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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

AN AMERICAN PRoFEssoRsHIp IN Az E~cr1sr,
UNIvERs1IY-M Henry Yates Thompson, of Iiv-
erpool, offers to endow lectreship at CAMBRIDGE
England, tor the purpose of teaching American
proposes to found the lectureship in Harvard Col
lege, Cambridge Massachusetts, to be devoted to
the establishment of series of lectures in the sis
ter University in England, on the history. itera-
5ure and institutions of the United States The
the lecture would be chosen by Harvard College
the Chancellor of Cambridge having the right
OF veto on the appointments -1s-i'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
The STATE Credit

Under the delays and doubts created by tho in
action of the Legislature, North Carolina credit
must continue to decline. Should the Legislature
fail to pass bill funding the interest due on the
State bonds, it will be useless for the State or m
citizens to make effort to extend their cr,,a;t
Ii that is DONE the State could not bor- ON, ' w,
safe terms 100000 for five years. ~" oii any
NAV or pledges contained in resolutions
they do not move do,r fron, tho G','
osp1a h VINO loans only to prompt paymasers
VI W no. tney Cannot pay, will at least do the
+ ane lection to compromising the States inter
tereS' as settled practice, would be hazardous
.dt not half so much SO AS the loss of credit. II
Is proposed simply remedy for the present
exlgency, until the State can rally from her de
pressed condition, and as the only resort left the
9tate' IL IS an unsound maxim, when you cannot
do as well as you desire, to do nothing Wisdom
demands that when you cannot do as YOU wish,
do the best you can.-Seati1,eL
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

Destruction if lawful would have made legitimate the
Selling and appropriang the effects of citizens by the
despor and the banks to-day either the property of
the corporaors subject their liabilities, if the State
destroyed the property of the only government hay
ing. at the time, dominion over the land.
The laws of country, submitting to conquering SOW
ereign of separate and distinct kingdom, when
pended retain their vitality until expressly abrogated and
annuLed and a new system of laws inaugurated: Our
President Federal Government stand such posi-
tion possess such power and acts based on the
assumption of such power, have yet TRANSFERRED:
GEO. HOWARD,
Chairman,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

AN APT SIA1ILE.-NTr Nude, the author of some
popular works on 1.-The Seasons" was originally
teacher III Dundee. He happened to be one OF
a tea party at the house of Rev. DIR. Nj. The
Doctor was reputed for the suavity of his manners
and his especial politeness towards the fair sex
Handing dish of honey to one of the ladies' he
said, in his wonted manner:
''Do take little honey, Miss . 'tis sc
sweet-so like yourself"
MI. Nude could not restrain his native ten
dency to humor, so, handing the butter-dish to
the host he exclaimed: fy
"Do take little butter, Doctor; It's so soft-so
Like Yourself -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
President Johnson.s POLICY

Throughout the Northern States the democrats
are loudly applauding Andrew johnson. The
chairman of the Pennsylvania democratic central
committee has issued an address in which, having
stated that the democracy of that State had an
nounced their "aneQucocol endorsement Of the res
tOrotion policy Of President Johnson" he makes the
following appeal to them;
"Organize to sustain the President to sustain
your principles, to restore the Union, to vindi-
cate the supremacy of you race" &c.
In the same spirit in which the address, from
which we have above quoted, is expressed, the
the Philadelphia Age, the leading democratic
paper of Pennsy lvana in the course of an article
says:
''There eighteen thousand democrats in the
North-a reserve guard to the conservative repub-
icans-who are ready to sustain the President
1t is distinctly foreshadowed that grand ma.
tional party, with Andrew johnson as its recogniz
ed leader, will be tbs triumphant constitutional
Union party in the future The fundamental is.
sues growing out of the Presidents restoration
policy have utterly sundered the republican orga-
nization as it existed in 80 and '64 The radical
e}ements of that party uniting under the lead
ership of Stevens and Sumner and Chase in a VIC
lent warfare upon the essential principles of con-
sttutional Union of the States, while the conser-
vative portion, guided by such men as Cowan, of
Pennsylvania Raymond, of New York, and Dix
on of Connecticut, is fully committed to the policy
of the administration. The breach already exist
ing between these wings of the republican party
is incurable one. It is inevitable that. in the
next autumn elections throughout the Northern
States, the mass of conservative republicans and
the democrats viii boldly sustain the President
and act together at the ballot bcx-Rick Ec,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
From the Knickerbockcr
i Have No Wife.


