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The Ein,,.,h Amendment,

The ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment by thu Ohio Legislature
places the success of that measure be-
yond question. This may be distaste'
ful statement, but it is true one-so
true that unless all calculations fail the
negroes will be voting in West Virginia
before those of her white citizens who
are at present disfranchised. 1t is q
question for the Legislature to consider,
whether in view of the enfranehisement
of tie blacks the restoration of the bal
lot to the disfranchised whites does not
become more imperative than ever
Many of the extreme Republicans OF the
State are pledged to complete "let'
mp" when the success Of the Fif'
teenth Amendment becomes assured
Has not the time come for the redemp
tion of those pledges 7
IL may not be improper to state il
this connection that along with ALCoRN
and AMEs, U. s. Senators elect from
Mississippi, the term of the former
commencing March 4th, 1871, there
has been chosen negro named
REAvELs who will represent tha
State in the Senate of the United
States from the date of her admission
until the commencement of the term o
ALcoRN. When a negro is elected t.
the Senate of the United States, is i
not time to admit white men TO th,
ballot boxf
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The Franking Privilege.

Senator SHERMAN, in his opposition
to the abolition of the Thanking privi
lege, says that the petitions in its tavol
are mostly prepared by pOstmastcrs fol
signatures. A contemporary we'll says
however, that there is no class who
have better opportunities to notice the
disgraceful abuses of the privilege thar
postmasters, aHd their active interfer'
ence in the matter may bs taken as a
proof that the evil is one that should be
promptly corrected. The subject is one
that has been discussed for the past
twenty years, and Congressman should
gracefully yield their consent to re-
form that is demanded by all Glasses OF
the people, regardless of party ties OF
other issues.
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For atrocities committed by female
school teachers, New Eugland has al
ways been ahead. The last sad case
occurred in Manchester, Connecticut.
A correspondent of the Hartford
COurGHt gives the following partiou-
lars:
"a little girl, Q years old, attending
q public school in Manchester, having
failed to recite her geography lesson
perfectly on Thursday, was eQuired on
Friday to repeat the lesson for that day
and the day before. She failed again,
and rs punishment, was required TO
stand on the floor in . passage way,
where there was q draft OF cold air,
while she learned it. She stood there
for an hour, and afterwards was COM
peiled to stand in the school room five
hours longer, till she learned Thurday's
lesson, and for an hour more, trying TO
learn Fridays and was not released un-
til some time after the other scholars
had been sent home. She is said to have
been in full health and spirits en- Friday
morning, but on Saturday her legs be-
gan to swell aud she suffered intensely,
soon becoming delirious, trying to re-
peat the lesson which was the occasion
of her punishment, and begging of her
teacher leave to take her seat. After q
few days of this agony she died. An
investigation by the School Committee
was demanded and held, the committee
finding that the teacher was guilty Of
an error in Judgment.
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memorial asking the impeachment
of Judge NATHANIEL HARRISON, Of the
Seventh Circuit, was offered in the
House yesterday and referred to spe-
cial Committee of seven. We under
stand the parties pressing the matter
representing a large majority Of the
people of the Circuit, have the utmost
confidence in their ability to make out
an irresistible case. 1t is not our Pur-
pose to PREJUDICE the msu. We hope he
may receive . fair and impartial hear
ing and be disposed of exactly as the
law and the evidence may warrant.
We know that so far - public opinion
is concerned his moral and official char
scter has long sgo been passed upon,
and that the verdict reashsd II sny-
thing but complimentary. Atths same
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OnrCity RIectI0n.

