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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

AIR-'tBonnis Blue FLGg.
We're going to our UniOn-we're standing by our
trust,
It cannot be dissevered-it cost US bloody wars;
We never can give up the land where hoat the
Stripes and Stars.
CHoRUs-Hurrah. hurrah, for white mems rights
Hurrah for tie true old flag, with all its
Stripes and Stars.
We treated you all as brothers, you trusted in our
Until with impious hands abolition cut the silver
So now with us unite it. that we can under it live
Around the constitution its rights to you we'll give
ah, hurrah, for democracy hurrah,
Hurrah for the true old flag, with all its
Stripes and Stars.
We deem cause most holy, we are State rights
band;
With Sey mour for our chiefain we'll by the Union
Our bride is fair Columbia, no stain her beauty
o'er her we'll raise the bonnie old flag that bears the
Stripes and Stars.
CHoRus-Hurruh, hurrah, for the brave old flag
hurrah
Hurrah for the brave old flag that bears the
Stripes and Stars.
Down with abolition, bonds. Butler and his pack;
Up with the constitution; give US the Union back;
Down with five-twenty bonds, let Grant and Beech
slide;
Up with the democratic chief, Seymour, our pride.
CHoRus-Hurrah, hurrah, for Seymou ur hurrah!
Hurrah for the true old flag, with all its
Stripes and Stars.
Beecher, Banks and old Ben Wade, say "Let the
Union slide,'
But we say "Down with Greeley" the negro is his
pride.
Good-by, General Grant, and all your mongrel
pack,
Wen beat you back in sixty-eight and have the
Union back.
CHORUS Hurrah, hurrah, for Seymour hurrah!
Hurrah for that true old flag, with all it's
Stripes and Stars.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

ERRORS OF TIE WoRLD.-The little 7
have seen of the world teaches me to look
upon the errors Of others in sorEow and not IN
anger. When take the history of one poor
heart that has sfDned and suffered, and repre-
sent to myself the stragGles and temptations
it has passed through, the brief palsAtions OF
ioy, the fsyerish iDquietude Of hope and iear'
the pressure ofwant, the desertioBs of friends,
would fain leave the erring soul of my fel-
loa man With HiEa from whose hand 1t came,
EEoHgfelloo.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

"A maiden lady, residing in seclusioR,
had not been to church for several years ;
but on the accession of small family prop
erty, she bought herself new bonnet, shawl
and dress, with the appropriate gloves, boots,
etc., and appeared on the following Sabbath in
a style which almost destroyed her identity
with the hitherto shabby and hopeless old
maid. Just as she was walking up the aisle,
andIas every eye seemed turned upon heF;the
choir commenced singing an anthem the Dur
den of which was 81 HalIelujah haiieiu-
jah % The indignant sPinster % rstraeeo n ner
steps down the aisle, in high dudge9n, e1-
claiming "' Hardly knew you In Inaeebm a.
Why, this is not the FIRST time I've peen
dressed up. Hardly knew you = L guess
don't come here again very soon :"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15
The Better Half of a Great Man.

To promote her husbands interests, Mrs.
Benjamin Franklin attended shop. where shc
bought rags, sewed pamphlets, folded news
papers, and sold the few articles in which he
dealt such as inks, papers, lampblack, blanks
and other stationary. AT the same time she
was an excellent se-keeper and besides
being economical herself, taught her careless,
disorderly husband to be economical ALSO
Sometimes Franklin was clothed from head
to foot in garments which his wife had both
woven and made, and for long time she
performed all the work of a servant. Never
theless she knew how to be liberal at proper
times. Franklin tells US that for some years
after his marriage his breakfast was bread and
milk, they ate out of two-penny esrtheh
vessel, with pewter spoon but one morning,
on going down to breakfast, he foand upon
the table beautiful china bowl, from which
his bread and milk was steaDing, with silver
spoon by his side, which had cost sum equal
in our currency to ten dollars When he
expressed his astonishmeDt at this unwonted
splendor, Mrs. franklin only observed that
she thought her husband deserved silver
spoon and a china bowl as much as any of
his neighhors. Franklin prospered in his
business until he became the most famous
editor and most hourishing printer in America,
which gave him the pleasure of relieving his
wife FROM the cares of business, and enabled
him to provide for her a spacious and we'll
furnished abode. She adorned high station
as we'll as she bore a lowly one, and she pre-
sided at her husbands liberal table as grace
fully as when he ate his breakfast of bread
and milk from two-pehny bowl,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

