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Dispensing Congress S

A writer in the Constitutional Union
OF Washington City, in,ima,es that tue
Pres;den, msy have 10 initiate Cromwell!
and disperse Congress at the pon, Of the
bayonet. He says:
Il again repeat that u caution no vio
Ience,' nor do wish to see the second
adven! OF Cromwell of England, or Ma,
poleon. of France, prscticed upon the
radical destructionists in this Couvress,
but. what has been may be, and will be
again. if President Johnson is ,hwar,ed
in bis good intentions. The PIesiden,
must be sustained u
The remedy (say. the Pheair) is worse
than the disease. La, the ballo, box dis
perse the radicals, and al will be WE'LL
80 says the Richmond Dispatch, vet il
Congress continues TO usurp the functions
OF The Executive aud tbs Comm ander'in.
Chief, there will be nothing left to him
bu, the exercise Of the veto power.
Tha: the President will remain irm in
his position on the reconstruction question
we have had no reason to doubt: yet.
such is the magnitude of the interests
which the South has involved in this
question that We almost fear TO trust the
must positive assurances which his friends
can give. Every ut,erance Of the Presi
dent is studied closely 10y our people, 10
see wha, grounds for hope il affords, or
what reasons for apprehension. il indi
Gates. Mr.. ValIandigham, of Ohio, 10
recent speech, gives US another one Of
these encouraging utterances Of Mr.. John.
sons. Mr.. Vsllandighan said :
"Pa,sing aside the manner in which b a
proposes TO accomplish the object, looking
only to the end, the complete and imme-
diats restoration Of the Union, ain ready
to give him q complete sLd c.rdial sup
port. Said the President, but ten dsy.
ago, to distinguished public man Of
Ohio, bu, no, now resident IN the State.
speaking Of this great question Of recon
'ruetion, and OF the policy which, io hi.
Judgment, leads to the end the quickest
My baggage is checked through on
iha: line God grant it. [Amep, amen. I"
We yet have faith ,hs, he will be able
10 run his reconstruction through to the
End OF The route, without tue uss of the
'syooet.
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An Act to amend the Stay Law.

l. BE IL enacted hy ;hs Senate and
House Of Representatives. nov met and
si:ting in General Assembly, and BY the
authority Of the same, That the Act Of
the General Assembly, entitled IAN Act
to Extend Relief to Debt ors, and to Pre-.
vent tho Sacrifice Of Property at Public
sales," passed the 2lst day Of December,
1861, and all acts amending said act, be
and the same are hereby continued in
force, until tho adjournment Of the nert
regular session Of this General Assembly,
and that nothing herein contained shal
be construed to apply to any cause Of &C.
tion arising er de'icio nor to any process
OF distress for the collection Of rent.
II. That nothing herein contained sh all
be construed to apply to any causes Of
action which may hereafter originate :;
nor shall any eb,or be entitled to plead
the benefit Of this Act, who shal, fail. il
demanded, at least three months pew
ously, to pay, on or..befo,s the l.t day
Of December next, one tenth Of the ap
gregate amount Of the debt and interest,
due ct the time such demand ia made ::
hut in suen case, the creditor shall be at
liberty to proceed 10 judgm, Mt, as if this
Act had not been passed. and to enter
execution, rfovided that no execution 40
obtained shall, during the continuance Of
this Act, be enforced for more than tue
costs and one-ten,h Of the aggregate a.,
mount OF the debt and interest.
III. Neither shall any debtor on fin al
process now subsisting. be entitled to the
benefit OF this Act who shall fail, if de.
manded, at least three months previously
by the creditor, or his or her attorney. TO
pay, on or Before the lst day Of Decem
Der next, the costs and one.tenth part Of
the aggregate amount OF principal aad
interest due on such process. at the time
OF such demand. And when such debt.
or on demand made As aforesaid, shall
fail to pay as Aforesaid, il shall aud NAV
be lawful for such creditor to euforcs
such process f1r the costs and one tenth
part OF the aggregate amount of princi
pal and interest due. ~
Nv. During tho continuance Of this
Act, The Statutes Of Limitations be and
are suspended against the claims OF all
persons IN possession Of property Of deb.
tors on hnal process, and on which sucb
process may have lien.
Approved and ratified 2lst December.
1865.
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WHITE LABOR FOR CorroS CULTURE.
The Charleston NeSs has the follow,
ing:
A gentleman from the Southwest ba.
made an arrangement at the North .or
the cultivation Of ore thousand acres OF
cotton land by fifty Swedish Isborers. He
says that this plan is beng largely adop
ted in Tennessee. Alabama, Mis.,s.ippi
and Arkansas. lie also ioforms us that
Northern Capitalists are readily advancing
capital for tho purpose Of planting on
shares; that societies are formed that
furnish labor for commission, and that
the effect has already been to advance
lands that four months ago could have
been bought for $50 to $50 aa acre.
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Prospects in the Upper Districts

