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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-20

THE Cleveland Ptatndeater tells this
horrible story:
1--WE once knew a man to struggle for
years to color particularly obstinate
meerschaum pipe. He smoked incess-
antly2 he tried all the different kinds
of tobacco, put a button in it, boiled it
in tobacco juice, but all to no purpose.
1t wouldn't color. He grew morose
and sour, shut himself up by himself
and smoked, and smoked, and smoked.
uttering savagely from beneath his
clenched teetlfH1COlor, say, D-n ye,
I'll co-l-o.ryer He gave up all bust.
ness and devoted himself wholly to
smoking, determined, as he said, to
color that pipe or die in the attempt.
One day he failed to make his appear
ance at breakfast. His room was open
ed, and there he sat in his chair, dead,
the fatal meerschaum clutched tightly
between his. teath. Tie meerschaum
was as white as when it first emerged,
Venus like, from the foam of the sea,
but the man was turned rich, dark
brown. The meerschaum had colored
him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-20

THE New York correspondent of the
Boston ITdueLier writes:
'LastSunday 1 went to Grace Church
to see Brown, the sexton, and hear the
fine music. Both repaid me for the eff
fort. Mr.. Brown, you doubtless know
by reputation. He it is who has the
superintendence of the brilliant we'd
dings and elegant parties of that rather
gay congregation, and also makes the
funerals as cheerful and stylish as pos
sible. A few commendatory words from
this mighty oracle is sufficient to pro-
cure an invitation to a ball or party,
from fastidious mammas. He has
a handsome property and an elegant
house in New Haven, and looks like
My Lord Mayor or some more exalted
parsonage even. as with a step, easy
and dtgnitied, he walks up and down
the aisles of the beautiful church, Such
picture of self-satisfaction and COM
placency 1 never saw before. Bald
headed, very fat and rubicund, really
FGLstdBtG'l in appearance, really felt
II an honor to be seated anywhere by
such a remarkable Iuan. a gentleman
who came In late told me that he saw
the portly autocrat holding his court
aside, surrounded by dozen Young
men, Joking and making pleasant ar
rangements for the next week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-20
gusnranfe.
Franklin Insurance Company
OF WHEELING.
a,.E.lnnI. - ----------- aIEn. .nnn.
DIRECTORS -;


T. II. Logan, II. p. Shallcross, ]. g. Rhodes
Geo. Mendel, j. II. Hobbs, SaTnl. MoClel-
Laugllin. I
TItliIS COMPANY NOW HAVING BEEN
i organized four years, and in that ume
done a successful business, is still prepared
10 take risks Al fair rates ON Buildings of all
kinds, Merchandise, Manufacturing rs tab
lishnnents, Furniture, Steam Boats and Car
goes on the Western Rivers and Lakes.
ms company oilers superior Inducements
to Farmers, whereby they can be insured on
Dwellings, Furniture, Barns and contents, for
or years at reduced rates.
This being home institution, with the lar
Eest capital and surplus of any company In
in The state and composed OF some
ninety-four stoclSfrlders, most of whom ane
AMONG our Dest business men, recommends
itself 10 the favorable consideration OF the
insuring public, and solicits their patronage.
Applications for insurance Will be promptly
attended to by the Secretary. % d. -.
ofice, North side of Monroe. between
Main and Market Sis, Wheeling, W. Va.
over the Savings Institution OF Wheeling.
Nc. ARTHUR, SecretRfy.
SAML MCCLELLAN, President.
GEO. MENDEL, Vice President. oCl8
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-20

mr.. Candle Having csma Home LII.
lie Late. Declares that Hencerorfh
ssITe will have n Kew,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24
Southern Leaders on Impartial Suf-
frage.