AN OLD AND 1NoonE1e1BLE MEMBER OF THE DAcuElo
CLUB
Ihave no wife Young girls are fair,
But how it is cannot tell,
No sooner they are wed than their
Entertainments bid them all farewell:
The girls God bless them! make us yearn
To risk all odds and take wife,
To cling to one and not to turn
Ten thousand in the dance OF life.
1 have wife who'd have his nose
Forever tied to one lone flower,
Fen though that flower should be rose
Plucked with light hand from fairy bower;
Oh, better far the bright bouquet
Of flowers of every cline and hue,
By turns to charm the mind away,
And fragrance i'll the heart renew.
/ have no wife II now can change
From grave to gay from light to sad,
And in my freedom wide can range,
Fret for a while, and then be glad.
now can heed SIRENS tongue,
And know that eyes glance not In vain l.!
Make love apace, and being "tlnng,"
Get up and try my luck again
have no wife and | can dream,
OF girls who worth their weight in gold,
Can bask my heart in Loves broad BEAM
And dance to think it yet unsold
Or L can gaze upon q brow
Which mind and beauty doth enhance;
Go to the shrine and make my bow,
And thank the Fates l have chance
I have no wife and, like wave,
Can float away to any land,
Curl up and kiss or gently lave,
The sweetest flowers that were at hand;
pilgrim bend before
The shrine which heart and mind approve,
Or, Persian like, can adore
Each star that gems the heavens above.
have no wife lin heaven, they say,
Such things weddings not known;
Unyoked the blissful spirits stray
Ger fields where care shade has thrown.
Then why not have heaven below,
And let fair Hymen hence be sent?
1t would be fine; but as things go,
Unwedded folks won't be content!
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

IT appears from the Legislative proceedings,
that the Senate declared the Soicitorship vacant
in the 4th circuit, and then made asses of them
selves by reelecting the inevitable Settle Surely
some men have greatness thrust upon them. What
next
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

way for man to train up a child in the way it
should go, was to travel that way occasionally him
self.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

The following gentlemen were chosen by lot, by the
Sheriff. as Aldermen for the longer term:
WARD 1.-R. J. Jones.
WARD NO. a. g. Burr.
WARD 3.-W. H. Lipptt.
WARD NO. A. E. Hall.
Ddilg Journal 9Th.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

Ii you would get rid of all your associations,
rich ones. .~-.--
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

Lieutenant General Grant, Senators DooEttle
Cowan and Lane of Kansas, and several other rep
resentatves, were in consultation with the Presi-
dent on Saturday last.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

The following beautiful inscription is to be seen
over soldiers grave in the Alabama Military Gem
etery ....-
Unknown, is all thy epitaph can tell
1t Jesus know thee, all is we'll"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
The Spcakcrship.

Hon. Thos Settle resigned his Speakership or
yesterday, because of his election as Solicitor in
the fifth Judicial Circuit, took his seat among the
members and joined in the voting for Il new
Speaker.
The precedent set by the Speaker is liable to St.
rious objection, and as it may form precedent
in future, it appears to us the principle should be
settled.
1t is understood that the Speaker accepts the
Office of Solicitor, to which he has been elected,
and its duties commenced Monday last. He
is understood to be the Solicitor Of that District
and his commission should have dated from that
time. The Judge of the Circuit appoints some
one, what ?-Solicitor OF the Circuit We judge
not. But he appoints some one to represent So
licitor Settle Ill his absence. Mr.. Settle, there
fore, is either the Solicitor the Office is vacant
If the office be vacant the Legislature should pro
coed at to fill it. If the office be not vacant
then Mr. Settles seat is vacated and he of course
has no right to vote.
We simply look at the legality of the case. We
will not allow ourself to investigate the propriey
or the motives of his course-to inquire into tho
reasons which have influenced him. These may
be called up, when it becomes necessary to exam
inc the record of the late Speaker.
Ra!eigb Sentinel, Ill.,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

WE had the pleasure of seeing General A. J.
Dargan, the Commoner from Arson, in our office
yesterday.
He assures us that the General Assembly will
certainly adjourn on Monday next
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15

:, A woman in Pennsylvania has petitioned for a
divorce GO because she and her husband do not
'agree on politics" She is for Andy
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
The Public Debt.

