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Coniscation party, led by Mr.. Stevens of
Pennsylvania. There was also, be might
say, the Universal Hanging party, led by
Mr.. Nye, and the Universal Amnesty in
return for Universal Suffrage party, led
by Mr. Stewart.
Mr.. Doolittle then took up the ques-
ton of State rights, alleging that he was
for defending the rights of States from
the insidious aggressions of Congress. 1t
was not right of the States to secede.
But it was one of their rights to defend
and control their domestic affairs. The
party opposed to these rights would meet
the fate of the old Federal party. Mag
nanimity to fallen foe was directed by
every consideration of Christianity. and
every teaching of history The Southern.
people, since the close of the war, had
behaved peaceably and we'll. The con-
ditions of the pardon granted by the
President were ample and full. The
charge was not true that the President or
his supporters were in favor of admitting
rebels to the councils of the nation. 1t
was an infamous falsehood. The Presi-
dent and his friends in Congress only
maintained that each House for itself was
the Judge of the qualification of its own
members. He (Mr. Doolittle) maintain
ed that neither the President nor the Su
preme Court had any right to say who
should or who should not be admitted to
the Senate.
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THE FATE OF ALL sucn.-An editor of
Western paper, while taking snooze.
after dark, travelling in a railway car
riage, had his pocket picked. The thief
next day forwarded the pocket book by
express to the editors office, with tho fol
lowing note ,oo,-;+
book. I don't keep sieh. For a man
dressed as well as yeou was, to 60 ronno
with a wallit and nuthin in 1T but q ioI
of moose paper scraps, an ivry toothe
comb. too moose paper stamps, and pass
from . raleroad drectur, is CONTENDER
bic impcrsition on the publick. AS heer
,veour a editur, I return yer trash,
mover robs any, only gentlemen.
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AN INTERESTING SEQUEL TO A HAsTY
DIvoRcE.-A correspondent Of the V0lks-
freud, writing from Che "Indiana Prairie"
April 80, has the following:
In Sullivan county young married
pair, who had been united in the bonds
of wedlock about six years, having be-
come somewhat mutually disagrceable OF
late, the husband in his anger hastened
to lawyer, and took steps to obtain q
divorce from his wife. One day he came
home to his wife and said to her, "Betsy,
[ have fulfilled your wish. You said you
wished you were separated from me-
Here is the decree of divorce" His wife
was at first surprised, but far too indig-
nant to betray an emotion. She said she
was ready to leave. She only needed to
pack up her goods. She wished he would
be present to SEQ that she took nothing
except what was her own.
He stepped into the adjoining room
with her whore the bureau and clothes
press were. The wife proceeded in ST.
lence to take out the clothes, when sud-
denly her eyes fell upon a small dress,
and, quite overcome, she broke out in
convuIsive weeping. The husband,
hitherto an Indifferent observer remark
ed her emotion and discovered the cause.
1t was the dress of their only child, q lit
tie daughter of three years, who had died
almost two years ago. The husband
was not less affected by the sight than
his wife. He embraced her with emo
tion, begged her pardon again and again,
tore the decree of divorce into a thousand
pieces, FASTENED to the Clerks office. took
out new marriage license, and was mar
ried Immediately to his late wife.
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HARD Upon KlLpATRIcK.-The New
Hampshire States and Union thus compli-
ments Major General Fitzpatrick on his
protest against the bombardment OF YAK
paraiso by the Spaniards:
"Our readers will remember one hllpa-
trick, who was Federal cavalry leader
the latter part OF the war, and afterwards
an Abolition disunion stump speaker in
New Jersey. For his heathenish bra-
tality and barbarism at the South he WAS
appointed by A. Lincoln as minister to
Chill, with a residence at Valparaiso; 1t
seems that Just before the Spanish bonn
bardment of that city on the 3lst OF
March, General fitzpatrick became very
tender hearted and thought it was too
bad to destroy city containing thou
sands of helpless women and children,
who would be driven from their homes
to die amid the desert hills Go. And 30
he wrote q letter to each Of the other for
eign ministers at Valparaiso. as
IA very nice and pious sort of a fellow
is this finished villain, this brutal. God
abhorred wretch, who travelled from At,
lanta to Raleigh with a sword in one hand
and a torch in the other, Staying and
burning all that stood in his desolatlns
path"
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AN INCIDENT OF THE FLORAL OFFERING
DAY.-Among the many female forms
that thronged the Confederate cemetery
at "Cave Hill," on the 26th ult., gently
and sorrowfully scattering their floral Of
ferings DER the graves of fallen heroes,
was one alrayed in the sombre robes OF
mourning. Hero and there she offered
her fowery tributes upon a little hillock,
marking the resting place of slumbering
warrior; but paused longest beside one,
at whose foot fourished small evergreen,
planted there by her own delicate hands.
