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St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
AMENDING; THE CONSTITT TION.

We commend the following able and
timely suggestions of the NeN ork Jour
nal of Commerce to members OF Congress-
1t i, time for Americans to pause and
seriously consider the question how tar 1t
lis possible to amend the Constitution and
not violate the rights Of the States. 1t
seems to some 4ninds 4 startling question,
for many ina gine that the Constitution
may be amended in any form BY the pre-
scribed process, and that such amendments
become binding law on all tn" States and
AL tho people. provided always that the
amendments have gone through thc vcgu-
lar process and have been "d"ptcd BY
thrce-fourths Of the States IN the maDyeer
laid down Il this so?
Amending the Constitution docs uot
mean making another Constitution. There
is well-known parliamentary distinction
between an amendment and substitute.
How far is this distinction to be observed
in determining the extent to which the
Constitution may be amended!
Let us suppose that Immediately after
the adoption of the Constitution, and the
amendments which followed rapidly on
the adoption, it had been proposed IN Con-
orcss to declare Rhode Island Territory
and govern it as such. and that three
fourths of the States ratified such an
amendment to the Constitution. " ould
il have been an amendment within the
meaning of the original Instruments Or
if it should now be proposed in Congress
to establish 4 monarchy, with succession
IN the male line and three -fourths ct the
States should ratlfv this new form OF gov
ernmcnt. would that be an amendmen'
within the correct meaning of the term
These are extreme cases. But there Is
another case which may be looked on L.
not extreme. and as very likely to occur
There is no dispute among men OF mteih
gencc that all the powers OF the n'''e
States are delegated powers. The Consu
tuition itself declares that all powers no
delegated by it are reserved to the State
,, or the people. Now. how far IsN possible 10
the L pIsetl States to wrest from States an.
a,ihnonal power not heretofore delegated
Can threc-f -fourths of the States. with two
thirds majority of the members Of Con
cress. amend the Constitution 50 a. t
compel another fourth of the States t" del
crate powers to the United States whIc
: they do not wish to part with: Couli III
{ seaIoarl States combine and wrest tr2I
; Western States the supervision OF thei
!, local affairs in this way? Could the mt
!, rior States thus overpower the scaboard!-
The question is ene of no small lmportane
in the pre<en, day. The tendency anon
Radical men is to rule everything III the
own way. and whore there is an apIar,e'
constitutional difficulty III the way the
/ disregard it if there be = doubt about IT,
n nraposc an amendment to the Constitute
e il it is clear that their proposed act IS u
Il constitutional. We must not forget Il.
"a 4 question Of this kind is not matter"i Il
mere present Il suot question apl''''
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
pso,oprn phs Of Jackson and Lee,

Chr worthy cs1ntymon, ,saR'ss 6. Nil
burn, Esqr., has now ON exhibition at the
Washington Hotel in our village l'fe-r"l-
orcd photographs Of Jackson and lee
which though recently executed, have al
ready won quite q distinguished r'puta-
,ion in the country From somo little per
s,n,| knowledge of the features OF the
great originals, we are able t" say thai
tlr photographs are admirable as as Likeness
s.u, particularly that of Lee which Is rig
orou-ly faithful, both as to fcstures and eN-
r,c,s.rs. Mr. Milburn bas sorfIhcat'
frm Mrs. jackson as 70 the tmthiuin'Ss
II sAc Jackson photograph. bat wo alnk
p must have boon cppicd from painting
q eugraving taken when Jackson was
much younger man than no appeared IN
IA. Preserving rs it docs the prominent
characteristics Of Jackson's face, the pho
rocraph is deficient, we think, IN manIl-
nces Of representation and in that solemn
corncstncss of expression, amounting al
mos, to austerity, which distinguished th'
features of Jackson in rcpose. But wh'th
&c Ike Jackson the General or jackson
the professor the vifc-s testimony is con
elusive as to the faithfulncss OF the phSss
graph. Those. therefore, who purchas'
have the very best assurance that the,
,rssess true and faithful likeness of tn
foremost Captain of his time, Th
photographs are splendid, framed and ar
hch at reduced rates Call and see them
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
Horse Thieves About.

