davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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dUSOI Z III bnV HuGIOu3 oAo ONA oAAIJ
numbers only some $4,000 men.
We have certainly far more pathos and
sentiment in our habitual temper than
before, as also far more humor and cour-
age. 1t can not be hat the great con-
fict has failed to educate our intellect 10
higher thinking and aspiration. Ameri-
cans have always had "a certain ideal as
we'll as emotional tendency; and the
great response given to such apostles Of
faith as Wesley and bis brethren, and the
stronghold that Jonathan Edwards and
his Puritan scholasticism has so long
maintained over our more orthodox clergy
and churches, and the wide influence of
Claiming and his school of Christian
Humanists upon the opinion of our lead
ing Liberals, are ample proof that we are
by no means a Flooding nation of %utilita-
rians, whose god is the belly or the purse.
Yet the public habit Of our people has
been somewhat utilitarlan ; and Franklin,
alike in his sagacity and his narrowness,
has been too much the master OF our
public councils. Our statutes and de-
bates have taken it too much for granted
that our Government is in the main a
UuSlucSS pdllUCIohlp lol CuO SCCUl'tJ Va
property and life, and that it is airy en-
thusiasm to speak of God and the Su-
preme good in Congress or Cabinets.
Faith and ideas we had, but were doubt
full as to their connection with civil at
fairs and that pattern of conservative
Americanism, James Buchanan, seems TO
have thought it wholly out of place to
apply the lest of conscience, humanity,
and religion 10 the slave question and the
enormous pretensl0nS Of the slave power.
OF course we are not to accuse Franklin
of any such degradation. for he was a
thorough Liberal, and strong in the free
temper Of the 18Th century; but he was
not a man of the 10Th century--not a re-
preventative of its spiritual convictions,
its personal independence and intuition,
and its broad catholicity. We, as a peo-
pie, were becoming dissatisfied with his
Unitarian school of thinking, but had not
carried our protest out into action.
More and more we felt the power of
ideal principles, and more and more iam-
ented the great gulf between our princi-
Piles and our policy and our politicians.
We believed in the supreme worth of
uldu ~ hCSICJI ~" anu Oh"h
ming, and we followed Webster and Clay,
and even Pierce and Buchanan, who
taught that those things that have been
must be, and gave little if any hope of
redemption. All this was changed by
The war and its sequel, and mainly by the
act of the enemy, that forced the, issue of
arms that we accepted but never origin
ated. Our ideal thinking is now in the
line of our manifest destiny, and the De-
claration Of independence IS incorpora-
ted into the Constitution of the nation.
Liberty is now not an abstraction, but an
institution 4; not a speculative idea, but a
legal fact; not an imaginative notion,
but q constructive power. Our great
thinkers and sages in literature now need
no expurgation at The North or the
South, and we read the grand visions of
the ages in the clear light of to-day. The
whole horizon indeed is not clear, but
the principle is u%ndoubted; and in that
N.;no;n1o +ho nation. e nJc roSf ond fakes
, 1867-12-27
Total S29O,G51 16

Balance ofdeposits s $4,000 81
1 new deposit account, viz.
| Laborer.
10 Withdrawals amounting to 1892 IS.
Receivers for Saturday, 2Sth Dec. 1867.
In Cu~RIsTIANSTED
Upper Commissary of Wa w. Sim
melkier, Trustee.
A. Just, Esq, Member.
In F-REDERIKSTED
w. PEBBLES, Esq, Trustee.
W. Mc'Farlane, Esq, Member.
GEO. BEHAGEN,
President.
St. Croix, 23rd December 1867.
, 1867-12-27

In addition to the foregoing, two Thousand
dollars, for the relief of the distressed, has been
voted by the Colonial Council, st. Croix.
, 1867-12-27
DISBURSEMENTS /:

DISBURSEMENTS
DRcEMBER-1867.
9-By payments to sundry persons,
recommended by the Committee,
and approved and sanctioned by
His Excellency Governor Rothe,
X. d. S 600 90
l3-Do, do, do. $l576 90
Do, do, do. $50 90 1926 90
l6-Do, do, do, do. . 1876 90 4l62 90
Balance in hand this day $8379 %
st. Thomas, goth December, 1867.
JAMES ID. LAMB,
Secretary 9fthe "Relisf Fund"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
The Turn OF Life,

