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The national Republican., 1869-02-17
aeeipreeisy s.a An.exatie..


In spite Of the notorious fact that the
Canadian reciprocity treaty Of 1854 was de-
viscd by the slave oligarchy then In tho as
cendent In this Government, for the sole pur-
pose Of preventing the annexation Of the
British Provinces to the American Union,
the attempt is made from time to time to
recommend reciprocity In other quarters as
annexation. Certainly, Toombs, Hunt,r,
sliden and JEFF. Davis did not understand IL
so when they constrained Gen. Pierce to
make the treaty OF 1854, nor did the event
correspond with any such expectation. The
annexation feeling In the British Provinces
died out with the PRONUNCIATION Of that treaty
and never revived again until Its abrogation.
Commerce, 1t is said, promotes intercourse,
! friendship and assimilation. It may do so,
or 1t may not. There may be a great com.
| merce without intercourse, as between China
and the United States; without friendshlp,as
between Great Britain and the United States,
and without assimilation, as between the
West indies and the United States. That
intercourse between us and our provincial
neighbors, which really assimilates, that
social intercourse which results from prox-
unity and the interchange of travel and mi.
grafton, Is not affected in the slightest do
gree by commercial regulations.
The great affairs Of mankind are not con.
trolled BY sentlmentalities, but by substan
tial interests. The British Provinces viii
| not seek union with us, dissuaded from II, a
they are, by the pressure of our debt and
taxes, by still lingering and strong preju
dlccs, and by the arts and appeals Of theil
demagogues, unless they are impelled to i
BY the pressure Of great necessities. Recip
rocity takes Off that pressure by giving fro,
access to our markets for their products, ant
until 1t Is dec cislvely settled that reciprocit.
can never be again obtained, they will no
seriously entertain the Idea of annexation.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
STATES PATENT oPPIcE.

= ,WI.ggiySsIos, p, ;f;S; y . bSss
dephiA, Pa. praying for the extension q . patent
granted 70 hin on ,hs 18Th d.I of Nay lssS Tor al
Ills ordered that said petition be hard at this
once on the 26th day Of April next. Any ,person
uans. and other papers, should bs nied In this
once twenty days before the dsy q hs.y5innEv ynEv
febl7 7-WJw Commissonsr OF Patents.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

PROPOSED RECEPTION or Mr.. JOHNSON IN
NAsHyILLE.-A meeting Of German citizens
was held last night at which Jacob Stiefel
was president and Theo. Trauernicht secre-
tary, for the purpose Of taking the prelimi-
nary steps toward giving A. johnson re-
ception, when, having retired from the ar
duous duties which deyolye upon the Prcsi
dent OF these United States, he shall make
his advent into Nashville in the garb Of a
private citizen. A committee Of 1--WE, con-
sisting OF Messrs, 8. Sickles, Charles
! schllch, George Pllnkie, John Hess and II.
D. Blum, were appointed to inform the press
Of the city OF this action. The idea Is, we
believe, TO tender the ex-President a banquet
in the courthouse, and afteTward, or per
haps before, TO treat him to the spectacle OF
a torchlight procession. No doubt the fes-
tiyitles proposed would be highly enjoyed by
Mr.. Johnson.-NdshviHs Pres Times, l2R.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

PLoUBEr, PELToS. Il Co.'s melodeon and
cabinet organ factory at Bloomfield, New
Jersey, was destroyed by aro on Saturday
The loss Is about $4,000. The property
was insured for s29,50o in Eastern com
panlos. Some eighty mechanics have beel
thrown out OF employment by this disaster.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
Mayor Bowea and the Colored
Schools.


