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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

A Warning to Young .Men.-The Nashville
ing sad story:
On Thursday last, DR. G Morgan died at
the ST. Nicholas Hotel, in this city, of cholera.
About three years ago, Morgan was surgeon in
the 10th Missouri Infantry, United States Vol
unteers, and was looked upon by all who knew
him as talented and promising young man.
Good looking and an accomplished musician, he
mixed largely in society; but in an evil hour
he entered the path Of dissipation, aud, as con-
sequence, for the last twelve months his course
has been backward and downward. Losing all
self-respect and esteem, he became Located aud
miserable drupkard, playing on the violin for
living at that moral nuisance, now abated, the
"Sunnyside." Lattery poor Morgan has been
so reduced as to be without any home but the
work house fortnight ago he vas sentenced
to this institution for twelve days as a public
vasrani and it was just after being turned
loose that be was attacked ythe epidemic, and,
with a ruined constitution, survived but few
hours Morgan was native of the State of
New York and was born in one of those charm
ing interior towns where, doubt, his family
still resides all unconscious Of the dismal and
soul-harrowing fate of the once noble and promis-
ing son. There are hundreds of young men in
our city day who are, as il were, hon eless.-
Without the restraining Influences Of the family
Preside they plunge into the incipient stages of
dissipation and debsuchery and ere they are fully
aware of their condition, are on the downward
road to ruin The fate of the poor wretch whose
demise we record above, should serve warn
ing to- others, who are following, although ig-
porant, perhaps, If the fact, in his footsteps.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

GEN: GRANT.-We don't care much about
Gen. Grants position on political questions. but
inasmuch attempts have been made to define
it, copy the following letter from Gen. Grant
to Gen. Hillyer Of New York:
II see from the papers that you have been
making speech in which you pledged me to a
political party am further in receipt of letter
from Gen. Gresham, of Indiana. in which he says
that his opponent for Congress had published an
extract from letter received from you. in which
you pledged me to the support of President john
son, and opposed to the election of any candi-
date who does not support his policy. You nor
no man living, is authorized to speak for me in
political matters, and ask you to desist in flu
ture. | want every man to vote according to his
own judgment, without influence from me.''
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

PARDoNs.-We learn from the Washington
correspondence of the New York Herald, of the
Sd, that pardons were, on the I'd, ordered by
the President to be issued to the following
North Carolinians, viz: F Fl Snow, N Can
nady, Jos A Smith, Fl Neal, M Berger, Jr.,
+ NJ Miller, Marshall Osborne, w B Parks, w
NJ Green and Mills II Eure
RAILROAD CONFERENCE.-The Greensboro
Patriot publishes call for Convention of the
people to be held in Greensboro, on Saturday,
the 9th inst, for the purpose of taking into
Egypt to some point on the North Carolina road
All friends of internal Improvements are invited
to attend.
The National Express and Transportation
Company has closed its Office 10 this city for the
present, and will withdraw the Messenger from
the A. & N G. Railroad after Saturday, the 9th
inst-Ne,o6ern Commercial
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

u 1t will be seen by an article which we copy
from the Standard, that Gen. Dockery declines
being a candidate for Governor; and it will also
be seen from the article what his friends
PROPOSE to do.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

sg~ The indications are that the negroes of
the Northern States are far from being satisfied
with the action of the two late Radical Conven-
TONS A dispatch to the N Y. Tribune, from
Pittsburg, Penn, where the Radical ''soldiers.
and sailors'' recently had their socalled "Con-
vention," says: ga large meeting of colored
citizens was held tonight in the New City PARK;
the political situation and criticised with severity
the Constitutional Amendment He described
the provisos as cheat to the loyal negroes.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

We clip the following from the Austin, Tex
as, Gazette Of the 2Sth ult:
"Fine warm weather, flowers and fruits abun-
dant-business brisk-new buildings going up;
young people counting by moonlight, older ones
playing whist within doors-tfe negroes hold
Ing protracted meeting at the Methodist
Church, and quite lively; general appearance e
of everybody having enough to eat and drink
Such is Austin at present, with the prospect of
an Ice Machine and Conservative Legislature
All very good"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

