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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM DOVER.
The State TAX ON Corporations - why
fsn't 1t collecfed-A direct tax likely K
be nccessary--A Joke ON a Legislator.


Special Correspondence Of the Daily Commercial.
Dover, Jan. 18th, 1867.
Mr.. Allderdice of the House, on Wednes-
day, introduced resolution inquiring of the
State Treasurer whether the tax on Corpora
tons levied by State Act had been collect
ed, and if so, whether it has been applied IS
directed by lazy. The resolution was laid
on the table. 1t seems that there is hut one
Corporation in the State that pays the sax.
the Treasurer in all other cases neglectiitg to
enforce the law. Why measures have not
been taken to collect from ALL no one can
understand, unless the State fears TO test the
constitutionality of the law. Indeed, it is
the opinion of all the lawyers who have look
ed into the question, that should the case be
brought before Il court, its unconstitutionaity
would be affirmed. The Delaware Railroad
pays under protest, and is only restrained
from taking II into the Courts by the fear of
adverse legislation.
The tax thus collected was solemnly set
apart for the payment of the interest on the
State debt and to create sinking fund. But
il seems from on examination of the Treas
urers report that over fourteen thousand
dollars olthis fund has been used to pay the
current expenses of the State Government.
The resolution Of inquiry is we'll for the
people should know something OF the work
ngs of our State financial system.
The finances of the State will ofcourse re-
ceive much attention. Mr.. Bacon, of Sussex,
is chairman OF the Committee Of Ways and
Means, to whom this subject will be referred.
think a resort to direct taxation must soon
be had, but Of course this will be the last
resort.
There is a good story going the rounds
about one Of our Solons. 1t seems that ar
irving at the Dover depot he lost his valise,
or ratlierit lost him. When last seen ii was
in the custody Of Il small boy who was
sircaking it across the fields The valise
has been found with nothing disturbed ex-
cept few cigars and n bottle of good bran
dy. The member says lie would rather
have lost his shirt than bis pain killer, :"
and is completely disguised with the capital
The robbing speaks well, think. for the
luxurious tastes oil the small boys ofthe town
The gentleman should cease having such
travelling companions and may be will be
safe from such deprcdations, or at least able
TO look after his own interests.
SMITII
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17

ANY one, though not "A member of Con-
gress, can readily draw up a strong bill of
Impeachment against President johnson.
His assumption of the whole control of Re
construction in 1868. without any consulta-
ton with the law making power; his dicta-
ton Of terms to the Southern Common
wealths his according suffrage to white
persons guilty Of treason, and denial of it
to colored loyal citizens; his completely in
the New Orleans massacre his melting to
Revolution on his Northern tour, and many
other acts which had tendency to subyert
the Government, make out strong case
against him.
And yet we do not believe that Congress
is warranted in proceeding to impcach him.
We are most unfortunate in having such u
man for Chief Magistrate, it is true, but this
is not our first misfortune Of the kind. We
have had drunken men, immoral men, i'm
beetle and traitorous men in the Presidential
chair, before, though perhaps never amy
who combined at once so many OF these bat
| qualities, and it was never matter Of serious
proposition TO impeach and remove them
To attempt such Il step is Il proceeding o
the gravest and most fearful import. 1t j
the seycrest remedy for disease in the bod,
polite which can be constitutionally adopt
ed. II is an amputation so serious that
may be doubtful whether the patient woul
have sufficient reacting vitality to survive il
under present circumstances. Debilitate
as we find ourselves, we are sure no skillfr
political surgeon would attempt the opera
ton, but would rather suffer with the dis
cased member till the limitation of his ofiici;
term removes the unsoundness.
We are justified in saying that all scnsa
ton reports to the contrary Notwithstanding
> there is no intention in Congress to procee
10 the length of impeachment against Il
. President. The serious offences against Il
: country, of which he has been guilty, will !
the subject of a report from the judicial
! Committee, severely condemning them, b
y there is full understanding among all pa
+ ties that popular feeling throughout Il
q country is content with the seal of disappr
h val put upon President johnson and his p
g LEY, and will not approve resort to il
7, parchment unless further illegal and unco
L stiiuional acts should demand such action
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
STATE SUICIDE.

