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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-21
Speech of Hon. Geo. +. Edmuuds.
deiicered before the General assembly, Oct,
"a 1906.

"a, 1906.
Mr.. President, Felloio Citizens Of The tt0o
ftouses of The Legistatare: Ii is naturally TO
be expected that on an occasion Of this descrlP-
ton, the first duty of one OF the citizens OF
the State OF Vermont who has received so late
ly at YOUR hands the almost unanimous ex-
preston of your confidence and favor, should
make it his first duty-as 1t certainly l. his
pleasure-to return to you his fervent acKnowi-
edgments for the honor you have conferred
upon Observation-Disclosures that are not the
mere form of expression which courtesy and
good taste require, but rather, the real senti-
ments of one of your fellow citizens, who,
having received high honors at your hands Is
called upon, on his part, to assume high and
weiyhly ponsbilities-responsiolli which,,
at TINS time make these marks of your appre-
ciation, while they are all the more grateful to
him, who addresses you, all the more seIIous
and onorous because they are responsibilities
which vou feel, as we'll as /, and which must
be met, as greas responsibilities always must,
by unhinchlng fidelity, and by the most vlsor-
Gus and heartfelt perseverance, to the end
The questions, gentlemen, which you have
invited US to address you uPon-the question.
of the Constitutional Amendment now pend
ing before the States, and the great political
issues which, in one way another, hinge
upon that amendment, are emnen;.y practical
questions. Theorists and diplomats may
dream over them; political economists may
wriie oratlons and utter dlatribss upon then I,
as has been done, but after all, they are really
the questions of the people; they are eminent
ly and supremely practical questlons-ques'
tiops which come home to the nourly consider
alton of every man and WON in the country
The great future. in large degr ree-the grea
future not only Of our nation but OF all nation
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-21
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Our Paper Enlarged.

In accordance with the notice previously
giver, We have enlarged the Ledger to more
than double its former size. II now contains
as much reading matter rs it did before the
war. The promise to our readers to enlarge
the paper Oh the first Of January was condition
al upon the resumption of regular mail service,
which it was announced would begin al that
time. Mail service has not been resumed ex-
cept to q very limited extent, but We never;he.
less venture to enlarge our paper, believing
that Notwithstanding the immense difficulties
and inconvcnicnces under which we must con.
gnue - labor, that We can make it interesting
to our readers and useful and profitable to the
community generally. Such at least shall be
our endcavor.
With the exception Of the route from tins
place TO Charlotte, via Monroe, we have not
heard that any of the routes in this District
have been contracted for. Whether this is
owing to a want o. bidders, or tie diffculty OF
getting contractors who can take the test oath.
we are not advised. We hope, at any rate,
that this very undesirable state OF affairs will not
be suffered long to continue.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
The President VS.. the Rcpubli-
cans.


There is no subject with which the PEG.
pie 81 ths South is more deeply interested
at this time than that Of the issue bets cen
the President OF the United States and the
Republican members Of Congress, in re-.
gard TO the admission Of the seceding States
to all Of their former rights and privileges
in the Union. The President. in his late
annual Message to Congress. after rccnpit.
ulating TIE successive steps which he had
taken 10 bring about a restoration Of the
Union, says: "The amendment TO the
Constitution being adopted, it would re-.
main for the States, whose powers have
been so long in obeyanee. TO Issune t..ir
places in the two branches Of the national
Legislature, and thereby complete the work
Of restoration" Were this the sentiment
Of The minority Of Cangress, our early and
complete readmissiOn would follow n. a
mater Of course; but the Republicans and
the President nct upon theories very oppo-
site to each other and il may not be unin
terestng 10 our readers TO enquire into
the extent OF the difference between them
"A difference which, in the language Of
that sterling Journal, the New York Se,os,
results not only f'om entirely difieren, con
s,itntionsl theories, but from n radical dif.
ference Of feeling toward the people Of the
South.
According 10 President Johnson's theory
the Union under the Constitution was in
tended BY its founders to DO a perpetual
Union of equal, but non sovereign States !;
the Constitution was, in consonance with
that intention, so framed that the Unon
and the several States are parts OF one
whole, Ind cannot exist Independently Of
one another, consequently no State has a
right TO secede; the Govern nmsnt was, there.
fore, bound to resist the attempted access
lon Of The Southern States; during The
struggle between TIE Government an those
States, the exercise Of the ordinary aud
peaceful reciprocal duties Of the seredipg
States and Of the General Government was
suspended; aud hence upon the ternina.
lion Of host'lities, nefhiag was necessary
to be done In order 20 re establish the for.
msf constitutional relations Of the Govern.
ment and the seceding States, but for each
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
The President and Gen. Grant

