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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-08
For the Standard,

For the Standard.
MEssRs. w. w. HOLDEN & Son:
Gentlemen II have read with surprise
your reference to me, in your paper Of the
26th, as authority for the opinion of Mr..
Seward in relation to the test-oath. have
no means of arriving at conclusion on this
subject, which are not open to all newspaper
readers My own opinions in opposition to
the constitutionality and expediency of this
measure have been frequently and freely ex-
pressed, orally and in writing, at home and
abroad, and among others to the Secretary
of State
had three interviews with Mr.. Seward
during my visit to Washington in March
last.-two in his Office, confined entirely to
matters of business. and third at his house.
whittier was accompanied by two friends
from this State, in whose veracity and integ-
rity have entire confidence went by in
vitation. l conversed with him freely on
this occasion in relation to the condition of
things in North Carolina. Their hearing
was more acute than mine and what infer
ences they may have drawn from anything
that occurred, have no means of knowing.
No information that you possess on the sub
ject has emanated from me either directly or
indirectly. Yours very respectfully.
D. L. SWAIN.
Chapel Hill. July, 81, 1866.
We must be allowed to say that zoe are
surprised that Gov. Swain should have
deemed it proper to notice our allusion to
him in our issue of the 18th ultimo. We
simply said, "Goy. Swain (who is neutral
in politics. knows what Mr.. Seward thinks
Of this test-oath, and of the elections in this
State last November" We did not mean to
be understood as intimating that we were
speaking from any thing we, had heard
from Gov. Swain.
We said Gov. Swain was neutral IN pol
itics." Yet it seems his opinions in oppo-
sition to the test.oath. have been " fire.
quently and freely expressed, orally and in
writing; at home and abroad" We must,
therefore, reluctantly recall our statement
that the President of the University is "neu-
trail in politics" In doing SO, we beg leave
to repeat our statement, that "Gov. Swain
knows what Mr.. Seward thinks of this test
oath, and of the elections in this State last
November"
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DIFFERENCE OF TINE AT PROMINENT
Po1NTs-The Inauguration of submarine
Geographic communication by means of the
Atlantic cable. makes it interesting to en-
auire into the difference of time in the vari-
Gus cities in different parts of the world
When it is 10 o'clock high noon at New York
it is fifty-fve minutes and forty-two seconds
after o. NJ at London; fifty seven minu-
ties and twenty seconds after 8 P. M at st.
Petersburg; seventeen minutes, twenty -four
seconds after P. M at Jerusalem; fifty
Que minutes and forty-four seconds after
P. NJ at Constantinople; forty minutes and
thirty-two seconds after P. NJ at Madrid !;
thirty one minutes and twenty seconds after
s P. NJ at Bremen; thirty minutes and fif-
ty-four seconds after P. NJ at Dublin;
and forty -one minutes and twenty -four
seconds after 6 P. NJ at Florence
The difference of time between the e2-
IRENE East and West points of the United
States is three hours.and fifty minutes. IN
the China sea, between Singapore and CAina,
it is midnight when it is noon at New York
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Wake County,.

The following is the vote of Wake Coun-
ty on the Constitution as far as heard from.
1t will be seen that the vote is unusually
small
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The Toledo Commercial says that Val
landigham rs the t,icAina in the Ohio
democracy the thing which is sa.i.y them
away internally"
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An ENCOURAGING EXAMPLE TO YOUNG
MEN.-We were pleased to notice during our
late visit to the market-house that the stall
of Mr. Granville Gillian was attended by
his son, Mr.. William s. Gilman, formerly the
accomplished editor of the Eastern Virginian
published AZ Tappahannock, Virginia, and
more recently connected with the Richmond
press land for some time a member of the
bar at this place.. We cite the instance for
the purpose of rebuking the number of idle
young men, not only in this town, but all
over the State, who are lounging about wal
ting for something to turn up" instead of
doing with all their might whatsoever their
hands find to fredericksburg Ledger.
Labor has always been foolishly regarded
at.the South as more or less dishonorable, on
account of slavery. But nothing can be
more dishonorable than for young man to
depend for living ON others; and nothing
more honorable than labor. Let no man
be ashamed of hard hand or sunburnt
countenance. Let the idlers and loafers go
to work. 1t is better to dig than it is to beg
and sponge, and at last fall to stealing
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Portland Fire.

