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TO legslste, Let us see that he executes faith
July. Should he neglect or fail to do his duty
now, he will sin against the light, and we can
then proceed TO punish him, With the conscious
ness that we have not taken him unawaree, and
that we have not saddled him with duties to the
the discharge of which neither his educa-
on, nor his head nor his conscience is equal.
To heal the wounds left by civil war, and lift
millions of people out of bondage and darkness
into liberty and light is the most sublime and
awful task which was ever imposed on a legisla-
ture. In a moment of weakness, or confusion,
or thougbtlessness, we all connived at or acqui-
esced in its assumption by one weak, ignorant,
and over-elated man. He has Jailed miseraoly.
Let us cast HIM aside-contetnptuou If you
will; but for mercy's sake do not let us treat
the world at such crisis to the paltry and de-
grading spectacle of q whole nation trying him
ju0icially for having been presumptuous, con-
ceited, obstinate, uneducated, and for having
passed the flower OF his years as q little village
politician in slave State. All this is his mis-
fortune and our shame, but no LAWYERS tongue
can ever make it out q crime worthy of any
heavier penalty, If heavier penalty there be,
than nations scoru and rebuke.
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OPINION,

OPINION.
'That the arrest of DIR. G. w. Farris, the
United States mail agent, at Client, Kentucky,
was illegal, and was made in very violent
manner; that from the actions and character of
Richard H. Morrow, David Kemper, and Dewitt
Kemper, the parties who seized DR.. Farrs at
Ghent, Kentucky, Dr. Farris would have been
murdered instead of being carried to Warsaw if
he had not been rescued; that the arrest of DIR.
Farrs and the detention of the United States
mail steamer General Buell. at Warsaw, Ken
lucky, was illegal, and was done in a vic.
lent manner by an irregular mob of about
one hundred and fifty persons headed by John
W..Kirby, sheriff of Gallatjn county; Richard
H. Morrow, deputy sheriff of Gallatin county,
and others, and was composed of returned
Rebel soldiers and Rebel sympathiZers that the
said arrest and detention was countenanced and
encouraged by the civil authorities and the
people of the vicinity; that the life OF Dr. Q. w.
Farris was in great danger from the crowd at
Warsaw, KY; that the county of Gallatin is
under the rule of the enemies of the United
States Government; that the United States
mail steamer General Buell. was unlawfully de-
tanned by the mob at Warsaw, Kv., for about
two hours; that the indictment found against
DR.. G. w. Farris by the rand Jury, for the
murder of John J.. Morrow and Of John W.
trr err was malicious prosecution, aud done
by the Grand Jury ana county officers on account
of hatred to warG nr. Q. W. FarIis for having been
a loyal man during the war; tnat JohnJ. Morrow
belonged to the band of the h2bel service known
as Morgan's guerilas, and was deserter from
the Federal service, and was pro wing around as
a guerilla, and The said Baker was harboring the
SAID Morrow, when they were both shot by
United States soldiers under command of Lieu
tenant johnson. a commissioned officer of the
United States army, in pursuance of an order of
General Burbridge, commanding Department OF
Kentucky.
''The Board are of the further opinion that
Richard H. Morrow, Dewitt Kemper, David
Kemper, ard John w. Kirby were instrumental
in the Illegal arrest OF Dr. G. w. Farris, United
States Mail Agent, and in the iorcibe detention
OF the United States mail steamer General Buell.
ON the Goth day of September, A. D. 1866 and
respectfully recommend that the above-named
persons be arrested and tried by competent au-
thofity.
"All of which is respectfully submitted.
&C. II. FREDERICK,
"Brevet Brigad Ter General q. S. V.
