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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-06-12
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ing 1t 'ccus5ed to VI = rfiS"n 'iia'
the cat MADE Z, good dtaI OF disturb
anTe II Gown .e'iar' TO- she vas fonfin
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! TO 'he gfea interruption oi their cor
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,4ah once 10 20 COW u ana see To her
Mr. H. N5""r.,2 my she d!d Hoi
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l'oI'e Wi'Ii J., "r' - Flo'ittI Il I"
90 - '.,'' '.'. "a
Pioo''Oi1 ( ues ! I ''.'' ' mess % Ia .
The minister and his w.@e, an easy.
good-t=1arered old couple, came,
bringing with them their oldest daugl-
ter, who Was fair virgin Of thirty,
and whose or.f remark was to the ef-
feet that she believed that matches
should merit the sanction of Heaven.
And she looked as # she would have
addcd--''All the good material has
not been used up vet
Everything went off we'll; the re-
sponscs were loud enough, and the
wedding dinner was good. The old
minister and his wife and daughter
! shook hands with The nrv-marrie8
IcoUr}e wished them WILL and drn.rt.
led
..Eo,,. my. do = s.;J NJ. IIorr;
son coayinGIv arfar saat;rg. bars.f,
beside HIM, ' have secret to tell
you. Such a secret, too You viii
]auoh when Won hcari Sucb = ioka I"
.. We'I what i if - cLearfpiI,. =,
ouirnd flo enonsa tli,,l-;ng i ,,,;rbt
he rcrbans = ccnroalod hoo Of nan,
ev or . rrnsnoctive. Iacac,,
l. am richer. Moss. Than I ever
told Won -
.jybv I didn't marry Won for
wealth. Polly" he broke in. You
know / didn't marry YOU for wealth
Bah what do l care for wealth ,
But - go on. Polly. 90 on
Yes, / understand that, said Pol
Iv, archIy. Al" with It deprecatiug
glance. You men are 50 dcceitful =
But. Moses. ! must own that I 3ecciv.
ed Won a FHlc. DO Won forgive ma, in
advance. dear?n
of course. d." rcrleid the dear.
1T only makes the surprise the
more pleasant forgive YOU, POLL.
entirely. Tell me the secret, Polly,
tell IT.
Now, Moses, rePiied foIly, mys-
terlously moving toward the cellar
door with the air Of a magician, my
treasures are tins way. No, YOU ncca
not come! Children. this way
Oh ! Deceit. thy name is Woman.
Forth from the cellar came an i'm
posing procession of ten family treas
ur.s, the LARGEST. atall. opan-month-
Cd fellow Of .,ubt..-p. with 4 Iit,le
faxen down upon lis chin: and the
smallest a remarkably docile baby.
carried bv the aforesaid tall youth.
Nav, ,Lo,- .-. ,io-osr ..;d H..
,,-;,a,.. ..rr.,,a;,,r4,ie. Laforo ii. &C.
tonssbed raze IN two ranks .ITore
Me- 40 NV ,li11ren and rnn,s
once no;na and Rakor,x bnt lv.oones
40 l.. r,a,o, "a 10 Iao5 80 lacI-
M mr. foro,,cr CLiIdrnn cn,Lrace
your father!'
Tbav an with the execution of tLe
,or,r,or man viii the down an l,is CHM
yn.ho ba,.;,o ros;ored tho doci1n bal,,,
- ,ho oor,,s af ;ts ,,,otIor stond III
All, ,r,nninr and Iool,inc - tbomrb
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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-06-12
An EPiGR AM.

g The hess laid plans o. niioe and mea
Oft gang agiee-''
G'Lis Max, in Mexico, dii sec,
So did ] etf. and General lee
- do rebels cenerai-l5.
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TEL G HIC NE VS..
For the South-W estern.
HorEets
Market,

