The Orangeburg democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, February 27, 1880, Image 1
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?FOBTHE OKANGKUUHG DEMOCHAT.J
BY'l/ESTKLLE.
Mr, TrafTord wlis on llic cvc of de
parture for his distant home, and a
farewell social, party had been given
in his honor. Kato was radiant that
night, and TralTord seemed ftdly to
realize her. attractions. iWJeston was
unable to secure her company at all,
and while looking at her moving care
lessly through the dance so absorbed
in conversation with her partner as
to forget when their turn came, what
was it that made him suddenly leave
?the 'room and seek the starlight?
Did he leave the revelers to their
anirtb-, finding no enjoyment in the
mere animal excitement which held
sway over their minds to commune
alone with his own worthier feelings,
or to admire the beauties of the stars
?which one by one "swung out their
pale lanterns V" No, he did not hold
such sweet communion with them.
"I'm a fool," is what he said to
tbem, tjecausc there was no one else
to hear?"a perfect idiot to come out
here with such tremor on simply be
cause 1 saw him clasp her hand in the
?dance, which is no more thau every
body else docs, and which I have
done scores of times myself and felt
no emotion either."
Star gazing is not calculated tql
steady auj one's nerves especially if
of nn excitable temperament, and
Weston learned a lesson there that he
had long been struggling against.
His heart was having its revenge now
for having been hushed and bade to
lie still so long. Ho should have
?taken care to analyze his feelings
sooner, now it was too lato. He did
not heed the flight of time till pres
ently a couple came out to prome
nade. Hidden in the recess formed
by a window, he was unobserved, and
was not aware of their presence till
?he recognized Kate's voice. They
had paused and were leaning over the
the railing. What was she saying
looking far away over the azure held ?
^Stars in the heavens, everywhere,
Stars that tremble and wink and glow,
Stars that start back with a broken glare
From the earth's dark shield below.
O\or the cloudy hill-tops, stars
Stars where the moon strays idly by,
Stars where the twilight's dusky bars
Guard fast t?*rc western eky.
Ahl strande old dream of soer and Sage,
On which of those gleaming oros up
.yonder,
Lurk Nie dark lines of the mystic page
That holds my fate?1 wonder T1'
The very question he had idly ask
ed himself, but he started'suddenly
when the smooth, well modulated
tones of Trnflbrd broke the silence,
eloquent to at least two hearts there,
saying in a manner he intended to be
impressive:
:"As seer and sage are both a
/strange old dream' of the past, Miss
Raymond, Jet me be the astrologer to
jead your destiny in the stars, but
tell me first if I am to share that des
jUnyf"
Weston heard no more, for they
turned and moved oil* before Kate
gave the reply on which so much de
pended for him and his rival too, he
imagined, never suspecting that this
was but a specimen of the sentiment
al nonsense current in the intercourse
of the present day, and which finds
expression through many different
channels. Earnest himself, he judged
others to be like him in this respect.
Anxious to know the result of that
promenade, he joined the party again
and eagerly scrutinized the faces of
Kate and her recent escort to delect
any traces of emotion or surprise
suck glances of secret intelligence as
might pass between them. His in
spection, however, was vain. If any
siew relations existed between them
there was no betrayal of it in their
looks or actions. Puzzled he certain
ly was. Trafford did not not resem
ble a rejected lover as he moved about
with his usual ease and elegance.
Could Kate bo heartless? Had the
serious proposal of another made no
impression on her, or was it all per
fect acting? No, they could not be
engaged and seem so careless. He
did not believe Kate was in love, she
looked too sel f possessed?he had
pictured it differently?and Trafford,
how could his ylance be so calm if
she had met it with that tender glow
in hers as he imagined she could look
under such circumstances? How
strangely it would make him feel if
she were to look at him thus?how
much he would like her to do so?
why ! surely they were not promcnad
ing again. How warm the room was
and how badly Iiis head ached?be
believed lie might as well go homo
and?
"You do not seem to be enjoying
yourself us much as usual this even
ing, Mr. Wcston. Have you become
too dignified to join in our frivoli
ties?"
"Not at nil, but my head aches,
and tlie exercise?"
"Does not tend to benefit you. No,
please excuse mc, Mr. Trufi'ord, I do
not care to dance just now." This to
Trafibrd, who having procured her a
seat next to om moody friend, had
vanished for a short interval. In an
incredibly short time the aspect of
tilings was-altered for Wcston. En
gaged in animated conversation, the
dance was over before he realized it,
and again Iiis rival solicited Kate's
hand for the next, but the former
ventured lo interfere.
