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For the SPECTATOR.LOCKE'S ESSAYS.

[A FEW CRITICAL REFLECTIONS.]

[Continued ]When I banded the printer last week

a few sheets of my "old friendV MSS.on Locke's "Essay on the HumanUnderstanding," he (the printer) re-marked that I bad acted quite thought-fully in withholding the greater portionof tbe MSS. for tbe present number ofthis paper. I did not very readily catchthe meaning of tbj remark at tbe time,but I am nowinformed that the intentwas not to surfeit tbe good people wboread tbe Spectator with too great adose of Philosophy and Politics in onecumber of tbe paper, without a littlewarning and preparation in advancefor the secoad dose, which I expect willprove a quantum sufficit forat leastsometime in tbe political aud unphilosopbical future. Tbe MSS vow continue toread in the following matintr:

"And just here, in this connection,while I have seen proper, in presentingmy humble views of Mr. Locke's ideasss offered in his masterly Essay, toquote from Dugald Stewart as the mosteminent authority on moral philosophy,it may also be proper enough tobriefly to Mr. Stewart, and repeatflkof tbe opinions of his greatraries concerning him and bis claim, tothe exalted position whicb he fills inthe word. eye. His philosophicalworksare numerousand able. Amongtbem stands pre-eminent bis 'Elementsoi the Philosophyof the Human Mind,'whicb, being written in an elegant andattractive style, enjoyed a.great popu-larity. Referring to Stewart as a lec-turer, Sir Walter Scott says that his'striking snd impressive eloquenceriv-eted theattention even of the most vol-atile >tudent.' And Mackintosh saysofhim, 'Perhaps few men ever lived,who poured into the breasts of youth smors fervid and yet reasonable love ofliberty, of truth, and of virtue.' Hepromoted the triumph of liberal opin-ions in politics by bis influence oversuch men as Lord Brougham, LordJeffrey, and Lord Jobn Russell, whowere his pupils. _, Without derogationfrom his writings, it may be said thathis disciples wereamonghis best works.

One of the master minds of his day,in speaking of him, observes that 'hereminds us not unfrequentiy of tbecharacter given by Cicero to one of biscontemporaries, 'who expressed refinedand abstruse thoughts in soft and trans-parent diction.' 'It would be difficultto name works in which so much re-fined philosophy is joined with so finea fancy, so much elegant literature witbsucb a delicate perception of the dis-tinguishing exeellenoies of great wri-ters.' And thus we might continue toenumerate his talents and genius as ex-pressed by his great ft lends.

In Stewart's 'Philosophy of the Activesnd Moral Powers of Man,' Vol. I,chapter 4tb, Mr. Locke is also taken totask on his 'innate ideas,' and Lord\u25a0Shaftesbury's writings are there quotedfrom in support of Mr. DugaldStewart'sobjections to Mr. Locke's position. Inaletter of Lord Sbaftesberry he observesthat 'all those called free writers now-adays have espoused those principleswhich Mr. Hobbes set a-foot in this lastage.' 'Mr. Locke, as much as I honorhim on account of other writings, (ongovernment policy, trade, coin, education, toleration, &c ,j and as well aj Iknew him, and can answer for his sin-cerity ss a most zealous Christian andbeliever, did, however, go in the self-same track, and is followed by the Tin-dais and all the other ingenious free au-thors of ourtime. It was Mr. Locke thatstruck the home blow; for Mr. Hobbes'scharacter, and base slavish principlesof government took oft tbe poison ofhis philosophy. It was Mr. Lockethat struck at all fundamentals, threwall orderand virtue out of tbe world,and made the very ideas of these un-natural, and without foundation in ourminds. Innate is a word he poorlyplays upon; the right word, thoughless used, is connatural.' This .strikesme as being unduly ' severe, andvery unkind, (when we consider tbeirpast relations of master and pupil,)even if the argument be reasonablyjust. And Mr. Stewartappearsto havebeen somewhatsimilarly in.pres.ed, forhe thus proceeds to notice, and thencomment:? 'In tbis last remark, LordShaftesbury appears to me to place tbeQuestion concerning innate ideas upontne right and only philosophical foot-ing, and to afford a key to ail tbe confusion whicb runs through Locke's argu-ment On this subject. Tbe observationswbich follow are sot less justand valu-able. These passages of Shaftesbury,in some of wblch the warmth of histemper has betrayed him into expres-sions disrespectful toLocke; bave drawnon bim a number ofvery severe ani-madversions, particularly from War-burton, in the preface to his Divine Le-gation ofMotes. Batalthough Shaftes-bury's personal allusions cannot be jus-tified, some allowanceought to be madefor the indignation of a generous mindat a doctrine which (however wellmeant by the proposer) strikes at thevery root ofmorality. In tbis Instance,too, it is not improbable that the discus-sion of tbegeneral argument may baveadded to tbe asperity ofbis style, by re-viving the memory of the private con-troversies which, it is presumable, had;formerly been carriedonbetween Lockeand him on this important subject. Itis well known that Shaftesbury ws*Looke's pupil, snd also that tbefr tern-

