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Ger. Lee,s Testimonv.

Our neighbor of the Journal last week, devoted
several columns of his paper to the publication
of the testimony of Gen. Robert E. Lee, before
the Reconstruction Committee at Washington.
Any one who has read that testimony must be
struck with Gen. Lees very peculiar memory
He knows little or nothing of the sentiments of
the people in regard to paying the rebel debt,
yet he thinks they desire it should be paid. He
thinks the Southern people are loyal. His knowl-
edge of the people of Virginia is sufficient to en-
able him to pronounce them loyal to the govern
ment, yet not 10 enable him to form an opino
upon the manner in which Northern men are
treated at the South. He thought that no Vir-
ginia jury would be willing to convict Jefferson
Davis Of treason. When asked whether he ever
took an oath to support the Southern Confedera-
cy, he could not answer-he did not remember !
He did not know anything of the ill-treatment of
Union prisoners in the prison-pens OF the South
in fact he did not 6eleice they had been misused!!
He was willing to admit that they had suffered
some deprivdtion because of the limited facilities
of the South to supply their wants and was san
4 SNiAS AZ thS UCAASl lbNt lbCJ WIZ 40 well uoC0
as they could be under the circumstances He
expressed his belief that the State had power to
absolve its citizens from their allegiance to the
Governmental fact, he might as we'll have as
serted, as the leaders OF the rebellion have often
done, that allegiance was due to the State, and
that the citizen was bound to identify himself
with her fortunes, regardless of the course she
might pursue.
The testimony Of this traitor, who perjured
himself in addition to committing the crime of
treason, is fair specimen of the opinions of the
6 reconstructed loyalty of the South The
leaders of the rebellion have become thoroughly
debanched by treason. 1t has blighted every
manly attribute of their character, and poisoned
the foundation of every generous impulse R. e.
Lee did not even wait for his State to secede be-
fore he plunged into the abyss of treason and
crime. He resigned his commission in the Uni
ted States army, and accepted service under the
State of Virginia, before the passage of the ordi-
nance of secession by that State. He is as guilty
of treason as Jefferson Davis and if traitors are
to be punished, he should suffer the same penal
ties as the arch-conspirator himself.
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Pennsylvania Politics.

There are indications that the Democracy of
Pennsylvania will take President Johnson's ad-
vice, and g change their ticket" 1t has been
discovered that very serious mistake was made
by the Convention that nominated Mr. Clymer.
Just two years before when Andrew Johnson
now President of the United States, then Cover
nor of Tennessee-was in Harrisburg, a resolu-
ton to invite him to speak in the Capitol was
opposed hy all the Democratic members of the
Legislature. Mr.. Clymer being the leader. His
speech was the bitterest that was made The fol-
lowing extract is specimen
Without regard to any question of his official
position, take Andrew Johnson us an individual,
assuming that he is rightfully clothed with the
robes of Office, and may constitutonally exercise
the duties of that high position even then,
| say to you, Mr.. Speaker, that never by my vote
| will allow a man to come into these halls and
from this place speak to the people of this great
State in support of what know to be illegal,
unconstitutional and tyrannical acts of the Fed
eral Government. l know, sir, that Andrew
Johnson has gone far as the farthest, and is
ready to go still further, to destroy, uproot, to
upturn every principle upon which this great
and good government was founded know
| that he has bent with suppliant knee before the
throne of power know that, for pelf or some
other consideration, he has succombed to every
measure presented to him for approval or disap-
prevail and know that in speeches delivered
in the capitals of other States be has enunciated
doctrines which, if adopted 10y the people of the
great North, would be subversive Of individual
| freedom and personal right. Sir, by no vote of
mine can any person holding such views address
the people Of Pennsylvania in this chamber
Never, sir never, so long as l have right to
forbid him.
The author of the above passage was nomina-
ted by Convention that adopted resolutions of
fulsome praise of the same Andrew johnson -
Mr.. Clymer, in accepting the nomination, Joined
in the praise of the man whom he had thus &C
cused of all sorts of political immortality. No
doubt the Democracy Of Pennsylvania would
like to put up another candidate, but it would
be hard to find, among Democratic politicians,
man who was not just as abusive of Andrew
johnson, during the rebellion, as Mr.. Clymer, and
they had better stick to him, and submit graceful
ly to the defeat that awaits them, no matter who
their leader may be-
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Want their Paw.

