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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02
The Murder of the Black Race.

rom the New York World-l
The Evening rost frankly admits that the
Ultimate object of the radicals is the destruc-
ion of the colored race on this cont nent. II
bays:
AS the Indians were crowded westward
ind out Of our bounds, by the irresistible adj
fance of the white man. so will the blacks be
henever that powerful protective system
y it'll which the shareholders have guarded
hem is removed It is the destiny of the
rec white working men of this country to
possess it the efforts of the Shareholders
ave hitherto robbed them of one-h half OF it
PIE richest, fairest half-and devoted it to the
lhcks 1t is the shareholders who have pre-
eryed the negro from decline among us; IT
the Shareholders who have increased the
lacks from seven hundred thousand In 1890
b four millions in 1860.
So il is admitted that those terrible fell
pws, the Shareholders. whose chains, whips
md blood hounds we have heard so. much
bout in anti-slavery novels and poems, are
fler all the real conservators of the negro
bee, while the Aboltionists, with all their
Professions of philanthropy, contemplate
heir destruction. The Post is right. The
feeing of negroes means their extinction as
race in North America the history oil the
resent wa, proves that, beyond all perad-
n
loyal The same cosnplaiat reaches us, that
be negroes within our army lines are IN rags
hid starving, aud that the soldiers abuse and
ate them A card IN yesterdays Tribune,
fom the agents of some negro missionary so
betty, begging for money aud clothes, say :
There are about thousand in Hampton,
uarteree in tents, and a still larger number
q Narfoik-sevea hundred and eighty az
ortulk aud three hundred aud seventy quar-
bred in a large stofehouse and ~ barracks.
eoGld The benevolent look upon these pinaoIe
kbieets of charity. tattered and shoeless, des-
6tute of decent clothing and compelled to
leep on hard boards, bricks or ground WITH
Bat pallet. or hardly rag under them.
heIr hearts would bleed, g and eyes unused
weep oieTfiow with tears
1t is poss improbable that there are sixty
ousand freed uegio families within our
hes in this condition. and. under the opera
pm OF the emancipation proclamation, as on.
my advances this number will double ana
sble. These poor people are destined io'
sery and ultimate destruction The n orth-
zen ACKNOWLEDGMENT not sliow them
siaence. aud for the present, perhaps FOR
airs. there can be no fixed system OF TABOR
here they are located.
What strange verdict will history pass
pom the Abolition patty. 1t was origihasiy
Fganized TO champion The woes of the black
zee il made the world ring with the alleged
Fuelties of The shareholders yet this same
krty, IL less than two years after 1t assumed
pwer, Inflicted more real distress upon the
Iaek race than have several generations of
avebolders. More than that. one OF It's
Fircipai organs now admits that the negroes
rive under the sway OF shareholders. but
e destined 10 perish from out tbs land a.
e expense of their quondan frieuas the Al
t:toGtsts,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02
sToNEWALL JAcKsoN,s WAY.

Found on the body Of a Sergeant Of shs Old Ssoaeral
brigade, az Winchester. Ia
Come. stack arms. men Pile on the rails;
Stir mp the campfire bright;
No matter If the canteen fails,
We II make warning night:
Here Shenandoah brawIs along,
There burly Blae Ridge echoes strong.
To swell the Brigade rsusing song
OF stonewaIl Jackson's way
We see him now 1.-The old sleuehed bat
Cooked Ger his eye askew-
The shrewd, dry smile-the speech as pat
So calm. so blunt. so true.
The g Blue Light Elder . knows DER well:
Says he" That's Banks-he's fond Of she'll
Lord save his sou we II give bin we'll,
That's StenewalI Jackson-s way
Silence, Ground arms Kneel all Caps of,
Old Blue Lights going to pray,
Strange the fool that dares to scot
Attention it's his way.
/ Appealing from his native sod.
=. In forma pauperis,'' to Cod
!" Lay bare thine arm stretch forth thy rod =
Amen. That's Stonewall's way.
Hes in the saddle nowl Fall in
stea iy-the whole brigadel
! Hills at the ford cut off, Wen win
His way out, ball and blade
What matter if our shoes worn
What matter if our feet torn
/ !" Quick step-we re with him before dawn.7
That 5 Stonewall Jackson's way"
The suns bright lances rout the mists
OF morning, and. by George,
There's Longstreet struggling in the lists,
I HeGmed in ugly gorge.
Pope and his Yankees whipped before.
. Bay'nct and grspe. hear StonewalI roar,
Charge, Stuart /! Pay of Ashbyis score
In Stonew IL Jackson way
All, maiden wait and watch and yearn
For news of Stonewal's band.
All. widow read with eyes that burn
That ring upon thy hand
All. wife! sew on, pray on, hope on,
Thy life shall not he ali forlorn-
The foe had better ne'r been born
Than get in q Stonewali' 5 way
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

