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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01
gG NOTICE.

R6s NOTICE. Aa
FNHE undrsigned have been duly appointed ~
late of Meiss county Ohio, deceased. ' All
persons indebted to the estate are requested to
make Immediate payment, and those having
claims against the SANG, win, without delay, pre-
sent them 70 the undersigned for allowance.
EvELINE RIGGS, Eve ~
l2o-3tl Il. m "a JANE RIGGS, q j. /,
! q i Il y q NofTCEI Y 2 Q =
THE undersigned has been duly appointed Ad-
i ministratrix Of the estate of Geo. w. Jenkins
late of Meigs county, Ohio, deceased. All. per.
sons indebted to the estate are requested to make
immediate PAYMENT and ith ose shaying claimi
aFainst ne same, wifi, without delay presen
them to the undersigned for allowance.
G22-3tl ELLA y. JENKINS, Adm'x,s
tnIfQ .Vof0moS ,9DttIlR1 V5ta
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CARRIAGE PAINTING.

UIE subscribers beg. leave to announec e the
citizens Of Pomcroy and vicinity that they
aw s q 10 Up earrings
pa;nt;ns and Trimming with neatncss and dis
natch shopA on Mulberry ST.. neat Court House.
Ri,'I ;n iismI 7l'6. sTIvERs 4 PRATEs''
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WHISPERS! WHISPERS !

Do you want Whskers or Moustaches? Our
Grecinn Compound will force them to grow on the
smoothest face or chin, or hair on bald heads IN N
Six Weeks. Price, 81 90. Sent by mail any
where, closely sealed, on receipt Of price.
Address WARNER 4 CO., Box l3s,
[8r8-ly.]s ]ssa s49sa8 =. hra Brooklyn, N. =.
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Marrie.d.,

osghursday evening, Mag 18th, 1862 at M tn
residence of the brides parents, by the Afy: MT
Cheedle, Mr.. WESLEY WEBSTER and Miss f. D.
GlLBRErH, both Of Orange, Mcigs Co., Ohio. j,
MsyshsiE journey through 1ifs ba happs' and
their Joys on earth be many. ..s...
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

yylo THE NERVOUS, DEBILITATED AND
il tDEsPoNDEN.T OF BOTH sEXEs. A great
sufferer having been restored to health, in few
days, after many years of misery, is willing TO
assist his suffering fellow creatures by fendng,
(free,) on the receipt Of aspostpaid addressed
enys,op o 'hs Sry % q basSAH% saIs
s-2-cl Box Is3 Post Office, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

.aas- A colored preacher in addressing res
his o coHgregsatioh ii regard to the = pros
pec.Ssf reaching the Better Land and Of the ht,
iouraes thithsr said: 'twhy, bredreh, I'd RAJ
thes be' aaieckhaad on the Ship q, Zion, ta dan
Capsn if de Wild Iwugoneri i5lfoo fer the Ship Of
zion runs CHAR through toheaben, and 'de
Wild Wagner runs only to- Cincinnati, 80, :,
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

The Bridal Chamber, an Essay of
Warming and Instruction for Young Men--pub-
lished by tho Howard Association, and sent free
of charge in sealed envelopes. Address ,Dr. ).
SKILLIN . eHOUGATON,, Howard Association,
Philadelphia Pa. lS-o7ly j
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

rsssy4, For the pastithree weeks, the citizens
of Miadsp9rt Mason City ysaadsPop ana Pomeroy I hayS
been treated to the unwelcome nocturnal Wis
i'll Of burglars, whose daring Is equal totthat
Of professors of the art, and We have ave No not
arnedJthat any Of them have been arrested
or marked. We would advise all to'have at
hand prSpsrsimplefnents fpfltle marking. pro-
cess and protection of themselves and prop
,eay; Fana whH OCCASION PRESENTS W use " chem en-
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01
SHERIEFS SALE. Z sA8sI I

