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WEDNESDAY, JUNE e, 1866.
THE 0FFEfk AND THE ALrERNA-
TIVE.
The platform Of the Republican party for
the next election, If not yet defined In any
single authoritative propusit on. may nov be
clearly gathered from the present attitude Of
Congress On the reconstruction question. It
consists, like AIR. Lincolp's Emancipation
Proclamation, Of an otler and an alternative.
The ofrr Is embraced in the reconstruction
policy Of the Committee Of Fifteen as amend
I'D by the Senate. 1t allows the seeded
States TO retain their present State Govern
mcnts, and to exclude the colored race from
voting, to resume their seats IN Congress on
condition, mainly, that the colored race so
long rs It cannot vote. shall forrn no part Of
The basis or representation. The prosiaions
us 10 Federal and rebel debts, and the re-
enactment Of the Civil Rights Bill merely
protect by constitutional enactment rights
which we're already strongly guaranteed
and are therefore Of secondary importance
The main feature OF the Congressional policy
is the offer which Congress therein makes 10
withhold the ballot from the colored race,
provided the white people Of the seeded
States will be content with casting vote
equal IN power TO that cast BY loyal man.
instead OF demandins that their vote hare
twice or thrice th4t power. For the attain
n,cnt ol political equality among all lhe white
c;t,zens Of the Union. Congress offers to
toneeo the eoual r;rhts of the co}ored citi-
xtns, trusting that a. wards OF the patton
fhcv will ALWAYS he snfflciently pro:ectcd bv
+Lc voter of the majority Of the whites.
WHO can fail to see In this otter by Com
cnss 10 withhold political rights from
tlr colcred race, a strong likeness to
Mr.. Lincufn's otler Ia leave them in bond
anr oroyided the Southern rebels would
surrender within a given period. The se-
c,,rity OF the coorcd ruce lies ia The fact that,
now Nc ttcn. thcir onnrcasors are incapable
n, embracing the oifer. The time will come
Uhcu II will 1,e fclt that Conrress ran a mar
rc,1ons risk In al1oy5nn 80 .,,omentous an is-
rnr as .he no.fticaI acknowledgment of four
m;l,1ons af frrcmen tn denend M The vhin
nj ,h,tr ,s+c m,s.era ,ns. AZ Mr. T5ncn1rss
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Rev. E. Adams and Rev F. Velts were ap-
pointed committee upon Sabbath Sch ools, to
report next year.
A resolution xas adopted urging upon the
churches and ministers the Importance Of
taxing up collections for the America Homo
Missionary Society, America Missionary Asso-
ciation, and American Congregational Union,
in all the churches which are still deficient,
that the full amount recommended By tho Ma
tional Council may be raised at once
An hoqE Eas spent IN devotional exercises.
relation oi =. .perdences, revival incidents and
prayer, led By Rev: ). J. Humphrey.
were SET forth BY President Magoun, RcTs.
Robbins. Parker and Jones. Iowa College,
began In tS45, opened Its session in 1886 at
Davenport. The buildings were sold in 1s5s,
nnd the institntion WIS removed to Grinnell.
The college has now President, four. Profes-
sors, Principal Of the Preparatory Depart
ment, and a Principal OF the Ladies' depart
1met1t. The endowment Of $4,000 asked Tor
has recently been completed, and some other
s.itte have come in. It Is now contemplated
10 erect pew building the present year, for
which m effort will be made to raise the
finds, in this State and elsewhere. The esfi-
mated cost IL $4,000. The discussion was
continued at the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion, when resolutions were adopted endorsing
the plan to raIse the necessary funds tue pres"
cnt year.
Rev. Geo. Thaeher. Rev. ". saltcr and Wm.
Brownell, Esq, were appointed committee
TO report next year upon the claltns Of the
Christian Sabbath and the manner Of 1ts
proper observance. 4 half hour was spent In
devotional exercises at the closing Of the
1n thc evening "reminiscences Of Iowa Con.
greeatlona1 history were given BY Rev. J. 4.