Some sianderer asserts that paper ma
kers are the greatest magicians of the
age. inasmuch as they transfer beggars'
rags into sheets for editors TO lie on.
Hurry and cunning are the two APP
pren,ices of dispatch and skill. but nei-
Their of them ever learned their masters
trade.
Seeing ones face in cake of ice, some
ore calls " cool reflection
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02
How Rgthschild Brought the Old Lady Of
ThreadEeedle Street to her Manners.

An amusing adventure is related as
having happened to the Bank of England,
which had committed the great disre-
spect of refusing TO discount bill of
large amount. drawn by Anselm Roths-
child, of Frankfort, on Nathan Roths-
child, of London. The bank had haught-
lily replied ''that they discounted only
their own bills. and not those of private
persons" But they had to do with one
stronger than the bank. .Private per-
sons exclaimed Nathan Rethschild,
when they reported to him the fact,
Private persons!' Il will make these
gentlemen see what sort of private per-
sons we are ?'' Three weeks afterward
Nathan Rothschild-who had employed
the interval in gathering all the is notes
he could procure in England and on the
continent-presented himself at the bank
at the opening of the effice. He drew
from his pocket book IS note, and they
naturally counted out five sovereigns, at
the same time looking quite astonished
that the Baron Rothscbild should have
personally troubled himself for such
trile. The Baron examined one by one
the coins, and put them into little cam
vas bag. then drawing out another note,
third, tenth, hundreth he never
put the pieces of gold into the bag with-
out scrupulously examining them, and.
in some instances, trying them in the bal
ance, as he said 1.-The law gave him the
right to do The first pocket book
being emptied, and the first bag full. be
passed them TO his clerk, and received a
second, and thus continued till the close
of the bank. The Barn had employed
seven hours to change Eel 600 But as
he had also nine employees of bis house
engaged in the same manner, it resulted
that the house of Ro.hschild bad drawn
E2i0.O 600 in gold from the bank. and
that he had so occupied the tellers that
no other person could change single
note. Everything which bears the stamp
of eccentricity has always pleased the
English. They were. therefore. the first
day. very much amused at the little
pique of Baron Roshschild. They, how
ever, laughed less when they saw him re
turn The next day at the opening of the
bank. thanked by his nine clerks. and fol
lowed this time by many drays, destined
to carry away The specie. They laughed
no longer. when the king of bankers said.
with ironic simplicity These gentle
men refuse to pay my bills. have sworn
not to keep theirs AT their leisure
only Eotiiy them that have enough TO
employ them for two months |" .-For
two months - Eleven millions in gold
drawn from the Bank of England, which
they have never possessed p The bank
took alarm. There was something 10 be
done. The next morning notice appear
ed in the journals that henceforth the
bank would pay Rothschild's bills the
same as their own.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

Yankee journals state that the sue
cessor of the Marrimac is about TO give
new features of interest to the accidents
of war She is said to have way
opened for her departure from Richmond
She bears at her prov. SO they state. a
$50 FOUNDER. and her mailed sides are as
the rock ribbed mountains. Her speed
and capacity have been tested. and the
abolition press says that President Davis
smiled when contemplating the perfec-
tons Of this monster of the deep"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02
THE PARTISANs AT WORK ON THE
RIVER.
Another Steamer acknowledgements
Mississippi, Destroyed.
rom the Memphis Argus. Dec 2o.I

