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The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
THE WHEAT CROP IN VIRGINIA.

The wheat harvest in the neighbor-
hood of this city has now been going OH
for several days. The crop is consid-
cred very fair one, though the farm
ers are somewhat disappointed at its
yield. The quantity and growth Of the
straw had led them to hope that the
grain would be heavier than it has turn
ed out. 1t is, however, the best crop
since the war.-Richmond Dispatch
Wheat harvest is now in full blast
throughout those parts OF Virginia
where much attention is devoted to its
culture. The yield promises well, and
is likely to exceed that OF any year since
the war.-NorfoH journal.
We learn from n gentleman who has
been in the counties on James river
that the wheat crop is not as good as it
promised to be few weeks ago. 1t
has suffered SO much from rust that OF
more than half or tw1-thrds ofan aver
age yield may be expected.
In the farms adjacent to the city the
straw is abundant but the heads are
very deficient, and the crop must prove
thirty or forty per cent short,-Peter5-
bug Maec,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
$1,000 .S04 90

This statement does not embrace
either the county levy Except for
school purposes) or any tax payable to
the United States Government; when
these are added, the aggregate amount
Of taxes tor all purposes which the peo-
pie may expect to be required to pay,
should this constitution be adopted, will
not fall short OF nine millions of dollars,
or nearly three per cent, on the total
value of the real and personal property
in the State; nearly So in the hundred
dollars value of their property, instead
of thirty cents, as at present.
twill be seen that the maximum rate
of five mills in the dollar (one-half of
one per cent? authorized by the consti-
tuition for school purposes, IS assumed
as the tax for the first year, which will
probably be levied, in view of the fact,
that school houses in all the school dis
tricts must be built, and all the neccs-
sary furniture, books, &C., must be pro-
vided. But it may be safely assumed,
when it is considered who will have to
levy this tax and who will have to paw,
that it will never be less in any year
and if long continued, will amount to n
virtual confiscation Of the property OF
the whites for the benefit of the blacks
and their abandoned white associates.
By the constitution tho State is so
Gerrymandered as to give the negroes
a.majority of twenty one in the Legis-
lature; add to this the effect of the dis
qualifying 14th amendment aud the test
oath Gron-clad) embraced in it in ex-
Guiding the whites, and il is plain the y
win control the Legislature and may
just tax as they please, and spend as
they please. Owning no property and
paying no taxes themselves mot even
the capitation tax, as the returns to the
auditor show,) who can doubt that tax
alton will be carried co the extreme
limit9 And that considering what sort
of people will be sent to collect and ac-
count for the taxes, much of them will
be spill before they are applied to any
purpose whatever? Thus are our peo-
pie brought face to face with pecuniary
ruin, with no escape but to vote down
this vile fraud and imposturc.
By order of the State Conservative
Committee.
r. Il. DANIEL, Charm.
Richmond, Va, June IS, 1868.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03

Mr.. Morriss. who is engaged iii TAX
ing mp the Confederate dead for rein:
termcnt in Blandtord cemetery. informs
us through member the ladies' menu
mortal association. the Yankees are ak
ing up the Confederate dead wherever
they are to be found and burying them
in the Yankee burying ground III Pop.
lar Grove. Their object is not to give
decent sepulture to the remains of our
heroic boy $, but to obtain fro al the gov
ernment the amount (sS) paid for each
dead body thus recovered and buried.
At Sutherland's depot, they have
anticipated Mr.. Morriss. They rcmov-
ed not only the "unknown' but those
also that were marked, first destroying
the head-boards so as TO prevent iden-
tiiication. PeterSburq Lndfr.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
AafiGe Wirainiatt.
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

Postmnsters are required to give notice by
letter when subscriber does not take his
paper from the office; and give the reason
FOR its not being taken. Neglecting to do SO
makes the postmaster responsibilities the pub
asher for the payment.
Any person who takes a paper regularly
from the postofIice, whether he has subscribe
I'd or not, is responsible for the payment of
the subscription.
A person ordering his paper discontinued
must pay all arrearages, or the publisher may
continue to send 1t until payment is made,
and collect the whole amount, whether ii Is
taken from the office or not.
The courts have decided that refusing to
take paper and periodical from the post
office, or removing and leaving them uncall-
ed for, is p,riBid fdcie evidence of Intentional
fSuud
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
GlistrIIanrOus embellishments.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

