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The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04
4 ie0f frnD, Massachusetts History.

The history 81 Massachusetts shows
that her people have always rebelled
against the Government of the United
States when her own will was in the
least contradicted by the Federal Gov
ernmcnt. IN january, 1903, the people
of Massachusetts met in mass convention
at Boston, formally to repudiate the EN-
barge act of Congress, which they did
in the following resolutions:
+" Rosolued, That we will not volun-
tarily aid and assist the execution of
the act passed on the ninth of this month
for enforcing the several embargo laws.
Resolued, That raising Il large stand
ing army, with the name Of 'volun-
teers,' for the purpose of enforcing arbi-
trary and unconstitutional laws, and the
attempt to place the military above the
civil uthority-though it cannot over
people-yet must be considered as dam
gerous to liberty, and ought to call forth
the most pointed disapprobation of all
its friends"
On the I'd of February OF the same
year the Massachusetts Legislature pass
ed resolutions equally condemnatOry of
the Government and laws of the United
States, and quite as full of determi-
nation not to obey either. Three years
afterwards, when we We're at war with
Great Britain, Massachusetts not only
refused to obey the laws of the United
States-refused to allow single soldier
to defend the Government of the United
States-but she tried to induce all the
New England States to secede from the
Union, and form a separate treaty of
peace with our enemy, in the very
midst of the war. This was carrying
SsSt,to piuhtcs, tn u mitch which iS nnita
match for the State of South Carolina.
In those halcyon days of Federalism, the
enemies of the Democracy were quite
as rabid and abusive as the enemies OF
the Democratic party of the present day
are. The following specimen toast was
drank at Federalist celebration of the
4th of July at Boston in 1893: "The tor
ments of political damnation to all those
Democrats or demons who endeavor to
enknd.a animosities betweenthe United
States and Great Britain And here is
another: "a free importation of arms,
and Il general expectation of Demo-
Gratis -
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04

The lady wearing the largest water
fall is considered the Niagara of fashion.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04

Cincinnati has forty-one applications
for divorce. "Too much married.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04

ment, and to transact such other bust
ness as may be brought before Congress.
Mr.. Woodbridge, of Vermont, made
speech stating what had been done by
the committee in relation to impeach-
ment, from which it appears that SO far
no evidence has been brought forward
to sustain any of the charges against the
President. The question of impeach-
ment was then discussed at great length.
Mr.. Butler made speech charging the
President with pardoning a number of
deserters from the United States army
in order to obtain their votes for the
Democratic candidate in West Virginia.
After some additional discussion, the
resolution offered by Mr.. Clarke was re-
jected. The Senate resolution for an
adjournment to-day was then concurred
in without debate by vote of yeas SO
to nays -. The Senate joint resolution
providing for the transfer of certain
money from the Freedmen's Bureau for
the relief Of the South was taken up and
passed.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04

A Lady in Vermont has just had trip
lets. Her poor husband bears up no.
hl1,
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04
SATURDA9,March 80.

In the Senate q resolution was adOp-
ted continuing all the bills on the cal
ender to the next session. The rule of
the executive session, requiring nomi-
nations not acted upon to be return
ed to the President after the close of
the session, was suspended so as to al
low nominations now pending in the
executive session to be continued until
acted upon. Mr.. Sumner gave notice
that on the first "Wednesday in July he
would call up the bill for universal sutf-
rage throughout the United States. He
had reason to believe, he said, there
would be a quorum present on that day.
At 1915 O'Clock 4. NJ. the Senate went
into executive session, and at II NJ. the
doors were reopened and the President
pro tenn. declared the Senate adjourned
until the first Wednesday in July.
In the House the memorial from the
Mayor and members Of the City Coun-
Gil of b fillmore, asking Congress to as
sist the people Of Maryland to form a
State government republican in form
and in unison with the spirit of the age,
was presented by Mr.. Thomas and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judici-
airy. At II o'clock NJ. the Speaker rose
and declared the House adjourned until
the first Wednesday in July.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-04-04

