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New-York tribune., 1867-05-03

The earnings in the year decreased Sl'ooo'ols. Inc
oronses decreased in the same time 1901 55 reducing
the loss in net earnings to s9Ci550. The decreased
traffic WAS s1 258O6i in passengers and SG64,SS In
freiphts The road has relinqushed the Canandaigua
branch 70 the Northern Central of Pennsylvania 4Ss
miles and has acquired the Buffalo. Bradford, and
Pittsburgh branch 25l miles, The road spent IN con-
strnction in 1866, s., ,GS4, ,SJ3
The funded debt is stated -SZI4Z'''-V
Stock, Common. .Slb,0t4,5O
Stock, Preferred. .....-.. S,5S6,9lO Io'l4i']W
New-York tribune., 1867-05-03
FOREIGN PORTS.

ST. PEsRz Martinique April LIN poT brig V.nget lof Bangor
Cor Bslnoe sail ou G. c. Clark for Heaanga
charging Bsh for Baseces dsehargAg Fanny Gilmore %
The coast Of Panama, dlschaTgns al we'll - .
Posr on AsPIywALL April 3Ared shL D. wilder Hesibs
PHILADELPHIA; bg Ann, Bsr,eley, New fSrk u 0vpbes
Creos Foster Caraeoai yaa HAye ST Bias 18th ser
Eve Forbes Bias eL Apr TO- sehr Minerva Forbes PeS
Usbo Belle Forbes Porto Cabeo 2d, thL Eye fero ~
belo; 24gh, bark Nag gdaleuA SeaTls Nen-loTk
New-York tribune., 1867-05-03
prcrTpTS OF ppODTtcr

Nay 2-1osss bags Flour, siTe bills Lfiour, s5T Blj.
Whisky 172 bDls Corn Meal 1850 bnsh CrIs 5li bh d..
Oats 10 pkgs Ashes, l3l pkgs Beef $40 bis Park lCI
pkg Cut Meats 9sl bbls Petroleum, 1910 pkgs Butter,
700 pkae. Cheese
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
tFor the SPIRIT of JefTersonJ
A Word Upon the Crisis.

The following extract is from letter writ
ten by young man at college, to his father,
who suggested to him the propriety of his 20.
ing to one of the-what was formerly called
'free States" when he leF. school, and cxsr
else whatever talent he might have in mould
ing public sentiment:
'Would not the effort of an honest n s,,-
ity to stay the corrupt tendency of the sIa4t
mass of Northern fanaticism and wickedness,
by association with them, be like an attempt
to dam up the maddened torrent with bun-
die of reeds2 1t would to my apprehension
Reasoning with "tyrant'' is like binding
buffalo with garland of flowers. Fanati-
cism must be met and combatted with fauat-
icism-''Sin1itia sinaiii6Ms cWrGntcr y or in
good saxon, ''like things cure like" POpery,
which was the essence of fanaticism was res
sistless, till fanatic-Martin Luther-Srasp-
ed the papal bull by the horns and overthrow
it. So the jealous. hot-tempered Saracens
ovcrran Europe till Charles Martcl and his
Franks slaughtered them by myriads at Poi
ters. History furnishes many other proofs
of this fact."
Adopting this theory and course of reas-
oniug, we are led to conclude. and, therefore
suggest to the Southern people, to select their
most trWsty aud Intelligent c06orel men to fill
all Offices from U. S. Senator down to consta-
BILE.
We have, practically, nothing to say ia
this matter, in this county and State, but We
commend this course to our conservative
friends of this county; put upon the track
some clever, intelligent colored man for the
Legislature, and we will see whether West
Virginia is a sovereign State, or creature,
to be dictated to by Congress, aud whether
the Ssdicals are in earnest, upon the question
of equality of the races.
OBSERVER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
a oolored MANS speech.