We noticed n few weeks since, that ah as
ss,iation Of citizens had been formed M
Washington, D. c., for the purpose OF dc
..rting and bringing to punishment gang
az Horse Thieves which had been inteStihg
for some time the suburbs of that place y
Sine, the formation OF this association, the
thieves in question appear t" have suspeh-
a.a oncra,ions IN and about Washington
and 10 havc migrated to our peninsula. a
On Tuesday of last week, two gentlemen
Of our acuuaintancc in Pa.uxent district
had a couple of valuable horses stole" from
their stables. and though diligent search
was immediately made, up represent writ
ing. no clue has been discovered TO th'
r,olcn property As the evil IN question
Is Ekclv to Increase unless promptly met
We think it would be- wise IN our people ''
nnproyisc some scheme for mutual pr"t't
ton. and in ,he meanwhile, We rccosnmen'
them to put their horses up Of night
L,k their stable doors and keep unuSnH
watch and ward over their eattle,
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
List of Jurors


The following gentlemen compose the
Grand aad Pctf, Jury for tho March term
= ON CTrcuit Court:
GRASP JrEoRs-James C. Greenwich
Foreman JOS. Abcll. John Sffr-lrekr +.
f Floyd ? II. Dorsey, Samuel Spaid-
ing. 3 L Abell, Jehn Enanan, r Ford,
ThoS. H"bb- K Cotton Z \. Harding
Waltea 5. langley, r. T. Barber, I II,
Fowler. ". B Tucker. Jas y Wise.
Chas Thompson =. S Mattingly. Thos,
l.. Davis, Ign Hayden, Thos. l. Narrl-
son, Chas Medley.
PETIT JuRons-John Harrison, James
II. Alvey. Harrison Posey, IIonrv {,
ADAMS, Gcorgc l.. Clarke. John II Mil
burn, James G.. Niburn, Charles J. Nor
ris, Steven Hayden, 0. b Brooke, James
T. Duke, Geo. w. Morgan. G. W L.,
Buckfer, Robert z. Taylor, 4. O. Tonnis-
son. James b. Loker, Thos. L. Freeman,
Jno. " Tippett Geo. w. Goddard, Phil
ip G.. Love, IL +. Allstan John f. Farr,
Young p. Dawkins, James +. Abel
Charles l.. Wise
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
Decision

The Cour, n .srp"a's ot Al" Stat" on !,
Wednesday nc 18th instant, rond'''oh
an important decision in the case Of James
" " TAYLOR against William II. Heb
dn on appeal from the Judgment OF the
s,,,er,or Court Of Baltimore City lhe
90. x.s brought in the Superior Court
npon the petition of VIM H. he'dsn Tor
, rr;, of mandarin. against james !" W
Tnvlor. appointed by Governor bra'''r"
7, .,;cc Of the Peace for the second ward
The petition set for'h that he was duly
elected for two years, and until his success
.or sboud be elected and qualified, and
vas in office when the new constitution
r.nt into effect. He refers to article : Oh
,,, o,. constitutions which declares that
III civil officers appointed by the Governor
~ III no nominoted to- the Senate within
fifty DAYS from The commencement o' e'e"
-ea,,Jor session Of the General Asscmpiy'
and TINT rhcIr term of Office shall COM
ucncc ~, the first Monday of May t"i'"w-
ING she appointment shao the appoint
ment. therefore, of Tayl"r Is invalid he
having been appointed by tie Governor at
a .,.~a.h session of the Legislature ne
c,se was submitted on the petition ana
,nswcr. without argument to the e"'F'
and n pro forma decree was taken, Tor thc
n,rpo.c of obtaining the judgment OF the
Court a Appeals upon the question ol the
validity If the late appointments OF justices
of the. ,racc in this State. Judge Martin
delivered an opinion in the case, sustain
ing the petition granting the m"ndam"S,
Th, case was then taken to the Court "l
Appeals, which unanimously affirmed the
ud,,ncn, of the Superior Court ms
decision affects the appointment "f over
600 Justices of the peace in tins state
made last winter by Governor Bradford
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
6MMuNICATED.