Fifteen hundred freedmen have applied
to the American Colonization Society
within the past six months to be senJ to
Africa and six hundred have been for
Marlcd there
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Notice to Stone MaSOnS
and Bridge Builders.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
- ceived in Washington, Fayette coun
ty, Ohio, from June 2Oth, 1867, until JULY
llth, 1867, for the building of the follow
ilg bridges and abutments, to-wit:
|. A double-spanned, open-archeG
bridge over Sugar creek, at the crossing
of the same by the Wabash Turnpike, so.
called. Also, stone pillar in the middle
of the creek for the support of the same.
2. A double spanned, open.arched
bridged over Rattle Snake creek, near
Buena Vista. Also, two stone abutments
and one stone pillar in the middle of the
creek, for the support Of the same.
3. One span open-arched bridge over
Wabash creek, on the Wabash Road, so.
called, with double wooden abutments for
the support of the same, with plank side
wings.
A. A one.spanncd, open arched bridge
over Sugar Greek, on the jamestown Road,
supported by double wooden abutments
with plank side wings.
s. A one-spanned open arched bridge
over Sugar Greek at the village of Jeffer.
sonville, on double wooden abutments with
plank side wings.
The aboye mentioned bridges and stone
work to be built in accordancq with the
plans and specifications on file at the Aud
itor's office. Each proposal shall contain
separate bids for the wood work and ma
sonry aud must be accompanied with a
bond (properly stamped) for the perform
ance of the contract; and no other bids
will be considered.
BY order of the Commissioners of Fay
etto County, Ohio.
A. McUANDLESS,
3O*3 County Auditor,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
NOTICE

rs hereby given that the viewers and
l. surveyorappointed by the Board of
County Commissioners of Fayette county,
Ohio, at their June Session, A. D. 1867, to
view, survey and report on the improve
ment of the county road leading from
Washington, Fayette county, Ohio, to
Wilmington, Clinton county, Ohio, known
us the Cincinnati, Goshen and Whining
ton Turnpike, to-wit; By grading, re-
grAveling that part of the same which has
been heretofore graveled, and by re-gra-
ding and graveling that portion of said
road which has been heretofore graded, /,
bat not graveled; and also by the con-
struction of the necessary bridges and cu!
verts over streams crossing said road; said
improvements to commence at the new
corporation line of Washington, and to
terminate at the county line of Fayette
and Clinton counties, will weet at Wash
ington, Fayette county, Ohio, on the 18th
day of July, A. D. 1867, and proceed to
the discharge of the duties oftheir several
appointments, according to law.
A. McOANDLESS,
29t3w County Auditor.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20

rs hereby given that the County Com
l. missioners of Fayette county, Ohio,
have appointed viewers end surveyor to
examine, view and report on the improve
mcnt petitioned for of the road leading
from Washington, in said Fayette county,
to Good Hope, to-. wit; By grading, gray
cling, constructing the necessary bridges
and Strengthening, vt such points as might
be deemed expedient, said road, begin.
ming at point in the Ohillicothe road
about two miles east of said town OF
Washington, at or near brick house
known as the old Elisha Taylor House,
and all of said Washington and Go,
Hope road from that point to said town of
Good Hope, terminating at or near the res
idence of DR.. D. Gully, in said town, And
that SAID viewers and surveyor will meet
at Washington, Fayette county, Ohio, on
the Sth day of July, 1861 and proceed to
the discharge of the duties of their said
appointments.
A. McOANpLESS.
29+3w County Auditor.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
Constitutional Amendment.

