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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-07
80 ACR. ES,
MORE OR LESS,

all the rest arabic.
The land is situated about one mile and
half from Deer Creek, and five miles
from Bel Air, and adoius the lands of
John Grafton, Mrs. Johnson, George
Robinson, Jr., and hcr>. |; Is n,w,r-
cupied by VIM. II. Pyle, who will show
the premises to persons wishing to rur-
chase.
The improv ements consist of a good
Frame
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-07
DESCRIPTION.

UESCKIPTIUN.
MASTER LlGHTFOOT is a very rich dark
brown, almost black, and would be so called by
many is six years old, Is hands 81 inches high,
beautiful in form, and possesses in Il remarkable
degree all the points indicating strength and ac-
ton ; his shoulders are deep, muscular and broad;
girths large; his back and on cannot be ex-
celled, while his body is ribbed home to his hips,
exhibiting all the angles OF leverage indispensa-
BILE for speed and endurance in the running Or
trotting horse.
For further particulars, apply by letter or
otherwise, to
JOHN S. DALLAM, Agent,
sept Bel Air, Hartford Co.
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Lutcyers Test Oath.

In the Supreme Court of Appeals. the
argument OF this cause was concluded
by Charles J. Faulkner Esq, against
the eonstitutionality of the law OF Feb
ruary, 1866. 1t was mastery reply TO
the argument Of the Attorney General
and the stump speech of Mr.. Stanton
Indeed, more crushing rejoinder has
been seldom heard in the court of last
resort. 1t was heightened dignitied and
corteous at the same time; to apprecia-
tive intelligence, it was very severe, so
much so indeed that its effect was visi-
bic in every lineament of the counte-
nance of the unfortunate recipient of the
deserved rehuke, SO caustically admin
istered by MIR. Faulkner. He alluded
with crashing effect to Mr.. Stanton's APP
peal to the court to keep pure the foun-
tains of justice by excluding from prac-
tice such men as the applicants, when
in the same breath the high priest had
denounced the Supreme Court of the
United States as the author Ola Corrupt
decision" and as having ''prostitutel
itself to party purposes"
We regret that we cannot obtain a
copy of this argument for publication,
as it is regarded by all who heard it as
one of the ablest eXpositions of the Con-
stitution and the rights and guarantees
afforded by it TO the citizen, that has as
yet been uttered against the aggrandiz-
ing and usurping policy OF the LegiSla-
ture ofthe past few years such arguments
should be read and pondered on by all,
and would have a most happy tendency
to call back the popular mind from the
pursuit of party purposes, to the consid-
Grafton ofthe landmarks and guarantees
of the Constitution. A decision by the
court is expecteda at an early day Wheel
ing Register.
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ment are founded, they ought to consign
to everlasting infamy political party
that untes 10 the bloodthirssiaess Of an
Ava the vindictiveness of the savage.
Many hundreds of clergymen, through
ont the State of Missouri, have been ar
rested on the same charges as those that
are preferred against the fourteen that
have been brought up for trial before
the Circuit Court for Marion county.
Their crime is not that they are bad
men but that they upheld so well the
duties of their sacred Office as to preach
charity to the neighbor, when, in the
opinion of their prosecutors, they should
have exalted politics above religion, and
dealt out damnation to all who would
not bow to Gesler's cap, or who dis
believed in the humanizing influences
of fire, famine, and slaughter. Three
quarters of a century have passed since
men swore fealty to a strumpet in the
guise of the Goddess Of Reason, and by
their Noyades and Dfdgonnodes proved
to the world what fearful things might
be done in the name of Liberty, where
in Liberty had no share. 1t was re-
served for our times, and in the name of
" loyalty" to repeat, with variations,
excuses just as foul and under preteXts
Just as false.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16
STATE CONVENTION.

The citizens of this State who are OPP
posed to the radical party are requested
to meet in their respective counties, or
townships, at such time as they may
deem most expedient, and select dele
gates to represent their county in State
Convention in Parkersburg, on Wednes-
day, August %. at ten O'Clock A. NJ, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for State Offices.
Where there is danger that public
meetings may be interrupted by violence,
we recommend that delegates be desig-
mated by written appointment signed by
the voters.
We also recommend that the delegates
from each Congressional District be au.
thorized to nominate candidate for
Congress, at the State Convention.
BY order of the State Executive Com
mittee.
d. LAMB, Chairman.
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O. S. LONG, Secretary.
NOTICE Ito OUR READERS.

