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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-08-28
A Dream That Sent Two Men to
Prison,

The following singular Circumstances are
vouched for as strictly true by the Detroit
Tribune:
Some months since citizen of Branch
county, in this State, employed two men 10
remove his deceased wifes remains, which
they pretended to do, and claimed as RECON-
pense, one three dollars and a half. and the
other one dollar and half The gentleman
being well pleased with their execution of
the work. gave the latter two dollars, yhisT,
he refused. giving back fifty cents. The fol.
lowing night the gentleman dreamed that
one of the men visited his room naked. lis
body covered over with black spots. aud on
being asked whatrailed him, he replied that
the spots indicated the lies he had toll and
the large one on his side the lie he had told
him in regard to disinterring his vife,s re-
mains, which they had not done. On awak-
ing, his dream SO impressed him that he was
led to- ascertain whether the men had ac.
tually done what he had paid them for
doing, and ascertained that they had not
on his complaint they were arrested and sent
to the, State Prison for one year for obtaining
goods under false pretenses, and are now sery.
ing out their time at jackson.
-"Donal, said a Scotch dame, looking up
to her son, whats a slanderS' "a slam
der, guide mither2 AHell, 1 ken, unlsss Il
he an nsva- tpy,r I-I~3- "a =
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-08-28

There Is a negro in Philadelphia whose
feet measure twenty nine inches Exchange.
Ike Radicals ought to secure them for 4
party platform.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-08-28

Quick WoRK.-We heard a story told
on a "Yank which we must repeat Flo be-
longed to Sherman's crockery smashing sdrad
when on their little pleasure trip to the sea.
Being separated from his command ono dark
night, he found himself hotly pursued by a
squad of yellow rebels. Racing down rough
ravinc, his horse fell, throwing him stun
ming fall, aud then galloped away. When
he recovered he commenced feeling round in
the darkness for his steed. Presently he en-
coHptered the carcass of a skinned horse af-
ter feeling it carefully all over from nose TO
tail, he came to the sage conclusion that it
was his own. "WelI, ,1raid he, ''I swoif to
gravy, if that amt quick work no soohs,
dOl0n than the hides off. Pm glad thew
didn't find me" He gave his opinion on his
return to camp that leather must be "pesky
skurse amung the rebs," and that they beat.
"creation skinnin quick"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
An English View OF the Situation.

The London Times speaking of the
present attitude of affairs between the
President and Congress, remarks:
1t is now felt that the conflict be-
tween them is one in which neither can
yield unless absolutely defeated. The
President has time, however, on his
side, and may afford to wait, if his pol
icy be not at once accepted. The rc.
suit Of the coming elections is uncer.
tain; but even if they be carried against
him he need not despair Of ultimate
victory. The Constitution has given
the President great power during his
tenure Of oncc--powcr which the Re
publican party are already eager to
ahridge 1t is significant that fears are
proicssed least Mr.. Johnson should
not be content to await the slow pro
cess Of converting the mind Of the M
ton. Mr. Thaddcus Stevens, the head
of the Republicans in the House OF
Representatives, was unwilling that
Congress should separate without some
guarantee against the Presidential pol
icy, and the House has passed Il resolu.
ton, Of doubtrul legality, declaring its
intention of rcassambling in October
instead Of December, the time fixed 10y
the Constitution for the annual meeting
Of Congress.
Mr.. Stevens, i'll proposing this reSo-
luton, boldly acknowledged that he
was apprehensive lest coup dcta!
might happen before Congress reas-
sembles. We look upon this as the
fanaticism OF a violent partisan, but
Mr.. Stevens is tue most powerful op
ponent of the President in the House
and his language indicates the feelings
t of his party. On the other hand, the
r courage and resolution Of Mr.. John,
y son ought to command the admiration
; even ofthose who differ from his poll
i cy. He is an autocrat, but an autocrat
II elected by the nation he governs, and
still representing, as he believes, the
opinion of the nation. In this faith
he braves a united opposition, the in
q vectives ofa partisan press, the denun.
citation of those who ought to be his
supporters. He does this in pursuanc,
u of policy the object of which is tn
: restoration of the Union in fact, an,
not in name, and which is only ope
to one objection-that is liberality ma
he dangerous.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
Imuortant Decision.

