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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21

seventh of Howard, where he distinctly
lays down the doctrine that it is the prov
ince of Congress, and Congress alone, to
determine whether the form of govern
ment is republican. 1t must also have the
power to say whether there is govern
ment there at all, because without so doing
it cannot determine whether particular
form of government is republican or not
and that this duty rests upon Congress
and when it acts in the premises its de-
cision is binding upon every part of the
Government, and cannot be questioned in
court. This doctrine is so clearly and
fully decided that there is no necessity of
argument beyond referring you to those
decisions. In two or three cases
they have been before the Supreme
Court, and have been settled beyond dis
pute, and upon those three grounds that
have mentioned; first-that the power is
clearly in the Congress of the United
States, and is not conferred specifically
upon any other department; secondly
the power in Congress to admit new State
Governments covers this State, and au-
thorizes Congress to organize govern
ment for the purpose of being admitted
and thirdly, the duty which the Constitu-
ton imposes upon Congress to take care
that at all times there shall be republican
State Government for each State-from
that ground alone the power is clearly de-
ducible-from these three facts-from
these three separate and independent
sources, we derive the power of Congress
to organize State Governments for the re-
bellious States, which were left at the end
of the war without any form Of govern
ment whatever. have proposed this even
ing to confine myself strictly to discus
sion of the Constitutional power of Con-
gress, and shall leave it for another occa-
sion, perhaps at Galena, on Friday even
ing, to discuss the other independent ques-
ton, of how wisely and how well Congress
has exercised that Constitutional power.
This is distinct subiect-too full to be
spoken of here tonight under the circum-
stances, and at the foot of a speech I
shall leave the subject of reconstruction,
then, with this imperfect discussion of the
Constitutional power of Congress. That
is the only issue which the Democratic
platform makes upon the subject. They
do not question the details of their acts.
They struck the death blow to the system
by saying that the whole proceedings are
unconstitutional, and therefore void. IF I
have succeeded in convincing you that
Congress has the Constitutional power,
my object has been accomplished, and that
was all I intended to do when / came upon
the platform.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21
Devoted to the interests of the People.


the recreant soldier who, with conscious
falsehood, announced that the battle cry of
the Union soldiers was Booty and
beauty" Wade Hampton exclaimed: $50
long as patriotism, constancy and valor
are esteemed the wondrous story of her
(Charleston's) defense will stir the hearts
of brave men, and noble women will teach
their children to lisp the name of Beaure-
gard" The whole speech is conceived in
the intensest spirit of devotion to South
Carolina as opposed to the United States.
There is not thought, an emotion, word
in it which is not inspired by the old South
Carolina provincial jealousy of the Union
and devotion to CaIhoun's doctrine of
supreme State sovereignty. AS for the
colored citizens, this chivalric gentleman
SAYS plainly let them vote for Seymour
and Blair or starve. Agree among your
selves, and act firmly on this agreement,
that you will not employ any one who
votes the Radical ticket Use all the
means that are placed in your hands to
control this element" The next morning
General Hampton repeated the substance
of the speech, saying that he still had the
torn flag which his comrades had loved so
we'll and defended so gallantly, and he
would cherish it until they had State
again.
Is this the kind of talk which becomes
those who, when the country requires
peace above all things, aspire to direct the
government? After our experience of the
last seven years do we want Calhoun
again and his theories and measures? Yet
this is what the Democratic party proposes
Again, as for years before the war, the
inhuman purposes and impracticable con-
ceits of aristocratic Missionaries control its
councils. They were always the bane,
they have lately been the tragedy, of our
politics. Those who would restore Cal
houn and trample upon the graves of
loyal soldiers-who would justify Wade
Hampton's rebellion and abandon four
millions of loyal people to unimaginable
suffering-will do as Wade Hampton adj
vises, and vote for Seymour and Blair.
Those who are convinced that Calhoun
was the most fatal enemy of the principles
of the Union, and who are resolved that
the enormous expense of money and of
life in the war shall have gained some
thing, will now throw their votes, as
four years ago they raised their prayers,
for Grant, liberty, and peace.-Harper's
Weekly.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21
Views of a Democratic Leader.

