National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-11-16
MISCEIIANEOGS ITEMS.
He DID SAY IT.-The st. Pau

ave notice in some Eastern iour-
nails paragraph to the effect that
Gov. Seymour emphatically denies
that he expressed himself. while in
st. Paul, in favor of the COnstitu
tiOnal Amendment and negro suf
frage. We know nothing of what
Gov. Seymour says in New York,
but what he said here we knew up
on the most unimpcachablc authori-
ty. And he said here that he was
in favor ofthr Constitutional Amend
ment. that the South ought to accept
it, and that if he was in Southern
State he would vote for negro sui
frage."
There nre now two Atlantic Ca
bleS in successful operation the ca
bic relaid. and the cable which on
the previous attempt broke and went
overheard from the Great Eastern.
but which since the successful laying
Of the other cable has been recover
ed, spliced. and connected with the
American shore. 1t turns out that
the latter cable is better than the
other, the insulation having improy-
ed by the length of time it
has lain under water. The new ca
bic is constantly improving, for the
same reason.
An Indiana exchange thinks that
Gen. Buffers avowed purpose to
present III the Forticth Congress a
bill of impeachment against Prcsi-
dent Johnson will bring that func-
tionarv over 10 the Congressional
policy of reconstruction. Ii certain
~ presents Il powerful! motive, for.
II the Senate is to try him upon such
a bill. it stands him in hand to have
as many of his friends in that body
as possible, and unless the South
accepts those conditions of recon
struction, Congress will continue to
keep Southern representatives ont
IN the cold. If the President. see.
ing tins, Shall abandon his present
dog ln-thc mangcr position, it will
be well for himself and for I he whole
country. We care not what his mo-
tive, may he for doing it, if lie only
does il.
NE=a>,TRrCTED ELEGANCE
The spjyi; ;Iiat purloincd the bones
of or gallant dead to make trinkctS
Of. is not yet extinct i'll Virginia.
thoug'l il finds vent in wordsinstcad
Of a., 4. IS an instance, we give
the following extracts from an arti
Gle in Il" Richmond Examiner on
the visit II the Southern dciegatiol
to iho toi1h OF Lincoln:
s'Th" @ariIlas, orang-outangs an(
ap appointed by the Mulatto Con
vention ~ y Committee of Pilgrim,
to v.Si. the tomb Of the king ap,
have begun their initiative tour
An1 2,,ain
We ore afraid that the apes vii
have 10 go hack to the middle age.
for Il suggestion. In those day.
there were fantastic pilgrimagcs, il
wh;ci. certain holy relies We're born,
to aita@at AID inspire all the doVOu
. aln1- far Journey. Wherefore no
cX,. II. lie bones of the King AnC
/ (him aln played such fantastic
tricks h.!aip high heaven as mad,
;Ec angels weep and parade then
throUg', ~ land ~
! E...1.,RYlNG Corn FODDER.-
/ C"ln stalks, when grown to a mod
crate S'z" only, are scarcely cXcellet
IN value Ivy any other fodder grow
upon our farms. The evidence il
abundant, that they will make a
/ much milk or flesh as an equal mum
hcr 81 pounds of English hay OF I'll,
average quality. When well pre-
served. horses eat it with a relish
ana It seems 10 answer all tIiC pul
poses Of hay for ticm. when mike,
, with their accustomed portion o
grain. We have known all tn,
horses of y livery stable ted upol
corn fodder through the winter
with the same amount of grain the,
v,n'r.;n" o,.o,,. I,, oo, ~ ,I"' ',' " -
w, 80 Wy ""' M ~ i,'''' Wv
rit','i b" '',.'' Wv - "''' "' "''' nv
Th;,, l. ,ho sooso,, ,,.hon oo,.., ca,
dor i f. ho ,ro,nr,', mi !, I hnno ,"o'
nh f. soy" i ~ ~ , nor'"nt :, cond;.in,
' ~ az u =, as lti'''' .p''t'.'o
RUE hl%h i"f ten or tWtiV" month
b 70 come.