A country girl coming from the field,
being told by her poetic cousin that she looked
as fresh as daisy kissed with dew, said:
" Well, it wasn't any fellow by that name, but
it was Stew. Jones that kissed me. told
him every one in town would find it out.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15
An African gentlemen say over a gro

An African gentlemen saw over gEo-
eery door a sign inscribed 'Sugsr-cure
hams" He entered the place and asked the
price. He solicited and obtained permission
to smell shank. Having done this, he ab
ruptIy turned to leave. = Don't you wan
any of that haER 2" asked the grocer. Wei,
no, boss" was the reply. ;. Der sign reads
. sugar-cured hams dat ar hams sick yet;
ny adViea to you is to change de medicine,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

IS Said member of church to another,
II can give five dollars for this object and not
feel it." ''Then," said his companion, "giye
ten and feel it."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

DO but the half of what you can, and
you will be surprised at the result of your
diligence.
Wisdom and virtue are two infallible spe-
cifcs against all the crosses and accidents of
human life.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

PETs-Pets should always be tolerated,
for they have their proper place in every
household. IF they furnish to the young
imagery play fellows, if they help older people
to forget the cares of the present and soften
the austerities of this hard worlds life; if,
above all, they can be made morally signif-
cant, let US not contemn them as unworthy of
our regard. Frolicsome kittens, sweet-singing
birds, old dogs-and shall we not add merry
hearted children-have frightened and glad
dened aud sHeetened this world to many.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

Tho round of domestic life-A hoop
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

= Indignation-The muse cf hH='t : ~
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15

- Indispensable-All that one has not.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-09-15
POLITICAL.
THE BONNIE STARS AND STRIPES.

Arn-"Bonnie Blue Flag. +"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-26
Washington Items.


The number Of patents to be issued
next week is 3lS.
-Thad Stevens health is better than
it has been before since the commence
ment of this session.
The Senate, on Monday, confirmed
the nomination Of Charles $. King as In
dian agent for Washington territory.
The President sent to the Senate
Thursday, the nomination of Franklin
Havens, Jr, as Assistant Treasurer OF the
| United States at Boston.
Tickets for impeachment, next Mon
day, are not to be had. All have been
promised, and strangers are bidding a:
high as 81 for one
William Slade, for years Steward al
the White House, died, Monday, of hear,
disease. He was one of the leading col
ored men of Washington.
The ways and means committee are
considering the liquor sections Of the tax
bill, and makes slow progress. Not hall
of them are disposed of.
The President, it seems, did not send
his order ordering General Hancock
to Washington, through Gen. Thomas,
but through the usual military channels
The government has paid $226,2 ,23e
for kilograms to and from the Pacific
coast, since 1862. The Miantonomah's
trip in foreign seas cost $171 1867.
The President is making good use Of
his remaining time. Not day passes IL
which he does not send in nominations te
the Senate, though nearly all OF them art
rejected.
| The House subcommittee on ways
and means are holding daily sessions anc
hurrying up their new bill. The estimate
of the revenue for the next fiscal year il
s15O,0O0,0O0.
The reconstruction committee ha
agreed to an amendment to the Alabama
bill providing that 80 days after th'
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-26

Nashville is infested with burglars.
Three Iowa papers are edited by fe-
males.
Peach growers promise large crop
this season. s
Chicago has had a reunion Of billiard
men.
Tom Thumb proposes to retire to pri-
vate life.
The Macon, Ga, papers have reduced
their size.
-Keokuk, Iowa, has had Hebrew
masquerade.
Beer has gone up two dollars barrel
in Dubuque.
Gen. Grants income is said 10 be
$30, 900 per annum. s -
Governor Fenton is called the "pru-
dent governor
Many new buildings are going up in
Milwaukee. lf
Ali the lottery dealers in Cincinna6
have been arrested. -sra
Theodore Tilton advocates the ri0ae
of woman to the ballot.
Honolulu has got the first orxaA y
the Sandwich Islands ~.
Public prayers are being offered up
in Catalona, Spain, to solicit rain. 4
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-26
District Convention.

The delegates from the First Congress
sional District assembled at Village Hall
at two o'clock p. m. After waiting until
seven minutes past three o'clock, and no
member of the District Committee ap-
pearing in the Convention, it was called
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-26

BUTTER.-The receipts of butter in
the st. Albans market on Tuesday, says
the Messenger, were somewhat larger than
for several weeks previous, and prices re-
mained firm. Ferty-fve to fifty cent,
was given for good article. Prices have
had very high range in some of the
New York markets during the past week
and We may soon expect to see the fig-
ures tending downwards, In Troy butter
has been from fifty-five to sixty cents pei
pound and in Albany where it is stated
that one dealer had stored four tons OF
it, it rose to 81 cents.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-26
MoSrooNrRY-L. w. Martin.

