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The New York herald., 1867-03-02

the whole number OF male citizons twcpty-one years
which tho friends Of this provision make thls that
II does not adm, the right 10 dsfanchise but only ths
would approach 10 Justification of this concession are
these that the penalty ia some degree adequate TO
the ohense ard n. VII p,sven, % inc
the crime is tho dcpal of the rights OF citizenship 70
millions for accidents which they cannot control IN.
yoying misercs the prescribed classes less endube
f possible than that OF chaei slavery the suLvors
OF the most vital principles Of republican rovsrnmcni,
SC scorn of Of the civilized world wha. Is the pOnalys
arsss ans M Is adequate y Il" cri%es The simple
question provokes deriso. They declare that " is vain
.,sns,y os sreducsscn of their Representation, viii
enfranchse coored men. For sevcnty.nse years they
aoquiesced N the css Of representative ior '~ohhs OF
right 10 assume that this samo ogarchy viii errar
chisc their bIasksf In other words hss they win do
the Southern mnd-pace this oppressed dcspsed RICO
upon tie plano q absolute politisa equality with them
Scs' elect snsqasrsr ns oncshra onssi o their Repre-
seuasvesf This section, then confssdly permits the
Acknowledgement OF colored citizens and obv ounly at
tachel no penalty adequate TO the punishment oe pre-.
As measure or reconstruction ought % DO ra,fsd'
hov ask The answer to this question, they 60 on TO
sy rlay suppose TO depend another auessIon--wa
the amendment proposed to the country ns anasy
ton introduced IN The House declsrsg that upon
the ratification o the amendment by any uurspresented
sWcn ctate shoulu Onco rcpfosen-
tapon In Congress. This proposition ignominousiy
repuda'ei Congress- having refused t. hold out any
snch pledge and none being contasneti In the amend
! rent, there rs not the slightest Foundation fcI
1 the claim that any such p'oige was given
| or intended. Again, no mcA ,rsSsenoc can b.
+, drawn from the elections OF last fail undeniably
that campaign wes fought out In inis simple issue
shall these rebss be entrusted With political power
Had u been decrred that these rebel SAtos 10 b
restored 70 a their old rghts without additional gusran
es aud st red handed rsoels, who fought AZ neither
men nor leva ever fought before 10 destroy this gov
ernney wore ~ once 10 he restored 10 the rigv
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

:. Wretch J" you kill my daughter. ane
you think that ought TO be satisfied. an
furious. Begone, if you would not die BY
my hand -
II will go when have cut off your nose,
said Coranna. al have kept my woro Dc
you keep yours?'
"Stop!" cried the farmer. putting bis HAND
before his face; " you will surely let me re
deem my nose p
"Is depends on what you Offer" said Co
randa
Will you axe ten sheep for it? -
NO"
i" Ten cows
@ No. would rather cut OF your nose. ;
And he sbarpened his knife on the door step
" Father" said Helen, {" the fault va.
mine il belongs to me- To repair it. Coran
da. will you take my hand instead OF my
father nUse?'
- Yes," replied Coranda
" l make one condition. said the young
girl. I" We will make the same bargain !: th;
froS OF Us that 10 not satisfied after marriag,
shall have his nose cut off by the other"
Gooj,' replied Corands. al woall
rather il was the tongue: bus that will com,
next
Never was finer wedding seen at Prague
and never was there a happier household
Coranda and the beautiful Helen were
model PAIR. The husband and wife were neve
heard To co plain OF each other, they love,
with drawn swords. aud thanks to their ID
gvuious bargain, they KEEP. for lcDg years bo:t
their love and their
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

being a much better built road, and many
think is will be fhs Pacific road eventually, ss
1T never will be obstruesed by snow any part
of the year.
Toere has been very much more attention
paid to agricultural pursuits in TIL. state the
past year than ever before. and especially in
regard to grapes and all kinds of fruit, for
which the climate and coil is admirably
adapted. Improvedl eastern farming imple-
ments are finding their way to ibis state and
will soon take the place of the old Egyptian
models that have formerly been called good
enough. first cla-s semi N onthly has la te-
ly been started at St. Louie. devoted wholly
10 the interest of ,he farmer in every way,
which is among the new enterprises that are
beng successfully carried out of late in diff
feren, paris OF the state.
We have eight able Radical Congress men
to rebel elected to the next Congress, and
a very large majority of Radical state and
county officers chosen q, the last election,
which is a very sure indication that the state
will take rank in future with the noble states
Cf the north and east, aud is also sure
guarantee that the government will in future
be administered In accordance with The great
principles of freedom a nd justice,
Yours truly,
STILLNAN RUGGLEs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