As the first year Of the Ne'o Era" is
drawing to a close, we would respect
fully request those of our subscribers
who have not paid their subscriptions to
call and settle, or remit to us the amount
due. We desire to open new sub
scription book Cor the coming year, and
intend to enter no charges upon it. We
shall do strietlya
G~CASH BUSINESS,
and send our paper only to those who
shall have paid for it, according to the
terms published. This is the simplest,
mutually the most pleasant, and the
only paying mode of conducting news
paper in these times.
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THE AMERICAN NAVY.

At the opening of the late war, our
Navy consisted Of so vessels, all wooden
craft, a majority sailing vessels. Now
we have built, and in process of build
ing, 319 vessels-66 of which are mont
tors and iron-clad steamers. This number
embraces tonnage of 100000 tons, and
an aggregate number Of guns, amount
ing to 1905. During the war 76s vessels
of all classes were employed, of which
$40 have been sold since its close.
This branch of the American service
has ever been popular with the Nation
and commanded, as it now is, by such
distinguished Admirals as Farragut and
Porter, and their tried and gallant Off
GERS, we may look to it with confidence,
as able to carry the stars and stripes tri-
umphantly at the masthead, through
any war storm that may arise.
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THE NEW ORLEANS RIOT.

The fog which at first enveloped this
bloody riot, has at length sufficiently
cleared away to afford us at least a partial
view of the facts connected with its
origin, and which marked its progress.
But as General Sheridan, by the direction
of the President, is preparing report IN
detail of at the facts, we shall defer the
expression OF decided opinion upon
many features Of this tragic affair, until
the report is published. One thing,
however, has already been established
beyond doubt-that the riot had its
origin in the attempt of a part of the
members of an old defunct State Con-
vention, assembled in 1861, under the
military authority of General Banks, to
revive its existence and usurp supreme
power in the State. The leaders in this
movement are characterised by General
Sheridan, in communication to the
President. as political agitators and
revolutionists,' and he regards the as
sembling of the Convention, for the
purpose avoWed, as SO entirely urauthor-
lied by law and revolutionary in its char
acter, that he declares ii was his intention
to have arrested its proceedings by mill
tary force, had it not been done by other
means.
TO suppress this Convention, was
then clearly legal-whether the meas
ures adapted to this end, were all just
and proper, we cannot decide till we
have all the fac.s before us. That the
attempt to resuscitate the Convention,
was advised by prominent radicals at
Washington, is said to be a fact beyond
doubt. The result is what will follow
all similar Jacobinical attempts of the
Radical party.
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election last spring, III numerous in
stances, citizens whose names had been
duly registered and returned were denied
their votes by inspectors or judges OF
elections. This was in direct violation
of aw, and the wronged, insulted parties
have their legal remedy. When, how
ever, men are appointed to administer
law, whose provisions they are scarcely
able to read, and whose stupid Ignorance
is made the tool Of low, partisan malice
it is not surprising that we witness such
wanton violations Of the rights OF citl-
zens. as characterized the administration
of the Registry Law in this county at
the last election.
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THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION

The Convention met on Tuesday, and
was called to order by Governor Ran
dali. Major General Dix was chosen
temporary chairman, and addressed the
Convention at some length, in the course
of which he WIS pretty severe on the
Rump Congress. After the appointment
of committees, an adjournment was had
until Wednesday.
We have barely time TO announce
that the Convention commenced its Ia
bors under the most cheering auspices,
and no doubts are now entertained Of
its complete and triumphant success.
Rvdicalism is surely doomed. THE hand
writing is on tie WALL
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POWER OF JUDGES OF ELECTION.

