The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-25

speech; to others OF the Vhlte race
it was spectacle of rare sud untried
experiment.; but to the negroes it
stood for a recognition of their fun
and equal humanity, which was to be
credited OF discredited, by their sole
representative in that august body.
Then equality had been admitted in
advance upon trust; it was now to
undergo its trial. Mr. Revels had
his speech in manuscript before him
He was but little confined to read
ing however: he had evidently com
mitted the speech to memory. 1t
was respectfully good speech, re-
markable for nothing except-cOm-
ing from one of a race reputed to he
extravsgantly fond of display in ev-
erything-for its modesty both in
composition and manner of diliyery.
He seems to have good sense, fno-
thing more; and that will do him
and his race more credit than more
brilliant traits without it.
Another sensstion-these lackey-
spirited Washington journals would
have it-a fashionable wedding.
Miss Goddard, Admiral Dahlgren's
wife's daughter, and Mr.. Overbach,
Austrian Consul to Hong Kong,
we're married Everything was bril-
liant, beautiful, distingue, charming,
and-stuuning! This in the Lenten
season, too, when. as the parties were
Catholics, they couldn't help show
off! tits important to state that the
marriage was to have been solemniI-
ed before Lent. so that they could
have the biggest kind of big time
But, as it would be great sacrilege
to say that Providence didn't favor
this mixing OF sacrament-as the
parties regard it-with bedizened
Jolly spree, it must be that the winds
and waves were temporarily com
mited TO the charge ofsome prentice
hand, for certain it is that the Con
sui did not reach here, hom Hong
Kong, in time. Lent was here be-
fore him. and in the ''Lenten season
even the nuptial mass is forbidden
- thc Catholic Church. \ great
n;t,,, pnt -1Ain a great blessing to
our Washington Press. ~" 'O'',0
they have done justice to the su,,
ject? They must have borrowed |
songs and trombones and livery cos
tunes, to help out their painful pow
erty Of words!
This reminds me that the only in
dependent journal, or daily at least,
We have had here lately made IFS val
edictory address yesterday. The
Morning Ne'cs had large circula-
tion, hut at its price, one cent, that
paid no profit, and it failed to secure
a living amount of advertising.
The Senate Committee on the Ter
ritories, has decided to report adj
versely on the nomination Of Gen.
Potts, for Governor of Montana, in
place of. Il. Ashley.
Gen. Sickles is confirmed, at last,
minister to Spain.
The President has accepted Gen.
Dan'l Buttcrdeld' 5 resignation Of his
military commission as Colonel. He
was oaly brevet major General.
The Senate Committee on Foreign |
Relations. have rejected the treaty |
for the annexation Of San Domingo.
The Sainana Bay lease will fail also |
it is to be supposed.
The House bill, lately passed, to |
reduce the number and somewhat the, |
pay Of the officers of the army, is a !
GOOD thing. 1t is folly and incon-
to burden the Republic,
with q useless number Of army ofiic !
ers and to psy extravagantly those
retained in times OF peace. Gen.
Logan is trump, move, ana more |
think.
A companion piece to this, ifitI
shall pass. is the billreported by Sen
ator Chandler, from the committee
an commerce. to amend the act regu
lating the diplomatic and consular
system Of the United States. The
bin prunes it into much more Re
publican proportions and fashion
What has this great power longer to
make by keeping princely establish
ments ih foreign eou4tgies. and pay
ing bounty to our representatives
abroad, for initiating monarehle ar
istocratic aummery, or to lose by !
not doing it!
The House voted to-day 102 to 68
. Gene, Rep, Butler, from Tennes-
700 for sellipp a canetship for a son
If Gen. Dan Tyler; ut this not be-
ng two-thirds majority L e iesola-
ion failed. To give the dew. ms
lue,r itappears by the evidence that
Mr., Butler did not stipnlate for a