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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29
The sea eTsnakes.

A eorresponisui Of the IloHsisA Times,
writing fon iuiianslA under dalS Of MAJ
a., tells The following naT'ellslj shaks
si1Ys
The English steamer Mexico onec
a blockade runner Was recently ne
ported heing in, and passing lhro',
sea n snafes in tho Cult or tho
Florida ooas, lie stakes appeared
10 bo in broad, long bel,, heading
west, The width Of this snaky belt
was miles in extent, but how long
tho belt was, Of course tho CAPTAIN
could not conjecture. Tho New
Orleans Times published an aeeoun,
OF this sea of snakes as reported by
Cart, hlllileld aud crew, aud Franl,
Leslie engraved tho sea of snakes
on wood, as seen b y his special ar
tist OF cotrsc very few believed
the sea ofsnakcs s,ofy; in fact, Cant.
fittiicld was not just tie man 10 b.
believed, whore there were 80 many
snakes Involved all nddcts add or
all sizes.
Well, what is The up-shot of these
snakosg Why, they have made the
voyage Of the Gulf and arc crawl.
ing ashore all hlong tic coast, ms
far west rs wo have hsntd.. Tho
beach and grass on Matagorda Is.
land are so thick with them. that
folks living on the Island are fixing
to leave. We are told that Col. De,
Bray, living at Cedar Bayou, is so
pcstcrnl that he is going TO pull M
stakes and fec hoin the snakes.
Some Of these snakes como in at the
passes and, cross the iiSaih laha. Sew
eral have boon seen about the Indi.
pnola Eharf. / saw one comb ashore
last evening rigl.t at tho Globe hotel,
and helped put it in q tSltlS. II
was a fiat headed adder, about two
feet long, two years old and two
inches round. 1t booked jts. like n
rattle snake, all bit the tip of tho
tail. ! have seen but ono of tho
snakes with my own eyes, but have.
seen millions through the eyes of
good men and true.
| believe there is something in
this snake story. Where there is
so much smoke there must be some
lire, or snakes, ono. But whets did
the snakes como from; What sent
them, and what did thoy como across
the Gulf for? WHO taught them the
art of navigation learned them to
keep their heads above water, and;
like the Indians, go toward thS SET
ting sun? Some pretend to think
they are tho identical snakes which
st. Patrick banished from the En-.
erald Isle. But they have becn tog
long on the voyage. They &odlt
bc at lcat the thirteenth generation
of st. Patrick's snakes. The only
way to suppose theii dccehdcnts,
oven, of tho bshishcd snakes, is to
suppose that they took the coast of
Africa, Australia, South America
and tho West Indies in their routo
to Texas. Perhaps the earthquakes
and hurricanes of the West Indies
put them in an emlgtatioH MOOD.
PcrhHps the snakish Revolution III
Cuba disgustcd them with the Vino
Clad Isle. Perhaps h no sinnll por-
ton oftho uninhabitSd fHft HF Flor
ida has been inundated Of Sink;
thereby forcing these addcrs to takS
water. Perhaps they have bctH
sent to help reconstruct Texas, vote
and hold office if so, they camo Oh
a FOOLS Grand, for God knows snakes
enough came before them for suclI
purposes. Ifyou havnt hare got
my belly full of snakes.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29
Aallas asAerala.
EDIToRS'
JOHN T SWINDELLA
IIRGINIUS HUFCHEN.
Texas Almanac Tor 1860,

And Emigranis uhidv 70 Texas, Tor saIs
al the llERAIP Ofhee
ALSO
fhs Texas Almanac for 1861 and for
1898, both Of which eoslain great deal Of
yalaabls information in regard TO Texas
win be sold at reduced prices,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29

4 law fellow lying down On The
grass, said. o. bow / do wish this
was called WORK, aud vel paid fUrr'
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29

Glory is well enough for a rich
mar, but it is Of very itlls conse-
quencc to a poor man with a larg
familv.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29
REMOVAL,
A. ]. GOUFFE,
TAIL0RING SHOP

F-o-, his ru.denus 10 The tuldinE the Sorth sias
n the PusIic ssuare lately oocupiei NJ G. foiFns
,rharr be r0licifs share 81 T-lfrl mage.
~ rlofh furnished and clothtrC ~ 81 kn1s mare
a fi,e sborte-t nofioe and The most re1soiaiie
tfsrrrs.
ra1a.. Tsras. AFrh y, Issa-5is5mos
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29
"nAonic Co1aaotory
NoTICE.