We make the following extract from the
speech of Beverly Nash, eOlored man.
which was delivered at recent public meet.
ing in Columbia, s. c.
Jaw in Washington, few days AGO
mea more violently opposed to our advance.
ment than any gentleman here; and We
know that the States of New Hampshire.
Ohio, aud perhaps some others, have refused
that political equality which exists and has
been accorded in South Carolina It is our
duty, therefore, to identify ourselves with
tins soil. Here we have grown from child
mood to manhood. Many of us white and
black, have been brought up together; we
love the people; ne respect their honor we
Know their worth; and ask whether. under
these circumstances, having the power to do
so, Weouskt not to petition Congress to re-
move the disability which shuts ont that nor
ton OF our people from the elective franchise
In whom we have such lons-tried confidence?
IT we are to have a convention in the Stata
Tor the purpose Of changing its constitution
let 1t be convention full of intellect and
power. Ii the black man is to cast vote.
let nm rest that vote upon a standard Of
AFFINITY, and not be contenled to see hodv
OF men who are not competent to DISCHARGE
the high duties that viii lie required of them.
We know the old saying, that fools rush in
where angels fear to tread" If. therefore.
you elect ignorant men, you will have n bad
constitution. Give us, then, the good men
of the State
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
wHEN ANYWHERE.

When is the "Hou." JOS Chaplinc to pay
our people back tho taxes which the cxces-
sively generous State of West Virginia has
appointed him to do? And where is the pay
ment tobe made. Evcn-handed justice would
require the State agent to visit every man
either at his home or his place of business for
this purpose; but we will be satisfied if the
agent appoints certain days to meet his con-
stituents at each of the election Districts
This would be right-even if the tax payers
had not had to trudge to Shcphcrdztown for
the purpose of paying up. To take us there
now when the roads are in such terribly mud
dy conditon-or later when the farmers will
be pressed by the needs Of the spring CROP
would be wrong; but as the agent has us in
his power, lie will doubtless say 'comc to
Shephcrdstown, or 80 without your money!"
and as everybody wants the money, every,
body will have to visit the far away county
seat
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
WHAT TIE RApIcALs INTEND.

The aim Of the Radicals is the perpetual
ton Of TIC government of the country, both
federal and State, in their hands To effect
this object they set aside all constitutional law,
all justice and all homer. No party ever had
holder leaders nor more inscriptions and
FROM this holiness and unscrupulousuess. and
the utter timidity of their Politica! opponents,
VIC account for their success
Maryland has large majority Of her pco-
pie in favor OF a conservative policy of gov
eminent, ana as this large majority will have
the State somewhat under control, and has ia
ken steps towards framing new constitution
she stands in the way of the minority, Of mis-
cradle fanatics of the New England school,
which has been ruling the State for the last
five years. This minority lest TO all sense Of
personal konor and State pride, has called up
on Congress to intervene in its behalf, by
preventing the assembling of the proposed
constitutional! convention by tie strong arm
Of the military. This appeal has not been
unhcctcd by the extra l"yalists Of that body
and We predict that before another year rolls
round, Maryland will be wiped out of the list
of States and made into military District,
No G."
Connecticut, too, seems in . fair way Of
exciring tie radical wrath About a wear
since the people of that State, Ly majority
OF about ten thousand, refused to extend the
right of suffrage to the negro. At TIE same
election the radical candidate for governor
was elected by only about six hundred ma
jority. On yesterday another election was
held for Governor and members of Congress;
and as the indications favored the success Of
the conservative candidate FOR the former, and
of two Or three of the candidates of the same
party for Congress, the present officials have
taken the bit in their own teeth, and have
registered the negroes as voters, and have an
1,c"aced their purpose to admit them to the
polls in spite OF the edict Of the people
There may bc enough negroes in the State to
give the election to the Radicals. No con-
test b. the conservatives Of any such election
returns would be eifectual-certainiy not be-
fore Congress and the Radicals thus elected
in defiance of the laws of the State would be
permllted 10 hOiu Ch 10 tHcIf Ir2UduICnty
gotten places. If the negroes should not lie
allowed to vote, and the conservative candi>
dates for Congress should be elected, our
word for it, they would never be admitted
to their seats by the present majority of Tic
House of Representatives.
If the people Of this country, outside Of
the Eve military districts, stand any congress
sional interference in the purely State affairs
Of either Maryland or Connecticut, they will
stand anything. And if success attends rad
zeal Interference in either State, this party of
disupionists will go on step by step until all
State lines shall have been ignored, as has
been done in the South, until all constitu-
tions, federal and State, have been outraged,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
souTHERM REI,1ER

