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For Sale Chean.

A LIGHT substantial Market or Express Woco,,
IA Also second hand Chaisc Top In cood ordes,
sepoulw M'SEAVEY, q Free st.
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Mill Property and Valuable Water
PAyUar fo. Csor
FOR SALE OR LEASE.
House Lots on Favorable Terms.

nNE on Quincy street, second from Cumberland,
~ One on Federal sire 4 second from india.
One onChesuut street, near Cumberland.
Four on North street, Ilesr Promenade.
Two large lots on Pleasant street in Wcstbrook,
each lot capable OF making house lots 60 front
by la3 feet The horse railroad passes through this
street.
Any Of the above lots will be sold on long credit at
6per cent. and no money required 10 be paid down
where suitable buildi is erected. Building to be
insured by owner, and loss i'll of fire 20 be raid
the mortgagcr. Apply to
WIN. IT. FERRIS,
Real Estate Agent, under Lancaster Hall.
nl1onnadcur
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House and Land for Sale or to Let.
NO.24 Spruce st. 10 rooms. A good two storied
IN House. Enquire at
aug31dSw* $50 Fore Street.
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Free to AW j.!
BLANKS.

A BEAUTIFUL CARD PHOTOGRAPH sent frcc
IA to any one. Address sPHOTOGRAPHn I,oeL
Box 50s7, Boston Mass. aug o4-lern
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INSURANCE

MUTUAL BENEFIT LIRE INSU k "a nonn lar
M The numerous Policy holders IN ar reii informed
Company and the puohhGf, sSed at No. 80 CONNER
cial street, in Thomaj' Block. SPARROW
State Agent.
jul 10 -----
rx,,,,7,, .NCE-Iosscs by the late fire all
Ns .;d AnNAfi persons desiring sale Insurance,
nav MACE NH confidence in the Companies repre-
may PIN Nv i' j. d. SEAVEY, Agent,
seh VI W Office, II Market Square.
Risks taken as low as in any good Company.
JULIO
NINA TNsU ANCE CO.-All parties hay
II inc claims against the " Etna," arising from
once for adjustment and payment, at our office.
Those efecting insurance reminded that we con-
iinue TO issue Policies for this favorite COMPANY
all insurable property.
FOYE, COFFIN & SWAN, Age"ts,
jul20-dH 1856 Fore street.
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New Unfinished House and One
Acre of Land for 81 goo
49, THE above house is located on Stevens
EE;;: Plains, about five minutes walk of the horse
.l.aAssssA cars. Apply Immediately to
W. II. JERKS, under Lancaster Hall.
scp5d1y
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A New Two Story House for Sale
for $4,000. "

A T Morrill's Corner, within ten minutes walk OF
IA the Horse Cars; house contains twelve finished
rooms, and is conveniently arranged for one OF two
families. The lot contains acre-more land can be
had If wanted at a moderate pr ce. Also a small
Farm adjoining the above, containing about six
Price $4,000. Apply to w. II. JERKS, Real Estate
Broker. aug29d3w
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But few left of those very Eligible
Lots at West End.

nNE of the best building Lots on Bramhall Hill,
" adjoining the estate Of Hon. j. i. Brown The
Lot is ia feet on Pine street, and 100 Vaughan ST.
Also first class THREE STORY BRICK HOUSE in
central location, containing 10 rooms, all in COM
plcte order. Apply to.
aug17-tf W. ii. JERKS.
Real Estate Apnnt under Iancastnr Hall
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Horses for SaIt

A GOOD assortment of approved blanks or wor
"A Claim Agents under the laic Acts nf Congress nj
$500 per hundred, at the Monitor Printing Rooms.
.cledlw&wSw ia Middle Street, Portland.
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For Sale i'm Westbrook.

fth Two miles from Portland Post Office, q good
E;;; one and half story house, stable, large barn
EG..slz orchard, &C., with
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07
Gueech.yTakiun.

