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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, K. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 180*7. VOLUME XIV. NO. 47. :
THE RECONSTRUCTION BILL AND VETO.
At half-prat eight, on Saturday evening,
March 2, lho veto of the President on the
liecoi slutclion Hill was taken up ai d
read. The rending having been concluded?
Mr. Johnson took the floor and said :
"While doing, as he most sincerely did, full
justice to the conscientious purpose of the
President, he could not but regret thai hu
(lite President) had felt himself compelled
to come to that result, and to send this
message to Con^reR!*. There we^o many
propositions in law contained in thai message
which could not be maintained.?
Tliero were many errors of judgment in it
which, upon examination, would to apparent,
and. above nil, the result to which lie
(the President) had been compelled to
come in the exercise of his own judgment,
which, there was no doubt, was conscientiously
exercised. lie (Mr. J.jlmsoti) saw
nothing but continued tur r.oi!, danger and
error to the South and to the entire cour.?
try. He rose, therefore, fur tliC purpose
of st iling very brietly, in addition to what
lifi liftil Iv R.'iiil ivl.pn I li r? iiwi-.ii rc ivn<
before tho Servile on a former occasion,
why it was tliat ho ha 1 ca t llie vote ho
had cast on that occasion, and why it was
til at he should give the same voi? now.
(Applause ;n (he ^alieriev, whidi was rej?rctBed
by the Chair.) It will n?. t he for
a moment supposed, said Me. Johnson, by
those to whom I a n addressing iiivstdC.
ry j ?
that I am governed now, or that I was
governeu then, I?y any h<pe of popular
applause. My inotiws, if I know myself,
weru perfectly pure and patriotic. I sr.w 1
before me a di.-traeted and almost bleeding j
country. I thought I sa^v, and think I
see now, the means l.y which it might be
restored lo a healthful coudition, and the
constitution of the county in the end pre- !
served. I have r.rrivo l, Mr. IVes'dent, at
tliat period of my lifo whtn, if ever any !
other auihition animated me, I can have
no other ambition now than that of s.tv
iug my couu'ry. Having referred to (ho
viers he had previously exorcised on the
question of reuoiislru'.-tion, c.onciu iii'g that
when the war censed the Si at 03 were res- |
tured to tl.eir former relation?, and that no 1
condition* ,'or their reprosecution were
requisite or constitutional, Mr. Johnson
said ihut the present ami the late Executive
thought d.fTerently. I. was untiecen- '
8?ry for hi:n to say wh.it were the cor.di- [
lion* exacted by the present Executive.
Tbey were in his (Mr. JohnsonV) judg- 1
ment as unconstitutional as any that cou'd
lia r,..,.wl in iu;^ k;h ti.? -r .1.- 1
.VUMU III iuin UIII. 1 UV VUlJ^lCPa VI U1C
United States ivne of opinion that, not- '
withstanding the people of the Southern '
StateB complied with the terms exacted by
the present Chief Magistrate, ihey c>uld
not he restored without the sanction of;
Congressional legislation ; and this was j
the judgment of the country. Then how
were they to coma back? Only by com- ,
[.lying with the conditions which Congress
may impose, whether Congress hud the j
authority to impose thein or not ; or, fail [
ing to comply, to remain in the sad coiidi ;
tion in which they are now. IIo (Mr.
Johnson) impu'el b.i-J motives neither to ,
Congress nor to the executive. He j
thought he knew bis July to the intuitu ,
tious of the country too well to call in quertion
the motives of either. He accorded ,
purity of purpose and patriotic principles j
to both. lie differed from both, but he I
sought the restoration of the Uniun, and j
he saw no way of accomplishing it now j
but b) the adopt!on s?f the measure now i
before the Senate. Wo ore now, in my
opinion, in a state of quasi war?our condition
is revolutionary? teu Slates of the
Uuiou arc virtually held as provineep, up- [
on the ground that wo have a right to hold
them as enemies of tho Union and tho i
government. In that Btate of things, to j
hesitate in tho adoption of any tnehauru j
which promises even the most distantly to I
put an end to this revolutionary condition, '
is, in my judgment, to bo false to tho true .
interest and safety of tho country. In <
conclusion, Mr. Johnson said he was glad
to see from the public prints of the South,
and to bo informed by many of lite leading
men of the South, that it was the purpose
of the Southern Slates to organize '
under this bill. Thev are takinrr lessons i
from experience. The Constitutional
Amendment, if it had been adopted, would
bare brought into this cbamber and the
Other chamber representatives from the
South. Of that I have no doubt. Now
it will not. The Bill which we passed,"
and which was afterwards amended in the
House, would have accomplished the same
purpose upon terms less exacting than the
one now before the Senate, It was amen->
ded, and the amendment is the most ob?
