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Maryland free press., 1866-12-13

eyThe Radical organ Of this place
contains this week alceture on the 'moral
depravity" existing in this community anu
cites several instances in illustration.
The cases cited are assaults said to have
been comn,i ted in two different sections
of our county upon Minister'S of the Cos
pel, and of course attributed to "copper"
heads and rebel sympathisers." - l
These things, If true, are to be regret
ted aud are deserving the co.demnstion OF
every good citizen. But we think lee
turc from this source comes with very bad
grace considering the long seige of per-
secution and outrage Ministers Of the
Gospel of every persuasion have endured
at the hands of Radicalism. Even at this
late day in Missouri they are not permit
ted to perform any Of the functions OF
their holy calling without subscribing to
their belief in the damnable doctrines of
Radicalsm and their adhesion TO the Con-
gressi onal policy.-Such as fail to do this
and still persist in dsing their Master's S
work are thrust into prison or brutslly
murdered by Radical mobs and the thing
is passed over in silence by the Radical
press and does not even call forth Con-
gressional investigating committee.
The people here have not yet forgotten
the ordeal through which tho Ministers Of
this State were compelled to pass through
to satisfy the malignancy of this party
They were driven from their churches
imprisoned, exiled, mobbed and denoun-
ced. And for what? Because they re-
fused to acknowledge as right what their
conscience told thsm was wrong-beca use
they preached the Gospel unadulteratee
taught the doctrine Of Peace on earth
and good will to man Such was the state
of affairs existing here few years back
under Radical rule, and now existing
under the same rule in Missouri, and ye
we hear no word of condemnation for What
is past or now transpiring from this guar
dian of public morals. This habit o.
"squlching" every thing and every body
entertaining views in opposition to you
own, was inaugurated in the palmy day
of Radicalism and having sown the winG
they must expect to reap the whirl wind
Wer too "hopc there may be improve
ment" and are rejoiccd to see this radica
organ taking step in the right direction
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
The Increase OF C Crims
EE The increase ofcrime, not ori

TIE increase ofcrime, not oriy I,
this community, but al over the country !.
appalling. 1t is a matter Of gen eral re-.
mark that during the present term of Cour,
there have been more convict ions for Grin, j,
inal offences than at any previous term with.
in the recollection Of the oldest inhabi,,nt
Sheriff Newcomer will convey to the MARY.
land Pcnitentiary larger number Of con.
victs than ever before sent from N !,
county at one time. A very large pro.
portion of these, we believe are negroe, .
These ars the delectable creatures that
the Radicals would have us believe are tho
equals morally, polit ically, and socially Of
white men. They are certainly entitled
to their opinions, and also to choose their
own company, but the mass Of the people
in this State at least. would greatly prefe,
that they should not force their pecu liar
notions upon them against their wishe,
and without their consent.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Signs of the Times

Sy At a meeting of the State Board
Of Education, held in Baltimore, on monday
last, the Board passed the following order;
Ordered, that no teacher be required
to take any tsst-oath Or any other osth as
= requisite condition TO entille him or her
to receive a certificate, or to be employed
as teacher in any of the pap!ic schools
o" the State.
1t will b, seen by the a5ove that the pro-
scrirtivc policy adopted by the Radicals
of this State to prevent these opposed to
them from obtaining employment in the
most humble capacity is gradually being
changed. This is one step in the proper
direction, Upon the meeting of the Ligis-
laturc We think something on scale moro
grand may bo anticipated.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
EH-Thc Lutheran Congregation oftbi,

ES-Thc Lutheran Congregation ofthis
town at Congressional meeting recently
held invited the Rev. Mr.. Burman, atspres-
ent in charge of the Lutheran Church at
Waynesboro', Pa, to take charge of this
congregation and break to them the bread
of life. From various causes this once
among the largest and most prosperous Of
that denomination in this State, has been
dwindlin6 down and losing its infueace.--
At this time new cause of dissension has
sprung up which is calculated to produce
still another division-thc question of old
or new style Lutheran;sm. To which
party the gentleman selected belongs We
are not advised, but in any event we
should not be surprised to see a division
and the establishment of another congre.
cation.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Ireland and the South.