Whatever injury the commonwealth of
the South may have done themselves by re-
belliop, two States Of tho Union are at pres
ent controlled by party violently in favor
of State suicide. We refer to Delaware and
Maryland. What they most need are i'm
migration and capital, yet they are bent on
adoptinga course ofpolcy so opposed to the
spirit of the age, so in conflict with the pre-
vailing ideas of the people Of the North that
they will retard if not prevent the incoming
ofthese great adjuncts to material prosperity.
Just such Chinese policy as prevailed in the
South, when Virginia drove away Abbott
and Amos Lawrence from locating their
great manufactures on the James River,
still fingers in Delaware and Maryland, md
the recent message of Governors Swami and
Salisbury are conclusive indications of it,
Yet ii must be remembered that immi-
grants and capital can only be expected from
the North. The South cannot send either
for they have none to spare. II is therefore
the plainest policy of common sense to con-
form our laws to the standards set up by the
great Northern Commonwealth, and make
a residence in our State as pleasant and ac-
ceptable as possible to people coming from
them to reside in Delaware.
That the present course is obstructing i'm
migration is plain matter Of fact. We clip
from the Denton Union, the Democratic
organ of Caroline county, Maryland, the fol-
lowing statement =
g But the late course of the State is about
to blight all these enhancing prospects. The
tide of immigration, once so propitiously
turned toward us, is now slowly receding,
and a relapse Of the development of our re-
sources, so promisingly begun, will natural
ly follow Our sister States at the North are
beginning to regard us as being closely allied
in sentiment with our erring brothers, and
thus regarding us, check is thrown upon
all immigration. In our own county this is
sorely felt One year ago immigrants were
pouring into our midst from every direction,
and the value of land was doubly enhanced.
With the aid of Northern capital our lands
were being built up, and our prospect bid
fair to rank with our neighboring counties
in wealth. population and intelligence.
The Union favors the ratification of the
Constitutional Amendment, as the best in
centive to Northern settlement Maryland
| can auopt
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
A Cruel Deoision---Two 0olored Boys Sent
Back to Slavery.

Washington dispatches of the 18th state:
Two colorcd boys who escaped from their
former master, G. Watkins, Of Montgomery
County, Maryland, were brought before
Judge Wylic, of the Supreme Court of this
District, yesterday, on writ of Ilabeas
Corpus and after hearing the Court order
ed the children to he returned to their old
master. The ground of such restitution was
based upon evidence that the children had
under Maryland statute been apprcnticed
to Watkins after their emancipation.
The council for the relatives of the child
rem pleaded ill-treatmcnt by the master and
that the apprenticing of the children was in
violation of the Civil Rights Bill in that the
laws of Maryland on the subject of appren-
ticing the children of emancipatcd slaves
made distinction between white and color
ed, that they do not require the master to
educate the latter, and further that these
children Were apprenticed without the con
sent of their natural protectors.
The evidence went to show that these
children were in n most destitute and de
plorablc condition when they reached their
father in Georgetown, being covered with
vermin and thin clothes ragged and dirty.
The mother who had been the slave Of
Watkins, had died since her emancipation,
in the woods from sheer neglect and hunger.
These facts were testified upon the hearing
of the case,
After the order OF the Court an appeal
was taken, but before service could he had
the master departed with the children.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
AN IMPORTANT BILL.

The following is copy Of the bill. intro
duced on Thursday by Mr.. Allderdice, inthe
House Of Representatives Of this Staic:-
An Act concerning Negroes, Mulattocs
and persons Of color.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State Of Delaware
in General Assembly met -
SECTION |. That all negroes, mulattoes
and persons Of color in this State shall have
the.right to make and enforce contracts, 10
sue, be sued, to be atlantis and give evidence,
to inherit, to purchase, lease, sell, hold, convey
and assign real and personal property, make
wills and testaments, and to have full and
equal benefit Of the rights oil personal Sc
curity, personal liberty and private property,
and of all remedies and proceedings for the
enforcement and protection Of the same rs
white persons now have by the Constitution
and laws of the State; and shall not be sub
jected to any other or different punishment
pain or penalty for the commission of any
act or offences than such as are prescribed
for white persons committing like acts ol
offences.
SECTION .. That from and after the pass
age of this act upon the conviction of any
negro, mulatto or person of color Of any o
the ielonies or misdemeanors enumerated
and defined in Title Twentieth OF the Re
vised Code of the State OF Delaware, entitled
,sOf Crimes and Punishmcnts, the penalt,
and punishment of said negro, mulatto o
person of color shall be the same as is nov
provided by law for the penalty and punish
menf of white persons for like Offences
SEcTIoN 3. That all acts and parts of act
inconsistent with this act are hereby re
pealed.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
ANALYSIS OF ScHuYLklLL LIME.
ST.. JoHN's COLLEGE, ANNApoLIs,l
January, IL, 1860.