. noxious feature of the BilL The Senate
passed it, and I voted for it. Whj l Be- ,
oause I thought I knew I had satisfactorily
ascertained that, this falling, a measure of
a more rigid characterj a measure founded
upon the idea that the people of the South
were conquered enemies, ' their property
liable to forfeiture, would have been exacted.
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' Mr. Santabury ('lem.) of Pol., said he
i did not rise to debate tliis bill which the
! President in his wisdom h:id vetoed. Hi*
approve d of the exercise of the veto power
upon the most iniquitous bill ever pre?
! sented in the Senate. lie expressed the
hope tint I he South'rn people would ne ver
1 Miter the Union upon the term5? now pres|
eutud to tliein.
j Mr. I Ten lriek> (dem.) of Tnd., f<dlowed
! Mr. oaulsbmy in a brief review of the hill
j and in endorsom- ut of the veto.
I Mr. Dixon (rep.) of Conn., believed the
hill !o In* in eonllift with llii- i.t'
thu coMs'.itu'ion, and -.1 Consider liiin.
self in voting for it a.i violating |>'h oflh'ial
j oath. The country was now at peare, ami
! tho termination of tho war had been an?
; nounced by the President, and recognized
by Congress. After this Je< laration by
Congress lie eou'.d see no power to e-lnb
lish military govesnmcnl. Believing Iho
j bill to tie a |>i-tin and piopd.ie violation
of the coi.slitu'ion, he should voto si gain sr.
Mr. Tincka'ow (deni.) of i'.i, m-xl ad
dressed the Senate against the bill,
i After tmich del-a'e the ipi'V-ion v. n*pu',
! u.->!i.t!l the bill p:i3t>, the Pn-s-ideiit's obj.-o?
I ti/.no ti?l ivtl',wl .11.^1 9*? tl .1. . :.l.. I
,lvaiI, ?.*.i* AO ???*-? ov, im*'i
: in the itlltrm^!iv'> its follows:
; Yicas ? Messrs. Anthony, Cattel', C'li-?n?ll?jr,
ContniSP, C'lvi^in, (,'ioswell, K iir.un<ls
l'Yssctuhin. l'\>a ' Foster, Kowlt-r, Frelin;**
I s ' 1 7
: Imyson, (irim- s, 11.-trii% Iltniicrson, Howat'!,
Howe, Johnson, KiiUwo'mI, Line,
Morgan, Morrill, Nyo, I'oiaifl, 1'vnierov,
1> unsay, Hops, Slierma", .^praout-, Stewart,
Sumner, Trtnnhtill, Van Winkle, Wa<lo,
Will.'v. Wilson, Williams and Yates?".R.
Navj??Messrs. lJuckalevv, Cowan, l).ivis,
Dixon, Doolittle, ITcnJriclc**, Ncsinilli,
Xorto.), 1'atterson and Ssinlsl'ury?10.
AlJSKNT Oil NOT X'OTINO? M('Ser?.
im?wn, uutnrie, McUoolitllo ami Kiddle
?4
The Chair (Mr. Foster) announced that
l\vo?third* of both liou??3 having voted ;
lo pass th>s l>ill notwithstanjing llio ob- j
joition of tlio 1'resident, it had Leewine a !
law.
IN Till: IlorSB
The roadir<fj of iho rno>sa"e was listened
to with the most unwonted attention on the
part of th?! members on both sides of the j
II.>iiap, and br the spectators in the crowd i
ed gnlk-iii-a. At 0110 moment two mem- '
ln-rs wore noti. cd a< beinjf in conversion
on tbo Republican side of lh? House,
when M'-. Chandler arose and called the j
Hi eiii.O!) 01 Hit: Speaker to tiie tact, Ti.e
Speak>r ruled Il.;it those two members
were violating the rules, am] perl' ?t order
was vectored.
The paragraph staling that the effect of
passing the law would he to elevate traitors
and rebels into self-sicri (icing patriots, on
the same level wilh Wellington, Hampden
and Sidney, provoked a general otnile
of deri-don am m* ll> puplican members;
but that win almost tho only point where
any manifestations of feeling were made.
The reading terminated at thirty-five minutes
past two, hiving occupied about fiftyfive
minutes. Some applause was manifes
ted on the Demoerotic side by chipping of
hands.
Tun Speaker?Thenoesiion under ?h?
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Coi.a'iiution i?, " Shall iho House, on reconr.iileration
agree to the passage of :ho
bill?"
Mr. Stevens?t propose that we proceed
immediately to that question.