NoTICI.
yu>Ug FOLLOWING resolution was passed ~, y.
Stated ConyocAton of rnnhehlli Lohse' No. "
n and A. NJ. February 20, A. u. lsos:
Rs,oired That a committee Of one bo arpo,n,Ta " "
t,k, charge Of the Masonic Cemetery, anh;porhn y,
intermcnt therein except of Masons or 'he" h"''"'
pto' A. NJ Mooro Is appointed to take charge oi ih'
Cemetery and SEQ this resolution carried out
By orlcr ofiho Lodge: =. :, coo,urs "a NJ
Attest, En- q. BowIR. Secretary ln'i"' "'''"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29
,lyyEHILL LODGE, No. 81, Ed A. NJ

Meet. on tho last Saturday ef zach mS"'n' ., '"'
Nasonle Hall. r. h. eoo"""'' We
Ep, q. BowHR, seo'y.
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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-29

YNHE UNDERSIGNED respectfully in
form the citizens of Dallas and sur.
rounding country that they are prepared
10 do all kinds of Blacksmithing in the
best manner and also build Wagons, Plows
of any pattern to order and for sale.
Repairing Done
to Carriages and Wagons, and any other
work in their line done on short notice and
at lowest prices.
JOE WEIGH,
. Practical rse-Shoer, makes a specially
Of the business, and is prepared to make
and put on shoes as that work should be
done.
Thankful for past patronage, we respect
fully solicit continuance of the same.
fcblS-22:1y CAREY WEIGH.
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can have sway, we desire 10 taxa
tion for this purpose.
"The Legislature shall have pow
"cr to appropriate part of the ordi-
"nary revenue of the State for the
purpose of promoting and protect
"ing immigration" Such appro-
priations TO be devoted to the sup-
port of the Bureau of Immigration,
its agencies in foreign seaports and
in the scaporis Of the U. s, and to
the payment Of passage Of immi-
grants From Europe and their trans
portation within the State.
This is a most important provi-
sion, from which innCh good or
harm may be expected Should the
next, or any subsequent. legislature
be comPesed Of the same, or like
material, as the body that framed
THE constitution, any amount of tax
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05
THE DEFICIENCY BELL.

Again Congress is called to confront
real features Of the Appropriation bill
Of the last Congress. At the time
when the appropriations were made
it was clearly shown that there
would be heavy deficiency, but
the arguments went for nothing. 1t
did not suit the puposes Of the Radical
majority at that time to make a fulF
and fair exhibit Of what the actual ex-
penseS ofthe Government were certain
to be. 4 presidential election was to be
held, and the party power, tostaveoF
defeat, resolvedto mahesuch appropriate
ti0ns as would serve to covince those Of
the people who were not versed in gov
ernmental affairs that the publicexpen-
sos We're not as heavy as represented by
The Democratic journals. But muir
der win out. The Deficiency bill now
before Congress viii amount to some
tWenty-one million dollars. The fraud
and treachery Of the Radical party are
so clearly shown in this transaction,
that it is to be hoped that the next APP
preparation bill will be passed in such
form as Will enable the people 10
know in advance what the probable
expenses of the Government VII be.
\ deficit OF tWenty,onc million indi-
Gates shamefulig ignorance ofgovernmen-
tai expenses on the part Of Congress
being charitable enough to attribute
the deficit to ignorance. But such was
not the real cause. Congress knew, as
we'll as il knew that il was in session,
that the appropriations last year were
too small. The figures and protests of
the heads Of the various departments
were completely disregarded. Parti-
san purposes were to be subserved, and
all other considerations made to con-
form to this end. We hope the fact
that such ia enormous deficiency as
twenty-oEc millions will open the eyes
of the people to the true condition of
affairs.--Ereni}g Herald.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05