The following is the statement of the public
debt of the United States the lst of March,
1866
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
Greeley thinks Ex-Rebels Would the Best Repre-


senIatIvcs.
Mr. Sherman wants southern States represented
in CongTess-represented nOU-but insists that no
person who has taken part in the late rebellion
shall be admitted to a seat Now, notoriously,
nearly all the white people of those States haze
taken part in that rebellion, and so are excluded
by the terms of the existing act and of MI. Sher-
mans programme.
Now we object to that programme, that its sue
cess will not conciliate, tranquilize salts
fly the south, and that it ought not to do So 1t is
all very well to insist that the south must be repre-
sented by "loyal men nobody disputes Hai-
But to say that they must always hare been loyal
that Georgia and Mississippi and South Carolina
must send to Congress no man who erey willingly
aided the rebelllon-is to mock her with q sem
blance, yet deny her the reality of representation
is to tantalse, and irTtate, rather than TRANQUIL
ize and conciliate the south. What earnest Union
list wants to see Alexander II. Stephens denied the
seat in the Senate to which he has Just been elect
ed, and some insignificant, who represents only
his own audaclOus aspirations, admitted in his
stead? Depend on it, the &C south - is not to be
satisfied, nor even RESTORED by any sham rep
resentatlOn Mr.. Sherman means well; but his
plaster is too small for the wound and will rather
intiame than heal it. We are confident we express
the general feeling of the southern whites when
we say that they prefer to be kept out of Congress
rather than admitted, if, when admitted they are
allowed to send to Congress only Representatives
who can swear that they never voluntarily aided
the rebellion.-N T. Tribune, 28h m
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-03-15
eagerness with which some of the latter advocated

eagerness with which some of the latter advocated
the change, recalled to us the line
s'Pleased with rattle tcked with straw"
We sincerely trust that the fondest hopes OF the
friends of the city may be realized, and not be be-
trayed by a test once applied by hungry Irish
man, of whom we heard the following story He
was seen with two equal morsels of bread in each
hand taking first bite from one, and then from
the other; and finally terminated his repast with
this monologue: I" / have heard much OF the power
of imagination and faith I've tried hard to fam
CIV this bread and that meat but, By The pocOers, a
hungry stomach spurns the trick"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05
Bold Outrage,

A bold and fierce outrage was pcrpetrnted in
the Beech Island vicinity one night last week.
While Mr.. JouX GLOVER, an unmarried man, liv-
ing alone, asoop, two or three shots were fired
through the walls of his house one Of them
wounding him in the hand. Immediately after
this, rufiaus-perhaps black and wbitc--en-
tered the house, dragged Mr.. G. into the pi-
azza, beat him until they thought they had
killed him, robbed his body (or may be his house,
of $500 in gold, $50 in Greeabacks, notes and
papers worth many thousands, and his watch.
The robbers then fled. Since this, two negro
fellows havc been lodged in our Jail, supposed to
be of the rufianly party. All the same time, was
brought up und re-cOmmittod to Jail white man
named ALLEN, who broke Jail some weeks ago.
This nan ALLEN wos originally lodged in Jail
upon charge Of horse stealing; stealing horse
if We mistake not, from this same Mr. GLOVER
Whether or not he was caught with the said ne
groes, or any where in AIr. GLoyER's neighbor-
hood, we have not been able to ascertain. Mr.
GLOVER lies low from his wounds and bruises.
He will however, in all probability, get we'll. His
notes and papers have already been recovered.
!!ot so Of the money and watch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05

PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure, last
night, Of meeting Gen. NJ. w. Gary, OF South.
Ca-olinn, en- route for home =irin a rustlcatlon-
AT the Eryiuia Springs. 0urt send is;the
same gniaf and tssllirgs spiritsaS = I yoie'
when, u, tie head Of his gallant ybrisads, he
bore the reputation Of onesof the tirst, t,oi our
Confederate saJyears. Entering service S as u u:
captain, he fought up to brisadier general
ship, commanding the famous Hampton lie.
..ion, alter the promotion of Ger. Wade
Hampton. its original leader; and then being
spe,i.lly S, leced for picked cavalry brigade.
lhis % ce was, as will be remembered. which
liyed ,L.. last. gun at Arpo nattoS, and as-lts
uea6 Gen. Gary cut his way out OF the Fede-
raj lines ON the night Of The surrender, dash
ng tLro, gh the Filth Army Corps and reach
ing. Greensboro in safety. Here his sabre
was AZ put at The disposal of President Davis,
and with The last hore of the Confederacy
onr bold dragoon remained till the star OF
our huprs set in the clouds Of irremedable
ilsas;,r. Such man, true as the steel oil
.lis sabre, it does one good 20 meet in these
days of eqnivocaticu and caut.-AngrSfa
CUnSiifutiGjuffSt, 3iSf.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05

