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Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Our PubiiC Schools.

EzF That an effort will be made, at the
opening of our public Schools, to Introduce
under the Civil Rights Bill' recently
passed by Congress, negro children, as
schol ars, there is no longer doubt. That
they have, under this bill, if it should be
declared Constitutional, the same rights in
the Public Schools, as white children,
cannot be questioned, and that they should
seek admission and desire to possess them
selves of its advantages is not to be Won
dered at. Tt will have the effect of driving
from the schools all white children whose
parents do not desire them to become the
equals of the negro and compel the peo-
pie to establish select schools to which they
can send their children, while they must
continue to pay their taxes to sustain the
Public Schools, at which few, except ne
groes. will be taught. This is one of the
consequences of Radical rule.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14

JEFFERSON DAvIs.-The New York Post
mentions a rumor that the Hon. Horace
Greeley has offered to become one of the
bondsmen for jeff Davis. Com. Wander
bilt is also mentioned as one of the proba-
BILE bondsmen. Mr.. Greeley arrived in
Washington on Saturday. The total
amount of the bail for Davis is said to have
been fixed at two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars. Our own Washington cor
respondence confirms the fact that Mr..
Greeley offers as one Of Mr.. Davis bonds
men, and there are others responsible to
the amount of millions. 1t seems certain
that Mr.. Davis will be either bailed Oh
paroled. .-Sm
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
MARYLAND Politics.

During a recent visit to Maryland, we
were greatly encouraged at the politi-
cal aspect of affairs there, which, during
the war, was consigned to the care of such
cowardly scamps as Butler, Hunter and
Schenck.
During the war, two-thirds of its best
citizens were disfrachised by the passage
of an unconstitutional, outrageous and vii
famous act, called the Registry Law, by a
few fanatics, backed by bayonets. But a
change has now taken place. The true
Union men have taken the matter in hand
and we can confidently assert the citizens Of
! Maryland 'ciN vote at the coming election,
and that the State will send delegation
to Congress unanimously in favor of Presi-
dent Johnson's policy, in spite of Thad.
Stevens, Creswell and the Devil, and that
they will carry the State by 80, 200 ma
jority.
Their motto is "No taxation without
representation" and with that emblazoned
on their banner, they will march on to
victory and restoration Of their rights
Ti6in (Mio) 44dcetiser.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14

SALE OF A VALUABLE FARM.-Dr. 4. c. Ham,
mond few days since sold his farm near North
Mountain Station, in Berkeley county, West Vir-
ginia containing four hundred and fifteen acres,
TO Nr. Hockmiller, of the District of Columbia,
for fifty thousand dollars. Seventy acres Of
mountain timber land were included in the sale,
The preiense of plantatiou-hunting Yankees
that their object in going South is not to make
money, but to better the condition ofthe benight,
ed population of that region, recalls the anecdote
told by Dean Swift ofthe speech made by William
of Orange, when he landed at Torbay, in l6ss
on his way to take possession ofthe British throne.
"Mein peoples" said his majesty to deputation
of loyal Britons who had assembled on the onay
o wei co me him, "Mein peoples, come here fol
tyour goot-for all your goots''-the most remarka-
bie instance, said the sarcastic and witty Dean, in
all history of man unconsciously telling tho
truth,
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Pete Running from the Enemy.