.Ibe DeWQcratic party have, as
swell known toeyery person from
MdihGjB Georgia, in their speech
es and newspapers, always profess
ed great confidence in the disposi
ton ofthe "dcmpeopie' to do right
(eXcept when they refuse to elec
their candidates to office They
have always been lavish in theiI
sickly praise ofthc sovereign people
whenever they thought they coulC
get few votes by their sycophan
tie praise and hattcry, Of the indie.
pendent people Of the country
But what are the facts now? When
the amendment Of the constitution
which involved negro suffrage, came
up in our state Legislature last win
ter, how did they show their sin
ccrity in their professions Of CON
hdcncc and willingness to trust the
people? Every man ofthem voted
against referring to the people the
question Of the right Of suffrage to
negroes. They were afraid to trust
the question to the arbitration of
the "dear peoPle." BY their votes
they said to the great power Of this
goyernment-thc sovereign people
You mc unworthy, too ignorant
and too dishonest to be trusted
with the decision Of u question
Of such vital Importance to the de-
mocracy.
The simple question presented to
the Legislature by the Republicans,
was, "Shall VIC submit to the
the people, the decision Of the
amendment Of the Constitution ?"-
The Republicans, believing the poo,
pie were competent to Judge cor
rectly for themselves, voted yes -
While the Democrats, believing the
people should not be trusted with
such power, voted no! That is the
difference between the two parties.
Whether the people at the next
election, by their votes, amend the
Constitution, matters not. They
have the right to vote on the qucs.
ton and to vote just as they please,
and the party who would deny this
right to them, is destitute of those
broad and liberal principles which
are at the base of this free Govern
mcnt.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
THE CANp A.CY.
e have heretofot

~ nave neIelolOrN4l yfcSSCu Oul
preference, for the nomination for
Governor of this State, by the
UulNp Convention which is to meet
al INDUS, this week, for Hon,
Sam. Galloway, if a candidate is ta-
k II from among the civilians, and we
have not as yet seen any good
cause to change our views in that
respect, Mr.. Galloway is IN able
advocate Of true Union principles,
at all times and under all cir
cumstanccs. At the time when reb-
cl sympathisersi in this State, were de-
nouncing the administration Of both
State and National Government as
usurpers of power, and invaders up
on Southern soil, and advising the
resistance of the draft, Mr.. Gallo
way stood boldly in defense of the
govt, demanding Il vigorous prose
cution OF the war until the rebels were
thrashed into obedience to the laws
Of the United States, and forced to
lay down their arms and submit to
the legal powers Of the Govern
ment and by encouraging and urg-
ing with his eloquence the impor-
tancc Of sustaining our noble arm
les in front Of the enemy, and by |
rallying the boys in the rural dis,
tricts up to sense Of duty, did an
IMMENSE amount Of good service in
bringing about successful termin-
alton Of a war which had been fore
ed upon us by reckless, designing
bad men, The fact that he has al
ways been true as steel to the
best interests Of his country, while
out Of Office, furnishes ohc best of
evidence that the people would haz-
rrd nothing in trusting their inter
'sts to him. If, however, the Con
lcntion shall think best to take
candidate from among the Military
Stars, as the standard bearer Of the
Union party, we shall cheerfully ;
give him our feeble support.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
AHUGE swINDLE IN LEBANON.
Two Xenians, one of them q
Preacher, in the Scrape.

On Wednesday Of last week, q
man calling himself Abram V. Gest,
and said to hail from Xenia, came
to Lebanon and rented Mr.. Samuel
Braden's Livery Stable for one year,
and purchased all the buggies and
horses in the stable, Offering to pay
for them with two notes calling for
$4,000, which Gcst represented to
be secured by-hrst mortgage on five
hundred and sixteen acres of very
valuable land in Ross county.
Rev, T. 7. Kendrick, Of Xenia,
appeared, and represented to Mr.
Braden that Gest was ''all right" and
that the notes were as good as cold
wheat" "
Mr. Braden accepted the notes in
payment, and Gest took possession
of the stock.
On Monday of this week, Mr.
Braden went to Ross county, where
he ascertained that the land upon
which the mortgage was given was
almost worthless, that it had been
previously mortgaged to more than
its value, and that consequently the
notes given by Gest for SO, 500, were
not worth . dollar
Meantime Geot, hearing that Bra
den lad gone to Ross county to in
vestigate, left Lebanon on last Tues
day morning, taking with him all
the stock in the stable. A short
time after his departure, Braden tel
egraphed home that the whole
thing was q swindle, whereupon
parties from here overlook and ar
rested Gest, and brought him togeth-
er with some Of the stock, back to
Lebanon.
Six horses and a number Of bug
gies are still missing. Gest is in
custody here. He claims to have
sold out the stock to a Mr.. Ream,
Of Morrow, but whether Ream adj
vanced anything to Gest or came
into possession Of any Of the prop
erty, we have not ascertained.-Le6-
mon Star.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20