Jos. b. COLLINS,
"Major Second L. s. Infantry
civilian II. MERRELL,
Captain v X, G. and Recorder
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A Monkey Biting John Morri ssey's Boy

THE MONKEY AND HIS OWNER IN TROUBLE
son of John Morrssey, Of pugilistic fame,
while watching the antics Of a monkey yester-
day afternoon. ventured too near the animal,
Morrissey found the orean-grinder who kept the
offending monkey and had hlm taken to Police
Headquarters. After telling the facts to In
spector Carpenter, she was surprised to learn
organ-grinder or to kill the monkey, She was
advised to go TO Jefferson Market and enter a
complaint before the presiding magistrate; she
was unwilling to do this, but declared she would
kill the monkey herself. Mrs. Morrissey left
the police Office declaring that her husband
would see that full justice was meted out to the
monkey Or its owner. The grinder, however,
left the place much relieved on account of his
temporary escape. What will happen to him
nobody knows.-N y EUen9ng Post, lsh.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE PICTORIAL, BOOK OF ANECDOTES
i AND INCIDENTS Of THE REB ELLION:
IL eIoic Patriotic, Romantic. Humorous and Tragica.
here is certain uOron OF the that will never
go the regular histories and viii not embodied
in romance and poetry. which is very part 1t,
and VIII VI preserved, to succeeding generations
better dee the spirit of the conflict Than many
reports careful narratives events and this
be called he gossip the fun the pathos, of war.
This ustrates the character of the eader5 the humor
OF he sold ers he devotion OF women, the bravery OF
men, the pluck heroes the and hardshps
Of the service From the beginning OF the war the
author has been engaged In collecting all the anecdotes
ed with illustrative of il and has grouped and
classified them under appropriate heads ana In
attractive form.
1he vo ume is profusely illustrated with over 900
the first artists which really
worthy OF examination as specimens OF the art Many
of Them set nto the body OF the text after the
lar sys OF LOsstngs PctIra Fied Book OF the Revolu
tton. The books contents inc ude "reminiscences OF
camp, pic ket, spy scout byouac siege and bat eaed
comical and ludlcrous adventures. etc. etc.
Amusement as well as instruction may be found in
every page as graphic detail bri liant wit and authen
tc history aIe skilu ~ in erwoven In this work OF
II eTa1v art
This work sells ITSELF The people are tired of dry de-
tai and partisan works ana want someth humorous
re mantle and starting. cur agents are making from
Sl0O to $500 month clear OF expenses send for
circulars Piving full particulars and terms and
proof cf the above assertion
Address, NATIONAL PUBLISH NC CO..
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The Seizure of a United states Mail Agent
IN Kentucky.

The Military Commission which has been in
vestigating the outrage committed by Kentucky
guerillas on the Goth ultimo, in the seizure of
Dr. Farris, United States mail agent on board
of the steamer General Buell., has reported the
following
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IMPORTANT TO SHIPPERS
GREAT SOUTHERN FAST FREIGHT LINE.
ONLY ALL-RAIL ROUTE BETWEEN
PHILADELPHIA AND THE SOUTH.

The Orange and Alexandria Railroad, having COM
Melted Through Freight Arrangements with the Phla
delpha, Wilmington and Baltimore and Baltimore and
Ohio Railroads and It's connexions in Virginia Tennessee,
Georgia. Alabama, and Mississippi Is now prepared TO
tranpsort freight with regularity and despatch to al
accessible points in the Southwest and Sou.h.
As this is the only All rail Route between Philadel
mia and the South it commends isef at once to the
favorable consideration of shippers Cars viii be
through nom Philadelphia TO LynchbuIg, Virginia,
wi bout breaking bulk and the entire arrangements
such as will speedy transit and prompt delivery
TO all Southern aud Southwestern points
To secure all rail transportation, Goods must be
marked "Via g. and A. R. R and sent to the Depot OF
the Philadelphia, Wilmington. and Baltimore Railroad
BROAD and PRIME Streets.
For Rates of Freight other information, apply to
JAMES c. WILSON,
Agent y. and A. r. R.,
No. l05 south FIFTH Street.
main Two Doois below Chestnut.
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power WIN which ~
Technically unlN nowor Rnt II was
eeS AMI "n" &c armed him; and it was
49, Nful power, as we now ackno W
IN our opinion, if he were tried
,ndemned for his abuse OF 1t, it would be
Nv a technical condemnation, which would
.Saasct almost as much discredlt on us us on hlm
1Sis abuse of the appointing power cannot D.
