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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
MOSBY'S LAST RAID,

The inimitable cavalier, MOsBY. has made
another raid, and this time he has shattered
the nerves, confused the ideas, and upset the
manners of the bulls and bears of Gotham.
Being in New York last week, by invitation
he visited the Gold Board to witness the one
rations of the money changers, where he was
identified as the dashing raider, when, in an
instant the house was thrown into 20 confusion
worse contOunded." a member named Col
gate-perhaps the celebrated soap man-who
may have suffered the loss of few packages
of Yankee soap by Mosby's raids during the
rebellion, sent note to the Vice President
OF the Board, enquiring, d" is that the traitor,
Mosby? If SO, be has no business in the
desk"
The Vice President became very Indignant
st the insult to himself as we'll as to Colonel
Mosby, arose, called the board to order, read
the note, and stated that it was an insult to
which he would not submit that the gentle
man by his side was Colonel John S. Mosby,
and he had right to have him in the desk.
Amid great applause, Mr.. Colgate tried to
justify himself, but the board would not listen
to him, and as Colonel Mosby arose to leave
the room, the members crowded around him
OF all poiitica! opinions, shook him by the
hand, and welcomed him to the room. Soon,
after Col. MOsby had left, the Vice President
ordered the room cleared of all except the
members, and had special meeting of the
board, who endorsed aud applaudcd his course
to the echo, only sir votes being given in sup
port OF MI Col gates action, aud three of
them qualified their votes By an explanation.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

THURSDAY, Nov. 2l.-TO-day at noon III,
adjourned session of the FOrtieth Congress
commenced at Washington There was .
tuil attendance in each branch, with a LARGE
number Of spectators in the galleries, The
impeachment bject, which was promiDeDt
IN the public mind one of anticipated ac-
tOn, Was not reached at all, but it was an.
nounced that. the mcjOrity and minority re-
ports OF the judiciary committee thereon
would be made on Monday.
IN the Senate, Mr.. Sumner obtained leave
70 INTRODUCES bill for the further seenritv
OF equal rights in the District of ColntT1b;:
~ strikes out the word white" from the cba,,r.
Vi ' ne elies ct Washington aud Georpe-
80; MS OIL was passed at the late ses.
- HO' having been returned by the
ton, failed t" become Law. e., "..'r
to any brahch Of the financial on..,; rP.O-et'
also made BY Mr.. Edmunds. of 49,. 80
VINO oHereu resolution, which lies ovs+ ~
Ger the rules, pledgiOs the faith Of tbk -,
eFhment 10 the payment of the 5 20 bS,,f.
IN gold. Several bills reported at ,bo Jus
session, among them one to yacate ,bo 'es a-S'
at alexandria. we're called ND and iudeSnitcI,.
postponed. The Senate then adioprDo.I -.
til Monday next. N"-
IN the House prOtTacted debate eDsued.
IN consequence OF objections to the o6,Diss;o,'
OF the Tennessee delegation. the first oI;or
ton by Mr.. Eldridge to Mr.. Stokes on ~
count Of disloyalty, aud the nex1 IN the wboIo
delegation by Mr.. Brooks, ON the crorDJ
that there was not republican form Of CO..
eminent IN Tennessee; that $4,000 ,Sb;,o
men IN that State had been dl>fr,nch;soS
aud that the members elect were cboSeD h.,
9o,OOO freedmen. He washed TO aprJv ,bs
action OF the House, as regards the E.p;ncLS
members ut the last session. tn the T.,,p,,S..',
members. Mr.. Il. particularly Objected -
the admission OF Mr.. Butler. Crsdic,I \ Of
Tennessee. on the ground that he had hen.
member OF the secession convention If ,b,,
State After the rejection of the motion ~
refer the whole of the credentials. and to ex-
c!ude three of the delegation from raL,p,, The
test oath. 1t was tiuail, determined that Tho
credentials ot Mr.. Butler be referred IN ,bs
committee on elections. ard that, PENDING
the investigation he be not sworn in us n
member.
The order Dcnding. when the House took
ITS recess IN July, that the Judiciary commit
tee report forthwith Un the imrc.rLmcD,
question, coming up. 1t was postponed in sc.
cnrd"nce with the iutimation that the com-
n'lttee would be prepared to submit the evil
dence. &c.. On Monday next.
Several bills were introduced one IN ,,r,L;I
1t further reduction of the currency and
another for terminating; the functions Of tho
President or Vice President when articles of
impeachment are preferred, aud the IIousc
adjourned till Monday.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
DEATH OF A yIRGINIAN.