Markets.
NEW YORK, March 25, noon.-Stocks very dull
5-20's of 62, coupos, 100. Money 6@7. Gold l34t
Cotton firm middlng uplands Sic.
Bank statement very poor.
Cable Dispatches.
LONDON, March %, noon.--Consols Oh. United
States bonds TAI.
LIVERPOOL, March o. noon.-Cotton firm; mid
ding upands l3ad. and mddling Orleans l3Sd estl
mated sales 10, 900 bales.
Miscellaneous.
CHARLESTON, March 25.-Gen. Sickles, in orders,
announces his duty to maintain security of person and
property suppress Instruction violence and disorder
punish, or cause to be punished, dsturbers of the
public peace and criminals permits local tribunals to
try all cases. unless specially referred by the COM
handing general to commission or other military
tribunal; local laws and municipal regulations con-
sistent with the laws of the United States and the
proclamations of the President and the regulations
prescribed in. the commanding generals orders, are
declared in force civil officers are continued; where
civil officers fall the military authorities will arrest
and promptly try alleged offenders The General So
lcits the cordial cooperation of civil officers and the
people, and earnestly urges unreserved obedience to
the authority established
PI1TsBURG, March 25.-The machinery works Of
Robinson, Rea & Co. have been destroyed by fire.
NEW YORK, March 25.-The official report of the
riot St. Patrck's Day, shows that thrtyhree po-
lcemen injured, nine seriously and nine danger
ously. All are recovering.
W,sHINGroS March 25.-Hopes of the early re-
lease of Mr.. Davis gain strength.
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HENRY WATKINS ALLES.-The popular demand for
ton of bis biography BY Mrs Dorsey With lady's
delicacy, she calls her work Recollections of Henry
W. Allen, but it has all the details and fulncss Of
regular biography. Gov. Allen was so well known to
the people Of this State and especially to the people
of dissection Of it. by Lis pure, single-hearted and
chvarous devotion to the "lost cause" by so many
acts Of kindness and charity, by SO many words Of
cheering comfort in the midst of the deepest iepres
sion, that there but little left to tell Lousianians
about him. We knew lin better than any public
man in the State. The publication Of these recoIlec-
tons will enable the world to know him. as biography
teaches. We glad the task was left to the appreci
alive tenderness of womans nature. Allen had, to
the eye of an ordinary man, to whom
The primrose by the rivers brim
Is but primrose still to him.,
such an amount of impetuosity magnetic power and
flashing preciptancy, that he considered by such
as sort of visionary and impractcable Bayard And
it is true there great deal of knight-errantry in
bis character but the high chvaly of his nature was
always controlled by sagacious common sense 1t
will be matter Of interest to our own people even to
know by what accidents of truth and training Henry
W. Allen came to be what he was-the most thor
oughy representative produced by the rebellion
Born upon the "sacred soil of the Old Dominion
with the best blood of the State in bis veins he had
the hardy training Of Missouri in his boyhood, with
the experience of nearly twenty years residence in
Mississippi and louisiana The auhoress has given us
an interesting sketch Of this last period, and we are
glad to say, very a1ectonae and beautiful tribute
throughout the work, to the character of her friend
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THE NICHOLSON PAvEMESr.-It is nearly a wear
since We preached the subject of paving our streets
with the Nicholson pavement, which at that time we
argued would be much cheaper and equally as durable
as rock 1t was met with favor BY some and opposed
oy Others Among the latter was our neighbor of
the News, who published an anonymous comniunca-
ton from one OF the Memphis papers, giving the pave
ment bad reputation. The matter either through
lndfference Or something else, lost sight Of We
think now, as we thought then, that it is the best
pavement that we could make use Of This subject
was ireshened in our memory by reading the following
from the New Orleans Times
The section of Nicholson pavement being put
down on Race street, between Constance and Annnn-
citation, has attracted much attention We are in
formed by the contractors, Messrs. Jonathan TAYLOR
Co.. that the work will be completed at noon today
and the public generally invited to inspect the
manner of its laying, and judge of its merits
The next street we pave let US try the Nicholson.
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The Situation.
VIM. G. BRowSLow,
Commander-in-Ch etc,

