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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-12
SPEECH OF
HON. ROBERT IlIE..I' J JUSTICE,
OF HOLMES COUNTY,

OF HOLMES COUNTY,
I'm the Ohio Senate, ON "Wednesday
/.EventnE, MARCH 81, 1861. Opathe
NegrO-Emfranchisiu COnSti.
q 1uslOmaLA LAmendAAemt.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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CORN planting, has only just begun in
Haywood county, Tennessee. a,.., -
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Two eminent members of the Irish bar,
Doyle and Yelverton, quarreled one day,
so violently that from hard words they
came to hard blows. ~ Doyle, the more
powerful man of the two (at the fists, at
least), knocked down his antagonist twice,
yehementlY exclaiming: s.You scoundrel,
I'll make you behave yourself like gen
tleman.n To which Yelverton, rising, re-
piled with equal indignation: ssNo, sir,
never. defy you'll You could not do tl''
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
JOJN THE LEACTES.

There are quite number of Union
men who hold back when invited to join
the Union Leagues, for fear that they
may be helping to grind the axes of
some "new comers," Now, if the old
citizens do not wish to have the new
corners rule the Republican party in this
State, they have just one course to pur-
sue-take hold and rule it themselves.
The leading men of both races are rap
idly joining the Union Leagues, and it
is certain that those who belong to them
will control the Republican party dur
ing the next year or two. AT present
three fourths of their members are old
citizens, and if any one had right to
complain, it would he the newcomers"
Every day we are hearing that this, that
and the other one are Union men, until
it is evident that large proportion of
the best business men in town synlpa
thize with the Republican party. What
is wanted is for them to acquire conf
dence, and that can only be gained by
their getting acquainted with each other.
When our youngest League organized,
we were quite amused at the manner in
which two gentleman eyed each other,
when it TRANSFERRED that they were old
friends, but had been stunning each
other for five years-each supposing the
other to be secesh.
1t is against the rule for any member
to reveal the names of other members,
but each one has the privilege of pro-
claiming himself one, and as we hear of
some who have been trying to find a
man to propose them, we give notice
that we are ready to receive the name
of any applicant and present it to the
League. Amy one wishing to commune
cate with the editor by letter on the
subject can do SO, but in such case is
requested to give the names of such
Union men as he may be acquainted
with.
Now is the time to determine wheth-
er the party which has brought such
distress upon the South shall CONTINUE
to rule it, or whether it would not be
best to try the party which has ruled
the North so successfully. The ques-
ton is not whether newcomers or old
residents shall rule" but whether the
business men of the country are so in
love with ruin as to be willing to con-
tinue in power the men whose influence
] upon the country has been so baleful.-
4 Mobile Nationalist.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
B. F. PERRY

a JURORS AND VoTING IN TEXAs.-Brevet
Major General Griffin, commanding the mill
tary district of Texas, on the 9th ult pub
lished an order stating that his attention
had been directed to the fact that persons
disqualified by law are drawn to serve as
jurors in the civil courts of the State, and
directs that hereafter no persons shall be
held eligible to serve, or be sworn in as
juryman, until he shall have taken the test
oath prescribed by the supplementary Re
construction act. To prevent the exclusion
of loyal citizens from the jury box, on ac-
count of race or color, the General republishes
section two of the Civil Rights bill, which
prescribes the penalty for depriving any citi-
zen of his rights on account of his having
been slave. ~
5 On the list instant General Griffin issued
the following CIRCULAR
The attention of all persons is invited to
the fact that full and perfect liberty must be
afforded to the newly enfranchised class of
citizens, and all laborers to present them
selves before Boards of Registration, when
the same shall have been appointed and the
registration of voters commenced. No adj
vantages must be taken of the working of
the labor contract or any State law to refuse
either the colored or white voter the time
necessary to secure registration. Neither
shall any voter beprevented, inundated, or
pursuaded, from exercising his right of
suffrage agreeably with the laws of the
United States Any such interference shall
constitute misdemeanor, and the offender
shall be subject to arrest and trial before a
military commission.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
n STRANGE SCENE.

