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BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA, SfljgPJRDAY MORNING,
MAY
1869.
, ^uth*. ■
I - r *
ts Invariably^ Advance.
sipgnlarity nucl erudition. When vanity
on ce gets the mastery of a man’s reason,
there is no telling the absurdities it will
lend him into. He was fond of speaking
of Volney, and of being found with a
copv of Taylor’s “Diegesis” in his hand,
although few of the neighbors had heard
of the author, of the “Enina,” or knew
what Diegesis meant.
This peculiarity, together with the
pertinacity of the missionaries, Worcfes
ter and Butler ’ A 11 ’
Advertising Rates.
the rates to "
j, , . .. , , nm looked on during mounted his horse, took Ned by the
But-lEorgeron’s repHtation had ex- The preac*r tookeu uu b —
tended beyond th
ample and severe
who had heard of his fame. It soon be- ond replied 4hat
came the subject of animated conversa
tion. and there was no little wincing,
each one fearing it would be his crnel
fate to be sent a victim to appease the
wrath of this hitman mihotanr against
the Methodist chutreh. -wo • i
Afteratime, it was decreed that the corner ways. (Jetdown, you be gal. _ . ,. , sav jf
Reverend M, Stnbbleworth was the,. The pr^; f moused, but
the nenitentiarv, may account for the ; doomed individual, and when the an- Forgeron
1 cersion of Mr. Edward Forgeron i nunciation came, many au eye of mm- an fl <
which carried them to
unreasonable'aM be’iroild not sib- i you to-morrow,’ and off he rode with
mit to them, e- ><> "T i “l’» rlOTb “ bl,,
‘•Well. Tna'«‘ got a- whaling to. singing so loud as to scare the eagles
subndt to| then; ‘I'll hump you like from their eyries in the overhanging
blazes! I’il teaf you into doll, rags , rocks.
‘Well,’thought Ned, this is nice
cts rather light. It is to be hoped that
all will succeed well, and that this Gu
ano and all other of the fertilizer* will
replace 100 per cent, or more in these
empty pockets ! JAt this very point it
^ to be feared tbit some man will bo
hurt. It is a fact well known to the
medical profession, that all epidemical
diseases ore periodical among the pep*
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now President had ottered WOldT to;
that effect The popular heto, who-
byjhis milHtary genius, had conquered
the rebellion and clbsed bp the war,‘
was looked to with hope to bring
abbiii this rmuch needed ‘ change.
But he has been subjugated and
brought under the power of old cor
rupt rings which control the whole,
bn follow in
• are i
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greati
to all preachers of the gospel. . .
His dislike for them was so excessive,
that he could scarcely speak of the ; dispensation was borne; nut not a urns- ceSRilyi an( i alighted.
as he called cle moved. With a quiet smile he pro- have but one request to make of
i gled pity and curiosity was-turned pnliie'
I ruddy, good-natnred-faee, to see
but not a mns-
\, up to the horse, j they knew that Ed. Forgeron
tear him off if he j whipped before his own door in the
ihe j^ap, and by a Methodist preacher
iy manSea?iiWof ane- tooV But his musing* were more in
'sorrow than in anger.
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its
Ortlinaf 1 *'*’/ Ve .
GMan*»: u,s t 7*;
j peculiarities were
H(i heresies dea.t with, in severity.
1201 ridiculed, and Ills literary acquire - . , .
411 this j Mr. Stnbbleworth arranged his few
jii iiisti'iitors. I" 1 1 " , -i. onfli cnlilunarv aflfa.irs. and bidding his friends
S'J
usually receive in
person. It would be as
to describe a mountain storm,
picture the wrath of' this mountaineer.
, t CHAPTER III.