EU We Americans generally are ever
ready to berate E;s1aa for her policy of
force by which she keeps Ireland under
her control and government, and are Law
ish in, the expression ut least, of our SYM
pathy fnr that Iown-tro llen AL opprcs-
sed people. And yet many of those wh1
are lou lcr in heir our cry againsta Eng
land. are equally vehement in their de-
mauds for the establishment Of precisely
Il siailar state of affairs in on: own land.
They are very ready to claim for the pco-
pie of ireland the right of self Government
and to dccaim against 18th. shocking dcs-
potism" Of Grcat Britain in resisting
this right, AMI yet they proclaim their
readiness to exhaust 'the last man and
the last dollar" to establish a similar des-
potism in this country.
by what principle have tie Irish
people better right to self-government
than the people of the Southern States!
What argument can be found adverse to
the right of England to rule the Irish
people against their consent, tAat is not,
to say the least, equally good against the
right of the Northern States to rule the
Southern States without their consent?
There iSnone whatever" On the contra
ry there arc elements of injustice in the
war hitherto waged BY fire and sword and
still being prosecuted by the Congressional
policy, which finds no parallel in the
cause Of Ireland
"The relations of England and Ii Gland
never were of the fraternal, voluntary,
and federal character of those existing
between these States. En- land bears the
accurscd despotissa she calls naioa upon
conquest. But our Union was backed
upon mutual bargain and consent. Itwas
simply an agreement entered into between
number of soycreigns and independent
States. The Constitution is tho instru-
mcnt of this agreement"
And yet VIC find party who are clam
crous for the right of sclf-governmcnt for
the people of Irelani, who are equally
clamerou' in denying this same..right tc
the people Of the South, and who while
bewailiDg and bcmourning the condition
of the people of Ireland arc luboring with
might AMI main TO reduce the people Of
the South to even worse condition. II
is no honest principle which actuatcs
these men. They pre moved by mere
brute passion and selfish, sorlld motives
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
A wing Match

A PloWing MatCh.-We received en-
Wednesday afternoon the 2S,h ut., an invitation
to witness trial cf plows on the farm of Mr.
Henry Zsller, miles north of town. A largo num-
Der of highly iniluc ntial ana intelligent farmers
were upon the ground, while party of gentle.
men from this place were attracted thither.
Only two plows Swerc contested-one of
which Tinsman Wallace are patentees; and the
Morgan plow, of which Mr.. Jacob Morgan is the
pstentee. The chief exccicucics of the Tinsman
plow consisted in it's eeaeave shear, and with
horizontal lines in its mould board I've were
much pleased with the work done by the Tusman
h Wallace plow-for the manner in which it cas- t
and turned under the plowed earth-the ease of
its draft-the regularity Of its furrow-and its
f'ness for either sub-soil or shallow plowinr Our
admiration was such that we were forced to de-
clare that we never saw its superior. Messrs
Rowland Strife, have the right, and fill orders
on shortest notice. The patcntees are dcsirous
of placing their plow before the public and we
hope that another powing match nearer town
may be the rtsult.- Ui raid
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Quick Work.

ES- The election of John Lee Chapman
to the Presidency OF the Western Mary
land Rail Raad. has, as we anticipated it
would, alreudy brought that enterprise to
grief. The work on it, which was an
nounced as about being commenced and
vigorously prosecu'ed ed within the limits Of
this County by the Contractors, has, we
understand been abandoned by them, for
the present at |, asst, if the contracts have
not been thrown up and cancelled.
This condition of affairs is certainly to
be regretted, but it is nothing more than
might have been an ticipated when the
road was placed under the control Of man
like Chapman. in whose ability, and strict
integrity two thirds Of the community had
to great extent, if not entirely, lost con :
fidence.
We hope soon to see change in its
entire management and restoration o (
public confidence When this is done We
have no doubt that the necessary funds
for its speedy construction will be forth
coming In their refusal to pay the sub
scription of this county to the road, under
all the circumstances, the board of County
Commissioners have but acted in accor-
dance with the sentiment of almost the
entire community. AS desirable as would
be the completion of this road. it is fal
preferable that it should fail now than that
the people should invest their money and
then have it fail, as it most assurcdly
would under the present manageme Mt
Quick work has Chapman made of this en-
tsrprise, and we hope the Directors or tho
stockholders will make quick work of him
Unless this be done, and done speedily
good by to the Western Maryland raj
road upon which the people of this county
had set their hearts.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
The GeOd Samaritan,

cgOur friend Taggars has become the
Good Samaritan of this community. He is
not only providing our people against one
of the ills incident to every day life by in
suring them from los, by iee blt'h is al
so engaged in insuriug their lives thereby
providing for their families when life's 6t :
full career has been run. A more useful
citizen than this same gentleman is not to
to be found. He drives dull care away by
providing against loss during life, ,slleviatsa
the pang Of death by the assurance the To-
we'd ones you are leaving will be provided
against want in this world Of wick edness
and WOO.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Washington Items.