Mr. Eldiudgk (dera.,) of Wis.?The minority
of the I rouse, profoundly seusiblo
that tluir official duty would require them,
if in their physical power to defeat this bill,
are equally conscious that no illurt of
theirs can nrpronl. I.ir ttiij ? ? !??.?
t .j ?... L.T.J
think, ? dissolution of the Union. They
only in the name- of the republic, i;? the
name of all they hold dear, protest ngaiust
this action of this Congress.
Mr. 'I haybit'(rep.,) of Pa.?File it.
Mr. Stevens?II I understand the gentlemen
on the other side, they are willing
that this vote bo taken without further delay
or further debate.
Messrs. lioyer, (dem.,) of Pennsylvania,
and Ancona (dem..) of Pennsylvania, rose
at once, and denied that thero was any kucIi
understanding, Mr. Ancona declaring that
no power had been delegated to Mr. Eldrid
go.
Mr. Eldhidob.?We feel that wo h^vo
no power to resiit the efforts on that side
of the House to dissolve the Republic.-?
(80me hisses.)
Mr Stevens?1' do not want to mov?
the previous question unless it is necessary.
Mr. Lk Blond?As ? member of- the
House on this side, believing as I do' that
the passage of this bill is the death-knell
of republican liberty on this. continent?
(langhter on the republican aide)?!! I bad
a sufficient number of members oto 'tins
siJe of the House to stand .with me this bill
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never, never should becoirr6 a law. I,
would leave it to - the next Congress, with
sixteen States unrepresented, to take the.
responsibility 'of strikingthfs.blow. at theGovernment.
Mr. Stevenst-Thep. I understand J^at
we cannot agree that the vote shall be "Ufa
keuawithout further delay. X- v
Mr. JjkHi.ond ? I ilo not know wheth
or there are men enough on tl.is willing
to join mo. Wo have had no consultation ;
we have not. talked on tho subject.
Mr. lii.ouiDCK?We nnder-tntid that the
Speaker will hold, and that a in;.joriiy ol
(ho House will sustain him in that ruling,
that, by a two thirds vole, all rules can bo j
suspended, including those under which the j
action of iho majority has sometimes been j
! resisted. That being so, wo feel that it I
i would bo use!o-s for us to nnku any further
| etf;>rl. Weio it otherwiH*, I, for one,
s-ln tiM leel it. my duly to staml with the
gentleman from Oiiio (Mr. L< Jbrnd) until j
i tb?! last hour of this expiring Congress
! should linvo passed.
Mr. Boy till?I desire to say that tho
j gentleman fioin Wisconsin (Mr. ISldiidge)
j has sp<>ki-n by no authority from me, and
by no authority iielegated to hi:n by those
ar.miid mo. S.> far as I understand I shall
j dceai it my duty to employ all means
j wi'hiu our power to defeat this bill. If
| there ar? hot a sulib'kmit niiniber on this
side of ihe Ib'iise to :nal;e o^po-ition cllecj
1'iulo! ionise I mustjiell with a reluctant
as-ent.
| 'liie Sri:akkk?The gentbman Horn
\\ iseon-iti (Mr. Kid lid*"*) has niiiidid to
I V r, /
! i i?... i... <i... i a...;.. ;r ,
1 "J < '<v.- v ??" " j
il was h iio?v Tin-Chair lists *titfd to |
j in h-men (.11 Ijoili biuc-j frankly that ?-vi*ry i
) >{ < ;.ker of ail |>:?rsi? s who lias tuvupi?;d 111i.s |
; chair lias held lliat on Mondays alter l!ie
! morning hour and on ti:e l >vt Ini days of a
session, by the rul?s \>hi(!i wo have otir!
selvrs adopted, l wo-ihiicU can susj end all j
I rules of the Hcu-c, thus silt-ponding tvory
rule that stan>l- in the wsiy of immediate
action on any tnoannro. It is not a new
d<ci.-iuii ; it is as old a.s '.he history ol Congress.
Mr. Fink, (di-m.) of Ohio, said that ho
bt iieved it to bo the duty of tho^e who
were opposed to the bill to exhaust evcy
efl'urt in their power to prevent its passage,
and lie whs prepared *o do so.
Mr. Tiiayku?1 i.?y coilesniiio (Mr. !
Sh v< ns) v> ill proceed to 'lie 'pnstion now.
We have had enough of this entertainment.
Mr. Iio5s, (Mem.) ( f I 1., inquired of Mr.
S:cvc ns whether 'no would let thU matter be
postponed until alter the Tax bill should
<je di-posed of. (Laughter on the republican
side.)