Gen Rufus Barringer, of North Carolina,
whose able letter in behalf of Congressional
reconstruction we recently published, is a
brothcr-in-law of Stonewall jackson and
Gen. d. ii. Hill, and closely connected with
many prominent leaders in the secession
movement. Few men are more respected in
North Carolina.
Gen. William G. C.Wickham, who was for o
time Il member of the Confederate Congress,
but who resigned his seat to enter the army
under Lee, expresses the following views in
a letter to Gen. Barringer of North Carolina
g. am delighted to find man like your
self coming forward to aid in convincing our
mislcd people Of the propriety, / may say
necessity, OF accepting fully the results of our
defeat, and TO show them that brave men do
not yield to despair but look forward with
hopeful antcipalions to our future, and that
wise men can point out 10 them the path to
early reconstruction with all its attendant
blessings Of peace, happiness, national great
ness, and last but not least, Independence. ="
Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,
writes, in u letter to citizens of his State:
son n late public occasion, where many of
you were present, | expressed my perfect
Willingness to see impartial suffrage establish
ed at the South, and believe that this opin-
ion is entertained not only by a large major
ity of The intelligent and rejecting whites,
but also of the same class among the blacks
We have recognized the freedom of the
blacks, and have placed this fact beyond all
probability OF doubt, denial. or recall. Let
us recognize in the same frank manner, and
as fully, their political rights. For myself,
| confess that am perfectly willing to see
constitution adopted by our State, conferr-
ing the elective franchise on the negro on
precisely The same terms us ii is to be ex-
ercised by the white man. guarding against
the abuso Of this privilege by establishing a
slight educational and property qualification
for all classes"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24

That large body of animated nothings, the Ma-
ryland Conservatives, having made themselves
asses, on whose backs DISTINGUISHED rebels and
traitors might ride into power, arc now exceed
ingy wroth over the fact that their recent riders
still consider them beasts of burden, whose duty
il is TO do the hard work and the voting, while
they the rebels, appropriate to themselves all the
good fat places, totally dsrcgarding all the claims
the Conservatives think they have To oilicc. On
the Eastern Shore, this dissatisfaction has been
very general, and in several cases has resulted in
the Conservatives running independent candi-
dates.
In Worcester county, 1t is said that an indc-
pendent ticket will be run, aud in the new coun-
ty of Wicomico, ii is asserted that such ticket
will receive more votes than the regular one.
In Somerset county, II complete ticket in oppo-
sition to the regular nominations has been brought
out and it is supported by the Democratic organ,
the True Md,yhader, and also by the Republican
organ, the Somerset Herdid; the Republicans
running no ticket of their own. 1t is also prob
able that an independent ticket will be run in the
First Judicial Circuit, consisting OF the counties
of Somerset, Worcester, Dorchester and Wicom-
leo, and the True Maylander pledges in advance
its support to such ticket.
In Dorchester county full independent ticket
headed by Colonel Thomas j. Hodson, for Stat,
Senator, will be run in opposition to the regula
Democratic candidates. In Talbot county every
thing seems satisfactory, and the Easton Journal
the Democratic organ, supports the regular nom
nations.
In several of these counties the Republican
have made no nominations, and in some as 4
, Somerset, will support the Independent ticket i
opposition to the Irregular one.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24
NUMBER 43

'Tis true, his way has been long and wca-
ry, as he has had much to contend with.
With poring over the midnight lamp he has
kept himself pretty well up to the emergen-
cy, and he is always on the qui uive for
knowledge and never ashamed to ask for
information. He loves his school and bis
scholars, and we rejoice in his successful la
bors, his kind disposition and sterling prin-
ciples.
We have had young lady teacher from
the North, who was highly recommended
by her Northern friends as graduate from
a celebrated Normal school. and they as
sured us she had ''splendid education. p"
OF course we sent our children to so dstin-
guished a teacher with all confidence, and
did not wish to be critical or expect too
much. We soon had abundant evidence,
however, that her grammar and spelling
were not even ordinary.
Occasionally some of our own girls get
schools in the country, through the influence
of friends when they know and we know
that they are not well qualified And here
comes in the query Are the Commission
ers doing their duty and are they competent
judges Of good teachers?
Some girls, of very limited culture, want
better raiment than their parents provide
them and the next thing, they hunt school
merely for the money. This is ever to be
deplored, and we cannot find remedy so
easy while there are so few genteel avenues
for n woman's support Men and boys are
crowded into all the easy places and the wo-
men are left out in the cold and, tho the
'weaker vessels, they often buffet some Sc
we're storms.
A young gentleman is now here from the
North conducting select school. We have
seen no 'moustache" on his lip, no ''cigar"
in his mouth; his appearance is simply gen
teel and unpretcnding and il he proves him
self n superior teacher we believe in our abil-
ity to appreciate him. We will not judge
MIN hastily.
One of aOhio's' Northern friends has a
school several miles from here and, from
the little we have heard from him, he will
not 'make our eyes stand out with astonish-
ment." a.
After all, we believe we can boast of some
competent and conscientious native teachers
among us who have borne d" the burden and
heat OF the day and they have found con-
slant occupation and appreciation among
us. Let us have good ones, come from
where they will.
We should be very grateful TO these superb
or(O Teachers, who of course, leave good
schools and handsome salaries at the North
md come TO this benighted region TO redeem
us from our lamentable ignorance.
"Ohio' invited lis TO "speak out and in
selt-defence we have responded to her sur
,ent call" and We have done it, we believe,
truthfully
In conclusion allow us 10 assure her that
we have never resorted to ''powder, paint
and iabdabs generally" DELAWARE.
WYOMING, DEL, Oct. 4.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24
The cInwarc Teachers Defended.