Our election for city officers occurs on
Monday. The Democrats have put for
ward strong, capable and eminently
suitable ticket. No effort at opposition
has succeeded in bringing out candi
dates that will stand comparison with
those Of the Democracy. and for this
reason we look for the triumphant
election of the latter. Reform was the
watchword twelve months ago in the
city canvass. How much was accom-
plished in that direction then it is not
now necessary to inquire. 1t is enough
to know that there is still room for im-
proyement in our local government.
This improvement can best, and We be-
lieve can only, be accomplished by the
election of the Democratic ticket. The
sueer about Court House candidates and
"Philistine" Democracy has no power
to shake popular confidence in the ticket
which GEORGE W. JEFFERs heads.
Take that ticket, compare it msu for
man with that ofits opponents, and the
conclusion remains that there is no pos.
sibility of making better selections than
have already been made by our Conyen.
tion.
1t is not our purpose to initiate the
example of the Republican srgan by
throwing dirt at the character of this
or that gentleman who may aspire to
position over the Democratic nominees.
1t is amply sufficient to say that for oil
the purposes of honest and efficient city
government the Democratic ticket suit
the wants and wishes Of the people,
and that as all the Democrats are
abundantly satisfied with it, SC
numbers not of their political faith,
who desire msrelya proper admiuistra.
ton of our local affairs, win be able tc
give it generous support.
The Democratic party, now for sew
srsl years entrusted with the control o.
our city and county, owes to the people
the constant duty of putting forward
candidates of unquestionable fitness
That duty Il has discharged through in
llate nominees. Let the people respond
iby tEiunaphantly slecting them.
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Awkward.

We see it 81 ated that case has just
been decided by the Supreme Court OF
Alabama, which is regarded as settling
in principle, that all marriages which
took place in that State during the war
are null and void, aud that the issue OF
such marriages are illegitimate. The
law requires that licenses to marry
shall be obtained from the Judge OF
Probate; and as the persons who IN
deItook to discharge the functions Of
that Office by rebel authority were no
Judges at all, their licenses, it is said,
are of no value.
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Prayer by Rev. j. T. Mcclure.
Journal read aud approved.
REPORTS.

Prayer by Rev. J. T. Mcclure.
Journal read aud approved.
REPORTS.
Mr.. WELLS from the committee or
Claims and Grievances reported thai
the committee had considered the peti
tion of A. c. Partridge for relief frou
certain taxes and foHnd it inexpedient
to legislate upon the subject.
The same gentlemen from the same
committee reported bill refuDding GER
tain taxes to the estate of Eli Heaton
late Sheriff of Richie county.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, in
viting Miss Anna Dickinson to lecture
in the Capitol on the evening of Janu
ary 22d, was lost.
By Mr.. BAKER-ResOlution thanking
Miss Anna Dickinson for her able effort
at Washington Hall, Thursday evening
in behalf of suffering humanity. Lost
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
the committee on Taxation and Financt
TO inquire into the expediency oI
amending the Code so as 10 fix the Ii
ceuse for selling goods by sample al
$50.
By Mr. JUDY-Instructing the Judi
oiary committee to consider the expe
diency of changing the time for holding
Courts in the Fifth Judicial Circuit.
BY Mr.. GOFF-Directing the commit
tee on Humane and Criminal Institu
ton. to consider the propriety of admit,
ting all luustics into the Hospital fol
the Insane ut Weston free of charge.
By Mr.. BOWYER-Direeting the in
dietary committee to consider the pro
priety of changing the fiscal year &c
that it shall begin January lst.
BY Mr.. TETER-Requiring the Ser
geant-at-Arms to stamp all letters, pa
pers and public documents that mem
bers may desire to distribute through
the mails daring the session. Aftel
some discussion it was amended so ~
to limit the amount of postage credited
to each member to 80. 1t was adopted
Yeas %.
By Mr.. CRACRAFT-Directing tb,
judiciary committee to inquire into th,
e1pediency of enacting law allowing
certain fees to attorneys appointed b.
the Courts to conduct the defense il
criminal cases.
By Mr.. FISHER-Directing the com
mittee on Taxation and Finance to con
slider the sxpediency of fapportiening {.
the State school fund the sum Of $40,
900, back taxes lately paid by the b.
%. r. r. into the State Treasury.
By Mr.. REXROAD-RaisiDg a specia
committee to inquire whether Floyt
Neely, delegate from Doddridge, is no
ineligible, by reason of official in
ldebtedness to the State or to Doddfidg
Mr.. JACKSON moved to amend b.
directing the. committee on Election
and Privileges to make the proper in
auiry into the matter. The anepdnen
prevailed and She motion was adopted
Mr.. WELLSm moved to reconsider tn
vote by which the resolution Of MI
4 Burgess, relafing to annual land assess
menfs, wasklosf on Thursday.
Mr. BURGESS stated that in Wayn
county more land In amount and valu
was taxed than Belonged 90 the county
He hoped the svcte would be recsrsid
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>shesliua Register.
Saturday,.....--...Sahuary -
CORREsPONDENCR.

