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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-03
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-03

Nv York. Dec4 lctI.
Auenstas Jsco1 Esq, Richmond; Val ar.
rived from Europe Oh ths goth inst | am well
ami satisfied L.: ma herr from yon. Address
in care Jas y s7t', Esq, No G2 pssrl street New
York. Yeur fl .ct.ons.e brother. Clyde
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
Making Up for H.

NJ is a fourishing liquor merchant
but when disposing of bis surplus funds,
always wants to gain corresponding
benefit, or at least to sec some way to
make up for the loss Not long siuce,
committee called on him for the purpose
of soliciting . subscription for the support
Of n clergyman.
"Can't do it, gentlemen was his
reply 81 gave twenty dollars to the
Rev. Mr.. P. yesterday"
After much persuasion, however, they
succeeded in convincing him that it was
for his interest, temporarily and spiritually
to put down a like amount for the Rev
Mr.. r., and departed with thanks; bp
one of them happening to return for some
purpose minute aftorward, overheard
him giving the following directions to ar
assistant;
pDraw eff twenty dollars worth oI
liquor, and fll up with water. Take it
ont Of the row Of casks next to thosC
that you watered yesterday for the Rev
MIR. Z.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
The New Zealand War.

Tired and wasted by the war which has
continued so long between the English
authorities and the Maoriisibes of New
Zealand, radical change Of policy is
under consideration, the object Of which
is to give the colonial government com.
pletc control over their internal affairs,
enabling them to share tha, burdens as
well as the profits Of q war hitherto sus.
tancd by the resources Of the imperial
treasury. 1t is aot assumed that the col
onists provokedtb war for the sake Of
the spoil and expenditure it might bring,
though there undoubtedly is large class
who favor determination as the necessary
anteccdent of confscation, and as afford
ing the simplest way Of providing for the
distribution Of valuable lands among tn,
English settlers. Even in tho British
Parliament, the other day, member
hitherto reputed to bs humane and con-
sideratc, openly avowcd that, in order to
extend the range of English civilization,
they were about to dispossess the wild
animals of New Zealand, "of which the
wild man was the most mischievous.'-
But while averice and cruelty are pas,
sions which, to a certain extent, find cx-
ercisa in the contest wi h the New Zea.
land aborigines, there is manifest sin.
cere desire to close up war that for sew
eral years has required the nrduous SER
vice of 5000 or 1900 mon, and en-
tailed an expenditure Of at least G6, ,OOO,,
900 sterling. without any corresponding
benefits. The opinion is INDUCED that
the withdrawal Of the army would com.
pei the colonists to acquiesce in treating
The New Zcalanders as powerful belliger,
ents who must be conciiated, because to
subingute them by sheer force is imprac-
ticable. In support Of this view, the
fact is mentioned that up to a recent date,
not more than 200 natives had been kill
ed, their fastncss being all but impregna.
Bile, affording secure retreat. And now
that the local governor and Legislature are
wholly Disconnected in reference to the
treatment of this difficult problem, the
time se:ms to be auspicious for throwing
the colonies on their independent re-
sources. to settle their quarrels in theil
own way. There is also reason to hopc
that there will survive the strife, at leas
the remnan! of race who are conceded
to have exhibited hcroism in their re-
sistnnco to the British troops rarely
cqualed, or, as recently remarked by {
member Of Parliament, "the finest ract
with which our expansive destiny -ha'
made us acquainted" Be it remember
ed, this is said of a people who only {
few years ago did not scruple to feed up
on each others aesh.-JOurnal Of Com
nlerce.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
TOIeratiOn/

