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Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

Cd1li,,i Hr%'H y! ED O8DER Of RED MEy-.Tbo c.
SAM; 'i'.,n oi DeIaware |. o. II NJ ne e treat
.fh ;" annual session on Monday ov'n ; neid ITS
n,yI I,i H1ii at their wigwam in tho b1ng' KIP the
.YI9r1ia%lnt, I1i%n, lImington The renort U Uoa rel
yerv 8""r r'i tribes show the order to OF the
nuEerira z rHiu,hns condition, both naocioHi so oH IN
Jer1h" r tne tribes increasing hciiry thir n and
officers Of 'Suy S6ayyT The following is r' the lt m'm
" s. Wm 2"ISnSf E TFl3e, FF3e, No 5 il this Toxn IL; Of
cart " Pranbct" 'I '" wJ Jr Sps Iqhn III H. Ca96 G3
F., Charles g. Ar Arcbnrml !" m' " vM4eTedith ". G nfI
Evans. " archer W. K. of w., Josepb 81. Jl
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and at" at one Ne r% ?@yis E>q formerly OF this place
and Re,cr g g in Terh Of the Orphans EonT, EEIaGe
fae ~on5b asyi % i3 %s;I. Nl I'd
r, pg Icenber9d as fellow Of I'M in,av JarvlS viii
t"t t"q as gentleman Of excernt 'Aute a,, jest,
buE;,o22 A. 'o2 much giyca to Social .nj d.jialnmcnts
b"n 'Is ,t Ior III? own good hi, 6naint ~"G ronVvla
IAIop him in the memory Of tEa TllI Hrve serve
II d -di;t4fma9ns 4r whom he served for ,u Delaware
.ncr and unos, as schoopaster c@rt | ycars years
,u<tD D2IC, -,a[5 ,!aII have mingled with itbS tbSS
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

Del, DeGlDES5oAnI.1Mr SoanaI A: B. Waller, of Nev.rk
died. on Afnt Eo"davt Sf the ss5 Post st Once Depart
depce on Wcdnesd%a11S % %1S ATTENDED a6th led from his
T%I, IT%IlLn, Second Assistant Postmo"tor meo ". Nc
p n GLanre3son, Private Secretarv" "tnefhl, tn th
md " ueneTal, G. Cochrane, Harrison u d. rno
Post HtarshaII Haha Smith, Special Agents Of "the ne
ost Oihce Department -4soH19 ol the
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

cow. MjRBo1mauxY RoaGsn y Castor, Chancbina -, :,
CIotbp CgImbnedyer yer Over Coatinrs IRII RIa and Mos
mo"t , nIoesklnS and Fancy Gasu;nack Dlack French
to order at variety which we nronoa1 IN al
AZ low prices with perfect fpoSe TO make
BY Baggs & Cotton ,n'0' satisfaction
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

e5@5' . 3 '' ?o5 H. place asst o3 oy.n Monday week.
iarm I Of Nessrs, L. n e. "'%r 4 Odessa, upon the
destroyed 9rre ocS ESq of Wlmingfon, ,26 Which gl
corn co stabng for horses pa1n also large
f6rtr T"4$e, f about tour hundred 9IvInheath, new
InrS ol wheat, twelve or fifteen O1snels t ofcorn
farminae @ pne thousand peach basknts IONS OF good
S4500 or GieoSs GgteoSs The loss is No. ana all the
pipe $9o4o, which is attributed It 70 less less than
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

Freight ihbtIs1MENr 4 raa, r. Henry F. Finnor.n
or at r oSr ana ana the Democrat caEd IS. X; K, at
by GoyernnanSr naS CITY election, has beaa tor May
HN OF CoIonol. = C0mnnercIIa1S1 er I1S aldes' with
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

tod hAhaE aI CALF7Peter Durham Of W;Im;
oId oG9 t tsaughtgrcd last Friday, calf siv rmlng
City, which W. Weighed Il dt2Tgand 7sG Dea%STrss
net. Nv pounds gross, and J 7O
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

busnoss 1u' Jos H. Primrose in % the Bsydl Bsylis has
hss have 'sTsn% %iF'TS NF %& T%RtP %G Of Philadelphia.
sss IA s ba s d1 ds iSs 8d St VA Sa%
Improvements are are beio@ "fon put front and
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

