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The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-02
No. 1S.

Joint Resolution in Rel ,ton to the Public Lands
appertaining to the Armory at Springfield.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the first section of O
teen hundred and forty four, entitled "a resolu-
tion relating to the public lands appertaning to
the armories at Springfield and Harper's Ferry"
is hereby revived, re-enacted, and continued in
force.
Approved April f. 1866
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No. 10.

Joint Resolution giving the Consent of Congress
to the transfer of Berkeley and Jefferson to the
State of West Virginia. -.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That Congress hereby
recognizes the transfer of the counties of Berke-
ley and Jefferson from the State of Virginia to
West Virginia; and consents thereto.
Approved March 10, 1866. ..- ....
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City, certain Stores not needed for the Use of

the Government.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary OF War
be- and he is hereby, authorized to deliver to the
lady directors of the National Home for Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans, of Washington city, for the
use and aid of that society in its benevolent OBJ
jects, such blankets bedding, and other furniture
and articles as may be proper for their purposes,
and are now on hand in the stores of the surgeon
generals department, and no longer needed for
government account; the Secretary to deter
mine, at his discretion, the specific amount and
character of stores thus to be appropriated, and
of which due account shall be taken.
Approved, March 10, 1866.
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No. 25.
Resolution for the Temporary Relief of destituta

hesolnuon Tor the temporary Relief Of destitute
People i'll the District of Columbia. t.. .
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con.
gress assembled, That the sum of TWENTY-FIVE
thoosand dollars be, and the same is hereby, an.
propriated, out of any money in the treasury not
otherwlse appropriated, for the temporary relief
OF the destitute population in the District of Col
umbia, to be expended under the direction of the
Commissioner of Freedmen's Bureau
Approved, April II, 1856.
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No. IS.

Joint Resolution to provide for the Exemption
OF Crude Petroleum from Internal Tax or Duty
and for other purposes. ..E,.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
Congress assembled, That paraffine oil, not ex-
eeeding in specific gravity thirty-six degrees
Baumes hydrometer, the product of a residum
the product Of the first and single distilation q
coal, shale, asphaltum, peat, or other bituminous
substances, shall, from and after the passage Of
this joint resolution, be exempt from internal tax
or duty -., /.
Approved, May 9, 1856.
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No. 27.
Joint Resolution expressive of the Thanks of Con.

o1l101'e'01"VIOII
gress to Major General Winfield 8. Hancock.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen.
tatives OF the Uninted States oI America in Con.
gress assembled, That, in addition to the thanks
heretofore voted by joint resolution, approved
January twenty-eghth, eighteen hundred and
siXty-four, to Major-General George G. Meade,
Major General Oliver o. Howard, an6 to the Of
fcers and soldiers of the army of the Potomac,
for the skill aud heroic valor which at Gettysburg
repulsed, defeated, and drove back broken and
dispirited the vetran army of the rebellion, the
gratitude of the American people and the thanks
OF their representatives in Congress are likewise
DUE and are hereby rendered, to Major General
Winfield 8. Hammock, for his gallant, meritorious,
and conspicuous share in that great and decisive
victory.
Approved, April 81, 1866
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No. "a.

A Resolution protesting against Pardons by
Foreign Governments of Persons convicted of
infamous Offences, on Condition of Emigration
to the United States. s,r ,
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Ne.sSZ.
No. 81
Joint Resolution relative to the attempted Assas.

Joint Resolution relative to the attempted Assas.
sination of the Emperor of Russia. =
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes of the United States Of AmericA IN
Congress assembled, That the Congress of the
Tinted States of America has learned with deep
regret of the attempt made upon the life of the
Emperor of Russia, by an enemy Of emancipation,
The Congress sends greeting to his Imperial
Majesty, and to the Russian nation, and congrat-
ulates the twenty millions of serfs upon the pro-
vidental escape from danger of the sovereign, To-
whose head and heart they owe the blessings Of
their freedom. So, .4t1ls- -l.-saz
Sec. 2. And be it farther resolved, That the
President of the United States be requested to
forward copy of this resolution TO the Emperor
of Russia 5-ss - -
Approved, May 16, 1866.
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For capture of Atzerott:-

For capture of Atzerott:-
To Major E. R. Artman, 213th Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers 81, $50 90
Sergeant Zachariah W. Gemmill, 1st
Delaware Cavalry s,59s 81
Private Christopher Ross, 1st Delaware
Cavalry 2,s7S 81
Cavalry 2,s7S rs
Private Albert Bender, 1st Delaware
Cavalry 2,s7s rs
Cavalry a,s7s rs
Cavalry ~ 2,s7s 7s
Private James Longacre, 1st Delaware
Cavalry 2,S7S rs
James w. Purdum citizen 2,S7S rs
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No. g.