From the Memphis Argus. Dec 2o.]
On Wednesday las, the little steamer
Mill Boy. Capt l.. O. Vale. having been
chartered by several persons who were
dealing in cotton, left this port for Com
merce. Miss. small place on the river.
fifty miles from this city. TO get some cot
ton which planters had assured the deal
ers was in that neishborhood. The Mill
Boy arrived there early in the day and
landed. The cotton which was prom
ised was back in the country. and had 10
be hauled To the river. The people there
kept telling the officers of the boat aud
the cotton dealers that if they would wait.
it would certainly arrive that night. The
boat kept up steam all the time while at
the landing.
Just after dark a party of guerillas
stole along down the landing and came
within pistol shot of the boat, firing vol
ley after volley at the boat. instantly
killing DIR. j D. Lindsay. well known
Memphian. on board. and wounding Mr..
Robert Lackey. of Davenport. Iowa.
Dr. Lindsay was shot with mimic ball.
it striking him back of the ear. and pass
ing through his head. lodging over his
left eye He survived about two hours
after being struck. He was attempting
to get behind The wheel house when hit.
Mr. Lackey was struck in the back. and
is not expected 20 recover. One person.
name unknown. jumped overheard aud
was drowned Mr. j Il Kemtle. the
pilot. secreted himself in the pilot house
and managed TO back the boat out while
in that position. 1t appears the gueril
las did not want to capture the boat. for it
could easily have been done. Some of
them had reached the stage plank when
they commenced firing. The number of
guerilas was variously estimated at from
fifty to eighty in all One hundred and
thirty four shots struck the cabin and en-
gine-r room. and about thirty went into
the pilot house.
The Mill Boy met the City Belle
coming up. and being short of fuel. got
Capt. HIATT to tow them back 10 Helena
The guerilla raid was Immediately made
known TO he naval authorities at Helena.
who sent a couple of gunboats up TO
Commerce ard laid the place in ashes.
also the farm houses on several large
plantations. A number OF the citizens OF
that vicinity were arrested. among them
Ransom Byrn. t j. Cogswell and Mr..
Ferguson At Mr. Fergusqn's house.
forty guns, il is said. were found. The
citizens positively assert they knew moth
ing about guerillas. and had no intention
whatever of inducing the boat To remain
there that the guerillas might fire upon
it. Al the officers of the Mill Boy be-
haved heroicalIy, none deserving their
post.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

We learn from the DsdevilIe (Alsl
Banner of the Goth ult, that at Gold
Branch Beat in Tallspoosa- countx,. the
small pox is raging. There had been
fifteen or twenty cases and several DEATHS
from il within day or two. are nm.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

e Apprehensions are entertained in
Fayette county, Kentucky, of slave insur-
rection, and great excitement exists in con-
sequence of discoveries to that effect. A
military force has been sent by General
Granger to check any such outbreak
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02
THE McNRrL Massacre IN MrssouR

The McNRIL MASSACRE IN Missouri.
A ST. Louis correspondent of the CoIum-
bus Crisis writes as follows:
1.-The man for whom Gen Mcneil shot
ten. some time ago. and which was no
ticed in the Crisis. has returned home
alive and well. and his wife. before the
execution of those men. went to him
Gen. McNeil) and plead with him TO
wait and see If he had been killed before
he executed those men. and the brute
spurned her. can write no more
ST.. LOUIS"
This being the case, the crime Of
Mcneil deserves still blacker shade Of
atrocity. There is hardly its parallel TO
be found in the whole annals Of military
history. 1t is foul disgrace upon the
American flag and upon the American
name No one who loves his country
and desires her TO have favorable
record in history. but will not cry for
justice upon this wretch who has inflicted
such stain upon her. We fully coin
eide in the following, which we clip from
one of our Union contemporaries
A single individual disappears. and
suspicion seems TO point to some of the
inhabitants of the village of Pslmyra
State of Missouri. as guilty of putting
him out of the way. Though there is
no evidence duplicating solitary indi-
vidual in the crime-in fact there is no
evidence but that the person who miste-
riously disappeared still lives. and may
yet return to his home--yei ten persons.
American citizens. men of families and
wealth. are selected from all the inbabit
ants of that village to atone with their
lives the absence OF q single person.
The fact that ten murdered men may
have been suspected of disIoy atty TO their
country. does not lessen The enormity of
This great crime. They were not ex-
ecuted for heing disloyal. but for being
citizens Of a town some one resident of it
might have secreted the individual who
was missing
Ii should be remembered that this is a
civilized war. and it has always been
claimed that we IN the North are civil
lied beings !; but the future historian who
records the cool and deliberate murde r
of those ten men. and as far as the world
has any knowledge. innocent men, will
have big task on his hands to reconcile
the deed with the manners and customs
Of civiisation.-C Cincinnati; Enquirer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

Dear Laura. when we we're counting.
you were very dear 10 me but now
you're my wife and I'm paying your
bills. you seem to get. dearer and dear
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