Too STRONGLY condemned. NOBODY Ieels moL OF
strongly about it than We SI; % HuH now wT aVine
80 the nolitician who can lay his hand on II
Eeart and saw that he has ever made an none
nndeavor to raise the public service out OF u
Soire of politics and to MAINTAIN the greaI prn
cinle that ofice-holders ought 10 pe Tue sc
wants OF the cennti$, nLt stoDe SnS at him.
MT are we. because the wisdom OF ialrne
smneachment would be doubtful or unWls
80 sit down under this mans dlctaVlon anu
Vim ruin the county II he WHY Dy no meau
He has for nine months Desn es
~ nower and duties derived rom state
+hinps which has passed away. Ihe couh'
Las Reen anpealed to to decide petWesn Tue
The verdict has been given agalnsl SnS :,
dent HIS past course is not ony yVhuenI Io eI,n y
but he is informed as PLAINLY a. PoSsher a lea
~nnst mend his ways-that he Is neltner us,ea iea
nor a restorer, but simply a stop-gap. mna' ma
,Sant at this point are statesmen 10 take W
mnor@ of reconstruction, botched though IL
and complete it on the great principles, s, wa !.
the country has once more afnrmed. nav ia
do not want Is bevy Of sharp attorheHs JsoSo w
STact and rend the nation with Q tedious
SorcicaI bnt exciting trial, In which we sho
sSsit and fret while counsel wrangled
chonned logic We have two-thirds malo
S~hnfh Honses. We can do whatever we think
and eTpedient. Let us do 1t II need oe over
Johnsou's head. He has now received S sYi
warning that he Is 70 e4ecu" vi"
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The Sport Ga French paper) has the follow
ing: '"The last of the Republican blackbirds of
Mondage lCalyadosl has just been shot by an
celebrated throughout the arrondisement. The
remarkable facility with which blackbirds learn
and retain musical airs is well known. In lS4s an
ingenious patriot attempted to turn that instinct
to republicanze the whole gIeenw wood of the
neighborhood. He brought up by hand two
breeds of blackbirds, and taught them, during
several months, the Marseilas hymn, and when
they could sing that air perfectly, he let them
fly. In short time all the blackbirds in ="
woods learnt the Marseillaise and g .ue
years the groves re-echoed W. .or some
When France, at a later ,n that tune.
tune, the majority :" ueriod, changed her
the rural gr" tho s6ngsters we're shot by
refuge -" o. onIv escaDed and took
IN the garden of the Abbey OF Monu.dds
.,ne1e the GOOD monks often listened WIN "a
smile to its song. The untorIunilaVST ma S,,;ts and
length. one day ventured beyond lIs l1.sl sn sinl
Maid for its tmerity with its life. Time haa SUI
gularIy changed the color OF lts pi"oA Pi'''e
I ia had become almost Whne' .,
The Order of St. Hubert, which is th(
highest order in the klngdoR OF navaii@ TIa, ma
| inst heen conferred on Count Blsm ARK In
| decoration was created in l444 by Gerharu, IN
fifth Duke of Zulich and Berg, IN memory % ol
victory gained on the festi iVal day OF ~. huperl
| 1t was first brought into honor In l70S, oy tn
| Prince Palatine John William, and King Ma
Joseph, by royal decree, declared II TO De III
8 highest order in the kingdom. by the statute
| Vi Tue OrueI, u Cull only De COulSrItu Ou oof'
G reig ms, Teiening princes, their relations, O
+ on persons chosen by the king himself. tn
= decoration consists of cross, bearing til
a words In Tran Vast constant in hdelity),
has peen bestowed three times on Prussia
q MINISTERS. yiz.:-On Baron Manteufei in 1856
> M, de schleinitz in 1860, and, lastly, Il
It famous Bismark'
). Recently the keepers OF the immense croc
n. d,le at the Agricultural Hall, in London, we
considerably This his cEocOS,e r sSeTed
ry be the largest ever brought TO europe, Is R ~
in tank made Of zine atee Iae 6 6eeRsgS tSe tS
ID, when all at once it upset, and the crocoC
he rolled on the floor. The savage beast imMe anam
we his formidable jaws and lashing his tail
he lently. Happily no spectator, were presen
be, the time and the keepers, with many prec
ch tions and much difficulty, succeeded In max
we the amphibious monster re-enier his tank, VIII
lis. was then securely fastened.
