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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
The whole story in Brief.

Here it is; from a Republican paper. 1t
is O confession to which we invite general at
%tention, aud hope our readers will not regret
it. The Springfield Republican says':
The hope that at least, one Republican
State had declared for equal suffrage in the
late elections We nre compelled to renounoe -
Minnesota, which ihe Democrats thuntiugly
said voted to let negroes to vote bocouse there
a.e none there 10 vote aud never will be, has
rejected the equal outrage amendment by q
majority varying from one to two thousand.
This is to be regretted as a virtual rejection Of
the first principles Of Republicauism, and as
increasing the difficulties Of reconstruction =
for say what we may Of the different circum-
stances Of the South, the people OF that section
cannot but leel that ii is an outrage TO force
upon them q measure we ourselves reject, aud
which Involves much more disagrteahle con-
sequences there than in the North. Minues
sofa and Kansas have increased the embar-
ressmcnt and perils Of the Republican party
almost beyond calculation.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
Views OF the ''LOyaI" Senator
Sumner.

A Washington telegram gives the
following as the views of Senator Sum
ner:
Three delegates to the late council
Of the Loyal Leagues called on SEN
ator Sumner, who, in conversation. ia
vored the Acknowledgement of all who
took an active part IN furthering the
SECESSION movement, and all who were
in any sphere leaders Of the people,
and all who formerly held offices in
the Federal service. Such men as
Hunter, Rives, Letcher and othors, he
thought should never obtrude them
selves upon public notice, and should
especially refrain from attempting to
offer advice or give opinions on the
affairs of the nation, He also denoun-
ced the conservative Republicans in
Congress as the bane of the party, and
said the great mistakes of the party
had been the failure to impeach the
President and pass q political rights
bill. General Grant he considered q
good soldier, but nothing more, and
Y q therefore opposed TO indorsing him
for the Presidential candidacy. Mr.
Sumner was sanguIno If the House had
passed the impeachment resolution
the Senate would have dono its duty
Congress would reject no constitution
Of a Southern State for being to radi.
cal.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
MORE e NEWS.

Recent Municipal elections, In vari-
Gus parts Of the country, evince, in
their results, that the political reac-
ton, of last Fall, was not what the
Radicals prophesied, "a mere m
tary affair" Instead of dying with
the season, as Radicals argued would
be the case, it is still a living, growing
reaction to-day, which all the sancti-
mOnious bowling of the woyalty" par.
ty can not stop ven in their greatest
strongholds, and which will sink all
opposition into obscurity, PIttsburg,
the Radical banner cisy of the Union,
has thrown off the Radical yoke, and
given, at a recent Municipal election,
a majority of $500 for Democracy,
electing a Democratic Mayor. his
city gave Lincoln q majority Of 1900.
Boston, the fountain. head of Radical
ism, has turned its face against the
Philhpses and Summers. 1t has cleo
ted, for the first time in its history, a
Democratic Mayor by a sweeping ma
jority. The city Of Manchester, New
Hampshire, last year Radical by q ma
jority Of 543, gave, a few days since, a
Democratic majority OF over3OO. The
hitherto Radical city Of Lawrence,
Mass, has also become Democratic.
Fellow Democrats, is not this cheer
ing ? Does not this show that the re-
action is living, growing, and certain
TO engulf the remnant of Radlcalism
there IS now left in the land?
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
Free speech i'm the south.

The Florida Dispatch IN an article on
the freedom OF speech in that State,
says that Ifthe speech or writing should
happen to come from a white man who
maintains that this is a white mans
government. the General Of the army
of the United States is forwith notified
that such an individual is dangerous to
the peace of the country, and that it is
advisable that he should DO banished.
On the other hand, Sambo may, under
the very nose of tho district comman-
der, say that the President of the
United States is a traitor, an associate
Of assasins, or any thing else that he
please, and there entire freedom speech
is recognized.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
Cuba.

