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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
THAT THOUSAND DOLLAR
DARKEH!

The following is from "Maek," of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, dated at
Washington, February 7th
"a number of. journals speak of
Mr.. Reve!s, the colored Senator
from Mississippi as a thousand
dollar darkey." In doing so they
are guilty of gross injustice to the
gentleman in question, and of still
grosser misrepresentation of the
history of tho times. If Mr.. Rev
els were only a "thousand>dollar
darkey," l should not feel constrain7
cd to do more than bow politely as
l pass him on the threshold of the
Senate Chamber, or treat him with
that degree of respectful co1sidera-
ton which is due tc a member of
the honorable body whereof he has
been chosen O member. There are
those-so the poet tells us-to
whom a primrose by the rivers
brink is a yellow primrose, and no
more 10 all such Mr.. Revels is a
thousand-dollar darkey. But Icon
TESS to e disposition to look on him
in a far more exalted light. ! see
in him a Observation-Disclosures
dollar darkey l hear in his voice
the thunders of Donelson and Shl-
lob and Vicksburg and Gettysburg;
and in his footsteps the tread of
mIshtier armies than Napoleon ev-
or marsbaled for the conquest of
Europe. The election of Revels is
the net proceeds of all that war and
bIoodshed. lie represents the as
sets and liabilities of the four J cars
struggle ; he is "the glorious fruits
of union and victory" whereof We
have heard so much. IfthIs be not
80, let the reader point out some
other solution to the problem
Why was the war fought, if not to
elect Revels ? And low that 1t is
over, what Is there to show for Its
million graves and Its three thou
sard millions of dollars, except the
election of Revels? If Jbare are
other results to the great struggle,
name them. But, at any rate, let us
not be lrreverent On the subject OF
Reve,s-let us not belIttle hun into
a thousand-dollar darkey /; but let
Us rather see in him the great liv-
ing representative of the issue
which 1t took so Eany precious
lives and SO much precious treas
ure to bring to a victorious concIu
sion ; and SO regarding him, let us
approach him with uncovered
heads, and bow before hun as &c
great Jove himself"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

The most successful Feather Dresser ever
offered to the public, and we venture the
prediction that It never will be exeelled. for
it proves to be exactly what all conditions
and qualities of Feathers need to render
them light, clean and healthy. The clean
sing is done entirely by steam. No fire
comes near the feathers, consequently no
possibility of burning, searching, or other
wise injuring them, which is an objection
able feature in hot air and fire dressingma-
chimes. By this process all moths are des-
troyed and removed the Festhers cleans
ed, the ibres relieved from their matted
positions, giving to q bed an astonishing
increase in bulk, often more than one half /;
also removing all disagreeable scent, which
is so very common to new as well as old
feathers-in fact giving, the appearance
and essential qualities of new Feathers, and
relieving them from all liability to moths,
by the removal of the gummy orglutinOus
. matter from the quill. IN ali places where
this machine has been introduced, l nave
been presented with testimonials of the
most approved character, from ladies and
gentlemen Of the first responsibility, ex-
pressive of their entire confidence in this
method of ~renovating Feathers, not only On
account of the present beauty and ~inereas-
ed comfort they afford, but also on account
Of the confident belief they entertain of the
durability OF the work. MaDyOf these per-
sons speak from positive knowledge, hav-
ing had beds dressed by steam more h
twenty years ago, and they consider the ex-
pense trifing compared withthe benefits de-
rived. Ticks of beds dressed, will be wash
ed if desired, for so cents. One bed only
dressed of a time, consequently there viii
be no mixing Of Feathers. ~ Give me
your best or poorest, old or new, provided
they are Geese or Duck Feathers, and It0iI
~garrant Satisfaction or no charged
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

cept MIR. EimUnds ofVermont. All
of the Southern Senators except Mr..
Warner, of Alabama, and Mr.. Gill
bert, of Florida, voted no. NJ.
Williams, Of Oregon, was the only
Senator from the Pacific coast who
voted aye. Both New York sena-
tors voted no; also, all the Demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Morton was not present,
but would have voted aye. Mr..
Sherman was, also, not present: 1t
is definitely known that Mr., Hoar's
present intention is to remain in
the Cabinet. He certainly ought
TO resign, for a man rot fit to be a
judge, IS scarcely fit TO be the Attor-
ney General of the United States.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
JOKE on GREELEY.
TWash. Cor. Cleveland Leader.