STAUNTON, VA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1881.pen and literary tastes were not suita-ble to each other. To this it is com-monly supposed that the former was toblame; but, I presume, not wholly.Dr.- Warton tells us 'that Mr. Lockeaffected to despisepoetry, and tbat hedepreciated the ancients; which cir-cumstance,' he adds, 'as] laminformedfrom undoubtedauthority, was the sub-jectof perpetual discontent and disputebetween bim and his pupil Lord Shaftes-bury.' Tbat Shaftesbury was not in-sensible toLocke's real merits appearssufficiently from a passage in his FirstLetter to a Student at the University:?'However, I am not sorry that I lentyon Locke's Essay, a book that may aswell qualify men for business and theworld as for the sciences and the unli-ve?rity. No onehas donemore towardsthe recalling of philosophy from bar-barity into use and practiceof theworld,and Into thecompany of the betterandpoliter sort, who might wellbs ashamedof It in its other dress. No one hasopened abetterand clearer way to rea-soning.' And Mr. Stewartfurther addsin a foot-note:?'Notwithstanding.how-ever, the countenance which Locke'sreasonings against innate practicalprinciples have the appearance of givlogto thephilosophyofHobbes, I havenor*doubtthat the difference of opin-ion between him and Lord Shaftesburyon this point was almost entirely ver-bal. Or tbis I have elsewhereproducedapple proofs; but the following passagfe, written by Mr. Locke, willsuffice for- my present purpose: 'Iwould not be mistaken, as If, because Ideny an innate law, I thought therewas none but positive laws. There is agreat deal of difference between an in-nate law and a law of nature, betweensomething imprinted on our mind intheir very original, and something tbatwe, being ignorant of, may attain to theknowledge of, by the use and due' ap-

flioation of our natural faculties. Andthink they equally forsake the truth,

who, running into the contrary ex-tremes, eitheraffirm an innate law, ordeny that there is a law knowable bythe light of nature, without the help ofapositive revelation.'?Locke's Works, iVol. I, p. 44.

Dugald Stewart, in his 'Philosophy iof the Active and Moral Powers ofMan,' (Vol. I, page 2_».) says:?'With irespect to Mr. Hume's theory concern-ing theorigin of ourideas, it is the less <necessary to enter Into particular dis-cussions, as it coincides in the main iwith the doctrine of Locke, to whichIhave elsewhere stated some objections, <which appear to me insurmountable.'? iElementsof tbe Philosophy of the Hu-man Mind, Vol. 1, page 94.

