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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-02-14

Guilty Well! The fate Of others
Now at length descends on me
Envy strikes the loftiest ever
AS the Lightning on tile tree.
Banished Athens aye bath willed II
For ner truest souls Of yore
Now know thee, Aristides, ra-,.
As / never knew before.
D forgive me, gallant rival, .:sO tr.
IL 1 e'er have wrought thee III ~
Think bat of the glorious morning
When we stOed on yOnder hiliI gair.
When Miltiades arrayed us
in the central ranks 10 stand, -..r1 .
When we charged adown the mountain
On the motley Persian baud, g,r ~ d.
When the shouting wings swept forward, r
And we stood like sea-sliAs fast,
Smiling TO behold the nations rot ,n
Break iu foam upon US cast
When we chased them to the galleys, b..
Slaughtered thousands by the wave, -,.
Sent them back in Tout TO Susa,
Heaped the mound above our brave, o.,
And forever throngh the ages
Sounds our glory, rolling OD,
For Ailtiades aud Alhsns, IrD1 GFT
For ourselves and Marathon.
Men of AthcnsP BY your sentence
l am banished from your state
Humbly 10 that doom l bow me1
And leave you to your fate.
Not 10 me thine awful ending,
Athens, shall the years unfold .F
Long shall night have closed these eyelfds
Ere that ruin men behold.
Still, when | am long forgotten,
Shall thy hanghty sway extend,
Isles aud cities, lords and kingdoms,
Forced TO court, TO sue, To bend,
. The foregoing description is nearly transia
~ from The .Iers0 OF EscbyluS.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31

On ACCOUNT OF the recent railroad accidents
in Chester, the City Council has passed an ordi-
nance requiring trains TO pass through that city
at rate not exceeding four miles per hour.
The Chester Republican considers this injudicious
legislation, and shows the great disadvantage
which will result TO the Railroad companies il
such an ordinance be enforced. 1t suggests that
the delay caused by it. would be SO great that
probably not more than one train will stop in
that city. In relation to the recent accidents and
those in the past 1t speaks rs follows:-
"Whe we, in common with the whole COM
munity, sincerely regret these terrible mishaps,
yet we cannot he blind To the fact that they All
the railroad, aud two of them In sight of the
gate tender at tho Philadelphia road crossing,
and despite his warning. So the inquest found
and cxonerated those in charge of the train from
all ccnsuie. Surely, these accidents do not
demonstrate the necessity for such restrictions
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Company runs through this city between twenty
five and thirty trains per duy, and yet during a
period of fifteen years past VIC can recall but
about twenty accidents very smpll minority
oil which happened at street crossings and only
one If we remember correctly, accustomed by
the express trains. Let this record speak for
itself-it is the best eyideHcc of good manage
ment and precanton that tan be produced"
We believe the town of Elktun passed sim
liar ordinance some time ago, which, on being
tested before the Cecil county courts, was pro-
nounced void.
So fur as it is intended to avoid accidents, Il
appears not to be directed at the cause Of those re-
Gently occurring, oil of which were caused not by
the rate of speed, but by two trains passing each
other in the town, the bewildered victims meet
ing their death by jumping in front Of one to
avoid the other.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31

Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
no,,, D.ce,,hor 9o,,
90 ~ 80
Ihis quaint ola town Is beginning 10 wake from
the lrihargy Of the past two years, and Is putting
mn her holiday attire in view of tho apnroacbinr
.,',., m, y 's''s =
sess'oh "i 'he Legishture' WHICH VIII commence
lis sitiings on Monday, January 4th.
The honorob,e thirty arc ioose,, IN, viii -
=, -, ~, 80.
much nte'est py inc cilizens oi TINS quiet capital
MS is caused by the assembling of the American
Compress to Tho citizens of Washington.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
nenth ort he Anbnrn Horse.

