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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
NUMBER A..
The Treasury Department.

The report Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury is very comprehensive and very
satisfactory in its exhibit OF the financial
situation OF the country. He says, that
the financies Of the United States, not,
withstanding the continual depreciation
In the currency, are in a much more sat.
'sfactory condition than they were a; the
date OF the last annual report Since the
lst November, 1866, $493, 900, ,2os.s4 of
interest bearing notes have been paid or.
converted into bonds and the public
debt, deductiDg thereirom the cash in the
Treasury, which is to be applied to i,s
payment, has been reduced $59, ,so5,5 ,555
Ihe Secretary says that the policy OF con.
tracing the currency, although not en-.
forced TO the extent authorized by law.
has prevented an expansion Of credits, to
which a redundant, and especially de.
preclated currency is always an incentive.
and has had no little influence in stimula.
ting labor and increasing production.
The most interesting portion of the re-.
port is that in relation to the condition Of
the Treasury at the present time. On
the 3lst day Of March last, the total
debt OF the United States was 50, ,see-
955,o77.34. Since the 1st day of Sep.
tember, 1865, the temporary loans, Ger.
tIficates OF indebtedness and five per cent
notes, have all been paid, with the excep.
ton OF small amounts. The compound
interest have been reduced from s2l7.-
os4,l69 to S71,s7s,o40-Sll,5eo $50 900
having been taken up with three per cent
certificates seven aud three tenth notes
from $3.50, 100000 to $3s7, ,97e, 800 -
United States notes, including fractional
currency, from $3.50, ,504,3ll to $337,-
s7l,477 while the cash in the Treasu,
~ has been increased from $ss,2lS,O55
to 1888 99s,39s; and the funded debt
has been increased 6,5o4 800. While
this has been accomplished, there has
been no commercial crisis, and on tside of
the Southern States, which are still suf.
fering from the effects Of the war, there
has been no considerable financial embar.
rassment.
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The Louisiana Convention.

New ORLEANS, Dec. Tn Conven
ton to day while discussing the preamble
and resolutions denying the statements
contained in the memorial to Congress
expressing fear Of war Of races, A ne,
gro member, named Cromw well, declared
shat we will rule unt, the last one Of ia
lies down forever, that the negroes were
going to have their rights If they had to
seek them by revolution and bIoodsbed
aud in spite Of Andrew Johnson or anv
other man." He also declared that he
was ready for revolution" Pincbback
another colored member, deprecated the
the remarks Of Cromwell, and said tha,
the colored people In this Country could
get no rights the whites did not see fit to
give them, and that the talk of the war
Of races was all humbug. He alluded to
the disparity in the numbers of the two
races, and declares that the shareholders
OF the South had been in the past and
still were the friends Of the negro. and
that 1t was the province Of the Radical
Congress, not Of this Convention. to dis.
cuss questions Of this kind.
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Starvation In Beaufort.

The Savannah papers publish touch.
ing appeal, signed by the Rev. s. Lam,
drum and Isaac Branuer, Esq, in behalf
OF some Of the old residents Of Beaufort.
). T., now in utter desti,ution. Tboss
gentlemen say: i1.
"The undersigned. having visited Beau.
tort, 5. c., recently. have been urged to
make a public statement OF the condition
Of a portion Of it's people. Some Of the
old families Of the town, after five years
OF refugeeism, have returned but not to
find their former homes, or even a shell.
ter Tor their heads. Their houses, their
plantations, their cattle, their boats, their
furniture, everything in the hands Of 9th.
ers, removed or destroyed Only those
who stand upon the ground and mingle
with the people, can realize what univer.
sal and complete confscation MEANS
They must buy back their own houses or
rent Others. They are excluded from all
employment. They are unprovidsd with
clothing suitable for the winter, but what
distressss them more, they are without
food. These Southern families are com.
posed chiefly of old persons, young ladies
and little children. Their young men, ,
the few who have survived the war. can
60 abroad, but where can these got
They have not means to come to Sayau,
nah to seek employment. Could they
find i, il they did comet
Those to whom we have reference were
once families Of wealth. Their homes
we're almost boundless in hospitality
They are educated, refined, Christian peo.
pie. How keen their seDsbilities-how
cute their anguish !! ...
They must have aid or die of want
Absolutely they have no. means to give q
decent burial to their dead.
Pressed and tried, as are most Of our
people, our condition is far better than
theirs. Our homes lands, stock and for.
niture have not been confscated. Wa
state explicitly, that we have never seen
worthier object, Of sympathy and aid
than part Of the old citizens OF Beau.
fort. a
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The President's Message.