Legal questions are no Longer cry
and unintcrcstng. The war has brought
the law to every mans door, and no one
knows when he may be drawn up for
account Judge King, of the Circuit
Court of Common Pleas in Baltimore,
has Just rendered a very important de-
cision. 1t is Us follows:
A contract for the payment OF debt
in gold and silver is unquestionabiy Il
LEGAL contract, and to estimate the
damages in case of Il lreach Ill another
currencv-a paper rcurrency-and place
it on lrvcl with gold and silver, when
the inheXiblc laws Of trade make II fun
damental distinction between them, Is
to accomplish II legal lraud. The act
of Congress may therefore well apply
TO all eases where the payment OF the
debt incurred is not expressly reserved
/ in cold or silver; but contracts tor tho
payment of gold and silver coin are
still valid and binding, and it is tho
duty of the courts 10 maintain them ill
violate, and to render judgment III
them so as to enforce them in goo'
faith.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22

The last census contains some facts
not very complimentary to the right
cous Puritans. Massachusetts, with a
population but little less than Illinois,
has about six times as many paupcrs,
and more than ten times rs many Grim
inais. Georgia, with population
about the same as Massachusetts, has
about one fifteenth as many paupcrs,
and one twentieth ms many criminals.
Taken together, the average paupelism
and crime in New England are about
eight times greater than in any other
equal population in the country What
the puritans lack in these respects,
they make up i'll prctcnSion. With
eigh, times more paupHrS and criminals
proportionally than the rest OF the
country, they pretend TO about eight
times more virtue than the remainder
Of the human family.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
yallandigI,a,n ut Philadelphia.


Hon. Jno. Forsyth, in Il letter from
Philadelphia to his paper, the Mobile
Register, says:
"Thc withdrawal Of Mcssrs. Val
landgham and Wood removed the only
obstacle. at all serious in the way Nhar-
mony. These gentlemen acted as pat
riotic in their voluntary REIMBURSEMENT
of seats to which they were clearly en-
titled. If they had persisted, they
would have been voted in by a great
majority. Icould not have dishonored
myself or my constituents by voting to
unseat gentlemen whose otfense was
friendship for US in our time of need
If they had no business there as the
sympathizcrs with "rebels," it was
clear to me that had no bus ness there
as the "rebcl itself; and if they ha(
been rejected by the convention,
should have felt constrained to aban
don my seat, and would have gon
home with the conviction that the am
nesty for the past, which was the foun
dation theory of the call, had been dis
regarded; that the convention was
failure, and the North was not yet read
for reconstruction on the constitutions
basis. believe this was the sentimel
Of the vast majority of the Souther
delegates. 1t is not true, therefore, Il
stated by the Herald, that Vallandie
ham resigned his seat under threat
from the South to vote his exclusion
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
w. y. SLATER ~ GO,
TAX on SDiritS.

Bv the act of July l3, 1866, section
80, there is laid on distilled spirits up
On which no tax has been paid, Il tax
oftwo dollars on every proof gallon.
This tai is to be in lieu on the spirits
distilled in the distillery, used for dis
.illng the same, with the stills, vessels,
fixtures and tools therein, and on in
terest of the distillcr in the land on
which the distillery is situated, from
the time the spirits are distilled, until
the tax is paid. The tax is to be cot
lectcd upon the wine gallon when the
spiri are below proof, and upon the
proof gallon when they are Of greater
strength than proof.
The exemption from this rule in ia
vor of spirits used in the manufacture
of vinegar or acctic acid, which was
rated by the act of March 3, 1860, hay
ING been repealed by the act of july
Id, 1866; such spirits will be taxed here
after in accordance with the above rule.
The making or Keeping by any persons
of grain, wash or bcefprepared or fit
for distillation, together with the poses
sion by such persons of a still, or other
apparatus capable Of use for distilla-
ton, upon the same premises, is to be
deemed presumptivc evidence that
such person is disti!ler.
Every person who is, or even intends
to be, distillcr, must give notice, over
his own signature, to the assessor OF
the district in which such business is to
be carried on Bond given under the
old law will not suffice. The use OF
any still. boiler or other vessel for the
purpose of distilling is forbidden in any
dwelling house, or any building, or on
any premises where any other business
except the manufacture of salaratils is
carried on. In the proviso to section
twentv-ninc in the law, authority is to
some extent implied in the collection
and removal of spirits from the dlshi
lery, in the absence ofany inspector or
assistant inspector; but this should
never be exercised except in cases where
the inspection officer is' unavoidabl.l
kept away for short period, an,
where the collector is entirely satisfied
that no loss to the revenue will cnsue
The above section provides for tht
appointment Oft an inspector for eacl
distillery. except those which dls'I
brandy from apples, peaches Or grapes
exclusively and who is not to engage
in any other business while employed
as an inspector and who cannot hav'
charge of more than one distiilcry.
In the publication from which tn
above is extracted, the COMMISSIONS
of internal revenue directs the attention
of internal revenue officers TO sectloI
80, which prohibits, under penalty OF
fine not less than five hundred dollars
their becoming directly OF indirccu
Interested in the production Of spirits
ANY such officer now interested in III
same, must divest himself of such IN
terest within sixty days after Angus
1st. 1866, if he would avoid the penalty
Such unlawful interest will also b
deemed cause for prompt removal lrol
office.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
Efforts to Secure the PardOh of
Mr.. Davis.

