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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-10-30
sevwswr ON the Okjeets Of the War-Hts
Svwpsskv ss'th VsiiasdiOAas.

The following letter OF Gov. Seymour, writ
ten in reply to an invitation to attend meet
ing Of sympathy with vsllandigham, when
that patriot was arrested and thrown into pris-
on BY Gen. Burnside for preventing soldiers
from enlhting. seem, to have escaped public
attention. Al terse and succinct statement Of
Gov. Seymour's views and sentiments eooosrn-
theobjects Of the war. Il Is worthy Of r-publl-
cation now. The meeting question was held In
May, 1858:
Executive DEPARTMENT, !
ALBANY, May, 18, 1858.
Icsnnot attend the meeting ct tho Capitol
this evening, but wish TO state my opinion In
Il an act which has brought dishonor upon our
country. HG full Of danger 10 our psrsons
and our homes. II bears upon its front COO
scious violation Of law and jrstice. Acting up
on the evidence Of detailed informers, shrinking
from The light Of day, In the darknes Of night,
armed men violated the homo Of sn American
citizen, and futively bore him away 70 military
trial, conducted without those safeguards known
In the proceedings Of our judicial tribunals. The
transaction involved series Of offences against
our most sacred rights. II interfered with ths
freedom Of speech; IL violated our rights TO b
secure In our homes against Unreasonable
searches and seiEures; Il pronounced sentences
without, save one which was mockery, which
insulted % well q wrongcd.-
The perpetrators now seek to impose punish
ment, not for an odense against law, but for the
disregard Of an invalid order put forth In the
utter disregard Of the principles Of civil liberty
F Ais proeesding q approved BY As GossrH-
msnt and sanctioned BY ne people, u q not
merely stsp totcard revolution; q u rspolS-
ton; u will not only lead 10 military despotl
ism-it sstablisAss military dsspotis~. In thb
aspect Il must be accepted, or In this aspect ~
jected. yiI upheld our liberties are OVER
curty Of our property will hereafter depend up
on the arbitrary win Of such rulers - WIN b
placed over rs, while our constitutional guar
sntees will bo broken down. Even now the
Governors and Courts Of some Of the Rrsst
Western States have sunk Into indgni6caoos b.
fore the despotio powers claimed and exercised
by military men who have been ssut into thsir
borders. Il ID fearful thing 10 ibersass tks
danger which now overhanes ~, By treating
the law. the Judiciary and the Stats sathsritss
with contempt Tie people ef As eesatry
noo soaa riiA As despsa aaxtsfy ~ dseistess
Of As adniaistratio~ spon khess sets. Having
given II generous support In the conduct q
the war, cs pauss 10 sec snAat kia6 Of oossrs.
msnt u % for which we are asked 10 pour out
our blood and treasure. The action Of The Ad-
will determine In the minds o(
more than one-haf Of tho people of he loyal
States rhstksr Ais csr o ru2sd b 1st tsps
rsbellion At As South or dsstroy Jrss tssttts-
/ tons at tie North. We look for its dssisioa
with most solemn solieitude.
HoRArIo SgYnoul.
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.rh. nan who showed bic grit W. 10 .
nd n.neg line. The man vho was catEht
n.ppinr !. supposed 70 have besn halter.
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nous victory OF Fot Donelson, In which
he had presented $4,000 prisoners, 1,0OC
small arms and 65 cannon TO tho United
States, he was most unjustly and causcless.
iy threatened with arrest and deprived Of
his command, and that no did his best
while claiming justice from his command.
Ing officer before he would withdraw h's
resignation, to further that expedition In
the command or which he had bcen super
seded. "No one," he said to the veterai,
Smith, "can feel moro pleasure than my
self at yonr riehly.deseryed promotion.
Anything you may require, sendl,ack trans.
ports for, and if w,ihin my power you shall
have it." ..or.E.
And at Millikena Bend. when preparing
that last magnificent movement against
Vicksburg, through which he saw his final
triumph assured when the country, weary
Of delays and ashsst at his boldness, was
clamoring for his own removal; when our
enemies all over tho world were shouting,
As well pluck the stars from the sky as at.
tempt the capture Of Vicksburg; when
even his friends turned from him but
when ono plain man. who sat In the White
House. said, IL rather like tho man
think we'll ,ry him n little longer" how
could a soldier prove greater claims upon
the confidence Cf the country than no did
at that moment Of almost universal dc.
spon,lency? -. ...-...
Seeing already In his minds eye what no
other eye could see, that quickly coming
procession Of victories, that twenty days
campaign, the passage Of the great river.
the Ave battles IN which. throwing himself
between Johnson anu Pemberton, he de.
stroyed one army aud drove the other into
the citadel soon to surrender to him. thirty
two thousand strong; even when at that
moment ot anticipated triumph he heard
the loud cry for his removal, he was inca.
pable OF any thought save Tor the good OF
the country.
GRANT As PRESIDENT. ...
As long rs the public breeds such citizens
her destiny is saie. Such soldiers are not
dangerous. Certainly, he did his part to-
warls putting down The rebellion. but the
Of his course has been lirle less
quiet than he desired.
Hut forbear. iis career is history In
itself, and has already engaged tho labor Of
brilliant and able writers; some Of the
partners Of his toll aud Of his fame but I
have thought II not aniss to call your niten.
lion to those manifestations Of his qualities
rs Citizen, which entiile him to the post
Of our chief magistrate. -
With such a nan for the fut Office, and
with our kindly, high.minded, experienced
,atriolic aud sagacious Speaker Of tho
House, Schuler Colfax, whose very unme
ID so suggestive Of revolutionary memories
"a man who, placed four years long on
pedestal where defects as we'll % virtues
are closely scanne,l, has mover made an on.
smy or lost frtend-with such genuine
for the vice.prcsidency, 1t is
impossible to admit doubt Of our sue.
res.
We have only to remember the device Of
The clan Of Grnnt, to which-whethcr bc.
longing to u or not-he has himself ever
been faithful. "Stand fast and stand sure.
Craig Ellachie."
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VOLUME XIV.
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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-10-30
oxs GRANTS CIVIC VIRTUES.


