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NEW YORK. January 18th. 1864.

NEW YORK, January 18th, 1864.
AeSSrS. Geo. c. HuG6ei d 90.
Gentleman Your BitteTs having bean such q
blessing in my family that cannot refrain from
sending you this testimonial. In December last
my wife was very -COnfnement--and 90;
so very low that ssme good stimulant was ALSO
lutely necessary. Itried wine but it did no good
Having bottle of Golden Bitters'' which had
been given me by a friend, thought would
would give them q trial. Gan truly say that
my wife gained strength aud health with every
dose. In one mon tn she was entirely well and
strong. Cheerfnlly do l recommend them to al
ladies Is \ gentle and strengthening stfmulant.
Yours, &c,
GEO. A J. NORMAN,
ls7 West 9th street, n. Y.
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{ ChIcnao. Market.
CHTcAGo, January %.

q CHICAGO, january %.
81 Flour duh and unchanged. Wheat
IRREGULAR at about 2 9Of for No. 2 spring
Corn heavy ut the close at S4a64tc.
Oats dull; sales at 59ia599c. Rye nomi'
nal at Sal 81. Barley held at 2 so
Pork heavy and lower; small sales al
10 IS, but generally heldat 20 90 with.
out buyers. Lard dull at125c. Green
meats heavy at 10aa10gc for hams, and
61a6ac for shoulders. as -
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National Insurance Company

National Insurance Company
WHEELING, WEST VA.
flee, PC Monroe street, next door to First Ma.
tional Bank.
OFFICERS.
GEORGE X. WHEAT, PreSiirat.
JAMES MCCLUNEY, Vice President
JOHN BISHOP secretary.
CHAS. WALLACE, State Agent, for West Va.
aad Maryland.
DIRECTORS:
John E. Wilson, George X. Wheat,
Jas. g. Orr, Saml Harper,
John 4. Armstrong, James McCluney,
4. c. Quarter. Morgan II OFT,
... George Adams.
REFERENCES.
s. Brady, Cashier Merchants National Bank
Wheeling; List, Morrison Il Co., Wholesale
Grocers, Wheeling; Pryor, HandlRn g. Co.
Wholesale Groeers, Wheeling; Michael Reilly
Wholesale Grocer, Wheeling; Mcclellan &
Knox, Boot and Shoe House, Wheeling McCabe
Kraft & CO., Druggists Wheeling; Geo. W
Franzheim & Co, Wholesale Wines and Liquors
Wheeling; Winship, Woods & Co.. Queenswarc
Wheeling; Lewis Baker. Pub REGISTER, Wheel
ing; I. CMcAfeo Notisns, Wheeling: Camp.
bell, Frew & Co., Pubs. ilteI!igencer, Wheeling
OFT, Son & Co., Hardware, Wheeling; j. T.
Sands Cashier First National Bank, Fairmont
L. z. Camden, Pres't Nat. Ex. Bank, Weston
W. Va, Capt. John Mcclure, Jr Wheeling
may3
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THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS
Oh
THE PEOPLE

As involved In Governmental Administrator
will receive special attention.
Political corruption has already brought tn
land to the verge Of bankruptcy and kuh
Taxation already strips the clothes from ths
backs Of many people, and robs their chlllrrn VI
bread. Additional extravaganza threatens 10
reduce the richest TO poverty, and all the labor
ing classes TO bcggary.
In addition 20 gigantic national frauds, u.
taxpayers Of West Virginia are suffering irOE
domestic knaves and homemade scoundrr,
From summit to base your official system I,
marked by corruption aud fraud.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-23
RY X. PATTON,

