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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
The Negro VS.. Foreign Born
Citizens.

While the most reckless legisIa-
ton is going on, comforting upon all
the old negro cottnn-pickers of the
South tie right to vote and hold
Office, q Radical plan is on foot, with
q good prospect o! success, to dis
franchise a large part of the for
elgn- born element. 1t is urged up
on Congress to amend the natural
ization laws so that only United
States Conrts, few in number, and
which meet but twice a year. can
Issue certificates of naturalization.
There are but two United States
Courts in Ohio. How many pour
foreigners would be able to come
from the interior of tho State, and
spend o hundred dollars or so, in
orcer to get their certificates,
which a now be obtained within
a few minutes. in any court of re-
cord =? The object, aud the sole OBJ
jeet, of those who propose to change
the law, is to throw obstacles in the
way of naturalization that will, in
a large degree, defeat its aims. An
increase of the time required, from
FIVE TO ten years, would hardly pro-
duce more disastrous results to the
applicants for their papers. 1t
would be, however, far more hon =
est and manly. How will the Ger
man Republicans relish this scheme
to put "a hon in the path" of the
citizenship of their countrymen P
1Ein Enu
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
A Hard Blow at RadIcaIlsm

This is the way the New York
Herald strikes from the shoulder
sometimes THE Boston Trans
script echoes The yelp of Harper's
Weekly, that General Robert E.
Lee should not be treated with the
respect due to his W private
character If every Radical mem"
Der of Congress should be treated
with respect due his private char
acter, it might be weighed in scales
so dimlnutive that they could be
placed on tho point of q cambria
needle whitfield down to the little
point of nothing"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
BRADLEY.

49, ~
was conspicuous in getting up that
donation.
BRADLEY.
The Hon: Mr.. Bradley was the
first to conceive the brilliant idea of
making General Grant q summer
citizen OF New Jersey /; and the first
to suggest the substantial gift which
has since accomplished that great
purpose. Months have rolled a.
round since that time-months of
anxiety not unmixed with doubt
and fear to Mr.. Bradley. The star
of hope has burned dim as times,
and, perhaps, he has often wished
his labor and his money back. But
now he has hIs reward. He feels
that the investment was a very
good one.
On the day before the nomination
of Mr.. Bradley 1 met a Republican
Senator who had just been visiting
the White House to urge the claims
of another candidate. He seemed
in an unusually bad huTor, and be-
fore I had said q word to him about
Grant or the Administration he
commenced a promIscuous damning
of things IN general. / asked him
what was the matter. ''Oh. moth
ing" said he, sonny 1 wish Grant
would pay off his debts some other
way than by nominations to the
Supreme Bench" He then pro-
ceeded to state that when he enter
ed the Presidents private room he
found Ex-Governor Ward, of New
Jersey, there ; that Grant was whit
ting a stick and smoking, and that
he and Ward were talking about
that Long Branch property /; that
Grant had asked Ward how much
he thought II was worth that Ward
sad he didn't know, but he hoped
Grant wouldn't sell it. "No." said
Grant, 81 don't think l will sell it.
It's a very nice piece Of property"
"The incest in the State of New Jer-
sey,', said Ward, sand you'd better
hold on to 1t. It's getting better
AID better every day"
1 couldn't exactly understand
what all this had to do with the
Supreme Bench, for up 10 thistime
l had not heard Mr.. Bradley even
named-so l asked what the cons
nection was. "Uh, It had a d-n
sight to do with it," said the exasp
Grated Radical. Ward has come
on here TO get Bradley, of New Jer-
sey, appointed, and l infer from the
way they were talking that he has
succeeded"
The next day Bradley's nomina-
ton was sent 10 the Senate, and
meeting my Republican friend in
the Senate lobby l reminded him Of
our talk OH the avenue, and SAID he
was right IN his guess about the OBJ
ject and success of Wards VISIT
"Of course / was" said he, "and /
wish you'd expose the thing" All
do it." said 1, shut it won't Go any
good. One-half of the people in the
Republican party have determined
to believe nothing injurious 70 Gen.
Grant, and the other half are al-
ways ready to be persuaded that
what would be a crime in another
President is a virtue in Grant,
However" said 1, "I'll make apar.
agraph about it." And so l have"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
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Valued at
s o d d o
LimitGdt025.000