Hon. CHARLES W. RUSSELL, formerly Of
this State, died in tho city of Baltimore, on
the evening CT the 22d. Previous to the war
Mr. Il. was practicing lawyer in Wheeling,
and at one period was the counsel of the Bal
timore i Ohio Railroad. Politically he was
an old line Wing, but upon the dissolution
of that party lac identified himself with the
Democracy, aud was chairman Of the Virginia
delegation in the National Convention which
met at Charleston in 1860, and afterwards ad
journed to Baltimore. When the Couvcn-
ton divided, Mr.. Il. went with that wing of
the party which nominated and supported
John G. breckenridge in opposition to Ste-
phen A. Douglas. On the passage of the Sc.
cessiOn ordinance by Virginia he was elected
a member Of the Provisional Congress of the
Confederate States then in session at Mont
gomcry, aud afterwards member of the
regular Congress at Richmond. Among the
many able men of whom that body was COM
posed, mono commanded a greater influence
or was more respected for his ability, earnest
ness aud business capacity than Charles w.
Russell. Indeed, upon all questions of legal
character, affecting the interests of the new
government, he was the recognized leader in
the House, and his opinions carried with them
a weight not accorded to the views of any
other member. For the past year Mr.. Rus
sell has resided in Baltimore, where he died
on Friday evening last, surrounded by his
family. Truly good man has fallen.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
Presidents Message.

Mr.. johnson did not recognize the legality
of the meeting Of Congress on Thursday last,
and withheld his annual mefsage to the reg
ular time for the assembling of Congress
next Monday, the I'd of December The
Washington correspondent of the New York
WO'M says:-
1t is understood that the President will
devote considerable portion of his message
to the questions OF finance aud the collection
of the revenue. He has in his possession
evidence to show that upwards of one hun
bred millions of revenue from whiskey alone
have been lost to the Government during the
last year by the ineficiency and corruption of
officials in the collection of the revenue, and
a very large amount has been lost on tobacco
from the same cause. 1t is the determine
ton Of the President to correct these abuses,
and prevent these frauds. and to GO so, the
present system CT collection will have to be
changed, as will also many Of the officers
charged with this duty
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
THE IMPEACHMENT,


although there is n manifest softcning
down of the leaders of the Rump, the result
perhaps of the late Northern elections, there
are still found many who favor the impeach>
ment of the President. There have been va
riOus rumOrs in regard to this question within
the past week, and it is no easy matter to
form correct opinion as to what will .prOba-
bly, be done in the premises. Some Of the
Washington letter writers allege that there
will be two reports submitted from the Judi
ciary committee-the majority report in oppo-
sition to the policy of Impeachment, and the
minority report in its favor. 1t is understood
that the chairman of the committee, Mr.. Will
son, of Iowa, is opposed to the mad schemes
of the extremists, and that one or two of the
radical members of the committee coincide
with him in relation to the impolicy of pre-
sentins articles of impeachment, whilst the
minority of the committee, composed of Bout
well, Thomas and others, are determined up~
on the removal of the President, if their ma
levOlence can effect it.
The latest sensation on this subject is con-
tanned in the following telegram to the Bal
timore San of Saturday:
Rumors are again rife that majority of
the judiciary committee will report in favor
OF the impeachment of the President-that
both Messrs. Woodbridge and Churchill have
changed opinions, etc. This is generally
credited here. but 1 have reason to believe
there is no foundation in fact for the rumors
There is considerable activity among the
advocates of impeachment, and they are la
boring diligently to get majority in favor
of the adoption of articles in the House that
the matter may be sent to the Senate. and
there to be held an terrOrWnl over Mr.. Johns
son, with the view OF forcing his prompt ex-
ccution Of the reconstruction laws in the spirit
OF the trainers, as we'll as of the letter of the
acts, aud in the hope of eventual conviction
10y the Senate. This scheme cannot succeed
If the indications Of the sentiment on the
part of the majority of the members can be
relied upon, and the impeachment project
will end IN publication of the testimony,
and probably vote of censure of Mr.. Juhn-
ron, and it is even probable that the ceusure
resolution will fail.
Still later, under date Of the 9th. the
Suns correspondent says:-
Impeachment is the absorbing tonic here
and there is more interest manifested than on
any former occasion, probably growing out of
the fact that upon apparently reliable infor-
nation the majority report of the judiciary
committee will favor the adoption of articles
Of impeachment.
Your correspondent has no positive evil
dence that any of the committee has under
gone change of opinion since the statement
OF the chairman, CAIr. Wilson, at the close
OF the July session, from which it appeared
that five members opposed and four favored
impeachment; but to- night it is unqualifiedly
asserted that Mr.. Churchill, of the commit
tee, has changed position, and will concur
with Messrs. Boutwell,, Williams, Lawrence
and Thomas, in their report recommending
that Mr.. johnson be impeached
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
Mr.. Davis Trial,

