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Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-12-28
CITY VS.. COUNTRY LIFE.

Cory O'Lanus, OF the Brooklyn "a
gle gives bis experience Of the fellc'-
ties Of country life at this season. The
locality is somewhere in New Jersey
The place is a lovely spot, but
wants improving. The tidewalks are
not tagged, and there are no street
lamps.
No ice cream saloon, no lager no
aldermen or any of the Injuries OF city
life.
But there is great deal ofnature.-
The nature consists mostly of trees,
rai-feuces, corn.felds and mosquitoes
Particularly mosquitoes.
Also dogs. Everybody in the
country keeps dogs. They are anil
mails Of large pattern, not particular
about the breed.
They earn their bread by barking
at cows, horses and strangers.
There is picturesque village, com
posed Of tavern and two blacksmith
shops. Being situated on the banks Of
a canal, it may be regarded as wa
tering place. The graceful canal boats
gliding along at the rate of two miles
a week, remind you of Venice and
gondolss.
II much resembles Venice before
Venice was built.
Farming life is very serene. You
get up in the middle Of the night and
milk the COWS and split wood fol-
breakfast.-You then hoe corn I'll
breakfast is ready.
After breakfast you feed the pigs
and hunt eggs.
The balance of the evening is spent
10 the cheerful recreation OF sparrlne
with the mosquitoes.
Then there's the girls.
Most Of the farmers raise girls
They are useful to feed the chickens
and sit up with the young men in th'
best room on Sunday evening.
Country girls are nice.
If you should want to get married
at any time, III take you out to Jer
sey and introduce you.
When you 90 counting them, yo'
must always take pocket full Of pei
nuts if you don't want to be consid
cred mean.
The flopeae business is very popu
lar. The girls are very apt to expect
it. / have just bought out fame,
store, and sent il up there by express
to square my outstanding liabilities IL
that line.
Otherwise, sitting up with couDtr,
girls is very refreshing. Sitting will
one arm around her waist the othel
hand Hattening mosquitoes, while sh'
tells you all about the quilting part.
last winter, at Aunt Jerusha's wha
Sally Ann Spock wore when she was
married to Josiah Corndodger and hoV
many chickens they had when the,
commenced housekeeping is an en-
ioyment not to be met with in town
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-12-28

State of Louisiana-Parish of West Baton
Rouge-Fifth District Court-No. 1903
Josephine Landry, wife, VS.. William
White, husband.
TN THIS CASE, Defendant having filed
his answer, same was taken up for trial
and after introduction of testimony and
argument of counsel, for reason of tho law
and evidence being in favor thereof, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed that the
Plaintiff Josephine Landry, wife, do have,
and recover of the Defendant, VIM. White,
husband, the sum of three thousand and
thirty seven s2Hdollars, with five per cent
interest from Dec. Sth, 1865, until paid
and also with mortgage on all his property
from ed February, lS41.
1t is also ordered that Plaintiff have the
administration of her separate property,
that there be Judgment of non-suit for
plaintiffs claim against Defendant, for
amount of monies recovered from the sue
cession Of her father, Armand Landry do
ceased, and that defendant pay costs Of
this suit
Done, read and signed in open Court
this 18th day of December, A. D., 1863.
(Signed) r. T. POSEY,
Judge 9Th Judicial District.
A true copy of the original.
Clerks office, West Baton Rouge, thit
18th day of December, A. D., 1885.
dec2l. 0. M. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-12-28

