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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
Dana on the Radical Party.

Gen. Butler proposes to make broad
the gate and easy the way for rebels to
get back into the government. Uni
versal amnesty and impartial suffrase
have long been the watchword of Mr..
Greeley and the Tribune. Gen. Jack
Hamilton, of Texas, is in Washington
advocating the utmost lberality toward
our erring brethren of secession pro-
clivities. There is disposition among
the republican leaders, so general that
it is already virtually the policy of the
arty, to let the rebels back. The ex-
ceptions are so few, the number who
will be kept out so small, that they
amount, practically, to nothing.
We do not for the present question,
and we do not propose to discuss, the
intrinsic wisdom of this policy. We
design simply to call ate ntion to the
prospect which it opens to the repub-
lican party. That prospect is the
grave.
Whoever supposes that the money
and the brains OF the white rebels will
not be more than a match for the ne
groes and the few scattering white re-
publicans in the former slave states,
has confidence which we do not share.
These states may be expected to vote
solid, or nearly so, for democratic
candidate for president at the next
election. And we also doubt whether
large majority of the democratic par
ty in the free states would MT prefer
Robert E. Lee to Gen. Grant for presi-
dent to-day.
The terrible burden of the heavy
taxes is all the while pressing powerful
ly against the republican party. On
the whole it must be admitted that any
prudent life insurance company would
have to regard the risk on the republl.
can party as extra hazardous at the
present time-N. y. Sun.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
The M,Ardlc Case.

The supreme court, to-day, among
many other decisions, rendered one in
the long delayed McArdle case. Il
will be remembered that McArdle WIS
a Vicksburg editor, arrested and I'M
prisoned by Gen. Ord, for alleged OBJ
struction to the enforcement Of the re
construction law. The case come III
er parte on habeas corpus, and the
court avoids decision on the constitu
tionality of the reconstruction laws by
availing itself of the province of the
recent legislation by congress, which
deprives the court ofjurisdiction in
this and similar cases. This ends the
first and only attempt to test the con
stitutionality of reconstruction in the
south.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
The hero of Fort Sumter has been

hSkO VI Wv hoo OSSL
turned out, in his old age, like worn
out horse, to die on the commons. He
has served his country long and we'll
He has been compelled by his necessi
ties to sell his library, and 80 and live
in Europe. Is there no list of subscri
bers for house for him! Why does
the intensely respectable Borid, the
charitable Stewart, the friendly Wash.
burne, and all the rest Of the patriots
who rushed to Grants call for house
net respond? Because there is nc
money in the hero Of Fort Sumter
He has no Offices to give. IF he were
president, or general of the army, he
would be overwhelmed with presents
OF houses and money by the Stewards,
Bories, and other political present.
makers. 1t evidently don't pay to be
the hero of mere fort.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
WachipOfop adv;oos I -

Washington advices make it ap-
pear that the cooler heads and soberer
judgment of Mr.. Grants cabinet Off
GERS have somewhat cooled down the
filibustering tendencies of the man
with cigar in his mouth, in relation
to the Cuba business. 1t is now said
that the administration have concluded
that the wiser course will be to let the
Cuban bnshwhackers severely alone
1t is improbable that any man in the
government, excepting Grant, ever Sc.
riously thought otherwise.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
The Piperside Echo. nul

The Riverside Echo, published al
Portland, Maine, tells the following
story of dog: "The childrel were
in the habit of'sliding down a hill
near the house, accompanied by ia
vorite dog. Early one morning they
discovered that the dog had taken the
sled, drawn it to the top, and was now
sliding down hill all alone by himself /;
and this was frequently repeated"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

