Carolina Watchman

              the carolina watchman yjl viii third series fmsiljry f f july 19 1877 nd 9 editli'3_e^gagem3nt what if i were pad love dreams my ,. jag thai an reas ii why i should " ( l interested in the love of one else ? " yrtsiiiil not ro i watched half sadly . ifimfidiv ti visits of mark chetwynd llii 1 ■ lu oil home 1 i„.e m iik chetwynd do not nu i , i*,,l in and think i love him with , lilian's love "•■• »"• »'»' vear b n , •„,;.- 1 bad been given to another j u j chetwynd one who lay sleeping the |.,' lr j|isl -.<•■.' i 1 ■'»■ ''■' v«-rs h ( rbi my mi m irk's sike i loved ,.;;,;,•- mark v that i si.v u was very uil v t i um e veiling she came to me 1 u dirk k anil i il i vii ing her pure r , i i fi te ..- 1 1 .._).• i j i'l 1 1 ii •'.*•' i i '> *' i-*t ., d aunt kuti , she said meed i her in surprised for there , i i.i her voice u t;*-i lemess i.i es .. *,, vou love him e litb .'" i ask d ,." she answered 1 d > uot love • ,,,: ure deceiving him edith in iiim without love — vou are ii u a - well as yo ir-elf ♦ he uai i slow iy 1 h nor an 1 him as well as yourself • •,*.." she said •'■■■ a y , i honor and lii at : he i wealthy talented and .;,*. and i never a v any one i foiiltl soouer marry honor and respect 1 :; iu him and it i.s enough for lie iiiin.t give me hi love that i except a ui,iii can love twice : iv he has loved be fore loved betore e lith ?" yes years ago he loved a fair young rjirl die was little more than a child but he loved her with all the strength of his heart lie told yon this ? nay not the depth of his love only i saw a shadow pass over his face and no ticed the tremor in his voice when he 8|»ke of her his little sweetheart he called her and what came between them lb only said he lost his little sweet heart and i did not ask him how i sup pose she died i was very handsome this mark chet ffvntl with a dark haughty face spanish eyes and wavy blue black hair he and edith were well matched in *. as well ;'.- pride for edith was very beautiful people called her haughty and cold proud and unapproachable but i who knew her knew that tinder her proud manner there lay concealed a warm and generous heart a heart that would love passionately if it ever loved at all l'.nt he had pro i ised to marry mark chetwynd and love had not came to her about two months alter edith's engage ment to mark leslie gray came to live with as her father and i were cousins and af ter a life of wandering bohemiaiiisiu he left leslie alone in the world i offered to take her tu my home an oiler glad ly accepted it was a fair june evening that leslie came and edith and i waited for her on the piazza 1 went down the path to meet ber she was a slender little thing with great childish blue eyes and tremulous red lips siie was very fragile and iter kile yellow hair falling l*t >*** over her boulders a.l led to her e'.iil lish appear ance mark chetwynd was away on business when leslie cam i to our house and she bad heen with us nearly a week when he brut came over we were sitting in the deepening shadow ofthe twilight when he came in he went over to edith have you missed me .'" he said t iking both her hand iu his m.uk said she slightly embarrassed my coui..in leslie las come lcalr tllis i she stopped slioit for leslie had risen to her feet all wliite and trembling what is the matter dear said i cross ing nver to her side 1 — i am a little faint and then she mnk senseless in my arms my eyes had rested on mark's face and waa i mistaken or did it not grow dark frith paiu a his eyes met leslie's ' might have been mistaken for the next moment he was himself again attei that evening i noticed a change i mark chetwynd and i knew there aa a secret between him aud leslie gray one evening i happened to look over at mm and i saw his eyes fixed on leslie l'h a look of passionate love <• had another visitor at out home the ew minister of our church re was a young man pale and grave jjptat all handsome and ver*j reserved in his manner yet then was power in his ark gray eyes and intellect stamped on hw broad forehead his very soul was in hi profession ; certainly he was one of his master's fol lowers 1 often wondered did he realize that he to love edith edith the promised wife of mark chetwynd i also wondered did edith dream that jae man she was to marry loved the prct v tie childish girl who had come to er ' with a11 the aksngtl of his i do not believe she ever suspected it "^ wve that one look of passionate love mark chetwynd gave no sign that leslie gray was more to iiim than edith's cou sin and edith was changed as well and there had come a look of pain iuto her proud e es aunt kate see said to nie one d.