.M. ETifor.-Aow me to pen-g few
hasty lines in reference to the kcv. Mr.
Brown, who comes among us as the minis
ter in charge of St Mary's circuit and by
authority of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. | learn that Mr.. b. has
been received with open arms by lbotIi
members of the old Church and the citl-
zcns generally, and will doubtless be well
sustained.
The Rev. gentlemen preached twice on
Sabbath last in Leonardtown to very re
spcctabe congregations and with great ac-
ceptibility The great majority OF the
people are with him.
Heretofore this circuit has been sup
plied by Minister'S of the Baltimore Con
ference North, but rs we are supplied by
Ministers from the NJ +. Church South,
of course the necessity of hearing North
crn Ministers no longer exists.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22

Ner pampshi-e ION
1ra,ah defeated II the ~a"ent election
j. Ne,, Hampshire. + -'smocr=is more
dian held their oe,.., cons'oes' I'M
i.p;ac the r4d j maior'ty as S'n.l cd
with H. vate of the preceding election N
This ssa.e 9ceaprine position identical
II he man ai,h that of the President.
ICY na,.;-a!,y orre.to4 tie support and
.o,,o .onance of nc trends OF hls pofe5
a,d oo,5 n.-,I'r ~. = c.e contest against
he radicals, but VI &C strange to. say'
were not only Withheld, hna on -ected
,u.;,r.r them. \ coten.posary seeks to
>,l.,;n he flnnatura. alliance between the
rnlIic,ls and th. conservative johnson men
in the lajo ,Ncw Hampshire contest by
d,ary;nr that the "Intclnal Revenue De
,artm,.,lf Mt Washington, among "scrs'
wnS manipulated by the radicals TO over
awe depondAnts into sublni>S'on !" Us Dc
bcsta. Accepting this explanation as the
truo ono and none more plausible no1y
presents itself. what becomes the duty Of
the President in contests now pending ana
in subsequent conflicts with the radicals /:
Plainly to come to an understanding with
the Democratic party the only organized
body that is fighting his battles, and to
see hereafter that people who enjoy the
patronage Of his administration are not the
enemies Of his policy.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22


The March term OF our Circu2 Court
commenced on Monday lhso, his Honor
Judge Brent presiding. Up to present
writing, no case Of general interest had
engaged the attention of the Court. In
his address to the Grand Jury, his Honor
spoke in terms of compliment of the moral
condition of our people as evinced by the
absence of any aggravated violations oflaw
since the last session Of the Court. 1t IS
thought that the present session Of the
Court will be extended beyond the pres
cnt week in consequence of the unusual
quantity of civil business which ispresslng
upon the attention Of his Honor
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
rvyr,F ,,FJ .EBR ATED SMITHS Y.S~
l. TENT
STEEL PLOUGFS.
SOLE AGENCY FOK THE SOUTH,
LANDSlDfS, AND

NON, LANDSIDES, AND
SHARES. OF CAST STEEL.
c,st in regular mouths and mighty temper,
ed, ground aad polished
Thi~ i The greatest Improvement in
asricnl -ural implements of the age.
Psrph!e,s, with full parficnlafS, ready
f,r distribution. and will be forwarded by
nail Oh application.
10 farmer should fail to look into the
merits Of this GREAT PLOUGH.
Dealers Supplied at wholesale rates
Er sale a, Factorv Prices by
y.P. BARTnOLOW \ co:
55S Seventh 81. Washington, ID. g..
- King ST., Aloxandfa, Va
March ~, lS05-3w-
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
Steel Ploug hs.

Steel PloNs rs
We call the attention Of our farmers to
the celebrated Smiths Patent Steel Plough,
advertised by j. p Bar,holow Y Co. in
another column. These ploush> have
been tested in, this county al haze earned
y high ami deserved rela;e irom a'l Wiz
have triel them
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22


" Nor d'r1-'""ed "f57n 0i'%''~ "o'
S~""-, h- ,,r..,,, ,bro,..4. pictured
1,a, nanr.
-, : u, H.. old church 1t
on s'''i , w 'a' - 1a;.;el slope. ii
p'.IIis ,:IiI! W -, ;,,.n,s anf,,ipa,ions Of tIn
e'''s'n','' Ia -, ~ .,lIa, rsans Of rladne<s
''''''e' ''''' =. ~ ,-,,, If yonth. We
,n'' h''F'F "Foi'''' IS ',,s - ,'.rnnrv, corridor
TF ~, sfl''nm - talIinr from the palc-brow-
~ I ,,a, ,,hosa c,,;l..lrss reacllincs sank deep
;.',,',@ar - '',',,' b.art We have listened since
H. H. ~ ta',L, @srnnns 4 the great. rheta-
,;r.I,', ronnI~l and brilliant metaphors.
.,,l 800. ;.,,,,,rv and flights OF fancy;
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-22
IDICLlEnr NOTlCB.
Petition for In the Circuit Court
insolvency. for St Mary 5 county.