Between the years Of forty and
sixty, man who has properly reg
ulated himself, may be considered in
the prime of life. His matured
strength of constitution renders him
almost impervious to the attack of
disease, and experience has given
soundness to his Judgment. His
mind is resolute, firm and equal; all
his functions are in the highest order !;
he assumes mastery over business !;
builds up a competence on the foun-
dation he has formed in early man.
hood, and passes through period of
life attended by many qualifications.
Having gone year.or two past sixty,
he arrives at stand still. But
athwart this is viaduct, called the
turn of life, which, if crossed in safe
ty, leads to the valley of :. old age,"
round which the river winds, and
then beyond without boat or cause
way to effect its passage. The bridge
is, however, constructed of fragile
materials, and it depends upon how
it is trodden, whether it bend or
break. Gout and apoplexy are also
in the vicinity to waylay the traveller,
and thrust him from the pass; but let
him grid up his loins and provide him.
self with filter staff, and he may
trudge in safety with perfect com
posure. To quit metaphor. The /
Turn of Life, " is turn either into
prolonged walk, or into the grave.
The system and powers having reached
their utmost expansion, now begin |
either to close like flowers at sunset,
or break down at once. One in
iudicious stimulant, single fatal ex-
element, may force it beyond its
strength, whilst careful supply of |
the props, and the withdrawal of all,
that tends to force plant, will sus-
tain it in beauty. and vigor until night
has entirely set in.-The Science of
Life, Lg a Phusician. n
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
TennysOn,s Home.

In Bayard Taylor's last letter, pub
lished in the New York Tribune, &C.
ours the following:
On the Isle of Wight, where [ spent
two days, [ found not only the tenn
perature, but the vegetation OF the
Mediterranean shore. About New
port. the ornamental shrubbery con-
,sists principally of the italian laurel,
the myrtle and lauristinus, the latter
being already in full bloom. Side by
side with these grow the lilac, (Which
in Norway blossoms under the Arctic
Circle, lviburnums and other northern
Shrubs. In the parks and pleasure
grounds, you see the Roman lex, and
the cedar of Lebanon in company
with Scotch frs and 1arches. AT Far
ringford, Mr.. Tennyson has two spec
linens of the lex, which for luxuriant
beauty and form / have never seen
SURPASSED in Italy. Among his trees,
T also found a splendid magnolia
grandifora, the Italian umbrella
caria. The fan-pan of China G. che-
merops excelsa") has been planted IN
the Queen gardens at Osborne, and
has grown thus far without requiring
any protection during the Winter:
Mr.. Tennyson' sequoia (the giant
of California;, which was planted by
the hand of Garibaldi, is now thriv-
ing vigorously. His gardener was
obliged to protect it by wire. cage
and. / suspect, is still little nervou:
whenever stranger approaches the
| illustrious tree. In all the sheltered
hooks of the park. snowdrops. cow
slips, daffodils were blooming, anc
one rhododendron already lit up with
rosy fires the dark green of the dry
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
Foreigners in Japan.

The China Mail has the following;
The county :. aEyw bstNsasaR as 81 a an
equaled beauty; the lake of Hakoni,
whence can be seen Fuslyama from
base to summit, is especially beautl-
full; the geologic formation of the
country IS peculiar, and Its fiora
curious, and it is much to be regret
ted that the clause in the treaty for
bidding residents to travel beyond
circuit of ten ri (about twenty-six
miles) in radius, from Yokohama
should now be retained. Practically
we are constantly crossing the bonnd-
arv in our excursions, and complaint
has seldom been lodged, except in the
case of attempts to ascend the sacred
mountain of Oyama, which have &C.
casionally been made by people who
should know better. 1t is this dis
regard for the feelings and prejudices
of the japanese which keeps alive and
will perpetuate their dislike to for
eigners. We have as little right to
force our way up the Oyama. or any
other sacred hill-to see the view from
the top, forsooth las japanese has
to cross the communion rails at West
minister Abbey, or to examine the
back of the Beauchamp tomb. Butt
the native authorities could be as
sured that their holy places would be
safe from dissertation, and that trav-
elers would be content to take the
word of the officials for the fact OF a
building or Hill being either private
or ecclesiastical property, we have lit
tie doubt that an extension of the
circle which at present bounds ouI
excursions into the environs of the
open ports would not be very difficult
to obtain, and we might thus very
widely extend our knowledge of the
country, its people and its produc
| tiOns,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
commencement at hanover.