'Mr. Locke's aversion to similles iswell known, and was undoubtedly car-ried to an extreme. Yet there is much 'troth and good sense in the following 'reflections?? Stew.Elem., Vol. 3, p. 199. i'Tbey who ln their discourse strike thefancy, and take the hearers' conceptions 'along with tbem as fast as their words 'flow, are applauded talkers,and go forthe only men of clear thoughts. Noth-ing contributes so much to these as sim-Hies, whereby men think tbey them-selves understand better, became theyare the better understood. But it is onething to think right, and it is anotherthing toknow the right way to lay ourthoughts before otbers with advantage <and clearness, be they right or wrong, iWell chosen similles, metaphors, andallegories, with method and order, dothis the best of anything, because, be-ing taken from objects already known,and familiar to the understanding, theyare conceived aa fast asspoken; and tbecorrespondence being concluded, thething tbey are brought to explain andelucidate is thought tobe understoodtoo.This fancy passes for knowledge, andwhat is prettily said is mistaken forsolid.'?Locke's 'Conduct of the Understanding,' See. 32. Now lam very freeto admit, tbat to my mind Mr. Lockeoccupies very tenable ground, and Ithink is quite correct in the premisesjust reviewed, concerning similies; andthe way he puts tbe case, they are cer-tainlythegaychampions of fancy,ratherthan the sober attendants of reason.And we oannot well deny that there issome foundation for tberemark so hap-pily expressed in Pope's noted distich?

"Where beams of warm imaginationplay,The memory's soft figures melt away."I again find Mr. Dugald Stewart, in

his 'Elements of tbe Philosophy of theHuman Mind,' Vol. 111, page 188, thuscritically reviewing Mr. Locke on in-termediateprinciples:?'l cannot helpthinking tbat Locke's recommendationof the[use .of intermediate principlesmust be received with mucb greaterlimitations in the case of all the moralsciences than he seems to have beenaware of; otherwise he could not havefailed to warn bis readers, more explicitly and earnestly than he has done, oftbe extreme difficulty, if not of the Im-possibility, of establishing, in any ofthese branches of knowledge, itUermediate principles at all analogous to thetheorems in mathematics. In mechan-icalphilosophy and chemistry, undoubt-edly, thereare many intermediateprin-ciples which, in tbe present improvedstate ot these sciences, may be safelyassumed ss data; but bow few, comparatively, are tbeprinciples to whicbwe are yet entitledto appeal in any ofthe branches ofmorallearning; not excepting even the modern, and some-times too oracular, science ofPoliticalEconomy ! On all such subjects, Mr.Locke's advice will be found much lessfavorableto tbe discovery of truth, thanto a display of the disputant's readi-ness and fluency in the conduct of anoral debate, or in the management of acontroversial skirmish in a periodicaljournal. I think I have observed a pe-culiarproneness in mathematicians, onoccasions of this sort, to avail them-selvesof principles sanctioned by someimposing names, and to avoid all dis-cussions which might lead to an examlnation of ultimatetruths, or involve arigorous analysis of their ideas. Thepassage quoted from Locke, withoutany comment, sufficiently accounts forthis bias.' Imight continue to enumer-ate extracts from Mr. Stewart's worksto show tbat be was not by any meansin accord with many of the philosophi-cal ideasof his great predecessor, JohnLocke.

We asserted tbat Hobbes suffered inhis philosophical encounters with Dr.Cudworth, which be did, for truth andnature wereably arrayed against athe-ism ; but we donot wish to be under-stood as detracting in anywise from theunquestioned ability and genius of soeminent a man in his special depart-ment of literature. It was his paradoxical opinions that were so warmlycontroverted by Cudworth, Clarendon,and others. It was bis great work, the'Leviathan,'(a complete system of hisphilosophy,Including his political, mor-al, and theological views,) wbich madea greatsensation, and gave offence totheologians, and?though It was hostileto liberalprinciples?even to tbe royalists. Mackintosh says:?'A permanentfoundation of his fame consists in hisadmirablestyle, which seems to be thevery perfection of didactic language.Short, clear,precise,pithy, his languagenever bas more than one meaning,which neverrequires a second thoughtto find. His style so stimulates atten-tion tbat it never tires, and, to thosewbo are acquainted witb the subject,appears to have as muchspirit as can besafely blended witb reason.'