Concerning education in Delaware our
friend ''Ohio' inquiries for the ''lcarned lady
teachers in our State" and says, ''let there
lie speaking ont"
] regret that | cannot respond TO the
"learned, but have had several schools,
and have taught TO tlic best of my ability,
and as thoroughly us possible.
| loved to have the children round me and
watch the development Of their inquiring
minds, and patiently explain their lessons.
We all have our weaknesses, know,hut
perhaps if some Of us ''plait our hair" it may
be quite as profitable as spending u good
part Of o,lr days in bed reading novels.
We have given II hearty welcome TO
Northcrners who have sought homes in our
genial climate. Some Of them are highly
educated. in onf estimation, with liberal
views and good. generous, loving and loyal
hearts, We have mingled with them in So
cial gatherings and public debates much to
our satisfaction and improvement in. all
good things and we trust they will be bless
ed with happy hearts in --
Dear little Delaware, our native State"
Isay onr intercourse has been SO free and
| friendly with those clever Northerners that
we were almost led to forget our own sad
deficiencies and misguided teachers.
tOhios' quick disceInment has eifectualy
awakened Us from our dangerous reposc and
now, instead of wasting good feeling in pa
per bullets, let us go 10 work.
When the "noble army of teachers
comes on, drilled according to "Ohios
Northern tactics, We will have TO hunt VI
our Primers and go to school again. You
too, " "Junius," get your cap and spcllins
book, and be ready.
In our blindness, and Ignorance, w'
have really endorsed "Junius as goo
conscientious teacher. Some of our North
ern citizens have entrusted their children t
his care, and expressed satisfaction nj thci
advancement.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24

N Baltimore, wednesday, Chief Justice Chase
heard, upon IL writ o. Aabeds corpus, the applica-
tiun Of a colorcd child, named Elizabeth Turner,
hcll in virtual slavery by her former owner Phi
lemon 7. liainbleion, of Talbot county, under Il
so.callel apprenticeship, not, however, accord
ing to the regular State apprentice laws, but II
sort OF local regulation adopted to take the place
and answer the purpose of the slave system
The Chief Justice decided as follows:
First. The first clause of the thirteenth amend
nient of the Constitution of the United States IN
terdcts slavery and involuntary servltnde, except
as q punishment for crime. and establishes free
dom as the constitutional right of all persons in
the United States
Second. The alleged apprenticeship in the
present case is involuntary servitude WITHIN the
meaning Of these words in the amendment.
Third. If this were otherwise, the indenture
set forth in the return does not contain important
provisions for the security and benefit of the ap
prentice which are required by the laws of Mary
innd in indcnturcs of white apprentices, and is
therefore in contravcntion of that clause ot the
first section of the civil-rights law, enacted by
Congress on April ., 1866.
Fourth. The law having been enacted under the
| second clause of the thirteenth amendment, in
the enforcement of the first clause of the amcnd-
ment, is constitutional, and applies to all condi-
| tions prohibited yet, whether originating IN
| transactions before or since lis enactment.
| Ftfh Colorcd persons, equally with whites,
| are citizens of the United States.
| The petitioner must be discharged from re
! straint by the respondent.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24

Dr. S. q. Howe. of Boston, writes as

Dr. S. q. Howe, of Boston, writes as fol
lows To thh .Adreriscr?
1t il u common but mistaken belief that
the people Of this and other cities of wine
growing countries do not iutoXicate them
selves as much as those of more northern
countries. Travellers tell you they never
meet IL drunken man here; hut Paris abounds
in men and women too, who get habitually
muddcd with strong drink. Wine shops
are open at every corner from dawn to mid
night, and through during certain hours.
TIE cheap wine is not pure, ,hut a vile intox
icaling compound; and besides this, raw
spirits, absinthc, and other cordials abound
ing in alcohol, arc drunk by the common
people in enormous quantities. The result
is general deterioration of the physical
stamina, and many SPECIAL disorders. Whole
families rim down and become cifetc through
The use of alcohol in wine or other solvents.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24
<..nern, Gran, ana n,e presidency.