rN yiruc Of authority vested in me. as
q Clerk of the Circuit Court tor SAINT Ma
rvs county, 1t is hereby ordered that Geo. J.
Chapclcr, an lnsolvcnl Petitioner, he nnd ap-
pear belor, the said court on the third VI nday
OF November next, to answer such intrrfoca-
tories or allegations ~ hiH creditors, tndof-
sers. or securities may aIleEe or pr"p"'"
against him, and that sail l"S"lv"nt cause
COPY Of This notice to bc published in the
SAINT MARY s GNEETrK, once i week Tor thr'o
months. previous to said iMrd Monday of
November next.
INp. 4. CAMALlER, CFk.
True copy-Trst;
.INN. A. CAMALlEN, CIk.
March 2R, lS@6-3n..
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-01

The Times, Washington special says
The attitude of this Government to Mex
leo. and condition of affairs in that coun
,rv as previously communicated to you is
fnllv confirmed. The French Govern
men, have asked for a delay of the time
for pi,hdrawaI of the first installnient OF
their troops until the first OF January
nth nromise if this time is granted Il
will waive the time allowed for the re.
rnoval of the remaining detatchments' and
remove all substantially al ore time. 10
his our Government has not a%ssented, but
insists the Withdrawal shall commence a.
once and proceed as arranged 10 case
of, anarchy our Government Will sustain
the .Juarez Government, and IN consiu-
era,ion of services rendered lower Cali
fornis and northern portions of S!naola
and Chihuahua will be eeded to the Uni
,eA States. Il is no part of the agree
man, vel, made that the United States Is
I IuEIIL CT AAANN4
to guarantee the claims of France again.
st Mexico, although such a course may
vet appear ex pedient and proper 10
which case the Government OF this coun
,rv will not hesitate to take the resPon'
sibility. The main point sought IS to en-
forca The Monroe doctrine by removing
European Intervention from Mexican at
.lfairs and regaining to that country a he
publican form of Government. The res
possibility of this undertaking has beeI
fully discussed by the Cabinet, and III
decision has been unanimously arrived
that the time has come for the action n
dicated in The proceedings above tore
shaaowed. These proceedings have no'
| taken definite form and shape and hav
entered SO fur into pFOsecuIiOa:as 10 b
beyond recall,
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-01
A Wonderful Dissolve rI-LOcOmO-
ton without Wheels

Il is not generally known that there is
70 he seen at La Louchere, close to Inc
pretty village of Bouginall, near Paris the
extraordinary sight of a railway tram
ascending a steep gradient without the
aid OF steam, and the carriages OF when
are destitute of wheels This IS the IN
ven,ion of Monsieur L. d Girard q
French engineer. 1t is founded on a
new application of an old principle, VIZ
that a layer of water introduced between
Two metal surfaces. enables them TO glide
on each other with as little friction as a
| slab Of ice on the polished surface OF a
frozen lake. :
M. GIrard has conceived the idea of
~applylng this principle to locomohon, and
has successfully demonstrated that 1t is
applicable to il. In this system wheels
are dispensed with an applying his inven.
lion to ordinary railways, it Is claimed
| that an engin such as is now In use, with
only TO drag a train weighing say
| five hundred tons, at the rate of twenty
miles an hour, would, (if constructed ac'
cording to the principle of Mr.. GIrard)'
with the same expenditure of fuel, be Ca
pable Of drawing double the weight al
double the speed, goa
The rails used by M. Girard are broad
or and higher than those on ordinary
railways. Their upper surface is twenty
centimetres in breadth; the wheels OF.
the carriage being suppressed, are re-
nIaced bv Slides or skates, which have a
kind Of ledge on either side, so as TO ut
on III. rail, but not too closely: The up
ner mart of The skates next the surface OF
the rails is hollow in its center into a
small grove, which Is pierced with holes
communicating with the tubes leading to
a reservoir in The carriage IN which a
mass of water is subject, by means oil
compressed air, TO a pressure OF from
seven 10 eight atrnospheres. The turn
mo of a cock establishes the communica
lion between the reservoir n the SKATES
1.-The water rushes as from a hyaraullC
press, through the holes in the grooves o.
7 the skates, and a layer OF water Is lhter'
posed be,ween them and the rallS' Oh
which they are thus enabled to move as
on the smolhest ice !; the traction OelnE
Inns reduced 10 a minimum, the iraCtiF'
$ ~nropelling force is greatly reduced anC
f a propor;ionate amount of steam po"e
e and consumption of fuel IS saved, and a
he same time, that great deslderatum'
powerful brake is secured-for 1t Is onl
j necessary TO cut off the supply OF waite
S berveen the rails and the skates, an
The friction of the two surfaces resume
!, its intensity, and every skate become
ipso facto, a brake Of SO effective a char
IS acter, Tia. if caution is not used ]
snnpressing the supply of water graC
e oaIiv. the effect would be TO produce
If shock equal to that of a collision betwee
, twh trains, destructive allie to passer
:, gers and carriages.
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-01
scandal in Washington High Life.