Already indications are not wanting that the
Democratic party is growing FESTIVE in its sup
| port OF President johnson, and that it's leaders
require some sort of an assurance that their la
| Dor will not be in vain. For five years thew
have been kept out in the cold no nice fat Off
ces-no public plunder-no perquisites--no paw.
They stand sadly in need of these little necessa-
ries, and thought, while ago, that the surest
method of obtaining them was to effect a great
| love for Andrew Johnson to praise him az
loudly and vehemently as they had abused him
in other days. But they are evidently getting
tired of this murmurings both loud and deep
are heard in the Democratic fold, and the inquiry
is being made as to how it is going to profit that
party by forgetting all they have said in the
past and vigorously upholding man for whom
once they could find no epithet sufficiently de
grading to apply. A meeting of the leaders of
the Democratic party has recently been held in
Washington, at which Tom Florence, Mr.. Aiken.
late counsel for Mrs. Surratt and Mr.. Schade.
late counsel for Wirz, were the leading Spirits
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, was introduced.
and said he was tired Of supporting man who
would not help himself. He was a warm per-
sonal friend of President Johnson, but he was
tired of supporting man who let the Connec-
ticut State election go against him when he could
have prevented it, who giUes his Offices to men
who are his personal enemies scho keeps Ca5i-
net about him not one Of a0hom is friend to him.
and acho has scarcely member in Congress to sup
port his measures. Let him stand by the Consti-
tuition, and will think of going to work again.
Reorganize your old Democratic associations and
stick to that and you, will undoubtedly succeed
in time" He believed to-day that revolution
is pending, and President Johnson would have
better work for Southern men yet than hanging
them. He believed to-day that when jefferson
Davis left the Senate be was a better Union man
than Abraham Lincoln. This he would say on
the floor in Congress before he got through
This work Of Congress amounts to usurpation,
and its enactments are not laws He would saw
" stick to your Democratic associations"
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Communicated.


REIsTERsToWN, April 10, 1866
EDITORS UNIoN-Gentlemen From your first
first issues under the new firm, was induced to
believe that the good old times of '6l, '62 and
'63 were about being revived, when editors dared
speak of things as they found them, sparing no
one if he deserved censure, and although have
not yet despaired, yet hope you will permit me
to say that much fault is found recently in our
affairs, and in none more than in the management
or the conducting of the business of our county
court We have anxiously matched and ,caite9 to
see that the business of our court would be done,
but in vain. am a taxpayer, and believe |
have the right to speak right out" If the
Clerk of the Court is to blame, why not expose
it, that the people of our county may know that
his derilecton of duty deserves censure? If the
States Attorney fails in his duty TO prosecute
the cases given him by the grand jury you
should not spare him; and if the fault lies in his
Honor, Judge Emory, let it be known that he
fails TO do his duty. ! am informed that criminal
cases are continued upon the most trivial excuses
by counsel, and now, very near the close of the
term, twenty nine prisoners confined in our
county Jail, at an expense of twenty dollars per
day. Among the twenty-nine prisoners am
der, and yet none are tried The people in my
section of country demand hearing upon such
state q affairs. Will you give it to them The
disposition heretofore manifested by the LOYAL
paper at Towsontowu, am led to believe, will
insure the publication of this. If you decline,
please let us know it soon that we may have our
remedy In some other way. Yours, &C.,
RIGHT AND JUSTICE.
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The Veto Power.

The passage of the Civil Rights Bill by two
thirds vote is only the second instance in the bis
tory of our Government wherein bill after be-.
ing vetoed by the Executive has become law
That was in the case of an unimportant measure
during the Administration of President Tyler,
which after being vetoed by that individual was
passed by a two-thirds vote in both Houses of
Congress. The veto power has net been exer-
cised much of late years but in order to show
that it is by no means without precedent, we APP
pend the following list of vetoes issued since the
formation of the Government
By George Washington, 2
By James Madison, 6
By James Monroe, i
By Andrew jackson, 8
By John Tyler, 4
By James X. Polk, 3
BY James Buchanan, Il
By Andrew Johnson, 2
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NeW Advertisements.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