Acknowledgement Of ~ males above h.
agc n lwcbly-one, without regard 70
ri~n ar oolor. Eat 9hi. only yiuakc tho
ip~rmli'y ori1o o'rrigo Franchise ~
much more marked aud offensive
Suffrage ls not equal nor ppigeral -
t1fp ~ II isiiniteA t0 one zcz. Ecsides,
whilst Boutwell, and his coadimors are
talRingOfcBrrancb.sipg tbe negro. they
are striving 10 exclude the foreigner
from citizenship. "Eqnal rights" for
goosh! Let The philanthropist seck that
blessing any where else than IN the
creed Of the radicals.
On thequestions ofGnauce, auch a. the
public debt and banking, where stands
the Radical party? Ask Senator
Morton, ana you get ono answer ask
Senator Edrnunds, and you get anoth-
or; ask Senator Sherman, and you are
vouchsafcd a third and 50 on to the
end Of the list Of Radical worthies; all
differing upon tbeseimportant subjects.
It's confusion worse cOnlOundcd.
There is a principle to which, one
would naturally suppose, every radical
in the country would fully subscribe,
viz: "To the victor5 belong the spoils."
Not 80, however. Even this doctrine
heretofore held in common by poll
ticians of all parties, has been over
tlrned by these revoluti0nists. 1t IS
held BIZ these reformcrs that only to
rGd5calS belong the spoils. For instance,
Mr.. Young, Of Kentucky. Mr.. SWitzler,
Of Missouri, Gen. Morgan, Of Ohio, are
elected to Congress by large majorities.
But they are not radicals. and the seats
to which they are elected are given to,
their opponents at the election who are,
radicals. This then, is the great liber-
al, generous, comprehensive principle
which underIies the structure Of this
party. Who 90 squeamish that he can
not stand upon it. Who 50 filled with
mawkish sentimentaIity Of conscience,
fairness, or right, that he undertakes to
object toit? The mo5tprofound philso-
ophers, the greatest reformers, the gen
tlest of philanthropists, the most pious
divines, endorse this grand radical
principle. Know this, 0 reader, and
cease to wonder that the radical party
carries elections.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05
ARTICLE Nv.

A radical member Of the legislature
/ has introduced in the House q resO-
luton in favor of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
/ States, making manhood suffrage"
universal, and putting the elective
franchise beyond the regulation and
/ control Of the ses.-~r Sfatcs. So GER
tain do its advocates feel that the
W. ~~tiaod by three
/ fOurths of the states, ..--.- -..-y ne, Z
already named it "Article XV."
1t requires little argument to con-
vince even a radical that this amend
ment, if adopted, would change at a
blow, the entire form of government.
ThereguIation ofthequalihcationsofits
own citizens is the highest pcrogative
that State can own. Let this power
be taken away, and the States as
part Of our system Of government, will
cease to exist. There would be moth
ing left Of State authority worth pre-
serving. If the Legislature Of Penn
sylvania shall ratify the proposed a
mendment, it may as well adjourn
never to meet again. 1t would have
performed a base act of self-emascuIa-
ton, and its members should then, as
a final act in the contemptible perfor-
nance, be kicked out Of the chambers
and have the doors closed on them
forever. IN adopting this plan of sub
verting the power Of the State, and
Centralizing the government, the rad
icaIs are employing the forms of the
Constitution to destroy the Constisu-
ton, itself Deprived of the power to
determine the qualifications OF their
own citizens, the States will lose their
dignity and authority in the govern
ment. The Office Of Governor of the
great Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
will become as contemplate as that Of
a satrap of the Lower Empire, who
m erely obeyod the DEGREES which he
received from the capital. Her Lcgis-
Iature will be reduced to amending
road laws, and to passing acts reIa-
ting to the destruction of game. This
amendment will PROSTATE the States
helpless and hopeless, at the feet Of the
general government. The power Of
the States utterly destroyed, the fed
eral form Of government ceases to exist,
consolidation rapidly ensues, and des-
potisn closes the career of the Ameri-
can republic.
The resolution before the PennsyIva-
MIA legislature amounts to nothing
more than an invitation to such petty
States as Vermont, Rhode Island and
New Hampshire to intervene by &
mendmcnt to the Constitution, ard
conotrain the people Of Pennsylvania
to an act which they could moi perform
for themselves. Itis a coWardIy, un-
manly proposition. 1t seeks to evade
-, ,l;,.,,.f ;-.,., I.,-.., A., ,,,,,.I, H..
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05

The AMERICAN YEAR Book AND
National Register for 1862" the adj
vance pages Of which have been re-
ceived, promises to ba the best work of
the kind ever issued. 1t is as full Of
interesting statistics and useful knowl-
edge rs an egg is of mat. 1t contains
in one volume such astore Of varied in
formation as could oily be gathered,
with much difficulty, from a whole Ii
brary. The volume will be issued
during the present mDnth. As it will
be sold only by subscription, those de
string to secure agences should at once
apply to or address Q D. Case & Co.,
Publishers, Hartford Conn.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05
NEGRO SUFFRAGE Ar LAST.