, we're through the station, and away again into
the great black mountain always ahead.
Now" thinks l /; &" they IL telegraph right
on, from station to station, that there's q run
away engine, and she II soon cool down now. p"
But she seemed as if she d oever cool down,
out tore shrieking on past two more stations
and began to wonder at last whether we ever
should stop: and now for the frsl time, began
to feel horribly frighteued-for the excitement
had kept the fear off b. fore.
Az each station. now, they showed the red
lights, and we had ust passed one signal
.lackening pacs a god deal-uh~n from he
sharp swerve | felt the engine give. knew We
had been turned onto siding. Just then, as
tholgt. with Fl ,sh, came over me the thoughts
of the great danger | was in. You'd soy
there was no time for thought bat there Was
and there, ia the midst of that peril. coulo
see ,tle tiny fellow kneelug down before
his mother, and saying after her some words as
have never been forgotten, and should say,
never can be. With those words gushing from
nv heart and With a Great Name upon my
lips, ! gave one glance at my mate; and at the
same moment Tom Crawiey and jumped of
right and lei,-when it seemed that heard
the noise Of thunder and then went TO sleep.
But | soon came to-only being bit siuI-
ned but Tom had broken leg, aud was bad
he station people shunted of the main lire,
SO tha, il ra1 smash on TO he siding buffers,
doing i've hundred pound worth o damage to
Itself la a moment.
There wasn'e no lives lost, however, but i,
az q mercy AZ there wasn't. Tor We had run
right into the tail OF goods train as was be-
ing shunted and though the guard van was
>hivered 10 atoms, my train VAS npt much
damaged, only clrriage or Two sent on tie
line, aud the people shook, while I've told you
how We left il behind. o. course there VS. an
investigation /; but | went with my deoty
directly.
| said before that / wasnt much hurt, bat
was coed biz shook. aud wss some one at
home and she wanted me to give up for some
,hing else. but looks round al the comforts
We eIjjys, and says" No, We must hsve
engine -drvers. That's the only accident I've
prt with," and KEEP
That's years ego, and with the exception
OF once cutting a poor COW all to pieces, I've
had upsets 50 keeps triving the
txpress. trusting in Providence hoIin for he
best and fine weather or + vi, we'll watching
ahead.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

ths continental languages we'll enough to en-
pi"y them upon the stage and that from the
very OUTSET he has spoken his own parts in
English. lt is high evidence of his ability,
thatln a language utterly strange to his au-
diences, by sheer force of acting by look, tone,
ges' use, attitude, movement. he should elec-
sriiy and delight the moss eultiva ted nations
of Europe. And from the deep poverty of
bic eeriy years be has risen to opuiepce. No
blliiy and royalty have showered upon him
their favors. He has been kn;ghted and bears
tie title of chevalier. He wears rings given
to him by kings and queens and he could
load his BREAST with the decorations and med
ais OF the diferen: orders he has received.
HE vie is Swedish baroness, and IS res
idencs is splendid mansion in the suburbs of
Loaion, nesc the Crystal Palace and he owns
not only the house which be occupies, but FIVE
y;ilss ct equal pr0poEtiona. There is not alive
no5e successful man than Chevaiier Ira Al
dri13e. X. :. thirty Years ago Wa)iack's body
servant, W has are the practical bearings of
this sarea7? They are essentially to this effect
they show what the negro eau do il you will
only give ti;o 8 chance. Had Ira Aldridge
remained in America, amid the crueities OF
old social customs. hs would have probably
EeraAiued . boot-black and hair-dre.ser. He
has had chance And see whas he has be-
come-not only very ricb. q man OF rank, tile
and high consideration. bot as refined and ele-
CANT gentleman as walks In Pie ,adlily o.
drlEA 8 In Hyde Park. Nst he is a pnre hlaek
has the thick lip. the h.t nose AMI the curly
hair. GIVE the whole race the same open
uuEramneiied feid in America winch Ira al
dr,dge has had IN Europe, and who shall say
that they will net prove their fitness ior every
utility and Tor every duty
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23
Letter from Missouri.

