The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-12-21

Trump, by unanimous consent sub
United the following resolution; whicl
was read, considered, and adopted:
Revoled, That the Secretary of tn,
Treasury is hereby instructed to re
port to this House in detail what mon
eys, if any, have been covered int,
the Treasury OF the United States rs
s%ulting from the sale OF United State:
vessels Of war, ia ispCr,s and othei
vessels. during and SINCE the conclu
sion of the War OF the rebellion, ana
by what authority said sales were
mad ; also, what suins OF money re
sulting from the sales of munitions OIL
war OF all kinds captured from or sur.
rendered by the coniederates during
The late rebellion have been covered in,
to the Treasury ; also, what sums Of
money resulting from the sale of cot.
TOT seized or captured during and
since the conclusion OF the late war of
the rebellion have been covered into
the Treasury and what sums OF mon
ey resulting from any sales of cotton
now held on deposit in the Treasury.
This will cause some squirlning in the
Radical camp. Let tile thieves be
compelled 10 disgorge.
cwo darkey members of the Missis
sippi Legislature are making them
selves useful, one gets excused from
legislative duties and picks up stray
bits of currency by holding horses for
gentlem IN who call upon the Govern
or ; while the other waits ON the table
his boarding bouse and thus pays
his way. These are a couple OF the
best members. Ben Wade says these
negroes are more intelligent than the
ditch-digging Irish, and the circuit
eating Dutch The Germans AID
are among our hest, and most
industrious citizens; while the free
negroes in the South, r becoming a
nuisance.
Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, in
the House ct Washington is moving
in the direction Of Reform. His res
reads as follows:
Resoired, That the true principles
e reform point to the aboli-
ton OF the internal e system,
which was created as a war measure,
to provide for extraordinary expenses,
and the continuance of which involves
the employment, at the cost of mil
lions of dollars annually, of an army
IF assessors, collectors, detectives and
other officers previously unknown, and
the repeal, ut the earliest day
consistent with the maintenance OF
he faith and credit OF the govern
nent, of all stamp and other internal
axes, and that properly adjusted rates
hall be retained Oh distilled spirits,
obacco and malt liquo 8 80 long a.
he legitimate expenses of The govern
nent require the collection OF any
um from internal taxes
United States troops were semi TO
up.rvise the recent clect;on in Angus
4, Georgia. Net result: $40 Demo
majority AID one soldier stab
ed in lie lett breast by o negro with
razor, the surgeon reporting: sit
he blade had penetrated a trihe deep
r it would have cut the heart" the
Gift. ente. PRISE" not being satisfied
18th his late repulses in New York
and Missouri, sent his hired
,ols to Georgia! He fails il his de-
again? Right! !
The course of General Grant has 4.
strong opposition from lead
lg Republican organs. lie Is grow
IL weaker and weaker in sections OF y
ne country where he had hoped TO q
acome the strongest. The Chicago
concludes a lengthy critical d.
,tic!e OH Grants cnurse as follows: L
The President went into office with !.
very emphatic assurance that he [
ould have no policies to enforce :
the will of the people. 1t
Innot be doHbted that his Missouri {
reference and his San Domingo v
,iicy are both departures from this |
edge. Whenever a President or Il i
ction seek to imperlalize tile theory +,
u government. or of the Republl :
N party, 10y preaching the dnty OF Z
Ie many to obey the che, just so Of a
Ii, the very essence Of republican a
is on trial, and the true R,publi- d
ID can always be distinguished IRON 7
e vanished imitation by the course =
; will take" i