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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-29
s0UTHERN ITEMs.

The TRADE .cf New Orleans with The
Northwest is increasing. Twenty-Five
Thousand sacks Of grain were brought
down the Mississippi IN ono aay.
The WoodyIIle. Miss Journal tays
the freedmen in that section are work.
ling with a zeal and Aiaerity entirely
unexpected :
! An order has been issued for mus
teriug out seven regiments ofnegroi
soldiers At Vieksburg. S z
1 Iti said that real estate auctioneer
in New Orleans sold property last
month to the amount Of nearly amill.
ion Of dollars.
The Selma Gala. says a colored wo-
man left that city, recently, aged l27
years. She is the mother Of fifteen
children, having had triplets three
times.
In recent fight on q plantation in
Stewart county, Ga, between negroes
and white men, scven Of the former
and three Of the latter were killed and
others wounded.
The Legislature of Louisiana has
passed a law requiring property sold
under execution to bring its appraised
value.
Bishop Elliott, of Georgia, gives on
cial notice Of the reunion OF the Epis.
coral diocese of Georgia, with the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church Of the United
States. sg3i -
A law Of Alabama prohibits any
freedman, ,mulatto,o or free person fcol.
or, from owning firearms or pistol,
under penalty OF three months, impris-
onment and fine Of 81 900. isfs5a
In Georgia, very short bill, giving
negro all the rights of white per-
son. except to vote and sit on jury,
and making him subject to the same
criminal code, has been passed by the
Legislature.
Moro than one million of Webster
spelling books have been sold to the
South since last April, and the demand j
is so much greater than the supply
that the publishers have sent to Eng
land TO have it printed. 81
A private letter, dated at Huntsville,
Walker county, Texas, Feb. 18, says:
The frcemcn in our county SO far are
doing astonishingly well, and the pros
pect bids fair for a heavy cotton crop
this year, as there are great deal
heavier crops planted here than has
ever been since our State has been q
State" ~ r.
II they punish the freedmen with
severity in Mississippi courts, it is not
because any special lenity is shown to
the Anglo-Saxon race. We find for
instance in the Aberdeen Sunday
South, that in Monroe county "James
Patterson. white man, convicted Of
petty larceny, was recently sentenced
to suspension by tho thumbs two hours
each day, for two days"
The Southern Presbyterian, published
at Columbia, S. c., speaking Of slavery,
says: $50 far as weourselyes are con-
cerned, We are glad that the institution
is overthrown. Wefcel that we have
been emancipated from an onerous and
intolerable burden, without incurring
responsibility as to the future destiny
of the negroes gss
The Freemdn's Journal says that the
ex-rebel colony at Cordova, Mexico.
under the auspices of the exile Sterling
Price, and which has "been there half
year, have neither gathered nor
planted one ear of corn, or one bean
stalk" 1t adds, tcarfuIly, that this
same colony, with its Confederate ex-
lies, is under an Imperial Project of
the Department of Cordoya, who is a
buck negro"
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VIcKsBURG, Feb. 21.


Henry Scott:
DEAR SIR: Your letter was recciv-
ed, and / desire you to act as your
own inclination may prompt you.
When the war ceased, of course she
relation ofmaster and slave Terminated.
But the regard | had for you continues.
You have always performed your du-
tics both as slave and freedman, with
fidelity to me and honor to yourself;
and though regret to lose your serv-
ices, | still wish you to act as best
promotes your interests.
Wishing you all success in your
new business, / remain your friend.
B. HARDAwAY.
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HARpER's WEEKLY did good service

HARpER's WEEKLY did good service
during the war, and is doing good
service now to the cause of patriotism,
freedom and good sense. 1t has accord
ingly had the honor to cause the State
of Alabama to pass an uncorstitionar
law specially directed to its circulation.
In tho tax law of that State, the priyi-
lege of keeping news depot is put at
ten dollars year, but the sum Of fifty
dollars is charged if any illustrated
weekly or monthly, published outside
the limits Of Alabama, is exposed for
sale. This is in the nature,of a tax on
imports, not for purpose Of revenue,
but for the qualification of spite and
revenge Harper's IFeeklyhasreceived
many complim ents for lis merits, but
this testimony of Alabama to the ex-5
cellence OF its character fairly distances
all others.
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pANGER0us.

