The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-19

evening the Richmond theatre was
crowded with an audience assem-
bIed to hear addresses delivered by IN
vitation Of the negroes. Three years
ago these people were things sold like
cattle. Yesterday they were freemsn,
taking part in an impressive ceremO-
ny, recognized by the law as citizens
OF the commonwealth, and protected
in their rights by the government.
The French portion Of our adopted
citizens are taking steps to secure for
themselves a more direct recognition
and representation in politics than they
now senjoy. A preliminary meeting
was held at Detroit few days since,
and Convention is to be held there on
the 25th of the present month, to which
delegates from Michigan AMI the West
ern States are invited. The whole num-
Der of Frenchmen in the United States
is said to exceed a million, and in one
county of Michigan alone there are
over 5000 French voters. They think |
they ought to have representatives of
their own in Office. The Germans and |
Irish have no difficulty In securing in
political affairs a weight proportioned
10 their numbers, and the French, It
urged, ought to do the same thing.
1T was hardly possible to believe
that the colony of Maine Yankees who
lately went to Palestine to aid in es-
tablishing the governmental Christ"
were reduced to such state that they
found It impossible to get living in
the land flowing with milk and honey.
Such thing would certainly have been
an anomaly, incapable of explanation
upon any theory yet discovered. It is
altogether more agreeable to credit the
latest report that the Palestine Yankees
are doing well-that they are planting,
building and enjoying themselves, and
now propose to show the Turks show
to keep hotel" II they effect this last
achievement, they will not have lived
and Travelled altogether In vain.
-Jubilate! The New York World
announces another grand Democratic
victory. The vast metropolis known
as Circleville, Ohio, held an election
for town officers a few days ago. The
conquer1ng palm was at first awarded
to the Repu blican party, but the World
discovers that the honor belongs to the
Democrats 1.-THE majority being La, and
with a reYiving gasp, says: 'Since the
Connecticut election such mistakes
ought to be less common than they
were before it." So, that has been the
trouble all along; "mistakes'' have
been made counting up the maiorities
on the wrong side. 1t is never too late
J to learn.
The Augusta (Ga.) Press keeps per
manently before It's readers the names
I, OF ex-rebel soldiers who recommend 81
: prompt and hearty cooperation In re
! establishing the political position o
/ the States upon the basis of the laws o
/ Congress-" The strong men of tn
a South are there: Generals r. E. Lee
g Joseph E. Johnston, Beauregard; Lieut.
s Generals Longstreet, Wade Hampton
: Dick Taylor; Major Generals Malone
: Barksdale, Chalmers, Gordon, Wheeler
1 On the other hand, not a solitary namt
of mark Is heard in opposition to tn
law, or in favor OF any step tending t
O impede Its operation. That is left to tn
a politicians, and in the main politician
who have lost their power to sire tn
p Southern heart" The relative inf1U
" ence of the two classes may be easil
n Judged. It prep0nderates on the sid
OF the soldiers, who are playing The pa
Of prudent peace-makers, while ce
3 tain set of politicians are making II
l. last desperate effort to save themselv'
Is from obscurity.
II The friends OF the President are nc
n without some solicitude as to b
ar health. None but the most pressin
y public business receives his attention
= and his condition is the opposite to a
is improving one. In this connection Il
b, telegraph sends forward little piece
IL Intelligence OF the most remarkab
ID character. It is that "the President
ilsYstem is rendered more delicate I
his long abstinence from stimulant
g. The President has not drank glass
NJ ale or wine for more than two years
- After that, even DR.. Burleigh Is expeC
" ed to have nothing to say. e p -zt-''-
x, "A New York writer for the Cinci
NJ natl Gazette furnishes that paper wi
" the following gossip: "When Benne
Of the Herald, and his paper we
younger than now, the latter often co
I sI tanned the grossest personal abuse
OF prominent public men and women. y
mt articles were attributed by the pub
)st in many instances to sub. editors b
TO It appears to have been peculi
T.. vein OF the editor-in.chief. A bFi
Id paragraph in the Herald, last wee
" had the peculiar ring OF the old sty
thirty years ago, and indicates tn
"Richard Is himself again." It was
on brief inquiry, In no more words than
use in this sentence, as to the amou
'n in Rreenbacks which some geutlema
M who was named in full had lost
on the Hon. Ben. Wood, at tine gar
- of poker at the latter's room, at I
Deieyan House, Albany. T
g Hon. Ben. Wood, in his paper the ott
ar day, came out in q savage editor
ne headed :" Cautionto Bennett of the HI
ted aid" in which he admits his winniu
De- to have been tWenty-siX dollars q
twenty cents, and then gives notice Il
henceforth the Herdtd Is to be respe
ara er Of the Hon. Ben.'s person, or lo
DOL for the consequences. He says that :
by the very first renewal of Bennett's
,ha reference Of our private acts We sh
~. commence such an exposition
Dill his private affairs as v
my tend, we believe, to put stop to
in reckless disregard OF the decenctes
es- life. That there are vulnerable poi
,all which may be reached will be made {
Iths dentupon the first proyication. Me
40. while we hold up the caution to B
nett, who well knows that we ne
pledged our word even 10 an adverse
fnr. without keeping y fully aud to
strict letter OF our promise. We M
Atly precisely what We have said, aud
ron viii do precisely WhatWe h8Ye prom
a. ed. In d word, the HeFdtd must e
, 10 give onr supposed private acts p
the licity, or we will follow its example
ays far as Bsnnett's private a1fairs are
lay. yolYed, with all earpestRes =