Not because he 10 great soldier-deep
a the debt Of gratitude 10 which the nation
owes hm-but because during tho whole
Of his career ho has manifested thoso civic
virtues which inspire confidence, do wo
wjsh him for our Chief Magistrate. Cheer.
filncss and prophetic hope when, danger
and disaster were thickest; {; self command
in the hour Of immense success; pstience
and selEforgetfllness under unmerited OBJ
loquy-these qualities are ~ striking In him
az his utter Indifference to famo which
might we'll dazzle and lead away tho strong.
estiniellect. He seems utterly without, am
hilton, and tins is the reason why ho % one
Of the Few successful soldiers OF history
whom Il win seem safe fors the people TO
have trusted. From tho hour when he
was surprised to find in the nswspspers
ths, hs had been appointed bdgsdiereen-
er1l OF volunteers. down 70 the moment
when higher grade than ever known In
our ARRIVES was ereated for him, he neyes
fslt the lcsss anxiety for promotion. Bu'
selEeoutrol under nnmeri,ed and pvposer'
ous disgrace, however temporary, saerr,s ia
prove moro than any OF his deeds, the great
nee Of kis character. - .lt.s ,. - 80
Remember that Immediately afisr Tho e.
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rnE cAMPAIGs or GRANT.

have no pretcnsion to be Judge Of mil.
i,ary affairs, but to my humble apprellen.
sion, the campaigns Of General Grant, espec.
tally those OF Vicksburg, Of Chattanooga
and Of Richmond, will-the more closely
they are studied more decidedly re.
veal capacity OF the highest order Ia the
man who conducted them. That they
prove perfect 6rmness, ienacity and SELF
devotion, is beyond dispute. To be great
soldier necessarily implies many of the
highest Intellectual faculties. Notnan can
be- a great soldier without being thinker
and this is the very reason why suecessfu
soldiers are sps to be dangerous IN 70
public: .r,.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-10-30

Ny rosr, ss rel asd rouni,
Ny daisy, darling OF the summsr weather,
loa nust 70 down nyv, and Keep house tae<thes,
Lou underground.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25
FOR THE SHENANDOAH HERALD
A Lutheran Synod.