Association nSA cod,o1I. dlnnAaT. Smyrna r;,.
ABOUT i6 the g: 5 5S'D TBs her tn s"'ess oa d
oa af the %Sr to%p by gj number of ft5trBmsnta t5e Bns,
String Bndn al cbar5dda s5e latter By the o0i' As
5. 5[roduced The matter saaes Is ;n may also be in
Ius IN subsequent issue Iro W. embryo however
aohnite announcement "0 we will make more
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06
FOR RENT

Establishment. on GGM Nam n0% .,s., occupied as r.i
OF col George Da2is Smyrna n Deit door to resd.nn
feb6 Co%Is,;co%t I y, or a: R; TATMAN
street Smyrna ~,
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

M "a uiFr SWINDLE-Last wcok NO ..
W Tit glt enterprise had been sf,rto rotlGe, :;
n5 irinSton E tickets tor which had be"T teG r II
Gu " Tor sale in this town. It's tita nven qffer
tr;ht ZONES fGr the Homeless Grand troo mus :
tlIoution OF $2OOOOO worth Of Iu vaIn.L1e i[ee dis
pg.y, consisting of farms, sewing mao6 pro-
.Ii eic' rby The Southern Engrat;oD les' Ta
pany' The Secretary Of the GoMnnnnC a'ron Com
;eaI4 from the Comnlerc,qI oncnod d'pany, "n nv We
~ II inarket ~ street, in that city. liz al once
Nem w. Meade; lie has been put in Iimhn name s Is
Taste, however, and can attonJ ii.op 10 at
Rlt matters. He was arrested ''umd vnd 70 MS
u,,S "tnH circumstances: 1t seems H.. 'ne
was once real estate agent ar Gnn,5 Inat ne
feld & SuCn =, s2ld farm belonging to W. 6e ana
', ~ IN thlS county, on the 5t6 Of last ~ Du1
w.. VIZ gentleman from New ,Jersev CC'opeT n"I
tbs, %iGot' ana lance He Represented - nsLled tI
.nat he had full authority to- sell tbo to 10 them
He J0nG ,ne money, and did actually -, rncs;n 3na
r.Uto r.Dt aS the trst inst ,lment. WIon toIGNe .
Il Lv V ~ eake possession of it they were ;nfoy ,ney
u Iy Mr. ID. that the farm was %Hie %;a morn
!" nad never authorized anv onn n'' "a ana 1 mat
vi Ia l4ct II was not in the market SCH IT,
nao ~ ~ Hdd been on the hunt Of Nil III WI.
IC@ afos 'ne Qccurance. He had him uG arr"; ever
,oi9 ~, re a. aStlce, who held him to hail i;
'll u $1,000 to answer the cbarSo CaIl ~ !Ae
boniy by under false pretences in y dof, dofc'sInlng
'4'0" ne was sent to New Castle ui' VI
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

WILL Ht?--A telegram has been ,o;,. !,
following efzc, 81 uaJ' to the
n.,, 1t Is reported that Senator s.n,.b
oa e'%'[S " re- 9as determined to re.n TubfGuTy b .?
We learn from one Of the "Fsr,;l,. >, ~,
DEWEY that the Honorable Sen.,as 'ns' l1r-
such intention. We regard this 4a'oF y. ..t has no
tn0rIty' Many Democrats bonod a. j.; ~ au-
gram was correct. There are o,bar 'u,s n, 1eIe-
the party they say, competent for nl tba mGn In
s 1''n quite as much ability and mnpb pI'i'lon' .
9lgnty-men who could represent n. suon lo more
r4tferj without di-graciny self Tbo 'I5 ph 'nem
means h'v"t any very great interest," s ogpuD- 81 p
MAJ. ~. have no say. but ,nv rn- - 'ne
, ~,,h a"y moral aen,bility in his comnasit pStion
h.m Se4.!9man to represent
cvyu !, b.. ,..- l-c-a to drunken beast
- aa,5 = =. we're not represented as corractr ~
nY s',,I o"ula wish. However, Mr. Sarl.brr' y G as
~; bG''c'SI c LOT h.' position by those wbn yn was
MS 'a'ii'"' aud ifthey could do no hat.a 10. A'o"
-'u '''y regret :. aud long for better Jsns o' We
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