Our colored citizens have recently had two
with reference to the bill for the
transfer OF the colored schools passed by
Congress and vetoed by President johnson.
At both these meetings, language Of un-
necessary violence was used, and our oolored
friends, In some particulars, permitted their
zeal to outrun their discretion. At the Fiji
teenth street meeting, for instance, inuendos
were thrown out rejecting upon Mayor Bow
ems course, which we are certain would not
have been indulged In upon reflection. At
tho meeting on Monday night, Mr.. Bowen
was defended by his friends, and yet his true
position on the colored school question was
not thoroughly explained. He has but one
opinion upon this subject, and that was
given In his Arst message to the City Coun.
ellis in June last, when he used the following
language:
ssThe school system in this city, In my
opinion, could be vastly improved by placing
the same under the control Of board oi
education, and providing for at least two
competent superintendents to examine into
tho qualifications and 10 oversee, supervise
and direct the teachers In the discipline, man
agement, course OF studies and details OF the
school-rooms. Some have advocated the
mixing Of white and colored children In the
same schools, but my experience and observa-
tion satisfy me that 1t is at present lmpracti-
cable. The colored people are opposed to 1t,
and so strong Is the prejudice Of many Of our
white citizens that they would prefer theli
children to remain In ignorance rather than
send them to a school where children Of
color arc permitted to attend. Thus one
class Of children would be deprived Of an
education, which more than anything else
serves In the end to soften and destroy the
unnatural prejudice against color that ha,
been engendered by the institution Of slavery
At present, therefore, ! would advise sePa
rate schools for each class"
The above were Mayor Bowen's view,
then, and they are his views now.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

SATURDAY evening, during the dense fog,
two trains on the Northwestern railroad col
lided at Gliddin, Iowa. Joel Burch, the
roadmaster, received injuries from which he
died, and four or Gye other employees were
seriously injured,
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE,

70 all the creditors Of Rosa Il BIoKsLsR, who
have proved thsir elAimsi
prems Cour Of the District Of Colambia, sitting 10
O'clock. !. m. At The City fall. wa,hinIen city,
10 show cause why q discharge from all his debts
should mot be granted to Thomas j. biotsler. one
on said bank Tupts,
D'o'a'' DAyID 8, dooDIno,
~ Marshal Of D. c.. as Messenger.
Test: r. j. MHIgs, Clerk. febH III
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
TINTED STATES PATENT oPEIos.

u wIsuiseToK. D. q. Feb. . Isd0.
On the petition Of N, sIRysss.J. b. CRosII.
and J. ". PEAHsoS, of Boston. A.ssAehu.s't.,
them oa the IA day Of May. 1885. for an Improve
nenI 10 seed Pinntsrr; "
Jniee on the 81 day Of Nay NEXT Any person
may oppsse this extension, objeotions, deposit
oaics twsnty days before The tsJ q hea5eSr.
fel7.wiw Commissioner Of Pstents.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
lopviotAL.l
v.,I1.s,d,y.s p.snSIrss5 GS x. s5ays. ia !

DEPARTMENT or srArs,l
wAsHIHaros, Feb. 10, lsp.
Information has been received at this De-
partment from Mr.. John Wilson, the Consul
Of the United States at Antwerp, Belgium,
Of the death, on the 9th Of July, 1853, at
sea, Of ALEXANDER PsssAr, an American
seaman belonging to the ship Star.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

We ARE GLAD TO LEARN that our eolored
friends are determined not to be outdone by
their white nelghbors. They have completely
perfected their arrangements for a grand In
auguration ball to be given on the 4th Of
March. The arrangements would Indicate
that II Is to be given on 4 scale that will not
be inferior to the one to be given by the
whites.
In times past, the most successful balls
given by the whites were managed In detail
by our colored friends, and 1t Is not improba-
BILE that In conducting their own ball their
knowledge and experience will enable them
to compete successfully with the whites.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

