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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
NpIroR1Aff pRnv1r1rs.

There appears to bea great difference
: ofopinion on the part of the Franco Mexican
Journals in regard to the present position and
future prospects of Maximilian in Mexico
Adyices to the 9th state that NIaxinilian was
at 0rizaba. From Vera Cruz we learn that
the French authorities have seized the Vera
Cruz Custom:House although the Tmperialist
officials protested strongly against it.
President johnson has issued an or
der revoking the exequaturs issued by the
United States to Consils representing the
Governments of Hanover, the Electorate of
Hesse, the Duchy of Nassau, ana the free
city of Frankfort. all of which have recently
been united to the Kingdom of Prussia.
- 1t is understood that Judge Wayne.
aud not Chief Justice Chase, as previously
reported, will grant a writ of hoJcas corpus,
under which DIR. DIudd, spangler and Me-
14aughliu will be brought from the Dry Tor
tugas for trial by the civil courts
THE Philadelphia Age hits the nail
upon the head whenit says ''the Presidential
election is approaching, aud the minority are
determined to carry that election as they did
the last, by excluding States from parties
patifg' in the contest. This is the meaning
of the progressive movement of Mr. Sumner,
and it must be so considered"
- The New York Times Washington
correspondent says that on the 9th Instant,
the following; in substance, was received
from Napoleon in reply to Stewards despatch
to Mr.. Bigelow of November 9th. Napo>
leon specified the time when the FrcnclEtroops
would be removed from Mexico. He exl
pressed his satisfaction with the Sheridan
Campbell mission, and proposed co,operatingg
in establishing a Republican Government,
but thinks it will devolve upon the United
States to maintain the government thus crea~
ted. The Emperor also suggested that an
election be brought about by dint of the in
huence of the United States and French
governments.
- The report of the death of Escobedo
is true He was overtakon by Cortinns and
Canalcs when in flight from NIatamoras and
carried back there. Consequent upon his
capture there was general characterization
among the Liberal citizens, and after getting
the upper hand of the citizens Cana!es had
Escobeda shot on the morning of the 18th
(?) claiming to act as the representative OF
Ortega. A panic is reported in Matamoras
and general fight is expected
- Letters have been received in Wash
ington from Richmond, written by gentle
men in high position, utterly denying the
truth of Hon. Joseph scgar's statements,
made in that city, that the Legislature of
Virginia was ready to adopt the Constitutional
Amendment if they can have the assurance
from COpgress shat this shall be the ultima
tunar and that the loyal Senators and Repre-,
sentatives shall be admitted without DELAY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
Let the South Alone.


The New York Herald seems to have
given up the territorializing and the Consti-
tution-amending policies III reference to tho
South, and to have become convert to the
policy of letting the South alone In its is
sue of the 25.h it says:
What then can we do with those people?
They rebelled against the constitution, they
appealed to the sword, they have been defeats
cd end disarmcd, aud now they fall back upon
their constitutional rights as they were before
the war. Taking tie hint from President
Johnsop's greatest mistake, they demand
these constitutional rights in their restoration
just as they stand. They may be taken in
hand from the Potomac tU'theRio Grande. as
the people OF great unorganized territory,
and cut ur and rccast into Few territorial di-
visions; but this will be a troublesome and.
cost " Process. We may establish the consti.
tutionnl+a]ncndment h tLrcc~fourths of the
loyal States. and then rcorguaiZe terri.oriu!lv
each Of the outside States on this Lusis. hut
We shall gain little time hy this plan The
only course remaining, -thoNs is to let these
outside States alone, only Interfering to pre-.
vent their whites and blacks from cutting
each others threats. and so give them as
much time for reflection as they may require
After being two or three years out in the
cold, or five, ten or twenty. Ieasun and COM
mon sense may prevail among them, aud they
may come i'll or the terms Of the amendment.
Ii there IS no hope in the present Southern
generation we can wait for the next. BY
that time there will be Northern leavcn among
them sufficient TO le&vcR the whole lump
lime and emigration will settle the question
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

