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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
The London Times on the Presidents
Policy

The London Times of the I'd March deyotes
an article to comments on the policy Of Presi-
dent JOHNSON, as developed in his address to
the negro delegation that was headed by that
saucy halfbreed, FREDERICK DOUGLAS, who,
although he passes for a negro, has more white
than black blood in his veinS-which accounts
for his superior intelligence. After a careful
analysis Of the addresses made by the President
and the negroes, as also Of the written reoinder
sent to the President by the latter after the in
terview, the Times says
The first question is whether it is possible
" for highly civilized whites, and blacks only
"just emancipated from slavery, TO mingle to-
gether on equal terms, as fellow members Of
{" the same Republic. Ifnot, the next question
ais, whether, upon the whole, il be not better
"tO retain the latter, at least for the present,
in that state Ofpolitical minority which, after
' all, is the lot OF most English laborers and
" artisans. These are questions which, as we
% have learnt in Jamaica, are not TO be settled
" by constitutional theories. The truth is that
race no less than age or sex, is among those
g elementary facts to which theories mast
&c conform themselves as best they may. The
" advocates of universal suffrage have never
" been able 70 reconcile the acknowledgements
- women with the cardinal articles Of their
"ereed, and yet hardly any, except Mr.. MILL,
" have yentured to disclaim this exception.
q" The domestic relations Of the twoseXes are Of
"such supreme Importance that no political in
% terest, if any were involved, could be placed
"in the scale against them, and any occasional
60 wrongs that wives may suffer, by reason ottheir
disabilities, are as nothing compared with the
~ evil of divided authority in the household. In
g this, as well as in other respects, the law,
"a wisely recognizing the relative weakness of
women, assigns to them dependent position,
and it may be that, under such conditions as
exist in America, a similar subOrdinatiOn
" may prove, for some time to come, most ia
/" vorable to the happiness of weaker race
The Times adds that the moderate policy pur
sued by the President, "with great moral
courage and honesty Of purpose, has won for
90 him the respect and sympathy Of this
country" The same paper in an admirable
article on the Presidents veto message, in its
issue of the 9th instant, says Sc In this country
% the courage and decision exhibited by Mr..
&c JOHNSON will confirm the respect in which
" his policy has been held, and will entitle him
to credit as one Of the abest statesmen who
- have ever conducted great nation success
- fully through a perilous crisis by frmneSS,
/" moderation and wisdom
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Proceedings of Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 81.
SExArE.-The Senate passed bill to provide for
the punishment of certain crimes against the United
States 1t provides for the punishment, by ten years
Imprisonment, of the crime of forging United States
bonds or securities.
HoUsE-Mr. Ward, of New York. said that he
had received letters from the friends of deceased
soldiers, buried on Arlington Heights expressing
fears as the title of the Government to that prop
erty and asked that letter from the Secretary OF
War be read, in which it is stated that the Govern
ment bought the property at tax sale in 1864, and
that certificate of said sale is now in the hands OF
the Government.
The House passed the consular and diplomatic ap
preparation BILL with an amendment providing for
Solicitor of the State Department
The bill to facilitate commercial postal and mill
tary communication between the several States, was
also passed
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
DIED.
DARRACOTT.-At Ethelwo

DARRAC0TT.-At Ethelwood, the residence of Miss
= l. Sheppard, in the county OF Henrco, on the first
day OF November last, Miss SUSAN DARRACOTT.
Few persons have passed from earth more beloved
and regretted than the subject Of this brief
lice and few have possessed qualities attractive
and more endearng Her disposition, naturally ama
bic and cheerful had been elevated and Refined to an
unusual degree By the influences Of that Divine Grace
OF which sh5 was tue happy recipient for So many
years
When very young she attached herself TO the Episco
nal Church OF which she a devoted member until
the time of her DEATH aud did religion shine more
brightly in the irlo'e life anil character Of an indyd-
nal than in herr In the house Of worship She was
ALWAYS peculiarly happy and to sing the praises OF re-
face cheerful and genial disposition won for
her the love Of all classes To the old she was ALWAYS
attentive and kind-to her companions social and
hearted and to children tender and devoted who can
know the desoate void created By the loss Of such
friend but one no has experienced n? The b1x was
unexpected and stunning and has Gas: deep shade of
sorrow over the nunerous mily and friends Of which
ne was the loved and loving centre But could We
forre+ ourselves and think only Of her the picture
,ronld be quickly reversed and all woud be bright
gIoriousy beautifully bright Her end was the natu
raj end Of such lie-ful Of sweet hope and trusting
ith in that Saviour who died for her and to
whom she had lived
Entirely resigned to the will OF Goa, not a cloud
seemed dim the horizon OF feis setting sun but all
was calm and hopeful, and serene
Weep not for her, there Is no cause of woe,
But rather nerve the spirit that it walk,
Unshrnking DER the thOrny path below;
And when few fleet swervine wears ave flown
She'll meet thee at Heavens gate and lead thee
Weep not for her"
nF- The Southern Churcbman will nlaasa eonv .
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The city Hotel, IN Natchez, Mississippi, was burn
| ed To the Crnnnd ON Tuesday NIGHT last

