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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09

PRrATE ExRcUrIoNs.--The private ex-
ecutisn, which recently took place for the
first time in England. has elected very diff
ferent expressions Of feeling as to the bene-
MT resulting from the change. The London
Times, thinking that private executions
were intended to be private, limited the
remarks of its reporter to few briei, bald
paragraphs. The other papers took diff.
terent view Of the matter. The Star sent
Mr.. Edmund Yates, the novelist !; the Tele-
graph sent Mr.. George Augustus Sala, and
the News sent Mr.. Joseph Parkinson to
describe the scene, all with instructions to
make a sensational story out of the occur
renee. As consequence, the Journals ars
arguing that executions which afford food
for such articles in the papers, are not half
private enough. The law in England now
provides that black flag shall be display
ed, and a bell toIled when the drop fails. so
that all may know that the criminal is dy-
ing, and so that the impression Of terror
may be made upon every mind.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09
Prom the Augusta (Ga.) Constitution. /.
A.LETTER FROM GEN. r.. p, BI.ALP

HsLEAtG ~ RCM zen. r. 4. BkAlR.
Col. r. A. Aston recently wrote 10 Cen.
Blair, inclosing a copy Of the Atlanta New
Era. and referred the General TO the lines
At the head Of that paper, in which il qaotes-
General Grant as saying let Us have,
peace" and General Blair as saying " Let
US have war" He received the following.
letter in reply: gza M IF a
's.8isas Fort Saunders, Wyoming Territory,
e,vs., Tuesday, August IS, 1868
Col. R. A. Aston, Atlanta, Ga: Dear,
Sir: Your note in regard to the misrepre-
sentatiOns OF the carpet-bag editor a, Allan
IA is received. This is the business for
which he is paid, and by which he gets his
living. would not advise yeu or any 9TH.
er gentleman to notice him ia any manner,
except to correct, through the press, any
ialsehood whichyou may consider injurious
to our cause. astr ,atf.s.s..s .'ases.
have never made any such statement as
ne attributes to me. Go the contrary, / am
for that policy which alone can give peace
to the country and although General Grant
says " Let us have peace" he seeks to
achieve Il enly through the military power
and actual war on the principles OF the CO.
vernment. Yours, truly. ...........
- --.--~~~ FRANK P. BLAIR.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09

Times Down SouTH.-A private letter
received from Brevet Lieut.. Col. Welsh,
Fortieth U. S. Infantry, commanding post
of WATERFORD, s. O., states that while en-.
gagged in reseuing colored man from an
armed band Of negroes. on the Gath Of Au-
gust ult., the Colonsl's force of twenty men
was attacked by the mob, and a skirmish
of several hours duration ensueJ. The
troops were irst fired on, and the Colonel
thinks would have been defeated, so grea.
was the disparity Of numbers, but for the
superiority Of their arms (breech- leaders. }
The post Of WATERFORD Is some fifty miles
from the railroad. which accounts for the
delay in the announcement by telegraph.
The Col. gave no particulars, being engag.
ed in making his official report, but states
that the 6ght was a hot one.
eaae ta Washington Rep. (rad)
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09

AxERIcAs WNR.--The best "Cham-
psgne" wine TO be found in this country is
said to be that made from the famous grapes
grown on Kelley's Island. in Lake Erie,
Ohio. Ithas enough Of body, snd sparkle
which il carries for half an hour or so after
il is poured into the glass. The still wine
made from the Kelley's Island grapes has
been long appreciated BY connoisseurs.
About l00, 900 gallons Of wine are now in
stock on the island.
The culture Of silk has become an im.
portant interest in California. -
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09

F w Pickens, 8 G,
VIM J Robinson, Va,
Jos r Anderson, Va,
lWFTurner, w Va,
g H Subsr, s c.
= Pontaine, Va,
John Letcher, Va,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09

To Gen. WIS. Rosecrans, Minister 70 Mexico,
White Sulphur Springs, Va. g
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09

H T Russell, ca,
9 J Douglass, Fla,
Jeremiah Morton, Va,
] B Baldwin, Va,
g w Boiling, Va.
Theo Tlournoy, va,
Jas Lyons, va.
-. =. nl, - =.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09