Fiat de Ia observation-disclosures d'0uest Baton
Rouge--oour du 5me District No. 17es-Jose'
phne Landry, epouse, vs. William White.
TETTE CAUSE ayaut paru aPres repopse enr6-
- gi.tr6e par le d6fendeur, ct spres pauditicn
des tGnognages ct apres plaidoyer fat, Ia loi ct
les preuves Giant en- favour de la demanderesse.
II est par consequent decr6te que Josephine
Landry ait jugement contre son epoux, William
White, le defendsur en- Ia somme de trois mile ct
trente SEPT 821S f00ipastres, ayec nter6t raison
de cling pour cent computer du Decembrs,
1855, jusqu'a Ia concurrence de la dite somme, ct
du'elle ait hypotheque sur toutes ses prophecies
datrs de 20 Fevrier, lS4l.
II est de plus d6cr6t6, que Ia dite demanderesse
soft s6paree de biens dc son dit 6poux, OF que &c
jugemsnt lui donne pouvoir d'intenter process con-
tire lie defendeur, pour 10 fonds quill recu de Ia
succession de son pere, Armand Landry, decide
ct que lie d6fendeur pale les frais de ce process.
Fait, lu ct sign6 en- Cour, CO lime jour de De
cembre, A. d., 1866,
1siRnG,) r. 4. POsEY,
Juge du 5me Dist.
Copie conforme P0riginal.
Bureau du Grefier, Quest Baton Rouge, co Ia
DGcembre, A. D., 1865.
dsc21 o. M. LEBLANC Grefier.
Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-12-28

HARNESS G. SADDLERY
Il Ny present assortment is complete.
juIyls JULIUS G, BoGEL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-31
GREAT DISTRIBUTION
BY TEE
EUREKA GIFT ASSOCIATION.
1875 & 1917 Broadway, New York,

ROSEWOOD PIANOS. MlLoD1oNs.
q FINE OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAvINGs.
Silver Ware. Zine Gold and Silver Watches, and
ELEGANT JEWELRY.
CONSISTING OF
Diamond Pins. Diamond Rings. Gold Bracelets.
Coral, glorentins, Mosaic. Jet, Lava and Cameo
silver Extension Holders Isl Sleeve s Bu ana
tons s: Sets ST studs Us:s ard a neek
VALUED AT $500. 900.
DISTRIBUTION is made in the following man.
nsaHE f;ss iEs?; sSs it.
Gle viii delivered at our ONCE. or sent By mail
20 any without regard to choice, on re-
Oh reesivins The Certificate the purchaser will
ree1e The article
named. or can choose any other one articleron our
~purehasers Of our SEALED ENVELOPES
ao% f5S a.,. an article worth
which they need not pay until it is known what Is
rs II SE Sssavp IN
THE EUR1KA GIRTs ASSOCIATION
Original snd Largest Gift Association in fhe
in and sopo1aSs %anner. and large and
appreciate this method of obt ming rich and ele:
During the past year this Association has sent q
very large number OF valuable prizes to all parts
csivs the full Value Of their money, IS no article
and there are No BLANKS. '''"A'
Parties dealing with us may depend on having
medietely sent to any address by return mail or
Tha following parties havsr eceutly drawn val.
have kindly allowed the use Of their names.
Pa, Oil Painting. value, 500; James Hareraves
sci Brosdway. New York, Oil Paintins g, value,
Se Bar Bsrrsss hsrshf Co.
bury, o., Gold Watch. value. SIPS: J. F. SHAW.
$500 Mrs. 6hss ): Nevis. Eimirs, Il. Y. PIANO PIANO.
Cluster Diamond Rins, value. 500; Mrs, K. Pen.
value. si2S; Oscar u. Allen, 90: B. lad REGIMENT
ssias. sss ko1I.sd rsstsIson 90: B. 10Th ff Sa:
Veteran Volunteers, Oil Painting, value, 800;
Mrs. Abbey J. Parsons, springdeld Mass, Melo.
deon, value, $40; JamesL Dexter, City Surveyor,
jane Ely. Isl Wooster Street, Corner Bieefsr,
New York. Oil Painting, value 300; Mrs. j. O.
Coles, Grand Rapids. Michigan, Silver Castor,
value. $40: Dr.; J.. B; Sinclair, No. 4 Main street.
Luther Dstmold. washington. G.. Oil Pain aioR
value, $780,
We're we permitted. we might add many names
to the above list, but many persons object to our
so doing, We therefore publish no names without
Letters from various parties throu ghout the
country acknoWled ginS the receipt of very yalpR-
bic gifts may be seen on fle at our Office
LIST OF ARTICLES
TO BE SOLD FOR ONE DOLLAR EACH,
without regard to value. and not to be paid for
until you know what you will receive:
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OoILEerOR,s SALE.

