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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23

LATEST WORDS OF HENRY A. WISE.
This venerable gentleman has just made
his latest, if not his last speech, before
the Mayor of Richmond. The occasion
of the following exordium was the dis
cussion of the constitutionality of a city
ordinance. The Wig thus reports the
appearance of the speaker, and gives the
language in which he introduced his ar
gument:
The chief feature of attraction in the
Mayors Court on Saturday, was the
speech of Governor Henry A. Wise, who
appeared as counsel for the liquor deal
ers of Richmond, in advocacy of the posi-
ton that the city ordinance requiring
them to close their establishments at 10
o'clock at night, is unconstitutional.
Though the subject was not n calcu-
lated to call forth the full power of the
| Governors %eloquence, there were pas
sages in it where he scared above the
| theme and showed that though not now
"the old man eloquent" he has still the
thrilling tone and fearless bearing as in
DAYS of yore, when he braved place and
power. TO attempt report of his speech,
/ WllCH luStcu Ill nOuh II -" "Oe
convey as inadequate an idea of it as the
photograph of General Lee, rudely taken
by a country artist, would of the strik-
ing features of that great and good man.
He commenced, however, by saying
that it might be regarded as affectation
in one who was three score and ten to
say that he was embarrassed in appear
ing before a subordinate tribunal to dis
cuss the constitutionality of a municipal
ordinance, but 1t was, in his case, never
theless true. Since April last, when his
arm was stricken down, he had remain
ed silent, but now he intended to speak,
be the consequences as they may. He
was not a sojourner but a wanderer In
this city. He had taken no oath and
asked for no pardon, nor did he intend
to do so. Looking at the Mayor, as only
Henry A. Wise can look, he said-"You,
sir, are the pater ciUitatis; you have in
your midst the pater tqmitias; but o,
God, where, where is the Pareas RatriteF
-" WA.
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A HEART FOR EVERY FATE.

The most radical abolitionist did not
dare to hope so complete a fulfillment Of
his longing desires for the advent OF uni
versal freedom. He would have been
content with a visible sign of the total
extinction of slavery in a far off flu
ture by some system of gradual emanci-
patton. He did not dream of such a
speedy solution of the problem. He had
no idea that the axe would be laid ct the
root of the tree, and in a single night,
the giant that had defied the storms of
ages, would be cut down. In the spec
trum of his future he saw no Alexander,
sword in hand, prepared to cut at one
swift blow the Gordian knot, and solve
the riddle that had defied the wisdom
of craftsmanship. But SO it was writ in
the book of fate-and this great and un-
looked for change came to pass. And how
hast been received? Why, calmlyenough.
Those who secuted the very idea, and
declared that they would not outlive the
institution-that when t he negroes were
freed they would leave the country
have been the very first to conform to
the new order of things, and are quite
as contented with the change, as II they
had been all their lives anxious that i
should take place. Not one, that w
are aware of, has left the country in dis
gust, because of the abolition of slavery
and all have settled themselves down
quietly to live as best they may under
the new regime, and accept with calm
ness the changed order of things.
Well, we now hear the same opposi-
ton made to the second step which is
about to be taken in regard to the negro.
The idea that he should be permitted
to vote-to have a voice in the govern
ment, is now viewed in a light quite as
ridiculous and the proposition secuted
as being equally as preposterous, as was
few year. since the very thought that
rated as a free
working of the
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ThsAnmittee of Schools and Col

