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Newspaper Directory. Principal Business House's of Charlotte. Pall Road Schedules. Pe.d and Remember, Read and Remember, when both were under grave suspicion of complicity in reve Mecklenburg COMTWl'CD FKOM 1T r-AOE. to understate by several millions the debt of the district of a gross attempt to deceive the public, which was immediately exposed irt congress 27.

He wan a ttarty to an intrigue whereby his owrr salary was doubled, and caused it to be jirivately understood in congress that the bill raWnjj congiession-al lalariel wonld not. receive hid ignatuie links fan own salary -was double! 28. Ue was for rooo.lha engaged in an attempt, at last aucoesgful, to make one of, hi intimates, Ruina Jngall, general of the army, nd held vnoant the Russian mibsjon An a temptation to General Meigs, who stood in the way of the scheme. "29. lie supported Kellogg as governor of Louiin without authority itom eongress, confessing that he did not know who was the rightful governor, and on his own will alone; and he has used the army for many months to hold Jpuisiajw-ilowTi for this DAILY STAR VVlLMWOTOa, N.

C. $7.00 per Annum. TUB ANSONIA1T, Pouctok, N. C. $2.00 per year.

THE CRISFIELD LEADER. Pnbhshed Every Saturday JHeralag CEISPIELD, BUMERSBT MD-. HODSONdt BOCK. Terms $1,50 per year in Kflhe Only Paper Publishedin Crifflelci THE flillsboro, V. 0.

J. D. Cameron, Editor. At $2 00 per annum, or $1 00 'for 'sig months Invariably in advance' Terms of Advertisisg. Advertisements conspicuously Inserted at $1 a square for the Arat Insertion and nt cents a square each additional week.

Ten lines or lesa make a square. lEHMa BT SPSOlAli COBTBAOT. 1 square 8 mos. $50 mos. $0 .12 mos.

lis 2 8 $106 $1812 $25 3 8 $15 6 $2013 $30 Half col. 8 $30-0 $50 13 $65 1 col. 3 $00-6 $7013 THE PROGRESS, Lnrcour, N. c. Francis H.

DeLane, 1 Editor and Proprietor. tkbms nr advascb: One copyjone $2.00 One copy, tnree 1.00 ASVKBTISEKBNI8 Will be Inserted at One Dollar per square (one inch,) for the flrst, and Fifty cents per square for each subsequent Insertion lets than tnree monies, jno Advertisement considered less than a square. Quarterly, So mi-Annual or Yearly 00a tracts will be made on liberal termsthe contract, however, must In all cases he confined to the immediate business of the Ann or Individual contracting. 4 t' THE CONCORD UW. COHCOBD, N.

C. Subscriptions la Advaaee. SiogbTsubscriptlon, for one year Ufa Clubs of five, 62S Clubs of ten, tt 0 a The Concord Sun is the medium by which you can become acquainted' and make your business remunerative, and on terms are so accommodating that if yon would consult your Interest you will avail' yourself of tbe advantages offered through this paper. Contract advertisements payable quarterly in advance. Transite advertfaementa must be paid for when handed In.

Addreia all letters to EVERETT as NELSON Concord, C. THE RUDOLPH EIGCIATOI PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY BY THE EANDOLPH POBLISH1NQ CO, AshboroN. One Year, postage fudd $3 00) SixMonths, postage Rates of Avertising. One square, one Insertion fl Oft One square, two insertions, 1 60 One square, three, insertions, 300 One square, four insertions 3 0 One square, three months, 5 00. One square, six months, 8 00 One square, twelve months, 1200 larger advertisements liberal contracts will be made.

Twelve lines solid brevier constitutes one square- THE MASOilFjOURNAL N. C. THE only Masonio WEEKLY publish ed in- the Itoited' states 1 Eight pagesj -thirty-two btoad columns. Treats ol all topics of interest to th Craft. Literature PURE, and is a Household Companion of which every Mason in the country may Justly feel proud1.

