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House did really intend having such an
officer. He said it was unprecedented
MIR. Tourgee made point of order. He
said Mr.. Rodman's resolution, this morn
ing, covered the whole matter, and it lies
over under the rules. The Chair sustained
the point.
Mr.. Heaton moved that recess be taken
for ten minutes, until the President should
come in. Carried. and
At the expiration of the time the Presi-
dent called the Convention to order, and
announced the following Committees
Bal Of Rights: Heaton, Harris. OF Wake me
gro), Nicholson, French OF Chowan, Patrick,
Gahaghan, Pool, Etheridge, Fisher, Dowd, Dur
ham, Carter and Garland
Governor and Executive: Nicholson May, Nor
ton, Franklin, Hoffier, Petree, Forkner, Gunter
and StillweI.
Legislature: Sweet, Martin, Forkner. MAY. Len
ION, Mullican, Chilson, French, OF Rockin CHAM,
Mayo (negrOl, Williama, of Samp on, Turner,
Taylor and Smith
judiciary: Rodman, Sweet, Tourgee, Jones of
Washington, Pool Durham, Fisher, Watts, Wei
ke., King, Of Lenoir, Cox, Galloway (negroJ, and
league.
finance: Abbott Heaton, RoGrnan, Jonee. CT
Caldwell, Forkner. Hobbs McCubbns, King, OF
and Read.
H,tel7sol improvements: Garrett, Abbott, Mann,
French, Of Bladen, Williams, Of Wake, Hayes, of
Robson, Lyman tnegro), Gambler, Fullings and
league.
Counties, Cities &c: Tonrgee, Fullipgs Ray,
McCubbins, Andrews Aydlott, Moore Confleton,
Galloway (negro), Latin, Ing, HolloweH and
Franklin.
Corporations Jones, Of Washington, Ashley,
Grant, of Northampton, Harris ofFrankIn. Watts,
King, of Lincoln. Merritt, Holt. Ray, Robbins
negro Dickey. Tucker, and Murphy.
P,nishDoents and Penal Institutions Wellker,
Cox, Long, Glover. Parks, Nu, ply, Lee, (negro,)
Daniel, Duckworth, Hobbs, Bradley, Watts.
Militia: Bryan, Latin, Ellis, Graham, of Mont
gomery, Dowd, GRAFT, of Wayne, Ragland. Legg,
Gully, Hayes, of Robson, Highsmith Colgrove,
and Stilley.
Education Ashley, Welker, Rose, Blume, Read.
Sweet, Hayes, Of Halifax, (negro,) Graham, of
Orange Logan, Ellis, French, of Chovan and
Fisher.
Homestead Jones, of Caldwell, Hood, lnegro,)
Gahagan, Duckworth Renfrow, Sanuerlin, Nance,
Hodnett, Kinney, Mcdonald, of Moore, Barnes,
Eopes (negro) Rhodes and Cox.
Suffrage: Pool, Jones, Of Caldwell, Fl ench, of
Chowan. Rich. Gambler, Durham, Graham, Of
Chatham, Andrews, Benbow, Congleton and
Cherry
On motion of Mr. Heaton, the Conven-
ton adjourned.
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---Is the germ
From which all nobleness proceeds. =

Thus, when man surveys himself, as in
a mirror, how many beauties, free from all
low earthly dross he finds pent up in his
own soul and only waiting his command to
leap forth fresh and vigorous. To picture
the contrast: what baseness is there not in
the soul of that man, who studies but to
deceive, to pervert his passions and make
of them the miserable tools Of his subtle
villainy; to make them subservient to the
base temptings of a baser mind:
Man. as an Individual, is a noble creature,
but in his relation to society degree is
added to his nobility. AS an individual
independent of society, he is as q watch,
whose intricate works are in perfect har-
mony, just from the works1op,'and per-
forming in silent order it's internal and
manifold evolutions, without any connec
ton whatever TO external things. Man is
not in this respect to be an internal revolv-
ing machine merely, he is intended to be
an external one also. He has been placed
in this transitory field to exercise his en-
dowments for the good of all pilgrims like
himself. He is then related to society, that
is, like everything else here below, he must
regard himself as creature of usefulness,
a member of society, its ornament and he
must aid it's healthy formation, SO that
when he is about to take q last farewell of
!
sweetly into bliss. Now to be member of
society is question of profound meaning,
and which we have net the time to paint in
its varied hues. To be member of society
does not precisely imply the old aphorism
that g birds of a feather flock together, or
if it docs, it most certainly means that We
must choose we'll and honorably, and dis
tinguish accurately between the fighter
ing gaud," and proud array, the vile pa
geantry and the turgid trash. We must
bear in mind that all is not gold that
glitters" Therefore the selection of good
companionship is one of a young mans
most important matters, and one on which
hangs his glory or his shame. Poor Byron!
He tasted bitterly of this, and at an early
age he lay down and died drinking from
tue poisoned chalice.
'"Then must plunge again into the crowd,
Where revel calls, and laughter, valDly loud,
False to the heart, distorts the hollow check,
To leave the tagging spirit douply weak
View in its every shape this kind Of So
ciety, to escape which We are obliged to
tense every muscle, to healthily stimulate
every nerve, and employ every manly quail
ity of our noble nature. The shouts of
revelry by night, the rodomontade of the
bowling bacchanaians those midnight
carousals, where forbidding tumult IN Its
most direful form is seen, should all be
Stunned. If We can foresee the effects o.
time lily spent, and we do foresee them, we
see them daily in scenes to be deplored, we
would not feel embarrassed in pronoun-
cling stimulants in all their aspects to be
the source of strife, to be man s curse. max
ing of earth a hell. To thee, 0, Temper
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-24

