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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
FCRTIETu CONGRESS--EIRST
SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 26.
SENATE.

Mr. Sumner introduced q bill TO en-
force tho several provisions ofthe Con
stitution a%bolishing slavery, declaring
immunities Of citizens and guarantee
ing republican form of government,
by securing the elective franchise to
colorsd citizens, provides that every
citizen shall have a right to vote in
every State or Territory at all cleo
tons for Federal, State and local Off
GERS Of every kind, on equal terms,
without regard TO race or color. all
State or Territorial Constitutions or
law to the contrary notwithstanding,
Ordered to lie on the table and print
ed.
Mr.. Trumbull reported House rsso-
luton for adjournment, with amend
ment. l RI a
By way Of substitute the Judiciary
committee recommend in lieu fHousC
resolution, that thetwo Houses adjourn
Thursday next Rt IL O'clock.
After considerable debate ssvera
propositions were made and votOC
down, and finally Mr.. Trumbull's prop
osition was adopted. .a r.'IH 50
After executive session, adjourned.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
stevens and COnGsCatIOn.

The whites Of the South are not suf-
6ciontly punished in the desolatIon
and poverty that war has taken to
their doors, in the ESTIMATION of Thad-
deus Stephens. Some days ago he
introduced into Congress a bill eOn6s-
cali ng tho lands Of the late rebels in
the South, and dividing them up among
tho negroes in forty acre lots and Civ
ing to each negro thus presented with
q forty acre LOT, n hundred dollars to
erect thereon a building. On Tuesday
oflast week, Stevens made IN argu-
menti favor Of his bill. A mostmer-
ciful measure he represented it, be-
cause the Southern people, who were
rich in land, could consider themselves
favored beyond comparison if they
were permitted to live with whole
skins. The proposition is g monstrous
one, and must be repugnant to the
feelings Of every humane man, whoth-
or he be Republican or Democrat
While Stevens thus aims at reducing
the Southern whites to extreme power
W who have not already been reduced
70 that eonditioE, he IL Soliciteus that
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
Certificate Of Authority.
ITO expire on the Slst day of January, 1851
OFFICE oTTHE AUDITOR OF sTATs.
INsuRANcE DEPARrMENT,f

