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The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-04
ALABAMA.
The Franchise Article cft.c New COnsti.
tuition.

The following is the article on the
elective franchise, as finally adopted
by the reconstruction Convention as
part of the now Constitution:
SEC. 1. Every male person born in
the United States, and every male per-
son who has been naturilizcd, or WHO
has legally declared his intention to be-
come citizen of the United States,
twcnty-onc years old or upwards, who
shall have resided in this States six
months next proceeding the election,
and three months in the country in
which he offers to vote, except hcreaf-
tcrprovidcI that no soldier, or slilor,
or marine in the military naval SER
vice of the United States shall hcreaf-
ter acquire residence by reason of be-
ing stationed on duty in this State.
SEc. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
General Assembly to provide from
time 10 time for the registration of
electors, but the following classes OF
person. sl' not be permitted to register
votc,or hold Office
1st. Those who, duriug the late re-
belion, inflicted or caused to be inhict-
ed any cruel or unusual punishment
on any soldier, or sailor, marine, en-
ploycc or citizen of the United States,
or who in any way violated thcrulc of
civilized warfare.
81. Those who are or. may be dis
franchiscd by the proposed constitu-
tiOnal amendment known as the 18th
article and the act of Congress passed
March I'd, 1867, except such persons
as have aided the plan of reconstruction
proposed by Congress and accepted the
political equality Of men before the
law; provided, the General Assembly
shall have powerto remove the disabi!-
itics incurrcl under this clause.
Sd. Those who shall have been con-
victcd of treason, cmbezzlemcnt of
public funds, malteasancc in Office, or a
crime punishable by law with imprison-
mcnt in the peritentiary, or bribery.
4th. No idiot or insane person shall
be permitted to register or vote in tic
State.
SEC. 3. That all persons before
registering, must take and subscribe to
the following oath: 81 do solemn'y
swear or firm, that l will support AMI
maintain the Constitution an | Laws
of the Unitel States and Constitution
and Laws of the State of Alabama.
That | am not excluded from register
ing by any of the clauses in Section I'd
of this article. That l will never
countenance or aid in the secession of
the State from the United States.
That / accept the civil and political
equality ofall, and agree not to attempt
to deprive any person or persons on
account of race, color, or previous con-
dition of any political or civil right,
privilege or immunity, enjoyed by any
other class of men, and furthermore
that will not in any Why injurc or
countenance in others, any attempt to
injure any persons on account of past
or present support of the Government
of the United States, the laws of the
United States, or the principles of the
political and civil equality of all men,
or of affiliation with any political
party"
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PROSPECTUS!
1868
1868
THE PITTSBURG GAZETTE,

The largest daily pape. in the State Of Penn
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JOE and Bill Benton went toeNew
Orleans with flatboat of corn. Joe
wrote to his father, thus /;
= e =" NJ Awleens, Gune 1st.
"Dear Dad-Market is dull and
corn is low, and Bills dead Also"
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T AND SALE.
NREE.sE COUNTY, s. s.

In the Orphans Court Of said county, ofseptem.
ber Term, 1857 No. - 'f
In the matter of the settlement of the accoupt
Of David r. Jones, Administrator upon the
estate Of John Jones, decd. -, 49,
Balance due S472s n
q And now, to wit: Septen bef IS, 1857. presented
for continuation and exceptions Hled BY Fills
fesed to John c. Flennilaen Esq. Auiitor IN
hear % the evidence On exceptions and make re-
Attest, j. +. TEMPLE, Clerk Of Court. o
will attend to the above appointment at the
Sourt House, IN Waynesburg, Friday. Novem-
io;Ie-iw JNO. C,FLENNiKEN, Auditor.
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THE WEEKLY GAZETTE.

The WEEKLY GAZETTE has been enlarged
70 the sans size Of the Daily, and is now the
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Our agents Will favor us by getting up thar
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Additions to clues can be made nj any time. al
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letedeuts' Estates.
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r EGAL NOTICE.

EGAL NUTICE.
Letters tcstamcntary upon the cstnte of Jas,
Stewart, OF Center Tp., Greene county Pa, decd,
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Clothing.

A M iMMENSh nraTNS Siooh VI WINTER
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T EG A l. N o T lCE.

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George Iightner, late of Norris tp., decd. hay-
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CALLING SOON.

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JOHN NUN ELLIS,

in Waynesburg, Pa. This CHURN must super
cede anything of the kind heretofore produced.
The smpleness of its construction, and its two-
fold or reversed motion. that produces butter
from three to six minutes must Induce the COM
munty to examine its qualities. II saves time
any churn In existence. Mr. Munnell has full
power to sell rights for Pennsylvania or New
York state as well az TO furnish Churns TO citi-
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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-17
To Retire.