Terms, One Year, $2 Six months, $2.15.. Remit by P. O. Order or Registered letter. Send stamp for specimen and get up a club.

Address E. A. WILSON, Greensboao N. Cv' TheHiltoa Mercury. WALLACE A BRANCH, Publishers, MILTON, N.

Terms Cash invariabl in advance One Year, Six Months, 10 UK" For transient advertisements one flouar per lnoh for the first insertion, and, dfty cents for eaoh suHjquent one. All advertisements for less than two months considered transient. XT- Local Notices Ten cents a line for first Insertion, and five cents for each additional publicatioa V3 Any. person sending six subscribers will receive one copy gratis OFFICII OF, Published 4 EVERT WEDNESDAY AT PAYETHC. Hn ALA.

TslRMSj One Dollar and Ten Oent Per Annum, iBvariably in advance. The ten cent is for postage, which must be paid at the office of mailing. The luaapalUaniB the cheapest paper pubus lied in Wes; Alabamo. Best advertising medium published In this portion of country. J.

OSCAR SMITH, V- I Fayette SJ.H.H A isu THE SODTHERH HOTEL RooKtoaAM N. -J. G. Smith H. Carr, Havkg takei duuga of the SoutLern fioSn we'aroprepared traveling publia on good terms.

fou The rooms are andcoinforta-; WpSeeet both alght day SMITH A llliOUmiHKSE, Thomas II. Brown, PROPRIETOR, TABLE SUPPLIED WITH CHOICE FOOD! Special Rooms ler salesmen, Profeftsioaul and Hosiness Men. Till Hotel situated convenient to the bmilness part of town and offers great ducementg to the traveler who wishes to be well provided for with good rooms, excellent tare, polite servants, Ao. My New Coach meets all the Trains, both day and night, ao you may visit Wadesboro at at time with the assurance of being met at the depot, 5 The 1 hoicest Philadelphia Lager Beer, Imposed Alt and Cine Cigars are kept convenient to the Dining Room. Terms as Low as consistent with good fare, arrangements made- with families and Try the New House and I will guarantee satisfaction.

THOS. M.BROWN. 20-tf. fropriotor, Cuthbertson Long, DESIRES TO Ca'l the attention of the readers of the IIehai-p to the fact that they have a general stock of FAMILY flEOCHUSi Such as SUGAR. COFFEE, BACON, LARD, MOLASSES, CHEESE, FLOUR, CORN, Give us a trial order, Cathbertson Lanf Oharkitte, N.

C. READ READ READ PER CENT. SAVED. WE WILL GUARANTEE OUR ES-sonoe of Coffee to make the pure oof- foe go as far sgain as it will by ltsell. If it does not do as we recommend we win refund money.

ESSENCE OF COFFEE. This Essence is to be used with pure cof fee or any substance lor couee. win increase the strength and Improve the flavor, it will have a finer color and will be much mora wholesome. It will also be clear without requiring anything to settle it. Try a box.

Sent post paid for only IB cents, oi 0 cents at oar Stow. W. PATRICK SOX," Wadesboro', N. C. Medical Notice I RESPECTFULLY AJNHUUJNCJE JLiny former patron and the citi zens generally, that I lesume the prac- of my protesslon on 1st.

ot April next. W. J.McLENDQN. Office in Covington McLendon's Drug Store. 42-tr.

Make Your Homes Beautiful. For the Spring of 1878 have the best stock of Shrubbery Roses, Dahlias, tiladlnnlos. Fuberoses. and Greenhouse nlants I have ever offered to the public, and I propose to. sell them- so cheap that every tovor or nowers can Day as least a dozen plants, 6 distinct varieties ureen- liouse nUnts, sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of $1,00, 12 varieties for" $2,00.

Send for pried lists before ordering from any other. Address all orders to I JAMES M. LAMB, Florist, 41-3m Fayetteville, N. C. RATHDOKE'S ACORN COOK.