ACCOUNTS reach us of the great mass
meeting of the negroes at Charleston, 5.
C., which are very interesting. A writ
er says: .. ~
The attendance at the meeting has
been estimated by impartial judges at
between five and six thousand, includ-
inc men, women and children. The
crowd was very orderly, though their
excitement was wrought up to the high
est pitch, principally, however, by the
appearance on the platform and address
by Scion Robinson, of the New York
Tribune. His long gray beard, in adj
dition to his sepulchral voice and hands
and ewes appraised to heaven as he step
ped forth to address the assemblage,
seemed to act like an electric shock on
the multitude. He said:
"Where am 1? Will somebody
pinch me or kick me SO as to wake me?
Am dreaming? 1t cannot be true I? I
am in Charleston. Why, this is where
used to come to witness great slave
auctions. Is this South Carolina? Has
South Carolina brought all her slaves
here to be sold Very we'll; | will put
them up at auction. Twill sell you all
together never divide families. | new
err tear wives from theirhusbands; Inever
separate children from their mothers, and
l will sell you all together. Now lam
going to put you up. Here is a good
plantation hand. Great laughter
Here is frst-rate house servant and
good cook. Come up here, strip your
selves, and show that you are sound
Now, going, going, going. Oh look
up Do you see that spirit with us ? 1t
is the spirit of Abraham Lincoln! Abra-
ham Lincoln! God Almighty look on
Abraham Lincoln He bids for all the
slaves in South Carolina. He has bought
you all with his blood, and now declares
you are free" Great shouting, and
cries of &C Hallelujah, hallelujah!')
ooh! look up; look up and bless
God that Abraham Lincoln died for you.
Kneel down by your bedside tonight
and bless God that Abraham Lincoln
died to make you free. Oh /! that have
lived to see this sight. 1t is what I
read of all the war. often read that
the rebels were determined to diei in the
last ditch. Oh Mr.. Chairman, that I
had voice to speak to you for an hour
| have only come to show myself, to
show that man. from New York, from
the Tribune Office, can come to Char
lesion and stand before ten thousand
people and declare that all the slaves
are free. This is one of the proudest
days of all my long life. l will remem-
Der it while live, and think of it upon
my dying bed. l shall look upon this
day as one of the most glorious of all
my life. Bless God for this day."
During the delivery of this speech
some of the females went into Mysteries
and were carried off the ground. The
enthusiasm of the men was indescriba-
BILE. The shouts and waving of hats
continued for five OF ten minutes after
the closing remarks of the speaker.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 16


Elliott G. Cowdin, silk merchant in N.
Y, has been appointed commissioner to the
Paris Exhibition.
Custom He, use receipts from the list to the
18th of May SIS, 1900:
In the Supreme court in the case Of the
State of Texas es. White and Others, to pre-
vent the sale of certain l'onds, an Injunction
was granted, with leave to the defendants
to move to dissolve the in, junction at the
next term.
The Mississippi amended bill W. as dismiss
ed for want ofjurisdiction. The C,,ourt was
equally divided on the question of urldic-
ton. This action closes the injunction pro-
ceedings now before the Court.
After FORMULATING certain rules, forms
and proceeding in bankruptcy, the Court
adjourned to December.
The French government has bought Dun
derburg for three millions.
Revenue receipts to-day $295,OOO
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
REPUBLICAN MEETING In JONES.

Agreeably to previous announcement an
enthusiastic meeting was held on Saturday
the 9Th inst, at Pine Grove, on the planta-
ton of o. R. Colgrove, Esq, in Jones county.
About 400 colored persons and some rs to
100 whites had assembled about P. NJ,
when Mr. o. r. Colgrove was nominated by
Mr.. Sheriff Wilcox, as Chairman of the meet
ing. Mr.. Colgrove having been chosen
Chairman, introduced Mr.. c. r. Thomas
who spoke for about an hour and a half
Mr.. Thomas defined the principles and OBJ
iects of the Republican party lie read the
platform of the Republican party, adopted
at the Convention at Raleigh. on the 9th of
March, and called upon all Union men to
rally to its support.
Mr.. Thomas reviewed and answered the
various objections of rebels against the re-
cent reconstruction acts of Congress- Mr..
T. wasfrequently interrupted with cheers and
applause.
Mr.. E. W. Carpenter was then introduced,
who addressed himself more particularly to
the colored people; he enjoined them to
practice economy and temperance, to be fru-
gal and Industrious, and to cultivate good
relations among the people.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Carpenters speech
the following resolution was presented by
the Chairman and cordially and unanimous
ly adopted, to wit:
Resolred, That we, portion of the citi-
zens OF Jones county, in mass meeting as
sembled, do endorse, ratify and approve the
platform of the Republican party, adopted
by the Convention held in Raleigh on the
9th of March, 1867.
The Rev. A. A. Ellsworth was the next
speaker, who spoke of the outrages and de-
predatlons that had lately been committed
in Jones county against the Union men, both
white and black Addressing himself to his
| white hearers, he said that there could be no
| prosperity here while these things were al
| lowed to go on. The insecurity to life and
property would prevent the coming of CAPT
tai and immigration. Their property and
peace could only be secured by a genuine
loyalty. 4
All the speakers were received with en-
thusiastic cheering and applause and the
meeting did not adjourn until the lateness
of the hour, though not the patience of the
assembled, rendered it fitting. =
THIS meeting was an important one for
many reasons, to which we shall recur in fu-
ture For months set of desperadoes and
regulators had defied and outraged the I'm
ion men of this county. There are, however,
in this county, many,-we would say, a
large majority of the people are such-good
and virtuous citizens who ought not to be
implicated in the charges or rumors of dis
loyalty and prejudice against the colored
people.-New Bern Republican.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22