Two colored men were arrested
at Wyandotte, Kansas, one day last
week, charged with the murder of a
farmer named McMann, and lodged
in Jail. Next morning they were
taken out by large mod and hung
up, but the rope breaking they were
shot to pieces in the Court House
yard, where their bodies lay nearly
all day The Coroner's jury refus-
ed to take testimony, but simply
gave a verdict of hung bya mob
Evidence developed since indicates
clearly that the men were innocent,
and that the real murderers were
the ringleadcrs of the mob.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
The Union Press throughont the

The Union Press throughout the
Union, with perhaps here and there
marvellous exception, disapprovC
OfMr. Grecly's forwardness in seek
ing to become one Of the bondsmen
for the release of the traitor, jeff.
Davis. No Union man has any
doubt as to the treachey of Davis (;
and the only hope to show anything
to the contrary is upon some con
tcmptibIe quibble upon technical.
ties. The largest jury that ever sat
in judgment 1.-THE whole Union pco.
ple) upon the case Of a criminal, has
found verdict Of guilty! guilty.
against jeff. Davis; and justice de-
mands, in legal form to be sure,
the executive Of the sentence and the
law for the punishment Of treason
against the government. The differ
ence between the true loyal men and
traitors and those who sympathizc
with the actors in the rebellion in
their efforts to overthrow this Gov
ernmcnt, is that the former favor
the execution of the extreme law
upon the leaders for treason, whilst
the latter favor their release from
custody, ask for executive clcmen-
cy. and desire to restore them to
confidence, and place them back in |
TO official stations in the Govern |
meni. jeff. Davis should have
been tried by a military court with
in six weeks after his capture, and
been required to abide the decision
of that court. whatsoever it might
have been; and it requires no very
Shrewd guessing to tell what the just
decision Of that court would have
been. 1t was to avert justice
that President Johnson refused to
allow him to be tried by that tribu-
nal. Now he is released, not because
he is innocent Of treason, but be-
cause he was the basest, and most
prominent leader in the bascst trea-
son that was ever instituted against
any government. lIcwa at the head
and was the leader Of the rebellion
against the United States Govern
ment, and that, under the present
ruling, instead Of being a reason
for his execution, is the reason why
he will not be executed,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20

- Upon the question Of uniyer
sal suffrage, the conflict is simply
between Justice and human prejU-
dice. 1t requires the exercise of a
great amount ofphilosophy to over
come predomiuOting preiudices in
our human natures, even to do
right, II would be well enough for
every mm in contemplating the
proposed change in our State Con
stitutition, to see whether there is
really anything in It moro than a
conflict between Justice and our
| Fejudices.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
Slavery in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, June l3.

LOUISVILLE, Jullc IO'
Edmund Milton, negro, filed a
petitionin the United States Court
for a writ Of habcas corpus, which
was issued, directing white man,
named Gilden, to produce in Court
the body of his daughter, Bertha
Milton, formerly u slave to Gilden,
and who, it is alleged, still retained
her in slavery, The case will be
tried at the present term of the Uni
ted States Court.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
NOTICE

I S hereby given that the Committee ap-
l. pointed by the Board of County Com
missioners of Fayette county, Ohio, at
their regular March Session, A, d. 1861,
to apportion the estimated expense of the
improvement of the "Chilicothe Road -
so-eallod, heretofore ordered by said
Board, have filed their report of said ap-
purtionment with the Auditor of said
county, and that the Board of Commits
sioners of said county will meet at the
Auditors office on the lst day Of July,
A. d. 1867, to hear the same.
A. MoOANDLESS,
29t3w County Auditor.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
Cost of Roads.