The friends Of the REGISTER throughout Eest
T;,giaia aud the bordering counties Of Ohlo ana
p,nns1,rdnia are particularly requested 70 ac,
,ai,i us promptly 'ci'h any occurrence g ge''eIas ~
,sr,st that may come l0ittin theiT kHotc9edge. ~
-, NJ spscial Importance the Telegraph may oS q,
ssJ al our erpense; IN most cases the rnd! 'o,t'
.nsrSr Elaborate and ornate essays are nor de- 9.
s',i Ltit brieT and accurate LetterS grang az! Me
,ry,stances aud incidents Of undressing eoe''Ss as
,con as they trdnSpire. -.
I,r,r,gicatig,ls setting forth the material eordt-
,:,,, aad development cf the country; me crops,
tTarsitrs Of land, and al Other subjects ct nterss'
:. .;r.J o." and ,riQ be promptly published.
Ne,i:ss Of pubic meetings Of lohGteueT nature
J H o,b;r occasions Of interest 10 the people, tcI@
be losIcome. .,s,.,
It's otir aim 70 publish paper that shGA rcEeet
u, syiuions aud lCiShes Of THE PEOPLBj and
,.5afEn,r comes from The People, and Is Of rditte
and interest to them, t0A receire our instant ana
T1ithfttI attention.
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Taxes on In,ere.t and Dividends.

Commissioner DELANo decides that
the tax imposed upon dividends, undis'
tributed sums, &C., by section l2O Of
the internal revenue law, upon divi-
dends, interest, coupons, amounts used
for construction, &C., by section l22
and upon salaries by section 1913, did
not expire on the 3lss ult., but should
hereafter be withheld and paid as here.
fnEnra
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time the people, whose attention is now
fully turned to this case, do not demand
that passion and prejudice shall enter
as elements into the trial.
Still it may be well to remember that
while the Legislature tries HARRISON
the people will be sitting in judgment
upon the Legislature. And in the event
of fair, clear and conclusive case being
made out, there will be no toleration OF
any verdict short of that which should
Justly follow. Already there are rumors
of combinations and compromises to &C
quit this man, in spite of the law and
the facts. The claim that he controls
sufficient votes to turn the scale in one
or the other House, upon important
measures, local or general, is being set
up evidently with view to lnhu-
encing the votes of his jurors. In our
opinion, the main body of the men who
compose this Legislature are not to be
swsyed in any such infamous manner.
The honest members will do their duty
let the influence of the accused be what
it may, and if there are any of another
description, as the course of HARRI-
soN's friends wonld iusultingly hint,
they will know that any bargain upon
this impeachment question must GER
tsinly leak out. and that political dam
nation to the bargalners would surely
follow. For these reasons, and espe-
cially for the reason that we have an
abiding faith in the ascendency Of finteg-
rity in the Legislature, we expect to see
this trial conducted fairly and conclud-
ed Justly.
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Democratic City Ticket.

