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The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-11-08
THE ELECTION,

A more perfect farce was never enact
ed. than the recent election in this State.
Not one-half of the citizens. or of the
property of the State was represented
in the vote cast. In a majority Of the
counties, the Registry Law, bad as it is,
was openly and shamelessly violated by
Registrars and Boards of Registration.
These officials, it is true, acted in many
cases, under special instructions from
Gov. Boreman, whose conduct has dis
graced him forever in the estimation of
every fair-minded and honorable citizen
of the State-but as the law was their
only rule of action, it is no justification
Of their Illegal acts, that they were COM
mitted under this INSCRIPTIONS Cover
nor's direction. He was candidate for
reelection and if he could only use
these men, lin most cases ignorant and
Irresponsible as tools to carry out his
selfish and ambitious ends. what cared
he for the violations of the rights of
their fellow-citizens, of which they
should be guilty. Besides, they We're
appointed by him expressly to do his
dirty wofk--and i any were found to
he troubled with conscientious scruples,
or honorable sentiments in obeying his
vile behests, their dismissal followed at
once, and creatures more plant were
appointed in their place. What the
actual result Of the election is. the re-
turns are as yet toe imperfect to enable
us 10 announce. But whatever the
true result is, the returns, made up
entirely BY Radical oliiee-holders, will
be 50 manipulated as to give majority
to that party. Honesty and fairness
from the leaders Of this unprincipled
and desperate faction are notloolzed for.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
July l3, 1866.
The PoOr and the Rich.

Every one is compelled to admit
that it is now easier at the South for
the poor to get rich than it was be-
fore the abolition of slavery. The
poor man might always get land, but
he could not always get laborers.
There were no laborers in the mar
ket, and no matter how high he bid,
he was sure to. fail. The rich owned
all the labor, and the poor could get
ahead no faster than they were able
to buy slaves themselves. Now there
is labor market and all have nearly
equal chance in it. The result Is that
hundreds of poor men are now plant
ing, with from FIVE to fifteen hands
who before the war never could get
ahead. Hereafter, honesty, energy
and business ability will generally en-
able man to succeed in life. Ihe
day of monopolies is past; and the
poor man ought to thank the Eman-
cipation Proclamation for it.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
THE TENNESSEAN.
OFFICE-On Capitol avenue, between
Cherry and College streets.
OUR AGENTS.

The following persons are our au-
thorized agents to receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for IHt
IenneSsedn. a
Marysville, Tenn.-Rev. S. J. Lamar.
Unitia, Tenn. lei. Donaldson.
JOnesborO, Tenn.--Ferdinand Maxwell.
Greenville, Tenn.-John Arthur.
Gallatin, Tenn.-A. Lizard.
Franklin, Tenn.-A. N. G. Williams.
Memphis, Tenn.-G. w. Preston.
Huntsville, Ala.-Lafaye Robinson and
James ID. Arnold.
Athens, Tenn.-Henry RoWley.
Knoxville, Tenn.-Rev. A. E. anderson
Greenfield, Ohio.-H Il GAY.
Columbus, Ohio.-J H Roney.
atlanta, Ga.-G w Dobbs.
Augusta, Ga. R A Harper.
Athens, Ga.-Courtney Beal.
Macon, Ga.-James Carter.
Savannah, Ga.-Jackson King.
New York, Brooklyn and jersey City
t j Titus.
Louisville, Ky-JOhn H Cook.
Charleston S C-Beni. Galloway, ESQ.
Bowling Green, Ky.-E. S. Loving.
Florence, Ala.-Rush Patton.
Tuscumbia. Ala. B. Porters.
Paducah, Ky.-Rev. J. Clayborne.
W. A. Freeman, Washington, d. C.
j w. Richardson, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Davis d Ellis, Lynchburg, Va.
Isaac Black, Columbia. S. G..
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
then let the the gentleman decide VIII