During the last ten years Mr.. Bonner has
had stable of trotting horses of great value
and during that time he was so exceedingly
fortunate as never to lose one, nor to have
one break down. This is very uncommon
circumstance, as most owners of valuable
horses know by experience, and il shows
the excellence of The management 10 his sta
BILE as well as the high quality of the horses
1t has contained. Now, however, we have
TO announce that the celebrated Auburn
Horse, the property Of Mr.. Bonner, died ON
Wednesday evening last of srasmodic collie.
He was attacked on that morning, aud II was
thought in the middle of the day that the
complaint was subdued. 1t, however, re-
turned with greater force and virulencc.
AT one time it was thought that the Au-
burn Horse had no superior as trotter in
this country, but Mr.. Bonner now has three
that could beat him. These are Dexter, who
is beyond all question the fastest and stout.
est trotler that eyer lived; Young Pocahon-
tas, who has Inherited the iaultless trotiing
action of her sire, Ethan Allen, and The de
tcrmincd game and bottom Of her dam
Pocahontas and Peerless, the finest speci
men extant of the grand cross setwcer
American Star and the fine, sound, hard,
mares of the Messenger blood. Wilkes
| Shirt Of The Times
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3Oth.-Hon. Chas. Phelps
of the Third Congressional District, was married
here last evening, to Miss Matte E. Woodward,
daughter of W. e. Woodward, of Baltimore, a
prominent merchant.
The unfortunate Commercial traveller" Drcs-
cher, was heard on the habeas corpus, yesterday,
and discharged on ar informally. He was then
re-arrested, and committed to jail 10 wait fur
thcr hearing on January 9th.
The steamships Carroll, Somerset and Worces-
tor, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Line to
Liverpool, have been withdrawn for the winter,
and during the balance of the season will be run
as freight line between Baltimore aud New
York.
1t is stated that General Grant, who will leave
Washington to-day, will not stop in Baltimore,
but pass on directly to Philadelphia. After hl'
return to Washington, in about ton days, no will
pay Baltimore brief visit, and be The guest Of
William j. Albert, ESQ.,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
The Johnsou oaice-Ho,ders.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
The question of a wholesale displacement
of Johnson's officials, now holding commits
sions by and with the advice and consent OF
the Republican Senate, on the 18th of March
next, by the incoming Administration, has
been the subject of deep consideration By
the friends Of General Grant for a long time
past The subject having lately been alluded
to In conversations with the President elect,
he emphatically declored his opposition in
so many words to the old jackson doctrine,
that to the victors belong the spols. In
other words, he opposed the turning men
out of office merely for opinions sake. The
purpose of his administration will be the
faithful performance Of the duties of his great
officc to sec that the laws are carried out /;
that honesty and ecoIoxiy prevail in the
public sois i,v, aud that all iiir UfIlces uIu
filed by capable and eilicicnt men. This is
understood to mean that il there is now an
officer in the public service who has shown
a peculiar fitness for his position, and nm evil
dcnce of his ability to perform its functions
in the highest degree of excellence, and with
honesty of purpose, no matter what his po-
litical opinions may be, it would be improper
to displace that officer with one Hho could
perform at least the duties no better While
| II Ia probable General Grant will seek in the
| Republican party men to ill the various of
| fees, IL is certain that he will look more ia
the capacity of the candidate than TO his
political services 10 any party, and the claims
Of no man on the latter ground merely will
be considered Gen. Grant has also said in
conversation lately that he is in favor of the
general feature Of Mr. Jenckcs Civil Service
hill
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
----7--'
Sale of n Slave Girl.