We were led into error in our article in Sunday
! edition, upon the situation from misprint
BY the proviso to the 9th section of the military
government act mo person excluded from the priv
lleSe OF holding office by the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the United States shall be eligible
to election as member of the convention to frame a
constitution for any of said rebel States nor shall
any such person vote for members of said convention
and the Sd section of the constitutional amendment
referred to says, mo person shall be senator reDre
sentative IN Congress- hold any Office civil or mill
tary, under the United States, or under any State
Who having previously taken an oath as member of
Congress- or as an officer of the United States or as
member OF any State Legislature, as an executive
judicial officer Of any State to support the Const
tuition OF the United States, shall have engaged in in
surrectlon Or rebellion against the or given aid
and comfort to the enemies thereofn,
BY the foregoing it is clear that any one who has
not taken the oath before the late war as congress-
man or officer of the Federal or in certain cases of
the State governments, member of State Lee
glsiature. to support the Constitution of the United
States, is not excluded from voting for members Of
the convention; from serving as members fsaid con-
sention' Nor is he, from any provision in said law,
from hodlnS Office under the provisional government
OF the States under the military BILL provided he has
not been DISTINGUISHED by rebellion or conviction f
crime, and those are not few
We repeat that all our citizens should qualify them
selves to vote under the supplementary reconstruction
BILL which contains in substance the same provisions
as the constitutional amendment
we have heard some Of our friends say that We
should not accept the act that we should reject it
that by acting under would accept the law and be
oouhd by Its terms while otherwise, we might appeal
10 the law and the for redress but let such a.
THIS think and speak, know and understand that the
supreme Court Of the United States has decided that
Congress is the sole Judge of political questions. and
hat the court did not take time to consult before
'FerruIing the point, that Western Virginia was not
State, from having been formed in violation of an
Express provision of the Constitution without the con-
ent of the State of Virginia. There is no redress in
he law OF the COURTS the negro will vote whether the
White men do or not, and nothing will please the Rad
Gals SO much as our staying away from the polls thew
VII then all be elected, and hold Office and will pass
Hch laws as Brownow has had passed in Tennessee
or the Acknowledgement of all those who sympathised
With the South We earnestly urge all to register
nd then to vote for good men aud true
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Our Northern Auxiliaries.

There is class of papers in the North to which the
South lends too credulous support. With no stock
in trade but Evaporation and sang their course ap
peals only to prejudice They alone reach the low
classes in the great Northern cities and have
Influence on the springs of Northern politics than a
breath of air from the purieus of Grand Cairo. At
the South they paronised almost exclusively by
class who henceforth be political Pariahs and
which only move to make trouble. Northern pol
iticians determined to keep these classes down,
and all men here who really love their section and
country should understand this and be willing to act at
least judciously. Milton says they serve who only
wait; and vast numbers of Southern can best
serve their people by waiting Hence all rash
sells, especially from the North, positively inuri
Gus to us-doubly so if followed. Why, we could
several Northerrpapers, that espouse the cause
of the South so Justify and DANGEROUSLY, which would
die ere the dog days if published South Why, them
should we pay for papers outside which outSouth the
South in extremes and which hence fail to do US the
least good9
But there are Northern papers which do reach not
only the masses, but the of public measures
They are the conservative journals which, without
sympathiSng with the Lost Cause feel kindly for those
who lost all in it, and who fear subverson of our
democratic form of government in the frantic efforts
which the dominant faction in Congress is making to
punish the South Holding that no punishment can be
Inflicted outside the constitution they see disastrous
precedentS in most Of the measures so popular in Con-
gress. Without assuming the championship of the
South, these papers do vast good in tempering the
Borean blast of Radcalism to the shorn lamb of the
South. These papers commend to patronage, not
as compensation for their services but because their
reading will truly inform people how the conser-
vatiVe masses of the North stand toward them This
IS better than continuously sultfying ourselves with
prejudice and views of Northern politics.
We commend especially, the Boston Post and the
Boston Courier, the New York World and New York
Sun, the National Intelligencer the Philadelphia Age
the Springfield l) Register, the Cincinnati Enquirer
St. Louis Republican, and kindred journals Every
Southern man who wishes to watch and wait should
take Northern paper which is true reRer of North
ern sentiment, either radical or conservative The
great political contests In which the South is most in
teresed to be fought between these opposing ele
ments, and there, not here. We can only wat-but |
we should wait in WISDOM not burst in ignorance
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27

