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These Lots are numbered IN reference 10
a recent Survey on wilmott's MAJOR Rss4r.
veyed. T0i 59if I Bfi 'td i1oJ"
T They are situate in Carroll County,, On
and adjacent % The Deer Park Road, be.
tween two and three miles from Westmin.
lBter.
Some Of them contain more or 1cs.s'o4l
fields, whilst others Of them are covered
entirely with timber. 'a 30 -t@s
: The tiuber is principally Chestnut which
is now very valuable and in great demand
for railss posts, ishingle7, j9isss studding,
Railroad ties, 8c,
The Sale win be positive. The Lots will
absolutely be sold TO the highest bidder
TERMS. One third cash, und the bal.
ance in two equal payments, ut six aud
twelve months, secured by notes with ap.
proved security, bearing interest from the
day Of sale.
skA-.Tbe Sale will commence at 10 o clock
A. NJ, THURSDAY, FEBeuARY 2lst, 1867.
when due attention will be given BY
WM. n. HAYDEN,
Attorney for 1hos 5. Jacobs.
j. Henry HoPPE, Auciioneer.
ian3lt9
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Brick House Il Lot
r. Rs FOR SALE. 4.

.THE subscriber, as Executor Of Catharine
fingling, deceased, by virtue ofan order Of
tie Orphans Court, viii offer at Public
Sale, ON the premises, on 4
Fnday, tie Isl day Of March, 1867,
- nj r,inInnL u N 4. A.... n.a..-
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A RARE CHANCE.
r1AElBIE REa hSEGnE
At Private Sale.

Nj Al IS n
TINE attention Of the public is directed to
il lithatlv.iuahlc piecnsof lprobetts nov ~.
fered ut Private Sale, and naw The residence
Of Mira bouisa r. Horn. ItispsNnafeA ~
the Nest End Of Westminster, and al.Aut
SAyardssto the Vest &c the Tov,na The
improvements consist Of, a 1880.
shbstahiiT .hnd welt bSilt, 1sr,--'~Iss
dotYblc. Had cSidrcd. Bi,ICk hi3fh-h&s
DWELLING with Two STORY - u
! Brick BnSs Battling &c othic Rood lEif
contains Ten Rooms, Pantry, and Closets
lin each Chamber. wide Hall, fine Porch or
Verandah encireling the house, and three
excellent Cellars. A large and beautiful
Lawn set out with Fruit, Ornamental and
Pand Shade Trees. The out buildings con.
sist Of Stable aud Carriage House combined.
Chicken House, Smoke House, &c. There
are between . and . Acres Of ground we'll
cultivated.
The location is high aud healthy. commau.
ding fine yiewofthe Town and surrounding
country. This property is worthy the at.
tention Of those wishing desirable resi-
dence, as an opportunity of this kind Is
rarely offered x Ft -
For further information apply on the
premises to the undersigned.
jansi.f -
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Grand Presentation Festival
At THE
MARYLAND INSTITUTE,
ron Tap

FOR TIE
BENEFIT OF THE POOR OF
BALTIMORE.
$40 900 N PRESENTS TO 81 cIyEs AsAr.
ON FEBRUARF 2eD, 1867,
wiii'be giveh g
GRAND MUSICAL AND PRESENTATION
PEsTIvAE, s~e.
Al which time tho .lcg t
Hon. John Lee Chapman, Mayor Of BALTIMORE,
Hon. Jos. II. Aadoun, Chief Justice Orphans
Court,
Gen. Fra SsRel DR. Heufy g. Hunt,
Hon. John l.. Thomas, Col, y. II, Boyd, ~
Hon. Aaron Hoffman, Same, II. Evans, ESQ.
J. J. Bankard, Esq, Col. z. y. N. Faehtx,
Col. Salome Marsh, John Mcdarriglt, Efq.,
John Davis, Esq. james Henderson, Esqf.y
VIII appoint Committee to award $4,000 Id
presents, iu such lawful manner as said Com
mittec may determine lh
For the Festival there win be issued 80 Jeoy
Tickets and 81, 900 Presents, being one for each
Ticket valued at So. 600 600 or more, 10 be
placed in the hands Of ESSE HUNT, Presidept
OF the Association for the improvement Of die
condition Of the Poor hrongil the above named
gentlemen. nf' 'aaf
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Know. Thy Destiny .