TFIOM INC NEW iUfk THUS, UuI. III
Now General Grant, as the candidate of
the Union and Republican party, will come
nearer to being elected unanimously than
any other man since james Monroe. The
democratic party cannot put in nomination
any man who can hold the field against him,
or get even respectable minority vote. He
will take 0sc. .GourM of the whole democratic
vote in every northern and western State.
Indeed, we do not regard it as by any means
certain that the democratic party would
nominate a candidate against him; but the
result would be the same in either case.
Nor will il he all affected by the nomination
ol Il radical candidate, through such move
ment as was attempted nj Cleveland in 1861
againgt Mr. Lincoln. Such nomination
would swell the vote which Grant wouldre
coive from the democrats, far more than ii
would weaken his republican support.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24

to redeem Africa by the insirmentaliiy of
her own sons and daughters2 The white
race has indeed injured and wrongcd her
children grievously in the past but Christi
anily carrying out the will Of its Divine Au-
thor has made, ,andi is making that which seem
cd to be All evil and a curse TO turn into
great good and blessing. May we all soon
realize in the happy results thus hoped for
indeed, fully expected in due time another
Illustration Of that grand and solemn truth
of Holy Writ, :. He makcth the wrath Of
man TO praise lin, and the remainder Of
wrath lie Restraints + for through war and
strife and contest, tieiipera1ce has appeared
for Africa and her children. +.
Wilmington, Dei.. Oct. 5M, 1867.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24

THE Boston Transcript says: "The
manifest duty OF Republicans-to save by
prudence what courage has won"
Very true; and what is prudence We
take it to be the most resolutc and bold adj
vocacy of their Democratic political prin-
ciples, but the most steady and scrupulous
avoidance of all issues not political, and moi
national. We have nothing to do with side
questions,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24

" His mother watched him night and
day, said the captain, Sand we did all we
could, but at last he died; only one Of
many. There were llyc buried that day.
But IL broke my heart 10 sec the mother
looking out upon the water. Its his fl-
ther l think of, said Size; hes longing so 10
sec poor Jamesy.''
Connor groancd.
"Keep up if you can, my man. said the
captain. II wish any one else had il to tell
rather than |. That night Nora was taken
Ill also; very suddenly She grew worse
fast. In the morning she called me to her.
" Tell Connor | died thinking of him,
she said, and tell him to meet me- And
my man, God help you. she never said any
thing more-in an hour she was gone
Connor had risen. He stood up, trying
to steady himself looking at the captain
with his eyes dry as two stones. Then he
turned to his friends
1--WE got my death, boys he said, and
then dropped 10 the floor like log.
They raised him and bore him away. In
an hour he was at home on the little bed
which had been made ready for Nora
weary with her long voyage. There, at
last, he opened his eyes. Old Mr.. Bawn
bent over him he had been summoned by
the news, and the room was full of Con
nor's fellow -workmen.
Better, Connor?" asked the old man.
"a dale, said Conncr. ''It's aisy now
I'll be- with her soon. And look yc mas
thcr I've learnt one thing-God is good
He wouldn't let me bring Nora over TO me,
but He'staking me over to her-and Jane
sy--ovcr the river; don't you sec it, and
her standing on the other side to welcom,
| me-
And with these words Connor stretched
out his arms. Perhaps he did see Nora
Heaven only knows-and so died.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-24

WHAT does the country need?-Peace.
What do the people desire? Peace. What
will bring il? Reconstruction of the Union,
ON sound principles of justice The men,
therefore, who stand in the way of restoring
the Southern States, are not only practical
disunionists, but the worst enemies of the
substantial welfare and commercial prospect
ty of the country.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-13

