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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-18
A Canadian Journal on the Fourth of
july,

The Quebec Chronicle, ajournal whose
sympathies have been with the gallant
South" 1--WE quote its language through
out the existence of the rebellion, has a
long column of editorial on the subject
of our National Holiday, in which it
pays the following tribute to American
perseverance and endurance:
ave watched with no small degree
of interest the gallant struggle against
fearful odds so long and spiritedly main
tanned by the Southerners; and the tri-
butte which, as public journalists, We
pay to the energy and perseverance Of
the North is therefore the more disinter-
ested. The spirit of the people fixed
upon the re-establishmento of the Union,
and the end for which they sacrificed
oceans of blood and millions Of treasure
has been attained. Evil counsels divided
them; the vultures of the horde of shod.
dy-venders and army contractors preyed
upon their vitals; bad men, pretending
friendship to the cause, profted by the
fruitful opportunity which. civil disor-
der presented to deprive them of the
rights of freemen and introduce some or
the very worst features of military des-
potism. az
/" American perseverance, however,
swerved not from its purpose because OF
these obstacles. 1t was not diverted
from the main object by bad advice,
however it may have been induced INTO
error. Neither did the people become
alarmed at the awful drain upon their
resources-on the contrary, their resolu-
tion of self-saerifce increased with the
rising storm. If there was one source
# weak ness more than another, howev-
ar which injured the Northern cause,
lestroyed the termination of the war,
md tended to ALLEVIATE the sympathies
of the civilized world, it was the villain
Gus despotism of political non-combat-
ants who, in the midst of disorder,
sought for opportunities of gratifying
the malice OF petty minds. But this
evil, powerful as it was in the way of in
jury, only delayed the coming of the
end. The Stars and Stripes have tri-
and we repeat that the peopl
of the loyal States have reason to cele-
brate the festival of their independence
with all the pomp and glory which pat
riotism can suggest"
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HOTEL INNOVATION IN HOMEOPATHIC
new Langham Hotel, in Portland Place.
London, is remarkable building, even
In this era of hotel improvement and
enlargement. 1t was built by compa-
ny OF noblemen and gentlemen at an
expense of 81 100000. 1t is splendid,
alike as to its dimensions, its style, its
decorations, and its furnishing. Every
improvement suggested by our Ameri-
can hotel system, as well as by the best
Paris hotels, has been introduced. CRIT
les say that, on the whole, the building
has no superior in Europe or America
The Prince of Wales says that it res ZEN
bies the Fifth Avenue Hotel: Inc
building is perfectly fireproof; put. as an
extra precaution against all SORT OF risKsi
water is so abundantly supplied, from
an artesian well. to tanks distributed
throuphout.the building. that anything
i'm the shape of fire could be quenched
almost in an instant. 1t Is calculated
that this London West-End Hotel will
accommodate two thousand guests; and
fhe character of the directory, as well
as its unequalled situation. will secure
to it the most distinguished patronage.
Yet the managers, being above the vul.
gar snobbery which seeks for exclusive
ness in exhorbitant charges, distinctly
announce that single gentlemen may
have bedroom by the night a. low ss
eighteen Penoss
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The Aurfolk gost.
TUESDAY, JULY IS, 1865.
From the Evening Post.l
PEACE.

ef7s BY PHOEBE CARY.
Land, Of every land the best;
GLAND, whose glory shall increase;
Now In your whitest raiment drest
For the great festival of peace:
Take from your flag Its folds of gloom,
And let It float undimmed above,
Till over all our wales shall bloom
The sacred colors that we love.
On mountain height, and hilltop low,
Set Freedoms beacon fires to burn;
Until ,the midnight sky shall show
redder pathway than the morn.
Welcome, with shouts Of Joy and pride,
Your veterans from the war-path's track;
You gave your boys, unframed, untried
You bring them men and heroes back.
And shed no tear, though think you must
With sorrow of the martyr'd band;
Not even for him whose hallowed dust
Has made our prairies holy land.
Though by tho places where they fell,
The places that are sacred ground,
Death, like sullen sentinel,
PAGES his everlasting round.
Yet, when they set their country free
And gave her traitors fitting doom,
They left their last great enemy,
Bafied, beside an empty tomb.
Not there, but risen, redeemed, they go
Where all the paths are sweet with flowers !;
They fought to give us peace, but lol
They gained better peace than ours.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-18