ITO expire on the 3lst day Of January, 1901
OFFICE oTTHE AUDIroE OF stats.
lSsuKANos DKPAErMEST,f
CoLrMBrs, Ohio, January 26, 1871
Whereas, the Home Insurance Company To-
Gated at New York, in the state of New York,
has filed in this office a sworn statement of its
condition, as required 10y the act "To regulate
Insurance Companies not incorporated by the
State Of Ohio" passed April 8, 1855, and amen.
ded February o, 1864, aud the act "To regulate
Foreign Insurance Companies" passed April
5, 1856; and whereas, said Company has furn.
ished the undersigned satisfactory evidence
that il 10 possessed of an actual capital Of At
least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
invested as required by said act and, whereas,
said Company has filed in this Office u written
instrument under its corporate seal, signed BY
the President and Secretary thereof, authors.
ing any agent or agents Of said Company in
this State to acknowledge service OF process,
for and in behalf ofsaid Company according to
the terms Of said act of April 8, 1856.
Now, therefore, in pursuance OF the acts
aforesaid, /, James II. Goldman, Auditor Of
State for Ohio, do hereby certify that said Home
Insurance Company of New York, u authorized
TO transact the business Of Fire and Marine In.
surence in this State until the thirty-hrst day
OF January, in the year ore thousand eighthun-
bred and sixty-eight.
In witness whereof l have hereunto sub.
SEAL scribed my name and caused the
seal of my office 10 be affixed the
day and year above written.
JAMES II. GOODMAN, Auditor Of State
BY JAS. WILLIAMS, Chief Clerk, 4.t
JAMES WATKINS,
Agent for Nc onne!sviHe.
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ample ears should be taken Of ~ ne
nroes there. He claims that this beas-
up>, q sAlesst that feature which pro-
vides hOlRNtsads for the negroes, ls
essential to tKs "happiness and respec-
liability of tbS OOlorsd race and 10
Naniappry exfstepco." just liberated
from sApAry Unused to business tran
saetFop sinnNally knowing nothing
'ab~pt Aeha6icsl emplOyments, p
tfey would not only cut aaDF-
II figure in the race oflife, but would
IiSvits speedy extinction as a raco.-
he sOsps D ~deprecRte q war Of races
and yt Thu. eeheme, to which he is.
raw giSiRg = Jealous tdvOcscy, IL m~b
Than anything else calculated to'pro;
woke a war OsFaeeI To despoil ayaeS'
Of its propenASnd hand it over to q
confessedly ilFIor race-a<race that
is unequal eShe exsctiOnS Of business
and epterprFe-And it Will requife
miraculous Intervention to ieeEont a
war Of races. 1t will even require
something OF this sort Of Intervention
to carry into successful execution the
provisions ofthe Military Reconstruc-
ton bill, whereby the negroes are to
be constituted voters and the privilege
taken away from the large majority Of
tho whites.
Say that the blacks can be made vo-
tiers and the holders of homosteada
through the Acknowledgement of the
whites aRd the confiscation of their
lands and property, without cngender-
ing between the two races q deadly en-
NIFTY, it becomes us TO consider wheth-
en- this kind Of work is calculated to
promote our welfare. We have some
thing considerable at stake in this
matter. viii the cutting up Of the
South into forty acre patches for the
blacks develop the resources Of that
country MOI than they will be devsl-
oped under the ownership of the
whites2 Our public debt opprsfsos
everything. Dull times-m on Oy
tights a cry that comes from all
quarters. To help the country out of
its present difficulty, abundant cotton
crops are needed in the South, coupled
with good crops in other sections ofthe
country. Cut the South up into forty
acre patches, deal them out among the
blacks, and send the white owners
adrift, and We need not look to the
South for much in the way of cotton
or for demands upon our manufactur-
ers for machinery and textile fabrics.
Every consideration Of sclf-interest,
therefore, should impol us to oppose
the subordination oftho whites to the
blacks in the South. fly any posi-
bility it could be made appear through
inconyertrble authority tat where the
blacks have had unrestricted sway,
they have shown more enterprise, more
skill, a shrouder insight into business,
than Whites, it would furnish an Ox-
tenuating circumstance for the coinage
Of vOngeful feelings into laws thNtStrip
the whites Of everything-Of property
and of the privilege of voting. Such
authority, however, cannot be found,
and as the putting into execution of
irrational vengeance does not custO-
mariIy fill our lSrders, replenish our
w~ardrobes, and put money in our
purses, it were we'll to be done with
this kind Of vengeance and stick TO
our own rae yet a while longer.-[o.
Statesman.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
nr We publish on tie first page o

~ We publish on the first page Of
this paper All article-which every one
should rSad-from the New York
Tines, a leading Republican paper
This article recognizes and avows the
fact that the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States has become for the present,
At least, q dead letter. The same avow.
al has been made blythe Democratic
party for the fsw years last past, but
we do not remember ever hearing be-
fore of any such admissions from Rad.
ical journals or politicians. When the
Democracy have contended that the
sectional party, which has been in
power for the few years past, was us.
ing and usurping power which the
Constitution did not give 1t, they have
teen stignatixed as traitors, copper
heads, &c. But row Radicalism itself
avoWs this fact and, Of course, it IAN
not be doubted. Further the article
says that President johnson has at
tempted to administer the law in accor-
dance with the Constitution. That it
has been his every effort to preserve
the Constitution unimpaired and ma
dulteratsd. That his every action, as
the Executive of this great nation, has
been IN accordance with the proyis-
ions of that Constitution which he has
worn to support as the supreme law
OF the land. For these things Presi.
dent Johnson has been StigmatiEed as
a double traitor-a traitor to his pdrtV
and to his country. But while admit
ting that the Democracy and President
Johnson have been the real supporters
Of our supreme law, and consequently
the real patriots of our country, the
article shufIes on to the shoulders of
the people, at large, the violations and
departures from the Constitution, and
says that they are responsible for the
existence OF the present sectional Gov
srnment. Now is this true2 Did Mr..
Plants, or any of the other Radical
Stumpers ofthe last campaign, tell you
he was in favor of unconstitutional
meAsuresP Did he not contend that
the whole Radical programme was
warranted by the Constitution Did
he not, Mr.. Radical, mako you believe
that his exposition of the Constitution
Was the correct one2 Did he not
make you believe President Johnson's
exposition of the Constitution was II
traltorous ono Is it not a fact that
Mr.. Plants would have lost your vote
had he declared himself an enemy OF
our Constitutional Government? 'Tis
true you voted for him and helped 10
place him in his present position ; but
you done SO by means of what tho N
z. Times, a Heading Republican journal
says is Mr.. Plants misrepresentation
The New York Times is Of them, and
knows whether they will misreprs
Ssnt things or not. Read the article
-S
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
County Of NEW YoRK,