The1pmittee of Schools and Col
legesd b House of Delegates, on Sat
urday, reported a bill, making appropri-
atoms to the several seminaries of learn
ing in the state in part payment of the
interest due them by the Common
wealth. The amount due is $28, 1888 81.
The bill appropriates about one-half of
that amount, or about one-and-a-half
cents to each person of the estimated
population OF Virginia. tits to be hoped
that the General Assembly will pass the
bill, and thus materially aid in the pro-
motion of the education of our youth.
The Committee also reported bill. max
ing the annual appropriation Of $4,000
to the University of Virginia, which, we
trust, will receive the vote of the Legis-
lature.-Richmond Enquirer Jan. p.
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FROM MEXICO.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. %. The Browns
Vile accounts are to the 18th inst.
A correct version of the Bagdad affair,
is this: A party of 1913 men, most OF
whom were soldiers of the llSth regf.
ment, under Col. Reid, crossed the Rio
Grande river at GAINESVILLE, and divided
into three squads. The first proceeded
to a camp, which they captured, with
about four hundred prisoners, together
with four pieces of artillery. The second
party proceeded to Berry, where the
Imperial guard was stationed. The
commander was shot down, and the
others surrendered. The third party
proceeded to capture Col. Rice, post
commander, who escaped while the
party was in the house; but he was
afterwards captured. A squad of ten
men was then detached to take the
steamer Antonio. They fired on her,
killing a sergeant and %wounding several
| Others. The Antonio fired avolley kill
| ing two aud w%ounding man.
The shellingof the townb by the French
frigate, created no damage excepting a
panic among the citizens, who crossed
to the American bank of the river.
Bagdad is nearly deserted. 1t has
been plundered and pillaged without
opposition.
Col. Crawford left for New Orleans,
| where he has arrived, in search of rein
forcements and supplies.
A small force of Liberals are fortifyine
| Bagdad with cotton bales. 4t
General Mejia commenced building
earthworks and mounting guns between
Matamoros and tie river; but the com
manding officer at Brownsville has mott
fled Gen. Weitzel, that if attacked, he
| will open fire, and probably, some shots
| will lodge in Brownsville. Gen.. Miles
| A. Smith Immediately sent over to as
certain the French officers intentions
The result of the meeting is not known
1t is believed to be belligerent. A com
m~unication has been received by Gen
| Weitzel, ordering that the old building
in front of Brownsville be taken down
and he is having guns mounted, and il
otherwise f~ortifying the place, which il
rapidly being put in order.
Mejia, experimenting another Liberia
attack, is trying to make another forced
loan on American citizens.
All visitors to Matamoros are looked
upon distrustfully. Neither officers MOI
men are allowed to cross the river.
On the 14th instant, Gen. Weitzel re
viewed the troops in Brownsville. AL
are in good health and spirits.
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The telegraph had already informed
us that Mr.. Pollard was reprimanded by
the Speaker for committing q breach OF
the privileges of the House. We have
now a full report of the ''reprimand."
We trust that Mr.. P. and the editors in
Richmond feel duly humbled in spirit
and overcome with contrition at this re-
buke to their turbulent proclivities. 1t
is to be hoped it will have a good effect,
that the Richmond press will profit by
the wholesome lesson,-learn to subdue
their passions, and reform their man
ners. We never heard a reprimand SO
severe couched in terms so soft and
soothing. Here'iti is:
Speaker Baldwin said that Mr.. Pol
lard was entitled to be heard. Judge
Guild intimated that he had no remarks
to make. N.
Speaker Baldwin then, rising, said
"Mr, Pollard, this House has ~devolved
upon me, as its presiding officer, the
duty of delivering its reprimand to you
for the violation of one of its gravest rules
| of privilege. AS | am without instruc'
ton from the members of the House
farther than to make known to you
their entire disapproval of your con
duct, / am ataaloss how to proceed. But
I cannot risl hch in saying that theil
disapproval gt0ws not more out of thu
ARRAY to which you were a party, thar
the condemnation with which they looi
upon the character of the discussions car
ried on in the press of Richmond, ending
in personalities, and closing in ARRAYS. II
this much it becomes me to state to you
the strong disapproval of this House
Mr.. Pollard, you are discharged"
Mr.. Pollard arose, and receiving tn
congratulations of his friends, left til
Chamber.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23

GARROTING AND ROBBERY-SEVHN-
TEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS STOLEN. On
Saturday, in the middle of the day, Mr..
Rine the Treasurer of the Old Domin-
ion Iron Works, was carrying the sum
of seventeen hundred dollars to Man.
chester, to pay of the hands of the COM
pany. AS he was passing under the
Petersburg Railroad bridge, he was gar
roted by three men and thrown down.
He pretended to be insensible until the
men had rified his pockets of his money,
amounting to seventeen hundred and
forty dollars, and when the men made
off towards Manchester he ran after
them, shouting vigorously for help. A
short distance from the bridge, Mr..
Rine was met by two men, who told
him that unless he stopped making so
much noise they would give him worse
than he got under the bridge. These
men also made off, and the pursuit was
abandoned. An army overcoat, with q
bullet hole in the cape, was found under
the bridge, and a man named Kelley
has been arrested, who is suspected OF
having organized the robbery. Rich
mond Examiner, Jan. %.
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Wehs.
NORFOLK POST DISPATCHES.
THE THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS
SENATE