By authentic reports from Commissioners
appointed by law, we learn that the total
loss of property amounted to $4,000. 600
insurance, $3,287.825.
Anumber of companies have lost heavily,
several will not pay twenty cents on the dol
lar. We are glad to state, that the official
reports show that the "old Phoenix" of
Hartford, only lost $37. 800, and the Allan
tic, of Brooklyn, only $4,000. These noble
companies promptly paid their losses in 8
days after the fire, and We learn from Mr.. P.
F. Pescud, their-agent, that their se{ii-annual
report, ending LIST of July, shows largely
increased business and assets
The gross assets of the Phoenix,
list of July, 1866, was $1,048,712 IS
Unadjusted losses, 49,803 90
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$99S,96s 20
Nett, 1898 1868 20
The gross assets of the Attain
tic, July list, 1865, was $452,591 55
Unadjusted losses, 1852 26

Nett, $437,079 30
Hence, our citizens need feel no hesitancy
in patronising these companies, and we take
pleasure in recommending their energetic
agent, Mr.. P. F. Pescud. to all who wish to
secure their property against loss by fire.
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In the organization of new political
movement the dangerous class of men to be
avoided are the political Adventures Ma
tional Intsligsncsr. g Il
The above is meant fol Mr.. Tallandigham,
and has reference to the Philadelphia Con-
vention. Objectionable as the course Of Mr..
Vallandigham has been, he is more loyal
man than nine-tenths of the reconstructed''
traitors who will present themselves for adj
mission from the South. Mr.. Vallandighanl,
we presume, could at least take the test-oath
with clear conscience; whereas, nine-tenths
of the delegates from the South would not
take it if they could, and regard Southern
men who can and do take it, as /" traitors to
our beloved Confectionery"
We beg leave to suggest to the Intelligent
Ger that it is much more important to have
loyal men in the Convention than it is to
guard against political adventures.
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Work for the Philadelphia Convention.
At meeting held in Fairfield District,
South Carolina, to send delegates to the
Philadelphia Convention, the following
among other resolutions was adopted:
"Resolred, That we do not regard the
Hon. Jefferson Davis. the pure and patriotic
President of the late Confederate States, as
guilty of any offence against the United
States, and therefore his incarceration in the
prison of Fortress Monroe is in opposition
to every principle of humanity, at variance
with every precept of Christianity, and is a
blot upon the civilization of the age"
A most sinless. inoffensive, patriotic sort
OF people are these South arolinians. Then
have done nothing wrong They are all
right. They are patriots of the first water,
and no mistake They expect the govern
ment to apologize to them for having sup
pressed the rebellion and they do not intend
to return to the Union until committee.
headed by Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens, shall wait
upon them and beg them to return on their
own terms.
Any man with hearing ears, who might
travel through South Carolina about this
time, could hear secessionism and treason siz
in the very atmosphere.
The Philadelphia Convention will please
take notice of the above resolution, and act
accordingly.
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"A Democratic letter from Washington
says: Conserving men, who have mixed
with the people in the West lately, are not
very hopeful of Thorough change in the
character of the House at the coming Fall
elections"
Mr. George Dawson one of the editors
the Journal, has resigned the Postmastership
at Albany NJ Y, Cause disagreement with
the JohnsoniAn policy.
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Extremes Meet.


Judge Ruffin asserts and maintains, in his
seditious letter agains the President and the
powers of the late State Convention, that
that body had no power to bind the people
of this State. and that the President, in con-
stituting and calling it, was guilty OF " an
act of clear and despotic usurpation.
The Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, the great
leader of the radicals holds the same views.
He told the writer of this, when in Wash
ington, that the whole business Of restora-
ton under the President was an usurpation,
and that it would not be allowed to stand.
Judge Ruffin and Mr.. Stevens are, there
fore, cheek by jowl in this matter. Extremes
have met There is as mich danger from
Ruffin, the Southern, as from Stevens, the
Northern radical.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-29

