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The New York herald., 1866-06-28
Oar Havana correspondence.

VWr HWv0nN COfTeBpOmUenCes
HAVANA, June %, 1896
The French steamer Panama. from Vera Cruz, arrived
at this port on Sunday afternoon, with about four hun
dred French troops homeward bound Tpe dates from
the Mexican capital the 10th and from Vera Cruz
TO the I4th instant The news though not very i'm
portant il varied and uterostingits source imperie
Isl
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The Teachers Association

Held its meeting according to announce
ncnt on last Saturday, although the
turn out was remarkably slim. 1t was
resolved, however, to not give up the
ship" and meeting was appointed for
Saturday, the 9th inst, at 10 o'clock
and it was resolved to make another
appcal to all teachers and the friends OF
Education to turn out. We learn that
Prof White will be in Point Plcasan!
on the 10th Of April, and we should
have q sufficient interest in Education
aroused, to secure his attendance here.
Let united effort be made, and all our
teachers make it a point to attend. We
believe the Free Schnc! law makes it the
Ruiy Of all teachers ~ aitcHd such Asso,
Citations two Saturdays in each month.
and Of the Boards Of Ehhnraiion TO see
that the law is e"wp;el with in
all cases. The bcnefi: to DC derived
from these Associations and from
Teachers Institutes, is incLlcu!ab!e, and
should not be esteemed lightly,
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REBEL LAwYERs.-The "Conserra-
tives" ore afruid that the operations Of
the Attorneys Oath Law will deprive
tho State Of her dblcst most talented,
honest and Trustworthy lawyers; and
charge that the object Of said law was to
exclude these men from being the
dreaded competitor" of our less talent.
cd, able aud faithful loyal gentlemen of
tho bar, and those Of inferior talent who
have come from the North The wis.
dom, integrity, honor and good faith of
these men are highly commented upon
BY the simple fact of-their rebellion and
excited eudeavors to lead the people into
the vortex Of treason. But We are pain.
fully aware that nothing can equal one
who has the royal blood Of an F. +. V.
in his veins.
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KASAWUa COUNTY UNION
lsATIFICATIOE MEETING.
1,, anril Cd. 1865.

The Union Central Committee, OF meet
~, held ON Monday last. determined to call
Mass Meeting Of lhe Union citizens OF Ma
n,vba county. TO be held at tho Court House
in Charleston. on Monday, April I'd (,he first
day Of Court, r. II o'clock, for the purpose OF
,s,;cv;rc the Cnicn Platform and the acts OIL
the late Legislature. Able speakers will Dc
present 10 address the meeting. ard ills hopce
thu. tie loyal ci,izeus Of The County Will turn
on, en- rra,,e, thus showing their approval OF
the Constitutional Amendment, the Attorney
u,,h law. &c. L., 20 true Union man stay
at hornc. hr: rally 10 the Sight. The ta;t!e IS
GO, sc, orc..
The following :cn:hcr'ca were appO'nted
tho Union Executive Committees Cor the rari.
Gus Town.a;rs, whose duty it viii be TO arouse
the people, explain and promulgate the Pr'n-
c:plcs Of tho party, an to labor generally fO'
t., sacte<s o: the Cnion cause: -.
L.u!o. Torn,s,p-2r. Mayer, IsaiahSyry,
Michael Hoffman.
J;Ftrea rvrrA,.p-J. 3. Cunningham R.
Brooks, Frank Smith.
Iara Tornshir-Dr. Vim. Mair', ESbh Ran
sora. John II. Aultz.
Caioa Tvunsaip--Dr. Fielder, VI. D. Clinton
+. NJ. Aultz. -
Washington Torn,hip-ll. r. Davis, wash
inc.on Paulcy. Hiram !lolstien.
.N,ti>n Torn'hip-Chas. FeIrSlb Geo. Bel
cher, Lewis a. Martin.
Cabin Ctr>& Tornsi;p-John Benson, Vim.
II. Edwards, 5. Brankam.
En- 7ornship-lI. VI. James, Edwin High
Thcs. +. rcpcnhaver
Big Smiq T1scn,h;p-Johu Kennedy, Jesse
c. Reilly. Hiram Samples.
Charleston 7ocnshi,'-Johu L. Heart, George
High, l.. I. Moore.
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VIC Debate

