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With slight verbal alteration of the beauti-
full lines Of Mrs Hemans, when speaking Of
woman's love, it may be said with equal
truth,

"There is none,
In all this cold and hollow world,
No fount of pure and deathless love,
Save that within woman's breast.
Not she with Treason's kiss the Savior stung;
Not she denied with unholy tongue;
l. She, while Apostles shrank, could danger face,
Last at the cross and earliest at the grave"
Enough of this know full well that my
fair readers need not this as an apology for
their exclusion from the mysteries Of our or
der. The circle of their influence is around
the domestic hearth, where are clustered the
joys Of home and all their cherished endcar-
ments, and it is there she exerts her gentle
sway, ever to be felt and acknowledged
whilst reason ssains his hold on man. Cheer
us on then in sGe good work we have under
taken in your midst, and in return we prom
Use you better husbands and better lovers D.
In closing the address the Col. called on
the brotherhood to mingle cur congratula-
tons on; the interesting ceremonies Of the oc
casion, and that we form society, which
will have no wanderer lost from the family in
Heaven. Combined in friendship and char
ity, that we form holy circle in which each
one can in proportion to his ability and from
every point act benefcially- " union of virtue
and humanity. Let truth and charity guide
all our steps through life and when the last
trump shall announce the sad catastrophe of
nature, may all reap in better world the re-
ward of well spent life. ..T ,,ty -
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A Lady Mason.

- 1t is principal Of the Masonic Order
that the ladies cannot be admitted as mem
bers. The only exception to this principle
was in the admission Of Lady Aldworth, of
England 4 In an address delivered some
years ago, Bro. Payne thus alludes to the
ladies, and to the manner in which Lady A.
was made a mason; IA ..''a.
But, ladies, whatever might be our feel
ingsor desires with regard to you. admission,
there IS ore single word that prevents it.
And the ladies best know the whitening,
bligbting influence Of that little word-can't
W. simply can't do it. Ou. landmarks arc
not 50 arranged, and although we are the
only losers, we must submit - i's'
But, let me let you into a little secret. =
While we cannot admit you, perhaps you
can admit yourselves. Try it. Or tylers
are but men. Once in, perhaps you are
safe, There was. once a female Mason, and
hero is her portrait, ffshowipg tie portrait Of
!, Hon. Mrs. Aldwortl, Of .T,nalanld, in Ma
sonic Regalia eliza St, Legor, after
wa1ds Lady Allwoyth, 81 III gland, was
conducted through the awful and Mysterious
ceremonies Of Masonry. $ ~ ~
Young and beautiful, vet with that forth
tude for which her sex is remarkable, she
passed with intrepidity through those trials
which are sometimes more than enough for
masculine resolution, and constituted a
member that reflected lustre on the annals
Of Masonry. Her father, Lord Donerail,
by virtue Of a warrant No. $50, occasion
ally opened a Lodge at his own house, his
sons, and intimate friends IN the neighbor-
hood, assisting. Upon one OCCASION she
innocently hid herself in the tapestry of the
room used FOR Lodge purposes and actually
witnessed the successive steps Of initiation.
But towards the conclusion, fear took pos
session Of her mind, and Brethren, if after
that point, the stoutest hearts quail in the
Lodge room, what must have been the feel
ings Of tnat young girl when unlawfully be-
holding the ceremony? With light but
trembling step and almost suspended breath,
she glided along, unobserved by the mem
bers Of the Lodge, who were busily occupied
with their work But horror of horrors
before her stood a grim and surly 1yler,
with his long rusty sword. Her shrek
alarmed the Lodge, who all rushed to the
door, and learned that she had been in the
room during the whole ceremony. Here
was case setting at defiance all precedent.
A consultation was held, and she was made
a Mason. She often presided as w M. Of
her Lodge, and esteemed it an honor to move
in Masonic professions, on which occasion it
was her custom to prccede her Lodge in an
open phaton. a siei.
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A NEGRO NOMINATED FOR THE CoNvEN-
r1oN IN NoRrH CARoL1NA-We learn from
the Wilson s'North Carolinian' that the ne
groes and Radicals of Nelson, Edgecombe
and Nash counties held large and enthusi.
astic mass meeting at Joyner's depot on
Saturday last, and nominated Jerre Bullock.
colored, to represent them in the convention.
Major Tatten, the notorious thief who was
caught robbing the warehouse at Weldon,
was one of the ruling spirits in the meeting.
The "Carolinian" says;
"The Congress of the United States was
at very dignifed piece of business when it
conferred the great boon of American suf-
trsge on race of people whose utter disre-
gard of honor and principle allows them to
endorse men of no character, and who ac-
knowledge as their leader known thief and
scoundrel.
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THEIR GUNS TURNED UpoN THEM-The.
National hstelligencer quotes from Mr..
Pierrepont's speech in the Surratt case to
prove that o conspiracy to take the presi-
dents life is a greater crime than one against
a kings life, &C., &C., and asks the follow
ing question:
Why should not the consrirators (Con
over, Ashley. Butler, and HolD against
the life of President johnson be arrested,
imprisoned, tried by military commission,
and ANONYMOUSLY executed p
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THE TRIUMPH OF WOMAN.
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In distant times, when barb'rous man
In ceaseless contests warred,
3 And, crushed by strife's relentless ban,
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Twas Natures magic all;
IT'S but when woman tries deceit j
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May wou1an's power continue long,
When by such armor gained
By tears, by smiles, by signs, by song,
T. Be still her sway maintained! $50.
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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-23