IN Orange Circuit, May 7. 1865,
+ John Frazer and Susan NJ. his wife, and
the said John Frazer as Administrators of
George W:Morton, deceased-Plaintiils,
Susan Morton, John L. Voolfolk and Sarah
{. his wife, Charles Strain and Jennie {.
his wife, and George W. Morton, Jr.-Dc-
PENDANTS,
IN CIIANCERY,
In the aforesaid cause, at Its hearing the
date aforesaid, 1t was, amongst other things,
directed that IL be referred to one OF the Cont
lnisSioners of this Court to take the follow
ing accounts:
First, an account OF the administration OF
John Frazer ON the estate of George W. Nor
ton, deceased showing the amount of assets.
distinguishing between good, doubtful and
desperate.
Second, an account of all the debts and liza
bilities against said estate, and in order to
enable the Commissioner to do this he shall
advertise once week for four successive
weeks in the Native Nirginlan, a newspaper
published i'll Orange County, the time and
place Of taking said accounts, proof of debts
and liabilities against said estate, and warn
ing all persons that unless they come for
ward and prove their demands the Court will
distribute said estate without reference to
them, and this notice will be relied ON i'm bar
ofany claim that Is not so presented and
proved before the said Commissioner.
Third, an account of the advancemcnts
made by the said George W. Morton In his
lifetime to his children.
Fourth, an account ofany rents with which
any of the parties NAV be properly chargea-
BILE for the use and occupation of the real es-
tate of George W. Morton, deceased, before
or since the death of the decedent.
Fifth, an account oftEe partnership trans
actions, If there be any remaining unsettled
between the plaintiff, John Frazer, George
w. Morton, deceased, and George W. Morton.
Jr. so as tn show the Indebtedness, If any of
either party to the other respectively.
And the saidparties to this suit If required
by any party in inte' est, shall submit to be-
examined in solemn form before the said
Commissioners touching any of the matters
ofaccount hereinbeforc referred to him, and
II required to do so, to file any papers books
or accounts in their possession or under their
control, touching any matter referred to the
said Commissioner by this Decree
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
q LIN.

On Saturday, the Both day of May. at Beau
mont the residence of her son-in-law, Dr.
James Il. Jones, Mrs. MARY N. PORTER
relict OF the late Capt. William Porter aged
II years and 2 days.
1, Mrs Porter was for many years most con-
Sistent, pious and exemplary member of the
Pleasant Grove (Ba' .tist) Church. The won
derful patience and submission with which
she bore great bodily suffering for nearly ten
years-her unfetgncd piety TO God, and the
longcontinued patient meckness with which
she awaited death-aftord most gratifying
assurance for her many relatives and friends
that for her ito die was gain"
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03

sCP 1t is very doubtful whether Miss
Wright of Bedford, was murdered or
not. The condition in which the body
was found induces the belief that she
was thrown from her horse and killed.
The only fact which initiates against
this supposition is the absence of the
sum OF money she was known TO be po-
sesscd Of
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
ooMNrssroxrn's OFFICE, onASerc. H., |

JIIIIV II, IoDN
The parties interested i'm tho foregoing do
cree, and all creditors Of the esfofs Of The late
George W. Norton, decedsed, are hereby noti-
fled that i have appointed the 18th day of .Itl-
ly, 1865, at my office at Orange G ltrt House.
as the time and place when and where
toned in the said decree, and when and
where all persons interested as well rs the
parties to the suit are required % appear with
such books, papers or other evidence in their
possession, as are necessary for taking said
accounts. JOHN NJ. CHAMAN, coco.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
Paris Exposition.