Et% 1t has been customary for papers of
the County, whatever their differences, po-
litical or personal, to exchange. With Il
knowledge of this fact, when we made our
first issue, we forwarded copy to the Her
aid" the receipt of which that paper ac-
knowledged i'll the customary notice, and
by forwarding several copies of their paper
in exchange. For several weeks, however,
we have failed to receive a copy-which,
we take to mean, that they refuse lcnger
to cxchangc-or in other words to hold
business Intercourse with us.
We allude to the matter not because it
is of any special importance or inconveni-
ence to us, but to show the malignity which
turks in the heart of little great man.
But to have expected anything noble, mag
unanimous, or tolerant of Pete, would have
been supremely ridiculous. lie always
was fearful of coming in contact with hos
tile Rebels, and now that they have be-
come docile, he can neither forgive or for
get the frights and flights they have so Of
ten occasioned him.
Will Captain Peter carry out his deter
mination to have no business intercourse
with those he styles Rebels? If so, the
list he proscrbes includes many of the best
and most substantial men of the County
For he has not only denounced them as
"Rebels," Traitors" "Coppcrhcads,
"scamps and vagabonds," but by his vot,
as Representative, has dis(ranchised then
as such. If such is the course he intend.
to pursue as citizen, how will he act il
his official capacity of Cashier of the Firs
National Bank. Wolves may lose theil
teeth but never their nature" Perhaps
here he may relent and condescend to com,
in contact with the "Rebels" and Cooper.
heads" who patronize that institutions; no
because he bears them any good will, bu
because his pocket has always governed hi,
principles. When such intercourse j.
forced upon him, we venture the opinion
that it will wei nigh purge him sucl
is his hatred of all political opponents.
1t is not piece of gross inconsistenc,
that while Pete is denouncing certain
class of citizens as disloyal, and by his act
as Representative degrading them to til,
level of convicss, he should have his part
ner buttonholing these same people for pa
tronage and support? Good bye, Pete
the dissolution will not ruin us, we hope
1t may be pit you have dug for yoursel
in other words the prescription for politi
cal opinions you have commenced may re
act upon your own head.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
"Houor to whom Honor is Due .-

Ez1"The colored band, upon their recent
return from the war, grateful for the SER
vices of their leader and champion, Peter
Negley, Esq, visited the splendid resi-
dence" Of that superb gentleman and chastc
editor. in Hagerstown, on Monday evening
last and hoaored linn ~iM a serenade.
Pete has tried to make white men be-
lieve one thing, but the "boys in black
knows white man to be "unsartain'' and
they believe another. Pete says he is op-
posed to the African race, but Sambo knows
better.
Pete calls him ''niggcr," but Sambo
and Pete have perfect understandings
Sambo sercnades him.
Sercnades are growing fashionable, they
are coming to be occasions when great men
declare their views on great questions. -
But this serenadc was failure in this last
particular at least
The boys in black "hotched and blew
with might and man," but the great editor
did not appear. What fine opportunity
was here presented for a few "appropri'
ate" remarks about ".aldicrs,' cspecially
the ''colored troops"
7 How appropriate it would have been il
the editor to have appeared in gown ane
slippers at the portals of his splendid res
idence" and make some remarks agains
Andy johnson. but the editor is not in the
habit of spending his precious time talk
ing to the unregistered citizen" Posi-
bly he was just then contemplating the
internal splendors of lis ''splendid resi-
dence;" or, it may have occurred to hin
that he might find himself, after all, jus
in the neighborhood of that ''obscur'
hotcl;" or, he may have been ueditating
over some ofthe stupendous leaders which
grace the columns of the Herald" OF
possibly rehcarsing to his delighted anc
wondering progeny his iujmitable lecture
on the "Giants" that were i'll them days.
Several other of the brethern were ais,
favored by the "boys in black" with SIM
liar compliment, which WAS we belicv
duly appreciated and acknowledged,
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
A New Dodge.

Eg- The Radicals, who are at heart in
favor of negro suffrage, but dare not openly
avow it, are now endeavoring to whip the
the devil around the stump, and accomplish
the same result by deception and chicanery
This they do by advocating an Amend
thent to the Constitution, basing represen-
tation solely upon white inhabitants.
This amendment, which has received
the vote of every Radical in Congress
Sumner, Wade, Stevens, Creswell and
Frank Thomas among them-has been
made plank in the platform of the party
in this State-has been sanctioned in State
and County Conventions, and in district
meetings. The party are therefore commit
ted to it beyond retreat, and we accept the
issue and will flight it out on that line
before the people.
This amendment is "a snake in the
grass" of the most dangerous character.
In some future article we shall endeayor
to "smoke OUT his snakeship and exhibit
to the reader his fangs which lay concealed
behind this proposed amendment.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
The Glorious Two Hundred.