ST. JOINS COLLEGE, ANNAPOLIs,l
January, II, 1860.
p. T. TYSON, Maryland State Geologisi:
Dear Sir During our interview at An
napolis some months since, you expressed
the opinion that the analysis of lime for
publication in your reports should be of
samples taken as tie cargo is delivered
on The farm. You will remember that
told You that ! had such a sample taken last
April, while on a visit to my farm. annex.
the analysis, and think that it represents one.
of the hest varieties Of the "Schayhiil Lime.
of Pennsylvania. The sample was takenl
before it was saked, and represents great.
many Jumps from different parts of a cargo,
of 1000 or 5000 bushels. These were pow
dercd and fairly sampled-thc balance oGrAe
sample being preserved IN slass in our cab
net
| paid isa cents per hnshel up,
have since obtained loco b.
same source, The sa,nr ''''N''
.,lc taken from the
second load WIS tab
Of the heap. and oene"'" '''' '"''Ae'
). from several parts of the
. had been saked for several
a my farm.
am thus particular in giving you the
circumstances under which this sample was
taken-as you told me that ii was your in
tention to procure samples representing the
lime that the manufacturer sells to the far
mer, ''and not such as is sent for analysis.
The cargo was accidentally" presented
at the landing during my visit to my farm,
and the captain assured me that il was from
the quarrics of w. b. RANIBO, near Norris
town, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania.
Moisture, &C., expelled by full red heat, con-
tnued for about 10 minutes. ..............05 81
Sand Insouble Matter. ...................0 90 So
Phosphoric Acid, Iron and Alumna. ......... .O3 65
Lime--oxide of Calcium or Qucklme. .... 90 "a
Soluble Silica. SO
|
10000
The Stacked lime referred to above was
soluble in dilute acetic acid, except about
six per cent. (6.22), and yielded 1907. of
pure carbonate of lime obtained by precipi-
tating the acid solution with oxalic acid,
and then heating the oxalate by the usual
process. Yours, respectfully,
DAVID STEWART, M. d.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
POLITICAL.

1t was on Tuesday evening that the bill
giving impartial suffrage in the District Of
Columbia became law. On "Wednesday,
says the 3ribaae's despatch, some leading
Democrats made oyerturcs through colored
clergyman, to know what the negroes want
ed, and if an alliance could be made with
them on terms satisfactory to both parties
Allen G. Thurman, who has been nomi
mated for Governor of Ohio by the Copper
head Democracy, was member of the
XXVIIlth Congress (House,) having been
chosen in 1914 from the Ross district by
7,l62 votes, to 1000 for his Wing opponent.
He was succeeded in the next House by Jas.
l.. Taylor, (Whig) and has not since been
conspicuous in politics. He is citizen of
good repute and fair ability.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
THE DAILY COMMERCIAL is

THE DAILY COMMERCIAL is
issued every afternoon, except Sunday,
1t is the only Daily Paper in Whining
ton, and the State Of Deldsodre. Terms,
Sic dollars per cnnssa, on 1icetre cents
,peek. Single copies Three cents.
THE DELE WAKE zRLB U-NE is
issued from tie aOdsNERCLAL office,
every 7nursdNf d Prsiing, and contains
principally re 4 y matter published in
the Daily. HssMe largest paper, and
contains By fer \ aost reatiing matter
ofthose publishaaNon The Peninsula.-
Terms, 7aoo doll 5s's per amman.
THE COMMElaOIdL JOB OFFICE
is amply provi.ed soih printing mater
ial Of the latest styles, and our acork is
done equal to Philadelphia offices, and
at no higher rates.
THE OF.FTCEof The COMMERCIAL
and 7RLB UNEis at $40 Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware. Entrance al
.joining the city Hall.
JENKINS O. A ATKINSON
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17