You remember that in the New
York Constitutional Convention, a
year or TWO ago, Horace was chair
man of the Committee on Woman
Suffrage. He is in the van of all
other Reforms, but from some cause
an antagonist of this. Perhaps the
statement of the fact that Mrs.
Greeley is vehemently IN favor oft
may be an explanation. Neverthe-
less, the white coated philosopher
brought a report adverse TO Wo-
man Suffrage. Now 1t happened
that Mrs. Stanton ard Mrs. Greeley
are dear friends, and Mrs. Slant
on. was at Albany when Horace re-
ported. Instanter she photographed
to Mrs. Horace to get up a petition
of one thousand women, head it
herself, against the report refusing
women suffrage, informing her
wha: her husband had done. The
next day 1t came /; and amidst the
roars of laughter Of the Convcn-
ton and the galleries, and to the
surprise and chagrin of Horace,
this petition, Endorsed 'from Mrs.
Horace Greeley and a thousand
others was read. The white hat
and coat vanished in search of
"that 1nveterate Mrs. Stanton
She was found. The following dis
logue ensued /:
Greeloy-"Good morning, Mrs.
Stanton"
Stanton-"Good morning, Mr..
Greeley"
Greeley-"Dld you induce my
wife to send that Internal petition
here ?"
Stanton-"I kept her posted a.
bout your unconstitutional proeee-
dlngs, Mr.. Greeley"
Greeley-"Well, madam, l have
always been your friend"
Stanton "And L yours, Mr.
Greeley"
Grecley-"But 1 won't stand such
treatment
S.antnn-"I have outwltted you,
haven't l. Mr. Greeley !"
Enraged Mt this bit of bitter in
terrogatIon, Greeley replied
"Mrs. Stanton, SO long as l live
and control the Tribune, the name
OF Elizabeth Cady Stanton shall not
appear IN Its columns"
End to this day it has not !; but
rs If to bel:ttle her assumed indie
pendence, you will Often very of
ten, fud IN It's columns that of Mrs.
IL. B. Stanton.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

were provisions for naturalizing for
eigners, but these were only applicable
to persons of our own race from for,
eign countries. Mr.. Jeferson's marks
are on those instruments. 1t is well
known that he was opposed 10 slave
Y" but its also known that he was op-
lOsed to violating Gods law by max
ing all races Ofmen-believing the ne
gro to be inferior-equal socially and
politically. lie said-"Will not a low
or of natural history-one who views
the gradations in all the races of ami
mails with the eye of philosophy, excuse
an effort to keep those of the depart
ment of nan as distinct as nature
formed them p The trainers of our
Constitution were aware of the fact,
and built the framework of the gov
eminent upon the basis of the natural
distinction and physical differences in
races comprising the American pcpu-
lation. DR.. Cartwright says off the
Constitution be worth defending, sure
ly the great truths of natural history,
on which it rests as a basis, are worth
being made known and regarded by
our statesmen" The delusion that all
men sprung from one common parent
had its origin in England. for the pur-
pose of destroying our institutions
l'ritchard, Todd, and others, have made
science bow to the policy of govern
ment. In this the clergy have taken
no small part, and they have perverted
the Bible to their use, until they have
almost destroyed it, as the Mongrels in
this country have our Constitution
Shall W. aid England in her crusade,
and the fanatics in our own country in
their work of destruction. Or, will we
endeavor to save the Bible, our Con-
stitution, and the government our ia
theirs gave us yea, even the white
man himself? The road is plain to all
these results.
But we are confronted with this
point fall human beings did not de-
scend from Adam, we have no history
of them in the Bible. Neither have we
of many other creatures God made
Why a revelation was vouchsafed to us
concerning Adams descendants, and
no other race, is not for us 10 say. But
we might conceive 4 reason for even
this. Adam was the masterpiece of
creation. He was to have dominion
over all other creatures, he was placed
on probation, fell, and was to be re-
stored. The Saviour was not to appear
in the world for a long time afterwards,
and he was to be connected with Ad-
ans race. To trace his geneology, it
was important to give this history
And in giving the history of one race,
if the others are not mentioned, it
does not detract from the narrative,
nor would the mention have strength
ened it. In writing an account of the
origin ofthe horse, if the cow were not
named or if, when speaking of The ami
NAL, it should be said that it eats grass,
"in common with the cow" the alb
sence of mention in the first instance
would not detract from, nor the allu,,
ion in the second add to, the authen-
ITCHY of the narrative. There are al,
l%usions, however, in the Bible, to 9th,
er races beside those of Adam, and the
reader of the Book may readily per
ceive them.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
Only Believe.