HkpAvs T. y, Tasssrss. Tho great Englist
Asttglo 8ifI tl siryo5 nt ma n ebpnetriSIan,
10 " Aslo1ishsd ih 1. Scientific CLASSES. o. the
pld Yoid, hss now 10 ept ted herscIfat IIndson,
E.4tf .Nedalne Thorntpg essAses such won
! sfsL peseiy &C sscana, ,isht aas VI enable her
10 smpaft knowledge OF the greatest Importance
F. " fiRgls q Rargis lis e sisss While
sre. 81 The PersoplseH ~ ~ tmarry, and by
/ ne aid ~ 40 instrumentQf intense power. known
\ ts choinotrope, guarantees 70 pfodaee a
ife; Ike Picture of the future hesband or wife
pfthe appl ranf, together With date Of MIR
tisgy positidn IN life, leading traits Of chapae-
ter, &c. This Is no bunbug, Us tiousands Of
esnmonid4 ON Laszfrts she will sead when
gesiSed A serh6ed certificate. or written guar
entes .ttst thf ptetpie \ whatit purports 70 be.
W snciodog ahnaff Iock Of hair, and stating
sssES ssd .is aas sSa% snsslSps
eddrsr>e& A. y9nFself yes VIII receive tho pie
lure ma deslied inforniztion b. return mall
All communications s,crediy confidential. Ad.
tiress IN confidence, MADAME 4. y. TuoHxros,
p 0. ~ ta$, liudsea. Ny. fsb7,iy
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EXCEI.SI0Rl EXCELSIOR !!
= tiisSfRLLiR's' : r
HAN ExterminatorI!

FOR RENO FING St-pERft60 rs IA III,
Tashe,lades especially, this invalaallc
depflatdfy feetinmends itself rs being 40
almoa ipasge1 sible la ticle tofsmAlc beauty,
is easily applied, does not burn or injufe tho
skin. aaltartsssd,fectly loo tue reuts.l, ltis
warranted to remove superiuous hair from
low foreheads or fromaay part Of the body,
completely, Fatally and radically cxtiFpating
the same, leaving the skin soft. smooth aud
natural. This is TIE only criticize used by the
French, aud IL the only real ctfectual dcpila'
tory IN existence. Price IS cents per pack
age, sent postpaid, to any address, on receipt
OF an order, by l.I
BERGER, sHGrrS& Co. Chemists.
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60 Acres Of Land
Superior NoIniny.

TllOSE who want good IIOmiuy.
made Of the best Cora, and in the most
Improved way, should call on the subscriber
At the Union Works, near the Court House,
Westminster Nd, where he has always on
hnnd any quantity for sale cheap, Persons
furnishing the Corn can have Hominy made
ON short notice and reasonable terms. Cali
and yoh will be pleased.
Also OFFALS for sale, and 500 bushels
Of prime CORN wanted, for which the
highest cash price win be given, deiyered at
the Union Works.
SIMON \. LESTER.
jan3.2ms
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Address all orlyi aud comm 9nicatiuus 10 ..
u. W. CLARK. Manager, IS
lI W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md.
TIcEEIs for sale at Mus. Lur3os'S, West
minister. a
janl7-st 1888 t PC y
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[MoHEN iFREE AZ WATER. d. zoo Acusr
Ityl Local sad Travelling Agents, Male or
Female, Of all kss, srs waited 70 solicit trade
lee.eyeSy. ca Town, Yilagp Hamlet. Work
.epp snd ksetot throo ghout the entire world,
~ tc most saIcabic notcltics ever known.--
ym Gxsv fpoe7 aud ready sale wherever
elrredtl Smart men and women can make
a. - ~ AZ per day, aud no riak Of loss A
ka4Acspitzl fcquirsd NJ from SO TO si0e--ihe
sorc mo4e7 Invested the greater the profit
tte Honey repaired III adpdace--iss fra send
~ arfsefes and receive ths pcy eftertsardsi n
osectuslly wish 70 make money rapidly and
wriu. - flh particulars and Address
= nj AII&QR & 90, From PaTis,)
fsbS-iy ~" @ wy
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WONDERFUL But TRUE!

