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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-09
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No.
Loyal suffrage.

The Sentinel says loyal suffrage in this
State without regard to color, would ten
franchise about $4,000 colored voters and
from to 10000 white voters, while it would
disfranchise about $4,000 white voters"
This is not true. Gen. Dockery, though not
candidate, received nearly 1000 votes Of
white men in this State at the late election.
There are at least $4,000 white men in this
State who can take the oath, and will vote
: under Mr.. Stevens bill. Mr.. johnson holds,
and SO told the writer of this in July last,
that if there be but 5000 loyal men in this
State, they alone are entitled to govern.
Thefollowing letter from President johnson
to Gov. Sharkey, will show what the former
thinks of negro suffrage. The Sentinel has
never yet laid this letter before its readers.
Is it afraid to do 500 Mr.. johnson admits
and contends for the rrincipk of negro suf-
frage The principle once admitted, all the
rest is merely expediency and detail.
4 EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Washington, D. G., august Is, 1866.
Governor w. L. SHARKEY, jackson Miss:
I am gratified to see that you have organ
lied your convention without difficulty.
hope that without delay your convention
will amend your State constitution, abolish
ing slavery and denying to all future legisla-
lures the power to legislate that there is
property in man; also that they will adopt
the amendment to the Constitution of the
United States abolishing slavery. If yor
could extend the elective franchise to all
persons Of color who can read the Constitu.
ton of the United States in English and
write their names, and to all persons of color
who own real estate valued at not less than
two hundred and fifty dollars, and pay tax
es thereon, you would completely disarm the
adversary and set an example the other
States will follow. This you can do with
perfect safety, and you thus place the South
eyn States, in reference to free persons of color
upon the same basis with the free States. ]
hope and trust your convention will do this,
and, as aaconsequence, the radicals, who are
wild upon negro franchise, will be completely
foiled in their attempt to keep the southern
States from renewing their relations to the
Union by not accepting their senators and
representatives ANDREW JOHNSON,
~ President Of the United States
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Significant Language.

SlSuAhCohs AIah6 o"SSs
In his recent address TO the people of
Newbern, Gov. Vance is reported to have
said
"But he was glad to come here now, es-
pecially as he was welcomed by all parties,
and it gave him pleasure to think that thepeo-
pie of this great American nation were COM
ing together. They would all come togeth-
er when the Northern people had learned
the lesson we had been taught by the war;
Reconstruction would take place, he said,
when the North made US willing, and that
would be by doing us justice"
IF reconstruction depends on the people OF
the North doing what Gov. Vance desires,
it will never take place.
The expressions used of the American
nation coming together" and of the North
ern people Learning the lesson that zoe
have,p are enigmatical. What does the Gov
ernor mean? Are we to have another war
Are we to "come together" in that waya And
are the Northern people thus to learn the
lesson that we have2 The Governor is not
Z as explicit as he used to be, when he said he
would seek glorious death in battle before
he would submit to the federal government,
and when lie sxhorted hispoor conscripts to
fight the Yankees until hell froze over, and
then fight upon the ice" By the way, where
is our classical and dispassionate friend, Mr
Crawford, of Rowan2 Is his shell" in pto-
I ~ NIL
gress? We advise him to get Brother Peli
to dedicate it, when tits finished, as notlng
pleases Brother Pell, so-called. better than
such expressions as the above, in whiIen Gov.
Vance and Mr.. Crawford SO much delight.
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We,nake the following extract from the
Wilmington Dispatch of the 18th of last
month:
& "The people of the South are united. as
one man. in their opposition to the threaten
ing policy of Congress. They have felt the
influence of that life-giving power, freedom
They cannot be made slaves through ignor-
ance, they cannot be held in subjection to
tyranny At the right time, IF the President
ofhe United States stands .77ana in his pur-
pose to protect the Constitution, the check
to the march of despotism and fanaticism
wiil-be given by these forces combined
They aoiU dri0e the usuapers. from their seats of
pocer. They will restore the Constitution of
our country They will preserve free insti-
tutions to America. There can be no rea-
sonable doubt of the result Already the
Southern people have given evidence of their
capacity as soldiers. With the North uni
ted against them, many of their own people
against them, no organized government to
commence with, no army, no navy, no re-
I sources, nothing to coalesce them but
. principle, and on that thousands refusing to
stand, they kept up an uneven contest for
independence for four years with yalor un-
exampled, a fortitude unparalleled, and
determination unexcelled. In THIS approach
ing conflict, for conflict there soiU be If Congress
attempts to destroy the States, they will have
nearly half of the North as allies, and will
be themselves united. There will be no room
for compromise after the first blow. There
can be no divisions of sentiment on the side
Of Conservatism and freedom and Union.-i
The Conservatives will be animated by the
most powerful considerations. They will
fight to the knife, and then to the hilt."
The Editor of the Dispatch has spoken in
the above for large majority of the rebel
leaders in this State. We tell the President
of the United States that Southern traitors
are ready to spring to his support, and to
I" fight to the knife, and the knife to the hilt,"
if he will only lead the way against the Con-
gress, the law-making power of the country
We tell him they look to him and depend
upon him. He seems to be their only hope
Vain hope Andrew johnson is no traitor.
He will never raise his arm against the law
tul Congress Of his country He scorns the
traitors who would thus use him. We feel
sure he does. But it is unfortunate for his
fame, and it is source of modification to
his real friends every where, that these trai-
tors are permitted without rebuke thus to
class him with themselves, and to count up
on him as an instrument to effect his coun-
Itry'sruin. a fell
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The snow storm.