Several prominent Democrats, imelMd-
ing Charles O'Conner, Amasa j. Parker.
Richard O'Gormon, and others. called upon
President; Johnson on Wednesday, What
follows is not without political significance ::
HThey stated that they had called to pay
their respects, were very cordially received
by the President, aud, the. i.ssonview took a
conversational turn, in the course, Of which
the delegation assured the President flat Ike
Democratic party Of Nrto York. ,eouM cc,.-
tam!y assssain him IN has etorts to administer
H.. lG,os in accordance aciM the Constitution
al.I the late decision of the United States
Supreme Court, and it would also endorse the
position, tffer President had taken on the great
question at issue before the country. The
President replied, in substance. that his con
fidence in the correctness apdinsexrity of the
course he had adopted and has been pursuing
hitherto 'e"s mistaken, and Mat,it lsos hSx
"ete'mi"ation to be guided in the future sehol-
" " 'hs spirI At the Caits:itHtios-'S .
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
Mere as to the Gonsre saonsl BxCur--
sionists, y

-
4 correspondent Of the Nt,lsoaat ints1zs.
geaesr; writes:
On the Orange and AlexaHtiria railroad
they n'stWith Hon. .ieremialr Morton. of Or
aI:se county and Colonel Daoiel +. Slau@b>
ter, of CulPepTsr, besides other Virs;nio ,.eT,.
tlemen, Nho. desired to slow the Cohsfossion.
al party every respect aud give them an in
sight into the real and true feeling of Sir>
ginia people.
/ Senators Foster and Wade made Themselves
specially agreeable, and appeared amazingly
gratifed and remarkably well pleased. They
had hardly reached the historic fields of Bull
Run and Manassas when these gentleman
expressed themselves greatly surprised at the
endless scenes of desoIatioD and destruction
of lands aud other properties rs until now
they could not be made to'rcalize, but are now
compelled to believe and appreciate.
ScPatcfs Foster aud Ramsey. in company
with General Howard, visited the tioase Of
Major, General 6ustavts W Smith. eof the
late Confederate army. and who is now presi-
dent of a New York iron works company in
operation at Chattanooga, who entertained
them most handsomely and interchanged con-
ciliatory sentiments. General Smith, it will
be remembered, WIS one of General Howardss
instructors at West Point. l heard citizen
today in speaking to two distinguished sem
ators, say, II am an original East Tennessee
Union man, when one of tlsem replied, 81
don't care what yCu we're ; We have been so
handsomely treated hy all parties that am
well disposed towards all" ,.sr-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

STILL ANorHEn.-Our fricrd, HENRY
DUNN, determined not to permit the holi-
days to pass without an evidence of his APP
probation Of the trials of the craft, has placed
US undos obligations, for a most beautiful
cake, of quite formidable dimensions, all
nicely iced and ready for immediate use
Such an Indication of his favor and regard
has its due weight with us, and in return we
tender him OUT heartfelt thanks, and sincerely
hope that he may have prosperous career
during the coming year that has just set in,
His establishment should be literally patron
lied by those who need the sweet things in
which he proruseIy. deals.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
MARRIED.

On tic TN uIr, by Rev. H. wissler. MIR Cu1s
ShCPherdstown. -'S' All oil
r, On Thursday evening last. in shcpIcrds,nrr. .,
rE: J. F: GHmPbclI Mr. IHAEI rs II CIAI;Ltfg
|" niles JULIA A. lYDLR, 9th OF Wine Lceicr
On the 10Th Mt. Mt the rcs,dcnrc ofs the b,,5-.
Man and .diss NJ. E. SPANGLkR, ali Ct I,is
!" Stemnt"n, on The 18th uIt .bv Rev SIR To,,,,,.
I'LL ur: ~ l I -; Nc UIRE. formerly 4 win
Suart. "''' vi h""' a. H. II
In Pa iti!no,c, on tho goth uIt by Rev. N. II.
S SSiS.E D. H'n: TECNAS NiN sNEAI.
iNGt.N 81 Misf,Uii. enc Ms. lHILI ID "
NEE. Of Sh'T trI,,stuWn re y "
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

Is ALABAMA A. STATE OR a TERRITORY !?
The question of the status of the Southern
States is about to come before the United
States Supreme Court for decision. A man
named Jordan, was recently brought before
the Federal District Court, sitting in Mont
gomery, Ala, on charge of felony, and hav
ing, been found guilty, was sentenced by
Judge Bustccd to twenty OLe year. imprison-
ment. His counsel have determined to apply
to the Supreme Court for writ of habeas
corpus, on the ground that Alabama is not
State, but a Territory, and as such Judge
Busteed's District Court had no legal status.
The matter will thus be brought fairly and
squarely before the learned judges Of our
highest judicial tribunal, and if they will
meet the question openly and render plain
decision we may expect a solution of what is
now very complicated political subject-M
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
What West Virginia Says as to Our
State Debt.

