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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-31

Ten. 0F&dt on INC ctbotttot'
. The folloHing extract from private
letter from General Grant, gives bis
view OF the situation:
We are now having fine weather,
and think viii be able 70 wind up
matters about Richmond soon. am
anxfons s. have Lee hold on where he
ia short time longer, so that can
..-ssszet lsissI q position where he must
lose great portion Of his aTzny Inc
- 5ebeiliohs has lost les vitality, and i q
am not nuch mistaken, there will be
no rebel ar1ay OF any great dimensions
s lev weeks hence. Any gneat eaias-
trophe 10 any one Of our armies, would
OF course, revive the enemy for short
time, but l expect no such thing TO
happen. am in excellent health, but
would enjoy little respite from duty
wonderfully. I hope II viii come soon
4 shall expect to make yen q visit the
coming summer
- l5ra In connection with the above wecite
the following extract from dispatch
from Washington dated the 2sth inst:
- 6eaesal Grant IN soeaeersatien with
high officers within the two or three
past days, has repeatedly expressed the
opinion that in from four to ten days
tbe Eebels would f1d Richmond IN
tensble, and We would have possession
Of it
=. Gen 2rankis evidently quite hopeful
We trust his expectations may be real
.ized WITH the. fall Of Richmond, the
rebel cause goes swiftly down deeper
80 than line or plammet ever Founded
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Pro- slavery Union men race OF
hybrids nov nearly eztinct--commend
the Legislature Of New Jersey for re.
VEks Eiectine he cSnstitutional asnendment
E & protffs. 80 slavery in the United States
We do net envy them their eompan-
ionsbip. This same Legislature refused
topernit tie soldiers Of New Jersey
10 Ote,,fearing no doubt, the Loyalty Of
'F'' the gallant boys in blue would cause
thea 10 cast tlieir suftrages FOX sound
men and measures Furthermore, q
bill was brought before the Legislature
- 10 incbrpofase an association in Sussex
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FRIDAY. MARCH 81, 1868
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06

The Atlantic telegraph cable was com
plstcd on the 29th. The completion was
witnessed by numerous and distinguish
ed party, nd as the end was deposited
in the tank hearty cheers were given
The company then adjourned to the Ship
Tavern, where 4 sumptuous banquet was
given in honor of the event by the Telc-
graph Construction and Maintenance
Company (late CLASS, Elliott & Coz, the
makers of the cable.
The cable has been made on an average
at the rate of seventeen miles per day
complete, and in some days its outside
covering of hemp and iron has been over
laid at tie rate cf ore hundred and seven
tythrce miles day, though not a fathom
or foot has been manufactured without
every part being kept under constant test
for ''eoaductiyity" and insulation, and to
this hour it is as regularly tested as it was
year ago when the first mile was twisted.
1t Is believed that the Great Eastern will
start in the very early part of July, and
certainly. if possible, not later than the
10th With her Will also sail her Magcs-
TVS ship IerriJ'e and another paddle
wheel stelm frigatc of great power not
yet chosen, but which like the Terrible.
will give towing aid to the Great Eastern
in case Of mishaps to her machinery, eli
thcr screw or paddle. Every care has
been taken to get these engines into the
highest state of good working order; but
it cannot lie denied that the very possibil-
ity Of their breaking down is looked upon
with something like anxiety They will
certainly not be overtasked, as it is intend
ed, ifpossible, not to let the vessel 90 be-
yond Il speed Of six nots, a minimum of
velocity which it will be difficult to keep
to if steerage way is wanted quickly, and
which will, be found absolutely impossible
to retain in seaway. On this occasion,
however. the middle of July is chosen as
being thought even more favorable in
point of weather than the middle Of June,
when the last Agamemnon cruise was
commenced. Captain Anderson, is in
favor Of starting towards the early part of
July, and his long experience in command
of the China has very properly induced
the directors to give every weight to his
opinion. In addition to CAPTAIN Ander-
son, all the officers connected with the
ship, with the exception of the chief en-
giLecr, have been chosen from the Cunard
service. With ordinarily fair weather.
and steaming at the rate of six knots it is
expected that the voyage from Valentia to
the Bay Of Hearts Content, in Newfound~
land, will occupy from twelve to fourteen
days, during every hour of which regular
communication Will be kept up with Eng
land Scientific American.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
Anecdotes Of IL Family Physician.