Real Estate Broker aud Auctioneer, No. 65
jefferson street Louisville, Ky.
GREAT AUCTION SALE OF 100000
worth of Kanawha Valley Lands, Commencing
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY e. 1863, at
Charleston, West Virginia, to Continue from
Day TO Day, Consisting Of Various Tracts Of
Splendid Improved Bottom and Rolling Farm.
ing Lands, Finest Coal, Salt. and Mineral
Lands Immediately on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, running through III. and the
Kanawha river. above and below Charleston.
A portion of the Loop Greek Yalley-ths set.
tied terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail.
road, in lots TO suit purchasers, at the head Of
navigation on the Kanawha River. 1mmedi-
ataly ADJACENT 70 this magnificent farm is vein
Of the finest splint coal used for smelling with
cut coking), FIVE and half feet in thickness.
This certainly Il the best spot anywhere TO in
vest money, both for its fertility and crossing
promise. Il has the additional advantage Of be-
ing the proposed site Of a court house town of a
new county now contemplated. The salt prop
erty Is equal, If not superior, TO any in the Ka-
lawha salines. The farming lands unsurpassed
In the world. Blue grass well set. The tim
bered lands also unsurpassed, and very sScessi-
BILE to railroad and river.
The lands mentioned herein lie above and ad-
joining ScarTy Creek, near tho mouth OF Goal
River, at Burning Springs, salt furnace, and at
the foot of Loon Creek shoals and at various
points on the river and railroad, as seen by ref.
erence TO Captain Swans title map of Kanawha
Valley at Thomas L. Browns law Office, No. s.
Liberty street, New York city, at Ar. J. W.
Randolph's, Richmond. Va, at this Office, or by
reference to Major Richard Laidley, Charleston,
West Virginia Nsps, plats, Sc., can be seen
ten days before day of sale at the office Of Cap
tain John S. Swami, Charleston, West Virginia.
Also for sale, other tracts Of desirable lands
similarly situated on said river and railroad.
Terms easy and made known on day Of sale.
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GOLDEN BITTERa.-Hubbel Gold
en- Bitters are rapidly gaining worldwide rep
Htation. Read the following;
PARIS, France, June 2, 1864
MeSSrs. Hu5bel d Co.-Gents: Lea say that
your Golden Biners is the most wonderful medi
cine in the world. 1t acts truly in most mirac
ulous way. Suffering thdyspepsia oftne mes,
painful kind, l used the Golden Bftters prepared
by Messrs. Hub6el & Co., and was cured. an
convinced that all complaints Of this kind can
DO cured by your Bitters. Wishing you pros
Perity and great success in the curing Of all the
complaints that afiict the human frame, -
am. gentlemen, yours, with respect,
CASHIER FABR1GOU.
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BankrunfeY.

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT on Tst
Of RankrUptey was issued out Of the DsifS,
Sgurt Of the United States, for the DstfH
west virginia, sgzinSt the estate Of 80,
strobe. 81 Wishing in the County q -
wet virginia, In saId Distriet sdjp@sf~
. Bankrupt, on his 0En petitioe. -
NE payment Of any debts and deliTeQ !.
any property belonging 70 sneh BankT1gt
BIN, or tof his use. and tbs transfer Of snJPI
erty BY hin are forbidden by iaw; that -
ing Of the erediteia Of sid Bankrupt. 70 -
their debts, AID 70 choose one or more sesi1
Of his estate, win DO held alta Coaft Of - -.
ruptey % b holden Al his ofbcs in theCa
Caldwell, Esq RegiSter In BznkrupsJ =
aid District. on the 9Th day Of Jasns'J
ID. 1eGs, 1t 10 O'Clock A. n
dAes7.lavsva q ~ Z; X S3 q " \.
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neu YORK; HONEY Mnrket.

NEW YORK, January %.
GoLD-opening at 1S9 and closing
at 139sa139i.
better; Coupons '51, 110tallOS; do
'62, liOsal10f; do '64, l0S; do '65, 1921
a1O9s; 1905 106sal065. -
Transactions are large with an in
creasing investment demand. No ship
ment demand as prices are too high.
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OUR TERMS:

Daily Register, per year, by nAil......f
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A free copy 20 the getter.up Of . club Of Tee.
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vided full years subscription Il taken.
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tors may be sent at our risk. Address
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LEWIS BAKER,
- - 81 wTNA..ls


DAINTs FOR FARMERS AND 0THEsa
Il The Grafton Mineral Paint COMPANY y,
now manufacturing tho Beat, Cheapest a.
msst Durable Paint IN nse; two coats we'd -
on, mired with pure Llnseed OIL, uilflast tea
hfteen year,; II IL Ola light brown, or beasuiA
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Lead, stone, drab, olive or cream. 70 suit -
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ing IRE and water proof, Floor Oh Cl0,sa
Zone manufacturer having used 600 bbls ~
past year and as paint for any psrpOss ~
surpassed for body, durability, elastieiy -
ad6ssiTsneaA Price % psr bill Of 10 ~.
which viii supply . farmer Cor years 70 Co.
warranted In all eaaeA ~ above. Sesd lS.
circular which gives full particulars ~
genuine unless branded In trade marx bfh
ton Mineral Paint. Address
DANIEL BTDwELl-
nOVlbw "a Pearl Street New 1ofb.
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YoNKERS, May Q, 1861.

