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Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 1. 1901. Sew Series-Yol. XX. So. 40
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Bank Looter Pardoned.
Peculiar Case of Lawyer Wolf?
son of New Orleans.
Washington, April 23 -The presi?
dent today pardoned Joseph N
Wolfson who was convicted in 1896
in tbe United States district court of
Louisiana of being in collusion
with the bookkeeper of the Union
National bank of New Orleans io the
embezzlement of $640.000 of the
fonds of the bank and who was
sentenced to eight years imprison
ment
The case is io many respects a
remarkable one and bas attracted
considerable attention Wolfson was
a prominent lawyer in New Orleans
before the failure of the bank in 1896
and bad been a depositor in tbe
institution for many years prior to
that time Of tbe missing fonds br?
was charged with having obtained
$19.000 The long legal battle which
today ended in Wolfs?ds pardon
then began Wolfson had the aid of
powerful and influential friends The
case was appealed to tbe circuit court
of appeals which affirmed tbe decis?
ion of the lower court and waa theo
carried to the supreme court on a
writ of certiorari Meantime Wolf?
son continued the practice of" bis pro
fessioo in New Orleans until the
breaking out of the Spanish Araeri
can war Being then under sentence
with bis case still pending in the
supreme court he enlisted to the
volunteer army with tbe consent of
the attorney general and the secre
tary of war and served until Febru
ary, 1899, when he was mustered
out He then enlisted in the regulars
and went to the Philippine where
he served until October, 1900, when
be was invalided h?rn? In January
of the present year the supreme court
refused the writ of certiorari and
Wolfson applied for executive ciem
ency He stili bas about one year to
serve in the regular army before bis
term of service expires He expects
to return to the Pnilippin^s immedi?
ately and rejoin bis regiment.
i- ? ? -I? -
Wish Americans to Stay.
Pekin, April 23 -Many applies
tions have been made to Mr Rock
bili and Gen Chaff-e by Chinese of
all degrees for the retention in China
of tbe American troops until the with
drawal of the troops of ail ?be powers
Many of those making this rfqu?st
think the withdrawal of the Ameri
cans will make the others remain
longer There are also people who
do not desire to see any o7 the eil
diers go. fearing ansreby and upris
ing against foreigner? The soldiers
who returo do so with all the honors
of war
Field Marshal von Wa?dersee has
made application that the ??ta of the
forb dden city be guarded Dy GerQiar.
troops after the departure of the
Americans Gen ChaSfee has replied
that American soldiers will continue
to guard the gate At this the Ger
man? are indignant, saying '.bis
impugns their nonesty. and that if
tie Unhed States desires to do hr-r
share of policing the city she should
leave behind enough troops for that
purpose ; that in^reiy a f"w m<=n be
longing to the legation guards shouid
control rho gate which wiil be within
the German querier cannot be a ! ;w
ed If G en Chaffie persists ic this
coarse, diplomatic representation wiil
be made iii the matter The minis
tera of the foreign powers are rr.." -
ing dail.5 They do cot at present
show a disposition to re&uce the
claims which many think to bc ex
trmely r iso cable.
Chicago, Apr;i 25-Chicago roan
ofaciurers -,f clothing representing
an aggregate capital cf ir "rn $!5,
04 6 HO'- i? $20.000,000. met : day
z: A decid r$ lo f-'-rzn an association
wb?c?a wi?j combine with similar
boOiCs ! - ti-gricut tne United ? t?<
The st- L/ .v.. j in ??S inc result ?,f a
v.s^ ( f eastern delegates who for
y-^ars fcave bee? trying to eil jct a
comb ca : n >i ail the larg? uu
facturing houses in the United
States
. Gen I: e L Rosser will a*ti-:.<;
tb o?ch 1 i reunion Gen Stephen
D Lee cannot attend.
SIZE OF REGULAR ARMY.
Will Contain 76,000 Mon With
Enough Officers for 100,000.