Reed, giving descriptions of bis carly preach.
ing places, congregations, travels, &c, from
lsdO.. In 1885 there were only two Cong1ega'
,ional meeting houses, worth only $500, He
has been home missionary for thirty years,
but docs not feel that he has suffered ang de-
p.1yation, has been rewarded In all bis labor.
from day to day and ycar to year
Rev Harvey Adams gaye an account OF the
carly ministerial meetings. Rev. E: Adams
gave some account of the Iowa Band" OF
$ s'Andovcr Band" company Of eleven stu
dents from Andoyer Theological Seminary
who settled In Iowa as Congregational pas
tors. --
JUNE sD.-The morning was devoted to I
Foreign Missionary meeting, the evening to {
Home Missionary meeting, Association I'D
journed at 10 P. m.
, 1866-06-06

For tnde1ing Council doc-
umenFs as ordered BY Com
mon Council .Mascsl Eth.
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mentA upon casJ property
last year-...--.+.........-
For ataau dee engines pur-
chased lsst year.....-.-..
fNre .Ator7n IL
For payment Of certificates
fand interest toeseoa,} IT,
ened for construction OF
Telegraph. seven-etgh hth.{ ~
al the receipts nutn tife
INSURANCE. premium tax.
Gt7serdt Mz.ks1s
For q sinking fnnd for 1ht-
liquidation Of the general
bonded debt 0l The city, the
whole proceeds of the .4x
Of one ~ mill to ba here
utter levied for that pur-
po.e on a1l tA11blc. real
snd personal property Of
the cit, a. required BY the
ryissd charter.
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For the payment Of interest,
the whosc proceeda Of 4 faE
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, 1866-06-06

heavy nsss, otlen putting n question
even The poss,bafr Of Erfoyn. 10 the inte1eEuum
Of to-day prtsepls tho speetac4e Of compact mag
Of s1hols md Coppe,heAds under the Ie&oerkhlp Of
~ apottate, who ete Vas1ing a21lubt tho Idea Of
ttn-fpzzaaliun Of national system, and who aEe
tpdeavos7nE 10 tnfuse life Into The dead a-hes Of lhe
spast The Atadsetanq fnztuer observes: - thas in
which hare been developed By the FFredon pxr3
erc TO be regarded only preparations. Il salua-
bic material 10 be applied tn real thorough and
formal adaplauon Of our present syBsem
10 Ihe new condition IN when the
ue Of The war have placed III. Within dse years
the neec, s1ry Of ntU tosssltuttoa for the Repus
ficvn be 4. universally experienced II the same
want - laIt aye ye414 afte7 the termination Of The
rar o! independence. What is 10 BE- taken care Of
IN the meanwhile IL that the party Of tho absolute
1eac lon be Kept weak and po*crleas. that Tho po-
hueal power xematn In the hands Of the conquernrs
and be not surrendered to The ranqutshed. In
olher wosda, shAt the next Congress md President,
At least, should be animated with the came spirit
which conducted the war al the rebellion 10 sue
cer sfnl termination. We have no hesita,iou in de
clartng that the ruling 1ndnence OF the
kepubt1can party in The next Congress and
Pres,usntia election IL Of iar more
importance than my plan Of reconstsueuon which
hat b. en- get proposed. We can hardly giFe this
sufficient emphasis. We hn1d ere1Y attemp: 70 ex-
cure or conceal OF c1oak th,t purpose 10 be moral
cownrdsce. Shall 1t be 4 matter Of indifference 10
a. whether the party Of Lincoln or Of Dayts, Of
Grant or Of Lee Of Fremont or Of stonewa1l Jsck-
Eou, shall dispose Of the fruits OF the war, Why
should We hasten 10 give part, aud perhaps
4 controlling part, In directing tho de5u-
ny OF the Republic to those who, on
the h1st anniversary fot Johnstoa's surrender,
ibrul1cd the gtayes Of the soldiers OF Freedom and
Umon." The Zeats1ag concludes As folio vs. and
tuns up the R1st Of the article: "1he end OF the
reeonsttuctlon policy should be to maintain the
polnica1 eupfemacy Tor the victorious var party
from The beemnane ot the iutenrgnum. which
commented April 9, 1865, and through It. duration
until IL ends ~ith National Convention and the
sdont{nu uf new C0nstitutfop far The Rcpublic -
, 1866-06-06
Spirit Of the German.A Press

uuiA H. GQlla Win N1LuNal N0ufeuICD AuQ lue
adoption Of new Constitution fos The Republic"
Spirit Of the German.Amerfcau Press.