DHr The small pox has developed itself in
Bragg's army. In obedience to orders from
head quarters the soldiers are being rapidly
yeccinated
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

rom the New York World.l
The Evening rost frankly admits that the
Ultimate object of the radicals is the destruc-
ion of the colored race on this CONT nent. 1t
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-01-02

r. Z. LEE. Genera.
Charles 4Karshal. Ncj- and A. d. C.
Evansville daily journal., 1863-10-30
NOTICE.
TAX NnTInE FOR. 18Ra

T,HE TAX PAYERS OF vANDERBURGH
i County are hereby notified that the Tax Du-
plicats for 1868, containing list of taxes for
State, County and other purposes, has been re-
ceived by me from the Auditor ofsaid county, and
that can be found at my office, in the Court
House, for the purpose of receiving the revenue.
The taxes for the year 1868 as follows
For State purposes, 20 cents on each ST. 0 yalua-
zion, and 70 cents on each taxable poll.
For Military Debt Sinking Fund purposes, 5
cents on each 800 valuation, aforesaid.
For staten n0ht Sinking Fund purposes, cents
on each sIoo purposes 10 cents on eacn
500 valuation as aforesaid, and 20 cents on each
taxable POLL except as to the property and polls
of negroes and mulattoes.
For County purposes, 30 cents ON each 500 wall
uation, and 81 90 on eace taxable poll. And for
the purpose of providing a revenue to meet the
annual interest on County Bonds issued to the
Evansville and Charlottesville railroad company
pay principal on County Bonds DUE 20 cents on
each 500 valuation as aforesaid
For Township, Special School, and Road pur-
poses, as levied by the Trustees of tue several
Townships of said County, with the advice and
consent of the Board of COMMISSIONERS of said
County, the tax is as follows, to-wit: {.
For Pigeon Township-For special school pur-
poses, cents on each Sl00; and for road purposes
2 cents on each 500 valuation as aforesaid and
for Township Tax l cent on 500 valuation as
aforesaid, on all property not within the eorpo-
rate limits of the city of Evansville
For knight Township-For road purposes 5
cents on each 500 valuation, as aforesaid; and
for township tax, one cent.
For Scott Townsbip-For township purposes,
cents; for special school purposes, Is cents On
each 500 valuation aforesaid.
For Armstrong Township-For township pur-
poses, 21a cents; and for special purposes, 30
cents on each 500 valuation, as aforesaid
For Perry Township-For township purposes, ,21zz
cents; and for special purposes. II cents on each
500 valuation, aforesaid for road tax cents.
For Union Township-For township tax 10
cents each 500 valuation.
For Centre Township-For to Hnship purposes,
212 cents; for special school purposes, IL cents
and for road purposes, "a cents each 500 VAL
uatlon, as aforesaid.
For German Township-For township purposes
10 cents; for special school purposes, 10 cents !;
aud for road purposes, cents on each 500 vslua-
tion, as Aforesaid.
For City of Eyansyille-For special school pur-
poses, 10 cents each 500 valuation as aforesaid
and cent township tax ON each 500 valuation, as
aforesaid.
LEROY CALVERT
Treasurer Yanderburgh county.
0ctob dwIx
Evansville daily journal., 1863-10-30
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Oct 28.-The' Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue has decided
that the banks of the State of New York
holding funds belonging to the State are
snbject to tax under the act of March 3D.
He does not regard this in any respect
as taxation on the State but taxation of
/ the banks alone, on the right and prop
erty they severally hold by statute and
agreement, on funds deposited. He con-
siders the relationship between the State
and banks not that of principal and
agent, but that of creditor and debtor.
The following national banks received
authority to commence banking opera
tons:
First National Bank of Rock Island
Illinois; Louisville, KY; Union Mills,
Pa; Madison, Ind; Bangor, Me-; Dan
vile, Illinois; Lasalle, Illinois; Mead
vile, Pa; Second National Bank, De
troit, Mich.
Hon. E. P. Ferry, of Illinois, has been
appointed by the President Commis.
sioner of Tennessee.
Evansville daily journal., 1863-10-30
MARRIED.