NEGRO sTg FRAGE AT LAST.
There is now pending in Congress
proposition to amend the Constitution
Of the United States 50 as to prohibit
the States and the Federal Govern
ment from DISTINGUISHING any citizen
Of the United States on account Of race
or color; or rather, to give the prOpos-
ed amendment in its exact language:
ssThe right of citizens Of the United
States to vote and hold office shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States or any State on account OF race,
color, or previous condition OF 5erVI-
tudc."
This proposition will, doubtless, pass
both houses Of Congress, by the requi-
site two-third= vote, and it will then
remain only for three-fourths of the
States to rat;fy the amendment in or
der to make it part and parcel Of the
Constitution.
We do rot propose, at present, to
discuss tie abstract question Of negro
suffrage. 1t is our purpose, at r'lis
time, to call attention to the trickery
by which this change in the fundamen-
tai law is to be foisted upon the peo-
pie.
The Constitution provides that it
NAV be amends by propositions sub
mitted by Congress to the State Legls-
Iasures. or to Conventions of the peo-
pie of the several States. If the radi-
Gals in Congress who propose this sur
frage amendment, sincerely desire to
obtain a fair expression Of the popular
will in regard to that amendment,
they will not submit it to legislatures
already elected, but to Conventions to
be chosen with direct reference to the
question. The legislatures elected pri-
Congress, 20 net and cannot reflect the
popular judgment upon the question,
because the people did not pass upon
it in voting for members OF the Iegis-
lature. Therefore Il Is nothing less
than a fraudulent forestalling of the
people, to submit this amendment to
the legislatures now in existence. But /
that this will be done, who doubts" 1t
is the game which the radicals intend
to play, for we'll do they know that if
the Deople can get chance to vote up
on this amendment, they will reject it f.
by a most Unprecedented vote.
1t seems quite probable, now, that /
the adoption of this amendment will +
be an issue at the coming elections. /
Even should Congress decide to sub
NIT the question to the State LegisIa-
turcs, these cannot act with sufficient
rapidity to settle it before next Octo-
Der. New legislatures will then be
chosen and in the election of members
of these bodies, the suffrage amend
mcnt will become the great, overshad-
0 wing issue. We, therefore, call upon
democrats everywhere to prepare for
the struggle. Let the question be dis
cusscd among the people. Let moder
ate, rejecting 'RepubIicans" be told
Of the purpose Of their party to force
negro suffrage, nay, negro otlice-hold-
ing for this is also specified in the a.
upon the country through
the agency Of Congress and the State
\ full and clear under
standing of this issue, by the popular
masses, is all that is necessary to insure
the defeat of this darling scheme of the
radical politicians. Let the argument
against It be commenced at once.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05
Democratic Me6tlng.

The Democrat Of Bedford county
VIII assemble IN MASS MEETING 1T
the Court Housa. IN Bedford, on MON
DAY EVEEING, FEB. 3, Court
wcok.j
4 fall turn oat Is requested, as busi-
moss ofimportance viii be laid before
tho meeting.
Several addresses viii be delivered.
]. W. DICEERSON,
Ch'n Dem. Go. Com.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05

DEIJcIoUsLY MDICINAL.-This IS
the universal yerdic pronounced u?-
on Plantation Bitter by all who have
tricd them. The wll-known health
yrora1tiig ingrndint- from which
ghev are made. aUC their Invaluable
merits ~ a remedy Dr indigestion and
All ~ consequent ,ilmcnts, and the
preventive qualiiie5tgainst diseases a
rising from climate changes, mla5-
mctIc influences aHt imperfect secrc-
tions, are 20 widcb known and 20
bonorabIy endorsed, that we trust no
one Will forcgo the advantagc8 Of their
nsc.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05