We take the following from the DAr.
I'nglon New Era, of the ga inst
We have been permitted to copy the
repor, Of Gen. w. Z. Richardson, com.
manding this Military District, and ,b.,
Of Rev. b. +. Whiusmore, concerning
rscen. tour Of observation. Gen. z
ssy.:
"daving just returned from a ,ou,
through the northern and western portion
Of my District, have the honor to rspor,
the existence OF a very favorable condi.
ton Of affairs.
Meetings were held At Bennett.yill.
Chsraw, Chesterfield aud Camden, and
were attended by large numbers Of freed.
mon and many planters.
The freedmen are elterinp into con.
tracts as rapidly Ss i, is possible for them
to do'o, and are receiving, aImos, unver,
sally, much better wages than any one
expected would be offered.
The planters generally are hopeful.
and are eIert'ng themselves earnestly and
energeticaIly in establishing between
themselves and the colorsd people. by
just and even generous treatment, mu,ua.
relations OF confidence and respect
Cotton will be cultivated TO AN coma,
u cot greater, extent, than a, any former
period, and, there is every reason to bs
I'sve, with equal or jncre ased success,
lhs only apparent i'npedment to com
p'ets success is the want of sufficient,
capital, by many Of The owner. Of land
to plant as extensively as they otherwise
would.
lhe propre'y and necessity OF educa,.
ing the eolored children 10 felt. and VA.
expressed by all With whom / came IN
contact; and am satisfied the people
WILL wherever permitted. give such a,,sn
''on 70 ID" matter ~ their duty de,
msnds.
The quiet and orderly conduc, of the
people throughout the District, in the
absence ofths usual restraints Of civil law.
is truly astonishing. The roads are a.
safe for travellers, by Eight or day, in
any part OF the District, as 10 aLy Dor.
ton Of the country, either North OF
South.
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COrrespOndents.

naVing now ample space, ws cordially invite
contributions from our old corresponden,s and
also ircm"new ones. There are various sub.
]ects, particularly that of the new labor sys.
tem' on which an interchange Of opinion, bas.
ell upon Observation or practical experience,
would be useful aud interesting to our people.
me SUBJECTS OF education, mechanism, htera.
ture' morals, aid temperance might all be dis
cussed with profit and pertiuence
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PEAcEFUL RUMoR.-Whatsvss usv
be said 10 certain quarters. writes Wash.
ing'on correspondent. rely upon u, Il h
the settled purpose Of Prssidsn, Johnsoa
TO cultivate friendly relations With sll he
powers Of the earth, snd particularly b.
tween our own recently conflicting 80.
sions. II Louis N.Polsos can atIosd ,As
waste and expenditure Of 6hy or sixty
millions Of dollars year TO uaipssla .
Frsnca army 10 Asrico. he can Be- lsh 70
Try the experiment at bic owo viii sad
pleasure. Sufficient ior us 70 know thai
We have too much work on our owa
hands, OF immediate spd nsnscssdsss
importance, 70 turn knight srr.D,s 70, The
smussusat Of Strangers,
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New Advertisements.

The following new advertisements ,ppear tor
the iir& time in thi. paper:
llasseltine Massey: Third Stock Of Goods
purchasers are reminded TO call ea,ly hefor.
the assortments are broken.
WIN. Hood: State Tax Collectors.
X. l.. Crook fstrayed or Stolen.
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Official news from III Psso ann ounces
that President Juarez arrived there on
The eighteenth Of Dscsnbsr, oaving been
driven from Chihuabus by the French
The House Committee on Freedmen. If,
fairs intend making tour Of inspection
through the South.
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The Markets.,

NEw YoRK, January 80.
Cotton is declining: sales 1900 bales at 4s
to 90 cents. Gold 3s.
AUGUSTA, Ga, January %.
Cotton Al to A. cents, Gold ! ts.
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THE LANCASTER LEDGER.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, January 81, 1866 .

Subscribers finding (N) cross mark OH the
margin of their paper may know that then
time is about to expire.
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10 the State Of South Carolins there
are 80 Freedmen's schools 10 op.,.,ior
attended BY 5000 pupils, aud laugh, by
Jos teachers, Of whom 30 srs from tho
NORTH aud 2S are SoulhernsIA
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THE FREEDMEN's BuREAr.

