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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
The Presidents Message Concerniue
Stanton's Removal.

WAsuINGToS, Dec'br. lathe Presi
dents message to the Senate, giving rea
sons for the suspension OF Stanton, is 70
garGed as mastery document. lie
quotes S.anton's reply to his reques. that
stanton should resign, wherein Stanton
says that considerations OF high public
character lead him to withhold his resig
nation until the next meeting Of Congress.
This the President holds Was not an alle
CATION merely, but form utterly want
ing in the respect due from S.satea &c
his superior officer. The point is made
that Stanton could no: appeal to the Law
creating the War Department, becsuse
that law gives the President the right to
remove Stanton. The Tenure OF Office
bill alone supported Stanton, but that law
lid not compel him to retain the Office
The President argues the necessity Of
unity and harmony among his constitu
tional advisers, and alludes TO his having
with one exception, retained the Cabinet
OF his predecessor; and states, incidental
ly, that the Cabinet was unanimous 10
bis policy Of reconstruction, and upon the
upconstitu,ionality Of the Tenure Of or.
flee bill. Stanton having been United
States Attorney, was specially consulted,
and was emphatic aud resolute 10 his
condemnation OF the bill Ms unconsti.u.
iional. The most pointed ADD specific
charge refers to the New Orleans riots
According to the narrative, General b card
reported to Stanton the danger Of the
riot and asked sdvica Stanton not only
withheld Instructions to Beard, but kept
the dispatch from the President and bis
Cabinet until after the occurrence Of the
riot. The President holds that had Stan,
ton acted himself, or made the message
Of Beard known 10 his supsrior., the riot
would have been prevented. lie produces
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
Northern News.

WAsHtSoroS, December 9.-Senator
Wilson'S list for restoration to political
rights includes the names Of Governor
Patten and General Longs,ree..
The mercantile and shipping interes,
press the Senate to confirm Secretary
Stewards treaty for the Yves, Indian I.'
lands.
One hundred and twenty six farms
comprising nearly eight thousand acres
were added to the productive force ol
Florida during November.
Chicago offers $4,000 TO secure the
Republican Convention there.
Shurtlef (Dsmocrat) has been elected
Mayor Of Boston. This is the frat event
Of the kind since the glorious days o
jackson.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
The Charleston Daily News.

The proprie!ors OF this deservedly pop
uIar paper announce that with the open
ing of the new year, the price Of sub.
scripton will be reduced to six dollars a
year, thus placing it within the reach OF
much larger circle of readers. The
Ne,os is decidedly one Of the first papers
in the country and deserves TO be literally
patronized. The proprietors propose also
TO issue tri weekly at three dollars per
annum. We commend both to the at
tention Of our readers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
Ihe Grant Meeting in New York
Opinions of the Press, &c.

The meeting at Cooper Institute, New
York, nominating General Grant for Pres
ident, on Wednesday evening, was large
atfair,as the telegraph has already inform.
ed us. The New York papers have a
great deal to say about it, one way or
another, and their opinions will be found
TO be interesting. The Herald, which is
an enthusiastic Grant paper, says:
"lt wssa gathering more important
from the character and standing Of those
who participated in it than from it's actu
al numbers. A. 7. Stewart presided,
and the names Of Francis B. Cutting,
William y. Astor, John Jacob As,or, Jr.,
William N. Vermilyea, VIM. 7. BIodgst,
Hamilton Fish, Moses ii. Grinnel, Paul
Spotford. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Moses
Taylor, Rob't L. Stuart, and others large
ly identified with the commercial and q
nancial interests Of the country, gave i'm.
portance aud significance TO the proceed.
ings. The gathering breaks ground for
the Grant campaign, and will be followed
by similar demonstrations in every other
State, independent Of al! the old politi.
cal organizations, embracing the best
men Of all parties"
The World Democratie) says:
"The meeting WAS largo 10 poin, Of
numbers, and enthusiastic in temper
whenever the name Of the hero Of the
occasion WAS mentioned. The political
allusiors Of the speakers were receiv ell
celdly, and there was a strong disposition
to resent an attempt Of General Sickles
and Mr.. Mren,aine to give radical twi,,
to the proceedings"
The resolutions, or platform, are as
follows: ....
Resolved, Tha. the American people
have ever been true to the instincts Of pa
triotism in maintaining the rights and
honor Of the nation, and that the &C
acknowledgement Of distinguished service.
in the national cause cannot fail to be re
garded as a grateful dhty by free and
intelligent people r.......
| Resoiped, That the brilliant services
rendered by General Ulysses 8. Grant, al
a period Of imminent peril to the existence
Of the American Union, have shed i'm
perishable renown on the American name
and character, and can never be forgotten
by people alive to the blessings OF in
stitutious under whose benign influence
they have become free and united ma
tion.
Resolved, That, in the Judgment Of thi,
meeting, representing all the great inter
eat of national industry, the public sen
timent Of the country unmistakably indi
cates its choice for the office OF Chic
Magistrate, and that, in accordance there
with, and relying with perfect con6dsnc.
on the ssgacity, judgment, persistent en-
ergy, and unfsltsripg patriotism so stri
kingly displayed throughout his whole
civil and military career, we present Gen
Ulysses s. Grant as the candidate Of tn,
loyal Union people OF New York, for the
Office Of President Of the United States
Resolved, That the President Of thi,
meeting have authority to appoint TWEEN
ty four citizens, who, with himself, sbal
form standing committee, with powe,
to take measures to eGsctuats the object,
and purposes Of this meeting.
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l. q T. "A L. (.
Our Advertisers.