-.y i am a fortunate girl am 1 not i am gniug to marry one of the handsomest as well as the wealthiest men iu the county i will be queen of society will i not aunt kale yes i rju,1 mark chetwynd wife will certainly be the mist envied woman around it is a great thing to be wealthy wil it bring in h ippiness i wonder ? i glanced at her face do yon d ubt that vour future will be b ippv edith i sai i sip went over to the minor i have nothing to give mark iu retain she said save in beauty with i said after a short silence ne yo t not happy in your thoughts of tin ful ure ? wh.it has come to change yon darling ?" am i ell mged 1 she raid slowly yes i answered then i.s something wrong with you edith — would you not feel better d-ir if you told nie what troubles yo i .'" instead of answering me she tl ing her self down beside a chair and gave way to a passion of tears for aim st a half an hour she knelt tiler theu she ros and coming over kiss ed m •. i cannot resign wealth and position ii d then she left me wondering what she meant mark and she was tbe strangest pair of lovers in all american and the nearer the wedding day came the more unhappy they looked it wanted only two weeks of the ap poi ted time and i was iu my room when edith came to me she sat down on a low seat beside mo laid her head on my knee edith i said making one more effort to win her confidence for my heart was aching for her paiu and i longed to comfort her edith my child why are you so rest less and unhappy as your wedding day draws near .'" she raised her bead aunt kate she sobbed i nin miser able oh ! so miserable do you under stand auntie .' r must i explain must i tell yon that for weeks i have tried to keep my faith with mark chetwynd but i have failed i have longed for wealth ami position said to myself i would not give them up but aunt love bas con quered all in tlmt instant i knew that my prond queenly edith loved the humble young minister ; wilson ford is it wilson ford edith ?" yes she said softly and to tell mark but i cannot oh aunt kate will you tell him .'•' i promised to tell him and the next day i tli i so you mean he said that edith wish es her freedom ! yes mark she asks you to free her will \ ou not do so 1 i almost feared this he said she knows the truth and you know that i love leslie gray but let me tell you all anil perhaps vou will not blame me did edith ever tell you kate of my little sweetheart that i loved and lost vis r said the truth breaking over me and leslie grav is — mv little sweetheart i thonght somehow that sbe died no he said but you know whatber father was and leslie alwavs a timid ut ile thing was completely under bis con trol one dav when i went to seek bor i found her irone and no clew to her where abouts her father wished her to mirrv another and so be took tier aw-iv and cow aril that he wis nsed physical strength wh«"i she resisted him i a-'tei manv months i found her — fo'ind h on the eve of her marriage to anoth er then ahe i not leslie flinv : .'" y ■■**-, she i leslie grav still foroi th dav h - nti>>i i*r > w«»*smt«ike pbiee urge nn b les*v.ii she fl"d from her iot aud v't—i i bo'ievd her the wife of 1u binnted freneh no1»l«»min mv iwr lihle lnv is ivii ■}„'} friendless i th itv of p v ■-. i c.-..1 ..] f i „ n vl,-.t t e lii-ved bp ■ wed li-'<r d •**■*•. intending to bury ,,,.. f ;., mv - .-.,..,..,. <> mirk t «•,' |, -.»>,.,. ., mi *;.,..,.... yo-i di not know i«vv l id i am thut tb mn •-•.<.■<•,- c .... gagement i sover between you and edith how i.ei-v isvicp t]o kn°w the h*oth ?"' t sniib'd sh does not unon it et i siid sh t'.-.in'ii not ..<• vou mark when she asked her freedom fte saw at once '<■.•■- m-ut'—s 5**--oil n.,,1 man like one could s--av<—l *■■]] if ip •<-■•••.■ di d o noi that elith'a reason fi i.i-.-i'.in'i her engagement was that : sh loved another we decided t k'"»t the old weddi»g d iv onlv tv *'*.. i tide would be leslie instead of edith nnd thonsrh leslie de ; murred i little at fust we won her con sent at last thev were mnrrifd and mark took bis : bride horn and edith bore fhe wonder ! r.-i ■ o of om neighbors with haughty indifference two months later she came to me wiuon ford naked me to b his wife au"t kate and i said yes there was love light in her eyes now ami tenderness in ber voice a little latei we bad another marriage and my beautiful edith went home to t ie simple duties of an humble minister's wife she bad chosen love before all else in her simple home her calm prond beauty seemed not the least out of place for her old crown of hauteur was laid aside when idle assumed th golden crown of love and becaim wilson ford's wife lenoir topic a few days siuce the dead body of mr thomas fanner who lived on north fork of new river in ashe county was found about two hun dred and fifty yards from his residence mr farmer had been at work on bis farm and was murdered while ou his way home in the evening his ou-in-law — shep herd has been arresteu on suspicion and the evidence against him is pretty strong and leaves little or uo doubt of his guilt spanish rule-fights tbe bull-ring of madrid is a new circu lar amphitheatre built of brick and stone 3'm feet in diameter with 20 rows of stone