THE EXTINCTION OF SLAvERY.-Six years
have witnessed the emancipation of 25 ,0OO,-
900 serfs in Russia; the liberation of 4,00O,-
600 slaves in the United States, and the
virtual manumission of 5000, 900 negroes in
Brazil. 1t is glorious six years. work
100000 men restored to freedom, and a
curse taken off three of the largest empires
in the world! The little that remains to do
cannot long rest undone. The miserable
relic of barbarism fingers now only on few
islands belonging to the Spanish crown /;
and the STAKEHOLDER who, in the face of the
events of the last few years, hopes to retain
the right to buy and sell his fellow-man,
even in those islands, must be sanguine in
deed. Tribune. =
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
For the Standard. ].
GREAT REPUBLICAN MEETING IN POLK co


According to previous notice. large num-
Der of the citizens of Polk County, both
white and colored, met in the Courthouse in
Columbus, on Monday the Goth OF April.
1857, and organized by appointing Jesse
Rhodes, Chairman, and ]. A. Thorn, Sec
Rotary.
On motion, the Chairman appointed the
following committee to draft resolu&ions for
the consideration of the meeting, to wit !:
]. A. Thorn, s. w. Hamilton and G.. B. San
ders. While the committee was preparing
the resolutions the meeting was addressed
by ]. M. Hamilton, Esq, with quite an
interesting speech. After which, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were read and
unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, North-C Carolina has had no
loyal, legal State government since the date
of the .so-called act of secession, MAY the
Goth, 1851 and whereas, the government
established by President ohnson has proved
q complete failure, having been but into the
hands of disloyal and traitorous men, ad-
ding distress to the already.ruin of the State
by its expressions to the Union people there
Of, white and colored and whereas, the
Congress of the United States, the only Con-
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
FOR the standard.
MEETING IN WAKE COUNTY.

On Wednesday last, the people having as
sembled at John Jones' place, on motion,
Mr.. D. A. Wicker was called to the Chair,
A. Farrar elected Vice-P President, and John
McCullers, Secretary.
The meeting was addressed by several
speakers: Rev. G. W. Brodie, ]. w. Holden,
John Craven, A. Farrar, Jas. II. Jones and
William High.
The following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted:
RssOlced, That this meeting unanimously
endorse the Republican platform adopted in
Convention, at Raleigh, March 9th.
The meeting then adjourned.
D. A. WICKER, President
JOHN McCULLERs, Secretary. --
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22

ARREST OF BRYANT.-A telegram was re-
ceived by the Mayor, on yesterday, announ-
cling the arrest, in Richmand. of J. @. Bry.
ant, who killed Wiley Sauls in this City last
winter. Bryant reached this city, on the
Northern train, last evening, in charge of an.
officer, and was lodged in Jail. A reward of
$500 for his apprehension had been offered
by the Governor. Sentinel May 18th.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22

"And the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell: and great was the
fall of it.n-MATTHEw, vii. 81.
I built castle, where the sunny sea
Tossed its bright pillows in the summer
air;
A noble CASTLE fashioned regally.
With lofty towers, and portals wide and
fair.
The rarest marbles paved its spacious halls !;
Grand arches spanned each ceilings state
ly height;
With rich mosaics glowed its paneled walls |;
And, through stained windows, poured
sprismatic light
filled it with the choicest work of art
That taste, and skill, and labor, could
With treasures CLEANED from every famous
mart;
With all the luxury that wealth could buy.
And there, unmindful of the persisted past,
Orwhat in the dim future, might betide,-
Within the present, beautiful and vast,
l babe my heart be happy-and abide.
But, suddenly, the sky was filled with gloom !;
A fierce CONFUSION shook the thIckenlng
air;
And thunder-tones pronounced dread words
) of doom,
Traced, on the darkness, in the lightning's
glare!
The raging ocean, with fearful swell,
Swept, through the tempest deluglng the
land
And reeling from its base, my castle FELL
For had founded it upon the sand!
The storm was spent-and, with sullen
moan,
Back, from the ruin, rolled the waves once
more - -
And sorrow-stricken, went forth, alone
A hopeless outcast, on dreary shore -
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
Meeting at Pine Grove Chatham County