then let the the gentleman decide who
swindles. ew Fl
AS to the rest of his false asser-
tions and TRADE of abuse and slander,
we care not for it. When mans
character is right in the sight Of his
Maker, he need not fear what men
would do unto him. Men may asperse
our characters, but they cannot make
us ashamed of our calling. If God
approves our conduct, we " will not
be afraid of ten thousand of people
that set themselves against US round
about" Weight with spiritual weap-
ons. Let those who resist the cause
in which we are engaged take heed
lest they be found fighting against
God. For no weapon formed against
him shall prosper. We presume
that "the heat that offended
him was the ardor Of conviction y
that he was in the wrong, and that
zeal with which we labor to instil in
to the minds of the freedmen the
principles of virtue and purity, so
that men of vile intentions can no
more ruin their characters.
AS to what we have done for the
colored people, them speak for them
selves. 1T is God that justifieth.' y
Who is he that condemneth 2"
The Southern people in general
have treated us kindly. We do not
complain we only vindicate the char
acter of our Commission, for the W.
F. A. Commission never employs
teachers who cannot furnish testimo-
malls that they have good moral char
acers. JOHN DUNLAP and
D. DAILY.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
WEDNESDAY, JULY IS, 1866.
Savannah Schools.

A correspondent writing from Sa-
vannah, Ga, gives the following con-
cerning the colored schools in that
city:
Exhibitions of this kind could be
given every month or two during the
school year, and if given weekly will
always draw crowded house. They
would, if properly conducted, i'm
prove the discipline in the schools,
correct faults in grammar and pro-
nunciation more rapidly than any
other method, make the school almost
self-sustaining, and keep the entire
mass Of colored people interested in
them, as no other thing could. They
would give hundreds Of dollars in
this way and not feel it; money
which would otherwise 60 for eata-
bles, such as fruits, melons, cakes,
Dc, &C.; doing them no good, or be
given to the theater or low exhibi-
tions. The children are not only
educated by it, but all who hear and
see are made better; you speak to
the mind and heart of the most illit-
crate, and moral lessons of high or
der are indelibly impressed on their
minds. These people must have
amusements give them good enter
tainments and they will have no taste
for low, degrading, Immoral exhibi-
tions, and their teachers will strength
en- their influence over them very
much. The graceful ease and self
possession with which these colored
children act, sing, and declaim before
large audience, surprises those who
have been frequent visitors in white
schools North and South, all their
lives.
One thing we must mention: The
Superintendent of schools was obliged
to obtain permit from the Mayor of
Savannah before he could hold his
concert, and could only obtain it on
condition that he hired and paid sew
eral policemen to attend and prevent
disorder.
This is the first time we ever heard
Of free school being taxed to pay
police for doing their duty, unless it
was in some such semi barbarous
country as Turkey. We hope never
to hear Of such thing again in this,
or any other city in the United States
The teachers here, most of them,
GO North next week, and nearly all
expect to return next October They
have done great work very quietly
and faithfully, during the year, and
though the people around them have,
as yet, manifested no interest in the
great work-the greatest of the age
vet each Of them, from the church of
which they are members at home,
receive frequent tokens Of sympathy,
showing that their christian friends at
home will give them credit for hero
ism and self-denial only fully appre-
ciated by the few here who sympa-
thize with the work and witness their
trials.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18

If you hear man running down
the Freedmen's Bureau, set it down
that he drew rations from that insti-
tuition for time and is angry because
its officers will not continue to sup
port him in idleness. For every ra-
ton issued to colored people in Ala
bama, ten have been issued to white
people. Commission merchants and
property holders in this city " went
in'' for all they could get, and just as
soon as the officers found that they
could support themselves, and refused
further donations, these sordid beg
gars turned round and bit at the
hands that had fed them Mobile Ex.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
For The Tennessean
3 WAKE UP. fF