With or without Portable Hot water Rwervolr and CIomI. Soat toy sa eld-tuUoul Bttn, tat jst as With all latest improvements largest Ovtn and Flues, longest Fire Box for long wood. Ventilated Oven, firs Back and Fire Box Bottonr-la. sure Quick, Sweet and Even Baks sue" Rout. Swing Hearth and Ash Catch.

Won't toll Ihor or carpet, Durable Double and Braced Centers and Ring Covers. Bunt but Sttle wood. Ha Wc or Solid Iron Front. Carrfullv Fitted Smooth Caitlng. Old Scrap rm Nicked Plstod Tl Uned 0vs Doorsi freund sod Silver Jlkt Pollthsd Edtretand Moulding Heavy.

Best New Iron, won crqfR. ITABUUTIS 8aSWlCT087. i Slannractarod IATHB0NE, SARD Albany, N.Y, Sold a Jotr ntrf Tow- good apple Zj, W. H. PATRICK A SON.

Ii CAROLINA CENTRAL RAILWAY CO. Oi-fios GXSVAAX, SurEmSTESPKNT, Wilmington, N. June 8, 1875. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. On and after June 6th, 1815, the trains will be run over this Railway as follows EASTERN DIVISION.

pMM0rss(t JoU Wilmington ,.7:00 Arrive in Chvlotte at 7 A. Iave Charlotte at P. Aarrive at Wilmington 7:00 A. WfUtFriUtMA PMn'flf''alns. -Da (NundayieaoepUd.) Leave Wilmington at 7:05 A.

Arrive at Charlotte j. 10:00 P. Leave Charlotte A. Arrive in Wilmington at. 8:00 P.

WESTERN DIVISION. Leave Charlotte .....7:30 A. Arrive at Budalo for Shelby at-lliSO A. 11 Leave Buffalo 20 Arrive in P. Connections.

at Wilmineton with Wumlng ton and Wilmington, Columbia Augusta Semi-weekly New York and Tri-weeki Baltimore and weekly Philadelphia Steamers, and the River Boats to Fayetteville. Connects at Charlotte with the North Carolina Railroad, Charlotte and Statesville Railroad, Charlotte Atlanta Air Line, and Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. S. L. FREMONT, Cheraw anft DarliiEton Railroad.

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Socibtt Hii.i, July 8, 1875. DVund after Monday. July Bth.l875 the Passenger Train will run as follows Daily (Sundays excepted,) GOIXG DOWN. Leave Cheraw 9:10 A.M.

8:35 Leave Cash Leave Society Hill Leave Dove's .10:00 1100 11:20 1U40 ii Leave Darlington Leave Palmetto Arrive at Florence RETUKJtlliG. Leiwe Florence 12:45 P. M. 1:03 1:30 2:00 210 2:65 8 15 Leave Palmetto Leave Dai llngton LeavhJUsjeW LeaveBocietlIill Leave Cash's The freight train with passenger coacn attached will resume its former sohedule leaving Florence Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays about 7 a. tt.

and Cheraw the alternate days about the same hour running through in from 4 to 8 hours, according to the freight. When necessary to dispatch freight or todistribnta cars the train will make round trips the same dsy, and the right is reserved to modify the schedule of train Mo, 9 my Um vltboni notUao. B. D. TOWNSEND, President.

Mtetern RailraatCe. Gen'l Tickbt Aoest's Office, Charleston, July 1, 1815. On and after Sundav. July 4, the Double Dally Mail and Passenger Trains of this Road will be run as touqws Leave Charleston Arrives at Florenoe Leaves Florence -Arrrives at Charleston dally Leaves Charleston Arrives at Florence -Leaves Florenoo 100 a.m. 12 20 6 m.

12 15 m. 6 00 6 30 m. 12 night 12 4apm t) 10 a Arrives at Charleston On Bnndavs no Tram will leave Charles ton at 7 a. or arrive at 5 45 P. M.