Efforts to Secure the Parl0h OF
Mr.. Davis.
Writes the correspondent of the New
York Herald:
As have already stated it is almost
certain that in Il few days Mr.. Davis
will be released on parole or bail; but
this bit ofclemency, desirable as it is
will fall far short of satisfying his
friends. Ever since the exposure OF
the plot to connect him with the assas,
snation of President Lincoln, and the
failure of the Judiciary Committee to
find any evidence to criminate him,
and especially since the adjournment
of the National Union Convention
several prominent Southerners. inclu
ding Gov. Perry, of South Carolina
backed by influential men Of the North
have been quietly endeavoring to in
duce the President to grant him q full
pardon. This clemency is advocated
on several grounds, but chiefly as a
measure of State policy. 1t is urged
that general amnesty, including Mr.
Davis, or his special pardon, would pro
lucc the most salutary results. The
people Of the South have renounced the
hercsy of secession, have accepted with
out murmur the result Of the war, have
indorscd fully the views and policy o
the President on the great issues grow
ing out of the struggle, and are to :
man doing everything in their power t'
restore their crring States to their orig
inal status i'm the Union. Some of the
most prominent leaders ofthe rebellion
are now forsmost in the cndeavor tC
restore harmony and revive social anG
political Intercourse between the North
and South. without which the Union
cannot be made perfect: and it is sim
ccrcly believed that the trial Of Davis
for treason, and the consequent dis
cussion Of the great principles and
questions which led to the rebellion,
md the numerous side issues which
would necessarily y arise, would produce
unpleasant reflections throughout the
South. and dctrAct attention and inter
est from the all important subject ofth'
restoration Of the Union. The South.
ern people cannot become indiilcrcn
to the fate Of Davis. They cannot will
composurc see him tried and punished
for having, in obedience to their wishc
assumed the Chief Magistracy of tn
Confedcracy. lie was merely the in
strumcnt and servant Of the people, an'
they can see no reason why he shonlc
not receive Us much clrmclcy as them
selves. What encouragement they have
received from the President will prob
ably transpirc in Il few days.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22

WILKES BooTn, whose body Secre-
tary Stanton took so much pains to
dispose of so that no man should even
know the spot where it was buried, is
reported to be in Europe. The story
is that the man whom /" Boston Corbctt
so heroically shot, and whose body
Stanton refused to exhibit to any one
that ever saw Booth, was poor wretch
hired by the assassins to personatt
Booth, in order tc facilitate the escape
O the latter. Whether there be or be
not any truth in this story, it willne
cease to be a suspicious circumstanc,
connected with the fate of Wilkes
Booth, that Stanton refused to deliver
the body that was brought up from
Virginia to his friends, or even Lei
them look upon it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22

The last of the cOlored troops sta
toned in the interior of Florida left
Tallahassee last Saturday for st. Marks
whence they were to be sent to New
Orleans, where the whole force
together with those at Barrancas, are
to be mustered out.
A statement is being prepared at the
Treasury Department, which is intend
ed to show that there is no money il
the Treasury with which to pay the
bountics to soldiers authorized by Con-
grcss. Well, we don't care-havcnt Il
cents interest in them.
The Covington Enterprise says tha
james W. Haralson. an old and res
pccted merchant OF Social Circle va
shot through the body and Instant,
killed on Thursday night Of last week
while sitting in his store. No clue hat
been obtained to the assassin.
Mobile has received for the year jus
closed 29,l0 bales of cotton, and sine
the close of the war, 504,497. Export
cd past year 420,005. Stock on han
August 3lst, 10000. She exported d
rcctly to Europe 239,O34 bales. Sh
had burned and lost 6,207 bales.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
NEWS ITEMS.