AS will be seen by our report in
another column, the Indiana legisla-
ture is once more in working order.
and the irrepressible amendment is
made the special order for the 18th
day of May.
This arrangement was made by the
written pledge of eighteen republican
members, to so postpone action on the
amendment until that date. Notwith.
standing this arrangement senator era
vens attempted on Tuesday to force
the amendment through, and was only
prevented from consummating his in
famous scheme by the frmness of the
democratic members, and the sense of
honor Of some of the republican sena-
tor who had signed the agreement.
We pity man that can be guilty of
SO mean trick, and who is so totolly
devoid of any sentiment of honor
He must hate himself. But the little
game failed, and when the amendment
comes up no quorum will be present to
act upon it.
The democratic members will see that
Indiana does not ratify the amend
ment until the people are heard on the
subject. The sooner the radicals
"accept the situation" the better for
all parties concerned, for there is no
escape, and the voice Of the people
must and will be heard.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

served the life of the radical party, and
how the people of Indiana appreciate
his efforts. He has made a mark that
will last him as long as he remains
resident Of the state of Indiana, and at
the same time originated aquestion as
to whether be is more knave or fool,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

fifteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States is hereby
accepted and ratified on the part of the
state of Indiana.
Mr.: Cravens said the resolution was
now before this body, and in order to
fix the time when it should be covsid-
cred, he offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, BY the senate, the house
of representatives concurring, that the
consideration of the joint resolution,
accepting and ratifying. on the part of
the state of Indiana, the proposed if
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States, be postponed and
made the special order for action at 2
O'Clock p. M, on Wednesday, the 11th
day of May next ensuing, in joint as
sembly of the two houses, to be held
in the hall of the house of representa-
tives on said day, and at the same
hour.
Mr.. Cravens demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Hanna said if there was such a
thing as baseness in the prosecution of
the business of this body, this PROPOSE
ton to raise a joint convention was
outside of the understanding. He
asked the majority whether they want
ed to stop the session here.
The senate refused to second PRE-
vious question, by yeas Is, nays 25.
A motion to strike out that portion
providing for joint convention of the
two houses was lest, by ayes 20, nays
"a.
Mr.. Hanna said the minority were
ready to take all Legitimate legislation
to carry on the affairs of the state gov
ernmeht, and perhaps a great deal
more; but they should oppose the
adoption of the constitutional amend
ment. The proposition for joint con-
vention would be breach of faith.
Mr.. Cravens did not consider the
joint convention proposition 10 conflict
with any pledges or obligations known
to him.
Mr.. Bradley said the proposition was
a breach of good faith, which, if insist
ed upon, would put it out of of his
power to trust the promises of the gen.
tlemen on the other side hereafter.
A resolution of the house was here
read, inviting the senate to joint
at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Hanna inquired what would be
the ruling of the chair on proposition
to adjourn the joint convention to
another day.
The chair decided he had no power
over joint convention.
Mr. johnson proposed an amendment
to strike out of the resolution all that
refers to the joint convention of the
two houses.
Mr.. Rice said the republicans were
pledged against the introduction Of the
proposition. lie said: q GO in for
taking a square course. When |
pledge my word as republican, ]
intend, as far as my action is concerned.
that it shall stand upon what l have
said-upon the pledges of tie IL
members of the Legislature, and upon
the pledge of the vote Of the solid
house, on yesterday. l am here, in
good faith, to carry out the line OF
policy inelcated on Saturday, and in
dorsed by the house of representa-
tlves."
Mr.. Cravens withdrew both the joint
and the concurrent resolutions.
The senate went into joint conven-
ton to hear the governor read his mes
sage, and then adjourned.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

A new journal has been started
in Warrentown, N. c., with the name
of the Living Present. The design at
the head of its columns is a deaths
head and cross bones.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

Sir Isaac. Newton, while yet lad,
made small cart with four wheels, in
which he could drive himself by turning
windlass. Here then, is the genuine
original Jacob Of the velocipede.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

Sandwich Islanders call California
"Coliponia." San Francisco becomes
"Palikika," and the festival of Christ
mas is pronounced "Kricimack."
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

The removal of outhanging signs
has been compelled along Broadway.
New York, and now they actually talk
about doing away with the peanut
stands.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20
[For the Chronicle.l