ed to the ground on Tuesday night last.
bound girl in Illinois recently hung a little boy
in retaliation for a whipping which the child
mother had bestowed upon the girl. AH/
Honorable B. g. Thibodeaux, formerly member
Of Congress died in the parish of Terebone, Louis
lana, last week.
Dumas, Senior proposes to erect gigantic theateI
in Paris. where the plays Of every nation shall be
produced. He asks two millions of francs to carry
out the project.
The Honorable Pierre Soule's mansion on Espaan.
ade street New Orleans for about two years Occu-
pied as Freedmen's Orphan Asylum has been re-
stored to him by order of General Howard.
The New Orleans Times says it is rumored that
Stewart, the New York dry. goods king, and the ri
branches in that CITY,
a directory of indianapolis has just been CON-
pleted and 1t contains l3 40 names against $50 IN
1864. From this the Journal figures out that the
present population of that city is $3.50.
The Matamoros Ranchero asserts that the filibus.
ter General Crawford was permitted 70 escape from
Fort jackson because he had il in his power to i'm
plicate high military men in the robberies committed
on the Rio Grande.
A Savannah paper is afraid the raising of rice is
at an end, and pictures the rice lands degeneratng
into unproductive swamps. 1t says the white man
cannot, and the black man will not, cultivate the
swamp plantations.
Mobile IS to have new hotel, with accommoda-
tiOns for three hundred more guests than were ever
before accommodated" in that city. The host will
be General Charles f. Smedes, late of the Confede-
rate army, so-caed.
The Mississippi has at length cut channel through
Terrapin Neck, in the vicinity of Vicksburg. by
which the river is shortened some fifteen miles. This
has been expected for years, and is gratifying to
steamboat men, but disastrous to the plantations be-
low Vicksburg.
In the cellars of the Baron ROthschild's mansion,
Rue Laite, Paris, are twenty -four thousand bottles
Ofevery species of the wines existing at the COM
mencement of this century, from the Lachryma
Christi which every visitor to Naples has tasted to
the purple-tinted sweet wines of the Cape from the
common wines of the Macon vineyards to the rare
vntages of Medoc. The value of this collection
amounts to about fifty thousand dollars.
The Legislature of New Mexico has passed an act
calling Convention to prepare State Consttn-
ton. There are to he twice az many delegates as
there are members ofthe Territorial Council and
House of Representatives, The election of delegates
was to take place on the first Monday in March, and
the Convention meets on the fifth Monday in April.
No officers, soldiers, civilian employees in the mill
tary service will be allowed to vote for delegates
The Constitution will be submitted to the people at
an election to be held on the fourth Monday of
June next.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