Paris Exposition.
THE Official Catalogue awards to Amer
"a lean Exhibitors ut the Paris Exposition
i'm 1867, printed in Washington by the Unit
ed States authority, and issued In pamphlet
form by William H. Seward Secretary of
state, who has also, within few days past,
distributed the awards themselves among
American Exhibitors, shows that the lcad-
ing prizes were awarded IL classified as fol-
lows:
GRAND PRIZES.
Under this heading, the MCCORMICK is
Grand Prize.
GOLD MEDALS.
Under this heading also, the names of Nc
Cormick and Wood are recognized for Reap
Ing and Moving Machines"
CROSS OF CHEVALIE.R OF THE LEGION
OF HONOR.
Under this heading also, the names of Me-
COrmick and Wood are equally prominent.
Thus Ii will be seen that though the Wood
Machine was well honored, it did not attain
TO the distinguished position where the Me
Cornick stands, without arrival!
This Official announcement, from which
there can he no appeal, and which, happily,
cannot he falStffed or perverted, will dispersc
the mistS and clouds with which interested
parties have attempted to conceal the truth
In regard to the card of Burgess & Key SO
industriously circulated by Walter A Wood
Il Co., who are trying to steal Met ormick's
honors we need only ask, is it reasonable to
suppose that Burgess d Key are such con-
summate fools as to exhibit, in the name of
another. that which belongsto themselves?
The idea that because our Reaper was not
built in Chicago therefore 1t is not McCor-
mick machine, is too preposterous to need
any explanation.
Having in your possession the Official Re-
port of Awards, it is useless to encourage any
newspaper war OF words with Wood or any
one else. You can now privately satisfy any
one wanting to know the real facts in the
case.
In addition to whatever value there may
be in these honors, bestowed on our ina
chimes, we still continue to invite eompeti-
tiOn, and offer our machines on trial, through
the harvest, with any other machine, the
purchaser agreeing to keep and pay for the
ono he likes best.
c. III. MCCORMICK e. BROS.
Chicago, June 0, lSGS.
A. p. RoUTT, Agent
June 10. IS6o.-2t
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
1eh advertisements.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF Ian

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND.
R9 virtue of decree made in the case
~ ofB. V. Graves VS., Graves, &C., pend
ing IN Orange Circuit Court. will sell, on
ne ~ Of AMgost merit, being Thursday, at IL
o'clock, on the place
THE FARM
on which Coalby Graves was living Mt tho
time Of his death. 1t is in this County, on
the late Lewis Graves Herndon Frazer, &C.:
contains
EAGWTY-ONE ACRES.
has some buildings on IL, and Is of superior
fertility. 1t is to he sold for partition.
TERMS OF SALE will be $50 in hand bal
ance in two equal payments at one and two
years from date, with usual securities.
. j. l.. POWELL.
July lS6S,-tds. Special Commissioner.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
TO THE WHITE TAXPAYERS OF vIR-
GINA.
TAXATION UNDER THE PROPOSED NEGRO con-
STITUTIoN.

TAXATION UNDER THE PROPOSED NEGRO con-
sTITUToN.
The attention of the white people
the property-holdlng taX-paying pco-
Pile Of the State--is asked to the follow
ing statement which is based on the re-
ports of the com nissioners of the rcve-
nue. Of the real and personal property
in the State, filed according to law in
the Office of the auditor of the State:
Total value OF real estate
in the State of Virginia .S20i, lI3, 40 90
Total value of personal
property in the State "
virginia ............,....1O III, lSU.0lO w
Total value of real estate
and personal property
in the State OF Vii ginia 1884 1921 ,0l0 sc
State tax, ut D
mills on the
dollar ......Sl Ga ,G20 %
& ounty and
public free
school tax, ut
5mills on the
dollar. gu ,620 05
5 4 &C capita
bh'll IdA, ib
81 per capita 1,0il 90
County capita
tion tax, nc
90 cts. on tho
dollar. . ll0,520 90
Total tax for
school pur-
poses. 1854 sol 10
Ordinary ex-
pcnses of
government 100000 90
Special appro-
prations for
literary and
benevO lent
institutions. $4,000 90
In terest on
public debt,
ut q per cent 100000 90
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03

iUPIf a man be said to be welded to
crimes, Butler has more wives than
Brigham Young.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-03
LOUDOUN SCHOOL,

