davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

By virtue of the decision of the recent election,
Judge Bond, OF Baltimore, retires from the bench,
lie was appointed to his place thereon, in 1860.
by Governor Hicks. Of his services to the pub.
lie, the Baltimore american says =
6 As soon as Judge Bond took his seat in that
Court he at once addressed himself to the despatch
OF It's business clogged and actually stopped by
lnciliciency and delay. Order and dccency,
promptncss, and justice tempered with mercy,
took the place of what had been, and during tic
interval from the 10th of March, 1860, to the ond
OF that (January) term he disposed of seven hum
drcd cases; in the May term of twenty-five hun
drcd and eleven, and of nine hundred and eighty
five in September, thus making nearly. tour Mou-
sand cases during the first nine months of his
service Next year there were ,l75 cases, and
docket, and pramptress in deterring offenders.
In the year following, 2,fga cases, and 1901 in
1864 were disposed Of; 1850 in the succeeding
year, and in 1906 6,501 During the present wear
md up to this time, more than five thousand casas
have been tried, adjudged, settled or dlsposed of
in the Criminal Court. -
AS to the manner in which all this had been
done-thc temper, the impartiaity, the Justice
let the testimony be, not of friends nor political
supporters, but of gentlemen opposed to him md
his political views, who have been in that Conrt
during the last seven year, as counsel or iurors'
or witnesses or spectators.
Special order No. l97, Just issued From, Inc Way
department is as follows BY or der of fhe Seore-
tary OF War, Col Edgar NJ Gregory. Dist Penn
syivanla volunteers, (Brevet Maior-Geperal u,
>. yolunteers,) is hereby mustered out and HON
SIupiy discharged the service of the United
St!ales, 70 date November 3d. 1867 on account of
ins services being no longer required.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
TIVE DAILY coMMERoIAL Il

THE DAILY COMMERCIAL %
tssued every afternoon, erespt Sl''ady'
n 10 the only Daily Pepper W Witna'ne-
ton, and the State Of Delaware. Terms,
ctr dollars per asusun', or 1sVesve GEMS
a week. Single ooptes Three cefts
THE DELLA WARE TBIB UNE 70
issued from the COMMERCIAL office,
every Thursday morning, and contcssns
principally reading matter published IN
1e Daily. II is the largest paper, and
contains by far the most reading matter
of those published on the Peninsula
Terms. Tsco dollars per dnnuns.
THE COMMERCIAL JOB OFFICE
- amply provided NTH printing mater
sal of the latest styles, and our t0orS %
done equal to Philadelphia Offices, ana
at no higher rates.
THE OFFICEof the COMMERCIAL
nd I.RLB UNE ia at $40 Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware. Entrance aa-
Joining the City Hail.
JENKINS q ATKINSON.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28


In your issue of the 10th inst. there is COM
munication signed Director" in answer to my
article, which does not in my opinion answer lis
objections and suggestions.
! am in favor of this Road,-I am unwilling TO
do aught to injure it. But before the the work
is commercials the time for stating objections.
and making corrections. A Director is in n situa-
tion to give infornation-as he deems me !. mis-
informed in some particulars-and us desire in
formation, will thank him or any one else for it.
Did not the people of Wilmington subscribe to
the stock of this Road, for the benefit of Inc
State, but especially the City OF Wilmington?
II 10000 tons Of Coal can be brought to Will
mington, and disposed Of to manufacturers and
private citizens, as the estimate states, why net
take the Road to the Delaware, near the mouth
OF the Christiana Riyer-wherc It is said, is or
can be made the best harbor above the s'Breal-
water, and bring down to said Hartor or Coal De-
pot 100000 tons, which could be shipped coast
wise and double the receipts of said Road2 Would
not this increase the business Of Wilmington
many millions annually? Would 1t not'Decessarl-
ry increase the population ycry-yery largely,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH 7HE

