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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-01-28

gave up his first grouud-vio,do1 !,
points on which he had seemed nao.t Tue
c1ous. The answer to South CaroJ;no 'o ,L
essentially changed. and it was agreed t Ias
Fort Sumter should have men and rr .nat
sions. proVl-
During these discussions Mr. 60.
was always true, but the part he tonI -n ,n'n
by no means leading one. He aid Vas "aa
times that he was there only that 7 ,a;a1IyI
have two votes instead Of one. On nnhl
casion was there the slightest conai i1o t DC
tween him and me. He exhibited nom W. w.
the coarseness which some Of his iat4 81
friends have attributed to him. Ho n r@.tef
spoke withor, the greatest rcspcct fo lt' i:
colleagues and the profoundest Ioforo.nl3
to the President. He said no vord - et AZ
President about resigning. He toIJ .no
that he would resign if l did bIt -, 4ie
certain concessions were made to nv W, 80 {
es he expressed himself perfectly gntisf"i
He did not furnish one atom Of flo - 80
ence which brought the President ron ,,u,
on the answer to South Carolina. Nori;i
he ever propose or carry any measTra lt
his own, directly or indirectly. relatino =
the secession troubles. He uniformly o., ~
fessed to be rs anxious for the preseryatior
Of the public peace as any man there.
1t would be wrong to the memorv ~,
Mr.. Stanton not to add that, SO far rs
know, he never gave countenancc or r,.
enlargement to those fabulous stories If
his behavior.
JEREMIAH s. DLACI,.
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The mississIppi Colored senator.

w. ii. Revel. colored man. has been elected
for the term expiring March, 1871, but it Is not
probable that he will take his seat as the otate
will hardly be admitted before that time. IIaI
eigh 6dhddrd
And are the negroes of the country
again to be cheated Why will not Mis-
sissippi be admitted before March, 1871
Even Virginia, with her very doubtful Re-
publican officials, has been admitted after
delay of few months. What good rea-
son can the admission Of Mississippi be
delayed for fifteen or twenty months
Would it be safe in the Radicals to delay
her admission until q new Congress meets
in March 1871 ? AS impossible as it may
seem, the Democrats may have a majority
in the next House of Representatives, and
it might not be so easy for Mississippi to
be accepted under the unconstitutional and
unrepublican terms upon which she is ap-
plying.
It can't be possible that the Standard is
preparing excuses for the rejection of the
negro Senator We can assure that paper
if this negro is admitted to the Senate,
the next Congress will contain many more,
not two-thirds white, as Revel is, but
simon pure negroes. The admission of
this Mississippi negro will be fatal to
the future congressional aspirations of
Dockery, Heaton, Cobb and Deweese, of
this State. IF the negroes furnish from
four-fifths to nine-tenths of the Radical
votes, we cannot blame them for claiming
g. decent proportion of the Offices. We
look with some interest to the decision in
Revel's case It will have an important
bearing upon politics.
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!. We Have very Little Sunshine These
Days.


The remark struck upon our ear with
singular force as we passed onward. 1t
was careieasly made, perhaps thought
lessly, but what q world of meaning was
contained therein. Every little sunshine
these days" Little enough, God knows,
not only in the material world, but in our
condition and it's surroundings.
When we contrast our situation now
with what it was q few years ago, when
we look around and perceive ignorance
and vice sitting in high places and riding
rampant over the land, blotting out all th e
ancient landmarks which had come down
to US from generation to generation, and
which were sacred and hallowed as the
memory OF those who bequeathed them ;
when We see strangers devOuring our SUBJ
stance and eXulting in their triumph,
while around us and above us the clouds
hang heavy and thick, and the future be-
comes more dim and obscured, may we
not exclaim with truth eve have very
little sunshine these days %
Who has not felt the want of this sun
shine IN his daily walks through life; who
among us has not experienced the cares
and troubles, the anxieties and sorrows
which bow down the strongest frame and
make the heart heavy as lead When the
hand of affection is laid upon us, and we
hear no longer that voice which though
hushed is still sweet in our ears as the
memory OF love can make it, when the
rain comes down in heavy drops and the
days ere dark and friends are few, and we
look abroad for some light, however faint,
to guide our wandering steps and see
nOught but gloom around us, IN the an
guish OF our hearts we exclain, oh, for one
ray of light to gladden. our path-oue flash
of the sunshine TO cheer and console.
Where may we look to find that for
which we 50 arlently long It is easily
answered-in the discharge Of kindly Off
ces to those around us, in min;stering to
the wants OF the poor ana needy-in COM
forting the ahlicted-in doing unto others
as we wish they should do unto us-and
above oil, in tue faithful performance of
duty.
1t matters not how dark and dreary the
days may be, how black and lowering the
clouds may hang, or how large the drops of
rain that fall, for there will then be sun
shine on the heart glorious light that
will gild our path through life to death,
through death to life eternal.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY rs. 1869
Secession and Coercion.