MIDDI.EBURG, LOSDOUN COUNTY, VA.
T'HE fourth session Of my School. to
4 which regular neutrality-suspicious. has
been added, will open OH tho tenth of Sep
TENDER next. Toe design is to give thor
ough preparation for the University, or the
business OF life.
A long sojourn In lNris enables the prInci-
pal to promise unusual advantages to pupils
DESTROYS or acquiring n thorough knowledge
and correct pronunciation of tho French Ian
guage.
Mr.. John lee Logan will have charge OF the
Mathematical branches.
The village of Middleburg Is situated with
in sight of the Blue Ridge Mountains In
what is called the Piedmont Region of vir-
ginia. The healthfulness of the climate and
the refinement of the society of this portion
OF the State, are well known.
II E Il MSi
For tuition and boarding, Gncluding fuel
lights and washing,) during session of nine
and hall months,
No extra charge whatever. Circulars fur
nished on application.
Respectfully, V. DNBNFY,
June 10, ISiiS.-Gnl
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-14
The Negro.

Gen. Blair said in his speech at Lsayen-
worth, Kansas, on the 31st ult:
I tell you have no animosity toward the
negroes, and those who are pretending to
be their friends are their worst enemies.-
Every one knows, from my history, that
when the negroes were in slavery was an
advocate for their emancipation. I advooa-
ted it at the worst times and in the worst
places. advocated it when the present
pale-faced radicals of Missouri did not dare
to lift up their beads. prolonged cheers
And now I say that unless the negroes sub
mitGO the intelligent guidance of the pow
erful white race their fate will be that of the
Indians--they will be exterminated. The
negroes can oaly be happy and prosperous
as long as they are guided by the intelli-
gence of the white race. (Cheers) When
ever it is sought to disfranOhise the intelli-
gence of the country and make it subordi-
nate to the ignorance Of the country, when
ever it is sought to subordinate the white
race of the country to the black bsrbarism
of the negro, the prosperity of the country
is at an end. (Applause and cries Of "that'a
so l''
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-14
Has Never Denied Il.

Some of the radical papers having VEN
tured to deny that Gen. Grant, in 1861,
said: eff the government designed using
it's soldiers to executs the purposes of the
Abolitionists, 1 will pledge my word as q
soldier that will carry my sword 30 the
other side, and cast my lot with that peo-
ple." To which the Cleveland Plaindesler
replies
General Grant did use the language at
tributed to him, in the summer of 1861, at
Mexico, on the North Missouri railroad, in
command of that post, IS Colonel of the
twenly-frst Illinois regiment Of iDfantry,
not in "speech," for he cannot make one,
but in conversation with a number of prom
inent Union men of that locality aud it
was used by them to induce men who were
disposed TO aid the Rebels to aet With the
Union men. This has been substantiated
by the affidaVits Of the most respectable
men of the Union party, Of that section Of
the country and General Grant never has
nor never win deny it."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-14
Temperanee Lecture.

BY ONE WHO DoN'g DRINK HosTETTER's BITTERs.
TELLER BREDDEREE AND SIsTEREN -
You all hab dropt in dis ebenin TO hear my
double-distilled. doubls-Eectiied, back-ac-
tion lecture on de gutta percha subject OBJ
de drop too much. Now you all OBJ you
no doubtless hab heard de thinkin man say
to de drinkin man, ''Whatever you do and
when you do8 beware OBJ de drop" Now
my hearers de question hence arises, which
and what am de drop TOO much All !
''dere's de rub, as Dean Spokeshear ssys,
aud dere's no rubbin it out when il onces
gets rubbed in. Well, 1 venture to assert
most temperantually, dogmaticaIly, and
consequentially dat de very fust drop q
man takes are de didentical drop too much,
and lie very next drop am de drop too much
more. Ksse, it is whiskyological fact dat
when q man takes de fust drop or de drop
too much, he inco nsistably finds de next
drop drop too little, so be pants for anod-
or drop and anoderer drop, and toder drop
and tOdderer drop, and bigger drop and
q biggereE drop, and thicker drop and a
thickerer drop, and 8 quicker drop and a
quiekerer, and he goes on drop artsr drop
until he is entire eiroumcellar system
Necessarily be drops into de runinatin
drOpsy or hydFopathical index. De poor
victim at last drops down and de black
drop comes up and be individually drops
into de last droppin place OBJ human deg
oradatiOn-de grave-and so We'u drop de
subjic.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-14
Very Sensible.