RicHFoRp.-A. A. Brown, L. II. smith.
ST. ALRANs,-Henry c. Adams, X, c,
Benton, Samuel Williams, J, W, Hobart,
SwANToS. William ii. Blake, A. b.
Jewett.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY,
ALnuRaH,-Jedd, p, Ladd.
GRAND IsLE.-D. W. Dixon,
LAMouLE COUNTY.
HypEPARK.-C, S. Page.
MoRRIsTowN-G George " Hendee, G,
J. Slayton.
SrowE.-A. r. Camp, d, A. l., Parker,
ORANGE COUNTY.
BRApFoRp-Daniel Hurlburt, John c.
Stearnes,
BRAISTREE.-JamesH Hutchinson, Jr.
CuELsEA.-Norman W, Brady, John
b, Bacon,
ORLEANS COUNTY,
ALBANf.-J, IL. Nj. Clary.
BARToN.-J. b. Robinson.
CovENTRY-J. b. Wheelock,
DERBy.-N. +. Sheafe.
GLoyER,-N. +. Z. Clark
NEWPORT. Baker, l.. H. Bis
bee.
WEsTMoRE.--Harvey Silsbee,
RUTLAND COUNTY.
BENsoS.-Daniel Crofoot.
BRANpoN.-Volney Ross, z. Nearing,
2. Clark
Chester Spencer Pitt W.
Hyde
CHITTENDEN.-William o. Harrison.
CLARESDoS.-L. NJ. Powers.
DASBy.-Clark Bull
FMRHAvEN.-IraC C. Allen, Horace G.
Wood
HUBBARpToN.-C. S. Rumsey.
IRA.-Bradley Fish.
MRNDoN.-Wm kimball
Mt HoLLY-WarreniH Horton.
Mt. TABoR.-O. II. Rounds.
PAwLET.-J. NJ. Shaw, ]. B. BroRley.
rT-rvFrErU-fruuuru Hrrvu-
PITTsFoRD.-H. f. Lathrop.
| PouLTNEy.-John B. Beaman, Jona
Clark
RUTLANp-John B. Page, W. Y. w
Ripley. Lorenzo Sheldon, Henry Clark
II. H Dyer.
| SHREwsBURY.-John Webb.
Benjamin Maxham,
SupBuRy.-Fayette Holmes.
TINMoUTH.-J. II. Rounds.
WAtLINGFoRD.-C. D. Childs, Wn
Kent.
WEST HAvEN-S, ". Tyron
WASHINGTON COUNTY
BARRE Harvey Tilden. Carlos Can
penter.
BERIIS-J. W Wheeloek
/
MDpLEsEX.-C. c. Putnam.
MoNTrELIER.-C. W Willard, JOSEF
Poland
NoRTHyIELD.-Eeman Carpenter, Jol
Gregory. George Nichols.
PLAINFIELD.- I. Batchelder
WATERBuRY.-M Z. Smile, W. v
Henry.
WooDRUEY-J ". Cilley, Sidney
Wells
WoRCEsTER-D d. Field.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
BRATTLEBoRo.--S. NJ Wait. R. "
Clark, J. NJ. Tyler.
LMMCA-Lewis W. sprague,
NEwFANE.-Franklin Sawyer
PuTSEY.-S. s. Hitchcock
RocKISGHAM-W. II. johnson, ],
Divoll.
WEsTMINsTER.-L. +. Ward,
WHITISGHAM.--Ho Horatio n. Hxs.
WrSDHAM-Wm Harris. Jr.'
WINDSOR COUNTY.
| ANDQyER.-H j. Barker
CAvENpIsH.-James Fitton, A. d. H.
ger.
CmEsTER.-H. II. Henry, G. B. Spa
ding.
HARTFoRp.-Samuel f. Pingree, Joh
Porter
LUDLow-Wm. H. Walker, Geo. !
Redfeld.
NORWICH. j T. Loveland, Davi
Loveland.
PLYMoUTH.-Elias II. Pinney,
PoMFRET.-Norman Paul.
RoYALToN.--D, L. Lyman, J.G. Henr,
SPRIxGFIELD.-J. W. Colburn, w. I
Albee, F. G.. Field.
WEATHERsFIELD.-J. M. Aldrich.
WINDsoR.-J. NJ Stiles, Geo. P Hay
WooDsToCK.-P 7. Waihburn Levi
Pratt
: STocKBRIDGE.-G. I. Chaplin
On motion of Gen. George w. Grand,
/. General Peter T. Washburn was mad
the permanent President of the Cor
vention.
G. G. Benedict, ESD, not being delt
gate to the convention, Daniel w. Dixo
of Grand Isle, was appointed permaner
Secretary Of the Convention.
Gen. Washburn returned his acknow
edgenents for the honor bestowed. .upo
him IN the Republicans of Vermont
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-09-24

