Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-01


Dor there. Ii they live there as small free
holders, they give the best pledge to So
ciety of good conduct This is funda-
mental truth, and it is a wonder the South
does not see it, 1t would pay the employer,
and the State, ten-fold 10 gire to each
freedman small patch for homestead in
his vicinage But if they will not be lib
eral, let them be inst at least, and sell to
each black laborer as much land as he can
pay for by his work. tie lCW h0ce II, in the
end He will clam0r as did his race in .Ja-
maica, for it, until he gets ii. There is no
future event more certain til IN this and
the wisest way is to yield to his just de
mauds at once Its denial was a source Of
great trouble in Jamaica, and it will be- IN
the South. The negro has iound ont, some
way OF other, (it must have been through
instinct, tor he is not allowed any brains.
that to own IN fee patch of ground witha
cabin on it. is we'll calculated to add to his
material comfort and that the white man
does not know that an orderly, docilc and
laborious peasantry does initiate to the
happiness and prosperity Of society, public
security aud wealth, is because he is blind
ed by deep, dark prejudice that could or
iginate in slavery only. Let the rebels
take heed that they fall not into the errors
which have SO long afflicted Jamaica.
FOREIGN NEws-Queen Victor opened
the English Parliament in person on Feb. 6.
The speech expressed JOY at the successful
close Of the American war, and at the abo-
lition Of Slavery. 1t announces that the
slave-trade on the African coast is greatly
reduced that the correspondence relative
to the depredations Of the Rebel cruisers
will be laid before Parliament? d? and that
Spain, in her difficulty with Chill had ac-
cepted the good offices of England and
France
The French Senate, i'll reply to the EN-
perors speech, expresses satisfaction that
the mission of the French troops in Mexico
approaches completion and that the "lirm
communication" from the Emperor to the
United States has shown that "mena cling
language will not cause France to with
draw"
The Spanish Minister in London has tcc-
graphed to the Spanish Governor of Cadiz
that tive vessels, under Peruvian flags had
left England for privatccring purposes and
that two more vessels We're being fitted
out with Il similar object \ letter from
Admiral Pareja written shortly before his
death, is published, in which he deeply re-
grets having misguided his Government,
| and advises Spain t. make peace at the
earliest moment
Austria and Prussia are again quarrel
| ing about the duchics, Austria having once
more firmly refused" the demands Of PruS-
sia
The Prussian Chamber OF Deputies, by
an immense majority, have declared the
annexation Of Lauenhprg to Prussia illegal
until sanctioned by til" Chamber
Gen Clay and his Secretary Of Legation
had been received with immense enthusi-
asm in Moscow, The most ardent wishes
were generally expressed for continued
! friendly relations and increased commerce
/ between Russia and the United States
/ \ rupture has taken place between the
! Government of Montcvdeo and the Chlian
Minister The former had resolved on pro
hibiting the entry Of Chilian privatcers in,
to Montevidean ports, and the latter, after
an angry protest, returned the Government
note, whereupon Gov Vidal Cancelled the
Chilan ENJOYS ere4naia.