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NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS

NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS
IN All persons having deeds executed since the
lst day of October 1862 and not Stamped as re-
quired by law, can be accommodated by leaving
with me the necessary Stamp before the 9Th Of
March next. In consequence Of the failure Of the
Co;lecto: to be present, will attend in Harrison
burg before him for the purpose of having the
Stamps Cancelled upon anumbcr of deeds already
left in my possession.
WIN. A. BURNETT,
County Court Clerks Office
y Fnh OOH 49,. .1N-.l ~. n
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IT OST.-In the Town of Staunton, on the 18th
| 4 of February, q small BREAST PIN contain
ing the LIKENESS of my Wife. A liberal reward
will be paid for same on delivery to Proprietor of
Yindicator.
D. LEWIS POOL.
Feb 22-tf.-spcc & V copy s,aoi40
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DUBLEC SALE.-I will sell to the high
i est bidder, in the town Of Fishersville, on
Sd TURDAY, MARCH l6TH,, One Buggy
Plough, entirely new and complete in every part
Also, at the same time and place lot of Brick.
!. TERMS For the plough-so much money in
hand as will pay Freight and Expense on the
same and the balance in six months the purcha
ser giving bond with approved security. For the
brick the cash will be required
P. SCHNfU CKER,
< Feb 8-tds Agent Va. G. r. r. Co.
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In the Senate of West Virginia on Tues
day last, Mr.. Hoke, from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported a substitute for Senate res
oluticn No. Q, authorizing the Governor to
appoint Commissioners to treat with the au-
thorities of Virginia on the subject Of the
public debt, which says the Commissioners are
not to treat with the Virginia Commissioners
until it is decided in the Courts whether Vir-
ginia has right to the counties of Berkeley
and Jefferson, or until Virginia relinquishes
all claims on her part to the said counties"
Mr.. Eoke, we believe, is a Senator from
Berkeley county, and, doubtless feels consid-
cradle anxiety as to the retention of his posi-
ton as Senator, when the counties in dispute
are turned over to the rightful jurisdiction of
Virginia, when every white male, over Fl
years of age, irrespective of past political SEN
timents, is entitled to vote, and hence the
substitute offered by him. It's no use kick
ing. These counties must come back to the
old fold and West Virginia must pay her just
share of the State debt.
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.N'eaU Advertisements.
Y y sTAUNToN, VA.
GEO. L. PEYTON......... Proprietor
b. F. WEBB ..."".,................Su Superintendent.
E. G. PEYToN, Clerk
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FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1867.
In our last issue we gave the substance .

In our last issue we gave inc substance OF
the Stevens Military Reconstruction bill and
HE bill proposed by Elliott for the rc-organ-
ization of the Government Of Louisiana,
which was thought to be a favoritc and which
would be used as a precedent and would be
applied to all the Southern States. Since
that time, an amendment to the Stevens BILL
styled the Blaine amendment, has been the
popular scheme for construction, which in
turn has given way to the Sherman substl-
tute for the Stevens bill, which has been
adopted by a vote of 20 to 10 in the United
States Senate. We publish the tenor of this
substitute elsewhere.
It is useless to speculate on the various
bills offered in Congress, which look to re-
constructing the South, SO various and in
such rapid succession are they offered. There
is one thing, however, we can not fail to no.
ticc. that no bill is offered which bears upon
its face even title of justice to the brave
though conquered South. 1t would natural
ly seem that victorious people should for
get the malignity begotten by war, and the
rather seek to re-ipstate the prosperity and
foster tendency to unity of feeling and in
terest among the whole people than to keep
discovered vast sections, which, under a uni
ted government, must necessarily rely on
each other for their financial prosperity Our
experience has taught us the reverse The
endeavor of the victors in our late war,
through their representatives, has been to
keep discovered rather than unite the once
hostile sections of our country. Whether
for the sake of party-for the purpose of pan
dering to fanatical Northern majorities, or
pure maiignity, or all combined, it is never
theless so. We must accept it as it is, hav-
ing no voice in, much less power to control
the conduct of affairs, and wait with patience
until malignant fanaticism shall, as it will,
over-leap itself, and in the effort to destroy
our liberties, awaken the North to the dam
ger of it's own and to the necessity Of pre-
serving constitutional liberty on this CONT
nent, whether it enures to the advantage of
so-callcd q Rebels" or not If this result
does not follow then indeed did the once
boasted constitutional liberty of this country
expire with the dying throes Of the Confed
eracy, and has been forever buried by the self
STYLED defenders Of Constitutional Union.
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LIRE INSURANCE.