The special messag of President johnson
to Congress and the report o. Geaeral Grant
in relation TO his recent tour through the South,
ern States, referred to in the proceedings OF
Congress published elsewhere, will doubtless
give general satisfaction to the people of the
South. The President administers n lust ,e
5ukc TO the radicals in Congress when he tells
them that 1.-THE people throughout the entire
South eyince a laudablc d eslre to renew their
allegiance to the Government and to repair the
devastation OF war by Il prompt aud cheerful
returp to peaceful pursuits" Gen. Grants re,
port which accompanies the message declares
that the mass OF the thinking m en- of the South
accept the present situation OF affairs in good
faith" and that tEey consiI er the question of
slavery and the right OF sec ession settled for.
ever lie recommend. tho Withdrawal of all
negro troops ir-m the South, but does not
think 1t advisable to withdraw til: military al
together for the present. He says that such is
the opinion Of all with whom he converscd
during his recent TOUR, both oil GERS of the
government and citizens; not from any doubt
as TO the loyalty of the people, bit for purposes
OF protection aud the preservation Of ordsr In
the present unsettled condition Of the cou n.
try.
These recommendations may be regarded as
foreshadowinx the policy OF the Government in
reference to the military occupation Of the
country for the preseht year. The military will
remain among US; out ace riding to the mani.
fest spirit ana policy Of the President and Gen.
Grant, they are not retained as guards upon
the actions Of tie mass OF tho people, who are
declared to be loyal, but for our safety and pro-
lection.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Address to the Freedmen.

Capt. Cs,aghen, now in command at ths post,
delivered an address from the Court House
steps on Saturday 'ast to a very large nuabe er
of freedmen, who had collected for the pur.
pose OF hearing IL. The address occupied
about three quarters Of an hour in delivery and
contained much wholesome advice to this delu.
ded class of people. The speaker eodesv ored
TO disabase their minds Of the various errone.
ous Impressions which were common among
them, aud was emphatic in his assurance that
nothing, in the vague sense in which they eI'
'pect. is going to happen. That they had moth.
Ing except their freedom, and need not expect
anything, save what they may be able to make
by their labor. Ho advised them to Aire them.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
The Thcspian Entertainment

Came of, in accordance with previous no..
ticc, on Tuesday evening Of last week. The
weather was exceedingly bad, and in conse'
quence, the attendance was not large. lhe
actors acquitted thems elves very well-the lady
performers particularly 50. The dramatic tai.
ent OF a number Ct the performers is very fair,
and with more time allowed for prepaI alton,
the Society will become useful and instructive
to its members and highly entertaining to the
community. We wish them the largest meas.
ure OF success. both in their efforts to improve
themselves and entertain the. public.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10