VII 81 srcsH oNe1Y 9as. ~ ,s
10 th n Coaneii uSsmhsr. the 9onovsns Lots ssd
parts of Lots hereinafter mentioned, situated,
fse, and being in 6eergetown, d: 9. pr a many
ton Of GeorEetown, b, O., for the eenefsI and
special Taxes d,ls SAID Cooperation for the yeaxs
aapeIed, with costs and charges. Terms cash.
sale to comm zee Ut o'coek p. and con tinue
Al the same hour from day 10 day ftif closed.
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n az nTli n =
- -" 9TEAWBERRY BASKuTSlf
ATKAWBEBEY BAHKBTS I'll =

All may now enjoy the luxury 81 delicate fruits
from nicely sentilated Baskets. with such triHin
expense as to render It unnecessary to remove the
fruit from the basket until ready for use.
This Basket 10 superior in every respect to any
Fruit Basket in use and We challenge the world
to produce one Ut less cost. : - = ca
FRUIT growers and dealers are requested to call
anu s s'An ' 'A'n l.. j: p. BARrHoLew.
go 65S Seventh street.
. between Pa ave. ana Canal,
my IL cow WAehinRto ID. o,
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POTOMAC TRANsP0RrATIoNs LINE. !

,i Toe s: sY.9. yAAsp3RgIhE ,s.ys Bal
s fSs oH1.lssfsanndria.a wsshineton, ND EeA7G
:. Returning will lesye her wharf, LOT Wate, 81
aS Md Alexsnaria ut q oelocf touckinS
- .f ~ tee usnsalandinsa on faS listense liver.
hlN1AAnr q COL 0T Wa$ar,ssreet. &son1SSs
arc Sz1 . rHsats bstN6tns 18th and IN
"~'s1sS' WyNN
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lQ6 WINDoK SHADES. - Aoc
w ~ q Windey Shades in tn District It MARK-
HlTERS; No. 4S6 7th st., 8doors above DAD Yel.
LOVE- HAIL. Zee advertisement elsewhere. Terms
ce61. --ss-- a., = ---.- m Tat
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THI OoaIse ELsCrios6It wsa ANNOUNCED
me sindependehf candidate tor City Collector;
would address the voters OF the Second iWarA
~ thescosner OF 18th and Z streets at O'CLOCK.
The spsaksrwas pro uptly In attendance, and
waited, until o. o'el0ck buf nj one Appesring
70 Austen aebasysnarks, he9hidJt fsffsa
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COLLIaIoN.-The mail stear,sr ross.os
run into, on her downward trio, a dav or ~ %
ssnce, oy the steamer Keller, while psssing off
BiackissSne's Island The shaft and ons, o,
the Relief had nar stern knockea' Of T 1ho
Coesack Vas innediately towed in.a 81
MaTyas river, ann YVES shortly afterwarss 80
ken % Baltimore for repairs. ~
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ssss; Ssas3 lRs s5S io s i :;
fronG eeutA Side Bridge street,
plss5SI s
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LIST OF ARTICLES
TO BE SOLD FOR ONE DOLLAR EACH,
without regard to value. and not to be paid for
until you know what you will receive
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19
INSURANCE.
YgNfTE AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NORFOLK
Etft 7. - InCArnnra fed 1910 i.