THE SECURITY OF PERSONAL LIBER-
Ex-senator Wilson, in a recent address
upon universal suffrage, 'says that on
the first day of the next Congress he
should introduce bill for the personal
liberty of every freeman on this CONT
nent." On this the Philadelphia Ledg-
err remarks: -...... 90
This is excellent, if the Senator could
effect so wide blessing. There are per-
sons in Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, (Which
are appendages to the continent as well
as the United States, who would very
much like to come in under so humane
a provision of law. But let the Senator
use his exertions, at the earliest mo-
ment, to secure personal liberty to every
freeman in the United States, which Is
as far as the power of our Congress ex.
tends. All he has to do is to Introduce
a bill restoring the privilege of the writ
of babeas corpus" to all the civil courts,
and putting such guards to it, that here.
after it cannot be suspended in any case
in time of peace. The habeas CORPUS is
the best bill for the security of personal
liberty that ever was devised, and nc
free government can do without it. -
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The coquettish Mrs. has just re-
turned from pleasure trip to Washing
ton. She only took with her forty-two
dresses twenty shawls, nil eteen bonn o.
and two hundred pairs OF gloves. s"Suie-
ly,p said friend who happened 70 %
present when she was unpacking,. you
did not take all that with you::.
merely took what was indispensable, my
dear. left behind me all that was cum
bersone.n ssAh, yes I understano'
Jane-your husband. - ,ssse"NaSs@
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THE CORNER sToRE.n
LocKHART & sTINER

LOCKHART STINER
NO. EAST MAIN STREET, CORNER RANu
HALLS OLD CORNER.
large and select stock of Ladies' and Gentlemen FTP
FIsHING GOODS in every branch of the trade ALWAYS q,
hand consisting of ladies' and gents TOILET ARTICI
A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
TRAVELLING BAGS
AND sATcHELs
vAL1sES &c
FANCY GOODS, Phaion Sons celebrated pERFuMr
LIES especially the world renowned" NIGHT.BLcoMINc
S ~. "coc1N SANS PAREIL soAp,n and aeoI n
s. unEsr" Perfumery generally.
,,s aaa Drawers made to order at short notice and
'ps'en. Special attention paid to III. making :,
This being branch hanaa ents- F-L
LocKHART 4 srrvzR.
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No Negro Suffrage and No Reputation
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAINS CoRRrspoN.
DENcE WITH A BOSTON MERCHANT.


9ii 1'f Ee' BOSTON, Junela, 1865,
George Francis Train, Esq,-Dear
Sir: Am obliged for copy OF Atlas,
with your speech to the Tammany Hail
Democracy. gj .31tf
/ think the prejudice against the ne
gro-manifested-o all the good
ideas in it. The negroes are the only
race that have proved truly loyal to our
flag, and every one that loves the flag
should join in protecting them, and
giving to them every equal right of citi-
zenship; they deserve more, but don't
ask it. '' 10
1 fear much trouble unless they are
given the right of suffrage at once, such
as that the few Union white men at the
South will be crushed out, disloyal men
will rule their States and get into Con-
gress, and then demand either the as
sumption of the Confederate debt or its
consolidation with ours, or the repudia-
ton of all. ~
1t is a mean and barbarous thing to
deny them suffrage on account of
color; ii ignorance is a test, then make
it equal againstall, but don't let us re-
tain any of the barbarisms of slavery
the great enemy Of our country, and
which has caused us so much suffering.
G Very truly, your friend, zs
JOHN NJ. S. WILLIAMS.
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GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY AND
FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Exchange Bank Building, Main Street
AGENT FOR 7-3O LOAN.

This Bank will buy and sell all classes of GOVERN
MENT SECURITIES at current market rates.
FURNISH EXCHANGE and make collections on ALL
THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Purchase Government Vouchers on the MOST FAVOR
ABLE TERMS and give CAREFUL AND PROMPT A1rESTIosTo
ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS lien AND FIRMS, Fl
and to any other business entrusted to the Bank.
LOANS at all times cheerfully furnished.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON. NAV 18th. 1865.