The Democracy should bo prudent
They are resolving all over the coun.
try that taxation and representation
are inseparablo in q free Government
We bcseech them tobeware. The in.
exorablc logic Of this proposition leads
to revolutionary results. They should
LEI it severely alone, unless they are
prepared to stand by it on an appica
tion as general as the principle itself
They know they are not prepared for
that, and say SO frequently. But how
ridiculous they mako themselves
Take, for instance, the the following
resolutions, which we quote from So
ries adopted by . Democratic County
| Convention in Indiana. We print them
in parallel columns:
"Resolped, That "Rcsolved That
we firmly believe we are unanimous
In the principles lyand unalterabIy
enunciated in tho opposed to confer
Declaration OF In ring the elective
dependence. that franchise upon the
taxation without negro race and
representation, is that we will not
unfair and unjust countenance any
attempt TO place
the negroes upon
an equal footing
with the white
race"
Hero are two adopted by another
Democratic Convention held in the
same State:
,"Resolved, That "Resolved That
taxation and rep as this Govern
resentation are iE- ment was made by
separaDle In oil white men, for
Tree governments, white m Zen and
ana to insist on the their posterity for
former and deny ever,and while we
the latter 10 any would award the
people, is violation pegro all his nat
ofthe very essence ural rights, we are
OF a Republican unalterably oppos.
Government. We ed to all schemes
are, therefore, in for placing him on
favor of the ad- an equality with
mission at once oil the white man.
all regularly elect.
ed m m bers of
Congress from the
Southern States,
who are willingto
subscribe to the
oath of fidelity 10
/ the Constitution.
The absurdity of this Ia apparent on
its face, The Ohio. Democrats, we
hope, will be able to do better than
that. Rather than give the Radicals a
chance to use this ponderous lever to
pry up tho whole African race on this
continent to an equality with, the white
men, would it not be judicious to aban-
don the principle of no taxation with.
out representation? The Democratic
party has made greater scruples than
that, in times past, in the interests of
slavery, and there is no substantial
reason why it should not let 90 its
hold on the last principle that connects
it or gives it any family resemblance
to the Democracy of Jefferson and
jackson - Cincinnati Comm ercidl.
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The Vote of New HampshIre--Ths Late
Election
[From One Concord bempernt.l

The voice of New Hampshire is
heard clearly pronouncing upon the
great issue of the hour, 9 Make haste
slowlyi in the work Of Reconstruction,
do it thoroughly, botch it not by com
promise with sin, and let it rest upon
the sure basis of eternal Right" This
is the voice of New Hampshire. She
is radical-and radically right.
The canvas was a quiet but thought
.ful one; there was no campaigning
storm of excitement; and the res alt is
allthe more significant Of the abiding
faith of the popular heart in tho great
progressive principles which find their
embodiment in the Republican party
The majority gained under these cir
cumstanees, shows that party, if bul
true to itself, TO possess a permanen
strength which may well bedeemet
invincible.
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~ Tho number Of steam boats lost
on theWsstern and SouthwesternriSers
since the 18th of December last, is
twenty five, valued at Sli140, 900. In
addition to this three wharf boats and
ten harges have been lost, yalEcd at
$4,000.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-29

Thcrc is a lump CT gold in Wash
ington, dug from the Montana mincs,
worth seventeen thousand dollars.
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The American Missionary Associa.
ton now have II colored schoolsin the
Shenandoah Valley, with 1900 pupils.
The most diiiicultyin establishing one
was found in, Lexington, when the
scholars Of Mr. Lec's college combined
with the populaoc in making strenu-'
GUS efforts against it. In Richmond
there are now 100 blacks attending
schools, and in the largest the colorod
Pastor roads every night to the whole
school the Congressional pfoeeealngs
contained in the N. y. 1ri6ane,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-29

no II 3 estimated that thirty tune
of white paper are used daily in the
rnanufact1re Of paper collars RsS5
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Massey.

Written for the Toledo Blade.
1Ir. Nasty on the situstion-A Look
from His Standpoint.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-29

"Resolved, That
as t h S Govern
ment was made by
white men, for
white m en- and
their posterity for
eyer,and while we
would award the
pegro all his nat
ural rights, we are
unalterably oppos-
ed to all schemes
for placing him on
an equality with
the white man."
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-29

Hero are two adopted by another
Democratic Convention held in the
same State:
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-29
VARIETIES.