The disfigured countenance of Forge-
roli was of course the subject of numei •
present from tne ta.aies ot ong qneR ,j ons that night among Ins
mv last circuit, and I do not wish to j f r i fen Us, to which he .replied with a stern
1 * ” look they well understood, and the
have it toxn. ‘ I va<rue-emaik that he had 'nut with an
■Off with it then, and .that sudden-1 S.^ Qf course they neV „ r dreamed
ly, you basiu faced imp, you. <( f l(ie trne oimsc.—Forgeron looked in
The Methodist preacher slowly L, ie g i ass , ar ,d perhaps comp red the
drew off the' surcoat as the "black- L anging lme of his “black eye from »
smith continued his tirade of -
icu on b,m3lllf sect, and as he ^ 0r perh-pa he had »ev-
•ies adieu minuted l.is blil'roan and depart- drew his right hand from the sleeve, e|> , eH(J t , Hl 8 , or .y. and only mm teres to
ir.l od fokis new home of trials, with a and threw the garment behind him, himself. “Ned Forgeron whipped by a
a distinct and sectarian direction. A himself on a stolid indifference
Methodist preacher over in Tennessee, J blacksmith s pnmmelings, or if he retted
4,(1 ! who was fond of spicing his discourse on his ample dimensions to protect
5" | W ith anecdotes, once made him the prin- ; himself, lie never disclosed^, but^ ap-
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le. We Ivave now. the Guano epidem- machinery of the government.
{c , an d whether it is to bo fatal or not, j few weeks afiet his inauguration, h«
the future is to reveal. The writer j has succumbed to Ae Senate ring of
knows that some farmers, have placed | corrupt politicians, around which all
Guano very fallow in the cotton bed,} the other corrupt rings in and out of
and appended to this error, some of Congress-the whiskey- ring the
this cotton is now dangerously grassy ! | Pacific Railroad ring, the national
Now the greater the danger from dis- j bank ring, the Treasury ring and all
ease, the greater the skill and proper the other corrupt rmgs-revolve.
management will be required. The That is the power and centre of them
common opinion among farmers is, that all. There never can be any reform
a grassv cotton field rather reflects a
cip.d character of a lougsermon. -? ; , tv . a _
’ and liis ever. His predecessor looked for all-tire
His peared as self-satisfied and Content as
dilated on, and . _
He was world like a mouse just escaped iron
merits the fangs of some terrible grimalkin.
disparaged by the preacher. ......
came to th* ears of Forgeron, with such sublunary affairs, and bulrnn
additions and embellishments as stoiie
third cd fowdiis new
slur on its owner.
The farmer who has spent money
for Guano, and who in the hurry of hi*
preparations to plant cotton too soon, ... - j
Ld who has neglected to plow closq can be accomplished during his ad-
Pfl uieless t toattempt song cffiutli ou bislips. Let us hope he dealt Mr. Forgeron a tremendous
as to. the best for him. ' blow' between his eyes, which laid
I that person at full length on the
... .gi-IAFTER II. ! g r0 und, with the testament of Tom
The Hevr'Mr. Stnbbleworth was very p une besitle him. The Rev. Mr.
iiy tiie
CHAPTER I.
J\' (lio entniuce to one of those gorges',
. p . M , Si in the great Apalacliian chain
|f mountains, in their passage across the
lortlmva portion of Georgia, a blaca-
jmiih had riveted his forge m the early
•meat of that region by the Anglo-
bnrriean rare,and drove a thrifty ti ado
the way of facing axes, and pointing
ploughs, for the settlers; and shoeing
s for wayfaring people, in theii j
But if we cannot portray tlie storm, the j
consequences may be easily told. The
blacksmith sv. ore in his wrath he would
whip every Methodist preacher that
passed the gap, in revenge of his insult.
Forgeron was a man of his word, as
the bruised features of many of John
Wesley's disciples could testify. His
character soon' went abroad, and the
good old matrons of * the surrounding
counties on each side of the mountain
trembled
mountain pass, which was really as ro
mantic a place as a landscape painter
would seek for a picture, and was just
the spot to remind a youth fresh from
his classic studies of the place where
Leonidas and liis three hundred Spar
tans Tell, in attempting to defend Greece
'gainst the army of Xerxes—in despite same
of Hie gaandeur of its beetling cliff
the beauty of its verdure, was .associated
scon
seemed ter inspire him with
Complimentiuf
much nleasc 1 with his new situation: gtubble.worth, with, the tact of a con-
Having been transferred from a level ^ . Q BQeh raal f erSf did not wait,
rnnf'-(VOO(ls COllutl'V* 1100.1’ til(3 CGllflriGS -. . n |
Of Florida, the novelty of mountain for his adversary to rise, but mounted
amLa pure bracing, atmosphere ’him with the quickness of a ca., and
tli new life.— as lie bestowed his blows with a
ill the mothers on the •bounteous hand on the stomach and
singular beauty and intelligence of their f ttce G f the blacksmith, continued lli8
children, with a delicate allusion to their 8onR where lie had left off on his
his name. In short, the qwn personal appearance, lie soon be- arriyal ftt the smithy:
came a general, favorite. Mr. btubllle- „ Tonguc cannot express the sweat comfort and peace
worth “knew which side of the bread of a soul in its earliest love.”