Washington, Aon! 23 -It ha* been
determined to inore.**0 the regular army
ta approximate 76,000 men and to
leave it at that conbar an'es* ooodi
tioDB in tbe Pbtlinpioes sbouid make
more troops necessary. The president
and Secretary Root reached this cono'u
sioD today and the de-a?s wtll work oat
by tbe secretary aod Gei Miles The
number of officers appointed wi!1? be as
originally contemplated. Tbe atillery
corps will be iooreasel to its fall
strength of 18 000 men. Some time ago
it was announced that tbe companies of
cavalry woatd contain 65 instead of 80
enlisted men. and it is expeored the
infantry companies also wili be redaoed
to bring the total to the figore agreed
apon It has cot yet been determined
what proportion of the troops shall be
stationed in the Philippines, a^boagb
it is known that a large force wiil be
reqaired there for some time
Greenville Post Office Short?
age.
Greenville April 12 -The com
monity was greatly surprised this
morning when it was announced on
the streets that a shortage bad been
discovered in the poatoffice The
fact was not known to the public
until legal proceedings bad been ia
stituted against Frank N Jordan,
the *nouey order clerk and assistant
postmaster, who had entire charge of
the financial affairs of tbe office He
was arrested and taken before Oom
missioner J G Hawthorne, where
he made a full and complete conies
sion of his guilt, and there was no
need of further investigation, so that
he was immediately bound over to
the October term of the United States
court in the sum of $1 500 Mr
Frank Nichols, the postmaster, who
is an uncle of Jordan, gave a justified
bond for the appearance of bis
nephew for trial at the time specified.
Inspectors H T B. Moye and A
J Moore of the posta! 6eiVtoe, have
been in attendance up'>n the federal
cour? for a week, with reference to
cases being tried there, and yeste-r
day they made an inspection of the
post- ffijp which was in regular
order and not or? account of any sus
plcion th*: there was scything
wrong Trie inspectors found that
there was a sb-irrage a-* already
stated of $1 178, mainly in the re
gular account of moneve received,
only $150 of which belonged to the
money orc'er account, and vr?ich was
drawn by check or; Saturday.
Must Pay as Olive Oil.
New York, Ap;il 23 -Ti:e. beard
of classification of the United States
general appraisers today announced
a decision regarding the duty on a
mix:ure <;f olive oil and cotton seed
oil In quantity the olive oil wa?
but 10 per cent of the mixture, but
in value it was about. 25 per cent.
The collector at San Juan, Puerto
Rico, assessed a duty of 30 cents per
galioD under the provision io para?
graph 40 of the tariff acts for olive
oil, not especially provided for in
bottles, jars, tins or similar pack
8ges
The importer, J Marco Bayona,
fi'ed a protest, claiming that the
merchandise was properly dutiable ns
cotton seed oil, under paragraph 35
The board overruled the protest*
Genera! Appraiser Fischer, who
j wriies the opinion cf the board, says
shat the record in the case would
seem to ?'hcw thai the oil was known
cozmercialiy as olive oil. For in
stance, i; is stated in counsel's brief
"hat ail the oilve oit produced in the
world would hardly supply one State I
in the Union and yet it ie a matter of!
common knowledge that the oil gen :
eraliy need for tsble purposes ie j
called olive; oi! and not cotton seed ;
I oil.
I FLOOD OX THE WATE HEB.
j n.i;r i. &prii ??Jm-, p(. dykes at
?be sf ate farm cocid ac; ?.*a^d rfe? pres- !
! er.? h. a h w&t*r Tc ay gav,; - Zr-rj
! eight and the entire rivi r or, tte m \. . a .
j under wate: This wi?! oxtail j heavy j
! lose. GT, ts;.? ce olio s tier ',. ag eeve: ai ! n
jdre.i acres cf oats will bo entirely j
(destroyed. The crap ws.s ?he :?:.;-!.
rm:-,*: -. t i hi*, bas ever he. en '.' < :o er,
? 'a-: place i he ri>'T btsrhcr th"- i? I
[bas bi : !5 y rs; feet a: *?:;-- writ
: is fa??rs flcwjy Tr?wi bc.' re- c j
. ... rc ur?u Oamaen ts enuretx cai LU <.V.
I account o: nrga warer. i nc tr_
i rom Kirvgviile ?>-.ul(? not reach Chaldea '.
. yesterday, ha* UH thc wa tor is f Jilling i
; is thoogh? ipa* '* co.ai.d co tfrroagb rbis ;
! afteYaooo OT tomorrow
I A Ti election for increased taxation
, for sebo >! purposes at Pasvilie this
! we?k rc?u'ied io a unanimous rose
! for the tax.