"How selfish you are, Trnlford, in
trying to monopolize Miss Kate this
evening. You give no one else an
opportunity. Now, I have not danced
to-night, Mies Kate, and think you
might let your old friend have the
pleasure once."
"But your headache, Mr. Wcston?"
"Ab, you have made me forget
that!"
Rising, she said, "I will dance with
you if Mr. Trall'ord will be so kind as
to excuse mc."
"Certainly," he relumed politely,
and withdrew, but became their "vis
a-vis," dancing with the most beauti
ful lady present.
Wcston felt considerably elated at
the preferer.ee thus shown to the sup
posed discomfiture of the other. He
began to feel that pleasurable excite
ment which bad seemed so dull be
fore?what n difference there was
between acting the spectator and
participating one's self. After all be
was having a nice time. He soon re
deemed his reputation, for during the
remainder of the evening be was as
gay as any present. Afterwards he
did not put himself to the trouble of
twalching Kate?how could be seeing
that the smiles and glances were now
directed to him, and Tralford the
stimulating cause, a hundred miles
away? His depression under the
starlight was a thing of the past, and
be rested firm in the belief that he
was always the favored one.
For several months nothing occurr
| ed to disturb the pleasant relations
into which they had drilled back till
one day Wcston accidentally saw a
letter directed .toTi:aiTord;in;_Knte's
liaiid-M'itiog: Wliati'.at revulsion bf.
feeling came over hirn ! He now be
rated his stupidit}* in not suspecting
that they, would correspond, or that
the scepq at the party "was a bit of
acting oleverTy coctiivcd to bliud
him. Of course Trafford would have
resented her slight bad there not been
a secret understanding. Now he
knew the meaning of their seeming
indifference?and he to bo so easily
duped?no doubt they were laughing
at his expense then. Yes, he was
satisfied now that she must be trying
to flirt with him, in the absence of
the other he would do as a substitute.
Very resentful Mr. Weston felt, but
glad that fate bad favored him before
I he bad irretrievably committed him
self by word or deed, he determined
to prove that ho was not rushing
blindly to the end, no iudeed. When
next they met, he was more cool and
distant than be had ever been?not
more reserved and dignified, though
than Kate herself, who re.idilly adapt
ed her manner to his, and strict for
mality replaced their former intimacy.
When Weston thought de had sulli
cienliy exhibited his indifference he
was confident bo now felt, bo wanted
lo experiment a little, exult over his
escape from her wiles. So he look
advantage of the first opportunity to
say to her with engaging address and
a roadelo-order smilo intended to
convey an impression of the undis
turbed state of his mind.
"When have you beard from that
particular friend of join's, Miss
Kate ?"
"To whom do you allude?" she ask
ed in turn.
"All! banish that disinterested air,
Miss Kate, it is loo transparent.
There can be but one?of him you
think, of him I inquire."'
With some surprise she replied, "1
know of no one on whom my thoughts
are engaged '.o the exclusion of oth
ers."
"You anticipale the name, I sec it
by tho tell-tale blushes. You know
1 can mean no one but the fortunate
I TrafTord, who sends you such con
' stunt reminders of his existence."
Mr. Weston expected to sec guilty
surpriso chase away every other ex
pression on learning that lie had dis
covered her well kept secret; ho even
smiled with exultation over his an
ticipated triumph, but ho was inglo
riously defeated.
"Oh, is that all?" replied Kale
with an air of relief. "I received a
letter from him a few days ago."
Such frankness he hardly expected.
Baillcd in his first attempt, he was
fur from being content. Rapidly the
thought flashed through his tniud,
"she likes to boast of her conquests?
she wishes me to know that if her
scheme for my subjugation has been
a failure, others arc move suscepti
ble."
Evidently Mr. Weston was a
young man not easily deceived.
''I am not mistaken then in sup
posing that on the night of the party
TrafTord was consoled for having to
say farewell? lie left with his hopes
realized?"
Weston could not forbear litis mild
boast of his powers of penetration,
because his own -contradictory beha
vior on that occasion rankled in his
memory, and he did not want Kate
to suppose she was the cause?it
would be too flattering a concession
to her vanity?he had acted a part
then as well as themselves?of course
he had.
"I trust he did, Mr. Weston."