Who art thou vain mortal, that darest
intrude ihyself between my God and me?
If | have an account to settle with Hea,
ven am not competent to effect it my
self? Car you be more interested tbn
v am or il you are, why iosult ny -
why denounce newly publish NIB in
the world as the vileSt animal in exist.
Cnco? May l not possibly be right as
well as youY 1850, by what grant either
Of heaven or Garth can you bo justified
in uSsailing the purity of my motivcs?-
The great God Of heaven suffers me to
enjoy liberty suffers 40 to investigate
freely and without any fear, oil subjects
my mind may chance to pursue--aud 10.
forms me, by the eternal laws of my ma,
turc, that | can only believe as my pn.
dcrstandng directs me. Yet you--you
dust and ashes of the earth,- arrogating
to yourself heavens power, would do
what heaven refuses to do-you would
stay the progress Of my mi1d-ycu would
end all inquiry whichdid not exactly SUIT
you-you would PROSTATE me in the eyes
of society, and send me headlopg to Cter-
nal punishment! Away from this land,
prosecuting spiriti-INToLERANoE!l In.
TOLERANCE !! ll-Beyamia Eaakln.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
Female Society.

Without female society we should de.
generate into brutes. This observation
applies With ten fold fcrce to young men,
and those who are in the prime of man
hood. For, after certain time of life
the literary man makes shift "a poor one,
We grant) to do without the society of Ia,
dies To young man, nothing is so i'm
portant as spirit Of devotion (next to
his creator, to some amiuble woman,
whose image may occupy his heart ; guard
it from pollution, which besets it on all
sides. A man ought to choose wife as
Mrs. Primrose did her wedding gown,
for quality "that wears we'll" One thing
at least is true, that if matrimony has its
cares, celebacy has no pleasures. A
Newton, or mere scholar, may find en-
joymeut in study man of literary taste
can receive in books powerful auxiliary,
and children around him to cherish and
support the dreariness of old oge.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
"Magnanimity in Triumph"

Already, differences of opinion are
arising in the Administration party, as to
tho course to be pursued after the war
Ben. Butler, striving to out Herod. Herod /,
has made speech denouncing "clemency
to traitors" and not few of the more
bitter and blcod-thirsty Of the Abolition
party are condemning the terms Of sur.
render which Gen. Grant gave to Gen.
Lee. It is crcditable to the more inAu-
cntial in the Abolition party that they
repudate these sentiments. The New
York TriJane speaks out as follows -
"But we cannot believe it wise or we'll
to take the life of any man who shall
have submitted to - National authority.
The execution Of even one such would
have ever aided the Confederate cause.
Each would say to himself, "culpable as
he; we differ only in that l am deemed
Of comparatively little consequence
A single Confederate led out to execution
would be evermcfe enshrined in amillion
hearts as a conspicuous hero and martyr.
We cannot realize that it would not be
magnanimous to give the oyerpovered
disloyalty of the South such a shrine
Would the throne of the House Of Han.
over stand more firmly had Charles Ed
ward been caught and executed after
Culloden? Is Austrian domination in
Hungary are mere stable to-day for the
hanging Of Macy Sander and his twelve
compatriot Generals after the surrender
Of Vilagocs? We plead against passions
certain at this moment to be fierce and
intolerent but on our side are the Ages
and the voice of History. We plead for
restoration of the Union, against pol
icy which would afford a moment ~
qualification at the cost Of years Of peril
GUS hate aud bitterness"
We hardly expected such language
from such source, and yet it would seem
that every humane person would desire
to see the bloodshed stop where it is.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
what win FoIlow.

