Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-10-27

anu iiit s-AA4tfilfHl III INC tltA bll. on
the whole, think he is bearing himself
very we'll in North Caroiina-Wlth credit
20 himself and to his friends.
Mr.. REAGAN OK THE SUFTRAGE.-.A-
most simultaneously with the departure Of
Mr.. Reagan, lattNostmastcr-G General ef
the conic3cracy, from Fort Warren, the
New Orleans papers pring an address
which he seat, While Il prisoner,fo the peo-
pie OF Texas. The following is his advice
to his fellow citizens on the ycxcd question
of the DAY:
- 10 tho conf rrn- of the elective fran
elise on Your former slaves, anticipate a
stubborn and sincere oppositon, based on
tine ignorance OF the great mass of them.
aid on their total want Of information and
exp yicnee i'll matters of legislation, ad-
nlaistrati0n. and every thing which per,
ians la the science al government, aud
the pril, nf race. And this objection maY
be sastainea by pointing to the examples
of Mexico an.. Of the Central American
and SaH;h Ame, lean states, where. hr. the
acknowledgements ~ the Indians and the
negroes. aud all uihr =, Without reference
20 race. or HcNtai or IHoral H.aess for the
exercise 81 t9cst rSsInHs Ike rights, they
Aate been deprived ef 10, blessings ot
peace. nrdcr and -o1d govern, cnt. ard iH
VOWED in an aluo>! uninterrupted series OF
wars and revolutions, often al he most
erad and harliaruaS character To- more
tran half L century. will no present pros
pert al al amrlorati9n OF iRpr0yrmcn: oil
thtlr condition.
Bat tArsc dilcliIies are nnt iasnrcTahlc.
If you H.cct them with palieac. ant rrl-
son liaIc no daHar Yol can adnpt a
pin Hhir.t viii fully nrri the demands Of
justice AMI fairness. aAa sa.i.fy HE North
-" Ind ""a no r,qo;rrI.., an. of The
E-YcFnMrnl. Wiiangt cH!ana .riry COED
government aad the rcpuse .; society.-
This can he doac b>--
FT't-EXtendiug tlic privileges and pro
trr;on pf the Laws over TIE nc.lar. as
they are over the whites, asld allowing
thea, 20 testify in the coarts al in. same
conditions leaving their tesjiunn subject
10 the ra!es relating Ia Aleif efcdihiiy
hHt no uhjccr'ug 10 its admissihliu. And
III tllis !oa vii c0ufprH. with the Wise cur
rent 81 Foleru legislation, aud the ten
drncl II Judicial DECISIONS IA all ruli.At-
encd countries.
Mud, second BY fixing an intellectual
and moral. and if thought uecrs,arr. Il
property tent for the admission If an per
. sans 10 the exercise at the elective fran
elNse, irta ,at rlfsrtaee t. r4es or cslor.
uticl ropia sfcare its ora ,a'e.l gent crfr-
ciSe.
Ny own view would be-
tHs;-T HAT no person mpw entitled TO
the privilege Of voting should he deprived
OF 1t because q: anY new test
Second That To authorize tie admission
of persons hereafter TO the exercise Of the
elective franchise, they should be, frat.
males; second, u Years Of age; third.
citizens ai the United States; fourth.
should have resided III thc State enc year,
ana IN tAe district, county, or precinct. six
months next preceding any election at
which they propose To vote; Gtth. shonld
he able Ia read in the English language
understandingly; sixth, and must have
pad taxes for the last year preceding for
which such taxes We're due and payable.
subj ct to any disqualification for crime of
Mhich TIE person uay have been duly con
Nicted. which may be prescribed ly law"
Tnr Poor WHITES The Wilmington
correspondent If the Boston .ldrertiSer
gives the following tlattering description of
the native North Carolinians:
"Spindling Of legs. round of shoulders,
sunken of chest, lauk of body. stopping of
posture. narrow OF face, retrrating Of fore
head. t,hn ot nose, small of chin, large of
a0uih,-ikis is The native North Carolini-
~ - L Il
large towns. There is insipidity in his
face indecision in his step, and inciIicien-
cy in his whole bearing. His house has
two rooms and loft, and is meanIy fur
nlshed-one and possibly two beds, three
ar four chairs, ha!i-a- dozen stools, cheap
pine table, an old spinning wheel. a water
bucket and drinking gourd, two tin wash
basins, hait-a-dozen tin platters, a few
cooking utensils and dozen odd pieces Of
crockery. Paint and whitewash and wall
paper aud window curtains are 10 him
needless Injuries. His wife is leaner.
more round shoudered more sunkcn Of
chest and more pinched of face than her
husband. He 'chaws' and she dips
The children Of these two are large eyed, /
tow headed urchins, alike ignorant of the /
decencies and the possibilities of life. In
this house there is often neither book nor
newspaper; and, what is infinitely worse.
no longing tor either. The day begins at
sunrise aud ends at dark-its duties are
alike devoid of dignity and mental or NOR
al compensation. The man has small
farm and once owned six or eight negroes.
How the family now lives, the propping
hands of the negroes being taken away, Is
mystery, even if one remembers the sim
pie cheapness of mere animal life"
HOUSE CLEANING.-Some writer on
household economy says The beet way to
clean a house is to Keep il clean by daily