Now this was loo much ! If she was
glad for the other's sake, it was bad
taste to tell him sc?he did not want
her confidence?next she would be
telling him she loved TrafTord, and
notwithstanding their compact of
friendship he was suie ho did not
want her to do this ; 'twas enough lor
him to suspect it. What a strange
girl she was?any one else would
have looked shy and confused, been
fearfully embarrassed, but Kate was
perfectly calm, there was no waver
ing in the steady eyes which met his
so unconcernedly. Was she i i love?
If he was TrafTord, he would like
some enthusiasm, not such a proper,
conventional look as if one was used
to I eing in love all one's life.
"Accept my congratulations then,
Miss Kate,I hope that you will realize
tli? happiness you expect, and that
you will not he disappointed in your
dreams of the future. As a friend, 1
have always felt a strong interest in
you, and?don't forget me when your
wedding-day arrives." He was cer
tain he said all that could be expect
ed, then why should his companion
laugh so merrily at this speech ?
"How absurd of you, Mr. Weston.
I do wonder if you think me in love
with Mr. Trailbrd because I have ac
knowledged our correspondence? The
hopes I trusted he realized were that
he would enjoy his sojourn in this
part of the world and lake away a
score of pleasant memories. I sec
you arc not froe from the popular
superstition with regard to a letter,
which is considered a serious affair?
something held in awe and on no ac
count to be trifled with. Especially
is this the case with those unac
customed to writing. To mc, it is
simply a written conversation, fluctu
ating from grave to gay according to
the mood of the hour. Mr. TrafTord
made a formal call on my Urns and
attention, as it were, by writing.
Could I do less than reply when spo- j
ken to? Would you not think it dis
couitcous in me to refuse to outer
tain you when you visit the house? I
think a correspondence is a pleasant
way of continuing an agreeable ac
quaintance which we are unwilling to
lose eight of forever."
Would he ever find out Kale Ray
mond thoroughly? Now ho was sure,
and now his conclusions were com
pletely undermined. Was TrafTord
only a friend like himself? Slill he
did not like the inconsistency shown
by writing to him when lio knew she
dis liked some of his traits.
"Excuse mc if 1 have been too has
ty in my conclusions, but you told
me once you did not admire Mr. Traf
ford very much, and in order to re
concile your subsequent actious to
that expressed opinion, I could arrive
at no other solution than Ihat you
finally yielded to his fascinations?
else, why prolong the acqaintance?"
"Esteem was the word 1 employed,
because he did elicit my ad an ration
?for he is really brilliant in conver
sation, and exacts that tribute from
everyone."
"Is amusement your object in
writing too, Miss Kater"
??Not altogether. My reasons are
various. I have quite." a number of
acquaintances in the place were this
gentleman resides, and enjoy bearing
the local news which he.never fails to
give, and which I hear ?ho other way.
It i3 a pleasure to me ot any time
to read a well-written letter, and a
correspondence with a person who
can and does write such a letter, is
very stimulating. I Ibid it very im
proving to emulate such nn example,
and would regret being deprived of
this source of entertainment^ Hero
is Mr. Tralford'a last now ; I will
read you the portions most interest
ing to me so that you can judge for
yourselfof his ability to please."
After the perusal, Weston's doubts
having been once again dispelled,
and he thought forever, he said,
?'Well, Miss Kate, I must sny 1
am sincerely glad to hear that there
is nothing serious betwpnn you, for,
candidly, I do not think him.worthy
of you and would regret to sec you
I leave us to go?what is'the meaning
I of your grave looks though?"
! "I was only thinking,?Mr. Weston,
if that was your real opinion, I hard
ly merited the judgment you formed
against mc?at least I hardly expect
ed it after your professions of esteem.
Knowing me as you do, I did not
suppose jou would givO credence lo
the reports usually circulated in such
instances,"
Tbercl lie was in trouble again.!
He had been the first to doubt, and]
base enough to harbor suspicions
against one who fullv trusted in his
friendship. Seeing the reproachful
look iu her eyes, he felt ashamed
when he remembered that instead of
defending her like a true knight, he
hud led the attack. What a hypo
crite be must seem to her, on whom j
above all olhr.rs he was moat anxious
to make a favorable impression.
What must she think of bis defection.'