A Resolution directing the Distribution of the
Writings of James Madison.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentativesi of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the joint committee
ou the Library be and they are hereby directed to
distribute, by mail or otherwise, the i've hundred
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Official.


Passed at the Fir,t Session, phich tc0s begun
and held at the City Of Washington in the
District Of Columbia, on Monday, the. fourth
day Of December, 4. D. 1865, and sadsd on
Saturday, tue tosnty- stghth day Of July, 4.
d. 1866"
PUBLIC ACTS.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President. LA FAYHTrE
S. FOSTER, President of the Senate. LA
FAYETTE S. FOSTER was elected President
of the Senate pro tenpore on the seventh
day of March, and so acted until the end
of the Session. SCHUYLER CoLFAx, Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
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No. IL

Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of
War to transfer to the National Home for Sol
diers' and Sailors Orphans, of Washington
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Sergeant Boston Corbett, 10Th New

Sergeant Boston Corbett, 10th New
York cavalry; Sergeant Andrew
Wendell, 10th New York cavalry
Corporal Charles thinner, 10Th
New York cavalry Corporal Mich
ael Uniac, 10th New York cavalry;
Corporal John Winter, 10th New
York cavalry Corporal Herman
Newgarten, 10th New York caval-
ry; Corporal John Walz, 18th New
York cavalry; Corporal Oliver
Lonpay, 10Th New York cavalry /;
Corporal Michael Hormsley, 10th
New York cavalry; Private John
Myers, 18th New York cavalry
Private John Ryan, 10Th New York
10th New York cavalry Private
Phillip Hoyt, 10th New York cav
airy Private Martin Kelley, 10th
New York cavalry Private Hen
ry Putnam, 10th New York cav
airy; Private Frank Mcdaniel,
10Th New York cavalry; Pri ;ate
Lewis Savage, 10th New York cav
airy; Private Abraham Gcnay,
10Th New York cavalry; Private
Emery Parady, 10Th New York cav
alary; Private David Barker, 10th
New York cavalry Private Will
liam McQuade, 10th New York
cavalry Private John Millington,
18th New York cavalry; Private
Frederick Dcitz, 18th New York
cavalry Private John III. Singer,
10Th New York cavalry Private
Carl Steinbrugge, 10th New York
cavalry; Private Joseph Zisgen,
18th New York cavalry, one thou
sand six hundred and fifty-three
dollars cighty-iour eight tenth
cents each.
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$25,OOO,OO

For capture of Booth and Herold -
To E. j. Conger $4,000
To Lafayette G. Barker $3.50
To Luther b. Barker 5000
To Lieutenant Z. P Doherty $3.50
To James r. O'Bierne 1900
To H. H. Wells 1000
To George Cottingham 1000
To Alexander Loyett 1000
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100000

5000 90
said several sums shall be paid to the several per-
sons above named, respectively, personally, or
in case of their dccease, to the persons who would
be entitled to the same under the bounty laws of
the United States in case of deceased soldier.
Approved, July 2S, 1896.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-22
MASSACHUSETTS, CANDIDATES.

Candidates for the Presidency are an
rounced on every side The Portland
Press, in leading article, presents SEN
ator Fessenden, and the Boston Post,
copying the article, alludes to the dis
tinguished Senator in most commenda-
tory terms Massachusetts trots out sew
eral canddates-Charles Sumner, Henry
Wilson, General Banks, General Butler,
George +. Boutwell, and John A. Andrew.
General Butler is also understood to be
a candidate for the Vice Presidency, and
several other Massachusetts leaders will
also, it is generally thought, be content
with that position-among them Messrs.
Eliot, Dawes, Hoar, Bullock, Bigelow
and Devens Mr. Lowndes. Of South
Carolina, once said the Presidency was
neither to be sought after nor declined. "
Now, however, it is much sought after,
end very rareiy declined.
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Hard on the Weather.