The drawing Of the Morgan Co News A
gency and Free Gift Enterprise will take
place at MeCOnnelsville, o., on SATURDAY..
March &c, 1870, or ~as-soOn thereafter as the
tickets are all sold. The plan of the Enter
prize is 50 arranged that those who patron
re it cannot possibly loose anything. Each
ticket holder will stand a fair and an equal
chance to obtain the higher prizes, aud,
whether fortunate in this respect or not.
viii secure a first class 50 newspaper at club
rates, so that the ticket or chance to draw
q valuable prize in reality costs nothing
BY purchasing such large numbers OfEews
papers, / get them at q rate sufficiently low
10 enable me 10 supply them to my patrons
at ordinary club rates after paying the A.
bove prizes and allowing for the necessary
expense OF the FuterI rize. Thus it will be
seen that newspapers can be procured thro'
TINS Agency as cheap rs they can he had at
the Office of publication (except. IN cases
where very large clubs are sent in while
the ticket which each subscriber receives IS
absolutely a FREE GIFT. The prizes will
be forwarded at my risk and expense with
IN ten lays after the drawing. The news
papers will be forwarded direct from the
Office of publication within one weel, after
the order is received. Tickets win be for
warded Immediately on receipt Of order
The drawing viii take place in public and
VIII De superintendent by u committee cho-
sen by the ticSet holders on the day of the
drawing. The following is a list of names
and price of papers that will lie furnished :
y. 4. Tribune s. Ticket, $I,60
Cln. Gazette s. 4 ticket, SI,50
The Crisis S Z Ticket. SI.5S
Ohio Farmer & Gin. Car
cite Il 2 tickets. S3.76
ZaneS. Courier & I ticket, SI,46
st. ClairsViIIe Gazette 81
ticket. sI,5O
q. 5. Journal &Itickef. $1.5O.
MCOnnelsviIIe Herald &
ticket, $3.50
The Conservative s. tie
ket, S2,Oe
The Noble Go. Republic
can x i ticket, 50, 90
| furnish No circulars, but II there is any
thing connected with this Enterprise that
is not understood, it viii be explained eth
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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

BG- We do not Set a Republican
paper which interposes the least
objection to the bill of Senator Sher-
man, who proposes to release the
b~ondholder from his present IiabIl-
ity to be taxed by the Federal gov
ernment OF his bonds, and TO make
a new contract with him, guaran-
teelng exemption IN the future
The Radical press seem 10 be all IN
the interest of the bondhOlding
class. They would tax heavily ey-
rything but them,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

A Georgia paper puts the following
complimentary headlines over Goven-
or Bullock's message: "Bullock's mes
sage; A Libel on the people; lie is Ly-
ing Hypocrit, and a Cowardly Conspi-
rator; He Seeks to Coverhis Rascalities
under the cloak of Fealty to Radical
ism; His Unblushing Effroutery is in
keeping with his Vena'ity
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

R6r 1t seems that Chicago has
won the championship in the matter
of divorces. Indiana Is, in popular
belief, accounted the peculiar Para
dise-or, rather, the Meeca-of sin
compatible" married people ; but
surely Illinois will give Indiana 8
hard race for the "honors." In a
single county including Chicago,
no less than 723 divorce suits were
brought during the year 1869, and
such was the speed of Justice"
which, when divorces are at stake,
looses its title of sIOwSfootedness,
that no less than 500 (or TWO out of
every three casos) secured
Taking this basis and reckoning MP
what tho divorces through the
country probably number, let us
consider whether the time has not
come for q national divorce law,
which shall end this long catalogue
of divorce suits. pu: a stop to the
disgrnceful conflict Of State laws
and divorce jurisdictions. But it is
not only IN Indiana and Chicago
that this state of affairs exists. The
States of New York and Ohio are
quite rs bad and the license of di
vcrce is becoming a natlona! dis
grace and a national evil, only less
brutal than the tolerance of Utah
POlygamy.-lChIcago Courier.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
. "Thomas Cat'' i'm Congress.
During the late recess of Coz

During the late eces of Con-
gress, tho efficient Sergeant-at-arms
ofthe Senate made the fearful dis
covery that an aged Thomas Cat
had possessed itself of an air pass
age under the floor of the Senate
Here was something to agita,e the
gIpantic intellect of the official
What have q live cat under the
floor OF the Senate during executive
session ? 1t was dreadful Efforts
were immediately made to persuade
Thomas olIt. But the knowing old
cuss would not be persuaded. They
tried strategy. Tempting meats.
in the shape of hash, from a cheap
Guarding house, were placed at the
opening. Thomas knew all about
that, and declined. He knew that
IF be ate, a devil of a bill would be
presented Immediately. Then
birthstone was resorted to. They
burned large quantities OF the op-
ening, but a cat that has breathed
the air of Congress in the galleries
laughs at birthstone. Some sugges-
ted that the Vice President should
try ard smile him out. At last, Mr..
French constructed q dead fall of
Congressional Globes. Poor Thorn
as saw nothing IN the C~ongrcssion-
al Globes. Nobody ever did. He
entered and was killed The Globe
did some good ! let it be record.
ed Ii killed a ~catl-[Donn Plat.
"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
ENLARGED.