In his address before the late Editorial
Convention at Watkins, Rev. Thomas. K.
Beecher, speaking of the newspaper in con-
neetion with schools, said:
''I would be glad to see the Comfy
newspaper run all the reading books out of
the schools and furnish to the little fellows
fresh reading once week, and save them
from the idiet dullness with which they
now pore over their thrice read readers"
We have before alluded to the value of
the newspaper as an educational agent
By an active teacher it can be made to an
swer all the purposes Of reading book
A paper with great variety of matter in its
psges-like the one you are Perusing, for
instance-can be used in a reading class of
any grade. and will prove highly entertain
ing as well as instructive. The teacher
cannet fail to find amid its contents some
thing adapted to every pupil; and if he is
iudieiOus in his selections tbs reading les
sons will receive a new Eest.
Arbitrary arrangements Of matter for
classes are rather grOwing into disfavOr.-
Within few years, doubtless. reading
books will Be we'll nigh discarded. Some
brief, pointed, practical sreatiss of Elocu-
tion is al that any school needs IN this line
Given that taen let the School Commiss-
toner's place q dozen or SO copies Of som
excellent newspaper in each school; and
the multiiudinOus series Of "Readers'' will
be acknowledged Of no value.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-14
In IOT the demooratie tieket:


The New York World says in comment
ing on the above estimate
''One hundred and ffty-nine votes are
all that are necessary for the election, and
in the above tables there are one hundred
and sixty electoral votes, without counting
one Of the Southern States engaged in the
rebellion. In all but three of the above
States We have had recent democratic vic
tories. We should not hesitate to add IlH-
nois to the democratic column. The States
of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi are
certain 20 give q democratic majority, with
any fair chance for voting. This will give
twenty-fOur more electoral votes. and swell
the democratic column to one hundred and
eighty-four, But the Republicans are la
boring to exclude the votes Of the States Of
Virgins, Texas and Mississippi by legisla-
ton in Congress. If the electoral votes of
these States are not counted, then there
will be in the Electoral College two hun
dTed and ninetY-fouF votes, and one hun
dred aud fOrty-eight will be all that viii be
necessary to elect. The democracy can
then lose Ohio, and still secure 8 majority
of the Electoral College, without counting
any from the South or, by carrying Ohio.
they can lose Missouri, Wisconsin aud Kan
sas, aud still elect their ticket without re-
ceiving vote from the South"
We regard the election of the democratic
ticket as almost certain. Never before were
the people inspired with f-mer determi-
nation to throw off the yoke of q tyranioal
aud oppressive administration. Nor were
they ever before more enthusiastic ia the
support of the nominees of their party.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-14

If there is in sll Tennessee single mem
Der OF the BrownlOw party, who, outside
Of his politics, is regarded as an honorable,
high-spirised man, we have failed to hear
Of him and should be glad to have him
pointed out. Il is is not ia the nature of
the case that sny one Of high character
should ally himself with a system through
which corruption oozes as the sweat Of the
body. Destroy it's corruption and you de-
slTOy the system. 1t lives only by oorrup-
ton, and, having exhausted its resources,
it seeks to live by Ere and blood. There
srs doubtless many good mea in Tennessee
who are not Democrats. There Is no good
man in all the length and breadth of the
State who is q BroWnlowite.-LouisUille
yOssrRaE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-08-14
The Ohio State journal saws

Positively no more puns will be allowed
in this paper on the name of Seymour. We
are not in 8 condition to see more of them.
Any one quoting, There are more things
in heaven and earth, Horstio, shall be dealt
with in miscellaneous manner. ANY one
inquiring who this G. Moore is, ahall be
subjected to HoratiOn By our English con-
tributor. ANY one inquiring where the
Democracy struck this seam ore, shall be
smelted. We don's wish to seem DER fas-
tidious in this matter, but contributors are
warned to desist.'' See more in another
place.