The Senate and its densely crowded
galleries were regaIed to-day With two
fine conservative efforts, in the speech es
OF Senators Nesmilh and Stewart. Both
these gentlemen came up handsomely to
the requirements Of the occasion. Trum.
bulls notice that he ould amend his bill
for the enlargement Of the powers Of the
Freedmen's Bureau, so as 10 project ne,
yfoes in the occupancy Of lands conferred
upon them by Sherman's celebrated or
der; so that their possessory titles will
hold good for three years from date.
promised to give Use to good deal of
debate, even among the radicals. Sena.
tor Trumbull WAS inclined TO apoIoo;zs
for not advocating greater benefits for the
negroes, as Senator Sumner seemed sur
prised that there should be any other
provision for the dtrkies under the above
order than vestlDg them with tie fee
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The Military.

Lieut. w. II Boyce has succeeded Can't. ]
T. eallaShan in command OF this District.
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WAsRISGToY, January %.

In the Senate. the proposed amend
ment to the enlarging Of the Freedmen's
Bureau, and restricting its limits Of juris.
dlctlon TO the rebel!ious States. wa, fpr'
ther discussed. After some debate the
amendment was finally rejected.
In the House, bill was introduced nv
Mr. F'nke, for the repeal Of the les, oath,
which was referred TO the judiciary Com
mittes.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. vii.
lIsms. calling for the trial Of the leader.
OF the rebellion by court martial or mill.
tary commission, asserting It would not
answer to have them tried by judiciary
tribunal South. where their peers were
equally guilty with the PERSONS charged
with the crime.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14

The FASHIONS FOR SPRIEG.-Suits will
be worn this Spring as much as ever.
That is. dress, cloak and bonnet Of the
same color, if not of the same material
1t is quiet. lady like and useful fashion,
adapting one set of garments for the
street, and preserving all others from its
deflements. The short petticoats and
looped frocks are still the mode.
For the house, almost all dresses are
cut gored. While Loops are popular. no
other method insures graceful folds to the
drapery, and it is economical as well.
Flounces are again fashionable, one
deep one being considered most stylish.
Skirts in tunic form, very long behind,
are much worn. and the premeditased
extravaganza Of double skirts threatens to
be popular. Round waists ere much
more worn than points, the belt matching
the trimming in hue. Fanciful jackets
for neglige, Of velvet, silk, or alpaca,
very jaunty and pretty, have the most
secure hold on fashionable protection.
Sleeves are still very small. shaped at
the elbow. and permitting only the mar.
rowest undersleeye. Narrow collars, and
deep cuffs 10 linen, and deeply pointed
collars in lace, are the rule.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14

DR. JOHNSON ON LEvELINe.-"Sir, i
would no more deprive noble man of
his respect than Of his money. consid.
er myself as acting a part in the great
system Of society, and l do to others as
I would have them do to me. l behave
to q nobleman as l should expect he
would behave to me. were I nobleman
and be Sam. johnson. Sir. there is one
Mrs. McCaulay in this town. a great re-
publican. One day when l was at her
house. I put on very grave countenance.
and said to her: Madam, I am now be-
come convert TO your way Of thinking.
I am convinced that all mankind are upon
an equal footing. and TO give you an I'M
questionable proof. Madam. that | am 10
earnest, here is a very civil, well behaved
fellow-eitizen, your footman: desire
that he may be allowed to sit down and
dine with us. ! thus, sir. showed her
the absurdity Of the leveling doctrine.
She has never liked me since. Sir. your
Jewelers. down as far as themselves but
they cannot bear leVeling up to them
selves. They would all have some PEG.
pie ander them why not then have some
people above them ?"-BOswell.
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&sgal aNatiess. d
Trust sale.