selves at once for the present year to hire
for specific wages, and with their former own.
ers if practicable, but they were at perfect Ii b.
erty to hire to whom they pleased. But hire
they must before the fifteenth of the present
month, and all who should not then be proyi.
ded With homes would be taken up and COM
PEELED to woIk for the Government. That the
former owners were not only at liberty, but
were required to drive from their plantations
all negros who would not contract and who
should not be regularly employed by them at
that time. lie assured the negros that their
labor must be turned to profitable account
that the Government, having set them free and
broken up the old system, felt responsible Tor
this, and was determined, at least for the pres,
ent year, to make their labor available to the
country. He believed that this could be done;
th"t the negro, stimulated by wages, would
work. and that "Gre enbacks" would prove to
be successful substitute for tn. LASH. But
should this not be sufficient, the Government
will compel the due performance Of contracts
10y arrests and punishment. The employer
"'' oc S''pPc"cu'to pay Whatever nc contracts
to pay, and the freedmen will, in like manner,
be forced to render the service which they
may agree to render.
The above, which we write entirely from
memory, are some Of the leading points in the
address. 1t appears 10 have been well received,
both 10y the whites who were present ani the
freedmen, and was vociferousy checrcd by the
latter at the conclusion. We believe it will
have salu: :ary effect in the quarter intended,
evidence OF which has already been noticed
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
New Advertisements.

The new advertisements in this paper are
more than usually interesting and comprise the
following:
ID. J. Fleming L Co., Boot and Shoe Estab.
lshment, Charleston.
Cochrane 4 Wilson, A Card to the public
Beckham. N. d Medical Card.
Mrs J. +. }. Beckham Sale OF property.
Messrs. Andersops: Yoikyilie Female Sem.
mary.
Rev. c. Bruce Walker South Carolina Un,
yersity. So
Gen. A. C. Darlington, A. & l. G. Military
appointments.
ID. A. Williams Citation--Est. o. C. Laney.
" -'" ID. II. PIyler,
/" Mars. Nisbet.
C. b. Cureton, ct. al, EI'rs. Notice 10
creditors Estate Of W. J. Cureton, deed
ID. ID. A. Belk, Admir-. Notice to creditors
aud debtors Estate A. y. w. Belk. Also Is.
tate Sale' - =
Kershaw & Connors: Law Card.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2I, 1858.
To His Ereeilency 3. r. Perry. Proyi,.
ional Gocernor of South Cdtoii,.a.
SIR: The time has arrived when, in
the judgment OF the President Of III Q
United States. The care and coud,,i n u
the proper affairs OF tie State OF South
Carolina may he remit,e Ia tile coua,i.
tnti"nsl authorities, chosen by the pso.
pie thereof, wi,hou, danger to the vel:
fare and safety OF the United Sts,es.-
BY direction Of the President. therefore,
you are relieved oi the trust which wsi
heretofore reposed in you n, Provisional
Governor OF the State Of South Carroll.
ma, whenever the Governor eject shsfi
have accepted and become qualified Ia
discharge the duties Of the Exscutyvs.-
You will transfer the papers AMI proper:
ty OF tie State now in your custody TO
his Excellency the Governor elect. Il
gives me especial pleasure to convey %
yon the Presidents acknowledgment X
the fidelity, the :oysl,y aud the di.ers.
lion which have marked your s,l,nia;s:
tration. You will give ,ns reply, spse,
flying the day on which this comm nies.
tion is received.
| have the honor to be your EKcsllsu.
cy's most obedisnt servant.
WIN. II. SEWARD.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10

Two important cases are about 70 - q.
jadicsted by the Supreme Court sfths Uul.
ted slasss. The fret Involves assssisa q
to wbsther tie Pfssldsofs pssdss ss~ias
the sentence Of forfeiture Of cssassassa
property and reinstatss the owsss is AZ Ne
rights thereto. This case is new before
the Court The sscosd case involves sks
oonstitutionality Of the act Of Csagssss
prescribing the tee. oath. The latter qsss.
ten vii bs presented in few dsyA
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10


X II. WAR ing. editor Of the Charlotte
TINES. arrested by I order Of Gen. Ruger.
arrived at Raleigh, " C., on the 2ltb. Tn.
arrest was made, IL is said, on socoun, Of
a'tieies that have recently appeared 10 the
T,MEs
In an article upon The message OF South.
srn Governors, the New York Times save:
$50 far as fundamental priueipls, are con.
esrnsd, the specimens wo have given show
that no more need be required of The South.
srn States"
The history Of Mexico shows that dur.
Ing The last forty years, Mexico has had
ihirty-ssvsn differsr. forms of govern ment
:hirtytw Of whish were republic and sew.
enty.fvs Presidents. Iis revolutions, dur.
ing that time, havs been more than two
hundred. ~
The Da'linston aNsw Esa" Ie arms that
Gen. Bsall. lately is commend of laat mill.
ss'y District, II coming South ss the repre-.
sentative Of a company OF capitalists 10
Maine. with visw Of making Investment.
in real estate, and forming coIooy Of i'm.
migras.s.
~ "a,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10