SPIRITS TURPENTINE-At the time of closing
our @ n on 10 cnn as e me market ruled
parcels when offered. This firmness continued
to rule throughout Friday. 40 cents being the
ruling price Of the day. On Saturday,
however, there was less enquiry, buyers not APP
pearing disposed to operate unless at decline,
which was submitted to, and the sales since then
have been at range of 48 to 483 cents ID gallon
closing at As cents. The business done for the
week has been unusually light, owing to the fact
that sellers GENERALLY have been holding at fig
ures above the views of buyers; the market, how
ever, closes steady at 48 cents. The sales reach
only 3S6 bills, viz:
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surrep der.d at Iast-General j. b. Magru
der Takes the Oath.

General J. B. Magruder, late of the Con-
federate army, voluntarily presented him
self to the clerk Office of the United States
Circuit Court yesterday and proposed to
take the oath Of allegiance to the Govern
ment of the United States. The oath was
then administered by Commissioner White
in the usual manner, General Magruder
promptly subscribing to the same. After
once more enrolling himself as a faithful
subject of Uncle Sans, this first formida-
BILE opponent of the Government entered
into friendly and unreserved converse with
the Commissioner on general topics.
New York Herald, 1SM.
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E E Y [ E W
OF THE
W IL NJ NGTON MARKETS
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY,
January 23, 1868.
E E ' [ E W

TURPEETINE.-For this article the market ruled
at quotations given in our last up to Wednesday
when the price gave way SOLO cents, and sales
made at IS for soft, and 81 80 for hard z Dbl
of $50 1bs.-the market closing at these figures
though with decling tendency. The receipts for
the week have been small, reaching only 1,119
hbIs rs follows:
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A SITUATION WANTED
CONCORD FEMALE C0LLEGE.

FHE NEXT SESSION WILL COMMENCE ON
Il the first Monday of January, 1868. 1t will
continue six instead Of five months. Tuition and
board, with washing, will be Sl35. balfin advance
Each boarder will furnish her own lights and
towels and pair of sheets and pillow cases.
Music, Drawing, French and Latin are extra.
Address, j. NJ. Nj CALDWELL
Statesville, N. @.
nov2S 81 eod&42-6W0
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LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Syashington-Proceed Of Con-
gress, &c,


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. DIP. M.
SENATE,-The Reconstruction bill was read
over.
Mr. Doolittle, Democrat, of Wisconsin, object
ed to it's second reading and the bill went over
under the rules.
The conference committees report on the anti
Contraction bill adopted.
The bill now goes to the President for his ap-
prevail.
The amendment to the Cotton Tax bill, admit
ting foreign cotton free of duty was re-affirmed
by the Senate by vote of rs yeas to IS nays. The
committee will probably agree to Disagree and
the bill will fail,
A petition from the Maryland Union League
was presented, praying that the Reconstruction
Acts be extended over Maryland.
Senator Thomas case was resumed, when the
Senate adjourned in honor of Mr.. Noell
HoUsE.-The deficiency bill was resumed.
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee proposed that the
matter of stationery be left to the honor of the
members.
Mr.. Stevens objected to this measure, stating
that it WAS an old rule under which the members
made stationery cover pantaloons and shirts.
Mr.. Ross proposed an amendment suspending
the payment of members while travelling in
Europe. The bill finally passed.
Resolutions from Mississippi were presented
praying for the removal of political disabilities
from certain citizens.
MI. Blair introduced bill taxing shares in the
National Banks
The Postof1ice Committee was directed to inquire
into the expedency of abolishing the franking
privilege.
The Committee on Education and Labor was
directed to inquire into the expediency of pro-
viding general system of education in rebeldom,
educating every child between five and twenty
years of age.
The bill forfeitinS lands granted to the rebel
States for railroad purposes was resumed.
During the discussion MI. Chandler called Mr..
JUL all O. coward.
The Speaker ruled these words as unparliamen-
tary.
Mr.. Chandler retorted Certainly not, if he is
one.
MIR. Julian retorted: MIR. Chandler could test
his cowardice at any time.
Mr.. Chandler replied: Very we'll, sir I'll take an
early opportunity to do so.
The bill went over.
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FLORAL COLLEGE,.