In the letter of Judge BLACK, a mombel
of President BUcuANAN's Cabinet, which
we publish this morning, We have an In
teresting and important chapter OF history
in connection with the late waT. It txes'
beyond doubt, the position occupied at
the time by Mr.. STANTON, and justities the
action of the Southern States in the mat
ter of secession.
Whether the question of secession was
legally settled by the arbitrament OF arms
in our national "wager of battel," we are
not prepared to say. 1t is settled, whether
right or wrong, that in fact a State can
not secede, for the power of the Federal
Government is too great. 1t may be that
the Constitution was only vindicated by the
result Of The war. yet it may possibly have
been subverted instead. President BUCH-
AEAN, General CAss and Judge STANTON
we're good authority in 1861, and their
opinions should go far in jnstifying the
Southern States in seeding.
This letter of Judge BLACK will be re-
ceived by the country as authority in the
matters whereof it treats.
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Fifteenth Amendment,

The ratification of the Fifteenth Amend
mcnt by the Legislature Of Ohio secures
It's adoption, Notwithstanding the with
draWal Of New York, as far as its compul-
sorry adoption can make it part Of the
Constitution. Twenty-six States have now
ratified this Amendment without counting
New York. Two more only are required.
Nebraska will ratify it. and Georgia and
Texas are required to do so.
Under it's operation negroes will vote in
Maryland, Kentucky and Delaware, where
they have not been permitted. In New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania they will
also vote, but their numbers are not suffi-
GENTLY great to make any material differ
ence in the political condition of these
States In Rhode Island several thousand
whites, heretofore DISTINGUISHED by want
of the property qualification, will be per-
rnitted to vote, and may work the political
regeneration of that State.
We append the Fifteenth Amendment
in full:
"Section l. the right of citizens of the Cnited
Etates to vote shall not be denied abridged by
the United States, or by any State, on account
Of race, color previous condition of servltude.
t'SectiOn 2. I he Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislation"
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From the Raleigh Sentinel
PRO EEDlNGS OF THE AEGiSLATTKp
SENATE.

FRIDAY, Jan. y, 1870.
A communication from Con. Rufus Eor.
ringer was read from tho Clerks desk. de-
clInlng the appointment as one OF the Com
mlttee on investigation on account of mr.
gent business pertaining to his profession
The President filed the vacancy by an
pointing W. L. Scott of Greensboro.
FROM THE HOUSE.
Bill for the better protection of life and
property, with amendments, asking the
concurrence of the Senate,
Mr.. Beeman moved that the Senate 90
not concur.
A lengthy discussion ensued. Messrs.
Graham, Robbins and Scott arguing in
favor of the proposition, as q vote to con
cur In the amendments would be substGr.
TALLY voting to sustain the bill rs amended
Messrs. Lassiter, Galloway (col.) and
Shoffner argued against the motion to non
concur and urged the adoption of the bill
as amended.
Pending its consideration the Senate al
journed until this evening at seven AMI a
half o'clock.
This ShofTner war bill has been pretty
fully ventilated through the columns Of
the Sentinel. Some of the speeches to-day
were able and the arguments unanswer
able against the bill, but it was almost i'm
possible to say anything new against it
after the exhaustive discussion on it since
it's first Introduction. We may give some
of the speeches on it in the Senate yeater-
day hereafter. / Ed.
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Reconstruction,