Hon. VIM. B. Allison, of Iowa, re-
Gently addressed a letter of inquiry to
special Commissioner Wells, covering
two parts, as follows;
1. What have been the National re-
ceipts and expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1868?
2. To what extent has taxation been
abated or repealed since the termina-
ton of the war, or since July 1, 1865?
The reply of Mr.. Wells is in words
as follows:
4. The receipts from all sources, for
the year ending June 80, were S4O6,-
100000: aggregate expenses, $371,
55O,226, and exclusive of the interest
on the public debt-S141, ,635, ,551.13-
they were $229,914,647; thus leaving
an estimated surplus of receipts over
expenditures for the year ending June
80, of 1884, ,749,777.
2. Taxes abated or repealed, S167,-
269, 900; while coincident with this
tax reduction the aggregate of the Ma
tional debt has been reduced $3.50, ,000,-
600.
3. The expenses of the War De
partment from April l, 1865, to June
80, 1868, were 947,117, ,O43.43, oi
which sum S647, ,688, 900 were used
during the last nine months Of 1865,
in paying off the troops and other ex.
penses incurred during the war. The
balance-S26O, ,429, ,987.1O-covers 9th,
er war disbursements--regular expen-
ses, money expended in the Indian
war, payment of bOunties, reimburse
ments to States, property destroyed in
the military service, river and harbOr
Improvements, etc.
4. For the same period of thirty
months, the expenses of the Navy De-
partment were $113, ,11g, ,296.37, near
Iy One-half of which went to pay up
war expenses.
8. The whole cost of the Freedmen's 4
Bureau has been $5,617, ,O6O; a large
part of which was employed to feed
the starving and relieve the destitute,
whites as well as blacks, in the South
ern States.
6. The expenses of Reconstruction,
or as contingent to it, have been pre-
cisely 81, ,344, ,7OO-a considerable part
of which went to pay for the prOvis-
iOnal experiments of Mr.. johnson.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-09-24
The Texas CattIe PIagne.


The prompt action of Gov. Hayes,
and the leading cattle men of the State
to prevent the further spread Of the
Cattle plague, seems to be producing q
.salutary effect. The disease is reported
to be diminishing in those sections
where it had already appeared, and
has not broken out in any new quarter,
That excellent and wide-awake ag-
ricuttural paper, the Columbus Farm
er's Chronicle, in last Saturdays issue,
thus reports the proceedings of the
Commissioners appointed by the Gov
ernOr:
The Cattle Plague Commissioners,
during the week, have visited the diff,
ferent sections of the State where the
disease has been prevailing. In Por-
tage County the Texas cattle were
found running at large. The disease
had been communicated to native cat
tie by Texas cattle driven from Man
itua, on the Cleveland and Pittsburg
road, TO the MahOning road. The
Texas cattle were collected and enclos-
ed and other preventive measures tax
en-. Only three deaths had occurred
in that section. Sixteen deaths occur
red in Madison County in all, twelve
at West Jefferson and four on the
Price farm. There were native Missou-
ri and Illinois cattle driven there with
the disease in them. The deaths in
Greene County number in all about
fourteen, and in Hamilton County
about one hundred.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-09-24
a CheerfnI sonthern YIeW.