Boys! Girls Wake up! These long
days, so full to the brim of golden
hours, were not given to lounge away
in easy chairs, Or shady hooks, with
our eyes half shut There is thing
or two worth your. attention just
now, besides drinking iced water and
fighting flies. You have jubilated
long enough over the fact that you
are freed men and women; that you
pass where you please without pass,
and fear no overseer's whip on your
return home. The government of
your country has freed you from the
last shaekle of slavery, but it re-
mains for yourselves alone to deter
mine whether you will be free indeed,
or only released from involuntary
servitude
" He is the freeman, whom the
Truth makes free" How much truth,
kowledge, fact, wisdom, do you
store away each day? How much
time is scrupulously given to reading,
writing, arithmetic, or higher branch
es, during the twenty-four hours =?
We are willing to excuse past mat
tention to these important matters !;
for surely joy is intoxicating, and the
colored race in it's overwhelming JOY
at so great and unexpected a deliver
ance might well indulge in long and
loud hosannas of praise. Then too,
work was abundant, during the past
winter and spring, aud business Of
all kinds was brisk aud pressing; so
that but little time could be spared
for mental improvement. ....
But a change has come at least in
Nashville; and many leisure hour
is on your hands let none pass in
idleness. Let these summer days be
the seed time of your future intellect
ual harvest. Keep book and slate ever
conveniently near, and let your eyes
and fingers become daily more famil-
lar with those little crooked marks
that sway the destinies Of nations. !
mean letters and figures. .-+
Also, stir up those less informed
than yourselves, to obtain the keys
to knowledge. Say to them, "sup-
pose in two years from now law is
passed giving the voting privilege to
to all who can read and write; how
many Of you will be groaning over the
lost time and opportunities of this
summer"
A friend remarked the other day
Our people are not now as anxious
to obtain book knowledge, as when
they were slaves" Why not? Is
there not glorious future opening
for you, if you will only prepare
yourselves to enjoy it? A future more
bright than was anticipated by
either yourselves or your warmest
friends? Would you enter this prom
ised land? Then, Boys, wake up!
Girls, wake up! Emulate, and if pos
sible excel your brothers and lovers
in the pursuit of learning. Work
out your own salvation from igno-
rance, and don't make your friends
and advocates ashamed of your fail
ure to appreciate and accept the high !
est blessings of freedom. ~
,..7 '2a.7 " UNCLE JOB 81
iu5r1o 10 1oce E#a a. S-IE lgGF i
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
The Freedmen's Bureau bill, Al

The Freedmen's Bureau bill, as
passed by the Senate, differs from the
House bill in falling to confirm to the
NEGROES on the Sea Islands the title
to the lands given them by General
Sherman. 1t is believed that the
House will insist spon its action In
this respect, and refuse to surrender
the lands to their former rebel OWN
ers The bill continues the Bureau
for two years.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18

Who'll CARE FOR MoTHER
Now pa fellow says he heard 4
fashionable young lady squealing the
above popular air with all the modern
improvements, and to satisfy little
curiosity he had, he took q step
around the corner Of the house, and
there he saw mother drudging
over the wash-tub. He came away
satisfied that the singer did not care
for " mother" How hard this joke
hits many households.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18

ments Of the Bureau in this State
He intends to cease the issue of ra
tons except in the most urgent cases
Of necessity, and says he expects to
set the State upon its legs again be-
fore frost. e93 qTox .sHafsa7aot5
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
Freedman,s Affairs in Arkansas.

Ihe following extract from leC-
ter written by a colored man at He
lena, Arkansas, who was sent out un-
der the auspices of the Bureau, will
serve to controvert an opinion pre-
vailing among the colored people of
Washington, that those who went to
the States of Arkansas and Mississ-
ippi to obtain employment did not
receive fair treatment.
The writer states that the State of
Arkansas, like all others in the South,
bears many marks Of the late destrue-
tive war. BY it, the iron arm of the
State-agriculture-was broken, and
it was not until after its close that
the scepter of King Cotton was again
raised, aud then only through the in
tervention of Northern and Western
capitalists.
The work has just begun, aud now
is the time for the colored people to
strike the blow for elevation, Of which
industry is the corner stone. Let
them come here and seek employment
while the door is open, and before it
is monopolized by white labor, The
present planters of Arkansas will re-
ceive them with kindness. The re-
muneration they receive will soon en-
able them to buy land for themselves.
Two years residence in this cotton
country will make them independent
There is a good demand here for me-
chanics, blacksmiths, carpenters,
wheelwrights and brick -masons, and
each can obtain the higest prices of
his craft. The climate is the same as
in Virginia, with the exception that
the season is longer and more even.
1t is perfectly healthy, as much so as
any portion ofthe South. .
Regarding the soil, it's fertility IS
unexcelled. Every acre of land will
produce twelve hundred pounds of
seed cotton, which forms a bale of
four hundred and fifty pounds of cot
ton ready for market. There are
number of colo red men here,
each cultivating fifty and one hun
dred acres of land. Colored men can
rent farm houses and as mnch land as
they can cultivate and live in perfect
safety. We have colored regiment
on duty here, the 56th United States
colored, which gives ms all the pro-
lection needed. We have also col
ored church, with quite large con-
gregation. Schools are very few, but
more will soon be established. I
have one in this place with forty schol-
ars. will here say that the planters
are an xious to have their employees
acquire an education, and will render
every assistance Any person unac-
quainted with cultivating cotton can
learn in few days The work is ca
sy and the laborers are not oyertaxed,
neither are they given task, but ev-
ery man does what he can. / have
under my charge some seventy men,
and I do not believe there is one who
would be willing to leave before the
season is over. ~
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18