According to previous agreement and
the following Evangelical
Lutheran Pastors. and Lay Delegates
from Evangelical Lutheran congregations,
met IN Goyner's church, Augnta County.
Va, from May % 26. 1868. for the
purpose of reauming and completing the
organization of Synod which was pro-
posed and partly agreed on at a Confer
ence meeting at RAIDERS church. Rocking
hrm County, Va, in October. 1863 but
the organization of which Synod was de-
ferred, from various causes, from time to
time up to the present meeting oforgani-
cation. Namely, there were pre- ent:-
Pastor Geo. Schumacher, Upper Tract. pendle-
ton county ". Va
H. Wetzel. Shenandoah county. Va
g JAS &. Seneker, Maynesb oro', Angus
ia county, Va.
Mr.. Jacob X. Cotfman, Frieden's Church.
enan loan county, Va.
g Joseph Swisher, ST. Stephen Church
Shenandoah county, Va.
'' Geo. Haller, Nit. Calvary. Shenandoah
county, Va.
" Josiah Sowder, Phannel's Church, Rock
ingham county, Va
" Fl. II. Proast Probst's Church. Pendleton
county, W. Va.
{" John Leonard, Coyner's Church, Augusta
coumy, Virginia.
The transactions which we're more d.
rectly the transactions Of organization,
were introduced by tie reading Of | Pet,
3: Ill, an address on the object of the
meeting, hymn, and prayer, BY the uri-
ter OF this. THIS was on Monday, 25sh.
Rev. Heo. Schumacher was then elected
President pro feDe. and Rev j. Il. Sene-
ker. secretary pro tenn. A Preamble and
Resolution OF organization was then sign
ed by all the menu ers as above; after
which an election for permanent officers of
the Synod was held, and Rev Geo
Schucker was elected President and Rev
}. b. Sencker, secretory ; and MIR. John
Leonard, Treasurer.
The now organized Synod then pro-
ceeded to provide for Constitution for
its government The synodical Constitu-
which was laid before aud received and
adopted by Conference meeting at Solo
mons church and ForestviIle, Shenaudo-
ali Co., Va. in November, 1866. was
read, amended and adopted for the pur-
pose of laying it before our congregations
for approval or disapproval, which approx
al or disapproval is to be sent in ,o' our
next meeting. which is to be the first reg
ular convention of the Evangelical Lu-
theran Concordia Synod of Virginia, and
which is to be held at PROFITS church
Pendleton Co., W. Va, commencing on
the Saturday before the first Sunday of
October next.
a Resolution was passed recommending
to the members OF our congregations the
Lutheran and missionary, published at
Philadelphia Pa. FL. WETZEL.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25
CORPORATION VS..

A a meeting OF the Board OF Trustees for the
~ Town o. Woodstock, held on the l5t h day
Of ) une. 1868
Ordered, That the Bylaw passed March 10,
1885, by the Board of II usts es for the Town OF
Woodstock entitled IAN Act to prevent obstlu NC
tons to the side walks streets and allies OF the
Town OF W oodstock,' and which reads as follows:
'Ba it enacted by the Board Of Trustees of said
Town, That from and after the first day OF April
next, it shall not be lawtui to hitch any horse or
cause any horse to stand obstruct the
sidewalks, causeways bridges in said streets
and alleys, to obstruct said walks, cause
ways or bridges by any wagons on other vehicles
Any person violating the provisions of this act
shall be fined not less than than five
dollars to be prosecuted, recovered and appropria-
ted as a other ines aud that The b Law
passed March 10, 1865, entitled AN act to pre-
serve peace and good order in the Town Of Wood
stock" and which reads as follows:
'sBe it enacted by the Board Of Trustees of the
Town OF Woodstock, That If any person shall
boisterously or protanely curse or swear within
the limits Of said Tewn shall, " hilst drunk, be
found upon the streets or alleys OF said Town, OK
shall halloo or in any other way dstui b the quiet
OF said Town; shall indecvntIy exhibit hinloei
or herself in the said Town: or shall disturb any
public N Getting, exhibition concert or fair in said
Town. shall for each offence be fined not less than
one nor more than five dollars, to be recovered
and appropriated all other fnes,' be enforced
on and after the lst day OF July next; and that
this order and the acts referred to be published in
the Town paper for four weeks.
J. s. IRWIN, P. B. I.
j. Henry LieHLIrER, Clerk of Board.
lima "a IS69-dw
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25