Regalar Army Officers.
Secretary of War Announced
Appointment of 588.
_
LIEUTENANT L. S. CAR?
SON" AMONG NUMBER.
WashiogtoD, April 24.-Toe seore
tary of ?ar today made public the
names of the 588 men seleoted for iirst
and second lieuteoants io the regular
army noder the army reorganization
bill. Ali of these meo hs.d service
either in the State or national vol no -
leers or in tbe regular army They
have been ordered for examination and
should they pass will be appointed
The number following the State shows
the allotment to each State. The list
iooludes the following :
Florida (2) ; Georgia (12) ; North
Carolina (10) ; South Carolina (8) ;
Thaddeus B Seigle, Lawrence S. C?r
soo, Clareoce 8 Nettles, Joseph C
Hardin, Edmond R Tompkins. Wil
liam P Crawford ; Virgin(ll)
RICH AUSTRALIA.
"Forty years ago the output of wool
in Australia amounted to 8,000 OOO
pound;. Now, with a record of 700,
0U0 ^00 pounds, Australia furnishes
ooo fourth of the worlds wool, and of
such a quality as to make it one third
I of the ?o'al value I i? recorded that
.be early colonists n^ed to kill their
cheep simply for the fleece aod tallow,
leaving thc moa* for the dogs," says
G Sheridan D>wdell ?D Ainslee's Mag
?z:ne. "Later they began to expoirt
eaoned mutton to the home country,
but wheo cold storage was iutrodaed
Ausrraiia begao her ebipmeots of
frozen mutton, which have growD
amazingly, until in 1900 these exports
amounted to 225 000 000 pouods
Meanwhile, brr shipments of tinned
meats steadily advanced, reaching last
year 45,000,000 pouods. Because of
the war in the Transvaal and aa im
r?ense mining development io West
Aastralia, the ^ew federation ic 1899,
with $80,000.000 output, led the
world io product < f go'd By constant
gains her ^vcir has come to eq'jal ODe
ninth of the world's supply. For the
pa<: year her to-al mineral output
amounted to nearly ?100.000,000. or
?25 to every inhnbicaot Her minerai
po?sib??i.'ies ie copper, tin. lesa anti
coony, iron, quicksilver andona! caooot
b ; overfstimsred Aa a result ot' her
g : o r ; i ?ty Ausrraiia shipping
eas reached : bc 'total of 20 000.000
ons Her first r.rway-that from
Sydocy ?o P?rrama *a-w?s opened io
1855 lr ?vas onlv 14 ?;i;es in leogth
lode, she owes 15;00J miles of rail
ways A curious light on ber prosper
: . ?s-c? that sfie h AS a rxillioo
i ee?s in ber daily mai:, ia proportion
t) b:r population ;he bij-hest average
i . the world \Vh> is more remarka
bio ie tba: this colossal national we*i*b
h .. bea b<::!r up hy only 4,000 000
; e^ ie.
As a consequence, average individual
w?ahh ia Australia is the highest io the
world. Tum to tho picture ot Australia
ai shy is loczj Tnt- land in size is
nearly five siztb? tbe -rea of theUoited
S*a'o*, containing 2 973,000 square
miles, against the 3 602 OuO square
miles ct cur country. Bu* while io
' Xt3:;: ?B-C<-3?3 viands as 29 is to 36,
ia population she ia only as 4 to 76
O ncr 4,000 000 inhabitants, ooly
200,000 aro aborigines Two thirds of
tho Australian continent is a desert,
and y Ct her productiveness ii* enormous
The land contains over 100,000 000
sheep, between 30 000 000 and 35.000,
000 h*ad cf" oa:tie aod horses. It has
given to the commerce G? tee world over
?400.000.000 in sold, copper, coat
ona tin Tno two provinces or Ballarat
and Boedigo alon;- have produced
?100 000 000 of gold, and as much
more cacue ?r crj :ho great Tambaroora
a?d Lambig F*at in N-. w South Wales.
1 sends t;: England annually over
?40>0U0,0('L' worth of mel?is, grains.
*ooi. be?;f, taiiow. hines and tiiUtton
Commissioners Dined With
President.
