The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-12-20
NEWS or TUE WEEK.

Horace Greeley IS in Washington, try.
inc 10 harmonic. Congress. H. declares
himself for pcace--'peacc between GU.
corn,rr and all othcr$--Peaec between
North and Sou,a--peace between whites
and blacks. "-Thc Legislature Of
Virginia are showing thris di,loyal;y in
every net. They have removed ali
"Cuioa" State officers, repealed the dis
ability for rebels to ho!l Office, and
adopted resolution requesting Presi'
Dent johnson to grant general pardon
to all citizens Of Yi7:iaia in the late re-
bcllion.-Thc FcUian Congress in New
York seem to have made grand cxp!o'
sion. Tie President, O'Nahoncy, has
been remoTel, and the fcrni,ure Of the
Headquarters is to be sold at auction.
Stephens, the "lIeal Center in Ireland 8,
his csc .pcd to Paris. His jAilcris 10 be
tried. The editor Of the "Irish l'topIc"
has been executed, for his advocacy Of
Fcriaaism. The London Times takes
exceptions to our government " wiuking
at" the Fcnian organizations in this
couutry.-It is said that Horace May.
nafd, Of Tennessee, will succeed Judge
Catrou on the Uuited States Supreme
5ench.-Somc Of the Chicago Specu!a.
tors in wheat, have failed lately. No
sympathy will be sastod on them, as, by
borrowing money, and storing large
quantities Of wheat in their extensive
granaries, and thus forcing the price Of
-four much above what it should have
been, they hare caused many Of our
poor to suffer for bread From the
num5e. Of murders and other crimes,
noticed By Southern papers, the state Of
things in the South must be deplorablc.
Tile Mississippi Legislature has re.
fused to adopt the Constitutional Amend.
mcnt on account Of the second section,
which gives Congress power to enforce
the Amendment by legislation. They
avow themselves afraid of"ni,ger equal.
ity." --Gcneral Palmer has issued 4
Proclamation, announcing that slavery
has ceased in Kentucky NOT less
than 5000 persons have been butch.
cred in Jamaica BY the British author.
tiles, on the charge Of completely in
tho late. Observation-Disclosures, papers
both North and South, commend the
Presidents message, aud his reconstruc.
ton policy. But the po'c:r is in Con.
gross, and with President johnson as
rub,lock, We think Gn:lq Sans wagon
will 90 along all right. Secretary
Of War has undertaken to rebuild III.
Mississippi leseos, Bran
lcttc has sent a message to the kentucky
Legislature, recommending that nil State
indictments, against rebels be dismissed,
arguin: that the United States govern.
ment will try or pardon them as it sees
fit. The kcntacky legislature has re,
pcalel the c1pl;ria'iou law, the Senate
amending By requiring rebels to take
the oath oEailes;ancc, before exercising
she elective franchise; br. the House
"Wcut ono BETTER. voting down said
amendment. The Senate will concur,
and thus rebels will be restored to their
rights" in Kentucky. The Cincinnati
Go=ettr thinks they should now declare
a general amnesty to Union men, so that
those who remained loyal to the govern.
ment may be perm;;,e! to live in the
State, "n.t 'rJDy 'Y"H riyhAs miia rr rcd,
sIs'-The cx.rebcls Of New Orleans
arc raising fund to erect 4 monumen, to
the traitor Mumforl, whom General But
lcr hung for hauling down tho Union
1as.-Wc are to have q new Territory
with the naGc Of I.iuco!n.-Since
june l2;h. 324.:oG ra!ions have been
issued to ;he "Ic>:i,&;c" in Richmond
The issue VAS stopped on the 18th inst,
The cattle plague has been incrca.
sing in EaglnnI duriu: The past month.
to an alArmiu: extent. A'uns, 2J.000
died durInS November, and the disease
was still raging. the test oath"
required b. the Cai;el States Courts, is
up before the Supreme Court. \. II.
Garland, OF Arkansas, pesitioaed Tor al
mission to the bar, without ,aSin. said
oath. ". II. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin,,
argued for him. aud Attorney General
Speed opposed ,1c melton. Reveriy
Johnson will continue the ar:uu:eu. in
favor Of the motion next FiIAy. We
will give an abstract Of the arguments
next Week.-The case Of the United
States cSainst G. ". Pcarcc, Of Boston,
arising out of, and involving the history
Of the great Floyd fraudulent acceptau-
ecs. will como up on its morris in the u.
3. Court Of Claims. Caleb Cushing is
one Of the COUNSEL 10 tho case.
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