md The gross receipts at the Boston theatres
lld the month of September were as follows;-,
Ind Boston Theatre August) t)....,.,.........''Sla
-ltY Howard Atheneum ......,.,',....'''''''''' ~
ust Boston Museum. ~
.1Nkan
, 1866-12-28

Frccdmen's Bureau. that the decision etampa
with Hlcgality the civil jurladictlon con-
fcrred upon tho officers aud agents Of the
Bureau BY the act OF Congrcss; that war
doea not exist In any part Of tho country;
that the courts are open aud process unoh-
structed. and that all attempts to exercise
civil Jurisdiction through military courts or
agents arc invalid aud In contravention Of
the Constitution, and that Copgress Itself
has no authority to confer any such power.
It Ia doubtless on these grounds that the 8cc-
retsry Of War fonnds his op!nion that the
decision ovcrthrows tho Freedmen's Bureau,
and renders the army powerless in the South.
The country will an1iously await the results
Of the important principles pronounced In
this case. Should it be found that
their application Is a. broad - the
Secretary OF War seems to think, and over-
throws the Freedmen'a Bureau, and turns
the negroes over 10 The tender mercles Of the
rebel Legislatures and courts In the South, 1t
will be necessary for Congress 10 devise
other methods for their protection. There
is certainly power under the Constitution to
maintain the freedom OF the blacks aud pro-
tect them from the discriminating and op-
preesivc laws by which it is sought to re-en-
slave them; and Congress will as certainly
exercise that power. The rejoicing Of the
Copperbcads and rebels over this decision Is
quite premature, and will in the end prove
to be altogether unEoundcd. There is no
fear that the rebels will ever be allowed to
rule this country, or that the Government
will abandon the loyal blacks to their enc
mics. 1f the forthcoming decisions should
-. rn. III ~.
, 1866-12-28

rates which will yield them 3 f&ir profit On
the capital actually Invested. tWatored
stock should DO discarded.) These proah
should be is large as those derived from tho
rental Of farms and tepements, or equal Ia
the rate Of interest paid by the State or Ma.
tional Government, on their bonds, or the
| interest on real estate mortgage securities.
fec OF taxes. The range Of those rites hre
from five to eight per cent, and will average
six or SIX and half.
What are the 1o,rea rates Of charges which
\ Will MT Illinois railroad companies say seven
per cent On taeir bona Rde capital after pay.
Ing operating expenses, wear and tear, and
taxess II one and a-half or two cents pe.
mile for passengers, and three cents per ton
q mile for grim, or other freight, will yield
net diEidcnd ofseven per cent on the paid-in
capital Of o road. why should any company
charge Or be allowed to charge a hlehe,
tariff
We propose to advocate or defend No
measure that will do wrong O. work injus.
lice TO the stockholders Of Illinois railroads
on the contrary, We shall oppose, expose and
dcneunce my such scheme. But, at the
same time, cur duty 70 the whole people re.
quIses that VIC shall defcnd their rights In
the premises US we'll as those Of the railways,
and insist On Justice md equity for bot1,
, 1866-12-28

At the Morris Convention held on Wed.
ncst1ay last, the Committee on Resolutions,
Of hieh General Birncr was chairman, re-
ported q series, including tho following r.-
iatlnC to the bin before Congress conccrnln .
the S!aga!a Falls Canal
That tie Niagara Ship Canal Bin pasxcd bs
The Ncute or Kcprta. utxtlvct, creates 11uuapotT
~ oae ot the natloaal highways OF coasnc1ce
hat VIC respectfully request tho Senate 10 setect
y, o. in case Of It's Adoption, 10 zrseFvs TO i.eli
The rover to regulate iis Tolls, and provide (or
The enlargement oi tha iocks on the asme-
This resolution led to = debate. II pre-
sents In the form In which 1t vas adoptcd,
that style Of objection which hiss always
enabled the minority to defeat every PRO.