10y virtue Of Deed ID Trust, dated 16th day OF
ID May 1883, made and e&ecuted By Wesley Dran8
and bis wife, Jerusha n. Drane, to me, an Trustee,
70 secure certain moneys. or obligations, therein
specified which said deed is recorded ID the Probate
Clerks Office Of the county Of Madison, State Of
Mississippi, Book O, and pages S09 and 604, will
proceed 10 sell, for cash. before the door Of the
courthouse, In Canton county and Stats aforesaid.
On Monday fhe ssh day OF Mfafs 1s6s,
between the hours prescribed BY law, 70 the high
est bidder, the following lands and tenements nitu.
ate lying and being in The county Of Madison, State
Of Mississippi, to wit Twenfy-seven acres of the
South end OF the East half Of Southeast quarter Of
section nineteen, and the West half Of the West
half Of section twenty.nine. The East half Of The
Northeast quarter, and fortyfve acres on the South
end Of the West half Of the North east quarter and
the Southeast quarter. and the east half Of tho
Southwest quarter Of section thirty. Also, updivid
ed half thirty acres of the North end Of the East
half Of the Northeast quarter Of section thirty ali
in township nine, range three East.
The title to above named lands 10 believed TO be-
perfectly good. hat. acting % trustees, shali con
vey only such as 10 yesssd y me ~ asia Sssa,
February "a. 1865. esilt Trusiee.
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Legal Notice.

DY VIRTUE of the provisions Of deed Of
d trust, executed by J. H. Caldwell, and
his wife, Mary Caldwell, to the undersigned |,
dated July 18th 1860 and duly recorded ON
pages 354 and 355 Book Of The records 81
the Probate Clerk Of Madiaoh county, State
Of Mississippi. I hereby give notice to all
parties interested, that win proceed to sell
before the Courthouse door, in the city Of
Canton, State and county AZORES aid, on
Monday, 10th day January, A. D. 1881.
between legal hours to the highest bidder. at
public outcry, for cash, the following real
estate situate and lying within the county Of
Madison, State aforesaid, together with all
and singular the appurtenances thefennto be-
longing, viz: M and 8 WI and VIZ Of 8 Ell
Of section 3. s Ell and wa N Ell and 81 81
N Ell Of section 10. M Of 50 and 81 Of WI
of 8 wa of section II in township eight range
2 east and Ell s Ell of section 8. All Of sec
ton 80. and WI Of N wa Of section IS town.
ship range east, containing by estimation
l640 acres more or less.
The title is believed TO be beyond dispute,
but acting as trustee, shall only convey such
title as is vested in me by virtue Of said deed
in trust. RICHARD WINTER
Jsn.l1- '66-ly. Trustee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14

A MODEST CLERK "A young lady,
with mind intent on shopping, entered
a store on a certain occasion, and, adj
dressing the fresh looking. rosy checked
youth, desired to know if he had any
nice silk hose.
Certainly, Miss" replied he. and inn
mediately the counter was strewn With
the delicate articles.
How high do they come, sir ?"
The clerk blushed, turned all sorts Of
colors, but spoke not a word. She gave
him look of surprise, and repeated bel
question. Again the youth stammered
and said:
Really, Miss, THAT is to say
think-I could not be positive-but my
impression is. they come just above you
knee"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14

GENTLE HIsT.-Tbe attention Of stalk
ers" is respectfully and earnestly invited
to the following. 1t suits this locality
amazingly well:
At a concert which took place lately, q
gentleman in the audience rose up, Just
as the third piece on the programme bad
been performed. and said: Mr.. Conduct
or. will you Oblige me, sir. by requesting
your vocslists either to sing louder, or to
sing in whispers. as there is cOnversa-
lion going on close to where ! sit, that is
conducted In such q loud tone as to
hinder my enjoyment Of music. l prefer
certainly to bear the concert. bat IL I can
not be so privileged. 1 desire 10 hear The
conversation"
There was 40 extremely quiet and at
ientiTe audience in the hall daring tbs
rest Of the evening.
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Misteaanto1s.


Somebody proposes the following new
amendments TO the tax bill
For kissing pretty girl. one dollar.
For kissing q very homely one, two
dollars. The tax is placed at this rate
in order to break up the practice alto
getber. it being regarded by our NJ. C.'s
as piece Of inexcusable absurdity.
For every Irritation. ten cents.
Every young man who has more than
one girl. is taxed five dollars.
For counting in the kitchen. twenty
FIVE cents.
Counting in the parlor, one dollar.
Counting in romantic place, five dol
lars. and Fifty cents for each oftense there.
after.
Seeing lady home from church,
twenty-five cents.
Seeing lady home from the Dime
Society, FIVE cents, the proceeds to be
devoted to the relief Of disabled army
chaplains.
For ladies who paint. fifty cents.
For wearing low uecked dress, one
dollar.
For each curl on a lady's head above
ten, FIVE cents.
For any unfair device for entrapping
young men into matrimony, Eve dollars.
For wearing hoops larger than eight
feet in circumference, eight cents for
each hoop.
Old bachelors over thirty are taxed
ten dollars, and sentenced to Punishment
to Utah.
Each pretty lady to be taxed from
twenty FIVE cents to twenty-five dollars,
she to FIX the estimate Of her own beau
ty. 1t is thought that very large
amount will be realized from this pro.
vision.
Each boy baby. fifty cents.
Each girl baby, ten cents.
Where persons have been married q
reasonable length Of time and have no
babies. they are to be taxed ten dollars.
families having more than eight ba-
bies are not to be taxed, and for twins,
a premium of forty dollars will be paid
out Of the funds accruing from the tax on
old bachelors.
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THE STATE OF lfISsIssIPPI, I
Madison cOunay.{