The local of the Mississippi hsder is
not pleased with the late spell ofweather.
He thus breaks forth;
We've often thought Noah and his fam
lily must have had sloppy time when
first discriminating from their long.tried
craft, and once more putting foot on what
was called dry land, but which we i'm.
agine must have been made up of con-
siderable proportion of prairie glue. We
fancy the old gentleman deliberately
drawing on his Mcclellan boots after
protracted use Of slippers in his cabin
room, and with a resolute air, sinking
the first step knee-deep into moist
ground Old Mrs. Noah, with
many "pish" and "pshaw,
drawing up her outer skirt over her bal
moral, and following obviously the
splashing course of her determined old
man." Mr.. Shem Noah lifting his better
halt down by the gangway plank; Mr..
Japheth Noah picking his spouse up and
bearing her gingerly through black la
COON; and Mr. Ham Noah-whom we
conceive to have been a sort of domestic
tyrant, but jolly fellow withal-rough-
~ GAZING on Mrs. nam 10 come along
there now, will you, and ever and anon
applying bottle of the Dew of the Ara
rat by way of warming up after the
long spell of weather. The whole ami
NAL kingdom coming out in files of two
the dignifed elephants-the melancholy
camels- the conceited monkeys the
legal looking jackasses-the noisy fees
the scowling tigers; some crowding on
to the heels of the others and provoking
a demonstrating growl in front; some
swapping at each others tails and being
kicked at in return the frisking ones
falling of the plank and taking their
seat in the mud below; the lively ones
throwing up their legs in excess of ami
NAL spirit and the joy of outdoor exer-
cise-the whole crowd splashing and
lowing and barking and growing in
multitudinous roaring, and keeping up
an animated din and distress that must
have made the head of the family feel
the full weight of his domestic response
bilities.
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ENGLISH TRADE.

During 1866 the exports from Great
Britain amounted to 1914, l3s, 925 in gold,
which is IA per cent. more than the total
of the preceding year, and Is per cent.
over the exports Of 1864. Ofthis amount,
cotton manufactures make up $304,325,-
ITO in gold, an increase of 30 per cent
over 1865. The hosiery exports have
increased per cent. lineas, per cent;
woolens, 81 per cent, and iron 10 per
cent. l,229,5sO,3OO pounds of cotton
we're imported during 1866, of which the
United States furnished 464,337, 900
nounds
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The registra-
ton ofVoters under the new suffrage law
has commenced. The registration in the
First Ward shows that the blacks are
greatly in the majority. The whites are
not taking any particular interest in the
matter.
The President has signed the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the reliet of the
destitute negroes in the District of Co.
lumbia. Also, the bill appropriating
$1,000 for the Paris Exposition. He
will probably return the Supplemental
Reconstruction bill to the House to-day.
The Senate bill, imposing tax of ten
per cent on all State, municipal or cor
poration notes or scrip assessed by any
National bank, has passed.
A joint resolution has passed to sus.
pend all further proceedings under the
act to appoint commissioner to pay
loyal slave owners for slaves enlisted in
the army.
In the House a resolution was offered
removing Smythe from the Colectorship
Of New York, but its consideration was
postponed until tomorrow.
The one million dollars appropriation
bill for the Southern destitute was taken
up. A sharp colloquy between Butler
and Bingham ensued, and no conclusion
was arrived at
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-22
STERLING PRICE & co.

"Old Pap" says the Cairo Democrat,
is again in the peaceful pursuits of com
merce. He and his son have opened a
commission house in St. Louis. They
intend to transact general commission
and forwarding business7-a business in
which Gen. Price has had much expert
ence, he having had very successful
career as a business man previous to the
late war Associated with him in bust.
ness is his son, and they have in their
employ Mr.. VIM. E. Ladd. Both Of these
are young men Of energy and good bust
ness habits. Their Office is centrally To-
Gated, capacious and comfortably fur
nished, and we have no doubt the new
firm will command fair share Of bust
ness, having many friends throughout
the country. We wish them success
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.