TIE Lou1.ville PdksHdn OF the 5tst nit, con-
clades m article upon JEFF. Davis with the ohser~
vaion that, -'ht should hayt at1a,Snel before
q military tribunal Immediately after bis cap:are.
upon The charge Of murder. II the evidence would
ju-ttsy II: at I'LL events, be should have been
brought TO trial for treason before coust of.th,.
Character. When Johnson made his proclamation
l: became malter OF honor with him 70 sub-
sstnia.t the hsst charge; the last required no fur
fhef proof"
Unoey The title f" Prussia OF Austris," !" the ciucn
naii ToktebEaa OF Inc 1st intt. gives summary Of
arguments employed oY the friends Of he.e respect
1ye powefs. PRUSSIA IS the greatcat ueTHaH Sttte
1t II Protestant S.nte the friend OF intelligence
and cul:ure. 1t must incorporate ali Germany
within ltstl to the end that 1t may exert this In
auepce ihtourh Ill Germany. In order 10 accom-
p!sh thtr hs@eser the 1st step TO be taken Is the
destruction OF It's great rival. Austrla. This Gath
ollc country, the ruler oSeF foreign races, must ne
dissolved tutn iis heterogeneous elements Thls IL
PIussia's task. and 1t matters not whether 1t be
performed nnder the leadership Of Blsmats, or any
Other naa. Blsnark Is a past1us phenomenon;
lie viii die OF resign, but the German
Ieope Will not die. Germany
Nhs n once rnIied aud powerful will also become
tAe- W. tAe Ss"e' ~ A.A.4 st4s aa7A-'a :! !t4patoA
css feason a. iono"s: tine oouy OF Hesmahy can
oo!s oe accomplished through AnstF8a or BY Fcso-
'alaou. Ane rum" aoose N ffnssla - not Ges-
= ann. pol uean1Ani.ea oelason'c' WHEEL not"'tn.
f'anu'ng 'ne ac4 tna1 !. no" speahs tue common
!Aassass' ~ aooo' .. aaasssns aea .ae pase 1ss
mAu ~ tus utsu iaee " non ue 1aSAsA. !AA
stse' a1se,o a.a'os VI oppo.aoa ~ Ftassea y.
wv, "a.ea e.ss w. o1y ~ N"s.n ue'msusr ~
:u se'.Ntkaets'em auu nnuo'a. W: asU ~ oop,n ~
1e'mAu, aaous .ne o"aulaas auo oasAiaus' ~ ~ "
'ne o'n'ta!s, ~ aust1M .ne tn'ag nonee IS ues-
"an' anu tne1t eAste Anone 'ne aesaA Peop's ~
p1e'oulcs u oppos4non to"asos II. enoa,a aus
NE PROCLAIM LEE 1e'es'ao'.snmen. oi me oe1nsa
Empae' Moala oe oaneu VIII JOY Wherever als-
iot'eal feeonec.aoss ana national sSfnpatmea "e1e
10 ee foand Nesrsg au inc desmsa k1nss ana
pfnees nave tee1tsea tne f.ent* OF noa
inc haoos OF Hspoeoa "taa "uom tney aao tsal-
forou>ly aLheo themselsea asanst the EN-
pl1t AID the Emperor, While Austria r.
malDed taa1hfpi 10 Germ m: interests and German
n.l1y."