WASHINGTON, Jan. %. The bill toen-
large the powers of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau, was taken up. The question being
on the proposed amendment to restrict
its Jurisdiction to states lately in rebel
lion.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, spoke
in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Cowan, of Pennsylvania, advocat-
| ed the amendment. He said the Freed
mems Bureau could only exist by virtue
of war powers, and he was opposed to
seeing loyal states placed within this
grasp. He said that if the Freedmen's
Bureau must exist, its operations ought
to be confined to the limits of states
lately in rebellion. The amendment
was not adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MI. Finck, of Ohio, introduced a bill
to repeal the test oath, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judicial
ry.- g..
the trial of leaders in the so-called rebel
lion by court martial or military COM
mission, and asserting that it would an
swer no practicable purpose to have
them tried by judicial tribunals in the
cOutu, W1eTc illicit pcciS equoi tho
persons charged with the crime, was
taken up.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee OH Reconstruction, offer
ed the following:
Resolved, By the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
That two-thirds of both Houses concur.
ring, the following article be proposed
to the Legislatures of the several states
as an amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States, which, when adopted
by three-fourth of said Legislatures shall
be rated as part of the Constitution o
the United States. ,,
ARTICLE. Representation and direc
taxes shall be apportioned among thu
several states which may be in thu
Union, according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number O
persons in each state, excluding Indians
not taxed; provided, that whenever thu
elective franchise shall be denied O.
abridged in any state on account of rae
or color, that state shall be excluded
/, from the base of representation.
A similar joint resolution was Reported
: in the Senate.
{ Mr.. Rogers, of New Jersey, one of the
/ members of the Committee, made
/ speech against the amendment, con
!. tending that it was contrary to princi
i, Piles upon which the government i
founded, namely: That taxation and re
) presentation must go together.
, Mr.. Conkling, of New Jersey, also
member of the Committee, spoke il
, favor Of the amendment. The vote will
be taken tomorrow.
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'sprogress of ideas" A short time ago
to even hint at such an event as that the
negroes would be free in the South and
that the general world would move
toward and wheel around ON its W
axis as usual, would subject the indi'
vidual who should have the temerity to
advance an idea so absurd to the impu-
tation of insanity and now the same
view is taken in regard to negro suff-
rage. 1t is secuted as an impossible
event,-and there are not wanting those
who reiterate 10Y the oft repeated
threat of former times, that "when that
day comes this country will no longer
be q fit dwelling place for them" We
dislike to hear threats made, which are
never to be carried into effect. Suffrage
is in all probability to be recognized In
the future as one of the rights belonging
to the negroes in the capital ofthe coun'
try-and although the people of WASH
ington have fought long and well
| against it,-still it has been accom-
plished. And, after the smoke o.
the conflict shall have cleared away,
and they take a calm and philosophi'
view of the matter, they will doubt
less come to the wise conclusion, tina
whena an evil has to be endured the mos
cheerful submission to it is the best poll
CIV. What is to be will be. And.if we arr
sold at last, compelled to accept the SIM
qua non of negro suffrage in the South
we should be prepared to receive on
fate with becoming equanimity and dc
cent resignation.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23

The New York Metropolitan Record
is a good man. He hopes that if Mr..
Carl Schurz goes down South again,
''may he have his head cracked" Com
menting upon the success of the govern
ment, the Record says: Success
Why, the Devil succeeded when he
tempted Eve, Cain succeeded when he
rose up against Abel and slew him in
the field. The Scribes and Pharisees,
Judas Iscariot and the Jews succeeded
against our blessed Lord. Crime and
wickedness have succeeded from time to
time, and the innocent suffer, and it will
continue to be so, and the wicked will
exult over the success Of his wicked
ness.n Decent fenians have been trans
ported for twenty years for less than
this.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23

In the article on ''the life and death"
Ofthe Boston Courier, allusion is made
to Mr.. Hamilton Willis, who insisted
upon it that he had a literary mission.
He used to furnish column upon column
of the dreariest sort of stuff. Then, he
would attack his own articles through
the other papers, so as to impress the
editor and publisher of the Courier, that
his productions were attracting atten'
ton. He was a droll man, certainly.
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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23