Mr. Chand:vr asked Mr. Stevens to yield
to a m>ti ?n a* a te-t question that tha
whole matter Le p isti'Oned to a certain
day.
Mr Stevens declined doing so, and said :
[ havo listened wiuh patience, I believe, to
to the gentleman on the other di-.le ; I
would not he discourteous (s any of them.
I am aware of the melancholy feeling with
which they are approaching the funeral of
the nation, (laughter) and I find there id a
difference of opinion among the mourners
lo an extent we cannot attempt to harmonize.
I do not de.-irc to loose an opportnni
ty of pas.ing this bill at once and sending
it lo the Senate, and proceeding with other
mailer*. If my fiiend from Maine (Mr.
Biaiuc) will tiler a resolution which he
holds in bis hand, [ will be mueh obliged
to hi in.
Mr. Blaine, (n p.) of Maine, then offered
the following resohniou :
Jlcsolvcd, That the rules of this IIouso
be sn-pended ?o that the Iluiise shall inline
diately proceed to vote on the question,'
as requited by the Constitution, " Will
the IIouso on the reconsideration agiee to
the pa^sRcjci of the House bill No. 1143,
Ibo President's o'jecliuns to iho aontrarv
notwithstanding ?" <.
Mr. Eldriiige moved to lay the bill on
tile table.
The Speaker ruled that the molioti whs
in order, but that llm motion to suspend
the rulus had the priority of it, if the rules
wore suspended, (1.9 motion to lay the bill
on thetable could not, under the resolution,
be made.
M-. LeBlond moved that tbe Ilonse take
a recea?.
The Speaker declined to tntertuin the
motion, on tbe ground that tbt-re wa3 a
motion pending to suspend the rule#, under
which the motion for a recess could not- be
made.
- Mr. Finck appealed from tbo decision of
tha Pliolr in mliutn/V In
VMV V.?MI| U IV|M(?Ug IV VtlV\.iyttl|| IIIO IIIU.
tion for a reces?.
The vote was tn^en by yeas and nave
on the question "Shall the>decieion of the
Chnir stand ns the judgement of the
House," and resulted?yeas 172, navs 4.
The nay? were Messrs. Harding of" Kentucky,
ShanklTri, Trimble and Ward of
Kentucky. Messrs. Boyer, EldrUlge, Fin<?k
and otbel democratic mora liejw, Voted aye,
stating that on consideration; they were
convinced (he (JfcUion of the Speaker was
correot. :
. The ftueation was then taken on the pasMge
of the bill, and it resulted^?yeaa 135,
nays 48.
An editor" thus TIogiedt}y nudges
hfs'del[n^entjfllj?ri6dra" Wq dou't
want monoy cle^pcrately bad,.'but Oiii*
prfiditors do,anu nodoabt thoy owe
yo*&> If you. payVne, we'll pay them,
oa they'll pay you. >:> - > - -h.
CUPID EN MASQUE.
Amorg the many who Hocked to the
masquerade b ill oti Monday evening la*t
\VM ii party from tho thriving litllo town
of Chicago, situatod about e'gVy fivo miles
south of lit is city. In this parly was a
young man, who for the sako of id?ntiflca- j
lion, was calicd William Filis. lie was
dispatched to this city by I.is father on a
double errand : First to att< nd to some
j business inatLers, and m xt to meet a|
young lady, tho daugli'er of one of our;
merchant?,, who vas an old friend of his i
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i nt* yonng ia<ty was tho i-xpectud
! wi'e of Wiihatis although thai nfrst-ii.i^c '
I ) c I o ,
liml ntwrjet met. her. I>011?be-]
lieving with liory U'Moro that, "Thrrc's :
lack in odd number"," William arranged
to add to tlie list of his engagements that
of attending the nia<-(jiiraaa<,o ball ?l Tin - '
in r Hall* llo accordingly procured a suit |
able ma.k and wonded his way to the j
jiiat.o ot roudi zvoih. lie had hoi n there J
but a few minutes when his eye was attracted
hy the graceful movenn-iiLs and beauti- j
fully round-d form of a youne hid v. 1
was array oil in an elegant ami taMefui eo~t j
uhh'. Kilis was in-tan;! y enamored of the
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ui-gni-<? 1 beauty, an 1 at once made a deeper- !
ate riVoit to .?< <.ure her attention. II; wa.--,
thanks to a pie ising addres?, f-noccs-.ful in j
his ciiili-r.VMr. Ilu found the yoting lady !
a per: oil of in ore than ordinary iiitcllgcnct*, i
. i
.-|?ii^i;t!v and agiee.ihle, and determined,
l.kc hiiiisi.if* to have a goo<| lime*. !
