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, 1866-03-20
ANDREW JOHNSON...TuE VETO,

Letter from George 4. shufeldt, Esq.
Ediors Chicago Tribune:
The President travelled over 4 wide t1cld of
history and politics to find reasons for his
veto Of the "Ftcedmcn's Bureau BILL" and
after all II was nothing but stump speech
reduced 10 writing. II this hiIl was in con-
traventiou OF any one article or clause Of the
Constitution, 1t was very .asy to say SO, and
that in the fewest possible words. There was
certaIuly no necessity for departing so widely
from tue record Of the Law to prove Congress
in error aud himself in the right. A simple
reference 10 the Constitution was all that the
occasion demanded. But bad rs this message
Was II was bearablc in comparison With the
outdoor speech delivered day OF two after
wards to the crowd Of Copperheads and rebel
sympathizcrs assembled to cheer him on.
Here we have the picture spread before us
of a President elected TO his high Office by the
people Of the loyal States, an armed and open
enemy Of the rebels and traitors who had }ust
been defeated In an attempt to overthrow the
Government, taking his stnnd before public
audience In tue national capital aud c0mpar-
Ing some Of these Loyal men With the nnpun-
isled tclonF, who having failed in their base
designs against the country either linger in
the prisons here or wander In exile On toreign
shores. 1t was lelt for the President to declare
that Charles Sumner, Tladdeus Stevens and
Henry Wilson were no better than Davis,
Toolnbs and Wlgfall that they were traitors
at heart IL not tn fact. This was an exhibition
it is extremely difficult to characterize,
Whether it can be possible that he sympa.
tAizes with these fallen trHitors and desires
their restoratfon TO office and power, or that he
l. gratifying personal spite BY holding up 10
public scorn and odiutn the persons named In
, 1866-03-20

~ Alaree and enthusiastic meeting was
held 1t Fredericksburg, Iowa, on the 5th
inst, ut which resolutions were unanimously
adopted, endorsing the action Of Congress
relative TO the Ffccdmcu's Bureau Bill and
dcnouncing the Presidents Veto. As an Item
OF interest In connection with Fredericksburg
1t may be stated that the Chicago TRIBUNE
is widely read, and that there are but six Cop
perhcads In the place with prospects good for
their speedy conversion.
, 1866-03-20
Precautions Against the Cholera.
wAsn1Sorox, March 13, 1866.
The following important order has just been


General orde1s-No. Is
HEADQUARTERS or THE AMY
ADJp1AsT GEyERAL's OT71CE, :.
wAguHoroK. March il, 1866
On tie Recommendation Of the surgeon General
The Department Commanders Of Vlrginia. North
Caroline. South Carolina, Geprgia. Elurida, Al2-
bama- AisEisslppi, Loult!sna and Texas are In
strucieA- ~.
Fnst-Al vcsee1s arriy1ns ut ports within their
departments from ports inec1ed with the choieEa,
hui having had no case dunn. their passage to be
gated. K2
Second-All Euch vessels which h.Ec had cholera
on hoard during The patsagc to be qaasan!tued for
md thoroughly fumfGnred.
IN carry1n: oui Tbs quarantine department COM
msndGFs will cuu uH and ask assistance from OIL
ce1s Of The navy their s7cinity, and correspond
oisecf With The Secretary Of the Navy In reference
to euch assistance and cooperation
by Command Of Lieut.. Gen urant.
ED. TowNsEE1R '
Assistant Adjutaut Gentsal.
, 1866-03-20
TUESDAY, MARCH %, 1876.
WFAKNs.ss OF CONSERVATISM.