And Macauly says of Hobbes, thatbe 'bad, in languagemore precise andluminous than bas ever been employedby any other metaphysicalwriter, main-tained that the will of the prince wastbe standard of right and wrong.Thousands eagerly welcomed a theorywhloh, while it exalted tbe kingly of-fice, relaxed theobligations of morality,and degradedreligion into a mere aflkir

Spectator.of State.'?History of England, Vol. Ichapter 2. 'Hobbes'b politics,' saycHume in his History of England, 'arcfittedonly to promote tyranny, and hitethics to encourage licentiousness,Though an enemy to religion, he par-takes nothing of the spirit of skepti-cism, but Is as positive and dogmaticalas If human reason could attain a thor-ough conviction in thesesubjects.'

When Hobbes entered the special do-main of Pope?possibly to exhibit theversatility of bis talents?in bis trans-lations of classic poetry, he was not atall successful, and the work he thenperformed didnot reflect any credit onhis scholarshipor in anywise add to hisreputation in his philosophicalresearch-es. In 1675he published a translationin verse of the 'Iliad' and tbe 'Odyssey,'which drew from Pope the assertionthat 'his poetry is too mean for criti-cism.'

One of the severest criticisms, brieflyand clearly summing up Hobbes's mainposition, is from the pen of tbat ableand learned historian* and statesman,Sir James Mackintosh, who says:?'Hobbes having thus struck affectionsout of his mass of human nature, andhaving totally misunderstood the as,-.ture even of tbe appetites, it is no wonder that we should find ln it not a traceof the moral sentiments.' I cannot wellrefrain from instituting a comparisonbenbetween Hobbes andLocke, whichIs much to tbe detrimentof the former.In reply to a friend who inquired ofLocke the best way to attain a trueknowledge or tbe Christian religion, beansw.red, 'Study tbe Holy Scriptures,especially tbe New Testament; thereinare contained the words.of eternal life.It hasGod for its author, salvation forits end, and truth, withoutany mixtureof error, for its matter.' It was myoriginal purpose in commenting upon'Locke's Essays' to merely submit afew 'critical reflections' on bis greatwork, entitledan 'Essay on the HumanUnderstanding,' because tbe leadingposition of bis essay is that the humanmind has no innate ideas, and tbat allideas, with their various combinations,are to be referred to sensation aud reflec-tion. And it is upon tbia ground, thatother eminent philosophical writershave been unwilling to stand, and togive in their hearty allegiance. In allhis othernumerous aud masterly pro-ductions he bas stood unrivalled andwithout apeer. He was no less distin-guished for his virtues and piety thanfor bis extraordinary intellectual en-dowments. All bis writings may besaid to have had for their object tbe im-provement of mankind in knowledge,liberty, and virtue."

This concludes all the Locke-EssayMSS. my "old friend" is willing for meto use at this time, and he desires meto tender his thanks and best wishes tothose wbo bave been patient enough toread hi. critical reflections and quota-tions regarding suoh a masterly production as the "Essay on the HumanUnderstanding." C. A. R.

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For the Spectator.

Letter from Colorado.Denver, Col., Oct. 4th, 1881.

Eds. Spectator :? No one can fully un-derstand or appreciate the life, energy,and vim, the restless activity, and thewonderful capabilitiesof the Americanpeople, until he stands, as I do to-day,within the corporate limits of a typicalWestern town. Denver is amagnificentmonument to the business sagacity andcommercial enterprise of the Anglo-Saxon race. It is a city of forty thou-sand inhabitants,situatedin the North-ern portion of Colorado, on an elevatedplane, fourteen miles East of tbeRockymountains. Its broad and well shadedavenuesare laid out witb mathematicalprecision, and need no artificial aids tomake themfirm and smooth. Its publicbuildings have bean erected witb a fin-ish and elegance which would causetbem to be regarded as architectural or-naments in any city of theUnion. Itsnumerous hotels in dimensions andequipment compare favorably with anyin the East. Its churches challenge theadmiration of transient visitors, andmany benevolent institutions evokefa-vorable comment from strangers. TheGrand Opera House is the pride of thecity, having been erected at a cost ofsix hundred thousand dollars. It is astately and imposing building, andmerits more tban local admiration.?The Union Depot is an edifice whichwould delight tbeeye of an artist It iswell proportioned, commodiousand ele-gant. It is composed, almost entirely,of stone, iron and glass, and, at night,is brilliantly lighted by electricity. Itsinteriorarrangements, to the minutestdetails, are convenient, comfortable,and original. Tbe crowded businessthorough-faresof the elty are well pro-vided with street oaN > Herdic coachesand'busses. The Press is ably repre-sented by five daily papers, each ofwhich is double tbe size of tbe Bichmond Dispatch. The building maniakeeps pace with business developmentand commercial prosperity, and a fren-zied excitement seems to pervade allclasses who are engaged in tbe fiercestruggle for wealth.