seats one above another tliere is a cen tral seat for tbe president of the ring who is generally some gentleman or some no bleman there are also rows of private boxes and a king's box the whole exhibition i.s under the di rection of an association of distinguished citizens — usually noblemen — who appear in their i iii n of gi il.e dor and gay costume wbich always delights tbe taste of the spaniard a large gate opens into the ring which is approached by a wide way which be i.s connected witii tbe var ious stalls of the bull iu the rear each ln.l is co'i'iued in a separate stall with food and water let d»wn t him from above there is a large yard in the rear connected with stalls where the bulls are sometimes baited before the light the hulls intended for the ring are raise 1 in the mountains of the western part of spain and about seville which is the great cen tre of this sport the exhibition of each bull consists of three acts all of which are performed in about twenty minutes first at a signal ofthe presideut the door is thrown open aud the bull dazed by the glare of the light dashes into tht ring he sees the picadors drawn up on the right of the ring on horses each rider having a long pole and a short sword the bull makes for the first picador whose skill is shown in returning his horse so as to shun the plunge ofthe bull or turn bim away or failing to do this to put his horse as a shield between himself and the bull if the bull misses the first picador he dashes for the second anil so on this act lasts only a few minutes but iu it many horses are killed by being disemboweled the treatment of these poor animals is one of the most horrid features of the ring they are blindfolded and if only wound ed the wound is sewed up or stopped with tow and they are again driven into the ring until death ends their agonies none but the poorest animals are used for the ring but the cruelty is all the greater as their means of defence becomes less tiie bull is never killed by the picadors | if however he is a coward anil will not charge he is despatched at once with all manner of hissing and derisive epithets i . from the crowd who call him a coward and nothing but a cow the dogs are set oa him who grapple him by the nose and bring him down when he is stabbed or he is houghed that is the cords of his hind legs are cur w ith a long knife from be hind — aiid be is then disposed of and drawn out if tbe bull is a brave animal then after a few minutes contest with the picador the second act begins at a signal from tbe president the trumpet sounds and a body of young men called ; cliulos or merry-makers enter the arena gaily dressed and with colored cloaks they tlaun these in the face of the bull and entice him away from the picadors they are exceedingly dexterous and skill ful in escaping from the plunge of the iu furated animal i was told by a gentle man that he had seen them when the bull was rushing on them leap between his horns and over his back tbey will as they leap one side of him fix a little goad with a colored ribbon attached into his neck ou eic'i sih aa i exactly op posite each other the last trumpet announces the third act up i th sig ill tha m ita lor thu executioner comes in alone lie is the iiiiiii of science on entering he bows to the audience throws his cap on the ground and swears be will do his whole duty he has iu his right hand a long slender s.vord and in his 1 ft a red flag after enticing the bull with the hag to make a few plunges at the proper moment as he darts one side to let the bull pass he strikes the fatal blow ; and if he is skill ftil he pierces him to the heart between tiie left shoulder and the blade and so quickly i it done that he draws the slim blade without a drop of blood brandish ing it aloft while the bull in his last plunge falls the blood gushing from his nostrils and dies without a strtuggle the team of mules with flags and bells are now driven in and the bull is drawn on a low hurdle around the ring amid the shouts ofthe audience in one afternoon six or eight bulls are killed in this way freq lently a picador or a matador will be gored and killed he is then borne oil to tbe priest who has a room adjoining the ring and there for gotten by the noisy crowd his soul is pre pared for heaven and he passes from the bull-tight to paradise such is a bull tight the christian amusement of catho lic spain there are more than one hun dred bull-rings in tbe kingdom yet the spaniard has his arguments by whicn b will defend this bis national amusement and it is fair to give him the : advantage of tbem he says every nation must have amusement aud a historical and traditional one if otherwise good is the best that tliere is more or less cruel ty in all national sports the english man aa.l a-u-'rican will pl.iy with his fish aud slowly drown him ; will slaughter the buffalo for sport ; hunt lions and elephants for amusement they shoot pigeons and