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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-10


In the Eastern argus Of yesterday morn
ing We flud this sentence: sphe Press is COM
mitted to the full radical program Of political
equality for the negro.s That Is a fact. II
10 one truth, clearly, plainly, uneqnivocaily
stated, standing out like an oasis In desei Z,
In paper from which we no more look for
fairness and truth than We should in Joe
Smiths Mormon bible for the pure principles
Of Christianity. The Press rs unequivocally,
unreseryedIy, and emphatically committed to
the doctrine Of political human equality. The
Press stands precisely on tie doctrine of the
Declaration of Independence, as psnned by
the great Democratic Apostle, Thomas Jeffer-
son, holding these truths to be self.evident,
that "aH men are created equal and are en-
dowed By their Creator with certain inaiien-
able rights, among which are Life, LIBER-
TT, and the Pursuit Of Happiness.D In this,
and 10 this extent, the Press stands on the i'm
mutaBle basis Of Democracy; in rejecting this
! doctrine, ON the other hand the yArgas rejects
Democracy, and proves that It's pretended De-
mocracy is no more like the genuine article
than the tricks Of an Egyptian necromancer
were like the astounding miracles Of the New
Testament. rs tsxe
And aohy does the Press contend for the
political equality Of the negro-his equality
with the wlitep For the following, among
other reasons: .sld1 Is
/. Because he is ndn-one OF the 'all
men" declared in the great Declaration to have
been created "equal." III ira
q Becauseh he Is q free man. Having through
blood and valor 1t last come into possession Of
that "Libertyv which the Declaration declares
to be his "inaiienable right" he should enjoy
the same means Of protecting It and OF pur-
suing his happiness that are granted TO others,
one essential means Of which Is the exercise
Of voice inlrelation to the laws which gov.
ern him and the rulers who are to execute
those laws. .,..ss. NJ ssr.yr4 80.
8. Because he has proved bis atness to ap
preelate, enjoy and protect the highest politi.
cal rights. He has been orderly when sysry.
body feared If they did not predict his dlsor
der and excess. He has patriotically tough
for flag that heretofore has protected his CD
pressors, and held him aud his in abiect bond
age. He has done this because inspired with
one OF the noblest hopes that can swell th,
human breast-the hope that under that a. >
once protected, he would enjoy freedom snt
political right
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-10

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To commence with; the volume takes your eve At
once Upon opening and examining it, you ind full
ana interesting details Of the organ nations marches and
ements OF every Maine regiment and battery In the
nea down TO and including that Of the Veteran Maine
Infantry The guarantees its accuracy are exceent
Inc authors handle their material we'll and cethe their
narrative IN garb in which The Of taste and snsi
bity most clearly manests himself Such record wa,
demanded not that the deeds our soldiers would ever
ae Du. .ney snoua pc made to appear in
the honor Of the Sons of Maine whole bas h
50 often displayed In the progress 81 ahe rebe6on =
Braasso5ck Istegraph. kY& ID v-TE
We commend thesyolums 70 public sttention. as a
record Of the war Of which Maine may well be proud
o'''" 1'"es.9 sisisay gzevs sasaas
1t will be work of value for reference ID N. sa.
now in the war as well as important access on to
contemporary history. Garassscr JousMas
ra8IIAH09ge----- IA19
The authors have earned the thanks Of the naomi.
Of the State and ESPECIALLY Of its soldiers o Ky
zeal and assduity they have displayed sos .ns
I'D III
1t is most valuable addition to the historical rae
ords of the State in relation to the patriotic orL ~
suppressing the Shareholders rebellion --zion,s Id
~ G - t.sfA4f hA4
The authors have given us a most valuable and in
teresting book.-Saeo Dsmocrat.
3fNs ara ---- = iiat ass asiH "a
The authors have had access to all Official nanars
and have had exec lent means for getting ap this
work.-Oasais Advertiser.
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Persons not accessible to agents. desiring the
book, which is just published, obtain It by ad.
dressing the publishers, Lewiston, Maine, Price So
rs; or s3.C0 postage paid. ea'sHaa 9aaAS
The Boob sCig be sent assyschere
in this or any other State, or to the army. LISA
large ostavoof 800 pages neatly bound and contain
ing steel plates of 80
GEMS. BERRY AND HOWARD.
Address N. DINGHY, Jr., q CO., Pub
a fishers, Lewiston, n aine. ssf
june3sneod3w.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-10

