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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11

RICHMOND MALE ORPHAN SOCIETY,"
The managers Of this Association are
requested to attend meeting OF the
Board on Thursday afternoon next, at :
o'clock, at the office OF the President, i'll
the basement of the capitol. A full at
tendance is requested, as business of I'M
portance will be brought before the meet
ing. We append below list of the oili-
GERS and members of the Board:
William F. Taylor, President A. /
Harris, First Vice President W. X. Watts
Second Vice President; George L. Dab
ney, Third Vice-P President !; Thomas D
Qnarles, Fourth Vice President ; 7. +
Howard, Secretary; James Dunlop, Trca.
surer DR.. William A. Gwathmey, DR.. Will
liam W. Parker, Alfred King, William ii
Tyler, f. B. Bentley, Asa Snyder, Robert
2. Richardson, William II. PlcaSants, +. W
IIanncwinckcl, John 0. Steger, Directors
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11

"IkfESBAkEk having determined 10 resume
1s GNsr al Charlottesville this fall we Will pro-
'Ilo wind up our business in this city as early as
BafGcabl" We therefore offer our stock Of FINE
,LpIHlNG, GESTLEMEN'S fURNISH n q
"bDDs, TRUNKS, &c, &c, embracing a variety
r., favorable circumstances, AT COST FOR
. persons indebted 10 US will please call and
htWIs iholf accounts. and II any one has u claim
ul"H u We shall be Obliged by an early presenta-
H"h "i II wERTESBAKER l. WILLIAMS.
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WIN. KNABE IL CO.,~E2u
w MASrFAcTuRERs OF
FIRST PREMIUM. GOLD MEDAL, y v
GRAND, souASS


AND UPRIGHT
PI A N y s
These Instruments having been before the pop-
lie for the past thirty years. have, upon their ex'
nsllsnce alone, attained an rSPrkcHAsEp PRE-
yxIxgsc n that pronounees them uns4uailed. Thsir
TONE
combines great power, richness, sweetness, and
sns singing quality, as well as great purity o!
,,,o,a,ion and harlnoniousness throughout the
entire scale. Their nor,r
"a niant and elastic and 10 entirely free from the
stirness found in so many pianos, which causes
the performer TO so easily tire. In
WORKMANSHIP
they cannot be excelled. Their action IL con.
structsd with care and attention TO every part
therein that chzractsriIes the finest mechanism.
None bui the best seasoned material s used In thsr
manufacture, and they win accept the hard usages
Of the concsrt-roon with that o' the pxrior upon
an equality y-unafeetsd In their melody; In fact,
they are constructed
mot P0R A YEAR-BUT PoR BvsR."
All our Square Pianos have our new improved
Grand Scale and the AgrArs Treble.
Every Piano fully warranted for FIVE IEAKs.
WARERoOMs: $50 WEST BALTIMORE STREET
spl1-sm BALTIMORE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11

MAsoNIc.-A called meeting Of Rich
mond Randolph Lodge, No. 10, Ancient,
Free and Accepted MasonS, will be held
this evening at the usual hour.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11

TnE P2EeBYTERIAN SABBATH School
tNIoN.-Thc July meeting was held on
Monday night at the Third Presbyterian
Church. The schools, four in number,
which belong to the Union, reported en-
couraging progress besides which three
c0Iorcd schools were reported as being in
u houriSling condition.
Arrangements were made for the next
quarterly mass meeting to be held at the
Third Presbyterian Church on Sunday
after next, the 22d instant.
The gentlemen representing the various
schools manifested an earnest spirit and Il
devotion to the work which can hardly
fail to accomplish much good in this i'm
portant sphere OF labor.
There was some free discussion on the
subject Of Sabbath School music. Some
of the many collections coming into use
contain pieces that are very poor in scnti-
mcnt, and utterly unfit to be the pabnt0n
of the young mind. Some Of the words
that are set TO very sweet music are exc
cradle; yet they become popular, and are
fixed in the mind, there to remain for life.
Very much caution is required in tue use
Of these books. In this connection we may
mention that the Presbyterian Committee
OF Publication have given notice that they
are preparing a collection Of Sabbath
School hymns suited to the wants and the
tastes Of orr people.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11