Both houses of the Northern Congress
have passed the Supplemental Recon
struction bill. 1t bears upon its face ev-
idence that it is not intended as finality.
Congress reserves to itself the right to
investigate elections and determine
whether they are full and free, and
whether "any voter was inundated from
going to the polls" There is no mistake
about this affair. If the elections in the
Southern States shall not 60 to please
the Radicals, they are to be vitated by
showing that negro, solitary negro,
was intimidated from going to the polls.
Of course this can be proved, and of
course it will be proved 1t will be the
easiest thing in the world. There will
always be those in the South, ready to
fabricate case, and swear to it, too. If
an election is found going against the
Southern loyalists, how easy would it
be for them, in disguise, to brighten
some poor negro from the ballot box,
and thus make case, carry it to Con-
gress and have the election annulled?
The constitutions formed are to be
ratified by majority of registered voters
voting upon them. An accurate list of
registered voters will be kept and re.
turned with the number cast. If less
than one-half of these do not vote for
the new constitution, it will not be rati-
fed. Taken altogether, the two bills
constitute subtle piece of machinery
so contrived that it may, by touching
secret springs, be made to reyolve in
any direction desired by Congress. And
thus is complete, we suppose, the action
of Congress on Reconstruction for the
time being. The members will 60 home,
10 receive the plaudits Of their people.
Well done, thou good and faithful SER
want, thou hast been faithful over the
North, and we win make you ruler over
tho Soufh
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sTINaING.

The Chicago Times thus stings Lord
Chief Justice Chase: The refusal Of
Chief Justice Chase to appoint registers
under the Bankruptcy act until the
Supreme Court shall have decided
the question of the power Of
Congress to transfer the ap-
pointing power from the executive to
the judicial branch of the government is
the most remarkable case Of cOnscien-
tiousness that has lately come to light
As to the power of Congress to set aside
the right Of trial by jury in a state Of
peace, the Chief Justice has no scrupu-
lous misgivinga But upon a question
which doe: not particularly involve the
Chief Justices political friends, the de-
gree Of his judicial uprightness is some
thing wonderful
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MILTON.

The London Guardian says; II may
be interesting to know that Milton was
not only a poet, but photographer.
1t appears that the compilers of the
Cambridge Dictionary, published in
1893, made use of a manuscript eollec-
ton in three large folios, made by " Mr.
Jshn Milton" out of all the best and
purest Roman authors. Also, the fourth
edition of DR.. Adam Littleton's Latin
Dictionary, published in 1903, has an
acknowledgement on the title-page OF
its indebtedness to the same manuscript
of Milton.
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FROM NEW YORK.

NV YORK, March 22-George NJ.
Carleton, charged with embezzling half
a million dollars from the Government
while Treasury agent at Memphis, APP
peared before Commissioner Bills to-day
and gave bond in the sum Of s25, 900 to
appear.
Private advices from Schuylkill county,
Pa, report that the coal miners-mainly
the Irish-are committing serious out
RACES there. The Governor has been
applied to for protection.
The Tsmmsny Society has purchased
a lot on Fourteenth street, adjoining the
Academy Of Music, for the purpose Of
erecting new Tammany Hall.
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BE NOT DECEIVED.

DEADER, II YOU HAVE HAD THE SAD
Ii, misfortune 70 contract the accursed dis
ease, known AZ venerial, In any form, you can
IL cured "a care not in what stage II may pre-
sent itself, whether primary, secondary OF ter
tiarvl. without taking one solitary srain OF
me1icine. After ten ycsrs Of close inyesttga,
ton and practical experience, / am convinced
that internal treatment. for the purpose OF ei-
fecfinr a permanent cure Of syphilitic diseases
i useicss. add. that in large proportion o.
cassa. ID Absolutely does more hafli than go0a
Whflr undor ny method Of external mcdica-
cation. which j. pleasant and agreeable 20 me
rrficnf. II defy competition with any other
r-rihod known 10 the medical profession, for
rpcedy and permanent cure.-.vhieh guaran,tee
ia an cases. 10 making this important fact
NON III The public. i wish 20 state that am
! rcruiar practitioner Of medicine that am
a vrsiusfe of the Medical Department Of the
rrivsrrifv Of Louisville, KY, and that ny
method of treating those disoascs has cost year
ID deer study and close observation
All ii9raaca OF the Ear and I've treated upon
he most improved methcda. -
OFPiCF-No. s. Monroe street. between
> f si0 saa CIV. Mcleod. ND.
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GEN. LONGSTREET ON THE SIT
UATION.