THAT some of those who tried to destroy
the Union and the Government to save
slavery may have been, sincere may be ad-
mitted. But that those whose only feeling
is profound regret and modification at
their failure, who still believe in the right
of secession, and the excellence of slavery,
and who frankly acknowledge that they
do not despair of the cause, should be in
trusted with the Government of the
United States, is absurd. A man like
General Longstreet, who honestly de-
clares that he thought his view correct,
that he submitted to the decision of
the sword, that the sword decided
against him, that he yields to the decision
and will make the best of it, is a man whom
everybody can respect and trust. So one,
like Wade Hampton, who announces that
although worsted in the field Ire yet hopes
to make his cause triumphant, may be re-
spected for his frankness, but he is to be
trusted in politics exactly as torch may
be trusted in a powder magazine.
Now Wade Hampton is representa-
tive of the Democratic leaders in this CAM
paign in the Southern States The spirit
of his speeches is that which animates the
supporters of Seymour and Blair. He is,
as the New York World declares, the sue
cessor of Calhoun in the affections of
South Carolina-the word South Carolina
being used to describe those inhabitants of
the State who hold Calhoun's nullifca-
ton and secession theories. Upon his way
to New York, as delegate to the Demo
cratic Convention, General Hampton
proudly proclaimed his unfaltering faith
in the final success of the rebellion. In
the Convention he was placed upon the
Committee on the platform, and he added
to it words describing the reconstruction
acts as revolutionary, unconstitutional
and void;" and he says that every single
member of the Committee warmly ap-
proved and declared that they would carry
out those words to the end. At a rati-
fication meeting in New York before he
left General Hampton proposed that if
there were majority of white votes
which he thought might be obtained, an
opinion in which the Kuklux Klan agrees
then Seymour and Blair were to be put
into the White House at the point of the
bayonet.
Upon his way home General Hampton
spoke in Baltimore. His speech was an
expression of ardent admiration and sym
pathy for Marylanders who, like Marshal
Kane, took arms upon the rebel side
| These were "the brave and true men OF
that immortal army" Reaching Charles
ton he was received by his friends of the
Democratic party with enthusiasm. The
speech he made was q glowing rhapsody
in honor of State rights, and boundless
eulogy of the men who, with him, haG
fought against their country. Speaking o
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21
Facts for Consideration.

THE men who marshaled rebeldom in
the field are now marshaling Democracy
for the ballot-box.
Those who filed the nation with wild
ows and orphans now seek to rule the Re-
public by electing Seymour to the Presi-
dency.
The men who cursed our dying heroes
at Andersonville are now shouting for
Seymour and Blair.
The emaciated survivors of the Libby
and Andersonville prisons are asked by the
Democrats to vote with the wretches who
scourged and starved them!
Every boy in blue who was manned,
slaughtered or starved during the war,
was manned, slaughtered or starved by
those who support Seymour and Blair.
1t is not the brave men who periled
their lives to put down the rebellion, who
now threaten new revolution" but the
men who, during the rebellion, were in
sympathy with the rebels, or were them
selves imbruing their hands in the blood
Of the boys in blue.
The incomes of the widows and orphans
who are pensioned because their husbands
or fathers were killed by the rebels, de-
pend upon the credit Of the Government.
uc DculOCIdCy duVOCttO pldC1lCol ACPu-
diation, which will destroy this credit.
The rebels would rejoice to beggar the
survivors of those whom they starved in
prison.
In 1860, the Southern e-eaters
threatened rebellion if they failed. They
now threaten revolution if they succeed.
Those who murdered our sons and
brothers will vote for Seymour and Blair.
The hands who cut down the boys in
blue on the battlefield will all deposit
Democratic ballots next November.
Every Union soldiers grave is al elo-
.quent speech against the Democratic
ticket, which was nominated by the
men who initiated and carried on the war
III which our boys in blue were slaugh-
tered
The Democrats imported rebels from the
South to stump the North against Lincoln,
and initiate rebellion. They are now inn
porting the same class of men to stump the
North against Grant, and initiate reyolu-
tion.-C Chicago Journal. s..
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21
The Rebel Yell.