Carlisle Norwood, Tres
ident, and John c. Mills, Secretary of the Lo-
fillard Fire Insurance Company, OF New York,
being s~evorally sworn, depose and say that the
foregoing is a full, true and correct statement
Of the afairs Of said Company, and that they
are the above described officers thereof
CARLISLE NoRwooD, President.
JOINS @ Minis, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn before me, this 25th day
OF January, 1857. v.r H.....- ~ m
[sRAL.1 [FIvE CENT srAMP.
JONI W. MURRAY, Com. OF Deods.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
STATE OF NEv Yonk.
GIN ANp 60. Of NEw YoRk.

CRY AND Co. of NEW YoRK.l
Charles J. Martin, President, aud John u c0es,
Secretary Of the Home Insurance Company, beinE
severally and duly sworn, depose hndi sRy, aud
each for himself nays, that the foregoing II a full
aud correct statement OF the affairs OF tho said
Corporation and that they are the above described
officers thereof.
CnAs. }. MARTIN. President.
JoHS MCGEE. Secretary.
Subscribed aud ,worn lefore no .lthis 73d day Of
January, A. D.. ls67.
tsEALl I5e. sTiMP.l THos. T. GooDRroH,
Commissioner for Ohio.
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OFFICE OF the AUDITOR OF srArE,

NULIMHUsl % Jun. "a IbOI
1t is hereby certified, That the foregoing is a
correct copy OF the Statement Of the Condition
Of the L~orillRrd Fire Insurance Company, Of
New York, made to andfled in this office, for
the year 1867.
Witness my hand and seal Officially.
[sEAL.l JAMES II. GoDNAE, Aud. ofstate.
BY JANIS WILLIAMS, Chief Clerk.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
t, Every Body.

A Large q pp, Circular, giving informatioA OF
the greatest ipPSrtanes to .hs y0aHEb Of beth
Bexet.
II tsAshss how the honsIy may hseoms beautiful
and the despiPed respected, and the forsaksn
loved, !iF t1eiF HH ni| H4pft'
No Young lady or gentleman should hil TO send
their Address, and %rscslvsa copy postpaid, BY
tsS.s-S~I S4nR.y.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
HOUSE

Mr.. Covods offered a resolution in
structiDg thu committee ON Public Ex-
penditRrss to inquire whether lsgisla-
tioR was necessary to secure the
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28
orrIon or rns ArDIron or srAra.l

COLUMBUs, o., January rs, 1857.
II Is hereby certified that tie foregoing 10
correct copy Of the Statement OF the condition OF
the Home Insurance. Comp ny of New York, made
to and fled In this Office, Tor the year 1851.
tsEAL1 Witness my hand aud seal officially.
JAS. X, GODMAs, Auditor Of State.
by JAS. WILLIAMS, Chief Clsrt.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-28

Losses incurred and in piooess of ,d-
justment 81
Dividends declared, due and unpaid
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cERrIFIcArE OF AUTHORITY.
TO expire on the Slst day Of January, 1868
oFFTcE or THE AUDITOR OF STATE,
. ada. INSURANCE DEPARTMENr,

OFFICE or THE AuDIroR OF STATE,
.. a .- Insurance. DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBUS, o., January "a, 1867 -
Whe=ens, The Lorillard Fire Insurance Com
pany, located at New York, in the State Of New
York, has filed in this office n sworn statement
Of its condition, as required by the first secticn
Of the act "ro regulate Insurance Companies
not Incorporated by the State of Ohio" passed
April 8, 1855, aud amended February 9, 1864 !
and the act ITO regulate Foreign Insurance
Companies" passed April 5, 1855 aud, where
as, said Company has furnished the uudersign-
ed satisfactory evidence that il is possessed of
OF least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
Of actual capital invested in stocks, or bonds,
or In mortgages Of real estate, worth double the
amount for which the same is mortgagedj and,
whereas, said Company has filed in this office
a written instrument under its corporate seal,
signed by the President and Secretary thereof,
authorizing any Hgeut or agents Of said compa-
ny in this State TO acknowledge service OF pro-
cess, for and in behalf of said Company accord
ing to the terms of said law.
Now Therefore, in pursuance of the ffst Sec
Auditor Of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify
that said Lorillard Fire Insurance Company, OF
New York, is authorized to transact the bust
ness of Fire Insurance in this State until the
thirty-frst day Of January, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-tight.
[sEAL,l In witness whereof, | have hereun-
to subscribed my name and cansed
the seal of my Office TO be affixed
the day and year above named.
JAMES II. GOODMAN, Auditor Of State.
JAMES WATKINS, Agent for Nc
Connslsville.
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al losses, claims and liabilities t2s7, 93G
Nv. MISCELLANEOUS.