81 From the Washington correspon-
dt nee of the Bait San, and from other
sources we Gull the following items of in
terest transrriss at the seat of govern
mcnt.
The Nebra,ka Senators elect called on the
President on Friday evening, aud had long ir-
tcrvicw with him upon the condition of Nebraska,
and with reference to her admission az State.
The Senators elect quite conservative nltheir
sentiments, and thought they had secured Mr.
Johnsons confidence, and certainly did get from
| him promise TO edo what is right IN the mat
ter SO tar rs the Executive has any authority
| to act. On the other hand am informed that
these Senators elect, when in company with rad
icas, protest that they are fully up to the rad-
cal standard in political sen iment. The indics-
ton is that Nebraska will not he admitted by a
very large majority of votes in the Senate if ad-
mitted at ALL inAsmuch as some Of the same OBJ
| jectons arc presented against her admission as
were made to the admission of Colorado at the
| last session. The word "whte" stands out in
bold rcliefin the Nebraska constitution and will
therefore meet with opposition from Mr.. Sum-
ner.
Hon. Hamilton Ward, ofNew York, will in
roduce bill in the House tomorrow providing
for setting aside the present State governments
of the Southern States, the appointment of pro-
Nhlohat governors ny ine cnlef justice, iOfinauon
OF State constitutions and governments by con-
vcntions Of delegates elected by the people, who
are citizens of the United States except certain
classes who are designated as perjurers, guerillas
murderers, and editors of rebel newspapers who
shall he forever disfranchised.
The committee on retrenchment find that they
have much more extensive work TO perform,
than was at first supposed, aud there is reason tc
hclievs that their report when made, will prove
TO he one Of the most interesting documents If
this session. The committee do not expect to b.
able TO report to Congress until near the clsse oi
the session.
1t was we'll understood last summer that in th,
cases of Mr.. Garland of Arkansas and others the
Supreme Court had practically decided agains
the ccnsti utionality of the test OATH as applica
bic to attorneys practicing in the courts, but fol
political reasons withheld their decision for tn,
time being. Following upon this known deter
mination, Mr.. Stevens of Pa also introduced
bill into the House to repea the test law but IL
was not acted upon. Itis now stated that th
court has decided, by vote of FIVE to four
against the constitutiousli:y of tho oath.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
A Suggestion.

Eff Festive season of Christmas is ap-
preaching. Many devoted husband is
casting about for some token of affection
to be presented to fond wife at home.
What could be more appropriate or what
Of more lasting benefit than policy of
insurance on his life for cool thousand
or two securel in that reliable and lib
cral compnay-the Connecticut Mutual
through its agent in this place, Mr.. Thomas
Taggart. Such thing would not only
be more sensible, but more advantage GUS
than all the Jim cracks and jewggaws you
could make up AMI present. Let the
reader think seriously of the suggestion
and VIC think he will adopt it.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Proceedings OF Congress.

Ey"The Congress Of the United States
which assembled on Monday of last week,
has as yet accomplished nothing of special
moment. Their time, thus far, has been
occupied in the introduction Of "bun-
combe' resolutions and the presentation of
various bills looking to the securing Of the
spoils to the dominant party and to post
poning or entirely preventing tho restora-
tion Of the Union. The negro, OF
course, received the first attenti.n. Mr..
Sumner, the recognized Radical leader in
the Senate, having, Immediately on the
meeting ot that body, made an effort to
take up the bill to grant negro suffrage
in the District of Columbia The next
move was the introduction, by tho same
gentleman, OF u bill declaring the Union
dissolved and the Southern States as hav-
ing no voice in the adoption of Corstitu,
tivnal amendments. The most importan.
move, however, so far us tIe hungry por-
tion of the Radicals are governed, was in-
tended to keep the bread asl butter" i'll
the family, by taking the power of making
appointments from the President and
heads of Departments and comforting it up
en- the Chief Justice. of tho Supreme
Court.
When Congress gets rightly to work We
shall enlsavor to keep our readers posted
upon ali important movements.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
gE-On Wednesday of last week,