pheasants for the fuu of killing them common people in all countries with wives and children attend executions — ' n 1 observer providential protection the following singular narrative is fr m a volume by a canadian mission ary who has recently published certain recollections of his past life and labors :— about this period 1 went to attend the sale of the effects of mr m , a respec i table farmer who had died at one of my | out settlements a few months liefore he j bad left a widow a verv amiable and i pious woman and three children to mourn his loss the lone wi low thought herself i unequal to the management of the large farm which her husband had occupied she therefore took a cottage in the village where i lived and was now selling every thing off except a little furniture after the n'e was over i went into the house to fee l.er i congratulated her up ; on the plan rhe had adopted nml remaiked ! that sbe would be much more comfort - ; ble not only in being relieved from he cares ofa business she could not lie si p i 1 posed to understand but in a feeling . f '' security which in her unprotected state ! j in that lonely liouse she could hardly ei ! oh ! no she said not unprotected ; fir from it you forgot she continued with a mournful smile that i am now 1 under the special protection of him who careth for the widow and the fatherless and i feel quite confident that he will protect us and he did protect them and that very night too in a most extroardinary and > wonderful and 1 may add miraculous ! manner the farm-house was a solitary ! one there was not another within half a mil of it that night there was a good deal of moiiev in the house the proceeds i • * ofthe sale the mother and the three young children and a maid servant were the sole inmates they had retired to rest some time the wind was howling fear fully and shook the woodeu house at ! every blast this kept the mother awake ; and she thought she heard in the pauses of the ! tempest some strange and unusual noise ' seemingly at the back of the house while eagerly listening to catch the sound j again she was startled by the violent i barking ofa dog apparently in a room in the front of the house immediately be neath her bedchamber this alarmed her still more as they had uo dog of their own i she immediately rose and going to her , maid's room awoke her and they went down together they first peeped into the room where they had heard the dog lt was moonlight at least partially so for the night was cloudy ; still it was light enough to distinguish objects although ! but faintly they saw an immense rotigh dug scratching and gnawing furiously at the door leading into the kitchen whence she thought the noise she lirst heard had proceeded i she requested the servant to open the door which the dog was attacking so vio lently the girl was a determined and resolute creature devoid of fear and she did so without hesitation ; when the dog rushed in and the widow saw through the open door two men at the kitchen window which was open the men instantly re treated and the dog leaped through the window after them a violent scuffle ei sued and it wasevident from the occasion al tones ofthe noble aiiim.il that he o.ue tiuies had the worst of it the noise of the contest however grad ually receded till mrs m could hear only now and then a faint and indistinct bark the robbers or perhaps murder ers had taken out a pane of glass which had enabled them to uudo the fastening of the window when but for tho dog they would doubtless have accomplished their pirpose the mistress and maid got a light and secured the window as well as they could they then dressed themselves for to think of sleeping any more was out ofthe question they had not however got down stairs the second time before they heard their protector scratching at the outer door lot admittance they imme diately opened it when he came in wag ging his tail and fawning upon each of them in turn to be patted aud praised for his prowess he then stretched his huge bulk at full length beside the warm stove closed his eyes and went to sleep the next morning they gave him a break fast any dog might have envied ; after which nothing could induce him to prolong his visit he stood whining impatiently at the door till it was opened wheu he g.illopped off in a great hurry aud they never saw bim afterwards what pitkin publicly promu'gatcs about packard and pitkin washington july '•• — the republican interviewed ex-marshal fitkiu of louisia na : pitkin — well neither packard normy self is bent upon any deep seated revenge but as far as we can afford the kepublican party legitimate redress we will uot hesi tate to do if reporter is it true t'.iat you two gen - leinen have brought about the indie tuient against the members of the returning boa nl v pitkin — it is an atrocious falsehood we have had nothing whatever to do with it the grand jury is composed of democrats and tbe judge