The City Council Of 81. Louis have memo
rallied the Legislature TO pass the amend
ments to the Missouri Pacific railroad char
ter, which are now before.it. The city owns
s510, 900 worth Of stock In that road.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

rural cottage, school-house and church, on
the sides Of every highway and railroad, In
every cemetery, and on public parks, squares
and grounds, the growth Of forest trees
should bc promoted by their profession, and
BY planting where they do not sponianeously
aTbsse precautions alone would save the
country from the fsarfnl objects Of the abb
sence Of forests. They would AFFORD protec-
don from destructive winds, and shleld crops,
animals and soil from the burning and nm
broken rays of the sun, and would In brief
period answer O part Of the demand for do
nestle use, and 70 that extent relieve the
scaniy remains Of the original reserve from
the Increasing draught Of a growing popula.
tion."
In relation TO the plains and plsteaus which,
between the Mississippi and the Pacific,
present an untimberel surface Of 100000
square miles, no says II Is certain that this
section must 10 some extent be supplied with
forests, or II cannot be successfully popu-
lated, and thon goos on TO demonstrate the
practicability Of the production Of forests In
these sections. Tho soil, he claims, pos
sesses every requisite, a. Is shown by the
growth Of trees along the mountain ranges
and the borders Of lakes and streams, where
their growth is protected by the moisture
from the annual nres which devastate the
plains, and he claims that by
''Plowing large tracts In the vicinity Of
these timbercd bolts, and leaving the up
turned soil uncultlvated to receive the seeds
scattered by the birds and wind, the growth
Of forest plants would be aided aud multi
piled TO an Indefinite extent. To the extent
that planting has been intolligcntly per-
formed oa the plains the production OF
forests has been q success. Trees TO the
number OF millions have been produced from
the seed Of almost every forest species, by
the unaided efforts Of single association in
Nebraska; and individrnl settlers, for the
protection OF their homcstea Ia, orchards and
crops, have planted with success, though
upon q limited scale. Enough, however,
has been accomplished 10 demonstrate the
feasibility Of clothing the plains with forests
BY Individual and associated Efforts"
The paper contains large amount Of val
uable information upon this subject, and
shows that the writer has made II a deep
study, and that the subject Is one which de-
mands the consideratc attention Of the
American people.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
DnrAnrnssr OF STAYS. /

WAsHfEaroE. feb. no, 1so.
Information has been received at this Do
partment from Mr.. John Wilson, the Consul
Of the United States at Antwerp, Belgium,
Of the death, on the 17th Of November last,
at Antwerp, Of EMIL CLAusHs, a seaman oi
the ship Hope, and a citizen Of the United
States.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
DurAsIsssr o. sIArH

WAsHiS0roE, February ., l5B. !
Information has been received at this De-
partment from Mr.. II. J. Silva, Vice Consul
Of the United States at Santiago, Cape Verde,
Of the death, on the 26th Of November last,
Of John Allen, an American seaman.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

LARA FOR sALE.-rHE SUBSCRIBERS. Ex !.
l. eeui1rs Of Eduatd Parker, offer at private sale
that v.iusbl. PARh. esn,,isins ~ acres. more OF
less, situated on the public road l>.diuG from
wa:hlnEton city to Cole,vilie, MoutGoipery eeuu.
~. Nd, eleven miles from the former and I've
miles souIh ofthe latter place.
This Il highly improved and pr ,ductive farm.
with good buIldinG, In . 1ouri.hlns comma ally,
x, shaw aud others.
Price and terms vii be made knowa on applies
tion 10 th- executors Ne. 50 south Charl.. streot,
Baltimore. Nd. 2.kPA.RRkEsk.
fel7-lms Executors.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

"'''''' $s $.$,! SSS5iI !S$SssSfE5tFiI]SS$ssEI.,ss:: ]SSsI,ss:''
PInance Committee.
Attest: D. L. EATON, Aetusry.
The SS: q h: S N R.ssA Rf9t
opposite the Post once.
II invests Ia Government Bonds only.
The Deposltors receive In Interest all the Bank
earns over its expensSs.
Hitherto il ha. paid Ave per cent per annum.
Dividends made three times year.
HorB. -Interest Of YOUR PER CENT. per snnum
paid from date Of deposit on sun, O. go or more
remaining on deposit thirty days or over. febi I'm
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

~.BANKRUPTCY-T last smsnd
~ ment OF the Bankrupt Law provides that
In all proceedings commenced after the nrst day Of
JAr nary. 1850. no discharge shAll be granted TO =
csntum OF the claims proved AGAlnst his estste,
upon which he shall be liable as principal debtor.
be uent Of the law all poor dsbtoTs, for 1t further
provides that certain petitioners and all who com
ply with certain eonditobs, can receive their dis
charges, though they may have no assets Not
withstand the provision, In view Of Its llmita-
still applyias for the benent Of the Law in all parts
o. he counIy, m =.
themselves Of its benefit, and who have no assets,
should examine ea'efully whether they ars IN
soriber yll siys Information on this subject at all
times without charge. GEO. MASON,
City Hall. feb6
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
DIED.