I slaves and accord suffrage and equality TO ne
groes-thev will be allowed to enjoy three
other things-the resumption of former lela-
tions with the Government, the admission OF
their representatives to the two Houses of Con-
gress. and entire exemption from all pains,
Denalties and disabilities. The last resolution
ofthe series disavOws any intention to assert
coereirs pO'oer on the part of Congress in re-
&c gard to the regulation of the right of suffrage
81 in the different States OF the Union.D
/. This plan has at least the merit Of poiteness.
There is a difference between violent and
brutal order to stand and deliver and a
soft, gentlemanly request to surrender ones
pocket-bOOk without compelling a resort to
force. That is about the difference between
Mr.. STEWART and the others. In substance
and effect, his plan is like all the rest, and will
occasion as much or more delay. The several
State Constitutions will have to be amended by
State Conventions, and the amendments are
required to be ratified by popular vote. Until
that shall be done, the Southern States will be
held in their present anomalous condition, and
how long it will take to do it, others can Judge
as we'll as ourselves. Mr.. STEWARDS preamble
admits that 81 is unreasonable to ePeet the
Sc e-eSta5liSlmentofha rmoRya Rd good feeling as
'' long as the eleueR Southern States are pre-
Sc rented from assuming their ancient relations
Sc to the Government"
II is observable that negro suffrage is made
the peculiar test Of Southern fitness for re-
admission. Nothing is said about 90 loyalty
that does not appear to be questioned-and yet,
although so much fuss has been made about it,
as being the one thing needfui, in all other
quarters, it seems here to be tacitly admitted
either to exist or to be unimportant. The &C
ceptance Of this proposition by SUMNER, VII
son, and other leading Senators in the Radical
interest, is significant as eyidencing the insin-
cerity Of their constant complaints of continued
disloyalty.
These resolutions were referred to the COM
mittee on reconstruction. In what shape they
will be returned it would be premature to con-
lecture. 1t is not unlikely, however, that they
will come back shorn of all those amiable and
seductive features stamped upon them by their
author. We do not see how they can be put
in any shape that will make them acceptable to
the President. But being in the nature ola COM
promise, and importing, if not directly ad-
hitting, mutual rights, they may be regarded
as a token of the advancing spirit Of accommo-
datiOn.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
MARRIED.

EdUN6-AThINsON- Lieutenant CHARLES YOUNG
Of stanton, to Miss AGNES ATKINSON, youngest
daughter of the late Roger B. Atkinson Of Lunenburg
county, Va, at the residence OF DR.. B. NJ Atkinson
in stanton, by Rev. j. NJ Iatane, the Sth in,
slant.
HOWARD-MACLE0D.-- On the 18th Of February, by
the Right Rev T. II. Rutledge, at Lake Jackson neal
Tallahassee, Florida, JOHN HOWARD, Esq, Of Rich.
mond, Va, to Miss MARY C. MACLEOD, daught Of
DR.. J. D. Macleod
COTTEN-S0UTHALL-In Murfreesboro, n c. on
Wednesday, l4th instant, by Rev. r. NJ Jones, ROB.
ERI K. GOTTEN Esq, Of Tarboro', 20 MISS SALLIHiS
soUThALL daughter Of 4. ). southsl, Esq, Of Muir
freesboTo'
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

vi wOODHoUSE Il PARHAM, Governor street:
Stonewall Jackson: Military Biography, with a
Portrait and Maps. By john ESten Cook. formerly OF
General Stuart's staff s. 80.
An Erencop in a Letter to the author of The Chris
tan Year" By E. l.. Pussy, D. d. -.
The Temporal Mission of the Holy Ghost; or Reason
and Revelation. BY Henry Edward, Archbishop OF
Westminster. II 10.
The Republic of Plato; translated into English, with
an Analysis and Notes. BY David J. Vaughan, NJ.
and John Llewelyn Davies, NJ A, Trinity College,
Cambridge.
The Song Book. Words and Tunes from the best Poets
and Musicians. Selected and arranged by John HUI
lah, Professor OF Vocal Music in Kings College,
London. 81 %.
vox Ecclesiae or heDoctrne of the Protestant Epis
copal Church on Episcopacy and Apostolca Success
sion, embracing refutaon of the work known as
"Goode on Orders"
Views of Prophecy concerning the Jews. the Second
Advent and the Millennium. BY 4 Layman.
The Changed Cross and other Religious Poems. New
and enlarged edition. 81 30
Lucy Arlyn Novel. By J. T. Trowbridge.
~ %.
With further supplies of Literature in Letters By Pro-
fessOr Holcombe.
Letters in Life BY Mrs. sigourney-and will receive
in few days
Vol. H. Life James Madison. BY Hon. WIN. C. Rives
mh22t
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. March %.

IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE SUPREME COURT
PRACTICAL RELATIONS RESTORED IN THE JUDI
GAL BRANCH
This important event was rather prematurely an
nOuneed some weeks ago upon the occasion Of the
making Of an order by the Court directing call OF
cases dOeketed from the South in common with
those from the North. We have thought proper TO
await a competent and final conclusion in law OF
the question Yesterday, in regular order of bust
ness, the case Of Newell, appellant, rs. Norton, Ii
bellant-a case in admiralty, arising apon boat
collision in 1855 on the Missssippirver-was called
under the order referred to- and the Court entered
upon the merits of the case Of course.
The laws Of the United States are in unobstructed
operation throughout all the States and, therefore,
the practical constitutional relations of the several
States so far as they concern The Executive branch
are restored. To this may now be added a second
Of the three coordinate branches-NGtiORal IHteli
bpenrar 4 ,.eslerdau
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
BOOKS. STATIONERY. &c.

A. H. CHRISTIAN, NJ D. C. T. cARDozo BENZ. BATES
A II. CHRISTIAN & CO.,
a. BOOKSELLERS AND STATI0NERs
MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE SpoTswooD HOTEL,
Would call the attention of Merchants, Teachers and
others to their stock Of School Books, embracing
SPELLERS, READERS,
GRAMMARS BIOGRAPHIES,
PHILOSOPHERS, CHEMlSTRIES,
RHETORlCS, COMPOSITION
With all of the best Text Books French LATIN Greek
and German.
Cur Stationery Department will always be found full
and at the lowest cash prices.
All of the New Books OF the day always on hand.
Country orders will receive prompt attention.
mb0ot
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
CUMBERLAND County, March 10, 1866
To Me.srs hR w Mcirrnrn.

To Messrs C. GR. W. McGRUDRR:
was mich gratifed, during my recent visa 20 your
city to learn that you have resumed the PREPARATION Of
your manipulated GuaDo. This is g AIovePent In the
right direction 20 help to resSscate .he prohtab q
agriculture Of belova State. PIeaSe send Eo -four
TONS as yo% st it ready, for my tobacco crop
regard it a best and most Profitable mode OF pre-
parizs ,.6 manipulated article
You remember got you to prepare for me, some
years ago. part Of my years supply with thirds
of bone ash and one-ihIl guano, and the balance with
equal quantities 81 those articles The latter fou nd
on carefully aaeted experiments bs the better
mode OF P;aparation, and am well satisfied of the
supeI.r value Of this manipulated rtele that ma We
Ceased to purchase all other concentrated manures
is the very best have 3D. and do not hesitate
to say that prefer IL holh for the crop and the i'm
provement oil the land 10 the weight Of pure Pc.
ruvian GusEp Al the same price
WisAing you tie success you deserve, yours very
traly, JESSE 8 ARMIsTHAD
mh92-Si
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

Success OF THE " Johnson" PARrY-Tbe {" John.
son party Is in the ascendant at Nahaht, Massa-
officers were elected: Moderator, David johnson
town clerk: A. d. johnson; seectmen and asses
sOrs, w. Ii. johnson, f., B. johnson, C. Harvey
Johnson treasurer and collector. w. W. Johnson ;
school committee, Franklin E. Johnson Walter
Johnson George L. johnson was also appointed a
constable,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
RICHMOND WING.
THURSDAY MoRNNG..NARCH % 1866
AdYartiSing.

If any business man in Richmond doubts that the
VIVA il The hest medium through which to reach
the Virginia public, we invite him to call at this
office and we will take pleasure, as matter Of
business in exhibiting to him our lists Of bona fde
subscribers in every section Of the State.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
Post Offre RobberieS in New YOrk--An Organized
Gang of Letter-Thieves Detected.

The New York Post of Monday evening says:
IN important arrest was made at the Post Office
on Saturday, of one of gang of letter-thieves who
for some time past have been committing depreda
tons upon the correspondence of merchants anC
Others who have boxes at the Post Office.
The accused is young man, sixteen years Of age
and at the time of his arrest had in his possession
about twenty-five letters which he had obtained
from clerk at one of the box windows, by falsely
representing himself to have been sent for them by
the owaef
On searching him several stolen letters, addressed
TO other persons and firms, we're also found in hi
possession as well as two drafts for one hundred anC
tv dollars the endorsements of which he had forged
afterwards presenting the drafts for payment which
was refused, but the drafts were certified.
He made full confession of his guilt TO the spe
cial agent Mr., Gayler, who detected him. and i'm
plicated several other young men who have beer
connected with him in the same business. lie gave
a detailed statement of tier plan OF operations
which is not deemed prudent TO publish at present
lie also acknowledged 10 having repeatedly pur
Joined letters addressed to three rPS N this city by
whom he was formerly employed, and who were il
the habit of sending him to the post office for the
letters. All these firms had made repeated com
plants at the office of the loss of letters, and de
clned to consider the suggestion which was made tC
them, that their messenger possibly dishonest
preierrng TO attribute their losses to careessness Of
something worse in the post Office
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