Appointed for last Saturday evening,
proved almost complete failure, owing
to the absence Of both audience and
dc5aters. and was enough to dampcn
the arior Of The warmcst friends Of Ed
uoatiop. We understand, however, that
the absenting dcbatcrs had good "cz
cuses" for the failure on their part,
whether the audience that mnsaI there
had or not. 1t was determined TO try
again. and accordingly the same subject
will be discussed by nearly the same
dobaters, ON Saturday evening, March
81, at y o'clock. This is a topic Of
much interest to our whole community.
especially in view of the proposed open
ing of a public school in this part Of
town in few weeks, and we think the
known ability Of the disputants should
insure n full house. The Ladies' nre
particularly invited, and it is hoped that
all will End it worth their while to turn
out. Shall our Free Schools be cncour.
agaed?
The following arc the subject for dis.
cussiou and the names Of the dcba:crs t:
".Are Free Schools 0Geqnote far tie education
Of al classes Of the eommunity?'
DISPUTANTs.
4AGrmaGw--J. ". Cracrafi, Esq, Col. Gun
bingham, J. h. Cox, Esq.
Ntyahve--Capt. C. ". Smith, T.. b. Knight,
ESQ.,, W. L. Hindman, Esq.
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Our State Legislature

Has received the unqualified abuse Of
tho " conservative" press throughout the
State, than which no better assurance is
needed that thoy. did their duty and rep
resented the loyal people who sent them
tho.o. But the following from the
Wheeling correspondence Of tho Gallipo'
lis Journal, is the testimony Of disin'
terested party, and does that body impair
tial justice:
>"Qucstions Of great interest aud i'm.
portance have been before the Lcgisla-
ture. during its present session, and
though many, perhaps majority of its
members were men almost entirely des-
,i,ute of experience in practical lcsisla.
ton, yet to the consideration of these
topics they have brought large amount
Of sound, practical common sense, aud
have met, discussed and. disposed Of
these important questions in . manner
that will undoubtedly meet the approba.
Gon Of their constituents, and command
tho respect Of other States. Though not
skilled in tho arts Of politicians and the
trickery Of demagogues, they are what il
far better, true, honest, loyal and intel
lisent men, who look only to the best
Interests Of thoir State aod country. and
to whom corruption and political dis
honesty arc strangers" :. ~. :,
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10 Subscribers.

We will send the accounts OF all non.
resident subscribers who arc in arrears,
attached to the paper this week or next.
Our terms will hereafter be lSyARlAELY
IN ADVANCE to all mail subscribers, add
wc will strike all names off our books
who fail to pay up after reasonable no.
'ice. We hss@all will respond to this
appeal, and SEND along their subscrip'
tons for another year at once. Wo can
not publish newspaper without money
Local subscribers who are behind will
o6ligc Us by coming forward and paying
their subscriptions. Our Union friends
should DOT forget that We must have mate
rial as we'll as moral support in order to
keep up newspaper. Our expenses are
nearly $50 per week, for which VIC have
to pay CASH. and they will therefore see
the necessity Of paying up promptly, and
sending US as many CASH subscribers as
possible. Do not let up appeal in vain.
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Ganfatioual 9epaTtmlsat.
To school commissioners.

A person by the name Of Lc'her
representing himself as agent for Us
Wachob, dealer 10 School Apparatus
of Wheeling, having acted very dishon
orably in his dealings with the School
Commissioners of several Townships
aud other actions having led Us to the
conclusion that he is an impostor, We
would warn the Commissioners Of thi:
and the other Counties Of the State
against him. The Board Of Education
Of Charleston Township havo rescindcd
their contract with him, which was OBJ
tanned by false representations, and We
underestimate contract Obtained in {
similar manner from the Maiden Board
will also be resciuded: r..
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Co... X. V. WuALEr, it seems from
tho Point Pleasant Nt,o Era, which is
now understood to be his organ, (and
which is one Of tho most 9. conservative
papers in the State,) was ono of the
speakers, and received can enthusiastic
reception" at the "great conservative
meeting in Washington. on the 22d of
February, the leaders Of which were in.
strumcn,al in causing the President to
so disgrace himself iu his unfortunate
speech of that date to q rebel and cop
perhcad crowd. Col. Whaley is report.
ed to have "predicted such u cleaning
ont of the Radicals :: < a. had ueve,
been witnessed in the case ofany party"
We fear these proceedings on his par'
will hardly secure himEa return to Con-
grcss next fall. IS. * ~:
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The Cholera.