The Northern papers contain copious ac-
counts of the recent snow storm, which has
been very general and heavy.
We observe that the storm of snow and
sleet extended as far south as Augusta, Ga.
The ground was covered with snow in Au-
gusta, and the storm was regarded as the
heaviest that had occurred for years. The
sleighs were running. - s'i
There had previously been a sleet, but it
commenced showing heavily here about ten
o'clock, Thursday. On Thursday night
there was a heavy fall of sleet, and on FIJI
day morning the sun rose clear, producing .
beautiful effect on the trees, fields, and shrub
berry. The weatheri is now clear and pleas
ant. We have had sleighing in Raleigh for
the first time for several years. So saes's
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Congress re-assembled on the I'd instant.
We may look now for stirring times. In
the House, on the 81, Mr.. Steyeas called, up
his bin reorganiziag the Southern States
In his speech, he says the late decision of the
Supreme Coug he would not say was infa-
nous, but if was more dangerous than the
Dred scott1ecision. Congress must do some
thing toprotect loyal citizens against the
barbarifns Of the South. He denounced DR..
Watson, of Virginia, as an infamous murder
er. ylo was released under that decision
III still speaking when the dispatch was
cosed. The country will look with much
anxiety for his speech. s
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Mr.. EDiroR The following letter is from
a gentleman of this State who went North
to sell lands and other properties for himself
and friends. 1t may interest your numerous
readers to peruse it. 1t speaks out plainly
as to the real difficulties in the way of our
material prosperity, and gives an inkling of
the untold wealth that would speedily flow
into the South if we could only get our po-
htical troubles settled.
A NATIVE CITIZEN
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/ a new Postoffice has been established in
Moore County, called (arters Mills, James
A. Cole, P M.
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The Sentinel says we are constantly threat
ening those who have any thing left. with
confscation and the division of their affects
among tbe poor whites and blacks" This is
another falsehood from the prolific pen of
our reverend cotemporary. We have made
no such threats. There are no provisions in
either of Mr.. Stevens bills for confscating
the estates of traitors.
But as the subject Of confscation has been
referred to, we will say this: 1t was the
purpose of the President in May, 1895, SO
announced to the writer Of this in the pres
ence of several gentlemen from this State, to
confiscate, for the benefit of the poor
whites and blacks, y the lands of many whom
he knew would apply for pardon under the
$4,000 clause. If the writer of this had
{. urged this policy upon ham, zoe feel sure It
could haze been carried oat On the contrary,
we begged for mercy. We now regret that
we did 50. If the estates Of about five hun
dred leading rebels in each insurgent State
had been confiscated, and if some eight OF
ten of them in each State had been duly
tried and executed for treason, the Southern
States would have been now in the Union.
we should have had loyal, unconditional sub
mission to the national authority, and North
Carolina would have been already on the
high road to that prosperity, good fortune,
and happiness which awaits her In the
distance Fis - =
What the Congress will do we cannot fore
tell. If confscation should be ordered, it
will not be as general as some suppose, and
loyal citizens soiU BE- in no danger. But
that it will come, in the end, is as certain as
that the sun will rise tomorrow. unless the
great body ofour people rise up and com
pei traitors to retire from all places Of honor
and trust in our midst. If those leading
men who have ruined our people, had any
real regard for the people or for the country,
or any self-respect, they would retire Of their
own accord. If they would do this, the
Union could be restored, coniscation could
be prevented, and our people would once
more be prosperous and happy. cq
N4A NasN
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In his recent address to the people OF
Newbern, Gov. Vance is reported to have
said
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Preparing for Another War.