Humbly lie listened as she proceeded
in a clear low voice, each tone of
which awoke a remorseful echo in his
breast,
"If I have nppenrcd-'ftjfe) vi??u and
frivolous as to justify others in mak
ing such accusations against me, I!
really thought one who affected to un- i
dcrstnmi me so thoroughly would not
so misjudge my actions. Though n
casual observer might not suspect it,
under my light exterior are bidden
deep feelings and serious thoughts.
These seldom find expression because
they do not meet with sympathy or
encouragement in the habits or con
versation of my associates. I low true
it is that
??Wo never sneak our deepest, feelings.
Our holiest hopes have no revealings
Save in the gleams that light the face.
Or fancies that the pell may trace.1"
Doubt and suspicion wore once
more sharers of the past. A tender
light was in his eye?he felt his
heart's rising throb of sympathetic
action, and what indescribable emo
tion passed over him us he wondered
vaguely if be would find an answer
ing gleam on her face if he now spoke
his deepest feelings, and revealed at
OKCO Iiis holiest hopes. The words
would not come though be struggled
desperately for suitable language to
convey his meaning. He felt that
this was hid opportunity, und was
most anxious to settle forever the
perplexing question?but tbero he
stood silently gazing on the grave
face so near him?but bis lips were
mule?'hey could not perform their
olllcc for him.
And Kale! Well, she looked up
presently, and perhaps misintcrpret
/.*d the expression of bh features, elo
quent in their agitation, for instead
of mutely awaiting the revelation
which would have been made then
and there, she said with an odd little
laugh,
'4Iow absurd it must sound iu mc
to be 'moralizing' in this strain. Ex
cuse the infliction on your patience,
please." Undoubtedly she thought
him vexed at her plainly spoken re
buke, and sought to divert ids dis
pleasure from herself, and his
thoughts from the disagreeable sub
ject altogether, for she immediately
launched on a stream of small talle.
How tlid he enjoy the tableaux? what
amusements were contemplated next?
what authors was he reading at pre
sent? and his thoughts being thus
thrown into confusion, Weston was
unable to pursue his purpose, or ar
rest the current and turn it usidc
into tho channel he wished to follow.
When leisure for rcllectiou came,
he regretted bis tardiness, and resolv
ed not to let such another opportuni
ty puss unimproved. But it is not so
easy as one might suppose to tell the
cherished secret which has been so
carefully guarded from curious eyes,
even when the will is good and the
final resolution taken.
Doubtless it requires no small de
gree of moral courage for a young
man in Weston's situation to formal
ly accost the object of his love, ami
inform her in so many . words that
with her rests the decision of his fate.
No wonder then that our hero
found so many obstacles in the way
of his intended declaration. Some
times her attention was engaged by
other aspirants or he became too
much excited to give utterance to a
solita-y word of tbc speech he had
carefully prepared ; then again, Kate
was either in too gay and mischiev
ous a mood to admit of a serious pro
posal, or so dignified and reserved as
to cast a chill over his advances.
Therefore, when several months had
passed and there was nearer approach
to an understanding, he as a last re
sort, determined to write, and thus
end the suspense that had become no
longer endurable.
He was accepted, and felt that his
cup of happiness was now full. All
the old dread of her elation at hav
ing made a conquest was forgotten.
He gave no thought to the satisfac
tion which ought to be demanded lor
this sacrifice of the dignity of his
freedom till Kate laughingly remind
ed him of the severe consurc he had
once passed upon those who "med
dled with other people's affairs," and
had presumed to foretell his future
too.
"You see, Mr. Weston, the pro
phetic lI told you so' has lost none of
its significance, for agaiu is its sove
reignty manifested as once more
Madame Humor makes this little en
try in her book of follies : 'I knew it!
I told you so! Another case of
friendship between congenial spirits
has ended just the usual way."'
"Let me add a P. S.?Miss Kate :
Consequences?Hymen's bells will
peal for the erring, mistaken spirits
in just how many weeks fchall I say?"
"Bright youth 1 I thought other
heathens represented their god with
an e.Uar to be kindled, not a chime of
bel.'s *.o go jingle."
Consolation.
According to stalwart Radical or
gans the leading Democratic states
men are on the verge of the grave, j
Every week or two Mr Tilden 6tifl\;rs I
a fresh stroke of paralysis, and now
tl>e sympathizing nation is harassed
with d. ails of Mr. Seymour's en
feebled condition. According to these
veracious chroniclers the least excite
ment throws Mr. Seymour into a
nervous lit, he totters in walking,
like a drunken man, und his friends
are momentarily expecting him to
lapse into insanity. All this because
they are afraid the Democrats will
make Mr. Seymour President, wheth
er or no. After the Democratic Con
vention shall have nominated some
one else, the Radical orgaus, with
great unanimity, will congratulate
Mr. Seymour on his return to health.
ifrXcics and Herald.