Memphis, January 28.-Gov. Clay
ton, of Arkansas, say with regard to
affairs in that State, has the militia
had committed outra!es, but the Of
tenders, as far as practicable, were
summarily deal with. The militia
acted as well as any Cher Many out
RACES are committed u marauder5 fol-
lowing in their wale, representing
themselves to be militia. The officers
instructed the citizenstO shoot down
all who pretend to being to the mill
tia.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05
NUT clotbe the man ana brother "ith

,ag1t clGtbc the man and brother with
~ the rights Of a citizen, Jet them
amend the Constitution of Pcnusgiya-
ua, Iifs Duly uorc- ary ~ strike ont
.bc Wgm "wl,le" where It occurs,
and the thing ls done. But tie radi-
cals evidently prefer 70 reach their
darling purpose by an amendment 10
the Constitution which viii change
the form aud spirit orthc federal gov-
eyrmcut.
with the democrats, this question
rises far above negro .uGrage. 70
them it Is q matter Of small moment
whether q few thousand negroes shall
be- added 10 the radical vote Of Penn
sylvania. Negro suffrage j. now do
ipg It's worst in the South, where the
white population is given Over to the
domination Of the semi barbarOus
blacks and their vulgar and impudent
,,.. .,o.tor. rhov nrorcr that
n,r,,.,in,,fo, or pa,n.vIvania shall
,,o,,o,dcd tI,at the NEGRO NAV be adj
....5.. o;t;u,osti,, ratbor than that
u,.l,,u.,ftnt;o,orthnircountrvshal shall be
,.4.orr,. dagtro,,od bv the subversion
act,o ,,.,,o,. o,d dionitv Of the several
STATES. Even If negro suffrage be the
GREAT boon which its advocates claim
= 70 no # i still not important enough
to ho obtafnod Al the sacrifice Of the
~ - '''''''''~''
present form OF government. ii th'S
o.,o,,I,,,o,,t eh.u s,,ooool tho mower
'ii''''''' '''' ~ ''''''i
and dignity Of Pennsylvania III the
T-oio,, o~o ,,oua forever # i the
MN
entering wedge when the enemies OF
tho fadaraI Government are empIoying
...s
for It's destruction. IL - the lii7'ru-
mont which i to hn uend by cantinp
hypo3rItc5 IN me name Oh "uIli"lli'S'
to subvert the liberties of the people.
.., ..I,o.I
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05
NOURT PROCLAMATION-,

A W. = ~ 4 1 nv I1I-A MA L IC-N. Il y
~ the Coroner, tie Jl,sttcey If the Pence, ana
C2nstaJes m tire different Townshtps in The
Comfy Of Beatord, Greeting: KNOW YE, that
In pursuance of prccept to me directed, under
the hand and seal of the Hon. ALEXANDER
KING, President Of the several Courts Of Common
Pleas in the 10Th District, consisting of the eoun-
ties Of Franklin, Fulton, Bedford and Somerset,
and by virtue of his office of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Delivery for the trial OF
capital and other offenders therein, and the Gen
eral Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace; and
9 W. GUNP, and WILLIAM G. EIcHoLTz, Judges Of
the same Court in the same County of Bedford,
You and each Of you, arc hereby required to be
and appear in your proper persons with your Re
cords, Recognizances, Examinations and other
Remeinbrances, before the Judges aforesaid, at
Bedford, at a Court Of Oyer and rerminer and
General Jail Delivery and General Quarter Ses-
slons OF the peace therein be holden for the
ty OF Bedford, aforesaid on tie 81 M0Rday Of
Fs5., (betRg tRe 8M d7y,) 1859 at 10 o'clock
~ tie tore"oo4 2f Mut day, there and then to do
those things to which your several Offices apperin.
Given under my hand and seal the 10Th Day Of
Jan, In the year Of our Lord, 1869,
ROBERT STECkMAN,
SHERIFF OFFICE, Sheriff.
Bedford, Jan. 10, 1859 WI
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-05

The statistics at Castle Garden show
that 213, ,GsG cmigraft5 landed at New
York during the year 1868. or these
IOi ,930 were Gcrma3s, l7,j71 Irish,
29,G02 English, ~ Chinese, 10 Africans,
3 japanese, and Sandman. OF the
whole number G5,714 remained in New
York state, 3l,G25 went to Illinois, g.
1l5 to Utah, and , to New Mexico,
while all the Southern States received
an aoorooatc of only 2,3i1.