"Only believe" and not only will
the gates Of the celestial city open
10 receive US, but even here we
shall rest in the shadow Of a great
love.
But dangers stand thick on every
hand, suggests Faintheart; how
can we help beng anxious? Only
believe ; the Lord is q shield to
them that put their trust in HIM.
Silver-tOngued temptation may
assAil us. Ho Is able to suecor
them that are tempted.
What if poverty be our lot? The
Lord knoweth the poor.
What if riches, and we are encum-
bered with many cares? Give to
the poor, and thou shalt have Treas
ure n heaven.
We may be homeless. Our Lord
had not where 10 lay his head.
Friendless. There is q friend
that sticketh closer than a brot~
er.
Afflicted. lie blndelh up the bro>
ken-hearted.
Unjustly accused. The Almigh-
ty shall be thy defense.
The night cometn. He that
keepeth thee will not sIumber.
Accidents may befaIl US. The
Lord will preserve thy going out
and thy coming in.
Pain and sickness. The Lord
will make all thy bed in thy sick
moss.
The mfrmities of age. They
shall still bring forth fruit in old
age.
There r heavy burdens to be
borne, perehanee insesant daily
toll. There remaineth a rest.
Wearisoms nights may be ap-
pointed to US. He giveth songs in
the night.
Death will surely come. 1t
kEocketh alike at the lordly palace
and the lowly cottage. 1t is well
with the righteous. Death is swal
lowed up Il victory.
To the believer every providence
is but another stroke of the chis,l
upon the marble rock, shaping il
for it's position in the heavenly tenn
ple.-AmedicHn Messenger.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
Speaker Cunningham RepudI
atIng the Fifteenth Amend
ment on the Cars.

The. CINCINNATI Enquirer tells a
good Joke on ono of the members of
the House ef Representatives, from
that county, who voted for Negro
Suffrage. The Enquirer is too mod
est TO name the man-our modesty
is not SO excessive. The tale as
told to us named Mr.. Speaker Gun
nlngham as the individual member.
On the Saturday afternoon after
the adoption of the Negro Suffrage
Amendment, the "Mr. Speaker"
took passage on the train for GIN
cinnati. Finding a seat unOccu-
pied, Mr.. Cunningham deposited
his sack in it and left 1t for a NOM
ent il order TO visit another car
While he was thus temporarily alb
sent, IN stepped a gigantic negro,
black as the ace Of spades, and with
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
RISH WIT.

WInchell tells a story Of stran-
ger meeting an Emora.der leaning
against a post, watching a funeral
procession coming out of Il house,
when the following dialogue ELL
Sued:-
"Is that q funeral?"
Eyes sir, I'm thinking it is."
"Any body of Distinction
Il reckon it is, sir"
"Who is is that dIed?'
"Oh, the gentleman in the coffin,
TO be sure" replied Pat with a
knowing look,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

B@r About the only government
al privilege the American people
enjoy is that of receiving their own
county newspapers free of postage.
While thcy-tho supposed sover-
eI~gns-have had this trifing i'm
munity, Congressman have been
more than doubling their own sala-
ries, and encumberipg the mails
with tons Of wretched trash, at the
peoples expense. Now, these very
same Representatives of the peo-
pie" assume to be their guardians,
and tell them they must pay post.
age on their county papers, l fthey
(the Congressmen) must relinquish
the grossly abused ranking prIvil,
ego. How do the aforesaid "suver.
eIgn people like that ?I[Pomeroy
Crescent.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
Grants Attorney General De.
feated.