Inc announcement in yesterdays
Enquirer, of the proposition to sell Gu
ba to the United States for $3.50, 000,-
600, recalls to mind some of the leading
points IN the history of that island
Among the earliest discoveries Of Co
lumbus, who first touched there in
October, 1892, shortly after the discov-
cry of Hespanolia, or Hayti, it waH
until 1903 thought to be part of the
American continent, when 1T was cir
COMMUNICATED by a Spanish ad%venturer,
Nicholas Ovaudo by name, and its IN
sular position as~certained. Three
years later, the first Spanish settle
ment was made on the island, under
Don Diego Velasquez. Afterward the
island remained uninterruptly in the
possession of the Spaniards until 1741,
when tbs English made an unsuccess.
ful attempt upon it, and again IN 1892,
when they captured Havana, but were
compelled 70 restore it in the follow
ing year.
The island contains over thirty.fve
thousand square miles, and is interscet-
ed by a range Of mountains. Its pop
ulation is about 1900, 900, of whom,
perhaps, one-third are slaves and free
negroes or mulattocs. The idea of
acquiring Cuba has ever been q
favorlte one with the American peo-
pie, and especially with the Democrat
party. As early as 1926 our Govern
ment refused to join in r treaty with
England and France guaranteeing the
possession of the island to Spain. In
1S48 II direct attempt was made to
purchase il by President Polk, who
offered Spain 800, 000, 900 forli, which
was rejected. In 1889 the subject
was again mooted in the United States
Senate n the shape Of a resolution by
Mr. Slidell, Of Louisiana, TO place $780,.
000,0 900 ut the disposal Of the President
with q view to Its acquisition. The
proposition, however, did rot ut that
time meet with much favor, i'm conse-
quenee Of Northern opposItion to tho
measure, and il was finally withdrawn
by Mr.. Sl;dell himself.
The attempts made by Hlibustcrs TO
wrest the island from Spain are still
fresh in tho memories of our people.
from the tragic results attending one
Of them. The first expedition was or
ganized in 1859, and set sail from our
Southern coast, under Lopez, in May
1850, but if we rccollcot Alright, accom-
plished nothing. The last, also under
Lopez, consisting ofabout five hundred
men, in August, 1851, landed at Car
denGs, and after sumo temporary sue
cess, was defeated. Lopez himself was
captured and aftcrward garroted.-
Many Of his followers were also taken
prisoners, and fifty Of them shot at Ha-
vana. OF the balance, many were
sent to Spain and thence transported
to II Spanish penal colony on the coast
Of Africa. Since then no effort has
been made, either by our Government
OF by flibusters, TO detach the island
from Spain, although there mas been a
strong party, both in II own coun-
try and in Cuba itself, looking, by
some means or other, to o change in
its government, either by annexation
to the Unitod States or by establishing
it as an Independent Stotc, under the
control Of the native Creole population
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
Progress Orthe Negrophobia.

h Washington LateLigencsr says /:
Not content with having conferred
upon the negro population that has
hocked into this District from the ad-
joining counties of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, and from almost every other
Southern State, the right to vote, to sit
on %jurIes, to hold Office, &c, the negro
phobia party here are circulating petit.
tons to Congress to "progress" to the
p%erpetuatlon of still further outrages
by passing laws to compel employers
TO hire negro laborers. The next step
will be to compel Whine people to marry
negroes. 1t is possible that these mad d,
men IN Congress, who are vomiting
upon the dotenseless people of Wash
ington and Georgetown their petty
spite for the severe rebuke administer,
cd 70 them by their constituents at
homo, fail to realize that they are in.
voking a storm Of popular Indignation
that will sweep them out Of political
existence forever ?
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19

GeA- MIR. Nicholas Brown, Of Sudbu-
ry, Mass, seventy-six pears old, has
secured during the last few weeks, on
the Sudbury river, the following game;
27O muskrats, 40 ducks, over 300
pickerel, and several minks thesklns
OF the latter selling for $40 each. In
one day last month he took 81 pounds
of pickerol, IL ducks and 2 minks. lilo
IS also a good pedestrian for a man of
his age, having walked recently on a
visit to his friends in Lancaster, Fitch.
burg aud other places, over 100 miles
averaging four miles an hour.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19