and political protection. Right here the
eoualitu ceaSes-as IN cases between
white people. God never designed that
Enen should be equal. he made some
sshart, some large and some smalls some
wise and some foolish, some with white
skins and some with dark. BE marked
his distinctions all over the human Iatll-
iiy, gs7ad what God did men can not uIl-
DO
Sc Men make men equal before the
law; that Is, they can confer on ihen
equal civil and political rights, but they
can NOS make them Of equal stature, OF
equal wisdom, or of the same color. NO
more can Ihey make them socially
equal, Social equality depends en- agree
ment. The laws can not force It. am
no mans equal, socially, unless he
agrees To E1c equality. No man mas a
rlgff 10 demand it against my consents ;
aud this rule Is universal and all-perva-
/ ding among men. Your race Is no e1-
/ eepTiOn to the rule. The honest, indus
Z trious and frugal among you do not ad-
init to social equality the dishonest, IDLE
! and Wast6fuI OF your own color, nor 10
/ white people. Social equality is simply
a matter Of private agreement and Is
I not to be controlled by any public law.
/ Whenever the black people desire social
/ equality, and the white people agree 70
I yield it, We shall haveit, and not before.
/ IG takes two to make a bargain, and !
+ risk nothing IN saying that neither
whites nor blacks in the South want TO
/ make this bargain now. 1 have but one
/ idea to add. 1t is this there viii be So
ical equality in the South between the
/ races quite as soon as the same thing
/ occurs at the North +; for I happen to
know that the Southern people have 8
( much higher appreciation of the black
mans honor and character than the
/ Northern people have. ="
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-23

In the course OF the Surratt trial the asct
came to light that the Military Commissfoni
before whom Mrs SUrratt was tried sent TO
the President, together with the proceedings
Of the Court, a recommendation Of the erim-
inaI to mercy. As soon as it was affirmed
that Mr.. johnson had seen this recOmmen--
datiOn prior to the execution OF the assassIns
he hastened to deny it. The original order
for Mrs. Surratt's execution, signed by Ir.
johnson, was then produced with petition
for communication of the sentence appended
in the hand writing of Mr.. Bingham Now
though # may be that Johnson signed the
death warrants without reading them, he
cannot escape responsibility even in that
way since it is pretty weu proven that his
attention was called to the recomm endatfOn
for mercy and that conversation was had
with him on the subject. Gen Butler de-
cIared in the course ofsome remarks in Con
gress that he Believed Mrs. Surratt had been
executed on insuaioient grounds, and he is
a man not accustofaedt to make such asser-
tions upon slight evidence. Now since John
son is so energetcaI1y putting Stanton out
fthe way, and Sheridan out of the way
the question is suggested, why did he with
equal persistency, and spite of the recon-
mendation of the court, put Mrs, Surratt
out Of the way? We may not have all the
facts but such as we have seem possessed Of
some mysterious meaning.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-23
GEN PoPE ON REcousrBUorroE