his butter was on.’’ The time, arriving Until Mr. Forgeron, from having
for his departure to visit the tramontane experienced “first love,” or other
portion of his pastoral care,' lie was senS ation equally new to him, rc-
warnedof the dangers he was about to Fp0Ilt q ef i lustily’ “’Nough! ’n.ugh !
encounter; but they were beard with the ( _^ e ^ ( ; ff - Bafc> unfortunately,
The worthy ladies
liiiiMt tliro’igli the country to examine j ;n _ tht ,. „f many pious persons,
1,1 mines anil land. I with the broad gate that leads to des-
\sli,. was no ordinary personage i" | truction. And Ned Forgeron, the hand-
ighborhood. and will j Klira e blaeksniit.la-was iuv.ested with t.ie
re in this narra-! attributes and hideous aspect of liis Sa-
culiarities tanic majesty, by many a mountain girl
who would doubtless have fallen in “love
at first sight” with him under any other
name. The preacher whose circuit lay
on either side of the mountain, at the
timeXed’s direful edict was promulgated
to the world, was a meek and lowly man,
who approached nearly in his natural
vupy a larger portion of the worm s j disposition'to willing obedience to the
attention than lmnself. He was a burly, j mandate, relative to turning the cheek
looking man of thirty-five, just. to - the smiter. The poor soul passet
enough to feet that all his facnl- many sleeplcss nights, in view of t e
affairs of liis nr
jniaiie a eonsnieiious ligur
ive, some neroant of his pec
rill not lie uninteresting. Haviu
Itlirongh life on a homely maxim ' o
awn. '‘pay up as you go up
kpiireil s.nne mon
Bn 1 eonseqaently enjoyed “the glorious
[privilege of being independent,” in a
that is unknown to many who
nf the world’s
acted
if his
he had ac-
and was out of debt;
placid smile
,1 pictured to him .the “chimeras dire,”
sufficient to have abated the zeal of any
other individual. But that gentleman
quieted their fears by appealing to the
power that “tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb,” with a countenance as
lamb-like as could be imagined. And
he departed singing—
“At thy home or abroad, on the land, on the
As tliy wants may demand shall thy strength ever jo.
They watched him* until his portly
person and horse grew dim in the dis
tance, and turned away, sighing that
such a good man should fall into the
hands of that monster, the blacksmith.
there vvas iio one by to perforin tliai
kind.office, except the old roan, and
lie niuuened A biritgh 1 a38 ^ nT1 ^
looked on as quicitjtAwtf his master
was happy at a camp-meeting.
''“'Sow,” said Mr. Stubbleworlh,
“There are three things yon must
promise me before I let yon up.
“What are they?” asked Forgeron,
eagerly.
“The first is, that you never molest
a Methodist preacher again.” Here
Neds pride rose, and lie'liesitated,
jentleman; with his
Lheir grev
Forgeron "had heard of his new victim, and (he reverend
and rejoiced that his tize and appear- usual benign smile on his face, re
alise furnished a better subject for his newed liis blows and song—
,i,„ n lHprinati.d frame'of. “I rode on the sky..f.-eelyJustified.1.
Yei)g».aDte tllAn t lio-c _ And the moon it was under my leet.
the lute parson. Oh, what a nice beating or j ( , uta | l lingn ' a ge' overcame the
blacksmith; such bold figures, or
something else, causing him to sing
out, “Weil, I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”
me:hoilist preacher 1“
Ills dreams that night were of a con
fused and disagreeable nature, and wak
iiicr in tlie morning, he had an indistinct
memory of something unplesant having
occurred. At first he could not reco-
l,»et the cause of his feelings; tint the
bruises on his face and body *->'•" called
t cm to mind, »s well as tl*c promise
He iin unted his horse in silence and
went to redeem it. . , . .