:he St LoEis Htfdiehe Fost OF the 3tst nit. en-
titles it, leading article The negro bn1cher1es.
1.-The wholesale slaughter Of the Freedmen. saJs
this Journal, "tn Alexandria Norfolk Mobile aud
ADORE all In Memphis. shonld be regarded, not
merely AZ spontaneous exhibition OF Southern
Earbas'sto. Coppethead journals tel the people
Ekv4A 8ARktA $AN n I'M FAIAff
, 1866-06-06

No.
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Rssding, Teup. ylyanta
Wflmlnv ton, North Carolina. sna..................8 81
Aexaudsla Virginia 50
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Sasannah Ia {relssred] s;
Hannibal, Mi-sou1i.... e:
Chattanooga Tenne.see. 3:
Peoria, Iii frets.ued} 2.
Rfchmnnd. Virgrnis q
Tnm1,n lsansna Wesf' 9j
Esp1pf, a iarrpr npnher nf charters than Were .ye
gYan;f5 htfnTe il nne vear-shnTiua 4. Stsse d
1fusperItY uuprecedented ia tho history pf the Of
catizat1o1.
, ff.he issnfyr nf rhsrte,* tn the Eew Hronsu7et
and csnsda {1r,ims yas finns nnisr tha9n horit,
n re.nfn,jnna adfnte Al vonr last meetinp auihof
s.,nT v1nr nf5sprs r. nner rnrretronenrs Si1h IN,
rr;n9s- of shoso rnuntja. II -.oT1d IL theFr tn{f
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The New Tax Bill.
rutcres1tnk Sketch Of the Amendm euts
Qud Debate.

ruteresttnk Sketch Of the Amendments
w..,1,..,sa,s rt 1..s ,sea
rvh. .,o,,o.an,ert ~ ~. ~ mi, 49, ~ ssa3
br thu House on Monday Int. vas MT ani,h-
81 nnt,1 Yesterday. when II w. dn1y laid he-
fo,e the Senate and orde1ed In he printed.
The notifications ot tb. oririnsl form. in
which II vas renorted trom the COMMITTEES of
nnys and Means. adonted dnrin. its a,scus
sion In the Hopse. Eera 90 multifarioua. that
nre,erred IN visit nnttl could 1nok orer
The offlcia1 transrriptIon betore I made my
comncnta nnon th1s ,nnortant .nessnre IN IT,
n,-seDt abane.
the cons;aerat3on of thu tar hi, in the Tam.
miifce At The Wbo1e commenced an Mon3ev
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Fer Special Ponce. TO be
useu In any emergency:
NOT pestiltuce, or slec-
tt6us> aud fne executing
criminal proce:s+ en-
forcing criminal laws,
telexraphlng. postage.
blink. books, h1arks,
stationery, beds and
bedding Tor new rsA-
tong, and tncideutals..
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-02-01

Gibbons legions are heavily armed. and
march with precision and dignity to the
music of their own tramp. They are
splendldly. equipped. but n nicc~eve
can discern little rust beneath Ncir
hne apparel, and there are. suttlers in
his camp who Ire, cog, and talk obsccni
ty.
Macauley, brisk, lively, keen, snd ener
yeflc. runs his thought rapidly throuril
f,is sentence. anu :
every word which E;nIs ~. .f n.
lie rcins in his steed only when nc las
reached his goal and then does it with such
celebrity that he is nearly throwa backwards
by the suddenness Of hi. stoppage. Gift
ford words are moss-troopers, that way
lay Innocent travellers and murder them
for hire Jeffrey is fac LANCE, with
sort of Arab swittness in his movement,
ana runs an iron-GlAd lQrsenan through
the eye before he has time 20 close his hcl-
met John Wilson'S camp il q disorgA-
nized mass, who might DO ctfectual ser
vice under better discpline, but who un-
der his lead, are suffering to carry on q
rambling and predatory warfare, aud dis
grace their general by hagltious c2cesses.