With the demise of the rebellion, ge
confidently anticipate the decease of its
twin abolitionism. They were born to;
gether, they have grown together, and
like the Siamese twins, they are 50 10.
seperAble connected that the death ofoHs
is eertain to be followed by that Of tho
other. When Lee surrendered himself,
he also surrendered New England. With
no slavery to fight, the Abolition party
falls to pieces. With no contracts de-
pending upon the war, New England will
lose all interest in the war, and will turn
its attention to some other project forma.
king money at gomebody's else expense.
With no bondmen to rant about, pilsnss
will prevail in the councils Of abolition
legislators. They cannot be elected up
on the wrongs Of the niger, and without
the nigger we know that an abolitionigt
is as deformed as body without . soul.
Sumner will have to round bis classic
periods with reference to some other SUBJ
ject than the wrongs of the negro, with
no opportunity to enlarge upon the hien.
BUSINESS of men selling their own children.
Greeley will have to fall back upon Four
ierism, bran bread, or some other Of big
fayorite topics, with no niger 70 inspire
it; the abolition newspapers viii be
obliged 4. cease their dissertations about
"dealers in human flesh" and dough
faced lick.spittles Of the South" Ethel,
los occupations gone, and the same y
true Of Q modern party whose political
complexion is not different from that of
bin who sml smlothers6 Desdemona. Holms,
Co. Farmer.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
ChiIdhOOd's sorrows.

Mothers often err in undertaking the
little giefs and disappointments oe chill
dron. The triAes which give them pain
and trouble would be nothing to US, so we
unreasonably exact Of them the same in.
differepcc. Did you ever reflect how diff
ferenl the same scene looks at your own
hight from that point from which your
little child must view it? If not, you
will realize it by stopping down beside
him and taking view of the same land
scape. So mothers shonld learn to place
themselves at the child's mental stand,
point in all their dealings with it.
A lady of great strength Of mind and
fine sensbilities. once told friend that
she never suffered 50 acutely, as once in
childhood when her mother carclessly
swept into the fire some Of the shining
silk of the milk weed plart. She had
Just found it for the first time in one of
her little walks, and was greatly delighted
with her little treasure, laying it out in
parcels, thinking of the enjoyment she
would have over it with her little com.
panions, assigning its various uses in her
simple domestic economy. Her mother
entered. and finding the litter on the car
pes, hastily and coOllg swept it all into
The fire, despite the chid'S eutreaties -
She, pcol, gripyed little thing, fled away
almost distracted, and for several days
could scarcely bear to look upon her
mothers face. To her it was ~ real a
source Of anguish, as for the millionaire
to see oil his possessions swept away by
the devourng flames.
Oh, neither, learn to reverence every
tender, loving thing in your little chijd's
nature. The world will harden it soon
enough without your hand aiding in the
work. Enter fcelingly into its little joys,
and add to EN- the double pleasure of
your approving smile Sympathizo with
its little griefs, and comfort with cheer
ing words of tender love the sobbing lit.
tie bosom. "As ono whom his mother
comforteth"-what sweetcr figure could
the kind Father above employ to express
bis tender pity for his sorrowing children!
Christian mother, be faithful to your
solemn trust tben, when angel voices
shall shout the harvest home, you may
stand bef re the great white throne and
answer to the summons "llere am |,
Lord, and the children thou hast given
MOI
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
A Rat stoEy-A Lady in the case.

In drinking cell on Chestnut street,
above Twelfth, the other night, terrier
started rat The rat dashed out Of the
door, up the steps to the street, and then
straight across, A lady was walking up.
She was just in front Of the Chesnut
Street Theater when tho rat ran up the
steTs Of the ccller on the opposite side Of
the street. The rat was running for his
liic, the dog in pursuit of him was run
ming for good dinner The rat, when
about dozen lengths ahead, sprang upon
the lady's dre's, ran up under her cloak
and nestled close up under her sleeve
The lady shrieked with horror and dis.
may. SO piercing was her cry that a gen.
tleman ran hurrielly to her relief. She
pointing TO her arm, said, "a rat in my
sleeve" and again gave utteranee to a
piercing shrek The gentleman boldly
grasped the proturbance, and made Wig
orous squeeze. A better squeeze never
yet was made upon a lemon by first
class bartender. The rat bit through
the intervening clothing into the gentle
mans hand, with a painful bicuspidpl in
cisiOn The grip upon the beast, how
ever, was too vigorous. His lilo was
crushed out and he dropped to the ground
and the lady, sick, faint, unut'erably
mortified, declined any further assistance
wended her way bomeward, -
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
Drunken VOies,