-uirI .ias SHERIFFS SALE, = sAasi ( !
catharino Gregory, ct al, vs. VIM, p, Gregory
tet. al.9a ar1 = = ,..s..,flt,r AIsoss 1
ny virtue Of an order Of sale 70, ,me directed
ID from tie Court Of Common Pleas of Meigg,
county, OHIO, in the above case, i will, on the
of ono and two o'clock p. m, at tho dSor Of tho
Court House, in Pomcroy, in said county, offer
for sale the follsw,ng described lands and tene,
tlents situate in Meigs county, to Wit; y The
southwest quarter Of the southeast quarter Of
section No thirty five, [35,) in township g. nine,
coy In range No. fifteen, Us Ohio Company I
purchase. Appraised at $500. ~ ~ Y HsS.
Given under my hand this ID day Of May,ih
D.. 1855. a ~ 49, saGssN. HBCoX, s. Maco.
[1s.5tl sTS - Bsli5iles Jgrii29Es
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IMPORTANT FEMALES
.''...0 .0('PILLS oN'- : 4 !
P RO Oh A MA 7 ION.
TO THE LADIES -

BOTH BSI ItItRIlssD AND gSiNeflitA
Tho combination Of ingredients in those Pil's
is the result Of ID long and extensive practicc.-
They ilrc mild il their operation, ana cannot DO
harm to the most delicate; certain IN correttnS
AL Irregularities, painful Menstruations, Ymos7
ing all distractions, whether from cold or other,
wise, headache, pain in the side, pa'pitation q
the Iooyt WHITES nil nervous affections, Mysteries
fatigue. ,ain in the back and limbs, &e., disturb
ed Sleep which arise from interruption Of nat naiur
.aa DIR. CHEESEMAN'S PILLS In ed i
WINS the commencement Of o new era in the trsai7
ment of Irregularities and obstructions which have
consigned 50 many to premature grave. No
female can enjoy good health unless she is rcgu
lar. and Whenever an obstruction takes place the
general heal begins to decline. ThescPis form
the finest preparation ever put forward w'th ON
| mediate and persistent success; DOnt NC
Decoivel. Take this advertisement y yoar8
Urn cu;st and tell him that You wantthe Best and
Most Reliable Female Medicine in the world,
which is comprised in these Pills. IS
|, DIR. CHEESEMAN'S PlIiESodt sea
thaye been a Standard Remedy for over thirty
Years, and are the most efectual one eyer known
for ali complaints peculiar to Females, TO all
classes they are invaluable Inducing with eertain-
ty periodical regularity. They are known to
thorsands, who have used them ut different PERI
ods, throughout the country, having the sanction
Of some Of the most eminent physicians in Amer-
81 ioa. - !'Hhh'Ifi ~,
Explicit directions, stating when they should
NOT be used with each box--the Price, One Dollar
per Box, or six Boxes for 50, containing froln 81
r to 60 Pills ( = 4,
Pills sent by mail, promptly, secure from oh,
servation, by remitting to the proprictors solt
by Druggists Generally.
Il HUTCHINGS' & HILLY Err, Proprietorsy
u I. ~ 2s. Dey St., New York
JOHN d. PARK, Cincinnati, Wholesale ST
Sold in Pomeroy by A. Secbohm, c. Epplin
o and d. Reed; in Coalport by j. I. Williams III
: Middleport by Hugh Kennedy, WV. sLasher
and ,Hugg 4 Webb, arili so4ig Il .ajIsaris.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

iESI'AT TIE dF0 r. SALE
ri4 IN MASON CITY, YWESTNaAd ~ It d
VARIOUS house lott within the corporate lin
" its, and desirable building lots and parcels
Of land adjoining, are offered for sale.
! GOOD CLEAR TITLES gS. AZ
can now be given. The opportunity offers for
favorable ipyestmint, as tho property will unT
doubtediy advance in Value.
The town Is well laid out, pleasantly located,
With vide Streets, ana alleys III the rear of each
lot. with the steam Ferry running regularly TO
Pomcroy, directly opposites's Every iaciiity' rs
nrcsente,l TO the inhabitants ofboth cities. q NJ
The plot of the prcpertyiean be seen and fur
ther information obtained by calling at the Office
Mason CITY, l.. P. ASHMEAD, Agt.
&c. c. MILLER, Prcs't Point Pleasant Bank
49, ,r''' W. C. .WILLIAMS0N.
Nav | 1S65-TS- l9-tf,l h --tr- asr ,
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

