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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-31

THE Erie Disbatch says that Henry A.
Wise, Of Virginia, ''when one recalls his
past life, he can well believe that the North
would have been stripped naked and Jared
i'll at his hands. He was always cruel.
relentless, bloodthirsty. His aurrrsl with
Cillsy in Congress. and his procuratioa Of
his murder BY Graves. have net yet been
forgotten"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-31
@tlmuat Chronicle.
ST, elairsvilIe. Ohio, May 81.

=. All communication intended for insertion in the
v-pst o. iron business relating 30 the oa5es, should
y. addressed, 'Rxlsost cusosro.s 81. cLs,s.ruLL,
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-31

NEwF9gspLssD, though aboundins Ia
game aud full OF boys and swamps. has no
while IL ell ths ~Dsighb0rins PROMISES there
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-31

GEN. GARlBALpI has accepted the com
mand Of the italian volunteers, IN the war
impending skAiust Austria. There 10 great
eathuliaEn inobE the Italian psspls.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

The Florence (Ala.) Gazette calls upon
President johnson to execute, has own meas
ures and, if Congress is refractory, to bid
defiance, as Commander of the Army and
Nayy.to "that bauble, the Speakers mace. y
But, however unhappy the consequences of
the passage of the Civil Rights Bill over the
Presidents veto may be, he should not, he
must not, he will not, take the despotic
course indicated to him. Having bravely
done his whole duty, as very few living
men would have dared to do it, he will calm
ly await results, ever ready to use any OPP
portunity that may offer itself to him for
serving his country by resisting and coun-
teracting, so far as he constitutionally and
legally can. the lamentable madness of the
time. He doesn't admire rebellions enough
to inaugurate one himself !. l418.e -
And, bad as the conduct of Congress may
be now or may be hereafter, we have no
thought. that the Army and Navy would
follow their Commander-in-Chief were he to
attempt to play the Cromwell game on
Congress, making himself, by usnrpation, a
Protector q Dictator, and Despot. We
believe that they would revolt, as they
should do, from his authority. Whatever
may be the evil deeds of the Radicals in and
out of Congress, the President and people
must endure them as they best may, never
forgetting for moment that the time cam
not be far off when all outrages will be cor
rected by the silent operation of the Consti-
tuition and the laws, backed by . physical
force too mighty TO be resisted Louisville
JOuIllslss ~ Yftsf4lY al II s5sts4I 894t -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

AN IMPORTANT SUrT-In the Chancery
Court at Franklin, (Tenn.) last week, the
interesting suit known as the "Winstead
Will Case" was argued and determined. II
was between the heirs of Sam'l Winstead
deceased, and the negroes formerly belong
ing to the testator, and thus is summarily
stated by the Review: ..r ...
The testator liberated his negroes some
years ago and under the provisions of his
will large sum was deposited in bank to
transport them to the western shores OF
Africa. The fund now amounts to $1,000
The heirs claim that it was lapsed legacy
and fell to them, for the reason that the OBJ
ject of the testator was only to secure free.
dom to his slaves, and that the war had SUI
perseded the necessity of their being re-
moved to Africa, and also that the negroes
refused to go. The court held that the ne
groes were entitled to the fund. An appeal
was taken to the next term of the Supreme
Court. z E-t-r#, -.- 2: aaE.. -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

HORRIBLE.-A correspondent of the Wash.
ington Chronicle, saw negro whipped for
stealing, in Raleigh, N. c., and with uplift.
ed hands eXclaims, lit was the most hor-
rible thing / ever saw" Whereupon the
editor says the Civil Rights bill was not
passed one day too soon. Fortunate For
ney. He has made point now that is IT.
resistible The rebels are still prosecuting
the negro, and, therefore, are not entitled to
equal rights in the Union. .t
This is a sample of the aliment with which
the Northern mind is fed. How much fair
ness or truth there is in the lesson intended
to be given, word will show
The statutes of North Carolina provide
that the punishment for theft shall be whip
ping. White and black are punished alike
This has been the law from the days of Gas
ton and Macon, and its enforcement has
made North Carolina one of the most orderly
and law7observing States of the old Union.
There is no penitentiary in that State, and
many crimes which in other States are
punishable by imprisonment, are there
treated more summarily by whipping,
branding, &c. The law made no discrimina-
ton against the negro formerly. 1t makes
none now. This correspondent might, per-
haps. have witnessed the whipping of a doz-
en- white men, without having his sensi-
bilities so shocked; and if Forney had pub
ished the whole truth in the case, it would
have been apparent to his own readers, that
the Civil Rights Bill had no applicability to
the case MISUNDERSTANDING Bulletin.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