NEGRO?
He ia ofage; he shall speak for himselEn-Joux
II, q.
The following letter, from colored citi
zen of Delaware, we print precisely as he
writes to us, single word being erased. He
states the case which the colored men of
this State have, with good sense, and in pru
dent words. Why is it that any one can be
so bereft of justice end reason, as to say that
rights are regulated by complexion? This
is the letter.
Allow me to say few words to the many
feaders or your paper. Feeling somewhat
aroused by the different questions concern
iEg our race about this question OF suffrage.
l am constrained to say something on this
all important subject. The great Demoera
tic politicians ask,-What is the colored man
doing, and what has he done? ! will first
enaeayor to tell what we are now doing.
Some of us are practicing medicine, some
law, and many of us teaching school, while
Others are engaged in all branches of me-
ehaHlcal business, besides many who are
Tors, ministers. and engaged in other pur-
suits. Al these are proofs that we need but
. favorable opportunity to show to our enc
mics that we are doing so3netbi,,o And 7
will now state few things that we Inpe
done. We have fought great many battles
and achieved victories, and won for our rac
honor and renown. '-se
we have fought side by side with the
white man, and died by him, like men, and
we ask, have we not done as much for our
country. during the brief period in which
we have been allowed to do it, as the white
MANI Then why shall we be denied the
right OF suffrage Allow me to ask ques
against the Government
Another question which arises lis. whai
Shall we do with the colored man Some
say send him back to Africa, where he be.
longs. But we say there is no need of doing
snytning with US, further than to give us
bled, and we will then do for Ourselves AN'
Yours, respectfully,
WIN. II. booth.
4SsyBNA, Nov. II, 1867.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
The Cotton and woolren Interest.


The Philadelphia Cotton and Woollen Goods
manufacturers held amceting on Wednesday. The
two propositions of the Detroit manufacturers
concerning Internal revenue taxation, published
in this paper on Tuesday, were read and approved.
Mr.. VIM. Divine, read a statement, in part as
follows:-
The official estimated expenses of the Gov.
eminent for the fiscal year ending June both.
1865, is Sl52, 569 597 interest on the public debt
sl33, ,443, making total Of $3.50, 2i7 $40. To
meet TINS the following amounts can be collected
On whisky, sSo,060,000; ON fcrmented LIQUORS
s5,OOO,000; tobacco and cigars s2O. GOD 200
from railways, 512,000,000 from banks sc,
$4,000 900; licenses, s27 900 900; legacics &c.
900; stamps, 500, 900, 600; bills Of sale, &c,
s3,OoO,00O; miscellaneous Sl5,0O0,OO0 receipts
from customs, $3.50, 100000; total $4,000, 900
This exhibit shows that the revenue from tic
sources named will furnish $50 600 900 more than
the total estimated expenses of the Government
including the Interest on the public debt
MIR. Divine also favored the repeal of the tau
on cotton, it being an article Of prime necessity
to the people, and the tax greatly discouragina
Its production and consequently the country,s cx
ports. The same suggestions were made of .u
gar.
The PRESIDENT was authorized to appoint ST,
next month. q
Several resolutions were adopted Inc most i'm
portant being the followng:-
Resotted, That the payment Of the public deb
should not be attempted in the present unsctte,
state OF affairs, and not until all the States of TN
Union are in financial condition to pay thei
dHe share, and then its reduction should be slow
commanding with the payment of a small sun
annually, and gradually increasing the amour
with the increase OF popn9iion and wealth Of tn
| country.
ResOtred That the contraction of the ,ecu
tender currency and the substitution of interest
bearing bonds, tend 10 increase taxation and less
en- confidence in the public securities, as show
| " the price Of gold as compared with that ut til
close OF the war. Its continuance will impoyeris
large portion Of the people by deprvng thei
and reputation.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
- =
Saving Their Money,


The Freedmcn's Savings and Trust Company,
an organization to encourage and receive the ac-
cumulated savings of the Freedmen in the South
has recently made its report. The returns are
from twenty different cities and towns in the
Southland show total deposits for the past month
of $2O7, 9i512, and drafts thercupon of SLIT, 763-
1G; excess of deposits over drafts, $50, ISL 80
Since the formation the total deposits have been
1851 ,517.93, and total drafts S2,0s3, ia. O7.
Balance due depositors, 1884, 4O3.s6. We find
the total deposits at Baltimore the past month
were w, 725.3S, against which the drafts were
si,393.55; at Washington the deposits were
58r46i.66, and drafts 23,G5232. AT Norfolk
the deposits were $34 ,s94s9, and the drafts &c.
574.l7, while at Richmond, where there would
seem to be much larger negro population in
proportion, the deposits were only s126O7. go,
and the drafts s2,426N.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
FREE TRADE CONSTITUENCY