1t is altogether probable that the trial of
FIX President DAVIS is now in progress in
Richmond. Mr.. u. arrived in that city on
Friday evening last, and is the guest of one
of his counsel, Judge OuId. The last dis
patch in regard to his trial is as follows
RCuMoND. Nov. 24-As Judge Chase
will not arrive ntil to morrow afternoon, the
Davis trial will not commence until o'clock
in the day. Judge Chase will deliver the
charge to the grand jury. 1t is not known
whether he will remain during all the trial
MIR. Davis's counsel say they arc entirely
ready to go Oh, and the government officers
give no iutimation of any pos:poncr,ent on
their part. y letter was received to day from
General Robert +. Lee, who has been sum
moned as a witness by the government, say
ing he will be in Richmond to morrow
Messrs. O'COnor and Shea, for the defence.
arrived to day, and Messrs. Brady, of New
York, and Reid, of Philadelp hia will come
when the trial has commenced Messrs. Ev-
arts and Dana, for the prosecution, also ar
rived to day.
Mr.. Davis attended St. PauPs Church this
morning
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
Speech CT General Sherman,

General Sherman delivered a speech at St.
Louis, on the 18th inst. to tie officers Of the
army Of Tennessee. The part of his speech
which aiIudcs t" the condition vi the Sourh.
is as follows:
Il have often been asked by NV .iIow sol.
dIeIs- when troubled hy the rrn6T,s ut the
disturbed condition uf things at rb. SoutL
whether after all. our Iubors had not been j.,
van" Whether We mrghLuur again be call
eel on To repeat the scenes of 1868 and lStiI2
Or whether the rebels. defeated in battle.
might not Ia the hurry burly of time aud mol
IhcN regain their lost cause" and their lost
Pride On these points iee uu great solicit
tude, but whether can convey to your mind.
the same conviction l will not say History
rarely goes backward. and the events in ,b.
past are usually real rs the granite rock OBJ
which we stand. Surely, no men ever had
more glorious cause than We And never
III my Judgment, did war :" cutnIIcreiy fulfil
Its natural Office. When We laid down our
arms ana each man Returned To his chosen
vocation. not an armed rebel remained tO
question the national authority. aud if per
feet subordinatiOD aud tranquility h we nor
resulted, we must look for tho cause in the
nature ct things or in the civil adninisIra.
ton "t our government.
Near the conclusion of his speech, after
describing the future destiny of the country.
he remarks:
elf our friends at the South will heartily
aud checrtuily join with US in this future
course |. for one, would welcome them back
our equals, but not our superiurs, and lend
them hel ping hand. But if, ike spoiled
chiidrcn, they will cling TO the dead past and
smut their eyes to the coming future | W0uld
only call their atrentiuu to that wave Of en-
IgrnfIon that has swept over our land from
the AtIan'IctO the Pacific. and mus, soon turn
back aud flow South. They may oppose. but
their opposition will re as vain as IL was far
them +" Try and stop the Army Of the Ten.
nessee' which swept he length aud hrcadiI, of
their land The next war of Northern inva
sion will not desVlate their land. blu, will
fructliy and regencrate il. And NOW. in Gun.
cinsIon, m5 friends. l vii! say hat since The
war closed nothing has given me more saris-
Iac'Ion than to see the spirit you have all
manifested since you cast aside the soldiers
garb."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE.

