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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-18
Reforms.

BAYARD TAYLoR's ooNsERvATIsM--THE cULTI-
WALTON OF "ART" TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
Bayard Taylor delivered lecture upon
" American Society,"" at Cincinnati, on
Tuesday night last. From the pretty full
report in the Cincinnati Gazette, we gather
that the drift and object of the lecture was
to" blow up" modern Reformers and Re-
forms, such as Temperance, Peace, Wo-
mans Rights, &c. In regard to intoxica-
ting liquors, Mr.. Taylor took the ground
that it was not wrong to use them, and, as
we understand him, that in doing so men
should not be guilty of the hypocrisy or in
sincerity, as he terms it, of concealing the
fact of'their indulgence from the public.
This insincerity, he thought, does more
harm than a life which frankly and freely
shows its imperfecti0ns to the World" From
his observation and experience as traveller
in various countries, while he was convinced
that excess in every form-whether in eat
ing, drinking, sleeping or working is
always vice, yet every man should be
guided by his capacity for self control
The lecturer considered the ''Peace princi-
pie" rather beautiful theory than scheme
offering practical results. Wherever it
weakens the quality OF true moral courage
it does harm, and its advocates do harm
when they class courage and brutality to-
gether." He considered the doctrine of
absolute non-rcsistence banefu; but he added
rather loosely and illogically perhaps-"We
accept great deal OF their doctrine as being
abstractly just and true, but can hardly make
1t square with our lives"
In regard TO tobacco, he did not consider
1t of much importance. To some 1t was in.
jurous, to others beneficial but on the
l IL,
than pork fat and pies. Whether he is in
pies he did not say. He did not deny that
tobaccois poison, but laid down as an
axiom that " the proper use of anything is
life the improper use, DEATH"
He said he did not propose to discuss the
question of Woman's Rights, but he went or
to say that woman lives not only under ply
sical laws in some respects totally distinc
from man, "but that her moral sense is diff
ferent," and that many of the special pro
fessions of man could not be permanently
exercised by women unless they cease to bt
women and become female men," AS tt
the abstract right of woman to equal privil
eges he thought this was case wher,
fright should be subordinate in its practi
cal operation" Abstract right should no
always be exercised any more than absolut,
truth should always be spoken"
Mr.. Taylor appeared to think that the cul
tivation Of Art would prove the greatest re
former, contributing TO the harmonious de
velopment of the entire nature, and so op
Grating as restraint uponintemperance an,
vice. "The race will become bettey," h
said ''not by building board fences around |
to keep out vice, but by arming it to NEE
vice on the open highway until th
enemy be overcome; and in this prep
aration for the struggle, art must play al
important part, When taste becomes tnyol d
moral principle. ."-Lancaster (Pa.) EI
| press.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-18

The question has arisen in what position
do the recent elections leave the Fifteenth
Amendment? A transcript from the official
records at Washington, subsequent to the
action Of every State Legislature upon the
subject, gives the following result
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-18
RATIFIED.


Kentucky ....... March IS
The Department of State had not then
officially received notice of the ratification
of Virginia which had been given. This
makes the number of actual ratiications
thus far twenty-one. There being thirty
seven States in the Union, the requisite
three-fourths for ratifying constitutional
amendment would would be twenty-eght.
Seven more, therefore, are wanted. Rhode
Island is sure, though she bas delayed action
till the next session of her Legislature. The
Republicans have recently carried Alabama,
Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Vermont. These
make six States of the requisite seven.
Texas and Mississippi are required by the
Reconstruction act to record their ratifica-
tion of the Fifteenth Amendment as con-
dition of their restoration to the Union. The
two leading parties in each State-the Con-
servatives headed by Hamilton and Dent as
well as the Republioans-have endorsed the
amendment; so that the votes of those two
States may safely be counted, making the
total number of Publications tWenty-nine,
or one more than is necessary.
And this seems to be the actual condition
and probability of the question. There are
some informalites to be rectified, like the
ratification Of Missouri and one or two Other
States on the basis of telegraphic intelli-
gence. There is n bare Republican majority
| In the Ohio Legislature, made up by count.
| ing in Republicans who were chosen on 9
| fusion ticket, but even the Democratic or
gans concede that they will act with theii
party In this matter. The rumor that the
new Democratic Legislature Of New York
will repeal the ratification of that State
amounts to nothing, for the thing cannot bt
done. e.-B0ttinlO,e american.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-18
goetry.
tOriginsl.l
The World, = world OF Poets.
ny .. n. DOWNING