"Mack," the Washington correspond
cut Of the Commercial, iu letter dateS
the Sth of March, says:
at is n positive fact, Of which have
personal knowledge, that the fate of one
of the most important provisions Of the
tax bill, in tho last Congress, was decided
by drunken vote. On the FIRST roll call
the vote stood nineteen to twenty. The
minority defeated it dy drumming up two
tipsy recruits from the Hole in the Wayl,
and telling them to vote with them, which
they did, without asking what was the
question, and apparently without caring
e. how it was decided. If il had been
a-qsostion of peace or var it would have
been all the same. As it was it will in.
volye millions Of dollars for the public
treasury, and il you had asked the wor.
thy couple next morning how they voted
they could not have told you, | am sure
A body whose votes are thus decided
by drunken Senators is very appropriate
lyprcsided over by Andrew johnson.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
A Conquest without Laurels.

Nor should these Abolitionists 1atter
themselves that if they can succeed in
their object oil uniting the people of the
free States they will enter the contest
with numerical superiority All history
and experience proves tho hazard and un,
certainty of war, And we are admonish-
ed by the the holY writ that the race is
not to swift, nor the battle to the strong.
But if they were to conquer, WHOM void
they conquer A foreign foe-onc who
had insuted our FL z, invaded our shores,
and laid our country waste ? No, sir ;
no, sir. 1t would be conquest without
laurcls, without slory-a self, a suicidal
conqucst-a conquest of brothers over
b-others, achieved by one over another
portion of the descendants of common
ancestors who, nobly pledging their lives.
ther fortunes and their sacred honor, had
fought ard bled, side by side, in many a
|hard battle on land and ocean, served cur
country from the British crown, and cs.
t1bished our national independ, nee
Henry Ciay's Speech.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
Poor Tribute 10 President Lin
coins Patriotism.

The Cleveland Leader, in referring to
the Sherman and Johnston Peace nego-
tliations, says;
"The very possibility that by the mere
agreement Of subordinate military off
her the whole power Of the Government
hight be paralyged tho whole suffering
dnd sacrifice Of the war come to napght,
the crime of murder and treason be left
funpunished, and the murderers and trail
tors, protected by amnesties and agree.
ments, permitted to misrulc the South
again, and, when they please, to raise re
newed rebellion, knowing from the past
that even should they fail they will not
be punished, suggests that our duty is
not yet done, aud that the rebellion is
not yet crushed Thank God thereis no
upoiheosis for treason now. Two weeks
ago there might have been,'
"Two weeks ago" President Lincoln
was alive, and it is certainly paying q
poor tribute to bis patriotism to say that
there was danger that hc would have Civ
en- his sanction to terms Of Peace by
which "the-G Government might be paral
yEcd, the whole suffering and sacrifice oi
the war como to .naught, the crime ol
murder and treason be left unpunishod
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
"Call and See Me-"

Never take "come and see me-" as
phrase in earnest, unless it is accompan.
led with date. An invitation without
circumstance is no invitation at ALL
Depend upon il, if any man or woman
desires your visit. "l)all on me when
you can make it convenient" "drop in as
you are passing" "make us a visit when.
eyer you have the time 'ospare,' are So
cial indcGnitisms by which men of the
world understand that they are not ex-
pected to do the thing requested. When
people wish to be cheaply polite, there is
nothing like this kind of vagueness.-
The complimentary small change Of So
ciety should always be iakOn at large
discount. 1t is never worth its face, or
any thing like it. Yet it is a convenient
medium <of exchange for all that, and
heavy debts Of gratitude that ought to be
requitcd in better coin are often paid off
with it. People who have more polish
than principle use it lavishly, plain, blunt,
honest men sparingly, or not at ALL
Whoever makes friendly visit, on the
strength of a mere "come and see me-
will be very likely TO find the family cir.
Gle as ungenial as the Artic Circle, and
to leave il with chilly feeling about the
heart that will prevent him from vcntur-
ing into the same latitude again But
when a whole-souled fellow whom you
know to be your friend grasps you by the
hand and says, "Come dine with me to-
day ; be sure to come ; We shall expect
you" 90 if you can, and you will be the
better for it, both in mind and body
Fon du Lac Press.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
Great Men.