THE Mobile Register, edited by John
Forsyth, one of the most virulent rebels
speaking of the rebel yell in Tammany
Hall when the selection of Seymour was
announced, says:
"How clear that note used to ring upon the all
of Vicksburg of night in years long past And
who that heard it, heard of it, will ever forget
the panic it sent to the Mexicans when Jefferson
Davis Mississippians pealed it forth at the vel
come order to charge the works OF Monterey
You can read it now in the Mississippi papers as
they recount the incidents of their recent victory
over violence and fraud and it will make the all
resonant from the Rio Grande to the Potomac al
the last irresistible charge next November, cheer
inc the hearts of our Democratic friends and
chilling those of our oppressors. Stand byJor tia
yM!'
Ay, ay, Sir! The Union boys are not
very much afraid. With Grant they si
lenced that yell in 1865, and with Grant
they will silence it again in 1868.
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upon his son to avenge his death. Faith.
fully did that son obey the command
When he had reached his sixteenth year
he left for Texas. He was gone several
months When he returned, he said to
his mother:
at is done, mother! Poor Howard!
pitied him, but had to do it.
The Butte county (Cal) Press, in recit.
ing the above, says: "There are those
who disbelieve this story, but it is true in
every particular We knew Nixon Curry
and more brave, honorable, and candid
man prior to the affair with the Strongs
never breathed. The writer has omitted
to mention two facts-frst, that Curry
was under the influence of strong drink
when he revealed the strange history oi
his early life, although he was a very tenn
perate man. The second omission is, that
Nose Howard, spoken of, was the be.
trothed of Curry's supremely beautiful
daughter Mary. -
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21
A "Tyrantv and a Butcher.v

On the 4th of July, 1868, when Horatio
Seymour was derisively asking a New
York mob "Where are the victories that
were promised us?" and instigatiug the
riots that broke out fortnight afterward,
General Grant was receiving the surren-
der Of Vicksburg and of the Mississippi,
after one of the most heroic and skillfui
campaigns in military history On the
18th President Lincoln wrote to him the
following letter: @,t
s'MY DEAR GENERAL,-I do not remember that
you and ever met personally write this now
as grateful acknowledgment for the almost in
estimable service you have done the country. |
write to say word farther When you first
reached the vicinity of Vicksburg l thought you
should do what you finally did-march the troops
across the neck, run the batteries with the trans
faith, except general hope that you knew better
than l. that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the
like could succeed. When you got below, and
thought you should go down the river and join
General Banks, and when you turned northward,
east of the Big Black, feared it was mistake.
| now wish to make the personal acknowledgment
that you were right and was wrong.
. Yours truly,
A. LINCOLN
When Grant was entering upon the
final and triumphant campaign, the Presi-
dent wrote to him as follows on the Both
April, 1864: a
LIEUTENANT G ENERAL GRANT,-Not expect
ing to see you before the spring campaign opens
wish to express in this way my entire satisfaction
with what you have done up to this time so far as
understand it.
1.-THE particulars of your plan 1 neither know
nor seek to know. You are vigilant and self-re-
liant, and, pleased with this wish not to obtrude
any restraints or constraints upon you. While
very anxious that any great disaster or capture
of our men in great number shall be avoided,
know that these points are less likely to escape
your attention than they would be mine. II there
be anything wanting which is within my power to
give, do not fail to let me knowit. Ets
C And now, with brave army and a just cause,
may God sustain You
s. Yours very truly geW
"A IINCoIN''
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21
Rnetry.
BERR YING.

On a sunny summer morning,
Early as the dew was dry,
Up the hill went berrying,
Need / tell you. tell you why,
Farmer Hooten had daughter,
And 1t happened that knew,
On such summer morning, Jenny
Up the hill went berrying too.
Lonely work is picking berries,
So joined her on the hill;
Jenny, DEAR" said /, s'your baskets
Quite too'large for one to fill.
go we stayed--we two-to fill it,
Jenny talking-I was still
Leading where the way was steepest,
Picking berries up the hill.
s This Is up hill work. said Jenny,
So is life. said 1, ''shall we
Climb 1t each alone, or, Jenny,
Will you come and climb with me ~
Redder than the blushing berries
Jenny's cheeks a moment grew,
While without delay she answered,
IL will come and climb with you.'
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C0star Nowhere.