" SUDDEN ~ H DEATH.-Mrs Jarvis died sudden
Poon P% IN Newark, on Thursday last. She SJrm bad
a~J J" h confined to her chamber for some t;mo mau
anu anu ner limbs becoming painful. cbiorotannte,, dne,
tba Tas administered by Of the physicians nf
ened dnG9 wthn IN order that they might be straight
pired %Sfo~i ~ndcr IS syag her pain when she ex
ty years of age. -Rcpmbiico14 nv was ABOUT SIX
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

t"r1'T AT NORFOLK N
s"'9<s~ % are delighted at the thought than SA
soo1Iy e''y may become great co,tor t,,a' In. lna
'''s r.' poF'' Says the Norfolk ,Jou,n1J ,
" henever We 60 alone tbo -
spac. large enough to nnt m'I' Is not spare
occupied We think that tbo 'Ilo mat IS not
;.oaS.r' ,;n must now believe tIat VIZ nHAcprc1I
.ine1 to GO ahead Of a!most iii -,"rioIk Is dc>
great staple. " u expectation Of the
rn lie quantity now there for sbirmao,
MuF3I and the North is stated at IS o3n yn' 10
.t .taen OF this cotton it is tbonrbt ,;H DIi9S'
:. sH'ppea hther via the DeIaw,re r,MlI T'I De
-, - Oe!ng sent to Norfolk far Ill.,. i'1'''oad'
!! nus measure after measure attaaLd ''I purpose.
49, p'' '4uce OF this route The fact th,. ~ 'ne
'1a''ou between Annamess;o .nI ,l+'' I+ ',e
oee0 open all Winter has o-~.- '' '0'N
'14 'l7 mail Carriage instead Of Vi. ~ our
- Baltimore in consequence oft5c I'r s.eaner
.''.ss '!';Sadod with ice. And tb;. i m route };
- me procurement Of other ad,,n.o" "!'i iTad
III 4<t !''o7 in trgin. 1' '"'ases that .
4 ken'I''a1n, a manufacturer u TO-
81 pea1."s o. cotton factory, and onr f";I:. !"
v.... ''.'''''9 me material, either bv LnJ 40 Il
eA'e7' 4; much less expense tbao " Iana or p
l'a IN '1e h,ern States, asserted that 'aero a. a.
ANY a7's could save three per ccnl td, CON- al al
'pi'ai invested. over the New En,I..I. "a 'l'" IL
the item Of .lxes oIon. 'o''''' states
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