From tiiat time his whole conduct
manifested a change of feeling. I he
gossips of the neighborhood observed
it, and whispered that Ned was silent,
serious. »nd had gone to meeting every
San lay since the accident. They won
tiered at his tun ning the boo*cs h- used
I to read so much. Stiange stones were
circulated as to- this metamorphosis of
the jovial blacksmith into a gloomy
and taciturn man.
Some supposed, tery sagely, that a
spirit had enticed him into the moun
tains, and after giving him a glimpse
into the future, had misled him to a
cracr where he had fallen and bruised
hiffaeo. OihetSgave the Prince of
Daikness the credit of toe change ; but
none srspeeted the Methodist preacher,
and as the latter had no .vanity to
o-ratjiv, me secet remained with Ne.l
This "gloomv state of nund continued
until Forgeron visited a camp meeting.
Hev Mr Suibbleworth preached a set-
mon that seemed to enter his soul, and
relieve it of a burden, and the song ot
"How happy are they who their Saviour obey.”
was only half through when he felt like
Forgeron was from that
Methodist.” At a
feast, a short time snb-eqflent. he
in tlie government and country, un
til the power of that irresponsible
and unscrupulous oligarchy be bro
ken up. With the surrender of Gen.
Grant, little hope remains that this
ni-w man.
time a ‘‘she iting
love
gave in h s experience,
and reveali-d the
He bad heard, too, that
some Methodist preachers were rather
spirited, ami hoped tins one migm
prove so, that he might provoke him to
fight. Knowing the clergyman must
pass ou Saturday in the afternoon, he
i-mtal and physical, had reached j fate that awaited him at the mountain j, e WO nldhave!
neut; and just old 1 pass. In his dreams lie saw Foigeron
fenough to have amassed sufficient expe- i with a huge sledge-hammer in his hand,
enco of men nud things, to make the ■ ready to dash out his brains, and would
jast serve as a finger-post to his future 1 start with such violence as to walte liim-
surney through life. With a shrewd, .self. He inquired if there was uo other
jut open, bold, and honest look, there I place at which the mountain conld be
ras a g.eefnl expression in the corners passed, only to learn his doom more
if liis eyes, that, spoke of fan. The ; certainly. Being a timid man but withal
‘laughing devil in liis eye” was not. a j devoutly impressed*with a sense of duty,
malicious spirit however. His physical j he resolved to discharge his duties faith- ^ ^ ^
conformation was that which combined ! fully, be the consequences what they ,. Hmv happy are they, who their Saviour obey, | is to
• great strength with agility; and if he | might. Like lambs going to the slangh- • Aud have i:dd up their treasures above," ing hqus’e, and hear rnepreac
had been fated to have been a eontem- [ ter did he wend his way toward the gap; sung in a full, c ear voice, and Vioou the m^ppow.
pontry of his great prototype, Vulcan, I a s he came iu front of the shop, the vocalist, turning the jingle of a rock, ■ at t e mpted to stammer.out some
there can be no doubt but the Lenin inn blacksmith was striking the last blow on
blacksmith would have allotted to him a ^ shovel, and singing away, to the tune
‘.Ydu are getting on very well,’ said
Mr. Stubble work. . ‘I think I can
gave his striker holiday, and reclining mH ke a decent man out of you yet,
on a bench, regaled himself on the an q perhaps a Christian!’ Ned
beauties of Tom Paine, awaiting tlie ar- groan ,.j
rival of tlie preacher. It was not over q^ e aecon j thing I require of you
' -ap hour before he heard the words, j ^ ^ ^ p ainpkinv i ue Creek meet-
"How happy are they._whoth«r Saviour obey, nren^h tO-
mvsterv <>f ivmvict.on and conver
sion to his astonished neighbors Il-e
Rev. Simon 'StubMeworth who had
faithfully kept the secret until that time,
child contain himself ;no longer, but
,rave vent" to his feelings in convnl-ivp
p,- a ls of langhte-, as the burning tears
of heart felt. j‘>y couised their way
.lown his cheeks. . „ T ., ,,
“Ves, mv brethren, he saul, _ K* all
a fact; I did maul grace into his unbe
lieving soul, there’s no doubt.”
The blacksmith of the mountain pass
became a hap jv man, and a Methodist
preacher.
and deep, and in all other respects pre
pare his land thoroughly, is now in a
mighty hurry to remedy past errors
and chop out hi* grassy cotton,■ paitic
ulai-lj on the road side which is exposed
to the view of every passenger.