took a notion to visit some relatives up III
Ohio, and after admobishing her husband TO
be more oircumspect and prudent, departed on
her journey, to be absen. one month; Now
Sam is decidedly opposed to sleeping alone
being a victem of horrible nightmare, ard,
withal, somewhat afraid Of robbers. SO be
prevailed upon q young friend, Charley -,
30 sleep with him each night. Charley being
an early riser, was always up and away Of a
morning, before any one else about the house
arose.
Sam had all old lady living in the house,
and she was Just as full OF inquisiiiveness as
any other woman, and had not the most exal-
ted estimate Of Sans married fidelity. But
when making up The bed each morning she
discovered two pillow marks upon two pillows
instead Of one, her suspicious took definite
shape, and she was quite ready to swear that
Sans bed was occupied each night by q wo-
man as well as himself. Indeed, she would
have sworn to it.
Well, she writes Sans wife a letter, detail
ing her convictions, and arrang ing for her to
come home Immediately, aud to arrive on the
midnight train, Then to slip quietly home,
aud as quietly irto her husbands room, and
then-she would be convinced her suspicious
we're not groundlosS.
This little programme was carried out beau
tiiully. The old lady met the returning wife
at the door, ard said, you are in time-she's
here, the nasty tbiDg--in bed with Sam-in
your bed, too, the impadent hussy." The wife
became furious, but made no noise just then !;
laying aside her bonnet. shawl, &c she took
a lamp, walked lightly 10 the door Of her hus.
bands room, listened, heard talking, began to
scream and pound on the door, and br ought
Sam out Of bed in a jiTy, and to the door, en-
dishabills.
The wife gave no answer 10 his wild inqUir>
les as to what was the matter and what lad
brought her heme 80 Unexpectedly. She
screamed out. "0h, you villain, you scamp
I've caught you at last. You could not al.
ways deceive Inc. All, hat vile womun, III
kill her.
Sam smelt q large siz d mice. lie app,eci.
ated the situation at once, and played his part
in Il mastery manner. "Well, my dear. you
have fairly caught me, and ! reckon | might
as well confess and have done with it,'' San
said, aud turning to the bed he cried out, "gcr
up, Mary for ips all up with us, for my wife
has come, and rhe now knows all. Let's ask
forgiveness, and promise 10 sleep together nc
more.o
Then Charley's head darted out from under
the cover. developing an immense pair Of whis-
hers-for a womsn-aud lie said Take her
away, Sum, can't get up before hsr, for
have no clothes on but inst my shirt.o The
jealous wife turned white, then spotted, then
red. She read i: all, in fact. Sam shrieked
out the ltudes', broadcst guIawS, aud tho old
lady, who had followed the wife up stairs ex-
claimed, "did you ever ~
sam and his wife retired to the parlor, while
Charley dressed and soon weEt down. Expla-
nations followed, mysteries we've unravellcj, a
lev tears, some jolly lip-smacking, and the
-%curtain dropped. Sam says his wife will new
er be jealous Of him again--al least she so de.
clares.- New Albany Ledger.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
IMPEACHNIENT.

The impeachment Of President
Johnson has proved what was univer-
sally expected--a failure. The voice
of the people at the Fall elections was
to ominous for the sickly, cowardly
spirit of the Radical Rump Congress to
combat. Instead Of there being a
two-thirds vote IN the House for i'm
parchment, Gas is usually the case for
all Radical m~easures), there was near
a two-thIrds vote against it.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
A Democratic Town.

The town OF Jackson, Auglaize county o.,
at the recent election, polled four hundred and
niue votes. all for the democratic ticket. This
fact has called forth considerable criticism as
to the character and intelligence Of the ciii-
zens Of that town, aud the Auglaize Democrat
gives this accoun! Of its people f:
There is not one voter IN Jackson who can
not read and write. There is not a person in
that township, mule or female, above the age
Of fourteen who cannot do the same. There is
not another rural township in Ohio, or any
where else, with the same age ol settlement.
tina. has more industry, wealth or general in
telligence. Besides the best Of schools, the
tow has a fine academic institute, kept in
successful operation ten months in the year,
that accommodates two hundred Students
Among the church buildings one stands there
that cost torty- five thousand dollars. In that
township are model farmers, manufacturers and
thrifty and accomplished merchants. Why
should such people vote any other than the
Democratic ticket
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
Sea- In the year l847, n family ma.

SG. In the year lS47, n family ma
med Pringle, consisting Of husband,
wife, two sons and four daughters, be-
camo converts to Mormonlsm, and
started from their old home in Oneida
county, New York, for Salt Lake City.
On the route they were attacked by
Indians and one Of the sons, then but
ten years old, was captured by the
savages. The captive remained with
the tribe until 1859, when he escaped,
made his way to New Orleans, and
during the war was IN the rebel army.
Last Friday he happened to be in
Cleveland, where he met his brother,
whom he had not seen for twenty
years. The brother is now Il pillar in
Mormondom, and on his way to Eng
land to gather proselytes. The recOg-
milton took place in II drinking saloon,
where the brothers met by chance, and
through the agency ofthc lost brother
relating his Indian adventures.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
A Genuine Rad.