.,,l W. VI IFnCiAL =, M hLEcnoN-rne election hall
~4rh ca hPTA " & 10 l.I i4r vacancy "cc~or. H., "i Ib
[.@ OF Nrk \ John~on by II;- "';-' IN ln% eIc"
I I'f |ote % were cast tor all otl.r can yI.,,y. ,
jn m 'I''. t., '7'r ..r w. J VI, .;3i ' ''i'T, faa
!. i II 4 i -o' n,, 'rt'lr Crr>A; d5, E,.t do.
~ =. ~ - Hmn NurirkiI Ia6. \ Ni'i,.IG Iard' r
to. 'i. t,''' l. I%- Inc scattering yatr. ",."n x,!r
Hn.k ," Gr.,'s %% tax l"5' from from, rE~ hI,~r"a,G were
S",ith SSm'A.F>' I. E4~L >ll1any~ cnr. 'I,',In !
nim'. ia,'I, ) scriTI"k7LThoma~ + 7 lrarlary. 81 H. "
Ell Dovrr-Dayi3 -1lr, JaL,., 5@o,rf ,h4rsAIy, l.
1Eadogh l. Butler, /. ''7'''' = Isaac Jump
N@r1b NafI b3fgyr. n1s1~.Ion1 DnviI a / G,john,on, |.
g. Grahan 1I"[derT,Ii q f, David Jr.ls.n 81 John
SGuth SIHth NHrderkill--Wm. SL,w
and, 1iH'ofq y. R-., + D.yia Johnson Mark 6. Lof
,er @ EianF, lnISFt NjiaTaey iaia solomon N Con-. icn
". Lowrcy, Is '7l"'Soury' t; Justice
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

wrrI Wm 9;ner matters are crowded ont ana ana
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

- "1.S' Is Psblishsd epery We,inssda,. ot
-'."o'"' ~ '' JOS Il. ForrEcxrs, Edito, Gaa FRO
Pr'e'o'' at Nmyrao, Del.
Z |ERHS-'5upscstrrlox.--Cne nsoy. a. m - -,
F1"ee' or s4-5u II nqt paid nil end of the y.or ~
r.r,' 4''e'"f'""'d ""'l @H@rrearsare poid-onl,
~ me option Of tdr Publisirr.
AoEENFlSEa&Nrs c,H be inserted at rat. ofS...u
"s"'' l'"e for IKE first insertion; subsequent in
'S'''0"s 81 cents. 4 liberal discoup, ,,,J. -
Y'''feTIy sfrn''aH"HGl and yearly adpertise,,
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

NOW IN full operation the passenger train r Is
man G roaG ednfyS.%n ya n with all the trains on the
to the published time table. Tbn %oI n"m,;td u;ftordlng
r"r oGen discontinued, and Mr. Wesley + War mas
rem, the driver, has been appointed mail war. ar
.r,c oI re tram Single tickets from Smvrn9 eh' tn
ckrts to are an2 I2 I's n@ or apecc
10 cts additional and it is rn6ortn5 r1n are tly only
n"arS worth to the above station are to bn .~I Uo
ar 10 cN.' shortly. Large quantities of - so!d
@ n"t 'e'nE nr5an h'"rsd & at np4 shipped from the s 81.
}nch ;gt"apt ;9'n%lpt <oo9 bus Or more for the week
3n' tte >orre ironhorse as III" a'I"yne% E"rl $40 10
,,Lr % Im ~ th frequent trips in and J4t. and atn
Sir Siri ,'i' IDrP"t = quite IA lively place
~ SIrg' ,', @ ,@ i'> 1t that an effort is being made
r end Of 'nIn CIan |" extend the track to tie lew
| i''T IIrI- ht only; but there i, tod ,.,,,aL
i-'-'" - 'h' project To hope for sn,.".y
Smyrna times., 1867-02-06

Fl 4, d. GSlt, Eben. Cloak, David J. Cumm;na
taeEsr g[sre EEpTBSaaee BnnE 7 3 Megear, Rachel Ho
Sarah Sarah Cnm3"in.' ~ nTGH' q ~ II. Raymond and Mis-,
comnittees CONAN 1Ls wond nhe names Of the numerous
sides; We don't know them ~ R,,4 Fht'en space be-
tpsy h haTe worked night &nd dav 'ne manner
," ,ons; Is remarkable They Yeca;u3 %au ProVls- VI
.h .IoSi generooS response as rnlo feivGu for the
En ime heart to deny them. Their oF tr% w.. nGVlr8
on Dvrn materially aided by nuber nof's Of o nHSe
in mF1, H. Inc ;ables this eveninr viii bo "l gentle
,r;tb vi he aI most bounitu and attractira an spread
anJ "ii "a f'loSt every thing the annette vii; Inncr'
tbr d" M Sould 60 to the hall hungry So 'tEe, Ave-
;1ior JsE xxx crave Tomorrow evening tbe 80 f lnat
%.@L|' rnoo al least goodly number Of Them .u
may L ,u 1 10 ne present and othtr qtfrartj"ny ="
'"' "e added to make the affair suroos, ,s,''''"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01