A writer in the Galaxy gives the following
account of the sale of a slave girl at Charles
ton, S, o., twenty-five years ago;
Passing through the crowd in the direction
the driver had pointed, found, seated be-
hind a board partition that screened her
from notice, u girl of some eighteen years,
engaged in sewing. To say that she was
beautiful would be faint praise, An octoo.
room, under whose transparent skin the
veins radiated in lines of blue, and whose
cheeks showed that tint, which, in contrast
with dark liquid eyes, make the race the
most beautiful on earth; of slight figure,
tapering hands and feet, and full developed
neck and shoulders, over which jet black
tresses fell in Interchangeable was indeed
tropical in her loneliness. She rose from
her scat as | stepped within the screen, and
babe me good morning. There was no
shrinking. A slight blush seemed TO highten
the color Of her checks, but it instantly dis
appeared, or was forgotten in the graceful
good breeding of her manner.
In dress-the simple morning calico of
that day-in air, bearing, and self-relance,
as well as in tones of voice and powers of
conversation, she was gentlewoman. In
deed, she had been educated in schools at
the North, under the expectations OF free
uOnl anu NSuitn, Dut tHc VIII vi utT lulntr
had been denied probate, and her half-br
er, in fact, though not in name, held him
self aloof from all recognition of relation
ship. She knew that she was to be sold,
and had evidently made up her mind to her
fate.
Many of the young bloods of both town
and country had been drawn together by
the advertisement, and by the knowledge Of
her history. Her apartment had been gen.
cral rendezvous during the day, and the city
was full of rumors of her beauty. The auc-
tioneer stated briefly the facts already mar
rated of the girls history, and then sent for
her to come out. The bnilding was throng-
cd with men. As she assembled the plat
form, assisted by the auctioneer, and walk
ed toward the center, murmur OF surprise,
mingled perhaps with pity, ran through the
crowd. A chair was placed for her to sit
by the side of the auclioneer, who at once
commenced the sale. He gave no descrip-
ton. She needed none. AS the bidding,
beginning at a thousand dollars advanced to
three thousand and more, watched her
face. There were no tears, no a1ectation oil
grief, no shrinking from the pdblic gaze,
but her eyes turned from bidder to bidder,
with an intensity of meaning clearer than
words. The offers rose by hundreds to four
thousand one hundred dollars; and when
the hummer fell, making her the property of
her fathers executor and friend, her fervent
ulterance Of "God be thanked" drew from
more than one breart hearty amen.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
GREENBA CKS AND LEGAL
TENT)ER

The Constitution declares that The States
shall not make anything but gold and silver
a legal tender. The natural inference is that
the United States may do SO. Upon their
supposed right, Congress proceeded, during
the war, to make greenbacks, legal tender.
The people acquiesced in that action, and
business has since been conducted upon the
greenback basis. Even If had been posi-
BILE to do so, we cannot see how 1t could
have been the part of good citizens to take
any other course than cheerful acquiescence
in the law. The result was hardship to a
small class-the retired non-producers, living
at their ease, on fixed incomes. But as was
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31

I From q letter OF COlonoi furncy.l
Immediate or too early resumption at this
time, when the debt Of the nation is so col
ossai, and when millions Of our citizens are
also Involved and every, section demands no
Itwould bankrupt three out of every fiye
merchants In the country. It would reduce
the value Of all our securities, and tuoutd
help nobody but those men svho at on
their money-chests vdtching for high
rates Of interest. Fix day for resumption
Il would rather see 1t five than two and a
half years oII--and the work of enterprise,
production, accumulation and thrift will be-
gin with miraculous rapidly,
Had resumption been forced this time Inst
year, Horatio Seymour or some other Dem
ocrat would now be President elect. What
is needed at present Is the same wisdom that
gave us Grant-a sensible platform, practical
legislation, and sagacious Congress. Let
US do nothing hastily; and, above all, let us
avoid tho rock upon which other parties have
SO often spllt-theoretic iegistation on
questions of finance. j. w. II.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31

In CONSIDERING the difficulties and posi-
bllities of Resumption, it will not do to
make the case of bank which begins to
redeem Its issue, basis for comparison with
the Government commencing to redeem the
grcenbacks. For every dollar emitted by
the banks whereby they incur liability to
the public who use their notes correspond
ing liability is contracted to them by those
to whom the notes are first issued. AS a
rule the amount Of notes presented to the
banks for redemption is pretty nearly bal
anced day by day through the maturing Of
obligations due the banks. Thus the outgo
of bank is proximately balanced by its
daily income. If its affairs are well con-
Quoted its aggregate liabilities should be fully
balanced by its aggregate assets, Its aggre-
gate debts in notes by the aggregate of its
credits through The issue of notes. ITS notes
being payable on demand, il is liable to have
them presented for redemption faster than
the obligations due to itself can be collected;
but if time were given, the two should bal
ancc each other; Or rather there should be a
balance in favor of the bank, constituting
the surplus from which it makes its divi-
dcnds, and accumulates its provision for
| emergencies
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
A Broad swath for the Legislature.