We submit for the consideration Of our
Richmond friends single and simple promo
sltlon. II the present government of Vir>
g'nla is government in fact and law, and
has any right or authority as such to treat
concerning an adjustment of the debt of
Virginia, it is by virtue Of the reorganization
made by the Convention of the neOple of
Virginia which sat in this city in June and
august, 1861. 1t then follows that all the
acts Of that Convention are binding upon the
present government and people of Virginia.
II these gentlemen deny the validity Of that
reorganization. they affirm their own Height
macy and consequent incapacity to make any
settlement. If they affirm its validity, they
admit the obligation to make this settlement
Soh the basis which we claim And if Mr..
Auditor Taylor can show that on that basis
West Virginia must assume one third of the
debt of Virginia, VIC shall be glad to see the
figures. -.
The Convention of juno, 1861, which re-
organized the government Of Virginia, in
the ordinance providing for the formation of
West Virginia. TINS laid' down the basis of
adjustment with the old State '.lf
The new State shall take upon itself
just proportion Of the public debt of the
Commonwealth Of Virginia prior to the 1st
Of January, 1861 to be ascertaincd bv .Iiarp-
ing to it all State expenditures within the
limits thereof, and just proportion of the
ordinary expenses of the State government,
since any part Of said debt was contracted,
and dcductins the moneys paid into the treas
ury of the Commonwealth from the counties
included within the said new State during
the same period" H
There can be no denial thatthis proposition
is rlgidly equitable. The people of Western
Virginia always complainant Justly
that nearly all the expenditures of the State
revenue for public works were made in East
Virginia. In addition to this, almost every
thing for which the debt was contracted went
to the same section. Western Virginia never
got back as much as the money paid by her
ove7 and above her fair share of the necessa-
~ expenses of government. while this enor
nous debt was piled up for the sole advantage
of the East.
a. We take the report of Auditor Bennett.
aHd find the taxes assessed in 1860 within
the counties now composing Virginia amount
ed to s2.692,613-G1 while. the taxes assess
ed within the counties now composing, West
Virginia amounted to 1927 sos. 95. West
VlrSinia,s assessment was therefore little
under nineteen per cent, or less than one.
fifth of the whole. Divided in this propor.
ton, her share of the debt would be MO far
from $4,000, O0O-tle annual interest of
which would about equal the whole revenue
OF The State now collected each year.
Wheeling LnteiYj0eDccr
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
ia IntsFpa Ta1ntioa


referring Critic demand Of the .1nannl.a..
tuners, fer,mors 'ipr0tectiOp, ;, the New York
Zines satss
There is but one remedy Iot ,ts+t >.
glut and that is reduced production until a..
stock on hand be consumed, the manufacip-
rcrs fallinesbaelS upon the prodisions nroGls
OF recent times And the only safe mode of
increasing the demand is to increase the avail
able mems of the community tiiRinisbinr,
the ta8atioR-tG which they are stibieet-
As fUf'TIie7 nanGfdotHfers. we tbjnL lid,
t9er true relief lies in the direction Of a RS
form IN tue mtcFnSl feTsnIe system raib%~,
than IN an increase in custom duties. Their
worst worst troubles spring from the dearness c.
laooF, WtnsIs IS hereSblt Of the itadteti ours
tehcy' ana from the Oppressive taxation Incl
nue." 'A' u '4N'ernai reEe<
III,5 80. Z. IA ~ ,.-:..,- -,,5..
MeRE- CONSTRUCTIONS w,sbin,.,-
ION correspondent of the Baltimore c..
says learn that u plan for the rrconS,r,,oD
t'on Oh irginia is to be presented N Co.
greSs soon after its re.assemhI;-,, -. ~ SoH-
derstood to have been prepared hv II. y uu-
I m Is an improvement upon the project Mp
Holden for the government of North C,rn.
l'n"' l9asmach as 1T contemplatcs the ,o,ssA
exclusion OF all ex>Coniederates for mn nm.
to come from participation in the STATE CO.
eminent and places all political rover in Tho
hands of those who remained s.lnyap' 5ur;,,,.-
the whole period of tie war. IL Is ens;IS
seen that Mr. 13otts, under. this plau. mi.lt
PICK ana choose post for life
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
Broke jail.