James Young, Esq, President of the
Baltimore City Unconditional Union
Convention, submitted to William Price,
Esq, of Baltimore, the following ques-
ton:
Have the Judges of Election the
legal authority to reject the vote of
party who has been duly registered and
returned on the list OF qualified voters?"
Mr.. Price in his answer, says:
:" The question has been finally settled
by the Court OF Appeals, in Anderson's
Case, and there is how no room for any
difference of opinion about it. The
opinions Of the judges in this case We're
delivered seriatim, and were published
in the Baltimore american, early in No
vember 1868. | make a few hasty eX-
cracts from them, leaving those who
desire fuller information TO refer to the
opinis MS themselves.
Chief Sustice Bowie, after promising
that 1.-The General Assembly were re-
quired to provide by law for a uniform
registration Of the names of voters,
which should be evidence Of their quail
fications at elections hereafter held"
&c, proceeds to declare that "under
the Old system the judges determined
the qualifications of the voters at the
polls under the new, The registers ascer-
tain and decide beforehand those who
are qualified, and those who are dis
qualified" &c.
Mr.. Price then quotes more extensively
from the opinions of Judges Cochran
and Weisel, in the same case, and adds
These opinions constitute the judg-
ment of the highest court in the State,
and they decide, conclusively, that after
a registration act has been passed, as is
the case in this State, the sole and eX
elusive right of admitting a citizen to
the right of voting, or of excluding him
from that right, is with the officers OF
registration; and that the judges of cleo
ton are bound by the lists of registered
voters furnished them, and cannot reject
voter whom the lists show to be en-
titled to the right of suffrage, or receive
the vote of a person whom those lists
show to be disqualified.
am also of the opinion that the right
to vote at State election determines
the right to vote at municipal election.
A person cannot be entitled to vote at
one election and not entitled to vote at
another. The right to vote is precisely
the same at all elections, whether State
or municipal
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, WILLIAM PRICE.
James Young, Esq, President of the
Baltimore City Unconditional Union
Convention.
1t will be remembered that at the
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KENTUCKY

Sixty-nine of the one hundred and
ten counties in the State, give Judge
Duvall the very handsome majority of
thirty-nine thousand two hundred and
ninety seven votes. The other counties
will probably increase it to fifty thous-
and. Thus far, only five counties ire
known to have given majorities for Hob
son. Something of Waterloo defeat,
that. Radicals may invent what ex-
uses they please for this crushing defeat,
but they will not satisfy themselves
much less the community. They may
say it was victory of the gray over the
blue, OF the Secessionists over the Union
lists; but opposed to this is the fact of
majority of $4,000 in a State that used
to give 10000 against secession, and for
retention OF the State in the Union.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

THE Radicals in Missouri, says the
Baltimore Transcript, are bent upon
making themselves forever infamous.
Governor Fletcher, who seems to be Il
sort of cross between BroWnlow, of Ten
nessee, and Morton, of Indiana, joining
the venom of the one to the fanaticism
of the other, is doing all that lies in his
power, by the eXaction of test oaths and
by system OF persecution worthy Of
the French Jacobins, to maintain the
ascendency of his faction. To what an
extent he is disposed to carry his high
handed measures may be gathered from
the partial returns OF the docket of the
Circuit Court of a single county. The
Palmyra Spectator, of Sd inst, says:
"The regular term of our Circuit
Court, Judge Harrison on the bench,
commenced its session on Monday last.
The criminal docket is quite large, and
differs widely from the dockets of former
years. Fourteen ministers were indicted
for preaching the Gospel. Their cases,
we learn, were laid over to the next
February term. The docket runs some
what after this fashion: Rev. James S.
Green, preaching the Gospel; John
Smith, selling whiskey without a license;
Rev. w. Nj. Newand, preaching the
Gospel without license; Jas. Brown,
selling whiskey on Sunday Rev. J. IL.
Luther, preaching the Gospel; Judy
Dudley, keeping a bawdy house; Rev.
Henry Louthan, preaching the Gospel,
and so on. -
II may be quite possible that the four
teen clergymen who have been indicted
in Marion County Court for the heinous
crime of preaching the Gospel, are not
exactly sandwiched on the record
between the low class of offenders in
the order in which the above paragraph
places them. But that more than one
of them should have been taken from
their homes at midnight, like common
thieves and house-breakers carried, in
some instances, many miles distant from
their families and thrust into Jail to
herd with criminals of every grade,
until bailed out by their friends and
neighbors, are incidents that would
stain the annals of any country.
But when we consider that these out
RACES are sanctioned in a Republic that
processes to uphold and defend liberty
of conscience as one of the cardinal
principles upon which its claims to su
periority over all other forms of govern
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