IL his speech before the Democratic State
Convention of Indiana the Hon. D. W. Voor-
hees remarked, in regard to his expulsion
from Congress, that it RENTED him to the so
eiety of gentlemen, and permitted him to
choose his own company.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

IL DYSPEPSIA.-What everybody says
mu'f be true. We have heard Dr. strickland,s Tonic
SPoken OF so frequently by those who have been bens
h'.ed by 1t, that at last compelled to make Il
known to the public that really believe It Effects
cure In every case therefore, say those who are
suffering with Dyspepsia Nervous Debility to 70 to
their druggists and get bottle Of Dr. streklapd'a
Tonic ,s,,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

THE Lynchburg Ne,cS says some persons
feared that the cold weather Of the latter part
Of last week had killed the fruit which had
budded out. We are pleased to hear this fea'
is groundless. Buds, both of the peach and
apricot, were shown US yesterday, gathered
from a very exposed locality, which were moi
at all injured.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

Big SCARE AT SUSPENSION BRIDGE-FLIGHr or
Canadians FROM THE FRONTIER To THE INTERIOR
number OF men residing on this side of the river
at Suspension Bridge, last night did big thing
in the way of soaring tbs Canadians on the other
side. They obtained small brass cannon and n
number Of rockets, and in the still hours of the
night commenced firing the cannon ana sendiEg up
the rockets. The Canadians were thoroughly
alarmed, and those living within reach Of the sound
of the firing fed to the interior, taking with them
their cattle and movable property-leaying in their
rear guard Of frightened militia, who, if there had
been an attack, would also have fed after if not
before, the first charge. The Canada end OF the ice
bridge was destroyed by the Canadians to prevent
the Fenians from crossing on it TO lay Easte their
farms and property. The joke is considered huge
one nv the Amerieans-SOme of whom are deter
mined that the Canadians shall be kept in constant
turmoil until the grand splurge by the Fenians is
made. 1t is reported that drafting Is going on to-
the correctness of the report we cannot vouch.-
Rochester Union and Advertiser
Thu PM was lately IN q
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

The New.YOrk Tribune says that the taxes
in this country are heavier than are or ever
were borne by any other Thirty Millions OF
people on earth. Adding our State and NUM-
cipal to our National taxes, and they amount
to not penny less than $50 each per annum
for the whole American people.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
Outrage AT New Madrid NIiSsOuri--TwO Negroes
Shot aud One Hung by the Emrnged Citizens.

Outrage AT New Madrid NIiSsOuri--TwO Negroes
Shot and One Hung by the Emraged Citizens.
We leara says the Memphis Arguy Of Tuesday,
that most distrsSsing occurrence happened at New
Madrid Missouri, on sunday night last. The diff
Guilty arose, it seems, by some negroes becoming of
Tended at a gentleman and proceeded to his resi-
dence where they fired number of shots at the win
dowS. Considerable excitement ensued. The citi-
zens became enraged and went in pursuit Of the
negroes. Several shots were fired: two OF the ne.
groes were shot and third was captured. The citi-
zens now thoroughly aroused and labOring under
the strongest excitement determined to execute ven
geance on the person of the hapless wretch who had
fallen into their power: taking the adage from
Shakespeare As their guide, they
''Wrested once the law To their authority
To 10 a great right, did little wrong"
\ gaows was improvsed, the unfortunate being
was informed of the fate that awaited him, n few
minutes allowed for the wretch to make hasty pre-
paratiOn to launch across the gulf that lies between
time and eternity the rope adjusted about the cnl-
prit's neck, and in a moment he was hurried into
eternity.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22

PmLApELPHEA, March 2O.-Dr. william Schmoale,
prove that the a. Rndepest" is caused bv nara.
site. growing in the skin, and will be checked by
washing nhimals with solution of corrosive subli-
mate