J. C. DENIM President
DREcroRs: ioa
JN0 B, WHITEHEAD, GEO. R, DRuMMoND
RICHARD DICKSON, JOS. R. sPRATIlEY.
This Company having successful experience
of thirteen years prior to the war; and the Stock
holders having adopted a plan whereby the deficit
the Southern securities as were rendered value
less by the issue of the wary has been supplied
offers to the Merchants and Property -holderso Of
Norfolk the opportunity of insuring in
od i e. n T. n a.,..a 2 Q IN N PA GA n
Bank Bank street.
INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK,
Authorized by a Resolution of stock
holders.
Z Books of Subscription for an addition of 380l
Three Hundred and Eighty Shares, at 500 per
share, to the Capital Stock Of the Company.
are open at the office. r.t,
ljF This Company has unsurpassed charter privi-
leges; and those DESTROYS of subscribing, will
please call at once and ascertain terms, conditions,
&c.f JfFT j. G. DEMING,
II NIRE, LIFE, MARINE IL INLA ND
u h1ibat -s Insurance. -si5
j.. q. b M 4 N G !, AGENT.
New York Life Insurance Company.
~ ~ '-.t NEW YORK 5Fl
Manhattan Fire and Marine Insurance
- "i Company, N. Y.
Home Fire and Marine Insurance Co..
NEW HAVEN. lt4
Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance
Ht 30 9fi Co., N. Y. 70 5.baE
National Fire Insurance Company,
~ r. BALTIMORE. 90
Mutual Fire Assurance Society.
@ VIRGINIA.. .a ~
rs Life Policies, Fire Policies on Buildings
Merchandise, &C., and Policies on Cargoes and
HuHs of Vessels issued at this AGENCY at the
lowest current rates. .ll--Jae
vr J. C. DEMING, Agent,
.5ri Franklin Savings Bank, Bank Street,
au26-6m Near Man Maj St, Norfolk, Va.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS.


A wonderful Palisi1u pianist had ladies in
bis pay, whose duty it was 10 faint with de-
light at his iuimitable performance One of
iaaa Went to sleep at her post and The pianist
who had recEoncd on theinterutption Of her
faint 10 relieve him al he close Of d long sus-
tanned allegro. could find no excuse for stop
ping ana tainted himself Then the delin-
queut waking Hp. tainted really from fright
aud veyatiou
The son Ut bavarlan Butcher has lately
been dipping .he treQuentcrs of the fashionable
German watering places by assuming crinoline
and an entire female toilet He professed to
be POLISH beauty Of ancient family aud in
dis character succeeded in obtaining money
from aamjring dupes
''Nhyis H." said ole OF the school marms
to @ young scapeTace who had caused her
much trouble hv his bad conduct, why is it
sou behaved 50 well when YOU first come to
school. and arc a1 disube3ent now?' Be-
culss' said young hopeful Cooking up into
-.y teaners face. u wasn't much acquainted
t1e4.
The common Jelel that genius IS always
unfortunate, Aas been 1alsilied By a recent ev-
cut. Ii is ruluored that Mr. De Cordova. the
celebrated humorous lecturer. has Just had a
remarkable windlall Of fortune, in the shape of
AN uneIpoetc5 and large legacy bequeathed to
'ulm by q distant relative in England
Madame Count de la Pomerais widow of
oae doctor executed for poisouingl and her son
sill under age. have been authorized to 5ubsti-
.ut- i,r de family name that Of De Noal and
10 casL Themselves In futyre De Noal, instead
a. C.Eila de l9 "0neras
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19

J. c. DEMING President
DIRECroRs: " AGA
JNO B, WHITEHEAD, GEO. R. DRuMMOND
JOHN D. GORDAN, C. II. ROWLAND,
RICHARD DICKSON JOS, R. SPRATLEY.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19
Government Depository and Financial
Agent of the United states.
Exehange Bank auildlng. Main Street.

Exchange Bank Building, Main Street,
A constant supply of $50 Notes will be kept on
hand. s.....
EMINENT SECURITIES at current market
rates. -
FURNISH EXCHANGE and make collections
all the principal cities of the United States.
Purchase Government Vouchers the most
favorable terms, and give carefuland prompt at
tention to lEh IT. dob q .-4ea %. f
Accounts OF Business Men and Firms
and to any other business entrusted to the Bank
Full information in regard to Government
Loans at all times cheerfully furnished.
au CIV ,4,ea .I sElJ.# /
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19
STEAMERS.
yIOR PHILADELPHIA

Richmond aud Norfolk Steam Packet Go.
SEMI-WEEKLY.
This Line is composed Of the fast steamers:
Snyder.
MAY FL0WER................, Capt, J. Robinson,
CLAYM0NT........ Capt. u. Robinson,
folk, every Wednesday, yam and saturday at NJ for
Philadelphia Il " a.s1s f,F-.ra
For freight OF passage apply tQlFeJI,.I.
- TH0S. P.g CROMWELL q CO,
Higgins Wharf, or No. CampbelPs Wharf, ,l
au26-tf Norfolk, Va.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19