A contemporary mentions Congressional
orator who made speech in the House OF
Representatives not long ago, and the nextday
was panied TO find his two hours effort boiled
down into about twenty lines in the New fork
papers. He was indignant, and wrote 10 the
editor, enclosing copy Of his speech In the
Globe, and inquiring whether he would not do
him the justice, and his readers the favor, OF
publishing his argument entire. In reply,
he received note from the advertising clerk,
informing him that his speech would make so
many squares, which, at 80 much a square,
would come TO so much, actually fifteen hun.
dred dollars, or about half his years salary.
II similar rule were adopted for the publ-
cation Of speeches In our deliberatiye bodies
"entire," the reading public would be saved
from great annoyance, and 1t would have a
happy influence in damning the stream of par
liamentary CAB. There is no question that n
large number Of gentlemen In our eangres.
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expressed his regret that he had subverted the
Federal Constitution of 1924, and avowed that
he was now In favor Of It's restoration. He
chad publicly declared hs hostility, in the
strongest terms, TO the establishment Of n
" monarchy, and TO European interference in
" the affairs of his country" 1t was believed
that intestine divisions would be the fruits of
his return, and that his contest with PAREDEs,
then in power, might strongly tend 10 pro-
duce disposition with both parties TO restore
and preserve peace with the United States.
Such were some of the reasons alleged by the
President for this curious and unfortunate
piece of diplomacy.
SANTA ANNA is well known to be man who
never promises anything without receiving a
consideration, and in this case some million Of
dollars was the sum required to enable him
to-promote the peace at home. In the same
month in which SANTA ANNA landed at Vera
Cruz an appropriation was asked of Congress
to promote peace, overtures for which had
been made by the United States. The appro
priation was not voted. SANTA ANNA availed
himself of the free passage we had afforded
him TO his native land to give us n year of
very bloody and costly work, putting TAYLOR
and ScoTT to their trumps to retrieve the blum
der the Government had committed. 1t is
unnecessary to say that rs soon as he was
again in power, and the war was ended he
became, as he had always been, the tyrant of
Mexico, crushed the Liberal party, and exiled
or shot Liberal men, all the while drawing
money, however, from the United States, till
he forced civil war upon his nation TO expel
him once more from its territory.
The destroyer of republican government
whenever he has had the opportunity, the
deliberate violator of good faith, the butcherer
of American prisoners ut Goliad, San Patri-
clio, and the Alamo, the American people can
feel no sympathy with SANTA ANNA, nor count
on any benefit to the United States or to Mex
leo from his return 10 a country whose peace,
order, and liberty his whole life has been spent
in destroying.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07

sional and legislative bodies believe honestly
that, without the assistant of their intellects
and tongues, the country cannot have tho
rough understanding of any measure ofpnblic
interest. But they are mistaken. The esti-
mate In which they hold themselves Is very
different from that in which they are held by
others This is very common error of man
kind, but it is nowhere more conspicuous than
in the candidates for oratorical fame.
The American people are very fond of genu-
Inc eloquence, but they are sufficiently ac-
quainted with 1t to discriminate the genuine
from the bogus article. A country which has
listened to WEBsTERs, CLAYs, and CALHorSs,
cannot have much relish for the ponderous
stuff that now almost breaks down the Globe.
If there is anything of public value or interest
In n congressional or legislative speech, the
newspapers will be quick enough to publish 1t
without any request for that purpose AS to
speeches, anybody can make speeches. The
faculty of speech making is as general as
petroleum, but not quite as valuable. Wells
Of words are bubbling up all over the land,
but they furnish neither light nor heat.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07
Fmipration 10 NIexi co.

The New York Freeman's Journal, in An article
upon the subject Of emigration to Mexico,
repeats what it has many times said in former
months, that expert business men in posses
sion of ten thousand dollars or more can
make very great profits in Mexico, but that
tor Men with only q few hundred dollars, and
strangers at that, Mexico is as dreary n coun-
try as can be imagined. The scheme of settle
ments on Mnds has remained, SO far, a mere
thing on paper, except a little colony near
tordoya.
If all but " ten thousand dollar" men, and
expert business men" at that, will find
Mexico " dreary REGION" the South will not
be likely 10 furnish many emigrants to that
country. The war has almost universally i'm
poverished the Southern people, and they can
not emigrate if they would. The little money
that remains, il combined with the pro
ductve capital of enterprise an d labor, can be
more usefully employed in improving their
situations here than by goin 6 abroad. 1t is,
moreover, the impulse Of that generosity
which characterzes the Southern nature to
stand by the mother land, and share Its fate
Tor veal or Woe
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MAscuEsrpx, February 6, 1865.

