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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
The Chief Justioe-A Premature Decision.


The Chief Justice of the United States can
do what no former occupant of that high office
could do. He can find time to preside over
public meetings, make partizan speeches, and
direct political movements. He has within the
last few days done what none of his illuStriouS
predecessors ever did or thought Of doing
He has, in a public meeting, expressed his
opinion upon a law 1.-THE Civil Rights Bill
which he will doubtless, ere long, be called
upon to interpret iudicially. On Monday last
he presided over a centenary meeting of st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church in New
York, and, as usual, human liberty and bro
therhOod was the leading idea Of his address
Said he The faith which has been pledged
&c to them 1.-THE emancipated negrOeS) by the
" nation, that they shall be maintained in their
" freedom, must be redeemed, and to-day we
have the intelligence that the Congress OF
" the United States, representing the heartfelt
"a sentiments and the fixed resolves of the
" whole American people, have declared that
these emancipated slaves shall hare equal
" civil rights" He continued 90 A step fur
ther remains among the steps; for it is long
(" work this raising a whole people; but one OF
these steps, as 1 count it, is that they to
'' whom you have given freedom must be per-
" mtted to defend it by the ballot. loud APP
"plause.) And, speaking here between the
" two centuries, should be untaithful to my
own convictions if i refrained from uttering
A. ~, prrf lain 1ooL
forward. This work is all TO be done civil
rights are to be secured political rights are
to be secured fraternity is to be established,
"a and we are to feel that every man who wears
"a the image of COP is entitled to all the rights
which COP has given to his children. ZAP
"plAuse.) Everything is to be left, then, to
" the operations of those natural laws by which
" men raise themselves in society, each select
" ing those whom he prefers for his associates,
Z" and 20 man dreaming that any other man has
" a less right to life, liberty and the pursuit Of
' happiness, and all the means by which life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness are
s' guaranteed and defended, than he has him
H self.'
With his bosom heaying with philanthropic
sentiments, our political Chief Justice said
awe cannot any longer look upon the face of
(" any human being and not feel that he is our
50 brother man. Was he thinking, then, of the
six or seven millions Of whites in the eleven
disfranehised Southern Statesf Does he look
upon them as brother men and as participants
in the heritage of freedom, Of which he pirates
with ceassless vOlubilityi Alas, no. He was
only talking pOetry-negrO minstrelsy. For the
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

LEGAL EFFECT OF THE PEACE PROCLAMATION.
The legal effects of the Presidents recent pro-
clamation, declaring the war at an end, says
the Philadelphia Ledger, are much wider and
more ramifed than would at first sight be sup
posed. There areseveral acts of Congress that
have their existence dependent upon the dura-
ton of the war. The joint resolution of Con-
gress, approved February s, 1865, excluded
eleven States from participation in Presiden-
tial elections, because they had been declared
in insurrection. The act OF March 3, 1865,
creating the Freedmen's Bureau, expires by
its own enactment one year after the end Of
the war. An act of March 3, 1868, au-
thorized the President, during the present
rebellion, whenever in his judgment the public
safety might require it, to suspend the privi-
lege of the writ of hdbeaS corpus, and President
Lincoln's proclamation of September Is, 1868,
suspending the writ, declared that the Suspen-
sion should continue throughout the d,Tdtion
Of such rebellion, or until this proclamation
shall, by a subsequent one to be issued by the
FreSluenl OF inc OulleU otateS, US iuOUliO' vi
revoked"
In addition to the results enumerated by the
Ledger, we take it that other important conse-
quences follow throughout the South-such as
the abrogation of all military orders applying
to civilians. OF this character was the order
of General Terry multiplying, so far as negroes
were concerned, the vagrant act passed by the
Legislature Of Virginia at its last session, and
various others relating to proceedings in
courts, injunctions by judges, &c, sc. Arm0
Cedbmt togo. ,Jitbildte!
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Proceedings OF Congress.