Es From "a gentleman of the utmost
reliability the Herald learns that a
little more than tiro hundred was the num-
Der of persons who passed in procession
through the square at the johnson meeting
in Hagerstown. The "reliable gentle
man" looked through different glass than
the one through which Pete peeped when
he described his residence as 'the splendid
residence of the Hon. Peter Negley."-
How careful Pete is not to make such state.
ment upon his own responsibility. The lie
is put upon the shoulders of "a gentleman
of re-lie-ability. tits about as near the fact.
however, as Peter is accustomed to get.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
johnson! Swan, and the Registry Law

iS"h. wan ana inc ReStStfy Law.
The trucfricnds of President johnson and Gov.
swan the men who elected them and stood bv
them when armed traitors were trying to destroy
our Government, and sympathiscrs in our midst
were giving the Rebels aid AMI encouragement
anu all those III favor OF enforcing the Registry
Law us recommended and explained bv Gov.
Swan in his message 10 the last Legislature and
all that are opposed TO Negro suffrage, aud rep
tescntaiion haStd Ipon Nero population will
meet at Temperance Temple ON Saturday evening
q O'Clock for the purpose Of forming club
Many Voters
"7redson m"H be ma'le odiDas'
".i"eirc'c JDhn@on"
Wiliiamspnrt, June 9Th, 1866
Et'The notice above, written and con-
spicuously posted around our town, we
transfer to our columns, for preservation
and future reference. 1t is one of the
curiosities of the age.
Here is a new party for you, and an ac.
commodating one too. They propose to
endorse anything and everything. They
profess to be the true-friends of President
Johnson aud Gov. Swami" and yet en-
dorse the measures of Congress to which
those gentlemen are bitterly opposed
How they are to reconcile these endors.
meats, how they are to be the friends Of
both parties we can hardly imagine -
Where they will find an organ to dissent
nate their doctrines or endorse them, We
are at loss to know-surely not the Bal
timore american or the IIagcrstown Her.
old, for both of these Journals are the bit
ter foes of both johnson and Swami.
A disconsolate crew, truly, is this club
knocking at every body's door to be taker
in out of the cold. Who will own them
Surely not the "straight-out' friends o
johnson. for Mcy do not endorse Congress
or the Registry Law. Not the friends o
the Registry Law for they do not endorse
johnson but declare him traitor. They
have got things terribly tangled and hac
better take fresh start.
We omit for the present, any allusion t.
their resistance to earned traitors" no
having seen Or been as yet informed O
theirproceedings or who participated there
in, though we are satisfied that the orig
inators of this ncw-fangle faction never
waited sufficiently long to see an ''armc,
traitor" We anxiously await develop
mentS
p. S.-The Herald last week published
a letter Of President Johnson's to be foun,
elsewhere in our columns) and claims tina
those who support the President are advo
Gates IF negro suffrage. How will thes'
''hue friends" of the President get owe
that. They profess to be opposed to tina
measure and yet endorse old Andy. Thi
is question they will have to settle witt
the Herald"
We understand that i. G.. w. Stake
ESD is the President of this Club.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Keen 1t Before the PeopIe.

EyKeep it before the people that the
party styling itself tho Unconditional
Union party, are the only party making
conditions for the restoration of the Union,
and that therefore their claim to the title
is a fraud and false pretensc. .
Keep it before the people, that the ques,
tion of negro suffrage and not rebel suf-
frage is the issue now before the people
of Maryland. '.. " ..st .s:.I3. .r
Keep it before the people, that if negro
suffrage is forced upon the States lately
in Rebellion as condition to their restor-
alton, that they may in turn join with the
Radicals and force it upon the people Of
this State.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
who Shall Do the Voting

Somebody must do the voting in the
South. Who shall it be? asks cotem-
porary. Shall it be white men or negroes
The Democracy are in favor of leaving the
control of the whole country in the hands
of the white race; their opponents would
transfer large portion of it to the man.
agemert of the ignorant blacks. Which
policy shall prevail? 1t is for the people
to say at the coming elections. We think
we know what will be the answer of the
honest masses of the North. Having an.
initiated the rebellion, they will not show
themselves so cowardly as to fear those
they have beaten in battle. They will
trust the white race of the South, and af-
filate with them rather than with the ignor.
ant and degraded negroes whom the wal
has set free. The Republican leaders can
never succeed in making this government
half black. The decent white men of the
North will utterly refuse to countenance
any souh infamous design, and will set the
seal of condemnation on the men who by
their votes in Congress have shown them.
selves ready to force it upon the country
The issue is fairly made up and the Radi.
Gals cannot blind the masses by bitter ap.
peals to the prejudice that existed against
the rebels. No man is so ignorant as no,
to know that the Southern States must
very speedily become in all respects con.
stituent part of the Government of the
United States. The question is, who shall
rule, and do the voting? What says Mary.
land? The first Tuesday of November
will tell. Shall the ruling race be black
or white? Each voter must answer for
himself.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14

