M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-07-21

luI onslaught OF the A ALBANIA. Capt.
Scmmes, "the id rascal" having
Iinjdred New England commerce hun.
dreds OF dollars, should by no means
be permitted to repeat his depreda-
tions Hpon that pious psalm singing
portion OF our people. With such a
maritime force, i, is thought that the
cod tish interest OF "the country
might he sufficiently protected They
demand, and should have ample pro-
lection With their fearful sacrifice
oi life anl army blankets, the area Of
, the rebellion has been greatly circum-
scrbpd. We have sue c,eeded beyond
all hope thus tar in our effort to crush
ont treason, having conquered all re-
bellious territory but about $4,000
square miles; and OF the ten millions
ul traitors, all are conqu rel and have
taken the "oath" 9,758.920. We
have taken th:ee stand OF cOlors, one
hundred mnskets, and two barrels oI
beans Of the four millions Of "col.
orad gommen" my proclamation Of
"January lst," freed all hut 1920
600.
With these evidences Of our ability
to overthrow the rebel Government,
we shoulL take fresh COURAGE, and
DIVINE Providence will Smile upon
IA, "as on basket Of chips | can
not close this communication without
calling yOnr attention to the loyal
gentlemen OF African scent; having
enlisted 50 generously in the Union
army, it is bur just to provide for their
families. | would recommend the
passage ofa law authorizing the Sec
rc.ury u the Treasury to pay TO each
volunteer when mustered in, the SUN
OF seventeen thousand dollars, aud
also, granting pension to sarvIvora
after the war Of Sis 5000, AMI three
sugar plantations to mon Of fanilief
and red jacket to elch chilli
This would greatly swell that arm oI
the oervice known as the "COrpi
d'Airique,' or flaming giants! Eact
officer in that branch of the service
should also be permitted to select ,
residence in the city of Charleston
5. q. Oar superiors in everythin.
else, they should be permitted t
share in the glory, honor, praise, Gu
ogy and fame, in wait for those en-
gIaed in the cause OF GOd and hn-
manitg, after the "irropreSsitle con-
fllct" shall have abaled and the pas
sions subsided.
1t is thought highly proper tina
some rule shonld DO established reg
ulatiOg "misecgonation." No Cau-
caSsian should be permitted to have
marc than thirteen colored concu
bines--or, in the aggregate more than
$500 ib3. OF concubine, else there
might not he enough to "go round.
The advocates Of that inviting theory
are exceedingly anxious for the pro-
lection Of law against the old barbar-
ous law conhniug q "miecogen" t,
ono white wife; a law wholly at wa
with the higher law, first enunciateC
by our worthy Secretary Of State.
would earnestly recommend the "Un
der ground railroad" to the fostering
care Of Congress; especially tina
branch of it running through Iowa
under the superintendent Of Hon. j
| B. Grinnel. There had passed owe
ths brancn OF the road, at the break
ing out the rebellion-John Brown
Provisional President of the Unitet
States, 373 stolen higgers, $50 atole1
horses, Is mules, besides othe
! freight, in all amounting to $3.50 OOO
The Importance Of an appropratio
of a liberal sum, say two millions 0
dollars. for repairs, will readily sug-
gest itself to You and secure per
manehce thereto not likely to be ell
fected by individual enterprise. =
"Sp,aking Of John Brown remind
me ol an anccdote," which defer t
another time.
ABRAHAM LINxsKlN.
i Done at Washington, this Is
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