We1nake the following extract from the
Wilmington Dispatch of the 18th of last
month:
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-17

ornoy shail hereafter Be required to ale VITA each
claim his cath Q. amtW alton that be has no Interest
whatever In saip bounty beyond the lees for collection
efthe same, Whicc ara hereby dKad and established a.
LolloWss Vtz: fer the preparation and prosecution Of
Claims for and the collection and remittance o., all
sansnrt eEeeedlng ATTY dollars, the sum Of ave dol.
.ArsJ e1d fer sll 50 ) e~xeeeding atty and act exceed
ing 9ne hundred dollars, the sum q seven d0llars md
nty cents and for ali sums excosding enc hundred
oeiarA, the sum o. ten dollars and said fees shall in
cluas all expPnsaa incident % tbs COLLECTION Of said
eIaimsy except the expense Of the neeesaary af1davitS
enc notarAel or other acknowledgement, which snail
oe qeTaysdoy the claimant and any agent or att0rn-
% VINO seall charge, directly OF indirectly, 10 any case;
steetersom tor his servicea IN preparing andiprose-
S0uns said claims and collecting and yemisting tho
Amonnt cue shall be deemed guilty Of q
gus snalJ upon conviction, be punished BY ans not ex-
SeeolRg taree thousand no less than one thousand d l.
LAtS tnc snail % forever excluded from prosecuting
nlntary or naval claims against the government.
Sec. D And BE- ie further enacted, That in case the
payments shall be made In the form Of q check, order,
2 alaLt upon any paymaster. national bank or govern.
ment depository, il shalt be necessary for the claimant
70 establish blythe rf1dav IFS Of two credible witness
edS mat ne - the identical person named therein; bat
In no case snail Such checks, orders, OF draftS be made
negotlabie until after such Identification.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, ThOt it shall be
I4"Iui Tor ans soldier 70 transfer, assign, barter, or
aef hS discharge for the purpose Of transferring, as
signing, bartering, or selling any interest in any boun
" under the provisions Of said resolution; ana ali
such transfers, assignments, bsTterS, or sales hereto
lore made are hereby declared null and void as to any
rights intended so 70 be conveyed By any such soldier
Approved, July Is, 1855.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-17

The following is the analysis vote of
the Senate yesterday on the Nebraska
and Colorado bills and the various
amendments thereto;
On Edmund's amendment to the Ne.
braska bill, viz: That this act shall go
into effect with the fundamental and
perpetual condition that within said State
Of Nebraska there shall be no abridg.
mept or denial of exercise of the elective
franchise or of any other right to any
person by reason of race or color, ex-
cepting Indians not taxed.
Yeas.-Messrs, Anthony, Cattell,
Chandler, CONFESS, CFagin, Creswell,
Edmond, Fessenden, FOgg, Fowler Lane
Morrill,, Pollard. Ramsay Ross, Sher'
man, Stewart, Sumner. Van Wrinkle, and
Wade-20.
Nays-Bqckalew. Cowan, Dixon,
DOOliule, Foster. Grimes, Hendricks.
Howard, Howe, Johnson, Morgan, Mes
NTH, Norton, Patterson, Riddle, Sauls.
bury, Wiley, and WilliamS.-lS.
On the passage Ct The nnhEazkA- hill
with the ADORE nmehdaf9
Eana.~~AnshonE Csftalis Chandler.
Crarin Coneaa. Eresweli Eanonds
Fope, Fowler. Henderson, Howard,
Kirkwood, Lane, Morrill,, Pollard, Ram
say, Ross, Sherman, Stewart, sumner
Van Wrinkle, Wade, Wiley, Williams
"a.
Nays-Buckalow. Cowan, Dixon,
Dooliltle. Foster. Grimes Hendricks,
Howe. johnson. Morgan, Nesmith, Nor
ton, Patterson, Riddle, and Salisbury
Is.
The Colorado bill was taken up. and
EdmOnd's amendment was added thereto
by q vote of twenty. one to eighteen. HE
bill then passed by t~Wenly-four 10 twelve.
Of the absentees yesterday, eight are
counted upon 10 override the expected
veloes, but it will be a close shave, how
ever.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-17
.Ma0TpR0 RAR-