THE CONSERVATIVE AN EIGHT,
DEMOCRATIC PAPEREvER PUB
LlsHED IN MORGAN. COUNTY
CONTAINS MORE READING MAT.
TER THAN ANY PAPER EVER
PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
m The Proyidence Journal has

%. The Providence Journal has
the following :-"Late hours, and
the other things that 20 with thom
are desired by fashion. There is no
use in talking about it. Health,
comfort, character, morals, are of
no account. We must do as other
people do, or be content to be no
body"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

HAD 4 not been that sickness in
terfered with our arrangements, We
nhould have had an article under
the above headIngin our last weeks
Issue ; and, deemi1g this apology
sufficient for not mentioning the
enlargement of our paper at that
time, we will ask the attention of
the public to this article.
Something over three years ago,
when the attempts of various par
ties to publish, with success, a Dem
ocratie paper IN this County had
proved failures I; when the people
had lost all confidence, 1t seemed,
in the ability of any one to carry
on this business successfully; when.
if a man paid his subscription in ad-
vance, he was very fearful that he
would never receive his full CON-
pliment of papers I; when, in fact,
suspension" was confidently looked
for after the termination of q three
months existence /; under these cir
cumstances we undertook the pub
licatIon of the CONSERVATIVE, then
q small, six-column paper.
We kept this six-column edition
going for about eighteen or twenty
months, when we became satisfied
that it was best to embark in what
is called the "Co-operative plan of
publishing q country Newspaper"
and enlarged the paper. We done
%, making onr paper a seven-col-
umn one. The seven-column edI>
ton was last week superseded by
the present eight-column Z /; and
we now feel that our paper is such s
one as will be able to compete sue
cessfully against any country news.
paper IN this section of Ohio. It is
larger than any Democratic paper
ever published IN Morgan county,
and il contains more reading mat
ter than any paper Of anykint that
wal ever published in the same ;
and it is also neatly and plainly
printed. We hope that the Demo-
Gratis of Morgan will now make q
united effort toward giving the Con-
sERvATIvE the full strength of their
support. There are enough ofthem
to make 1t a paying and fourishing
institution, If they will but come
forward, manfully, and give their
aid. The time has passed when any
one need fear that the paper will
not be kept up, as its patronage is
now sufficient to sustain 1T, and is
steadily growing ; but, while this is
true, the Democracy should remem>
Der that the greater its patronage
the greater will be the improves
ments made in it, and the greater
will be its influence. Democrats
should. also, remember that there
are more ways than n to sustain
q newspaper. and VIC desire here TO
remind them of one very good way.
Here in Morgan county, we have q
great many Democrats who patron
ize Republican lawyers, when they
have any legal business that needs
TO be attended 10. These lawyers,
when not specially INSTRUCTED TO the
contrary, always take their legal
advertising to the paper Of their po-
litical faith. Now, We ask Demo-
cratic lltigants to always be particu-
lar to leave their orders with the
Republican attorneys, when they
employ them, that the advertising
be taken to the CONSERVATIVE Of
fee. By so doing you will assist
greatly in SUSTAINING your paper.
We close this article in the hope
and belief that the CONSERVATIVE,
as now published, will give univer-
aaI satisfaction
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

Philadelphia has just broken up q
predatory band, known among the
members as 1.-THE Forty Thieves"
who had for "Queen" the daughter
of a preacher in Germantown, who
WAS also a Missionary 10 India.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

"I.'s gone where the woodbIne
twIneth," rs becoming the answer
in Washington to the inquiries as 10
what becomes of moneys alleged to
have been used II carrying lobby
Jobs,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
STATE AND COUNTY RIGHTS
FOR SALE