IMPORTANT TO Wool GROWERS The
Hon. R. P. Spaulding, member of Cong
ress from the Cuyahoga district, Ohio,
has addressedan important letter to his con-
stituents in relation to the premature sale OF
wool clippings, from which we quote:
1.-The tariff bill will come from the com.
mittee next week, and will charge on all
foreign wool that enters into competition
with Ohio wool duty offrom ten to twelve
cents per pound. The bill will be passed
into law without reasonable doubt.
Prices will govern themselves according
jy
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14

ES' The new Freedmen's Bureau Bill
which the Radicals have put through the
House by vote of ninety-six to thirty
four is as Objectionable as the one vetoed
by President johnson. Should it pass the
Senate there can be no doubt it would be
summarily vetoed. That would kill it, as
there is no likelihood that it could be put
through over tho veto. Only after politi-
cal passions have subsided will the people
of this country realize fully how much
they are indebted to the frmness, the pa
triotism and the wise craftsmanship Of
President johnson.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Business Notice.

IE" .]csvS. r. e.. ROBERTSON "
omt j. y. -NCLEERI, Hugerao"",
h"re eaeh hin,Hy consented to mcetce oml
.t"'~"rd all o,1icys 10 this establishment for
s"hscriaio", m'fc,ti<inq ar .jioL ~orh. O~
jric"ds "W ii"u&r tcar MS IL mi"d Mem-
sei'cs, rY'ort Il u htejr peiyhL6rs a"d oc'
occortliniy.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
An Historical Incident.

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says:
"PREsroS KING-lt is not generally
known to the public that this man was for
time an incubus at the White House, and
he was made the Collector at New York
Harbor to get him out of the way. But
fAW understand why he committed suicide;
but there are those who have an idea why
he committed the act. 1t was no doubt,
his conscience. 1t was Preston King who
kept Miss Surratt from seeing the Presi-
dent on the morning of her mothers ex-
ecution. The President knew nothing OF
her being at his door steps in agonizing
tears, to ask the stay of the law for one
short day. Old King kept the President
from knowing what was going on, and, af.
ter the execution, it becoming so apparent
that the condemned was innocent Of
completely with the real murdercrs, tha,
1t narrowed up his soul. In fact he haG
no peace after her death, AMI becoming
desperate, under the lash of conscience
he committed suicide. Have the others
who bounded this poor woman on to til,
gallows, got conscience We believe the,
have, and know they must suffer bite,
stings' ........,
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Re" At hotel table at Meridian. Mis-

Efy" AT hotel table at Meridian, Miss
Union soldier arose and kindly waited
upon one armed Confederate soldier who
could not help himself very WE'LL The
attention was naturally and delicately paid
and gratefully received, and it made de-
cided impression upon the other guests
The Meridian Messenger, which relates the
incident says:
"Tbe spirit of that one gray haired Fed
eral soldier would do more toward recon
Cling the North and South than any spirit
which has ever invaded the room where
the Committee of Fifteen hold their ses-
sions, and pump all sorts of stories out Of
all sorts of witnesses.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14

THE STING OF CoNsCIENcE.-Sincet the
close of the war, conscience, that terrible
monitor. has gnawn at the vitals of several
individuals who bore false witness against
their neighbors, and caused much suffering
among innocent people. The last case we
have heard of is that of Isaiah Young, liv-
ing on Lost Creek, Harrison county, West
Virginia. who committed suicide last week
by throwing himself into his well. Mr.
Young had reported large number of his
neighbors during the war, and had them
arrested This seemed to prey upon his
mind, and few days previous to the sui
eide he requested Mr.. Batten to 60
around to those neighbors and state to them
that he was satisfied he did them great
wrong in reporting them, and asked their
forgivness. He had been in state of
mental depression for some time previous
to his death, growing out of his own con-
duct towards his neighbors during and
since the war.
Annanias Wcichman, who, last week
was cup before" Congressional commit
teej to give testimony relative to jeff
Davis completely in the assassination Of
Mr.. Lincoln, and whose evidence hung
Mrs. Surratt, lady who had been moth
er to him, has not yet killed himself, from
the fact that he is too big fool to have {
copscience-nor has he sense enough tC
know right from wrong. He knows al
much about Mr.. Davis as he does of graft
tude and truth.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
The Tables being 'TurneI

re a party of Radicals from this neigh
borhood who are endorsers of the Civil
Rights Bill" recently visited Martinsburg
toprosecute suit for the recovery of a
horse or the value thereof, when they were
slightly quized by the introduction of three
negro witnesses by their opponent. They
hardly supposed that their favorite theory
would so soon be used against them to their
disadvantage. AS you SOW so shall you
reap.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Congress-.