The following letter from Gen. Long
street will cause a feeling Of regret in
the minds Of many Of his admirers
There is no doubt that he speaks the
truth when he says that there can be
no discredit to a conquered people for
accepting the conditions offered by their
conquerers." For the life of us we can
perceive nothing in the military bill TO
accept II is not addressed to the dis
erection of the South. 1t is positive and
mandatory. 1t sweeps away the State
governments, and places the lives and
property of the people at the discre-
ton of a military commander. Scho-
field can bang Gen. Lee, and Sheridan
can hang Gen. Longstreet Tomorrow,
without trial by jury, and there is no
help for il. Where there is no power to
reject proposition, it is absurd to talk
of accepting it The people of the
South have only one thing to do, and
mat is to submit But to the letter Of Gen.
Longs.reet;
New 0.LrAss, La. March IS. 1867.
To the Editor of the New Orleans Times;
DEAR SIR-In your paper ofyesterday,
you have expressed desire to hear the
views of several gentlemen upon the pc.
litical condition Of the country. find
my name mentioned upon your list, and
proceed, without hesitation, to respond.
As have never applied myself to pol
tiles, l cannot claim to speak to the wise
statesmen of the country, who are de.
voting their energies to the solution OF
the problem which agitates the public
mind. can only speak the plain, honest
convictions of soldier.
1t can hardly be necessary at this late
day, to enter into q discussion of the
matter that is usually brought up in ar
guing upon the proposed plan for re-
constructing the Government Indeed,
think that many of them are not per-
tiDent TO TO the question.
The striking feature, and the one that
our people should keep in view, is, that
we are conquered people. Recognizing |
this fact fairly and squarely, there is but
one course left for wise men TO pursue.
Accept the terms that are offered US by |
the conquerors There can be no DIS
credit to a conquered people for accept
ing the conditions offered by their con-
querors. Nor is there any occasion for
a feeling of humiliation. We have made
an honest, and hope that may say, a
creditable fight, but we have lost. Let
us come forward then and accept the
ends involved in the struggle.
Our people earnestly desire that the
government shall be re-
established, and the only means to ac-
complish this is to comply with the re-
quirements Of the recent Congressional
legislation.
1t is said by some that Congress will
not receive us even after we have COM
piled with their conditions But can
find no sufficient reason for entertaining
this proposition for a moment. cannot
admit that the representative men of a
great nation could make such a pledge
10 bad faith. Admitting, however, that
there is such mental reservation, can
that be any excuse for us in failing to
discharge our duty9 Let us accept the
terms as we are in duty bound to do, and
II there is lack of good faith, let it be
upon others.
l am, very respectfully, your most
obedient servant, JAS. LoNGsrREET.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-22
ANOTHER REBEL.

Boston is in uproar, Sumner is pale
and Butler, frenzied into the idea that
he is still in Baltimore issuing orders
and warning on women, roars out for his
underlings There is CONSERVATION
over the whole North and East Men
shake their heads, look up at the stars
and stripes and sigh out "Oh, my
country /" What is the matterf Why
all this dismay2 From pale and quiv-
ering lips the whisper goes round
MRS JEFF. Davis has baby-s boy-a
rebelp
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SHOE pEGGING.

At the recent exhibition of the Poly
technic branch of the American lnsti-
tute, in New York, hand shoe-pegging
machine was exhibited, which is said to
have operated to the satisfaction of the
members. The exhibitor claimed that
by his machine he could peg one pair of
boots per minute, the work consisting Of
cutting the pegs from long strips Of
birch wood, punching the holes and
driving a double row of pegs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-22
snFFRAaE IN NEW JERSEY.

A few days ago report was presented
to the New Jersey Legislature in favor
of striking the words white" and male
out of the State constitution, so as to ex-
tend the right of voting to both women
and negroes In the Assembly, where
there is a decided Republican ma
jority, a vote was taken on this report on
Wednesday, and the proposed changes
rejected.