\ foxhuntcr somewhat stricken in years,
consulted DR.. Abernethy. The mans d.
gcstion was not so good as it had been--
He had lost his appetite; a man delighted
him not. nor woman either "Sir," said
Aberncthy. "you drink great deal y
Now" said the foXhunter, when relating
the interview, snow, suppose | do drink a
good DEAL what the devil was that to
himy'
A literary gentleman called upon him.
lie, too. had disordcred stomach. "Ol
course you have" said Aberncthy. "a half
blind man could tell that by your nose"
lie used to have his wine of merchant
whose name was Lloyd. He one day call
ed to pay for pipe and thrust a handful
of papers containing fees into the wine
merchants hand. "Stop, stop, Doctor,
there may be much more here than you
have to pay" ''Never mind Lloyd. ]
can't stop. You have them as l had
them
He was very careless of money lie
would receive very heavy fee, place the
money on the table, and forget all about it
Lead me not into temptation" is the ho-
liest, because the humbest prayer. Some
few of his pupils were led into temptation
The loss OF money was so considerable
that the surgeon determined to ascertain
who was the delinquent He marked tho
money, and appearing suddenly before his
pupils said, Now young gentlemen, be
pleased to show me your purses" Tho
thieves were discovered and dismissed
He was one day about to perform an
operation-a very painful one. As was
his custom, he took care to see for him
self that all me required instruments were
at hand, and in first rate order. II think
everything is all right said one of his
assistants. "No, sir, everything is not all
right" replied Dr. Aberncthy. Get a
napkin to conceal those terrifying instru-
ments. The man need not be Mortified by
the sight
The memory Of Dr. Abernethy was sin
gulary active and tenacious. \ friend of
"a poetical turn Of mind composed some
verses complimentary of Mrs. Abernethy
which he recited after dinner on her natal
day. Abernethy listened attentively, and
Immediately after the reading terminated
exclaimed, Come that is good joke, to
attempt PASSING those verses off as your
original composition. | know them by
heart and Abernethy at once repeated
them without the mistake Of word. The
poet was astounded. nystifed, angry. The
amused host explained. and offered TO
repeat verbatim any piece of about the
same length VIII ch any one in the compa-
ny would recite.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
NUMBER ii.

The Rich AND PooR.-The necessity
that the INDECENT man is under of receiv-
ing fayors from the hand of opulence,
humbles and enervates his mind. One
may safely receive benefits from another,
it he has it in his power to make suitable
return; but the moment he incurs an obli-
CATION from which he cannot disengage
himself at pleasure, that moment he be-
comes slave. His mind is brought into
thraldom. and his soul is obliged to acl
knowledge master. The supposed bene-
factor may insult him with impunity. He
can turn neither to the right nor to the
left without sullyng the purity of his ma
turc If he could resent an injury, he is
ungrateful; if he submit in silence, it is
imputed to baseness and cowardice Of spir-
it. And everything poverty receives from
wealth is accounted favor If we lend a
rich man a few dollars, it is considered
merely as an act Of courtesy. and We think
Of it no more; but if We lend half that sum
to a man that Is in want, what then? Why
We conceive that we lay him under an
eternal obligations; and should he ever af-
terwards refuse to comply with our de-
mands. however unjust or unreasonable,
we publish to the world his baseness and
ingratitude and extol to the skies our hu-
manity and benefcence.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
HEADQR's BUcKNER's CORPS.
SHREVEPORT, La, June 8.