! WHISPERS! Those wishing fine: set OF
Whiskcrs, nice Moustache; or beautiful mead
of Glossy HAIR will please read the card Iiios
r. CHAPMAN, in another part Of this paper. lad
Tmar. l6-3m.] 49, ~ 81 .#
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01
rst r,9Y .TrTtgYFr KY "a
,,...-1DasEEl ElYE's)---
BR0NCHIAL;SYRUPl

sS ..5 a, afAs usrAIIIsa REMEDY X Honnl Honnl u ~ a3l
Conghs. Colds, Bronchitis Sore Throat: Hoarseness'
qa and Irritation Of the Bronchial Tubes or Lungs ~
90 TICKLING in the Throat. and Croup. @ g'I
This syrup is especially benef fcial In affections
Of the Throat and Bronchial Tubes, caused
bv Catarrh, greatly assisting in its permanent
cnre when used in connection with the Rem-
edy, If taken in time it NEVER FAILS to
cure the severest cases of Group. ,,65
Being agreeable to the taste, safe for Snil-
tiren, speedy in its effects, giving strength to
the voice and lungs, IT will soon find It's way
INTO every family in the land. Price $l.O0
p'' ' "" :. Dr.D.H. sEELYfI & Co.,
a9a va Sole Proprietors, Freeport Ills.
+ gp sj r, GENERAL AGENTS: 't e'4 "
JOHN d. PARK, Cincinnati Ohio.
WILSON & PETER, Louisville N.Y.
80 SOLD BY ALL WHOLESALE DRUG
dISTs, and at retail by -,-.s ..u..' s,.- sp,
/ ~ DRUGGISTS EvERYWHERE'a
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

ssa- The Court Of Common Pleas for
Meigs sounty, Commences IL june tern on
Mohday next, she 9TH inst. .,,sy -sa @N
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INT + r L, Sc I'm &
7a1 TO FARMERS. 1'..'

U,HE MANUFACTURERS of tho celebrated
L Buckeye Moving and ReaPing Machine ,h0;e nave
M,n"cS;nes so as to place them within the reach of
esery fsrmsrin tho country. The "BuekeyeS Is
SOW SO widely known, and 50 great . fayorite among
III Ii. farmers eyerywhere, that It would be need need
isss for me to say anything more in its fayor.-
However, will simply say, with the late nm
proyements, combined with great strength, dura-
bility, elegance Of finish, ease of n1anagement'
safe and casypositon Of the
inghnng upon,steel springs s..c otb
or machine. ri am ordering now, and in 2 fsw
days will have full supply on hand, and wiltbe
rleased to accommodate all who may favor me
with A calE. Orderstfcceived at all times and at
tended to promptly .Gah sroN ,,t
pomeroy, May Sd, ,flsS5.-[22i3t] II -
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

FOR SALE.
NfEW FiaYBoaf I2O feet long, 22feet kide, ft-
IN tedupifor coal. Address or caH on j Rob-
erts or L. H. Swan, Long Bottom, Ohio.
Kong Bottom, o, March 18th, ls65s kl2si.]
ftFff h1EfiQ ~ EiF w ,t6HfSsh
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01
HEADQUARTERS 18TH REG'T ON. g.,
hEAbSoh" nt.. nfn.,IG IQHh