The commencement exercises on
the 10th and Goth passed off finely.
We copy from yesterdays Indianapo-
lis Journal an account of the proceed
ings:
Most of our readers are acquaint-
ed with the College history, and it
will only be necessary at present to
state that embarrassments of fnan-
cial character have been the only
drawback to Hanover's progress here
tofore. There is no College in the
West that has, in the same length of
time, accomplished more for the
Church, or State, than Hanover.
THE exercises connected with this
Commencement have been of unusual
interest. Many visitors from this.
and other States adjoining were pres
ent. The audience assembled in the
old College building, on Wednesday,
June 10, at 1920 a. NJ. Rev. j. Il.
Stewart delivered a very fine address
to the Literary Societies on The Ed
ucated Man for the Times, after
which addresses were made and Dl-
plomas delivered to the graduates of
the Societies by Professor A. Wilson
and Hon. w. T. Dunn, A. NJ.
The welcoming addresses by the
members of the literary societies were
heard at night and responded to in be-
half of the Alumni, and the feast of
reason and flow of soul, Characters
| tic of such meetings, was prolonged
| far into the night. Thursday, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, the regular exercises of
Commencement Day began. The
graduates >of this year are nine in
number. The literary character OF
their performance will bear compari-
son with the graduating speeches OF
members of any college in the land
Diplomas were delivered, and an ad-
dress by Rev. j. w. Scott, D. d.,
President pro tenn, of Howard Col
lege, to the graduates very fine
4 erteBepore, in which he alluded to the
death of the Rev DIR. Wood, d. D.
! late President, who had been request
4 ed by the graduates to deliver theil
diplomas-a very appropriate. and
touching tribute to him whom we had
4 all grown to love and respect. -
Z" THE degree of A. NJ was confer.
| red upon a number OF. the Alumni Of
the college, and l.. l.. D. upon Rev
John N..Sterling, Vice Chancellor O
i the University of WISCONSIN. In be
half of the Board of Trustees, DIR
Scott announced the unanimous cleo
ton of Rev VIM. j. Mcknight, O
Danville, Kentucky, as President o
4 Hanover College. Heis a gradual,
of this college, and a gentleman 0
varied and accurate scholarship"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
Marriage.

Tie editors of the New York Ecen-
ina Gazette have been asked by some
of their young lady readers if they be-
lieve with the Apostle Paul that it is
best not 20 marry To this query they
reply as follows. TIE fact that the
givers OF this advice are bachelors
does not, we suppose, initiate against
its soundness:
Yes and no, dear girls. That de-
ponds upon circumstances. A has
band is like a blacksmith's largest
hammer, in being very handy and
useful article to have about, if you
need it and can manage it, and very
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
The Russian-kmerican Treaty.

PROCLAMATION. BY THE PRESIDENT
The President has issued the fol
lowing proclamation:
By the President of the United
! 9 States:
Whereas, The treaty between the
United States of America and His
Majesty the Emperor of all the Rus
sias was concluded and signed by
their respective Plenipotentiaries, at
the city of Washington, ON the Both
day of March last, which treaty being
in the English and French languages,
is word for word as follows:
This treaty has already been pub
lished, and cedes to the United States,
Immediately upon the exchange of
notifications, all of the Russian Amer
lean possessions, in consideration of
which the United States are to pay to
Russia, within ten months, $7.2O0,O0O
in gold.
And, whereas, the said treaty has
been duly ratified on both parts. and
the respective notifications of the
same were exchanged at Washington
on this Goth day of June, by William
II. Seward, Secretary of State of the
United States, and the Privy Coun-.
cilor, Edward de Stoeckl, the Envoy
Extraordinary of His Majesty the
Emperor of all the Russias, on the
par. of their respective governments:
: Now, therefore, be it known that
|. Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States of America, have
caused the said treaty to be made
public, to the end that the same, and
every clause and article thereof may
be observed, and fulfilled with good
faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof. s&
In witness thereof have hereun-
to set my hand, and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed. 81
Done at the city of Washington
this twentieth day of June, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight |
hundred and sixty-seven, and of the |
independence of the United States
he ninety first. On
by the pres;eie nPnE" JOHNSON.
WIN. III. SEWARD. Uvv
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
THE EVANSVILLE DAILY thursday. JUNE 81