A diamond found recently in Geor-
gia sold for 81 500.
Major General Wool endorses the
Presidents policy.
Butler has b, ell nominated for Con-
grcss in Massachusetts.
Gen. Bcauregard, who is still in Par
is, will soon return to New Orleans.
Fifty thousand dollars have been
subscribed toward building new op,-
n house at Mobile.
The Pennsylvania corn crop is csti
mated ut 30,OO0,O00 bushels, an aver
age Of G3 bushels to the acre.
The Democratic candidate for Con-
grcs3ional delegate from Idaho has
been elected over the Radical.
Gen. G.. w. Logon, Of the late Con-
licderatc Congress, is Il candidate for
Governor Of North Carolina, against
GOV. Worth.
The Republican State Committee OF
Louisiana has formally requested the
President to maintain martial law in
New Orleans.
Corn is selling now in Tuscaloosa,
Ala, at five dollars 4 bushcl, and the
people north ofthat point are without
| any means Of subsistence.
Large quantities ofcomterfcit green
backs, made at Memphis, are in circu-
lation, They are so well engraved as
to defy detection in nine cases out of
ten,
A New Orleans dispatch says u
strong guard white soldiers are now
on duty, day and night, at the private
residence of Governor Wells, at his
own urgent request
a radical paper says that radicals
cannot. without criminality, hold Office
under President Johnson. Well, III it
is crime, they are bound to hold on
to it, as they do to all other crimes.
An Atlanta correspondent says eight
negroes left this morning for Washing
ton to confer with the authorities for
transportation to Liberia for thousands
of freedmen.
Some sensation has been created in
mechanical circles by the recent dis
covery of Mr.. Robert lIeneage, of Buf,
falo, that sheet iron will serve for belt.
ing in place of rubber or leather.
Miss Evans, OF Mobile, author Of
"Bculah," and Mrs. Winfield, Of Ken
tucky, author of the "iIouschold Of
Bouvere,' both have novels in course
Of publication.
The Senate of New York, by q for
NAL vote of II to s, declined to include
Mr.. Seward in the resolution of wei
come rendered the President and his
party.
San Francisco dispatches report i
fight between one hundred and fifty In
dians and the guard of u train which
they had attacked near La P;lz, Arizo-
na, in which the Indians were beaten,
with Il loss of twenty three killed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
Giving them Fits.

During the passage OF one of the
numerous professions at Philadelphia
recently, one of the banners c'icited a
discussion among group on the side
walk. The conversation carried on De-
tween a conservative and a negro
equality white as follows;
Negro Equality.-Thrce groans for
old Andy johnson, the tailor!
Conservative-It is no disgrace to
be tailor, is it
Negro Equality.-Not to he a decent
tailor But to be such an old botchcr
as that fellow, is disgrace.
Conservative.-Well, now, see her >,
my friend, don't see how you can cal
him u botcher, for, by thunder, he.
showing just now that he's able to Civ,
you fellows ''lits!''
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
BrOWnlOW.

A correspondent Of the Memphis
Commercial, wishing to place as char
table construction upon Governor
Brownlow's extravagant speeches as he
can, insists that he is monomaniac,
and has been for several years, and
gives the following incidents to con
firm the proposition; "When min
lister Of the gospel, he has been known
to 90 to the house Of God armed to the
teeth, and enter congregation of un-
offending women and children as if he
expected to be assaulted every minute.
He has, when called upon to minister
at the altar OF the Prince o&Peacc, ell
tered the sacred desk, and, before tie
commencement Of the service, pulled
out the murlcrous life-taking weapons,
and laid them upon the book-board
before him, when there was no visible
sign to any one else present that there
was the slightest danger to him or
others. His conduct was so rcmarka
bic on such occasions that wags have
given him the name Of the "lighting
parson,' which has stuck to him to
this day. AS editor Of the Knoxville
Wing, Il paper he edited for many
years, doubt much if a single cdito-
rial from his pen can be found breath
ing Il kindly and Christian spirit toward
any human being, Its columns teen
with bitter abuse Of the opposing par.
ty, but no kind word for any one, even
Of his party friends AS Governor Of
Tennessee, no act of humanity has he
suffered his hand to dispcnse--no kind
word from his lips has been heard by
any body, friend or foe. He sees an
enemy in every bush, and a dagger in
every hand. And so powerful does his
diseased imagination work upon him,
that he is almost constantly publishing
to the world that he is to be taken off,
or driven off from his home, etc. His
imagination feeds on dcsolation. He
may he truthfully said to be a man
without hope in the world. AS his
age and intirmities have increased, and
his health declined, his malady has be-
come more and more apparent to the
world
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22