OBESON COUN TY, N. G..
Rev. PROF. G. MORGAN, A. NJ, Principal.
INEXPERIENCED TEACHERS WILL CON
IL duct all the studios.
A skillful Professor of Music will be entrusted
with that department. Our own Language and
Literature, in addition to it's Grammar, will be
critically studied. The art science OF Teaching
will claim the most advanced pupils, in normal
class.
EXPENSES
Board and the College Course, $175 currency,
(washiug, fuel and lights at COST -
Music and use Of Piano, $780,
Oil Painting $50.
Drawing, French and Latin, s25.
Hald paid in advance.
The one, undivided term begins on the frat of
February, and ends on the first of November.
For further information, address the Principal.
I" Shoe Heel ~ Post Office.
ian "A 5O-2t-chd
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NEW YORK. Jan. 22-6 2. NJ.

New YORK, Jan. 22-6 2. N.
Cotton firm and less active; sales of $500 bales
at 17@17i cents. Flour is unchanged. Wheat
quiet and unchanged. Corn closed dull and de-
clinine-new mixed western 81 31@s1 32s; white
southern 81 28@s1 90. Oats 85a@86. Mess pork
heavy and declining-new s21 rs, old $40 rs. Lard
firm at 124@134 cts Groceries firm and steady
Naval stores quiet and unchanged. Freights firm.
cotton gd@7-16d.
Government bonds closed strong. Fve-twen-
ties of so, coupons 11Os. Sterling exchange dull
and unsettled. Gold 139t.
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North Carolina Reconstruction Conven-
ton (so-called).

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 22-P. NJ.
The Convention spent to-day in fixing per diem,
travelling expenses &C., and resolving to have re-
porter for the Convention Per diem was fixed at
eight dollars per day for the members, AID twelve
dollars for the President. Travelling expenses
twenty cents per mile. Under the influence OF
high prices. the Convention moves slowly.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

At o'clock, the President being absent,
Mr.. Welker was, on motion of Mr.. Hea-
ton, called to the Chair.
Mr.. Tourgee offered an ordinance to
prevent oppression in the Courts in crimi-
nal causes. Lies over.
Mr.. Patrick, an ordinance for the relief
of the people. He said the people were
very much indebted, and he introduced
this ordinance to prevent the sacrifice of
property.
Mr. Tourgee, an ordinance in regard to
the jurisdiction of the Courts. Read and
ordered to be considered in Committee of
the Whole, tomorrow, when the Conven-
ton takes up Mr.. Rodman's ordinance.
Harris, of Wake, (negro,) moved to go
into an election of Reporter.
Mr., Hodnett wished to know if the
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Can one please all? there is mono from ce,esure
free,
To look for t. then, it were absurd in thee
EAJo TANNER
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Rates of Freight.

Per Steamer. Per Sailing
Vessel.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-19
RAD SPELLING

The English language is very diff
ficult to master. Its photography
is especially so. As it is not our
mother tongue we often murder,
unintentially, some ofits words by
bad spelling. But even those who
were born and thorougly educated
in this country, are sometimes gull
ty Of such blunders. The similari-
ty of sound of some Of the letters,
and the .superfuous use of many
which are silent, is a prolific source
of bad spelling. Indeed the stand
ard usage, in the spelling of some
Of our simplest words is calculated
to elude the eye ofeven the shrewd-
est photographers. For instance,
the proper way to spell whisky
is without an in it, and yet we
often see it spelled "whiskey." We
found it 50 spelled in two of our
ablest papers In the State last week.
But to err IS human.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-19
ALBANY N. Y. DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION. -5