Tim<- passed pleasantly. TiiC young j
couple daiii fcU logcihor, gal together and
conversed, and, as was natural under the ;
circumstances, talked of that which wa.? 1
!
uppermost in their minds?love. Ihe j
young man, especially, urtw elo-pii nt on
t.he th?-nio. Ue <pioted Hymn ?:ojiio-.i>ly, '
poured '.lie firveul avowels ot" love into her |
ear aiid declaring that ilicy wei? but the ;
outpouring of 1m own soul. A sofjuost- !
ered spot in t!;o ^ullc-ry serve! to to screen j
them from public ?r./.e. They snt together
coiiver?in<? for hours, ami it was not surpri !
mujj lint William's nrin found its way '
round tlu> f:?ir one's delictli wai-:t. nud that
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she?nnu-'htv mil ? permitted it.
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At list tlio u?nj?-wishu<l-lor hour, when
ail must umnr.sk, rrived. William dash- ;
dashed the screen from beO-re his face, !
nud Oi.;i!osed a by no menus ugly face.? |
The lady, with p'ivful coquetry, delayed !
rutirjving her mad; m:til the last moment. I
Wiliimn was in teiiible suspense mean- i
while, every moment seeming an ago. i
Win 11 :d i>t tho mask was removed and;
diselo-ed a really beauti'ul face?features I
regular and beautifully chiselled, ft com- |
plexion innocent of any cosmetic, but out !
viewing the mo't brilliant of them, and
glossy auburn ringlets falling over a pair
of marblo shoulder*, ? tha young lady stating
that lier father was very stern, and
did not allow her to receive gentlemen
company, ami lienro n el indcstiue meeting
would be necessary,?the yo'ing couple
separated.
It was l?!c yetj'.iday morning when j
young Ellis wended his way (o the hoiisu 1
of Mr. , the father of tltc young lady [
wlih had been predestined bv both her j
own arid his patents lo occupy tlio first i
place in her alkdions and his home. He \
did not liko the idea of patents taking the j
whole matter of courting for their sons '
and daughters it.to their own hands, and i
especially after bis venture of the evening !
previous it did not Ecem a hard fato. A* j
an occasional remembrance of lhebewiteh~ ;
ing face and form he had seiM) at tho ball,
the evening previous, came across his mind,
no nan determined to sot at nn tight the re- J
riue.?t of hia father, and seek out hie pret- I
ty little b.'ill-room acquaintance. Ilo finally
decided to follow out his original
programme. living admitted to the parlor,
ho presented hid letter of introduction.
Of course, tho son of an old friend, and
nisown prospective son-in-law was received
with cordiality. After arranging the preliminaries?
fixing the day of marriage,
the allowance the young couple was to re
ceive, anu several other matters of interest
to tliem individually, but of no interest to
the public at huge, the young lady ws?
gent for. "She had been'up lau the night
accordingly Appeared in her morning drees.
On being presented, she cam? forward, extended
her hand, and,-raising her eyes,
met his. Winh what einotioua each recognized
in the other their partner of the
evening previous, we cannot describe.?The
young lady fainted, and, as a matter of
course, fell iuto the young mao'u arms.
The father demanded an explanation,
which wag given, tremblingly, by William.
What further transpired we are unable to
say, but are more reconciled to masked
bulls lhan we were a month ago.
A good story is told of a Glasgow
merchant, who on his dealh bed sent
for a clergyman ot the Scotch ' Fre'o
church. Having tome feats regarding
bis future prospects, he asked the reverend
gentlew&ri, "Do yoij'thinfcr if I
wcro to J$AVe $10,000 to tlrti ' Ftop
Kirk, my soul' would bd saved I"
<rWirfl,J' aii8weP64'ttt*'"toatk>tii minis?
tor,' **I tdri'rjnat^romiBe yon thW>,
bntrl tbiiitrit'a W experiment .
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THE LONGEST STORY ON RECORDTho
follow iuij oriental Htory about a
-tory will amuse almost Ji?>y ono who
will take tlio trouble and sparo tho1
t.imo to road it through.
' There was once a certain king, who,
like many Kiistern Icings, was vory
fond of hcaiiru; stories told. To this
I amusement he ;jave up all his time,
but. yet he was r.ovcr t-atified. Tho
exci I ions oi his courtiers wore all in
vi:in. Ho ul hist made :i proclamation
that ii" any liKi i, should tell him u
alory that would hiol forever, ho
would certainly malco him h's heir
aid ^ivc him the pvitees?*, his
daughter, in marriage; but if anyone
should pre'end he had such a story
and should fail?thai i.-?, if the story
did come to an end?tie was to have
liis lie:?d cut oil'.