Sometimes they steal, sometimes swear,
sometimes drink, and sometimes pray
Swift ; words are porcupne quilts, winch
he throws with unerring aim at whoever
approaches his lar. All of Ebenezer
tlliot's words are gifted with huge fists to
pommel and bruisc Chatham and Mira
beau throw hot shot into their opponents
magazine Talfourd's forces are orderly
and disciplined, and march to the music q
the Dorian flute; those Of hrates keep time
to the tones of the pipe of Ph~bus; aud the
hard harsh featured tuttallions Of hugInn
are always preceded by a brass band Fl
liallem'a word infantry can do much exc
cuton when they are not in each others.
way. popc's phrases are either dag&rre
or rapiers. Willis words are often tipsy
with the champagne OF the fancy, but even
when they reel and stagscr 'they ke@p the
line of grace and beauty, and, though
scattered at first BY a fierce onset from
eraver cohorts. soon rcunite without wound
or loss.
John Meals forces arc multituiinous,
and ,,,, ,ui,n,y at every thing. Tnvy oc-
cupy all the provinces Of letters, and arc
nearly nstIc-s from being spread over too
much ground Evcrctt's weapons are ever
kept in good order, and shine well III the
sun; but they are little calculated for war
fare, and rarely Kill when they strike
Wcbster's words are thunlcrbolts, which
sometimes miss the I'itals at whom they
are hurled, but always leave enduring
marks when they strife. lIa2lat''s verbal
army is sometimes drunk and srrIy, some
times foaminc with pus ion, sometimes cool
and malignant, but drunk or sober, are
ever dangerous t. cope with. Some Of
Tom Moorc's words axe shining dirt. ',li,.h
he filings with excellent ain. t,is liz
might be indefinitely extended and ayr.r
cd with more regard to merit aud chronoi-
oey. My>own words, in this connection,
might be compared to ragged, unll5clphu-
ed militiu, which could be easily routed BY
!. charge Of horse, and which are apt to iirc
into each others faces,\
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-02-01
HENRY WARD BEECHER On GRE
CONSTRJ CTlON."

The Boston Post contains q sketch Of \
lecture delivered il that city on Tucsday
evening by the Rev Henry Ward Hcechcr
on reconstruction, from which We quote
Is follows:
There is no principle Of American liberty
which will cohcrc with the doctrine that
suffrage is a political right If 1t be sal
that this principle would give the right OF
suffrage to women, he woult give il to "a
as we'll as man Every consideration OF
policy and good sense point to the giving
of this righ., for woman is as good as q
man, and man and his wife are great
deal better than each other Yet he would
not insist on the extension of rTnth'rr''" = !
been President Lc would have done 50 last
spring; but matters had gone 50 far since
that II WAS unwisc 10 press this require
mcnt now That which we sow in May
we DO not sow in August. To 20 back on
the steps that have already been taken and
demand new GUARANTEES Of the nth would
be tue most uneracious tl.ing thatNe could
be called upon to do. Nr Bcecher then
stated what, in his opinion. We might and
might not expect the South to DO. We
could not expect that men WHO had to sub
nit to /. an overPoNcring military force
should rejoice in thcr downfall and spring
.up to kiss the men thst have whipped them.