There reposes the body of friend, from
Southern State, to whom it had been
her privilege to minister occasionally,
while, as a captive, in q military prison,
far away from home and kindred, he SUIT
forcd, and finally breathed his life away:
On that grave she wrought beautiful
wreath of flowers; faithful family SER
want, who, as a freedman, adheres to the
changed fortunes of his young mistress,
stood few feet removed, and, with un-
covered head, gazed reverently upon her
as she performed her sad duty. That
mourner was the daughter of one of the
most distinguished generals of the Con-
federate army-the slaughtered hero OF
Shiloh's bloody field. Her fathers body
fills a soldiers grave. No monument, it
may be, marks his resting place, but he
lives in the hearts of his countrymcn, and
his name is inerasibly recorded on the
page of American history, and indelibly
inscribed on the tablet Of fame-a monu-
ment more enduring than the cxquisitely
wrought column of marble that sur
mounts many an one unknown to fame
and unheard of on the historic page.-E.r-
change.
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A DELIGHTFUL LEeEND.-There is a
charming tradation connected with the
site on which the temple of Solomon was
erected. 1t is said to have been occupied
in common by two brothers, one OF whom
had family, the other had none. On
this SPOT was sown field Of wheat. On
the evening succeeding the harvest the
wheat having been gathered in seperate
shocks, the elder brother said to his wife,
"My younger brother is unable to bear
the burden and heat of the day; / will
arise, take of my shocks and place them
with his without his knowledge" The
younger brother being actuated by the
same benevolent motives, said within
himself, "My elder brother has family,
I have none; will contribute to their
support; I will, arise, take my shocks and
place with his, without his knowledge" F."
Judge of their mutual astonishment when
on the following morning, they found
their respective shocks undiminished.-
This course of events transpired for sew
eral nights, when each resolved in his own
mind to stand guard and solve the mys-
tory. They did SO; when, on the follow,
ing morning, they met each other half
way between their respective shocks, with
their arms full Upon ground hallowed
by such association as this was the lem
ple of Solomon erccted-so spacious and
mapnifcent. the wonder and admiration
of the world! Alas in these days, how
many would sooner steal their brothers S
whole shock, than add to single shear.
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VOLUME NUMBER 40.

The HEARTS FLowERs.-The human
heart is like a garden hedged with therns.
You must pass through the difficult en-
closure before you pluck its blossoms.
AS one will take more pains to secure
violet hatfourishes in a dangerous place,
for we are naturally fond of hazard, and
prize the treasure according to its cost
so the fair growths of the heart, whom
gained after much seeking, become of ex-
ceeding value. They are worth striving
after-for where are the flowers with
tints so exquisite, with odors so transpor-
ting, as those which spring from the rich
soil of the human bosom.
1t is proper that each one should cult
vate his own domains. He who neglects
his household is worse than an infdel--.
and he who neglects his land shall como
to want. But we may bestow all neces-s
sary attention upon our own fields, and
still have leisure to inspire and assist 9th
ers. We may raise the blossom that has
been blown down by the storm-we may
train the vine that has become mis-
shaped-we may relieve the plant that is
choked by weeds, and direct the tendril
that is looking for support. There is
work to do forothers as well as ourselves.
There may be hearts in which such aid
seems useless. There are. We can call
them before us. There is no dew that
can revive their blighted blossoms
sun can warm to life their dead fruitage.
But yet the attempt is not wholly use
less, for there may be one blossom and
one plant that have survived the general
execration.