Messrs Editors,-Haying been constant
reader of your paper for nearly five years,
look for il every morning as regularly as ! do
for my awl when 20 TO work (for am q shoe
maker by trade). have noticed In your paper
recently communications from one who calls
herself Struggle" sincerely hope Citi-
zen > will not again accuse "Struggle" OF
falsehood, for he can readily see she has sonne
unknown friends who are proud to lind her
so independent rs TO express her true sentiments
publicly If there is anything that will anger
a yirginian, it Is TO see or hear young girl
made little Of am satisfied that all she re.
ceived during the war was honestly come by |;
and IT. through the rayages Of that war, she
has been forced to seek employment in fac
tory, ii is no disgrace. l was In factory Tor
some years before going TO my trade. and have
seen many young lady therein VINO would
have been an ornament to any society. Many
of those girls are the main support OF aged
parents and little brothers and sisters, and l
hope In future no one will try TO run down one
TO whom SO much merit Is due AZ TO Strng'
ola PrsH Os.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07
D,1y1ys TuRorGH THE AMENDMENT.

DRIVING THROUGH THE AMENDMEST.-AR Rich
mond paper 1.-THE Dispatch has already driven
a coach and six through the proposed consti-
tutonal amendment in regard TO suffrage. 1t
argues, in substance, rs follows: I" The amend
ment enacts that when any class shall be de-
prived of suffrage on account OF race or color,
such class shall not be counted as representa-
tive population Very well there is no other
restriction we may fix, as qualification for
voting, any amount OF property, say nun
dred thousand dollars in real estate or we
may require voter TO understand Hebrew,
or solve Euclid's problems on the blacKboard,
or do any other most difficult thing; If we say
nothing about his race or his color the amend
ment will not touch us" The property quail
fication is by no means unpopular even In the
North, and in the South ii would eftectually
shut out ninety nine hundredths of the freed
men. Add to this the requirement OF readlng
and writing fuently, and the job Is done-the
colored men are altogether excluded. VI course
a considerable number of poor whites would
90 overheard with them, but that would be so
much the more agreeable to the upper classes.
BY the iudicious application OF these prlnci-
pies most of the Southern States might largely
increase their representation In congress,
while they decreased their voting numbers,
thus improving upon their favorite theory of
keeping the Government in the hands OF the
aristocratic few.-Eeto York Times.
We are only afraid that we drove coach
and six through the amendment at so early
period of its history-while yet IL hung be-
tween the two Houses-that Thad. Stevens
will exercise his ingenuity in endeavoring so
to change its phraseology as to make IT worse
than II is. Certainly he will do SO If the Sen.
ate send il back TO the House.
Seeing that the amendment is likely 10 aid
the upper classes" OF the South :" in i'm
proving upon their fayorite theory OF keeping
the Government in the hands Of the aristo-
cratic few,'' would it not be well for the Radi-
Gals TO take another tack, and refuse TO let us
have iti That would be n capital idea. Let
Mr.. Stevens and Mr. Sumner reflect upon IT,.
Surely they are not going TO crafty these aris-
tocratic "upper classes" Who knows but
that this Is the reason why Sumner opposes
the amendment f-or that Thad. Stevens viii
not yet be found demanding the previous
question upon a motion to "squelch" his own
"new section"'
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Penitentiary Storekeeper-Lugubrious Com
plants.

When the basement officers were elected by
the Virginia Legislature, false and ridicu-
lous outcry was raised against the members
because they did not think it best TO continue
Governor PEIRPoIST's appointees in office
They were charged with having voted against
thGse officials because they were Union men
II seems, now, that the Radicals have found
out that they were mistaken. One of these
out>and -out "Unionists" writes q long letter
10 the editor of the Washington Chronicle, to
prove that, in defeating Governor PgIRPoIST's
appointees, the Legislature merely decided the
question of their right TO choose their own
officers, but in defeating--now, whom do you
suppose, reader Pin defeating ] Ohm II. ANDgR-
son for penitentiary storekeeper they voted
upon direct and unmistakable issue of
Union or dis Union"! The correspondent
adds:
"If this plain and unmstakable declaration
of their sentiments will not open the eyes of
Congress TO the disloyal condition of the State,
and 10 the mistake made by the Governor in
his leniency 10 these men in allowing them TO
take their seats in the Legislature, when not
IL tenth part of them could legally occupy
them, do not know what Will"
We knew flaw once, who, having been
beaten when adidate for overseer of the
poor continue, ~ore his friends on the sub
ject for years afterwards, swearing vengeance
against his successful opponent, and averring
that the country had suffered irreparable loss
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Santa ANuQ,