For such a j>ii<-o as a beautiful prineo-.s
and a kingdom, many candidates
appeared ; and dreadful long stoiii's
some ot i hem told : sorno lasted a
wcilc, some a mouth, ami aoino mx
months. Poor fellow* ! 5hey all spun
theni out an long as they could; hut
all in vain j sooner or later they all
e:unn t > an e?.d, one af'.cr another, and
tho iiiiltK ky story tclleis had their
head* choped < IV. At iastcamca man
who said ho had a story that, would
Inst forever, if his majesty would bo
j>!rased to .tj'vo him tiial. 11 o was'
warned of Ins danger; they toid him
how mai.y others had liied and lust
their heads ; 1ml he .said he was not
afraid ; ami so ho was brought, before
the kii g. lly was a man of a vciy
eoinj oHed ami deliberate way of sneaking,
and a'ler n aking all nueessary
stipulations for his e.ting, drinking
anu seeping, no inns begun :
" O, king ! there was oncc a Icing
who was a great tyrant; and, desiring
to increase his riches, ho tcijad upon
tho corn in his kingdom and put il
i 11 an immervo granary, which was
limit oil p:up'?se as high a mountain.
This he did for several years, until the
gnnary was quite full. lie then stop
P?mI dt ors and windows on all side.*,
lint tho bricklayers had, by accident.,
h-i'l a voiy small hoio near the top of
tho granary; and there camo a llighfc 1
of locusts and tried to g< t at the corn ;
but the liolo wis so small tlint only
one went in and cuiiKd i It' one grain
fit* corn, and then ai.oll.or locust went
i
in and carried oil' another grain of!
I
corn, and then another locust. wont in
and earned oil* another grain of corn,
and then another lucu>t \v?nt in and
canicd oil* another grain ci' corn, and
then another ioeust wor.t in and car-;
l ied c-ff a.iothor grain of corn, and ;
then another h oust went in and cari
ied oil' another grain r f coi n, and then !
i 1
ano i?'i' h.cuftt wi'.nt in and Carried til
another grain of corn."
Ho had gono on thin from morning'
till night (exeent when ho w:\h oin'tur.
w ^ I 00
ed at liis meal-) for :i! out .1 month,
when the king began to bo rather tired
with his locusts, ar.il interrupted him
with :
" Wei!, well ! \s'c have heard enough
of tho locusts, wo still suppose they
helped themselves to all the corn they
wanted. Toll us v.hr.f happened alterwards."
Tu which the story toiler answered
deliberately :
'' If it please yur majesty, it is impossible
to tell what happened after- 1
wards bofuro L tell what happened j
first." And then ho went on again: I
"And than another locust wont in \
and carricd off another grain of com, 1
atid then another lo'.-ust went in and
carried off another grain of corn, and
then another loenst wont in and tar
ried off another grain of corn, and !
then another locust went in and carlied
off another grain of corn, and:
tlion, another locust wont in and car- J
rieJ off another grain of corn, and then
another locunt went in and carried off
another grain of corn.
The king lintoned with unconquerable
pinionco for &ix months more,
when ho agiji{i interrupted him with?,
" O, friend! I aiji weary of your
locusts. How kooii doyoa think they
will have dono?"To
Which the story teller made an?-.
swcr: ? .
"O, king ! who can toll ? At tbe
timo to wbioh my story" has come the
locuBis have cleared a small place?it
may be a cubic foot oach way round
tho hole?and the air is still dark with
locusls od all sides. But lot tho king
have patience, and.no doubt wo shall
have come to the end of them in tiAe/?*
Tbas'enctmraged, the king listened
oc for anothor full year, thostbry teller
going on still as boforo :
r "And then another loo'ust went ia
and carriod 6fT another grain'of corn>
and-then another'locnsb wont in arid
carried off another grain 6f 0oi'nf and
IHI I KH |l l?l? III ? IMIWIIII U K I IH > m
I tlien another locust wens in and carri- |
| cm] oil'another grain of corn, and then J
; another locust, went in and earned oil ]
; another grain of corn." |
j At last the por<r king could stand it
no longer, and cried out:
"O, man ! that is enough ! Tnkn
ir.y daughter! tsilco my kingdom ! !
| tjilco any thing?every thing ! Only ;
U i. mo heir no more of the ahomina- !
hie locust."
And so tho story teller was mnried j
to tiio king's daughter, and nobody I
ever expressed a wihh to hear tho rest !
of the cto"y ; f> r he said it was im- 1
' possible to come to tho other end of it !