They have fable in the East, that a
maiden's tears, falling on the lips of a dead
soldier, recalled him to life again. And
thus may it be with hearts whose vegeta-ss
ton is withered and dried up-for tears
are mighty, and we may not reckon their
influence. assef
Shall we not then husband our time
and while we give good heed to our own
hearts, extend our sympathy and aid to
others. 1t is q glorious and satisfying
labor to work among the blossoms of the
heart-a labor which shall make sleep
sweet, life beautiful and the future mel
low as the May morning.
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-aNow my little boys and girls" said
teacher, Il want you to be very still
so still that you can hear a pin drop
For a minute all was still, and a little boy
shrieked, slot her drop"
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CLERICAL HuMoR.-Emmigration to

CLERICAL HUMoR.-Emmigration to
the State of Michigan was SO great du-
ring the years of 1885 and 1886, that ev--ss
cry house was filed every night with
travellers waiting. Every traveller there:
at that time will remember the difficulty
of obtaining bed at the hotels, evenif
he had two or three strange bed fel-s'
lows" The Rev. Hosea Brown, an &C.
centric Methodist minister, stopped one.
night at one of the hotels in Ann Arbor,
and inquired if he could have room and
bed to himself The bar. keeper told him
he could unless they should become So
full as to render it necessary to put in
another with him. At an early hour tho
reverend gentleman went to his room.
locked the door, retired to his bed, and
soon sunk into a comfortable sleel,.a
Along towards midnight he was reused
from his slumbers by a loud knocking at.
his door. .sz
aHallo! you there" he exclaimed,
"what do you want now!' particular
stress on the last word. .s--.s5=
"You must take in another lodger, Sir,
in with you,"' said the landlord.
"What! another yet"
"Why, yes, sir, there is only one IN
here, is there 7" -
aone why here is Mr.. Brown, and =
Methodist minister and myself, already,
and should think that enough for one
bed, even in Michigan"
The landlord seemed to, think so too,
and left the trio to their repose. -
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BY JAMES A. HoYT.
RATES. OF ADVERTISING.

Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol
lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion
and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion.
Obituaries and Marriage Notices charged for at
these rates.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-20
Editors InlelIigencer::

GENTLEMEN :-In your issue of the
18th inst. you speak of two letters you
have received from Morgantown, in
which you say they speak OF rather u
hybrid sort Of meeting held at Nor
gantown on Saturday last. This meet
lug was gotten up by the Union men of
this county, and was well attended, and
looked upon rs u success. We have a
few sympnthizers, some of whom We're
present. The Union men did not sit
with closed doors; but let me tell that
there was not anything said or done
but was loyal TO the Government. 1t
was not expected that Albert G. Davis
would take any part in the meeting;
but, IL he lived at Wheeling and was
us well known there as he is here, he
would be called out to address any po-
litIcal meeting that might be held by
any party; for there is n certain class OF
the community, although they general
" dislike the man and have no conf
dence in him, yet such Is his power OF
speech and eloQuence that they would
rather listen to him than any one else,
and will call him ont. Now, how Is
main was sound and loyal; yet the
| friends of the meeting regretted very
much that he wns called out.
The attack on the Hon. VIM. G.
Brown was unwarrante1, out of place
and in bad taste. Before the rebellion
DEOk9 Out Lnlo S1hkSAFd9AOAlAA CIotElGt
was largely Democratic. Mr.. Brown,
with II large number of Union, loving
Wings fell into the Union and Repub-
lican ranks. He rendered the Union
cause valuable service, and deserves
\ the gratitude OF the people for the bold
stand he took. What his future aspi-
ratious are 1 know not. He entertafnS
views of n political character that I do
not, vet have full confidence in his
loyalty, and have no fears but he is as
sound on the Union as either of your
correspondents. I do not agree in all
the opinions of j. ]. Brown, but 1 can
endorse him as n high minded, honora-
| Bile, religious gentleman, and loyal to
| his country. Although you have rem
! dered valuable service to your country
as loyal men, and your paper has done
| n vast amount OF good for the Union
cause, vet men as equally loyal as you
| did not agree with you in all you pub
lished. Yet We agreed on the main
point, and held together to save the
| Union. Our lamented President, Lin
coin, did not please all his Union
friends, yet they stood by him and held
up his hands. i mean all his real loyal
Union friends, u do not mean Phillips,
Sumner. Stephens and that illS, mean
those who had the whole good of the
nation ut heart. In conclusion let me
tell you have no sympathy for rebels.
am where started-Union at any
cost so our nationality was preserved.