"The policy of vengeance" says Don
Piatt, '' has been tried, and it ends in the
"mournful announcement that recOnstruc-
'' ton is failure, unless We can help q
"people-a people we have conciliated
and protected to reconstruct upon, in
' stead of the people we have prosecuted.
I'VE have kicked with vigor, and the more
We have kicked the deadlier has grown
"the antagonism."
g [ have witnessed nothing since the
" war that so illustrated it's results" says
the same writer in regard to the discussion
on the Virginia bill in the Senate 81 sat
% 1T seems but yesterday in these same gal
{" lerie1, where Virginia had her represen-
tatlon on the floor, and looked with adj
miration on the proud consciousness
that mado those Senators assume the
lead, and speak, and vote, as if the des-
TIMES Of the republic were in the keep
ing of the grand Old Dominion. And
NOW, small men wrangled over her fu-
ture. There was yet shadow of the
"Old prominence resting on the floor. q
I" mere shadow, scarcely perceptible, and
"yet there. One felt that it was not Geor-
:. gia, but Virginia-and from time to time
:. THE Speaker would hesitate. as if shrink
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Prince Arthur at Washington.

Arthur William Patrick Albrecht, the
seventh child and third son Of her Majesty
Queen Victoria, arrived at Washington
Saturday evening, and for few days will
be the lion of the capital of the nation.
Everybody went to the cars to see him.
He is described by the National Republican
es quite nice, healthy -looking youth, ap-
parently about five feet eight inches in
height, and looks to weigh about 1876 lbs.
His costume was such as any American ex-
quisite would wear, consisting of dark
pants and heavy brown melton sack over
coat, with dark neck scarf secured by a
handsome pin. His hat is of the latest
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, Jan. q.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.

AESOLUIJONS AND BILLS
BY Mr.. Malone: A resolution appointing
Thos. Bragg, S. L. Phillips and Rufus
Barringer Trustees to hold all the bonds
issued to Railroad Companies, in which
the State has an interest. Ordered to be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of CLowan,
the rules were suspended and the rcsolu-
ton requiring the Auditor to make an nd
ditional report to the Finance Committee,
was taken up and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Barnett the rules were
suspended and the bill incorporating the
North Carolina Homestead Association
was taken up.
A long debate followed and after being
variously amended passed its several read
ings.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor calling attention to suitable eli
dowment of the University.
On motion of Mr.. Pearson the rules were
suspended and the Senate bill legalizing
the official acts of the late County Courts
was taken up, passed its second reading
and was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
House then adjourned,
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AT meeting of the Rice and Peanut
growers of the Cape Fear section Of North
Carolina, the following preamble ana re-
solutions were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, In the opinion Of this meeting the
present depressed condition Of the business and
industry OF this section is owing principally to
the low price Of Rice and Peanuts, caused partly
by the failure of the Congress Of the United States
to protect the agricultural interest by protective
tariff, as is done for the manufacturing interests
Of the North, and partly by combin alton Of the
dealers in the large cities to control those pro-
auctions in the markets Therefore. be it
ReSOlUed That our representatives in the Le-
gislature, not only Of New Hanover county, but
of the entire State be requested to urge tn pas
sage of resolutions calling on Congress to 80 in
crease the tariff on foreign Rice and Peanuts
that their production in the South may be made
profitable. And that they be requested to incor-
porate in such resolutions as they may adopt,
provisions calling upon the other outhern States
to join North Carolina in pressing the matter up
on the attention of Congress. And be it further
Resolued That the producers o. Rice and Pea
nuts throughout the South be advised to keep
their crops off the market for the present, feel
ing confident that by so doing, the schemes of
those aiming to control the market will in some
measure be defeated.
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NIGHT SESSION.
House then adjourned,
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Jan. q, 1870.