'.ill he had done with the lucusts.
YOUNG MEN. j
j All aekt owivd^o that young men j
t rin a very importantclass in society,
and thai on them rests a ureal deal
: of n^ponsibiiity. Tnov will soon be
crllod upon to assume all tlic duties of
life, both public and private, and in
! tlnir hands will rest mainly the futuro
welfare and destiny ol' tiiis nation.
To ho prepared to perform the du|
lies that v\ ill hereafter devolve upon
Ihein, they mu.-t have a suitable character,
and that itiihl he founded while
they are young :ncn. Tho enemies of
a nation, as well as its friend", under- j
1 stand this. Catalino, in attempting to j
1 ace,'iiip!i.-h hU design of overthrowing i
I ?
the Roman republic, lirst began to
corrupt the joung m il, knowing well
that if he succeeded in that step, the
way would bo well prepared to achieve
his wickvd object.
' That tl.ey acquire the requisite char|
actor, which their nj;o and country
demand, they niu-t appreciate its high
| value; as our efforts to obtain an obI
. i
jj.-ci uepcnu very much on tbo cBtiiunte
' wo place upon its worth. Character
: is worth moro than anything else ?
j it is the choicest troasuro a man can
; have, 'l'ho man who has a nobio char!
actor, although lie may not havo a
il'.llar in tho world, has a f.tr richcr
' trea>uro than tho man in tho posscs|
: ion ol'millioi.s, whose characti r i* bud.
It is :i od cliaractor that makes a
man happy, ii tluen'ial, useful, truly
ref-pectcd ar.d honored. When John
Milton was poor and neglccted, after
tl>o restoration ol Charles the Second.
'
! a? <1 u as olt'ored by that dissolute
' monarch a lucrative ofiico, and his
| wilt) urged him to accopt it, becauso
of worldly advantage, ho silenced her
by raying : You arc in tho right;
i - > ?
j <7.., ?n un.ti 11 viiiu:i, WUII1U 11UO III
y our couch; bat m>j aiin is to lice uud
die an honest /nan.'' lie understood the
value of character, and these horoic
wo. ds should bo treusurod up and
adopted l?v every "young man.
It should bo bort:o in mind that
a worthy character nui3tbe the result
of individual exertion. It cannot bo
| ii herited by young men from their
parents or pu:chased with money. In
i this country a young man's father
I may be wealthy and honorablo, and
disponed to do all be can for his son,
ho far as money and influenco will go;
but ail will avail very little towards
[ laising him to truo respectability and
usefulness without his own efforts?
Hence many, not relying sufficient!*'
on their own exertions, but on their
! father's, for character and standing in
us mo worm, iw.cvwiien too lute, that
thoir ability an'I success depends moro
on what they aro themsc-lvca, than on
what they have, or on what thoir relations
are tr possess.
It is a clearly evident liict that a
very largo proportion of our young
men aro doing nothing towards forming
the character that they should.?
Their Iriends seo this and lament over
it; they see that their taaloa and
habita arc all in tho wi*oug direction,
and tremble for tho terrible rosult.?
In tho largo majority of cases, tho
canlcetf is intemperance. Thia is tho great
ovil to which they aro exposed, and
by which tlioy aro ruinod. . Thoro are
othor evils, but ibis is tho. giant one,
nnd leads directly and indirectly to
them all. Tens of thousands aro ruined
every year by this vice, and bring
not only disgrace and wretobedness
on themselves, but on multitudes of
others related to them.
Recently, in conversation with a
gentleman, having a raro opportunity
for observation in this respoct, ho ro^
marked thoro * is moro drunkoness
among- young men now, than at any
previous timo within hia remembrance.
Ilia observations* in thi? regard/.wo
K-tt? ; - - * <
utiiicHru; . uurF?Bpi>nu? ^ Willi' intU* OI
others generally. Evert boys are of-^
too %?oh" frequenting. licjuur shoj^s,
and reoling In the sir pets. This ^3 tart e
or things is alarmiog~.it1 -is sapping
the very foundations of society, and
blasting and blighting onr yoting- ropablta.
r
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IMMIIIIIWMIIBII I WIWW
Friend.s of young inon, you can do
much towards strengthening and saving
them. You can do but littlo with
I confirmed incbriatos, but much for
youth. Show that you arc really in!
tcrcislcd in tlu m. Throw around
; J hem :i hculihy irdluonco. Jtinilly
warn them of tlicir danger, and talco
i i-pecial pains to hring thorn under tho
! inllueiH'o of chcovful Christian homes,
! and tinder that of tho gospel pulpit.