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Medicines, &c.
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A. Sinclair-Dry Goods, Fancy No.
tons, &c, wholesale and retail.
kilgore & Curetou--Druggists, whole
sale and retail.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
The Virginia Reconstruction Convon-
tinn.

RIcHMoSD. December IA colored
delegate to day offered resolution ap,
pointing a committee or five to investigate
wha, can be done to put stop to the 10,
.imidation OF loyal men who are not lands
holders, but who voted the Republicsn
ticket, and are distressed therefore by
disloyal landboIdsn. Three coored and
two white Republicans spoke in favor and
three Conservatives in opposition TO the
resolution. The speeches took a vide
political range, and pending the discussion
the Convention adjourned.
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Foreign News.

HAvASA, December 7.-Ths Southssa
emigrants who recently settled in Hoods.
ras teel much dissatisfied With the cousss
Of the British Government toward them.
Governor Austin had granted them lsads
upon which to settle, and given then
other privileges which the home Govern.
meot has disspprovsd. Many Sou,bssa-
ers are about to return to the United
States.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
Way GEN. SHERMAx Is IN WIsHx

Why GEN. SHERMAN Is IN WAsHINal
ToN.-A letter 10 the Baltimore Gazette
says:
"The President would have resisted
suspension and in this resistance he would
have been sustained by Gen. Sherman, IL
not by other general officers Of tha army.
Hence the Generals pre-, encs at the ma
tioDal capital. The verdant individual
who would argue that be came only to
write up a report on Indian affairs, be
cause, forsooth, the emergency did not
ari'e for his assuming commard OF the
Department Of Washington, exhibits a
lack Of Judgment If not Of brains"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-19
The Eis.is.ippi ard Arkansas Convsa.
.s. tions Carried,

ATLANTA, December l2.--Gsneral Ord
has issued an order declaring that Coz.
ven.ions have been carried in Mississippi
and Arkansas, and orders Conventions 70
assemble at Jackson and Little Rock on
January 7th. The order says there are
such irregularities at some precincts q
make il impossible to give the total vote
in each State for or against the Convsa.
ton.
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letter from Sheridan TO the effect that
had Sheridan been advised Of the danger
Of the riot, il could have been AVOIDED
The President concludes that the public
cannot complain Of the change, because
the judicious measures Of tho new Sscrs.
tary have already saved many millions Of
tue public treasure.
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TELEGR RAPHIC.
Congressional.
SENATR.