MR.. EDITOR: Up to this good hour
we have never yet had a newspaper
controversy, and do not propose one
now. 1t is true we have sometimes
written small pieces for your paper
and few times for Others, but here
tofore such has been the character of
Of our illusions that they have never
called down upon us anything like
rebuke.
BUTT seems that in our last attempt
at correspondence somebody got
touched, and the result was q slight,
very slight, notice Of us in the ITO
bacco-Ieafn In our article referred
to In that journal we have nothing to
take back or amend, further than to
have made it more readable If we had
had the ability. This is our misfor-
tune, not our fault. All we have to
say In reply is that we would have
pursued the same course as "Justicia
Fiat" only we notice with what poor
success he met in calling the attention
of the writer to a similar omission in
previous number of his paper, and,
If our memory isnot treacherous, the
very article complained of by "Sum''
occurred In the issue with "Justicia
Flats" communication. Hence, we
concluded that we would adopt plan
by which more lasting impression
would be made, and without specifi-
cally pointing out determinations, as
"Justicia" did, but only calling at
tention to facts in general.
The writer is certainly mistaken
when he supposes that "Sum feel ag-
grieved that they did not receive a
share of these gratuitous notices." as
we are neither grocer nor merchant
nor, in fact, are we carrying on any
business that requires them, conse
quent!y we can't be hurt; but wher
we see such distinctions made in tn,
same class of business, we feel tina
somebody is neglected, and all W.
ask is that justice be done in th'
premises.
Being only one, we contend tina
"they" and "feel" do not agree will
, noun singular. Respectfully,
SUM.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20
The New cabinet, No. q.

General Grant, rs the telegraph has
already informed the reader, has gone
to work and knocked together anoth-
er cabinet. At the date of our last
advlces from the national capital, the
second ministerial phenomenon stood
thus:
Secretary of State-Hamilton Fish,
OF New York.
Secretary of the Treasury Geo. s.
Boutwell,, of Mass.
Secretary of the Interior Jacob ID.
Cox, of Ohio,
Secretary Of War-John \, Raw
Inns, of Illinois.
Secretary of the Navy-Adolph e.
Bore, of Penn.
Postmaster Gencral-J. a, J. Cres-
well, OF Maryland.
Attorney General-E. II. Hoar, OF
Massachusetts.
The second attempt is no improve
ment on the first, The best that can
be said of it is that ii is no worse than
the first. Fish, who, rs statesman,
may be characterized rs sort o
compromise between q large sardinC
and a small whale, is certainly an i'm
provement ON Washburne, whose
place he takes; but this advantage i
more than neutrali2ed by Boutwell,
inforiority to Stewart. Whether
Rawlins is superior TO Schofield, ol
Schofield 10 Rawlins, Is 50 small {
question that we shall leave II To b'
decided hy somebody who has thu
time to spare. But let us see wh'
these new members are.
FISH.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

WHAT q pleasant thing it is to deal
with pleasant men! How much a
tone helps trade, reconciles you to a
price, and sends you offwith a nearer
feeling of an equivalent for your out
lay. ...
A smile and q thank YOU go a
great way and they are so cheap, cost
so little, and go so far, one wonders
that they are so dear, and that SO lit
tie of minor courtesies enter the in
tercourse and interests of men. 1t is
a very pleasant thing to go out of. a
store with the sense of favor con-
ferred.
Indeed, one stands q little pretty
evident cheating with q placid com-
placency, If only the cheater adds the
suavity of manner and of tone to his
art. And what an art that Is which
makes you buy, when you had deter
miped not to, and reconciles you to a
price that you know to be not only
abominable, but one that you ought
not to pay.
Is there q harder thing to face than
that very insidous store phrase, sis
there anything else to-day?" Only
let q man get the right tone and man
ner, andyou have more moral courage
than most people if you don't begir
to be rather ashamed Of the small
ness Of your order or your pur
chase, look about and remember tina
there is something else, and SO rul
your bill or deplete your pocket-bool
from want of courage to meet stere
| Otyped business phraSe-the mora
history of which your tormenter per
fectly understands. How mean
man feels when, walking home, h
realizes the little trick of trade +
which he has succumbed!
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the

