairiariccs'of the
Convention, authorizing such exchango",
and upon a return of all bonds issued- un
der any particular act or ordinance, thoeorr
poration shall be entitled to a cancellation
and surrender of any mortgage executed to
the State lor securing pavmcnt or such cor
poration bonds, or State bonds; coupons on
said bonds may be exchanged in like man
ner and cut oil' and retained on either bide
to make equality. , j'.. J
Sec. 3. To lacilitato the.exchange proposed
in this act, the Stato does hereby relinquish
all claim for stock in the Western Railroad
above ono million one. hundred thousand
dollars, and surrenders to tho said Company
two hundred and twenty "live thousand doi
'lars coupons now in Stato Treasury with
held on a former t exchango of Company
bonds for stock in said Railroad ; and also
tho State does hereby relinquish all claims
to stock in said company above six hundred
thousand dollars upon, tho return to tho
Treasurv of the livehnndred thousand dol
lars of Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruthcr4
ford company bonds, and coupons neretoi
fore issued to said Western Railroad comi
pary; Provided, That any person apquiring
a snare oi cstaie siock m saiu corporation,
shall be entitled to all rights and privilege
with the private stockholders in voting, and
in the election of the directors whose num
ber shall be determined by the stockholders
of said company. The State also reilnf in ish
es all claim to stock iu the .Western North
Carolina Railroad abovo four millions of
dollars. ' ' " ' r 4"f
Sec. 41 That as soon tvs the nronortion ot-
shares of stock for which the State apiwlnts
one director in any corjoration, is exchang-i
ed, the right or the stato to appoint siu-n
director shall cease and determine, and onn
director to be selected by lot shall bq do
ducted from tho number "appointed on the
part of tho State ; and upon acceptanco of
this act by any corporation and such gtiarf
antees given lor its fulfillment as shall bo
deemed sufficient by, ,'tha Treasurer and
Attorney General, all further rights to rep
resentation by the State cither by directors
or proxy, snail cease ana aetermine. , (-
Sec.;. That as soon as may do praouca
ble, the Public Treasurer shall rewiyo the
bonds offered in exchange, and in the pros-.
ence of the Auditor and Attorney General,
shall cancel the same. It shall also 1m' his.
duty to5 transfer th6 stocks and cxecuto such
conveyances oi me oiner interest iienunno--.
fore mentioned as shall bo deemed noeosK-"
rv. such conveyance to bo in a foiin nitJ
proved bv tho Attorney General. , :,
Sec. 6.. It shall bo tho duty of tho Auditor.,
to make a minute of what 'shall, be done by
the Treasurer in the premises, and to nu$c6,
tiierefrom such entries in the books of hM' i
olllceras may secure a just aooountaiiuUy . '
on the part of the Treasurer because of the
transaction hereinbefore. mentioned, !,;
Sec. 7 Tho Pablic Treasurer shall mako, ; i
special, reports upon tno suuject oi tins ayf., ,
to tho General Assembly at cycty kcxioiu .
Sec. S. That this act shall be ii roj'VfnViti ," j
and after its ratification. .' ' '-,"'.!
Rati fied tho 1st day of February, A; U.'
1872. v - 4i-iwld..
A1
NT-PROOF PROVISION, SAFKA.."' '
A new article, made light and airy, t-nvon
ed with line woven paintods wire, and' aro.1
entirely, secured from lu,eicrou-huwpt tf t
all insects, creeping or flying. They aro j
convenient to ship, being nested together.
three in a nest. '. .
tThre sizes. '- ' . - ' ..' .-'VU' 't-
1 1 No. t, Stained and Tarn ikhrtl j $6 Ml ! 'i
NO.2, " v:? '.' .: .Ml'HOl' I li
: .Np.3, :f M 6tt ,:it
Grained Oak or, Walnut, 50 cents extra on
. . .. -' '"'"each. ' - ' :" :
K Also, LARGESTAKES, wlMl Tipp Drawers
for Bread'and Cake; lined with tin draw
ers lock. Two sizes, both largo.
ers iock. two sizes, vom largo. i
No. 2, with Drawers, $13' S'tiiined ami Varu.
Pfo.3, - -' ; 15, "'H "Jh,
drained Oak or Walnut, 50 eonts extra each.'-
N
No
G
N. B. "LARGE SAFES or Mir.k IIoitkkn'. '
Can be taken apart and shipped, in a small 1
package. ; , '' ' '' ' '
PURK SPARKLING WATER T 1
E. S. Fakson's New Patent Watkii j
Filter and Pukifieu, is the only praetiil
Filter in use. They are matle, tj lit in all
sizes of Water Coolers.. Persons .having a
Cooler,have only to bringorsohd thelnsidrr'1
diameter of tho Cooler and.get a Filter t lit
at a trilling cost. Those not having Coolers!
no n A fill nnlied with Porofllain liiukl or ;
' -
Galvanized Coolers, of any size of oorowir
manufacture, at as low prices as e'smvlierc
and a Filter to fit. These Filters AiiUn f
remove all impurities- and foul odors iVoni'
water itfpassing through them. i i ' f i'
Liberal Discount to ueaicnA .' ?
, .' E. 8. FARSON. J
No. 209 Pear St., Philadelplrrn, Pa.
May 16, 1WZ. s 51 wsin.
Pleasant Garden Classical Sclibols, .
ITIAL,E AND FEJLI ' ...
. ........ ... .,, n.i il il 1
GUILFORD COTJNTy, V3NT.. C ,1
BEY. T. S. , WniTTINGTON,. A. ,
Principal, will open the 7th Session the ..
30th July, 1872, and continue 20 weeks.
Board, in good families, near- the- Institrt-''
tion 89 per month all found except llcrhtsi
.Tuition from 10 to. $16.50. Contingent leo, ,
fifty cents. ,
. Students coming by Railroad will stop at
Greensboro', where conveyances will meet'
them, if we are advised, of tho time, f.t
Terms cash, in advance. ; j i
For particulars, address the Pr inci pal tit
Greensboro', N. C. 7 ,'I - ".
Jnne8, 1872. v "lwCfp,!. "
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