FRIDAY, Jan. q, 1870.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Bill to restore the credit of the State,
and to facilitate the construction of our
unfinished Railroads, passed it's second
reading, and was made the special order
for Monday next at IL o'clock.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Consideration of the bill to better pro
tect life and property, from the House,
asking the concurrence OF the Senate II
amendments.
Motion of Mr.. Beeman that the Senatc
do not concur, the question for considera'
ton.
Mr.. Jones, of Mecklenburg, moved thai
its further consideration be postponed I'M
til Tuesday next at IL o'clock, which
voted down.
Mr.. Brogden urged the adoption Of the
bill in speech of hours and - minute
in length.
Mr.. Lindsay said he thought of making
few remarks on the bill, but the Senator
from Wayne had consumed SO much time
in his campaign speech, and had tried I
interest the Senate on almost everythU y
exc npt the subject matter before the d,
that he had confused his thoughts SO N och
that he could not think of making an fort
tonight, and he hoped the consider alton
of the bill would be postponed in order
that he might have an opportunity OF e.
pr0SSluB uAS V1oWS upon lG3 ana ne l0ncu
to be more successful than the senator
from Wayne, for he (Mr. Lindsay was m
able to gather from the Senator's remarks
whether he was for or against the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Welker II further
consideration was postponed unit il Monday
night at Y o'clock.
A. d. Galloway, col0red, ave notice
that he would introduce bill to make the
Office of Superior CopEG O ERIK Of New
Hanover county q So .aried Of ice.
A communicate N was reN from Mr. ".
Il: scott; accsIp ting the appointment ~
one Oh the Investigating co mmIttee.
IN LION the Senate diourned'
SENATE. -o
SATU RDAY, Jan. y, I9'o'
BILLS INT rod ICED. A..
By A. FL. Galloway, COL: To MAKE ~,
Clerk of the Superior Court OF New ll,'i'
over county salaried officer. helcfio"'
| RESOLUTIONS AND EIILS. r,ar
Resolution in favor OF .. L. NI
Sheriff of Harnett Passed. sof +hc
Bill for the relief Of the sul'oties "a
late Sheriff of Jon IS county. fas"11" o,bcr
! Bill in favor of N. II. Jones III" o'''
Sheriffs was laid on, the table. tbc
Bill to amend an act to incor+. IT.
Wilmington Life insurance COMPANY
Passed. ,7 until
On motion the Senate adjourned ""''
Monday morning mt TO- o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTAtTIIvHdE1so'
| a SATURDAY., Jan. ~ '''''
REsoL IJTIoNs AND BILLS. ,be
BY Mr.. Pee AZ, bill to lncorPoia'0
Benevolent 9 pns OF E1GecolAOo'
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The MILITARY BILL. Senate agreed
with the House amendments to the Mill
ftary Bill on Monday night, and it is now q
law Of the State.
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New York style. He carried light walk
lug cane with ivory handle. The Prince
has quito light hair aud side whiskers.
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cling from the dead lion that was yet ter
SO rible, even in its decay"
Speaking upon the decision to which the
Senate came, the New York Tribune says
''The Senate yesterday, by very close
vote, adopted Mr.. brakes proscriptive
amendment to the Virginia admission bill,
not one vote being given for it from the
three great States of New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, which, together, number
more than e-fourth of the people of the
Union. It was carried by a combination
of little States and little souls-a large ma
jority of the American people, even as re-
presented in the Seuate, being opposed to
it. Then followed sundry kindred amend
ments, the offspring of untimely and I'M
worthy fear, distrust and hate, which
were generally carried (when carried 1T alD
by very close votes"
We quote from these eminent Republi-
can sources to show that the whole party
does not favor the policy of hatred and
distrust with which Congress has and is
acting with regard to the Southern States.
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EXTRAVAGANCE,