Conservatism Is the political title extended
10 rcoplc who, as class, don't exactly know
what to say or do, who Aayn't lnadc up their
minds, or who, nAc Mcclellan, havn't got
quito ready ytt- They ase halfway between
tlc right and the wrong oi every QUESTION,
like 1hr lukcwar,u Laodiceans, who, because
they were urlthrr hot nor cold. wc1r x1eweA
uEt. The ord conservative Is not arrllta.le
10 them fur they consrzsr or sasr ns.h1ne
whatever. They have l3sss t<~n l1elus IL
conserve slavery. tat they saits1 asss<antsA.ns-
y, the satls&la s.sgs.atps ss.xesa >,st ii thele
lk,ts, s>3ap 1t &hrsa h4>e tsee4 IT, aAsr shr
Democratic l,a-sy. t,.1 1a~h st;xts ess1Y suak
It deeper in the ,usse. H:tex haa an,y allow.
cd rndica1s to take Possession III and control
that party as they uitA to ia 1S4s under
Sumner, Wilson, Eeyant, EanBurm and
Francis Adams the Democratic party might
have been saved. Then these conservatives
tried IL save the Cnion, hut tue rebellion had
power 10 smash forty Unions had none but
conservatives stepped forward to save 1t.
During thc War they tried to save the people
from the dram, not by the radical mode Of
whipping the rebels, but by the Coppefhead
mode OF resisting the DRAFT laws. They tried
10 rave tho army by keeping Generals in com
mand Tho would not fight, but every army
they t1ied 10 save 4sas destroyed. They tried
10 save the Republican party by preventing
President Lincoln from adopting the cmau-
ciration policy, and had they succeeded
the Union would havc been dissolved, and the
Republican party would l!avc had the infamy
OF II, Just now these conservatives arc, with
amazing stupidity, trying to save the Presi-
, 1866-03-20
HOW TO FOIL TIE RADICALS,
JohnAonss Position In August Las1,

II Is well known TINT tho President, in f.
,,,,1for conversatfor 1ost sr,,,no- t,1a
nfRennb,iesns % that hs . W. % $50 so,u scores
if1ef1 neoro euff1nrt. Ruf vc havc +ha rrocr
81. = 49, ~, ~ p'ooi
oiit IN q letter which he wrote 10 his Psovls-
Aa.-,.. ,.st "a -,s,, ~ ~. pr. ~
august iast. IL WIN be seen from a letter
which we subjoin that only few months ago
he was strongly in favor of extending the suc
fage 10 all colored men who can read or
"il'e' os VINO own nmlteo amount Of prop
cry. etnce Inc meeting OF Congress the He
publacans hare offered to nccnnt his oxn
proposition Is the chief condition Of
reconstruction; hut he now demands that
thc rr,,cls shnl, he rrsto,pd In a1l ~. .,ah.a
eus - s,4'1 " ~ az tuF FlSuts
which they have forfeited, without comforting,
x7,fffou ue m anr rorffon nj The 1or,r ,o,o-a5
e. a-a,t;ssr -, s.,,,.. s:.:.
,'.,7 - ~ ~ o,, N'1.'oons' acie
- a'-rs.~ ~ .s..,..... w 80 .Ae .iusns ~
.-sM , 1T. ~. .,ss .,'.-. sA~s oAe auu
atho. "na .ss,:a s.,,s. ~ III, ~ us'n .I Au,
.s,- I...eS rs, ~ ".eu ~ uopso
:" 5tA ~ ~ a. .S .n1 n.1oie"s
oAaA Ne =" Aios4 =, 80 "oisu ue tnooSu1
Nou,a A4'lAe 1Al''1 l4uses Popo1af a'oooe
'eOe1'' ur~r,, ,,.
uTAsp1scros. b. C. AM. IS 1s
Gov VIM. l. sharkcy. jackson. Miss:
vov. e 1o Wont hso tn YET haye oSsp,ed
wishout ilelay your Convention viii amsnd your
Stale Consatnhon. Aholsth stayetr, ana dtny1aS 70
there ia rrpnertr m man: ssn. that ,hev iii odani
et.ss TonI1. r. ~ 4 ssa I es1 etioe s 90
rad Mt Consti!u1ioa i Tie Cmttd is1ss IN E17!;st
e. 5Sa sat 1ca ~ 1s f.3 1,1es % ad te A eeo.
, 1866-03-20