Gen. Pope commanding the Third
Military District, comprising Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, writes from At
lanta under date of July "A, an able let
ter to Gen. Grant setting forth his views
of the policy of admitting prominent
rebel leaders to participation in recon
struction. The document is sreplete with
passages deserving of the closest atten-
ton as illustrating the wisdom of Con-
gress in its enactments and indicating
what are the real obstacles to their en-
forcement. We make the following ex-
tracts which we earnestly commend to
the attention of every reader:
GENERAL: have the honor to send
inclosed a newspaper containing a
speech made in this city by B. H. Hill
of this State, a late Senator in the Reb-
eI Congress. This person only a few
weeks since was pardOned by the Pres
ident, and, in common with almost eve
~ pardoned Rebel, this is the use he
makes of the clemency of the Govern
ment. You can readily see from the
speech itself the character of the man.
who is the representative of a large
class, and the hOpelessness of any salts
factory reconstruction of the Southern
States while such men retain influence
my course to permit and encourage the
widest latitude of speech and of the
press in this district, consistent with the
law and the public peace
sc It is better that the battle should be
fought out now and openly. If the peo-
pie of these States have the common
sense and the manhood to withstand the
influence of the Secession party, and of
the political leaders who have long con-
troIled them, who have led them into
their present desperate condition, and
who seek to plunge them still deeper in
to misfortune, and they prove able and
willing to reconstruct their State gov
of government, IN defiance Of leaders
and against active opposition, thel will
be good ground for hope that recon
stFu etiOn will be satisfactory and per-
maueut. If they cannot do this it may
well become a question whether recon
StruCtiOn on any reasonable terms is
possible so long as these unrepentant
and reactiOnary leaders are suffered TO
remain in this country. It is better that
the country should know the truth on
this subject now than run the risk of
learning hereafter that an irTeparable- !
mistake has been made in the plan and /
execution Of the Reconstruction acts.
Sc need scarcely repeat that recon
struction to be in the spirit of the acts /
of Congress and to be permanent must
be the act of the people themselves af- |
ter the fullest and freest discussiOu.-l
Congress has done wisely in enabling /
them to make this fight by disfraohis- /
ing the leading Rebels, and at least ma
king it impossible for them to vote or /
hold Office. 1t would have been still |
better to enforce their permanent abb /
sence from the country. The personal /
influence they might bring to bear II
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-23

The campaign looms up grandly on
the Union side. Old Ben Wade ripped
up the whole Democratic concern in one
Of his characteristic speeches at AIariet-
ia on Tuesday. On the same day Sena-
tor sherman addressed two thousand
people at Canton, and came mp nobly to
the rugged issue" on the manhood suf-
frage amendment. We have the Sena-
tors opinion from his own lips that a
square fight must be made on this
Amendments, and he leads of with the
gallantry of a true knight. Conserva-
tive Republicans certainly ought MOTTO
hesitate to follow the most distinguish
ed of their mum her. Attorney General
West also made another of his logical
and able speeches on the 10th at Zanes-
Vile, in reference to the powers anddu
ties of Congress on reconstruction
Meanwhile our gallant young candidate
tor Governor, General Hayes, easily
tears to pieces tbs SiTnsy sophistries of
ValIandigham, Ranney and Thurman,
and makes the weakness and inconsis-
tencv of these Democratic leaders so
transparent as to be objects Of mirth for
his audiences. General Lee wins gold
en- opinions everywhere, and by his eff
fsctive speeches ayenges himself for
ChancellorsvilIeon on the discounted and
dismayed Democracy. At the same
time able and effective help comes TO
Eus. from abroad in the persons of such
distinguished orators as Senator Nor
ton, Speaker CoIfax, Hon G. W. Julian,
Governor Conrad Baker and Gen. II. d.
washburne, Of Indiana, Hon. G. w.
sehofeId, Of Pennsylvania, and Gen.
John A. Logan, Of Illinois. Governor
Dennison, Hon. John A. Bingham, Gen.
Robert G. schenck, Hon Columbus Del
ano and last, but by no means least,
Gen, w. II. Gibson are all booked for
several. speeches and will soon be heard
from. Verify there is stirring fight
up and we hear the rumble of it all
along the line. Union men, friends of
loyalty and equal rights, take heart /;
our cause is bound to win.
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sEnAroR1An rom1xArIov.