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FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
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CL0AKS AND SHALLS.-The Ladies. are
~ Specially invited to call and examine my
stock of CLOAkS AND SHAWLS, all of which
are the best styles. offer Them all other goods,
very low for Cash. 81 h9cys Is .n, &, .- =.
Oct. 26-tJ. 9s-8&9 Is WIN. M POOLE.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
Training in Bad Company.

A man is known by the company
he keeps. So is a party. If q man
is seen arm in arm with shoulder
hitters and crib crackers, the impress
sion is created that he is of the same
camp. So if a party is supported
by rebels and traitors. suspicion is
justly entertained of it's own loyalty.
Who are the supporters of
the Ohio Democracy in this cam
paign? The Northern copper
heads, who opposed the war, resist
ed the draft, who called the war a
failure, who protested against the
support of our armies, who threat
ened to cary fire and bloodshed into
Northern homes if the South was
coerced, who denounced Union sol
diers IS ''hireling assassins" and
t'Lincoln cut-throats,' and the
Southern rebels who stole the ma
tional property, fired upon our flag,
attempted to destroy the Govern
ment, and murdered our soldiers in
prison. These men are almost u
unanimous in their support of the
Ohio Democratic ticket, and in their
hopes for its success this fall, Do
loyal men wish to train in such a
crowd ? Can they have any con-
fdence in men enjoying the conf
dence and support Of unrepentant
rebels and traitors
Who support the Union ticket ?
The men who fought in defence Of
the flag and maintained the Gov
ernment on many hard fought
field. The men who have offered
their blood and treasure on the al
ter of their country; who have
fought always and are fighting still
for the perpetuity of the Union and
the blessings of liberty.
The graybaclSs follow the voice
of Thurman. The blue-coats rally
at the call Of Hays. Can there be
any doubt as to the side on which a
loyal mon should "fall in" on the
second Tuesday in October &C.
Herald.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

Professor Agassiz has been quo
ted as fayoring the views of those
who assert that the negro is only fit
for slavery. He writes an emphatic
denial for this misstatement, and
adds;
'sThe only ground l may have Civ
en- to question the soundness Of my
views concerning the different races
Of men is the opinion / have always
maintained, and which / still hold
now, that the different types of the
human family have an independent
origin one from the other, and are
not descended from common ances-
tors; but this idea I do not apply to
negroes only, but to the Indians, the
Chinese, the Indoos, the Australians,
etc, as well. In fact, believe that
men were created in nations, not In
individuals but not in nations In
the present sense of the word; on
the contrary, in such crowds as ex-
hibited slight, if any diversity
among themselves, except those OF
SEX"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
PRETTY VERSES.
By DAVID BARKER.

Some years ago-so says my notes
When Sabbath's brazen bells were charming
The music from their hollow throats
Induced me straight to take to rhyming.
For n any a dreamy hour sat
And having closed poetic labor,
put my rhymes into my hat,
And started for my nearest neighbor.
My neighbor's eldest girl knew,
Laid claims to being "litetary,"
So, to her fathers house flew,
TO read my poetry to Mary.
She was the fairest of our race;
Her waist was small and fingers tapered
And smiles around her rosy face
Like lambkins round a pasture capered.
/ read of war read of peace,
And read of many an ancient nation,
Of ancient Rome and ancient Greece,
And thousand things throughout creation.
i read how raven eyes encased
A dagger for each trusting lover;
But eyes of blue, and slender waist,
I echoed nearly ten times over.
I read Of husband and of wife,
A note prepared.to please my fairy;
limited of my lonely life,
And of the witching name of Mary.
closed my reading, raised my eyes,
TO throw nae on her tender mercies;
by hokey, them is pretty verses!''
Within my hat I put my rhymes
And raised the latch, and left my fairy,
But never have l, since those times,
Read pretty Poetry to Mary.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