EE-On Wednesday of last week, the
Grand Jury drawn for the November
term ofour Court was discharged. A We
predicted, upon their assembly, no bills
have been found against those engaged in
the murder AMI riot Of tho 10Th OF Octo-
ber.
On that day Radical Mass Meeting
was assembled in this place. Charles
Call and Robert Sands, and others, wer 9
by the Mayor of the Town appointed as
special police to preserve quiet aud order
during the day. During. the war these
two young nell were sufficiently loyal"
to be found in the Army of T.. 5. After
the war they refused to follow the Radical
lead and were denounced as Rebels and
marked as fit subjects for Radical outra-
gcs. In the discharge of their duty as
special pelce, they were beset by mob,
driven through the streets until they took
refuge in house in the suburbs of the
town, where, in defending themselves,
Call was shot down and instantly killed,
and Sands brutally beaten, stabbed, and
left for dead. All this was done in broad
dayl'sh in the public streets of our town,
under the observation of scores of our cit
izcns.
A murder was thus openly committed
The perpetrators were Radical. A Radi.
cal Grand Jury is assembled. We are
told by the Radical press that it is one oi
the most intelligent, incorruptible, irrc-
proachable bodies Of the kind ever 81
ssmbled in this county. Yet this body
of "intclligcnt' men after a session of foul
weeks have adjourned without being able
to discover single individual engaged
in this riot and murdar. A mob, riot
a murder, and no one 10 blame. Was
it their stupidity or was it their bitter po
litieal prejudicca which prevented their
discovering the guilty parties? Who can
doubt which?
We have not been disappe inted-tht
result is just what we predicted it would
be. They have done just exactly what
they were summoned to do-scrcen th.
murdersrs of Charles Gall. We have ,
hope that the Jury for tho March term o
Court will be Of different stripe, when i
will not be too late to investigate thes,
notorious violations Of law and bring the
guilty offenders to justice. When this is
done we think it will be found that som,
of this very jury were active participants
in the mob, as also others will be implica
ted who are now supposed to possess q
standing Of responsibility in the commu
uity.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Wa shin gten County Court.

StatcyS. Csarlcs Miller negro this was the first
of series of cases called the 'IIarrstown cases,
Four persons, two segro men and two white wo-
men, were indicted jointly in number Of cases
but on motion Of the prisoners counsel sever-
cnce was granted and the prisoners were tried
separately. Itappcared from the evidence that
Mary Holman and her sister, Amanda Zeigler,
lived in Iarristown, and had living with them two
negrocs.by the names Of Charles Miller, and iarisn
Dickinson. Mr.. Harrison Deeler, during the
spring lost number of hogs, chickens, &c. On
the night of the 9th of May, he lost hog which
was afterwards found on the prem ises of the
above-named parties. When the stolen,property
WAS found Miller claimed it as his, and the ury
endorsed his claim by verdict of guilty. Dar-
by and Syestcr for state, Hamilton and Motter,
for prisoner.
State vs. Mary Hsman. Indicted for receiving
the hog stolen from Mr.. geeler of which Miller in
the case above WAS convicted. The facts in this
case were the same as in the case above. Yer
dict not guilty. The counsel as above.
Rinehart & ITohin VS. J. B Huyett & Brother
This case took three days to try. Considerable
time was taken in discussions before the court Oh
the admissablity Of evidence. The facts in this
case are these, in the fall of Co. John Ii. Huy-
lett the father of J. B. lIuyett Brother went to
Baltimore and oought of Rinehart & IIo1in goodi
to the amount of 81, 900, one third was paid in
cash the balance to be paid in thirty days. The
boxes were marked J. b. Huyett & Brother and
delivered to their iplace Of business. The billI
were also made out in their name.
john II. lIuyett testified that he bought the
goods on his own account, and that he afterward
sold them to his sons and that they paid him fol
them. Verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount
claimed and interest, Hamilton and Motter fl
Rinehart and Holm, Syester and Schley 70,
Huyclt.
Robert Fowler vs.. Joseph Deeler. Mr.. Fowler
sued Mr.. Bcelcr on a note for. five hundred del
lars The note was alleged to have bee given
for services done in procuring Mr.. Beelsrs release
from military prison, he, Beeler having beer
arrested by Col. Fish, Provost Marshal at Balti
more. The court granted the prayers of the de-
iendants couu usel which instructet, the jury that
transactions of this kind were against public pol
icy and that the plaintiff could not therefore re-
cover. This cause goes to the court Of Appeals
Syester for Fowler, Alvey for Beecr.
Another case OF the State VS.. Mary lIenan in
dicied for receiving stolen property was Oh tria
ut the Time -four going to press.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
# EE-A FEMALE teacher, a virago of the

It EE-A FEMALE teacher, virago of tho
Puritan kind at Ebcnsburs. Pa, recently
cruelty beat white boy, because he would
not sit beside one of her pet scholars-a
negro girl Progress.
Eg- NEcRo jurors are now serving in
the courts of Boston. They arc just whero
they ought to be- the right men in the
right place. There ought to b, neg %
judges in Boston, likewise.
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
Inpeachinr the presi,Isut.