Two rascals supposed to have struggled
down from tReaNortH, Who were confined in
the jail of Amherst county for robbips n lady
who had entertained and bcfrrie9nded them.
and who are strongly snsrscted of a robbery
and attempt at murder in an adjacent county.
made their escape last week by cutting and
burning through the floor. They left the
following impatient card posted in their cell:
. 2" ell 'el"ps 1t n',,y conecrn = Know We.
that our reasons for escape are simply to avoid
an unfair triaL and the prejudice of periur-
ed witness and base, Attorney General
When all prejudice has vanished, and an At
torney General stands at the bar of Amherst
county who has enough Of Loaop. s,s,l5gutrv
aud etiquette about him as not to insult n
prisoner al. 1.-The bar, whose hands are tied and
whose lips are sealed by the lay, then. and
not till then. do We appear for trial. Heaven
bears EVIDENCE Of our innocenceslin the very
act Of allowing US to, escape, and We can as
sure the county Of Amherst that Nc viii an.
pear here voluntarily for a sSais and impartial
trial when the proper time arrives, which we
sincerely hOpeiis not far distant.
(''Sigued) .Ffsa EvASs & IIARDY."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

One S. G. Slocum, doctor and \ de.
feated Radical candidate for the Indian. a.
isiatrre, at Shelbyvillc, has become deiendant
in a seduction and breach of promise snitw.
The prosecutrix was Mary Este, l.blood
ed daughter of Africa, who unwi,tinni,,
thought Slocum had risen above tho aLsnr3i
prejudice against color. Anyhow he tnl,f
her he hadj.and she whispering she wnnid
ne,cr consent, consented. The suit was sc,S
tied by the doctor wedding the negroes, an5
off went Mary as marriage belle.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
The Case Of LoWenthal.

The case of Jacob Iowcnthal, formerly a
claim agent of Washington city, charged
some months ago with swindlng TIE Govern
ment to very large amount by means of
forged bounty claims, presented in New Or
leans, and who, it was afterwards reported
died Of cholera, has been again taken I'D in
Washington, and is being again thoroughly
investigated. The Washington correspon-
dent Of the New York Times, in despatch
dated December 23d, says, ''From all the
evidence now obtained it is safe to estimate
that Lowenthal succeeded in swindling differ
cnt soldiers out of about $40, 600. The pa
pcrs, when the case was first made public.
stated that he had swindlcd the Government
to the amount of a. million. The Govern
ment will not probably lose quarter of that
amount, unless further forgeries are diseov.
cred, which is not altogether improbable. In
the mean time, there is doubt expressed as
to Lowenthals death. There are those who
claim that he is alive, and that the hurried
manner OF conducting his funeral adds evil
dence to that belief He is said to have died
in the middle of the night, Of cholera, with
no physician in attendance, and was, buried
the next morning, his wife and her mother
bong about the only persons who followed the
coffin to the grave. AS Lowenthal was a
proud, ambitious man, some of his former
associates entertain the idea that he commit
ted suicide, knowing that lie could not any
longer escape detection.
The Washington Star makes. in reference
to this case, the, following statement. from
which it appears that, whilst the invcstisa-
ton may disclose some new facts in relation
to the alleged frauds, there can be no doubt of
the death of the accused. 1t says:
There can be no doubt of the fact Of Mr..
Lowenthal's death and burial lie died here.
on the 10Th of October, of cholera contracted
m New York, and was buried on the after
noon of the next day in the Congressional
Cemetery. The record of his deatlf.on the
books Of DIR. Dove, Secretary of the Board
OF Health, made from the certificate of death
by Drs. F. Howard and 7. Miller, returned
by Mr. A. Buchly, the undertaken, is as fofi
lows:
Jacob Lowcnthal, aged so, white male.
Germany, four years resident of Washington.
Asiatic cholera; buried at Congressional Gem,
etery"
The funeral was attended, among. others,
by his counsel, Messrs. Ford and Hine. who
are positive that it was J4owenthal's body in
tie coffin. His death from Asatic cholera
is certified TO by Dr. +. Howard, who person
ally knew the deceased, and by other leading
physicians who saw the body after death.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