EF The question. Who i to be the
candidate of the Democra''c party, in OPP
position to Grant is the great question.
Snail the standard -bearer Of the white
mans party be selected with reference to
his o,u'tibatity, or with regard to the mo-
nentoas questions involved in the contest
now waging between the friends Of free
constitutional government on the ono hand
and the enemies of the Constitution and
free government on the other? I'm short,
must the advocates Of Law and order, who
are battling so ardently to save the coun-
try from anarchy and confusion, for the
sake of success, sacrifice principle to mere
eapediency. which, in plain terms. means
"A sort of halfway compromise with our
opponents? Shall we stand firmly and
squarely for the right, or compound vroag
with the right? These areimportant ques-
tons which must be decided within the
next few days.
The men who go straig htout for principle
who are uncompronisingy and unqua-
ifedly opposed to negro suffrage. who
are opposed to taxing the poor laboring
men of the country to put gold into the
Golfers of the aristocratie bontls-hoders
who pay no taxes on their bonds, and who
are opposed to special Legislation for GER
tain privileged classes almost without
exception. will labor to secure the nomina-
ton of Mr. Pendleton by the National
Democratic Convention which meets in
the city of New York on the 4th proxino.
Those who are willing to accept unrestric-
ted negro suffrage, with universal amnesty
for all who participated in the rebellion,
leaving the question Of suffrage with the
States, will urge the claims of Chief Justice
Chase. Those who believe that Grant can
only be defeatad by putting up military
man against him. will support Cen Han
cock. who is opposed to the reconstruction
policy of the radicals. and is man of fair
abilities Others, as a reward for his late
efforts to save the Constitution from over
throw, will insist on the nomination Of
President johnson.
1t is not our purpose here TO enter into
an elaborate discussion of the claims Of
the various individuals named IF we had
a voice in the Convention, it should be raj
sed in favor of the ablest, the truest and
purest man; and that man, we think, with
all due Difference to the opinions of some
of our contemporaries, is George Fl. Pen
dleton
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25

WAsHINGToN, June 20.-The President
to-day sent message to Congress yetoing
the bill admitting Arkansas into the Tn
ion.
The message says that the approval Of
the bill would be an admission that the
acts for the more efficient government of
the rebel States, and the acts supplement-
airy thereto, were proper and constitution
al whereas the Presidents opinion is un-
changed in this respect save that it is rather
strengthened by the results attending their
execution, If Arkansas is not a State,
this bill doesn't admit her. If she is "a
State, no legislation is necessary to her rep
resentation in Congress. Eacn House, un-
der the Constitution, judges the election
returns and the qualifications of its own
members and nothing is necessary to re-
store Arkansas out a decision by each
House upon the eligibility Of sho,e pre-
sentng their credentials as representa-
lives. This is the plain and supple plan
of the Constitution. Had it been adopted
in 1865 instead of Legislation of doubtful
constltutionality and therefore unWise and
dangerous, restoration would long since
have been accomplished. The President
again recommends the Adoption Of the
constitutional plan.
The terms proposed in the bill are
scarcely applicant to Territory certain
ly not to a State which has occupied a
place in the Union over "a quarter of CEN
fury The President is unable to find au-
thority for the conditions Of tho DILL in the
Federal Constitution. The elective fran
chise is reserved by the Constitution to bhe
States themselves The bill fails to pro-
vide how Arkansas shall signify her ac-
ceptance of the fundamental conditions,
nor does it prescribe penalties for nulliGca-
ton. 1t is seriously questioned by the
President whether the State Constitution
has been ratified according to the law as
sumed to be in force before its adoption.
The Arkansas Constitution restricts fran
chise on It's ratification by tests unknown
in the reconstruction acts, aud among
them is the acceptance OF the civil and po-
litical rights Of Ill men 1t is we'll known
thata large portion, if not large majority,
Of the electors do not accept this test and
II applied TO voters at the North. there is
reason 10 believe many of them would re-
main away from the polls rather than com
ply with it's degrading conditions. The
President concludes as follows:
"Should the people of Arkansas. there
fore, desiring to regulate the State elective
franchise so as to make it conform to the
Constitutions of large proportion of the
States of the North and West, modify the
provisions referred to in the Fundamental
condition, what is to be the consequence
It is intended that denial of representa-
ton shall follow; and if so, may we not
dread at SONS future day recurrence of
the troubles which have long agitated the
country ? Would it not be the part of wis
dom to take for our guide the Federal Con-
sttution rather than resort to measures
which, looking only to the present, may
in few years renew in an aggravated form
the strife and bitterness caused hy legisla-
ton which has proved to be lll-timed and
unfortunate?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25
Terrible Hail-Storm in Texas.