RoLLA Mo, Jan. 8, 1857,
EDIToR FRKEuAN-Dear Sir: You will
find enclosed $500 ior the paper another year,
as | see the time Is op aud do not know bow
we can well get along 'l-hout its weekly
visits from among the Green Mountains OF
old Velinont. We are having very delightful
weather heIe at present-clear and COOL
ground iroze some. Had four aud half inches
Of snow the latter part Of December a. diff
ierent times, but II was soon gone. January
p, morning, the mercury was four degrees
below zero, which was much the coldest We
have had, and the average for the month oi
December was 81 II.
We have had good crops the past season in
this Part OF this state, and things now arc
very quiet, except in few counties where
. my policy :" was put in fo,ce to aid the
rebels and bushwhackeTs but the reconstruc
tion power of our excellent Gov. Z !echer 1t
sure TO set matters right very soon. snd put
the bushwhackers where they belong IN spit
of tn. General Government, the Governol
old Gen. Grant that he outranked hun il
missouri and should see that the laws wer,
executed
Our election last n oveIuber VS. the surn
ing point in the future prosperity of me state
as hundreds and thousands of Sood loya
settlers will be voters at he ne xt election tha
were no, last November ard further, a grea
many that have beea disloyal have left, ane
will leave the state for a more congenIal
cline, rather than stay here where they vii
forever be disfrsnchised, and their places vii
be filled by enterprising loyal inhabitants
The Southwest Pacific railroad is beipI
pushed along lately, and the cars will be run
ming to the Gasconade river-hfteen miles fron
Rola-in a few weeks. and work beyond tina
point has been put under contract within
. few days. Il is no: expected that the roa'
will reach the Pacific coast as soon as the on
. north by the way of Fort Riley but it
sure 70 60 through, sod has the reputation o
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23
AldrtdKe, the COlOred Actor

The dramaric critic OF IP,ihes's Spirit Of
lhe Times has the following account OF Ira Al
drldg the celebrated colored actor
: About thirty years ago. berg youth of
twenty, Aidrloge went To England with the
elder W ali. OK, III The humble Capacity OF body
servant, but TO great was his aptitude tor the
drama tic art, that, without any instruction,
by mere association and contact with that
great aotor. be lnna ed and absorbed sufficient
skill to ,me out actor himself ,In . Oinelic,
Ia the slave an In everal other paris with
walch he was Idrnnhed bJ his color. For
many years rs struggled on IN England In the
arduous endeavor to win fame and ioriuUe
upon the stage. As times be wac IL he
u eateet poverty and distress; but be held on
bravely, and az lass hs reward came. Bu,
ne did not rap h,s greatest success TIL he
went upon the Comment In 1852. There ms
v,c,ory was comp etc al d over~ helming.
In Austria, Germany, France aud pre- emin
| emily in Russia, he has ever s,nce had the N os
nut tenoous .riumpns. In Moscow and s.
Petersburg great is his Popularity that Ihs
students have often unh4T. essed the horees c
his chariot, and drawn him home from th,
theatre es conqueror. An extraOrdinar,
fact xoous his SUCCESS ie that he does nos know
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23
poftrp
The Sure Witness.

fhe solemn wood had spread
hsio~s around my head
Curtsins thew sre ~ said
Hung dim ard srif out he house OF prayer y
soft'y among the limba,
Turning The leaves Of hymns
heard the W nds and asked IL God there.
No vo'ce replied hut while l listening stood,
sweet Peace mads holy bushes through the wood
With rudelv open hand,
ssr the vild-ros. sand
Beside the green gate Of the summer hills
And Iulling at b. dress,
cried. - sweet Hermitese,
Hast thou tsheId HIM who The dew distiils -
No voice repIi ei bur while listening bent,
Hsr gracious b, auty made ny teart content
The moon in spendor shone;
:. sae waIks:h heaven aIone,
Aod ssesh al things to mys=lf unused
a. Hast thou beheid Him, then,
Who hides himself from men,
4 that srea, power through Nature fn'srfused "
No speech made answer, and no sigh sppeared
But N the silence was soothed and cheersi:
Walking enc time. strange
Irlng my soul, saw
sngIy splendsr round about he nisa,;
such eur ming work and grand
No spinner ever pa ned
ne finest ~oot may not be washed so white
a. Hast q 90 bee IN Ills hand - asked, and 10
The snow slItte Of the
III my hear sad, .'Givs o'er
Question more. more
The uIrd, he sno~-stcrfn, the wild herlait-1o~-r
The Hlumin stsd air,
The pleasure after prayer
Froef airn the unorigI aaisi Power
Tie ny stery tia id. III here srd there
Bars the ui.uess, H is everywhere"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23
Concerning Waterfalls, "