Halls Journal Of Health gives the
solloviD. suggestions, which deserve the
Immediate attention Of all. who wish to
avoid the scourge Of cholera, which
threatens to attack US this summer:
LIST. Every householder owes it to him
self, to his family, to his neishbors, to
the community IN which he resides, to
have his house, from cellar to garret,
from the street curb to tho reur limo OF
his lot, mos: scrupulously clcansed, by
sweeping, washing and whi,ewashlng'
%. Every man who has any autborl'
ty in city. or town. government should
consider himself bound by the oath OF
Office, and by every consideration of hu'
mauity, to give himself no rest until
every street, alley, close gutter aud sewer
is placed 10 a state Of as perfect clsanli-
ness as possible, and kept so until the
frosts of next season come.
Sd. These cleausings should be done
now, in February and March, because
if put off until warm weather, the very
effort necessary for the removal of filth,
will only tend, in the essential nature Of
things, to hasten the appearance of the
disease, to increase its maligui.y, and to
extend the time of its devastatiops be,
cause, tho suns of spring and summer
the sooner warm into life and intensity
the viperic and malignant influence
which in its remorseless tread, wrecks
so much of human happiness and desc
lates so many hcarthstoues.
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Cost Of Living.

"From being one Of the cheapest
countries in the wide world to live 10,
taking the rates of wages into consider
alton, the United States becomes one Of
the dearest. Five years a!o all articles
of prime necessity were within the reach
of almost every family in the land, whilst
taxes of every kind were so light that
the burthcn Of them was scarcely felt
What change has taken place since
then! Now every imaginable thing is
taxed to its utmost capacity. We are
taxed on the food we consume, the fuel
that cocks it; the liquids we drink, the
clothes we wear, the house VIC live in,
the income that we receive. We are
taxed on the raw material, and taxed
over and over again On its manufacture
and sale. The business We do, the re-
ccipt we give, the covenant VIC enter
into, the car we ride in, the watch We
carry, tho chair We st in, the window We
look through, the nail that We drive, the
match that We light, even the very stones
of tho street and tho bricks of the side
walk arc indirectly taxed. Everything,
in short is taxed, except the dir We
breathe"
The above We clip from conserva'
tive" paper, and the Inference Intended
to be drawn is that this Is all the Juah Of
the Government, and that its supporters
have brought it about, and, the purpose
of tho article is to create dissatisfaction
with and even hostility toward that
Government. But let US reflect. Who
are really responsible for this great bur
den Of taxes? Evidently the Northern
copperheads AND the Southern rebels
Yet while tnyo' men bear all these bur-
dens without murmurins, they are called
uucharitable if thoy don't kill the fattcd
calf also for those who have not only
been the cause Of all this, but have caus
cd the sacrifice Of hundreds of thousands
of lives, and murdered tens Of thousands
Of their brethren in the prison. pen
But the object of the conservative press
is to rid them of oil this Qbloquy, and
to cast it upon the Government and the
loyal people, and this is ono Of their
plans for oEeoting this purpose.
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Ratification Meeting in Mason

Ratification Meeting In Mason.
At meeting Of the Union citizens OF
Mason county, held 10 pursuance OF
public notice at tho Court House Oh the
I'd inst, on motion, John Holt, Esq
was elected Chairman and +. ". Sisson
Secretary.
The Chairman appointed +. NJ. Fi'z
Gerald, Col. J. P. r. B. Smith, Lieut.
S. Comstock, W. II. Tomlinson and y.
W. Tippett committee to report reso'
lutions for the consideration ofthe meet
ing.
During tho absence Of the Committee
upon Resolutions, Capt. j. NJ. Phelps
being loudly called for, addressed the
meeting in an earnest appeal for bar
mony, urging all to stand by the Presi'
dent md (1ngrcss, the Union and the
State Of West Virginia, which elected
rapturous applause.
The Committee unanimously agreed
upon and reported the following two
resolutions upon National atflrs
Rr.oir,d, That We hnve full faith in Presi'
dent johnson and his Cabinet, aud in the
Union members Of both Houses of Congress,
and in the sincere desire and determination
Of all Of them to conduct the Affairs OF The
Government in such manner rs TO secure the
best interests Of the whole people; aid VIC
hereby declare that we will sustain them IN
all constitutional efforts TO restore peace, or.
der and permanent union.
Rrsolred, That we cmphaticnlly deny the
peslilcn, and degrading doctrine Of the polit'
ical and social equality ofall races, md there.
fore arc unaltcrabIy opposed TO nferring the
elective franchise upon the colored mce
amongst us, and dcprccate. and denounce all
attempts of the Summers and Stevens in
Congress 10 cnfranchsc the blacks in the re.
bcllous States ns wrong in itself, mischierous
in it's tendency and disastrous in its results.
The resolutions were, upon motion OF
DR.. Maupin, unanim ously adopted. The
State platform of the Union party being
then called for, was submitted and adopt.
ed with but one dissenting voice.
Upon motion, it was unanimously re-
solved that the proceedings Of this meet
ing be published in the PIT. Pleasant
Register, the Kanawha JOURNAL, and
thd Wheeling M'r'hjenccr.
JOHN HOLT, Chairman.
! T. w SISSoS. SIC.
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FROM the Point Pleasant Register, VIC
learn that the Public School at that
place taught by Prof. \. Stevens and
Mis-, Ada Gilmore has just closed, after
a sic months session. The school has
been very successful, and the teachers
are complimeutcd highly.
A Meeting Of Teachers is also called
for Thursday, the 10Th Of April. and it
is announced that Prof White, the State
Superintendent, will be present. We
wish Bro. Forbes the same success in
this move that his schools have met
with.
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enlargement in q Nutshell.