OnciaI Returns from PennsyIvunin,
Ohio, IndiRna--Glsrious!
CHICAGO, October 27.-Ths official vote
Of Pennsylvania Is - follows: Geary,
$685. ; Clymsr, 1856.
The official vote Of Ohio, for Secretary
Of State. is q, follows: Smith, (Rspub.
licsn) 276,302; Lsfeyre, (Dsn.) 2l3,6o6,
The official vote Of Indiana, for Sec.
rotary of State, is a. follows: Trustsri
(Rspublican) l69,6ls ; Manson, Dsm.,
l66,lo2.
It will be seen that the totals are, in oil
cases, largely increased over the votes fol
Lincoln and Mcclellan, two years ago.
From WashinEton.
WARRINGTON, October IT. General
Sherman, with Grant, had an intervisu
with the President to-day, and belief pre-
walls that he will temporarily assume thu
War Department after Stanton has finished
his annual report. Sherman, Grant and
Romero occupied . box At the Thsats'
last night.
Rumors OF an American Protector
ate over Mexico.
Various underlined rumors prevail Of Nc
gotiations for an American Pro.ectorat'
over Mexico. It is said Lower California
will be coded. and now boundary line
drawn through chihuahua and Sonora.
Mormon Excitement.
Gen. Connor, formerly commanding il
Utah, selegraphs from Salt Lake that tn
Gentilss are panic stricken and advise
Rev. Norman Mcleod not to return.
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sT0CK
fREPoRrEp DAILY BY II. X. rLAoo, BANKER.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 29-l p. n.
coMhuNICArHD.1

VIRGINIA, October 20, 1868.
EDIroa OF TIE GOLD HILL News -
In your issue Of Saturday, you republish
from the Virginia Enserpri,sa corrsspon.
dencs between Judge Bro,nan and Others.
in which he 10 asked whether no advised
Governor Blasdsl to veto the Orphan Asy.
lum Bill. and to which hs replies that he
never gave any such advice. Ths Judges
denial is clear and emphatic. To this
correspondence you append anots, calling
upon Justice" to further communicate
with you, so a. to relieve the N,ws from
being placed in = false position before the
community. Having bsen permitted to
avail myself Of your journal for the pur-
pose Of making public certain statements
which I deemed Of proper concern to the
people generally, I should, indeed, BE- IN
grateful and unmanly il I did not 40.
knowledge the propris.y Of your call and
hasten TO respond in a manner that must
entirely exonsra,s you from any imputa-
ton Of wrong doing or intent.
I desire now to call your attention and
that Of the public to the precise language
Of my former letter.: u am crsdibly in
formed that Governor Blasdel said he We
tosd the Bill [Orphan Asylum] because
ne had been counssled 90 to do, by Z
Judge Of the Supreme Court, who is q
good Catholic" Now, I wrote what I
did, evidently, in sx~culpation Of the Gov
srnor. Judge Brosnan has vindieatsd
himself a. against any responsibility touch
ing this matter, which was laid by Gov.
srnor Blasdsl mot BY ms) at his door.
He has not failed, though with confessed
reluctance, which oil car appreciate as
natural under the circumstances he sets
forth, to deny that he ever advised the
vstoinR Of the Orphan Asylum Bill. I
asserted that Governor Blasdsl had said
that he wal 20 advised BY Judge Brosnan.
The Judges letter places the matter in an
entirely new condition; and in a. much a.
he has condescendsd to make public and
explicit his denial, this community and
the people generally must accept the fact
that the Judge 10 thoroughly vindicatsd,
and that the charge now rests, unrslisved
in any manner or degree, upon the Gov.
srnor; that he declared that he had vetoed
the bill on Judge Brosnan's advice. My
allegation still holds in iu terms, though
not with it, original sxculpatory force.
I now rsitsrats the statement which ia
above quoted; and whenever the Governor
shall publicly challenge II, or attempt to
svsds that In NOW TIA forcs. / will fuYnish
you with eonelu,ivs evidence Of the fact
that he did say that he vetosd the Orphan
Asylum Bill because he twas advised SO
to do by Q good Catholic and . Judge Of
the Supreme Court-Judgs B%rosnsn."
Holding my testimony in proper waiting
upon the Governors word in public on
the subject. which l cannot but presume
will Be speedily forthcoming, I believe I
on this, sven more than On . former
occasion, entitled to subscribe myself,
Yours Respectfully,
r JUSTICE,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-29

SrAxrs.-Cofroth and Csxton, in thsil
speeches on Saturday evening, animad-
ysrted very severely upon the Government
fer issuing 80 many Federal stamps. We
really don't see why these gentlemen
should endsavor to create prsjudies against
the country by referring to the stamp du-
ties, and holding eut the idea that only
poor people pay them. Be'ids' this, the
Democratic party, in the North as well a.
the south, caused the war ; and il the war
had not occurred, there would not have
been any stamps. The blame, il there il
any, rests upon the acts Of the Democratic
~parsy-smong the prominent members OF
which, w hays recognized the names OF
Cofroth and Cax.on, 10, these many yssrs
and. most prominently, the last five
years. (Ws would volunteer to pay the
stamps on the pill-boxss which would
physie to death half your party, lit would
eject the object. The wan. Of a"soul"
would obriats the necessity Of = similar
"pass;" a. the devil has = mortgage al
ready stamped by the Southern Confsd-
srsey on what 10 left Of all traitors or their
sympathizsrs.)
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-29