Passengers tor Doiuts on Wiunuigion, Columbia and Augusta Railroad west of Plnrenrn. and for the Virginia SDrines. will take the train leaving Charleston at 6 30 P.M. Passengers for the Cheraw and Darlington Eoad will take the train leavldg at 7 A. M.

Excursion Tickets, good until JNov. 1st next, will be issued to the following points, and others not enumerated Niagara Falls, 50 85 Saratoga, $48 25 White Salpliur Sprlngs, 41 10. P. L.CLEAPOB, June 18-tf. Genl Ticket Agent, Ill OT THE Anson County Medical Society.

Visit aiid medicine in town, 1.B0 After 9 o'clock P. M. 13,00 And extra charges ior costly presenpuons. Visit more than one mile. OO eta.

per mile. And preemption in every case, Each additional case in same laraliy su.91. Viet at niaht. 11,00 Per mile. Night attention, Nht detention.

6.00 Call Tlslt and medicine, $1.50 to $2,00 OBSTETRICS. Natural labors $10,00 and mileage 50 cts. rter mile. Difficult and Instrumental Labors, $20,00 to $24,00 and mileage. Removing placenta, $5,00, Extracting teeth, $1,0050 cts.

tor each additional tooth at same setting. Opening Abscess, $1,00 Catbeterising, 1,00 to az.oo Administ ering chloroform or 00 Using specnlnm, $1 ,00 to $3,00 Consultation, $10,00 and mileage. Detention in all cases 1 ,00 per hour. allowing live hoars for cases oflaber ana two nours lor ordinary visl. The foregoing was adopted by the Anson County Medli 1876.

cai society October tne 1Kb, Coppedse, W-8trndwick, Battle, A Jackson, Albert Bf vers, Wru. Kendall, POHawler. Ashe, Bennett, MeLendon, Smith, A Iaram, James TUman, Joyner, PTBeemaa, a ncttae. Carpenter. 91-6m; HACK LINE.

Wb Diaraa to cail Tin attsktiok or thj pubUo generally, to tbe fcet, that a will run a hack from Centre, to Cheraw, 8. Leave Centre Tuesdays and Trldars A. arriving at Cheraw rt M. Leave Cheraw Mondays and Thursdays at OA.M. TllOJIPSOJt dk TURNER, My.

4. 1, DAJIC.A. JNO. B. PKKS8TOII I) A A l'EMB KRTON.

Attorneys at Law; WAniisiiOiiO. x. (Vat lioo. in ile Stao and Federal Ojnrfx. Clalwa collectetl hi all parts North Carolina, DESIRE3 TO tiifH Ida old fijenda and cnatniuers Hint liaa jieiud out hie AUBER SHOP, On.) dourf iMt s-f 3 Jinna F.

Mnrton'a Con-futtimiery. SalUf.M'tlon ifltanteed il JbVb, iiih, 30-tf. 1 kco rt.x3trr th at "AT THE 4 Uoors South ol C. AKtC I1F.CEIVIMO AND OI'WIINO rOBIBj Fall and Winter Goods. -WHICH CONSISTS OT Staple Dry Goods, NOTIONS, Ot Every Description.

CROCKERY, TINWARE. WILLOW-WARE 1 ARDJKAREr CLOTHING UATS and CAPS line of GROCERIES, SHEETING on hand at all times, by the' bate, at Factory Prices, COTTON Bought and advancements made upon, same, in gooaa ai oosu prices ori Uonsignmenta Joe Nkw JUtt. A. C. BEJJTOJT.

is with us and will be pleased to see his old friends and patrons 4. C. MARS1IALI Sent. 16th 1374. 16-tf 'TsVaTPir.

TM THE ATTEJi 1 iitn.il lut. nunnln nf Wiufeahora' and the SIVM uv jfr- arrouudlug country to the fact that am w.irifii.iT iimv tmrlfl. and am DreDarsd to do all work In my line at the shortest notice. Can be at the fust unice or mv residence above Free School Hotiae. 154t WJ-PATKICK.