UNION.
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WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE COM
w Inittee on water Works until o'clock
Saturday, a priI eth, lsG6, for making about
7J0O feet Of - inch water Pipe. They are TO
be one inch thick, with ali the necessary
branches, 10 Join with Pipes running at right
angles to all Fire Plug, that may be ordered
by the committee or person having the super
intendence. The Pipes to be east or moulded
In dry sand and in perpendicular position,
and OF good dark grey iron, SO that Il can be
easily dIllled- Eeach Pipe or piece 70 be u
feet long, and TO weigh not less than 200 lbs,
nor more than 900 lbs; the castings to be de-
Hyered in the street, where the Pipe Is needed.
Also Proposals for digging trench from the
Basin to Main street, and down Main street to
Division street, in the Sixth Ward, and hlling
thesame after the Pipes are laid. Trench TO
he from i've to seven feet deep and three feet
wide; the bids to be by the cubic yard. The
Pipes, with the Necessary elbows, rs and
branches to be delivered as follows, to wit:
(5O) my plain Pipe to be ready and on the
street not later thanfhe 10th OF June, and not
less than TOUR per day thereafter.
Payment TO be cash for all the above work
Contractors TO give good security for the full
dIlment of the contract.
Bids will be endorsed, Proposals for Water
Pipe, or for digging, and to be left With With the
Chairman OF the Com. on Water Works.
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me New Leaders OF the AnOnymous
Party.
ErJyn J,e Fdfy7nOnt Hcfette.

The songs OF the sirens were not more
specious, nor more deceptive, nor more
dangerous, than are the proteStatioDs
and professions of those who seem TO
be leaders and managers, but who are
really tools and stoOl-pigeons of the
rebel party-sometimes called ''demo-
craticb and CONSERVATIVES"
These apparent managers give pro-
fuse assurances of their loyalty, past,
present and future, and Of their stead
fast purpose to support the policy of
the administration.
The main question is, What are their
present aims? Are they in favor of Sc
curing the advantages which should be
secured, as the result of the late bloody
struggle with armed teaS0n3 or are they
intent upon seeking political advance
Inent and other Belf-aggrandizement,
even at the expense OF the country's
prosperity and safety Are they at
tempting, by forming leagues with reb-
els and rebel symYathizers, and by ca
joIing Union men into practical coop
Grafton with them, TO assist in the reor-
ganization OF the old party whose card
inal principal was that the spoils belong
to those that win; and do they desire to
reinstate this old, etete, rotten party,
in its former control of National and
State affairs, after all the blood 1t has
shed, the money ii has wasted, and the
IieSolation IL has wrought? III SO, they
are dangerous, in proportion to their
Influence; and, whether influential or
not, should be condemned and desPised
for the reclSlessness of their aims and
the mercenary selfishness of their pur-
poses.
The man who, in this important
epoch, would tribe with the eountry's
interests and compromise its dignity
for the sake of gratifying his petty am
bition or his sordid greed of gain, is
BILE than the false disciple who sold his
Master for thirty pieces of silver. To
do all this under the guise OF Union
soldier-a defender of the country's
honor and the country's life-as some
are doing-is TO further initiate the ex-
ample OF that base disciple, who be-
truyCd his Master with a kiss Of pre-
tended friendship and affection.
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Hcathinr.

The Fairmont Hedette, in the course
OF an extended review OF the Soon
servatiye'' meeting held in this city
some time since, says:
The next conservative sentiment Of
the meeting Was uttered by 81. 8.
Walker, if anybody knows who that
Is, as follows:
tAir. W. then alluded to the rump
caucus by courtesy styled the West
Virginia Legislature, body which was
composed of the perjury and Vllla1ny
of the StRte-a set of illiteFate and un-
eouth men who had arisen TO the posi-
ton they occupied by the ebbing tide
of commOtion like the scum which
arises to the surface of the troubled
Waters.o
II. s. Walker then stated in substance
that the rebels would not live unuer
the government of the State unless
they could control il. We suggest ttlat
ia ,is anaiyzes some OF this traitorous
stuff. BY the term trump caucus," the
| speaker meant simply to say that the
/ body alluded TO was not legislature;
and the deeper meaning must, OF neces-
sity, be, that West Virginia - mol
State, and therefore can have no leglsla-
ture, or, that the body alluded 70 was vas
not The legislature of the State. We
care not which position the friends OF
n. S. Walker take. Neither OF the
questions, whether West Virginia Is
State, or whether the legislature which
lately assembled at Wheeling, is he
legislature of the State, need be argued
by us. No loyal man disputes either.