For want Of space, we c.nno, ci,e the
message of the President in full. We
ptopose TO b,ing 10 :ho attention Of our
readers a few Of its most striking poin,,.
,T. And in the FIRST place above them
FI isthe distinct acknowledgement, ,ha,
We Southern States id down their arms,
ontaes faith Of the declaration Of Con ,
grass, that. tho sole object of the late
war on the part OF the United States
Government and the Northern States was
restoration Of the Uniou. The Pre,i.
deot saYs:8 ...I p. ..'.....
SdiIhe. .cCustitutiops'dn duty is not tue orly
one which requires the States TO Le re,
sfored.' There is another consideration
which, though Of minor importance. is vet
"tgTeat weight, On the 22l day ofJuly,
1861, Congress declared, by an almost
unanimous soteo both houses, thai, the
war should be con iuc,ei solely for ths
purpose OF preserving the Union, and
wsintsiping the supremacy Of the federal
constitution and Jaws, without, irppairinp
the dignity, equality and rights Of the
States or Of individuals, and that when
this was done the war should cease. do
not say that this declaration is personally
binding on those who joined in making
hs any more than individual members Of
Songress are personally bound to paw a
public debt created under a law for v hicb
they voted. But IL pas solemn. public,
Official pledge of The national honour, and
icannot imagine upon what grounds the
repudia,ion OF it 10 to be justified. lit be
sa'd that We are not bound to keep faith
With rebels, let Il be remem hered hat this
promise was not made to rebels only
Thousands Of true men in the South were
drawn to our standard BY il. and hundreds
OF ofthousands in the North gave their lives
in the belief that It would be carried cut.
II was made on tho day after the first
great battle Of the war had been fought
snd lost. All pstriolic and intelligent
men then saw the necessity Of giving such
an assurance, and believed that with out
10 the war would end 10 disaster to our
cause. Having given that assurance in
fhsextrenaity Of our peril. the violation of
1t now, ID the day OF our power, ~ouId be
sruds rendiog Of that good faith which
holds the moral world together; our
country could cease 10 hare any CLAIM,
upon lie confidence Of men IL uoula
make The var not only failure but a
fruud." H
2, The next important point made in
the message is, that secession was void,
and that the Southern States are now as
they have ever been within the Union
and under the Constitution OF the United
States with all its guarantees. |; says:
as''h is clear TO my apprehension that
tho States lately 10 rebellion are still
members OF the National Ubion. When
did they cesse. to bs sol The 'ordina ances
Of accession, adopted by a portion lin
nost OF them avery small por,iou) Of
their citizens, were mere nullities. If we
admit now ,ha, they were valid aud effec,
iuSi for the purpose intendsd by their
authors, zoe sOeep from under our feet the
whole ground upon @hieA zoe j.shfe Ms
teds. Were those States afterwards ext
-qmsts1 ys ~ Js..t. al.E. - j
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SELECT POETRY.
,.. From the Buffalo Express.
WEEPING WILLOW. 7".'n
ny HERBERT II. MILLS.


80 willow. Why forever weep, .I...a
- As'ore who mourns an endless wrongg
%What hidden woe can He 20 deep, -
What utter grief can last so long sF1s
''9'he Spring makes haste with step elate
,-'iYour life and beauty to renew;
She even bids the roses wait, ....
3 And gives her FIRST sweet care 10 YOU.
The welcome red breast folds his wing
To pour for you his sweetest strain:
To you the earliest blue birds sing
Till all your light stems thrill again.
The sparrow trills his wedding song,
And trusts his tender broods to you;
Fair fow'ring vines, the Summer long,
q With clap and kiss your beauty WOO.
The sunshine drapcs your limbs with light,
!, The rain brOids diamonds in your hair,
The breeze makes love to you at night,
Yet still you droop aud still despa:r.
Beneath your boughs at fall of dew,
81 By lovers lips is softly told,
"lha tale that all the ages through
aeiias kept the world from growing old"
sii ....
Nut still, though Aprirs buds unfold,
cS)r Summer sets the earth aleaf, .... .
or Autumn trims Your robes with gold,
]" fon'swny and sigh In graceful grief.
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~.m.~..~t ~. LANCASTER G. H.. S. c., DEC, 49, 1867

all hazards. The 80 called Reconstruc.
ton acts, though as plainly unconstitu-
tional as any that can be imagined, were
not believed to be within the class last
mentioned" .'.
The Presidents message is an admira-
BILE message, and must tell forcibly against
the Radicals and throughout Europe
will show what hideous tyranuies, may be
perpetrated in the name of liberty.
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ORNAMENTS FOR THE PARLoR,-An q