The work Is divided into 46 chapters with an appendix
bringing the work down to 1885 Each chapter treats
separately OF particular regiment battery In the or
of their formaton giving the Of the commits
stoned omccrs with fuil and tuccint account Of their
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-10
It is truly invaluable yprt, Portland Courier.

1t contains vast amount respecting the Maine troops
drawer. Ayoostook Pioneer. W Wy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-10

1t comprises succrct Of the psrt taken in the
war by each regiment, battalion and mpapy that en-
listed from Maine and thoroughly and faithfully chron-
ices the facts d events of which it purpors TO he
histOry.-Gospei Banner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-10

Its book which should ind q place in the Bbrsrv
OF every czen OF Maine 1t displays the result Of much
patient and thorough research-Farmington Chrosj-
cte. afg4 yses.ecS ,sas54 stif ,.5Ef f17
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
HUMAN rLECrRIcITy

We attended, by special invitation, on
Wednesday evening last, private circle
formed for the purpose of Witnessing certain
spiritual manifestations said to he produced
through the agency of electric media" as
it is termed At the appointed hour the
"media,' under the eye of a committee,
were duly fastened to their seats by means
of cords and other secure appliances; and
certain instruments were placed at distant
parts of the room entirely out of the reach
physically-Of the operators. All the ne
cessary precautions having been taken, the
lights were extinguished, and the ''circle'
was left in Egyptian darkness, Presently
grand Calathumplan concert, consisting of
bells, horns, drums, &c, was started by the
media" through the agency of what they
termed the "Indian Spirit" The dark
ness OF the room, meanwhile, being
so intense = even thicker than the fog
of the last few days-that we could see
nothing whatever. and everybody in the
'circle' was just as luminously surrounded
as ourself Spirits may have produced
the unearthly noise we heard, but it partook
so much of the character of the outer dark
ness in which it was made, that for all we
know to the contrary it may have been the
work of its congenal spirit, which loves
darkness better than light In word we
saw nothing in this special manifestation TO
satisfy us of either the genuineness utility,
or necessity of Spiritualsm We sur
nothing, because we could not see dnytAiag,
and We learned nothing because nobody
present seemed to be any wiser about the
why and wherefore of the "natural science
than ourself
There may be something real in this mat
ter of Spiritualsm, but we cannot for the life
of us see how its elucidaton in thick, i'm.
penetrable darkness can he made clear to the
minds of ''aaxious inquirers' after its truth.
This circle was formed under the drec-
tion Of DR.. Fitzgibbon, who is giving Sc
ries of lectures and experiments upon the
subject at the Odd Fellows Hall. Those
who desire to sec further into the wonder
than we were able to do on Wednesday
night, will of course attend the lectures OIL
the Doctor.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29