10. O. F.-Powhatan Lodge, No. IL,
|. o. o. F., meet at Odd Fellows Hall at
O'Clock tonight.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11

THE FoRTlFICATIONS AROUND RICHMOND.
The Notifications which formerly swept
around the greater portion of this city are
now gradually disappearing, and before
many years have passed over us not yes
tigc OF them may be expected to remain.
Those formidable bastions and redOubts,
luncttcs and SalicntS, star forts and en-
closed works, from which the cannon
lrownei defiance, are now diSmantled and
falling - decay! The gabions have rot
ted, the reyttments have fallen or been
carried away; and on the parapct, where
the sentry paced his round, the dock and
the thistle now grow in wild and riOtous
luxuriancc. The riflc-pits where Lees
barefootcd boys so often lay in silence,
have been filled in and lcvclled; the sharp
crack Of the rifle has given place 10 the
goldcn-Carcd wheat and Sprouting corn
and where Schrapncl and canister, shot
and she'll, moved down long files Of men,
the husbandman peacefully wiclds his
glistcning scythc. Still OF the war many
sad traces are left besides those that
| sorrow has craven upon our hearts The
spot in the old field where soldier fell is
marked by a brighter green, and the rank
grass shows only too plainly where one OF
the "unknown and unrecordcd dead lies
buried. No mound or hcad-board marks
the grave, and the plough Of the farmer
must soon obltcratc sil traces of the place
which had been made sacred forever by
its baptism in hero'S blood. The remains
of many of the fallen soldiers have been
disintcrrcd and placed, by the hand OF
care and affection, in the cemeteries, where
they can he honorcd and cared for by Sue
cccdng generations but many, too many,
must be lost TO our remembrance and re-
Spect.
Farmers outside OF the city are busily
engaged in levelling the works upon their
| land, and they seem determined TO make
rsc of every available foot of ground.
Captain Kennedy, Of Marion Hill, on whose
| land was raised the first of the works
which defended Richmond so well, is
rapidly placing his fine farm in order; and
those old soldiers who took part in its ercc-
| ton will not long bc able to point out the
>rot where once their battery stood.
Many relics are constantly being carried
away from the tlc-iiclds, and one old
soldier the other day carefully brought
home handful Of the earth which had 50
long stood as a wall Of defence between
him and the enemy. Let no one mock or
ridcule the spirit which prompted this.
Surely if a slip of the willow OF Longwood,
4 splinter of the humble house at STRAIT
ford on Avon, a flower from the Garden of
Fcrney, or a fragment of wood from Mount
Vernon, is honored and sacred, how much
more dear, how much more honored, in
our eyes, must be portion Of the crumb-
ling dust with which has mingled the best
blood of the simple, unselhsh, and cour-
ageous Confederate soldier.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11
BUSINESS CARDS.
nAVID B. CLARK,

CeAGM sA1FHrH' KEPSSII0kTi ElrTRFS Xxx s0sMD@
CANAL sTREETS.-We have on hand, OF our own
manufacture, large stock OF Carriages, coaches.
Top and No. Top Bnggies, jersey and Express Wa.
gons, Single and Double II arness. Coach and Bug;
~ Whips, Coach Material &c, and are prepared
to execute I'm a workmanliks manner repairs on
Carriages, Buggies, &c, and to build them to or
der Our Carria ges being Of our own manufacture,
we are enabled 10 sell at the lowest prices ana s"e
the fullest guarantee OF quality and durability. A
call from our friends and the public respectfully
solicited [uly IL JOHN j. OSBORN x W
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VIRGINIA SPRINGS.