DowNrseros, Ohio, Mayl6, 1865. J ].
Especial orders, No. III s
TINE members ofahe 18th Regiment viii meet
at the Court House, in Pomeroy, on Thursday.
the 18th day of June, at one o'clock P M, ana z
then and there proceed to elect one Colonel, TO
6ll the vacancy caused by the resignation OF Col.
r. B. Wilson. ,u,x,
By order, J. +. MARTIN
1t Col. Commanding.
o%e' M IT, MONTAGUE. Adrt. q, t2l-stl
l 4 GENTS wANTEDATo sell tho great work
"a WLIFE AND DEATH IN REBEL PRIS-
ONS." Best book, only about half price Of 9th
ora. Soldiers; Ladies, any one can sell it.
L. Address qC..I STEBBfNS, Columbus, Ohio.
I2O-2t1 -, es5s
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NOTICE.

NHE undersigned has been dpis appointed ad-
,ministrator Of the estate of AlexanderC Calhoun,
late Of Meigs county, Ohio, deceased. q All per-
SONS indebted TO the estate are requested to make
Immediate payment, and those having claims
against tho ,sams,1 will, without delay, present
s ss5 the a'ssisess Tsa IS shDfosp slsofsl Adm aT
-. uu 4 ye.tf = Ll- ftt-f =
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!. .IsALE on REAL EsTATEn fIn

a. ,,1aiqISALElOF REAL ESTATEH iI8d oHo
ON the day Of JUNE, 1855.
u gat three O'Clock in theafternoon, at theidoor
Of the Court House in Pomefoy, will, bc'sold to
the highest bidder the following Real Estate, rs
The property Of VIM. Dodson, deccased-atos wit:
Beeinntig on the w. side Of the'road from r. b.
Murray,s To EG Hysell's, 2S2 feet s.. Of the s.
line Of said b. B. Murry's land; then North s8eo
w. 2l1feet: then S. 800 East S0s feetto the road:
thsa North slsp East al fses o,the place ci be-
ginaihE eoatsining Acres, more 81 iess' subject
to the dover estate Of the widow, Appraised at
$45O.. Tstfas. ohs- half cssh, baidacs m one year
with theinterest.sssa ,go9 sal Ia9E, re 20 2 ~
- .I,u HEDGEAlAy DoDspN, Adm'ryy
"a Eas55.isFJs sIeof Wmi,D Dodsonadee'd.
May 20, 1856, ,T-[22 At. .ssaeH .sjioa ,s.l1h
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Subscribe Quickly.

Less than 5000, 100000 of the loan authorized
by tho last Congress are now on the market
This amount, at the rate at witch it is;being ap-
sorbed, will be all subscribed for within two
months, when the notes will undoubtedly COM
mand a premium, as has uniformly been the
case on closing the subscriptions to other Loans.
II ao,o sesms probubls thqt"o considerable anoa',f
beyon he Presea series ri be offered to the public
In order, that citizens of every town and Sec
ton of the country may be afforded facilities for
taking the loan, the National Banks, State Banks
and Private Bankersthroughout the country have
generally agreed to receive subscriptions at par,
Subscribers viii select own agents, in whom cF
they have eonfdsnce, and who only are to be re- N
spopsibe for the deliverysof the notes for which
they receive orders. p
III .-&@.S. SUBSCRIPTION AGENT, Philadelphia.
May 1st, 1865.
Subscriptions will be received BY the 1firs I.
National, Bank Of Pomcroy., - r. -
[my II -3m ~ .i,.,.at .'f, rot ri :. La ii.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

No. Jay Cooke and eoreport subscriptions
to the seven thirty loan on Saturday, atsSl,i
5logu0 sTRe FA& National Bank Of POM
eroy is prepared to furnish those wishing to
invest ip;this loan with any amount deslred' q,
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WANTED.