WASHINGTON, April H.
SENATE.-A resolution was passed prohibiting the
sale of spirituous liquors in the capitol building
The House bill in relation to the hdbeGs corpus was
taken up.
HousE-The House passed bill to reimburse the
State of Missouri for expenses incurred in calling
out militia to repel invasion during the late war.
The House passed bill extending the provisions
of an act granting land to the several States and
Territories to aid in the establishment of agricultu
raj and mechanical colleges
clause of the bill excepting the States unrepre-
sented in Congress from the benefits of the BILL pro-
yoked long debate. The bill finally passed, with
the clause remaining-yeas, 90; nays, 49,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
,n,ring Robbcries in New York.

New YORK, April 10.-The United States bonded
warehouse on Greenwich street, is reported TO have
been robbed on Saturday night of silks to the value
of $4,000, belonging to A. 7. Stewart
One of the clerks of the Bank of America was rob-
bed to-day of five thousand dollars in gold GER
tificatcs mt the entrance of the Sub-teasury.
Three unknown mlians attempted to rob the book.
keeper of Roach Il Co., last night, in Rivington
street, of one thousand two hundred dollars.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

A KANGAROO AT WoRK.-The Kangaroo is one of
the natural products of Australia and has hitherto
been a curiosity only but an ingenious person in
Melbourne, who has Yankee faculty of adapting
means to ends, has made of one of these animals II
useful assistant. The story runs that, having caught
and tanned Kangaroo, this man, who is market
Gardener near Portland, made a rotary machine
with rdged floor by the use of which he gets use
rul labor at small cost The kangaroo is kept fast
to framework or post and rails, stuffed with hay
and bagging to prevent his legs and back from be-
ing bruised An opening is left in the rear to give
his tail full play By continually springing up he
sets the machine in motion. The animal works mt
about half a horsepower, and turns grinding
stone, chaaicutter, bean-mil turnp-cutter, and u
washing-machne, and all at the same time. This
simple cOntrivance also lifts water separately for IT.
rigating the garden.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ZIP EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF TO
BACCO.-GARRETT, WILLIAMS & co. sold at the
Tobacco Exchange, Tuesday, 10th instant, three
Of Fancy Tobacco at $780, $685. $780, per hundred
cash, the property of their PATRON Mr. Robert Moore,
of Halifax county, Va.
This the highest sale of the season. to the date,
being average of one hundred and thirteen dollars
and sixty-six cents. apl2-lt
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
The General Conference.
[From the New Orleans Picaynne OF the 5th.l

IFrom the New Orleans Picayune OF the 9th.
This important body met at o'clock, A. NJ. yes
terday Rev. Bishop J. o. Andrews in the chair
After organization he yielded the chair to Rev.
Bishop J. Early. Rev. Bishop havanagh was also
present The Rev. Dr. Summers was elected Secre-
tary.
very large number of delegates was present, but
some forty have not yet arrived.
The rules of order of the last General Conference
were adopted for the government OF this
A very interesting communication was read from
the Rev. Bishop Soule, the senior Methodist Bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the
Oldest minister of that church in the United States
and probably in the world who, at a very advanced
age, still lives near Nashville. Ii was cOmmuni-
Gated to Rev. DIR. McFerrn, and reduced by him to
writing and approved as correct. The Bishop felt
that it was impossible for him to be present with
them. though he earnestly desired 10 be. He was
calmly awaiting, with steadfast hope, the great
change. He gave them much earnest and useful
advice dwelling particularly on the necessity OF the
preservation of the itinerant system, which he
thought vital to the church and to religion.
Speaking of the proposed change in the name of
the church, he greatly favored, if any change was
made, that of the Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal
Church" as the church was essentially Wesleyan IN
its distinctive character.
A TO the increase of Bishops he thought it should
never reach the having one for each Conference;
evidently because it initiated somewhat against the
theory and system of the itnerancy.
The Bishop also referred them TO MS views on the
nrincinal subject in preface to the work of Rev.
Mr.. Beauchamp, which had been published by the
Methodist Episcopal Book Concern.
Bishop SOule also expressed willingness to see
the aity represented in Conference, but in such way
as not to interfere with the mssteral functions and
not to draw upon the treasury as now provided for,
10 nav the cost of their attendance.
Other suggestions were made of great value.
A resolution was adopted expressing the greatest
respect for the venerable and venerated Bishop and
fia regard for the lessons OF his wisdom and eN-
perence.
After some routine and unimportant proceedings
the Conference adjourned until this morning at
o'clock.
The Conference is very venerable and dignifed
body of men, and conducts business with remarka-
BILE decorum, the Bishops present presiding, each one
day, alternately.
There are a great many reporters present from all
parts of the South and the proceedings of the Con-
ference are daily sent of to all parts of the country,
South, North, East and West
We shall continue to give summary of its pro-
ceedlngS,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