Perhaps the two persons on the
floor who attracted the most atten-
tion, and as to whose identity the gal
leries were for long time ignorant,
were pretty substantial and benev-
olent looking man as black as the ace
of spades, who stood just In the rear
and to the left Ex-senator Sumner, and
a not unfemenine-loolling, woman In
male paraphernalia, bareheaded, ap-
parently taking notes, and not deign-
ing to notice the scrutiny of which
she was the object. The first was fl
nally discovered to be Bishop Camp
bell, of the African Methodist Epis
copal Church, and undoubtedly the
first man of his color who has trod
the floor of the Senate while that au'
gust body was in session. The wo'
man, it was ascertained, was noto
rious female doctress and self-styleC
reporter, who, being denied admis
sion to the reporters gallery, obtained
admission with the privileged per
sons to the floor.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS, NEW
YoRK.-Visitors to the city of New
York are informed that they will find
divine service every Sunday, in the
large Chapel of the University, Wash
ington Square, at 109 A. NJ. and - P.
M. The evening service in summer
is at 8 o'clock. Waverly Place, inn
mediately north of the New York
Hotel, out of Broadway, runs west to
Washington Square, on the east side
of which is the University. The en-
trance to the church is the main door
of the University. University Place
cars run from the door of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, to the door of the
church. From the st. Nicholas and
Metropolitan, take the cars corner
Broadway and Broome, leave at Wa
verify Place, and so west one block.
AT the AstOr House take University
Place cars, leave at Wayerly, Place,
and go west one block. Strangers
will find cordial welcome, and polite
attention. The Pastor is Rev. DR.
Deems, who devotes himself to the
spiritual interests of strangers. II
any be sick, let them address him q
note by mail as "Pastor of the Church
of Strangers, New York." and it will
reach him. The ladies who compose
the "Society of the Sisters of the
Stranger" procure medical, legal anC
spiritual help for strangers in perpleX
ity, distress, or sickness. Address
"Sisters of the Stranger, care Rev
DR.. Deems, New York. If you arr
coming to New York soon, cut thi
out and paste it in your memorandum
book. Charles f. Deems, 300 Eas
Twelfth Street, Pastor of Church 0
Strangers, r. G. Gardner, (of Evans
Gardner & Co.. $50 Broadway
Chairman Board of Finance.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

THE Louisville Courier Journal
says: Mr.. Ben. Wade, old Benjamin
Wade, Sturdy Ben. Wade, goes out
of the national collection of conscript
fathers. The Sturdy one has stuck
so long that he has become known
as "the Father of the Senate" what
ever that is. The heir apparent to
the title is the youthful Sumner,
who is not sturdy. 1t is well that he
is, after all said and done, to be the
father of something. The chances
have been all along that Charles
would never be the father of any
thing or anybody. The New York
Tribune says: at is rare that this
honor falls on so young q man." and
it might have added so impOtent q
one. The sturdy party leaves him OF
Massachusetts his mantlea as the faith
er of that promiscuous grogeny, the
Senate; to whom will he leave the
dead mouse he has been carrying in
his pocket these twenty years? Viii
he take it with him into retirement
to be buried with him, or leave it as
one of the fixtures in his seat.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

A BET of sos, made at Pittsburg
Landing, Tenn, in May, 1862, be-
tween w. Knox and Albert ID. Rich
ardson was paid recently. Knox
at that time offered to bet that no
rebel leader would be tried for treason
10y any high civil or military author
ity and executed, and Richardson took
the bet. If no prominent rebel were
caught, the bet was to be drawn,
and likewise should be caught and
escape by any other means than for
nal liberation. The recent amnesty
and the nOle prosequt in the case OF
jefferson Davis We're acknowledged
as deciding the bet against Richard
son, and he has given his check fol
S25 to the winner nearly seven years
after laying the wager,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20
Ir is said that American inventors