New York, September 4 ,-The following
letters have just been. made public: ts''s
LETTER OF GENERAL ROSECRANS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

zg An important ease, involving the
constitutionality of the series of acts of
Congress known as the Reconstruction
Acts" is now pending, and will soon be
decided Churchwell Combs. charged with
having committed a murder in Carroll
county, and who had been arrested by
the military commandment and sent to Lib
by Prison, Richmond, was brought be-
fore the United States Circuit Court. on
Monday, in accordance with writ of
ha6eas corpus awarded by Judge Under
wood. The question of jurisdiction has
been elaborately and ably argued by coun-
sell Ii the assumption be correct that no
civil government exists in Vlrginia-or,
more properly, if Virginia is no longer a
state-then the military commandments
may exercise jurisdiction, not only in the
trial of criminals, but in civil cases also.
In short, 1.-THE military is independent of,
and superior to, the civil power" The
great qaestion is, whether Congress has
the constitutional right-we know it has
the requisite number Of rotes-to abolish
the government of State, and arbitrarily
to Subjective community to the horrors Of
military despotism, at time when no
wa EXISTS? If the court shall decide in
favor Of the monstrous assumptions of
Congress, then it comedies its own incom
potency to try this or any other similar
case The principle involved is vital, not
only in its effects upon Virginia, but to
the existence of the governments Of the
States termed loyal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30
MARRIED,

In this place, on the 29th instant, by Rev
J. P. Hyde, Mr.. WILLIAM Fl. HAMRIoK, OF
Rockingham county, and Miss MoLLIE E.
MELHoRN, Of Woodstock.
1.-THE printers return their thanks to the hap
by couple for the handsome portion of the
hride's cake accompanying the above notice
May they have happy and prosperous life. ]
On the 26th instant, by Rev. Hy. Wetzel,
Mr.. JoHN NJ. Polk and Miss BARBARA ELLEN
WETHERHuLTz,. all of this county.
On the23d instant. by TIE same, Mr.. JOHN
HANNAH and Miss MARY JANE MILLER, all of
this county.
On the 9th inst, at 'Elmington,' the resi-
dence of the brides father, by Rev. 7. f.
Martin, Col. F. w. NJ. HoLIIpAY, of Winohes-
ter, to Miss HANNAH, daughter Of Thos. Nc
Cormick, Of Clarke co.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

The Sanhedrim of Apes at the Capitol
are suffering all thaEpainfnl embarrass ment
which once disturbed the peace Of the ass
who could not decide which of two bundles
Of hay to devour FIRST. Their Radical mas
tiers thunder in their ears fierce orders to
hurry up their work. while the per diem,
which oneof their members has declared was
quite sufficient to keep him from violating
the sanctity Of a hen-roost, tempts them to
protract their work until the treasury is
exhausted Think Of the attractions of
eight dollars to set Of scallawags, who
were always overpaid when they received
fifty cents day and found" in bacon
and corn bread. The indignation at Wash
ington over their delay will effect nothing
while Schofeld permits them to grab their
per diem.
It is evident from the character of the
five bushels Of grotesque resolutions which
are daily referred to appropriate commit
tees" that unsuspecting black delegates
have fallen into the hands of set of prac-
teal jokers, who are injecting into them
all manner Of nonsensical propositions,
which are straightway discharged in the
Convention with solemnity which no
gravity can Withstand The majority Of
negro delegates are so elated at the idea of
presenting resolutions, that there is moth
ing in the shape of a few lines of manu-
script which they will not send up to the
clerk = Enquirer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