MADAME REMINGTON, the world re-
nowned A,trologist and Somnambulistic Clair
yoyant while IN a clairvoyaut state. dclianates
the very features OF the persun ynu are 10 mar
~, and by the aid of an instrument Of intense
power, known as the PsyohnmOirope, guaran-
tees to produce perfect aud life-like picture of
the future husband or wife Of the applicant.
with date Of marriage, occupation, leading
traits OF character, &c. This is no imposition,
as testimonials without number can ASSERT
by stating place OF birth. age, disposition, color
oteycs and hair, and enclosing fifty cent, and
stamped envelope addressed to yourself. YOU
will receive the picture by return mail, togeth-
or with desired information.
Address in confidence, MAbANg GFnrRuaE
RtsiNsroS, Y, o. Box 2y1, West Troy. n. y.
sept 49, GIN.
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Til. grc. xcsx16 a1,l n. sehenck,
~Ssslis Be5 ssAlasci H., s,s.2 ssl%.dasls a.
4 peet, And Sf.speedp death appeared to be
nevhabi HIS ph ysiciahs ntSnouuced his case
ncurablc, when hc commenced the use of this
Esippee entposerlpi emedy.tt His Asaiti v,s
RESTORED in very short TING, and 40 retsgn Il
dnppfa ossis m a his presenf
weight y more than two bundled pounds.
sinrUhis recsr-ry. ne has devoted his s,ieh-
Zion exciBisclyto the cure 81 cass. npii Gu
aad the dixcssss which are iasusliy eam riicatsd
rsrA 4, and ssurss effected by his medic inss
are ecn ysry 4umcrons and tfnly Wonderful
ID, schenck pakes professional visits to sevc-
q al OF the larger eines weed Y, where he has a
isrgs eone9prsf Of paasais, andsiti truly as
ionishing.a we peer eonsunp tixes l,hat have to
De hited Out o3 their carriages, and in few
pnonths hexlthy, rnbust persons. DR. ScusScK's
PuLxossci Srser, SsswEEo Tosic, and Mas
ssAkE PfLis are gencrsiiy all required in cur
ne. Consumption. Full directions accompany
eaeh 4qthE spy one cas- take ihsn Without
ih4ss, 10 sec him lie gives advice free, but
3oriA tAqrough esq minafion with his Kespirom-
hter his fee Is three dol}arsL
Please observe, when purchasing, that the
wolikenesscs Of the ,D9cior--one when In the
at tsagec eonsumption, and the other as he
nNefesnps ssaAa.aslrsen o. 8 ., 81, d :.
&4t< ~ ~ 3pahgists and Dealers. Price !. 90
per bottle, or 30 the half dozen. Letters for
ldyicp, pbopld always he directed To DR..
Sehehcks Principal Office, No. 10 North, 9Th
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Az
e Gene w1elSiels Ss9t' 1s%as BaSs ga
GafAssE ~ 9fe3 M "a H. E ! LG ~
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4 GREAT CHANCE for A CENTS
40 SOAP! NO wATERN NO sLoPui
BROWNS GLASS CLEANING POLISH.
Patented Oct 10 1891