1t affords US peculiar qualification to refer
to the promptncss and liberality with which
our people are responding to the calls of the
distressed South. From every portion of the
county, supplies are being sent in, and tic
Executive Committee are energetic in their
labcrs Of directing the transmission Of con-
trbutions Southwark AS We stated last
week, VIC felt the only duty dcvolyirg upon
The press III this matter, was. statement Of
the facts, which we were satisfied would elicit
ready aud generous response; and We never
entertained tho slightest apprehension that
any citizen of Jefferson would attempt ''to
:0o'tc has conscience. aciA tie idco tEdt lie
h"d done anyihmy for CIR suffering friends
hy purchasing u ticket for copccrt," and we
now suspect that such lide-bound pcnurious-
ness is closely confined to the individual in
whose brain the idea first found conception,
that such might be the case. People such as
ours, are not likely to measure their charity
By the 'Gfty cents worth, or TO seek Copper
tunitics TO excuse themselves from bcstowing
any further contributions" for the alienation
- N'S''"SS AZ NY V""'tSi3 UpOA Tic pea
that they have through this concert done
something, in aid Of this holy charity" Such
an intimat;on in our Judgment, amounts to
gross misrepresentation. The suggestion
thrown out in this paper last week, that
the proceeds of the concert of Friday eve
ming be appropriated to the suffering people
of the South, was one which met the apPro-
val Of nine-tenths of our people, and The
Association under whose direction it was held,
would have suffered nothing by the adoption
Of the suggestion. But as another concert is
to be given, undcr the auspices Of the La
dies CT the town for the object specified we
leave the Christian Association in quiet eu>
joyment Of the proceeds of the last, we'll CON
tented ourselves with the success Of the en-
tcrtaiGmcnt,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02

and the whole character of our government
has been changed, and despotism of the
worst sort has been set up over the whole
land. To avert this, all that is needed is con-
sentative organization concentration of con-
scrvatlve strength; and bold, honest, lead
er-one who. will neither fear to denouncc the
schemes of the radicals and to tell them
plainly that the constitution shall be preserved
at all hazards. He would soon rally to his
side sufficient men, of influence to effect such
organization. When this is done there will
be no want of brave and. good men to battle
again for sthe Constitution and the Union"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
Gen. Longstreet's Views On Recon
struction.

The ex-Confedcrate General james Long
street has written the following letter to the
New Orleans Times on the political situation:
New ORLEANS, March IS, 1867,
In your paper of yesterday you have ox-
pressed desire to hear the views of several
gentlemen upon the political condition of the
country. l find my name mentioned among
the list, and proceed without hesitation TO re-
spond. AS have never applied myself to
politics, cannot claim to speak to the wise
statesmen of the country who arc devoting
their energies to the solution of the problem
which agitates the public mind. l can only
speak the plain, honest convictions of a sol
dier. 1t can hardly be necessary at this late
day, to enter into discussion of matters that
are usually brought up in arguing upon the
proposed plan for reconstructIng the govern
ment. Indeed, think that many of them
are not pertinent to the question. The stri-
king feature and the one that our people
should keep in view, is that we are a con
queTcd people Recognizing this fact fairly
and square!y, there is but one course left for
wise men to pursue, and that is TO accept the
terms that are now offered US by the conquer
ors. There can be no GiScredit to conquered
people for accepting the conditions offered by
their CoEqucvovs, nor is there any occasion
honest, and hope 1 nay say crcdtabIe fight
but we have lost Let us come forward, then,
and accept the ends involved in the struggle
Our people earnestly desire that the constitu-
tioDal government shall be rc-cstabIishcd
and the only means to accomplish this is to
comply with the requirements Of the recent
congressional legislation. 1t is said by some
that Congress will not receive us even after
We have complied with their conditions but
l can find no sufficient reason for entertain
ing this proposition for moment. l cannot
admit that the representative men Of 4 great
nation could make such pledge in bad faith
Admitting, however, that there is such men
tai reservation, can that be any excuse for US
in falling to discharge our duty? Let US ac-
ccpt the terms, as we in duty bound TO do
and if there is lack of good faith let it be
upon others.
Very respectfully, your obi sorv't,
JAMES LoNGsTREET.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
Concert for the SnfFering South.