SOLDIERS: The struggle for independ>
encc has ceased. As soldiers of the Cons
federate States, an army defending the
rights OF your country, you won the re-
spcct OF your enemies, and the admiration
of the civilized world. The over which
you could not resist has crushed the
hopes which you had cherished, and COM
PEELED by force of arms, obedience to che
authority of the United States. You have
obliged yourselves to abstain from further
acts Of hostility, and are permitted to re-
turn to your homes to follow your peace
full avocations without molestation OF your
persons. The same fidelity which you
have displayed upon the battle field should
be shown in the new engagements into
which you have voluntarily entered Go
peaceably to your homes; and cultivate
friendly relations with all, abstain from all
hostile acts, aAd discountenance every at
tempt at disorder You will have much
tc endure; but, as courage has been your
characteristic on the field, let the spirit of
magnanimity and fortitude guide your
actions in private life. When the passions
of the hour shall have subsided, return
ing sense Of justice will compel even the
people whom we have so long resisted, to
concede that justice must have been the
basis of the cause which inspired so many
acts Of heroism, and gave rise to the spir-
it Of self sacrifice and devotion which you
have SO often displayed. To the Missouri
troops ofmy corps, my concentrations are
especially due, for TIE orderly department.
and firm discipline which they have
shown III the most trying emergencies
Soldiers, our official relations are now sew
cred. You will carry with y on, in your
homes or into exile, my warmest wishes
for your prosperity and happiness.
(Signed) S. b. BUCKNER,
Lieutenant General
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06

Cruelty and revenge 90 hand in han(
with cowardicc and mcanness; it is the
brave who are generous and honorable
\ striking and gratifying excmplticatior
Of the truth Of this remark is furnished by
the Richmond correspondent of the Pc
tersburg Daily News in what follows:
\ story has been current horc for some
time. which, as have never seen it il
print l send for what it is worth. 1t i.
said that the Secretary of War sent an or
der to Major General Ord, commanding
him to arrest General Lee. Gen. Ord re-
fused, and stated as his reason that he con.
sidered Gen Lees parole rendered hi,
person sacred from military Interference
The reply was a peremptory order fol
the arrest to which Gen. Ord responded
by rendering his resignation At thi:
juncture Gen. Grant became acquainted
for the first time with the procedure, wher
he instantly interfered to prevent the out
rage had the order of Mr. Stanton recall
ed and the resignation of Gen. Ord refus
ed, all occasion for it being now over
The story is so generally told that sus
pect there is truth in it.
The Hon. Thomas Connoly, NJ r. tol
Donegal, Ireland, has rendered to Genera
Lee valuable home for himself and fam
lily, in any part of Great Britain that II,
may select. The generous offer has beer
declined
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06

INCREASE OF EMIGRATIoN.-The re
turns of immigrants coming from Europe
show very large increase this year over
last, and it would appear from statements
in the foreign journals that there is hard
" transportation enough to be had fol
those who are waiting to come to this
country. The scaports are crowded with
this class, all provided with the means tc
travel, and only deferred by want of suf,
icicnt vessels. 1t is estimated that before
the end of the year we shall have received
upwards of two hundred thousand immi-
grants from all parts of Europe. Every
one of these brings money with him, say
on an average twenty dollars man. This
would be four millions of dollars. Every
able bodied man is worth, according to the
internal revenue calculation, ten thousand
dollars. What vast addition to the val
ue of labor, then, will this accession to our
industrious population be. Many of these
people will go to the Southern states, and
there furnish most important piece of
machinery in reconstruction, as far as the
difficult question of labor is concerned.
IN. Y. Herald
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JULY g. 1865.

partizans to uphold liberty or awe or force
back despotic military rule that in the
name of liberty and equality for the negro,
overwhelms, or may seek to ovcrwhelm,
the civil rights and liberties of every citi-
zen.
The provost marshal is purely militia
ry otficer-a sort Of soldiers policeman
and Jack Ketch. Will any one tell us
why an army Of these officials shonld be
retained in every State save Rhode Island
where there is no need of single armed
soldier, or why Rhode Island alone should
be exempt?
Will men who assume or aspire to be
leaders for once get out of the ruts of ha.
bitual policy and politics, and seeing the
signs and portents, sound the tocsin Of
alarm, and rally a people to the vindica
ton and assertion of liberty.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06