WASHINGTON ITEMs.-Secretary Seward is
again quite ill.,, having relapse, it is said. of
the disease from which it was thought he had
recovered.
A letter has been received by the Postmaster
General relative to the discovery of mountain
of pure rock salt, without any admixture. The
mountain is in Nevada, and is several thousand
feet high.
By decision of the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, Coffee is held to be liable to
tax of one cent per pound when roasted, and to
similar tax when ground. If the Coffee is
roasted and ground by the same person the tax
is two cents per pound
THow much is the tax if the Coffee is drank
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

Railroad Stock for Sale.
will sell, in the town of Concord, on Tuesday,
the 18th of October, Six Shares in the North Caro-
lima and One Share in the s. @. Railroad. Terms
of sale made known on the day thereof
+. f. DEWESE,
Admir-, with the Will annexed,
Oct s, 1866 1tpd of Jos. Atwell, decd.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-09

Tenn, August 18th, 1866, COL Stitt, formerly of
Mecklenbu-g county, N. c., aged 81 years and 7
months.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
Senatorial RadicaIism.

The Indianapolis Herald, of the Goth.
gives ventilation to the cases of two
"loyal" political Christians---one a Minister
tof Christ ?J-both "burning and shining
lights" in Indiana We condense f'E
One day last week the salt of the earth
about Shelbyyille were horrified by the
news of the arrest of the Rev. Ben Tucker,
Il Methodist preacher, on a charge of bas-
tardy, the party of the second part being a
little girl under fifteen years of age, and
sister of the Reverend scoundrers wife.
This Tucker was formerly minister OF
some standing in the Methodist Church.
but for several years has grossly neglected
his pastoral duties and turned his attention
to politics. No man has been more profuse
in his expressions of loyalty, or more vim
dictive In his demonstrations of Copper
heads" than this sanity scOundrel-this
pious wolf whose sleeps clothing have
thus been stripped from his recreant
shoulders, The victim of this godly patri-
OTIS lust has been living in his family for
years, and looked upon him as her pro-
tector.
And still another case. NJ. NJ. Dodd, a
blatant republican, and chairman of the re-
publican county central committee has
been arrested on charge of running Il
young girl living I'm his family. In Dodd's
case some of the more repulsive features
which characterize that of Tucker. are
wanting. His victim was girl of more
mature years. and was not his sister-in-law
Dodd Is said to be peculiar man. He
makes whisky and drinks it, and yet is en-
thusiastic in behalf of the Methodist church
lie is great on conference, and Is said TO
have arisen during a republican meeting
and proposed three cheers for the Metho-
dist church.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
Political Condition of the Country
Tho Question of Restoration.

Judge H. J.. CoMsToCK, of Wyoming
county, New York, who has been a prom
nent and influential Republican, has pubs
lished letter on the political condition Of
the country, He says the question to be
decided Is, whether the Union Is saved or
destroyed. The Congressional Joint Com
mittce virtually tells us thatit is destroyed,
and that amendments to the Constitution.
to be ratified by each of the States lately
in rebellion are necessary to its restoration.
1t is, he says, absurd to suppose that it can
ever be restored on such terms lie then
adds, and his opinions are of the genuine
loyalty:
If this policy prevails, the Union is
destroyed. The effect Of adopting the re-
port of the committee will be tn unite the
South and divide the North. The Union
party can never stand together on such
platform, and whoever believes il can, must
be very Ignorant of the signs of the times.
The States lately in rebellion will become
more and more disafiected, and. If held Mt
all, must be held as subject provinces by
military force. Nothing but absolute ne
cessity should lead To the adoption of such
policy, and it will be difficult to convince
the world that such a necessity exists when
there is not an armed rebel in the land. nor
the slightest reason to fear another rebel
lion, unless the people are denied their
rights. Loyal members ought to be allowed
to take their seats, and Congress cannot deny
the right of representation tO any portion
of the people without violating the Consti-
tuition and disolying the Union. Either
these states are not in the Union. or else
they are entitled to representation. There
can be no middle ground. To say that they
are out OF the Union is to confess that the
war failed in its object, or else to give the
lie to everything we said as TO what that
object was while the war was going on.
The report of the Committee, moreover,
treats these States rs within the Union, hy
calling on them to ratify an amendment to
the Constitution which they could not do
If they were out of it. If Congress had
admitted those members who were loyal,
and rejected only those who were disloyal,
then we should have had Union and peace
and the loyal sentiment of the South would
have been encouraged; but when loyal and
disloyal are treated alike nothing but harm
can ensue. The questions forced upon our
attention are of the gravest character.
They touch the fundamental principles of
the Government. The policy which treats
the Union as having been preserved by the
war, and the States rs entitled to all their
rights under the Constitution, it is the only
one that can restore peace and prosperity
to the country. Leading traitors, perhaps,
ought to be punished. but we ought to re-
joice to see Southern States and Southern
people renewing their allegiance and send
ing loyal men 10 the councils of the nation.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
A Radical CalI for Davis. Trial.