The United States Senate Thurs
day a week ago made short work of
Attorney General Hoar, nominated
as one of the Justices Of the Su-
preme Court. The vote on confr-
nation of the nomination stood as
fuliows-24 against 80 for rejecting.
ALI the Now England Senators
present voted in the affirmative ex-
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

BAD NEWS weakens the action OF
the heart, then OPP esses the lungs;
destroys the appetite, stops dIges>
ton and partially suspends all the
functions Ofthe system. An emo
tion Of shame Pushes the face fear
blanehes it and an instant thrill
electriies a million nerves into d
gallop. Delirium infuses great en-
ergy. Volitlon commands and hun
dreds of muscles spring to execute.
Powerful emotion often kills the
body at a stroke. Eminent public
speakers lave died in the midst oil
eloquence, or when the deep emouOn
that produced 1t suddenly subsidized
Largraye, tie young Partisan, died
when he heard that the musical
prize for which he had competed
was adiudged 10 another.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

according to Milton, Eve kept
silence in Eden to hear her hus-
band talk" said a gentleman to a
lady friend; and then added in a
melancholy tone, "Alas, there have
been no Eyes sInce." because"
quickly retorted the lady, "thore
have been no husbands worth lis
teDinv To"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

Hr "Mother," saiu a little fellow
of seven years, IL think that God
should have the Sunday all tohIm.
self"
why do you think so, my SOM"
because Sunday is the longest
day of the whole week, and God
does so much for us, l think he
ought to have the whole day 10
himself" and the grateful youth
walked up to the window to look at
his sled, which had been carefully
placed on the porch.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

TEACHER.-"If a man give you a
hundred dollars to keep for him.
and died, what would you do P
Would you pray for him ?" Cand-
id pupil-"No, sir F.; but l would
pray Tor another like him."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

The man who was to poor to take
the paper was recently swindled
out Of a hundred dollars by a con-
fdenee man. Good for HIM; he
will know better next :ime.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

IT costs a white man in Macon,
Georgia, just $500 and six months
Imprisonment TO desert a wife of
his own color and marry a negress.
Serves him right.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

The Peabody property in Eng
land, seIzed by the Crown, was
part of his gift to the poor of Lon-
don, and has been released to the
fund In question.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

a WoMAN's tears are generally
more effective than her words. In
such cases, wind is a less powerful
element than water.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
Worth $2,7OO

The drawing of the Morgan Co News A
gency and Free Gift Enterprise will take
place at MeConnelsviIle, o., on Saturday,
March 26, 1870, or ~as.soon thereafter as the
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prize issO arranged that those who patron
Ie 1t 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,
will secure a first class 81 newspaper at club
rates, so IN at the ticket or chance to draw
a valuable prize in reality costs nothing
BY purchasing sueh large numbers Ofnews
papers, l get them at a rate sufficiently low
to enable ME to 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'
this Agency as cheap as they can he had at
the Office of publication Except in cases
where very large clubs are sent I'M while
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IN ten days after the drawing. The news
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The drawing will take place in public and
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sen by the tirxet holders on the day of the
dra awning. The following is a list Of names
and price of papers that will be furnished
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thing connected with this Enterprise that
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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

THE Chicago Republican takes
the ground that tho colored Sena-
tor elect from Mississippi, II. II.
RcveIs, is ineligible, on the ground
that he has not been legally q citi>
zen of the United States nine years.
Just as we expected-quibbllng and
evading the darkey already
Those Radical chaps think him
good enough as a suffragran or in
Southern State Legislatures; but
when he aspires 10 the Federal
Senate, some of them fly the track,
argue against his eligibility.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11
STATE AND COUNTY RIGHTS
FOR SALE

~ This celebrated machine is now IN
operation in. The west end u Q.
er's building.
McCOnneIsyille, ohio,
no.~ II 1870 emo
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-10
Rode Another Mans Horse to June
Meeting.