SERIOUS AccIDENT.-Madame Jerom,
Bonaparte, an aged lady, well-know'ee
by reputation, yesterday morning .whist
coming down stairs, accidental ieIl
some distance, bruising her forehead and ID
body, and breaking the small bone NJ
her right wrist. She was picked I'D in n,
sensible, and carried to her room. H,,
injuries, though of painful charaeter
are not thought to be dangerous.-Bcho
Sun.
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Al Ecample for tie Uhole Countyy

Kentucky has furnished a noble ex-
ample for the whole country. The
strange but highly honorable spectacle
was presented at the polls of men hav-
ing served in both armies voting and
working for Duvall, because he repre-
sentcd the paciiication and reconstruc-
ton policy of the President. Graybacks
and the blue jackets working together.
So it ought to be. The war is over.
Peace is desired above all things. And
the men who have fought together are
the first to harmonic and worked to-
gether for the good Of the country.
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SUBMARINE CABLEs.-The frs4
cessiul submarine telegraph eahi, SUE
laid in 1871, between Dover and g. Vas
and has been in operation fifteen 1a'als,
1t is twenty-seven miles long. Tbaee ears,
lantic cable, which hasjust been s, me- Al
fully submerged, is the fifty-fiftl s cures
rine cable that has been success 9'ila'
laid, ana Is l,soi miles in length. I T5s
aggregate length :, Of all the submardinnss
globe is s,677 miles. Great Brita;o vi The
Ireland have 10 submarine cables. ! ana
3; Norway 3; France and India aa a,aly
and Spain l. The next longest ling ei :;
the Atlantic cable is that conn ,ne 10
Malta and Alexandria, Egypt. el, !.
laid in three sections, and the deons,ai e
portions have never been out of ~
since they were first submerged in J 1se,
The entire line is l ,535 miles in lan ae9l
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The tribune and the Post talk abont
the armed negro guards of the Radicea5s
Convention IN n w Orleans as "lan6san,
assailed by the EVOLVES" of the Federal
army and the police. Yet here is ta te, a.
gram from the Tribune itself eoneerp i4g.
these "lambs:'' si"t'iss
:. shortly aftermidnight q lot ofnea.o..
dring IN The Third District shot at ali 1 nv
seigers. They acere arrested" psssi
Poor, dear lambs!-New York lFo,,5
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MAJo GENERAL HUNTER.-By or
der o. the War Department, Brevet Ma
jor General David Hunter, Colonel of
the Sixth United States Cavalry, has
been retired from the service, he having
served over forty years, and, according
to law, being therefore subject to retire
ment.
The honor of the service, would have
been spared ugly wounds if he had been
retired before the war;
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ALL HAIL. MASSACHUSETTS.