It is difficult for a temporarysojourn-er ln abustling trade centre to get any-thing morethana superficial knowledgeof the place. I bave encounteredthisobstacle,and thoughmyselfonly a way-farer, I have seized every opportunityto understand the method of thoughtand manner of life pursued by the citi-zensof Denver. I have arrived at theconclusion that there is an ushealthyactivity in manyof the departments ofbusiness. That awild and unreasoningspirit of speculation is abroad. That athoughtless eosfldencein aproblematicfuture threatens an ultimate, if not im-mediate, financial crisis. As miningcalamities have over-taken many indi-viduals, who were lured by the unsuDported statements of a glittering pros-pectus, to invest; so business reverseswill prostrate many credulous dupes oftbe real estate agents, whose sanguinetemperaments lead them to confound

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quently costly and splendid buildings,and by their pretentious magnificenceinvite the licentious and depraved tosinful and revolting orgies. The con-tinued growth and prosperity of theSlace depends solely upon the mineraliterests of the State; take thatelementof wealth from tbecity and it is inevita-bly mined. The more frequently Icompare the natural resources ot theWest with tboseofthe South, the more

enthusiastic I become over tbe splendidfuture of our section. Had we hereto-fore utilized advantagespossessed, withthe same jealouscare that our Yankeebrethren have exhibited in less favoredregions, we would now occupy a com-manding position in the Union. It isgratifying, however, to know that theinheritors of our magnificent domainhave awakened to a realization of theirwealth, and are eagerly.seizingthepresent opportunity for material advance-ment. A refluy tideofemigration fromthe West will yet pour into the South.I would say to our young men stay athome; identify yourselves with tbenewera, and, with reasonable diligence,yourfortunes are assured. A. Q. S.

future hopes with present facts. Thepeopleare too fond of capitalizing aspi-rations, and of using brag as a valuableasset. It is a great city for rings andcliques, and most business is transactedby co-operativeeffort. The magnificentpublic buildings, whiletestifying to theadmirabletaste of the local architects,would seemto indicate an extravagant,if not criminal, expenditureof the mu-nicipal revenues. Proluseness, howev-er, seems to characterize the people.Many men wbo have,through the me-dium of profitable silver mines, risenfrom abject poverty to fabulous wealth,have located permanently in tbiscity,and thepalatialprivateresidences whichhave sprung np on every hand at tt-st tbefact that they are willing to identifytheir pecuniary interests with the pros-perity of the place. In common withmost frontier towns,Denver is curse-by numerous lawless and depravedciti-zens. Mai>y of thesemen are fugitivesfrom justice, or unconvicted despera-does. Tbey bave no reverence for wo-manhood or for God. No fear of hell,no dread of an hereafter. No religionsave the worship of self; no divinitybut the almighty dollar. The best partof their manhood lies dormant in theirgreedy struggle forgain, and their high-est mental aspiration is to possess apocket book of unlimited purchasingpower. A large majority are unmar-ried, because they do notchoose to hsmper themselvesby domestic tie_ "Con-nubial felicity" is to tbem an ironicalexpression. Of course the presence ofthis class, which has Irretrievablylapsedinto vulgarity, moral degradation, andcorruption, brings its attendant evils.Tbe saloons, theatrescomique,gamblinghalls, and palaces of pleasure, are fre-

William F. C. Gregory, Jr.

AN ACCOUNT 09 THE CLOSING DAY OFHIS LIFE BY A FRIEND AND FELLOW-BOARDER.