1t is curious historical fact that the
Philadelphia local officials were as
much incensed against President Jack,
son for his war upon the United States
Bank, rs are the authorities of that
municipality to-day with President
johnson for his determination to res
tore the Union in all its integrity
President Jackson was refused a recep
ton when he visited that city in very
much the same manner rs Iresldcn
Johnson was refused a reception. Fol
all that. Andrew johnson will as sure
ly he the means of restoring the unlol
in its integrity.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22

A Memphis lawyer relates, if we
may rely upon the statement Of the
Memphis Bulletin, that while in Carroll
county last week, he had attended the
preliminary trial Of man before Il
country magistrate, charged with steal
ing corn from Il neighbor's crib. The
evidence went to show that the defend
ant had been found with his hand in an
aperture in his crib, safely fastened i'll
a stccl-trap, which the owner of the
crib had set for the purpose Of catching
the thief, who had been prcying upon
his grain. 1t was also in evidence that
two empty corn sacks were found lying
at the feet Of the ontrapped individual
The decision Of the magistrate was tina
there was no proof that the prisonc
had stolen any corn, and as to bein!
caught in steel trap, any gentlems'
had perfect right to stick his hand il
one if he felt inclined to do so.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22
WE ARE COMING.


Respectfully dedicated to New Englan'
fanatics and their endorscrs in the spiri
of New England Christianity.
The music for the following vii
shortly be ready for the public.
We are coming. tools oftyrants!
From prairie and from glen,
To bring back happy Union,
Or die like fighting men.
We are coming from the whcatliclds
or the broad and gcn'rous West,
To drive New England l'nlon-hatcrs
To regions oflhe-blest!
Ne are coming. not for vengeance,
But to battle for the Right.
And to teach YOU canting hypocritcs
That We dare you to the fight.
We are coming for our banner.
From which you stole eleven stars
And wen have it. by the Eternal,
Or wc'll have still other wars.
And we want the CONSTITUTION
As it was in days Of yorc.
And every State in the Union
Represented on that floor.
white men to govern ,rhGe men.
As in the days of w AsnINGToN.
Oryou'll find the years of blOodshcd
Have hardly yet begun!
We are coming. people robbers,
Enough to form nation
OF men for equal taxes
Or general Reputation.
And if our wants you heed not.
Wen march once more to the sea,
And send New England traitors
70 the home where they ought to be
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-09-22

CuEERlSG.-"P. W. A." the obser-
want correspondent Of the Macon (Ga.)
Telegraph, writes from New York on
the 10th:
There is good news to communicate
to your readers | have been behind
the scenes here II little, and learn from
reliable sources that there will be Il
complete fusion or union Of the con
scrvativc elements in this State upon
/ the platform Of principles laid down at
Philadelphia. The great Democratic
organization, with st. Tammany and
Mozart, and the moderate Republicans,
| embracing that large wing of the Re.
publican party which follows the lead
Of Mr.. Seward, Thurlow Weed and
Mr.. Raymond, will meet at Albany ii'
day or two, through their respective
State Executive Committees, for the
purpose of ratifying the action of the
/ Philadelphia Convention and Inaugural
ting an active and vigorous campaign
Meetings are to be called Throughout
the State, and steps taken to ratify thu
Philadelphia platform and nominate
candidates for Governor and Lieuten
ant Governor, for Congress, and for thu
! Legislature. Similar steps are to b'
Immediately taken in the other North
ern States where elections are to b'
held this fall ; and in those where there
will be no elections ratification meet
ings will be held, and the restoration
policy of the President endorsed.