B BY request of the editor of the News
and Mississippian, we copy the following
from yesterdays issue of that paper:
at is amusing to witness the envious con-
tortions of some people who die thousand
deaths from malice and chagrin, before the
last dread day when they are summoned to
mingle with their mother earth Although
we have not noticed in our paper the gener-
Gus social kindness bestowed upon us by a
few partial friends in New Orleans, we have
discovered in two or three instances a snarl-
ing disposition to bring us and our private
affairs unpleasantly before the public tits
not at all unprecedented that a gentleman
should receive substantial evidence of the
appreciation of friends, and our New Orleans
friends who were so kind will be much sur
prised to learn, that it has been sought to
convert their kindness into injury. A few
gangrened specimens of human nature have
endeavored to Barnumize US. They insinu-
ate that these courtesies received by us, and
which were made known through other me-
diums than our own paper, were actually
advertising speculations without substantial
reality We can afford to scorn and laugh
at these institutions"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26
CorrespondenCepf Nashville 9azettel
A brilliant soushern WeddinG.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA, April 10th, 1866
Now that peace is restored tDsthe land,
and the dire calamities of'war have ceased
to press heavily on our hearts, it is crafty
| ing to notice how speedily our Southern
society, far famed for its elegance and ex-
cellence, resumes its wonted spirit. Per-
haps all your readers are aware of how
much the elegance of our Huntsville's social
coterie contributed to our Southern reputa-
tion for courtly hospitality, and it is mat
| ter of no little pride to the residents of our
beautiful little city to see the choice festi-
walls and entertainments of the -Olden time
again heighten the monotonous routine of
daily life, and spur up the pleasures which
attend communion of kindred spirits. One
of the most delightful and recherche affairs
it has ever been my pleasure to attend
was the marriage to-day of Mr.. Thomas
Helm of Jackson, Miss, to the beautiful
and accomplished Miss Kate Sledge of
this city. The union of two such hearts was
| a consummation of happiness worthy of i'm
pressive rites and tasteful surroundings, and
the friends of the bride lavished splendor
of decoration and attire on the occasion COM
mensurate with the love and affection enter
tanned for the fair candidate for Hymenial
honors. The ceremony took place in the
Presbyterian Church, which was beautifully
and tastefully decorated with evergreens and
pure white flowers, thus blending the en-
blems of immortal love and purity over the
sacred altar where God joins together the two
hearts which His heavenly love had already
made one. The ceremony by the Rev. L "A.
Ross, was of the most impressive character,
and well calculated to teach the young couple
that marriage was of Gods dispensation and
sanction, and that upon His irrevocable re-
quirements depended their happiness in this
world and the one to come. The groom was
attended by eight groomsmen, as follows:
Mr.. Maston, Mr.. r. S. Bugg, of Nashville,
Mr.. Scruggs, Mr.. Sledge, Mr.. Odeneal,
Mr.. Holden and Mr.. Hamilton. The bride
was magnifcently attired, and her beaut-
full face seemed to reflect the radiant hap
piness swelling in her heart She was at
tended at the altar by the following ladies,
all of whom presented q spectacle of sur
passing loveliness: Miss Watkins, Miss
COwles, Miss Hay, Miss Helm, Miss New
man, Miss Patton, Miss Feanie, and last, bnt
not least, the beautiful and lovely Miss Lu-
lie Bugg, of Nashville, Tenn. After the GER
emOnies at the church were over the bride
and groom were entertained, with their
friends, in princely style, at the residence of
Mayor Munro Cheatham, where the festiv-
titles continued until 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, when the happy pair left on the train
for jackson, Miss. Mr.. Helm served gal
lantly in the Confederate army, and those
who knew him best are confident that he
will as chivalrously serve in the bowers of
Venus as on the field of Mars And the fair
bride having found gallant Helms-man,
let us pray that their barque may glide
peacefully down hfe's stream. PHOENIX.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

"Jes sop-"Exactlyl"-so Single said; they
morning he took Plantation Bitters If he felt weary
night, he took Plantation Btters; If he lacked APP
petite, was weak. laDguid, mentally oppressed he
took Plantation Btters and they failed to set
him on his pins square and firm.
Few persons want any better authority but
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Mrs! o. NJ. DEVOE manager of he Union Home
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to the weak and invalid children under her charge with
the most happy and gratifying ts." We have re
ceived over hundred of such certificates but
no advertisement is effective what people them
selves say of a good article. Our fortune and our
reputation is at stake The original quality and high
character of these goods will be sustained under every
and all circumstances. They have already obtained a
sale in every town, village, parish and hamlet among
civilized nations Base imtators try to near
our name and style az they can and because a .od
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some support from parties who do not what they
sell Be on your guard See private stamp over
the cork. p. H. DRAKE d. co, N Y. CITY
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26
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ing Bilious complaints.
Do not enervate, but strengthen;
Do not depress, but exhilirate; p
Do. not PROSTATE, but build up;
Do not stimulate, but invigorate; ~
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Do not remove one disease and instil
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Do not alleviate, but cure;
Do not counterfeit, but remove the mala
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They will effect complete revolution in
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