Concert for the Suffering South.
The Ladies of CharlestoWn intend giving
Concert on the evening of Friday, April
9Th, the proceeds of which are to-be applied
to the relief of the people in the South who
are suffering for the want of food. and the
other necessaries of life. There Will be an
entire change of programme from that of
Friday night last, and if possible, the enter
tainment will be rendered even more at
tracttoej as the number of performers is
considerably increased and embraces some of
the finest musical talent in the community.
AS it is well known that tho amount of suf.
fering in the South is very great, and that
every assistance 1however smalr is accepta-
bic. it is hoped our citizens will respond
heartily, and swell the proceeds to as large an
amount as possible. The ladies are satisfied
that all who give money for such purpose
will realize that it is indeed ''more blessed to
give than to receive"
P. S.-Sincc the above was prepared. we
have been permitted to make the following
extract from lettOr received by Rev. A. C.
Hopkins, of this town, from Rev j. Leighton
Wilson, Of South Carolina DR.. w. is dis
tinguisled minister in the Presbyterian
Church, and the statements set forth in his
letter constitute the strongest appeal in be.
half Of these suffering people, We need not,
VIC arc sure, urge our people in this holy work.
The writer, under date of March 9th, saws
Clam glad to know that TIE community
around you have the disposition and the aLiI
ity to DO anything for the relief of the desti-
tute and suffering people Of this region.
have not myself, until very, recently known
the full extent of these sufferings. I suppose
tho people of South Carolina and Georgia arc
the greatest sufferers, and 1 am afraid these
sufierings have not yet reached the worst
stage. Rev. Mr. Martin, Methodist preach
er OF great worth, writes to me from Column
bia that he is feeding some twelve or fourteen
hundred people Immediately around him. by
the peck of corn, from week to week. A lit
tic higher up the country, his daughter writes
me, the distress is greater. Immediately
around this place. most of the farmers are
able to buy corn on credit, but the poorer
classes who have no credit are in great dis
tress. What portions of Georgia are in most
distress cannot say. DIR. Jos r. Wilson,
of Augusta, could give you moro particular
information on that point.
whatever is done, should be done with as
little delay as possible"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
Southern Relief.
destroyed.

The Executive Committee, to whom we're
entrusted the contributions to the sufferers
from famine in the South, beg leave to an
nounce to the citizens of jefferson county
that they have made all necessary arrange.
ments to discharge the duties imposed upon
them. They have secured transportation Of
all donations, free Of cost, from the various
Railroad Depots in the county to points of
destination in the South.
Bags have been procured, and are now
ready, at all the railroads depots in the coun-
ty, for those who have corn 10 contribute.
The railroad agents,at the depots, will re-
ceivc and forward all contributions promptly.
The arrival of all articles in the city Of
Baltimore will be Acknowledged by the pub
lie prints of the city, and will be commuui-
Gated to the Executive Committee.
All articles will be marked as contributions
from the county, aud will each thus be its
own messenger of lovo and mercy.
The articles most needed are
Corn, Bacon, Flour C2ofhing d. Noncv.
The Committee would assure the noodle of
the county, through information Obtained by
one of their own members who has visited
baltimore in connection with this subject.
that their charities will be depcnscd accord
ing to their wishes; the Baltimore committee
having made the most satisfactory arrange
ments with the Governors of the Southern
States for the reception and distribution of
all contributions sent them.
G. H. MCCURDY,
w. II. TEAyERs
DAVID HOWELL. SR.,
ANDREW HUNTER,
j. D. STARRY,
q. w. EICHELBERGER,
ErcCHfire (Io1O,,,;Yyor
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
I'm. K. De Grc6enrcid.

Horace Smith, formerly a servant of
Judge Daniel Smith, of Rockingham, was
sold after the death of the Judge, we think,
to Dr. hicrrillatt. then Of Stanton. Some
years afterwards Horace purchased himself
and wife. He removed to the New England
States, and has now clcrkship in the Freed
men 5 bureau. in Washington, at salary of
S1,zOo- He recently visited Stanton, to
spend few days with his old friends. lie
has secured for his bro;her-in-law Tom. who
can ca read and write, formerly a servant of Col.
81 U. AaTman, situation in the same de-
Partment. Tom left with Horace a few days
since for Washington. The wife of latter
was VI very elegantly dressed, They had With
them 4 bright little boy, who interested him
self in reading to the colored children of
Staunton almost constantly while in that
place.
In this connection We will state that ono
OF the coloTcd speakers at Columbus, S. c.,
Rev. Mr., Pickett, VIC think, was raised by
Michsel QuiDlan, decd, of staunton.-RocI-
i"gltGns itegt.ter.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
No Faith to be Reposed in Congress,