Mr.. Seward, it is said, will retire from
public life entirely at the close OF the pres
enL administration. His recent visit to his
birth place was undertaken partly for the
purpose of making preparations for his en-
ioyment of a serene old age in the quiet
shades of his beloved Auburn-a town In lts
beauty strikingly suggestive OF its poetic
namesake. The old mansion which has been
SO long his residence, has been enlarged to
twice its extent. Its reception and dining
rooms have been correspondingly altered,
with a view to the better entertainment
during the days of his retirement, OF the
hosts of friends who will flock, as Of old, to
his gatherings. The Seward mansion Is IN
the old fashioned style, surrounded by trees,
with row of venerable poplars at the portal.
A dense grove at the side, which Aristotle
might have envied for his aeademicians,
was. and doubtless will be still, a fayorlte
resort of Mr.. Seward. Throughout life a
most laborous student, he frequented its
shady walks when pondering the thoughts
and problems which his vast reading opened
I'D to him. The green waves and golden
perch of the Owasco will still have their de-
lights for him, for the secretary is zealous
disciple of Ike Walton. And. though tinge
of melancholy will not fail to prevade his
pleasure and pursuits, the companionship Of
friends, his philosophical resignation to his
fate. and the delights of home, will make
him forget the ingratitude of politicians and
the bliehted hopes of his former ambition.
Personally, Mr.. Seward isloOking unusually
well, though rather care-worn alter the
anxieties Of the protracted session OF Con-
gress. His friends say that he has not ap-
peared to enjoy as good health IN several
Years. The scar on his left cheek is still
plainly visible, though perfectly healed:
The flesh, severed by the assassin's knife, still
hangs heavily below the jaw, but the mus
cles are re-knittiDg steadily, though slowly,
and his physicians predict a remote restora-
tion of the features to their natural condi-
tion. Mr.. Seward has been in public life for
forty years, and is sixty-six years old.
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EindinraR Road Christ.

A Young man had been preaching IN the
presence of venerable divine; and, after he
had done, he went to the old minister, and
said:
t"What did you think of my sermonf"
"A very poor sermon indeed" said he.
"A poor sermoni" said the young man.
."It took me long time to study it"
"Ay, no doubt of it.
s'Why, did you not think my explanation
of the text very good one?'
"Oh yesl' said the old preacher; Every
good indeed" ..
"Well, then, why do you say it is poor
sermon? Didn, you think the metaphors
were appropriate, and the arguments cOnciu-
siVef"
''Yes, they were very good, as far as that
goes; but still it was very poor sermon.
"Will you tell me why you think it was
poor sermon2"
because, " said he "there was no Christ in
it."
"Well," said the young man, "Christ was
not in the text. We are not to be preach
ing Christ always: we must preach what is
in the text"
So the old man said,-
Don't you know, young man, that from
every town, and every village and every
little hamlet in England. wherever it may
be, there is road to LOndOnf"
ayes" said the young man.
"Ah!' said the old divine; ''and 50, from
every text in Scripture, there is road to the
metropolis of the Scripture; that is, Christ.
And my dear brother, your business is, when
you get a text, to say, Now what is the road
to Christi and then preach sermon run
ming along the road to the great metropolis,
Christ. And" said he, 81 have not yet
found a text that has not road to Christ in
it: if should, 1 would make one. would
90 over hedge and hitch but l would get at
nv Master; for the sermon can not do any
good unless there is SAVIOR of Christ in it.
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A Little Nonsense. ms .
ride roeth before a waterfall

Pride goeth before waterfall
A lady being asked TO waltz, gave the
following sensible and appropriate answer;
"No, / thank you, sir. | have hugging
enough at home" !
Modesty depends on good manners; hap
piness, on security; good society, on good
education;f wisdom, on experience; and tor
the safety and protection of country, tried
man is often more valuable than renowned
warrior. .iH Dlsi .'n t'''i IT"
ashall ladies have votssP, asked a stump
speaker. ssCertainly," replied strong mind
ed woman-in the audience. ''ls woman made
only to sew on buttons? And, if she is, 1t IS
against the law of nature to turn away the
needle from the poll.
q Young man out West was entrusted with
| the money to bring his father home good
family sewing machine. He carried off a
ne;ghbor's daughter to Chicago, married her
and brought her home, declaring she was the
best family sewing machine he could procure.
A captain who had sound-sleeping mate,
caught an Irish boy in the middle watch Try
ing some pork and eggs be had stolen from
the ships stores, when the captain called out
"You lubber you, I'll have none OF that
iaFaitb, captain, none Nv 1t Is intended Tor
ye, replied the boy.
A story is told of NewburyPort voter, at
the last municipal election, who received
dollar to vote certain ticket Being slightly
fnddled. he dropped the greenback into the
ballot box. and crowding the vote into his
nocket started off with the impression that
| he would steo and take something"
/ Al member of Congress once said: ''Whal
the honorable gentleman has Just asserted
Econsider as catamOunt to denial" Il pre-
tsume, . replied his opponent, ''that the hon
orable gentleman means tantamount. NO,
sir, / do not mean tantamount. i am not sc
Iignorant Of our language not to be aware that
fcatamount and tantamOunt are anonymous
Said gentleman to another in bell.
room, tfWko is that ugly woman with whom
YOU were Just wslking3' That is my
1 s;ster." "No, no, l don't mean her," ex'
nfained his unfortunate interrogation, ''l mea1
That horrid, ed-haired creature by her side.' >
aThat, sir, is my wifel"7 f'so7 ssea3
! "A man whom DR.. johnson once reprovet
for following a useless and demoraiizine
business, said in excuse, "You know doeto
Ii must live. Inc brave olu noUei y.
thing mean and hateful, coolly replied, u
| do not see the least necessity for that"
| when Jamie H-was very little boy
i b;slparents lived in a wild part ofa Western
state One evening his motherwas leading
him along, a wild, path through the woods
going home from distant neighbor, a
Storm was Coming up, the wood was growing
dark. and annie was in mortal fear Of thun
\ der, and lightning and bears. He clung t
Ibis mother, cried, and at length began tG
lnray. .aOh Lord, save US this time, he said
Fri be a'good boy always. Do save US. dOP
HE continued thus in prayer till they emer
lged from the woods and came in sight o
Their house. Then he ceased his supPlca
tions. gave a sigh Of relief, and exclaimed
"There now 1 can take care Of myselfE
Jamie was not unlike some older folks.