Congressional.
sENATE.
WAsHrseroS, December 9-Psti,iors
from Assistant Assessors in North Carolina
were presented, praying for additional
compensation.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice that he would
to morrow report a bill removing political
disabilities from two hundred and eighty
four Alabamians, commended by Pope
aud Swayne.
The Secretary Of the Treasury was CALI
ed on for full details in reference to the
restoration Of captured aud abandoned
property.
A resolution declaring neutrality be
tween Abyssinia and Great Britain came
up. A farcial debate ensued, when the
Senate went into Executive session, and
adjourned.
HoUsR.
The regular call was made for bills
and resolutions by States. Among those
offered was one exemptipg from taxation
man ufactores yielding less than $4,000;
one directing the Secretary OF the Treasu.
ry to use S4,ooo,oOO Of greenbacks in
purchase Of bonds; one to abolish the
| office OF Assistant Treasurer one for the
more effectual government Of the rebel
States.
The Judiciary Committee wa, directed
TO inquire into the expediency Of amend
ing the Reconstruction acts, TO make
members OF The Con, ention take the test
oath.
After a severe contest certain portions
Of the Presidents Message were referred
TO the Reconstruction Committee, thus
reviving that Committee.
"A bill, striking white from the District
laws and ordinances, was passed by vote
Of LOG to 3S. 1t goes to the President.
The President was called on for record
Of the trial OF Albert Lusk, in New Or
leans, for the murder Of the negro boy
| Hooper.
II was moved to suspend the rules TO
pass resolutions that the taxes shall not
exceed 100000, 900, but the House rer
fused to suspend the rules.
Several new bills and financial resoIu-
tons were introduced, when the uouse
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December ia peti
ton was presented from an immense mum
Der Of naturaized citizens, complaining of
grievances, aud asking that their rights
may be defined by law. II was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill decIar
ing null the confscs,ion and forfeiture acts,
passed by Rebel Legislatures. Il was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill provid'
ing that all balances from captured or
abandoned property be paid into the
Treasury, and not drawn from thence
with out authority Of law. Mr.. Sherman
stated the amount reached several millions.
A discussion ensued, during which Mr..
McCul!och was charged with illegally dis
posing Of several hundred thousands.-
The bill was postponed.
HOUSE.
Several members rose to personal ex
plantations, giving their reasons why they
voted in favor Of impeachment, in which
the President was rourdly abused.
The Judiciary Committee reported back
the bill in relation to the government OF
the rebel States, and it wns referred to
the Reconstruction Committee.
The Committee on Claims reported ad
versely 90 the petition Of the citizens Of
ChamSersburg, for compensation for dam
ages done by McCauslandi raiders.
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L A r e 8 II.
Congressional.

sENATE-Washiugton Dee'bs. Is.--
The memorial OF the New York Cham,
Der OF Commerce relative TO the resump.
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EE- The Southern OultiVator, for this
month ia filled with interesting reading
for the farmer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26


NEW FRN-NEW GOrDs.-Mes-
I-srs. G. II. Dinkins & Bro. have taken
possession Of the house formerly occu-
pied by Messrs. Dinkins 81 Slower,
and are now receiving their stock of
fancy and staple groceries, embracing
everything that these terms signify.
Their entire stock will soon be open
ed, when they will be happy to see
their friends, and likewise to advise
them through the columns Of THE CIT
ZEN of what it consists.
Messrs Claude II. and MarceIlus
Il. Dinlins have been long and favor
ably known in this place. They are
both men of excellent business quail
fications, and one Of them, Mr.. Claude
II. Dinkins, is peculiarly fitted for
the business in which he has engaged
by his long experience in the mercan-
tile ouses of this place. His brother
after a short experience, having b us!
ness tact, great accommodation,
and unexcelled affability of manner,
will no doubt fill the measure OF
first class merchant.
Mr.. Jno. w. Yeargain, for several
years past book keeper in the bank
ing house of Richard Winter, a gen
tleman of great business capablllty'
is connected with the Messrs. Din
I1ins. All these gentlemen are too
well known to need any special com
mendation from us. We wish the
new house the greatest success, and
have no doubt that they will "wln
golden opinions from all sorts of PEG
ple,u and that their Ghosts of friends"
will extend to chem q liberal patron
age. $50 mote it,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