OATH ALUM SPRINGS.-Thish high
ID Iy improved and beautiful Watering. Place
will bs opened for the pton OF visitors on tho
18th instant. tis situated In Bath county, Va, ut
the eastern base OF the Warm Spring Mountsin,
on the main road leading from Milboro depot, on
the Virginia Central railroad, 10 the Warm, Hot,
and Healing Springs.
II is ten miles from M!llboro depot, i've from
tho Warm, ten from the Hot, and thirteen from the
Healing Springs.
Every effort will be made by the proprietor to
promote the HEALTH AND COMFORT OF his
guests A daily LINE OF STAGE COACHES 10
now on the road from the depot to the watering
places above mentioned.
RATES OF BOARD:
BY tho day .''.vs ~
ny tne w.ek Ii0S rriiiii RiYTJIR Pronricios
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11

je sod&esw. J0sEPii BAXTER, Proprietor.
"EALING SPRINGS.-This favOrite

IL wATERISG-PLACE Is now open for he re-
cepion OF visitors. Travellers leaving Richmond
or Baltimore the morning trains arrive at MIL.
boro depot, on the Central railroad, At +. N,
road ten miles to the Bath Alum Springs. spending
the night there, and crossing the Warm spring
mountain about sunrise reach the HEALiSo
SPRINGS 10 breakfast. -
iy A X,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-11
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-JuLY II.
sun rises.............4E Moon f.ses............ 4
sun sats IL High tide. ............ 3
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1866-07-26

@rcses Sprnfelb. SisgarrOltcp, Sanris,
@asstts srsdblt BON sinem uNtammut9 WellA,
fornftlns" i'm 9lnisriean 8ottrm, rslhss nabe3u
1000 2lder srpb 1T uno est einen praAtpCllen an,
blif aep6brsn icI. Ste perfAiebsnen Gissntbiis
mer bisIes 9anbss fuliipirsn ibr Scrn, pbne i6re
@rsnslinie anssrs als burh ens Surds su tsssih,
nen. 9aburh ssninnt bas GAME 6sl6 cas Mnies
ben zines srpssn Gees ppn lebbaftsm nab I'm Win=
be ipcaeneem @rin. Stsie @rt Der 8srirttGhaf,
tuns Sss psriaisbsnsn gisentbimern ssbSrissn Can.
ees mad sinsm unb Dsmislben plans bat cffsntar
srpBs @rrsiss, namentlidb inicfern enmal Die SO,
fen fIr cine Msnss Tsnasn eripart unb aterhtsb
aud sismlia erc6e Streifen 2annes fit Die 8ultur
ssirrnnsn .psroen, pel4e, falls GenHn nas ssln
6urasSssn, an ben Grsn5linien entlans unbstaut
6leitsn rirnen.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1866-07-26

- 9liHer muitssts sinis @sfruten unb fisl itm
hafsi Elm itdmmissr, rctbbadiser Wsnfh tsionhsrs
auf. v3u btt bod fsin Sdufsr, HuriHe 2" frasts
Der Saucsseu. = sseein, GER Gsnsral T. sat sr
our 9lntwprt. = sNeer bod Elm sefuncer Sunss,
Der isinsn shnarps psrtragsn fann 2" = rllns
war's sin &atsl prl !" eriripsrte treuesrB3 Der Rs
fruit.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1866-07-26