At the residence of the brides father, James
Hayhurst, in Center township, on Thursday, Oct.
Goth, 1868, by Rev. Elias Birdsall, Mr.. WM.
HoRSBY TO Miss NJ. ]. HAYHURsT, all of Wander
burgh county.
The printers were kindly remembered in nice
piece of cake, and wish tho happy couple much
happiness.
On the 9th day of October. 1853, at the City u
Evansville, by C. W. Mcbride Esq, Mr.. J. c.
sooFIELD to Miss NANeY J. HousE, all of said
city.s
Also on the 18th day of October, 1868, at the city
of Evansville, by C. w. Mcbride, Mr.. JoHS G
TELroN to Miss FANNY soUTHwIcK, all of tn city
of Evansville.
Fees paid by the Justice.
Evansville daily journal., 1863-10-30
No. G7
M ain sure
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

T RITTENB FRG HAS NOW ON HANDS A
L splendid assor' ment of Optical Instruments,
which he will dis of at greatly reduced
prices; his goods sng all of the very latest inn
provements in manufacture, consisting of a very
large variety of Spectacles from the most common
TO the very best, viz: The finest quality of Gold
Spectacles. these Glasses being constructed on the
most accurate adaptation Of the Convex Concavo
Periscopic principles. Also, Silver of three diff
Jerent grades of Glasses, No l being on the same
principle the Gold Spectacles. No is a Peri
focal Lense; No being fine Achromatic Lens,
mirror shape.
In addition to the above have fine assort-
ment of Steel, of the very hest quality of Lenses
the frames being grooEed into the Glasses. The
frames are so fine as to be scarcely visible No. 2
of steel is Perifocal- No. the globuIes of a
smoked Lense, adapted for weak sight where
strong light, snow or wind affects the vision.
These Spectacles are perfect preventative by use
ing them constantly, causing the eye to gain its
healthy power and retain it to old age.
Having had very considerable experience also in
eateraet eyes, In adapting glasses to such vision
would impress on the minds of all persons need
ing glasses of any description, to apply for such
only TO regular 0ptician, making that his sole
study and business for years, he alone being able
to know from the peculiar anatomy of the eye the
nature of the defect. whether arising from weak
ness of sight, fattening of the pupil, or other
misfortune occurring to the vision The eye be
ing the most delicate organ, and of the most vital
Importance to the happiness and prosperity of
man, should never be tampered with, either by
the individual or by those who, for mere profit,
take upon themselves the selling of Optical In
strumeDts, and who know nothing of the anatomy
of the eye or how to discover the proper glasses
suit the popularity OF the different sights of those
needing spectacles. Thousands have lost their
vision entirely from not applying to those only
qualified to know the different defects in each in
dividual's sight and how to remedy it by wearing
the proper kind of spectscles. l. Rittenbcrg,
having had over twenty-five years experience a
regular practical opticisn, those giving
him their patronage that by applying to him they
can get the very right kind of glasses adapted to
their case, and in almest every secure good
eye sight to old age. Ne sighted persons can
also obtain of him the latest improvement in
spectacles suited to them, being new invention.
i have also the most recently new Field Glasses,
with Astromical eye pieces, being very superior
to the old opera glass arrangement. All kinds OF
Optical Instruments repaired at the shortest no.
tice, and these having purchased snectaces of me,
and having had the misfortune to break one of the
lenses, can have it replaced gratuitously by apply
ing to
I. RITTENBERG,
81 Main Street,
Bet Second and Third Sts,
EVANSVILLE, IND.
sen %
Evansville daily journal., 1863-10-30

For the Journal
We were awakened, the other night,
by band playing near our window, and
recognized at once the inimitable strains
as emanating from the Crescent City
Band Comparatively few realize the
fact that this is one of the best, if not
the best, bands, not in this State alone,
but in the West. We have heard a
number of the crack bands, but must say
that we have never heard music better
rendered than by the c. C. B. on Wednes-
day night In the "piano" parts the
horns were all toned down exquisitely
soft as so many flutes; and the "cre-
scendo" passages were given with the
volume of thirty instruments, rather than
about half that number, which is about
the number composing the band.
Great praise is due William K. Baker,
who labored so necessarily to, keep the
band together while so many were away
in service; and equally great praise IS
due G. W. Warren for the great prof
cheney to which they have attained under
his excellent training. But not only
are they A No. l as regards their play
ing, but in their marching; and particu-
larly in their flank movements we recog-
nize the discipline of C. Tileston their
efie5ept baritone player" and drill
We wou,I Ike very much to see the
band give a concert, and we are satisfied
they would draw an audience which
would fill the largest hall in the city.
asa G.rs