uers, striking and slashing until / knew
that every one was dead.
All of a sudden 1t seemed as if my
heart was on FIRE. / was bleeding
everywhere. I rushed out to the well
and drank from the bucket, and then
tumbled down in a faint.
Breathless with the intense interest
with which / had followed this strange
story, all the more thrilling and weird
when its hero, seeming to live over
again the bloody events of that day,
gave way to its terrible spirit with wild,
savage gestures, / saw then-What my
scrutiny of the morning had failed to
discover-the tiger which lay concealed
beneath the gentle exterior.
on must have been hurt almost
to death, I said
A." There were eleven buckshot in me.
[ carry some of them now. I was cut
In thirteen places All of item bad
enough to have let out the life of
man. But that blessed old DR.. Mills
pulled me through it, after a bed siege
of many long week.
That prayer of yours, Bill, may
have been more potent for your safety
than you think. You should thank
God for your deliverance."
a." To tell you the truth. Kernel, re-
sponded the scout with a certain sol
eEnity In his grave face, l don t talk
about sich things ter the people round
here, but alters feel sort Of thankful
when I get out of bad scrape,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01
UnIoved

60 Now dark and dry is piled the wheat,
The wine-press feels no stained feet,
The white moon shrinks her sickle
clear
And voices of the air repeat,
1T is the evening of the year,
'' Why have missed, while men have
found2
Men smile that corn and wine abound,
And children eat the ripened ear;
I gaze at them from barren ground:
It is the evening of the year.
80 loveI it seems but yesterday,
A child in fresh green fields 1 lay,
And dreamt of thee where skies were
clear;
But withered leaves bestrew my way:
1t is the evening of the year.
go face that I have never seen!
Somewhere on earth with saddened
mien,
Thou waitest full of sober cheer;
Come! where the reapers foot hath been,
1t is the evening of the year.
"Come to me, o my love, my fate,
Ere all be cold and desolate!
Come! have sought thee far and
near;
Come lest wither while wait;
1t is the evening of the year"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01

Lambert van Moll came to the place
of appointment disguised as a demon.
He was clothed in the skin of an OK,
with its large horns on, and hanging
ears. His face was blackened, and to
render himself still less recognizable
he wore great beard of red shaVings.
In his hand he carried a pitchfork.
As he approached his movements as
sumed an uncertain and ZigZag char
acter 1t was quite evident that he
could not make out what the white
figure was with a torch in its hand
and that he had not calculated upon
It's presence. At last he decided up
on turning the position, and he aTriv-
ed at the tomb by the other extremity.
Wenceslas distinguished himself un-
der these trying circumstances by the
greatest act of courage that be had
ever committed. He rose up end ad-
yanced toward the spectre, holding out
his torch at him. Unfortunately this
hasty proceeding set fire to Lambert's
beard, and he, tearing It off as quickly
as he could, threw it at the torch and
put 1t out. The two spectres then
seized one another by the hair, each
astonished at finding the other so pal
pable
In the meantime the dead one was
seized with the apprehension that they
were good and bad angels disputing
the possession of his body; and the
idea so filed him with terror that be
jumped out of the sarcophagus, wind
ing sheet and all, and took to his heels.
The two champions, seeing the corpse
take flight thus uneeremonioUsly, were
seized with similar panic, and hur-
ried away across the field as fast as
their legs could carry them. Next
day the three lovers were confined to
their beds BY bad colds, and Gertrude,
sending them word that they must
hold her IN very slight esteem to seek
her hand by such extravaganees, selec-
ted Sioismnn1 fnr her hnshand
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01