whitaker is a violent democrat i am satisfied that the whole movement was instigated from i new york in tbe tilden interest more over i am led to believe that the origiual returns of the late election are to be pro • mulgatbd in favor of tilden and nicbolls < the telegraph letter sro'm junius l clemmons—facts in regard to tite invention of electrk telegraph lochville ky july 2 1377 to the editor of the raleigh news : sir :— my attention has been called to a communication or rather an extract from a communication from the rev m l wood to your paper in regard to the original inventor ofthe electric telegraph the gentleman is mistaken in saying that mr morse was a student of randolph maeon college va and a classmate of mine he is not mistaken however in representing that my friends claim for me some part ofthe honor of suggesting that invention i was a student at randolph macon college from 1333 to 1337 inclu sive it was iu the year 1333 that the suggestions drawings and explanations alluded to by the gentleman were made by me having been absent from north caro lina for twenty-seven years i do not know whether certain citizeus of that state wbo were fellow students of mine are yet liv i ig or not if the itev baxter clegg or j w cameron once editor of tbe wadesboro argus are yet living be or they will tes tify to all the facts connected with this matter there are others who are famil iar with tbem whose names 1 do not re member my drawings of the telegraphic wire c were made around the walls of my room and often made the jest of my visitors i was regarded as a visionary and no person ever agreed with me that it could be done my explanations all went for naught i saw it as clearly my self at that time as 1 do to-day aud had 1 not been devoted to my general collegiate course and very much prejudiced against patent rights 1 should then have put my suggestions into practice and applied for a patent as it was i pursued the matter no further than a theoretic sugges tion with drawings and explanations of tbe agencies and machinery by which telegraphic communications at any dis tance could be made i was regarded as very extravagant when i contended that these wires could be used across the at lantic and prophesied that tbe day would come when they would encircle the globe i believed this and so contended with my incredulous companions this is all that i am entitled to any credit for it was some three or four years before mr morse's invention mr morse is entitled to the honor of having put the invention into practice which was certainly more important to the world than the mere intellectual con ception during tbe year 1334-'5-'(j-'7 electri cians iu england france and germany made more or less progress in this inven tion it proved however in morse's bands more vital and successful than in the hands of any one else and hence be was held by the world as tbe original in ventor i unite with all the world in ac cording to prof morse the honor justly due to the triumphs of genius whether or not prof morse ever de rived any benefit from my labors is only matter of suspicion with nie the cir cumstances were these a geutleman by the name of page was commissioner of patents at washington he had acquired considerable reputation as an electrician i knew him by reputation as an electri cian but was ignorant of the fact that he was connected wit'.i the patent office in 1333 when this conception of an electric telegraph and the manner of working it was sufficiently perfected in my own iniud to justify its revelation to men of science i wrote to mr page mi the subject i ac companied my suggestions with rude drawings ofthe machinery aud asked mr page wiiat be thought of it my object was to obtain the opinion of a scientific man my communication was concluded in polite and respectful terms and 1 nat urally expected some sort ot answer mr page however never replied to nie in any way i then let the matter drop and directed my attention to my studies ouly occasionally renewing my suggestions among my friends some four year after my communica tion to page i was one day rather star tled by seeing a notice in a newspaper stating that a partnership had been form ed by page smith amos kendal and morse to patent and put in operation morse's invention i was still more sur prised to learn that page being examiner of patents was prohibited by law from taking a patent in bis own name i learn ed also that page was the son-in-law of amos kendal and that there was some other considerations that gave cohesion to said partnership 1 immediately sat down and wrote to page charging bim with having used my suggestions for his own benefit aud at the same time i pub lished a communication in the washington globe making the same charge publicly mr page answered my publication ad mitting the receipt of my suggestions and drawings and that he never answered my inquiries his excuse was that at that time he had no