THIS SCHOOL is designed for girls
i exclusively. The best teachers of
girls should not mingle in the same
school-room, and that their training
should be carried on in different depart
ments. have therefore determined to
open, on the FIRST MONDAY OF JUNE, a
select school for females, on Vine street,
between Bell and Demumbrane. Parents
having children to send, will please call
and make arrangements before the time
of commencing.
myl9tf JULIA G. THOMAS.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18

PLEASING EvERYBoDY.-Do not de-
lude yourself with the idea that you
can please everybody. whoever saw
anybody that was worth anything That
had nobody to find fault with himf
You would have to do evil, in many
cases, to please the evil. Some, to
crafty them, indulge the selfish; sub
NIT to the tyranical !; be tool for the
ambitious, and be careful not to have
anything as good as those who desire
to have everything superior to their
neighbor. If you are a. public man,
should you be diligent, you may ex-
pect to have many secretly dislike
you and talk against You, for your
snccess; and if you accomplish little,
though many may show themselves
friendly, it is often the case that those
who appear pleasant to you are SO
because they do not fear your rivalry;
they may smile upon You outwardly,
and yet inwardly entertain contempt
for your ineficiency. Always do
that which Is right, be diligent, do all
you can, paying no regard to fault
finders, and you will find as many
friends as any sensible man may de-
sire. < x&A&ag8.f
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18

The BUREAU IN TENNESSEE. Major
General c. B. Fisk, Assistant Com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau
and military commander of Tennes-
see, in communication addressed to
the Bureau at Washington, states that
he has closed all the medical establish
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
JOSEPH IL. WILLIAMS,
CONVEYANCER,
Late 1st Sergt Major 18th U. S. c. /.
Of Central American Colonization
NOtOrietv

Low Ano OSA : v. AAe.JOA AOO1 ~. ~. " A'3
Of Central American Colonization
Notoriety.
UTISHES to inform the public that
wv he is honorably discharged
from the service, and now offers his
services to the public as an advocate
Of our common cause in the State of
Tennessee. To my friends, far and
near, / send my greeting, hoping to
have the influence and cooperation of
the colored people. To the citizens
ofNashville, / tender my services. AS
/ am now citizen Of this city, ! most
earnestly hope they will give me their
influence and patronage. ! will de
liver series of Lectures throughout
the State in short time Office cor
ner Broad and McNairy streets.
JOSEPH E. WILLIAMS,
Conveyancer q Freedmen's Advocate
ap21-3m.
The Tennessean., 1866-07-18
The Recent Attack upea the Gsverner ef
Wisconsin.

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The Recent Attack upea the Gsvernsr es
| Wisconsin.
A most cowardly and brutal attack
was made on Monday night upon
Governor Faircbild, apparently with
the intention of numbering him. At
the suggestion of the police, nothing
was said in the city papers yesterday
respecting the affair. AS no further
purpose is to be served by continued
silence, We state the facts as they oc-
Cured. Gov. Fairchild stepped into
the garden in the rear Of his residence
at about III o'clock in the evening
None of the family had yet retired,
and there vas gas-hght at the kitch-
en- door that shed strong light over
any one passing out, so that they
would readily be recognized by per-
son watching from the outside.
The night was intensely dark and
cloudy. AS Governor Fairchild was
passing along the. walk, which was
made more obscure by the deep shad-
ow of some trees, he heard step be-
hind him, and, turning suddenly, saw
the figure of a man, indistinct in the
darkness, approaching him in a
threatening manner He spoke out
sharply, on the impulse of the mo-
ment: "What do you want?" At
the same instant the ruffian rushed
upon him, exclaiming: g You id
Yankee /" and struck a heavy blow
with what seemed to be a slung-
shot, aiming at the Governors head.
The Governor jumped aside, and
the blow struck him grazingly on the
forehead, making a considerable con-
fusion through the felt hat he had ON.
At the same instant Governor F. drew
a revolver and snapped it. The first
barrel missed fire. Meantime, the
rufian, whether hearing the click of
the pistol, or startled by the failure
of the blow, turned and fled. The
second barrel of the revolver ex-
ploded, but without hitting the flying
assassin. The Governor snapped
two more barrels, which failed, the
pistol having been long time loaded,
The whole affair was over in the
briefest space of time. ..,. ..t
These are the facts as they oc-
Cured. Sheriff McDougal was imme-
diately informed of the occurrence,
and has been active in endeavoring
to search out and arrest the perpetra-
tor and accomplice, if any, of this
cowardly and brutal attack upon the
Chief Magistrate of the State. a
There are various theories of the
source and object of the attack. AS
long ago as February last, Governor
F. received an anonymous letter,
mailed at washington, telling him that
an attempt would be made on his life,
and advising him to go armed con-
stantly. .t... -......s.. ......-
It is stated that Southernor who
heard remark made by the Governor
at the Revere House, in chicago, last
year, at the time Of Lincoln's funeral,
concerning JEFF. Davis, had sworn to
wreak vengeance upon him. The let
ter seemed very absurd, and the Gov
ernor attached no special notice to it,
nor does he now believe it possible
that the assault can have originated in
any such motive. Whoever made
the attack had probably been prowl-
ing around the premises watching for
an opportunity for some time past.
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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-02

