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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-10
History Repeating Itself.

The New York Express says E: The U. S.
Senate md House Of Representatives. have
each passed bills for what is called the en-
forcement of the Fifteenth Amendments
1t is now admitted and rejoiced over by
Carl SchurH and others, that the amend
ment and all the recent amendments to the
Constitution are of revolutionary charac
ter-that is, they rcyolutioniZo the Govern
ment and Constitution Of the fathers. The
fathers in passing upon the Constitution
made general provision giving Congress
the power TO enforce its provisions !; but
the Radicals of our day, in order to find
excuse for their excuses, tackled on to
each OF tho three amendments made, the
provision thai Congress should have power
to legislate for the enforcement of the
amendment. So far as the power was a
legitimate one, it was in the Constitu ton
already, whore there is and always was
power to do anything which the Constitu-
ton specially permitted. Tho powers
which the Constitution reserved to the
States and p6oplerespc ctiveIy are, however,
those which Congress uses and abuses in
attempting to execute the new amendments.
This abuse goes to the extent of interior
ing directly with tho franchise of the States
and the liberties of the citizen. Practical
~, it extends the gis of Federal protec-
SION to the colorod man and denies liberty
or the ballot to tho white man. 1t dis
eliminates against the white race. The
debates of last week show envenomed
hatred toward the conquered people of the
South, and toward tho Democracy of the
North. The remarks of Senator Sherman,
OF Ohio, that "the strength of the Democ-
racy was III the large pest houses of the
CITY," 2rcre Simply .(tLse ant infunt0at Us, and
the elections just held IN this State, out
side of the 60, 600 majority il this city and
the several thousand in Brooklyn, prove
that tho epitLets we use are iustifabie. In
equal bad taste and temper were the re-
marks of Senator Carpenter, on the 21st,
that she aco1,sd aO,c corb tie crueZ deUHs Of
tie South, to gire lie negro lis rights"
In the first place, the negro is denied no
right under the recent amendments, even
in the strongest Democratic States of the
Union, as IN Maryland, kentucky, New
place, tens gf Hou&mdS IF aclt5e men are
dented MeH rights. Tho white man is
punished ruthlcssly years after the Rebel
lion is over, and long after the ballot is
put into the hands of the negro, and, worst
of all, what is done, is done, as in the
French Revolution, in the name of Liberty.
Mr.. Carpenter and others do their best,
not ''to curb, P" but to loose the cruel devils
Of the South" They have neither truth,
Justice, nor mercy on their side. They
make the Senate Chamber the great Fed
eral arena Of calumny, and set at naught
the noblo maxim Of Lincoln, who once
proclaimed, CHARITY for all, and malice
toward none. The Radical party, forget
ting this precept of their chief, arc re en-
acting the worst scenes of the worst men
IN the Old World
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-10
Governor Holden -The FartIsan and the
pEicinI


SO eager was the Governor of North
Carolina to herald the violent death of
Stephens, that party capital might be made
of it, that he gave his official endorsement
to the very sensational and false rumors
which accompanied the earliest reports of
the deed received from his party friends,
and had them published to the world as
true. It was announced in the Halls of
Congress, over Governor HoIden's name,
that this man was murdered by band of
armed and disguised men, and that another
Republican leader, tie colored representa-
tive from UaswelI in the late Legislature,
had been driven from the county. These
5alseho0ds were accompanied by proela-
matlpn offering large reward for the ap'
prehension of the guilty parties. Besides,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-10
From the Charlotte Observer.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING W., c. - L:
IL. X. co

X. X. co,
The meeting of the Stockholders of the
w, 9. & r. II. r. Company convened in
Oates Hall, in this city, yesterday. At II
81. NJ, on motion of DR.. William Sloan,
President of the Company, the meeting
was called to order, and he nominated
Gen. William Hoke, of Lincoln, as Chair
man of the meeting, which nomination was
unanimously confirmed.
On motion Of the same, Mr.. @. J.
Cowles, of Charlotte, and Mr.. nj. Cronly,
of Wilmington, were appointed Secre-
taries.
On motion, Mr.. B. S. Guion and the
Secretaries were appointed committee to
verify proxies.
A call of the counties was then made,
and it was found there was
Represented in person $3.50 shares.
by proxy. ...... G,821
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-10

| Ten Thousand tons of iron are produced
ANNUALLY at Erie, Pennsylvania. ~ oLa
furnace.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-10
SELAH !!

n. B.-Rourke complains to us that or
report did him injustice in stating that he
table" and that, on the contary, It was a
siratagem on his part. AS he and Price
whipped ont the carpe.-baggers SO COM
pletely in this and every other issue, we
give him readily the benefit of his con-
struction. Gizzard has our sympathies,
but we believe his loss will be the public
gain. By attending to his private bust
ness strawberries will be cheap next sea-
son. We like strawberries, but we can't
say much for Gizzard. Republicans as
we'll as repub lies are uugrateful. Exit
GizZard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
A New Engine of War.