The New York Democratic Con-
ventien met at Albany on the 11th
inst, to appoint delegates to the
National Convention and for the
transaction of other business. The
address of the occasion was deliv-
cred by Hon. Horatio Seymour.
While he approved the National
Bank system and favored the taxa
ton ofGovernment Bonds, he spoke
as follows on the financial question,
which, as will be seen, is not the
doctrine Of the Democracy of the
West. He says: '-.
Some hold that it is right, and is
due to the taxpayer, that we should
save what we could by paying the
principal of the debt in currency,
but they underrate the force of
their own argument. It is a mis-
take to suppose the interests of the
bondholders and taxpayers are an
tagonistic The fact is overlooked
that, in order to make any saving
by giving the bondholder worth
less paper, we would spring upon
ourselves disaster and dishonor,
which will cost hundred fold what
we can save. 1t means that we are
to give to the laborer for his toll
worthless currency; that our bust
ness shall be kept in uncertainty and
confusion; that the laboring man
shall suffer by the increased cost of
the comforts of life; and that the
taxpayers shall be burdened by
government proved to be corrupt
and imbecile by this very deprecia-
ton of its currency. We can't af-
ford to speculate upon the nations
honor at so fearful a cost. If we
come into power there will be no
discredit on the currency, no spec
ulation in paying our bonds in pa
per. l thank God the faith we all
hold as one man, seeks to level up
not to level down. While, there
fore, we may differ as to the con-
struction of the contract with the
public credit, we must not confound
the position of those who think it
right to pay paper, but who battle
to make that paper as good as gold,
with the position of those who mean
to pay not only paper, but who are
destroying the value of that paper.
That is reputation. We are not
trying to give paper to the bond
holder, but gold and silver to the
people.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-19
Supreme Court Abolished.

The Ohio Senate, yesterday after
noon, by strict party vote, passed
the resolution that Henry c. Jones
is not entitled to seat as Senator
from the Eighth Senatorial District
in the face of the fact admitted by
the entire Senate, that Mr.. Jones re-
ceived majority of all the votes
which were legal votes at TIE time
the election was held. This decis-
ion of the Democracy is, to say the
least, most extraordinary. : n ft
Men having aspreponderance of
white blood have had the right, and
have exercised the right to vote un-
der the old Constitution and the
new for almost half acentury. a Can
those who, under the Constitution
and the laws, were legal voters in
October, be made illegal voters at
that time, in consequence of reso-
luton of the Ohio Senate, passed
five months after election was
held Was it the duty of judges of
elections in the Eighth District to
reject the votes of all voters having
the admiXture .ot African blood !?
Would not they have been liable to
prosecutions and penalties for it :?
Were not,all judges sworn to obey
the Constitution and the laws ? Were
they, or were they not, bound to re-
gard the Interpretation given to the
Constitution by the highest judicial
tribunal2 By doing what was their
undeniable constitutional duty, they
were admitting according to Demo
cratic logic, illegal votes! They
discharged their duties according to
law, but not according to what
ought to have been law. Therefore
they were wrong. Wrong accor-
ding to an ec post .facto resolution
of the Senate passed almost six
months after the then legal votes
were received. .,s.--. -. T.-
/ But it was useless to argue this
question now. 1t was useless to
argue it before the vote was taken
else the unanswearble argument of
Mr.. West would have made some
slight impression When the inter
ests of the party are at stake Demo
cratic ears are deaf ears. A major
ity of one. The Supreme Court
may interpret the Constitution for
ordinary mortals, but it can deliver
no decision which a Democratic
Senator is bound to respect.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-19
The Lies about Gen. Grant
Incomtrovertable Proof that they
...- are Lies.

