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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07
PUBLIC LEDGER
REVOLUTIONARY SENTIMENTS.

The Radical Germans Of the West are
undisguised in their revolutionary senti-
ments. The following, from the St Louis
Post, a Radical German paper, is start
Ling:
As long as part of the slave States
intended to secede by force of arms from
the Federal Government in order to build
up new empire, we had no revolution,
but only rebellion. But now the move
ment is Of different character. The
question is no more to secure our ma
tional territory and to execute the laws,
but an attempt is made to change the es-
sence Of our Republic--to break down
the Constitution and make the President
the effectnal ruler and master of the coun-
try. We have entered an epoch
4 revolution, and the measures against
I, therefore, must be revolutionary, when
ever our national compact is insufficient
The threatened liberty cannot be saved
nth rosewater and gingerbread
This revolution has been commenced
BY Andrew johnson, of Tennessee. He
threatens to change the character Of this
Republic, to destroy the Constitution,
and to make himself our master.
"We said yesterday Congress should
declare itself en- permanence, unless it
indicts the President We repeat it to-
day, and explain how this should be exc
cuted, in our opinion. The misdeeds of
the President will have to be exposed by
Congress in similar way to the Declare
ton of Independence, setting forth our
grievances against England. Then Con-
gress, as soon as possible, will have to
enact the necessary measures for estab-
fishing a just and firm policy in regard to
the admission of the seeded States, that
will secure the future Of this nation.
These measures are to be esteemed as
the political programme Of the people,
and Congress should solemnly declare
that it will not adjourn before the result
of this programme is secured. Should it
be necessary, Congress will have to exc
cute the laws made by it without the
President and call, at the same time, on
the people of the loyal States for an iu-
dorsement of this revolutionary mea-
sure.
The people will not now fail to APP
prove it. No people, and especially not
the American, are sunk SO low as 20 toll
crate being again governed by traitors,
slave barons, etc. The Ameri-
can people, unacquainted as they are with
universal history may very likely prefer
another road to the direct and revolution
airy one By doing this they may create
new sacrifices for themselves and new
horrors for the country; but never will
they tolerate the outrage, that traitors
shall brandish\ their lashes over their
back; and never, never, will they admit
the ruin of this Republic, because an
outcast President had forsaken his oath
and put himself along with the country's
enemies"
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Ancient Suit.

The Detroit Tribune mentions the
final settlement of case that was in
Court over three hundred years. About
the year 1860, August Troutwein, living
in the northern part Of Germany, loaned
a sum Of money to Count Mansfield, who
died without paying the debt. Nearly
all the claims were contested by the heirs
of Count Mansfield, and the whole estate,
being indebted to great extent, was put
under sequeStration, and has ever since
been under the administration of the
Prussian Government Lately, however,
the case has been settled, and the IN oney
loaned three hundred years ago, with
accumulated interest, amounting to over
a million dollars, paid to the heirs of
Troutweir. Ose of these heirs lives in
Detroit and has received his share, which
was the one hundred and fortieth part of
the whole sum.
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AN EXPEDITION.

About two weeks since vessels sailed
from a port down east, taking out several
hundred packages of cannon, powder,
and more than a score Of ordnance vary
ing from 3O-pounder to a lOO-pounder.
Rifles, and all sccoutrements for the
guns accompanied them, and a large
supply Of stores was on board each yes
sci 1t is supposed the vessels sailed for
Chill The Spanish authorities knew
nothing Of the affair
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Ban. putlsr .. Cut Dead"

The Washington correspondent Of the
New Orleans Pieayune thus notices an
incident that took place at the Bancroft
Grafton on the Lincoln anniversary He
says
On the foor Of the House were the
Judges of the Supreme Court, in their
elegant and becoming black silk robes,
the President Of the United States and
the Cabinet, the ambassadors from for
eign countries, all the distinguished Off
GERS Of the army and navy in their rich
uniforms, and the Senators and Repre-
sentatives Gen. Batter sat directly be-
hind Gen. Grant There were three
vacant arm-chairs beside him; nobody
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07
VERY LATEST FROM ALL POINTS
NOON SPATCHES.
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS
Special to the PUBLIC LEDGER
New YORK, March I'll AM-Cotton
dull and unchanged at 43@44c
Gold, 1884.