Captain Ericsson, of Monitor fame,
puts in a claim to new invention,
which, if success, must work re-
volution in naval warfare, and is at
all events worthy of being brought to
the attention Of Congress during its
debate on the naval appropriation
Captain Ericsson, who it must be re-
membered has given his whole life to
the study Of naval poIemics, and
who has revolutionized the whole
business of sea fighting, declares that
he has now succeeded in applying to
the torpedo certain forces which en-
able him to guide its direction after
it leaves the vessel from which it is
operated. If this be so, iron-clads
have gone the way of the old walls
and Notifications which they thcm-
selves drove out of use, and it is hard
ly policy and more to appropriate
millions and tens of millions to build
ing them.
Looking at this promised invention
in a broader view, its effect in the in
terest of general peace can hardly be
calculated. Navies will no longer
rule the ocean while a few of defen-
sive warfare always operate in favor
of peace, whilo those in the interest
of offensive warfare may or may not.
Let us therefore hail this last work
of Ericsson, who promises now a
greater than the Monitor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
Indian Warriors at Fort sully.

Gen. Parker, Commissioner Of Tn-
uian Affairs, estimates that the In
qian Earriors in the neighborhood Of
hort onliy o: about 5000. They arc
WEI armed and mounted. About
o,UUU OF Thorn are Sioux, and the ro-
mainder is made up Of SCATTERING
tribes, He ia satisfied that thnv ave
bent upon war, and If it does take
place it will be one of the most de-
structive and expensive Indian wars
that has ever occurred. He says the
savages are better prepared with
horses than our own cavalry, and
that they can raise in ell about H.
900 warriors. The Sioux aud their
allies were never in better condition
for war. One of the immediate causes
of the alarm OF the Indians is the
threatened approach Of the Big Horn
expedition, which numbers about q
500 men now assembled at Cheyenne,
miners, surveyors, farmers, &c
They are expected to start in few
days to inspect the Big Horn range
of mountains, Big Horn river and
slopes, and to discover, if possible,
the immense gold deposits said to be
in that region. Gen. Sherman was
ordered some time ago to stay this
expedition, but on pledge from the
expedition that they would not mo-
lest the Indians, the order was re-
voked. The Indians will not be
convinced that this expedition is
peaceble, and are therefore preparing
for war. Gen. Parker thinks our
cavalry not strong enough by onehalf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
The Proposed Canal Between the His
sissippi and Lake Michigan.

Gov. Austin, of Minnesota, in his
late Speech before the House Com
mittee on Commerce, advocating the
construction of a canal to connect the
Mississippi river and Lake Michigan,
said that the matter under considera-
ton involved three questions: The
necessity of the enterprise, its prac-
ticability, and its ability to reimburse
the Government from its earnings for
the cost of the work. He proposed
to consider only the first of these. -
After remarking that the people of
Minnesota, Iowa, Western Illinois,
Northern Missouri, and Kansas are
as much interested in this project as
Wisconsin, the Governor proceeded
to remark that from one half to two
thirds of the surplus grain crop of
1869 in Minnesota still remains in
the bins OF her farms or in warehous-
es and elevators on her soil, because
the cost OF moving it to eastern mar
kets is so great. The average cost
per ton OF railroad transportation is
is - 9-lOO mills per mile, or five cents
bushel for 90 miles, whereas the
average charge per bushel on the
Minnesota and most other North
western roads is 10 cents for every
60 miles. The average distance from
the Mississippi river to Lake Michi-
gan is 40 miles f; cost per ton freight
tor this distance, $500. The aver
age distance from the Upper Lake
ports TO the mouth of Green Bay is
100 miles cost of transportation per
ton, 40 cents cost Of freight from
the Mississippi river to Green Bay,
with cost of trans-shipment mt the
former point, 1920 per ton. The
distance between the same points by
the proposed route will be 278 miles,
and the cost Of transportation about
81. 80 ton, or 81 % less than by the
present routes. The wheat crop of
Minnesota in 1869 was 1890, 900
bushels, of which 100000 bushels,
or 3S3. 444 tons should be sent East.
If 81 % could have been saved on
the cost Of transportation each ton,
1t would have amounted to $1,629,-
l65. Gov. Austin thinks that Mime
sofa, alone could pay for the canal in
10 years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
Confagration in the Wisconsin State
Prison.