Why is Sunday the strongest day?
Because all the rest are "weekp
days.
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N' NNihu'ie
"Resolped, That
we firmly believe
in the principles
enunciated in tho
Declaration OF In
dependence. that
taxation without
repi csentation, is
unfair and unjust
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24


RE IMPROVEMENTS FOR MARKHAM
Among the items of news brought by the
Asia, arrived at Hallifax, is report that
the Emperor of Austria has signifed his
willingness to furnish Macmillan with
any troops he might require, provided they
were incorporated into tie Mexican army
and their expenses paid. This. taken in
connection with the recent speech of Mar
shall Forey, delivered efore the French
Senate, does not indicate an intention on
the part of the prin:ipal powers of Cont
nenial Europe TO abandon the Emperor Of
Moxicc.--N. Y, Nesrs.
We never for moment believed that the
United States would 60 TO war with France
or aoy other government on account OF
Mexico. There was nothing 10 fight about,
no principle involved worth fghdng for
and President johnson would be the last
man to involve his country in an unncces-
sary war. lie is TOO wine and patriotic to
involve bis country in disastrous war in
order to furnish employment to visionary
military Adventures, who desire war as
means Of giving themselves notoriety.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24

WAsHroTos, March l0.--Gens. Cus,ar
and Fremont arrived yesterday Gustav
gave an account or the political slfairs in
Texas He says lhcreis little or no loyalty
outside our lines and IL our trooIs wer
Withdrawn there would be none anywhere
Gold and silver the circulating medium in
many places !; freenbacks will buy neither
food nor fuel. Matters daily proving worse.
The above dispatch ispublished in Flakes
Bnlletin without comment, and we re pub
fish it for the purpose Of showing TO our
readers what low and base means arc re-
sorted 10 for the purpose Of disparaging the
people of Texas 10 the opinion Of Congress.
The great mass Of the people Of Texas are
A. true aud loyal to the Government Of the
United States as any Of the Northern
States. We have neter heard any man in
innate a desire TO take Up arms, or in any
manner resist the laws Of the Unitod States,
after be had taken the amrcsiy oath; we
know that the people Of this portion Of the
State are true and loyal to the Goyern.uent
and desire 10 ses union and harmony pre-
vail between the North and South. We al
50 know that ereen-backs, for the last SIX
months have sold higher in this portion Of
Teas by twopcr cent. than in Boston or
View York. Bufwe DO not believe that
General custar made the statement aitrib-'
uied 10 hip in the Bullelin, we wosld re-
quire positive proof before We could-believe
that soldier Of Gen. cusiars reputation
would be gull, Of sush at act Of gross in
justice TO the people Of Te1as.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24

An ITEM FOR GENE GREGoRY.--DG During
the present month an actionof forcible en-
try and detainer, was tried before Justice
Baird of Dallas, wherein white man was
plaintiff ard Freedman was defendant,
after hearing an argument of Attorneys
on the law of the case, the court decided
that the law was for defendant. This des
cision was not only in conformity with the
law, but was heartily approved by those who
witnessed the trial, rs it showed that the
Freedman would be fully protected in his
legal rights without the Intervention Of the
military. We are satisfied that the people
Of Dallas county desire to sceihe Freedmen
protected in their persons and property.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24

GREELEY ~ Coon Huxos - som,,h,n~
has hal the effect to put Greeley In GOOD
enough hnmor to congratulate the country
upon the peaceful manner in which the
heroes Of the war have nctakcn Themselves
to civil pursuits. Here is what he says In
relation to the SouIherners,
Look al ihni vast multitude OF rcn,ed.
beaten. discounted men, whose rpior has
almost aioned for the sins OF the rebellonr'
"onr gallant gray brothers are even now
clamor'ng around Washington" &c. $50
with the generals of the rebellion. Tho
greatest OF them ali Is now n. teacher OF
mathematics In university. shcrman's
great antagonists IRE In the exprcn and
railroad business. Tho once dreaded Beau
regard will sell you ticket from Orleans
to jackson; and, IL you want 10 send a
couple Of hams 10 Richmond, Joe johnson,
once commander OF the great armies, will
carry them. The man whose orks Grant
moved upon nj Donaldson, edits an indiffer.
ent newspaper in New Orleans, while the
commander Of the rebel cavalry at Corin,h
Is his local reporter. Marshall practices
law in New Orleans; Forrest Is running /.
saw mill; Dick Taylor Is now having n
good imein New York; Roger A Pryor Is
daily practitioner At our courts; and 40
with the rest of this bold, vindictivs and
ambitious race Of men.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24