faiIsn, menn ale Ganisrsfsiten tsi nsiisn Auss
fiibruna Elm atntsririel ibsnen, rne unlsrs ans
SersSte Ybantaae aae Seten rts Sanuenfdben Ssrs
rstbt; 10 mirb bed AMI Worsen plDsth 2laes ans
bers, nabbem mir bic Safe beIblafen uno fe reht
niihtsrnsn gnnss in's alu8e ssfaet batsn. 9a
ttitrmsn fh Die Shnieri8fsttsn su unsrmssliGsr
Sphe uno bic Scnncnfanen BON sefern perranbeln
iid 1u aepaltiaen Sausn NIT ben Itdretsn Gnctsn,
lts 5u 5er6ausn msnihlide 8raft pisl 3u ihnab
iasint. 60 srsius5 mir am anosrn Morsen, ais
id tsin grnaibsn Die 2luSsn 9ssen Die 3irnmerbsde
aufiblus, uno ris @reieniis rss porissn Cages tn
Gjeranfen an mir rrrihsrjcsen. gSas mir ssfsrn
10 lei1t eribifnen, moSu id cbne ltmfGnbe cen fes
fen GntIhlub sefabt unp ale Mnfalten sstrDffen
batts, belt id bsuts fir ssraestu unausfi6rtar.
Msin sanSsr glan lbsitsrte an benz gsbanfsn an
sne Gtntrttsfarie, cbns beren 8elts Der 8eiuh bes
9aQfsHs5 cine unmGsliAfsit war. Srauria unb
nienersslhlassn fisbsts i'd mid all, mein sansss,
f1Gn aufSsbautes Sarten1aus mar ourh siusn
SauA iber BEN Saufsn 9smcrfsn, unb mir mar Su
Otutbs, rie Dem Siinbe, oas iter enen lcltsn ltns
fad tittsrlih ,psinsn muB.
Sod es Icuts aubsrs ecmmsn. Sd trat lsbr
ernit ssfimmt in has aaffss9aus gpeeai am Wtars
fusrlase, men 8riibfiiif sinsunsbmsn. Dtsin sr-
fer 8lif traf einsn alten Befannten unb syreunh,
Den Wtaier Gsntle @ritt. gsie ron Scpba ae,
tnsut, fubr er auf unp mir ianfsn sinanhsr in bic
2lrn,e.
uDu bisr In gsnsbis 2" risf th, naabsm mir
uns nah !SsrSensfnit umarmt tatten.
uSausnnmaI ninfcmmsu !" erniberte er;-uias
ipesl i'd BIN nno blsbe aud por Der 6ann bier.
SHabs, oaB Der brittle TN 8unSs, Ssrome, mad
Nom abfsiisn mubts, pann lpirs bic Srias Ger
SSrsunbf4aft pispsr prlltanSis. ssas manf Gu
bier 2"
sd Fin In 9arnlon."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09
Democracy DisOwncd by "a Con-
ServntiVe Paper.

Politics in kentucky is considerably mixed.
There is Radical Union party, Conservative
Union parry, and Democratic party. Until
the last two ee tons, the Democrats being
mostly in the rebel army those Of that party
remaining in ne state acted generally with the
Union party. This, however, did not prevent
the state giving its electoral vote for McClel-
lac, as the - Conservatives " have been rather
incIn to the northern wing OF the Demo-
cratic organization. But since the rebel SOL
d.ers and ofhc=r rs have got back from the war,
the Democr, tic party, pure and simple as it
used TO be when it went TO the utmost limit OF
the Southern Sta.e Rights doctrines, has been
reconstructed il Kentucky. This organization
has re.ently held a convention, and put forth a
platform of principles. 1t, of course, endorses
President johnson, eli rebels now do, and
denounces Congress. 1t also declares in favor
OF state sovereignty, AID threatens secession in
case Congress lall insist guarantee for the
future.
OF this organization, the Louisville Journal
Conserv tive Union paper, which supported
Mcclellan, and now denounces Congress with
a bitterness tardly less than that Of the Rich
mond ErdDlinT, says:
% We assure the people of kentucky that the
peace, harmony and safety OF the State are
more seriously imperilled now than they have
been since the ruthless hoIdes OF Buckner and
Bragg were trampiiDg down soil. The
same wht Sc treachery to the Common
wealth and the na'ion lnvolv the country IN
civil War five years ago the same men VIII
robbed and who encouraged the robblng OF our
| banks, the destroying of our railroad bridges.
the firing of the dwellings OF our citizens, and
sought TO establish Rebel Provisional Govern
ments over our people, by Nhlch TO coerce
them into the whirlpool of treason, per-
tectIng political organic iton IN The State for
the purpose q placing her political power ex
! cluslvely in the hands Of men who, having
| been whipped at their game OF powder
and ball, are now seeking to the ballot for
the achievement of their revengeiul political
schemes. The personnel Of the Secessonists'
| Convention, which assembled in this city yes
terday, bona tide representative OF those
men, who, but lately throwing oil their Rebel
military garo, and their professions OF hostility
to the Union, have made haste TO lnaugurate a
contest tor civil office"
This is not an overdrawn picture OF this
Democratic party. The men who stood by
the government in kentucky when multitudes
of the people of that state followed Buckner
and Breckenridge into the rebel ranks, know
what it means when rebels attempt to get the
control of the civil government. Yet the
Presidents scheme of reconstruction puts ev-
cry Southern State into the hands of just such
men as these denounced by the Journal. Is it
strange that Congress and the loyal men of the
country should oppose such a plan 1t it
wonderful that Democrats, North and South,
| should favor it
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09