There was new postottice building in New
York, which. report said, would cost 4,CO0,0 00
and the granite for which estimated to cost
$500, 600. Were they going on with such expen-
ditures? Were they going to put So, 900, 900 from
the old Philadelphia navy yard and $500, 900 from
the Treasury into League Island, when they
might as we'll wait five years? Two things seem.
cd to be desired the reduction OF the public debt
by the administration, and relief from tho bur-
dens of taxation by this House. [Applsuse by
the Democrats.l Neither Of these things could
be accomplished without another thing which
both overlooked-a reduction Of the expondi-
lures. How WAS it proposed at the other end of
the avenue to pay the public debt, unless the ex.
penditures were reduced rs Hear" IS bear,
from the Democrats ] How did the House pro-
pose to relieve the people snd the enterprise and
capital of the country from the burden OF taxa
ton under which they were grooming, unless the
expenditures were reduced [Appausel He
would tell his amiabe friend from Maine (Mr.
Peters) who had emanCipated himself from the
case about pennies, and who had gOna off il
vain search for dollars, On which he proposed to
economic laughter that it the pennic'
taken by taxation Oft the spikes, cordage and
rigging of the sbips OF Maine that made the COM
merce Of the country decline. ISen5ation.l
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MATHEMATICS,

The estimates did not inspire him with much
confidence, although the Secretary promised to
effect saving OF g. 900 900 ia the article Of coal
years. That was an achievement in mathematics
which found parallel one in the achievement of
the Postmaster General, who proposed to save
privilege, while the franked matter would not
produce $2OG, 900. He thought ii the two mathe-
maticians who had prompted these two Score
taries could pc brought to light and set to work,
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THE SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

Almost the first business undertaken after the
assembling of the House the consideration
OF the bill for the transfer OF the Philadelphia
navy yard to League Island. It was expected that
it would go through without any special difficult
ty, although thore had been some intim atoms
that the Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations would oppose it. But the blast that
subsequently came was unexpected. Catching
easy and fluent manner, began his remarks.
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RISE ABOVE PARTY,

He called upon the members Of the House to
stand by the Committee OF Appropriations on
the pledge which it gave to the country, tb at
it would cut down those estimates below the lig-
ures at which the country took the power from
Andrew JOhnsOn's administration. In order to
do that, they mu4t IOrego any private interests
and imaginary political gain i'll the Ocalities by
expenditure OF money. ieEsa ion and applause, !,
They must rise above those considerations anu
look to general results, aud then the fingers OF
industry would again apply to their WORK, enter
prise would gain courage, the country would go
on i'll prosperity and development, and the nation
would in the years that were to come build navy
ysrds at Leagne Island and st New London, am
plify those at Boston and Portsmouth, and all
over the country. [Applause.l II that should
be the policy, then there would be reduction
expenditure. so that thereby the people might be
relieved from the burdens OF taxation at one end
of the avenue, and the public debt might be paid
at the other. 1t was with this view, and because
he believed it to be test question, that he would
vote to lay the bill on the table. and would on
that motion, call the yeas and nays, so that the
people might know who would stand ny the Com
mittee on Appropriations in its attempts to cur
tail the expenditures of government. Zap
plause.l
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beyond the amount required by Andrew Johnson
and an increase of s49, G29, 537 over the amount
appropriated for the present year [commotion
among the Radicals and cheers from The Demo-
cratsl but this included an error Of 81, 00O,
900 in the footing up o. the POstOf1ice Depart
ment, which would reduce the increase to S42,-
900: but Ia believed that not entering into
the estimate little sugarplum of 100000
for League Island; back Of il, also, were the Bay
of SANTANA and the Island of St. Thomas at 49,,
0O0 600 in gold; and back Of IL. too. millions
that would be added by the Senate to appropria-
ton bills they passed the House. rSensation.
In this House alone, il the pledges OF the Repub-
Hcan party were to be redeemed. they could have
no aid either at the other end of the avenue or
at the other end Of the capital, and he put it to
the representatives of the peoble whether they
would inaug urate public works the broad
estimate of $24. 900, COO. He had right to COM
plain Of the other end of the avenue that. with
all it's professions of economy, and with all the
heraldry by telegram and otherwise Of reduction,
there was but one of these departments that did
not estimate Increase Of expenditures over
the appropriations of last year; the exception
was the poor, unpopular Attorney General. [Ap-
plause And be hoped it not in consequence
of that remarkable trait in his character that ii
was contemplated at the other end of the capitol
to relieve him from further public service and
drive him into public life (Great laughter and
applause.