For cleaning aud polishing windows, mir
fors, gold. silver, plated ware, hrass, copper,
tin, &c. \ new invention of the grestcst
practical worth, convenience. and economy
Indispensable TO all housckecpers. hotel
keepefs, storckccpers, &c, Address G. NJ.
Brown, No. "a Bleecker Street, New York.
Liberal discount;o the trade. Price 30 els.
per bdNs janl7-Sm
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i, &c II A ST L L l. AIRS
w hite Liz uid
s, r N A M e l.,

re- S and psrfst n
use, for giving the skin beautiful peari-like
tinf, that's only found in youth. II quickly
removes Tan, freckle., plmple,, Blotehes,
Moth Patches, Sallowness, Ertpdons, and all
impuri,ies cflfhs kin, nj hdis heaiiag the same
leaving the lskin,white pdclear as alahaster. =
~, and beng vegetable preparation Is per-
feefiy harnitss. II Is the only article Of the
kind used by The gTepcb, aud Is considered by
the PArisiah isjndfspenspblc IN perfect toilet.
Upward cfs0 900 bo,des,rcre sold during the
PAD year, d sadhciert guaf ahtec oft: efficacy,
Pries OILY emit; Sgat BY mall, rpst-pald,
'BERGER, siIeTrS & CO, cheulis,.,
febit-fy'sF - sso giyyssF, n r vJreyf,Y,ft
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WOODLOTS AT
Public Sale.

rT,HE Subscriber, AZ Agent and Attorney
for TnoAks s. yAooRs, will sell at
Public Sale, on the premises, on
TLuys1gv. he DIST nj Februnrv 1867
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~'sgS Special Notices.
az Free 10 Everybody.

\ Large PIP. Breihar, giving lhIorna'
rar sf the greatest importance to the young
of both scxes, lit ,..a'.il.I
1t teaches how the homcly may become
hcau,ifil', the dgipiScI r'spaetcI, and the
foyaksa lOtsS,
Noyoung lady or gentleman should fail
10 send their Address, aud receive a cory
postpaid hDretsrnssai. eas1I l1''
Adlr.ss - a Dra,..s 81 DO
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There eomsih glad tidings of joy 90 ALL - /.
To Young and to old, to great and to smalii
Thebeauty which once was 50 precious and rare,
isfree fcf all, and all may be fair.
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cRISPER COMA.

Oh she was beautiful aud fair,
With starry eyes, and radiant hair, W
EnehaiDed tlseyery heart and mind.
GIsISIsER COMA,
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10 Wood Lots.

10 Wood Lots.
Lot No 4 contains 10 Acres 4 20 Perchss.
Lot No 8 contains l0l Acres.
Lot No 8 contains 81 Acres.
Lot No II contains A., 9 II. Sc P.
Lot No IL contains AZ Acres. ..... ..,.
Lot No - contains & Acres.
Lot No IL contains ~ Acres. ~ H 81.
Lot No 10 contains ISL Acres. IA
Lot No l6 conisips ia Acres. .t.,..s
Lot No IL contains 10 Acres
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EuR CAPS, For Men, cheap at
IL deel3 Johr =. Reifsnider's.
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Orders may be sent direct 10 us, enelosing
the money, from 81 TO SIS, ina rrgistered W. ,
tes az our risk, with stamp for return POSTAGE
Larger amoents should be sentin draftsby En-,
press, at the following club rates ,9se y5iiia
Single Ticket. 4..tt 81 %
Tickets To nc afdresS so
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A III kinds q Job Work neatly cxccptcd
IN al The sDrsocRAric ADvocarE U1icc
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CsLEIGli Baskets saln ~
- janio StouiEer 4 Hoffman
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-13
Ministers Wives.