YoNKERs, May Q, 1861.
Ncssrs Geo. G. HUbJci Il Co.
Having used only two bottles Of your
Golden Bitters," can recommend them with
the utmost confidence as tonic, particularly
for change of diet and water. 1t is as well Tor
ladies and children, giving them part Of Il wine.
gla7s two or three times q day.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. G, BAKER.
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READ THE EVIDENCE.

New York, April sd, 1864.
Geo. c. HtiJbel d. Co.-GentLemtn: We have
analysed your Golden Bitters, and find that its
component parts entitle it to the notice of the
medical profession. Since our analysis we have
used il in our practice with very satisfactory re-
suits, and find it particularly well calculated to
correct arrangement of tho digestive organs,
such as dyspepsia, darrhGa, sick headache,
choic &c, &c, and is a superior tonic for daily
use in moderate quantities for aged persons, and
also those of delicate constitutions. Yours &C.,
Doctors J. +. & T. 5. NORBURY,
No. I37 East 32d srreet.
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Seizure,

BosToN, January 22.-Three hundred
and fifty barrels of spirits were seized
yesterday by revenue inspector Connolly
of New York.
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81. Louis Marke,

ST. LOUIS, January u.
Flour unchanged. Wheat; little more
inquiry but no change in price. Corn
unchanged at S9a9Oc. Oats dull at TIA
zoe. Rye and Barley unchanged. Pro-
visions nominal. Hogs; no buyers for
packing; butchers pay Gaze.
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HOLIDAYS Cove Railroad.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT At
~ the next session of the Legislature Of West
Virginia, application will be- made 10y the Holli-
days Cove Railroad Company for the passage OF
a law authorizing that company 10 consolidate
with the company organized in Pennsylvania,
aud owning the railroad 10 the Brooke county
line. or with the Stcubeuville and Indiana Rail
road Company. owning the railroad to the State
line on the west and with both Of said compa.
MES, so as to form with them. or either of them.
in law, one corporation, as it forms with them
one continuous line of railway.
And 20 transfer to- and vest in the company
so consolidated, all the franchises and property
of the Holidays Cove Railroad Company in
Guiding its rights to construct branches.
The application will be made in behalf of the
COMPANY. JOSEPH LESLIE, Secretary,
dec2iIit Residence, Philadelphia, Pa.
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EReThe above sale -wAs postponed from Jan.
nary sth to the FIFTH DAY or MARCH,
ewing to difficulty in reaching Charleston IN
time the navigation Of the river being obstrUct.
ed. The sale will positively take place on the
5th Of March, and continue without reserve
until closed. jaIj
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"a st. Cortlandt ST., MONTREAL, July IL, 1864
MeSSrS. DeUins d BoltOn.-Gentiemen For
the last eleven months have been suffering al.
most daily from severe attacks of Dyspepsia;
so much 80 that could with difficulty retain a
meal in my stomach more than twenty minutes.
At night l experienced great burning in or
about the heart; general depression of spirits,
. attended with frequent headache, dizziness or
dimness OF sight. l tried various cathartie
compounds and stomach preparations, without
four bottles OF HuJbels Golden Biters, since
which period / have net been troubled with q
single one of the above complaints. From the
benefits those Bitters have afforded me, feel
il my duty to express publicly my grateful
thanks. GEO. A. BANCROFT,
Accountant and Collector.
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NEW YoRk. March 3Oih. Lee

NEW YORK, March 3Oth, 1864.
MeSsrs Geo. c. HuBJel d Co., Hudson, n. Y.
GeaS My family having been the recipient
Of marked benefit in health by the use of your
Golden Bt,erS, l am induced to acknowledge my
sense Of gratitude in this letter, which you are
privileged TO use as you desire. / can conf
IDENTIFY assert that since the first bottle of your
BitterS entered my house l have heard Of ne
complaints of dyspepsia. Ny wife had been
troubled with the malay for years, and had
also been much annoyed by piles. Tho symp
toms and the disease have both left and she is
well. Other members of my family endorse the
good qualities of your article, and l can only
say, in conclusion, that should be happy to give
may call on me. With much regard, am,
Yours truly
ii. \. GRAHAM.
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Bankruptcy.