ROBBERY OF UNITED STATES BONDS.
Luther s. Lawrence, q banker doing
business at 1874 Nassau street, Henry G.
Lyons and Spencer Pettus were ar
raigned before Justice Bowling, at the
'roombs this morning, on a charge Of
having stolen three thousand dollars In
United States bonds. 1t seems that In
June, 1863, Mr. Swineburn had the bonds
stolen from his pocket in the Pliladel-
phia post-office. A description OF them
was sent to the police of this and other
cities Captain Jourdan and detective
Woodbridge, of the Sixth precinct, re-
Gently learned that some Of the Kissing
bonds were in the possession OF 1lr. Law.
renee. On the 18th instant, Mr.. Laws
rence's office was visited and five hun.
dred dollar bond, which had been stolen
from Mr.. Swineburn, was recovered. It
Is alleged by the prosecution that Mr..
Lawrence stated to Captain Jourdan
that he had another of the bonds for
five hundred dollars In his possession.
and that he at one time offered to give *
up, but that subsequently he refused TO
do SO by advice of counsel, on the ground
that he had bought the bonds, and not
knowing that they had been stolen. Mr..
Lawrence Informed the officers when
they called on him, that he had pur-
chased the bonds from one Henry q
Lyons. The latter was taken into Gus
tody, and gave information which lad tn
the arrest of Spencer Pettus, who il well
known to thelpolice. The case Ia not vet
concluded, but there is little, If anv
doubt, that Mr.. Lawrence purchased the
stolen bonds without q knowledge az
their character.-N. Y Post. 13
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-02

WHAT New JERSEY Co.'s FOR. In
the United States House of Representa-
tives on Wednesday, Mr.. Rogers OF New
Jersey rose to make personal explana-
ton. He said he was represented by the
Associated Press as endorsing, In his
speech on Monday, the speech Of VIM.
II. Seward in New York. He did not
endorse him in his speech, but Henry J..
Raymond. No name having been mem
toned, the reporter naturally fell into
the mistake. He had not yet forgotten
the tinkling of Mr.. Stewards bell, and
he should be ashamed to endorse him or
ms speech, and let 1t go before his con-
| stituents. iH ~
Mr.. Stevens. He did not endorse Mr..
Seward. lie endorsed me and Mr.. Ray
mond. Laughter
MIR. Rogers-I am again represented In
the New York Tribune as wanting the
Confederate debt paid. i did not mako
any such argument. / simply stated
that each state should be left to do as 1t
pleased about the Rebel debt But am
now here to say, and wish to be 80
reported, that IL had the control Of 1t
/ would oppose the payment of the Fed
eral debt In toto- W
Several members-The Federal debt!
Mr.. Rogers correcting himself, amid
much laughter)--I mean the Rebel debt.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois-The gen.
tleman desires to be reported distinctly as
opposed to the payment of the Federal
debt. Laughter.
Mr. Rogers. l am not. l am opposed
to the payment of the Rebel debt But
] am in favor of taxing the Federal
debt.
1t would seem that Mr.. Rogers mind
was clear.