The English Independent has the follow
ing sensible rema ks, which are Just as true
ON this side of the Atlantic as the other:
1T is enc Of the commonest practical
heresies in our Congregational churches
that ministers wife sustains semi off,
cial relation to her husbands people, and
that they have certain claims upop her
time and strength which she cannot over.
look without incurring blame. A doctors
wife owes no duties to her husbands pa
tients !; alawyer's wife owes no duties to
her husbands clients; hut minister's
wife is regarded as kind of lady bishop,
Or. at least an ordinary curate, who, bv
virtue OF her position, is bound to discharge
innumerable services to the congregation.
She may be Young girl. with no expert
euce Of human life and church business.
but is expected to become the active prcsi-
dent of all the bcnevt lent institutions sup.
ported by the ladies of her husbands
charge. She may have three or four little
children whom she has to teach herself.
and whose dresses must be made and
mended by her own hands, but she is ex-
pected to visit all the sick and the poor
She has her natural sympathies, and, how
ever warm her heart may bs towards every
enc who likes her husbands preaching,
she cannot be the intimate and confiden-
tial friend of every lady that belongs to the
church ; and people, who themselves are
far from being distinguished for univer-
sal charity, are indignant if she finds one
house pleasanter than another, and if she
naturally associates with ladies of her own
age and with kindred tastes.
All this is unreasonable and absurd
Her husband may have been candidate"
for the pulpit when it was vacant, but she
did not come to the people on '.pro bation.''
Her husband receives ar income in &C.
knowleasment Of his services, but she
receives none. She may he good and
wise Christian woman. and yet have no
faculty for presiding at committees, and
may even be too sensitive aud shy to pray
with the sick.
Must minister never lose his heart to
bright eyed woman whose goodness, and
sense, and hum0r. and grace take his fam
cy MDst he always inquire, first, wheth-
er she Is clever at managing Dorcas So
clety and can hold her own in acommttee!
Must he ask her to spend a month on trial
among his people, and get "a majority Of
two-thlrds > of the ladies in her favor, be-
fore he ventures to propose? He may
cordially admire and honor women who
have the special faculty, as well as the re.
ligious earnestness. for taking the lead in
every kind of Christian work; but is he
untaithful to the church and to his Master if
he thinks good to take for wife woman
of shy and timid spirit, who would be i:
! fnr a month if she had to '.take the chair "
at ladies' meeting. but who knows how
to- charm him INTO oblivion of his an yieties
can win his wearied mind away from in ..
cessant thought about his work, and can
wander with him in the pleasant paths If
reading and speculation. which refresh and
rcgenerate the exhausted strength ,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-13
A Patriots Resolution.

An old man Of more than four score years
afflicted with bodily infi,mity. for which
he had been advised by physician to use
with the total abstinence pledge. After
reading it he said; "that is the thing that
will save our country will sign it =
NO; said one, You must not sign it, be-
cause ardent spirits is nessessary foryou as
o incidence
Il know said he, that have used it for
long time, hut if something is not done
our country will be ruined, ana will not
be accessory to its ruin Twill sign it!
Then says another, 'you will die
Well said the old man, in the truc
spirit of &c, for my country can de-
and he signed the pledge. gave up this
medicine, and the disease aed away.
1t was the remedy that kept up the dis
ease. and when be had renounced the ole.
he was relieved of the other. So it proh-
ably would be in nine cases out nf ten
where this poison is used as mcdiciue.
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II, / s.telt In ii { Q Ii s


We cannot believe that many people
care to read this message entire, unless 1t
he those who are out of reading matter
and are waiting for their Village Library
to get in operation, as We are here, Ger
t.;nlv. while Charles Dickens is rsading
lisinimltaoEr ,rnductions to delighted Bos
ton Audiences. and the ut. -rapers at the
Hub, have fall reports OF his ptati'' =.
efforts, and the Messrs Ticknor & Field
continue to issue his works in such a tax
ing style. and the Bookstores everywhere
supply the Youthful and ardent student,
as well As thos" ot mature years and more
mature tastes. with all sorts of reading.
from Bancroftc stately history, to the
. "blood and thunder" New York Ledger.
can an ordinary mortal drsiie to or have
any inclination to read this production, OF
nobody knows whom, called u he Presi
dents Message. But it has become a
kind of custom for newspapers either to
publish these state papers or to give
some sort of synopsis Of them. w
therefore. will do oar best to give the read
er a good idea Of Mr.. Johnson's last mes
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-13
WAUKEAG LODGE, No. 60,
l. o. of G. I. Sullivan,