~ This celebrated machine is now
operation in the west end VI c.. Burckhsi
er's building.
G.. d. HOWARD,
McCOnnelsV1ile, Ohio.
Dec 8, is59-2mO
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

p In Washington when Prince
arthur was there, the English but
lers and coachmen, resident IN the
city, gave a supper to the Princes
servants. One of the speeches was
made by his iavorate valet, who
was enthusiastic in his praise ofthc
United States compared to Cana
da =
low his it," he asked, "that
HenglIshmen want 10 'av hany
thing to do with such q blarsted cold
place where the people are French,
hand the beers as weak as water"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

- ntlOTHSO OeH6Tat y SeeInS
TO have contracted a prejudice a.
gainst all carpet-bag Congressman
since his defeat tor the Supreme
Bench by their votes. At a public
party the other evening he was ac-
costed by q person by the name of
sawyer. who Is permItted-by the
grace of a negro Legislature and
Federal bayonets-to hold a seat in
the Senate of the United States
The offered courtesy was bluntly
refused by the Yankee Attorney,
however, with the significant re-
marx, "Well, I see South Carolina
and Massachusetts have resumed
their old relation OF hostility
There IS a bit of philosophy 10 be
drawn from tho observation which
is worth making note of. The "old
relation of hostility" of these two
States may be put down as chrome.
they originated in the meddling of
Massachusetts people with what did
not concern them-to-@it the civ
II institutions of other States and
their last manifestation, on the
South Carolina side, arose from an
attempt TO impose a carpet bag
Judge upon q district that did not
wan. him. If Massachusetts could
COLOMBO South Carolina Tomorrow
IRON her own population. the "old
relations of hostility" would reap
pear within a week ; for the inter
ests of the two States are at war,
and the coIonists would End them
selves at once compelled to resist
the selfish, aggressive policy Of
their friends who remained behind.
-GEnq.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18
The Death Of MT. HOag,

The number of honest Democrats
in Congress is SO few that the death
of Mr.. Truman H. Hong, from: the
Toledo district of Ohio. is of no Or
binary Importance. BE was one of
the SIX Democrats elected IN 1868,
under our unequal and grossly un-
fair partisan apportionment, to the
House. He was elected IN a RepLb-
llcan district, owing 20 his personal
strength and to the general unpop-
uIarity of his competitor, the noto-
rlOus and corrupt Jim. Ashley, since
Governor OF Montana. We fear
that a Republican will now be cho-
sen in his place. He was fhy-four
years of age, and was a native of
Onandaga county. New York. He
is spoken of in the highest terms
by all who knew him, irrespective
of party.-IEnq.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-18

made in favor Of the gentleman who
was conspicuous in getting up that
donation.
The New York herald., 1870-04-10
A SPRINGFIELD LADY HEARS A SERMON PREACHED
FOR THE FIRST TINE IN THIRTY-THREE YEARS.

Mr. SANFORD AVER, Springfield, suffered constantly
with asthma thirty years. BY treatments and the
use of Dir DODGES Asthma Powder weeks is per-
fecty cured. VIII answer inquiries.
The New York herald., 1870-04-10
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET,

WALL STREET. [
SATURDAY, April 90 p. m.
fte week closed upon dull state OF AFFAIRS in all
the markets save the gold market.
GOLD 11SA
The advance in the foreign exchanges which was
sustained throughout the business OF to-day led to
strong market at the opening OF the Gold Room, and
as the day progressed prominent broker, who was
said 10 be buying Tor a new clique movement,
purchased several millions In lots ranging
from ten thousand to half million
of dollars Under this stimulus the price advanced
10 1l3s but declined TO 113 ut the close when the
broker referred to left the market The transac-
tons after hrs departure not OF great moment,
however. The dealers in gold nave been fur
nished fresh matter for agitation in the facts
submitted to them during to day. The dull
ness at the close was the result OF
fear to take steps either way, and desire to post
pone operations until more OF the movement Is seen
next week. rhe foreign exchange market was
fairly acrive even after the steamer. on the basis
OF 100 for prime bankers sixty day sterling aud l09
for sight, These were the lowest quotations, otner
leading bankers refusing TO draw at all, except at
rates certain TO guarantee them against any sudden
rise The course OF the gold market is shown IN the
The New York herald., 1870-04-10

% Ninth Nat Bank. 80. III
81 Tenth Nat BAuk. %. i0o
II Fourth Nat Bank. 105
The New York herald., 1870-04-10