The ARMY WoRm.-The appearance Of
this terrible scourge is reported in several
localities The Columbus Sun says the only
way to stop their depredations is to catch
each Individual Of the army, and crush it be-
tween the fingers. The Sun says the army
worms viii not attack the cottoA crop very
vigorously during July or August, the wealth
er being TOO hot for them, but during Sep
tember they make their greatest rayages, de-
stroying the cotton plants both night and
day. a writer in that paper mentions his
experience with the army worm during Sep
tember, in 1860, in field Of corn measuring
about ten acres. The "army" extended
across the field from West to East, over three
hundred yards, and apparently contained
countless millions of worms. The writer Of
the article, however, determined to Try the
plan Of mashing TIL worms between the fin.
gers, and succeeded SO we'll that in half an
hour he placed ak negroes at the work, and.
before sundown- had subdued the entire army
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05

Truth AM;Ght.---.--s-.A' .A'''s- r
The mighty truth of which We now speak is
that GRAY & TunLEY, of Augusta, next door to
the Masonic Hall, are barring their strong right
arms to do mighty deeds in the Fall ami Winter
Trade.
Sec their new advertisement in this number of
our paper; great, grand, and glarins. We mean
the advertisement, not the paper.
He who advertise,h well, docth most MI things
we'll 1Ie hath sound, clear head; he buycth
WE'LL he selle:h well he generally hath fine tastc
he cbooseth well his goods; he aOurisheth, he
groweth he waxeth in wealth and honor; he
dealc,h fnirly and honorably; hcis honored of
the community in which he lives; and he is
blessed Ga great thing by all newspaper men,
So it is of GRAY. So it is of TuELEr.
Doubt it not. Or if you do, go to them, and
your doubts will soon be removed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05
Better and Better.

Each succeeding number Of the Southern Gull.
rator-thc best agricultural paper extant-eyiuces
IN evident improvement on former numbers, and
clearly demonstrates that ite Editors and Pub
Usher are real live energetic business men, men
too well competent to Gll the important posts they
occupy with credit to themselves, and-grcat nd
vantage to theirpairons. The Septcmbcrnumber
has the following Table Of Contents:
AGIrcuLTuRAL.-Farm Work for Sept; Cotton
Culture The Cultivator-Rico Lands; A True
Bill; Prices of Commercial Manures; Fermented
Food fur Pigs; H ~ Lady should sit on Horse !;
An Inyaid's Fal ming Experienccj Silk-A new
Branch Of Industry Cultivation of Tobacco ;
Management of freedmen; Improved Implc-
pcnts; Pulling Fodder; Rat Poisons; Cabbage
Worms; Agriculture, &c, in Texas; Howe's Cot
ton Picker Subsoil Pows, &c.; Sea Island Cot
ton-Inauiries; The Crops.
Observation-Disclosures Notices; TrichinG; Elk.
changes, &c. -
HonTIcuLrUnAL.-Thc Garden; Grapes; Irish
Potato New Roses;
HoGsEnoLp EcosoMY.-Lit Matters; Mustard
phsters., &c.
THE FIREsiDE.-Rachel; More than She Bar
gained for; How to be Unhappy.
Address, WV. N. WHITE, Athens, Ga. Terms,
81, 90 per annum; 81 for six months. .i .,
:. : 49, --i o''.fitti Il
~ Jersey Lightning is to be hereafter known |
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05
Local,