WASHINGTON, March I'm the Senate
yesterday Ramsey introduced joint res
olution, which was referred to the Com,
mittee on Commerce, that the Secretary
of War cooperating with the Secretary
Of the Navy, under the direction of the
Commander-in-chief of the army, cause
rigid quarantine against the introduction
of the Asiatic cholera, wherever the same
may be threatened, by the prevalence OF
the disease in the countries having direct
commercial intercourse with the United
States.
The President sent in lengthy mes
sage, in response to Sumner, inquiring
in regard to the organization of govern
ments in the lately rebellious States
Also, report of the operations of the
Freedmen Bureau. Referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction
In the House letter was read from the
President, transmitting report from the
Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to
the House resolution, relative to Provis-
ional Governors Of States.
New YORK, March AT arecent Can
adam banquet, at Cornwall, Mr.. Talt said
he was asked by the Washington Gov
eminent, on late visit, to take no further
step against the Fenians than the Canadas
took against raiders year ago, but he
failed to agree with our authorities,
although he was met with every consid-
Grafton that could be shown to emisaries
of a country equal to theirs in population
and standing.
T. Darcy McGee writes TO the Herald
that the letter to R. d. Killian, said to
have been written by him, is forgery.
WAsHISoroS, March 7.-General B. H.
Grierson testified before the Reconstruc-
ton Committee in reference to Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee. He thought
that Tennessee was a more loyal State
than either Georgia, Alabama or Missis-
sippi; he also believes that there is now
an organization existing throughout said
States for the renewal of the rebellion.
In answer to the question, is there any
sentiment with regard to foreign war,
he said, there seems to be manifested a
desire to have the country 60 TO war with
France, relative to Mexico; and / think
in such an event they would seize the
opportunity TO turn against the Govern
mem"
Major General Howard testified that
the feeling Of many South Carolinians
is not kindly toward the Government
and could hardly be called friendly. he
met, however, with old gentlemen who
seemed to show the proper spirit, but a
great many persons exhibited i'll feeling
and a disposition to circumvent the
requirements Of Che Government, es-
peciaily with reference to the 'nigge5
Mr.. Lewis, Secretary Of the State Of
Virginia, under Gov PisrpOnt believed
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before the British Parliament for the
establishment Of railway ferry across
the Channel, similar to that at Havrc de
Grace, on our Baltimore railroad The
steamers are to be large enough to take
on awhole railway train, just as it is done
on the Susquehanna. 1t is expected that
the passage will be accomplished in
about one hour, and this hour is to be
devoted to dining the passengers and in
the examination of luggage by the Gus
tom officers on either side, so as to avoid
detention. The time from London to
Paris is now ten hours; butthe proposed
plan is designed !, reduce it to eight
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

sign are there, IL will receive their unan
imous applause. II, unhappily, here
and there, there are those who are not Of
that stamp, who also approve that speech,
then SO much the worse for them and
the more inexcusable and inexplicabls il
their conduct Listen to the New York
World, the Daily Meas and the Herald
4 the old trinity described In the Scriptures
as the world, the flesh and the devil. '
Mr.. Garrison then read passages from
the editorials which recently appeared in
these disreputable papers with reference
to the President and his late measures,
favoring the audience with a running
comment
THE PRESIDENTS MOTIVES AND AsPiRA-
TIoNs. fa&s
President johnson undertakes to stig-
matize Congress as a seditious body, a
disunion body. What is his meaning Of
this ? 1t is to wake up popular ven
geance; it is to bring upon Congress the
hatred and wrath of the wild and violent
men, tell you we have not a sober man
in the Presidential chair, and such man
with such habits does not know from day
to day and hour to hour what he will do,
and yet dares to brand the Congress of
the United States as q disloyaly and dis
union body. He means, if he dare, to
perform coup d etat and either to in
sist at the point of the bayonet upon hav-
ing those Southern rebels put into both
Houses of Congress, or drive Congress
out of the capital. believe that the cap
ital is in greater danger now than it ever
was, and were it not that Lieutenant
General Grant is living, it would be lost
So long as General Grant lives and occu-
pies his present position, perhaps his
tyrannical demand may not be made. |
Applause. Mr.. Garrison closed his lee
ture with an appeal TO the people OF the
State of New York, TO do justice to the
black man and place him, with regard to
suffrage, on the same level with the white
man.
JEFF. DAVIS OUGHT TO be HANGED
On his succeeding the lamented Lin.
coin, | was led by the whole body Of
loyal. liberty-loving citizens to hope and
believe that Andrew johnson would be
even more erect in dealing with the trail
tors of the South than his predecessor
When he announced to the country that
treason was crime which ought to be
punished, / supposed, as you all did, that
he meant what he said that he had his
eye at least upon one traitor, the Colos-
sus of them all in crime, Jefferson Davis.
If Jeff. Davis is not hanged by this Gov
ernment, then, judging the Government
on its own plane, say that it will be re-
creant to its duty. lApplause.] Or if
he should be allowed to go free, l say
hen lev us forever abolish the gallows in
this country, in all cases whatever, to the
end of time, for no man can ever commit
crime enough to deserve to be hanged.
Applause
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INDEMNITY CLAIM.