Wf sys nlhl lafnfe aHl noe ft
tal. daf eoybody fHall rRls'm
blt lm aa II mmmIH ym ~
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rHylegc ~ aaIna m yput iadg
meni may dictate while q Wloml "
do w. d pnfyo ,cli diafmoeh
msnl tlBcc y%outHflye Us d po'l
lion ia which you mny defend your
a'lyo 8liloy0um n ftanwthe i0lh
n August you VIII bo denied tbat
privilege II cannot be- possible ior
n citizen VI lanola county lo think
hat those men who rushed 70 lhc
breach, aye, even tothc ycy lannon's
Gcry mouth, IN the lalc bloody slrur'
glc, will desert himf now TIE tht
last lingering ray Of liberty that
ylimmcrs through thc dark cloud 81
,lcspotiNn, aud should not therefore.
bc east aside rcck lcasly.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-13

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'ny ttFs afmaInf 'p1au elp
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nagIf aht hmaR Any nan loi maf
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tlthi. Va afn uf.Hy W ens
ms b, would howe an aliy dmIf
aitb, er nugget lh1l be rntIre pl
sHpetfni io Washington inhe 4
fv hnnif=t iaiiaH Az fBiit ibe ml
"e.Hb Mud lHgr four emmy oni
.einlly ooogieioi md hung
1Hrr 0r Three points in Tum
.huIl mv 800 which dinrf ffom tho
ftmr aelt The mil iay command
or ar Boz, lol With abaoluie pow
cn under hc gnlfol ~ Con Grbot
.Tip boards u nriamm ato Invested
aith hll power 70 determine who
\ entitled 70 fepi.lf md MI person,
who held certain Offices before the
war; whcihm they iook M oath ~
support The constitution or not, arc
disfmnchiHed " ihcy engaged In re-
bcIlion Those are the leading fca-
lures If The BILL
Putting the roigns Of government
into The hands Of Grant, " a formal
declaration that the Republican form
of government Is u total failure in
America, and that our once happy
land has lapscd into a pcrman-
cnt military dcspoiism, If we art
ever represented, It will be by dclcst.
cd radicals, and to use as mild an OK.
preston ms will approximate the idca
We wish TO convey, we would Ms soor
be represented in hell by Brownlow
and Beast Butler.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-13

would respectfully request every daily, iri-
wcekly, scmi-wcokly, weekly and monthly
journal south of the Potomac, and Ohio rivers,
aud the 30 deg 80 min. parallel Of latitude
West Of the Mississippi, TO publish this advcr-
tlscmcnt twice, and send TO me-, at New York
each time, a copy Of the paper containing II
postpaid, with bill for same.
II Is desirable, IN my combinations 10 pro-
cure cheaper printing paper for our Southern
Journals, that | shall have the fullest iniorma-
ton regarding the sizes of paper used by the
several publications, and ! can procure II In NO
other way than by requesting particular atten.
ton to The need Of sending u copy Of the pub
LEGATION with the bill.
| desire Il sent twice TO provide ngainst mai
failures, and they be postpaid to secure post
Office delivery. j. s. THRASHER,
mayl-2t Box 5000, New York, N. Y.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-13
That Rump Congress.

Trumbull has presented another
bill on reconstruction which Is in
tended to ''construo' the original one
and the supplement thereto. Said
bill has passed the House and viii
doubtless pass the Senate, so We pub
lish it This week. What will they do
next? Where is the Stevens conRs-
cation bill? Possibly il will lie over
until the regular session in Deem
Der next. At all events, and no mat
ter what else they may decree, one
thing is very evident, and thai IL,
that no Southern State will ever be
represented in the national Lrgisla-
turo by other than radical represcn-
iaiivcs. A regular Brownlow dcs-
potism Is what they want in every
Southern State, and we predict that
they will be satisfied with nothing
les. Under existing circumstances,
whether to reconstruct, or not, is q
question which every vetcr should
decide for himself. II our people
are determined not to aid in cstab-
fishing a radical State government,
i Is very easy 10 let the matter rc.t.
We viii never be radicalizcd by our
own votes, neither will We be nation
ally represented by them. Conserv-
atism aud nlicalism are naturally rs
foreign to each other as FIRE and water.
II the representatives from the loyal
State Of Kentucky were refused their
seats, what has the South to hope for
a their hands, They say the radis
cal element in that State was "over-
awcl" by the "rcbcls," hence they
dldnot vote their entire strength.
We wsnld Ike 10 know who cover
swed' the srad&' in Connecticut at
the last election. Was il "rebels ~