PRESENCE OF MIND.-Two young men
on board the steamer st. John, from New
York for Albany, set a good example by
their presence of mind and cool dctermin-
alton the other night. A kerosene lamp
broke in closet, and the burning fluid
covered the floor. Intense alarm of
course, cnsuod, but the young fellows
stood at the door, and refused to allow even
the officers of the boat to enter until the
Kerosene was burned out. The theory was
that if the door was opened and water
poured in the flames would not be extin-
guished, but would be foated to other COM
bustible material at the risk OF the des-
truction Of all
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
The PrOvisiO4s;ls Governor O
Georgia..
From the Savannah Herald, June

From the Savannah Herald, June 20.
For the benefit of those who have not
enjoyed any previous acquaintance with
our new governor, we proceed to lay be-
fore them what we know of his antccc-
dents
The gentlcman's name-which, by way,
is James johnson, and not Johnston
was formerly for some years identified
with Georgia politics, having been elected
from the second district of this state, in
1851, to serve for two years term in the
national house of representatives.
This happened at the time when the
Hon. Howell Cobb ran for governor of the
state of Georgia, as the constitutional
union candidate against the Hon. Charles
j. Mcdonald who was the exponent of
what was then known as the democratic
and southern rights ticket"
Cobb was elected by heavy majority
of eighteen thousand five hundred and
sixty three, and the state senate had thir-
ty nine union to eight southern rights
members. VI Jas. johnson. (union,) of
the senate district running for congress
against H. l.. Bcnning (southern rights. J
WAS elected By majority over his opponent
of one thousand one hundred and twenty
two.
" the first sonventiolof the legislature
of that year, Hon. Robert Toombs was
elected United States senator for six years
johnson receiving three out of one hun
dred aud seventy-,wo votes, Toombs get
ting one hundred aad twenty; the rest
scattering.
From this time until the end of his con>
gressional course, Mr. johnson seems
to have contented himself with acting Il
quiet part in the public councils, with
being i'll his place and voting on all i'm
portant questions, but We do not find him
introducing sensation resolutions, and
never is there. we believe, an instance of
his making speech for mere capital.
Those who are acquainted with the new
executive seem to think that he will un>
doubtcdly make a good, faithful, conserv-
alive officer. and that the best and trucst
interests of the great and important state
Of Georgia will suffer nothing in the hands
Of the Hon. James johnson.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
Heavy Fire at TSisEsavv1 f. "a.
Prom the Enterprise, June 2i,

\ few minutes past six o'clock yester-
day avcning fire broke out in the W God
Shop of Messrs Milburn 4 Cos. extensive
Wagon Manufactory. The alarm was
promptly given and the fire engines soon
on the spot, but everything being 50 dry
the fire got such a start in so few minutes
that it was evident the main building could
not bc saved Attention was then turned
to saving as much material as possible, and
to prevent the fire from spreading to sur
rounding buildings, but from an unfortun-
ate location of the engine and the near
Less Of the WOODEN Factory and McNlil-
lan's Sash and Blind shop, they soon
caught fire and burned. Then the other
lar3e shop of Mcssrs. Milburn 4 CO. across
the race took fire and burned i'll spite OF
efforts to save it.
Then efforts were made to keep Mr..
Palmcr's house, the lumber sheds and
Loshbough's saw mill from burning. and
they were successful; excepting one end
of the main shed. in which were Il brick
dry kiln and office, which were par l!y
consumed, and only saved by their being
brick and b. great efforts Of the Firemcn
and others.
Many conJcctures are made as to how
the fire caught, some saying from friction
of the machinery, but the opinion of Mr..
Milburn and his foremcn, and in fact of
most others is, that it was set ON fire. The
men had gone from the shop but about ten
minutes when the fire brok g c@t, and the
foremen say that all was right when they
left; this in connection with the fact that
it has been on fire several times lately goes
to show that it was the work of am incen>
diary Before, the men were there. and
it was put out, but this time all had gone
to supper.
Milburn & Cos loss will be from $50
900 to $4,000, insured fer $4,000, that
of Me,srs. Palmer x Warden about S20,-
600 The loss to Mr. Mcmillan and to
workmcn in tools is considerable. but We
do not know how much, and we find it inn
possible now to give exact and full partlc-
ulars
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06