Congress has now been in session six
months, and up to this time has been stead
lily at work opposing the Government" "
and attempting to destroy the!Union by re-
fusing to allow ten States to resume their
proper position in it, to the exclusion OF
much important business, and yet it is
called Union Congress" What mis-.
nomer.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
PICTURES.

This item was clipped from the Indian
apolis Herald of a few days since:
ga soldier, sick and destitute, is nov
lying at the Globe Hotel Yesterday the,
were talking of sending him to the poo
house. If there is any loyalty and patriot
ism left in indianapolis, that means any
thing more than words, sc.
And the following from Washington
Associated Press dispatch, lately;
"Gen Howard has begun the distribu
ton of the $25, 900 appropriation by Con
gress for the relief of destitute and suffer
ing freedmen in this district. A boart
has been appointed, with DR.. Kelburn
chief of the surgical bureau, as president
and the city divided into two districts, will
a superintendent for each"
If the poor, sick and destitute soldier
had only possessed a black hide, there
would have been no occasion to send hin
to poor house, but he would have had hi
wants looked after by Generals, medica
bureaus, and superintendent. Pleasan
for the niggers-how do the whites like tn,
arrangement?
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Negro Loyalty.

Green Clay Smith, distinguished SOL
dler in the Federal army during the war,
and now member of the House of Repre-
sentatlves, wearied out with the perpetual
clamor of the Republican leaders about ne
gro loyalty, gave his views upon that sub
lcet in recent speech in these words:
l happened to sec myself in the field
colorod men who were volunteers in the
rebel service; who were captured with arms
IN their hands; and who confessed that
they had gone into the rebel service Of
their own accord. have seen in the city
of Washington since | have had the honor
of being member of Congress, black men
whose whole sympathies were with the
South, and | must say in opposition to the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Kelly
that do not feel like hanging these men
of dark complexion who have voluntarily
gone into the rebel army as privates. |
wish to forgive them. Yet these men, as
black as the ace of spades, went into the
rebel army of their own accord to fight a.
galnst the government and against you,
and yet you would not hang one of them,
while you would hang the white men who
volunteered as they did to go into the
rebelarmy.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14

E1F The radicals of Pittsburgh, at their
recent convention resolved "that we owe o
debt to the defenders of the flag that we
cannot repay" That was very good talk
but when the nominations for Offices were
made, it was found that they were all ci-
villains. That's the way; give the soldiers
fine words, and the civilians the Offices.
Just like the soldiers friends!
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
40 Deviation.

Gf7'We wish all to remember that sub
sc"isaio"s TO this paper must invariably be
paid in advancc-that no paper is sent from
the Office until paid for. From these terms
we shall not deviate for high or low, rich
or poor, friend or foe. kith or kin.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14
Rase Rail Match.

A match game ofbase ball will be played
inH agerstown on "Wednesday, June Goth,
at 2 o'clock P. M. between the "Alert"
Club of Cumberland, and the "Antietam"
Club of Hagerstown. The public are in
yitcd to attend.
Maryland free press., 1866-06-14

FINALE OF TIE FENIAN 1NvAsIoN.-The
result which was obviously inevitable of
the movemext of what is termed the fright
wing" of the Fenian army into Canada is
announced by the latest kilograms. General
Spear, who marched over from st Adams,
across the line marking the boundry be-
tween Vermont and Canada, with medley
of half-armed recruits, comprising in all a
thousand or two, has marched back again,
neither supplies nor the expected augmen-
tation of forces having reached him. The
men appear to have been greatly demor-
allied, which was very natural under the
circumstances; and being confcssedly desir-
Gus to get home, the United States is to
give them transportation for that purpose.
Thus ends the impractcable Fenian war
on Canada, which in view of the great
dissensions openly existing all the while
in the Fenian councils, attained even larger
proportions than might have been expect
ed. 1t was the expectation of these dis
scnsions rendering the whole thing nugato-
ry which probably kept back the PRESIDENT
proclamation to so late day.