The friends of President johnson, and
of Cancellation, peace, and the resto-
ration of the Union as proposed by him,
looked for little aid from State 50 long
led by Wilson, Sumner. Butler CO.
but the State Convention recently held
in Faneul Hall, Boston. inspires the
hope, that even Massachusetts will
wheel into line with the true Union
loving States, and aid in the defence of
the Constitution against the guilty con-
spirators of radicalism for its destruction.
ISL delegates, the most distinguished
men of all the old parties, and from all
parts of the State, were present at the
Convention. A resolution was unani-
mously adopted, indorsing the recon-
struetion policy Of President johnson,
and such leading Republicans as Hon.
George Ashmun, who presided at the
Chicago Convention that nominated
Abraham Lincoln for President, John
Quincy Adams, Ex-Gov. r. c. Win
throp, &C., were appointed delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention. The world
certainly moves, and this time in the
right direction. The following list of
delegates elected to this Convention by
the town Of Quincy, will give some idea
of the fusion Of elements which has
so suddenly, and with such spontaneity
sprung up in the old Abolition ridden
Bay State:
John Quincy Adams, Repub.; Jetfry
r. Bracket, Wing; John Breisler, Re-
pub; Wm. S. Pattee, DEM; Whitcomb
Porter, Repub. Eleazer Frederick,
Dem; Lewis Ross, Repub.; George Ca
hill, Dem; Horace b. Spear, Repub.
gan, Repub.: Benz. Curtis, DEM; John
b. Bass, Repub.
The Boston Gazette, heretofore Re-
publican, in recent article says:
"The time has now come to vote down
extreme men in both sections OF the
country. The country will not return
TO a quiet, orderly condition so long as
oud.mouthed partisans can gain ad-
mission into the halls of Congress and
control public affairs. a reform is sadly
needed, and it remains for the people TO
say if this reform shall be had, and how
soon. There is host of distinguished
men in Massachusetts coming forward
to lend their aid in the good work. At
the head stands the Hon. b. r. Curtis,
Hon. Geo. Ashunl, Hon. Geo. Il. Upton,
John Quincy Adams, Hon. George F.
Williams, Hon. ID. w. Alvord, and
many of the rank and file of the Re
publican party. 1t is also intimated
that Ex Gov. Andrew is in sympathy
with the movement. Extreme men
have had control of Massachusetts long
enough"
There are similar favorable indications
from Maine and the Conservatives there
have strong hopes of carrying that State
in September. So mote it be.
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Brownlow has done one thing that
never was done by mortal man before
We frankly give him the credit of the
miracle. He has united the New YORK.
press. All the journals agree therein
that he is-what the Times and the rest
join in calling him-'the foulest-meuth.
ed man of the century.
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A farmer visiting Troy for the pur.
pose of depositing some money was 50
kindly treated by two nice young men
that he became very drunk, and finally
deposited five hundred dollars, all the
money he had, in their faro-bank. The
next morning he was hunting around
for the cashier.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

Hard rubber collars are to be the next
novelty. A process ofbleaching rubber
has been discovered, and after hard
ening it can be made into collars, wrist
bands. etc., and the enthusiastic think
they see the end of the paper collar bust.
ness.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

A returned Californian is making
quite sensation at Cape May by his
lavish expenditure of money all hard
cash. He disdains "paper trashn as he
calls the fractional and National curren-
cy. Nothing but the fastest teams, cost.
liest wines, cigars, etc., suit his lord
ship.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

THE LATE DIR. DosTIE OF New Or
LEANs.-It appears that this man who
wasan unfortunate victim to the riot,
brought on by himselfand radical friends
was really a barber and had no earthly
right to the title of Doctor.
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to Revise the En;ted
States LulNS.

Messrs. Cushing, James, and johnson
the commissioners appointed to revise
the United States laws, have received
their commissions, and will enter upon
the discharge of their duties on the l,t
of September.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

A farmer of Reading, Pa, has a tur
key gobbler that has evidently mistaken
his sex. lie drove a Matching hen from
hel nest, took her place, Matched the en-
tire brood and now assumes sole charge
of them.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

The soldiers of Pennsylvania are hold
ing meetings in nearly every county,
endorsing the President, and supporting
Hester Clymer for Governor. They
have no idea of being led up to the nau-
seous doctrine Of negro equality.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

THE Radicals have heard of the Ken
lucky election. They feel poorly Of
course. We won't disturb the grief of
the mourners so soon after the funeral
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-16

The Kentucky election is the first nail
in the coffin Of Radicalism. The fune-
raj ceremonies will take place in Oeto-
ber
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NJ Il II EFT REP RTS.
PRODUCE MARKER

CORRECTED WEEKLY BY c. NJ. sHAFFER
August, Is 1866.
Tallow, 10 cts; Soap, cts; Bacon Hams, .
cts; Bacon Sides, Il cts; White Beans, S20;
Washed Wool, As cts; Unwashed W1ol, %
cts. Clover Seed, S7.OO Timothy Seed, STU
Flax Seed, $500; Pared apples, 10 cts.ioh
pared Peaches, 10 cts.
MARTINSBUKG FLOUR AND GRAIN
MARK EFT
CORRECTED WEEKLY
Extra Flour, $500: Corn, 20 cts; Oats %
cts; White Wheat, 81. So Red, do, ~ 20 Rye
ST.
BALTIMORE MARKET
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may be termed a moral centripetal
force, or the object Of gain. There
nust be a religious sentiment, an early
training, a faith in their teacher aud
guide, that overcomes and sets at
naupht all moral examples, save that OF
duty to their orcler 0nd ats requirements
TO BE CONTINUED.