Woman's Love.
John E. Poindcxtcr was married
the 10th instant to Miss Isabel Cot
troll. Some time last year a clerk
by tho name of Curtis idsulted Miss
Cottrell' who was then engaged to
Poindexter, for which Poindexter
cowhided him. Curtis nftewards
went to Poindexter and attempted to
return the cowhiding, when Poindex
ter shot and killed him. For this he
was tried, convicted of manslaughter,
and sentenced to two years imprison
ment in the State Penitentiary. He
appealed to the Supreme Court, which
confirmed the verdict and sentence.
Just before starting to the Penitenti
ary he was married.
The Effect ot Leap Year.
Women are at the bottom of a
large proportion of difficulties between
men. What more natural than that
the gentler sex should have fallings
out in leap years about the otherjSex.
The New York Sun give* an account
of a sanguinary conflict that took
place a few days ago between Misses
Louisa Wise and Margaret Downing,
two fair damsels of ?Jd Virginia, the
casus bel i being their mutual jealousy
concerning a young swain with whom
both were in love. One used a club
and the other a pitchfork, and both
were so badly hurt that their recovery
is doubtful.
A Sad Dream.
Which may not be all a dream, wa3
thus related : Tbc dreamer saw two
of bis friends die, and aftewards saw
them seeking admission into Paradise
Knocking at the gate the first was
asked his name, bis occupation in life,
and what good be bad done ; all these
were answered satisfactorily. To the
question had he been a subsciber tu
the /itview? "Alas! no," said lie,
"I sponged my reading." "Did you
ever help tbe editor by giving him an
advertisement?" "Never., ,Wbnt,
never." No, never ; well hardly ev
er." "Alas then, thou miserable sin
ner, you cannot enter," was t-be sol
emn reply. The other was put
through the same interrogatories had
lived in peace and quiet, belonged lo
tho church, never robbed any one, or
committed arson, and bad been a
subscriber to his county paper, but
never paid for it, and bad once adver
tised for a small amount. He too,
rightly, was refused admission, nnd
I lie two were sent howling where
the lion roarcth and the whang-doodle
uiournclli. Sad fate, and conclusive
proof that the printer must be nour
ished and cherished in this life.
Take warning, oh yc delinquents, and
selllc your bills !?Lancaster Il'.vicio.
Self-Reliance.
The young man who starts in life
with a determination to work his own
way to success, and to place absolute
dependence upon nothing but his own
energies and perseverance, is far more
likely lo succeed than he who is con
stantly looking up fur help from par
ents or friends. It is well enough to
have a father's or a friend's aid, but
far better to have self-reliance, to look
facts squarely in the face and prepare
cit'er to take honest advantages
of or combat them bravely, as occa
sion may demand. Men rarely un
ders'.onil their own capablilitics. Many
a onehas learned for the first lime that
he could swim when threatened with
drowning, and few of us understand
how much we can accomplish until
actually called upon to put forth our
energies. Economize time. Read
good bopks while others arc wasting
precious hours. Head carefully and
undcrstundingly. Be honest, honor
able ami upright in all your dealings.
Respect every man's rights, aud com
pol others lo respect yours. Start
with suck resolves and pertinacious
ly adhering to them, the pathway to
honor and success lies straight be
fore you.
Ethan Allen's Courage.
Ethan Allen, whose misfortune it
was to have a termagant for a wife,
bad and deserved a reputation for
courage of the leonine kind. Some
wags thought to frighten hira once,
but they mistook tlieir man. One of
them, arrayed in a sheet, stepped in
front of bim in tbe road lute one dark
night when he was on his way home
ward. Ethan stopped, looked nt the
specter, and without a moment's hes
itation, exclaimed: "If you come
from heaven I don't fear you. ' If you
are the devil, come borne- and spend
the night with me?1 married your
sisler." His neighbors never sought
to test his courage after that.
Is It Organization ?
We have information from reliable
! sources that the colored people are
having nightly meetings in some sec
lions of the county. The clans are
'gathering at all the meeting-houses
I around, and religion is not always
the theme. That there is organiza
tion of sonic kind going on, our in
?formunt says there is not the least
doubt, lot the meetings arc held at
the dead of night aud are conducted
with great secrecy. Possibly this
may count ns a straw, following upon
the mceling of the Republican execu
tive committee at Columbia n few
duys ago.?Cheater Bulletin.