THE MAIDEN MURDEkER.-Edward w. Green, the
Maiden murderer, whose case has been brought be-
fore the public from time to time for two years
will be executed at East Cambridge Mass Jail on
Friday next, the 18th instant. He was twenty EIGHT
years of age in October last He has parents liv
ing, with the exception of a stepmother Boston
paper states that new rope has been manufactured
by cordage company in that city expressly for the
occasion, and that the sheriff is overrun with appi-
cations from all classes for passes to witness the
ecutiOn-
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
The Charlottesville Chronicle says:
An Important Divorce Cause.-The Legality
Mormon Marriages.

An important Divorce Cause.-The Legality OF
Mormon Marriages.
An important divorce decision has Just been given
in a London court. The petitioner in the case Oi
Hyde vs. WOOdhOuSe, claimed dissolution Of his
marriage the ground of the adultery of his wife,
The alleged marriage was contracted at Utah, in the
territories of the United States of America, and the
petitioner and respondent both protested the Nor
mon faith at the time. The petitioner has since
quilted Utah and abandoned that faith but tile re-
spondent has not After the petitioner had left Utah
the respondent was divorced from him, apparently in
accordance with the law obtaining among the Nor
MONS and has since taken another husband This
is the adultery complained Of
The Judge remarked in summing up the case:
Marriage is one and the same thing substantially
all the Christian world over. Our whole law of
marriage assumes this; and it is important to OBJ
serve that we regard it as wholly different thing
a different status from Turkish other marriages
among intidel nations, because We clearly should
never recognize the plurality of wives and cOnse-
quent validity of second marriages. which second
marriages the laws of those countries authorize and
validate. This cannot be put on any rational
ground, except our holding the intdel marriage to
be something different from Christian marriage, and
the Christian marriage to be the same everywhere.
Therefore, all that the courts OF our country have TO
determine is whether not the thing called mar
rage that known relation of persons that relation
which those courts are acquainted with and know
how to deal WITH has been rdiidiy contracted in the
other country where the parties professed to bind
themselves.
Inasmuch as the marriage in hand was not ac-
coring to his view legally contracted, he could not
grant the prayer of the petitioner for divorce lie
added:
All that is intended to be here decided is that as
between each other they not entitled to the rem
dies, the adjudication, or the relief of the matrlmo'
NAL court of England.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
Release of the Indiana Conspirators.

COLUMBUS, ONO, April 1O.-William A. Bowles'
Lambden p. Milligan and Stephen HOrsey, the In
commission and sentenced to be hung, and had their
sentences committed to Imprisonment for life, were
to-day released from the Ohio Penitentiary by order
of the President.
Milligan is the Democratic candidate for United
States Senator, and was released on writ of habeGS
corpus before the order for his discharge arrived.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
RICHMOND WING.
THURSDAY MORNING.....APRIL II, 1856.
AduarfiSinQ.

If any business man in Richmond doubts that the
WHO is the best 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 6de
subscribers in every section of the State.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
The IMPENDING GERMAN CONFLICT.