It is a well known fact to every ob
serving person, that the man who sets
about his business cool, and calm, will i
1 c more apt to succeed than the one I
in dartss—’farmers call it in a tight.
Now the operation of chopping out
the cotton begins in earnest and the
Guano has made the grass grow, rather
faster than the cotton. The farmer
now perc'veves th.it it is a difficult mat
ter for one- hand to go over more than
half an acre a day. He scratches his
head, perhaps where it does not itch!
and says to himself, one-half of the crop
will be lost, it one hand can only get
over one-half acre per day. He scolds,
and hurries up the choppers, and now
the Guano flies'. it is dug tip, cotton and
all, and exposed to sun, wind and rain.
The roots of tlie remaining plants- are
so bruised and lacerated, that it will
take a month to recover.
He now views, and compares his crop
to his neighbor’s cotton, and says, I
have spent $10 or per acre for
Guano and my neighbor’s cotton is the
best! Ten to one if the Guano mer
chant, or somebody else does not get a
shower of something. U is the nature
of man, never to blame himself : But
tlie real truth is, that he has hv digging
up his Guano in the hurry of chopping
with a want of good preparation of his
land, or b'ad plowing, brought »l’ L this
loss on himself.
May 1st, 1809.
front forge iu his establishment, to act
as a sort of pattern-card, aud to divert
tlie public gaze from his own game leg
to the lair proportions of liis foreman.
Now. although Ned Forgeron, for
such was the name he had inherited
lode leisurely up with a contented smile eX( . ase _.j_ [—that is—’’
on Lis face. Vtrrpt nV When the devine resnmedhis devo-
“How are yon, old slab-sides. Get off [iolrdl hymn iind kept time with the
your horse and join in my devotion. . s)C k ^ikmg him over the face
answer-! with the fleshy par. of his hand-
± ll«l\e Tllciu v , on . AboMAtnfflre.
of “Clear tlie Kitchen ’—
‘*0Ul Georgia is a noble State,
7/cr laws are good, her. people great. ’
On catching a glimpse of the poor
pii^son, who had flattered himself that ^ the preacher, “and haven’t time, my
impunity, frielK i ; - I’ll call as I return- “
he was about to pass with
, n n . . , ! Ned sung out—“stop there, you eternal
from some Gallic ancestor, was a good- | shad _ bel i yi an d pav the penalty of an
iwured man, yet the possesion of great — iu . eil reput atiou!” The holy man
muscular strength and courage, and the
My soul mounted higher on a chariot ot fire,
Nor did I envy .Elijah his seat.”
almiratiop which a successful exercise
of those powers never fails to command,
lmd somewhat spoiled him. Without
meaning to injure any mortal, he had
managed, nevertheless, to try his prow
ess ou sundry of liis neighbors; and from
the success which always crowned his
honest efforts iu that way, had nueon-
scionsly acquired the character of a bully.
With very few early advantages of
elementary education, he had, neverthe
less, at different periods, collected a
mass of heterogeneous information,
which he was veiy fond of displaying on
occasions. He was a sort- of political
antiquary; and could tell the opinion of
Mr. Jefferson or Mr. Madison on any
subject; and was referred toon all dis
puted points, ou the theory and history
of the government, that arose among the
candidates for the legislature, aud county
politicians. This he studied ou account
°f the conseqtnf uce it invested him, with.
Bat why he liad treasured up au old and
Well thumbed copy of I’aine’s “Age' of
IWson,” aud affected skepticism as to
the veracity of the story of Jonah and
the whale, and Balaam and his ass, would
injured reputation 1
protested innocence of having ever in
tentionally injured him, by word or
deed.
Ned’s promise of punctuality caus-
‘Yonr name is Suhblewortb.-and yon 1 ^ q le p ;irS0 ii’3 exercise to cease, and
are the hypocrite the Methodists have ^ WO rds, redolent of gorgeous im-
S’ent here, eh?” J a „ cry , died awry iu echoes from the
. ‘Mv name is Subuleworth, he meekly , o J
SffiedJ- ■ 4 -? i adjacent crags. .