We are informed by Capt. Is.
+, Al Lee, Registrar, that the election
in regard to a convention will take
place, through this county next week.
Let our true citizens, however,
remember that by roting for a con-
rention, under the Military bill, they
aid in enforcing the provisions OF
said billie. rireting their O,cn chains
The Constitutional Union conVen-
ton advises our voters not to vote
at all, as non action, is proved by
their address, to he the most master,
ly policy. Let every citizen who
loves his country, read the address
of this party, in another column.
The time left for him to decide
whether or not to vote is short. Let
him read the document referred to,
and his resolution will be taken i'm
mediately.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE
PREsrDENcY.-The Cincinnati En-
qairer presents the name of Geo. ID.
Pendleton as the choice of the Dem
ocracy of Ohio, Kentucky and the
Northwest for next President, upon
the platform of the Constitution;
equal justice to all sections of our
common country, with equality to all
and special privileges to none; the
same currency for the bondholders
that the people are compelled to re.
ceive, the prompt payment of the
public debt, as it falls due, in legal
tender OF the nation the immediate
restoration of the Southern States to
the Union, with their full share of
representatives in both branches of
the Government guaranteed by the
Constitution; and universal amnesty
for all political offences.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

ApoLoGETIC.-Owing to an acct
yt.ident which occurred last Monday,
rendering one of our comeositors I'M
fit for duty this week, we are com
PEELED to present our readers with Il
sheet somewhat diminished in size,
TODAY. We have managed to main
tain the proper dimentions OF our pa
per, during the long season Of dull
business and inactivity just passed,
and will produce the CITIZEN life
sizen next week.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

syU.ss,k, iiiE VIiO OitsOn n~s'-
arkness of surrender. A surrender,
OF of the black mans chains SO
auch as of the white mans natural
lights of race and civil rights Of
citizenship. 1t was change, not
rom slavery to liberty OF the one
ace, but change of black slaves
INTO black masters, change OF white
masters into white slaves. Not a
.llange of the Ethiop!an's color and
nature into white, nor q change OF
he Caucasian color and nature into
black; not a change of the races, but
/ change reversing the relative con-
iitions of the two races and merging
he rights and relations of both in an
unlimited, unchecked, underlined des,
)otism. There is no more fellowship
n citizenship. The vase of Union is
broken, not cracked, merely. 1t is
)roken to pieces through and
Ihrougout from tip to base. If held
ogether, it is no longer in amity and
Deace, and by compact or agreement,
II by ratification. 1t is now pinned
Nv bayonets, bound by brute force,
emented, not by fraternal affection,
OF by common love of country, not
W comradeship of common fate or
ortune, or cause or sacrifice, or glory
II suffering, or triumph, but by an
tmaloam Of thn non "''l"+"I ~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26
ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN
RIA IL w A Y.
hyo THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN:

1.-Two THROUGH EXPRESS TRAINS
III 4 FAVE Cincinnati Daily, making direct connec
81 Y ton with all the principal Railways west an'
n Morning Express leaves Cincinnati, Except Sun
II DAYS, 500 AN, arrives in New York next day a
Nj 3:15 P NJ, Boston, 500 Am.
III Lightning Express, Except Saturdays) ZOO
II NJ; arrive IN New York second morning at 700 A
Nj NJ, Boston 100 P. NJ t.H
Il Palace Stateroom Sleeping Coaches, SURPRISING
Al iu elegalce and comfort those on any other line
II, are attaded to the Lightning Express at Cincli
bSSsu and RIM tA'~--' - New York without chang
.h;' Ehis is the oni from Cincinnati to New II
the gage Checked Through 70 .n ",' Great we,se
centio for %os sae at oil principal and Wess
bv GenSices througno9Ss aI1SSTTUC, CO, ,ep-
- =. W. B. gu ai Tjrie.- CT
tion speS RUCKER' GEM rex: oanoS
and d. w Is, 'e7-1y q then invited
all four posts to escort General Logan
to the Radical meetingon Sixth street,
where Logan was to make a pal tisan
speech. Portions of two of the posts
accepted the invitation, but the other
posts utterly refused to go, and did
not 60, alleging that they had al
ready done enough in that line.
Now, if the Grand Army of the Re-
: public is to be thus used to swell
crowds at, or escort speakers to. eith-
II Radical or Democratic meetings.
= t will soon lose its influence, not
)nly with the soldiers, but also with
HE public, and the sooner the fact isl
Known, and the false pretcnses of th4
politicians both in the order and out
Of it, are exposed, the better it will
be for the soldiers, who went into il
! with pure purposes and benevolent
objects. For my part, am anxiou
20 keep it up and keep it free frou
politics, and will, therefore, infor1
Ill discharged soldiers in Cincinnati
that there are atleast two posts of til
Order in Cincinnati.the Crook aIt
Lytle Encampments-w where they wi I
De received irrespective of politId
md where we want to have n0thi1
20 do with politics.
MEMBER OF THE G.. A. II.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