posed measure OF national Improvement. 1t
Was that style Of objection which for
more than ten years defeated, session after
session, the Pacific Rsilrnad bills, aud which
lfDow persisted In will defeat the opening OF
this nauonal highway. To reject every bill
unless It suits everybody In all It's details, Is
exactly what the "do uothings'' want,
WIat the country wants Is the Ship Canal
around the Falls Of Sisgara, and II the coun.
try Is not to hare that until the lore of gain
ceases to exist In the human heart, then the
canal will never be but1t.
The bill, however, is not open to the Oh.
jectioDs urged against It. In the first place,
the tolls arc limited. The bill axea maxi
mum rate beyond which they cannot 20,
and We arc assured that that rate Is not an
e1trnrsgant one. We do not believe that 1t
will be possible, during the next twenty
years, TO obtain majority IN both Houses Of
Congress and q friendly Executive, In favor OF
the construction Of the Niagara Ship Caual By
the United States. During these twenty
years the people Of Illinois Will
pay, in the shape Of excessive
freixhts, y direct tax greater than the whole
cost OF constructing the canal. the Interest
ON the money and the expense OF keeping 1t
, 1866-12-28
Proceedings Yesterday,
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribune. ]
1hcrFrxTrrr III n.r> -,hnr ae

Especial despatch 10 the Chicago Tr1buut-}
JAcxsoSTn1H, H., December IS.
The int exercise tn order AFTER the opening ez-
erctte vas an esssJ BY Miss Edith l. johnson,
VA .The V.ioe Of General Principles in Ea1aes- Ei1
tton.". Ne ott besr II said ihzt gsnelai prinei~
ae I'D sat a.ts.d II H. tne% n ne W. peea q
order 10 wotk. auecesatully, specific Instruction.
These thoughts lurk in The minds of
ets. Take. for instance, The P1ac1ple 20 ofen re-
lcrated that educatton consists IN fill develop.
menr Of moral. intellectual and phrsical power
enly Considered @ wo1h 1al eai'ivstss No tnqaa Gig
was made A. % understanding Of faeta. bn1 the
ee a1e fn
sifer tims, of It was Known thas man nan
aeysopept The as aa, ts.eh g g.
nell i 10 hear; Different modes q governing
must BE- studied, to- mark its etect upon char
t'e q ss9ssa psge saR eaqe hs M Il
uur schools musi BE- recognized. In ouF. best
1sseS, soma ka as 2. 9 assts. s,eFei d
IT, ssFeF sss nss' II, :ssssy s. e. in ssss isss
hi hn sonfas p'np'e !, ii aposn II qleas psass
s. hools tbs method right and best yesterday
mt Ry p.ee ,,bao, 70 The mn,s sens ns..S ~
must be blended win Instruction. and ses
er ii de1e,opneat Ages !o come yin hsai ;;
sppssessSon, : .as sssniss es Observation asd
dueti.e of nooier esos,s md psher T suceess cess. ''e
| Tis es ~ Va Seaa u eleas tone Win grace.
! Of orr gentlemen might veil initiate
! j. a. BiodRett vas then announced to address
TIE association upon The topic: 1he obs.scle to
Af1el rkr;ching Tho progress Of tic world, from
| the Intention OF teaching, especially Of ou1
SSn Ss1. so9a;y FRITZ ,,f, ths - sPaHss l. ssa ~
| wi'h rhtsh penons1 Ct nea:son was urged. Fourth
| Of Jr,y e1cqusnse pictured our progress In rosy
| Terms Now complaints are riff, hat levelled st
Raes ~ s9asG 3 asss Co. t a
cations tEan 10 tefend ,be Mbore:s of our puniic
schools ftcm undue eerFz1c, and to con.ider some
saeres, Maip1ey pi'A oi .e1t e 'ni booEs' sSEm'''is
ont objection, IL L Amply impIos eunent. great
cese tof cheap teachers, l. snoteer 81 on: Gusts
much o1rarlzas1on t 4. hildrascs ts saesssstpl
aclieremcns in s,ndy. Nc hnye too
mssh ite,Ianep, too ,piay eonssstRtons' amend
ts teacher rIa d he y baP;ed or al sides,
=: s :ps pps f a,ass ssa e ssna, n
take more i.te, CT IL LEGISLATION louchnz edrca-
tiezsi points: The ereaser concluded by au as-
all earnest. thinking members Of the Association.