For Mayor-GEeRGE w. JEFFERS.
For City Sergeant-SAMUEL F. PARIS.
For City ClerkkH. F. FEENY.
For City Treasurer-JOSHUA LUKESS.
For Superintendent of Water Works-J0HN
W. CUMMINGS.
For Street CommissioneI-Wh.C COOPER.
For Wharf Master-ISAAC OLDHAM.
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WILLIAM RADFoRD, q member of the
Thirty-eighth Congress, died suddenly
on Tuesday evening at his residence in
Yonkers, Now York. He was born in
Dutchess county, June "a, 1914, and set
tied in New York city in 1929, where he
was for long time engaged in mercan-
tile pursuits. He was elected to Con-
gress in 1862.
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THE New York Tribune says the story
of JOHN Brown "may become, to GER
tain extent, tinted by mythical tradl'
tions, but his fame will lose nothing by
that" The more mystery there is aboni
the Kassas horse thief and murderer
the better for his memory. 1t is the
truth that will show him in q proper
LIGHT to posterity.
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West Virginia Legislature
FRIDAY, January 81, 1870
SENATE.
Praver bv Rev Mr. Robinson.

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Robinson.
The Senate Journal was read by the
Clerk.
The Clerk announced that he had re-
ceived o communication from g. j.
Rawling, postmaster of this city, in re-
gard to mail matter sent to the post Of
fee witheut sufficient postage stamps
upon it, or which has the initials OF
Senators written upon il.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. K-Instructing the
committee on Internal Improvements
and Navigation inquiring into the ex-
pediency of prohibiting the establishing
of ferry over any of the streams in this
State within q half a mile of toll
bridge in operation at the time.
Adopted.
By Mr. GATHER, of Gimsr-That
the Auditor of STATE be required to fur
uish, at his earliest convenience, a de-
tailed statement of the expenses incur
red by the investigation of the affairs
at the Peniteutiary during the session
of 1869, and also the two ssssious of the
committee in June and August, le69.
Laid on the table.
BY Mr.. YOUNG-Directing the COM
mittee on the Judiciary To inquire into
the expediency of amending the law
requiring the delinquent collectors to
pay over to the State revenue as re-
ferrsd to in the Auditors report
Adopted.
BY Mr.. BOREMAN-That 50 much OF
the Auditors report as refers to delin-
quent land be referred to the committee
on the Judiciary. Adopted.
PETITION.
By Mr.. DAVIS-A petition signed by
Emil Nefflin and others, asking for =
change in the law in relation to selling
by sample. Referred to committee on
Finance and Claims.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
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WHAT IT Is Nor AND WBAT IT Is.-
These truths are self-evident. PHA-
Ions VITALA Or SALVATION FOR
THE HAIR Is neither sticky like mo-
lasses, nor muddy like a gutter puddle.
1t isOn the contrary q genial Apid,
clear, limPid, aromatic, harmless, and
will restore to gray hair whiskeTs, boards
and mustaches, their original color as
certainly as sunshine nelts the sn0aL
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A Territorial Government for the Die
tFicI Of Columbia.

The Washington Star, in discussing
the bill recently introduced in Congress,
providing for a Territorial Government
for the District, says:
Every member We have conyerssd
with on the subject concludes the utter
inability of Congress 80 give PROPOSE
tion to remit their consideration TO any
competent authority in the District.
This, then, being the condition Of af-
fairs, and the disposition of Congress,
the question rises in what way shall
this transfer of authority be made, and
how shall the legislative and executive
body OF the District be constituted.
Senator Hamlin, chairman Of the Sen.
ate District Committee, expresses him.
self very deoit edly in favor of Terri
torial form of Government for the Dis
trict, and the Citizens Committee,at after
going over the whole ground, come 10
the same conclusion. The resnl of.1:Sn
labors in drafting risn Oh DIstIlct
Gocernms-s VIII be presented at puo'
sfo meeting this week for the considera-
tion of our citizens. We trust that
meeting will bring forth full express
sion of opinion, and an agreement upon
some definite plan of action; to be fol
lowed up by long pull and strong
pull altogether in its behalf. II any
better plan than that presented by the
committee can be found, let itbe adopt
ed; but by all means agree on some
thing, and then act.
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FROM RITCHIE COUNTY
Cap,ars 81 DC NeErs ThieG.