Books CLosED-The books of the Southwestern
Insurance Company of this city, which have been open
for the last six months closed last Saturday. the
stock having been all taken-s500, 900. The success
of this Company is unprecedented in the annals Of
"Insurancedom." With paid-in insalment of 5i2c.
on the subscription it has cleared over $4,000.
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VINO ARE D1sFRANcHlsED.-The following is the
classification of the persons DISTINGUISHED as prepared
Tor the Atlanta New Era by what that paper terms
of the best legal minds of the South
|. All persons who before the war were members
ct Congrers, or officers Of the United States who up
on going into Office took an oath support protect
and defend the Constitution of the United States, and
afterwards engaged in the rebellion.
Z All persons who, prior to the war were Execu-
tive Legislative or judicial officers of the State who
took like OATH and afterwards engaged in rebellion
inns embraces Governors members of the Legislature,
and all judicial officers, from Judge of the Supreme
Court down to Justice of the Peace
This classification is correct as far as it goes but it
evidently stops short of including all that are disan
chlsed. coroner is a ministerial officer when called
upon to perform the duties Of sheriff. but all his 9th
er duties are clearly of judicial character hence cor
ohers must be added to the list
A Mayor or Alderman of city is judicial officer.
ANY officer who has power under the law to fine, I'M
prison, or issue warrant to arrest is judicial Off
GER Mayor or Alderman has this power, and hence
mayors and aldermen must be added 10 the list.
Who are not disfranchised?
l. No enc IS dstranchsed simply because he held
office under the Confederate government. The mere
fact that has taken oath to support the Con-
ederacy if he has afterwards taken the amnesty OATH
does 6isfranchise him.
No manis DISTINGUISHED for having held a minste-
rial Office such lawyer, sheriff. clerk tax collector,
tax-recelrer, county treasurer surveyor, constable,
road commissioner or marshal. Georgia paper.
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The Military Bill Enforced.
n No,,- nrloa,. rT;n,1,

Below we give the official announcement from Gen
Sheridan that the military bill is in full operation il
this State-the first general order from Headquarters
Fifth Military District" 1t is certainly as mild anC
temperate document as could have been expected
and may not hope that in this the General ind
Gates intention Of carrying out the provisions of the
new law with as little hardship to the people as posi-
BILE? While, in almost the very language of the law
our present State and municipal governments are de-
cared temporary in their character, and subject to
change or modification at the will of the commanding
officer it is at the time distinctly announced that
no general removals from office will be made unless
present incumbents make themselves stumbling blocks
in the way of reconstruction under the plan here laid
down. This emphatic avowal will be decided damner
upon the ambitious hopes of those devoted patriots
who have, in numbers, besieged Gen. Sheridan for an
pointment to office during the past week, but there
are few indeed who will regret that they are thus de-
barred from serving their country-for a considera-
ton.
Here is the order:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT,
New Orleans La, March 10, 1867.
General Orders, Mol
]. The act of Congress entitled can act 10 pro-
vide for the more efficient government of the rebel
States having been officially transmitted to the I'M
dersgned in all order from the Headquarters of the
Army, which assigns him to the command of the
Fifth Military District created by that act consisting
of the States of Louisiana and Texas he hereby as
sumes command of the same.
Q According to the provisions of the 9th section of
the act Of Congress above cited the present State and
Municipal governments in the States of Louisiana and
Texas are hereby declared to be provisional only and
subject to be abolished, modified controlled or super
coded
5. No general removals from Office will be made
unless the present incumbents fail to carry out the
provisions of the law, impede the reorganization
or, unless delay in recognising should necessitate
change Pending the Reorganization, it is desirable
and intended to create little disturbance in the ma
chiEery OF the various branches of the provisional gov
ernmens as possible, consistent with the law of Con-
gress and its successful execution but this condition
Is dependent upon the disposition shown by the REQ
ole and upon the length of time required for rerran
sation.
4 The States of Louisiana and Texas will retain /
heir present military designations viz District of
louisiana" and District of Texas" The officers in
of each will continue to exercise all their
military powers and duties as heretofore, and will in
edition carry out all the provisions Of the law within
heir respective commands, except those which spe-
lheally require the action of the Military District
Commander, and except in cases of removals from.
nd appointments to office.
?. FL. SHERIDAN,
Major General, Commanding.
Official:
GEORGE LEE, LIST Lieut.. 21st g. S. Inf,
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Messrs. Morris Carlisle are in receipt of their new
stock consisting Of all descriptions of drugs, chemi
Gals books stationery, &c. Among other things they
nave received, we noticed a fine assortment of wall
paper also, fine selection of novels
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27