This veteran Mexican general and states
man, who has figured SO largely in his time in
the history of his country, Is now living IN
digniiied retirement in the island of ST.
Thomas. His retirement is not voluntary.
The French Marshal BAzAISg invited him to
leave Mexico, and generously placed vessel
at his disposal. He did not require him to 60
10 81. Thomas, but gave him the freedom Of
the whole world, with the exception Of that
particular part Oft where MACMILLAN claims
jurisdiction. He told him, in fine, to go any
where so that he did not come back to Mexico.
General SANTA ANNA is said to be very much
disgusted with Marshal BAzAINE, and may
return 10 Mexico ere long without his permis
sion. AS soon as the French troops have
packed up their little effects, we may expect to
see the distinguished exile on his way back TO
the land he has loved and plundered so long.
We are not aware that Americans have any
special reasons for admiration of SANTA ANNA,
or need anticipate any particular advantage
from his return. When war was declared by
the United States against Mexico many inffu.
cntial members of Congress declared that there
would not be another gun fired, and that in
ninety or lone hundred and twenty days.
the usual run OF country bill of exchange
INNN> "SoAN sO oiSHCu. IL OUT III z
basis of this confident calculation was a plan
10 restore SANTA ASNA-at that time, TOO, In
e&iie-to power, and TO purchase peace of
him. The conception and execution of this
notable design were intended TO be secret ;
but, unfortunately, an agent was selected, the
celebrated Captain SLIDELL MACKENZIE, who
could keep nothing to himself, and who proba
bly, rose to eminence in the navy, at time
when steam had not been introduced In that
service, by being such a bag Of wind Captain
MACKENZIE, Of course, gave all possible ectat TO
his secret mission, and by a few vigorous puffs
from his inexhaustible wind bag, sent IL flying
over all parts of the country. At first the
Government paper denied the report. but the
denial was soon ex ploded by the actual return OF
SANTA ANNA through our fleet, upon an Anne
rican passport, and his open landing AT Vera
Cruz. In his next annual message, the Presi-
dent admitted the fact, and undertook TO JUS
tlfy H. He'said tina. before the day Of the decla.
ration OF war, there were symptoms Of a revo-
luton In Mexico, favored by the more liberal
party, "and especially by those who were
opposed 10 foreign interference and TO the
"monarchical government" SANTA ANA,
then In Havana. who had been banished from
his countr,hZ, !syeyolution which occurred In
December, 1874. sSns known to have conside.
rable party In his faycr In Mexico. Hs had
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07

MAYORS CoURr-Mayor Saunders dispose d
of the following cases yesterday
William Shoemaker was charged VIII using
abusive language and choking Mrs. Hardesty'
Mrs. Hardesty, genteel-looking woman
stated that she had boarded Shoemaker ior
some time, and that she informed him that
she could not board him any longer. Some
warm words from both parties followed ana
the result was that Shoemaker seized her by
the wrists and dragged her through the yard
From the queries of the counsel Tor the
defendant il was shown that the house kept
by Mrs Hardesty belonged 10 Shoemaker
mother, and that n portion OF the furniture
was owned by the same lady.
The Mayor required Shoemaker 10 give i've
hundred dollars security for his future good
behavior
Charles Hall, a seedy looking individual
was brought up on charge of being Vagrant'
His case was continued until to- day, IN conse-
auence of the absence Of witnesses.
Messrs Norton. & Co. were charged with
driving over Mayo's bridge al faster gait
than walk The case was continued until
Friday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07