The greatest amount Insured In any one risk Is S7s,
0ns, hut will not as a general rale, exceed $40 .000i
The greatest appuat allowed by the rules to 10
insured In any one city, town or yillSgs, and
the gresiest allowed Ia bs insored 10 Oas Ll"Sh
lilo gehefal rule.
New-York tribune., 1867-07-30

selves, and not depend upon others for advance
ment. Those gentlemen who talk 10 tae col
ored men about the confscation of Rebei prop
erty, and Its distribution among the negroes
excite hopes which are likely to be disappoiil,eo
The freedmen must raise themselves; they
must work now, and not depend upon vague
promises of future aid. AS Mr' speed says
there is little more that can be done Tor the
freedmen; we have given them all the rights
and privileges we ourselves possess, ana tlie
opportunity is for them to use. "CultiVate al
"the virtues which ennoble man." says Mr.
speed; abe honest, industrious, sober; educate
yourselves, make money and learn to keep 1t;
/" own your own homes; identify yourselves as
(" GOOD citizens with the communities In which
" 1oui NAV live in ali your dealings with your
&" fellow man do as you would be done by, and
"learp to respect yourselves that others may
" "resnect you.r To this we would add one
Golden r,ie-for one man who becomes rich by
the confscation Of the property OF others, a
thousand will remain poor. No sensible freed
man who desires independence will hesitate to
work for it.
New-York tribune., 1867-07-30
MR.. HAfbfS ON v rHE RABrAGE.

Tho Hon. Benz. G.. Harris of Maryland, in
his recent letter of advice TO the Constitutional
Convention of his State, seems to have just
awakened from Rip Van Winkle slumber.
He rubs his eyes, asserts that Slavery still ex-
lists, and protests against tho provision that it
shall not exist in tho State: "The theft OF
"property does mot destroy the title of the
"owner." He objects with equal zeal to the
admission of cOlored men as witnesses in cases
in which white men are parties, and avows that
it is better that guilty whites should escape than
that negro should be allowed TO convict him.
Mr. Harris thinks that " wen have lived very
comfortably without this improvement, and
asks why should it be adopted now' 1t does
rot occur to him that the negroes lived very
uncomfortably without it. Against these pro-
visions he protests, warning the Convention
that such q Constitution will,b rejected by the
people. Beside this special criticism, his letter
gives number Of reasons for the weakness
and decline of the Democratic party, the first
of which is the want of faithful leaders. while
Gin their hearts these leaders did not wish, as
"their constituents knowAthe success of the
"North in their nefarious and unjustiiiable war
"upon the South, they yet discovered wonderful
y policy III pTSleuuluB W Niou il' 'hA' h"AA'"
shrewdly discovers that the Democracy were
dsgusted with even pretense Of loyalty, and
that the only way to rally them is to
throw Off all disguise. He goes for
sudden and sharp remedies sweeping conces-
sions to the injured Rebels, and predicts, II
this is not done, that vengeance will make all
things even. "The insults and oppression of
"tyrants," "the tyrant and the robber," Z" the
Radical wretches," are the favorite phrases
of Mr.. Harris, who finally declares the Act of
Reconstruction to be "the mere devilment OF
"a few cowardly tyrants."
Men who talk in this way are generally
themselves towards, and Mr. Harris, with all
his tremendous bounce, is careful to be indeh-
mite in his threats He wants Maryland to
"hurl defiance" and like Lear, will do such
things he knows not what they are, but they
shall be the terrors of the earth. No one,
however, is frightened unless it be the people
of Maryland, who have reason to tremDle
when Mr.. Harris comes to their aid. We do
not doubt that the Convention. will adopt the
clause abolishing Slavery, and that the Consti-
tution will be ratified. Nor have we any hopes
that the Democratic party will make clean
breast of its dsloyalty, for it has found the IN
voluntary and partial revelation sufficiently dam
aging. Mr.. Harris sits at the door OF his cave
like paralytic Pagan in the allegory OF Bunyan,
frowning at the passers whom he valnly longs
TO devour, and, destitute of teeth, gnashing
his gums in unavaihng rage.
New-York tribune., 1867-07-30