: g?cn, April 25 -The mem
Cuban constitutional commit
ti-Li v.. entertained at a dinner
giver in th ir honor by th<? president
loni^hi the White House The
; invited to meet them were
ese: tative of the rx
entice, legislative and judicial
cl ns nf thc government and in
lu members of th* cabinet, sena
ors and prcsentatives who havp
pr< iii: in the discussion of
. ?T. rs, justices of the supreme court
?.<.,: ofii . o? ti)( army and navy
ine .er was limited exclusively
o gem?- men and covers we.e set
or 45
- --H
??i..-* r.oo tis ../.'.. sus ss maye J ^n'.
if::,' .iZv : rorjtt'C ap ?. rr o" aU
Isiz oiu nabobs pr; per ty, ?nd i' doesn't
oct ap m Ire tl z\ 89,OOO 000. V \V
.vcr half cb- ail ic cc m : 6i soma of
NOT SEEKING OFFICE.
Statement Given Out by Wil?
liam Jennings Bryan.
Lincoln, Neb , April 25 -ID a
statement given publicity tonight
Wm J Bryaa says in effect that he
has DO intention of seeking a third
DomiDation for the presideocy Mr
Bryan's aoBonncement is an aoswer
to an article in an eastern paper
speculating oo his plans as a politi
cal leader Mr Bryan said : "I am
not planning for another presidential
nomination, if I were I woald not be
editing: a paper If I ever become a
candidate again it will be because it
i3eems necessary for the advancement
of the principles to which I adhere,
and tha^ does not DOW seem probable
I shall, however, take an active inter
est io politics for several years yet, if
I live, and can be relied upon to
support those who as candidates,
advance Democratic principles and
who can be entrusted to enforce them
if elected
"I have no enemies to punish.
No matter what a man may have said
or done against the ticket in 1896 or ID
1900, that man becomes my friend
the moment he accepts Democratic
principles. Neither have I any dis
position to reward political friends at
the expense of oar cause No matter
what a man may have said or done
for the ticket in 1896 or in 1900, that
man becomes an opponent the
moment he turns against Democratic
principles. Political battles are
fought, not in the past or in the
future, but in the present The
heretofore cannot be recalled and
the hereafter cannot be anticipated,
but tfce NOW is all important "
PHILIPPINE" NEWS.
Many Surrenders of Filipinos
Expected in Next Few Days.
Manila, April 25-Cap? Jae Mao
Rae, with companies 6 and F of the
third infantry recently encountered a
foroc of insurgents near N-^rzagaray,
province of Bulacao, killed 5 of them
sod oaptared 25 rifliis Soon afterwards
Geo Morre8, with ?ix men, came to
Norzagaray and .surrendered Later,
Gen Morales surrendered
Many sarrenders are expected before
May 1 whan the limit of the amnesty
expires
Commissary Sergeant John Meston,
charged with complicity io the commie
sa;-y frauds, whose trial ended April 15.
has been sentenced to be dishonorably
discharged and to two years imprison
ment
The sentences of the other sergeants
and olerks similarly implicated will
probably be greater.
Lieut Wm Patterson of the coast
artillery, formerly a Philadelphia law
yer, is to be tried by court martial for
misappropriating the company funds
Terrible Powder Explosion.
200 HANDS IN GERMAN
FACTORY KILLED.
Frankfort, Germany,April 25.-One
of the most disastrous explosions on
record occurred this afternoon at the
Ellectro Chemical works oear Gries
heirn, where smokeless powder is maoa
fsotured. Most of the boilers exploded.
Tbe noise was so tremendous rbat ir
was beard at great distances, including
Frankfort and Mayenne
The factory immediately became a
mass of flames and a northwest wind
carried the sparks to neighboring vil?
lages where several houses were also
set on fire.
Eighteen oychoder8, each containing
about 100 weight of smokeless
powder, were io the room where the
explosion occurred
Troops were "at oooe ordered to Gries
beim to prevent tbe fire spreading to
the large benzine reservoirs nearby
Fire brigades fr>m evry pUce in the
neighborhood harried to the ?cene, bat
owing to the fiaogerous nature of tbe
disaster and the fear of a renewal of
the explof-i>o. the greatest difficulty
was experienced in propping the
progr?s of the fi e Oo?y affer 5 hours'
ST?OU'iu? (ff)rt was tbe? o.U: fl *g ration
to some extent controlled aod the dao
ger passed, sn a* to eaake if possible to
begin the work of exrrieanng rh?
bodies, [t is feared thar neariy 200
pnrsoBR have been kilkd or icjured.
