Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-08

tian Association this evening The Ami
versary Celebration will, therefore, be post
pohed until Tuesday next, the 18th inst.
New YEARS DAY WITH THE FREEDMEN.
-Whatever impressions of serious nature
the advent of the New Year may have made
upon the white population of this section, it
is very certain that little effect was made upon
the minds or cansoionocs Of the irrepressi6lo
black. In one sense they fulfilled the scrip
tIpral injunction they ate, drank, and we're
merry. Indeed, SOME of them were mellow,
as well as merry. Some of them folt like
fighting, and they fought, others wransled
and disputed BiLlout fighting, whilst some
DANCED the hQrE=pipc, on our street platforms.
The negro was free that day-he felt the un-
restraining and relaxing influence Of whiskcy.
and for the time he was happy-joyopsly
happy. lie had no care as to where he should
lodge for the night or where he should OBJ
tain his next meal of victuals Negro like
he thought only of the present, and gave him.
! self up TO bacchaualan revclry, In this re-
spect how much drunken negro is like
drunken white man. They are initiative
creatures, and in nothing are their powers Of
imitation more wonderfully displayed than in
this. Make negro drunk, and give him
the same color, aud you couldn't tell him from
white man in the same condition. They
yell like the yhitcs, they quarrel like the
whites, and they reel and stasgcr like the
whites, they fight like the whites, and to COM
Pletc the picture, they make fools of thcm>
selves Ike the whites. The fact is, whiskey
is a lcveller. 1t clevates the negro and de-
grades the white, until thS-tw races are
brought very closely together.
We were amused on Now Years day, as
we listened to controversy between three
negroes who had raised a dispute over a
blanket. Lucion had loaned Jim Hayden
blanket, which Ball Goius had iu possession
Lucien appealed to Bill to know chow he got
dat blanket" Bill rcplicd-''I played cards
wid Jim Harden, 1 won S1.75 cents, and he
GIN me &c blanket to hold tell he pay dc
money"
Luc;en charged Bill to "take care of dc
BLANKET, till l see Jim Harden. Dat my
blanket, and Jim no h;sness to glib dat blank
ct UP, if you did win dc money from him."
After while Jim Harden, little, cunning
looking negro made his appearance upon Tie
stage. He had heard Lucien charge Bill
Coins to take care ofthe blanket, and he at
once concluded that that charge left him
hole to crawl through Lucien informed Jim
that he held him responsible Cov the blanket
Jim was on-plussed. lie didn't know ex.
aotly how to shift TIE responsibility at
length he burst out as follows: "Now Lucien.
look here, how you gon to hold me 'sp9psiblc
for dat blanket. when you dun tole Bill Go.
ins to take care NV it. II 1 glib you my coat to
hold, and you hands it to Bill, and tell Bill
to take care Nv it, can l hold you 'spousi-
Bile ?"
This Disconnected Luoien. lie could make
no reply, and the crowd evidently thought
Jim Harden had extricated himself
New ADvERTIsEMENrs.- Attention is
directed to the advertisements which ap-
pear in our columns this morning.
The "CIaymont Preparatory School" by
Mr.. John S: blackburn, is worthy the atten-
ton Of persons having youths to educate. It's
location, aud the experience of its PRINCIPAL.
should commend this school to the patronage
Of cur people.
John w. Kennedy, Esq, makes known the
removal OF his law Office to tho room former
y occupied oy the Valley Bank
Mr. Lewis Castle publishes notice odds
solution, as also his determination to continue
TIE sawing.business.
Messrs, Bowers & Luce offer their services
to the public as real estate agents.
Josiah Watson-or 81 as he is fau,iliarIv
called-offers for sale, at his store in Middle.
way, Whitman's double and single spout corn
shelter, Could he not loan it to some Of our
Smithfeld patrons to help them she'll us out
few cords of wood.
David Howell calls upon those indebted to
him to pay up, and announces the inaugural
tIop-o tie cash system. We hope it may
prevail everywhere.
HAINEs. the Tobacconist; presents new
programme this week. He gave us some CT
CARS daFiRg the holidays, that took the spice
of OF 44cne Jack or any other jack, we haEe
tested for long time. We smoked them,
aud then inhaled the smoke They were su-.
Perior. May be he would ike to renew the
experiment. p
Mrs. Mary s. Spots offers for sale, private
ly. valuable house aud lot in ChaElestown.
See advertisement.
ANOTHER CAKE-Nr. Brogn. COufec-
toner, who nov runs successfully, the old es-
tablished concern of Blessing. has placed US
under obligations for New Years Cake
Like the one he sent US on Christmas it vas
finished up In the highest style Of the cnn
Factionar'S art and shnrred rxbat Mr. r couI6