Shall the Voters Of tho North Have
the southf
One Of the great questions to be decided
At the Congregational elections held this
fall is whether the voters Of the North
shall obtain equal rights with the voters
Of the South, or whether they are satisfied
that the abolition OF slavery shall even in
crease the superior rights which the voters
Of the Southern States have thus far en-
joyed under the Constitution. The mat
ter Is so plain that, properly presented, II
cannot fail to be understood by the dullsst
intellect.
According to the law Of the 23d Of May,
1850, it was enacted that the number OF
Representatives in Congress should be 233;
that the representative population (Which
means the whole number of free persons,
excluding Indians not taxed, with the id.
di.ion OF thres-ffths Of all other psrsons,)
determined by the census Of that year and
thereafter should be divided BY said mum.
Der 233 and that the quotisnt 90 found
should be the ratio Of representation for
the several States. The ratio thus ascsr-
tanned under tho census OF 1850 was l24,
1873, and upon this basis the 233 Repre-
sentatives were apportioned among tbs
States. The number was, however, in
creased by the act Of March 4. 1852, from
2S3 to 24l, by allowing one additional
Representative to each OF the following
States: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Min
nesots, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
and Vermont. According to this appor-
tionment the Northern and Southern
States had the following number Of Con-
prsgSmen:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-29
NORTHERN STATES.

It will be seen that in this case the
States OF Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massa-
chusetts and Ohio would each lose one.
and the States Of New York and Pennsyl-
vania each two. On the other hand, the
States Of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia would
each gain one. AS the total voting popu-
lation Of the Northern States 10 1852, TIC,
and of the Southern States S,026, 200, this
would give in the Northern States one
member for a voting population Of 1926 $3.50,
and in the Southern States one. member
for 4 voting population of S5,496. Those,
therefore, who oppose the Amendment, or
who At the approaching election vote for
Congrsumen of tho Johnson party, there
by vote that a voting population 81 1885,
$50 in tho North shall have a. much
power as S6,496 Southsrners, the immense
majority Of whom are unrspsntant rebels.
The Constitutional Amendment, upon
which tho admission Of the Southern
States to CongrsIs 10 made dependent, and
with it the Republican party, insist that q
voter in the Northern States shall count
a. much as in the Southern States. II,
accordingly, the voting population Be
made the basis Of representation, the ratio
Of tho representation would be lll,6s6,
and the Northern and Southern States
entitled to the following number Of Con-
Qressmen:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-29

CAxrox's SPsrcH.-Hon. VIM, II,
Rhoadss (although = Copperhead-D Demo-
erat, nevertheless is n Of the mos, intel
lirsnt and social gentleman in the ranks Of
.h., party made q speech before the Dem
osrs.is Club Of Gold Hill, on Saturday
evening, which was Justify ehssr'd, BE-
cause Of it, sxesllsnes and sloqusncs oil
the Democratic order. Il was regular
San Jaeinto, Observation-Disclosures.
Mexico ordsr-thirty years old-and one
which Caxton learned when he was q boy
BY hearing old Sam Houston make a
speech. It was good-syen II it was old.
It was . capital stroke Of strategy to lead
the mind Of from the important questions
OF to-day. away back to the tims when
Texas rsbsllsd against its mother Govern
msnt, MeIieo-mattsrs which do not con-
earn the American people q, present.
What tho people van to know is m
thing Of the Irs question, to 30 ye,.d for
on the 9Th Of Naysmbsr. Mex, time Won
% sak, Caxton, tell them how you have
stood towards sustaining the United States
Goysrnmsnt for the last Ave years. Never
mind Texas.
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By the Atlantic Gable
Probable Death Of the Emperor OF
France.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The Tribune.
Berlin letter, dated Oct. 18th, says: "Dr'
Sangerhack, chief surgeon Of the Prussian
Army, left several days ago for Biarritz tc
consult with physicians Of the French
Emperor, on the possibility Of performing
an operation. Yesterday a dispatch wal
here received from the Prussian Embassy
at Paris that there 10 no hope Of the rscov-
cry Of Napoleon.
The Empress Carlottn.
PARIS, Oct. 26.-The condition Of the
Empress Carlotta 10 decided to be hope.
less. Maximillisn will probably return
in an Austrian frigate which has already
been sent from Trieste BY Emperor Fran.
CT, Joseph. 1t 10 said twenty French war
steamers will leave for Mexico in Norsm-
Der to bring home the entire French force
now in that country.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Globe editorially
discusses the alleged intention OF Prussis
and Sweden to absorb Denmark.
A report Is current here to-day that the
Tycoon Of Japan is dead.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 26.-It is reported tina,
the ship Saginaw from Cardiff for Panams
wal burned at sch; no lives lost.
PRAaUl, Oct. 26.-Ths Emperor Of
Austria reached this city and had 4 highly
favorable reception.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-29