Intelligence from Washington, whether
reliable or not, represents the prospect
81 the people getting indemnity for prop
erty taken by the Government during the
war as remote A dispatch to the asso-
ciated press says that several weeks ago
the House of Representatives passed q
resolution declaring it inexpedient, at
this time, to legislate for the payment Of
claims growing ont Of property appropri-
ated or destroyed by the Union armies
" putting down the rebellion. A prac-
cal effect was given to this resolution
.ceutly, when the Committee on Claims
Vas discharged from the consideration Of
the resolutions of the Legislature of West
Virginia, asking aid from Congress to re-
pair bridges destroyed BY Federals as
means of safety. The committee also re-
ported adversely on the bill for ascertain
ing and adjusting claims against the Gov
eminent for injury or destruction prop
erty by the armies of the United States,
or by the military authorities during the
rebellion, and the bill was laid on the
, table. The Committee was discharged
from the consideration Of large number
of petitions, including forty for damages
arising from the raids in July, 1864, by
the rebels in the vicinity of Fort Stevens,
several miles from this city. There are
agents in Washington who have in their
possession claims of persons residing in
Southern States, for indemnity, amount
ne to millions of dollars. But the pros
pect Of legislative action on that subject
is certainly far remote
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07
GOOD ADVICE.

The Richmond Times gives the follow
ing advice to Virginians: Let us, by the
fairness, justice and humanity of our
dealings and intercourse with the freed
men," demonstrate to the Conservative
masses of the North that Freedmen $
Bureau is not essential for the protection
of the emancipated negro Let us prove
that we are the freedmen's best friend,
and seek to make him useful, respecta-
Bile and intelligent d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

would sit. although every. other chair on
abe floor Of the House was occupied.
Nobody went near him or spoke to him.
cipieuts Of courtesiss and civilities
Reverdy Johnson, Senator Harris, Of
New York, Chief Justice Chase, and
many more distinguished men, all
grouped in that immediate vicinity, paid
their respscts to each other, and to Gen.
Grant and Commodore Shubrick, but
took not the slightest notice of him It
was the most complete cut i ever saw.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

D0-At Savannah, Mo-, a few days ago,
the candidates nominated for municipal
offices by the Radical party of the place
were easily defeated by their Conserva-
tive opponents. The result took the de-
feated party by surprise, as Savannah
heretofore has been rated as the most
radical point in that section of the State.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07
M .IauN MI

p1r JeuN MITCHELL writes that the
commencement of hostilities by the Fe-
mans may be hosrly expected, and that
a great battle will probably be fought on
St. Patrick's day. 1t is kind in JOHN
to tell England and Canada the precise
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

Boy WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON says
that unless JEFF. DAVIS is hanged, the
rallows should be abolished Whatever
the fate of DAVIS may be, the course OF
Mr.. GARRISON and his friends may i'm
press the President strongly with the
idea of its future vtility.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

B6- At Leavenworth, Kansas, the Rad
icals have suffered signal rebuke, by the
removal of their Postmaster, D. r. An
rHoyY. His successor is NJ. R. Mellow
ELL, who was Democratic Mayor of that
city year or two before the war,
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nA.A pair Of lovers, fleeing from stern
and cruel parents, were married IN the
ears near st. Louis the other day. Papa
teleg.apined to the conductor to send his
daughter back, but he telegraphed back
" Never return fair on this road. v
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EWIt is given out in Democratic cir
cles that, in the Democratic Convention
which meets at Harrisburg this week,
Gen. MEADE will be pressed as the nomi-
nee for Governor of Pennsylvania.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

pay Governor BRowSLow has ordered
an election to fill the vacancies of the
members of the Legislature, who have
resigned. The day fixed is Saturday,
al at of this month,
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Power Of insects.

As strong as horse" is one of our
popular modes of comparison; but the
strength Of the horse is feeble, compared
with that of some insects. A horse, in
average condition, has tractile or draw
ing power of rather less than seven-tenths
OF his own weight, but there are insects
among our common beetles, that have a
muscular power that enables them to
draw fourteen times the weight of their
own bodies. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

E4"The State Senate of Georgia has
passed bill giving freedmen all the
rights in the courts which are given to
the whites.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07
IA SEA FERRY.