In the days of the Patriarchs, a
woman's conduct was the index of
her heart. When, for example, the
father of Rebekah asked her if she
would go with the servant of Isaac.
she replied at once, I will CO." Had
she been daughter of the nineteenth
century, she would have answered,
"Oh pshaw, go with him? Mr.. Isaac
must be sick. Of course | WON'T"
And then-she would have gone
with him,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27

tongued <laurel.' I shall not offend
the Iares of Farringford by any de-
tails of the life they guard; but the
many friends of the poet beyond the
Atlantic will be satisfied to know that
not one inch of his six feet of stature
has yet been bent by time. He is
still erect. vigorous, and full Of crea-
tive life. Many golden line will yet
flow from that full-voiced fountain of
song
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
Ohio
DhiO Republican COnYentiOn-Ad-
dress OF Gen. Schenck.

Gen. r. G. Schenck, in his speech
on assuming the chair in the Ohio
Repu blican State Convention, said:
You know well that the very lead
ers of the rebellion stand ready at
this moment to accept and abide by
the terms of reconciliation and res
toration which have been offered, and
only hesitate in consequence of the
mad interference of faithless Presi-
dent who, having betrayed the prin-
ciples on which he was chosen, would
now also mislead to their destruction
the unhappy people of the South
whom he processes to befriend. In
pursuance of this insane or wicked
course on his part, he is even now
seeking, by strained and absurd in
depreciation, which shocks the COM
mon sense of every honest mind, to
construe away and get rid of the OBJ
vlous meaning and intention of laws,
the passage of which he was unable
directly to defeat. IL seems to me
not inappropriate for this Convention,
IN such contingency, to demand Of all
the representatives of States and peo-
pie, that they shall be punctually at
their assigned points at the National
Capital on the Sd of next month, to
provide by uDmistakable, deslaratory
legislation against this attempt to
paralyze the popular will. AND [ tell
you, my friends, that great embodied
will of the people will yet sweep out
of the way of the march of liberty and
civilization every obstructing agent,
and every hair-splitting, word mong- |
btar rs dew is brushed from |
driven before the wind.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27

useless and mad apropos if you don't
and can't. Speaking chemically, mar
riage is mixing the oil and water of
opposing tastes, unless the alkali of
genuine love be added, in which case
you have soap and smootbness, and
glide through life easily. Or we may
vary, the expression little, and may
say that love is solvent which unites.
1t is indispensable, it is delightful, it
is powerful; but the trouble is, that
great many people are fatally apt to
mistake weak solution of sentiment
and romance for the genuine extract
whose power and flavor will last
through life. Don't be in any hurry
to try these chemical experiments for
yourselves, dear inquirers = check
aprons are better than chignons, and
housekeeping should be studied under
mamma tuition before you try chem
istry under your own. In this matter
don t be eager to take Time by the
forelock, lest he roughly take off your
own lock, the bloom from your cheek,
and the light from your eyes"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-01
MI s Sis s Up PI.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE HERALD.

The MILITARY BiIi-Fears OF CeaGscatioB. &c.
MERIDIAN Miss, April e. 1857.
Leaving Jackson, my way lay through vicksburs, and
thence extended TO this town. which msnifests pur.
pose Of becoming thriving place some day.
The measures OF Congress continue 70 be scknowl.
edged topics OF conversation Hero. In fact there is no
uuwngness 10 consider any subject that the political
situation Of the country makes interesting All discus
sons have been, far, ia remarkably calm spirit;
but there Is expressed favor for the Reconstruction
aw-thas is, no admission that there Is any humanity
or justice In n Congress s charged with being unwl-
ling 70 encourage the good disposition Of the
south In view Of rcconssrucsion II s urged that the
southern people have NJ certainty thss they recon
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-01