/ HOME OHGAEg.-The weekly pa-
/ pers published at the county seats Of
1 tile several counties, are supposed to
represent the business, the enterprise,
and the advantages, natural and other
wise, of the counties In which they
are published. They do represent
them abroad, ana have more influence
IN directing emigration 90 or r. on
them than is generally supposed
These county organs are q pDweR III q
ttWo-told sense first in placing before
tne public the advantages of Che sew
eral localities, and directing attention
to-the same aud secondly in enfOr-
eng correct principles upon the pub
ile mlnd---priDciples which shail be
manifest IN correct living and intelli-
gent voting and their bower IA both
these respects ts exactly Ia proportion
-as a general Tule-tO the eno0urapa.
ment received, and the patronage BE-
slowed. A man might better 20 to
church barefoot If needs be, rather
than fail through inability, 20 take
and read MS county organ. It does
not represent the editor's interest
half so much as that Of the county,
1t Is working il and for The interest
OF the business man, the professional
man, the mechanic and the farmer.
and particularly the latter. The far-
mer does little TO support these papers.
The advertisements are the main sun
port, and the producers seldom adver-
tise.-W no class is more benefit
ted by these local journals, none do
less to support them. This Is all
wrong, Every farmer who negleots
his home organ, neglects his own ia.
terest and the interest of his county,
and manifests little public spirit. The
local press is indispensable, and we
viii welcome the day when All classes
shall appreciate its power and inffu-
snce.- Buckeye State
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01
a Dead Worker.

/ Cross her hands upon her breast
They were never raised in prayer
While she lived, but in her rest
Let them be as saints hands are;
Poor hard hands, al labor scanned!
For she worked while others dreamed.
Slender lips, pale buds that never
Felt loves holy morning dew,
Making them with gladness culver
Poor dead child she never knew
How our lovers joyance keep:
In the stubbIe she must reap.
Prematurely sere and old,
Thinking but of '' market price
Slight OF spirit, very cold,
With no glory in her eyes
When the sunlight flashed above her;
Wishing weary daytime over.
As Ixion, to the wheel
Bound Of ceaseless round of labor:
Dulled with work Interchangeable,
So that laughter Of a neighbor
Jared, like a sudden tempest sent
Der a silent instr ument.
Conscious but that breath was hers:
Too dull for the questioning,
PalIid doubts and wild demurs,
If a blessed or cursed thing!
For her stagnant soul, without
True believing, knew nodoubt!
Cross her hands, and leave her 50;
Make no restless speculations;
Christ who died alone may know,
And the angel of His patience:
Patience teaching, taught perhaps
More, so thought no doubling shapes.
In imperfect sight that sees,
Ere the holy saIve's amounting,
Men all indistinct from trees,
ScornfuI fingers some were pointing
At this one, who spent her youth
Without living truth.
Let us miss or wealth or fame,
But, o SaYior, let US go.
For the sake Of Thy great name,
Where SilOe's waters flow,
Infinite, we ask not might,
Only cry to Thee for light
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01

CONSEQUENCE OF A LONG COURT
SHIP John how doas it happen that
you, who tried so hard for your wife
through long and hopeless oourtship
the prize, seem TO care SO little about
her 2"
why, sir, TIL tell you. I've heard
of a man who wanted TO jump over 8
sbone-Wall. He took a good start, and
ran a mile, and when he got up 10 the
wall, be was so tired, that hs had to
lie down and go to sleep By Che side Of
it. Now I loved my wife 50 hard and
so long before I could get her, that /
found my love had all run out when /
had her fast.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01

A young man from the city was aaen
in village at evening looking attan-
lively In the gutter. What are YOU
looking for2" said the man whose shop
was vis-a-vis. $ Some pieces Of gold" ."
" Oh, I will assist you, and he came
with a lanJern. The neighbors all
came with lanterns, and WerG buaily
engaged cropping in the gutter at this
news. After a time, during which the
young man let them search BY them
selves, the frst spokesman said, Are
you sure you lost the gold pieces hersf'
4 / said nothing about losing any mon
ey I only wanted 10 find aome-that
is the difference. He was careful 70
make himself scarce after this praoti-
cal ioka
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01