Monday last was Salc-day. In times gone by,
this sale.day in September was o grcnt occasion.
Our pubic square used literally ty swarm with
men. Mt so now. Man. and beast are too light
lyifed in these days to make unnece essarytrips to
town. And ifstliey arc lightly fed nOw,ahnt will.
they be next year Echo shrieks out3in appall=..
ing tones what?
But still there were o good many people present
on Monday. And having waited long and vainly
for something to turn up, we went outinto the
crowd to turn something up ii CT ormis; but with
no success. Items arc scarco commodity just
now. Good ones are quite out of the question;
and even those Of secondary Importance are al
most unattainable. But things will soon 60 bet
ter We arc to have IN extra session of tho Leg
islature, and perhapsa Convention of the people;
and the dirty Radicals are to hold an opposition
Convention in Philadelphia and the conscrva-
tive Union Generals and Soldiers and Sailors are
to holda Convention at Cleveland, Ohio. 1t is
hard TO tell what day may bring forth. The
events of to-day arc scarce worth n passing no.
ticc; those of tomorrow may startlc and shake
the globe. Qmien saJef
But we have strayed far away from our Sale
day narrative. What happened then? Sheriff
SPIRES sold three or four small parcels of land ;
and Commissioner CARwILE, three or four large
ones. Among the latter, was the extensive and
valuable landed estate of the late Mrs. CHLOE
WATSON of the Ridge. 1t brought something
very near $l2, GOO; and was bought by her grnnu-
son Capt. RoBEGT WATSON. The town house and
lot of the late EDMUND PEES, Esq, was bought
BIZ Mrs. S. Y. GoLDIxG for $3.50. good look
lug bay horse was offered for sale at public out
cry, bat Notwithstanding avast quantity Of out
cry, no shadow Of bid could ho got for him.
Who wants to buy horses to lie down and die of
starvation?
gloom oversprcad every counterance. From what
we could gather tho rust, in the case Of cotton is
about to complete the ruin commenced by the
drought. We found people still harping upon the
debt question AS we'll they may. Every man
| qneycd his neighbor to know what he thought
the Legislature would do. Public opinion is
overwhelmingly in favor of Convention of the
people.
Perhaps people have become tso poor even tc
buy liquor. We say SO because We saw only one
or two who appeared to be Mt all :" bifurcatod
through the tonsils with hot shots from blue
ruin dccantcr = which is phrase We caught ur
as We sloshed around, and which means drunk
Perhaps we caught it from Gen. GARY ("old
MARTY who has just returned from his Virginia
and Maryland tour; and who enlivened the fae
end of Salo-day with most entertaining account
of his "csplites" along Mason and Dxons line
We mean his I" explites" of this summer, wher
be appeared as an amiable carpet knight, instead
of bold and fearful sabrcm. The General as il
we'll known, is not only man of valor, but
man Of humor.
What else? We noticed that nine men out o
ten came and went on Muleback. This used t.
be rare thing. Nothing else. Selah
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05


las- South American newstoSthe ;Sth August;
says it is reported that new ministry: viii be
formed who favor q more vigorous prosecution
Of the war against Paraguay. Tho Argentine
army had repulsed an. assault Of tho Paraguay
ans, inficting severe loss -. 49, -.
Is- The negroes who fought the duel near
fSavan nah lately, and both Of whom were wound
ed, arc recovering gradually. The cause Of DIFF
ference between them lay in one having charged
the other with stealing watermelon.
IL Washington special states that Gen.
Phil. Sheridan has been removed from command,
and Gen. Stcedman appointed his successor.
7 @- Geo. N. Briggs, paying-teller for the
Nasssu(N. " Bank, was, onthe 3lst, arrested,
ON charge of embezzling one hundred thousand
dollars of the funds in tho bank. Briggs has
been in the habit Of frequentiRg arl losing heay-
lily at various gambling houses throughout the
city, and, on being arrested made full confes-
sion Of This guilt.
w E1- Governor Morehead of North Carolina
died on the 2sth at Rockbridge Alum Springs
Virginia. -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05
The Legislature.

The Legislature assemblies this evening Tues
,ay) at o'clock Gov. BoynAMand Gen. 1uTLEE'
the tw, Rspres enta,ives who live in our v'ilas"
are already gone. Won'ler if this Legislature
will go Immediately 70 work to consider the con-
dition Of the people. condition which needs such
speedy and positive action, or if they will dawd!e
first with the status Of the Niger. 'Ti' very
certain thing that we white people do not know
our statu. ia any political respect, and until
this is established, there certainly need be no
great strainlg to attend FIRST to the political
rights of niggers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-05
.Ioues A. Norris.

With particular pleasure, We call the at .entiOn
Of the people of our District to the Law Card Of
column. LAMn.Er JoxEs, Esq Of Newbcrty is
too we'll known hereabUuts 10 need any introduc-
lion. ALFRED NORRIS is 4 son Of Gu. h0nored
f:llow citizen, Milton Norris, ESD OF the Ridge.
He is Il young gentleman o: the highest and
.teadicst character, and the possessor of mind
of uncOumon practical and husiness-like power.
tic will soon Sc; Up his rest among US. We most
honestly wish him all success.