Meeting at Pine Grove Chatham County.
On Saturday. the 18th inst. about one
thousand persons of both races and colors
assembled at Pine Grove, Chatham County.
On motion, Mr.. John Smith was called to
the Chair, and Jordan Swain elected Secre
tary. After the Chairman explained the OBJ
ject of the meeting. Mr.. James H. Jones, of
Raleigh, addressed the people in forcible
manner
At the conclusion of his remarks the fol
lowing resolution was offered and unani-
mously adopted: g.-sssssiE s.sss
ResolOed, That we declare ourselves Re-
publicans, and intend TO stand on the Repub-
lican platform adopted by the Convention
in Raleigh, in March last.
The proceedings were ordered to be pub
lished in the Standard, and other Republic
{ can papers requested to copy.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
Election for Bisbo,,. .

The Florida Episcopal e sa, M tSn II has
Church Sea NJ Nsw freeman Neen Young, Of Trinity
to srccse Me Nv YORK, as Bishop Of that State,
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
Fire in NorfoIk.

NORFOLK, May is.
Dobson and Rainer's liquor house was
burned this morning. There was an insu-
rance on the building and stock Of $21, 900.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
Jefferson Davis.

New York, May 16, NJ.
Mr., Davis and family arrived here last
night at midnight, and will leave to-day for
Canada.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22
Poetry.
MY CASTLE.
By FRANCIS De HAEs JANIER.

"And the rain descended, and the floods
came and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell: and great was the
fall of it.n-MATTHEw, vii. 81.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22

1 built castle, where the sunny sea
Tossed its bright pillows in the summer
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-22

Resoloed, That the thanks of the Union
men of this County are due and hereby ten
dered to Col. w. B. Richardson and Capt.
VIM. NJ Black for their unflinching fidelity
to the Union cause in the Legislature of
North Carolina at its last session, and espe-
cially to Col. Richardson who had the Spar
! tan courage, to offer a resolution in the SEN
ate to accept in good faith the Sherman
bill, and to carry out the same upon a true
and loyal basis, when only seven men in that
| venerable body had courage enough to stand
! up with him against the overwhelming OPP
position to said act of Congress.
On motion of Col. Richardson, the Secre-
taries were requested to furnish the North.
Carolina Standard with copy of the pro-
] ceedings of this meeting for publication.
with request that other papers friendly to
Republicanism copy.
| On motion, the President was unanimous
ly requested to furnish the Secretaries a
copy of his address for publication.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resotoed, That the thanks of the Union men
IN this county are due. and are hereby ten
dered, to Hon. W. w. Holden for his devo-
ton to the Union and that we regard the
| Standard as the beacon light of the Repub-
lican party in North Carolina.
The thanks of the meeting were then ten
dered to the President, Vice Presidents, and
Secretaries for the faithful manner in which
each officer discharged his duty, and for the
| good order and decorum observed by both
white and black during the long and crowd
| ed session of the Convention.
On motion of Sween Mes. Mcdonald,
this first Republican meeting held in the
County, composed Of 8 large number Of
white and colored people, adjourned, with
kindly feelings toward each other, and their
patriotism greatly enlarged. q
8: G. BRUCE, Prest.
| A !. a h saassss, T cei!s sss'r.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-01-31
GENERAL AGENTS.

John ., Park, Cincinnati, Ohio Euller, Finch &
Fuller, Chicago, Illinois; Burnhams !. Van Scanch
Chicago, Illinois, Denas Barnes Co., New York !;
d. Ransom Co., Buffalo, N. Y; Farrand, Shelley
Co., Detroit, Michigan; Weeks & Potter, B ston
Mass; French Richards Co., Philadelphia, Penn !;
r. E. Sellers Co., Pittsburg, Penn; Collins Bros
Saint Louis. Missouri: Barnes, Ward Co., New Or
leans, La. r. A. Robinson & Co., Louisville, KY. :;
Bigley Bros. Memphis. Tenn; P. E. Deputy, Rich
Bond, Va; Thompson Block Baltimore, Maryland
Dexter Negier, Albany, New York; Stong and Arm
strong, Cleveland. Ohio: wilism Johnston, Detroit
Michigan; Wilson, Peters Co., louisville, Ky 1-ly
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-01-31

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HENRY SOUDEN Suits
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