AN ADDRESS, Complicated super
scriptions on letters are no novelty,
but we rather think that the address
of one subscriber in India, to a con-
temporary, may fairly challenge COM
'parison with any we have seen publish
ed. The gentleman's paper is diroctep
as follows: Vinaeck GunFadhuT
Shastru (care of Mr.. TUkkaram Nara
yan Silidar), at Shastru Hail. Breach
Candy, Mahaluzomee Roads Cnear the
Hon. Juggiuath Sunkersetta Garden
House), Gowallah, Bombay, India
Overland, vja Marseilles,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01
Negro Suffrage

Negro suffrage Is no new thing in
this country in fact it was the rule
rather than the exception until the
South discovered the value of cotton
and attempted to force slavery upon all
the States. Negroes have voted in
every Southern State except South
Carolina. The Declaration of Rights
pFefixed TO the Constitution of Dele
ware gave the right of suffrage to every
freeman without distinction Of color.
The Constitution Of Maryland gave it
to all freemen who possessed a small
amount of property whether they were
whites or negroes. The Virginia De-
claration of Rights proclaimed that all
men have the right of suffrage. The
Constitution Of North Carolina allow
ed all male tax-payers to vote, and so
did that of Georgia. South Carolina
alone of all the Southern States denied
the suffrage to negroes, her COnstitu-
tion containing the following clause
The qualifications of an electOr
shall be every free I1hite man, and no
other persons" &c.
Within twenty five years, we believe
negroes voted In North Carolina and
Tennessee. One of the most promi-
nent and distinguished members of the
lower House from the former State, Sc
cured his first election to Congress by
setting free a considerable number Of
his slaves, who went to the polls and
voted for him In a body. Cave John
son, of Tennessee, formerly Postmast-
er-GeneFal, and for a long time a mem
Der of the lower House, was elected TO
Congress from Tennessee in 1923, by
by the votes of free negroes. Free ne
groes In Tennessee were then allowed
BY the Constitution Of the State to
vote and he was an iron manufacturer,
and had a large number of free negroes
as well as slaves in his employ. One
hundred and forty four free negroes IN
his employ went to the ballot-box and
elected him to Congress. John Bell,
of Tennessee, also owed his election to
Congress to negro votes, and neither
he nor Cave johnson were ever Rsham-
ed to admit the fact. In Maryland
cOlored men voted until 1888. In the
older Northern States, in New Eng
land. New York, New j ersey and
Pennsylvania, negroes voted on the
same footing as whites, and no distinc-
tion was made in regard to the suffrage
until after the agitation Of the Missouri
question had reused the suspicion aud
jealousy OF bu8 DlaNG power ana lea It
to demand new concessions.
Ohio wiped out her black laws years
ago, and has done her full share toward
Kidding the country Of the blot of slav-
cry. Let her follow up the work and
enfranchise her negroes. The word
white in the Constitution is dis
grace to the State, and should not stay
there a moment longer than is neoes.
sary to expunge it. We have aided in
the destruction of slavery let us be
among the first to root up this ofishoot
of the curse. We do not believe the
Legislature soon to meet, will have
discharged their duty, il they adjourn
without taking action upon this inn
portant Toledo Blade.
Show me the man possessed of power
and skill
To stem the torrent of q womaan's
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-02-01

Two MILLIONS OF People IN PARIS.
The population Of Paris, including
the arrondissements of st. Denis and
Sceaux, according to the census Of
1856, amounts to 2.150, ,916 which is
an increase Of 1G7, ,256 above the num-
Der given ia che census returns for
1861. As the annual expenditures Of
the city of Paris now amounts to up
wards of 20,OO0,00O francs, It follows
that the local taxation is ten francs, or
eight shillings, for every head Of the
population.