AFFAIRS Is MAScHEsTER.-We have secured
the services of reliable reporter in Manches.
ter, and in future the denZens Of that quiet
and pleasant little town may rely on being
kept thoroughly posted In all matters Of i'm.
portance. He will be thankful for any items
in town or country, and will be pleased to call
attention to any subject calculated to promote
it's prosperity and improve the condition Of its
people. Communications to Dispatch Re.
porter" through the Manchester post-ofice,
will meet with prompt attention.
Without wishing In our first article to obtain
the name of fault-fnders, We respectfully call
the attention of the proper authorities to the
condition of Lawrence street, especially above
Perry. We trust the town authorities
will not lose sight of the fact that there are
good citizens and tax payers Uao do not liUe on
Hull street.
Philip Friend was arrested by watchman
Bowen for having In his possession bag Of
poultry, distracted from Mr. Drury's premises.
This ua,cortty Friend was sent on before
Judge McEntee.
James Anderson, freedman, was arrested by
the town constable, assisted by the police, for
rrespass on the premises of, and assault with
intent TO kill the Messrs. Benson. Sent on
before the Provost Judge.
An affray occurred short distance In tho
country between the Messrs. Benson and some
negroes, in which Beverly Gray, negro OF no
enviable fame, was shot in the face and neck,
but not seriously injured. From the reports
that have reached us, the Messrs. Benson acted
entirely in self defence. No family in the
county occupy higher social position or are
| more known for their gentlemanly demeanor
A fire company was organized some time ago,
the officers elected, and published but since
that time we have heard nothing from them.
At the last fire the most conspicuous workmen
were the colored hands In the town employ,
and the police. The engine was conveyed to
the Town Hall by about fifty diminutiye freed
men, who appeared TO enjoy the sport hugely.
For the credit Of the town, let the fire company
be forthwith organized, not only nominally,
but placed actually in working order. ~
The Philologian Association, composed OF the
| best talent OF the town, held meeting ut the
Baptist Church Monday night, and we learn
| that the debate was very interesting, the meet.
| ing holding until eleven o'clock. As an associ.
alton for mental and moral Improvement, we
wish the Philologians" " much success.
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Mr.. Stephens Accents.

Mr., STEPHENS having positively refused TO
allow his name to 20 before the Legislature of
Georgia as candidate for the United States
Senate, a number OF the members wrote TO
him letter declaring that while they granted
10 him the right of refusing q candidacy,
yet, at the same time, they claimed to
have also the right TO bestow upon him
the Senatorship, and asking him for a
categorical answer 10 the question, Will you
serve If electedf' The following is Mr.. SrE.
PHsSs's reply
"MILLgpaEvILLs, January 90, 1866.
"Hessrs. H. X. Casey, William Gibson, and others :
THE right claimed by you in your note to
me of this date, ! do wish to be understood as
At all calling in question.
:" In reply 10 your interrogatory, can only
say that cannot imagine any probable case In
which would refuse to serve, 10 the best OF
my ability, the people Of Georgia in any posi-
tion which might be assigned to mo by them
or their Representatives, whether assigned
with or without my consent.
"Yours, truly,
"ALgxAyDgR III. STEPHENS"
Which letter, though written before his elec.
tion, is virtual accep tance of the position.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07

ARREST OF ANOTHER MULE THIEr.-Ycster-
day morning, at about clock, Detective
Goodrich and Officer Murphy, upon informa-
ton, proceeded to Chatiins Bluff in search OF
Dan Donovan, the remaining one Of the
thieves implicated in the theft of two mules,
the property of Messrs. Grew Pemberton.
They reached the Bluff at about O'Clock, and
learned that there were four men in boat on
the river. Searching along the banks, they
saw the parties in the boat dredging the river
They concealed themselves on the shore and
waited until the boat landed, when they
arrested one of the party, who proved to be
Donovan. They brought him to Richmond
and lodged him in the lower station-house
He will be tried with his brother, before the
Mayor this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07
LOCAL MATTERS.

ROBBERY AND DEsERTIoS.-John Van Bus
kirk and Charles Hartley, alias Z. G. Harold,
were charged before Judge McEntee yester-
day with robbing DR.. John Mayo, in New
Kent county, on the night of the Sd of Febru.
ary, 1866. They were also charged with
desertion.
These parties forced themselves upon the
Doctor, and remained with him day or two.
In the mean time the Doctor left his home on
business, and while he was absent they robbed
the house of sundry articles ofladies' apparel,
silver spoons, blankets, etc. The Doctor has
since that time recovered many of the stolen
articles, and cares nothing to prosecute the
parties. The Judge preferred charges OF rob-
berry and desertion against them, and they will
be tried by military commission.