EHCOURAGE; HOME; PEOPLE i' Home Enterprise Pi i GEO. S. II ACKER, U. THE ONLY DOOR, SASH AND OWNED ND MANAGED BY A CARO-liniau in tliia oity. All work guaranteed.

Terms cash. Always on hand a large stock of SASH, BUNDS, MOULDRCGS, BRACK-eta, Kcrnd and Turned Work of every de-siaiiition, GUss. White Leads, ltuilders Hardw are. Dressed Lumber and 1 loorlng dHlivt re-l in any portion of this State. HO JSE AND SIGN PAINT.

Rv 1 Wadesboro, C. Jtroiwliiff, Gilding, Gralning.l Varble- Izlllg, AC SAVE 1I0SEY. LmTV. DESIRK TO CALL THE AT- I teutiou of the puUlfl to tl fwot thnt we are st-lling 2tK) yard sihh1 5 nmita, lieodlus 5 cnu, silver ptiU-d'thlnibl' 0 CCuta, and in proportUnu'Glve us a trial W. II.

PA TRICK. ON. At Post 11 nue fraud. 42. He restored Babcock to his place after a trial which did not in the generar opinion clear his ekaracter of the gravest sua-picioits of infidelity to public trusts, and when the president in bis own examination was compelled to admit that important atiers had bfien conoeaieu irom ifii by his secretary.

if) In Mi iworn testimony iu defence of General Haboock he had tho insolence to say tiiat lie revoked the order of Mr. Ilristow changing the supervisors at hia own wimout consuiuiig the secretary, aiid as though be was dictator. 44. Unawed bv nublio indig nation, regardless of i public de- cency, unmoved by tne iact tnai state alter state has been lost by rmrt uhioh elected buii. be- cause of his misconduct, he only .1..

a tew days ago nung a iew u-fiance at the people by accepting, t.h mrtmont it was 'tendered, aud the resignation ot mr. ieiauaii, uum, uiure i been already made known to him. No man oan read these charges without feeling humiliation at their justness and truth. la nnnrtul tn httva An KnnrillV "I WUh tO IleaVQ tho 4th of March, lUTt, wa at In which irvnt prayer many uumoua ui American citlswna concur. "Class In tie oild Jle of geography, stand, up," said a uav a pyramid?" he asked.

"A pile of men iu a clrctu, one on top of another.4 "Where's Egypt" "Where It alwaays was Whews Whales. "AU overtneaea." very wen, t.M VltaV there till I show yon a apeciea of blroh that grows all ever this country." While Mr. Butler waa playing Juliet a ti.u.Hn'.r,i.( BnJ In at when aha had exclaimed, poison!" a tall, lean, gaunt, aaudy aairea meuicai uueuw mo ts Kn-r Hmmlv absorbed hi th8 icens. tlirust down his hat on his bead with a convulsive effort, crying out in a roice or thunder at the time time: "Keep him up Juliet I'll run and. fetch the stomachs i a umu --n avenue saloon yesterday aufJ wanted the barkeeper to buy bun for ten dollars.

When he found that he couian't get mat priue the would-be aelier dropped to live, then to thee, and in a mluute mora had come down to fifty cents. "Tbiukof a great big dog like that rot fifty oentsl' be exclaimed as he palled lu on the rope. The Dar-tenaer nuaea oi while, and the owner of the dog finally old: WH, take lilm for ten cent, rm out of paper collars, and I aiat a man to let a Uog, no mutter now guuu tween me and a clean turn-down collar Waltlns. A Detroit widow owns and occupies a cottage under the shadow of a ohurcksteeple which is "up-posed to be in danger of -tailing when a high wind blows. At midnight, a few nights ago, when the wind blew fiercely, she got up and dressed, called the children up and dressed them, and then folded her arms with the re-, mark I Now then, if that steeplo fulls and kills us people will know that we were a respectable family anyhow.