A correspondent writing from Huntsville,
Ala., under date Of the 9Th Inst, thus speaks
Of the resources Of that section Of the State,
and Of the Inducements for Northern invest.
meut:
slThere Il no better section Of country than this,
The climate IL del:htnL the soil equal 10 our I'LL
uois psarte* and the whole County rich In mineral
rrson1ces. "A great nauy Northern men are ALREADY
and mechanic, as well a. The capltallst viii 1nd
plenty 10 do At reInune.ativa pdee.. The cost o
living IL but little more thnn tn Ghi1so. The fol-
ties: Flour a1.6001 90 PEI bri; beef, 125l5 cts.
bnttef. 40G 81 cts-; efEs Is cta. potatoes are high
at &3oo Per bush- sugnr, s0Gs3 cts.; coffee, GOO
10 cts.
"Ihese are plenty Of Plantations unoccupied, fos
the want Of capital TO run them. and although toe
late TO commence preparations Tor Gotten crop,
there p1entJof tme for getting In corn and othe1
tarm produces which viii pay coed interest for the
amount tnyesfed.n
, 1866-03-20
Missouri Is still In greatly disturbed con

a,tton ani grave ou179es OF frequent occuzruc
in totpe sectlons In Sullivan county, on Sunda
night about the hour Of t7efse. two citizens wcr !:
taken out tnto tho woods and hanged till nca.i
dead, upon Suspicion thas they wcru eonnectc
with the robbery Of MeDud's store. recently. =
j. McDud snd o, D. Lewis, tho two victims, ono
proprietor >nd The o:her clerk In the s'oFt, u
both msn Of unimpescbea integrity and loyslt !.
and The aent,ah act was tnctea by thelr posscsslo
Of the aster quality. Two Of The reFpetsasors +,
tho Outrage nc n custody.
, 1866-03-20

The tide Of Immigration has already Sc
westward. The; 6antaa City (No,> Josa'as efco u
n<ree, Of tho sh, eays: 1.-THE IMMIGRANT trains. OF
loadeo WIN houeehold goods and agricultural I'm:
plemcnte, many accompanied b. email dEoyes Of
streets. Wcndtpr her southwark aud Westward
to Tho Inviting ands of Mrs ourl and kansas: In
coptse OF half mn hour, whila coming from West.
poft IL 10 tho city, Va edunted twenty-five wagons
With ihsir freight OF furniture, nrnlng tools and
cnlitrep." =.
, 1866-03-20