General Halpin, editor of the New
York Citizen has been to Washing
ton surveying men and things in
general, more especially with refer
ence to the Presidency. Of Grants
alleged drunkenness he writes as
follows: .-..
Ihave conversed at least with a
score of officers who are known to
me as gentlemen incapable of falls
hood, and who, from their positions
have been for the past six or eight
months in daily-some of them in
hourly official relations with Gener-
al Grant, from 9 O'Clock A. NJ. until
4 o'clock every afternoon, Sundays
excepted; and by every one of them
three, at least, being known to me
as personally and politically oppo-
sed to General Grant-the SANDER
Gus statements of the Independent,
Antt- Slarery Standard and Mr..
Wendell Phillips have been indig-
nantly and vehemently contradicted
[ have also conversed with numer-
GUS ladies upon the point-and the
experience of every fallible husband
or brother with whom occasionally
"the olives may have disagreed" !"
will suggest what strict judges of
such matters these ladies are; and
from every quarter, without distinct
ion of social caste or party, the
same evidence has been given !:
These attacks upon General Grant
in female phraseology, are "total
scandalous fibs," for he has been out
every night in society at balls, din
ners or Germans with Mrs. Grant :;
and his habits have been temperate
in the extreme-even so much as a
glass of champagne being rarely
tasted at the dinner table or at sup
per- It is humiliating-and so felt
by the writer-to be obliged to cor
rect such partisan falsehoods in re-
gard to the chief soldier of our Ar
mics; but it is thousand fold more
humiliating to such gentlemen as
Theodore Tilton or Wendell Philips
that they should have allowed them
selves. without sufficient examina-
ton to have been made General But
ler's instrument or, "conveniences"
for the circulation Of such atroeious
libels? ..,.5e
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-19
r EGAL NOTICE.

II
To Jane Thorb. and James A. Thorb.
her husband, who reside in the State of Ill
inois, Delilah Irwin, Catharine Irwin.
James H. Irwin, Jesse P. Irwin, Anne Eliz-
abeth Irwin and Mary Ellen IRWIN:
You are hereby notified that John W. Ir-
win, Admi nistrator with the Will annexed,
of the estate of Elizabeth Olney, deceased,
on the 10Th day of March, A. D. 1868, fled
his petition in the Probate Court within
and for the County of Wyandot, and State
of Ohio. alledging that the personal estate
of said decedent is insufficient TO pay her
debts and the charges of administering her
estate and that she died seized in fee sim
pie ofthe following described real estate,
situate in said county, to- wit
Lot No. four az, of section No. thirty
of range No. thirteen (I3) east, of the Wy
andot Reservation, Ohio, containing forty
one acres, and fifty six hundredths more or
less !; that Delilah Irwin is entitled to dow
er in said premises, and that Jane Thorb
and James A. Thorb, her husband, Catha-
rine Irwin. James II. Irwin, Jesse T. Irwin =,
Anne Elizabeth Irwin, and Mary Ellen
Irwin. as her heirs at law, hold the next
estate of inh heritance therein.
The prayer of said petition is for the as
signmept of dover to the said Delilah IT.
win. and for the sale of said premises, sub
ject to said dover estate, for the payment Of
the debts and cl arges aforesaid.
Said petition will be. for hearing on the
25th day of April, A. D. 1868, or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard.
. JOHN IRWIN,
Administrator, with the will
2gs annexed. of Elizabeth Olney
.s-} a. deceased. cr.+Gg5-4 ,.
GRIsELL 4 KAIL, Attorneys for Petitioner.
March l6, 186S-n18-4t -.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-19
Redemption OF Bonds in Exis-
s ting Currency.

Hon. John Sherman has furnish
ed us copy of his able speech
which he delivered in the U. S Sen.
ate on the 9th ult. from which we
take the following extracts
II here again desire to repeat that
in what have to say in regard to
the manner of paying or redeeming
the bonds, do not speak for the
Committee Oh Finance, because, in
the view which they took of it in
the bill which they reported, they
did not decide that question. ]
merely present the argument. ]
say that equity and justice are amp
ly satisfied if we redeem these bonds
at the end of five years in the same
kind of money. Of the same intrin-
sic value it bore at the time they
were issued. Gentlemen may rea-
son about this matter over and over
again, and they canEot come to any
other conclusion at least, that has
been my conclusion after the most
careful consideration. Senators are
sometimes in the habit, in order to
defeat the argument Of an antago-
mist, of saying that he is repudia-
ting. Why, sir, every citizen of the
United States has conformed his
business to the legal-tender clause.
He has collected and paid his debts
accordingly. Every State in this
Union, without exception, has made
its contracts since the legal tender
clause in currency and paid them in
currency. Indeed, every State in
this Union except Massachusetts,
has gone further, and, as I think
improperly, in paying either princi-
cipal or interest of pre-existing debts
contracted on the basis of gold.
II trust, sir, before thissession
closes, that Congress willprovide
for the redemption of our maturing
bonds, thus saving ultimately SIT
O00, 900 year that it will adopt
such measures as will gradually
make the dollar in greenback in the
hands of the laboring man equal to
a dollar in gold; that it will throw
off the great mass of our interna
taxes, and reduce our ordinary ex
penses to the lowest practicable
limit These measures adopted, We
may safely leave to our constituents
the renewal oftrade, the restoration
of confidence, and the development
nf fi.aetuotIy, .-t.