In September last, r.. M. Brown Esq,
of Wake county, North Carolina, adj
dressed a letter to President Johnson, to
which the President made the following
reply. The Raleigh Standard says that
''Andrew Johnson and r. M. Brown
we're boys together in Raleigh-the for
mer is now fifty-seven and the latter
fifty-two years of age. Mr.. Brown de-
scribes Andew at that time as well built
full of life and energy, active, adventur-
GUS, and true to his boyhood associates.
He says his head was large, and he had
as fine a forehead as he ever saw on any
boy. Mr.. Brown speaks with much in
terest and affection Of the President.
| He (Mr. BROWN is a Union man, and
was inflexible in the maintenance of his
principles during the late unhappy re-
bellion."
"The Presidents letter is creditable
alike to his his head and and heart
| Andrew johnson never abandons his
friends, mol has he forgotten, in the au-
gust position in which providence has
placed him, the playmates and friends of
his early days :"
Executive MANSION, I
WASHINGTON, September 0, 1665.
To Mr.. r, N. Broom, Ns,o HiH;- Wake county. ".
MY DEAR SIR Il have received and
read your letter ofthe LIST instant, and
thank you for its kind tone, and for the
interest you still have in one of your
| odd boyhood associates"
regret as much as any can regret, the
sad devastation and havoc occasioned
by the war, and I trust that now all our
people, will devote themselves to the
pursuits of peace, and to cherishing a
love for the Government which our
fathers founded. If they do so, u ma.
ton cannot fail to have a growth and
grandeur greater than that of any ma
ton that has preceded it in history.
Believe me, very truly t Q be
Your friend,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23

Who piloted Commodore Goldsbo-
rough through Pamlico Sound to Roa-
noke Island, in 1862! This question is
often asked. The commodore was pilot.
ed by Ben and John Tillett, two colored
men, who had escaped from Little
Washington to Hatteras, in the fall OF
1861. "Old Ben" was master of naviga-
ton in Pamplico Sound. He knew all
'lumps," coves and ..windmills. from
Hatteras to Nag's Head Inlet, and he
had a precise knowledge Of the strength
and position of the works on the island,
which Gen. Burnside had been despatch
ed to stake and hold" We believe
"Old Ben" went North soon after. He
was a native of North Carolina, and was
the oldest of q family of nineteen chill
dren.
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The ENGLISH AND Til CIVIL WAR.
The opening article in the Atlantic
Monthly for February gives an account
of "English Opinion on the American
War;" The writer, w, M. Rossetti, ex-
plains his own position by remarking
that he is "a born and bred Englisman
and Londoner, of parentage partly ltal-
ian ~ and that his professional employ
ment is that of a government clerk, OF
fair average standing /; with other in
formation of similar character-all OF
which is intended to show that he OBJ
serves and writes without bias. He
divides the people Of England into sew
eral classes, each class having its W
view of our struggle, thus
"lst. The party which believed in the
| sincerity, the right, aud the probable
eventual success of the North.
"2d. That which believed in the righ1
| of the North, but which doubted or dis
believed its sincerity, especially on the
question of slavery, or its eventual sue
cess, or both.
"8d. That which cared only for the
anti-slavery aspect of the contest.
18th. That which believed in the
right and the probable eventual success
of the South.
18Th. That which believed in the
right of the South, bnt which doubted
or disbelieved its eventual success.
"6th. That which, coDtrariwise, be-
lieved In the eventual success of the
South, but doubted or disbelieved it,
ri gbt. +"
nth. That which ~covertly or avow'
eddy justified slavery"
Proceeding to sketch these varieties o
| English opinion, Mr.. Rossetti, makes
q close analysis. accounting for British
| dislike ofthe United States by arguing
that it arises partly from the conserva
tive instinct, and partly from the re
mains of soreness left by past defeat
from the jealousy of American power
as q practical danger-from the hatred
of war-and from the sympathy for TIN
weaker eombatant.
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On Wednesday evening. there Is to be
an officers Hop" at the Ballard House,
Richmond. The reception committee is
composed of Maj. Gen. Turner, Brig.
Gen. Z. w. Smith, Col. w. l.. James,
and Lieut.. E. b. Townsend; and the COM
mittee of arrangements is composed OF
Col. P. A. Davis, Maj. H. p. Clinton,
Mai. w. L. Hurlburt and Capt. G. Q.
White. The" hop promises to be a very
brilliant affair.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23

A weekly paper in North Carolina
having changed hands, the new editor
makes this announcement:
"SALUTATORY.-In assuming control
of the Banner | bring very little into it,
and 1 expect to take very little out of it.
But j shall try to make a substantial,
readable and reliable paper. STILES
KENNEDY.U