=
1H After protracted, and, in many
respects, nonsensical discussion of numer-
Gus propositions to change the phraseolo-
gy Of the Bill of Rights of Virginia, the
Convention have come to the conclusion,
and wisely We think, to ADOPT it in its
original form. with only few verbal alte-
rations, mostly unimportant il. ther nature.
Ii the Convention had the common sense
and sagacity to pursue the same course in
adopting Constitution making only such
changessin the old one as are absolutely
necessary to conform to the anomalous con-
ditlon OF affairs produced by the war-it
would be infinitely better for the people J,
both white and black The more of their
ill-digested, homogeneous stuff they inject
into it, the more likely will it be defeated
before the people, and the worse will it be
for all classes should it be adopted On
the contrary, if they shall persist in their
efforts to engraft their foolish and imprac-
ticable provisions in the Constitution, the
day is not far distant when the people will
rise in their might, through the ballot,
and "overturn and overturn," until not a
vestige of the work of these misguided be-
ings shall be left The white voters in
the State are increasing. and will continue
to increase, tenfold faster than the negro
voters. In few years, at most, the Con-
servatives will outnumher the radicals and
the negroes many thousands. In view of
these facts, it affords us some consolation
to know that. even should the present
$ Convention thrust its infamous work upon
an unwilling people, they will soon have
power to destroy it, not hy resorting to
physical force, but by the legitimate exer-
else of the inherent rights about which
the members talk SO much but understand
SO little.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

&c" Gee. Grant had occasion to visit
Richmond last week for the purpose of at
tending q meeting of the commissioners
OF the Peabody educational fund. Here
was. fine chance for the obsequiouS fun
kics of the Convention to gain little no.
toriety. They had caught a whale They
accordingly adopted a resolution granting
him the privileges Of the hall, +" and APP
pointed committee, consisting Of four
whites and one -colored member. to
wait upon him and request him to address
the Convention, as Mrs. Harper" and
Beast Butler had cone but short time
before. The committee went to Grants
room. He receivhd them with "dstin-
guis he'd consideration, minus kelso the
negro He was left out in the cold to
warm himself with the reflection that 'feas
are not Holsters, d. their souls" and 10
doubt enjoyed the joke hugely. Gonos.s'
Grant felt highly honored" at The re-
spect shown aim, and excused himself
from complying wit. their modest request.
If he hadn't time to make them a speech
relative to their duties, he might at least
have favored them with a little 'horse
talk"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

|. Gs Among the resolutions recently
offered in the mongrel convention now en-
gagged in making a Constitution for Mill
tary District No. 1, formerly known as
the State of Virginia, was one declaring
null and void all the acts passed by the
Legislature, all the proceedings of the ci-
vii courts, and the acts of the agents ap-
pointed by either, since the beginning of
the war. These illiterate tinkcrers dc not
seem to comprehend the incalculable inius-
tlce and wrong which such measure
would lnfilct upon nine-tenths of the pro-
perty holders Of the State or, if thew do.
they must be actuated by the most revenge
full and malicious feeling toward those
whose interests they would thus destroy.
Few of them have any property, or at least
very little. and therefore they have moth
ing to lose:
Under this resolution, if it should be-
come operative, the conyicts in the peni-
tertiary will be turned out and invested
with all the political rights which they had
lost by reason Of their conviction. The
radicals will be compensated by the votes
of these released criminals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

VIRGINIA. TO WIT At rules held in the
clerks Office Of the circuit court of Shenan-
doah, for the month Of January, 1867 Samuel
Coffman, &c, plaintiffs, against Sus an Cotfman,
widow of Jacob Cofman, decd, &C., defend
ants-IN CHANcERY. -
The object Of this suit is have assigned to Susan
Cottman, widow of Jacob Coffinan, decd, dow
er in the lands of which Jacob Coffnan died sell
zed and possessed, and to have partition of the
residue of said lands made amongst the legal
heirs Of said Jacob COtfman, dee d. l.s@
1t appearing by satisfactory evidence that Elias
Ritenonr and Lydia his wife and Samuel Hess and
Mary Ann his wife are not Inhabitants Of this State
IRIS ORDERED, That the. said detendantsldo APP
pear within one month after due publication here
OF, and do what is necessary to protect theirinter-
est; that a copy of this order be published in the
Shenandoah Herald, once a week for four sue
cessive weeks and copy posted at the front door
of the court house of said county, on the first day
of the next county court. copy-Teste,
Jan 3O-0w W. S. ARTHUR, c cesc
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

HAVE NOT SEEN HALF YET The New
York Express says that one Of the Radi-
cal Senators in Congress, who claims to be
a regular Roundl!ead," on being remon
stratod with the other day in that city over
the monstrous, radical, and destructive
legislation now affecting the country, cool
ly replied . You horcn't seen half get
a sentiment quite worthy of Robespierre
and the very worst Of the Sans C'ulottes Of
the French revolution.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

A HoUsroN Cpexas) newspaper gives
some rather sensible advice to young men
about to visit that place in search of
business situations. It says: Stay away !;
there are no vacancies here Stay where
you are; pull off your coat, take hold of a
pillow, Stay away from the cities Times
are hard, It's true thew will never be flush
unless we all learn to depend on our own
resources, and work out our own saliva
ton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

HE DIVISION OF TIE SUPREME Court.