TfcfTfS- fhfDE CONOISIEINCl 4.
The most unprejudiced observer cannot but
be forcibly struck with the remarkable un-
consistency of the arguments put forward
by the advocates of free-trade. For instance
they profess that their main object is to get
the greatest amount of result product,
from given amount OF labor, and, the bet
ter to illustrate their object they set up M.de
Saint Cricq a former French Minister of
finance who had the folly to assert that riches
were measured not by the results, but by the
Intensity of labor, and pour out through the
columns of their League on the head of
this defunct Frenchman, an English vesrion
Of the Yials Of wrath of Frederic Bastiat
another Frenchman likewise dead as Julius
Cesar.
In the same number OF the League in
which appears one OF these series OF trans
lations from Bastiat appears with approving
editorial comments, an extract from recent
letter written from Europe to the Liberal
Christian by Rev. DR.. Bellows In which
the reverend Economist . after referring
approvingly to the free-trade system of Eng
land which he has learned all! cbou with
the casual glance Of a traveller, says, @ In
America, every petty local interest or pri-
vate manufacture, the nome mt ii finds its
i'll chosen business incapable of contending
with the competition of countries favored
by cheaper tabor and better skill, hurres
to Congress and demands protection &C.,
&c" The italics are our own. We all
know something of the condition of the
working man in these European countries
favored wiM cheaper ,abpr and believe it
ls universally admitted that he-the working
man,-in the countries thus .tapored gets
about such an amount of result or product
from given amount of labor as will barely
suffice to keep body and soul together.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28


FROM ALL QUARTERS of the State, we have the
same report, concerning our weekly issue, the
DELAWARE TRIBUNE. Everybody tells us, ''your
paper takes WELL" And 1t would, indeed, seem
So for its circulation is steadily and continually
mounting higher. We now print far larger
edition than any other weekly paper on the Pc
ninsula.
Among the features which we are now cspe-
cially developing are the Agricultural Depart
ment, which now includes sub-department,
"The Housewife" prepared expressly for u.s.
each week, by Delaware lady. In this weeks
issue she discourses on variety of topics, inter-
esting to housekeepers. There are, beside, sew
eral communications on agricultural subjects, as
well as editorial matter, "The Farmers Basket"
&C.. &c.
Besides these attractions for Farmers, we have
| now organized a corps Of local correspondents
in all sections of the State, and give this week,
condensed summaries of news from Middlctown,
frankfort, Smyrna, Wyoming, Georgetown,
Dover, Andy, and other places, furnished cspc-
cially for us.
The TRIBUNE is only two dollars a year. 1t i.
he paper for Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
and must soon attain an almost national circula
ton.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
DEMOCRATIC CONVERTS.

In the House, on Thursday, James Brooks
Oem.) objected to the admission of the
members from Tennessee, his general OBJ
lection being that that State chad not Re-
publican form of Government. This de-
ficiency, he stated in the course of his
speech, was caused by the Acknowledgement
of large proportion of the citizens, and
himself and Mr. Marshall, (Democrat) ex-
hausted their walls of denunciation against
such government. The fact is that the
Acknowledgement in Tennessee, being for
crime, is not Anti Republican, but the in
teresting point is that the Democracy are re-
cognizing the right of Congress to investi-
gate the character of State governments, and
to reject the members from any State, whose
form is not Republican. We are perfectly
willing to have the test applied to Tennes-
see, Let it be done, by all means, and if
she is in the same situation as Delaware,
Maryland, and others, we shall join in insist
ing that it be remedied by Congress as the
Constitution requires.
The conversion of Mr.. Marshall, Of ILL
nois, to this view OF the duty Of Congress,
may be due to the fact that he member
of the Sub-Judiciary Committee engaged in
the inquiry as to Delaware and Maryland.
Appalled, by the evidence concerning these
Democratic oligarchies, he sees no hope ex-
| cept in finding some Republican State,
against which he supposes the same object
ions may be found. We bid him go ahead
by all means. Three cheers for Marshall.
We cannot forbear adding the very peril
nent remarks of Mr.. Dawes, concerning the
speech of Brooks =
He understood the gentleman from New
York (Mr Brooks), to make this motion in
good faith, and lie assumed that that gentle
man mad made wonderful progress last scs-
sion, when he put himself ON the ground
that no charge of disloyalty, however fla
grant and palpable, was sufficient for the
exclusion of a member who held the certifi-
cate of his election He congratulated the
country on this wonderful conversion, for
which there was no parallel since the cele-
DRAFTED journey to Damascus.
He trusted that Mr.. BROOKS would con
tinue journeying on until he say more clear
ly even than the members on the Republi-
eau side, what did constitute loyalty anl
disloyalty. The gentlemen had also takeI
the ground to day, that it was proper for thu
House to look into the Constitution of
State, and decide whether it is republican OIL
not. He was happy for once to be able Il
stand with the gentleman from New York
and vote with him. He welcomed him d.
a new convert, and expected him, like al
converts, to take the lead, and to do work.
meet for repentance.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