George W. Kendall writes from
Texas in the following sensible vein
to his old paper, the New Orleans
Picayune.
"The lessons which adversely
teaches are hard; yet they must be
learned. And these lessons are al
ways useful I know that it comes
hard for q you G man to walk be-
hind plow who once rode behind
a fast trotter; nor is 1t agreeable to
young lady to make and put on
her dresses all by herself, who for
merly had couple of servants to
take these irksome jobs other hands
Yet / can see no other remedy, at
least for those who have simply been
ruined by the war, and the list is a
long one. That a large majority
have accepted the situation cheer
fully 1 am glad to say is true-I
mean the situation to earn their own
living all must do it. And there
are many who think, and I am one
of them that in the long run it will
be all the better for the rising gener-
alton of the south--a generation
which is to follow one notoriously
brought up in ignorance and indo-
lence as to any useful occupation.
The race of men growing up will be
more musoular-the woman stron-
ger and heartier- and their children
again improve upon the stock. l
have never heard that exercise was
hurtful, and / have consulted good
physicians On the subject
S1f it is true that Wendell Phillips
ever said that the best education in
the world is that got by struggling
to get living Wendell Phillips
said one true thing at least. tits a
free school, and we should all enter
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

it, this struggling for living It
is all folly to sit on the bank of the
river and hesitate, as does boy in
springtime before taking his first
bath in water he thinks too cold.
Better plunge in at once, and be out
of your misery. How often do We
hear people complain that they have
been out all day a hunting for a ser
want without success. Had they
turned to in the morning they could
have done all their work themselves
in couple Of hours, and saved mon
ey by the operation. Too many
people in the South have been
brought up to be waited .ron; they
must now tie their own shoes, and
repeat that the sooner they begin the
better it will be. I know that many
think they can escape this state OF
things by going to Brazil or some
other out of.the-way place; but toll
is the common lot Of the poor man
the world over, so far as have seen,
and in no parr of the world is toll as
remunerative as in the Southern
| States of America. Let us work.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
Women OF the Revolution.

The rayaies of war fell not so
heavily upon any class of persons as
upon the women. Many of them
were from the best families OF the
old world, nurtured under the infu-
ence opposition and wealth, but they
knew what would be expected of
them in their new home, and were
willing to bear their part. These
women threw round the struggle of
the Revolution the charms Of home :;
they wove the banners their hus-
bands or brothers bore. Who has
not heard of widow Anderson, who,
in her old age, and her poverty, sent
her only son to join the army Mar.
garet Garburn, who, when her hus-
band fell at fort Scott, too his place
at the guns and served during the
campaign; Mrs. Hayward, who was
ordered by British officers to have
her house illuminated. but by her
firmness prevented it, declasing that
it could only be done by walking
over her dead body; Elizabeth Dan
vefs, who rose from her bed, as her
quick ear heard the first sound from
the guns at Bunker Hill, rushing in
her night-dress to the quarters of
some militia men, who were about
sitting down to their refreshments,
and crying out-'.Why on earth
don't you march don't you hear
the guns at Charlestown ?'' Catha-
rine Schuyler, burned over her fields
that the grain might not feed the en-
emies of her country; Lucy Knox,
wife of Gen. Knox, who left alone
her royalist family; and of Lydia
Gates, a young Quaker girl, who
saved Washington and lis army at
White Marsh Rachel Martin, of
South Carolina, had nine children,
and seven sons were in the army.
Next to the infuence-of women in
in the Revolution was that of the
clergymen. Washington had de
clared in his letters that Of the cler-
gymen hadn't thrown their influence
in his favor, the cause would have
Deen ruined. Ii q W1fe opposed her
husband joining the ranlzs, the cler-
gyman interfered in favor of his 60
ing. If a maiden desired to retain
aer lover at home, the clergyman
declatd he would not marry them if
he did not go, and no body else in
the country would dare to do it. It
was customary when a comDany of
men were raised, and were about to
march against the enemy. to draw
up before the house ofthe dominic
and get his blessing. One Of the
Boston clergymen prayed after this
fashion:
Oh, Lord If our enemies will
fight, let them have fighting enough,
If more troops come over, Lord,
sinR them"
And the congregation responded
Yea, Lord, let them all be sunh!"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
A POETIC ESSAY.