MILITARY COMMISSIONS AND THE PEACE Pkoc-
LAMATIoN.-A general order has just been Is
sued from the War Department defining the
jurisdiction OF courts martial and military
commissions, since the peace proclamation,
which is as follows
Whereas, some military commanders are
embarrassed by doubts as 10 The operation of
the proclamation of the President dated Apr
2, 1866, upon trials By courts martial and
military officers, to remove such doubts it is
ordered by the President that hereafter when
ever ohenses are committed BY civilians they
are to be tried where civil tribunals are in ex-
-istence to try them. Their cases are not au-
thorized to be and will no: be brought before
the Military Courts Martial or Commission,
but will be committed to the proper civil au-
thorities. The order is not applicable to camp
followers, as provided for under the Goth ar
ticle Of war, and 70 contractors and others AS
specified in section Is OF the act of July IL,
1862, and sections one and TWO OF the act vi
March 2, 1868. Persons and ofenses cog
nizabie 10y The r.les and articles OF war anu
by acts of Congress above cited will be con-
tinued to be tried and punished by military
tribunals as prescribed by the rules and arti-
cles of war and acts of Congress. The 6O,h
section of the rules and articles of war pro-
vides that all suffers and retainers to corps,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09

FRANCHISE IN TENNEssxE.-The State OF
Tennessee has just provided itself with new
franchise bill, which DISTINGUISHES rebels and
makes 1" treason a crime Odious in the eyes OF
God and man." All are excluded from the
right TO vote who participated ID the rebel
lion. All are allowed to vote who voted in
November, 1864. February, 1865 land March
1865 ali who ha We been honorably discharg-
ed from the Union army all loyal persons In
East Tennessee, who could not vote IN the
elections named because they were living
within the rebel lines; loyal meD In w est
Tennessee, who were not allowed to vote by
the rebels non-com batants and non par tici-
pants In the rebellion; and appointees of Gov.
johnson and Gov. Brownlog These various
Glasses include some 80 900 voters, as is sup
posed, or about half the white population oil
the State. Union men who were absent in
the North, thousands were IN 1864 and
1865, fare the same as those who were forced
into the rebel service, otherwise aided the
rebellion against their own Judgment and
wish; nor Is any account made of those who
have received amnesty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09
The Test Oath.

Some time since, President Johnson sent to
Congress message enclosing statements made
by the Seci etary of the Treasury and the Post
master General, IN reference to the difficulty
in finding persons at the South, capable of per-
forming the duties of the federal Offices, who
could take the test oath ; and both of these
officers recommend a modification of the oath.
They also stated that they had in many in
stances appointed men to office who could not
take the oath. The House Judiciary Com
mittee, to whom the subject was referred,
made report in which they came to the con-
clusion that no modification uf the oath is
needed or desirable that whenever any de-
partment of the Government find on the stat
ute book law for their guidance, i, is as
much their duty, as that OF the humblest cit
izen, to abide by and obey it i; that if the
President found it difficult to - reconstruct -
the South under the laws as they were, it was
his duty to have assembled Congress in extra
session and that, if the departments had
earnestly sought for competent union men in
the South. they could have found them in
sufficient numbers TO have performed all the
duties required TO be performed by the federal
Government. On this point the committee
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09
Items of News.