ID virtue of two writs Of Eer5 facios issued
I'D out Of the Circuit Court for Baltimore coun-
AEr ty, against thegoods, cllattels, lands, ...A
- and teuements Of Luke Z. Wi liam ...:M
son. tho one at the suit Of VIM. Geo Assaa%
Reed, and the other at the suit OF Rebecca A.
jackson, Executrix of james Il. jackson. de-
ceased. and to me directed, have seized and
taken in execution all the estate, interest right
and title at law and in equity of the said Luke
T. Williamson, i'll and TO
ALL THAT PART OF A TRACT OR PAR
Gel OF LAND situate and lying in Baltimore
county, being part OF tract of land called
"CAROLINA,"
and described as follows Beginning for the
same at the intersection OF two stone walls at
q point on the northeast side of the Resters
town turnpike road, at point south 81 degrees
east SO perches from the beginning of the
whole tract of North Carolina !" thence run
ming along the centre of stone wall north 30
degrees, east 1I2l perches to a marked white
oak tree; then south 434 degrees, east 81 perch
es then south 80 degrees, east perches then
south a degrees, west ll21 perches to stone
OH the northeast side of the said Reisterstown
Turnpike road thence north 400 degrees, west
ll6 and seven-tenths perches 10 the place Of be-
ginning containing
78& ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, it being the first described parcel
of land in a deed dated the 10Th day of Octo-
Der, 1885, and recorded among the land records
Of Baltimore county, in liber II. NJ. H., No. Is,
folio 3S3, &C., by which deed the same togeth
er with other lands was conveyed By Maria
Williamson and others, TO the said Luke 7.
Williamson, together with the improvements
thereon.
And hereby give notice, That on
Tuesday, 8th day Of May, 1866,
at IL O'Clock NJ,
at the Court House door in Towsontown, in said
county, will sell by public auction, all the es-
tate, interest, right and title at law and in
/ equity Of the said Luke 7. Williamson, in and
to the above described property so taken in ex-
| ccution, to the highest bidder for cash.
| JOHN X. HARVEY,
Sheriff of Baltimore county.
| April Its.
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FoR THE Co. AUTHORITIES Cassidy
and Thomas o. Bren were arrested by Constables
Tunis and Spence on warrant issued by Justice
Wheat, charging them with having robbed Fran
els Baker, residing a. miles on the Charles street
Avenue, of cow valued at Sl0O. The testmo-
ny at the examination before the Justice showed
that Mr.. Sweeny owed Baker some money, and
left an order at Cassdys store for him to furnish
goods to the amount Of SIS to Baker. Baker
obtained the articles from Cassidy, who charged
them to the account of Sweeny. Cassidy not
having been paid by Sweeny, on last Friday week
went with O'Brien to the place Of Baker and in
MS absence took the COW. They were met about
mile from the place by Baker, who protested
against the act but without effect Justice
Wheat released the accused each on $500 bail for
their appearance to await the action of the Grand
Jury of the county. An,erican Of Tuesday.
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CHAPTER 50.


AN ACT to amend the act to incorporate the
Western Avenue Company, passed january
Session, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty, chapter one hundred and twelve.
Section DE 1t enacted By the General As
scnsJly Of Maryland, That it shall and may be
lawful for the said company TO make ard con-
struct lateral roads through the property of
such persons or parties as may consent and
agree to such occupation of their land, and to
connect the same with the main branch of said
road
Sec. 2.-And be 1t enacted, That it shall and
may be lawful for the said company to issue
its bonds or obligations in sums not less than
one hundred dollars each, and payable with
interest at such time or times as the President
and Directors OF said company may appoint,
and to sell and dispose of the same, and to
provide security for the payment of the same
by mortgage or otherwise; and also that it
shall be lawful for the said company to issue
certificates of stock, and to apply the same if
they shall find it expedient to do so in payment
of the expenses of construction and equipment
of said avenue, or other liabilities of said com
pany.
Sec. 3-And be IL enacted, That this act shall
take effect from its passage. Apr. 14-St.
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DIED,

On the 9Th inst, HENRIETTA AUSTIN, wife of
Thomas Whitridge.
On the 9th inst, PRISCILLA S., consort of Jas.
II, Hays.
AT the residence of Judge Bartol, in this
county, on the 5th inst, Mons. Pre-. CHERBON-
NIER, aged So years.
On the 18th inst, SUSAN VIRGINIA, aged yrs.
and months, daughter of John G. and Susan
NJ. Brendcl.
At Ellicott's Mills, on the 10th inst, PRS
ella, consort of John Z. Reese, in the 10th
year of her age.
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BALTIMORE, April l3, 1865.
MARRIED.