ny .. n. DOWNING.
Folks now are far behind the age,
Who foolishly suppose
That they'll be noticed II they talk
In plain old-fashioned prose,
From East to West, from pole to pole.
In every cline and zone,
The world is full OF poetr,
Almost everybody's one.
At least such seems. beyond gainsay,
To be the case, II we
May be allowed to judge from what
30 oft in print we see.
''Nobody's Child" homeless waif,
or some three years or 80,
In long drawn walls and plaintive lines,
Rccites Its tale of woe.
And begs rome friend TO take II In,
Te wash, feed, clothe and love it.,
Aud shews poetic talent that
Much older heads might covet.
The .Poor Old Slave" in dolcful tones,
Tells how he used tobe
A dirty, God forsaken wretch.
'Way down in Tennessee"
Who used at nights to lie and dream
That he was free to go
Where e'er he chos,, then used TO wake,
And And IN nj ,txvaa nit IN
The heather mothers babe that she
30 fondly used 10 nurse,
Is gone the lady tells US where,
In glibly jingling verse.
Food being scarce in Ganges stream,
Where playful "crocos" swim,
She went, in philanthropic mood,
And kindly dropped it in.
For which Hindoo heaven she feels
She'll gain beyond doubt,
When on the ''pile" they've gently baked
Her lamb.like spirit out.
The pirate bold-a roet too
Amer he gets ashore,
Tells how he used to murder folks
And "leaye 'em in their gore.''
Which work, he says, afforded him
The most exquisite pleasure;
In song replete with rhyme and sense
And smoothly flowing measure.
The "noble Ind an" takes his pen,
While resting from his chase,
And dashcs of with ready hand
A page or two OF space.
To ask II we can tell him why
The white man dogs him so,
Whether it's his compile xion o.@
Or his dearly.cherlshed bow.
And by the muses. potent aid,
He lets the public zee,
What a deeply mi ured scalp lifter
lie feels himself to be.
II matters not how sad the heart,
Nor with what crushing weight
Afiliction's hand be on them, all
III rhyme their cases state.
mention these facts, as they don't
teem generally known:
Yes the worlds world Of poets,
Nearly everybody's one.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-18

AccIpEST.-A man named Griffith, from Phil
adelphla, who was engaged in some repairs TO the
Interior of the bank building ut Newport, fell
from high step-lsdder, on Friday, had his nose
broken, and sustained severe injuries about the
head.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-18

IINUUH HUNu,
Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06
Th. Jcacrsoa Prisoners.

The iiudiugs aud sentences iu lh,
eases at lAe Jefferson prisoners Lave
at lenglh been made public, aul No
aro eDab.yl 10 pa, sent lho slmo Ia
our roadrrs in lLis Issue, !, viii lr
remembered that lWcUly,lhrre Esr-
sous Ia all, twenty one cillEcns and
two negroes, Wcrc tried before The
military commission, unl in lhcsv
eases the decisions respectively ure
~ follow; Richard L, Crump, ",
II Magill, Mari, II, Joplin, Sllas H.,
Nance, John e, Murphy, Jr, llcmry
4, Slcally, Walter l., Marshall, luhn
NJ, Vines, William \, llight"wer,
David T. Carpenter, Richard Bate,
William ID. llanHagan, Horny NJ,
Noodsmall, William l., Crawford,
lloutio \, Gcor, citizens, and Na-
thanicl McCoy and Richard Davis,
negroes, are found Not Guilty on all
the charges aud specifications, aud
ordered by Gen, Rcynold, 10 bc dia-
charged, though in the eases Of
McSsrs, Crump, Joplin, llighi"wer
and Gecr, tho Commandant says he
is "unablc To approve of,hc iinling'
which aqrit these persons ofali cum-
plicity in tho oiIcnscs with which
they are charged" ."
Ludwig y, Afford, George Gray,
aud Oscar Gray the Ccmlt.ssion !ind
guilty OF killing the negro Smith
and lind the killing murder in the
first degree, aud sentence tho said
parties ito be confined for the period
OF their natural lives, Mt srch pl &c
rs the proper authority may direct.
John 4. Richardson, Matthew u,
Taylor, and Charles u. Pitcher are
found "sullty OF conspiracy TO iclon-
iously and Of malice ai0rcthought
kill and murder citizens and are
sentenced ito be confined for the
period Of four years, ut such place
us the proper authority may direct
All these findings and sentences
Gen. Rcynol is finds himself quite
able TO approve and dcsignatcs the
pcnitcntiary Mt Huntsville, Te%as,
rs the place of confinement, ito
which the prisoners will be sent un-
der II suitable guard" AS this or
der bears date Gn the second
OF this month, the victims OF martial
law have long Gro this been inCur-
ccratcd within the walls Of the pen
itentiary. They are in for life, reads
the sentence, but unless they are Of
very weakly constitutions, it is like
ly that they will see, long before
their term ofscntcncc expires, civil
government in Texas and in the
country at large before which mill
tary commissions and their Hrakc-s
alike will be compelled to pale their
Intellectual fircs.- Galveston News.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06
The Galveston storm.