The men Of the Sou;h were . sincere when
they went into the war IS those Of the
North. and, now that they are conquered,
We could not ask them to be Joyful or ju-
bilant We must not expect that men
who had relinquishci slavery upon COM
pulsion would engage with alacrity in the
work of emancipation. If this result had
been the consequence of long discussion,
and they had voted emancipation, we might
have reason for the course Of remark that
i, inlulgcd in; net otherwise We must
not expect that men educated under in,ti-
tutiuns totally the reverse ot ours will let
them 90 in day, and seek new ones from
hen conqueross
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-02-01
NO Is

Hc9as.not surprisedto read thN; fsn-
KEGS re unpopular at the South, and that
whcrthe srmy goes some of the Yankees
mus.so With It Being defeated, they
are>pt disposed 10 except suPerfluous and
intr lkiyo advice from those who have de-
featf them. We must not expect shat
menwho have regarded negroes as inferior
bei1,s MI their lives shall receive compla-
c5nI the doctrine of equality and citizen
= - reasious 81 the black man,---
OoLHslC5 IL wousl Do wen Tor Us u rc~
me,Apei >ile hesncs We live in. Tie did
net belic7e thcre were dozen places ini
Brooklyn wh>re eolorei man could OBJ
tain work, ualcse all the white men should
leave Ne, who still indulge in this pre-
jaGce, should not blame the people of tho
South who DO ret bclicve that society can.
be rcorganized viii the negro as sn equal,
Nor should we expect thst they would
know how. even when they try to treas tho
negro fairly. for they have been broughtup
to treat him as beast We may set up
schools and churches in the South in such
way as to be ant.goni>tic to Southern
schools and Southern churches. One
kindly disposed white man III the South
is worth twenty in Massachusetts, There
may be such precipitate zeal Of philan-
thropy for them as viii defeat It's own work.
Legislation viii not alleviate prejudice. -
) Ii Won't change unkind feelings into kind
ones. The South must recover by labor.
and it is only new industry that will bring
her back. She is fast finding this out
Her success DEFENDS upon cotton; cotton
cannot be had without black labor. and
black labor cannot be had unless negroes
@rc kindly treated. So self-ntcrest viii
soon teach them the right way out Of the
difficulty The blacks should become
lanihqldcrs as fast as possible The glory
of the north is its diversified aud minute
industry, He would not object to making
property 4 preliminary qualification for
suffrage. rs an lnducemcnt 70 industry and
thrift
Mr.. Beechcr closed his lecture with an
eloquent appeal for justice and love, as tho
oily sure basis OF reconstruction, and nd
yucltcd a spirit of magnanimity He pro-
tested agiMst yindictive punishment against
jctt Davis as inexpedicnt and uncallcd
fer. The era Of destruction had passed.
and that of restoration had come This
new position Of affairs required n change
Of tactics. His reniarks on this point maIc
a'rrotounl impression.
St. Mary's gazette., 1866-02-01

TIE FEyrDME>'s BtRrAr Pres.
colt of South Carolina, thus speaks Of tho
l.rations Of the Ftccdman's Burcnu in
t}at State:
As means Of daily practical govern
mcnt the Frrclmrn's Bureau is a failure.
is cnly value is propa ranln and ~s
the government seems wisely to harO
abandoned thnt line Of action, it is a costly
and mychicvous cncumfrance Both tho
STATE and the General Government sncm
TO labor under the same deuson. They
b9.a seem to think it necessary that one or
the other should be the guardian of tho
treedmcn-thc one with code, the other
with bureau. If the negro is free, let
him take freedom as we mllst--with its
duties as we'll as its privileges, It's pains as
we'll rs lts pleasures. Ia this State wo
cryat,on With his new rights God
knows, and We hope that III the time the
country will soon know, we have no dis
position to interfere.
If We had, the military authority which
still adu.inist rs martial law has ample
power for his protection; and ali We ask is
that, under the circumstances we have de-
scribed, in the condition Of things now
existing, the government should allow nat
ural Gausrs to work, as they will surely
do, Wholesome effects; and that, until
civil Law Is restored. the authorities shall
enforce, with eyen-handcd justice, tho
rights Of property. the protection Of ner-
suu. and thA.' t-i;-1 -t.o" oI contracts--
ne tht>t principles without which thcro
can be A either safety for the individual.
security tfor society, nor prosperity for
the patio n
This f The institution whose powcrs aro
sought IL he enlarged. and for whose op-
Nratons ,lhc people are to bt taxed to tho
extent of $3.50 600, 0oo.