The IMPENDING GERMAN CoHFLIcT-A German
carcaturst has well hit of the probable cause and
inevitable effect Of the deepquarrel which has arisen
between Austria and Prussia in regard to the appro
priatiOn of the Duches wrested from unfortunate
Denmark. The scene represents Roman circus
Napoleon Ill occupies the imperial seat, while a
Prussian and an Austrian soldier, in gladiatoriai
costume, are entering the arena, and saluting him
with the ancient formula, Are Cesar ImpeTator
mOrituri te SGlutGHt!" &" Hail, Caesar, Emperor
We, who are about to die, salute your They igbt
and destroy one another for the Emperor's pleasure
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
From New Orleans,

New ORLEANS, April ll.-Grand preparations are
being made for the Louisiana races to morrow. The
track is dry but rough The food ispassing off, and
the crevesses below the city are being closed. Pla-
quemine county is flooded.
The passage of the Civil Rights bill by the House
was expected and causes no excitement.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

Southern whites, he has nothing but cold and
cruel prose.
Chief Justice CHASE has thus decided upon
the validity of the Civil Rights Bill without
waiting for case to be made out before his
court.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

BALTIMORE April 1O-There has been consider
able excitement in fashionable circles for some time
relative to insulting and anonymous letters received
by many persons A correspondence on the subject
between Mr. BernO the British Consul at this port,
and j. H. Kecne, of this city, has been published in
one of the daily papers.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

A POINT SETTLED.-Gen. Howard has written q
letter to Gen. Fisk, Assistant Commissioner OF
Freedmen for Tennessee and Kentucky, denying the
charge made by Governor BrOwnlow, in a recent
speech, that before the passage of the Freedmen's
Bureau bill, he (Gen. H. read it to the President,
who approved of it. General Howard says: al
sent my report to the President recommending, sub
stantially, many things embraced in Senator Trum-
bulls bill. did converse with the President with
regard to these recommendations, but never read
nor discussed the said bill with him before its pas
sage
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

A MORMON OBITUARY NOTICE-The death of A
Mormon bishop is thus annOun eed in a Salt Lake
paper:
He was thirty-seven years old, and leaves an in.
teresting family Of eleven wives and fOrty-seven
small children TO mourn his death.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
CrLr1vArlxe PorAroEs.-A corresponds

CULTIvATING POTATOEs.-A correspondent of
The Country Gentleman says
IL would advise young beginners in raising pOta-
toes not to be so particular about the number of
eyes the set of potatoes has the size of the piece
potato smaller than turkeys egg shOnld never
be used for planting. That size will make fewer sets
Plant the three feet apart and the sets foot
in the row. Ground which has the manure plowed
in, in the fall will produce onethird more, and of
an evener size, than that MANFRED in spring and
planted Immediately; the manure absorbs the natu-
raj moisture of the ground and the crop is tarder in
sprOutng."
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

The Sea Buoy Little Egg Harbor Inlet New Jersey,
has been changed from spherical to rst-cass iron
buoy.
There is no bell boat on the shagwonaek Reef, as
laid down in the last coast survey. small spar buoy
is all that marks that dangerous reef and vessels
rounding Monauk Point can only see it at slack
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

MORAL INFLUENCE OF LITERARY TAsTE.-To
young men away from home, friendless and fOrOm
in great city, the hours of peril those between
sunset and bedtime; for the moon and stars see
more evil in a single hour than the sun in his whole
days circuit. The poets visions Of evening are all
compact of tender and soothing images. 1t brings
the wandeer to his home, the child to its mothers
arms the OK TO his STALL and the weary labOrer to
his rest. But TO the gentle hearted youth who is
thrown upon the rocks of pittiless city, and
stands homeless among thousand homes the
approach of evening brings with it an aching sense
of loneliness and desOlation, which comes down
upon the spirit like darkness upon the earth.
In this mood his best impulses become a snare to
him. and he is led astray because he is social, afec
tionate sympathetic and warm hearted. If there be
a young man thus circumstanced within the sound
of my voice, let me say to him that books are the
friends of the friendess, and that library is the
home of the homeless. taste for reading will al
ways carry you 10 converse with men who will in
struct you by their wisdom and charm you by their
wit, who will soothe you when perpleXed, and SYM
pathize with you at all times. Evil spirits, in the
middle ages, were exercised andI driven away by
bell book and candle; you want but two of these
agents, the book aud the candle.-GeOrge s. HI
lard
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
Up T.. Ii. CHESTERMAN,

BANK STREET, THIRD Door FROM NINTH,
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
Is prepared, with unequaled facilities, to repair and
erect MILLS in the country. Will furnish plans and
drawings the most liberal terms.
May be seen at his Office from A. VI. to p. NJ, or
may be addressed through Post Office, Box LII.
apl2-lw
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
Walking Over the President.