WE ARE NOT IN THE HABIT of printing
things one day in such shape that correc-
ton is necessary the next. The weekly
papers down the street entertained an crro-
neolls idea ofus, and published, a short time
ago, communication signed AN old Metho-
dist" which impeached from behind the
cover Of anonymous writing, in terms much
lacking in courtesy, statement in the Com
MRgoIAI, to the effect that
I'm his recent speech in this CITY. judge
Bond stated that outside of Baltimore. Fred
erick, and one other city Of MARYLAND. dur
ing the last forty years,no Methodist preach
er on any circuit or station in the State could
be maintained without contributions from
the colored people, who constitute two-ftths
OF the membership of the Methodist Epsco-
pal Church of Marylbnd.
We have only to add now that we die
report Judge Bond correctly The judge
himself says -" think your reporter is nc
''cnrate at any rate whether said what hi
states then OF not, | say 50 now, and vii
''send you the proofof the fact so soon n
g time will allow. Ofcourse nobody under
stood that the Methodist preachers wer,
unsupported by white people, or that the,
''could not have obtained their disciplinar,
allowance, which is but 800 per annum
.'without the all ofihe colorcd people, bu
9 hat they would have had no adequate sup
'por, no such support as they received
(which was material and necessary to tllei
comfort. NIethodists' ought not TO writ
anonymously; We do not debate on equa
'terms; if his statement is refuied, there i
"none to bear the modification. If he re
flutes mine, it affects me personally"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17

THROUGHOUT ALL THE SENATORIAL con-
TEST in Pennsylvania. General Cameron had
one great element of strength in the popular
belief that he was radical man. That he
is such certainly appears from his speech at
Harrisburg yesterday. We extract this
Six years ago thought that slavery was
the strength of the rebellion, and ought to
be destroyed without delay. wished, also,
to arm all black men who would volu,teer
OF course thought that clothing a black
man in the American uniform clothed him
also with the rights of an American citizen,
and am always sorry TO see IA black soldier
and then reflect that even Pennsylvania de
nies him the ballot-the only weapon where
by he can protect himself. hope to live TO
see the word white stricken from our own
Constitution. and the spirit Of caste, based
upon color, utterly destroyed.
Mr. G., further referred to Mr.. johnson as
ga traitor TO his party, and very bad man.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.

The National Publishing Co., of Philadel-
phia, have just published handsome octave
volume, Of s33 pages, printed in good and
bound in excellent style, presenting a bio
graphical sketch Of Alexander ii. Stephens,
OF Georgia, the Vice President of the defunct
"Contcderacy." The work is by Henry
Cleveland, of New York, former editor of
the Augusta Constitttionalist,a and person
al friend Of Mr.. Stephens, and has had the
latter's approval and supervision. A large
portion of its pages is devoted TO an APP
pendiy which contains some of the most
noted letters and speeches by the subject of
the biography, including those made in Con
gress before the Rebellion, the famous speech
against Secession, before the Georgia Lcgis-
laturc, in 1860, and the equally famous one
said the Constitution of the Rebel Confed-
eracy was great Improvement on the old
one. and that slavery was its corner stone.
| The speech in Congress, in 1871. in which
he kindly referred TO the Northern members
as a 9 mouthng. white-liyered set. and aC.
vised them g Don't resist; you will only be
dashed into obedience, etc, ETC., is given
but seems to be cmasculated of these anna
bic passages Of peculiarly Southern elo
quence. The same speech, however, con
tains paragraph so eminently wise and Sc
appropriate to the political Hydrophobii
just now possessing the South that we quot
its:
' though many Of the enemies O
the Compromise, of the North, who wer
beaten in the great battle of 1852. have sine
seemingly surrendered and begged for quar-
tiers, pretending to he ready to acquiesce,
must be permitted to say on this occasion
have very little confidence in the intcgrit
Of their professions They fought the CON
promise as long as there was any prospec
Of making anything by fighting it, Whe
whipped, routed, and beaten, then, lili
y craven and mercenary captives, they turne
c to power to see if anything could be mad
J ,here ny subseryiency and sycophancy
nave no ialil IN their conversion-ncver ha
G any. warmed into life ogain On III
Il gentW rays Of erecutiUe J1atr0nage
& have always thought and still think Mev All
Onty becOnlc mare .fofmitttbtc 3yheneyf
TIE occasion oGcrs for their real ,,rjnc
e pies to manifest Themselves Uydronhe
Y bia can never be cured--it will break On
:, on the changes of the moon. And so Wit
the disease Of negromana Sir, The vip,
l. will hiss and even sting the bosom that nu
II lures and fosters it.
y Would il not be wise to take Mr. Step
|, ems words Of warning and apply them
If his own case? Was any negromonia wor
te than that of the South from 81 to 6;
al Could hydrophobia have been more yiolen
is Surely the description of the case has ma
e yelous resemblance to that now under N
tional treatment.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17