mington shall or shall not be one of those
points, the better will it be for us.
Let us look at the facts. Philadelphia was
asked TO spend, and did spend, some ten
millions of dollars in building the Pennsyl-
yania Central Railroad That road has not
only answered the purpose for which it was
built, of making great highway of trade
and travel, of which Philadelphia should he
distributing point, lit has besides this paid
more than the interest on its cost, from the
commencement.
Wilmington, which lies at the focus or
distributing point of Railroad system such
as have described, with connections with
the Southern seaboard, the importance OF
which we can not now estimate, having Il
natural route, and a country of large mineral,
manufacturing and agricultural resources,
through which to build her connecting line,
is asked to spend a sum vastly less in pro
portion, to enable her to grasp her share of
the advantages which two great lines of in
ternal communication, have poured into the
lap of our neighbor
A Railroad such as is projected, and now
being surveyed from Wilmington towards
Reading, connects us first with that region
of Chester County, which was originally
tributary to our market, and depended on our
tide-waters for itsaccess to the greater msrls.
1t will pass the Baltimore Central Railroad,
now under the control OF the p, w. & l}.
r. r., and needing an additional outlet to
Philadelphia, and access to the Company's
shops here 1t will pass the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad, with its rich freight of
Western produce, coal, lumber and iron;
and lastly, it will connect with the Reading
Railroad, and by its means have direct ac-
cess to the Anthracite Coal regions. 1t will
pass through many beds of limestone at diff
ferent points, the produce of which will be
distributed over the Peninsula, where the
demand for fertilizers seems to be literally
undppeasaJle. Lastly, it must form a link in
chain of travel, OF no triting importance,
connecting as it will do, the sea board of the
Southeastern States, with the great North
West
In every aspect it seems to supply nant
of the regions which it connects; to furnish a
"missing link" in our system; and, more cs.
pecially, TO aid in the result which is being
in part effected without it,-tlat of making
Wilmington the focus of great and grow
ing amount of Railroad traffic.
WILMINGTON.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
pREJupIoE IN oouNoIL.

With the exception Of one or two members
OF the City Council-among whom we are
pleased to number the President, Edwin ].
Horner, Esq, who duly appreciates the
value and business advantages of the pro-
posed new Depot-there appears to be a
fixed determination in that body to use
every possible method to thwart the Rail
road Company in its endcavors to make
Wilmington a grand relay station for all
trains and travel between the North and
South passing through or near this city.
The bitterness of feeling displayed by GER
tain gentlemen in Council in their remarks
on this subject, is disgraceful and ungentle-
manly, and if persisted in without rebuke or
censure from the people at large, will ulti-
mately result in great injury to the mercan-
tile character of the community.
We are not of that class who would give
without inquiry or remuneration all the
company might see fit to ask, but we do de-
sire fair play and unprejudiced investigation
of the points and arguments presented
This we think has not as yet been done in
the manner and spirit which should charac-
terize gentlemen negotiating for the best
interests of the people at large In proof OF
this, we annex the following communication
which bears the signature of highly re-
spected citizen of Wilmington. 1t will be
seen that the writer raises a question oi
yeracity between himself and a member OF
the Council-
"On looking over the proceedings of the
City Council, / find the following unhand-
some and discourteOus remarks reported in
your paper, as having been made by j. M.
Pusey one of the members of Council-
HE held that the officers of the Railroad
Company had grossly insulted the Commit.
tee, and through it the Council.n | was
present during the whole of the interview
between the Committee of Council, the
President, Superintendent and two of the
members of the Railroad Board If any.
thing of an insulting character passed.
entirely failed to see it, and have no idea
that either party so intended l am fully
satisfied that the committee would not Justify
such an assertion.
| think the public may form some iudg
ment of the feelings of Council towards the
proposed improvements, when such language
can be used by member, and pass without
contradiction. The Chairman of Committee
of Council informed me that the ''qrOsslt
iRsuited'' member was one of the Committee
and had lie been faithful to the duty imposed
upon him, by being present at the interview
he could not have felt warranted in using
the language reported"
JOSEPH BRINGHURsr.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
TO THE PATRONS or THE JOURNAL.