GARRBTT. .-on the 18th instant, at Ne e5 Sew
euth street west, Mr.. HBsRr A. GARRBrr. In the
teth year Of hi age.
His sequsintaness are invited to attend his
funeral from his lAte residence this afternoon at
o'slook.
WILSON, -on the ltth instant At o;b p. m Mr.
wILLiAs wILsos, In the eIlh year Of his age.
Tue friends Aui relative. Of the family are re-
specially invltad 10 attend his funeral from his
lsts residence, No. SD Tweutleth street, rsday,
the lsth instant, At 5 o'clock, p. m.
,HYhTr,1on Mosd.S, the ls,b in.tsn.t y At ~
Infant son Of John aud Marion Hyatt.
The services will be held at his fath.r's resi-
meut At the CougresslonAl cemetery this afternoon
st o'clock. The friends OF the family are invited
to attend.
BBNNBTT.-In Prince Georges county, Nd, :, on
Sunday the ltth instant, after an illness Of three
hrs. LIxIIl CLARA, wife Of Dr. William u. Ben.
nett, and DAUGHTER Of the late Alexander Bowie, In
the 2pth yeAr Of her age.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
,~- INAUGURATION RECEPTION

Hy NoN " 'T''' y
Tickets for the InauFuratloa Reesption at the
Treasury Building on the night Of the 9Th Of March
eau be obtained At the HezdquArtern Of the General
Committee. No. G street. near Seventh, or At
wiiiards' Hotel, Ebbitt Hop.e, Nstioual Hotel.
Metropolitan Hotel. 81. James Hotel, washinEton
Nu,lo Stores q Blli. and ..e,ierotti and % the
Book.totes q Blaneharc hshSn. Phlip s"io;
shlllinEton. .
aud two ladies' TO The iuaus suration Reception,
DAneinG and Supper rooms.
tation cards for ladies obtain them at the Head
| quarters Of the General Committee. p7 Y street.
near eeventh.
by direction OF sArLRs J. BOWIE. Chairman Of
the Committee on Invitation and Sale of Tickets.
r. 4. TULL0CK,
fsl5-A Secretary General Committee.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