A SLIoKr DrYYaRnSc1.-Mr. Cotfroth,
in his speech on Saturday evening, denied
that there are shirsy-Ex Staten in the
Union. He said there are only thirty
ave; and that Western Virginia is not q
Sta.s-but only = dirty, slshy, spawn
Of = corrupt Abolition majority" He
denied the right Of Congress to cut a State
in two without the consent OF its inhsbi-
tants. A. the people Of Western Virginia
were loyal during the rebellion, and as the
balance Of that Stats had Matched out =
new Government which they denominstsd
the Southsrn Confederacy-and claiming
TO DO the mother Of tie "dirty, filthy,
spawn Of Q corrupt set Of traisors--ths
Federal Congress, under the Constitutional
provision for the admission Of new States,
created Western Virginia into q full
Asdssd member Of the Union, in accord
anes with the desires Of its patriotic in
habitants. Congress did not think pro-
Der TO ask the eonssn. Of the traitors Of the
balance Of the Old Dominion. That's
how it happened. But President John
son-whom Mr.. Cofro,h asks his Demo-
cratic friends TO ~sustain-ssys there Grs
t~hirsy.six States. According to the re-
ports Of his speeches on the route to Chi
sago and back to Washington, lately, he
left . great many flags with thirty-siI
stars smblazoned thereon among the peo-
pie. How's that, Jeems? Andy has
"swung around the circle" ottsner than
you have. He says there are certainly
thirsy-siI States in the Union, and we be-
lisvs him. Cofrosh is really getting,
like the old Pennsylvania Duschman's
cow-on both sides Of the creek.
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Marriages.

WHITE-BEEGAN-In Gold Hill, Oct. 9th, BY
the Rev. Mr.. Lsthrop, Warren S. White to
Mary F. Began, sister Of Marshal Began Of
Gold Hill.
INTERCHANGEABLE San Francisco, Oct.
%. Eben SWEET to Maggie Mahoney.
Observation-Disclosures San Francisco, Oct
q, J D. Robertson to Lizzie Mason.
PETERSON-HUBBARD-In San Francisco.
Oct. ~, A. 8 Peterson TO Annie z. Hubbard.
STARK-CCTTlNGHAM-At Tayloryille, Plu.
mas Co., Oct, 18th, J. w. Stark to Mary E. Get.
tlngham.
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THE NEWS.

The Unionists Of West Virginia have
carried their October election, held on the
25sh. The Canadians are preparing to
hang the Fenians, as fast as convicted. A
Catholic Priest sentenced. Great Fenian
excitement in New York threats to go to
the rescue. The throne Of Msximillian in
Mexico going to pieces like a rope Of
sand" Probable death Of Louis Napo-
leon. The insanity of the Empress Car
lo,,a feared to DO fatal, etc. Read the
disnatches.
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SOUTHERN STATES.

It will be seen tina, IN this case Illinois,
Maine, Michigan, New Jersey and Wis
conain will gain one Representative each,
Massachusetts two and New York four.
Men Of New York, New Jersey. Massl.
chusstts, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
let it be we'll understood by every voter in
your State that the Republican Congress.
aional ticket means equal political rights
for the voters North and South, and tina,
the ticket Of the Democrats and the John
son party means superior rights Of the
Southern voters. Every mar who votes
the opposition ticket thereby consents to
have lesser rights than . voter in the
Southern States; while every supporter Of
the Republican ticket insists that the
Union men Of the North shall have at
least equal rights with the rebels. Il it
possible that the issue between two such
tickets is doubtful'-N. Y. Tribune, Sept.
27th.