A correspondent of the Pal Mall Gazette
gives information which will be comforting to
many women
Ladies who wear chienon5 Will be glad to
know that it is not true that the hair for
chigpons ls procured from the corpses OF pee
PIE wnu die IN hospitals and other public IN
etItutious. " hen death ensues, the hair be-
comes brlttle and cannot be cur.ed and twist
ed into urn. MarseIlles is the great entire
pot for The trade IN human hair, more than
forty thousand pounds weigh. OF this COM
mcdIty heing IT'D ported there Annually, chiehy y
from Italy, and more particularly from Sic,l y,
Naples and the states of the Church, while
n moderate quantity comes from SPAN and
Ger tam departmental of France. The French
Provinces which yield the largest supply are
Brittany anu Auvcrgne, and the buyers go
round on N Iket days, " hen the young demo
lsele who WISHES To dispose OF her 10, ks
mounts "a wine cask. and unlt osening her
he ddress, showers down her hair. An active
bidding follows. As the weight of hair in an
ordinary chignon does not exceed three ounces
and halt the annual quantity imported into
Marseilles alone would be g, fficient ior up
WARDS OF one hundred end eighty thousand
headdres es. a large quantity Of the hair
arrGv n at this port Is there made Up and <
ported u AigerIa ind Spain. The haIr-dress-
ers of Ma settles, all 1i whom are more or
LEES engaged III tie chignon trade, are some
Thing ke four hundred in NUN Der OF these,
tour large houses manutacture among them
, fifty five thousand chignons annually Tor home
consumption alone thirty thousand OF which
are sent INTO the interior, while the TT naming
twenty i've thousand are disposed OF In Mar
SELL, : anJ the suburbs.
" One Partisan house in the Passage des
Petts Pcfes tal.s DO less than fifteen thou
sand cnignons annually, at prices averaging z
from twelve TO seventy francs each, although
chIgnUns can be purchased as high ss two
hundred and fifty francs Chignons OF req or
Il 4xen hair, which come. chiefly from Scotland,
sre The most expensive. When the hair ar
rIves at the manufacturer =, which II Goes IN
| lurga sacks holcinS something like couple
washed in hot water until every particle oil
! gr ease is removed from il 1t then has hna
bath OF potash, and when perfectly dry is
passed through common -four
The number of chIgnops exported from
France TO England during the past year was
eleven thousand nine hundred and fifty fur
IN addition To which there was exported a
St. fficIent quantity OF hair for seven thousand
! chiguons TO be be made up o Eng land. The
total value of the exports of bair and chg
mons from France during 1865 amounted to
| / 2O6 tyU5 francs, or upwards OF t45 uOI
sIeriius. Eogisnd took the largest quantity
and the Uni:sd States figure next en- the list
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

Hoots de hard. The ladies viii not give
them u. entirely, but in Paris they are now
worn IL a modified form, this extract from
recent letter shows:
The reioicinas Iii which 81 many oi the enc
mites OF csIuol,ae have ls;ely heen 'ndulsing,
IN view OF IT'S appIoach ching dow Mail, have
been somewhat Premature. Several leading
sumlnites uf the arlstocratIc world have shown
themselves witt-ynt wires but tne gay world,
though us " cages aTe now greatly dlmin-
lshed IN circumference, shows 10 signs OF CIV
my il up altogether. fhe new shape Is
:. gOred . 10 tit the figure, aud only widens
ouG j4st before IT ltacht the al kies. Its four
hoops are all below the knees, and just serve
70 "throw out" the bottom of The dres
leaving the upper part as " sim as the
figure it draFes. To this new style OF crlno-
line, designed for day wear, Is adapted, Tor
evening wear what may be most graphica Il y
described as the water cart proiopgation, VIZ
a sort OF supplementary tram, or extra crino-
Iiue, cons sang OF tour hoops, forming long
projecting tram, which, Is hvoked on 10 The
BOTTOM Of the day erinolIns, and serves t.
\ tend tho a suId lengths OF silk and SATIN
winch 't is the delight of Paris bsiles to DIS
play behind them, Notwithstanding the per
petuaf tgamphng to which these streaming
cAscades anu rivers OF drapery are inevitably
subjected crowded drawing-rooin
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