ORNAMENTS FOR THE PARLoR.-Au az.
change says: Suspend an acorn by .
cotton thread so as to nearly touch the
water in glass vessel, a byacin.h glass
is perhaps th" best, Sc. upon the window
or mantel, and let it remain for eigA.
weeks, more or less, wi,hout being touch.
cd, except to supply the evaporation Of
the water, and the acorn will burst, ard
as it throws root down into tie water
asprout or stem will shoot upward, throw.
ing out beautiful leaves, thus giving You
an oak tree in full life and health within
your parlor. ."s a us l
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The Griflit lTexasl Star says: "W

The Griffit (Tsxa.) Star says: ave
learn that on the subject Of growing cot.
ton, several prominent farmers in this
country have determined to plant no
more OF this article the ensuing year than
viii be necessary to enable them 10 Dur
chase few Of tue Injuries Of lite. This
Is step in the right direction, asd we
nope that every planter will follow their
example,"
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ARRRsrED.--Ws learn that Col. Keith
who during the war, executed ls persons
10 the Laurel Valley, in Western North
Carolina, has been arrested by Order OF
Gen. Candy and conveyed to Charleston
for trial. The persons executed were raj.
ders Who claimed to be Union meo.
Charlotte Democrat,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-08-23

HEEERENtES.- Hon. Geo. u
s'"to"iu bradford; sson. ATM
1er" GOD. Sion. 4. ss. leslie. aud
brhnh bcming. " ellis River.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-08-23

pARLOR Observation-Disclosures 81
t3.' Easy hairs stuffed Rocking Chairs.
ano seat and Back Chairs. What Nor "a
blcs, Mirrors. Window shades Ne M WV 81"
y H. !. REYES a CO.'S
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-08-23
Probate Court,
ISrauiOrd District

DRollAIE COURTS WILL 3D. HUll-
within and for the District of BaH-
LOT Tue year ensuing. as follows. tI..
~ the Irottcr House, in Brdn ,a
"a tuesdays IN January, May, JuIt y
At the Probate ONCE. I'm Wat u.
nc second Tuesday in December ud ..ga
tuesdays IN February, April and Ot4m,
AZ the Dotel III East Corinthaa ne I'd h
days OF March, June. August aad \ot...
-, ALNAIl BEAN L-s't
West Fairlec, Dee /, IS6u.
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And Country Produce Genpr
{ = TO THE LADIES

THE TNBERSIGNED uoi. r..-.
say 70 The Ladies If uuul. u
NAY having purchased the ut1.,-
,i''Aer IN the skirt business lmpe aH
'h' mdnutactorN to Concord y
shall give
Particular Attention to Maxim,
Ordered skirts and Rcpanr.
All Orders left at our Old Stuc
bradford, will he Promptly I-a
alta Days Notice,
Ladies having Long skirts can a,
mace over TO the latest fashion at lg...i
prices. Country Mel uWt. suppu.4l.a.
fltl GEO. ". HAILFT
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no Farmers.

4 FULL STOCK OF.
"cNthes, Forks, Hay and Hand
i, ,.'hes, Shovcls, Hoes, Iron Bars.
W ool irvine, Sheep Shears. But,
ter Tubs, and best Dn;rv al, '''
A the loves, market prices b, '"'''
pkfCIIARD
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-12

improvement made or ornament added
is made In high appreciation OF the
fact that " a thing of beauty dsIa joy
forever" The walks, the drives. the
hewn and carved bridges will last
when many generations are gone. The
groves are old, but with their age they
will gain strength: Let every one who
loves to see nature In the embrace of
art, go there and see There is mu-i
scum with live animals In the park, as
good as any in the city, and free to all.
To the travelling public let me say.
whenever you see the name : Leland q
as hotel keeper, go there, and you
will be well provided for Since /
have been laboring with these great
metropolitan bills Of fare for nearly
thirty days. / have come to doubt the
propriety of travelling for ones health.
| would at least recommend the dys-
peptic to take some other route, where
they do not feed so well as at the
Russell House, Detroit; Information
al, at the Falls; ST. Lawrence Hall,
Montreal; Union Hotel, Saratoga,
Especially avoid the Union and the
Metropolitan and Fifth Avenue, New
York. M ~ saF
The weather is. getting shade
warmer, but is still comfortable
enough to one who left the thermome-
ter at home at 920 and little over.
NOVICE y
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cts which they were to- vote.
In these secret reeesses- the negro's
passions were infamed against what
are called the rebels y but which
really means every Conservative citi-
zen. 1t was part of the policy of
these Radicals to infict the worse
sort of Observation-Disclosures
ment and exclusion from the polls
upon every white man who had been
connected with the rebellion, which
includes vast majority of the peo-
pie Of the State. To this party the
negroes in Tennessee lent themselves.
To carry out the most infamous pro-
scription the votes of these blacks
was given. And yet when Conserva-
tive employers send adrift their SER
wants who voted to exclude then,--the
employers-from the polls, the whole
Radical press raise a howl about pro-
scription for opinion sakel Out upon
such base Hypocrisy Who among
us that has the spirit of a mouse but
would do the same thing?- Vincennes
,Sun. ..e.' ss'-5 20 {
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Prescription.