Before another number of the JOURNAL
AND STATESMAN is published, the old year
will have passed away, and the new one
will be fully inaugurated, and entered upon
the page of TINE We desire, therefore,
in this number to express our hearty and
sincere thanks to our patrons for the hand
some and generous manner in which they
have favored us from time to time with their
confidence and support. We take especial
pride in asserting that we do not believe
there is another newspaper establishment in
Delaware whose business intercourse with
its customers has been more satisfactory or
pleasant than ours. Our subscribers need
no dunning. Our job customers are never
bored for money. Acting upon the sound
principle of business integrity and honesty,
they give us little or no trouble in meeting
their obligations. Hence we feel that we
have class of patrons of whom we feel
justly proud. Their promptness, and the
continued confidence they have manifested
in our business capacity, have placed us un-
der the strongest possible obligations to them,
and must tend to increase our efforts to
please and accommodate them still more in
the future than we have done in the past.
Again we thank them, and wish them one
and all HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29

ARLINGTON liEiGnTs. Heights
still remain in the possession of the Govern.
ment but it is said the wife of General
RonERT L. LEE has recently written to
friend that she intends to return there, even
ifshe "is obliged to live in the black quar-
ters." This is indicative of the strength of
her determination TO rcassert what she con.
siders the rights of herself and husband To
this historic property; but among the other
obstacles she will encounter is the fact that
twelve thousand Union soldiers have been
buried upon its soil Sixty brave Union
officers sleep their last sleep in the grounds
which surround the family mansion; and;
the headstones which mark the last resting
place of six thousand of our soldiers arc but
short distance beyond, the remaining six
thousand being buried in soldiers Gene
terry about one-halr mile distant. 1t is of
course impossible that the nation can sur.
render the graves of so many of its defen-
ders to the leader of the armies they vol
unteered to oppose. Press.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
IVor the Journal and Statesman ]

have twelve acres Of land
within five minutes walk of the principal
manufactures in the city, that propose to
lay out In lots to subscribers and dispose of
without asking for any money, on sort of
ground rent, to any person that will build on
them. will put the land at moderate
price per acre, and lay it out with not less
than four good building lots in each section,
and public square in the center, with the
intention of making 1t desirable HOME for
working men and their families, free from
City Taxes, and at the same time, not SO far
away as to prevent doing conveniently, any
business in the city. ]. A. Brown,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

The January number of the Atlantic is on
our table, filed as usual with contents which
cannot fail TO attract attention. "Passages
from IIawthorne's Note Books, is the open
ing article, and as the record of the every
day life of one whose fame goes down to
posterity, will he welcome to all who cherish
his memory. The second instalmcnt of
Reade's novel, "Grifllth Gaunt or Jealousy, "
will find readers innumerable Beauty and
the Beast, well told story of old Russia,
is,we suppose, from the pen of Bayard Tay-
lor. "The Wilderness, " is an account of a
visit TO the locality where many battles were
fought We rather like Elijah and his
mules too, but they occupy too much of
the sketch. "The High Tide in December, -
is the best story in this number "The
Kingdom Coming, gives some good advice
TO Christians as to their duty to the young
men of our cities. "The Chimney Corner
is family talk on reconstruction-and a
pleasant talk tits. The Review and Literary
notices in the Atlantic, though brief, are
always good and TO the point. Ticknor &
Fields, publishers, Boston.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
MORMON DOMESTIC LIFE.