Tho enemies of Aadrry Jhusha will soon
ntvs "A app~ lusity o. carrying ONT pig Threat
- ioinaacs nreat. Tac Constitution AZ: def lite
y prescribed wh1t are ;.is ,rly gfa,irls upon
oai:s a Prseii,at af he Unsel Sat GA be
t'npsachcd, snl u IT one Of ihc;e ha, b,cn mucE
81: s-gsni it1 b.; any Of those who have been fl
vasios tss pnblc w!ih Me hills of indct,ncnt
which thsy intend TO hrng befor5 Congress
9ar FrSid'E's record 10 bsfore the American
f,97's; IRIS unly crime is his faithful adherence
rS.hs CossNtotisn, and il he is removed from
rs high eS2 it Wi!! he for that cause alone, and
tur ns oAsr.
sica beja; t'as plain anl pdpabIc fact evident
~ ;hc SsoIc eeuatry, We defy the enemies Of
Andrew Johasan to atie apt 'hc revolutionary
rHpe'sa.nt OF dcposins tho President of the Uni
Ha ssSies and puttins in his place nan whc
will hare no regard TO laws and Constitution
fhHss:-esa ofsuoa an enterprise would give the
hssaist L'oS to the rapidly y waning confidence
v The h'a?-i?4n pe)7la in tn. perntncy OF Re-
publican Institutions, and show eomc,usiveiJ that
"a covsra ancat Of our Ia hers j. .ubverted lhtt
al ihc dspsrtmca: OF the government. separate
Nol n ,le distinct ty the Constitution, arc to be
serSea iHto one; not hy change Of tie organic
law, hst by cou:clsp,oas disregard of it, and
that Congress is to become the one supreme pow
CT, hariay no check or ballan es, and govern it.
self 1aly by thc aas,r.rnlb!e pIs,ions of party.
That not only public son.iiea:e, but public cred
j, woal hs Shaken by this sud len revolution o"
cHT political system, DO rational man can doubt.
That Congrcss should set aside the the Executive
lScsr.e OF his adherence to the Constitution aud
for the purpose Of inlu.uratins series of ineas-
urea which will kesp the Union separated, and
rcrpetua;e sectional dscorl and strife will give
check not only to the coniien Of the peo pie
IN the stability of The government, but to its H.
nancsl credit, which will agit,e aad con vuls,
tie laud from its centre 10 its circumference.
Every maa thst holds the bonds auI ohligG-
iions ef the United States is interested in keeping
I!is Ship Cf State of ut breakers which viii incy
I:a5!y eaa ia its destruction. As saoa ~ it he
"osnss minilrst that men who desire nothing
in'rc than 10 gosd the South int another wsr,
~ care not Ehe!hsr they involve the North it
SCI III o!oody civil strife are certain to control
the Ts!cy OF the country, that moment will wit
ness depreciation of the public ere! Its, which
will end in universal financial ruin. She time
h's come when tue m..iority of the Northern pco
pie mus; decide whether fanatici:m will pay; and
whether they can afford such an experiment up-
on their swn pecuniarJ interests in the govern
iseut as the revolutionary removal srthe Presi-
dent OF the Cnitel States, and the Inauguration
ofSersecuton ana bloodshsd in the Ssuth. I'm.
i.sS wiser cSanssls prevail, the government and
tas people will he involved in common Lark.
TuRicy. cy.-SIA 7rdu.criD
Maryland free press., 1866-12-13
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Es-We desire to urge upon our friends
throughout the country tho necessity of ex.
tending the circulation of their local pa.
pcrs. Let no Democratic household be
without Democratic paper. We would
respectfully and earnestly ask our friends tc
aid us in increasing the circulation of the
Free Press. The number of our readers
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some friend in every district mako it hi
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the good cause?