~ c Fl o o Il D =
The subscriber will reopen his SCHOOL on
Monday, I'd October, in the same room occu-
pied by him last session, under the Freemason
street Baptist Church
Subjects taught: Mathematics, Natural Philos-
ophys Greek, Latin, French and the usual English
studies 0sl -...s ....5-s.
The scholastic year of ten months will be di-
vided into quarters. Charge per quarter, SIG for
all or any of the studies except French, for which
there will be an additional charge of So.
sel-lm rrfH WIN. r. GAIT.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19
T[ITTR ELLIS SPRI G. S
FEMALE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
Granville Co., N. C.

This celebrated watering-place will be opened
as an INSTITUTION OF LEARNING on the
LIST Wednesday in october next, with a
full and competent Board of Instructors. 81
This new Institution furnishes advantages such
as are to be found at no other school in the South
The buildings are all new within a half mile of
kitrell's depot, on the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail-
road, and sufficient to accommodate three hundred
boarders, besides abundant room for school pur-
poses. ...s.
The character of the mineral water found here
is too well known to the whole country to need a
remark. 1t has been pronounced by the best
sc holars and physicians to be equal in its analysis
and effects oiany in North Carolina OF Virginia
1t will be our object to perpetuate here an nsttu-
ton for the education of females that shall be an
ornament to the South.
Terms moderate, (cheap as at any other school
OF similar grade,) payable one7half in advance,
In U. 5. currency, or provisions at their market
value. Bank money taken at its value.
Each young lady will bring with her one pair
sheets and towels, with her name marked on
them.
For further particulars, address
-I-st.i REV C. B. RIDDICK, President,
Post Office, Kittrells Depot
Ii ~ Il N
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-09-19
EDUCATIONAL.
ITO THE PU LILO.

The undersigned will reopen the Virginia Col
legiate Institute, formerly occupied by Prof
1865. This Institute will be conducted on the
same plan followed by Prof. Webster, including
Departments for Males, for Females, and Primary
Department. ,..|.I $50.
Each of these Departments will be under the
guidance of competent Teachers. ~
A thorough course will be given, equal, it is
hoped, to that of any like Institute in the South
= No pupil will be received for less time than
five months l.. ....
For tuther particulars, apply to me, at my resi-
or OF the Institute, on the corner of Queen and
Green streets. % G. d. PARKER,
au26-1m
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-26
For the Spirit.
Popular Education.

In the midst of crowded, momentous
events, of great revolution. the interests
of education must be among the promi-
nent features of progress, in the highway
to the real, normal strength Of the nation
of the State-of the individual. Our
schools have been too Godless--we edu-
cate simply to know certain intellectual
results, without attempting to know, q
priori, from cause to effect-to know the
fountain of all perfection, God manifest,
in the material, as we'll as in the intellec-
tual world. All the surroundings of the
school system should be mantted with pu-
rity-the school house, rendered attract
i've, by its neatness and comfort The
teacher, standing at the head of the sys-
TEN, should be deeply, thoroughly educa-
ted in the truths of virtue and holiness
hence, those under his charge would con-
stantly draw from pure fountain. The
school house, dedicated to science, should
be regarded sacred monument-the YES
tibule, leading from TIE perishing earth
to higher state beyond the tomb. Let
the precincts of the school house be re-
garded the asylum of virtue-the home OF
purity-no profanity mo impure thoughts
disturb its sacred retreat.
No ordinary excuse should absent those
who may have enrolled their names on
the school records. This is manifestly
wrong. Absenteeism is criminally prev
alent in the rural districts-the schools
dying from supine neglect. May we not
expect better days?
Where the school is sufficiently advanc-
ed, the student may frequently. contem-
plate all the surroundings, from the peb-
bic in the footpath, the early blossom, the
feathered songsters of the forest, the pure
fountains Of water, leaping over rocks
covered with the moss of ages, the blue
outline Of hills and valleys, stretching
away in the distance, like islands in the
ocean, the deep toned thunder, the "storn
breath of the Almighty" heard in the
rushing wind Ascending his thoughts
upward, he views the blue dome of the
heavens ns-trackless, mitable-studded
with hosts of shining worlds. We'll may
he exclaim, 80 Lord, how manifold are
thy works, in goodness hast thou made
them all. y
Nature and revelation thus so together
mutually proving the divinity of the
| Bible. 1t may be said that all this is toe
fanciful-not sufficiently imbued will
railroads and bank stocks.
| DTcrA nu1r
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-26
N n w 5 nTE NJ $ :.