WHEREAS, it has pleased the Supreme
Ruler of the universe. the Lord of life and
death, to remove from earth our dearly
beloved, and highly respected sister, Julia
II. Hill. therefore,
REsoLvED.-That to the parents of the
deceased, our beloved brother and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebcn Fl. hill, we extend the
mournful tribute ofour heartfelt sympathy
i'll the sad bercayements that have made
them childless.
REsOLvED.-That we commend them to
that Friend that never forsak es, but has
power to turn the edge of the keensst af.
tlictions,-to Him whose impartial love be-
slows alike ''our good, and seeming ILL.,"
REsoLvED.-That though this dispensa-
ton of Divine Providence to us is inscruta-
BILE, we know that God does not willing
ly afllct or grieve the chilJi en- of men,"
and that all His acts are meted out by the
standard of divine right.
Resolved That as a token of respect
for our deceased sister, the members Of
this Lodge, wear badges of mourning up
on their regalia for thirty days.
Res soLvEp.-That copies of these reso.
lutions be forwarded to Brother and Sister
Hill, and also, 10 the Ellsworth American
for publication.
!; :!c&o q; sA1'fsifI 5: PssSie, : Committee.
A. z. Simpson, }
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Maxims for Young Men.

Keep good company or none.
If rour hands cannot be usefnlly en-
ployed, attend to the cultivation Of your
mind.
Always speak the truth.
Make few promises.
Live mp your engagements
Keep your own secrets, if you have any.
When you speak to person, look him
in the face.
Good company and good conversation
are the very sInews of virtue.
Good character is above all things else.
Your character cannot be essentially in .
jured except by your own acts.
If one speaks evil of you, let your life
be such that no one will believe him.
Drink no kind of Intoxicating liquor.
Ever live. misfortunes excepted, within
your income.
When you retire to bed. think over what
you have been doing during the day.
Make no haste to be rich if you would
prosper; small and steady gains give COM
potency. with tranquility of mind.
Never play at any game of chance.
Avoid temptation, through fear you can
not withstand it.
Never run in debt unless you see way
to get out again.
Never borrow if you can possibly avoid
it.
Never unnecessarily speak evil of any
one.
Keep yourself innocent if you would be
happy.
Save when you are young, to spend
when you are old.
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MAINE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 1867

own. l agree with them also that it is
wise to leave the question of such abs0rp-
ton to this process of natural political
gravitation' The islands of St, Thomas
and st. Johns, which constitute n part of
the group called the Virgin Islands, SEEM
ed to offer us adva tagcs Immediately de-
sirable. while their acquisition could be
secured in harmony with the principles to
which | have alluded. A treaty has. there.
fore, been concluded with the King of
Denmark for the ccssion of those islands,
and will bel submitted to the Senate for
consideration.
Then comes the close, and as there must
be fms to all things, so the President
finds 1t necessary to end his long story, aud
we give this satisfactory paragraph in
full =
In connection with this subject the at
tention of Congress is respectfully called to
singular and embarrassing conflict of
laws. The Executive Department of this
Government has hitherto uniformly held
as it now holds, that naturalization in con.
formity with the Constitution and laws Of
the United States absolyes the recpient
from his native allegiance The Courts of
Great Britain hold that allegiance to the
British Crown is indefeasible, and is not
ahsolycd by our laws of naturalization
British Judges cite Courts and law author
tiles of the U. S. in support of that the.
ory against the 20 tion held by the Execu-
tive authority of the United States. This
conflict perplexes the public mind concern
ing the rights of naturalized citizens, and
impairs the national authority abroad.
called attention to this subject in my las,
annual message, and now again respectful
~ appeal to Congress to declare the nation
al will Enthusiastically upon this inIportan,
question.
The abuse of onr laws by the clanles-
tine prosecution of the African slave trade
from American ports, or by American cit.
izens. has altogether ceased. and. under
existing circumstances, no apprehension
of its renewal. in this part Of the world
are entertained. Under these circumstan
ces. 1t becomes question whether WI
shall not propose to Her Majesty's Gov
erninent suspension or discontinuance o
the stipulation for a maintaining naya
force for the suppression of that trade
(Signcd) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, Dec. 3, 1867.