Divorces in Massachusetts.
A .Massachusetts statistician has
been looking up the number of divor
ces in that Slate. From 18U0 to 1878,
wc learn, 7,233 decrees for separation
were pas?cd in the Massachusetts
courts, 2,400 on the petition of injur
ed husbands and 1,833 on the peti
tion of injured wives. Under the
laws of Massachusetts there aro nine
specific causes^lor which tbe courts
may decree a dissolution of the bonds
of matrimony, and the particularly
virtuous people up there appear to in
dulge Ibc "specific causes" very free
Drunkards' Wives.
If there he a lonely woman amid
the multitude of lone and sorrowful
women more to he pitied than another,
1 think it is a wife looking upon the
one she has promised to honor, lying
upon the bed with his hat and boots
on. Her comforter, who swore at her
as long as he could speak at all. Her
protector utterly unable to brush a fly
from his own face. Her companion,
lying in the stupor of death, with
none of.its solemn dignity. As he is
entirely unconscious of her acts, I
wonder if she never employs the slow
ly passing moments in taking down
her old idol, her ideal, from its place
in her memory and comparing it with
its broken and defaced image before
her. Of all poor, broken idols scat
tered into fragments for the divine
patience of womanhood to gather to
gether and cement with tears, such a
ruin as this seems the most impossi
ble to mold anew into any form of
homeliness. And if there is a com
mandment seemingly impossible to
obe}', it is for a woman to love a man
she is in deadly fear of, honor a man
she cant help but be ashamed of, obey
a man who cannot speak his com
mands intelligently. The theory of
recognizing our friends in n futuro
world is a beautiful one and worthy
of much thought, but I think it is
commendable to try to keep our
friends in a condition to recognize us
in tills world, try to keep a man whilo
he is alive so he will know his wife
and children, and not as aften occurs,
turn them out into the storm of a win
ter midnight, or murder them in his
fretvey.
How to Dress Well.
A lady may dress expensively and
not dress well. It is not the quantity
of the cloth she wears, or the costli
ness oflhs fabric, that constitutes the
outfit of a well-dressed lady, Color,
style, and adaptation must be con
sidered, if she would not make a guy
of herself, as thousands of women
are doing daily.' High colors in a
dress are as much out of taste n9 vio
lent colors in a picture. We do not
judge of paiuts used but by the deli
cacy and natuialness of the shadings,
and the skill with which the artist
brings out the objects in beauty and
harmony ou the canvass, we forget
about the paint. And so in dress.
That lady dresses best who attracts
leas*, attention to the details of her
toilet, whose dress is so becoming
and suitable that it seems ? a part of
herself; not noticeable for extremes
and for oddities, but for good taste.
Such an one will command respect in
any circle. No well-bred, refined wo
man can follow the extremes of fash
ion. A high toned lady of culluie
would not be willing to load herself
down with the absnrdities that fashion
brings to her votaries evey year. ?
The Political Future.
Senator M. C. Butler has been in
terviewed b}- a reporter of the Hart
ford Post, in which he is reported to
have said : uIt is my firm conviction
that after the next Presidential elec
tion universal peace will prevail, and
the animosities of section be swallow
ed up iu the prosperity of the coun
try, lu my own Senatorial position
I am struggling rather to extinguish
altogether the naturally dying embers
of political hate and sectional rancor
than reillume a spark by party issues.
I not only stiive to avoid controver
sial debate, but as often seek to di
vert the tendency of such a current of
legislative action by the presentation
of extrinsic subject matter. I foiesaw
the results of the extra session, and
i endeavored to prevent it. I*, was a
'great blunder, and its effects are be
ing now sensible felt in many ways*
The North forced it, and the South
had no alternative, and yet the South
is mads the undeserving scapegoat of
all the errors of the party."
Thoso organs which have been
bothering themselves about the way
in which Union soldiers have beeu
turned our of various positions around
Congress, will be soiry to hear that
Senator Conkling's Governor of New
Voik is also treating the Union sol
diers badly. He has recently remov
ed from the position of Quarantine
Commissioner a bravo soldier who
foughl all the way through the war,
and appointed in his placo a, man
who, when the war was going on,
remained at home to look after any
little ollioes that might bo l^ing
I around loose.