IT Is said that American inventors
are busy in Spain pushing through
their schemes for share Of the pub
lie contracts. A Madrid correspon-
dent states that Gen. Berdan has got
his secured, through the aid of Mr..
Horatio Perry. Secretary to the
United States Legation, who has been
doing a handsome thing in this line
of business. A specimen of the Win
chester repeating gun has arrived in
Madrid, and will be at once submit
ted to the War Department for ex-
pertinent. This is the weapon which
wasrecently approved of and adopted
by the Swiss Commission after care
ful comparison with other muskets
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20
THE svstefn of licensing convic

THE system of licensing convicts
in Ireland TO enjoy their freedom be-
fore the expiration of their term OF
service, for good conduct, works bet
ter in that country than it does in
England. A gentleman which Is Of
ficially connected with the system
writes: ~ can say after a period OF
thirteen years practical and by nc
means unimportant experience, that
the prejudices of the public against
the convict are every day diminish
ing; and it is a source of gratifying
pride to me to say that no well dis
posed released prisoner, no matter
what jail or county he halls from
can plead want of honest employ
ment rs an excuse for the pursuit ef'
life of crime.n
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

A singular instance of the absurdi.
ties of charitable bequests Is furnished
in London, where some hundred years
ago some good old soul left house
and garden in the city as perpetual
maintainance for three poor women
and cat. The property Is worth
now some ei0, 900 a year. Three poor
women and their cat-friends of the
trustees-are maintained, and the rest
of the income, ESQ, $50 per annum, IL
expended in salaries on uncles, aunts
and cousins, appointed as secretaries
treasurers, chaplains, visitors, ETC..
who see 10 the proper distribution o
aims, chatechise the old women, anc
stoke the cat.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

A MORE astonishing musical prodi-
gy than Mozart Is little Susie Med
berry, of Baltic, Massachusetts. Be
fore she Gould speak words, when but
ten months old, she would sing tunes
correctly. At two and half years
old she sung publicly before large au-
diences, and now, at four years OF
age, plays upon the piano or cabinet
organ with marvellous talent.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

A RIoHMdNp genius recently car
ried the follies Of the bal-masque 10 q
laborious and painful degree OF conf
cality. He personated a donkey at
tached TO "A small go-cart, in which
the driver was seated i'm the guise ol
farmer The donkey moved on "all
fours" and brayed at intervals.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20
I,osr CoSrrppRArp soIp1ERs-

LOST CoNFEDERATE SOLDIERS
REFORMATION WANTED.-C. w.
Arthur, of the First Mississippi Regi-
ment, Forests Cavalry, was cap
tured and last heard OF at Camp
Douglass. ID. S. Arthur, Valentine's
Battery, was last heard of on Sulli-
vans Island. Should this meet the
eye of either one of them, or any per,
son knowing their fate, or present
whereabouts, their aged mother
would be very thankful for such in
formation. Address, Mary Arthur
care of Mr.. Hargraves, Brandon
Miss.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

SOME people will naturally be at a
loss to know why General Grant APP
pointed A. 4. Stewart Secretary OF
the Treasury. We can account for ii
only upon the supposition that Stew
art has promised to let the White
House have all the dry goods it wants
at first cost.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20
NASHVILLE, March 8, 1869.

NASHVILLE, March 3, 1853.
Hon. David Campbell, Ed. Baxter and
others:
GENTLEMEN thank you kindly
for the compliment by your card of
date the 4th inst, requesting me as
one of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court of Tennessee to become a can
didate for the Office at the election to
be held ON the 9th of May next. II
it please the people to elect me to the
office, will accept it with pleasure,
and will endeavor to discharge its du-
ties with all the ability and faithful
ness am capable of. Yours,
J. o. SHACKTLFoRD.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-20

THE Supreme Court in Massachu-
setts has decided that Jews or Others
whose religious belief protects them
from prosecution under the Sunday
laws from doing general business, are
not thereby allowed to sell liquor on
that day.