WASHINGTON, May 10Th, 1860. 5
WHEREAS by satisfactory evidence presented to the un-
tersigned it has been made appear that the eek.
CHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF NORFOLK" in the
City of Norfolk in the County of Norfolk and State Of
Virginia has been duly organized under and according to
requirements of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to
provide National Currency secured pledgeof United
states bonds and to provide for the circulation and
empton thereof" approved June 3D. 1884, and has com.
piled with all the provisions of said Act to be complied
with before commencing the business of Banking under
said Act:
Now, THEREFORE,, I, FIREMAN CLARKE, Comptroller of
the Currency, do hereby certify that "THE EXCHANGE
NATIONAL BANK OF NORFOLK" in the City of Nor
folk in the County of Norfolk and State of virginia
authorized to commence the business of Banking under
the Act aforesaid. -
f~>, In testimony whereof witness my hand and
( LIS seal of Office this thirteenth day Of Ma,
---'--fn.aassdt1ss-CIAh I,
Clornntrolhfs0f ths Currency =
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TREASURY OF THE UNITED sTATEs,)
DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL BANKS, ,
Washinpfon lima a 1879 !

Washington, June 0, 1855.
1t Is hereby certified that THE EXCHANGE NATION
Al BANK OF NORFOLK, Virginia, Banking Associa-
ton organized under the Act ITO provide National Cur
ency secured by pledge of United States Bonds and to
provide for the circulation and redemption thereof" ap
proved June g. 1854 having complied with the require,
nents of section As of said Act and with the regula ton
Of this Department made In thereof has this
lay been designated Depository Of Public Moneys
ept receipts from Customs and by virtue of such desgna
ton will also be employed as Financial Agent of the
Government 7. q. SPINNER,
je Cliff Treasurer u 8.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-18

Gov. Pierpoint has abolished the old
Court of Appeals of Virginia. This body
Consisted Of Chief Justice John J. Allen
and Associate Justices Richard l.. G..
Moncure, VIM. J. Robertson, VIM. Dam
lei and Daniel Lee. the latter Justice be-
ing originally from West Virginia.
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MR.. TRAINS REPLY.

MR.. TRAINS REPLY.
New YORK, June Is, 1896.
2 Dear John NJ. s. Williams--Consis-
teney is q jewel. You are consistent-so
am !. Hence diamonds are trumps.
You prefer the negroes-I the Irish. l
know you are honest-you know am.
court no mans votes-neither do you.
You would not accept office-neither
would I. Let us shake hands. favor
the whites-you the blacks. My phi
lanthropy is home-made-yours is inn
ported. Golden, Bright, and Goldwin
Smith are not our friends; neither Exc
ter Hall nor Free Trade Hall should
govern America. The Irish have no de-
tenders. The negroes have many. Did
the negroes build our factories, foun-
dries, canals and railways? The Indian
has no vote, nor the California China
man! Are they free and equal? men
and brethren? White New England
women, brave, moral, intellectual wo-
men have no vote. Why? Are they
| Would you make the unlettered negro
their sll perior? Is Mrs. III. b. S., the
aristocratic Caucasian New Highlander,
willing that Mr.. "A. b. c., the ignorant
African negro, should make laws to
govern her property? Again, we have
million educated youths, between six
teen and twenty-one, many of them sol
diers,9 would you give the boorish plan
tation freedmen more political power
than these enterprising Americans pos
sess? rs H. frH I .
You must stand by the workingmen's
friend-Andy johnson. He says let
the States settle the question. Twice,
New York has said no, and dozen
more Northern States say no. Massa-
| chusetts, having only few negroes, on
ly said yes recently.
You say the negroes were the only
race who proved loyal to the flag. Not
SO. They prolonged the war; they gave
the enemy the earliest information !;
their knife cut both ways; they took
money on both sides; their most relia-
BILE spies were negroes. Four millions
of slaves loyal? TO whom? Their mas
ters? Yes, but not to us. Otherwise,
had they been worthy of votes, there
would have been q servile insurrection.
Fourmillions of loyalmenwould not have
remained silent through fear. Where
were their Touissain L'Ouvertures?
/ question not your philanthrophy or
moreno, not so much as you for their
cause butI frankly confess my SYM
pathies are not in that quarter.
The poor negro must follow the In
dian to his hunting field, with this e pi-
taph over his Potter's Field grave-Died
from an overdose of Exeter Hall. -Four
millions! That would give forty negro
representatives, making whortleberry
pudding Congress. Exit Colfax. For
Clement, Sunset, Fernando and Benja-
min will make combination and elect
Frederick Douglas Speaker of the House
of Representatives Don't forget that
the reputation idea came from the ne
gro suffrage orator-not from the defend
err of the white man. Sincerely.
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An ACT relating to the Clerkships IN the Postofic
Department.