In the Probate Court Of said county.
To r. Hynson Mogruder, Mary Eiza-
beth Mqgruder. and Leonard lMcgruder,
minors, and to Mrs. Hall, mother Of
said minors, and formerly widoU Of
Leonard Mggruder, deceased, and to
Margaret Zants and Noreus j. Znnts,
her husband. and to all other persons
Interested in the lands, tenements heredit.
amends Of John H. Magruder. late Of
said county, deceased.
YOU are hereby cited 10 be and per-
i sonally appear before the Probate
Court Of Madison copnty. State Of Mis-
sissippi, on the second Monday in May
next, then and there to answer 10 the
petition Of Mrs. E. @. Msgruder. admin
istratrix of said estate, and to show cause
il any of you can. why all the lands in
said county Of Madison, belonging TO said
estate should not be sold 10 pay debts,
said petition being filed to report said
estate insolvent, and TO obtain an order
for the sale Of said lands for the purpose
aforesaid.
Test E. D. WARD,
M'ch 81. &c, eS4w. Clerk.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14

A new invention for the mailing Of
letters, which adds greatly TO the facilities
for their Transmission, has been made,
and consists Of box. instead Of leather
pouch, as a receptacle for letters during
their transit from one part of the country
TO another. The box is made Of wood,
strongly bound with iron, and secured by
the usual post-ofIice paddock. The box
Is shout two feet long by ten inches wide,
and four or Eve inches deep. Within.
on the sides Of the box. are iron toothed
guides, with follower designed to press
the letters into q compact form. The let
tiers are placed in the box on their edges.
with iron labels separating the parcels
for different Offices, the follower pushed
up, the lid closed and locked, and the
mail is ready to depart. With this ar.
rangement no wrappers are used for the
parcels designed for different Offices. and
the mail can be closed within Q few min
utss Of its departure from the Office.
The same advantage IL obtained in the
saving Of time IN the distribution Of the
mail upon lis arrival. The same mail that
used to require an hour for lie dissribu-
ton, is now 10 the pOst-ofhce boxes with
In fifteen minutes after its arrival.
This invention, combined with the dis
use Of wrappers. has saved to sbe Gov.
eminent the services Of eight clerks IA
the St. Louis pOst-Ofice, besides an in
calculabIs amount in wrapping paper and
Irvine. But the great advantage gaihet
IL IN the saving Of time to 9 Whole con
munity-mailing letters wben necessary
vitbin Eve minutes Of the lime Of depart
IRE, and delivering them within . fes
minutes of The sfrival Of Q large and i'm
portans mail. The Postmaster GsBers
is suihorizsd 10 sdopt this improvement
generally. sod fron bis progressive ante
osdsnts, il 10 likely that the whole eountr,
viii enjoy itS Observation-Disclosures csur
Ter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14

tV 1t is d noteworthy coincidence
that Gen. Lee, the former commander Of
the gallant Southern army, should be
elected to the Presidency Of an institu-
ton founded and fostered by Gen. Wash.
ington, the commander of the American
forces in the revolution.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14

A lover wrote to lady wbO had reject
ed him, saying that he intended to retire
.slo some secluded spot, and breathe
away bis life in signs" To which The
lady replied inquiringly. whether they
we're TO be medium or large size. The
man has not since been heard from.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-14
II. Y. SCATTER,
MERCHANT TAILOR.

UToUID respectfully inform bis old friends "a
w and customers, and the public general n
ly, that he has removed from Sharon and set Nh
tied in Canton, where be will continus the
Merchant Tailoring Business,
In an its various branches. Having an experience
Of nearly thirty years be feels confident Of his abb
ity 10 give satisfaction 70 all who may favor him
with their PATRONAGE liberal share Of which he
solieits from The puhlic.
Having resided and carried on business in Sharon
for many years respectfully refers 70 the sitizens
Of that place and vicinity.
His sbop Il in the Odd Fellows Hall bnilding,
second story,
4 Aug. ~, 1865. q