The Washington Ece"ing Express, no,
party journal, thus refers to the recent pop
ular rebuke administered to Congress, touch
ing the matter of negro suffrage. Will it
heed the voice of the people, or not? We
shall see. The Erpress says:
at is now conceded that the suffrage
amendment striking the word white from
the Constitution is defeated in the State of
Minnesota. 1t is therefore discarded BY every
State to which it has been submitted this
fall. This is a significant fact, and VIC think
somewhat of rebUkc to the Congress that
has sought to force it upon the people of the
South; for while they have proposed to com,
pei the people Of the South, where negroes
are in abundance and in the greatest ignO-
rance, to submit to their voting, their own
constituency repudiate the ProPOsItioD, though
their colored population is sparse and par
TALLY educated. In Kansas the vote is spc>
cially significant. 1t is filed with the most
advanced republicans. 1t also contains con-
siderable number of colored emigrants. The
canvass was most animated, yet the verdict
IS emphatic against sweeping enfranchise-
ment OF Ignorant men. We have little doubt
that a different vote would have awaited a pro.
position, however, for intelligent suffrage. and
we think the wisest thing Congress can do is
to abandon its absurdity of universal for quail
flied intelligent suffrage"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
To be Remembered,
morning.

The National I"telIiyemcer, in remarking
upon the duty of Congress, which convened
last week, has stated some facts which we
believe to be incontrovertbIc. 1t may be
vain to hope that Congress will heed the ad.
monitiOn, if it be deaf to the voice of the
recent elections. Nothing, perhaps, short of
a complete revolution and strong hand like
that which swept the Rump Parliament out
of existence, would be argument potent
enough to induce change in its action. The
MteI2Je"ccr says:
sit is evident to all that the present pros
tTatiOn OF trade in all its branches is Chiefly
owing to the bad policy of Congress, both
politically and financially. People look per-
haps vaiuly, to Congress for relief, the first
step towards which must be in the rchabilita-
ton of the prescribed Southern States.
when Mr.. johnson succeeded to the
Presidency the gold premium was at thirty
per cent, with declining tendency, the
prospect being very fair for the restoration of
peace and commerce. Now, after various
fluctuations, sometimes rising to forty six, it
stands at about forty. 1t is the more remark
able that gold should have risen since April,
1860, when it is considered that during the
interval the public debt has been reduced,
and the floating and short-date obligations of
the Government brought, by funding. into a
manageable shape; while the interest on the
debt has been punctualiy and fully paid as it
Tell due. Gold would at this day be at par,
or very near 1t, II Congress had done Justice
to the people of the Southern States. and
thus restored tranquility and Industry and
confidence in oar future. The uncertainties
now hanging over oar political affairs are at
this moment the chief cause OF the high prc>
MUM upon gold"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26

nr We are in receipt of a copy of DR..
BAGBY's paper, the Nutire TIIryinian, aud
have been entertained with its contents
The Dr.'s pathetic humor crops out in every
original article. and is even traceable in his
brief appeal for "brains and sossidge" The
DR.. is an epicure as well as an excellent ca.
terer-he likes what is good for the stomach.
and furnishes what is wholesome for the
mind. Everybody ought to subscribe for the
Natire ITrginian- particularly those who
have taste for Bacon end Greens:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26

WEALTHY CoLoRED MEx.-The follow
ing paragraph is gong the rounds Of tle
press:
There are two cOrored men In Georye-
town, ID. G., named Lee ano Conner. who are
said TO be worth fifty tEsusaud dollars each
the first keeps feed store, aud the second is
a tcamstcr"
The persons referred to are Alfred Lee,
the feed dealer, resident Of Georgetown,
who Is well known throughout this District,
where he Is much respected, and whore pro-
perry may be safely set down at = figure near
er sIOO,VuO than $50. 600. aud John Cor
nell, (nOt CODner,) ateamstcr. aIsO resident in
Georgetown, where he has many friends
among the whites. whose fortune does not
reach the latter amount. Besides there there
are several other respectable colOTed men in
business here ~ho haze accumulated fortunes
by industry and PrudeBce. Alfred Jones. 3
well known feed dealer, Of this city, Is one
OF these, aud be has, probably, made more
money here than any other coIored man sK-
cept Alfred Lee
1t msy be added that the ;sronisent cek
ored men above named have persisfently re-
fused TO waste their time and money in the
UnremuneEStive business Of dabbling with 10
cal politics. and the records of ward meetings
will be searched IN vain for any mention Of
their sayings and doiuy Wash. Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26