contains some interesting inforlna
ton in regard to the numerou
grRveled roads that are in course o
construction in different parts o
the State. Mr.. j. NJ, Rogers, o
Malta, having corresponded will
various well-informed road men
has received letters from which thu
Herald condenses as follows;
The Auditor Of Highland county
writes that they have only so faI
advertised for preliminary surveys
that they contemplate the grading
a feet in width, to be stoned OF
graveled Is feet, and Is inches in
depth in the center, and 6 inches Oh
the sides. The Auditor of Meigs
county writes that there will prob
ably be two turnpikes built in his
county the coming Summer, and
that the estimated cost per mile is
$4,000. Mr.. N. Patterson, OF
Barnesville, Ohio, writes that their
pike to run from Barnesville to
Monroe county line will shortly be
put under contract; width Of grade
20 feet, width Of stone 0 feet, depth
9 inches estimated cost from 49,
900 to $1,000 per mile, according
to number Of culyerts, cost of get
ting stone, DC. The Auditor Of
Scioto county writes that they have
located two roads Of 20 miles in
length, each, and intend to locate
two more Of about the same length
this year; have contracted the build
ing Of several miles at an average
cost Of $4,000 per mile-the most
costly part owing to costly bridges
and heavy tills-w0rk divided into
four classes, viz; earth work or
grading, at about 90 cents per yd.,
stone work, such as abutments, cul-
yerts, &c, about $3.50 per perch,
of "a feet; road covering Of broken
stone or good gravel at about one
dollar per yard Of 27 feet, and
bridges at various places. j. d.
Moler, engineer and surveyor,
Springfield, Ohio, says he has sew
eral roads under construction at
this time, that the average cost will
be about $4,000 per mile, and in
this the gravel is not more than a
lalf-mile distant; "we are making
our pixies Of the best kind, with
good stone culyerts and a heavy
coat Of gravel" Alfred Williams,
Esq, of Circleville, Ohio, writes
that pixies in that (PicIlaway) coun- /
by, built prior to 1860, cost $500
to 81, 900 per mile; that one built
asst year cost $1,000; one is now +
mder contract from Mt. Sterling to !
london at S3, 900 per mile, a price
considered very high, and that the 8
contractor had been offered $40, 900
or his contract, which he refused.
Che Auditor of Fayettc County -
writes that the cost Of building the D.,
rveral roads in that county varies n
rom 81, 1870 to $3,500 per mile, dc.
'cnding on the distance Of gravel;
hat all work is to be paid for in
ounty bonds, running from one to y
We years. The county clerk of =
writes that the last pike :
uilt in that county cost 81, ,425 per
lille. The old pike from GAINESVILLE '
} Marysyille cost about $4,000 per "
lile-the cost depends on materials ,
rading, &c The Auditor of Bel I"
ont County says the cost Of i'm
rowing one road there will be $4,- III
70, bed to be graded 20 feet in tC
idth, track stoned II feet in width p
I'd 0 inches thick with limcstodc,-
ITEMS Messenger, til
- vi
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20

The South American correspor-
dent of the New York Herald says
that in Buenos Ayres the streets
were filed with funerals, and the
people dying on the piers, about
the doorsteps, and everywhere
Crowds were rushing away, and ev-
cry little hamlet in the interior was
filed with the refugees. The chol-
era was also raging in the Brazilian
camp,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20

EMIGRATION TO THE WEST, The
South Bend Register, which is stu.
atcd on the Northern Indiana, and
Southern Michigan Railroad, says
There are unusually large numbers
Of emigpants going westward this
season We notice some days rs
mmly as seven or eight car loads
passing over this Road.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20

-- When the Democratic Editors
claim that they are the Union par.
ty, and that they are the true friend.
of the soldiers who fought the bat,
Ties for the Union, just tell then
that they are guilty Of telling 4 viii
full Talsehood remind them that
during the heat Of battle, when oul
soldiers were hazarding their lives
for their country, in the blaze ofthe
enemies fire, these same miserable,
northern tools of southern traitors,
called these soldiers Lincoln hire
iings, murderers, discouraged en-
listments, resisted (as far as they
dared to do, } the draft, and weri
continually whining "you can'twhip
the South" and advocated Il com
promise with these rebels. These
are the fellows who now talk about
being Union men of the country,
and the only friends Of the soldiers,
Their impudence, in this respect,
surpasses that Of their leader, who,
in ancient times, promised so much,
II a certain good man would only
fall down and worship bin.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20

The strawberry crop this year
is a large one, and the berries are
well grown, and with the aid of a
little sugar and cream and ice, are
rendered remarkably delicious
Everybody seems to be luxurating
on strawberries.