NEW roRK NARxxTs-
NEW YORK, Feb. 16--Noon.-Cotton dull
aud nominal, 29,< cents. Sugar unchanged
In every respect. Flour dull; Southern un-
changed. Wheat quiet and weak; nomi-
nally t1.5s@1 90, In store. Corn steady; de.
mand fair 909p2 cents. Oats quiet and
weak 74H@75 cents. Rye dull and nomlnali
tl.4o(91.45. Pork quiet but steady, t32.50.
Gold 1856.
BALTrMoRH MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, Feb. TO- Breadasft. We
continue TO quote the -four market steady,
but inactive. The local-trade demand Ia fair,
but there IL comparatively little demand for
export. We note sales this morning Of How
| ard Street Super at $3.50, Howard Street
, Extra at ts.25; and Western Winter Extra
at tS per barrel.
the market steady. Some 5000 bushels were
offered this morning, and Il was mostly sold
at about the current rates Of yesterday. In
cluded In the sales were Indiana amber red
at $3.50; Indiana white at t1.90; and choice
Valley red at t225; Pennsylvania red We
quote as ranging from s1.75 to sl.9O for good
6orn-was In rather light supply to-day,
the receipts being about 1900 bushels, but
the market for II was steady and Arm. Some
white sold at from 9l TO 95 cents, the bulk at
e3@95 cents; yellow at 90@9l cents, and at
% cents. ...
Provisions.-The market Is rather firmer
In tone to-day, but prices for all varieties re-
main as before quoted. For bacon there is
better demand, and the sales to-day reach
100 to $50 hhds., all, however, In jobbing
lots. We quote as before Shoulders at 15N
@15k cents; rib sides at 17iI@l7If cents,
and clear rib do. at 1SH@1SIf cents. There
is little or no inquiry for bulk meat, and we
hear Of no sales. We quote as before
Shoulders at 13,I@14 cents, and sides al
l5x916 cents. Lard Is steady. We note
sales to-day of 25 to 80 tiorces at 20@2l
cents. We hear Of no movement In barrelied
pork, but we quote as before Mess at t33
and rump at s2S@20 per barrel.
iSsgdrs.-The demand continues active
and the market very strong and buoyant, but
there Is very little stock here In first hands
and so far to-day we have heard Of no sales
Refining grades we quote nominally at 1873
@13M cts.
Refined Sugdrs.-Prices are unchanged
since Saturday evening, and quote again al
follows, viz; Hard Crushed at 1871 cts, ant
Soft do. at TX cts. for A whites 17ssS cts
for Circle A. DO; TX cts. for B do; II cts
for @ extra, and 181S cts. for c yellow.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

THIS, Is To GIVE NOTICE THAT THE SUB.
l .sribsr has obtained from .hs ophss.' Court
Is;'s sHsT. Tfss ~ ist. a o. u s:Siastos % stS
said deceased are hereby warned TO exhibit the
-sms. with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber,
on or before the l7th day OF February next they
may otherwi.s BY law be excluded from all bea'
Gi1sn under my hand thi. 10th day Of February.
MARdARgT Z PITz GERALD,
r,,,. o,B.,u Es;s.,yla i.,,.wa.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
ruE UoUBE on "DIsABILITIEs."

1t is evident, from the vote of the House
to-day on the motion to strike out from the
bill to remove the disabilities resting on GER
tain citizens of Southern States, that Con
gress is greatly disposed to deal literally here
after with that class of persons, restoring to
all their rights all who hereafter are to be
calculated on to sustain the policy of Con
gress.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
rrNANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1890. jay Cooke a
Go. furnish the following quotations Of Gov
ernment securfties a 49,.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
~-CARPETs, CURTAINS. 50
THE LAR9EsT sTogKI
THk MOST REASONABLE PRICES
WIN. 3. MITCHELL q co.,
Over Perry Bro

B-sPEoIAL ATTkNTIoN Is
@ called TO the very hns NEW DINING
ROOMS for Ladies' apd Gsntlsmsu. the only one
delphih, and Boston style, Ladies' that visit Mr.
sBETTs 1sp 4 Az hs's ,hs Ss TEA
near " jAnlb-u
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
New Advertisements.

THE MAMMOrH WHITE OK.
Il GENERAL GRANT,
wEIdIiso 5vER 400 POUNDS.
CARLOS Pierce. Rti;'i!sS asS c,'oY BOSTON.
.0ENgRALconnIrfssoN on INAUGURATION.
is now being exhibited for the last time on the
reservation at the corner of PsnnsylvaniA avsnus
aud seventh street.
Admission 2j cents. feT-lw
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
DAsKRUPrcY NOTICE.

RAsKRUProY NOTICE.
To all the creditors Of 8. II. swHErLAED. who
have proved their claims:
You are hereby nsln.d TO appear before he So
bankruptcy. on the 81 day of March, lep, ~ 10
o'clock. q. m, at the City BALL, wAshlnEton Ylty,
should not be granted 70 said Baukrupt. You Ars
also notified that the I'd And Sd neatlnG. Of said
Rssistei At the samo tine aud place.
By order Of the Court. -
US Marshal Of q. c., A. hssssnssI.
Test: X J. hHI0s. Clerk. fsl7k9a
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
,~- MT. OLIvET CEMETERY.