The stock market was extremely dull. bat prices
advanced IN sympathy with gold There was ten
dency to q reaction after the bank statement but,
gold suddenly taking sharp upward movement
prices closed steady at the improved rates.
II Is suspected tnat the gold movement
II the work OF the stock clfques who began
20 feel the pulse OF the market to-day
preparatory to a campaign in stocks. II they dis
cover suflcent short interest they will run prices
up sharply and by holding gold will force the shorts
cover. II the short interest Is trling they will
use the advance in gold to sell stocks and unload
10 the public. The following were the closing
prices at the last session OF the board:-
Canton G69S; Cumberland, 31a a 32,l; Western
Union, a2.s ae1s; Quicksilver, bid; Marposa.
bid; do. preferred, 13 l39S PacihcMai 36sl 3b5s:
Boston Water Power, II bid; Adams Express COX
81; Wells Fargo Express 1o5s; American Express
3sx 3S5s; United states Express, i25s AZ; Mer-
chants Union Express, bid; New York Central
consolidated, 921s 921.; do scrip, s8I S9fs;
Harlem 143 1431z; Erie 251s 2556; do. preferred
As 80; Reading, 9S5s sS5s; Michigan Central 12o;
Lake Shore, s7a4 S73s Illinois Central 40; Cleve
land ana Pittsburg, 1903 i0l; Chicago and North
western, 73H 1874; do. preferred, s4,s S47s
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati "a bid; Rock
Island 116a l1es Milwaukee and ST. Paul. 593 59sS;
do. preferred, 1874 731a; Toledo ana Wabash 49,
49,; do. preferred IS; Fort Wayne, 934 937l;
Alton and Terre Haute, 3s1I 80; preferred 90;
Delawareaand Lackawanna 1927 1903; New Jersey
Central 1O39< 104; Chicago and Alton, 111h liz;
DO preferred, 1929 bid; Morris and Essex, 81 a
9lH; Hannibal ana st. Joseph, lo5 1o5al; Dubuque
and Sioux City, 1919 bid; Columbus, Chicago ana
Indiana Central Tx a is.
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.
The rise in gold led to frmness and higher prices
In the government market the CTS touching ITO.
the best figures being maintained even after gold
had reacted at the close. The latest street
prices were rs foliows:-Unned States cur
rency skies, III 1114; do 1881, registered, ia
ll4,4; dc. do., coupon, 1l4}s 114%; do. FIVE
twenties registered, May and November, 1Os1s
1861; do. 1862, coupon, do, Il12s a 1l2; DO do,
1864, do do llO5s 11O7s; do do 1865, do do. llos
ALL; do. do coupon, do, 1925 109H; do. do,
1867, do. do, 109fs 1l0; DO. do. 1885, do. do,
1o9I 10; do ten-fortes. registered LOG u 1861;
do do., coupon, 1oeX 1865.
THE IMPORTS Or THE WEEK.
The imports (otner than dry goods and spece) at
the port OF New York. from foreign ports, for the
week ending April 1870, were 81 4sI4,753. The fol-
lowing shows the imports Of foreign dry goods at
New York during the past week ana since the be.
ginning Of the year.
sI;s ss3 \; @ 2ss
Entered :, port; 2.2sas5s sss52as ss4ass
The total imports az this port for the past week
amount to $6ss3,73l, against s79s. 1923 for the
responding week of last year. The total imports at
New York for the week compare as f0llows:-
The New York herald., 1870-04-10

The money market was easy at five TO SIX per
cent. The offerings at the latter figure on stocks
were more than the demand. The government
dealers were abundanty supplied at the lower rate
Commercial paper was without new feature and in
limited supply at seven to eight per cent for prime
double name acceptances
THE BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly statement Of the associated banks is
again upavorabe. Despite the fact that the doines-
tic exchanges continue to favor this city, and that
the money markets OF Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago,
New Orleans and all the large cities are working
easily there is loss legal tenders OF about two
and half millions, and falling OF IN deposits OF
over four aud half millions. Speculative
manipulation is therefore very evident The banks
lose million IN specie. while the surplus over the
legal reserve is reduced about 81 400, 900. The last
two statements are as foows:--
The New York herald., 1870-04-10

Mrs. JOEL FRANZ, 469 West Baltimore sreet-Proapsus
uer This lady found upon her bed where she had been
couned years. turning herself dur
ing time In ten minutes alter treatment she from
her bed and walked and now enjoying moderately good
hauft
The New York herald., 1870-04-10

Holders OF gold paid from Iour 10 hve and nan
per cent TO nave their balances carried. The opera
tons OF the Gold Exchange Bank were as louows:-
God balances NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l,173,65
Currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. 1853. $50