The words 'tby courtesy styled the West
Virginia Legislature" arc intended 10
deny the legal character of the legisla-
ture, and stamp their author as fool
az well as a traitor. Intelligent rebels
do not deny the legal existence OF the
State nor the binding force of the laws
passed by the legislature The charge
Of II. S. Walker, that the legislature
was composed Of the perjury and vii
lainy of the State, DC, is certainly COM
plimentary TO the large majority OF the
people who elected the legislature.
The people OF the State will probably
Femember-ifit Is not too much trouble
that one II. s. Walker has charged
them with perjury and Yillatnyin elect
ing such legislature.
Others, more insignificant If possible
than those named, made speeches on
the occasion referred to. We have not
the inclination TO follow them farther.
We now ask the Union men OF this
State 10 keep a watchful eye upon all
those who call themselves "conserya-
Hves,r and all who deuounce the "radl-
GALS" In ninety-nine cases out Of a
hundred they will be found TO be rebels
and rebel sympathizers. Their speak
eFs and leaders are opposed to the State
Of West Virginia, and their praises of
Andrew johnson emanate from hearts
as bypOcriticaI, politically, as are their
protestations of devotion TO the Union
and the constitution, which the great
BODY of them have sought for the Last
four years to destroy.
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Governor PeirpOinrs Return to Rich
mond.
FioHl u Whi0 q Sdtnrd1g a.

kSOul rae wing y cutHBuHV Aust'
The Governor returned last evening
from Washington, and was serenaded.
During his visit TO the Federal Capital,
he procured arms for the State Guard,
aud urged upon the Secretary of the
Treasury and Congress to withdraw
the commissioners now engaged in coll
leciing direct taxes, and permit the
State TO pay tho residue uncollected.
lie went before the Congressional Com
mittee on Finance and proposed that
theState begranted the privilegeof pay
ing the amount of said taxes found due
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
one, two aud tliree years, commencing
January lst, 1865. The Governor in
formed this committee that our people
have not the money wherewith TO pay
the tax in question, and he did not
know where they could procure It, In
his opinion 1t would take more than
zhnlf of the circulation of all the
National Banks in the State TO pay the
amount due. At the close of the war
the people were without money. AT
the last harvest they did not reap more
than "a quarter of crop of wheat:
They have not now more than half a
crop in the ground. The GoveFnorWtu
continue TO use every available means
calculated to relieve the people from
taxation which they are now in no con-
dition to meet.
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AccoKDISo to London letter, John
Stuart Mill has given the House Of Conn
mons lesson in manners. BE not only
sits without his hat, "but even sets the
example OF leaving It at the door-a
proceeding which is singular, unparIia-
mentary and unprecedented. The hat
il parliamentary institution, and is
supposed 70 assist in promoting freedom
OF debate. Has it been left asks the
wrIter) to the distinguished political
economist to give the House of Com
mons a lesson ON good manners; and
Will orr Legislators at some distant day,
out of compliment 10 Mr.. MIL, sit UNI
covered, and, like him. no moro think
OF taking their beavers into the HOUSE
with them than their great-cOats and
unIbrellas?"
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Stolen---S5O Reward

SToLEN FROM THE STABLE OF F. E.
- Collins, Grandview, O., on the night of the
9Th of March, alright bay horse. about l6lS
hands high, rather handsome and attractive.
BE has two crowns or curlS and a small grey
iSh star in his forehead, and a small white
spot on one side OF his neck near the head
some white hairs on the upper eye lid OF one
The above reward wiz be paid for any infor-
nation that will lead to the recovery of the
horse and the further sun OF so dollars for
the arrest and conviction of the thief.
Information can be given to A. Sheets, Bell
alre, Ohio. or Sheets 4 Bro, New Matarnoras,
Ohio. "A. SHEETS
Tnr2l-Sta 49, Bellair, o,