DrsrrIcr JuDogs.-The following is q
list Of the nistrict Judges, elected BY the
Legislature
Abbeville-D. r. Jones.
Anderson--S. Scott Muuay,
Bunwsll-S J. Hav.
Beauforl-Thomas Z. Scrsvsn, ia.
Berksley-F. ID. Richardson.
CharIes,on-Gsorge w. L,ssu.
Chester J. Mcclure.
Ches,erdeld--M. J. Hough.
Cisrsndon-M. N. Bsnbow.
Colleton-.C B. F.rmsr.
Darlington 4. Law.
ElgefrlJ-J. II. D.cou.
FsirGs;d-W. X. R,bertsou.
GreenvilIs-W. II. CampbslL
Georgeto~n--J. Is Al.stoa.
lIory-Jo.oph 7. Walsh.
K4rshaw-W. Z L-itne,.
Ltuens-J. j. Davis.
Lancastsr-G. Nc G. Withssspooa.
Lexington-Lemusl Boozsr.
Msrlboro--E. z. Erwin.
Msrion--R. r. Graham.
Newberry--Y. j. Pope.
Oranssburg-J. +. Islsr.
Pickens Wickhffe.
R,chIand-J. 8. Green.
Sparlanbu,s--J. IL Caslisla.
Sumter--T. b. Fraser.
Union--D. Goudelock.
Williamsburg-J. G.. Prssslsy.
York-W. @. Beatty.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
CoLrMuIA, Dec. ~, 1855.

Hon. VIM III. ,Seeard, Secretary Of
STATE.
The Leg stature adjourned yesterday
at noon. Crow. Perry has returned to his
home in Grservills. Your dasp a,ch has
been forwarded TO him By mail.
]. will be very gratifying to the people
OF South Carolina that her gov srnmsos
has been entrusted to officers u ,hsis oua
selection. In their name, ] thank you
for the tender Of CO operation af the Gsv-
ernmsnt Of the United States. when iouud
necessary in elfscling the esrly res,oss.ioa
and permanent prosperity and welfare s(
the State.
You may be assured Of my unaltsrsbI>
purpose to aid in upholding the supssms.
cy Of the laws Of the United States. asd
in advancing :he honor. interest and psos.
peri:y OF common country.
JAMES l. ORR, Qovssaos.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Sale Of Real Estate.

The Hilton land, sold by the Coma, issioncr
on Monday last. brought the sum Of $3.50, 90
pretty good price, considering the title is in
dispute, and the public warnings to that effect
from interested outsiders OH the day Of sale.
Real estate in this country, after things become
more settled, will doubtless rap dly enhance in
value.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
THE LANCASTER LEDGER.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, January o, 1865.

tF- The time for whcn many of our sub,
sc'bers have peie will soon expire. We give
them this warning that they may renew,
as the paper, in ALL CASks, wi be discontinu.
cd at til, expiration of the time for which tn ey
have paid. Subscribers finding a lX) cross
mark on the margin Of their paper may know
that their time is out.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Military Appointment

1t will be seen from the orders published OH
another column that Col +. F. CIyburn has
been appointed by the Governor to command
the ?lst Regiment of South Carolina Aalita
A j"dicious and well Ferited appointment.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Yorkville Female Seminary

We direct the attention Of parents. guardians
and others to an advertisement of this lnsti,s
ZION, published in to days paper. 1t has been
ei..I'iished for m'ny years and has always
rese'ved liberafshare Of the public confidence
this place, will give all desired information per-
tanning to the School.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Change of Dav.