Wisht-Thc Doctor severely Excorintcd.
From the New Albany Ind Commercial, April Isl
In the Circuit Court yesterday Judge Bickneii, from
whom Dr. Wight in toe rs; instance, sought 10 obtain
ar1ble aud order which entered upon the court
records From DR. Wight will learn where his biess
ed spirit Of forgiveness find another occasion for
It's display. The Judges preamble Is severe, but 1t
just. The high moral sense OF this commu-
sc4ndazed by the ease with winch divorces often
been obtlined, and record Judge Bcknell's
% sed w,, rseas s,o o. sss ,SaT which 81
Dr. Nght himself. Judge Bickne had undoubtedly
seen the miserable defence put forth by Wight and that
he affected BY ifs spccious statements and
pntcsl roasonngs l. syinccd by tho manner in which
characrizes the parties 70 the disgraceiul affair
Whatever o. sympathy wight was entued 10 by reason
OF MS misfortune in having cpileptic for wife, is
evident that he has foriciied ~ tho means he has
used 70 nd himself Of her. According 70 his own adj
tc-moments when the mind Is clear aud the affections
are acknowledgements, days. indeed, when recollection
apprehension Of . speedy return Of them alls
the soul with Understandable agony. The excru-
which, 10 woman OF correct feelings. Is the most
terrible OF all forms Of mental angus y added bv
this man who has adopted her - MS Child u is not
our intention, however al this time expose the plea
of Dr. Wight in defence OF his course We therefore,
without remark, subjoin Judge Bicknelrs preamble
and rule No 46:-"I call the attention Of the bar 10
new rule In divorce cases The husband OF feeble
sckly wife procured paramount and made her the COM
panon Of his wife under tue name Of nurse and con-
paramour IN her place He csme TO Indiana
and sought to obtain divorce from this
court by the testimony Of his wretShed
federats Here he failed; but still Remaining
resident Of this county, he sought and obtained d.
vorce In another county and then wens through the
form Of marriage with mis- paramour, who had again
been bis ready witness. The residence ofthe plaintiff in
the county essential 70 the Jurisdiction of the court
The plaintiff in this case would have sworn TO hts resi-
dence In the county, which must have been perjury, or
else must have procured some ono TO swear u for him.
which would have boen subornaton Of perjury else
must have prevailed upon some unprincipied attorney
10 represent his wife and admit his Residence In this
county, which would been gross fraud upon the
and outrageous In some one OF these ways
The which granted the divorce vas derauded, and
induced 70 jurisdiction when u really had no jul
rsdict0n.u
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-01

BURnp CorsrrRrrrr BANK Morn PLATES Drscovenrp.--
who was digging IN a lot In Paterson brought 20
light thlrty-one copper plates various banks Each
plate was carefully wrapped up in separate piece OF
paper, and the whole was labelled "1s68." On nearly
the plates could be used for any denomination. They
are ali on State, and mostly on New England, banka
The Press says that last summer the chase was pretty
no, IN that vicinity for counieroer aud the plates
may have been hidden away at the time or the engraver
or owner may have put them there for safe keeping.
and may himself have been sent 20 Trenton or sing sing
for safe keeping or finding the plates state banks
longer OF use the owner ma, have buried them
simplest way OF dsposns Of them.-Tr~tom Gasefe.
Lpru ~.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-01
Tine LAW or s,cAmy.
Five Successive Years, separntioa I.exsa
Cause Of Divorce.

queer case OF bgamy has just been ended NJ Scheu-
ectady BY the acquittal OF the accused The defendant
Smith, married woman In 1881 subsequently she Jeff
him and changed her NAME and he did know OF her
existence for eight years Finally she turned up al
Albany, and Smith sew her aud called on her In this
full knowledge OF her presence he married another o
man. and In thus having two lawfully welded wives Al
one aud the same time cons sted hts alleged apparent
crime. But his counsel claimed acQltal under the
statute, and the court ordered " The law runs that
every person having husband or wife living who
shall marry any other person. whether married or Single
sna excep. IN cases specified In the next section BE-
adudred guilty Of bgamy" &c One Of the excentlons
y that absence for I'VE successive years. by either hus
band or wife, without knowledge OF bis or her where
abouts BY the party deserted the latter in re-
entering the married state with another The court bssd
that Smiths case came within this exception aud he
WAS DISCHARGED
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-01

TIE CONNECTICUT MONSTER Williams the monster
who has ast been sentenced 10 hvo years IN the state
Prison Tot matreang his little daughter sgcd thirteen,
by oonanng beating and starving her, at the insgaton
OF hls lNramour Miss Mann (nece OF Horace Mannh IS
now very near beng ravng maniac Says the Norwich
Aarersiser one OF the State Prison wardens " ex-
pscied here to-day 10 take Williams 10 Wethcrshed.
The criminal apparently In a very wild frame Oh
mind yesterday and woud CLAW hs finger nails into MS
bald bead until the blood ran IN Streams II was neces-
sary 10 keep with him constantly 70 prevent
hun doing imseL some serious injury