MIR. Carraway, a m%ulatto burber, from Mo
bile, recently made O speech in the Black-and.
tan Convention in Alabama. 1t was on the
subject o! elective franchise. He was Cor Civ
ing the colored people the right to vote, and
did not believe in educational qualifications for
the colored race. The Irish In the North had
been voting since the lounda tion Of the Cow
eminent, without being better qualified than
tue newly etfranchised colOred voters. That
10 the genuine Radical doctrine, aud MIR. Car.
away undoubtedly received his Information
from Bureau agent or some other Northern
Radical. Tie profound Carawuy concluded
bic speech by making on amendment to the
franchise clause, excluding Irish from voting.
Thus VIC 60. The sentiments Of Ben Wade
FIRST dud a response from Mobile. What q
progressive age !-LPiIts. Post.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
How "a Jealous Wife was Cured
"A Trip 10 Ohio and the Re-

SNAAAs
Sam j - is a jolly, roilicking cuss,
with q iace always expended by a smile, aud
a hNlrt always warm with alectionnte yearn-
ings Tor his pretty little wife. But Sans
jolly, free and cosy disposition places him on
The most friendly terms with all Who know
him. male aud female, aud the gushing warmth
Of his heart often displays itself in the most
kindly demonstration towards those be es-
teens.
Now Sans wife, although pretty, aud low
ing him wildly, is not Of the same rollicking
disposition as her husband, aud cannot exact
ly understand how be can kiss the girls, as he
frequently does, and hug .hem too, and at
the same int maintain for her that love
which every husband owes his wife. Indeed,
ight of the feeling as she would, TIE genius of
jealousy took possession oil her soul, and she
led Sam, to use his own words, IAN awful liie. >
This awful life Sam endured as best he could
hoping soon to convince his wife of the ipjus-
tice she did in suspecting him Of infdslity to
her.
A Few weeks ago Sans wife, Of q sudden,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
over CLEANLINESS in Holland.

Mr.. Coffin, writing to the Boston
journal from Holland, says:
ali the Dutch have a c~atechism, l
think that n of the questions must
be, "What is the chief end of woman?"
and that the answer would be, to rub
and scrub. Allhands arc at it, I'M
and children along the banks Of the
canal, knechng down, sousing clothes
into the water, rubbing, wringlng,
sousing again, more rubbing, pounding
and wringIng. They wash the outside
Of pots and KETTLES as we'll as the in
side wash their wooden shoes the
blankets worn by the cattle they rub
the floors Of the houses till the oakcn
boards are worn through with sand
and soap. They scrub the pavemeuts
and the walls of the houses. In some
places you hardly dare to step out of
doors, the pavements are 30 neat and
clean. Where there is so much rub
bling there Is very litrlo reading; and
although nearly all of the people are
able to read and write, they can find
little time for reading. Cleanliness is
excellent; but there Is something in
life more important than to rub and
scrub from the cradle to the grave.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
The Sth of

-Four States will hold their Democratic
State Conventions on the 9Th Of January, viz:
Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska aHd West Virginia.
As the first general movement connected with
the neAt Presidency, their action will be
looked for with great interest. IL these Con-
v%entious respect the sentiments Of the Domoe>
racy they represent on the question Of the
Presidency, they will be unanimous Tor PEN
pLEroN -lStatesman,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19

BeA- Il remember - says Lord Bioen, MIR.
Justice Gould trying a case at York, and
when he had proceeded for about two hours,
he observed, Here are only eleven jurymen in
the box, whore is the twelfth p please you,
my lord , said one Of the eleven, he has gone
away about some other business but he has
left his verdict with me-"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19

rG. 1t ia stated by the st. Louis Democrat
that according to estimate based on good au,
thority, not less than two hundred thousand
persons have settled in Missouri during the
last year. The growth Of our Western States
aud Territories is one Of the wonders Of this
marvellous age.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19

B@- 1t has just been decided by
Judge Miles, of the Court IN Nevada
county, California, that a negro can
not be convicted Of crime on Chinese
testimony. Here is a chanc CO for Afri-
can Abolitionists.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
Total