[Letter in the New York Sun.]Washington, October 1.-Tbesuicideof Mr. William F. Gregory in this cityon Thursday is regarded by all whoknew bim, and who knew his circum-stances in life, as being so very re-markable as to deserve more than a

meretelegraphic announcement. Hav-ing known him well for two years ormore, and being, as a fellow-boarder,intimately acquainted with the facts, Ithink lam not mistaken in regardingthemas extraordinary. He was twenty-one years of age, the son and only childof highly respectable parents, of Rich-mond, Va. His father, of the samename, is a member of tbe Bar, of someeminence,and In good practice. Bothfather and mother, as I happened toknow, 1 wed tbe son with a devotionalmostamounting to idolatry. He hadheld tbe postof "shipping-clerk" in thefolding room of the House of Represen-tativesfor threeyears. This had afford-ed him a competent support, and ena-bled bim inbis leisure hours to read lawand attend the lectures of the Columbi-an University, from wbich institutionhe graduated at the commencement inthe early summer. He was singularlyfree from every vice, and was a scrupu-lous attendant upon the services of thechurch?tbe Presbyterian?in whicb bewas reared. And, best of all, he illus-tratedthe genuineness of his Christianprinciples by the integrity and purityof his life, and by thegentleness, sweet-ness, and modesty of his manners in hisdaily intercoursewith otbers. It is sorare to see young men with lives sostainless and with manners so lovablethat it was impossible not to admire,and almost wonder, at the perfection ofbis character.

Within five or six weeks he had com-plained ofbeing unwell. His physicianprescribed for malaria poison, and en-joinedon him to avoid the hot sun andtbenight air. He acted on this advice,and seemed carefulof his health, butlost only one or two days from his offlcial duties. Some ofthe boarders nowthink that they have for some time no-ticed eccentricitiesin bis conduct, but Ihaveheard of no word spoken by bimthat indicated aberrationof mind?noteven to the last moment. Thursday lasthe went to the Capitol and performedhis daily round of duties, consisting inmaking a record or entry of the docu-ments sent off, and to whom they aresent. My attention was called to-dayto tbelast entry made by bim, which,contrary to his custom, as tbe bookshows, he underscored, as if to markthe end of his life's work. He .thenwalked away from the Capitol in com-pany with afriend who is employed inthe sameoffice. Tbey went up Perm*sylvania avenue as far as Tenth street,where they separated, Mr. Gregory saying, "Good-bye?it may be forever."His friend said, "No, not forever buttill to-morrow morning," to which Mr.Gregory answered, "Well, may be, tillto morrow morning, then." He thenturned into Tenth street, and enteredthe officeof the Washington Post, andhaving pain bis subscription to tbat pa-per, it la ascertained that he next step-ped into astore, under the same roof,where firearms are sold, and bought apistol with cartridges, paying $7.50 forit. It was tbe first shown him, and hedeclined to lookat another, saying theone first offered would answerhis pur-pose. This was about 4 o'clock, or alittle later. Tbe boarding-house is atthe cornerofC and Third streets, half amile distant, where he appeared punc-tually to dinner, at 5 o'clock, and afterthe dinner-bell rang he stepped up tothe landlady with a smileand paid herthe month's board. He tben seatedhimself at tbe table and ate dinner asusual, though without speaking, exceptwhenspoken to. A lady oppositeto biminquired after his health, remarking, "Isupposeyou don't feel as strong as Sam-son yet ?" He replied, "No, I couldnotpull down a temple." These were hislast words. I sat on his left, and askedhim to help me to the butter, wbich hedid, but without speaking. He was firstto leave the table, and went directly tohis room, in the fourth story of thehouse. In a very few minutes, andwhile other boarders werestill at din-ner, apistol shot was heard, and half aminute thereafter another. He hadlockedhimself in his room, and afterwriting two notes, in one of wbich heleft a statement of his amountof moneyon hand and in abank, and in the other"Forget and forgive tbis deed." Hetook offhis coatand vest, seated himselfon the edge of his bed, or standing witbhis back to it, so as to fall upon it, heshot bimself twicethrough the breast.Both balls passed through his body ;the first striking the wall beyond tbebed and rebounding; the second, whichseems to have been fired after be fell,was found in his shirt at his back.?There is evidence that the second ballthat took effect was really the third at-tempt to fire the pistol, as the Interven-ing chambershowed that a cap badexplodedwithout effect. The gentlemanwbo broke open the door, witbin twominutes after the firing, found him ontils back upon tbe bed, with his feet onthe floor, and already dead. Tbe wadhad set fire to his shirt, which wasburning. ?