In VIEW of the great number Of Divorce
bills and public road bills being brought be-
fore the Legislature, it is grayely suggested
by gentleman down country that much
time and trouble would be saved by passing
general act to divorce all married couples in
the State, thus allowing those who did not
desire such release to re-marry, while in
the other matter the whole area of Kent and
Sussex Counties might be turned into pub
lie road, from which the people shall fence
in such property as they desire.
It's good idea.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
1elalrare Trihune
WILMER ATKINSON, ''i' - So
WILMINGTON, DEL:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1867.

THE GAZETTE, in some Indignation, asks
what Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, and
Hamilton "would say" if they ''were per
mitted' to read the leading article of the Re
publican on the Supreme Court decision.
We advise the Gaz. not to get in passion
about it we think those WORTHLESS would
most likely ask permission not to read it
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17

An exchange says g." Our publishers
are putting too much money on binding and
paper. All who purchased during the holt
days sadly realize this.
The Great Republic, the Washington
weekly, organ of the U. L. A., and the Boys
in Blue, and edited by Judge Edmonds, is 10
be enlarged and improved.
Another Japanese Embassy is at Paris
on its way TO this country.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17

T, The ACTION of the lower House of Con-
gress, on Monday, in passing resolution to
suspend the payment of the remuneration
voted in 1864 to the so-called loyal own
ers," of colored soldiers, makes Il look
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES there will be any further
expenditure of that kind. The longer we
live past the reign of Pro-Slayery ideas the
less we shall be disposed to look favorably
on system of paying any one man for his
supposed ownership in another man. That
kind of property purchase is rather too broad
a joke to receive our sanction just now,
when we have great need for funds in the
National Treasury.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
THE ABOVE LIME
Can only be Obtained

Can only be Obtained
of the following persons
N. Duitee, Leiperville, Pa; Samuel Good
ley, Linwood, Pa.
IN DciaWare, A. p. Shannon, Christiana:
S. Y. Wilson, Newark; Hurlock Il Cochran,
Middletown; Richard Townsend, Townsend;
w. II. Thompson, Clayton; N. 7. Sevil,
Kenton; E. Plummer, Goldsboro, Clayton
P. o.; Chas M. Bratton, Odessa; II. @.
Walter, McDonough; Vandegrift Skelenger,
Summit Bridge.
In Maryland, ]. X. Brown, Elkton;
Jno. Friel, Centreville; A. Woodall, Galena,
VIM. N. Brice, Kennedyville; C. A. Rich
ardson, Cecilton; Wesley Stack, Green's
boro; Hiram Goodhand, Wilmington; Thos.
shallcross, Cedar Grove, or address
VIM. B. RAMBo, Proprietor,
jan7-d&w Norristown, Pa.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17
Our. Boston Letter.

The Book Shelves of BOstOn-Where the
People Of the. Hub obtain their read
ing--The Circulating and Public Libra
ries-COnsequences of the g Kussia-fal-
lows 9 not coming in,'' ETC., etc.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-17

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Del. Railroad, from