The Senatorial Convention for this
County and licking met at Hartford on
Tuesday last and unanimously nomin-
ated Capt. JAY DYER, of Galena, as can
didate for the succession of General
WARNER in the State Senate. This
nomination is eminently fit to be made,
and the candidate one who emphRtical-
" deserves, and we have no doubt viii
receive the united and enthusiastic sup
port of the Union men Of Delaware
county.
Capt. Dyer, entered the military ser
vice of his country, early in the war,
as an officer of the Thirty Second Ohio
Infantry, and remained, we are inform
ed, until compelled to leave the army
by impaired health. He is q gen
tIaman of superior mind, and a citi-
zen highly esteem i in the commu-
nifty where he resides. We presume
there is no man in the Senatorial Dis
trIct who ought to or perhaps could Sc
cure a larger support. We feel assured
there are few, who as candidates OF our
glorious Union party, could deserve
larger one.
The District is tolerably close and the
Copperheads are makingan extraordin-
airy effort to carry it. Their primary
object in so doing is to secure a vote in
the Legislature for Thurman or Vallan-
digham for United States Senator. Of
Mr. Evans, their candidate, we know
comparatively little, but it is enough
for us to know that he has been presen-
tel rs the candidate Of the disunion
peace faction, and that his election is
hoped for the primary express purpose
ofhelping 60 send a man like Vallan
digham to the Senate Of the nation,
there to vote for the admission ofrebels
to help repudiate the national debt.
Such a cause and such purpos should
be enough to politically curse any man
who lends himself as a tool for their
Accomplishment. All personal eonsid-
erations should be swallowed up in the
public good, and we call upon the
Union men of Delaware county to
quicken their zeal to the end that e0ery
auaisa5Je Uote shall be brought out for
the defeat OF this nefarious scheme. Re-
member that every vote given for Lewis
Evans for State Senator is a vote given
Tor Vallandigham, OF. some other rebel
sympathizer, for United States SEN
ator. We do not misstate the case-tbis
is the simple fact, and while the Democ-
racy will make every effort to mislead
the minds of the people bv other issues,
this, be it remembered, is the real issue
to be decided. Tie people must choose
between a gallant Union soldier and a
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-23

1t is astonishing to us that any one
should suppose that our State Conyen-
ton did not mean to fully endorse the
ConstitutiOnal Amendment. The Con-
yentiou, by theplatfoFm it adopted, has
placed the Union party of Ohio ''On The
simple and broad platform Of impartial
manhood suffrage, Fas-embodied in that
amendment, and it would be a most un-
fortunate undertaking to oattempt to dis
guise or evade that fact. We say this
for the benefit Of any Republicans who
may nope to evade the support Of the
amendment on the plea that our plat
form does not endorse it. The platform
does endorse it fully, unequivoeaIiy,- no.
bly,.
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A REMARKAB1B sOUrHEBN
SPEECH.

Albert GaIIatin Brown, for long
time United States Senator from 1Iissis-
sissippi, recently addressed mixed au-
dience of whites and blacks at Holly
Grove, Miss. His remarks to the blacks
were shrewdIy devised to secure their
friendship, and indicate pretty clearly
that the people of Ohio viii, by voting
down the manhood suffrage amend
ment, greatly reinforce the efforts of wi
" secessiOnists in the South to control
the negro vote. Mr.. Browns remarks
on the distinction between social and
political equality are good. We COM
mend to all Republicans nervous on the
suffrage question the following extract
from his speech:
"Butit is said that the Northern peo-
.DIe are. more your friends than the white
people of the South. Let us inquire in
to this. Is it probable that a people
who are strangers to you can be more
vOur friends than are the people among
whom you have been raised, and whose
gratitude you have excited by your do
cilitv and fidelity under trying circum-
stances -? But let US try another test
How do the Northern people treat the
colored folks who live among them p
You Will naturally conclude they have
given them all the rights they have con
ferred on you, and more too. Not Bit
of it. In most of the Northern States
the cOlOred men have about as many
rights as you had when you were slaves;
and they are much less respected by
their white neighbors, as a general rule,
than you are in this country by your
former masters. 1t is very well for you
to inquire if all these things have been
given to strangers why the same things,
and even greater have not been done
for your race at the NOrth9 The answer.
is easy. These things have been done
because it was supposed white men of
she South would be punished thereby,
and not as a favor or benefit to the col
ored men. lam happy to say the de-
sigu has not been effected the white
man of the South has not been humili-
3tted. They consented to your emanci-
patton as one of the results of the war,
and having done so, intelligent men
evcry-where agree that you ought TO
haze, without reserve, all civil aud pO-
litieHl rights necessary TO the protection
of your lives, your liberty and your
property.
To-day you stand equal with the
white people before the law. By this
mean that you have the right to vote,
to hold office, to make contracts, to buy
and sell property, to sue and be sued, to
give evidence in court, and in general
terms to do whatever a white man may
rightfnlly do for your own preservation