Notice Is hereby given that, pur8uanfso a. oFdse
Of the District Court ofNemaha Ceunty, Nsbras-
ks Territory, IN Chaneery. mada On be fItk faf
Of November, A. D. 1855, in tie cass Skersis
Stephen 3. kuo<olls Il plaintiff and The Homaha
Valley Bank, Stetson L. Swan, assignee Of I. ~.
White LsaFc T.. White and William HohIifssu.
partners as /. z. Whites Co., BonjRmin B. Peg
ram and Samuel 8. Riddle partners ss B. B. PsR-
eam 4 Ca. SAMUEL T.. Rogers and Benfamin ,.
BarkaloW. partners IS Rogers B HafkalQV, VILLAS
Hobiitzsil, GarSen r.. Wilcox, Elisha y, SuitA.
William H.. Hoover, agent Of amaha County, NJ
braska, and Nemahs County, Nebraska, defend
ants, l will
On the 22d day Of January. A. D. 1861
at one o'clock pm. st the front door Of MePhsr-
sons Hall in the City Of BrOEnVills, IA aid cQaR-
ty Of Nemsha, (the place where the last tern q
said Court for said County vas held oEer fer sale
az public auction to the highest bidder for eash,
the following described Real aud personal proper
~, to-Wit twenty BY seFeRty feet cut Of the
North East corner Of Lot one I in Block one I Ia
The city Of Brow nyilIs, Nemaha County, Esbuska
Territory, commencing at the North East ecrusr a
said lot one thence running west twenty feet,
thence South seventy feet, thence East twenty fss6
thence North seventy feet 70 the place Of bsgiEninR,
the said Premises being az present occupied 81
swan B Brother as q grocery Store. And also ons
Iron Vault formerly used By the Eepahs Faiisy
Bank and now In said building, the said Yauls BE-
ing 8 Ia feet high, 5 IL feet wide and s IL foss
deep, IN the inside
The said Vault II purchased separately from fhs
building win be delivered on the sidewalk ia froas
Of said premises.
Given under my hand this l7sh day Of Dsosz-
Der, A. d. 1866.
CHARLES @. DORSEY,
l24t $500 Master in Cbancery.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-17
publ;c Resolution No SIS

A ReSoIu ton granting the Right through Military Bo-
IsrvSs TO the Union Pacific Railroad Company and its
Branches
ResoEved bv the SseGte and HoSss Of Represenfe-
tiUes OF the United States Of America IN C0Rgress
Assembled,
Shat, subject to approval by the President, the right
Of way, one hundred feet in width. Is hereby granted
10 the Union Pacific r abroad Company and She COM
panies constructing the branch roads connecting there
with for the construction and operation Of their reads
over and upon ali military reserves through which the
same may pass and the President is hereby AUTHORITY
zea 70 set apart to the UniSn Pacific Railway COMPANY,
eastern division, twenty acres OF the Fort Riley mill.
tary reservation, for depot and other purposes, in the
nottom onnoss.ts ssRilsY City,; also fractional section
GsoneI5 on the west side Of said reservation, near June.
tioD City, for the7iame purposes and also to restore,
from time 10 Ims, to the publis domain, any portioa
~ aid military reserYs over which the Union Paein c
railroad, or any Of its branches. may pass, and which
sbsII not be req uIred for military purposes /: That the
rrSrident shall no. permit the lOcsioa e any such
raiITaad pf abe diminutlOn Of ans ST b reserve in any
5000 e. Is 10 impaiF is usefulness for military
purposes, 50 long As it shaIl pc required ~thsEss0f,
Arpr0Eet, July g. 1855
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-17