says: -. ..
"rhe only enctent system for the conpse.a u
,a'ne soa e1sHy .. ensay sMpos soay aaa mud. ia
which exercises unceas11G vigilance ana oeska1s
fcakrp1 CAP 0ad night, which excludes al ytctons
and v1tating Astoeis'es ana prases wsa nS r.
pupfls-07a tchiea tonsfquf0!y Tfqaar1 etton:
walls and numerous guards, Or large oody q o.
!a,hfu psqdens devod ensorf 4 70 70 ,,ss n M III
places and Under Etl ctTttRx{m4f1: -,,,
~ *tliyc to The colleges At Nashville and A9oxs1He
g GFgan1-oton sn,ar 70 a1t dIoaTn r,7i fiGN XII: rI
plne, healthful exercise and co1s1ant employ
Of their inmates, ana their abb olutc e1cnaion Nta
all external evil tnucnees-and tneJ sha iGHd,s FL ,
the Statc more service In tNentv Years than All tn
ages.n ....
If We compare these views Of the dull hut
popular Lindsley In behalf Of cnerciye, des'
potic system Of education, with those Of Hor-
ace Mann, In favor Of system relying wholly
on moral s,tasion and Intellectual stimulants,
We see in the two men the types Of the slave
and the free systems OF education, as distinct
US their systems Of government Of industry
and Of religion.
Alter all, however, therc arc two DISTINCT
modes Of elcvating aud improving the condi-
tfon OF men, Politics, in the truest and high
est sense Of the ~ord, seeks to improve the
individuals BY elevating the mnsses to con-
dit1on where they will be capable of impror.
ing themselves Religion seeks to elevate
mankind By Its Influence over the conscience
Of each individual. As an educator, DR..
lindsey appears rather to hare ignored poll
Tics than to have stood actively and aggrcs-
sively forward as High Priest, after the
order Of Calhoun, and while his works nre
, 1866-03-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE eovERNMENr AND LAWS OF TAI
UNITED STATES. comprising complete md
eompsenenelse e fs71s" Of ne nse. PROCESS and
Eoyernme1fs. hv P1nt : wTI,a1W WsnaWnnH "
Il D. New YORK: IS seberncrhorn y Mncroff % =
Co. Chicago: i f.nstnn, Tnnas pi.re ~
Professor wedgvood,. well known as the
Professor Of Law In the University Of New
| York, has condensed into this work of 4i7
pages octave, the results Of 1aborious re-
search and the substance Of his course Of over
one hundred lectures delivered before the Law
school of that University, We know OF no
branch of authorship in which 50 great pains
and so much learning are necessary In tbe
work OF condensang tno statement Of human
knowledge IN such manner as to preserve
truth without making any Of those omissions
~, - - ~ - ~ W oniss'ons
which nave the encc1 OF talsehood, as In the
law. Professor Wedgwood combines this
quality OF condemnation with rare accuracy
and precision Of statement
= We know Of no work IN Which the whole
body Of law Is 80 fully presented In 60 COM
pact FORM It possesses the highest value,
therefore, as text book IN Law schools, for
which use each page is accompanied with
4ae't,ona' =. aA 4e'.1' w. u sA>4es "uu
scnooB OF Menef leafmng, tor commercial
colleges, for students of law, for business
men generally whose business requires Gre-
quent recourse to lawyers for legal instfnc-
tion, andto the legal profession this wolk
will be found very useful. The most learned
~ 49, t,1a;,;.. 49, -r,II -. -. ~
succinctpess and method, worthy Of Black.
-. - Ta,ro-
stone OF eo~en'
- % sss,a!3,t,o. aennr TaSa,a, e,.s atata .1sos ~
auu o".1 .a 49, =. - - ts ,.. wy.
esent', anu =. ~ o.us. . $50 re@s.,,. =. "w, IL
plocee4s mss " s.a,o .ae ~" na.asa ~ nns III
asen'1na ,,1Nn n,a ~ no, ~ ea4o-
oau'orans-ritotseN Ia -. prop
I,sy-4uG G1.'..e ssum ssr. ae-oeesa-
w" t7seent-ILAta1ss- Eml-
~ VIII ..1,,;n.s..sta wy A"t,-. TH aau ltE n'S
r,o, oo orr,ora:. ,r-o1o1 1,srxo,o, s,1.. IT..
uon ~ ss1-1ilsuA H1es'.1!ea
peals- ls-Conmercial paper Eyfdence-Nit-
nEsses and the mode Determination. The only
indGnracy We find in the work Is where the
aifhor speaks OF stpresenting" 1t to the pub
lie, Tint ancient form of expression hardly
applies to work which viii net its author
50 handsome pccunIary return Is Professor
Wclgwool will reap from his 'sGoyernment
and LaWs." 1t ta printed and bound In the
usual law style,''
REJECTS oE GASEs Argued APP DETER
vi. IL. sss D.. oet Bo.,on IIAn n q noaeh,on M;
@So@Saay. 5hlssse: : =: Mysss essssiss:
lnls latgs! To!ane o. Anens s:1el hepoIts ofinga
liahed opinions of tho distinguished Supreme
, 1866-03-20