Such was the tragic ending of thisyoung life. He was the last man in tbeworld tbat his acquaintances wouldhave thought capableof committing su-icide. Indeed, such was the masterythat be held over his passions that tothe last moment he preserved his equa-nimity, and forgot not to be a Christiangentleman. It has been said that hewas laboring under temporaryinsanity ;but tbat must be a strange sort ofinsan-itywhich never betrayed its victim intoan incoherentor irrationalremark, norcaused bim to forget the punctiliouspropriety of behavior which was thecharacteristic of his life. I leave it totbe metepbysiciaus or the psychologiststo reconcile rhese strange incongruities.

It is tbe heightor folly to wait untilyou are in bed with disease you maynot get over for months, when you canbe cured during the early symptoms byParker's Ginger Tonic. We bave knownthe sickliest families madethe healthi-est by a timely use of this pure medi-cine.? Observer... m .

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. "Ours tbe fate of the vanquished.Whose heart-ache* never cease;

Ours the tears.Regrets and fears?

Their* tbe eternal peace.Angerthey dropped foreverWith the passing burden ofbreath;

The blue and ths grayAre alike to-day

In the colorless land of death,And tbe livingwho wore th* blueMay bring to the sleepers flowers.For the blue and the gray arefriend* to-dayIn a happier land than ours."

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For the spectatob.USES TO HISS A .

Ofttlmes the flowers have com* and gone,Ofttimes the wintrywinds have blown,Ofttlmes I've thoughtof thee, fair one.When Isolated, sad, and lone.I've thoughtof thee at morn's sweet blush,And at the evening's twilighthush.At blazing noon, atmidnight's shade,I've thought of thee, thou worthymaid.I've thought of thee irom day to day,Though ln lire's cares I share a part;But whether I am grave or gay,I'll bide thy memory ln my heart.And now, ln turn, of thee, I'd askTo count it but a pleasing teak.In solitude or soelaPglae,At least, to sometime* think or me.WiLLiA-rsviLL*. Vs., Oct. 1881. M.

The Riddleberger Bill.The Dispatch discusses tbe Riddle*

berger bill under seven different head-ings as follows:

1. It attempts to repudiate thirteenmillionsof the public debt ofVirginia,most ofwhicb repudiated debt is evi-denced by bonds issued by authority ofthe Legislature and the Governor, andsighed by the State's own officers. Thisamount thus attemptedto be repudiatedIs not a separate and distinct debt, forrepudiating which there might be spe-cial reasons, hut is the sum total of 47per cent, arbitrarily takenoff the peelerbonds, and 40 percent, arbitrarily takenofffrom another portion of tbe debt.

2. It attempts to compel the bond-holders to accept these repudiatingterms. How ?By providing that noth-ing but so-called loan-certificates andthe usual currency shall be received fortaxes. This outrageous provision wasframed for the purpose ot evading a de-cision of the Supreme Court of Appealsof Virginia that the coupons of the con-sol bonds must be received for taxes. Adecision of the Supreme Court of theUnited States rendered since the Rid-dleberger bill was passed and vetoed,requires the State of Virginia to receivethe coupons for taxesattbeirface value.The Readjusters have endorsed thebillsince the decision was rendered. Thusthe fourteenth section of the bill is anattempt to render ofnone effect tbe de-cisions of these high tribunals by pro-viding that the tax-payers of Virginiashall not be allowed to use the very cou-pons whichthese courts say they are en-titled to use in paying their taxes.