Mr.. Editor /,

In an editorial in your paper of las
week under the head of RrOwnville yor
solicit the opinion of "our citizens" upoE
the policy of Street improvement in the
city Of Brownville and of borrowing
money for this purpose; in compliance
lherswith ! submit a few facts for the
reflection Of your city readers.
The grading of the Streets should be
general so that a large proportion of the
property holders would be benefited. apd
such a system should be adopted as ulti-
mately will COMPLETELY grade every Street
in the city. Anything short of this
would be manifestly unjust to a few al
least of our many tax payers.
There seems to be an imperative de
mand for the grading of a portion or all
of Nebraska, Nemaha, Atlantic, Main,
Water and Richard streets, and the cross
streets up to and including seventh Street,
and in order to accomplish this the city
charter has got TO be amended TO give
the Council power whenever peutioued
therefor TO sell The city bonds for such
an amount as will cover the cost of grad
ing such Streets as the petitioners shall
ask for, such petition should be signed bV
a majority of the legal voIers within the
charter Limits.
The last charter assessments gives US
o SALVATION of 1884 $50. If the city IN
deb,edness by virtue of such an amend.
ment as spoken of should be limited to
FIVE per cent of the assessed valuation at
any gwen time we could now realize By
virtue of such a provision on the sale of
the city bonds the sum of Sl4,22s, with
which to IN the grading.
The council should have power to levy
a special tax to pay off this Indebtedness
within ten years and this interest lhereon
semi annual lily which would require an
annually levy of not to exceed eight mills
on the dollar each year until paid. If we
take into account the increased valuation
of properly for the nekt ten years by
virtue of such improvements and the cap
ital that would seek an investment in this
city were it brought into shape by such
a system of grading it would not be I'M
reasonable to suppose that a tax each
year of five mills on the dollar would pay
the whole Il ten years. And ! venture
the assertion that the average INCOME of
each tax payer for one day in each year
will pay his tax created by virtue of this
amendment. Certainly there is no one
really Interested in the improvement and
growth of the city who viii look
upon this as a burden.
Il is really a good investment in a
pecumarY point of view adding twenty
FIVE per cent to the value of the lots on
outlay Of one eighth of q per cent
for ten years. Now are we in
Of such a policy! If we are, a
petition should be sent up to the Legisla-
lure without delay or else the maue will
lay over another year, and 1868 will find
Us, now, with but one badly graded Street
to travel on, and the capital which we
might have secured for this point, gone
Shall we act now or not
T, A. X. PAYER.
Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-17
PubIic-No. 2ls
An Act to incorporate the Metropolitan Mining
and Aining ConPany

An Act to incorporate the Metropolitan Mining
and Mining COnPany
r. Il enacted BY the SeHate and .Rosss of Rep
rssentasives ofhe United Ssdtes Of America in Con
gress assembled
That John Ford George D Williams, Thomas "
HYDE. Oliver Edwards, Charles 81 Herd, Samuel A
Fulton. Charles Otis, Cqarles A ESleston, George W
Helmes. Joseph E Hollis, John F Brosdhead, aud
Lewis p Moody. OF any Eve Of them, be, snd are
hereby. authorized and empowered to receive sub
scribtiou 20 tht cspitol stock Of corporation be dss
nominated The Metropolitan Mining and Mauufac-
turing Company Of the DISTRICT Of Columbia, who
shall open a book for that purpose Ia the city Of
Washington, at the time and place 70 be By them
designased Of which they shall give i've days no.
tiee in two or more Of the daily papers OF SAID city,
and shall keep the same open until tWsnsy thous-
ard shares Of one hundred dollars . share each
shall have been subscribed and any person OF
lawful age, and . citizen Of the United Stetes, snau
be permitted to subscribe Z pom paying i've dollars
on euch share at the time OF subscribing. ana u
shall pe lawful for the said corporation to have .
common seal, sue and be sred. plead and he i'm
uioaded. and have and exercise al the rights. priv
iIeees, and immunitiss foF the parpOse Of the cor
~poFatiOn hereby created
Sec 3, And be it further enacted, That the
affairs Of the company shall De mausgsd y nine
dIrectors, to be elected snnualy BY ballot on tbs
Seaoud Monday Of July. By the stockholders or By
their legally empowered agonta and each share OF
stook shall sntitle the holder thereof 70 oSe vote
ths elestion 10 do held at the omee Of ssns aomuanJ
At q central meeting Of fne stockholders convene,
for that purpose, BY ten days public notice in w.
ar more Of the daily papers Of The citv Of Wash
! ington Provided. That the frss slsetioa for di
FesEoIs hall be held purSaant % Eve days notes
given in enc OF more Of The daily papers Of th
oiey Of Washington, b. ths psrsoa named in q
gryt section et this ESD q any ave q thaEs ~