Andeszonyille. he etazted With his VIE, or, ate
being week there, she had got little better. lit
and when he found himself On tbs train the Con
Iuctor would not take that money, md put then
both of. BE lefs the wife At Americas. md e1ms
e ese
statlne tbs case to him, ant ssk1ng him 70 send ,
.naf man "a. ossk to Eek wyls's = 81 xhsese ht
be ! hnd BEEN o6shsed to ~ leave ieave
and TO send Them to me. &c took the note 10 tht
qnetfed. Two days alter the whole as.embla9s
drove up tn mont Of my tcnt Cater, his wfe aud ths
baby, the chickens md the bed and bedding.
59ek Sse hif IT, VIE MTG my tent aaa examined he.
nothing sulky In her look. Hound acros. her back
Twelve lasa.a O. Rashes partly healed ap4 partly
hare been whipped NTH = hsh half a. .ar,e as my
litle finger: It may hare been larger. Any d
these eashes Vas trom eight to ten inches In length
way. It had been c1rith.. whip 1t had curled
around her arma, cut oqi tDslde the arm. over The
back, and the same On the other eide. There we4t
not she could not bear her clothing On her 1t tha
time. except thh Wn Iooteiy over her shQuldera
She had got strong enough 70 as 10 be Ab}e 10 wsik
but ahe was tsen!a and must have been unable Il
10 work. -,..-...
She Wa In state al pregnancy theut
A. YeF. e1r. that Vas The difltulty. She w49 on
who. fzuM her tart, would never have rebelle,
against labor Tint che could hare done; IT that
nm tatiefed-
9. DO Jou know what became Of her:
A. referred them 10 Col. Griffin. then IN charr
at Andersons1lle- The Colonel put Cater to wofi
at hle trade a blacksmith. and gave them houa
to live IN would hare tnEeo them away with m
If could; bua it was impossible. and left then
there working fos Col Griffin, he at his trade m
she as Watunx Erl.
q. From your intercourse with the people lhee
did you learn that treatment atmilar 10 that waa
frequent occurrence amonz The slavehotdersf
A. ehou1d judEH that It Wos not an UNCOMMON
thing That waq al that observed myself Hoy
Tar they would be inclined 10 exAggezate l canno
tsy. they might magnify their wfons., but the,
cav, knew what raw.
Q. When did you leave thai part Of the counh5
to come backf 49,
A. I ieit On the 18th Of August think, and came
back to Washington through Chattanooga md LIE
West
O. What DID you diecoyer to BE- the E,ellng aoonS
the whites IN Geotcta, where yon visited, towaas
the Government Of inc United 6tstes aau 'S"
The LOYAL people OF the United otstesl nj,
A. tehoa1a suppose thas In 10 ~. 1ns Would bo
able to get nt 1heii rial fteltnss; ~ me tnLn TO
les likely 10 show their real ~. shortly aIcr
n1most any olheE persen: 111nrns.ica was general,
NC ais. ~ ,h.rr. that went 70 The wn.
Mnen Wsnt s"cn tn o. INK .hes astsrM. -. - ,nns-
ttona VITA @ nj L woHsu- naa eeaa ~ NV w
1tt0 suPpo- Ia u&r1cul3f. s~~.l ~ ~
h1seI tne ~ M1.t day Of NY At1SMd Ashx1s
npGn pia 11 1omsu rho Lad aTed u 'oe as&a"o1a"oa
, 1866-03-20

though it Is difficult to tell which Is most
risidly common place, his ":sermons," !"
his Educational discourses.n or his
miscellaneous ~ though the Rev.
Mr. Dry-as-dust peers visib1y forth
in every page and around every corner, rs If
to urge the reader to rebukc the embalmer
for exposing his lifelessness to thepub1ic curl
osity; get here be Is in three octave volumes,
and we are forced to tell what We think Of
him. :.
We find that be was twice chosen President
Of Pennsylvania University, Kentucky; also
Vice President Of tho College Of New Jersey !;
also President Of Cumberland College, Ten
nessee; also President OF the College at Jack
so1, La; President Of the College Of New
Jersey; President Of the South Aiabama Col.
1cge at Marion, Ala.; also Of the Ohio Uni
Verslty at Athens; again President Of Cum
berland College; also Of Washington College,
Lexington, Va; also Of Princeton College !;
also Of Dickinson College,, at Carlisle, Va. !;
also Of, the University Of Nashville; also
twice to the Pres1dency Of the University Of
Alabama, at Tuscaloosa also Provost Of the
University Of Pcnnsylyania Moderntor Of the
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
Of the United States, and finally Professor of
Ecclesiastical Po1ity III the New Albany The
illogical Seminary. It Is d singular fact,
showing how greatly man may abridge h1s
opportunities toc usefulness by embarrassing
his piety townrd the white man bY sympathy
for the negro, that had DR.. Lindsey uttered
a word Of sympathy for the slave; or Of 1e-
buke against slavery, he never would have
received one Of the above testimonials to his
high Christian character and eminent learn
ing.
On the other hand, snch left-handed in-
doEsements Of slavery as We find In the tol-
lowing extract from his writings pp. IS, vol.
/, suffice to account for the fact that his viz
tues we're 60 highly appreciated He says
"1eno1ant men are good for nothing, except 40
tax as they arc governed and directed by Intelligent
eupetiura Hence it Il lu The order 'of ProyIdepcc
that In every well regulated commuatsJ, ehildrcu
md al 1ross!y ignorut FesoNs, are held In snbia.
cation 10 age, wisdom and experience" -. :
/. Heseems not to have confined the applica-
ton Of these views 10 blacks ionly. .bu. er-
tends them to whites as we'll. In one OF his
, 1866-03-20