THR RIVERSIDE MAGAZINE foR YOUNG PEo-
PLE.-Thls is the taue of ;he new illustrate
monthly, the first nUsrber of " hich mas b.eI.
issued by Hard IL HOus shEon, New York. |,
is printed at the Rverside Press. Cambridge,
Mass, and its tyPog fH phicsl appearance Is,
only unt xceptioI Bile, but II the most delight
tul styIe OF ART. The publishers, 10 entering
field of literature already occu pied so satIs-
factorily by - Our Young Folks" appreciated
the necessity OF presenting 81 attractive pub
.icaslon, and one viii n would bear compsrl-
son with the popular publication o: Tickno1
& Fields, and they have succeeded. Th.
young people of the country muititudi-
nous, howevtr,-notwi statistic
showing that the race IS dying out-An0
Ihere are enough readers TO give both maga-
Zines largely TemupeTatve patronage; ano
little energetic VARY between them will b,
beneficial to the public, and TO tie publish
ers also, In the eud.
Tbt pu ublisheTs Of the - Riverside proposs
10 represent the world IN which children live.
dAiO us uSUI teo Df stiLHo.at1bS
healthy lpquisIIiveness and they Will en-
courage u tssle ior what is simple in form
ure In sentiment, and Christian In principle.
History, biography. natural history, The man
ners and customs of different people, In docs
and out. door life in sumner and winter, the
stu dies and sports Of children. music al d arr
will all have place in the mags zine. Each
nun Der will be abundantly illustrated. ano
the epgravings of tie first number give as-
.uranee that lhis department is under the
charge Of competent artists. Tns full page
engraving of the three wise men of Gotham
gong to sea IN bowl. IS pital.
| The terms c. the magazine are 81 so, OF
three copies for $3.50, i've copits for $40 90
ten copies ior $40 90, vith. 81 extra copy
,weuty copies for $50 90 All bookseller,
and new agents VIII supply the magazine
! Com municsiions should &c addressed to HurC
L Houghtou, 450 Broome Street. New Yo.k
Massrs. Hurd j Houghson also reprint th'
brilliant British Monthly. London SJclety,'
: richly illustrated magazine Terms 81 so
two copies S9. %, five copies 500 tel
copies $1,000. aud an extra copy gratis
London Socie;y and 8 Riverside : to ont
address S0.Co-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

The BILL TO REGULArg THE TENURE OF
OrFicERs-The bill before the United States
Senate for regulating the tenure of officers
consists at present of niue sections, and it Is
likely to be passed substantially in its present
shape. The main features of the bill are as
follows:
The first section declares all persons who
may be appointet to office. except CAbines
Ministers, entItled to hold their Offices until
their SUCCESSORS shall have been appointed ard
qualified. The second authorizes the Presi-
dent TO remove officers for misconduct or crime
during the recess Of the Senate, but require.
him TO send a report of the case TO the Senate
upon its next meeting If the Senate shall
eJucur in the judgment of the President, the
officer shall be removed. If not, he shall be
restored forthwith. The third section au-
thorizes the President to fill vacancies which
may happen during the recess of the SeI ate
by reason of dea or resignation, by grant
ing commissions which shall expire at the end
of the next session of the Senate. II no APP
pointment, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall be made at the next
session the 0ffice shall remain IN abey ysnce,
without any ssisry, fees or emoluments. The
remaining sections punish the person who,
having been rejected by the Senate. accepts an
appointment to ths Office for which he Was
rejected after the adjournment of the Senate.
Every removal, appointment or employment
made, had or exercised contrary to the pro-
visions of this act, and the making, signing,
sesling. counte1signing, or issuing OF any
commssion contrary 10 this act, 10 declared to
be high misdemeanor, punishable BY 1000
fine or Eve years imprisonment. Tho lass
section prohibits the payment of money out
of shs Treasury to or tor any ofhcer sppoinssd
contrary 70 the provisions Of this bill"