George, you brush up your, hair a Utile' more, and 4ara vrtn lalrtt vour feet off the stove-ieartn aua uin your uuuar more to the left Detroit Frte lUlal AfTeotton. TaViniRol was thrown iuto jtoa prison of tbelnquiaiUon, at Saville to Hpaln, Wlin ma laioer, Tlwy tai boeu t08tlwr four ears, when Ishmael, hating rnaoe doib iuw I. niadea shift to CliniO wan totbs battlements ot the tower, and by mivu Im had nrovlded. let himself down the wall, with a great deal of i urkan ha SLi-vi VSil AaIo ft-t tlM but- WUM' torn, he oould not but reprove himself for bavins atiaudonea ins lauiei, uiu wiuu. considering the lsk he had iuatfp, inn wiwmm t.

nnuiiirin munis lower end were to oe tonurea ine manner at Madrid, he generously, wiui tha tower, en tpred onoa more the horrid dungeon, and after having drageed ms agea wwier irom tt, conveyelhim flrst' securely dows and then escaped tumseu. iu.c. mt RouUmln and Chundlor niiBa w. i.v" i tnnm.lier. the former.

were a i v.i. nuoLOd J3.umUIm .1.. ii-. nt ilka die sentiment. wwtw nd, as he was jUbt rocovortng a im uuc ui hi habitual attacifs oi bis place and declared that Uurke never uttnred suon au opinion, and Botlilug more, out epeauu r.uui 6aiii.

and said bis bad known Kdmuud Buike for many years, and that 1 never utterea tne Sw urlimted to Uwm. lint when told that thm onatKnirl an latesman and not tb New Hampshire politician, Cliandler waa lea mm room by a page, and tlore remained until i- mi nr.ri. I la uuuu uiw- Ilia i. nn annronriate as the above, wivs as louow. and statloneil at Detroit, he was pasilng along Jodorsou avenue with two or three bnlUes Ued Up loan old bandanna (prooauiy mu Mud at Uie Darttcular tnotutMii when be wa passlnij a ertala cliuwhtl.e suuueuiy bim iu exit the tlT or wlucn was vo iiwii so that he droDDdd vntj Itself ovr the sidnwall, the yoniiR iiads .1.1 ahead and looked at ti o'Vciir on drll pared.

he i.tUrliv wUkUsfollowed can be IRONWORKS, Charitftte, H. C. WOULD CALL ATTEN-' TION OF COTTON FLAK- TERS TO THE Alford Cotton Press, Which ta snperior to any now manufactured, either for Hand, Steam, Water or Horse $1,65, on cars. Bteam Engines, Cotton Gins and all kinds of Gearing, Shalting pulleys, constantly on hand and manufactured in theState. Repairing of all sorts promptly attended to.

Address John T7ilkes, sieckleabarg Iron Works, CHARLOTTE IT. C. 174f. A NISBET BRO.e CHARLOTTE N. C.

1 WholaU and Bel ail in HEAVY AKD FANCY GROCERIES. CONFECTIONERIES, CIGARS. PIPES, TOBACCO, Musical Instruments, t3 trlntfs, AImo, Aaconts for PRIZE CANDY. Sly. Delightfully Situated in the business part of the city of CHARLOTTE.

THIS Honse baa ftne rooinsy well faralsh-ed and lately relit ted in the best style. Attentive Servants, The tablo daily supplied with the best this sod other markets anora. Bates very moderate. H0LLI8A8ON, 4ft.ly. Proprietors.

B. NICHOLS I CO; WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, nXAI.E10 ix Furniture, Bedding, e. ffo. 5 West Trade Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C.

fTaE veijr latest style, best furnished and most life-like Fhotopraphs taken at H. BAUMGARTEN'S GALLERY, over Nesbit Bro's Store, Charlotte, N.c. IlICTURES taken Jrom any old de-Tgnerytype ot ferrotype, from locket size ap to lifo sise. All work guaran Veed. 0 'K 'EIhLOTHVHD A33U18 aavtix 'Mass 'ooovaox '03 mm 1 aonvr KHxatOKiiva -v FOR FLORIDA, Via onceTweek.