Until the very hour OF the consideration o..
the bill, the two gentlemen here, as Senators
elect, vera fully persuaded that their claims
TO seats on the Senate floor would be formally
recognized as soon as test vote could be
had. The Senate, In passing upon the case,
yery properly confined itself to the considesa
lion oftle question whether the circumstances
Of the Territory were such ns to- entitle her
to admission ;; whether the organization Of a
State government was IN authorized proceed
ing, aud whether the majority of the people Of
the Territory desired Its admission Upon
the facts pertaining thereto, presented before
the Senate, the case Was finally adjudged.
Tie principal ground for the rejection Of the
hfll was the iasutaelency OF the population Of
the Territory and the small majority (15u in
favor Of the state government. The oppo-
ncnts Of the bill had been very active In
bringing the untavorable figures 10 the knowl-
edge of the Senator'S.
EXPEDITION OF BUs1SEs+pAssIoE OF TIE
MILITARY ELL BT TIE SENATE.
A striking and most commcndable improve
ment in the working OF tue legislative
machinery at the Capitol has taken place
since the beginning Of this week. The fruit
less ap5OtpUS consumption Oh 1mey py pro-
tractcd discussions Of abortIve political ex-
periments and endless propositions, through
bills and resolutions, for the settlement Of
the reconstruction question, has at last ter.
minated. Since Monday, more actual work
has been done in both Houses than during the
whole Of the preceding months Of the .ses-
sion. Every day Of the week has been signal
izco by IN important advance in. practice
legislation. II the House should come 10
decision upon the Loan Bill tomorrow, the
record of TIE week would be most credit.blc
as to the amount OF business expedited n 80
comparatively short space Of time. But
even without this the passage Of the Ciyil
Rights Bill through both branches; the final
disposal Of the Reciprocity Bili,by tbo House
the defeat Of the Colorado Bill, and the
prompt passage of the Bill for the re-organi!.
.zatiou Of the army by the Senate, would con-
s.itute weeks work cornpehsating to no
small extent for the unjuEidatle delay and
neglect Of the past. If the present zeal of
both Houses in despatching business is to 10
lasting, the all but universal approximations
of IN extraordinarily long session, engendered
, 1866-03-20
Our Italian Correspondence.

The Advent OF sprins-Fuueral OF
Prince esdone-A Convenient Arch.
blshop-The Italian Parllament-lta
Colnpo.ttfon-Favora Prospect for
nf.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-10-25
Cheating.

From every part of the State comes evil
dence of the great frauds practiced by the
Copperheads at the late elections. In this
county no one doubts that they pOlled from
twelve to fifteen hundred illegal Irish votes.
Union men will contest the elections in
Upton. Blackboard, Crawford, Madison.
Clinton and perhaps three other counties
on account of Illegal voting, much ofwhich
was of the most barefaced character. The
fraudulent voting in Clark, Floyd and
Harrison counties was public and shame
less. The ferrybOats from Louisville car
ried loads Ofpassengers to Jeffersonvillc and
New Albany who voted and returned the
same day. Three hundred Irish were vo-
ted in Franklin county, who had just gone
there to work on the railroad, and like
swindlcs are reported all over the State.
We are glad to learn that Holman's cleo
ton will be contested upon the ground OF
fraudulent votes, and that Kerr's election
will be contested upon the double ground of
fraudulent votes and that he was ''SOn OF
Liberty" which renders him ineligible tOa
seat i'm Congress according to the test oath
law...which was passed in 1862. That law
declares that whoever engaged in the re-
bclliOn. or gave TO it aid or comfort, shall
be Ineligible tn any office under the govern
mcnt in the United States. Ii il can be es-
tabliShed that Kerr belonged to the
Sons of Liberty" i'm ls6. the case is made
ont against him, and he will find that Con
grcssional committee is very different
body To deal with from Copperhead jury
packed by a rebel Sheriff, and that he cant
bully the thing through in the style which
he did in Floyd county. Ii Kerr was a
"Son of liberty" every vote cast for him
was a nullity, and Gresham is elected II
is not to he thought of that member Of
that reasonable and murdcrous organiza
ton should sit rs a member of Congress-
Ind Jour