3. But the same section is in flagrantviolation of the Constitution of Virgin-iaand the laws of the United States. Itprovides that outside of the countycourts, officered by the last MahoneLegislature, tbere shall be no remedyeven for "the attempt to collect revenueillegally,' although the Constitution ofVirginia expressly gives to the Court ofAppeals jurisdiction in cases involvingtheconstitutionality of a law, as wellasin cases of habeas corpus, mandamus,and prohibition. Isn't it a pretty con-fession for the Republicans of Virginiato make, that their allies have attempt-ed to providefor collecting revenue "il-legally" in that they have authorized>ax collectors to refuse coupons, and?.hen provided that neither the circuit-courts nor tbe Court of Appeals shouldhave jurisdiction in such cases? Doesnot every one see that that provision issubstantially an attempt to set aside, incontempt of tbe constitution and lawsof tbe United States, a decree of the Hu.preme Court of the United States.

4. But all these attempts are now seento be dead failures. As Ran Tuckerand John Goode declare, the constitu-tion of Virginia says the coupon holderscan appealto the Supreme Court of Ap-peal -, and that's the end of it. Thecoupons will be received. Thejudgmentof the highest court in Virginia, and thejudgment of the highest court Id theUnited States, will be respected. Therights of property are safe. There canbe no repudiation in Virginia. Thepeople are poor, but tbey are not poorenough to be repudiationists.

5 And then Icok at the silly sectionauthorizing Neverwas there so clumsy a device for repu-diating a debt, or evading a law, or kill-ing a court's decree. Riddleberger triesto compel the coupon-holder to acceptthe teims of bis bill by providing thatproperty-owners may pay their taxes inloan-certificates bought at fifty cents ontbe dollar. But tbe repudiator madebad calculations, as we bave oftenshown. Tbe coupons can besold at twocents on the dollarlower than tbe loan-certificates, and will tben yield thebondholder almost double what Riddle-berger offershim. So there is absolute-ly no inducement at all beld out totheconsol bondholder to fund under theRiddleberger bill. He is not such a foolas to exchange a thousand dollar 6 percent, bond for a bond for $630 bearingonly 3 per cent. Tbe former will yieldhim a thousand dollars at maturity andsixty dollars avear ln coupons in themeantime. Tsose coupons at 48 centaon the dollar would yield him $28.80 ayear as against tbe $15.90 which Riddle-berger offers bim. Tbere is of coursenot a bondholder wbo would even en-tertain tbe Riddleberger proposition fora moment, much less accept it,

6. Tbe Riddleberger bill provides thattbe certificates issued under the Henkelbill shall not be received for taxes! Theprofessed friends of tbe public schoolsdid this! Wait till John Daniel catchesRiddleberger on the stump again.

7. The Riddleberger bill provides thatexecutors, administrators, and othersacting as fiduciaries may invest in Rid-dleberger bonds if the court says bo. ?Why should.any more widows and or-phans be cheated ? Thousands of dol-lars?nay, huudredsofthousandsof dol-lars?were aforetime invested in Vir-ginia bonds by fiduciaries, upon thefaith of the Commonwealth. But Mr.Riddleberger and his associates denythat the bonds issued to widows and or-phans under tbe funding bill of 1871and the McCulloch bill are binding up-on tbe State. Is Mr. Riddleberger. orGeneral Mahone's word better tbanGovernor Walker's or Governor Holli-day 's ? Is the signature of aReadjusterofficial better evidence of a debt thanthe signature of a Democratic official?Will any fiduciary be justifiable intrusting to Virginia's honor again ? Ifher plighted faith of 1871 and 1879 isworthless, her plighted faith of 1882 willbe worthless also. If the Legislatureof1871 and 1879could not make bindingcontracts, no more can tbe Legislatureof 1880.

"How came those holes in your el-bows?" said a widowed mother to heronly son. "Oh, mother; I hid behindthe sofa when Colonel Qobler was say-ing to Maria that he'd takeher even ifyou had to be thrown in ; and so I heldmy tougue, and laughed in my sleevetill I bust 'em."

em."Ah, bow welldo I remember?it was

in the 1 let.kNovember,"when I caughtthe Cold that was wearing me sorelyand swiftly away; but I heard of Dr.Bull's Cough Syrup; took it, and am aswell as ever.

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