On Friday night at half past elcv-
en- q whirlwind occurred in Calves
ton. The roofs offs number of houses
suffered damage, including the bank
ing house of Ball, Hutchins q Co.,
Sautcr's furniture warehouse and a
machine shop on Kuhn's wharf, and
the Hendlcy building. tIleE
A car of cattle for Allen e. Poole,
that was coming down Virginia PIT.
was blown off the track. This threw
the locomotive of just as she struck
the bridge. Sho tore off a portion
of the planking and fell into the
bay. Cattle and cars are al safe.
No train up or down this morning.
The damage viii be repaired this
afternoon. The cattle were TO be a
part Of the Mexico's cargo, to feed
the Spanish army in Cuba. One
negro man on the train was killed.
Tie steamer Harlin was coming
frsn Indianola, had on board a lot
Of cattle for Allen & Poole, WHICH
breke loose in their fright, one hun-
drcd and twenty wero killed by be-
ing trampled TO death. ii'N
tFlats's Buiietin.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06
WILLIAM JONES, y. N.

TnE SOUTHERN CuLryAroR,-fo oeto.
ber has reached us. We cannot do our
planting friends a greater service than TO
call their attention 10 this agricultural
magazine. II is the leading representa-
tive Of that revolution In Southern farm
ing, which has been inauguraied since the
war, with such happy results. Its editors,
though progressive, are evidently cautious
men, attaching great weight 10 experience,
as is shown by tho large number Of arti-
cles In every issue, written by practical
farmers in al the Southern States. Its
corps Of contributors is unrivallcd. We
notice that the publishers continue to fur
nish to new subscribers, the letters con-
tribuiei by Mr.. Dickson, embodying his
experience aud practice. These alone are
worth 20 years subscription. lfyou have
never seen the paper, send stamp to
Southern Culti'ator, Athens, Ga, for
specimen copy, and examine 1t for your
self. Price 50 year.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06