Sot il.u example before them youri
selves that you would havo them imii
itate. We nay to one and all, save tho
youwj men.?American Guardian.
A PROTESTANT DOG.
Henry VIII. desired that liis repro- .:ffl
sontatives (should appear with groat
pomp, and accoi-ding tho ambassador
; xnd his colleagues wont to groat ox!
ponso with that intent. Wiltshire
entered first into tho audionco hall,
, being father of Anno Boloyn, ho had
! been appointed by tho king as tho
| man in all England most interested in
; tho success of his plans. But Henry
had calculated badly; tho personal
| interest which tho earl felt in tho divorco
mado him odious both toCharlos
| and Clement. Tho Popo, wearing his
| pontiCcial robes, was seated on tho
| throne, surrounded by his cardinal?.
j Tho ambassadors approached, made
! llio customary salutations, and stood
bul'uro him. Tho pontiff, wishing to
! show bis kindly fooling toward tho
envoys of tho 11 Defender of the Faith,"
! put out his slippor, according to CUB
torn, presenting it graciously to tho
j Icisscs of thoso proud Englishmen.
Tho revolt was about to begin. Tho
earl, remaining motionless, refuses to
kiss his holiness' slipper. But this
was not all; a fino spaniel, with long,
silky hair, which NViltshiro had
brought fiom England, had followed
i him uu lmu episcopal paiaco. >ylion
: Iho Bishop of Homo put out his foot,
tho dog did what other dogs would
bavo dono under similar cireumstancos
?ho Hew at the foot and caught tho
pope by tho great too. C'lcuxont has-,
tily drew hack. The sublime bordora
on tho ridiculous: tho ambassadors,
bursting v. iih laughter, raised thcic
arms aud hid their fa'jos behind theii*
j long, rich sleeves. " That dog was a
, Protestant," said a revorond fatbor.
" Whatovor ho was," said an English?
! man, "ho taught us that a popo's foot
j wis moro meet to bo bitten by dogs
i tban kissed by Christian men."?D'Au- ' K
i Ligne's Reformation, vol. IV.
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ONLY A FLOWER TO GIVE
"Jfctbor," askod little Pbebo Cary,
"baVo you nothing 1 tan carry to poor
Aunt Molly?"
Phebe's mother was poor, and her
closet was very scant that morning.
"I wish I had, Phcbc," eahl she. *
"Cun you think of auythiug ?"
Pbebo thought.
"Pve only a flower," said the littlo.
girl. "I will tako bora sweet-pea."
Phcbo had a sweot-nea which aha
planted under tho window, and, as it I
grow and flowered, both mother and 8
daughter lovod and onjoyed it. Phe- I
bo picked ono, and ran down tho iane 1
to poor Aunt Molly's oottago. Thie g
wai a poor old sick woman, who for ? ja
>. Us'lJ ,/-" * ll ilk IwljJ ksOll, ^
ing great pain. gl
In tho aftornoon a lady called to fieo 8
Annt Molly. Sho saw a sweet-pea ia. 9
a cracked tumblor on a small standby 5
the poor woman's bed.
"That protty posy a littlo girl ?
brought mo this morning, who said it S
was all she had to bring," said Aunt a
Molly, looking up with a grateful Sjj
emlln "T nm rnirn If. 5a toaWK n H
I ? "... V IT W* WU *9 5?.V(*U ;
deal to know that I'm thought of*j
and as I look at it? it brings up the
imago of green fields and tho posiea 1
used to pick'when I was young; yen,
and it makes mo tbink what a wonderful
God wo havo. If this littld'
ilowor is not bonoath his making and *$!
oare, ho won't ovorlook a poor orea- *
turo liko mo."
Tears camo into tho lady?s eyea.?
And what did sbo think ? Sho thought,
"If yau've onjy a flower to give, aii>B
thai."' It is yrorth a groat doal to tik?
pQor, the agedjind the sick to knowy,
that they are. thought of. t U -.
The PaOL^I! ft pot rtbawM^rjr
call a hundred proef-t^xt^of Sor?pfc?qtf^>
to prove what dafly experience anai;
observation demonstrate to tbo $b?' a*
flectipg mind, the fall of man. Either *
the inanimate and irrational creation* ? has
been " cursed for the sa&o of anil*
ty'man," or else he has been so fearfully
porvertod that evory earthly
pleasure has for him a sndre, and *
xoBeathorn. "j ; - > $
.Poor race of nu*t?? aajd a pitying spirit, <r f Aa >
1 - DeaTly ye pay foe.joor primal fall ;
Some pl&Se* of $deh ye still inherit, .5
But the trail of the serpent u overt&?ffi ?lfc
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