Be it enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives
If the United States Of America Congress assembled
That the third section Of act Of congress entitled
act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses OF the for the year ending thireth
of June eighteen hundred and ityiour" approved the
third of March, eighteen hundred and ythree be- and
the same is hereby, amended so to authorize the
appointment of chief clerk in the offices of each of the
three assistants at aary Of two thou
sand dollars per annum each. ~
SEC, 2 And be IT, further caced That in lieu of tenn
porary clerks employed in the Pos0ce Department
and paid out OF the appropriation for stamps and
stamped envelopes and the proceeds Of sales OF waste
paper, the Postmastereneral be-, and he is hereby,
authorized to appoint two clerks OF class three two
clerks OF class two, and five clerks Of class
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted That the sum OF
eighteen thousand dollars be- and the same Is hereby
appropriated out any money the treasury not other
wise appropriated to pay the clerks provided for in the
two preceding sections Of this act
SEC, L. And be IL further enacted That the sum of sis
thousand dollars be, and the is hereby appropri
ted out o any money in the treasury otherwise APP
proprated for the payment of such temporary clerks
The Postmaster General may, from time to time deem,
necessary
SEC s. and be ii further enacted, That unclaimed
money in dead letters for which no owner can be found
and also all money derived from sales Of waste paper
other public property in postoces tho Posice De-
partment bedepoted In the treasury ofhe United States
dnder the direction Of the PostnasterG Tor the
service OF the Postoce Department and any postmas
Ter or clerk In postocc any other clerk officer OF
gent Of the PostOnce Department having temporary
custody of such money and wilfully negectng deposit
the same herein provided shall be deemed to be guilty
Of felony, and be subject to tine not exceeding double
the sum 90 retained BY such clerk other agents n
Aforesaid or Imprisonment not exceeding three years
Approved, March g. 1895.
fooxYnVlp os svusx pAssi
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AN ACT to remove all Disqualification of Color in carrying
the Mails. l' Fl 80
Bs endcted 6y ne Senate and House Of Representatives
IF the United States of America in C6noress assem- bed
That from and after the passage of this no person. BY
reason Of COLOR shall be disqualified from employment in
carrying the mails and all acts and parts of &C
ing such disqualification including especially the seventh
section of the act of March third eighteen hundred and
twenty-five, are hereby repealed.
Approved, March 3, 1865.
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TIFF NORFOLK POST
UNITED STATES 7-3O LOAN.
TINTED STATES 100 LOAN.

NlTED STATES 7-3U LOAN Z.
By authority of the Secretary of Treasury the under
signed has assumed the General Subscription Agency for
the sale of United States Treasury Notes. bearing seven
and threeenths per cent. interest," per annum known
a. the
SEVEN THIRTY LOAN.
These Notes issued under date of August 15th 1854
and payable three years from that time in currency
or are convertible at the option of the older into
UNITED STATES $40 SIX PER CENT GoLD-BEAR
ING BONDS.
These bonds are now worth premium of nine per cent
Including gold interest from November which makes the
actual profit the 73O loan at current rates. including
interest about per per annum besides its crem
tion from State and municipa, tarao sChich adds from
three per cent more according to the rate levied
other property Tho interest payable sensnnually by
coupons attached each note which may be Off and
sold to any bank or banker.
The interest amounts to ..
One cent per day ons $50 note
Two cent?" 500
Ten $500
20 $1,000
81 $1,000
Notes Of ali the denominations named will be promptly
furnished upon receipt of subscriptions This is
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-04