DLtAE hpACgs
V'HIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT on
/ the 9th day of December, A. d. lsG1, war.
rant in Bankruptcy was issued ont Of the Dis
trict Conrt of the United States for the Distsict
Of West Virginia against the estate of George
+. Boyd, of New Martinsyille, in the comfy of
Wetzcl, in said District, who has been
adjudged Bankrupt on his own pc.
petition; that the payment of any debts aud the
delivery of any property belonging To spch
Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer
of any property by him, are forbidden by law; and
that meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt.
10 provo their debts and choose one or more
assigneos of his estate, will be held at a Court
of Bankruptcy to be holden at his Office in the
city of Wheeling in said District, before George
B. Caldwell, Esq, Register in Bankruptcy fuI
said District, on the 9th day Of January, !. D.,
1863 at 10 O'Clock, An
T.. NJ NORTON
dec3l.ltaw2w Us. Marshal ID. W. Va.
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Buffalo Market.

BUFFALO, January %.
Flour and Wheat unchanged. Corn;
/ 10 for new on track and II for old in
store. Market very dull.
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Petroleo-C Calcium Gas.

ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE IN.
~ proyements Of the agGis the process Of man.
Company, Of Wheeling, West Virginia, upon
patents Of DR.. j. II. Connolly, from an almost
valueless product OF Petroleum Oil (rcsiduDin }
In combination with Lime, or hme aud coal so
simple that two thousand feet Of Gas may be
made by any farm hand or stable boy Of ordinary
intelligence in three hours. II has been thor.
Oughly tested upon such scale at the McLuTe
House in Wheeling, and ut the country residence
Of Mr.. J. L. Gilchist near the same city, n 10
H. the certainty Of its afOrding entirely salts.
factory results in the production OF small and
large quantities Of Gas and can be- with great
economy applied 10 Prrats RsSidencIs. Semi.
ndrtes, HOtsS, Factories aud Cities. Itissuperior
to any Gas now In use, not only a. TO the safety
simplicity, Practicability aud great cheapueSs Of
manufacture, bat for its superior brlliancy soft
influence upon the sight and freedom from the
sulphurous oGOrs common 10 Gas.
These facts the officers Of the company win
take pleasure in demonstrating TO those desiring
TO adopt or interest themselves in It. The com
pany will sell rights to manufacture in Towns,
Counties, Districts OF States, and direct stten.
ten to the following
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A. J. SWEENEY,
Mayor Of Wkseiinz.
W. W. AILLEK & Co.
UDiSH Foundry and Engine Work..
Wn HAZE
Plumber and GdS FiftlT.
VIZ. GOODWIN Co,
PI0priet0rs ncLtiFe H0ns<
WH A TUKSEE,
Jeleeier and Watch H1ksT.
SwEESEI Co,
HGehiHiStI and Engine BtaLdsrS.
WIZ ID. TERRT,
General X. r. TlekSt gent
LOUIS GAUss
Proprietor HtLVre HotElS Saloon.
REILLT, BARNES & HoBRs,
BTaoeTs.
Ana refer BY special psrmisziOn 20
JAS. n CBKIsTI, ESQ,
PittSbtD1 Pa, yoTBSTiy Tredsslrer ON Gas 60.
s. II. GoLDTBAKP, Esq.,
Ga En5iHeey, PlttsbuTy Pa
PETR0LE0CALcIUA GAS co.
auglSeoWly Wheeling, W. Va
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TESTIMONIALS:

WHEELING, W. VA, August 6, 1867
To TIE President Of TIE Petrolso- Calcium Gas Co:
sIE-We have thoroughly and carefully in.
vestgated the construction and workings Of tho
apparatus for manufacturing Gas according 10
your companys patents. and the combinations
Of materials used, a. now working upon the
Mcclure House in tkis city, and country resi-.
dence of. ]. Gilchrist, Esq. near this city. For
simplicity, durability, economy and safety. we
consider II superior 70 any other method Of man.
utaeturinE Gas that We are acquainted with
We eheerfully recommend Its adoption by al
Gas consumers
Dssws.osF.Tf-
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Real Estate Broker aud Auctioneer, No. @!
Jefferson street, Louisville, Ky.
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The unsolicited Recommendations We receive
from all parts of the globe prove them TO be just
exactly what we claim.
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npnANIC WEAKNESS
DR. JOHNSTON

Member Of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lon.
don, graduate from one OF the most eminent
Colleges in the United States, and the greater
part of whose life has been spent in the hospitals
OF London, Paris, Philadelphia and elsewhere,
has effected some OF the most astonishing cures
that were ever known. Many troubled with
ringing in the head and ears when asleep. great
nervousness, being alarmed at sudden sounds,
bashfulness with frequent blushing, attended
sometimes with arrangement OF mind, were cur
ed Immediately.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-23

Take no more Balsam Mercury or Unpleas.
ant medicine, for unpleasant and dangerous
diseascA.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-23