WASHINGTON. oct aA lu ilv Nl-
pwmr Cnut Chase rrsl sn claita-
rate cp.uinn ia lho fersgr case, o.
lhe riIryi that lhc Suprcme Cuur, II
lhc Initci States has Jurisdiction
under the Constitution and luliria
~ Ari Of lsG7, ani that lho uyI ui
ls67, repeated hy the ucl "I lsu,,
docs nul arl 10 lAhc away lhc jurls-
licliun IT Ihl, court lee lhc caso.--
Tho writ nj hahcas corpus is r,lcrr-
cl ln a. among oar musl valuable
rights, gnd was guarded hy lhc CON
stilnlinn, The merits ui lho lvr
gcr case were mot Involved ia tho
opinion, Tho court mcrc.y ussum-
Ing Jurisdiction, Ncrscrs counsel
will have a conference L. mugroW
with the Attorney q, neral, whcn
further proceedings unlor lurisllr-
liom will hc arranged, Tho grant
ing ol Iho writ is still pending,
Judge Chase vcnrlu,lcs IA, inlloWs-
The argument having Lvru ouUaurl
To the question of iurlsll,liuu lhia
opinion Is directed lu that question
Tho jurisdiction "f said Court lp H.
Sue the writ Is affirmed 'iho inl-
lowing il an extract firm lie op.n
ion; We arc Obliged Ia held there
fore, that IN all eases where the ,'ir-
cult Court oi the United States hus
in the exercise 0fiis original .iUrls
dicliou caused a prisoner lu hc
brought before IL and l.aS gi(cr l"'
quiring INTO the cause oi dctvmIinn
rcmmdcd him 10 custody, from
which hc WAS taken, this court, IN
exercise OF its appellate jurisdiction
may, 10y the writ of hIbcas corpus,
aided hy tho writ of ccrlcorrari, r.
verse tho decision OF tho Circuit
Court, and iri be found uuwaraut-
ci by law, relieve the prisoner FROM
the unlawful restraint 10 wl'icl, L.
has been rcmandci.
Justice Miller disscnlcd from TIE
opinion of the Court in assuming
jurisdiction in the lcrgcr hahcaS
corpus case. ChaSos opinion is
over five thousand words.
New HGLgLNs, Oct. 25.-All in.
ward bound vessels that were out,
side the passes have crossed the bar.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2l.--rhc New
York World Publishes the following
extract OF Il letter from Mrs. Grant
to Mr.. Corbim: My hu,bamd is
very much annoyed at your spccn
laticn. lie tries not TO be mhu
enccd by them, but | fear hc is.
Another reason why il must be
closed, is because the Cuban mat
tcrs will soon some up in the Cabi-
net and the action Of our Govern
ment will influence tie price of
bonds" The letter WAS addressed
in the Presidents hand writing.
The same paper quotes the state
l9cMt Of Corbln, that he had rccclv-
cd Il margin of $4,000 from Grant
to speculate in bonds, gives histo-
ry of the transaction and publishes
additional evidence duplicating the
President, Corbin and BulterlicId in
the gold spcculations.
The World also asserts that large
profits were made for account Of
Mrs Grant and invested for her III
real estate.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06

ARTEMUs WARD CALLING THE
WATcH.-0nc night in Now York,
Artomus was returning to his hotel
at late hour of the night, from a
rather protracted sitting at con-
vivial party, at which wine and
wassail prevailed, with a considera-
bic moro "wassail" than wine. One
Of the party was q "singist," who
sang "Iarboard Watch, Ahoyr'
with great effect. Ward seemed par
ticularly impressed with it, SO
that on his way home he insisted
on bawling at the top of his voice,
"Lawboard watch, Ahoyp greatly
10 the CONSERVATION of the other
members of the party, who were
afraid that Wards efforts at street
vocalism would result in their
spending the remainder Of the night
in the Tombs. After repeating the
"outcry wild" two or three times
Waterman appeared and commend
ed Ward to "hush his biz" and
move on.
"Who arc you?" inquired Ward.
''I'm the watch" was the reply.
"Well, don't want you. You're
the starboard watch | called for the
larSoaBa watch. Iarboard watch,
ahoyi"
Ii required considerable pcrsua-
sive eloquence on the part Of his
friends TO prevent Wards going TO
the Tombs, but they finally succeed
ed in getting him t0his hotel.
''Sing lar these plecemen haven't
leas' probation OF bumor. Hor'ce
Greeley eoDd't nake'em laugh with
one Of bis lectures"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06
COnner,s Democracy.