The first men who ever taught the new
system of penmanship in this country were
the Dolbear Brothers. They first established
commercial colleges in this country, and
Taught bookkeeping in easy lessons to the
many. The elder Dolbear-still young in
looks, but old in wisdom-still lives among
us, and his Commercial College, a chartered
institution, confers degrees which all must
respect. Most of our younger book-keepers
have been his pupils, ami he can refer to our
banks, insurance companies, and mercantile
houses for his vouchers. We advise all am
bilious men to go and see for themselves,
and learn how to take rank among men Ca
pable of conducting mercantile business.
IN. 0. Picayune.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

The New York Times anticipates diff
Guilty in the working of the Civil Rights
Bill, and illustrates it by supposed case
| thus:
Suppose that a negro is charged with
highway robbery in a State the laws OF
which have made that offence punishable, il
committed by white man, with five years
| Imprisonment, and with ten years impris
| onment if committed by negro. Here
would be clearly case, as we understand
it, for the injustice of which this third Sec
ton of the Civil Rights Bill was designed
to furnish a remedy. Accordingly it pro-
vides that the United States District and
Circuit Courts shall have jurisdiction "of all
causes, civil and criminal, affecting persons
who are denied or cannot enforce in the
Courts of judicial tribunal of the State or
locality where they may be, any of the
rights secured to them by the first section
of this act y one of those rights being that
of being subject to like punishment, pains
and penalties and to none other" The fair
effect of these provisions would be to give
the Courts of the United States jurisdiction
of the case of highway robbery committed
by the negro, which we supposed at the out
set But it is one thing for Court to have
jurisdiction of an offence, and another thing
for it to have a law to administer in relation
to it, and in relation to highway robbery
there is no law of the United States what
ever. That is matter which has hitherto
been left entirely to the laws and Courts of
the States.
To meet this defect apparently, this third
section further provided that in all cases
where the laws of the United States ''are
not adapted to the object, Or are deficient
in the provisions necessary to furnish Suita-
BILE remedies, and punish offences against
the law, the common law, as modified and
changed by the Constitution and statutes of
the State wherein the Court having juris-
diction of the cause, civil or criminal is held,
so far as the same is not inconsistent with
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, shall be extended and govern the
said Courts in the trial and disposition of
such causes, and if ola criminal nature in
the inf1ictiOn of punishment on the party
found guilty" Suppose also that the Uni
ted States Court, having jurisdiction to try
the case, because of the discrimination
against the accused by the State statute,
proceeds to try and convict him. What
punishment shall be inflicted Oh him? At
common law the punishment of highway
robbery is death. 1t would hardly comport
with the purpose of the Civil Rights Bill to
impose that punishment The negro would
be apt to think that he was better of in the
"the common law as modified and changed
by the constitution and laws of the State"
The Court then must take the common law
as modified by the State statute on highway
So that it would seem that all
that the United States Courts could do,
would be to carry out the very statute
whose unjust discrimination was the Occa-
sion of its having the jurisdiction of the
case. .t.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

~ Judge Sam'l ]. P. Marshall, of Ala.
bama, formerly of Kentucky, being detained
in Meridian on Monday, made speech, by
request, n.the subject of manufacturing.
Judge Marshalls experience in mannfac-
turing, says the Messenger, entities him to
be heard, and he was listened to with respect
and interest. He was engaged, and had
million invested, in manufacturing, when
the war broke out, in Northwestern Ala
bama, and was thrice broken up'by the Fed
eral army. He is not, however, respondent
as to the ultimate prosperity of the South,
if her people will open their eyes to the de-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