A few days since the New York Tribhne
noticed In sor,.u,bo, ind;onort tor,,s ,lo
- w, wy
case oil JEFF DAFls' which, on tle l2th
inst, had been brought before the House,
bv the following resolution. offered nv Mr..
po,,r,,,,,, 90 NJ, ,,,, a,,o,,to1 80
'''.' vi -''''''' an" '"oP'cu oy '''o
Oh loo 10 w
ResolUed, AS the opinion of the House of
Representatives, that said Davis should be
held in custody rs II prisoner, and subject
ed to trial, according to the laws of the
land.
We give the more pertinent sentences nj
A., ~ :, -, ~, :, -
'le ir'ou"e srticie. Ihey eAhlpit manly
sense oil Justlce III MIR. GREELEY, in marked
contrast with the tone of the Radical press
generollv
.,T.,,.
N. ~ iias is We, n,u iook Wneh man, ON
elally charseu Wlth tne vlies. crime known
10 intn' Is no. eVel ihuicteu tnereior, Dut
hept III ms. close Jali over year witnout Know
nns a,m On wnae e'iarse; anu When az length
n,hi.. an III iJusu ,in ag"lhsI MN LOT
sohs'hInS tosaIiy uln1rehL, ne cant get
LII VI. tlIal, put - sun heIu III close jan
, w,.noue oeips mi IioMIu cInnce IN, 10 Iace ms
traa,,,,t NC "a 9nUniu 'a , no' nhs tnis sort OF
,i' s anu VIZ iheal W inslsI on ialr
pay i9I iI,ehus anu ehelnIes allke'
lo,'it,i u .,,eie @ 10 no QUESTION h ol mercy OF
leIilty' slhce none mas YET Deeh sollcited. A
he tried and his trial il sbn,sIad 80 u,b;Io w.
he is kept in Jail a good way on his second
year. Meantime, the belief gains ground
th thaL tne whoie business isa shamIthat
is only held tin n favorable time shall have we
come for letting him go-and, when his
counsel ofier bail, they are told that he is
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
ALL soRrs or PARAGRAPHS.

Upward of one and quarter millions In
National Bank currency were esued this
week. making the total now ia Circulation
about two hundrei aud eight md quarter
mhhons'
A subscription has been started IN Raj
eigh, N. g.. 10 raise funds for the erection
of a monument ~ the father of President
Johnson who lived and died In that place.
~ want a sewing machins," /" said An OH
lady, entering shop. .Do you wish for a
,'sakes. no; don't want none of your fell
lers about me-"
The steamer w.Jtfqwis arrived at st.
Joseph from Fort Benton. Friday last. witi,
$200O0O In gold dust. Her officers report
the Indians qnictaiong the Upper Missouri.
The Hon. Justin S. Morrill, in a card to
the voters Of the 2d Congressional District
of NcrntOnt declines 10 lie n candidate for
reelection. Mr.. Morrill, Is named as n can-
tlidate for the United States Senate.
A large number of excursionists left
Nashville on saturday, to visit the Stone
river battlefield, todecofate the graves of
the Union soldiers who are buried there.
Tie new five cent pieces are to he issued
this week 10 the extent of quarter of
million dollars, ,rhe coii is spoken of as
very handsome one.
During hunt in North Carolina 3,2GG
squirrels were killed.
The BOSTON Ifdpeler thinks monument
shonld be erected 10 Preston King, with an
Inscription setting forth that he was the
only man who preferred death to office
holding
A Philadelphia clergyman, 10 the course
OF sermon, recently, remarked-"You
need not clasp your hands so fervently in
prayer that YOU cant getthem open when
the contribution box comes around"
a lady in Franklin. Pa, the wife of "A
dentist, II few days since. gave birth to four
children. Quite panic has since prevailed
among the husbands of that region, in view
of this remarkable precedent.
A pleasure party, at Jacksonville. Fla,
was turned Into a scene of weeping. last
week, 10y the capsiZing of boat. and the
drowning of five ladies and one gentleman.
Hon George II. Pendleton win deliver
the address before The Literary Societies of
Kenyon College, at the approaching COM
menccment on the 2Sth inst.
David Adams, of Bloom township. Wood
county, and a son eighteen or nineteen
years of age, both hung themselves last
week, because they had been indicted by
the Court of Common Pleas for assault and
battery upon ncighbor.
The San Antonia Herald says a most
iendislI robbery and murder were commit
ted on the lst instant, at rancho ten miles
below Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande. Ten
persons were killed by the assaulting party.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
Effects of the Constitutional
amendment.