Major General Cox is now in Columbus,
where he has bccn ordered by the War
Department, to osuperintend the mastering
out of his old command, which is being
brought back to Ohio as rapidly as pos
sible.
papers in the Army of the Potomac, Is
now worth 100000, aud is one of the
directors of the Second National Bank,
just established in Richmond.
William Bell who murdered Mrs. Ruth
Briden, on the 22d day of December, 1868,
at Ella, Lake County, H., was hung at
Waukegan, on Friday, June 80. This is
the first case of capital punishment that
has ever occurred in that county.
Not less than 2,676 applications for
pensions, from invalid soldiers, were made
last week at the Pension Department., of
which 1,715 were granted. 2,326 pen
sions, besides, were given to the families
of deceased soldiers.
The receipts into the Treasury from
the internal Revenue are about half a
hhAiiAOh Vi dOli0lE q va
The case of Palmer, editor of the States
aud Union, against the town of Concord
New Hampshire, suit for damages for
the destruction of his newspaper office by
a mob in 1861, was carried to the full
bench for decision upon the constitution
ality of the law making towns liable for
damages by mobs. At the late term oil
the Court, in Manchester, the law was Ge-
clared to be constitutional. The case will
be tried by jury.
The Whisky Insurrection in Western
Pennsylvania, during Washington's ad-
ministration, was wonnd up by the indict
ment of five of those engaged in it. One
Of these proved to be the wrong man; two
were discharged because Of insufficient
evidence, and two were found guilty Of
treason in levying war against the United
States. These two Washington pardoned
Reverdy johnson has gone to Rich
mond as counsel for the owners of the
Ballard and Spottswood Houses which
have been seized under the confscatlor
act.
ORDERED TO BE MUSTERED OUT.-Thc
36th O. V. L., now at Wheeling; the 23(
o. V. L., at Cumberland, Md, ,and the Stf
.. V. c., at Clarksburg,W. ", are order
ed by the War Department to be forth
with mustered out, and sent to their seve
raj rendezvous in Ohio 70. final discharge
Gov. Pierpont estimates that 00t
Virginians arc entitled to pardon under
| President Lincoln's S proclamation.
The Army of the Shenandoah is virtu
ally discontinued. The 18th Pennsylva
MIA Cavalry took their departure for home
from Washington last week. There ar,
now no troops left in the valley but on'
year men. The guerrillas are represent
cd as having totally disappeared. In
| few days more there will prebably be u,
troops left in the valley except at Win
chester.
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. lDoagIas ON Negro snIrage.

Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in public
discussion in Illinois, in 1858, came out
squarely on the negro suffrage question.
Read and ponder:
81 hold negro is not, and never ought
to be, a citizen Of the United States. |
hold that this Government was made up
on white basis, by white men, for the
benefit Of white men and their posterity
forever, and should be administered by
white men, and none others. l do not
believe that the Almighty made the ne
gro capable of self-government. Now.
say to you, my fellow citizens, that, in my
opinion, the signers Of the Declaration of
Independence had no reference to the ne
gro whatever, when they declared all men
created equal They desired to express
by that phrase, white men men of Euro
pean birth and European descent, and had
no more reference to the negro, the saw
ago Indians, or other inferior or degraded
races. At that time every one of the
thirteen colonies was a slaveholding col
sny, and every signer Of the Declaration
represented slaveholding constituency,
aud / know that nc one of them emanci-
pated his slaves, much less offered citizen
ship to them when they signed the Dec
laration.