1t has been ascertained that upon the
question Of advancing the McArdle case
upon the docket the Court stood For the
motion, Justices Clifford, Davis, Field
Grier and Nelson against it, the CHEZ
Justice and Justices Miller and Swayne
In the case Of West Virginia. COMPLAIN
ant, against the Commonwealth of Virgin
ia, in the matter Of the cession Of the coun-
tries Of Berkeley and Jefferson to West
Virginia the Court, as already announced
was equally divide. AMI 50 no decision
was possible. The Court stood For the
complainant The Chief Justice and Jush-
ces Grier, Miller and Swayne; for the Com
mouwealth Of Virginia. Justices Clifford
Davis, Field. and Nelson : Washington
Eaprcss. JonuQrH %
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30
SCARCITY OF FooD IN MISSISSIPPI, CRIME

SCARCITY OF FooD IN MISSISSIPPI, CRIME,
ETC Woodville, Miss, January 16.-
The Republican says there is neither meat
or breadstuffs in or near Wilkinson coun-
ty to feed the whites and blacks three
months, nor money to buy when that is
gone.
On Monday two whites and and two ne
groes were caught in Noncanter bottom
with two mules and wagon and four bales
of cotton, which they had stolen in Missis-
sippi, by a party who had pursued them,
and shot and left in the road The bodies
were recognized as four well known horse
and cotton thieves
Another attempt was made last night to
burn the Bradley block on the levee, but
was frustrated by the promptness Of the
firemen. Loss $4,000; insured
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30
w The disclosures published in tt

4B The disclosures published in the
Washington Intelligencer and New York
World, relative to the imbrogio concern
ing the war department, portion of which
we publish to-day, is highly discreditable
to zen. Grant, to say the least IF he
had previously INDUCED in his cabalistic
"horse talk" to the President, such as he
generally uses in replying to the imperti-
nent fiunkies who SO constantly beset him,
some allowance might be made for his in
explicable conduct. We fail to discover
in this transaction between the. President
and Gen. Grant any effort on the part of
the latter to evade the issue, or to avoid
the fulillment of the explicit obligation
which he had entered into with the former.
On the contrary, the President had not
even room to doubt Gen. Grants sincerity
in the matter. What are we to think of
men who can be guilty of such reprehen-
sible conduct. and especially when they
occupy the highest positions of honor and
trust under the Government? He had
not the moral courage to do what was pal
pably his duty, and what be had obligated
himself to do, for fear Of offending the RAJ
dieal party, whose. candidate be is for the
presidency! Let no such man be trusted.
He is incapable Of manly, independent ac-
ton.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

ar Frora present indications some Of
the hitherto moderate republicans having
spoken in favor of tit is believed the
bill placing Grant over the Southern States
will pass the Senate. Reverdy johnson
spoke against it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30
Asg The Legislature Of West Virginia

AS The Legislature OF West Virginia,
we see it stated in recent dispatch FROM
Washington, has passed resolution direc-
ting its representatives in Congress to vote
fer the Supreme Court bill originated in
the House. This bill requires two thirds
OF the Jud ges to agree in deciding an act
Of Congress to be unconstitutional. The
Legislature probably feels some solicitude
for the decision that may be rendered in
the case now pending, involving the con-
stitutionality Of the act ratfying the annex
alton of the counties of Jefferson and Ber-
kelley to that State Hence its action It
is willing to see one branch Of the Govern
ment destroyed in order that breach of
the constitution may be perpetrated be-
yond The possibility Of redress or remedy
according to the forms Of law.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

Taxation for Education.