Ea5-We- are glad to see that our energet-
ic Mayor, Col. Crockett, has begun the
work ofgrayeling the streets Of Dallas, the
work already done adds greatly to the ap.
pcarance of the town, aud we are assured
that if the citizens come forward promptly
and pay their taxes, enough money will
soon be on hand to enable the Mayor to
make all our main thoroughfares passnble.
We hope every tax. payer will come for.
ward and pay his Corporation taxes with
OF further delay.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24
Some slime ago supposed attempt I,

= Some sine agoa supposed attempt to
sssasa. ave senator Wade, in Washington,
bv man or uneommonly ferocious aspect,
dressed in gray, who vas u'ser'y als .,l
fIted and Pit to fight by that doughty Sen
ator. was publisi ed erery ~here. This per-
sonaee now nrns out 10 be . pesceaoie
mechanic ftom Massachusetts, nane'. flen,
inc. Who, in a card in the Washington ofs'r,
denies the whole statement Of the Senator.
lie saws he was well known TO Mr.. Wade,
and publishes letter from him ia proof,
and that the interview was entirely peace
ahle in It's character. That be had no YEA
pom except large pscket-knife- which hs
only used 10 cut chew Of tobacco, and
/ the Senator produced nc pistol as there
was not The slightest occasion to dc %. and
links that bad the Senator tried the kick
Jag businezs, he would have Jared much
tie worst Of the two, ~ he Ificminfl T.
hard-fsted, hblebodisi Yankee mechanic,
and not ACCUSTOMED 10 being kicked.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24

NonE srrEssfos.-TEeniy members az
the Tennessee Legislature have seccdei
from that body, and resigned thsir seats
Tor she purpose Of preventing he passage
Of laws for the protection Of Frceimsu and
union citizens. They plead tie example Of
Mr.. johnson and Twelve other Senators
Who, in yrars foas b., Wifhdrer from he
Lerisiatare fofrerent thc election Of Wig
Uniied etnes 9rrainr. An i.lnslro1s Sin
ner docs make An example worthy Of imi-
fnfon- The ari 4 revolution. az an at
tempt On ihe part Of n ~ 70 control the
many. ani pn1At 10 rroeure iht revocation
o. fie pardon q every one Of therh =.
f71fsr BalI<ff1 =
Not % Inst Nr. Bnlisiin. dsr't set your
dislike for rrlris. sri rsrtiaIi,y f>r ssz-
n-r Stevens a CO. lad gsa into su.h .
fssisr as 20 asIsfi hat Andy sein.pn
r.s cnl q ne Twelve 141afcrs rh5 viii
1rtr f.on he trs'rI.iuIs y prevent Ils
sis.lisr q wig E.a.ir-. Hs raE NJ 4
rr.nt-- n he st-a'r A. dat Line .rirt
r>r- f'r' s1f y = -r.'r'
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24
Dallas County Agricultural 4 Me-
chanlcal Association

A meeting of the Directors Of this Asso.
citation, was appointed for Saturday tho
18th inst, and there were present, John
jackson, Walter Caruth and William c.
McCamy.
There being bare quorum present, there
was no business done, except the appoint
ment Of committee to discover, as far 90
possible, the lumber the association, and
those who nre liable for lumber taken from
the Fair Grounds.
Anon McComas, VIM. II. Hord and Geo.
W. Guess, were appointed with instructions
to make diligent enquiry and search aud
report Mt the next meeting Of the Directors.
The Bonrd then adjourned to meet again
on Thursday, April 9th.
II is important that all the Directors at
tend.
JNo. N. CROCKETT, ssoy.
Dallas March, 22d. 1866.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24

PETROLEUM. the discoveries Of
the day VIC record that Of Petroleum in this
county. From information received, we
are 10 believe The petroleum DistrictH en-
braces a great part Of the eastern portion
of Naeoqdoches county, aud extending per-
haps, into San Augustine.
From examinations made, il is supposed
the deposits are very rich.-Pnrsons, re-
puiel well informed on the subject, .nre
buying lands in that locality, and pay ng
for EN- in specie much more than their
intrinsic value. This We regard not only
as conclusive proof Of the reality Of the
discovery mentioned, but also Of its pre-
-snting marked prospect Of rtmubtra
Bion to those investing their moaey.--Na-
coorsehet Chroaieis.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff Of Eds County, Grestiag'
Won are hereby commanded

