Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-10-20
A POINT WELL PUT.

60N 1O'NN NooAEh ~ 0ODD0N5 aSs
Al POINT WELL PUT.
Thurlow Weed, in a letter to the New
York Times discussing some personal
matters. says among other things, the fol
lowing in regard to the Democratic plat
form in New York
The Democratic platform has my ap-
prevail. Its bold declaration in favor OF
sustaining the national Credits especially
commendable. Its loyalty would have
been a priceless and precious boon when
our government and nation were in Ian
ger. Then we would have given any
thing and all things for such patriotic
utterances. But when they were needed
and when they would have saved thou
sands of lives and millions of treasure,
they were refused.
The old story of Esau and his BIRTH
right has been repeated IN Virginia. A
rebel officer sold the original secession
ordinance of that State to Sergeant A. s.
TwitchelL, 18th Maine Battery, for a lunch
of bread and butter.
The Library of the Hon. Peter Force
OF Washington the most valuable collac-
ton of antiquarian literature in the United
States, is about to be removed to New
York. The New York Historical Society
are the purchasers, at a trihe under fifty
thousand dollars.
BEEF STocK IN TExAs-A Texas let
ter writer says Any man insthis State
who does not own four hundred head of
cattle and seventy to one hundred horses
and mules, is worse than worthless Beef
sells here at five cents per pound. horaes
and mules from hfteea-to thirty doIT;Irs
for round lots, and are within two hun
bred and fifty miles of a good market.
As far as the eye can reach in every di-
~rectIon, and as far as you may go, the
country is alive with stock. The whole
market of the United States might be
supplied here, and there would not be
any apparent decrease"
Mrs, Anthony DariDger, of Ashland
comfy. Ohio gave birth to two boys and
one girl the other day, and all parties
were doing well at last accounts. We
hope the father is included among the
parties doing well. e :
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF DR.. MUDD.
EThe steam ship Daniel Webster, from
New Orleans on the I'D ult., for New
York, came in at Fortress Monroe short
ofeoal. She reports landing prisoners
at the Dry Tortugas, where it was learned
that DIR. Mudd attempted to escape, but
was found In the coal bunk of the steam
err Thomas Scott. He was put to work
wheeling sand, and the quartermaster of
the steamer Thomas Scott was arrested.
charged with aiding DR.. Mudd to escape.
PAID LABOR ~ .NIssIssIPPI-An-
dres jackson Donelson has written a
letter in which he processes himself
much pleased with the working Of the
paid labor system in Mississippi. He
says COMPANIES are forming and paying
as J as SO per acre rent for open
lands on the Mississippi. 1t is also be-
lleved that negro labor will build up the
leVee. |
SLOW BTsINEss.-The Democratic par
ty have been several months PROSTATE in
the dust. pretended worshippers of AMI
JOHNSON. As yet, however, not
one OF them has received an Office, al, /
though a good many have been given out,
and always to Union men, This is rath-
er slow business, and speaks badly for
the great expectations of our Demo-
cratic brethren. If they don't get some
thing soon, we shall expect them to rise
IL a body and retire, wiser, but a great
deal poorer for the fasting
PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND SUFFRAGE.
In his speech at Milwaukee the other
day, Senator Doolittle said that In a re-
cent conversation with President John
the latter declared to him his wish
the right of suffrage might be extern
uGO 10 SuC1 COiOTeu GIblZoQS OF the south 4
as have performed military service. and
such as have for a long time been
heads offamilies and supported them by
their own industry, and who have dem /.
onstrated clearly tt eir intellectual fitness
to exercise this right.
The CONSTITUTIONAL, AMENDafENT
assent of five more states is neees-
sary to perfect the amendment abol-
shing of slavery in the Union. Although !
action of Mississippi, South Carolina, I
Alabama. which will be initiated by 9th
n States, is in accordance with th e spirit
the amendment, its formal adoption t
1y the Legislature Is necessary. Ken G
lucky, it is barely possible, may give its c
assent. notwithstanding the small opposi-
ion majority. President JoHNsoNfs pol
cy toward her is with that reference.
viii soon be in to add her vote, s
md there is hope of New Jersey. While c
ne question IS yet an open one, there y
loes not appear to be any grounds for Sc
apprehensions for the result.
GOING HoME.-Mr. Reade. Speaker .
# the North Carolina State Convention. f
made an impressive speech on taking the 5
hair, Q fwhich this was the peroraticn t,
Fellow citizens we are going home. :
Iet painful reflections upon our late sep
ration and pleasant memories of our ear
Y UulOu quicken uFgOOJSCeDS toward the
Id mansion, that we may grasp hard
gain the hand of friendship which stands ?
t the door. and, sheltered by the old /
which was built upon a rock !
I'D has Weathered the STERN, enjoy to- n
the long, bright future which p,
us. With the guidance eliminate b
and the care of a merciful Provi- 81
ence, which l earnestly invoke for the BIZ
convention and for each individual mem B,
er, i invite you to the calm considera- O.
on and wise solution of the important Oh
u~estions which are to result in the 81
eace, prosperity and happiness of our Co
elves, and in the prosperity, strength, 9u
grandeur of our nation" e.
There is a good deal of excitement in q,
circles in New York upon the ga
of episcopal clergymen exchan- HHun
ng with ministers of other denomina- re
OBS. Bishop Potter has demonstrated ny
it in a pastoral letter, but the So
lied .low-church clergymen continue {
Ie practice. On Sunday evening last the -
ev, DR.. Storrs, a congregational minis q
r of Brooklyn, preached in the church
the Rev. DIR. Tying, in Sixteenth street,
lille the Rev. III. w. Beecher sat as 90
lie of the congregation in the minister's m
w. The subject will no doubt be i
ought up in the general convention
the episcopal church.
Mammoth boats, justly entitled to be Of
lied floating palaces, {" are the rage on and
q Hudson river The PeonIaiR Lime fall