An 8 A now mean write
To U, sweet X L j;
The girl without q Il,
The belle of u r X.
II der if u got the /
/ wrote 2 q b
/ sailed in the r X D a,
And sent by L n Moore.
Ny MT head will scarce contain
1 calm / d A bright,
But A I miles from U must
NJ this chance write.
And 1st should n w,
j + Il, mind itnot;
Should n e friendship show B true,
They&pould not B forgot.
But friends and foes alike D K,
AS q may plainly G,
In every funeral z A,
Or uncle's L E C
From virtue never D vs.
Her influence B 2,
Alike induces 10 derness
Or 40 tude divine.
And if y cannot cIt -,
Or cause an J
nope IL put
ar:
r Z for an x A ticn 2
My eousin2-heart and Bgy,
He offered in +, .
And s 2 of land
he says he loves Z KS,
U'r virtuous and Us,
In X L n G q Y l.
AL others in his rs.
This 4 unto u &c
L pray U Y Q's,
And not burn in + e G
My young and wayward muse,
Now fare U well, dear K T J,
/ trust that U r true;
When this e c then U can say
An S AIOU.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
The Suspension of Stanton

The President, IN the suspension
of Secretary Stanton, has done in
directly what he dare not do direct
". There is no reason to suppose
Gen. Grant will be retained at the
head Of the War Office any longer
than pleases the President, who, un-
I.doubtedly, will soon supplant him
by the appointment of some man
devoted to the Presidents policy.
The President cannot with the
least show of consistency retain
Gen. Grant as Secretary of War, if
it be true that the General and Mr..
Stanton are in accord. One of two
things must soon be made apparent,
either that the impression which is
abroad to the effect that Grant en-
dorses the course of Stanton is false
belief, or that the removal Of Stan
ton is made to crafty personal NAL
ice. 1t would hardly seem possible
that this can be the end of Cabinet
changes. We can not yet believe
that Mr.. Seward has swung so fan
from his old faith as to permit such
al Administration wrong and yet
retain his seat in the Cabinet. We
do not believe it of Postmaster Gen
eral Randall who now is absent a
broad.
The Democlat ats have raised the hue
cry that Mr.. Stanton, with the army
at his back, would resist all attempts
at removal. No sensible man be-
lieved any such q thing. Hitherto
the President had only intimated
that Mr.. Stanton S resignation would
be accepted. The Secretary had as
good right to judge of the public
welfare as had Mr.. Johnson, and he
very properly declined to resign
But when the President ordereq him
to leave the War Office, he did So
thus transferring the responsibility
of the act from bis own shoulders tc
those Of the President.
True, the Presiden breaks the i'm
mediate force Of the blow by plac
ing Gen. Grant in Stanton's stead
Mr.. Johnson could have made nc
appointment which would have beer
SO satisfactory to the country
change being decreed-as is the ap
pointment Of the Lieutenant Gener
al. But, within moths time, W.
shall see q request from Gen. Gran
to be relieved from his double duty
| ouan chouII tho pyaciIonf not vol
UNFAIRLY relieve him sooner. Their
will be accomplished just what the
President wishes.
The Republicans should now com
pei Mr.. Stanton to be their candi
date for the Presidency.-C. HearId
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
UPPER sANDUsKY oH1o THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 22 Is

steals away the time which they should
devote to their intellectual improve
ment. To prove these great truths we
need only to remember the career of
Smart and Thickhead. Although the
names are fictitious, their lives are
stern realities. Young reader, which
of the above characters will you imi-
honor, happiness and independence :;
of the other, vice, poverty and dishonor.
May your choice be wise one.
Respectfully,
PENGT OTTO
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