Won are hereby commanded
i TO cite Jsmes Pigg, and his wife, Riirs-
beth piqr, and ElizpPattcrson heirs a. law,
of John Patterson, deceased, to be and per-
sonally appear before the Hon. County Court
of Ellis County, Texas, on the first day OF
the next Apil Term thereof, 10 be holden
al the Court House in the town Of woxa-
hachie on Monday the 30th day Of April A.
d 1868. then and there to show cause II
any they have why partition and distribu-
ton Of the estate Of John Patterson do
ceased should not be made. This citaticn
to he served by III, publication In the Dali
las Herald for at least four successive weeks.
Herein, fail not, but due return hereof
make as the law directs.
- Witness, Benz. F. Hawkins Clerk
SEAL \of the County Court Of the coun-
16SJty Of Ellis, and the seal thereof
affi xed At WaxahscLic. This The 18Th day
of March A. D. 1866.
BENZ. r. HAWKINS, Clerk.
The above named parties viii take pctice
to the above citation, and be governed 40
cordinely. NJ. sKEEN, shf Ellis Co.,
By r. N. LEWIS, Deputy
March 10th, lS66-2I:4w-
print. fee. 81 rs Currcney.J
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rSy-Wc cali ,be St,rn,lon of our re

bNG 'Vhf ihc "''th''"h W ""' 'N"N
ers to the advertisement, OF Darling Mer-
rimnn, Wholesale dnd retail merchants,
Houston Texas. These gentlemen are now
in receipt ofthc largest stock of Spring
goods ever seen in Houston, which they pro-
pose to soil at lower rates than such goods
ever sold for in the Houston Market. We
advise orr friends who may visit Houston
dnring the present spring, not to bny else
where until they have called on Darling &
Merriman, who, we believe, will sell them
goods for currency as cheap as they can be
bought from others with coin.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24


That The future prosperity o. Texas 4
moluly dependent upon tho introduction Of
immigrants fom other States, none will
denyi all agree thar No. grea, advance can
be made IN wealth aud prosperity by the
people Of Ibis State, unless We shall receive
large addition 10 our present population,
by the settlement OF au industrious and en-,
,erprislng class Of immigrants. This be
Ing true, tho question naturally arises in
cur pinjs, what can we DO 10 induce the
Industry aud capital ofolher States to seek
homes in Texas,
This subject has attracted no small at
lenllon In our State Convention now 10
session, NH We most heartily approve the
proposition made by General Davis, del.
ceate for Webb county, who proposes that
the State sepd Commissioners to the differ
cnl States Of Rarope to Invite the emlgrants
from lho's States to settle in Texas. We
believe that commission composed Of In
tslllrent Germans could be sent to Europe,
armed with such facts in regard to the nd.
yantages Of a settlement Ia our State that
would induce thousands OF the industrious
and enterprising emlgrnnis who are seek.
I Ing homes In other lands, to seek u home In
Texas.
But we rely much moro upon the indi-
viiual efforts of our citizens, than upon
the action Of the Convention or the Legis-
lathrc. II is useless for our Convention to
invite immigrants TO settle In Texas, unless
/ the people Of the State are willing to treat
them with Kindness when they arrive
amongst us, II our people will hencefor'
ward determine collectively aud indiyid-
ually TO treat all sirangers who may
come into their neighborhoods seeking
homes for themselves aud their families
with such Kindness and hospitality as to
make them feel welcome, we venture
to shy that the population Of Texas wonld
increase so rapidly that il would be double
what il now is in less than three years
this is our plan to increase the wealth and
population OF Texas: we believe If honest
" and sincerely pracfised, II would do more
to encourage the emigration from the other
States'to settle among US than anything
else that could be done at this time.
Whenever a man goes among strangers
n search OF home, nothing makes such M
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-24


rard on the others.
The compromise ordinance, OF which |
have sp' ken as being prepared, was pre.
s"nied tonight, but was laid on the table
a. quick as y vote could DO taken. II was
drawd aud presented by Judge Hancock,
and Was quartered by the Convention.
Very much feeling has been exhibited BY
gentlemen Ia the niAintainancs OF the POSI-
lions assumed by themi but they yield
gracefully when dlslodged. Earncslness,
hs1nes'y aud eandor, characterizc the ma
'eriai n'en Of the Convention.
m, "o conclusion was arrived at to-nighi
early Tomorrow.
Mr, ii,nnnisan said tonight that II This
convention would not say tho horse wa. air
years OLD, another Convention would N,
convened, thai would say 40. N "