Mr.. Bowles, of the Springfield Republican,
writing from Austin, says
Polygamy introduces many curious cross
relationships and intcrtwncs the branches of
the genealogical tree in manner greatly to
puzzle mathematician, as well as to disgust
the decent minded. The marrying of two
or more sisters is very common; one young
Mormon merchant in Salt Lake City has
three sisters for his three wives. There are
several cases of men marrying both mother
twidow) and her daughter or daughters;
taking the 'old woman" for the sake of get
ting the young ones, but having children by
all. Please to cipher ont for yourselves how
this mixes things More disgusting associa-
lions are known, even to the marrying of
half sister by one Mormon. Consider, too,
how these children of one father and many
mothers, the latter often blood relations, are
likely to become crossed again in new mar
riages, in second and third, il not in the first
generation, under the operation of this po-
ygamous practice; and it is safe to predict
that few generations of such social prac-
tlces willbreed physical, moral and mental
debasement of the people most irightful to
contemplate. Already, indeed arc such in
dications apparent, loreshadowing the sure
and terrible realization
Brigham Youug's wives are numberless at
least no one seems to know how many he
has and he has confessed himself TO forget
iulncss in the matter. The probability is he
has from sixteen to twenty genuine or com
plete wives and about us many more women
'sealed' to him for heaven and glory. The
latter are mostly pious old ladies, eager for
high seats in the Mormon heaven, and know
ing no surer way to get there than to he
tackled on to Brigham's angelic procession.
Some of these sealed wives are the early
wives of other men; but lacking faith in their
husbands heavenly glory, seek TO make a
sure thing for the future by the grace Of gra.
cious Brigham.
In many cases the Mormon wives not only
support themselves and their children, but
help to support their husbands. Thus a
clerk, or man with similar limited in.
come, who has yielded to the lascinations
anu desires OF three or four women, and
married them all, makes his home with No.
1, PERHAPS and the rest live apart, each by
herself, taking in sewing or washing, or en-.
gaging in other employment, to keep up her
establishment and be no charge to her hus.
band. He comes around, once in while, to
make her visit, and then she sets out an
extra table and spends all her accumulated
earnings to make him as comfortable, and
herself as charming as possible, so that her
fraction of the dear saintcd man may he
multiplied as much as possible. So the fcl.
low, ii he is lazy, and has tnrned his piety
to the good account of getting smart wives,
may really hoard round continually and live
in clover, at no possible expense but his own
clothing,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29

Wednesdays Philadelphia american CON
tains the following items of news-
Hon, James A. Bayard sailed for Europe
about a week since.
The colored men ordered to he sold by a
county court in Delaware, for larceny, have
had the sentence remitted, on the ground
that no laws distinguishing color ran now be
recognized.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
DIED.

BODDi. On Tuesday, December 2Bth.
STEPHEN Body, in the SGD year Of his
age.
His friends and those of the family are in B.
vited to attend his funeral from the residence
OF his son-in-law, William Bodily, No. 8t4
Market Street, on Saturday afternoon, ut Q
O'Clock. Funeral services will he performed
at the Asbury NJ. L. Church, corner Third
and Walnut Streets
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
COMMERCIAL RECORD.
WILMINGTON MARKET.
U1TTaeIed by q. Chandler & Son.
Thursd7y Dee.,n,ha- os ,sa,

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ns4 fiour per 9bl'''''" silGslL2b
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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
Tmn moNEY MAn1snr.

SrAPLBR wooLsroy Banker. and n.sl.rs II, r.,,.t..
Exchange s. b.cornef titnand Market reuts Wi'mn5.
ton, Del furnished us With the following quotstlons Al
one O'clock, yesterday
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
Mn. H. n IIr1unn,n.

Dear Sir In regard To the question asked me A,
my opinion about Buehu ! would say that have G
and sold the article Ia various forms for the lAs h
ton OF II have not used or known to bo used III
various diseases who're such melieate agent Honld
inulcated You n'e aware, an well M mysot that
mas been extensively employed In tho variois d 81
OF the bladder and kidneys, and tho reputation It
acquired In my Judgment is warranted by tho facts
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-29
PHYSICIANS, PLEASE NOTICE
WE MAKE No sE-RET OF THE lEGREDlINl,
HELMBOLD'S
+ l. U ID L XTRA ACT
BUCHU,

Is compofod Of Buehu, Cuieba and Juniper Berrle ,
ie,ei with great care, and prepared in vasio hy u
hhLMRuLD, Druggist and Chemist cf sixteen year. edo
perenae IN The City Of Philadelphia aud which / me-
freieTibed by the most emn' ut ply sicaus h. l.sn
Huinltie1 ~ @ TO use In the United siatts Army, and s,
" lnstnutiona throughout tho land