n The Andrew johnson club, of which
Hon j. Z, Acorn is Vice President for Mis-
sissippi, has issued an address too long foi
us to copy. We have, however, attempted
to make some selections fomit, and in the
course of our perusal have encountered the
following passage;
The Congress is now revolutionary con-
vention. The Presidents comment on the
schemes it proposes is as just as that in
which he rebuked Davis and his followers
when they abandoned the Senate to breach
| the extinct rebellion. He raised his warn
I ing voice then against their design, In the
/ speech which he made in the presence of the
conspirators. He characterized their crime
by the name with which the whole world
now brands it. -
| We are mo mans man." In obedience to
our honest convictions we were thrown, in
| the recent struggle, on the opposite side to
that which President johnson as honestly
espoused. We do not question his honesty
whatever our feelings respecting him may
have been four years ago, Of even one year
ago-his straightforwardnes now is suffi-
cient evidence of his integrity then. Nor
do we believe that he has changed his opin-
| ion. Five. years ago he believed we were
rebels and traitors and he said so; now he
| says that even rebels and traitors, when they
have grounded their arms, and, i'll good
falkland he knoaus it is in good faith
pledged themselves to resist no longer,
should be restored to their former standing.
We might argue about both epithets, es-
pecially the latter, as having an ambiguous
relationship with two somewhat different
words: treason and treachery; but we'll
let that pass, and treat him as he Is willing
to treat us, frankly and sincerely.
But we do think the club have carried the
thing little too far, when they talk of the
"crime" of the South, and ''the name with
which the whole world now brands it." We
have yet to learn that the world has put its
"brand" upon the struggle in which I'VE
failed; and even if the world should do so,
we would seat ourselves by the graves of
our noble dead, and in scorn of the world,
cherish the merest weed that grows there as
more honorable than any laurel that ever
bound the brow of triumphant hero.
We wish the temperate men of the North
every success in their contest with those who
would disrupt everything, but the names of
Southern men show i'll in a manifesto en-
bodying such terms as we have cited.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

-
n The Picayune publishes the record of
the Washington Artillery, occupying nearly
. three columns of small type. The. fame of
the Washington Artillery is not only dear to
orleanians, but all over the country its ex-
pl6fts familiarized it to the, people, besides
which it was latterly recruited by accessions
nom every State. whose sons were. proud to
attach themselves to so renowned a corps
Its five batteries were engaged at Chancel-
louisville, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Drewry's
Bluff and the Petersburg mine, and portions
of them at Bull Run, Manassas, Wilcox
Landing, Rappahannock Station, Second
Manassas, SKarpsburg, Fredericksburg and
Port Walthal Junction, in all of which en-
gagements they obtained special mention.
At Seven Pines they were not engaged but
brought off the captured cannon. During
the sSeyen Days" they wene held in reserve,
but were under fire at Gaines Mill and Mall
vern Hin The fifth company participated
in the battles of Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Per-
fygille, jackson, Chicamanga, Missionary
Ridge. Jonesboro and the siege of Mobile:
The record concludes, 'sAppomattox Station,
April 8, 1s65-guns buried and carriages
destroyed"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

- The n. Y. Herald still maintains that
the historic quadrangle is only triangle !;
the Richmond Enquirer persists in spelling
telegraphic with *" just like toothpick;
and the New Orleans Picayune sticks to it
that the Fenians are Finians. We don't
mind the Herald or the Examiner much, but
we do wish the Picayune would agree to
spell this one word like other folks, as it is
paper we are fond of copying from, and we
don't like the extra trouble of correcting its
0rthOgraphY.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26

|. : y The Messenger, commenting on the
failure of the Bankrupt bill in Congress, asks
if it. be not competent for the State to pass
| a bankrupt law of special application to
| citizens of the State.
We mean, says the Messenger, a law which
| will give the debtor a final discharge from
debts due citizens of the State? If State
bankrupt law can be passed, (and we have
met with some legal opinion that it can,
the northern creditor would not be at all
affected by it, it is true, unless he vo1unta-
rily came in and held his claim In that case,
we take it, the debtors discharge would be
good as against him. If they would come in,
state bankrupt law would be as good as
general one. If they failed to come in, the
assets of bankrupts would be distributed ex-
clasiyely among home creditors Seeing the
effects of debtors thus passing away, it lis
not improbable they would generally prefer
to take something IN presento, to taking the
chances of collecting their debts from accu-
mutations IN future. Can a State legislature
passsa special bankrupt law, OF give the in
solvent laws shape which will answer sub
stantially the same end? We have but
little faith in the ultimate good of meas
ures of relief which merely delay. What is
needed is final settlement and "wiping
out of old ante belluns debts. There is a
pressure upon the Governor to convene the
Legislature, which failed to make "stay
law" which would pass the judicial scrutiny
of the H. C.. of E. and A., and we respect
fully submit to legislators, who may soon
again be called upon to. exercise their wis
dom, if the queries above are not worthy of
their consideration.