On the 10th inst, by Rev. I. A. Morgan, C.
W. READ and Miss SARAH A. SCHRIvER, both of
Baltimore county.
On the 9TH inst, by Rev. W. F. Speakc, F..
WILLIAMS to Miss KATE +. PRouD, both of Bal
timore county.
On the Sd inst, before his Honor, Mayor Nc
Michael, in Phila., by Friends ceremony, EPH-
RAIN HAINEs, of Baltimore, to Miss PATTIE TY-
SOY. daughter of George Ellicott, of Ellicott's
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Communicated.
TowsoNrowN, April 18th, 1859

1O"uoN1OWNj 0PIII ITIul -I6o0.
To the Editors Of the Baltimore County Usio,,-
Sirs: Will you please make some inquiry, and
inform our citizens what has become of the plank
walk laid down from this village to EPSON Cha
pei? Iwas contributor to that project, and
found walk made and am now only one in
about a hundred who are anxious to know why
it was removed, by whose authority, and what
has become Of the material. Your compliance
will much oblige many Of your friends and pa
irons, INQUIRER.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
A CARD TO TNVAT,TnS

r spa Clergyman, while residing in South
GHrT America as missionary, discovered a
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train of disorders brought on by beneful and
vicious habits. Gaeat numbers have been al
ready cured by this noble remedy. Prompted
by desire to benefit the afflicted and unfor-
tunate, will send the recipe for preparing and
using this medicine, in sealed envelope, to
any one who needs it, Free of Charge.
Please inclose postpaid envelope, address
ed to yourself. Address,
JOSEPH T. INMAN,
STATION D, BIBLE HOUSE,
Oct. 21.--6m* Neec York Ctty.
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CHANGE OF BUSINESS Mr.. Barr late deputy
in the Office of the County Clerk, has re-commen-
ced the saving of lumber, palings, laths, &C., at
his saw mill in the Fourth District at the head
of Worthington Valley. We especially commend
Mr.. Barr to all persons who may want business
in his line transacted satisfied that he will deal
Justly by all.
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BALTIC. Co. TEAoHERs' ASSOCIATIONS This AS
ISOLATION will hold its next regular meeting in
Baltimore, on Friday and Saturday. the Goth
and 2lst instant. AS the Board Of School Com
missioners has given Friday to the Teachers for
the purpose of attending the sessions of the As
ISOLATION, it is to be hoped that no Teacher will
fail to be present.
We believe that Teachers Associations are
among the most useful means instituted TO adj
vance the cause of public education, elevate the
Teachers profession, and awaken lively inter
est in the pursuit of his noble vocation. The
Teacher who avoids meeting with his fellow-la-
borers for mutual consultation, counsel and i'm
proyement, is behind the times.
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THIs is TO GIVE NOTICE, that the sub
L. scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, letters of admins
tration on the estate of
SOPHIA WORTHINGTON,
late of said county, deceased. All persons hay
ing claims against the said estate are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber,
On or before the IAN day Of Dec, 1866:
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Those indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment. Given under my hand this 18th
day of April, 1866.
SAM'L w. WoRTHINGTON.
April l4.-4t" Administrator.
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THE CLARE MURDER TRIAL.--By reference to
the proceedings of our Court, it will be seen
that the trial of John Clare, for murder, was
again postponed on Monday last, owing to the
illness of Milton Whitney, Esq, his senior coun-
sci. The preliminary motion mentioned in the
proceedings was argued on Wednesday and
Thursday, and held sub curia. We suppose that
if the indictment is sustained, the case will come
up for action on Monday next.
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KILLED by LIGHTNING. During the prevalence
of the thunder storm on Friday last, negro boy
named JAS. Fisher, residing near Norristown in
Hartford county was struck by lightning and
killed. lie had been ploughing, and when the
gentleman for whom be had been working, went
into the field to tell him to come into the house
until the storm was ever, he found Fisher and
the horses lying on the ground FRUSTRATED by the
lightning Medical aid was promptly procured,