BRowNLow, the Infamous blackguard
Governor Of Tennessee, has responded TO
the demand Of the Congress radicals, 10
take the initiative in the ratification, by
States, of the proposed Constitutional
AmendmeRt--- which Is simply PROPOSE
tiOn TO disfranchise the Southland has Is
sued his proclamation 10 convene the Leg
islature Of that State, for the Infamous pur-
pose. The radical Governorsof Of the Aboli-
tion States will follow in his wake, and the
farce will probably be gone through with,
of en9rafting the outrageous feature into
the Constitution, before the People, In their
sopereign capacity, viii be alioped, by their
Washington masters, TO vote their senti-
ments in the important matter.
OF this proposed amendment the India
napolis Herald tersely says; 'lt pays no
mans taxes. IL Is no measure of relief. IL
affords no security against the operations
Of Northern Republican traitors. IL in
orcases the representation of New England
relatively TO that of the West, and snbju-
gates ns more thoroughly to New England.
1t puts into the Constitution, In effect n
clause, erempting Jorerer from taxation, three
thousand millions Of the money Of the rich"
We will add, in plainor way, what will
be one of its direct effects, and what It is
avowcdly intended to be--to reduce the rep
resentation of the Southern States, and, in
the like proportion, increase that Of the
Abolition States The following table
shows it. We extract it from fhe New
YORK MercaDfiIg To,,e,,oIs
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
How We Can Garry the state.

By making an average gain over last
falls vote of about $40 In each county OF
Ohio, the Democracy can this year carry
the State. With the proper effort this can
be done. The elections last spring, in most
of the localities where contests were made,
indicated larger gains than this, and the
lsaven that effected this change is still act
lively at work. In the more populOus coun-
ties, three and,four times this gain, and per-
haps more, will be made. Such result
would give us majority of the Congress
sional delegation from Ohio, and here Is
'ohere he real contest lies.
SO says the Portsmouth Times. In re-
sponse, put down those figures for Mont
gomery's increased vote, and draw on us
for about 300 better.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer feels certain
that the Ohio Democracy will be repre-
sented in the next Congress by at least
eight members.
The Holmes County Farmer promises
about 1900 majority for the Democratic
ticket in little Holmes. ~
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
what Is the Feellnr OF one sonthP

NNuatt ~ tut EttftUk " titt HOUtnF
As an answer to this, or similar questions
the more melignant % the Radical journals
in Ohio. aud especially IN Yankeedoun, have
been parading for some weeks, the tcsti-
mony OF 1sros, w. c0NwAv, slate Assist
ant OF the Freedmcn's Bureau in Louisi-
ana" who made wholesale charge Of dis
loyalty against The Scutherners, and Of in-
tepse hatred Of the people of the North.
The Cleveland Herald, Radlcal--which now
and then takes No Of candoF and intle1
pendence-grabbed by the throat the pub
lie falsifier and thus strangled him. We
quote bfiefys |Nra 81 HtH SH,
against Mr.. Conway's testimony we
can put that OF many strong anii-sidVery
men from this section who have gone South,
and whose observations and experience di-
rcctly disprove the allegations of Mr.. Con-
way In regard to aSouthern seutiment tO-
ward Northern men Ifby Northern men
OF unmistakable loyalty Is meant those az
gressiUe individuals toh0 force their peculiar
notions down the hrodts Of all ,oih ,ohom
they come Z, contact, they would probably
meet as unfriendly reception In the SOuth
as blatant and abusive rebel would here
on the Western Reserve. But Western Re-
serve lAbolitionlsts' can testify that we'll
behaved Northern men. who mind their
own business, can find hundreds Of places
in the South where they meet with as
friendly a reception as a well-behaved
Sontherner would here on the lake shore.
'The names of Madison Miller. l.. +. Mel
len, J. NJ Hoyt and Col. }. J, Elwell have,
at least, as much weight in this part of the
country as that of Thomas w, Conway. No
one will question their "unmistakable loy-
atty" and yet their observations, through
all parts of the south, from the Potomac
to the Rio Grande," have led them to ne
unanimous conUiction that THE BULK of Me
Southern people are atrfOus 10 bring about a
perfect reconciliation NTH their Northern
brethrea, and that ciyility and kindly dis
positlonon the part Of the visitor or cmi-
grant from the North are nearly ALWAYS
met in a like spirit by che Southern people.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS OFFICE, May is, 1866.