AT HOME AGAIN.-By reference to an advertise
ment in another column, it will be seen that MeDer-
mott has returned from New York with full stock of
spring and summer goods Of all descriptions Those
OF our lady readers who are fond of fine plumaee
would do well to call Mrs Wells and examine the
new stock
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27

AaER1cAS EsTEsPREsE.-An exchange says thirty
years ago the sterile plains of Texas the great
desert Of the Southwest belonged to Mexico To-
day Texas is doing trade with the world at large
than is the Republic of Mexico witits eight millions
of inhabitants
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27

Cumming Morrison CO., proprietors of the Mis-
souri, store on Texas street, in receipt Of their
spring and summer stock, which they are now opening
1t IS one OF the most desirable that We have vet seen
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27

The Jimplecute editor says that if lie wished to
sound the botomless pit he would use line lust long
enough to reach to Shreveport What gudgeon We
should catch in such case
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-27

NEaRo JUSTICE OF PEACE IN MASSACHUSETTS,
Boston dispatch ofthe 9th says the Governor Of Mass
achusetts has appointed negro Justice of the Peace
for the county Of Suffolk
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Among the newest things in Shreveport are new
shingles New roofs are everywhere to be seen, like
blossoms of prosperity amid the blooming trees If
the outlying lands could be sold at reasonable prices
TO gardeners city would be much the better for it.
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hat Of the Night9"

We have canvassed the whole question of recon
struction under the Sherman bill with nearly all the
most substantial gentlemen Of Caddo parish-with mcr
who own large properties, with who are disfran
chsed-and the general voice is for immediate action
All feel that delay has been DISASTROUS and all fear the
worst from any other action 1t is to their credit that
gentlemen disfranchiscd among the most earnest
in advising immediate action in the premises Else
where we find the opinion rapidly gaining the ascen-
dency. The Richmond Wing of Friday says, ''there
should not be moments hesitation as to the line of
conduct. 1t is not worth while now to waste words
about the submission Of the Constitution-that is a
fixed fact The thing to be done is to save all possible
from the wreck. The sooner Virginia eats her peck
OF dirt the sooner it will feel refreshed An election
of members to a convention at an early day should
soon be held and its meeting follow with the least
possible delay" The Raleigh Standard saws: "Itnow
remains for the people of the Southern States to take
their affairs into their own hands and adopt the
necessary measures to restore each State to her place
in the Union" The Jackson Miss Clarion de-
nouoces the advice to mastery inactivity" in poll
tics and replies that in politics sagnaon is death"
The Clarion is now edited By Etha Barksdale brother
ofGen. Barksdale, killed at Gettysburg.
The fact that delay has wrought vast injury to the
South begins to dawn upon the popular mind and we
fear that instead of fastening SLOWLY there will be
competing rush toward reorganization. Settle the
act as thing to be done, and do it calmly and cir
eumspecty, is our advice.
And still they come. Hon. T. J. Wharton. Hon.
VIM. Ierger and Gen. Chalmers, of Mississippi, are
all out in terse, straightforward letters advocating
action under the military bill Though an extreme
Confederate during the days of the Confectionery and
consequently Of the prescribed class under Sher-
mans bill, Mr., Wharton yet has yielded to an i!npera-
tive sense of duty, and advises that the bill be bon
esy accepted, and that organisation under its pro.
visions be effected as soon as practicable "The case
he says, is simply this rejection of the act will not
prevent its execution, and will precipa tie coniscation
acceptance of it may avert that last and dire caam-
ity As to an appeal to the Supreme Court of the .
United States he thinks that utterly hopeless and he
very grayey gives his reasons for the faith that is
within him. Mr.. Yerger's letter is long, able, and
goes over the whole ground and finally comes to the
same conclusion. Gen Chalmers adopts in toto the
Radical idea that secession was an accomplished fact
and that when the South was conquered it became As
foreign territory that the President having no treaty.
making power, Congress has tie undoubted right to
dictate terms of transportation into the Union In
view OF the situation he SAYS: " am for closing the
contract with Congress on the terms she proposes"