1t has been industriously circula-
tod by the radicals, says the Paris
Press, that Capt. Conner might not
be q bona .fde Democrat, but that
he might be merely playing Demo
crat to got into Congress on Demo-
cratic votes. TO put a quietus to
all such reports and to nail the lie
to the counter, We publish the fol-
lowing from the indianapolis State
Sentinel, the organ of the Democra-
cy of Indiana. 1t appeared in that
paper on the occasion of Capt Con-
ner leaving Indiana after having
canvassed the State for Seymour
and Blair, and for Hendricks for
Governor, in the fall of 1868:
Capt, John Conner, the gallant
young democratic champion Of the
Sth Congressional District leaves
this morning for Texas. Long will
the Radicals remember the heavy
blows given them BY this eloquent
advocate of constitutional liberty.
His handling of the Freedman g
Bureau was most whitening, and
his DENUHcTATroN OF NEGRO TROOPS
never failed TO arouse with just in
disnation fhe pride of every true
American. 1t is to Capt. Conner
more than TO any other one man
that the Democracy eve its heavy
gains in Northern Indiana, and
more especially the strong Radical
counties OF Wabash and Hamilton.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06
TET,FGR ApHTC.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Icstcr-
days New York Express says: "Onr
financial article iorcshadowsa another
corn Animation for lock up Cl green
backs and other manipulations Of u
character to admonish unsuSpccting
outsiders, if they are wise, to stand
from under"
Thomas Ewing, ST., of Ohio, fell
from ncrvoWs exhaustion to-day,
whileaddrcssing the Supreme Court,
and now lies in the Clerk 5 Office in
~ critical condition.
The doctors think Mr.. Ewing will
recover. Ho is eighty years OF age.
He was stricken wEito pleading in Il
case in which he had been engaged
for twenty-five years.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 22.--The Scna-
torial contest is ended, and the re
suit has taken every one BY surprise.
Johusor's friends felt confident Of
his success, but it appears that a
trap was sprung on him, rs, when
the vote camc TO be taken, Johnson
received 81 votes, and Henry Coop
er, of Davidson county, So.
The most intense excitement pre-
vailed on the announcement et tEec
vote.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Oct, 22.--Thc
trial of the officers of tho slOop-Cf-
war Cuba was continued before the
United States Commissioner to. day,
and the court adjourned to 10 o'clock
tomorrow. The only witness yet
examined is Gordon, who said he
belonged to the United States detect
i've service. The defence expect TO
be able to invalidate his testimony.
The trial may consume several days.
The sailors and maries of the Cuba
have been quartcred at the Scamen S
Home by their officers, and show no
disposition to leave. They have
generally conducted themselves in
an orderly manner.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. 22.-This
morning at half fpast 8 o'clock the
shock of an earthquake was felt in
this vicinity; nearly every one were
awakened-door bells rang and
buildings shaken. The shock was
extended all along the river.
Dispatches from Concord, Port
land, Boston, and other places ir
the East, report that the earthquake
was distinctly felt there.
The earthquake extended through
Canada. At st. Andrews, New
Brunswick, chimneys were thrown
down and walls cracked.
New YORK, Oct. 23.-Thc World
publishes an account of the landing
on the Cuban coast Of the Lillian cX-
pedition after several hair breadth
escapes. The Lillian succeed in land
ing her passengers and partially
discharging her freight when Span
ish gunboats appeared. The Lillian
Immediately weighed anchor and
escaped, but was finally captured
BY the British steamer Lapwing.
1t is reported that the Tcascr was
capturcdby the Spanish steamer La
Frae, but is discredited by Cubans.
Mail advices from Nassau state
that the steamer Lillian had been
captured by the British gunboat
Lapwing, and taken TO Nassau,
where she was released by the au-
thorities under the ruling Of the At
torUcy General that she could not
be legally held.
The Spanish Minister has inform
cd his Government that the Hornet
will not be released 10 be used as. n
war vessel BY tie nsxgSnts.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06


Bow. Il. Fayie, lately Judge of the
Criminal Court Of Galveston and Harris
counties, has been removed, and Samuel
Dodge appointed in his place. The reason
assigned for the removal of Fayle is "vio-
lation of law in ordering the Sheriff of
Harris county to summon jurors for the
trial of a certain case from white men only
and TO exclude from the summons the quail
fled Jurors Of certain portions of the
county"
What should BE Thought of q National
Government that will remove o. judicial
officer, solely because he wisely san proper
to exclude ignorant and debaScd negroes
from jury TO try cause involving the
interest of white men only? Some may
blame Gen. Reynolds only for this folly
and injustice against human reason and
human right if not against a law for
which no warrant can be found in the
Constitution Of the State or United States,
OH tho same principle contended for by
Mr.. L. A. Pollard in his Secret History of
the Con federacy," in placing oil the re-
sponsibiities Of The disastrous failure Of
the "rebellion' upon the shoulders of J eff.
Davis, because he Glanced to be the head
of new government. Depend upon it, Gen.
Reynold-however tyrannical he may be
persona'ly-is forced to act upon orders
issued by the nations uncrowned king
orders conceived in the sin and brought
forth in the iniqnity of corrupt Congress
and Cabinet, "thc power behind the throne"
at Washington.
The very first good official act Of Judge
Fayle has caused his official decapitalion.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-11-06

Save are requested by W. W. Barton,
Esq, to say that in the list of contribu-
tions to the Railroad barbecue, on the l6th
ult, as published in the HERALD of October
23d, an omission was incidentally made.
Tho Dallas Manufacturing Company sent
ono hundred pounds Of flour, and Mr.. d.
wishes us to acknowledge it, in justice to
the above mills. The omission was unin-
tentio1al,