, 1865-12-26
Mrs. SwlaShelm3S New Paper.


canal banks.
Mrs. SSvlsst,cln's New Paper.
Mrs. Swfsshelm has Issued the first number
of her new paper, the Reeonarse.io7ist, at
Washington City, {prce 500 per year, in
adyance.) The initial number is nearly all
original matter, and bears everywhere the
marks Of Madane's pen, which, by the by, Il
quite racy and entertaining. She says:
1--WE now intend to have the Reeons!ruc-
color. to give It double the circulation Of any
paper ever published IN Washington, and 80
to establish 1t that 1t shall live as lon. as the
Republic. We intend to have in few years
one Of the largest printing establishments in
this city, and have the work done by women,
and bid for the public printing, and those
after hold their peace"
We select couple Of characteristic articles
from the Reeonstractionfa:
=. OUR TYPE.
The type on which the Recons.racsionist is
printed Is that formerly used lior the Washiue-
ton Weekly Nt1es. We unearthed 1t from q
cellar under tobacconist shop. Taxing It In
preference to new office, ali mixed aud pied
and filed with sand mud cobwebs il II Was,
las cost US some delay, and made the appear.
ances of our paper less. attractive than
new, type would have done; but ouz
attention once turned to 1t, We could
not resist the desire to maks this old tyre
talk for freedom once more at least before it
was consigned to the furnace and purified by
fire. Here, at the capital Of this boosted free
country, where 1t Ind advertised the collie and
the slave pen, where It had reported spread
with calls for likely young negroes, !" it must
proclaim the year Of jubilee. These old cuts
Of runaway slaycs must not melt In the fer
vent heat Of the INDIGNATION Of God and man
until they hare advertised another class of
tunaways,
type tell the world that God ia faithful and
true, TINT He heard the prayers Of His saints,
wrtng out By it in agony hen the loved, and
soon to be lost, were thereby offered for the
Southern market. The cries Of the oppressed
did enter into the ears of the Lord Of Saba.
9th and the year Of His redeemed Is come.
Thank God old type thank God, that the
Union, without bowing 10 his former master,
and saying, "by yonr leave, STRIP
Thank God, old Type, that all men are
created free. with equal right to life, liberty
and the pursuit OF happiness. Thank God
dare not disregard; and that the old time,
lordlins master is now the fugitive and the
yagabond- perjuter ond tie rebel, while
the old time, crushed and bleeding slave lifts
h1a dark brow to heaven radiant with the
light Of unfaltering loyalty, of heroic valor,
and generous lorbearaRce toward his former
yon would do . It and Do you not
feel better, now TINT you hare begun to de-
works mete for repentances Now that the
dust and cobwcbs, and the darkness OF youl
past life are gone, the sand picked out o'
your Is and your rs and q's in order? VIII
not We {you and having travelled BY suct
last will not We talk to them ?-to them, tht
unrepenting sinners, Tho seek to rcpIungs
this nation back into the gulf Of Gods DIS
pleasure and invoke His tlifcst wrath.
Maybe God will grant us little Of His
spirit to hreathe upon these dry bones, which
lie around about for He maketh the foolish
to confound the wise sometimes; and mont
san say "mine own arm brought salvation
Well, We will work In faith aud hope, ani
think God for the privilege Of working.
GEN. GRANTS FATHER.
Returning from the War Department aboui
two weeks ago, ne reached the Seventh street
junction In time to see Q car leave. Trying
not to feel tired We leaned Oh tree to wall
for the next car. Quite number Of people
we're waiting Us usual, and after some mo.
ments q tall man, apparently about sixty-hvc
years old, singled Us out, aud stepping up be.
gan asking questions about the streets and
cars. lie was slightly bowed, and had his
FatheF tall, black hat drawn well down on
his head. His voice and manner at once re-
called his, on whose knees We sot In the long
time ago, to hear the wonderful story
of that little pfe, TINT always went to market
Like . brave big brother, and the little sQueal-
or who never could find bis way home. The
Whole manner o. this good old man was 60
different from that Of so many old men one
meets here. and who always remind us Of o
placard board, With ita tattcred remnants Of
old and now gaudy announcements for wo
arc ever at loss to know whether their ut-
certain gait, md half tmbecile, half impertl-
nent stare Is more the record Of q late de-
hauch, or the sin Of forty years ago. This
man, on the contrary, looked like m old
family bible with Its well worn leaves and
frightened clasps, He had never made
sharp barga1n-nevcr found ont that this
world is very wicked, for his world had been
full Of faith and truth.
In few moments we had become contlden-
tlal; and We were thinking Of offering our
services as escort to the Navy Yard where he.
stranger wished to 80. This could not we'll
be done without an introduction; and ne had
no card 80 handed him q Prospectus, saying:
would ike you to know me, that Is my
name.
Without looking at tho name he peered
kindly into our face and sail:
HAnd wonld like you to know me. Ny
name Is Grant. am the father Of General
Grant"
How sorry NC were to own that We had
never seen his son. Wonder If Ulysses Is
good and pure and noble enough, to be wor-
thy TO be thnt old mans son! We have not
In years seen any one who 50 Impressed us rs
the noblest work Of God, good honest man.
He told US all about his dear, old wife ut
home, that they were we'll and strong-had
brought up six children, Of whom Ulysses
was least promising and have lost two by
consumption, since the war began. He thinks
it would not be well to make Ulysses Prcsi-
dent, for there are great many men my Of
whom would make better President than
be. We were glad to learn that Ulysses was
dull boy, who never became bright, be-
cause 1t fayors Q tancy Of ours, to-wit: That
1t is well for the world that smart children
seldom live to grow up. God bless the dear,
good old man! How sn5liulely great he Is III
Els single,minded honesty! He must have
spent bis life very near to God, and the power
Of thinking In straight lines, so wonderfully
displayed in General Grants report, is very
natural outerowth from the straightforward,
moral honesty Of such parentage.
While wc talked, *ent1eman who knew
Mr.. Grant came up, and We left them to-
gether; parting from him as though we had
been friends for years.