Under the caption of "the American Obsta-
Gle, the Chicago Tribome has an article that
smacks of aggression and violence. 1t
speaks of the President more disrespect-
fully, even, than in those previous arti-
cles that attracted so much attention,
calling him a tennessee demagOgue ;"
''that bad man and his miserable allies" 1t
says: "He re-opens the gates of the old bar
% barism in the South, and thus Obliges the
" North to renew the old fight against it,
The Tribune thus concludes:
But the American people are equal to the task
before them II belongs to them to ciyiliZe CONT
nent, and they are going straight forward to that
consummatiOn, and they i1iH iCalk OUer Andrea
Johnson and his SatrGPS lVith little computation
and az much energy az they tramPied dOtcR Jeter-
son Darts and has Richmond obstacle"
The journal from which we quote is the most
influential organ of the Radical party of the
Northwest, and what it writes on important
subjects is understood to be written under the
inspiration of the leaders of that party. Its
opinions are their opinions. They thus threat
en- "to walk over'' the President of the United
States, and to "trample" him ''dOwn."
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

STEPHENS, THE HEAD CENTRE.-In the House
of Commons recently Mr.. Whitesde gave an
account of the career of Stephens, now on his
way to this country. In ls4S Stephens, who
was then an aide -de-camp of Smith O'Brien,
escaped to France, where he studied the Ian
guage and other revolutionary accomplish
ments. He returned to Ireland and gave les
sons in French. In 1858 he was the organizer
of conspiracy in Ireland and had to flee to
America. Subsequently returning to Ireland
he became the head of the Fenian conspiracy
in 1868. and elisted in it 900 men in Ireland
and 100000 in America. He was practically
the conductor of the Fenian journal, and was
known to the Government as such. He was
not, however, the first conspirator arrested, but
was allowed for some time to live unmolested
near Dublin.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
Muster out Of ColOred Troops-.-Aeeident.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 9.-Under orders from
General Thomas, that all colored troops in Ken
lucky be dsbanded, the Twelfth heavy artillery and
One Hundred and Nineteenth colored infantry have
been mustered out of service
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
Ecncrnl Terry
telegraph Facilities.

NEW HAVEN, April 9.-Maior General Terry il
here on a visit to his family, and will return t.
Rirlmnnl i'm n week..
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
New York Markets.

New YORK, April ll.-CottOn has advanced lc. !;
sales 1900 bales at 36a37c. Flour is firm; sales of
10000 barrels; Southern irmer. Wheat firm; Corn
advanced &c. sales $1,000 bushels at SOaS2c. Pork
heavy at s25 37l. Whiskey and Sugar steady
Coffee firm. Freights dull and heavy. Gold 1867.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12

The New York Tribune says, the reason why brakes
Plantation Bitters universally used and have
such immense sale, is that they are always made mp
to the original standard, of highly nvgorang material
and of pure quality although the prices have SO largely
advanced" etc.
The Tribune just hits the nail on the head. The
Plantation Bters not only made Of pure material,
but the people told what 1t is. The Recipe is pub
lished around each bottle, and the bottles not
duced in size At least twenty limitations and counter
feits have sprung up. They impose upon the people
once and that's the last Of them.
The Plantation Bitters used in all the Gov
eminent Hospitals recommended by the best phys
Clans and warranted to produce immediate bene
fetal effect. Facts stubborn things.
= I owe much to you, for | verify believe
he Plantation Bitters have saved my life.
REV. w. IL. WAGGoNER, Madrid, N. Y.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-12
,CP SPECIAL NOTICEl

GTs SPECIAL NOTICEl
JOHN W. BISON,
Successor to Joseph LaidleyA
AP0T II GARY AND RUGG ST
Corner Of Main and Third streets,
RICHMOND, VA,
Has in store large stock Of Drugs, Medicines Dye.
stuHs, Oils and Paints which invite the special
attention of Country Merchants and all others in want
Of such articles oct Left