SPRING SUITS. The local editor of the Gin
cinnati Times, In speaking of the late fine
weather, and the spectacle afforded by the
young bucks of that city appearing IN summer
costume, says: We knew prom meat young
man who was ambitious to be the first one
seen on the street In spring suit. The suit
went against him, and he never saw another
spring Editors, who cant indulge in the ex-
travagance of more than suit at 4 time,
exempt from the risk of taking neuralz la ,
rheumatism, &c. We get suit of thick
clothing as cold weather comes OF, and by the
time hot weather arrives il Is worn sufficiently
thin to serve for thin clothes. That keeps Us
comfortable all the year round. When we
wear them out, then don't wear them out
any more-that Is to say, wear them out
until they are so much worn out that We had
rather not go out than TO wear them out any
more-when we gov another suit. Tailors
say they couldn't get along without US.
A colored man in Philadelphia devotes
$1,000 to the circulation OF C0ngre ssional
speeches In favor OF negro suffrage.
The gold crop OF the world will probably
reacn $l5O,000O 900 this year. Prev. Gus to
1880 the average annual yield was less than
$4,000 900.
MINNESOTA will export this season tea mil
raised none whatever.
TOTAL exports of tea form China to Great
Britain, up to Feb. Is, 1865, lO7 ,667 100
pounds.
PKksoNAL.-Geo. w. Grandey has been
elected Mayor OF Vergennes. fifteen times
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09
senaeor PolanA,s Speech ResPec-
ding Removals from Once.

ting HemOv016 from O
We have elsewhere stated the action OF the
Senate last week in adding to the Post Ohoe
appropriation bill an amendment respecting
presidential appointments Senator Poland's
motion to reconsider the vote passing the
amendmen, came up for action Monday, and
the Senator made speech upon It,. which
:. Perley " telegraphs-to the Boston Journal
calling it an able review and argument well
worthy of careful perusal." We have no
space this week for the speech, but shall give
it entire in our next issue, reserving comments
upon it until that time, only saying mere that
Senator Poland thinks the Presidents right
to remove officers without the advice or con-
sent OF the Senate, has been too long acqui-
esced in to be questioned now; although ne
intimates, if the question were new, he should
agree that the power to remove was not given
to the President except with the same iimita-
ZION as the appointing power. We conclude
from the speech that MIR. Poland will oppose
any bill which contains the provisions OF the
amendment.
After the speeoh, tue 0o"aee' ~ " VIZ "
81 to Is, reconsidersd its action adopting the
amendment, but adjourned without further
action. The Johnson men and Repub icans
who voted for the reconsideration were Messrs.
Cowan, Doolittle, Edmunds, Fessenden, Eos
ter, Lane, (of Kansas) Morgan, Norton, Po-
land, Sherman, Stewart, Van Wrinkle, Wiley
Williams and Wilson. The nays We're all
Republicans.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-09

GEN LEE For PRESIDENT Mobate Rec
ister has placed at the head of Its columns
the name of Gen. Robert f., Lee, as the Dem
ocratic candidate for President in 1868 The
Memphis Argus, however, thinks this rather
premature, and talks in this way about it
" Surely, they are no good or true
friends of This grand old man, who in the
present posture of affairs, would drag ms
great name into the filthy arena Of party
strife. Not TIL new and better spirit shall
prevail IN the politics of this country, and
the country shall call for its best men to stand
and serve In high places. will it be possible or
appropriate to dignity the Presidential char
with a second, and greater than Washing on.
. If, IN the approaching political struggles,
it becomes necessary or advisable, OF proper,
to designate some Conservative Candidate for
the Presidency 1868, In our opinion he
our present leader, the great statesman OF
Tennessee, is the man.
A year ago no one expected to lind rebel
paper praising johnson. Have the rebels
changed, or has the President been - recon-
structed.''