\ Yankee, out walking, in Wheeling,
Virginia, while to himself a talking
experienced feeling painful,
and alarmin. from his caput to his knees
as he suddenly discovered he was covered
DER with bees. They rested on his eyelids,
and perchcd upon his nose; they colonized
his peaked face, and swarmad upon his,
clothes. They explored BIS swelling nos
trils, dived into his ears; they then crawl
ed up his ''trousers," and filled his
eyes with tears. Did he yell like hyera?
Did he hollcr like loon! Mas he scarf,
and he cut an run? or, did the critter-
S,coonl Ne'er 4 one. lie wasn't scar t a
mite; he never swoons-nor hollers; but
lie hired EN- IN a nail keg tight, and solf
en- for fro doHdrI
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
BE Just and Fear Not.


Speak the truth. Let others fence
And trim their words for pay;
In pleasant sunshine or pretence
Let others bask their day.
Guard thou the fact, though clouds Of night
Down on thy watchtOwer stOOp;
Tho thou should'st see thine hearts deligh
Borne fro m thee by their swOOp.
Face thou the wind. Though safer seem
In shelter to abide,
We were not made to sit and dream;
The safe must first be tried.
" here God hath set his thorns about,
Cry not, "the way is plan;"
His path within for those withou!
Is paved with toll and pain.
One fragment His blessed word
Into thy spirit burned,
Is better than the whole, half heard,
And by thine interests turned.
Show thou the light. Ifconsciencc gleam,
Set rot thy bushel down,
The smallest spark may send its beam
Ger hamlet, tower and town.
Woe, woe to him on safety bent,
Who creeps from age to youth,
Failing to crap his iic's intent,
Because he fears the truth.
Be true to every inmost thought,
And as tly thought .hy speech;
What thou hast no. 10y suffering bought,
Presume thou not to touch.
Hold on hold on-thOu hast the rock;
Thy foes are OH the sand;
Tie first world -tempest's ruthless shock
Scatters their shifting strand;
While each wild gust the mist shall clear,
We now see darkly through,
And justified at last appear,
The true in Him that's true.
+ Dean Of Canterbury.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06
.08 ~
TEST 9eafl,S.

The Hon. Edward Bates, Mr.. Lincoln
Attorney General, in late letter to the
st. Louis Republican, thus speaks OF the
infamous oaths with which it is sought
in the South, to rob freemen of THEN
rights of suffrage. He says:
"Should man who believes the oath tC
be unlawful, nevertheless takes it, if he
can do so with clear conscience, rather
shan be robbed of his vote by dishoncs'
trick |, myself, can take the oatl
without any consciousness of having done
wrong myself, or any sense of shame, cx
cept the humiliation of yielding to an un
lawful and unjust demand, dishonesty
made upon me.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-06

\ mouse ranging about brewery, hap
pened to fall into vat of beer, and ap-
pealed to a eat to hcl p him out,
The cat replied, 1T is foolish request,
for as soon as get you out | shalleat you
up
The mouse replied, that fate would be
better than to be drowned in beer
The cat Fitted him cut, but the fumes of
the beer caused puss to snceze, and the
mouse took refrgc in his hole.
The cat called on the mouse to come
out.
"You sir, did you not promise that |
should eat yop?'
"Ah," replied the mouse, "but you
know l was in liquor at the time"