MAYORS OFFICE, May 1s. 1866
TO TIE C7tiseas Of DAYTON:
In compliance with a request made by the Pres.
ident and members of tho CITY Board of Health
and many other citizens of the city, !. JONATHAN
hENNEf, Mayorof Dayton, do issue the following
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS; There is Just cause TO believe that
malignant or infectious diseases are fast approach
ing us, and for the purpose Of being prenarpd in
or small PoN, the owner tenant hea of family
or proprietor Of any house, building within thc
limits Ol the CITY, is required by the law and Ord
nance OF the city to have, or permit soon as it
is known, through the report Of a ply ysician that
any person in or about their premises has any ma
hgDant or infectious diseases, such as small pox
or chOlera u yellow Nag TO he put up m "A promi-
nent and conspicuous place on the nremises 10
near. Any person guilty of displacing any such
nag until the cause for putting IL there is entirely
removed, will he liable TO fine of $40 and costs
Al physicians, commanders of canal boats and
all Keepers OF boarding houses. taveins, and coI-
lee-houses, are required in accordance with see
tion one, oil an ordinance regulating reports in
certain cases, To report, IN writing. to the Mayor
without delay, every case which may come IT, their
knfM ledge, OF small pON, or cholera occurring or
existing within the limits or vicinity of the clty
together with the names and residence OF each
such case.
IL is also required that the parents or heads ot
families VIII have the members OF their family
that has not been or in the opinion of their family
physcihn fequife IT, NaCcinated ms as possible
All persons having any malignant or contagious
disease who shall leave his, her their rooms and
expose themselves on the public streets or 20 into
any house where persons win be in danger of tax
ing SAID disease before they shall have received "A
ceftlncate from some physician, that they are past
any danger OF cpntagiOn, are liable ON eony yietion
70 pay me ol not less than ten more than tltty
dollars. JONATHAN kENNEY,
ulS Mayor of Dayton.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
LEGAL NOTICE.

| pursuance of I'M order Of the Probate Court OF
at public auction, on
Saturday, June 30, 1866,
Between the hours of two and iour O'Clock p m
upon the premises, six miles west OF Germantown
on the county line road, the following described
real estate, situate in said county OF Montgomery
lo-wlti beginning eleven poles aud three link :
from the section line east OF the southwest corner
OF the southwest quarter of section No. six, town
snip three and Of range four, east; thence north
nEo , ,uegrees, twenty poles, to u corner; thence
, i,oie eisnty degrees, east Sixteen poles To
corners thence south iiye degrees east twenty
poles to corner and thence south eighty five
uegIees west sixteen poles to the place Of begin
hing, containing two acres of land l
,I mere ls upon the premises q good dwelling
mousse stable and other out-buildings and gene
RAJ variety of hearing fruit trees, etc.
Ihe premises have been appraised nj four hun
ufed dollars, and cannot sell for less than two
thirds of that amount.
Terms of sale-One- third cash; one third in one
year, and one third In two years from day of sale
with interest, To be secured by mortgage upon the
premises. JOSEPH WILSON
administrator of Henry Writers deceased
GRoRGR W MoYER, Attorney m2bdbwF
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-22
A Soldier Gun.

Two hundred and thirty five honorably
discharged soldiers signed call for a meet
ing to be held in the Courthouse at York
Penn, to organize "JOHNsoN and CLY-
AER Soldiers Club" The meeting took
place last Saturday week, and resolutions
were passed, of which the following is a
specimen:
"Resoiped, That having fought for the
Union, and assisted in restoring the nation
al authority throughout the land, we are
unalterably opposed TO the Radicals OF
Congress, who are attempting TO do what
the rebels failed to do-subvert our free
Institutions and destroy the Union. at
We have noticed the proceedings of sew
eral like meetings in that State, which
show that the "boys in blue" are not slow
to discover which is the Union party. J +