The following reasons for excluding
rebels from the privilege ofvotiug, which
we clip from an exchange, meets with
our views exactly: .., ..... -e..
"Six millions Of white people, without
shadow ola pretezt, engaged 10 strug-
clio to overthrow a government, and with
it twenty millions Of whites and four
millions Of blacks. They waged terri
bic war, characterized by aendish bar
barism never equaled before since the
beginning of time. They caused an
expense Of tonr thousand million Of mon
en- to the patton. They murdered fifty
thousand of the soldiers Of the Govern
meut by starvation and cold, denying
them fire by winter and shelter in:the
summer. They burned cities and spread
pestilsuce they assassinated the ruler
Of the country, 6llcdvthe country with
widows and 'orphsus, demoralised the
churches and blssphcmed the name Of
God, and now ass to cote, and rule tho
country, as they had formerly done |" y:
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srApl NEWS.

The Wellsburg Herald which has been
accused of advocating reunion with
old Virginia, makes sn c1p tion
which makes the @horse of quf ptb
er color" It's proposition was lhnez
old Virgiaia. to sku STATE, which though
not very feasible just now, might, il
says, 10 the course Of reconstruction and
territorial government, on account Of it:
disloyalty, be made tributary to West
Virginia. But, Brother Jacob, even il
they should pro!e practicable, although
its disloyalty might thus be cured, would
not the selfShncss, Of its legislators
when equal power should be restored to
them, make union, with it as grievous
to be borne as it was before the war
Let memory teach its lesson.
JUDGE SUMMERS made an able speech
at Point Pleasant on Saturday, the Sd
inst, iu favor of the projected Mariae
Railway. In presenting the merits Of
this enterprise, he announced bis adher.
ence to. the New State, urged the en-
couragement of enterprise from whatever
quarter, and presented /. glowing picture
ofEthe prosperity which would De the
result of . liberal policy 10 the accom-
plishment Of our pot euterprises-ths
james River aud Kuuswha Canal apd
Tie Co,ingtou and Ohio Railroads. ::
!. T: TIE soLDlras' LEAGUE, of Mason
county, which held =: primary meeting
on, the 1st last. meet sgsiu on tho 18th
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COMPLIMENTARY.

Our loyal fellow teachers here as else.
where will thank our neigbbor. the Rc.
publican, for the following pointed com.
pliment:
Wherever the present Legislature have
gone beyond mere local legislation, they
have almost invariably pursued an IN.
wise md impolitic course. The Educu.
ton bill, which disablcs some Of the best
teachers and the ablcst citizens from
looking after the interests Of our new
free school system, is another instance
of this suicidal policy, and SO long as it
rcmains in its present condition, the ed.
ucational interest Of the State will Ian
gui,b under the control, in too many
cases, Of those who arc utterly incompc.
tent to sustain them Teachers fit to
instruct our youth ore not SO plenty in
West Virginia that we can afford to give
up their services with no sufficient CO use;
and the free school system is not strong
enough to lose the couptenauccs, not to
say encounter the opposition of those
who ought to be its ablest and most ear.
nest supporters. .... ..-. ...
In other words. it :, is suicidal and
wrong to prevent rebels from teaching
their treason to our children, at the ex
pensc Of the State Comment is unuec
essary. =" @.,,: * .,}G;.'s =,
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Public Sale Of Valuable
KalaRla River Bottom Lands !
AND Adjacent. HILL LINDS. -;