Rooms OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE)
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR
AND UNION CITIZENS
WASHINGTON, D. c., July II, 1867.
In pursuance of series Of reso
lutions passed by the House of Rep
resentatives, July 10, 1867, the un-
dersigned were appointed a commit
tee to investigate the Treatment of
Prisoners of War and Union Citi-
zens held by the Confederate author
tiles during the late rebellton."-
All persons in possession Of i'm
portant information upon either of
these subjects are earnestly request
ed to address the Committee, as di-
rected below, stating:
First. The name, age,. and post
office address Of the writer.
Second. If a soldier or seaman,
his rank Or position, and with what
command he served. !.
Third. A full statement of all
facts known to the writer touching
his own Imprisonment or treatment,
and that Of others, either soldier or
citizen, giving, as far as possible,
names, places, and dates, with names
Of Confederate officers in charge.
Correspondents from New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississ-
ippi, Arkansas, Texas, and the Ter
ritories lying west OF the Rocky
Mountains will please sa,.dress
JoHN P. c. SHANKs, N. G.
e Washington, u. G,
Correspondents from Missouri,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada
and the Territories east of the Rocky
Mountains, viii address
WILLIAM A. PILE, III. G.
st. Louis, Mo.
Correspondents from Illinois, In
diana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
will address
ABNER G. HARDING, NJ. G.
Monmouth, ILL.,.
Correspondents from the New
England. Stats will address
AARON T. STEVENS, M. G.
Nashu, n. H.
Correspondents from Ohio, Mich
igan, Kentucky, and Tennessee will
address
WIRLIAM MUNGEN, M. G.
Findlay Ohio.
Communication addressed to the
members of the Committee to col
lect all facts necessary to make G
thorough official history of this sub
ject
The various newspapers through
out the country are requested to give
this Circular gratuitous insertion
together with such notice as they
may deem proper.
JOAN P. c. SHANKs,
WILLIAM A. PILE
ABNER G.. HARDING,
AARON i. STEVENS,
WILLIAM MUNGEN,
Committee.
JOHN D. LARRABEE, clerk,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
The New Orleans Crescent says
IN FOR THE WAR.

ne New OTledlS OTtSC6Ht ody :
"One of the most conservative Of
southern journals, the New Orleans
Bee, comedies substantially with the
views of the Crescent on the subject
of the relations of the conservative
classes in the south to national poll
tics. The Bee agrees with us that
the northern democracy is power
less to affect anything favorable to
the south, and that the south cannot
reinforce the northern Democracy
or help i'll any way to reinstate its
principle Our cotemporary thinks,
indeed, that what is left of the Dem
ocratic party cannot do a better
thing than to yieldup the ghost"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22
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STUDYING LAT1N.-We have heard OF
a farmer whose son had for a long time
been ostensibly studying Latin in a
popular academy. The farmer not be-
ing perfectly satisfied with the course
and the conduct of the young hopeful.
recalled him from school, and placing
him by the side of cart, one day, thus
addressed him:
Nov, Joseph, here is a fork, and
there is heap Of manure and cart
what do you call them in Latin?"
"Forkibus, cartibus ct manuribus,' "
replied Joseph.
"Wen, now,' said the old man, 'sit
yon don't take that forkibus pretty
quickabus, and pitch that nanuribus
into that cartibus, I'll break your lazy
brckabus." Joseph went to workabus
forthwithabus.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

Let no man be too proud to work
Let no man be ashamed of hard fist or
a sunburnt countenancc. Let him be
ashamed only Of ignorance and sloth.
Let no man be ashamed Of poverty
Let him only be ashamed of dishonesty
and idlcness.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

MILEs O'REILLEY alludes as fol-
lows to the late General Neagher's
wife: Chow noble wife she has
been-with what fidelity of warm de-
votion she has clung to the varying
fortunes of her brilliant but erratic
lord-only those could tell whose
lips must remain silent under the
seal Of relationship. Reard in lux
ury, and as much fiattered and fol-
owed for her beauty. as Meagher had
been in early days for his genius and
gift Of eloquence, she never faltered
in her allegiance to the exile who
reached his highest fortune when he
won her heart. Whittier he went
she followed him; his people, be-
came indeed her people, and his God
she made her God. We dare not
write more upon this branch of the
subject. though we write from an
overfowing heart, aud have many
thoughts surging upward and clam
oring for expression"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

Give man brains and riches and he
is a king; give him brains without
riches and he is a slave; give him riches
without brains and he is fool.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

Two distinguished philosophers took
shelter under one tree during a heavy
shower. After some time. one of them
complained that he felt the rain.
'''Never mind" replied the other, ''as
there are plenty of trees, when this one
is wet through we will go to another
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

Leave your grievances, as Bonaparte
did his letters, unopen for three weeks,
and 1t is astonishing how few of them
will require answering.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-22

You had better find out one of your
own weaknesses, than ten ofyour neigh
bors.