II is desirable to have enough currency to
carry on the exchanges of the countryside
You'd that, currency is not only useless, but
absolutely detrimental to the industrial in
terests.
The above, which we clip from the Phil
adelphia Ledger, is certainly sound, If it
be,will any one pretend that there is enough
currency in any Southern or Western State !?
Or can any one explain how it is that locali-
ties where trade is SO concentred that cur
rency is scarcely used at all, in making ex-
changes, should have SO great dispropor-
tirn Of banks and bank circulation? Wit
ness New York city with $75,OOO.oO0 OF
capital, and the New England States with
$l44, 900, 600.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

The Cincinnati Gazette says of Chicago =, ,,r
The 18th of November meteoric shower ou,y
came off at Chicago We knew it would pc, IT, IT,
anything BIO mentioned in the heavens aboyei VIZ
earth beneath, or the waters under the earn, IVY
they viii Immediately announce that Ch lpl. ~
has 1t or something that beats it. II we hiiN y,
the spires upon many of our structures, Cnic'i In
Will brag of the mortgages upon all OF hers. N
summer, when watering places are In fashion, ,,S
Chicago journal announces that Chicago Z If.
most watery of watering places And stral III.
way she creates the dramatic properties apa ppco
duces sea serpent. And now she has io'"
shower Of mete0rs.I ''.
Referring To the free trade notions OF inc on''
cago Tribune, the Gazette further says'-- =.
of course, It would BIO as useless TO tiy W ~
argue the Tribune out of this Idea, that Il e
bound up with Chicagolsm, as to try to ,a
ii that the water sewer is not greater work l ~
the Roman aqueducts or that the CROSBY Ss NIB NIB
terry Opera House is not q monument oil tno p at a
lie spirit OF the citizens; or that Chicago Is noa
greater grain market than those to when no od,
and the grain from many other places Is siipPf, ri
Or that the khiaagosaurss 10 NOT Yeritapio 'Ns''
inhabitant;" So,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

THE IRRESISTIBLE LOGIC ofthe report o. the
Judiciary Committee on Impeachment is so
terse and compact that we have done il harm
by condensing it, but have been forced to
do SO. A good abstract however, is given.
and in the face of it, we think no prudent
snan will recommend that this usurping law
defer go unpublished for his long category
of crimes against the laws and Constitution Of
the American people.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

PrrrsBuRa, with population of about 49,
600 has some nine millions of National Bank
capital. Wilmington, with over thirty
thousand, has tride over one million. Yet
Pittsburg is by no means so badly situated
in the danger of having its capital drawn
away by large neighboring cities as Whining
ton. To make us equal Pittsburg's resources,
we must have three millions, if not four, of
bank capital.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Pin the Senate NJ,
Sumner offered resolution, which was adoni h.i
requesting the Secretary of War to comm lnicst,,
copies Of any papers on file In regard 10 Flg johu
Porter, dismissed for misconduct and now ost
ing for review of his case. ''"
Adjourned to Friday next, at noon.
The House adopted q resolution to adjourn IL.
day over to Monday. w.
Mr.. Stokes, of Tennessee, addressed the lIo,.o
In defeuce of his colleagues and himself. agaln,
the doubts of his loyalty expressed in the rrccn
debate. ''''"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