saxon" writes to one of the Democratic
newspapers in this city, proposing the fol-
lowing partizan and violent programme for
the Legislature -
Now that the Democrats have atwo-thirls
majority, or three-fourths majority in our
State Legislature, IL is due the Black Repub-
licans that there should be commended TO
their lips, as far as Delaware is concerned.
some portion of the ingredients of that
poisoned ckalice which that party has been
administering to the Democrats throughout
the nation.
The first dose should be the impeachment
of the Levy Court Commissioners of New
Castle County, or the total adjustment OF
the Levy Court itself, as now constituted,
missoners to be appointed by the Governor
or by The General Assembly, for the Com
missioners of that Court, clearly, were guilty
OF an impeachable offence in making appro-
prisiions for the Eleventh and Third Street
bridges, in direct violation of the express
prohibition of the Act of Assembly in such
cases made and provided.
The next dose should be given by an ACT
establishing Board ofPolice Commissioners
for the City Of Wilmington, whose duty il
shall be TO turn out of Office all the present
Radical policemen, who spend most of their
time as politicians electioneering for the
Black Republican party, and appoint other
and better men as policemen, who will en-
deavor to protect the persons and property
of our citizens.
| A third dose, an act giving white women
the right to vote, to counterfeit the votes Of
negroes, and protect their rights
| A fourth dose, an act giving women the
| right to prosecute any man who shall fur
nish her husband or son with intoxicating
liquors, after official or written notice from
her prohibiting it.
| A fifth dose, to divide New Castle County
into two counties, cutting Wilmington, witt
its Black Republican majority, off from the
rest of the County, and thus giving repre-
sentation according to population.
A sixth dose, to abolish the payment Of
taxes as prerequisite to voting
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31

THE ALABAMA NEGOTIATIONS have receiv-
cd the careful consideration Of the leading
members Of tie Senate, there being decid-
ed conviction That the diplomacy of Mr.. Rev
erdy Johnson needs overhauling. After n
survey Of The subject it has been concluded
that the following programme embraces the
utmost concessions that can possibly be
uallc to Great Brilliant
First The British Government must adj
nit their pecuniary liability for the depre-
daiions of The Alabama, Shenandoah, Flo
rida and Sumpter, and agree TO pay the
amount Ct money which shall be deter
| mined by the joint commission hereafter
appointed
Second The commission of four shall be
agreed upon, each nation appointing two,
and they finally selecting an umpire.
Third. This commission shall adjust all
claims presented to them by American
citizens, which arose out of depredations
committed by any one of the above named
privateers, and shall investigate each case,
and decide what amount OF money is due
for said claims.
Fourth. After this class of claims have
been settled the Commissioner shall pass up
On all other classes of claims of American
citizens against England from 1858 up to the
present time; and likewise from British sub
iccts against the United States the follow
ing classes Of cases.
First. All cases presented by British sub
jects residing permanently in the United
States
Second. All cases in which the claimant
is unable to show that he remained neutra
during the late civil war;
Third. Those cases decided finally by the
Admiralty Courts.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
g,gE DhyLy NORTHUMBERLAND

THE DAILY COMMERCIAL ~
lssned every dJscrnoon, ercept &snd9y.
n d The oszy Daily Paper IN Whining
son, and eke State Of Delawdre. Terms,
Air dsssrrs per dnnuns, or T0ctve cents
. sresk Single copies Three cents.
THE DELA WARE 7RLB UNE 70
ssssed from the COMMERCIAL office,
query Thursday morning, and contains
principally reading matter published in
Daily. Ria the largest paper. aas
soatains by far the mTst reading matter
those published on the Peninsula =
.erms. THO dollars per d,snun.
p THE COMMERCIAL JOB OFFICE
e. amply provided Nth printing mater
cal of the latest stytes, and our toork Is
done equal 10 Philadelphia Offices, and
at no higher rates.
THE OFFTCEof The COMMERCIAL
and TRIB UNE Is att Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware. Entrance adj
joinisg the City Hall
JENKINS C A 7.h-INSON
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31