WANTED.
IA JOUR SHOEMAKER, at L. ii. Trickles 8
N Boet and Shoe Mandatory, Racine, Ohio:
None but first class workman need apply. tff
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'oAelu' Adurrtisei
7 ,I,ist OfLetters

~ List OF Letters !,sls9os ,e2n
DEMAININGi in the Postofice,g at Pymcrsy'
IG0hiS, Mhy 80, 1865. sagg sIl ,1iaa ;!a'
NsB.-persons, calling for these letters will
please say adveftized.' " li93 na.iienh bn
A,ar;cht q Kitson, Hugh, qtI 8a
Arnell, Miss Mary Shields, Mr.. Miine iae ,2H'
navis. Simon ABB Uhler 4 Cummings
Fam Otto White, Miss Annie ~
n RI;ibbcrtiS Jones, Williamson, W. G.
GaraSsr2 cassius Fac waters, Miss Deborah
lanes Dayids7 %iyai Wilson, Miss Fannie .
K;rkcndall. Joseph C Williams, GeorgcG.a
HE Mrs. Layina yucv Veran, Wesley LIB
LAM. John NJ ~ 3 Wallace, james NJ. as@
Miller. Aida A s,,,gs Wilson, Mr.. sfr
'll'> II. BRANCH, p. NJ.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01

Rsa-.lOne night last.week ~ aiifay ofeufi Il
red 81 Front stkin Wlacliswe lsarnth asboy
some fifteen yeats ofiageEeeeiyed several Sc
we're stabs from which he is still confined 70
hisbed.9 We understand the party had been
drinking hkf q i for some time previous and that @ on
trial those arrested were fined SO each ~
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Which are always worth = PVe'~FnP1"@ PVe'~FP z 7
~ Free from Taxation!

, Il The 4 80 Notes cannot be taxed by Towns
Cities, Counties or Sates,and the interest Is not
taxed unless on a surplus of the owners income
a. excneed;ne six hundred dollars year.. This fact
increases their value from one to three per cent.
per arinum, according to the rate levied on other
property. 3W 5GS
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01
For, Portsmouth, Gallipolis, Marietta,
Wheeling and Pittsburgh,
REGULAR WEEKLY PACKET.
Re. Ga, snJ DENf 4sp A

w. H. KERR, Capt, Clerk, W. H. BRYAN.
Leaving Portsmouth every Monday ut 8 o'clock
n. M, passing Pomeroy every Tuesday, at o
O'clock 4. H., h. up; and every Sunday, ate clook
D. M, down; leav ing Pittsburgh every Satur-
asv.at1 ~ o,slock. M d q u u r
rPassengers by this boat vial have II days
in Pittsburgh to do business and return on
her again. sa IoHR
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01
u. S. 7-3o LOAN.

The sale of the frst series Of $cV9eoo,ooo Oh
the 7-3oL canvas completcdon the Slst Of March,
1856. The sale of the second series Of Three
Hundred Millions, payable three years from the
ibtR day of JpneS 1865, was begun on the LIST OF
April. In the slost spacs Of tiaaysdays, oser One
Hundred Millions Of this series haue been Sold
leaving this day less than Two Hundred Millions
to be disposed Of. The interest is payable semi
annually in currency on the 18th Of Decpmbcr
and 5th Of juno, by coupons attached to each
note, which are readily cashod anywhere. 1t
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01
More and More Desirable.

Great Popular Loanof the People
g. The Seven Thirty Notes are convertible on
their maturity, at the option of the holder, into
vqsso 70. 81. 5.2O Six per cent. seF5ta p.
a. OF D.BEARIN G. BON DIS I,
Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-28

qulslte to confer on them their reagona
Ole and necessary rights and to adont =
poilcy which will prevent them from he :
coming an element of political agitation
and strife and danger. '''''0 L
And we. must bury past animosities
with those of our fellow-citizens ,GS VII
"hom we have been at war, and cultivate
with them feelings of mutual .char;tv
and fraternal good will And it will bs
greatly to your advantage, in many wavs
which cannot trespass on you to men
ton now, to hold out inducements to
them and to emigrants from other COM
tries, to come and settle among you, with
their labor and skill and capital, to as
slst IN the diffusion of employments, the
increase of your population, and the de-.
Velopement OF your vast resources into
new creations of wealth and power,
Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-28