Ex-GovRRNoR HOLDEN, OF North Carroll
ga, writes TO Washington that the Republi-
cans of tina. Slate have achieved grand and
glorious victory He thinks they have eighty
out Of the one hundred and twenty members
of the Convention. He says
IT so happens, fortunately that we get the
East through.the strength OF the colored vote,
and the West through the vote, for the
most part Of the aphites, aDlo haze at,Uays
been Uaionists. and are now RepubH-
cans The contest has been forced in the
middle part of the State The result has
completed the destruction of the rebel in
f1uence, if we are only true to ourselves.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
JEFF. DA WIS.
HIS TRIAL POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH

HIS TRIAL POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH.
RrcnMoNp, Va, Nov 26.-Judgc Chase did
not arrive this morning, as was expected, but Al
II o'clock the Court met.
There was detachment of Cavalry in the Park.
The Court room was denscly crowded, Tia
Grand Jury was brought in, and all the counsel
Of Davis were present except Brady and Reed.
Up to noon no step was taken in the Davis mat.
ter, and Mr.. Davis was not yet in Court. About
thirty ladies were present as spectators.
Mr.. Evarts, Counsel for the prosecution moved
the postponement of the trial till the 22d day Of
March, which being agreed to Davis was grant.
ed leave of absence until that time lie did moi
appear In the Court room.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

CoNeREss will at once inquire, through the
proper Committee, whether the Freedmen's
Bureau can be dispensed with. ESQ, that
will be one of the steps taken toward re-
trcnchment and economy.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

We SIZE IT SUGGESTED that Congress will
have to sit in perpetual session, relieved only
by brief recesses till March 4, 1869, in order to
prevent new treason on the part of Andrew
johnson. Is this possible? Must two hun
dred and fifty Congressman keep guard to
save the country from injury at the hands of
one MANI There is certainly much read
Ter, and truly lawful way of preventing his
crimes
We know of cases where one keeper sue
eessfuliy watches large number of law
breakers
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

WE WANT to say, very distinctly, that it is
of their unequal distribution, and not of the
National Banks themselves, that we COM
plain. The system is great improvement on
anything we have ever had in this country,
and should neither be overthrown nor rudely
interfered with.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28


The Dorchester and Delaware Railr DAD, from
seaford to Cambridge, Ia being rapidly graded,
two forces working towards each other from the
ends of tho road.
On the Pocomoke and Wicomico road, from
Salisbury to Berlin, even moro satisfactory pro-
gress Is being made than on the other. Thirteen
miles of track are already laid This Is more than
hnlf the whole length of the road. Why this
should be called the Wicouico and Pocomokc
road we cannot tell. Though Its northern termi-
mus Is on the Wicomlco, Its southern is not on
the Pocomoke, but several miles beyond 1t. Mr..
Parker is the contractor for both these roads, and
this alone assures their speedy completion.
On the Kent county road, no work has COM
mcnced, though q large amount of talking Is be-
ing done. They will get over this, before long,
and go to acting we hope. The road ought to be
built. It opens out rich section OF country, and
is badly needed. Whether the terminus IL a
Middetown, or Townsend, is a matter which can
be decided now well as at any time, and when
1t is decided those who are not satisfied had us
well stop growing and go to work.
| Tho Georgetown people are now enthusiastcal-
ly talking about the speedy extension of the
Junction and Breakwater road to Lewes. Many
practical railroad men think this is hardly the
proper direction for such extension though this
is the route for which the road was chartered
Lewcs is about as far from. Georgetown MS 1t is
from Milford and for a person to go from one to
the other of the two places, via. of Georgetown,
Ia simnlv Ia oo thirty-two miles when sixteen
would answer.
On the other hand If the road were extended
ON down 10 Millsboro' and Baltimore Hundred
IL would omen up one of the richest sections O
this State. and tap the almost untold resources
the Great Cvnress Swami with its splendid ceda
and cvnress timber. such Ms is touud in but few
n,,ces in the country of course if orr Suisse,
friends still bel,eve that Iewes il 10 be all. in tn
| ,.-... -. .,., TO- ,,.;,,,.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28

TIE COST of the military establishment in
Virginia during the last ten months has been
over 81, 200, 900. This is exclusive of the cost
of registration and minor affairs. How long
do the taxpayers desire to pay the expense
of voting negroes in ten States at that rate !?
The above item is in the editorial columns
of the Gazette. 1t is totally incorrect, as
will appear from brief article published
elsewhere