Capture o. she Negro Thief.
Editors Of the RsEister - - - p. -
The colored gent who robbed Mr.
Gstrsll last week was arrested the Dexi
day in Martinsburg. He made q deS
perate resistance. He succeeded in
knocking down three of the officers be.
fore they. secured bin. Four hundted
and eighty-oue dollars Of the money
was found on the perfon Of bis wife
who'wss with him. he was brought to
Richie county aud Is now in Jail await.
ing the actien Of the April court.
Mr. Jacob Hatfield, of Grant town.
ship, killed q Chester hog that netted
6l0 pounds. OcCAsIoSAL.
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THERE is said to be Radical major
ity Of twenty-five in the Legislature OF
Texas. Under military rule it could as
easily have been made forty. We only
wonder it was not.
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II you would have health, strength,
tyigor Of bsdy aud mind, jOysusasss by
day and sound sleep at night, take
RosINHEIM's STOMACH BTTTERS-the
Great Western Remedy. They erade
of the medicipal herbs and spices 90
purely medicinal principles, and never
faiI Of prOdueing the desired eject: - = !,
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A special dispatch to tho Memphis
AralGHche, frem Jackson, Mississippi,
says: The Legislature elected Governor
Alcorn United States Senator for the
long term, beginning March, aud Cen
eral Ames for the short term. w. ii.
Renel, colored native, educated in Ohio,
the present State Senator from Nstchez,
was elected for the term expiring March,
1871, TO which MIR. Slaitey was elected
but not admitted. The Legislature
adopted resolutions memorializiug Con-
gress to remove political disabilities
from all Mississippi, to be presented by
ReDel together with his credentials ss
limited States Senator. The Legisla-
InIe adJourneu 10 assst on the second
Tuesday after the admission Of the s,at..
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"a match OF eheas BY teisErzphs b.
tween BrOokIya and BaltinOrehas sean
aEIbnSSa.
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WILLIAM HARE,

PLUMBRB AND
L GAS TTEKR, no M0nros %, whesI.
Y Orders fseA tie s0untry sttsnAsd q
bort notioa. = al. slttai fI.ls 70 30
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AhA NoAAoH 0AAA@A SN~
Mr.. CRACRAFT aunounced that the
Sergeant alarms. felt unable to attend
to the stamping of the papers and docu-
ments sent through the mails by mem.
bers and desired 70 be relieved of that
duty. L..'~' '+ "A
. Mr.. BOWER moved o recOnsidera.
tion Of the vote adopting hefesolutioo
requiring the Sergesnt-at-Arms to stamp
mail matter for the members 10 an
amount not exceeding $40. The vote
was reconsidered. ~ fE...4 r.'.
Several substitutes and amendments
were offered aud withdrswn. -'E .
Mr. STURGESS offered an amend
ment removing. the limitation Of ten
dollars worth Of postage to each mem
Der, and limiting the aggregate amount
to be issued to all the members TO $500.
Mr.. DONEH00 offered substitute
directing the Sergeant-st Arms to fur
nish each member ten dollars in postage
stamps. -.
Mr.. MAXWELL moved to table the
whole subject. Lost. .
Mr.. HEByEY moved to adjourn.
Lost. ~.
Mr.. DAVIS read q resolution he pro.
posed 10 offer in case the pending
amendment was voted down.
Mr.. JACKSON moved TO indefinitely
postpone the whole matter.
The chair ruled that the amendment
had precedence. .fTrsT
Mr.. FLICK urged that the amend
ment be voted down and the original
resolution adopted. yyfE 10 . a.
Mr.. STURGiSS withdrew his amend
ment.
The question required on the substi-
tute Of Mr.. Donshoo. 9
Mr.. DAVIS offered ss substitute the
lfalloving resnlution: ~ - 80. = : :,
1Ssolred, That It is the sense OF this
House that the Constitution Of this
Stste hxes the compensation Of mem
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