TS PURSUANCE or TWO DEGREES MADE BY TIE
Circnt Court VI kana~s county, the 1r1 In the suit
IN Chanccry Of Quarter and Swami against 8. Benedict
ct 0ts on the 10th day Of June $780, and the Ieeond IN
the tit ot1hos Hughes rs D. s. Thompson tf di mais
at the juno term of Aad Court for the rear 1884, The
undersigned rs Commissioner, appointed for that pur.
pos: by lad Court, will xell at public auction to thc
highest bidder, Mt the front door Of tue Court Hnuhe Of
said kAnn~ha county, IN the town Of CsrleAion, COM
mencing At ]? O'clock MERIDIAN Monday. the .2Cih
d"y o March, 1900, the following valuable property,
to.wlt: o. .- -. .-.-.-.-
All that valuable and well known Kanawhs hveI farm.
formerly owned by Benjamin &. TbompUA and more
recently O.rit~i amt Or"npird by the said SdpHH
NrHrfifrf, and hiunied on the fThTtrf6 rfrrr,
| imm"di"t"iy 1LJr~ L,Tt rirrS-'S mouth, and cons
tning nury -four acrcs Of Kanawha river bottom land.
and hundred and forty.thrrc and threc.eightli o.
Jill upland, Adjoining aud AdJ.ccnt To said bottom
lnbd. Tie improvements upon these lands arc such -
to MAKE the whole property ono Of the most comIodne
and convenient and pleasant IN the county. TWsry.
three ncrcS, aud acre. sold contracted TO bc t"a
by said l<nedict TO Joseph 7. Sims, DOT Included n
tho lands Row offered for SALE being subject 70 hs raon
order of Court 49,. p. a..
Also one half acre lot In tho town II Phillip. sdIoinng
valid tract and with tho other, making die scr'' o.
Also the ono undivided half par. Of loss cfl.n4
lying Two and Thrcrquarter Nile creek OF tne ~.
nAWhA river. This lad 10 ~wned Jointly By Sah ben<c
and William =. Wilson. and 10 ab0at.r nls ''o"
TAr Ter,s.s Of Salr.-The purchaser VII b r..
qured: TO pay &4ioo 10 hand, and the :rs.nes miH
months from dste u sae, seeS1ed by hood 1th tppr
security, aud btn1us restioE date. De Lte 49,
retained until the ~hole IL PAD: H. :" Hm..,i., "a
"a .u sst: :fs%:ea ,.ets' I! p
3. 49,. 1, iE.,A LoyE.l. .t.. -:
January II, lsss.-l1 ~ -
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$4,000 IN PREMIUMS !
"A RARE OFFER +!

/. We wish to; add 900 subscribers to orr
list. Recent Developments seem to indicate
that the contest; between the loyal and rchcl
element in this State, is not ended as va
hoped it would I've. 1t therefore behooycs all
loyal men to support and stand by each Other
1t is for you to judge how we'll we have stood
by your interests and, il satisfied with our
course, VIC ask you to stand by us. Will our
friends then 90 TO WORK at onea.. We offa,
the following raro inducements to clubs. and
those getting them up, to continue until
April Goth, 1866:
$1,000, Cash, will pay for 10 subscriptions
10 the JOURNAL I that is; If ten old or now
subscribers will club together md. send ne
5000, we will send the Journal to them
for one year. IL, = , IT i2z1jr,TE
To the person sending US the highest mum.
her OF SubscribcrS-not less than 30-at
$3.50 each, with tho Cash, we will present A
Scholarship in ono Of tho. best Commercial
Colleges in Cincinnati, worth $1,000 or
$3.50 in Casl, or its equivalent. .r. -.
To the person sending the next highest
number-net less than Goat So 80 each, NO
will present fine copy of Abbotrs or
CCulHuShSI . AAIoSo1 VI luS W III anu Lille OF
Abmham Lincoln, or their equivalent (Sl2.5N
in anything else. ..... ~.
We will also present either Of the following
to any ono sending US 10 subscribers and
$500: ......,... .
A Photograph Album. worth. $3.50. $3.50
4 Beautiful Portrait Of Abraham Lincoln 800
do do Andrew johnson 800
do do General Grant 800
\ copy Of Petroleum V. Nasby's Book. 2.I5
The chronological Journal. ?.
Maryland Farmer. ...
West Virginia Journal. =
Now is the time to work. We shall only
continue this rare offer for two mcaths. Let
our farmers clab together with their neigh.
borS, and send us 5000 for ten subscribers.
While We would be glad to have workers for
the various prizes, still We would prefer %
furnish them to the subscribers thcm%lyexat
500, in Clubs Of ten or more. This offer
makes the JOURNAL the clropcH paper in the
State. Will no, every subscriber put forth
an effort and add at least one new name to
orr subscription list. b. doing so, they
would make our list as la,y- as zee rant il.