choir gave DE rendering Of he popuisr Sood.
whnEEtpAT ronEIooE.
The e1e:ctstf Of to-day commenced With singing
.. ne s Ct shoit under Professor g!aekman. PRAYER
VA sia then offered BY Rev Dr. Adams, Of Jackson
.n,sts'oDs were tendssed to heAssecissoa By tie
ns Ss0'' y sss e v. hs se Gsa5s t.
o. the As1Se!a'ion. 1leee were acc ptei
r.; J. r. Blodsttt, Of Rockford, introduced The
Etfcirt1 Th,f .ra 1r,rAa. the ps,..,u,+..,s..
, 1866-12-28
ries, then said: "Apd we pray thee, o Lord,

ries, then said: "Apd we pray thee, o Lord,
forget Lot even our Inferior 6chools.''
Mr. Andrews, Of Warsaw. WIS pleased
with the speeches made. but WAS not satis-
0ed with the argument that because a child Is
capable Of moral instruction be should re-
ceirc 1t. The converse Is also true. and the
argument falls Of It's own weight. We must
come to the root OF the mnt-
ter, and teach certain things because
God commands Il. II the boy dishonors his
parents. or steals, or does anything else that
e sinful, It is the teachers duty to teach him
that God has raid it was wrong. Gods word
ia above the teacher's word and must be the
supreme Law Of school as well IS all other
conduct
Dr.. Brown. Of ofPeoria; Mr.. Rolphe, Of Chica-
60 DR.. Willard, of Springfield, and Others,
1lso participated in the discussion.
All the speakers deprecated anything like
sectarisu teaching. It should only pertain
to those duties toward God and men which
ulderl,e nll successful growth, both Of inii-
viduals and governments.
, 1866-12-28
The Franklin Memorial ztatuc.
From he ODdln Pnst Nor.rn..,. .e !


The F!apklin memorial WAS unveiled yes.
.rrasy 'n Waterloo place. The statue il
eight iect four inches high, cast In b1onke by
Meksgs. Robinson and Cottam. Tie pcdcs.
II Is Of polished xrAuttc ttom AbesIsso.
lie ~ cultnt .selectcl for representation IL
hat in which frattklin had the great salts.
faction ut describing to his utllce ess aud crew
that the Northwest Passage" had 4, length
been discovered. He E.asps In llis hand the
telescope, chart ar d conpasscs, and wears
the uniform Of uayal commander, with a
loose Overcast Of fur. Atr. Mobiles great OBJ
}set has been to give the character Of
Frsnklin, and, as far ns possible, to indicate,
thnsc qualities OF mind which cusbled him,
BY his deeds In life, and by an example oi
hereic endurance in death. 10 add to the
taue and glory Of his country. The likeness
hns been pronounced by Lady Franklin and
these who knew him best 10 Ae eharactcfIs.
Tic and excellent
The has relief in front Of the uedestal rem
resents the funeral of Franklin. where Car.
tain Gr':ie1 reads the service for the dead.
He Is surrounded By the oiEcers aud crews Of
the Two ships Erebns and Terror. II IS we'll
knoWn that not one Of the whole number
ever returned. Their names. however, are
recorded IN 6touze panels at the sides OF the
mrnoriai. In the hack panel is au embossed
chart Of the Arctic resiuns, shueing the DO
eitton Of the ships at the time Of ErankUn's s
death. The pedestal Il ornamcntcd with 3
bronze cable, aud the plint,, curiched With
Magpanimity.