The Louisville Journal, of the 14th ult
thus diseOnrsos about Congress, and its dis.
course is unfortunately made up of facts
Congress passed military law under which
the States lately in rebellion were to be re-
stored upon distinctly specified conditions
But before the States in question have had
time to act upon the subject or to consider il
supplementary law is about to be enacted
imposing further conditions How many
more supplementary laws are to bc crgra(fed
upon the original law, none can guess, Pro.
badly they will sProut out like limbs md
twlSs from the trunk of tree. In case of n
supposed radical necessity, the last supple
ment will probably be, that. in any event. no
matter how tull and entire Southern commit
ance may be, the date of restoration shall be
subsequent to the Presidential election Of
next year. If Virginia or any other south
ern State hopes to get in before that time
without radica!;z;ng herself, she is as green
as her own grass. The South is a victim
Let her not be duPe also
No faith is to be reposcd in Congress. II
Is the embodiment of political pcrfdy. 1t il
selfish, INSCRIPTIONS, fnnaticai, revcngcCul,
treacherous and cruel. 1t is the worst ca.
ian'ty ever visited upon this country.
a Southern organ says that Congress has
all power No, 1t has rot tie power to aver
from itself the swift coming scoru and con-
tempt Of nation
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02

Eg- y Tennessee Radical having called
on President Johnson, few days ago, to beg
for an Office, that high functionary presented
the mendicant with cory of the following
resolution, passed by the Brownlow conven>
ticn last moath, OF which he was prominent
member:
al. That We cover cur faces with shame
when We contemplate the disgrace brought
upon our beloved State by the detection and
degcneracy of her unprincipled adopted son,
who, by the bullet of an assassin, mas ascend
ed to the Chief Magis,racy of the nation !;
and We shall cordially endorse any action of
Congress which shall lcgitiinatcly deprive
him Of continued power to disturb the peace
Of the country"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02

SOMETHING NEw.-Our active and enter
prising townsmcn, Messrs. WEIR1cK & VEL
LER, have recently added TO the business in
tcres'S Of our community, by putting in OPP.
Grafton their new foundry, which is of suffi-
cicnt capacity to supply all the wants of our
people in the way of castings 1t was our
pleasure be be present on Saturday last to see
them make their FIRST heat, and afterwards
had the privilege of examining some of the
castings turned out BY competent judges
these were pronounced very superior. They
have secured the services of an experienced
uoulder, and hereafter they will promptly
supply any demand made upon them, and VIC
sincerely hope that their new enterprise will
be literally encouraged by our farmers and
others. The castings of Saturday last, were
principally mould boards, of winch they will
keep on hand a supply.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
Public Meeting.

We hope The people of Jefferson, who have
do1.2 such honor to themselves in the lib
crafty OF their contributions to the Southern
Relief Fund, will not forget the meeting to
be held in this town on Saturday next
1t is especially desired by the Executive
Committee that the gentlemen who constitute
the committees III The several schools districts
Of the county should be present, fully plepar-
ed to make their final reports.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02

. -Isham G. Harris, formerly Governor of
Tennessee, and now a refugee in Mexico. has
found the latter country too uncomfortable to
live in. In letter he gives his opinion of
the people. There are eight millions of in
habltants in Mexico. If scven millions of
these were extcrminated, he thinks it would
be good country for civilized people to en-
igrate to. he estimates the number of edn-
Gated people at one million. Half of these
are in favor of an empire, and half opposed
a large majority of the remaining seven mil
lions are robbers and murderers.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-02
Erccutire Committee.

VALLEY STAGE L1NE.-We learn from
our Valley exchanges that this old and we'll
conducted line of Stages, run by NIessrs.
TRorrEE & Bro, is now in perfect trim and
the proprietors are prepared to take passen-
gers from Winchester to any point on the
Valley Turnpike, in comfortable coaches, at
reasonable rates. and in the shortest possible
space of time, making close connections with
the cars both at Stauntcn and Winchester.
We understand that they run two sets of
coaches. by taking one of which travellers may
pass over the entire line from Winchester to
Stanton in daylight, aud thus have ar op-
portunity of boholding the beautiful and va
ried scenery of this Garden spot of Vir-
ginia,' which alone is well worth a trip
through our Valley.