We find the following item in the Vir-
ginia (Nevada) IrespaS8, July Is:
"A miner, stopping at one ofthe board
ing and lodging houses between Taylor
street and the Divide, was troubled a good
deal by bed d-bugs and resolved to start the
landlady after them. She contended
that there were no bugs in the house--she
had never seen one in her room, nor felt
one; but that did not satisfy our lodger, as he
didn't occupy the same room, and was posi-
tive there was at least quart of bugs in
close proximity to his bed. He procured a
small bottle, and began to catch and bottle
bed-bugs He persevered until he had
caught and cooked up several dozen of the
pestiferous insects and after keeping the
''poor little birds" cooped up until they
were nearly starved, slipped into the land
lady's room one evening and dep posited the
contents of the bottle under the old wo-
mans pillow, 1t is unnecessary to say
that she made it mighty hot' for bed-bugs
about that house thenext day. The miner
saws he never saw such relentless war
waged against bed-bugs before.
eS Washington never made speech.
Tn the zenith of his fame he once attempt
ed it, failed, and gave it up confused and
abashed. In framing the Constitution of
the United States. the labor was almost
wholly performed in Committee Of the
Whole, Of which George Washington was
day after day the Chairman, but he made
but two speeches during the convention,
of a very few words each, something like
one of Grants speeches. The convention,
however, acknowledged the master spirit;
and historians affirm that had it not been
for his personal popularity and the thirty
words Of his first speech, pronouncing it the
best that could be united upon, the Consti-
tuition would have been rejected by the
people. Thomas Jefferson never made
speech. He couldn't do it. Napoleon,
whose executive ability is almost without
a parallel, said that his greatest difficulty
was in finding men Of deeds rather than
words. When asked how he maintained
his influence over his superiors in age and
experience, when ommander-in-C Chief of
the army of Italy, he said, By reserve"
The greatness and goodness Of man is
not measured by the length of his speech
es, or their number.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-21

a WRIT of error-A slip Of the pen.
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"A confectioner adyertises r ken
hearts for thirteen cents pound.
The Portland daily press., 1868-07-08
NEW HAMPSaHIRE.


GREAT FALLS, July 7.-Rchard Stevens, of
Lebanon, Me-, received about fifty dollars last
Friday for lot of shoes delivered to Dover
firm. Not returning home his friends came
down Sunday and notified City Marshal Vick-
cry, whose policemen successfully looked after
the missing man. His terribly decomposed
and mutilated body was discovered at O'Clock
yesterday ate noon by girls strawberrying in
Cushing's field, one mile from Dover City Hal,
on the Darlington road. The skull was crush
ed in and one hand much jammed. Judging
from the condition of the remains, Stevens
must have been murdered Friday night, The
sum of thirty dollars was found in one OF his
pockets where it was probably placed for safe
ty before going on spree.
Nine prisoners escaped from Strafford Coun-
ty Jail in Silver street. Dover, Saturday night
at lock up time. A desperate store-breaker
named Mills, forced an assistant, who entered
the walk where the prisoders were at large in
the day time, into a cell, and then rushed on
Mrs. j. e. Small, jailoress, down stairs, where
she threw the key to the door separating the
house part from the Jail into the coal bin in
spite of Mills rough attempts to secure it. The
other Jail birds, MEANWHILE stove off the bolt
and paddock to the back door, knocked the
piGkets from the rear fence and escaped, when
Mills Joined his flying comrades. Seven re-
fused to accept the proffered liberty. Four,
who left the woods through the fearful punish
ment OF mosquitoes, had been re-captured up
to o'clock last night. Officers are on the track
of bare footed refugee, seen by Miss Page at
four o'clock Monday morning, riding white
horse stolen from George s. Hussey, near Roch-
ester Village. rs
The Portland daily press., 1868-07-08
Domestic Markets.