In all their stages, at little expense little or no
change in diet, no Inconvenience. and no expos
ure. 1t causes frequent desire, and gives
strength TO urinate, thereby removing obstruc
tons, preventing and curing structures Of the
Uretha, allaying Pain and Inflammation, 50 fro
quent in this class Of Diseases, and expelling all
poisonous diseased, and worn out matter.
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YOUNG MEN

Who have injured themselves by certain prac
tice INDUCED In when alone q habit frequently
learned from evil companions, or at school, the
effects Of which are nightly felt, even when
asleep, and II not cured renders marriage i'm
possible and destroys both mind and body
should apply Immediately.
What a pity that young man, the hope Of
his country, the darling Of his parents, should
be snatched from all prospects and ePioyInentl
of life by the consequences of deviating from
the path of nature and indulging in a certain
secret habit. Such persons must before con
formulating
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LEGAL NOTICES.

HVtIIHEl W. "a.
F. W. I. HURST, Manager, 81 Broadway, Ne
York ian30.ly
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Reflect that n sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites 10 promote connubial
happiness. Indeed, without these the Journey
through life becomes n weary pilgrimage the
prospect hourly darkens to the view; the mind
becomes Swallowed with despair and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another becomes blighted with our own.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-29

The life Of General Grant, written Wy Dana
Wilson, contain the following terse char.
aetcrIzation Of the great General.
These paragraphs will be read with To-
tcrest:
Like Wellington, Grant is reserved In m an
ner and srecchj apt to give dry, cur; answers
to those who would pry into his thoughts; nc.
customed to state the conclusions at which he
has arrived without detailing the mental pro-
cesses through which he reached them; thor
ouBhly digesting plans in his own mind ere
he announces them TO others; accurate in hIs
estimate Of character, so that In selecting his
subofdinates and cOadjutors he intuitively
puts the right man In the right place. with
cool and iinpassivc exterior, through which,
however, there occaBionally bursts 4 glowing
phrase, hot from the heart, that becomes 4
tal!sman, Ike, ! shall fight II out on this
them
ain the three years that have tronsplrcl
since the war terminated, Grant, as commau-
der.in-chief, and for 1--WE months as Secretary
oil war, has been required to deal constantly
with civil matters OF the most rare, complex,
and delicate character, deeply affecting. not
hS SSgah Gn sq Vat ihS TfRGle c9gRtGH
soldier, and has welded his vast 20 wcrs rather
as civil magistrate than as military com.
mandor The nature OF these services is under
stood. Their extent and value eau hardly be
0fef-estlmated. The unimpeachable and en-.
during record OF his acts bears testimonv 10
the zeal, urbanity, patience, and ability with
"hich no has executed his response bile trusts,
=, IN the face fthese facts, can II be affirmed
mat General Grant has no statesma like dual.
ltlesi Rather do they prove that he possesses
Aeapaclty Tor civil affairs which needs but the
,essute oil dnty and the occurrence OF oppOr-
tunity 10 exhibit rare administrative abilities
4, ~ has been an axiom In American history
mat 70 the training which Washington, Knox,
and Hamilton, for example, received IA the
revolutionary war, and In the Intervening pc
riou down to the adoption OF the Federal Col-
sttloh, were mainiy due those qualities
Y that SO admirably lifted them to discharge tho
auties which deyolved upon them after the
new Government went into full operation,
And is 1t not safe to infer, nay fair To inaist.
that long and thorough discipline in The
events OF our late war, and varied experleucc
IN handling those still pending and UNI &C titled
questions which have resulted thcrefrom, are
quite as necessary to prepare ruler for the
wise determination OF national affairs for a
lew years to come, as II was necessary In the
analogous case OF the revolutionary era, 10
tram Washington and his compeers for the
discharge Of the political responsibl!ItIes MI
tInthtc!y imposed upon them W
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-29

OF Connecticut, New Hampshire, Tennessee,
New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, New York,
Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, Kansas, Maine,
Nevada, Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota, Rhode
Island, Wisconsin, Pcnnryivania, Michigan,
Massachusetts, Nebraska. Iowa, Arkansas,
Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana, South
Caroiins, Alabama, and also by the Legisla
ture OF the State Of deorgia-the States thus
specified being more than three fourths OF the
States OF the United States.
And I do further certify that the said
amendment has become valid 10 all intents
and purposes as part Of the Constitution OF
the United States.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the Depart.
ment OF State to be Affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this
twenty-eighth day Of July, in the year
tSEALl Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty eight, and ofthe Independence
Of the United States Of America the
nincty.third.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
Secretary OF State,