The Philadelphia Ledger says that the
travel is 90 great between London AM
Paris, that 6 proposition has been laid
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-20
From New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, April Sit is eonsid-
cred here that the Presidents Procla-
nation is equal to o general amnesty,
and that Benjamin and Sidell will re-
turn to Louisiana.
Havana dates to the 9th ult and
city Of Mexico to the 10th ult., have
been received.
They reported that General Almonte
had accepted the mission to France.
A new campaign is to be organized
in Sinaloa against Colono, who was be-
sieging Masaton.
The affair between Mendez and Reg
Ia was still in the fog, though it is be-
,ievcd they were both whipped.
The destruction of the greater part
of Commandant Byron's detachment
has been confirmed.
One hundred and thirty men were
killed out of one hundred and sixty
men; the dead, including Byron, were
terribly mutilated.
Cortinas joined Gareteez at Cinaila
Victord, acknowledging him as a supe-
rior officer
Tampico has been reinforced, and
the garrison is soon to be attacked.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-20

stock growers-they raise cattle; and
the fact that their beeves have been
subject to all manner of depreda-
tons for four years, leaves many men
without the means to buy meat and
-four fer their families, much less
for their horses. The horses are neces-
sarily left, therefore, to take the despe-
rate chance on the range. Since the
break up the few who were fortunate
enough to have any horses remaining,
havebe unable to render them avail
able for much good, because when they
could collect them they couldn't sell
them, and now that they could get
little something for them, their hor-
ses are all gone, and they are una
BILE TO collect them. Last summer and
fall, men, neighbors of mine, came to
San Antonio and begged me to aid
them if I could, in getting four or five
dollars per head for the choice out Of a
drove of five hundred noble muskero
grass beeves, where in drove at that
time not one beef of which was less
than four and from that,to: eight years
old. They had to drive them home
again. The great necessities Of the
people had caused them to overstock
the market.
u
lam, very respectfully, your obedient
servant JAMES E. RANCK,.
Eo,+ Moeon Mooo,, Go,,p4y
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-20
Do You Take Ketchup ?

If so, perhaps you will be interested
i'll the following:
The old injunction, "Eat what is set
before you, asking no questions, if
complied with, will save one a good
many nauseating reflections in these
days of general adulteration. Some
times, however, the truth is told with
out the questions being asked. The
British public ketchup and pickle man
ufacturer of London, has been keeping
Ito quote the works Of the charge
against him-a large quantity of putrid
hvers for the manufacture of ketchup,
which he called pure and. unadultera-
ted Leicestershire ketchup, such being
unfit for human food, and nuisance
to the neighborhood." The case was
brought up in court where a medical
health officer testified that he found a
barrel full of putrid pigs ivers, which
the foreman told him were to be boiled
down to make ketchup. They wore
obviously unfit for consumption, show
ing decay and putresence, and giving
out a stencil that remained on the wit
nesses' hands for hours. The magis-
trate thought the case an important
one, but discharged the defendant, as
he believed that the act of Parliament
against adulteration did not apply to
this instance.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-20
Volumes in a Paragraph.

The following inimltable hit is irre-
sistibIe in argument as it is in humor.-
We quote from the Charlottesville Chron'
acb: SIT seems to us as hard TO get in
the Union as it is to get out. The South
respectfully asks to move one way or the
other. We are like the fellow VIII, was
forced to 60 to the show, and then not al
Lived to 60 any further than who're he
had paid for his ticket. We have been
dragged into the doorN ay of the Federal
tent, and not allowed to see any of the
performance except to settle with the tax
collector We can hear the animals
growing inside, and hear the crack of the
ringmasters whip, but we can't see the
show unless we pay for two and take in a
colorcd lady. And the worst of j: is,
they keep great eagle pcrched over the
entrance, which, if you attempt to goback,
swoops down apou you and picks a hole
in your head. We justly think this is
reasonable; they ought either to let us
pass in, or re>fund the money and tic up
the eagle,
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-20
A New Caricature.

A new caricature has been gotten up
in New York, representing Sumner,
Thad. Stevens and dead duck" Forney
sitting in group, discussing the Presi:
dents speech. Sumner has doleful
face, and is wiping tears off his cheek
with moral pocket.handkerchief; Ste
veus looks like Satan, with fire breathing
from nostrils and mouth; while Forney
resembles a duck, with its feathsEstnrned
the wrong way, and from whose mouth
proceeds nothing but quaek! quack!
quack In the background appears the
Goddess Of Liberty, waving the "stars
and stripes" over tho head Of Andy
johnson, and proclaiming, "The pre-
scrvation of the Constitution and the
Union "