This is a wicked world, | verify believe.
and | am confirmed IN that sage opinion
by a scandalous affair, which nsy refer
10 without any violation of good taste
since the matter is one of record.
Your readers will remember that a
wear or Two ago there was a wedding
here in high life $50 cailed.) A young
bnt prominent citizen Of a Northern STATE
who counted his fortune by millions, was
the happy bridegroom, and the daughter
of a then cabinet minister was the BRIDE.
! Rare Jewels, worth hundreds OF thous'
| aods of dollars, were lavished on the fair
lady, and such a wedding was never IN
the land since Commodore ~BartlettS
daughter married The Cuban negro wv
edo. Well, there have been many ru-
rnors about the couple Just named; ahf
the ar has been thick with
rumors. Il was known the husband was
a festive cuss, and that his thousands
were spent in riotous liging-wlne, eard;
and other etceleEas. But only ~iatteriy
did the wife seem 10 know or al least tf
notice the delinquency of her lord, wher
il was presented 10 her in such a shape
that there could be no doubt of his inf
deli,y or, to be palmer. the services o
a physician we're required to heal the
body as well as a lawyer, 70 heal her
wounded sensibiIilies. And so she ha
brought action for divorce, and will o
course get swinging damages; both Q
which She is enulIed TO, albeit the lad.
herself is very gay. The case will ere
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-01

ate 4 sensation when the names are CIV.
en- to the public, 1t
Stopping to folly is a common Tins Y
ibis world, especially in the hot-bed %
corruption. A sad case has Just Deer
made knoMn, where a young woman BE-
loocinglo the most aristocratIc Circle o.
The FedersI city has gone astFay- sne
DAYS 20 when her prolonged absence IN
New York. where she had gone a visit
led to inquiry, and her paranls 10 their
horror asceriained she had voluntarily
become the inmate of a fashionable broth,
eE. No cause, other Than that innate
w~ickedness which the devil sometimes
mbiahts into poor, weak human nature.
is assigned for The conduct OF the woman
who thus reckIessIy brings shame on tht
honored name Of her famlly.-L0p1Spttt'
Courier. lEtEI
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-01
oLHAP EDITOR.
Public Land operations.

From The Washington Star of Oct.
10Th, we extract he following official fig.
ures Of entries Of land at the Offices al
,he towns named during the month Of
September
Az Junction City, Ks, 6 927 acrS.
Al S.. Peters, MINI, sob acres.
Az Humboldt, KS, 5,549 acres.
Falls Of ST. Croi1, ! .O42 acres.
Fl. DssM Dimes. Iowa, 4,525 acres.
Sioux City, Iowa, 4,e66 acres.
Detroit, Mich, 1l,Os7 acres.
BrOwnyille, Nebraska, ll,Os9. f.
The above figures speak for them
selves, plainly showing were emigrauOI
Is coming. We doubt not the entries a
die Office IN his CITY for October will ia
exceed those for September.
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-01

What depends on the autumnal elect.
ions may be seen by a glance at the fol-
lowing: West Verginia, 3 Representa-
ives: New York. l Senator, 80 Repre-
seu,atives; Massachusetts 10 Represen-
tatives; New Jersey, l Senator, 3 Rep
resentatives; Maryland, l Senator .
Re representatives /; Michigan, g Represent
~tatives; Illinois, l Senator, IA Represen-
~tatives Wisconsin, ! Senator, p Repre-
senta,ives; Minnesota, 2 Representa-
lives; Delaware, ] Representative MIS-
souri,, / Senator, 8 Representatives
Kansas, 2 Senator'S, | Representative
Nevada, / Senator, l Representative
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-01
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