faith iu the project and thought it unnecessary to answer me the tiles of the globe of that day will show this whether morse a partner of page ever profited by my suggestions to page is only a matter of suspicion with me i have no proof further thau tbe circum stances above detailed after this i saitl but little about the natter seeing that i bad failed to put my conception into practice and feeling that for this reason 1 was entitled to less cred it than tbe man who not only bad the intellectual conception but the energy to make it useful to the world since my graduation from college in 1337 i have been devoted to professional pursuit and have long since ceased to care whether tbe world knows my con nection witb tbe telegraph or not i bave deemed this communication nec essary to correct the errors into which my fiiends bave fallen and to vindiea e myself against tbe rne.*r of col a m waddell wbo seems to think my preten tions an absurdity respect fully jl nil l c--!_._mon washington july i'l the depart ment of justice disavows any intention of arresting marshal douglass of north car olina tliere i.s nothing to warrant pro ceedings against him on liie in the depart ment lion stanley matthews of ohio has authorized an interviewer to say that be bas never made any bargain with any body about anything at any time connect ed with tbe louisiana affairs and that all assertions to the contrary are pure in vention new york july 22 private advices from jackson mississippi state that the kepublican committee of that stale met on saturday and passed by a mete major ity resolutions of confidence in president hayes the committee resolved to make no nomination for the state ticket at the election next fall for the reason that the presidents civil service letter forbidding federal officials to engage in the campaign work left them without an organization the majority of the committee being ollice holders the vote was passed to ad journ sine die which was equivalent to disbanding the republican patty in mis sissippi new york july 12 a large meeting of railroad officials interested iu thctexas business held at st louis yesterday for the purpose of equalizing rates tt points in that state principally on stock iu car loads agreed to reduce rate t several points so as to make rates equal to the distance and to prevent the centering of all traffic at one point new york july 12 tbe french gov ernment has forbidden the circulation in france of the courier des flats i'nis of this city on account of several articles which have appeared in it lately denounc ing macmahon's course trouble between orangemen and catholics — great excitement a.id several men killed montreal july 12 12 30 p m all is peace so far but immense crowds of ominous import arcgithering in st james street victoria square and craig street the members ot the catholic union have their rendezvous at st patrick hall anxiety and dread are visible o.i every countenance and the worst fear are ex pressed of approaching trouble the ser vices in knox presbyterian church are still proceeding a laige uumbei of ladle ne present 1 17 m — a stranger has just been shot dead on victoria square 1:30 p m — the trouble is just begin ning the in in was killed while stand ing on tbe sups of dana's store where be had been pursued by the crowd fif teen shot altogether were tired about 1:30 two women wen standing on victoi ia square one with an orange lilly in her breast the other snatched at the lilly and the women commenced to li*_;!it a man in a check suit iuterferred and tried to separate them people gathered around u tight ensued and several shots were tired the man witb the check suit being badly handled rushed into an adjoining store where he was followed several parties endeavored to protect him and a further row took place during which the man whose name is not known was shot three times in the temple and killed in stantly the police have jast marched down to disperse the crowd 3 p m — the whole volunteer force including those that tilled tip batteries i have been ordered out llu excitement j i.s increasing it is rumored that the catholic union men arc being supplied i with arms ami ball cartridges 3:40 p m the city is full of roughs preainbulating the streets of | tin-in are strangers tin quebec coves \ probably furnished their quota w ishixgtox july 12 tin latest re i ports from montreal show no further dis turbances the celebration of tin or i angeiuen elsewhere have been tame and no disturbances have been reported gov cullom of illinois has established a series of rules to be adhered to by those seeking pardons or commutations thut will commend themselves to every intel ligent person not only in illinois bat every other state the rule chiefly to be commended i.s that which requires'publie notice to be given in the newspapers in tbe county in which the criminal was sen ' tenced that an application for pardon is : about to be made