“Didp’t you know my : name was Xed ‘Now the third* and last demanc
*” * - - . t^v-vT ’ Vurl VVffB
The fnan’s subdued looks and earnest p orgeroni t i ie blacksmith, what whips ma ke of j’ou i- peremptory.’ Ned was
voice had half dissuaded Ned from his ^ ry Methodist preacher that goes aJ j at , enl iou to kuow what was to
stern purpose, when the giggling of bis through this"gap ?” was asked with au ’ ‘You are to promise to
striker, and the cheering of two or three au( b ic i 0tls i t)0 k ; “and how dare you come 001146 ' . an d night, and
ai.». nerved l.irn to do »l»t he tel ^ | obtain » i «,e
was mean. Let auy one pause a moment T[ie p reac h e r replied that he had never rest u. ’ Thu
and reflect if he has never been urged Mr. Forgeron’s name, but pre- bauds «f a mercifu ' . . *
on to acts his conscience smote him for srme ^ that he did not molest well be- | fallen man looked at t e ec in n^
by the opinions of others, before Mr. travelers.
[For the Argus.
Mow to Chop out Cotton Ma
nured with Guano.
Reader, wonm you not think you
would be insulted if any one were to
tell you, how to chop out cotton ?
Tlie common opinion now prevalent
with all cotton farmers is, that everybody
c i« C '4 out cotton, and everybody knows
how to do it. The most serious conse
quences to thi. production of the crop' is
connected with this simple operation.
' So far as the writer’s knowledge ex-
tends, no one has, as yet, demonstrated
the proper distance- each plant should
standfrom the others, all agreeing w
011 > positive proof that the cotton shorn..
Ink or meet the next, or adjoining plant.
It is certainly a very important object for
every farmer to know how many cotton
plants should stand on an acre of land
whether rich or poor. This altl.ougn
a subject of vast importance, has neve.
demonstration
Forgeron is judged. The preacher re
ceived several boxes on his ears, and
heard many denunciations nguiust his
sect before he was permitted to depart;
aud when that permission was received,
he was not slow in availing himself of
the privilege.
At the.next annual' conference, when
circuits were, assigned , to the different
preachers, this one made liis appearance
punctually, but by some process of
casuistry convinced himself fcuat Insumy
a 14 not call for a revelation of liis suffer-
ingi
You presume to presatpeso! Yes,knew not
yon uve the most presumptuous people, h a tter individual began to raise
you Methodists, that ever trqd shoe j yoice in song 'once more,
leather, anyhow. Well, what’ll yon do fcnew what wou id come next
if I don’t whip you this lime, you beef-
headed disciple, you ?” '
Mr. Subblevrortli professed his wil
lingness to do anything .reasonable, .to
avoid snch penance.
“■Well, tiiere’s three things, yon have
to do. or- I'll maul you into a jelly. The
first- is, vou are to quit preaching; the
this last will
Whether he was too sensitive of ?aine next to
tlie blacksmith’s character to expose it
to'rude remark, or had a preference that y< Mir heart, read it every day.
and be-
- , every word von read; and the third
— . worthier brother sihonld^occupy ^ Tca ^ to ou ‘ rse f oc Methodists in
he hard accounting for, unless it pro-1 that healthy station among * crowd vou get intS.
cecded from a desire of a character for 1 tains is difficult to conjecture. *
jll Il_i. Ill * v - / 1*1
■ “ a * tthe
his'elusions obtained, by panting two or
more acres of the same quality «f '^<-1,
and weighing the cotton after picking
in the most careful ntanner. I. an acre
of cotton will pro-luce 10. dr 20, or a
>00 ponn'd* more, by g' vin g to eac
pt»nt the proper distance, it is t..at
much clear gain. By studying the sub-
-.aler will perceive that to
and Ned
Til do my best,’ he said in an hum
bled voice.
•Well, that’s a man !’ Mr- Stubble-
worh said. ‘Now get u P aud go
down tb tue branch and wash jour,
face, and dust your dothes^ud^iear ject,^ ^ coUon crrectly requires
the
up Mr. Pauie's testament,
your thoughts ou high.
operation
of the mind as well »s the
°" 1 k-mIv to delve ordig. -Again—there - is
with ee # tolerable sprinkling of Guano bought
Ned arore
mwer experienced before, ““ r noar £ect ion of country this year, which
m «• =“ k ' p ° ik -
Tlie Coming Revolntion in »I»e
United States.