the, pleasure with which, any man
would see hisfWifef or his sister; engage
in these fascinating exefcisesy aift
The applpgtsts Tor modern morals
and manners charge upon our
great :. grandmother whom we are
won't to consider models of decorum, a
a reedp dpn1 Of speech and action greater
even thans that of their descenda
but we must be excused for don biting
such q fact. Certainly, wheny hooped
skirts were worn by our great grand
mothersI they were, In many respects,
much less objectionable thnninow;they
We're comparatively straight, not so
Widehed ont towards the bottom that
the leilst mo ton would leave the. lower
part otftheiperson exposed. The dan
ceS then intFogue were also of q slow;
grave, digntfied character, entirely un-
like the wishing, whirling, hoydenish
tstastH dances of the present day, which
were nevar intended to be associated
with the modern style of hoops, except
in circles of the DENT monde, b species
with the ollarnc cteristics of which we are
becoming altogether too well acduaint-
ed. ~ Moreoyer; in those days, the young
women, at least, had Il chance to pre-
serve their Innocence of soul. They
did not lead society; they were only oc-
casionall ~ admitted into it. They were
tnught domestic duties at home; they
did not spend ohe-t third OF their time on
thest rect, one-t bird ut the loo oling-elass
and; the remainder in close and1 conf
dental relations with some one of half
q d9zen Inherent young men.
HoW can the M thers of America hold
their daughters so cheap as to allow
them to bestow theiryouth, their smiles,
and the first fragrance of their young
hearts on any creature bearing the SEM
blance ofia man who happens to como
In their way; and not only allow but
points for his admiration, MS ii lie were
selecting slaves for tho market or hor-
ses for a stud? 1t is these women. who
are prepared to sell their daughters to
the highest bidder, who will sacrifice
every thing to their love of sctrlet and
gold that are responsible for the low
estimate placed upon their sex, for its
comparative uselessness, and more
than half its crimes. Some day! thew
Will have Nn account to settle.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-04

TIE canvass of the Democratic party
in every Northern and Western State
is directly aimed toexasper sectional
jealousies and discontents, and to re-
light eventually the torch of civil war.
It's for the interest of the South as
well as the North that these fratricidal
politicians should be beaten at every
poll in the country. The people should
see to it that a restored industry, secur-
ity OF property, quiet Of society and
harmony Of interests, be given to the
South. by giving freedom and justice TO
her laborers. The security Of credits
and the punctual payments of debts
rest upon protected, femunerated, con-
tented labor. Civil disturbances are
the qltie eltsands OF commercial, credit.
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HH#
John wilson, alias o PuEti, Recently
n so 4, from wheeling, lT,tt ldJ Il
(ftoas the I'fttsbttrgIs Gagsns Of FestertEGy.)
We yesterday mentioned the fact of
the arrestof John Wilson alias Pugh,
recently from Wheeling, West Virginia,
from whence it appears he Is not a fugi-
tive from Justice. AT the March term
of the Quarter Sessions, in 1854, he was
tried upon an Indictment for dissuading
q witness, convicted, and sentenced to
pay fine of two hundred dollars, and
to undergo ten months Imprisonment.
He wns surrendered to the authorities
in Wheeling, with the understanding
that when his sentence (for counterfeit
ingf expired there, he should be return
ed here to serve out his sentence in this
county. The particulars of his arrest
and conviction for dissuading a wit
ness, we gave in yesterdays Gdzette.)
Yesterday morning he was brought into
court from the Mayors office, by direc-
ton of the District Attorney, and on
motion, of the same officer, at the !inti-
lnntion of the court, he WINS committed
to jail to serve out his sentence. Mr..
Swartzwelde for Wilson, objected, on
the ground that the preSuMptions from
the record were that he hnd fulfilled his
term of imprisonment. To this the
District Attorney rejoined that it would
not thus be inferred that the fine of two
hundred dollars was paid, and that
he could be committed until this was
paid. with this view the court agreed,
and the prisoner was duly committed
until the court would fully determine
their power to hold him to the fulfill
mene of his sentence. The result will
donbtless be that lie Will serve out his
ten months In the county jail, to reflect
upon tho fact that for a man of his
.tprofession" Pittsburgh is not n congo
nia1 place to come to; and that our Otti-
cials are always on the lookout for
scamps such as he. His falling into his
own trap was certainly something very
singular, and to him, after he again
gets down to bread and water diet, will
prove far more agreeable. We wish
him much comfort and pleasant retlec-
tions in his present quarters -the Hotel
de- EF7rite. =