The LITTLE CLEANER" is the name Of
a handsomely printed and entertaining little
paper which has reached us. 1t is devoted
to that difficult task OF furnishing an instruc>
tive and interesting literature for children
a task which the cditress of the Little Clean
or seems to have undertaken with Just an,
probation of its Importance, and the respon,
sibiEty which it imposes. If our youthful
readers want toProcure something to read that
will prove useful and entertaining, aud at the
time we'll suited to their capacities, lie. them
send for the Lite GIcuaey. It's terms are
Sl-OO per AMMAN. Address, Editress of the
Little Cleaner, Fredericksburg, Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26

IHANKsGIvING.-Thursday next, it will
be recolIocted, has been set apart by the
President, and the Governors of most of the
States of this once united. but now broken,
prosecuted and ill-fated Republic, as day of
Thanksgiving and Praise to Almighty God
that during the year that is passed lie has
spared US from the ravages of war and pes
thence, and has caused the earth to bring
forth abundant fruits. The particular oh.
servances to be held in the town we have not
learned, but hope the chaste and appropriate
Proclamation OF the President will be gen.
orally respected.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26

SOMETHING RIcH-Brown's ysters. fried,
s'eWed, or as you want them. His saloon
has numerous visitors. y few evenings since
some one remarked that it was u place of
great resort, MiddlekaufT replied that u John
Brown was hung in CharIcs,own, and it was
no more than right Gustav should have Il
SV'"y." This brought out Mr.. Slicr, who
called for oysters for the whole house-on the
Shepherdstown plan
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26
A Significant Coming Down.

The New York Evening Post, leading
and influential radical journal, has modera-
ted its views upon the question of suffrage
This coming down looks like general caving
in on the extreme Radical suffrage question.
They find DISTINGUISHING white men aud Civ
ing negroes votes is not popular. The Post
says -
AS to the suffrage in the third place. LET
1t be placed upon some uniform basis Of uni.
versal applicability, which shall disfruuchise
none who are ordinarily entitled to the fran
chise, and which shall fix qualification eth
er now or progressively within the reach of
all. As to what that qualification shall be
for male adults, we eau conceive Of none bet
ter than intelligence or education. Of which
the best outward or practical test is the abil-
lty to read and write. by that Qualification
Ito which the Constitution itself should he
submlr'ed) many blacks and some whites will
be excluded from the vote but ought they
not to be excluded? Is a man who canuGt
read the Constitution Of the society in which
he lives, who cannot sign his name TO the
ticket he deposits, fitted TO exercise contrib
III Its government, 10 judge Of the character
OF candidates. to decide on the merits Of
measures! is rot ignorance as great dis.
EuAIncatIon as minority o! age. or alienisnl
or inability Of mind, which are all regarded
everywhere as disquaIifying incidents of in.
dIvidual rights! Can any rational man give
a good reason why capacity of ripeness for
the franchise should not be preferred to any
accident Of birth, or any odious test of race
color, OF foreign origin! a few years AGO il
vas c0ntended that none but native Americans
should govern America, but that bi.oted uue.
rIlIty has passed away, never, we hope to be
revived. But the pretext that u5re but
white men shall govern America. is of the
same fiimsy nature.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-26

STEALING.-At this period of the year.
We have long noticed, petty stealing in cOun-
try communities becomes as common a ma.
MIA among thieves, rs hydrophobia does
among dogs in midsummer. The depreda.
lions of the last week have been numerous.
aud We learn that the pig are being in
vaded in all directions. A very fine hog was
slaughtered and carried off from the farm of
Mr.. +. W. Drew, belonging to Mr.. Stewart.
a fine shOat was stolen from Mr.. Fouke. in
town, and big porker Knocked in the head
in the pen of John WeIcom who came upon
the rOgues too soon for them to secure the
sPoils. Mr.. Geo. Lindsey has also lost one
or more, and many other farmers no doubt,
in the neighbOrhOOd. Corn stealing is also
getting quite too common, aud an authorized
patrol by some of the magisterial Functiona-
ries, from this time until after the approach.
ing holidays, might prove of great service.
as the community is left exposed without law
if not without gospel