Their gross management causes
taxation to bear heavily upon the
people. In 1860 one dollar ana sixty
cents per head were paid by the pee
pie through the customs; in 1866
fourteen dollars per head were drawn,
mainly from the consumption and
business of the poorer classes,
through the customs and internal
revenue.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26
& TERBUM SAPIENIIBUS!'

Standing in front Of certain large
but unfrequented commercial house,
last Monday, we overheard the fol
lowing-colloquy. The merchant re-
ferred to has a large and fine stock
of goods; but he, unfortunately for
himself, puts his slight under a
bushel," lie: he does not consult our
" local." and consequently he is not
much troubled with customers. With
this introduction, we give the CONVEX
sation, rerbdtim, only emitting names
for the merchants sake.
why don't you deal with me,
Mr.. -?
=" You have never invited me-"
GLOW invited you ?"
Through the local papers"
"But there, I.have a large sign"
I" So l perceive; but, when | come
to town, l don't stand and gaze at
sign. boards like a green horn But
when | am at home I read the adyer
tisements and " locals" so that ]
may know where to go for cheap baI
gains. Now, sir, I have read all the
col umn S Of the wo weeklies and one
daily printed here, and have not
seen your name in either the CITI-
ZEN or MAIL. / would uraue wan
YOU now, however, but | have just
bought my fall and winter supply
from Mr.. -, whose double column
advertisement ! have just read, and
| must say the paper did not tiattel
his house. Good morning"
Exit farmer-Merchant musing
an try half column next week
but / don't much believe in it."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26
Ben. Wade and German Voters Igno
ance-Accepting the Situation.

Why was Ben Wade assigned
he Court street Market.space for
speech, instead of the Fifth street,
he Sixth street Market.space! I
Radical managers doubtless thong
{ best to put Wade where they sll
posed he roul.l do the least mischi
They would for policy's sake ha
preferred that he had not come
ibis part of the State, as he Is giv|
20 saying things in his rough wiI
that had better remain unsaid; L
being here, he was put where, In tn
estimation, he would be the least I
lerstoOd. He was put near the q
mans, for whose intelligence he
SO profound a contempt. His POI
was 20 persuade the Germans to VI
20 put the negroes on a political d
social equality with themselves.
thought they should so vote
thinks the negroes are infinitely mi
intelligent than the Germans in
he intelligence that goes to maxi
rood voter. He said So - N
,tta speech. Of I
ISseSalNAN' u1rH; |
n s "a asor so"'s' u !
s sos. asa rSV',, ,s,f 5.rs',h
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

General Towards report certliieS
that the negro population has de,
creased ,30S,000 since freedom"
The registrars report the black IN
crease at from s to 90 per cent.
There is no fraud in the registration
oh. mol
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

~We ask attention to the adver-
tisement of Mrs lights, to be found
in another column. This lady wishes
to dispose of several fine and eligible
lots. by rent. leases or sale.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26

REDUcTIoN.-The price Of board
and tuition at Summerville nsti-
tate and Sophronia Institute have
been reduced 10 $40 per month. The
former is male, and the latter a fe-
male school, situated at Gholson,
Noxubee county, Miss, the healthi-
est region in the State.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26
LOW RATES

as can be had any where else in town.
BUYING FOR CASH he must of cours
SELL FOR CASH so if you have any
g reenbacks to invest call around, it will not
be his fault if you don't call again.
March3e.tf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-26
A Rule Without Exception!

All transient advertisements must be paid for
when inserted. Legal advertisements must be paid
or before the proef of publication is gir'n !; and
no proof toiH be given unless the nancy rs paid.
These are the terms agreed upon by the Press Of
Canton and in no case nW they be departed from
Our friends viH not ask IT,