I Mankind voluntarily manufacture ty-l
rants. These do not make themselves
any moro than poets We must have
somebody or thires to worship, and, if he,
can not find king or queen to be the
object OF our stupid admiration, We will
con Ter it on some general, orator, or dem
agogue, which many conCound with demi.
god. When we have got ;ho halter round
our necks We feel easy, for we know then
which way to 20; and that's just as We
are pulled How fortunate it is that one
man can not look into the brains Of an
other; if he could; adieu to- po 'ularity
and fame for superhuman qualities How
lucky one can look into another's heart 4;
if he coulG, where then would be the
confidence and subserviency of party
underling AID tool? Well, there have
been great men, but not so personally
grand as poets and chroniclcrs have made
them in order to comply with the cxigcn.
cy OF rhyme and the interest of history
There have been good mon, but not all Of
them 30 good but that others sould equal
them if they had mind to try it. The
memory is the most good nutured of. thc
faculties, and kindly becomes sieve to
the defects, and mirror 10 the shining
qualities of the great and good who have
preceded US Asto the hidden structure
Of mems minds, the differences are prob
ably about the same as in the cxterio
shapes and dimensions Of their bodies
so that there are few giants and no deni
gods on earth Autumn LcdUeS.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03

EEThe specials of the New York
papers representing that JEFF. Davis had
requested permission from Grant to leave
the country are too silly to be believed,
jeff. has thousand chances Of escape to
one of capture, aud even if his case were
hopeless he knows too much to appeal to
Grant on the subject. He knoEs very
well that Grant has no power to let him
leave the country, and no right to do
anything with him, if captured, save, 70
turn him over to the proper tribunal p
be tried for high treason, ~
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
Prophecy Fulnlled.

In this hour of Rfchmond's downfall
and the country's rejoicing, the almost,
prophetic words Of Mcclellan in his let.
ter to Halleck protesting against the ylth:.
draHal Of the army from the James rivsr,
are lit with new aud wonderful signif.a
canoe. "Here," said he, "direotly ip
front Of this army, is the heart Of tho re-
bellion /; it is here that oil our resources
should b, collected to strike the blow
which shall determine the fate Of the ns.
ton. All points Of secondary importance
elsewhere should be abandoned aRd every
available man brought hers--a decided
victory here, and the strength Of the rs.
bellion is crushed-it matters not Ehat
partial reverses we may meet with else,
where. Here is the true defense Of Wash.
ington. 1t is here, on the banks Of TIE
James, that the fate Of The Union should
be decided. Clear in my convictions Of
right, whatever the result may be, l shall
at least have the internal satisfaction that
l have written and spoken frankly and
have sought to do the best in my power
to avert disaster from my country
But the army was withdrawn, and by
what bloody aud circutous route it had
to travel back to victory! The victory
is Won, and of the pttendant glory No.
Ccllan claims no share. But history has
already begun the acknowledgement Of
the weary and thankless work he did,
and he can afford to yeit we'll knowing
that rrr oeS,
.whatever re.ordleap to light l1f.
He never shall be shamed." y ss,,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
Old John Adams.

Mr.. Webster visited Mr.. Adams q
short time before his death, found him
reclining on a sofa, evidently in feeble
health. He remarked to Mr.. Adamss
IL am glad to see ycu, sir, and | hope
you are getting along pretty WE'LL"
Mr.. A. replied in the following fgurp.
tive language: ..-
"Ah, sir, quite the contrary. l find |
am q poor tenant, occupying a house much
shattered by Jime. Ii always trembles
with every wind, and what is worse sir,
the landlord, us near as ] can find out,
don't Intend TO make any repairs =
Scientific American.