All the signs of tlie times indicate
that a sweeping revolution must
come ac no distant day in this coun
try. Not a revolution of the barri
cades or ai the point of the bayonet,
for that is unnecessary here, where
the people have the power to accom
plish it through votes, but a revolu
tion, nevertheless, as thorough and
complete through the ballot box.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
and the American people have been
vainly hoping for a change in the ad
ministration of the government,
which has become in every depart
ment the most corrupt and extrava
gant one on the face of the earth.
They were patient during tbo war,
though it was well known the corrupt
rinmTand shoddy contractors were
then robbing the government of
hundreds of millions a year, because
. . the greater question of putting down
,tb “ the rebellion and preserving .the
Union at any cost overwhelmed ad
other questions. Then, again, during
Mr. Johnson’s administration they
still bore patiently the frightful ex
travagance, corruption and misman
agement in the government, for they
said that was the result of the con
flict between the Executive and Con
gress, aud that with a new President
fresh from and elected directly by
the people, all would be changed and
the government reformed- Besides,
it was said a little time was needed
to the cure eriLs resulting from the
war. Each were the arguments, the
bopes.aud the patience of the people
and they bore their burden* accord
ingly.
The 4th of March, ‘69, was to be
the new era of reform, retrenchmen'
economy ap.d ttiq restoration of the
government to something like its
original functions and practice. The »truetioo.
ministration, ^unless, indeed, the peo
ple become, within that time, so im
patient and disgusted is to bum out
the presentffaembers of,Congrea*-ftnd
elect better ones. General Grant
means right, and should a body of
honest and able men be sent to
Congress tejwould work with them ;
but having succumbed to the exist
ing Congressional ring of politicians
which ’ sustains all the corrupt and
plundering rings that deplete the
Treasury and overwhelm the people
with taxation, he, in the meantime,
can do nothing. 1 - '
Nor is there any powerful voice
among the three hundred and more
men of both houses of Congress,
raised against the widespread cor
ruption and extravagance that pre
vails. Mr, Sprague, it is true, has
spoken out boldly and told some"
truths very unpalatable to his Sena
torial colleagues.' Her isiudependent
enough, and has the resclution to
hammer awuy at that citadel of cor
ruption* Bfftjienacfcs the ability re
quired, and the Senqte ring politi
cians only laugh at bis efforts. Still
he is doing good. Almost all the
members of both the House and Sen
ate, especially the leading members,
are interested in the railroad, whis
key,' Treasury and national bank
rings, and they play into each other’s
hands. How is it possible, then, to
reform the government? How can
corruption and extravagance be
■checked when all the power is in the
hand*, of the very men interested in •
maintaining such a state of things,
and when the President has resigned
himself to them ?
There appears to be bnt one lend to
this state of affairs, and that is* rev-
lution—an uprising of the people at
ballot box. It is cor tain they will not
continue to pay taxes to the Federal
government the amount of $400,
000,000 per annuur. No people hav
ing universal suffrage ever did or ever
will bear long witn such astounding
extravagance, corruption and mis
management and overwhelming tax
ation as we witness without revolt
ing. Unfaithful representatives may
pile on the debt and taxes, but the
limit of forbearance will be reached,
and the voters in their turn will have
something to say. If we go on as wo
have been going, it will not be lohg
before we hear repudiation uttered
as a popular cry from one eod of the
country to the other. The party
which has brought upon the country
these eyila and burdens, will be driv
en from power, and the one that will
succeed it, may take aBhort cat to re
lieve the people of enormous»axation,
and throw all the odium of repudia
tion upon those who created the bur
dens. This, really, is what we are
coming to; this is the revolution
which the political oligarchy m Con
gress and the corrupt rings that re
volve around it. will soon force upon
the country.— N. Y. Herald.
Dakoerou* PutAsuHES.—I have »at
upon the sea-ebqre and waited for its
gradual approaches, and have *een ito
dam-ing waves a*l white surf ana ad
mired that He whA mcasar,*] it with
Lis hand had gWn it such life
and motion; and I have lingered ulr
its ge-.tle water* ’grew into mighty
billow^ and bed well nigh swept me
trom my firmest tooting. , So *" v ® .
seen a- heedless youth g»*mg w,t ? *
curious spirit upon the sweet ra ° n °"
and gentle approaches of>n vit,ngplc«-
ure, till k has detained bis eye «»•
imprisoned hi. feet, and
h» aodl, and swept him * * ^