Last Sunday ODE Webster and Osborne
Campbell, col, took two horses out OF
Esq. G. w. Kinzer's lot, without his per-
mission, and rode them to the June
meeting at Columbia. On their return
they were met in theiroad by Esq. Kin
ger, who told them that he would settle
oni Monday. ODE replied that they
would settle there in the road if he vans
ted to settle. A lady being with Mr.. K,
he rode on. On Monday evening he
passed where ODE was at work, and ODE
came to the fence, and said he would
fight him any way he wanted and made
at him with rail. Mr.. KiAzer jumped
out and knocked the negro down.with a
rock. Mr.. Kinzer went and got his gun,
and ODE loft the place. Tuesday the trial
before Esq. Stockard came off. After
the trial ODE said the thing was not set
tled-they could not accuse him af steal
ing horses. Mr.. Kinzer started at him
with chair, aud they cllnched. They
were soon separated. At night Mr.. Kim
ger returned home about II O'Clock. He
saw negro standing in the fence corner
near the front gate, and asked who it
was. Almost simultaneously the negro
fired at him. The ball missed, and the
negro ran, and Mr.. Kinzer fired at him,
but he also missed. On Wednesday
R. N. Mcbride, constable, arrested ODE
and brought him to town and lodged him
in Jail. ODE makes high literary pre-
and claims to be the Sawdust
Valley correspondent for the COLUMBIA
HERALD. His veracity, however, is no
better than his honesty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-10

with Summer half unbEowned." Allthe
people Of the surrounding country, old
and young, the beautiful and the home
ly, the rich and the poor, were in full
dress for the occasion, ready to take mp
the line Oh march, anfiCipatinga day OF
pleasure In, the affair. Picnic hill Was
looking her grandest, bedecked, with her
stately trees, in their fullest dress, and .
profusion Of the gayest flowers every
where scattered around. I'VE may now
pause before; this splendid prodigy" in
breathless silence and watch the working
of the number Of would-be "chiefs Of the
the Particulars, only that the boys 'sIet
her drop" through. suppose all
wanted to be boss. These Boys will
do well to wage war on ghosts ut q dis
tance but they won't do 10 run q picnic,
as more than one enc lord chief of the
gum will make anything in the world
evaporate. ~9's
This move irritated the good fselings
of all and o considerable stir was the
next thing on hand, then came q decis-
ion to go to the Thespian Hail and have
another fish. This soon busted and we
are now resting on. our oars, regular Qna-
ker meeting style, awaiting the spirits to
move some one. The session ofthe male
school is out with vacation OF two or
three months. Had no public exhibi-
ton in the way ofspeeches, compositions.
etc., ibut quite:ia quantity Of private
speeches, etc., etc. The sanctum Is again
enlivened by the bright smiles Of Orve
McKissick, who has had balloon ex-
cursion, which undid with . romance
Get him to tell the particulars. "Old"
Dave Brown was up last week from Mt.
Pleasant. He says that he is going to
make a fortune down there and then
fool some girl. You bet on Dave. I
would be glad for you to come out every
Sunday as the folks behave 90 we'll when
they go to church and find you squared
back ready to take down and tell of in
the next HERALD. '''' =
I am distractedly yours, with pair of
tight "butes" on. RATS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-10
One mr. MANY RnlaPa

The good people of Santa Fo were en-
tertained short time since by an inter-
esting debate on a political question
comparing the governments of England
and tho United States,-a limited mon
archy and republic. Esq. George Kin
ger, of the Williamsporrt country, and
DIR. j. P. Sebastian, advocated the side
for a monarchy; and Mr.. r. p. Ledbetter
near Columbia, and DR.. Charles Sebas-
tian, spoke ia behalf of republic. The
discussion showed deep research In his
tory and a thorough knowledge of the
principles of the two governments on the
part of the four disputants. The Hall
was crowded to ovorfiowing, and the
people seemed to be highly entertained.
aud were often greatly amused at the
occasional friendly cuts and repartee,
Prejudice or anger, however, was not
shown at ali, and after lengthy discus
sion of the different points, the Judges
decided in favor of the republican form
of COvarnrnpnt