Until further notice there will be but one boat a week as The Steamer CITY POINT Fitzgerald, Master, will leave every Tuesday Evening, at 8 o'clock. 5 Returning will arrive here Saturday Afternoons, making close connection with Steamships for new Freight received on Mondays and Tuesdays only. Freights for Way Landings mnst be prepaid. For lnfonnation, apply to 5 RAYENEL Agents, Corner Vanderhorset's Wharf and East Bay. 20-tf.

pytCOURAGE HOME INSTITUTIONS- SECURITY AGAINST FIBR TIM NORTH CAROLINA Home Insurance Company, RALEIGHYN, C. This Company contmues to write Policies at fair rates, on all classes of insurable All losses are promptly adjusted and paid. The HOME is rapidly growing In publio favor, and appeals, with confidence, to Insurers of property In all parts of North Carolina. Agents in all parts of the State. R.

H. Battle, JrM President C. B.RoQj,"Vioe President. -SsaxoM Gaiisa, 4 i Polish Cowraa, Supervisor. W.

WAPESUOEOV N. 1 THOMAS H. HAUGHTON1, District Agent. Cmjuam, N. 0.

i ao-tr. favorite. 'Y '3 ir 30. He did not scruple last year to grossly misrepresent to congress and the country the; condition of Louisiana and other southern states, id order that he might thereby support his personal tor lowers -there. v-C 81.

committee was i 'New Orleans investigating thj condition of Xiouisiana, be. violently took matters in liU owa hands, and in their presence dwpersede the legitimate assembly of the state by means of the army. iJJ 32. lie ordered lis seoretary of war to. send the approval of the whole cabinet to Sheridan for the dispersion of the legislature and his banditti dispatch, though it is known that he did not take the trouble to consult any member of the cabinet in the matter, and severed members did utrongly disapprove of theso measures.

S3, lie refused to see or hear the committee', whioh eongress had seut to New Orleans, and sent a massage) to congress found- ed on assertions which the report of that committee of congress showed to false aud 34f Thus he fitst insulted bis cabinet and then congress in order to carry rtut his personal and sought by arttuHnis-represeutations and false statements made when the truth was his call and unofficially known to him, to justify a dangerous usurpation of power by the military and prostration of civil rule. 4 35. He endeavored to intimidate a congressional committee in making a report of the condition of Arkansas, to subset ve his own views, -summoned them before him, told them what they ought to report, and did not even take the trouble to thetri what facts they had found in their investigation. Fortunately they were too independent to submit to this dictation art. On member of the com mittee, who made a minority re- tort in accordance withhia wishes rewarded with the post of district attorney at Chicago, an office from which he was lately dismissed (for incapacity.

37. He used the powerful influence of the administration to cause the passage of the corpus and force bill, a meausure flagrantly unconstitutional, and as subsequent events have shown without the excuse of necessity or expediency, 38. He insulted the, pubho sense of honor and decency by retaining Mr. Delano'1 in office lougltter the grossest scandals had been proved against hiru and his subordinates in the of Indian affars and when at hist compelled by the dread of lsing an important election to dismiss him he gave a strong testimonial of character and expressed his regret at parting with him. 3'J.

In the prosecution of the tvhihky thieves he gave his countenance not to the honest officials doing their duty, but to the political gamblers aud personal aihereuta whose crimes were threatened with 40. When an houent but over-zealous prost-'euting oilioer uttered words iu the heat ot argument ut which t.e president cho-we to tale iil'unse, insted of pardoning Us words ou the score of t.is Lotitt the public 1 d'wiuixsal. 41. lie kq nor him in the ii'tt intimate ofacial relations t.iiien, l'miicock and Lncki'V,.

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