"A OMOOEEWk SOuLMcEM uACMa
The butcher of Fort Pillow, General Ma
poleon% %Bonaparte Forrest, was not only one
Of the most prominent leaders of Southern
Democracy during the "late unpleasant
ness, " but was also very influential mem-
Der Of the Convention which nominated
Seymour and Blair. A correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial recently held
an interview with this ardent supporter Of
the Constitution, and obtained very free
expression of his views. In relation to Gov
-ernor BrownlOw's proposed calling out Of
troops to suppress the Ku Klux, the cor
respondent said:
"In the event of Governor BrownlOw's
calling out the militia do you think there
will be any resistance offered to their acts?"
1 asked.
''That will depend upon circumstances.
If the militia are simply called out, and do
not interfere with or molest any one, I do
not think there will be any fight. If, on
the contrary, they do what believe they
will do, commit outrages, or even one out
rage, upon the people, they and Mr.. BrolOg-
LOlO's government lDiu be slUept Ola Of erist-
ence; not a Radical lDiU be left GEiUe.- If the
militia are called out, we can not but look
upon it as a declaration of war, because Mr..
Brownlow has already issued his procla-
nation directing them to shoot down the
Ku KluX wherever they find them and he
calls all Southern men Ku KluX."
"Why, General, we people up North
have regarded the Ku Klux Klan as an or
ganization which existed only in the fright
ened imaginations of few politicians"
sfWell, sir, there is such an organization,
not only in Tennessee, but ali over the
South, and .ts numbers have not been eX-
aggerated."
"What are its numbers, Generals"
"In Tennessee there are OUeT forty tbOlts-
and IN all the Southern States they number
about $50, 900.
The Copperhead press have very earn
estly denied the existence of this murder
Gus Klan. We presume this statement Of
their leader will set the matter at rest
Pressing the subject, the General proceeded
to say that, in the contingency above
specified, there "will be war, and blOOdiel
one than we have ever witnessed. I have
told these Radicals here what they might
expect in such an event. I hare no Poa0-
der to burn killing negroes. I intend to Kill
the Radicals. 7 haze told them this and more
there is not a Radical leader IN this tolOn 616
is marked man, and if a trouble should
break ont, not one Of them mould be left aliUe
I have told them that they were trying tC
create a disturbance and then slip out and
leave the consequences to fall upon the ne
gro, but they can't do it. Their houses ar
pieketed, and a0hen the fight comes, not one 0
them l0oasyd eUer get ont Of This tO1Un GJiUe
We don't intend they shall ever get out o
the country"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-09-24
Irredeemable Currency.

When the Government issues bills
which by law are required to pass as
money, it is simply a forced loan,
which nothing but a state of actual
war can justify. While such bills are
in circulation, they are necessarily ir-
redeemable, because if the Govern
ment were prepared to redeem them
there would be no necessity for their
issue. Such a currency must be de-
preciated while it constitutes the bulk
Of the circulating medium. This fact
every statesman and financier is fully
cognizant of; and yet we have men
claiming 10 be "statesmen" who pro
pose to make this frredeemable cur
rency the permanent and exclusive
money ofthe country. If they succeed,
shystering brokers, gold dealers and
.sharpers will grow fat at the expense
Of the labOring poor.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-09-24

ter will be fulfilled. They may not
promise much, but will do all they
promise 20 do.
g We do not think that there l0iW be
0pgy earlier resumption of authority 6y
the legitimate government Of Louisiana,
provided the de facto government acts
a1ith that prudence and prOpriety s0l1jcb
becomes men occupying furnished houses
during the absence of the O10ners II,
bo10ever, they should undertake Gggres-
size legislation, thrust out Of office those
elected under their 0aV9 Jal0s and con-
stStutiOn, making fgGtosGs and ercessiUe
grants Of money or pO10er, and JOlJOlO-
ing them ZIP a0itb an offer to force COM
pliGnce, and the threat, Your money or
yo1Er life p aOe can not Gl1sa0er for the
consequences.
Gas for the application of force, we
have no idea that it will ever be need
ed. Certainly, so polite a gentleman
as Governor Yarmouth will not refuse
to leave the house when the legiti-
mate owner comes back, accompanied
by so large a retinue as that Of the
great majority of the people of the
State, inclusive of the black and color
ed people, and backed by the great
mass of all the Union.
"On the contrary, we expect the
return of Thomas o. Moore to be the
signal for the most hilarious rejoicing,
in which all will join. Should Gov
ernor Yarmouth and staff, editorial,
judicial, legislative and police govern
ing, not be able to unite in this, they
will doubtless go on their way rejOic-
ing. Perhaps he and the better look
ing among them will remain, and hav-
ing calmed the high waves Of party by
a temperate, wise, and prudent course
during the canvass and the period
which will elapse before Mr.. Seymour
assumes his post as President, win fol-
themselves high positions in the State,
to be voluntarily conferred upon them
We have had quite as strange instances
Of the change of popular sentiment as
to individuals who have met and act
ed up to the necessities of the hour"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-09-24

Horace Greeley says Of New York
State, in the Tribune: "Friends, North
and South, East and WestI do not dis
trust New York! She never failed you
yet at a critical moment except in 18-
So, when at least 900 other nOblest
voters were carrying muskets in Dixie
or sleeping beneath its turf. The cas-
ualties Of war have seriously cut down
our majority, but have not destroyed
1t. You will have to work very hard
and to very good purpose to do better
in your several States than the En-
pire will do for Grant, CoIfax, and
loYal Deacen