but an examination showed that life was extinct
The horses recovered in about twenty minutes
after the occurrence
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Jim RANDOLPH QUINN Us. ABELINE
- PlERPONT and others, In the Circuit Court
1866.
The object of this Bill of Complaint which
was filed to December Term, 1864. is to nroeure
. decree for the sale of the real estate Of Thos.
D. Plerpont, late of Baltimore county. decoas-
ed, Tor the payment and satisfaction of the
debts OF the said deceased. The substance of
the bill is that said Thomas j. Pierpont in his
Lifetime, was indebted to the com plainant in a
large sum OF money; that Judgment was obtain
ed by said complainant for the amount of said
Indebtedness in suit at law thatthe personal
estate of said deceased was insufficient TO nav
his debts; that after his death, his heirs at
law. by deed, conveyed their interest in the
real estate of which said deceased, died seized
and possessed to said Abeline, the widow of
said deceased for and during her natural life
that said deed Is fraud upon the creditors of
SAID deceased and prays that said deed NAV be
declared void and that said real estate NAV
be sold for the payment of the debts of said de-
ceased The Bill further states that the chill
dren and heirs atlaw of said deceased are Sa-
ran Jane, who iAtermarried with James Ca
yey, Charles II. Pierpont, Mileha c. Pierpont,
Mary G. Pierpont adults, and James Perpont,
an infant, under twenty-one years Of age. And
petition filed in said cause alleges that two
successive writs of Subpoena Issued against said
defendants have been returned non sunt, by
the Sheriff of Baltimore county.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of April, in
the year 1866, adjudged and ordered, that said
defendants be proceeded against as non-resi-
dents, and that the compliments, by causing
copy of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Balt-
more county, and also in some newspaper
printed and published in Baltimore city, for
four successive weeks before
the goth ddy of Mdy neat
give notice to the said Abeline Pierpont JAS
Cavey and Sarah Jane Cavey his wife, Charles
H. Pierpont and Eliza Ann his wife, Mileha
C. Pierpont and MaryC. Pierpont, adults, and
James Pierpont infant, the said absent or nom
resident defendants of the object and sub
stance Of this bill filed against them in this
cause and warn them to appear in this Court
in person or by solicitor, on or before the
2Oh day Of August, in the year 1866,
to answer the premises and show cause if any
they have why decree ought not to pass as
prayed.
D. C. H. EMORY.
True Copy-Test:
JOHN H. LONGNECKER, Clerk.
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THE COUNTY LEvY--The County Commission
erS on Monday last, completed the levy for 1866
The amount required TO be raised for county pur
poses is something over Sl26,0 100000. The Coun
ty Tax is 81 cents, and the State Tax 80 cents OF
every $lO0, making a total of 81 cents. Las
year it was SO cents.
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LOCAL LAW.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

In accordance with an Act passed by the Leg
/ isature on the oath of January, 1865, re-
curing that every Public Local Local made to
take effect before the first of June next, after
the session at which it may be passed, shall
Immediately after its passage be published once
in each of three successive weeks in all the
newspapers of the respective counties in which
it may operate.
The undersigned, Commissioners of Balti-
more county, hereby publish the following Lo-
cal Laws for Baltimore county:
JOSHUA +. COCKEY,
DAN'L j. McCAULEY,
JAMES BUTTON,
Commissioners of Baltimore county.
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W1THDRAwN.--IIenry Webster, Esq, Trustee,
offered for sale on Tuesday last, the farm ofIsaac
Webster, Esq, known as Mount Repose," near
Cockeysvile, containing 100 acres. 1t was
withdrawn on bid of$lTO per acre.
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Our Supplement-.

We this week issue a supplement-, containing
fourteen columns ofmatter, mostly laws passed
at the late session ofour Legislature. The heavy
run upon our advertising columns demandedlthis,
and even with Unemployment we are very much
crowded We are thinking seriously Of eniarg-
ing our paper, as about the best measure for ac-
commodating our patrons.