per. Unfortunately, General Garrard
was ordered d.away from this post, and the
authorities now seem to encourage rather
than rebuke such sentiments. You have
no idea of the tyranny that has existed
here. Every male from seventeen to
fifty years old was permanently enrolled
in the army, and on the slightest emer-
gency everybody a0ho could carry arms
was forced into the trenches or to guard
duty III the city"
1t is unto such hands that General
Slocum and the Democratic party are
anxious that che Government Of the
United States should, within thirty days,
resign the authority it now holds in the
late rebel States. It seems to us that
General Slocum and his new recruits
have very little respect for the common
sense of the American people.-Harper's s
-Weekly.
Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-28
[ remain yours, truly,
ONE OF THE Sons OF Ham.
Savannah, Oct. s, 1866.
senator Yates on Negro suffrage.

AS Senator of the United States, GER
tainly [ could consider no State Govern:
1nent. republican in form which was at
variance with the fundamental principles
of our republican institutions when de..
MED the equality OF all men before the
law; which set aside the principle thas az
government Justly exist by the conoen5 Oh
the governed, and that taxation apd repre-
sentation must go together. II am wrong, :3
the Government wrong. AND am c,l.o no1o
to say that [ could approve OF mo- oI"s9 ~ -
government whose constitution or OH ol
rights does not deny, in express WoFG2,
this right of a State to secede from sie sls
Union, and which does not proVid9 1l@'
slavery shall be forever abolished ana pro-. "
hibited, so that not even a roof, seeo' III u
grease spot shall remain Of this sum OF :, all
Yillanies, the accursed system wiiiel nag nag
been the fountain of all our troubles, anu ~
of that fratricidal and bloody war #iilcn Zi
has desolated the land. l1reat cheering, " :,
Again, it should be expressly proyideu Ina5 ns1
the leaders of the rebellion, who nave " neiI
Offices, civil or military, uader the Conled d
crate Government, should be dlstrancelseu d
and forever debarred the right OF s9nrage 3,
and the right to hold any office OF f0to, eb%
or protit under the Government ol Iit
United States. (Cheers.) Again, l %oul. ,Ln
confer the right of suffrage upon al 10y !"
Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-28

NEGRO WTNEssEs,-The proclamation
OF Gov. sharkey respecting the admissi-
6lilty OF negro testimony is a long step in
the right direction, and goes a great way
towards nullifying the infamous ordinances
Of the Mississippi Convention. The Freed
mems Bureau Offered to transfer to the
civil authorities of the State theIright to
try all cases in which the interests Af freed
men were concerned, on condition that
negroes should be allowed the same rights
and privileges that are accorded to white
men before the courts; by which / un-
derstand," says the Governor, {" that ne
groes shall be allowed to testify in cases
where their interest is involved"
The Jackson NeacS is furious at what it
calls "this frstadvance against the rights
and liberties of the white man." What
are the rights and liberties endangered by
admitting negroes 10 the witness stand Z
Does the NelcS mean the time-honored
right of white men to "wallop their own
niggers" without interferencel To cheat
them out of their labor to kill them now
and then, or score them in their live flesh,
like pork? Does it mean the "right" of
the white man to swear to anything he
chooses against a negro, and the denial to
the negro of the simple privilege of telling
his own story So far from being an in
fraction of anybody's just privileges, it
seems to us that Gov. Sharkey's procla'
nation stops short of full justice. " The
rights and privileges that are accorded to
the white men before the courts" include
the right to testify not only in cases touch
ing their own interests, but in all cases
whatsoever. .-
There is no more reason for excluding
the testimony of black witness in suits
between white men than for rejecting the
testimony OF a white man in suits between
negroes. The negroes have indeed acquired
by this proclamation the right to sue and
be sued, and protection in their persons
and property, if there is any honesty IN
Mississippi juries but until they nave
more than this they will not have been
elevated to the status which naturally
belongs to them as reasonable human De-
mos Chicago Republican.