Our Italian correspondence in this mornings
issue give very interesting information on the
state Of parties in the Italian Parliament and
on their relation to the great question Of
religious liberty. The present Prime Minister
Ratazzi, is not as unconditional a champion Of
the complete separation between Church and
State As his predecessor Ricasoli, but he also
is willing to give liberty to the Church when
ever the Church is ready to abandon all her
prerOgatives. The majority of the Chamber
still holds to the old European views that the
rights of the State governments extend also
over religious affairs.
New-York tribune., 1867-07-30
THE BOARD or AUDIT

TO ne Editor Of The Tibsne .... .a....1 .....-
SIR: As grave doubts have been expressed
by some Of the most eminent iurists IN his community
to the powerof the Legislature TO create Board Of Audi,
adjudicate upon claims against Oty and the County
Of New.York, aud also 20 whether Judge Woodbury.
declining to act created within the puryoW OF The law
vacancy In the Board Of Audit which the Governor had
the power to f the Citizens Association. 10 order 70
avoid expensive litigation 10 tax payers and prvats
ltigants has commenced actions to restrain the Board
OF Audit proceeding with the hearing snd auditing
such claims until all legal objections 10 Its have
been passed upon by the Courts. .. . x,
II this Board be unconstitutional or illegally consti
tuted its Judgments would be void but tho effect woad
probably be that all Of It's Judgments against the ci
would DO paid who those In It's favor would be further
contested in tho Courts OF Law by the unsuccessful
claimants, and thus the city and county might have
everything TO lose and nothing 10 gain by the action o
the Board of Audit Very respectfully, sg
"IE RICHARD NJ. HsNRr. If
Attorney Citisens Association. .
The Citizens Assoeio,ton Of Eev York. Ogsee NO. SIS
Byoadtosy judy az. 1861.
New-York tribune., 1867-07-30
THE DRAMA.
wALLAcK's rHEArER-Mss LorTA.

wALLACK'S THRATER-MIss LorTA.
Falstaff desired "a commodity oil good
names" The critic of Miss Lotts viii naturally desire
commodity OF good Smiles To call her canary bird
TO como pretty nigh the fact To call her sunbeam
also to be accurate But neither sime s quite dennfss
Miss Lota is merry little creature who apparently can
no more help romping than woodland brook can heY
murmuring IL h0ws or cataract can help sps.knaS
in the sunshine If iken her 10 kitten That tries n
pranks with everything, and Is never weary, we sns.
always charming. Most people love the sunshine.
and like 70 500 the kitten at play; and thereforc'
Miss Lotta Is certain to win certain favor and ep
plause. But apart from this vivacious persolallV.
to be some what slender We cannot Judge dehGitey,
without seeing her in series of Characters but as Pa
In The Pet OF the Pettlcoats" and Leddy 10 Family
Jarsr-the characters that she assumed last evening
talent as an actress There was more real ability
evnced in tho first personaton than In the
last; but Miss Lottas audience which was very large
and very enthusiastic manifested especial pleasure with
hall Miss Lotts performs slfuly upon he banjo. aud
is good burlesque dancer There IS no doubt tna' sac
will achieve q popular success here. as she mas
done elsewhere; but there IA q distinct diffefcnee
between captivating. that passive taste Which eassI
which, In the end, sets tho seal 0f permanencs 49,
success in art We great hopes OF Miss LOLA 1ts
what we have of her acting but she can Only n
really high position by discarding the bsol2 ana
that appertains 10 the ooncerthan sly" ..a W.
not take leave Of this subject, without STarss
that the great success Of last evening u polht me-
matte art was made by Mr. George Holland VINO ~
humorst and an admirable artist The pieces nSrsd
no expense In this respect The present bill VIII Do AoP
upon the stage all tho week
New-York tribune., 1867-07-30

The season is so far advanced that the
crops of the Southern States can be ascer-
tanned. Corn, wheat, oats the roots, and like
productions will be abundant Owing to cold,
backward Spring, perhaps one-fourth of the
cotton had to be replanted Constant labor
has been required TO keep it clean, and in some
places insects have done great damage. Esti-
mates are always hazardous, and, generally,
they who know most, will guess hast. 1t Is
doubtful whether there will be more than half
oil such cotton crop as was usual before the
war; AT this result the best Southern minds
do not know whether to DO sorry or glad.
Whlle cotton never cost them SO much, grain
2eyer cost them so little. They have received
new light Oh farming.
In some respects, the cultivation Of cotton
wiz dslpRei at lsash ii Will bs carried ont hx