General Butler, in his speech to the
Mongrel Convention, which was far more
Conservative than we had anticipated =
gave the motley Radicals who remained to
listen'to him very good advice on the sub
ject of taxation for education He con-
tended that that was clearly burthen
which should rest upon all men-non pro-
perty-holders as well as 'property-holders
'.The tax he said, ''should be put upon
the individual, because the individual
has the children to educate, and not tie
property" But We apprehend this good
logic will not go down with the mongrels,
who, belonging to the Destructive class
therefore demand all the privileges and
repudiate all the burthens of society. They
have, according to the instructions of the
misehievous missionaries who have been
sent from Washington to teach them, al
ready in their resolutions and public speech
es declared against any personal tax what
ever, and every proposition for education
yet introduced proposes to levy the tax to
sustain it altogether upon property. -
There have been many Of them-all of the
same tenor.
It is one of the most monstrous among
the monstlous aspects of the present mis-
rule of Virginia and the South by negroes
and scallawag whites that they claim all
the benefits and even the governing power
in the body-politic, whilst they propose to
protect themselves in the constitutions
they are making from all the burthens Of
the State - Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

The freedmen in North Carolina are be-
ing yictimized by a Northern advcnturer,
who is selling them sticks at one dollar
each, with the information that if they will
stick it in any lot Of land, it will be recog-
pizod BY the Yankees" and a deed given
for the land.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30
WASHINGTON, January

WASHINGTON, January 27-The Blu
reau of Statistics reports the number Of
immigrants to the United States since 1861
Eat / 500, 600.
The Unan Pacific railroad is in good
running order five hundred and forty miles
beyond Onlaha-seventeen thousand five
hundred feet above Underwater.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

WoMAN's RieHTs. appears that the
late campaign in Kansas in favor of wo-
mans rights has not been without tangible
results. On Wednesday last, Miss Emma
Hunt was elected enrolling clerk of the
lower house of the Legislature of that
State. This is said to be the first case of
the kind on record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

i The color addresses is to be a pale green.
and petticoats are to be-worn longer than
last year, but are to be raised by numer-
Gus fock-straps held by chains of ebony
fastened to the waist by steel locks Large
and heavy brass rings are to be suspended
by chains from the waist behind ,-Ne,c
York MuI
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

They have cold weather in Minnesota.
In an exposed position, the thermometer
at st. Paul, on Sunday and Monday morn
lngs last, indicated a degrees below zero,
the coolest weather experienced there since
1868. At Madison, Wisconsin, it was S
DEGREES below
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

A Nashville paper states that President
Johnson has purchased 9 fine farm Of sew
eral hundred acres, containing a superior
mill site in Greene county, Tennessee, to
which he intends retiring at the close Of
lis tern.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

a lady in Lawrence, Mass, suddenly
awoke III the night with the impr ion
that her little girl was in danger. Feel
ing her way in the dark to the child's
crib, directed by strong impulse. she
put her finger in the little sleeper's mouth,
and to her establishment, took from thence
a large PIN
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

DIsTILLERIEs- Native Virginian
says there are upwards of $50 dsitilleries
in the counties Of Madison, Greene, and
Albemarle. One distillery in Scottsville
turns out 800 gallons of whiskey asday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

The Senate on Friday passed bill au-
thorizing the Comptroller Of the Currency
to replace national bank notes mutilated
or defaced, and provides for the dcstruc-
ton of the latter by maceration instead of
burning
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

An Illinois negro ordered his wife to-
put Grape on the door preparatory to beat
ing her brains out w4th chair but she
furnished the corpse hy cutting the thread
Of his sable existence with her scissors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

.Gg It's gratifying to witness the ac.
tive efforts of the Conservatives to organ
ize in accordance with the plan adopted
by the late State Convention. Meetings
have been held, Or are being held, in ev-
cry county. That is right. Let us Sc.
cure thorough organization Of our forces,
and when our common enemy shall sum
mon us to the field, we may be cladsin
full armor and ready for the fight.
g.- Gold, in New York, January II,
al 1-8. Virginia 6's, 40 IA.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

A charity scholar, under examination
in the Psalms, being asked, Nv hat is the
pestilence that walketh in darkness p re-
piled, Please, sir, bed-bugs."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-30

Santa Anna, it is reported, is anxious
to raise loan in New Yorlato enable him
to fight Mexico. New York, we should
think, was shrewd enough not to trust it's
surplus funds in that quarter.