All persons who have purchased. LOTS or parts
~ IN ,s M oye ofms.sr ssS hg ,p are y q.
accounts BE- not settled bsfore the lst day Of next
March, said lots and parts of lots will be Forfeited
10 other parties. By order Of the Company.
jAlt-eotfeb President.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
H SSSssSgSAfrios'scRofGIA-F5sfTios

bsFisEb. '''''
WILLIAM r. PRINCE. n. D., Nurseries,
Plushing, N. Y, announce that no other rem
eTeign remedies from plants The medical works
conesds that they have no specific euro, Bis oihsl
genital diseases, pnsumOnla, diabetes, dyspepsiA
constipation, biliousness, piles, dropiy, Thelma.
usm, OpthAlmiAl eTupuOns, speTmAto rTh @A,
deafness. skin, mercurial and otheF eTuptlve dis.
eases, Medical circulars % cents. Advice gratis.
s~- ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN. :
~ On the krrora and Abuses ineld de nj 10 " outh
aud KArly Manhood, with the humane view OF treat.
ment and cure. sent y nail free of charge Address
HOWARD ABS0CIZTION,
lanls.Sm Boz y PhilAdelphiA. Pa.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

Public interest in the doings Of Congress
Is hourly decreasing, as 1t is known that
nothing to speak of beyond the passage Of
the ordinary appropriation bills can possibly
be enacted during the balance Of this ses-
sion. The attendance Of the public at the
Capitol is, therefore, becoming notably much
less than usual.
The national Republican., 1869-02-17
THE NEW CABINET.

The new Cabinet continues to be more
talked OF In Washington than all other sub
jects beside. To-day 1t seems to be believed
very generally that Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, will
be the Attorney General; Mr.. Boutwell, OF
Gen. Holt, Secretary of the Treasury; Mr..
Motley, Secretary Of State; Gen. schoaeldl
Secretary Of War, and Admiral Porter, secre'
tary of the Navy. No man appears to know
why this impression is SO generali yet thai
1t Is so, few appear to doubt.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS ONLY TO BF
The national Republican., 1869-02-17

He could not, II he would, ally himself
directly or remotely with any portion of the
opposition, between whom and himself there
exists gulf as wide and impossible as that
which separates Mr.. Charles Sumner from
those gentlemen, however unpreparcd he
may be, as he doubtless is, to take the views
Of Mr.. 8. and Mr.. Wendell Phillips for his
model in pushing on the work of Southern
recoustruction.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-29
Adrer1inlng Anhori.In.

If you don't mean to mind your bust
ness, It win not pay to advertise.
Bread is the staff of human life, and
advertising is the staff of life in trade.
Don't attempt to advertise unless you
have a good stock of meritorious articles
Newspaper advertisements are good
of their kind, but they cannot take the
place of circulars and handbills.
Handbills and circulars are good Of
their kind, but they cannot take the
place of newspaper advertisements.
No bell can ring so loudly as a good
advertisement People will believe
what they see rather than what they
hear.
Bonner, for several successive years
invested in advertising all the profits Of
the preceding year. Now see where he
is.
Quitting advertising in dull times is
like tearing out a dam because the wa
ter is low. Either one will prevent
good times from ever coming.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-29

GRANT AND TEMPERANcE.-The Ma
ti0ual Temperance Advocate remarks
If the new Presidents course during
one of his late visits to New York is
any fair indication Of his usual practice,
lae Elay be set down as a thorough teeto-
faler. At the dinner giyen-by the Hon.
NJ. Evarts, at the Astor House, Gener-
al Grant refused to taste wine when the
toasts were drank. He also declined to
take wine with his entertainer when be
was dining with one of the leading
merchants of this city. Mr.. Bonner
says, that during his fast drives with
the General he atoPped to warm at
q fashionable hotel. Several gentlemen
coveted the honor of little sunthin'
TO drink with the President elect; but
they were politely refused.
Vice President Colfax is one Of the
officers of the National Temperance
Society. No patriot win have reason
to blush on the Aert inauguration day
for his country or its chief rulers