TnE .FENrANs IN IEELASD.-Thc latest
London papers contain the following from
Ireland:
Cardinal Cullen's pastoral which was read
IN the Dublin churches on Sunday, Dec. g.
condemns the Fenian movement, declaring
that the advocates of revolution, though thew
talk loudly, have no power, no influence, no
friends, no money, nothing that could flattcr
them with the hope Of success IF they at
tempt any acts of violence the only result will
be that property may be damaged, some lives
lost, and some deluded young men condemned
to perpetual servitude, and doomed to-lead a
life worse than death itself
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

Az ISFERS8L MAcuIxE-On-the Sd in
slant, Howard TilliDgbast, master machinist
ofthe earshoPs atty Oungstown, Ohio, received
by express small box shipped from CIere-
land. Not expecting anything of the kind,
he was at once suspicious gifts contents, and,
instead Of drawing the lid, Pried open one of
the lower corners. a lot "fgunpower feIlout.
The box, was then thoroughly soaked. and
opencdoR theside.d 1t contained half a nonnd
OF gunPowder and a row of upright matches
so arranged as to explode the powder when
ttkelid MAS drawn. The murderons contrivance
was traced 70. William Howartll. one of the
wOrkmen Under Tillihghast.- Last month tie
? latter discharged HoWarth's son, and the in
ternal MACHINE was intended TO aveage that
net I > So
ti-eqssis l--====7- .-T------,-- l7-Gsa
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

- The New York World comedies that
"thcre is manifest injustice" in proceeding
against the old postmasters of the South for
the balances in their hands which they were
required to surrender by the Confederate au-
thorities. It adds Given if these officials
were criminally delinquent, it is cruelty to
close two or three hundred postoffices in va
rious sections, thus subjecting the residents
to great Inconvenience, and, in a business
view, positive losses, on account of the non-
return of the balances, which, in the aggre
gate, cannot amount to much, and absolutely
Furnishing the entire population of place for
a presumed misdemeanor on the part of some
poor postmaster"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

This scale averages six per cent, and its
merit is, that it is arranged so as to require
moderate tax now, while VIC arc recovering
from prostration. The gradual rise, it is be-
lieved, will readily be sustained by the stea-
dy appreciation of taxable property, which
we may reasonably anticipate.
Twenty-six years will have expired be ore
the period Of the nine per cent interest shall
have arrived; by which time the taxable
property of the State will have so appreciated
as to make its payment.casy.
We cannot doubt that Mr. Taylor is entire
y correct in his anticipations, which arc
based on tabular statements of increase of
taxable property under the former social and
political. condition of the State Ere the
twenty>six years roll round, it will be found
that the rate of appreciation will be greatly
accelerated. 1t will then be ascertained that
with the increased public revenue and the
efficient operations of the sinking fund, the
debt will. be entirely at the commando of the
State, and may be easily and rapidly liqui-
dated.-PicA.. Dispatch.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

Jefferson Kinney, Esq, for many years,
clerk of the county of Augusta, died sudden-
ly Of paralysis, at his residence near Staun-
ton, Friday week.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

: surratt.is onroato for America.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01

@sSaH Happy New Year, to. tKose y
Member the printer,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
NOTICE..

TrnERsIoMETERc HURNs, all .ize,. aI4o r..
Cylnder Churns, just recefveCFnud for sale BJr
lIeC 20 RANSOM Il
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-19

from additional i'm pportations: and orders fol
foreign paper b, the New York publishers,
of1@ II cents per pound Good rag paper
thanks to the rummaglng IN the foreign mar
ket of the great Ney York organ Of Home
Industry, can now be bought in New York
at from l52 to l6 cents per pound. -
The Tribune will continue to worry about
the idleness of the cotton and wooden mills
whose products its business does not require;
but it..refuse to greases the wheels of the
paper mills by practising the doctrine OF
protection about which it breaches with such
dewy eyes.
The publishers of the country aeknowl'
edge their obligations to the New York 1sao'
ane for inssituting measures to puneture the
inflated paper market. The farmers and
mechanics of the country wish that the Tn
bune had large dealings with the WOODEN
and cotton and boot and shoe manufacturers
as well as with the paper dealers as there
would then be some hope for adecline in the
price of the necessaries of Chicago
Post--a republican paper.