Some of the Radical newspapers at
the North are making a great fuss
because some of the Conservative cit
liens of Tennessee have discharged
negro employees who voted the Radi-
cal ticket at the late election. While
we. do not approve of prescription for
political opinions, we are inclined to
think with the New Albany Ledger.
that there are few reasona bic men
who will aot entirely approve the
course of he Tennessee Conserva-
tives: In the first place, not one in
hundred Of these negroes had or has
any poiitieaI principles or opinions of
his own Not one in a thousand can
reado write nor do they know any
thing more about the merits ofparties
than so. many monkies. They were
merely the creatureAthe toolsEof a
set Of unprincipled leaders, like
Brownlow, who drilled them in
the Loyal League Rooms, and
provided them with the tick
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

The LONDON NosEY MARxEr.--LoSDoN Dea. l5-
Evening --Consoss closed at 92I for money.
American securities closed the following ratss
United States vc-wentias n lilo Illinois Central
shares, 500 Eric railway shares, 4ssi
FRANKFORT BouRsK --FRASKFoRr Dec 13-Evenng. -
Upted Statas bones closed at 70 Ill6 for the issue q
1862.
PARIS BoURsK -.SARrs. Dec. I3-11:30 A. M--yhe
renteS weak
PARE, Doc 13--Evsning Since noon to-day rsntss
have improved, and st the close Of tho day were sd
vancing.
LIVERPOOL CorrcN MARKwr-TavHRpoor. Dec To-
Evening.The cotton market closed without improve
which frmer The following the authorized quosal
lions: Middling uprnds in port 71sd.; middling up
lands TO arrive, I'd mddng Orleans. Tmd. The sales
OF the week foot bales Of which IL 900 bales
for export ami 4, 900 bales speculation Tho
stock port and shpbosrd a3 900 bales of whIch
10000 bales arc American Tbs sales OF the day FOOT
up 10, 900 bales.
Trade Rsfoar.---The AdvIces from Manchester sre
unfavorabIc Goods and yarns have declining Ten
doncy aud the market Is dull.
IIvKRPnoL BaEApsrurYs MARKET --IdvYarooI. Dec.
l3--Evening Corn clssed firm dos Cd. Wheat I'M
changed Barley, IS I'D. Oats. 81. I'd. Peas -. 3D.
LIVERPOOL Provisions MARxEr --LyERpooI. Dec. I3-
Evening Beet III. d. Pork, 6es Lard, Sos
Cheese 52a Bacon, 40s.
LIVERPOOL PRoDucE MArKEr-LivTRPoou, Dec H.
Evening Sugar closed NJ tho decline reported to-day,
No. IL, Dutch standard, beng quoted at 26s SPIRITS
turpeusne, ga. lower, tho last sales made 27s
Cd. Rosn steady 49, I'd. Tor common and lis Tor ne
pale. Tailow as Cloversead a9s. Petroleum, -. tor
spirits, and IS ID. for refined.
LONDON MARKEr.--.I.oHpoS, Dec. 13--Evsnng Whale
OIL ESQ Sperm oil, Esi2 Iinseed oil, Est. Lansssd
cakes ell.
PYrRoLsun MARKET. --AsrvEsr. dec. 13-Noou. Pc
troleum-.he market is dat. Standard whts ia nominal.
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VIRGINIA.