NEW BEDFORD, July 6-Sperm Oil has been in
fair request and note sales OF 925 bbs in parcels
tor export at So, Gold, and go do tor manufacture,
at 20 W gall, currency. Whale Oil is rather quiet,
and we have but one transaction to report350 bbls.
Nnrthern, for home use, on private ms.[Shippng
List.
State and Western 10 q 15c better; Southern rather
more steady Wheat 2 a SC better and more doing:
sales $4,000 bush. Corn active and 2 q Sc better;
sales 1900 bush. Beef steady Pork dull and
shade lower sales HOO bbls. COiton firm and more
aalEf sales 81 ssS Paf tlb|akAlns AelgAass
erpool quiet.
BUFFALO. N. Y, July 6-Flour steady and the
demand II ,ht. Wheat quiet; sales 10000 bush. Chi
cago No at 80. Corn-speeulaive demand fair;
sales 900 bush. No. TO arrive at 95c on0 bush
No. to arrive at s7ei isooO buso No on the spot
900 BUSH, sellers option half August, at 90
Oats quiet; BUYERS and sellers apart at at 70 q 76c
Rye held at 80, but no demand. Other articles IN
changed. .ut
LOUISVILLE, July 6.-Tobacco heavy; sales Sc
hhds.; common Tugs to medium and fair 5 90 q ~ so
a IS rs. Provisions frmer. Mess Pork q IS. Bulk
155c clear sides l5sc. Bacon-shoulders 12ac clear
rib sides 16lc; clear sides &c. Lard 16i a 1899 for
and S ge tor ksg R S o1n at % e
for ear and sheiled in bulk. Wheat at IS q So.
Flour-superhne co.
MEMPHIS, July 6.-Cotton nominal; receipts 25
bales; export bales. Flour d Al; superfne 90 q
go Wheat 1 70 a co. Corn 99c. Oats 70 a Toe
Nless Pork 20 10. Lard IL q 19c. Bacon weak
shoulders 134c; clear sides 1870.
WILMINGTON, N. c., July 6.-Spirits Turpentine
NEW ORLEANS. July Cotton firmer; Middlinp
31c sales 81 bales; receipts AZ bales Gold 1893 @
14O4 Sterling Exchange 1853 q 15; New York Sight
reBe aatra Flour IN g.
quiet at so a CSC. Hay firmer at 2: no. Oats quiet
| at zoe. Mes Pork nomiually 100. Bacon dull
shoulders 13lc; clear sides 174c. Lard dropping
4
The Portland daily press., 1868-07-08


Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania rise to a
question of privilege; 1 desire to introduce
resolution and follow it with some few re-
marks, but will not ask further action.
Mr. Beck-The resolution is not for action
at this session?
Mr.. Stevens-No sir. sg
The resolution, emitting the preamble, was
read, as follows:
Resolved. Plat committee be appointed to
prepare additional articles of impeachment,
and report the same in substance as follows.
Mr.. Stevens-I will not ask to have the art-
cles read now, but will proceed with the re-
marks which intend to make; will then ask
postponement of the matter. -.,ls --
After some discussion the proposed articles
were read. The first charges the President
with abuse of the government patronage; Sec
Ond, with a usurpation OF power in testablish-
ing provisional governments; third, with at
tempting to bride the Colorado Senators; with
pardoning deserters; with appointing persons
to Office who cOnld not take the test oath; with
restoring forfeited property and restoring or
allowing to be sold for money, pardons; fourth,
with depriving the Treasury of large tracts of
land and large amounts of money. and with
usurping power and further breaches of the
government in attempting to create new States
of conquered territories.
Mr. Stevens then made some remarks. After
the Clerk of the House had finished the read
ing, the matter, on MI. Stevens motion, was
postponed till Monday, two weeks.
sired as matter of privilege, to submit addi-
tional articles of impeachment which lie had
prepared some time ago, involving, as he
thought, higher political crimes on the part of
A. johnson. He would send them to the Clerk
| desk He should support them by an argu-
| ment but if he was allowed to have his argu-
ment printed in the Globe he would not occu
| py the time of the House now. The PROPOSE
| ton was acceded to, and the speech and ad-
| ditional articles prepared by Mr.. Williams are
| to be printed in the Globe.
Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on Manu-
fractures, reported a bill to modify the ware
| housing system
The Alaska bill was taken up in committee
| of the whole and debated until recess.
The committee rose at quarter before six.
| The evening session having been dispensed
with, Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported bill to relieve GER
| tain persons from political disabilities, which
was ordered to be printed and recommitted.-
| Adjourned ---.--a.-