saturday night how many a kiss has been given how many a curse how many a caress how many a kind word how many a promise lias been broken how many a heart has been wrecked how many lored ones have been lowered into the narrow chamber how many a babe has gone from earth to heaven how many a cradle or crib stands silent which last saturday night held the rarest of all the treasures ofthe heart a week is a life a week is a history a ; week makes sorrow of gladness go home to thy family man of busbies go home heart-teai ing wanderer go home to cheer what awaits you wrong waif of life's breaker go home to those you love and give one night to the joys and com forts fast hying by leave your books ! wiih complex figures your dirty work i shop your busy store rest with those yon 1 love for god only knows what the next saturday night may bring forget the world of care and the battle of life which have furrowed the week and draw close the family hearth sat urday night has awaited your coming i with the bitterest tears and silence go home to those whom you love and as you bask in the loved presence and meet to return the loved embrace of your j heart's pets strive to be a better man and to bios god for giving his weary children so dear a stepping stone in the i river to the eternal saturday night governor tilden spe uvs vt last i he denounces republican fraud but is hopeful ofthe republic by telegraph to the xewa a.*ul courier new york june 12 governor tilden made a brief speech at the reception of the manhattan club to-night after al luding to the departure of governor hen dricks to-morrow with his best wishes for a prosperous voyage and safe return he said everybody knows that after the recent election the men who were elected by the people president and vice president of the united states were counted out and men who were not elected counted iu aud seated i dis claim any thought ofihe personal wrung involved in this transaction nol by any act or word of mine shall that be dwarfed or degraded iuto a personal grievance which is in truth the greatest wrong lhat has stained our national annals to every man of the four and a quarter mil ! lions who were defrauded ofthe fruits of i th.-ir elective franchise it is as great a j wrong as it is to me and no less to i every man of the minority will the ulti mate consequences extend evils in go ernraent grow by success and impunity they do not arrest their own progress they can never be limited except by ex ternal forces if tin men in possession of the government can in one instance maintain themselves in power against an adverse decision at tin elections mich an example will be imitated temptation exists alway **. devices to give the color of law and false pretences n which to found fraudulent decisions will uot be wanting the wrong will grow into a practice if once condoned in tin world's history changes in the succession of gov ernments have usually been the result of fraud or force it has been our faith and our pride that we had established a mode of peaceful change to be worked our by the agency of the ballot-box the ques tion now is whether our election bystein in its substance as well ;>•* form is to be maintained iiii is the question of que ion until it is finally settled there ean be no politics founded on infeiior questions of administrative policy il in volves the fundamental right ofthe peo ple it involves the elective pii nei pie it involves the whole system of popular government the people musl signally i condemn tin great wrong which has been j done to them they must strip this ex ample of everything ih ii can attract im itators lii must refusi a prosperous ; immunity to crime i his is not all j he ; people will nol be aide to trust the au ; thors nr beneficiaries of * lie w rong to de vise remedies but iv heu those who con i demn the ■■-•■ rong i ill have the power r!n must de ise rhe measure which shall render a repetition ofthe wrong forever impossible if nn v ice could reach throughout our country and be heard in its remotest hamlet i would sa : ••!:.* of good cheer the uepublic will ihe the institutions of our fathers are nol to ex pire in shame the sovereignty ofthe peo ple shall be rescued from this peril and re-established successful wrong never appears so triumphant as u the very eve j of its fall seven years ago a corrupt j dynasty culminated in its power over the j million of people who live in the citi of , nev york it had ronquored 01 i ribed 01 flattered and won almost everybody i into acquiescence it appeared to i.e in vincible a ye u or two later its mem bers were in the penitentiary or in exile history abounds in similar examples we must believe in the right aud in tho ' future a great and noble nation w ill not sever its political from it.s moral life ange is blood poured and perplexed nto a fo.itli bat malice ii the wisdom of our wrath though a good lite may uot silence calumny it will disarm it