OF these creatures, the Record al 10, we
have it on good authority, that but nineteen
Of them drew their first breath on Southern
soil the rest OF the tribe are squatters from
New England, Who'll business before the war
for the Union, was the manufacture ottin pans
wooden nutmegs and brass clocks. One OF
those whom we classified as escaped c%onvicts,
has his ears cropped the other is branded as
a deseIter from the Federal army. One Of the
negro preachers is tie same scamp who be-
fooled the unconditional loyal" in this part
Of the country three years ago by representing
Mr.. Jefferson Davis runaway coachman, When
the fact is, lie was a graduate OF u low negro
boarding house in West Broadway, and was
never out Of New York in his life,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19

49, 1t is said that if the Senate re-
fuse to sustain the President IN his re-
moval of Stanton the latter will issue
an order removing him, and force HIM
TO resort to the Supreme Court to be
reinslated.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19
The Personal OF the Alabama
unconditional LOyaI'' Com
VentiOn.

The Metropolitan Record SAYS that the
Convention consists Of eighty-seven momber,
all told, classified as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-22
bRoGPESS IN yrRGTNLA.

A correspondent Whites us from Healing
Springs. central Virginia, on the 10th inst, that
the growing crops look splendidly in all that
regio1Acofn FIVE feet high and growing luxuri-
antly. Il has not promised so we'll at this sea
son for years before.
The ,constructipn Of the Chesapeake and
"Ohio Railroad" by way of the James River
and Ksnawha Valleys, is believed to be assured
A subscription of s5,OOo,OO0 to its stock has
Just been made, whereof Richmond takes
s2.OOO,OOO.
The celebrated Virginia Springs profter ae-
commodations to boarders for the first time
since the outbreak Of our Civil War The
White Sulphur has already 200 guests; the Heal
ing 30. The Sweet the Warm, the Hot, the
Bath Alum, &C., are oil ready for visitors, and
generally refurnished, though the buildings
would be improved by some repairs and any
quantity of paint. - -
The 17-year LOCUST has duly made his ap
pearance in that region, and is doing con
siderable damage, mainly to the forests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-22
THE ApJoURNMEST OF CoNGREss.

When Congress met, three weeks ago, there
was some slight reason for the fear that the
reopening of the question of Reconstruction
would be seized as an opportunity to begin
again from the foundations. Mr.. StanbeTy had
denied the validity of the very principles of the
laws which, after two years discussion, Congress
had settled. The gentlemen in Congress who
believed that the conditions laid down should
have been accompanied With penalties, were
determined to urge their defeated plans,
and the advocates Of impeachment were
anxious to make the opinion Of the AttOg.
ney-G General an occasion for deposin8 the
President. But the wiser majority understood
that the only pressing duty OF Congress was
the reenactment of the Reconstruction laws in
form not to be questioned or evaded,
and have executed that duty with a thor
oughness and moderation which cannot he too
highly commended. Congress limited its further
legislation to subjects of immediate importance,
directing inquiry into our Mexican relations,
and requiring the House Judiciary Committee
to present the testimony obtained at the be-
ginning of the next session. This wise and
moderate spirit is faithfully expressed in Mr..
Colfax's speech, elsewhere printed-one of the
very best exhibits of the political situation we
have read. Terse, clear, compact, logical, tenn
perate, yet firm, it viii be read throughout
the land with hearty, enthusiastic approval.
We doubt whether single elector who voted
to sustain Congress in 1866 will fail TO dc, SO
in 1867 -,rf ,o.s- s-FssA. &s5's~'><>'-~ 80
A great many rash, unwise projects are
preached in either House, but how few Of them
ever obtain any sort of sanction Mr.. Stevens
is the oldest and ablest Representative; yet his
Confiscation scheme, though pressed for many
months, has not yet been even seconded; and
he, positive and brave as he is, has never yet
ventued to ask a vote upon it. Impeachment
though zealousy pushed, has made no head
way, and never viii make any unless Mr.. John
SON insists on being impeached by refusing to
execute the laws. Meantime, tho practical
work of Reconstruction goes steadily forward
at the South, and viii be completed in season
to allow every State to be represented In the
present Congress and to be heard in the choice
Of our next President. The People are calm as
well as earnest, and the country is steadily re-
turning to its normal condition Of concord,
security and prosperity.