The Rec onsfructiou OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
the Passage of Aam-atcud i.aw-prsvpo.
sitton 20 Remove shc Present st,yte
Officers.
Elcnl.orD. Dec. 49, 1861
The Virginia Convention reassen.bied this forenoon
communication received FROM enerai seholoid
approving the ordinance fixing the pay and
officers OF the Convention
An ordnance WAS reported paying tho reporter OF
The Convention So is page for debates reported BY
him.
petition was received rHyln Ter shs passags Of
homestead law.
Judge snead republican, denounced the petition as
proposition for downright robbery and In opposition TO
the constitution OF the United states. under which lhe
Convention existed
The motion 10 sy il the table was lost BY yeas 49,
nays 81 ana u was then referred
resolution appointing committee 10 memorabilia
Congress TO allow the Freedmens Bureau. IL view OF
the desttnion Ia the State. 70 remain here rl
struction IS complete was laid on the table
resolution was adopted Inviting Genera. Orarfo
Brown aud stan. OF the Frscdfuen's Bureau, 10 the
privileges OF the foor
coiored delegate offered resolutions to appont
COMMITTEES to vail on General schoheld and him 10
remove the present state officers, and failing 10 induce
MN 10 DO H. then TO 60 TO Washington for the same
purpose, or procure tne amendment OF the law 10
give the Convention tho right 10 remove them.
The resolutions we're laid on tire table.
Tho resolution offered yesterday relative 10 the in
tmids,ing by dscya andnodsrs " loyal voters Of the
republican ticket rnd the amendments to i relative 10
the ntndating by co0rcd voters OF uosa coiorcd
and others who voted tho conservative ticket, were
called up. but laid over uAs TO -nofrow.
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in London, il utterly inadequate to deal with
such q crisis.
Colonel Burke. who is confined in the
Clerkenwell prison (not the man lately SEN
fenced to death in Ireland and trans
ferred to England after communication
Of bis sentence,. IL more than suspected
Of being . very active Fenian officer
OF agent He is at present charged with
having taken . prominent part both in organ
izing and directing the Manchester riot move
ment during which policeman Brett was shot
Indeed, 1t is alleged that Burke had charge Of
the arms and served them out to Allen. kin.
Gould and the others just before The tumult
comrnenc ed
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ALABAMA.

Removals amt Appotnt sscurs-- NoS emont Of
Conservative Negroes In Opposition 40 the
Proposed Consultation.
MONTGOMERY, Dee Is. 1891
Nine judicial aud ministerai officers have recently
been removed to give place 10 loyal republicans. Five
or the usw sppolnioes we're sxsrems members Of ihe
iato Reconstruction Convention.
The conservative colored meeting last sshs organized
a conservative club Tho whole affair managed by
the blacks The coiorcd speakers denounced the 80
called sscsrpot eag membess OF the Reconstruction
Convention and declared tnst s1e coIorod people
enemies themselves II they any onaes refused heed
the advice aud counsel OF their isrds tho old
bsbtsns Of the South ResoluiiorI adopted which
declare in strong terms againss tho ratification pf tho
constitution. ~
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CALF ORNIA

lBaiiotlng Tor United Siutc- -sse nator.
San FRANCISCO, Dec H. 1867
The steamship Constitution. from rdnsun, arrived
this morning.
Governor Haght has appointed J. r. CrccSe4t Judge
Of the Snpreme Court vice Shafter, resigned
The Democratic legislative has been In session
three nights and nine ballots Tor United States Senator
have been had Eugene Cesselly aud w. +. Wallace are
the fnvortes. Casseiy's friends conGtBnt Of his
nomination tonight.
SAy FRANCISCO Dec. is, 1857.
Arrived ship Intrepid, from Ne York.
Cleared. ship Sea serpent, for New York; also ship
Loyal SAM for Liverpool with fourteen thousand sacks
Of wheat
Eastern butter quot at CSC 81 &c for choice brands
Flour steady At 81 80 So Wheat quiet, ~ 81 SO.
Legal tenders rs
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GEORGIA.


The RecOntrmctiOn Conventions Charged by IA
Delegate with Conntvtns as Fruud-Cousi-
derablo Excitemeur Manifested.
ATLANTA, Dec H. 1867
9 O'clock r. NJ (
vhere was great excitement ia, the Csavca.ion to-day
whsle seats were being drawn kr Enount up and
charged the majority OF the Convention with connivng
az fraud and with being determined to Do wrong the
pcopse OF Georgia Great excitement ensued, aud.
although repeatedly called TO ORDER he continued TO
assail the Convention in bitter terms,
When silence was restored Ar. Bount rendered his
resignation declaring that he weod not in such
body The prospects Of avery stosny session
The muiattoes nsolent 10 whtes and fears
entertained OF fracas on the door.
On the test to-day it SEGA That the extremists
bold majority Of twenty.