We have changed our day Of publication
from Saturday to Wednesday, the latter day
being better suited to the published mail arrange.
mcnts, should these be put in operation. This
will account for the non.appcarancc OF the paper
on Saturday last.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10

THS OATH OF OFFICE, The Secretary OF
tho Treasury afIieIally acknowledges that
he has appointed officers who have not sub.
scribed to the test oath, having failed TO
obtain tho"e who could be relied on for the
performance of the revenue duties required,
as nearly every man in the South fl for n
revenue officer was at the same time either
engaged in hostilities against the Govern.
ment, or holding State or Cosfsderats
office, either willingly or unwillingly. The
Secretary ncted upon the rre.unp,ion that
Congress would modify the oa:h sad not
subject ihe South TO the humiliation or ihe
revenue system to the odium which would
result from the employment of Northern
men as tax gathsrsrs. lie suggests the
necessity ofsipmsdia,e action upon the sub.
last SsS6< '" !.E
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Military Changes.

Lieut.. w. l.. Orcn't. lately in command at
Ills place, has been relieved, and Capt. j. +.
Gallagher is now in command, with detach'
ment Of about forty men.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-10
Provisional Governor B. +. Per-
ry relieved.

ICllcNCu.
Wa have been favored by Governor
Orr with the following telegrapLic cor
respondence, relative TO relieving Provis-
ional Governor Perry from the Guberna.
torial duties. Great satisfaction is sx.
pressed by the authorities at the situation
Of affairs
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Washington, d. c., Dec 2l, 1855.
To His Ercellency, Governor of ths
State Of South Carolina
SIR: BY direction Of the President, I
have the honor herewith TO transmit YOU
copy Of communication, which hx
been ad iressed TO His ExceIlency Bsnj@
min +. Perry, late Provisional Governdr
OF South Carolina, whereby he has bees,
relieved OF the trust heretofore rspnsea
in him, and directed to deliver into your
Escsl!encys Possession the papers aul
property relating to hat trust.
have the honor to tender you the co.
operation Of the Government Of tho Uni
ted States, Whenever it may be found
necessary, in effec,ing the early rss,ors.
ton, and the permanent prosperity aud
welfare Of the State over which you hsvS
been called to preside.
have tho honor to be, With great 70.
spec,, your most obedient servant
WM. Ii. sEWARD.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-09-14
MAIL ROUTES.

Chicago and Eastern Mail arrives at 5.l5 a. N.
and $50 pm. Closes at 7.30 a. IN. and s p. IN.
Port BYRON Mail, via. WATERFOWL, Hampton,
Rapids City, Port Byron and Cordova, arrives
a.. IN. Closes 4.20 p IN.
Davenport Mail arrives at a. m and P. m.
Closes at p. m. and 400 P. m.
Oqn1rka Mail, via. Camden Mills, Pleasant RIdge,
Hazlltt, Hamlet, Perryton, Aledo, High Point,
New Boston, Keithsburg. Oquawka to oquawka
junction, (Sagetown,) leaves daily at y "a m. 6,
and arrives at $50 p. m. Mail matter tor Edg
ington, And alusia, Buffalo Prairie, Illinois City
Drury, Copper Creek, &C.. &C., gees by this
route.
Monmouth Mail, via. Presumption, Suez, Viola,
North Henderson, Spring Grove, and Mon
mouth to Macomb, leaves Wednesday and Sat-
urday at Z q. H., and arrives Tuesday and Fri
day at p. MIlersburg is supplied by this
route.
Centre Ridge Mail via. Centre Ridge, to Oxford and
Galesburg, leaves Wednesday and Saturday at
Sa. m, and arrives Tuesday and Friday at
p. m. Richiand Grove is supplied by this
route.
toqE VaIley Mail, by cars, daily, leaves between
and a. M, returning at about p.
Cambridge Mail, via Coal Valley, Pennsylvania,
Orion and Andover to Cambridge, leaves Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday, at a m, return
ing Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at p. m
EA~ Office hours from a. m. to p. IN. Sundays
open from 9 to 10 a. IN.