Yokohama, April 25 - Over 20
banks have suspended payment at
Osaka and in the southern and cen
tra! provinces The Batik of Japan
has assisted them, but further trouble
is &pprehended A financial panic
prevails
Charlotte N C , April 25 -To an
Observer reporter today Dr J Ii
McAdeu, president <>f the Southern
Cotton Spinners' Associa'ion, said
?hat be had heard of no developments
regarding the proposed strike o! C >t
ton mill operative* on May I.
OUR DUTY IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
"God Moves in a Mysterious
WayvHis Wonders to Per?
form."
From the Commoner.
In a recent issue of the Courier
Journal Mr Wattersoo, that quaint and
always interesting journalist, advises
bis party to raise the white flag and
surrender to the Republican party oo
the question of imperialism He does
cot announce that he is convinced o?
tbe righteousness of the Republican
position, but he excuses himself by
assuming that it is impossible to combat
the forces which seem to be behind tbe
Republican party He admits that
imperialism is an innovation upon
American principles and antagonistic to
tbe teachings of the earlier statesmen
Here are hts words :
"Let us say at once that the scheme
of occupying a territory remote from
our borders, of subduing a people alien
j to our cbaraoter and institution and of
undertaking a system of colonial gov
ernment over this territory and these
peoples without their consent-and
apparently in opposition to their will
is not merely a serious innovation upon
the original plan embodied by the
constitution of tbe United States, and
contemplated by the authors of that
constitution, but that it is repugnant to
the prudent counsels delivered by the
wisest of our older statesmen, to say
nothing about the teaching of bis
tory "
After a brief review of the past 100
years he accepts the Republican doc?
trine of Providence aod says :
''God moves in a mysterious way Hie
wonders to perform He made tb"
Spanish war He was not less behind
Dewey in Manila than He wa9 bebind
Sbafter and Sampson and Scbley at
Santiago. W?at was His all wise pur
pose ? We know not. But there we
were and there we are ; aod nothing is
surer io the future than that we shall
be there a century hence unless some
power turns op strong enough to drive
us out Instead, therefore, of discuss
ing the abstraction of imperialism,
illustrated by tbe rights and wrongs of
the Philippines. Mr Bryan were more
profitably engaged in considering bow
we may 'best administer possessions
wfaioh. for good or for evil, are with u->
to stay "
It will be no'iced thar he adopts the
Republican theory that G">d is respon?
sible for what we have .?'on*; that if 1* a
matter of destiny and 'ha' we are
being swept along by influences over
which we haV2 co oontrol
The doctrine enunciated by tbe R
publicans since the Spanish war,and n^w
endorsed by so great an editor as Mr
Watterson, is not oniv dangerous, bur
it is immoral It is politically danger
ons because it encourages the R^pub i
oan parry to shirk responsibility for i's
sios and t-hield itself behind the pre?
tence that it 13 working out the will of
the Almighty; and it is immoral be
cause it obliferates the distinction be
tween right and wrong. The Repob
lioao argument is built upon the the ry
J that wrong done upon a large scale
loses its evil obaraoter and becomes an
integral part of God's plan. It is io
keeping with the tendency to call an
embezzler a Napoleon of fioaoee,
provided the amount embezzled is
large
Mr Watterson hss not in the past
been in the babit of defending his posi?
tion with tbe philosophy which be now
employs In former years he was
known 88 fhe special champion of "thc
star-eyed Goddess of Reform " Wheo
the Djmooratio party went down to
defeat, as it ofteo did, he did not sar :
1 God moves in a mys'erious way His
wonders to perform. Ho made prott-o
tioo and toe R?pu'olican p&rty, and,
therefore, we must bow to both On
the contrary he raised tbe Demosratio
mar.ner aloft and appealed time and
again to the io'plligeooe of the Ameri?
can people Neither bas be been in
the babit of excusing rbe crimes of
individuals by attrihrjriog tbem to
divine inspiration When G^v Goobel
w*9 assassinated Mr Watterson did not
say : "God moves in a mv-tcious way
H is wonders to perform ; He p-otnpscd
the as a-sin fo kill ! We canoot under
sand H 8 ali wise purpose, but there
we were and here w . are, and rbore is
no'hirg to be don^ ab u* it "
Instead, be insisted 'bat a murder
had fceeo commi f d and that the goilry
should be brou-ihr to justice
When the Louisvii?e and Nashville
Railroad enter; d tho arena ct politics,
and b"gan ns work of corruption and
intimidation, Mr Waterson did not
say : "G ;d m >ve- in -i mysterious -a
His wooders to perform This raiiroad
company has sprung into existence and
mast be carrying oat the purposes of aa
all wise Ruler "
Far from it ! He insisted that the
railroad should keep oat of politics, and
attend to the business for wbicb it was
organized.