The San Antonio Express gives the
following particulars Of the late disastrous
ball-storm
Our city is perfect wreck; every
house in 1t has received some damage
many are in compile ruins, with nothing
but fragments Of walls standing The hail
stones penetrated the best roofs, going
through tin roofs like cannon balls. All
the windows facing the north have been
smashed IN; even window shutters and
doors were broken down The appearance
of the city could not have been worse uu-
der a severe bombardment. Trees are
stripped of their leaves and branches.
which lie piled up in the yards and
streets; the sides of houses exposed to the
hail had the appearance of having with
stood a thousand discharges of grape and
canister. The roofing OF the entire city is
perforated like sieve.
L he bail stones were of irregular shape
and sizes. as if a mass Of ice mad broken
above our devoted heads. and driven by a
tornado TO the earth. One Maidstone was
found weighing over five pounds. while a
great many as large as mans fist were
picked up.
Many OF the families whose houses were
beaten down took shelter under beds and
tables, and thus escaped bodily harm -
We have only heard of one death, negro
boy several had limbs broken or severe
ly bruised, while the whole population was
frightened almost to death
The damage is OF every character, and
$500, 900 will not cover it all roofs were
universally destroyed and windows broken
IN; household furniture was entirely de-
molished in some houses, and in many
stores the damage was great. The Men
ger House was greatly damaged, the kle-
Upper Hotel is almost wreck, the Con-
vent buildings are terribly cut up. All
the blinds and window glass on the north
ern side were destroyed Frenchs build
ing suffered greatly, and, in fact, all build
ings having windows to the north.
General Mason's residence was unroofed
and his family exposed to the inciement
storm. But the most distressing picture
TALL are the habitations of the poor people,
their houses battered in. household goods
destroyed, and their little gardens ruined.
The corn patches and gardens are fat
tened to the ground. and have the appear
ance of having passed through chopping
mill. All the fruit crop is destroyed
The storm resembed terrific battle,
the lightning flashed in fearful vividness,
the thunder crashing like thousand can
non, and the hail falling like shot; so
fearful was the noise that no one could
hear unless they screamed in each others
ears. Never in the history of this city,
never in the memory of the oldest inhabi-
tants was just such storm experienced.
We learn that the hail storm commence
ed eight miles this side of New Braunfels.
reached onl y short distance below our
city, and extended from FIVE to twenty
miles in width destroying everything
over region of thirty miles from north to
south and ten to twenty from east to west.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. June 10. 1863.

There is some excitement in political
circles to-day consequent upon the pub
lished announcement ot the views Of Mr.
Chase upon the prominent topics that have
been 50 ion. agisatlng the country. Ii is
stated that the published report does not
contain all that was remarked bv tire Chist
Justice, aud that h. expressed himself OPP
posed 10 the esta oisbmena 81 military
force in the southern States pending the
operation Of tue reconstruction acts.
and also III opposition to the stringent IRON
clad oath, which was manufactured Tor
party purposes. These facts are to-day be-
ing quite generally canvasscd, and Chase
stock has gone mp considerably.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 21.--The tax bill
reported to-day comes up Monday, and
will occupy the House without Interrupt
tor until it is concluded. 1t reduces the
whiskey tax to sixty cents and tobacco
from forty to thirty cents. It is elaborate
in its details for the mode of collecting the
revenue.
The President has pardoned General H.
Heth. the Confederate General.
It IS probable a general amnesty will
be proclaimed by ehe president m the 4th
Of July.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25
Veto Of the Arkansas Bill.

The admission Of Arkansas "Omside the
Conststutioa'-The Fundamental Con-
dlfions Objectionable 10 the Mate Voters
No lasting Peace iron, such Legtsia-
tion-A Return to the Constitutional
mode Recommended, dc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25
AGENTS WANTED FOR TIE
LIFE IL JblGjaSyi DAVIS
BY FRANK H. ALFRIEND. Of hicbmopc

BY FRANK H. ALFRiEND, of Richmond.
bis is the only iull, authentic and OFFICIAL
history OF the Lie and Public Services OF the
great Southern leader Mr. Aitriend has had the
co. operation and assistance of the leading ConieC
crate officials in the preparation Of til is work
will be apparent to all on examination. Send for
specimen pages and CT. culars with terms. Address
NATIONAL PUBLISHING 90, Philadelphia
May 4,S4w Pa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-06-25

EH Mr.. Wallace Miller, a citizen of
Moorefeld, Hardy county, was drowned
while attempting to wade the river at Buz-
Yards ford, near that place, on the Sd
instant