OUR PEYissuLAR EXCHANGES, whose local
news, we have, during the life of the TRIBUNE,
condensed under the head of sour Neigh
bors," came to us containing many illusions to
the festive and holiday season. We WISH now
and here, to tender 10 them our kindcst greet
ings and express the hope that for the next year
their labors may no. only amply reward them
selves but be for the best interests of our grcat
Peninsula. We have sometimes criticised their
conduct, controycrtcd their views, or silly tried
to poke fun At iii I'm, but after al il was done
good hnmoredy, aud il we were pitched into"
pretty severely, in return, We only laughed and
shed off the storm. And so, brethren of the
Pcninsular press, let us dwell in harmony, after
all. Let us even yet tolerate the rule of Demo-
crazy, and only look forward more hopefully for
the time when u will give place to Il better one.
Hcrcs our hand.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31

PUBLIC ATTENTION is being turned toward
Delaware. So it should be. Delaware, ike
all other "esi.i,e characters, has actual vir-
tues, as well as decided faults. We arc in
the United States and therefore have great
advantage over New Jersey. We have
.ia-.,a. -.s.- ,,...n 1,nUuU Isiana. We hero
daily paper, while Florida has none. We
have the best soil for high cultivation, and
valuable crop producing, in the United
States. When our peach trees are frosted,
all the country has to go without peaches
and cream. Our sweet potatoes are dryer
and better favored than those of New Jer
sey. Our white oak makes better ship tim
her than that of New England. We have
more carpet baggers, in comparison with
the number Of native born people, than any
other State ON the Atlantic coast.
Delaware is little, but then it is old. II is
just getting ready TO be great. When Mas
sachusctts is lettering in decline like old
Athens, Delaware will be producing millions
of bushels Of every variety of fruit and
vegetables, her whole surface lurrowed with
long rows of celery, asparagus, and peas.
When Pennsylyania's oil wells are dry, and
her coal mines exhausted, the Delaware
garden will be feeding the whole nation
with her products.
These are facts. For the present we are
ridden with the moral incubus of past age
We are shedding that cuticle as fast as pos
siblc Alistocratlc rule, ignorance, whip
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-31
GnnnnAL GRANT.


More Statements Respecting Hts Views.
Correspondence Of the Syracuse Journall
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Thursday, Dec. "a,
1sGS-It is quite evident that General Grants
silence is not the result of obtuseness or
want of ideas. Since his return to Wash
ington he has not been remarkable for retic-
ence. On the contrary, he seems to have
taken every proper occasion to express his
opinions on current topics.
Just before Congress met he announced
himself as desiring to see passed an amend
ment to the Constitution making uniform
rule of suffrage. He also reiterated his fa-
vorable opinion of tho Wade amendment,
limiting President to one term.
Perhaps the most outspoken things he has
said were spoken yesterday at interviews
had with several Congressman.
Among them was Senator Chandler, Of
Michigan. In the course of conversation
the Senator urged the claims of certain Pa
cific Railroad schemes, presenting, Of course
the plausible argument that the develop
ment of the country, &c. would more thar
warrant the outlay. General Grant In th,
most emphatic manner declared against al
schemes of the kind.
The first duty of the government he said
was TO prepare for payment OF the nationa
| debt. In order to do this, the most rigi,
economy and care were necessary in all pub
lie expenditures Subsidies to railroa,
schemes, unless shown 10 be absolutely ne
cessary for the competition OF importan
routes must be opposed.
The Senator, or course, was not convinc
ed, and reiterated his own views. Mention
ing that he was going home Gas was under
stood to look after his re-eleclion). Geners
Grant remarked jocularly, but neaningly
that che hoped he would stay having 1
view that he could he spared II his view
continued as stated.
AT another interview with members pf III
House General Grant tnpk occasion to urg
the absolute necessity Of session of II
Forty-first Congress 10 begin On TIE It'll
March next. He said That legislation W,
greatly behind the real needs of the counir,
and that, further, his administration woul
require the presence Of Congress 10 aid
the adoption of measures that might
found absolutely necessary for the pacilic
ton of the country.
This ends, without doubt, all attempts
repeal the act by which each Congress is +
quired 10 meet on the 18th of March, thong
it is understood the House Judiciary Con
mittee agree to report n bill for that purpos