There is no more reason for throwing
upon the Almighty tbe responsibility
for a war of conquest, and for an impe
rial policy which bardens oar natieo
with a large army and suppresses tbe
aspirations of distant peoples fur seif
government, tban there is to blame
Him because one individual chooses to
kill another, or because a great corpora*
cioo attempts to control a State govern?
ment.
Qaesiioos most be decided by the
application of fixed and immutable
principles. Jefferson said : 'I know
of bat one code of moralty for men,
whether acting singly or collectively
and Franklin expressed the same idea,
only in different language, when be
said: "Justice is as strictly doe be?
tween neighbor nations as between
neighbor citizens Tbe highwayman is
as mach a robber where be plaoders ia
a gang as ?hen single and the nation
that wages an uojast war is only a greata
gang."
- i ? fi
Death Sentence Commuted}.
Columbia, April 24.-Gov Mcswee?
ney bas commuted to life imprisonment .
in tbe penitentiary the death seotenoe
of Miles Careton, the weak-minded
Greenville negro who was recently^
respited
There were several stroog grounds io",
the petition, the principal one beiug
that Careton is half-witted and not
mentally responsible G*pt Sirrins
and Mr Towoe, of the Greenville bar,
were requested to defend tbe mao by
Judge Benetj and gave their services
gratuitously and be was without money
or friends They had oo opportunity
for preparation and knewnotniog of the
negro's history. It appears that after
tbe trial, Capt Sirrine learned that tbe
negro was weak-minded and generally
regarded as irresponsible Tbe county
pbysioian Dr Bramley, the jailer and
three of Cureton's former employers
made affidavit that they believed bim to
he half-witted and incapable of forming
an intelligent opinion of right and
wrong To the ssme effect was a state
meot sigoed by nameroas cttiz osof
the county. There was in additional
oetition signed by memborsof tb-^ l?gis
htore, county offioer9, chief o* ojlice
and residents of Greeoviile
Gov McSweeney after granting a
respite on rbis showing bad rne cieru of
eourt of Greenville to get Dwo physi?
cians to examine Curetoo They
reported that bc was not a * looatic "
Some additional affidavits pr-sooted
convinced the governor that Careton
?as indeed half witted and that he
should not be banged, thoagn both
Judge B;;cct aod Solicitor Buggs ia
plain terms deolioed tc accept rbis idea
and to reoommeod a co ac ge io the
sentence
Repudiated State Bonds.
Washington, April 25 -Regard?
ing the report than an interest in the
repudiated bonds issued by the
Southern States during the recon?
struction period was being revived in
London, Secretary Gage today said :
The treasury department has no in
formation concerning the issue of
State bonds by the insurrectionary
States during the civil war It is not
a matter in wbicb the general gov
ernment can be concerned In our
form of government the Federal
Union is not responsible for the debts
of the States under any circomstan
ces Whether or not the individual
States issued bonds in aid of the re
hellion the records? of the treasury
department do not show To get
accurate information on this point
and to learn whether such bonds, if
issued, are regarded as binding obli
g?tions, or whether they have been
difltictly repudiated through reorgan?
ization of State constitutions or other
wise, the record? of the several States
would have to be consulted "
McLaario gave his definition of
democracy It is very mach sach a
definition as fits bolters and deserters
lifee himself, Skinner. Marino Butler
and others of that kidney He thinks
democracy means tbe right of running
with the bare and holding with boones*
-rbe right to call one-self a democrat
and belp tbe enemies of genuine
democracy oo all occasion It is the
r:gbt to profess one thing and set the
opposite of it It is the plea of a msn
self convicted or with the moral seose^
blunted or dead.-Wilmington, N C.,
M -'sseogpr.
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