WAUPUN. Wis, May about ten
this morning the main Workshop of
the Wisconsin State Prison was dis
covered to be on fire in the roof. near
the center of the building. The
wind was blowing from the south
quite hard, aud all efforts to save the
building were vain, and by II o'clock
it was consumed. with nearly all the
contents, and large amount of Ium-
Der piled near the building on the
outside. The building was 40 by
400 feet, and built of stone, two sto-
ries high, and was used for manufac-
turing furniture and chairs. IL was
stocked with valuable machinery.
and filled with manufactured stock
and materials. Only extraordinary
exertions on the part of the citizens
and convicts saved the blacksmith
shop, and probably the main prison
building. The wind was blowing
directly toward the main part of the
town, and at one time it was feared
that general confagration would
result, and fire engines were tele-
graphed for, and special trains were
started with them, both from Fon
du Lac and WATERFOWL, but thew
were intercepted before their arrival
with intelligence that the danger
was over, and returned. Some
twelve buildings in different parts of
the town caught fire, but no serious
damage was done. The convicts at
the prison behaved admirably. Not
one escaped or attempted it, as far
as is known, and never did men
work better. How the fire origin
ated is not yet definitely determined,
but it was probably from sparks
from the smoke-stack striking upon
the root, which was of pine shingles.
though to guard against such an oc-
currence a guard had been placed
upon the root, and every precaution
taken that prudence would seem TO
demand. The loss is estimated nj
from $4,000 to $3.50 600, upon
which there was no insurance, in ad-
dition to which will be the loss re-
snlting from the discontinuance of a
large manufacturing business, thus
cutting off the income that went to-
ward supporting the institution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
Interlude in our Indian Troubles

The telegraph announces that Red
Cloud and twelve other principal
men of the Sioux Indians have ap-
piled for and received permission to
como TO Washington and have q
"talk" with the "Great Father
This will probably put of, for little
while, the threatened war with them,
and give the Government an oppor.
tnnity TO defend the settlers. The
object of the talk is to get other
presents from Government, in the
way of blankets, and, if possible,
guns and ammunition. If the Gov
eminent does not grant their request
MIR. 'Lo" will go away from Wash
ington dissatisfied with the "Great
Father" and will, on his return TO
ponies, squaws, and papOOses, organ
lie general massacre 81 men, women
ana children on cur frontiers. Ii
"Lo" should get the rations, blankets,
and guns and ammunition asked for.
he will go back and roll himself up
in his blanket and bask in his riches,
only going out for an occasional raid
on the settlers, and will be compare
lively moderate in his demand for
white scalps with which to adorn
himself, his squaw, and his papooses.
This respite from the scalping BUSH
ness will last till their supplies are
consumed, and 70 longer. Then
another threatened Indian war, a
grand pow-wow, and more supplies,
more whisky. This is about our
Indian policy. Every time "Lo"
wants a new blanket or big drunk
he "goes for"the scalps of the settlers,
and, by few well-timed massacres,
gains his point.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10

ADDITIONAL BoUNTIEs.-Mr. Cobb,
from this State, a few days since,
presented 10 the House a bill for the
payment of additional bounties, and
the House passed it. 1t has not yet
been before the Senate. The bill
provides that every commissioned
officer VINO entered the Army of the
United States as an enlisted man af-
ter the 10Th of April, 1861, for pc
Rod Of not less than three years, and
was prommoted from q private or
non-commisioned officer to the rank
of commissioned officer, and was
afterward while holding the same
rank to which he was promoted,
honorably discharged on account of
wounds received in the line of duty,
and whose pay and allowances for
the period he served as a commits
stoned officer were less than the
amount he would have received as
pay and bounty for the same period
as he continued TO serve as private
or non-commssioned officer, shall be
entitled to receive such sum or boun-
ty as will, together with the amount
be received is pay and allowances
as u commissioned officer, equal the
amount he would have received as
pay and bounty had he continued to
serve as o private or non-commis-
stoned officer as aforesaid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10

SUICIDE BY HANGlNG.-The lifeless
body OF man named John O'Brien,
aged about Al years, was found on
Saturday, tho 23d ult., hanging by
the neck in his own cellar, about
five miles North East of Shullsburg.
He had been at work all day Friday,
and returned that evening with moth
ing unusual in his manner to excite
suspicion. He arose Saturday morn
ing as usual, and went ont, as the
family supposed, TO attend his stock,
and when breakfast was ready his
wife went to call him. Not finding
him at the barn, search was made,
and he was found in the cellar hang
ing by the neck, cold in death, with
his feet touching the ground He
formerly resided in the town ofWhite
Oak Springs, where, he has an uncle.
He moved about three weeks ago to
the farm where he committed the
deed, having purchased it of Mr.. J..
G. Moore. He was temperate,
hard working man, and it is thought
that the small debt which he owed
on the farm, was the cause of his
committing the rash act. He had
stock enough to pay his debt, and
was by no means in bad circum-
stances, but he always dreaded be-
ing in debt. He remarked to his
wife some days before the suicide
that he thought the family could get
along just as well without him. The
funeral services took place ct Shulls-
burg, on Sunday April Gath. A wife
and five children are left to mourn
his loss.-- Galea1 Ga=eftec.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10

THE MoRMoNs AIMING. - The
Corinne Reporter, of April 30th, has
the following: "For two weeks past
the Mormons of Cache and Bear Riv-
er Valleys have been buying every
gun they could obtain in this city,
one firm alone having sold them sew
enty-four guns and taken an order
for thirty more, to be ordered by
telegraph, and delivered as soon as
forwarded, last week. The Mormons
have purchased $1,000 cartridges in
Corinne, and this week, so far, the
trade is moro lively. The reasons
given by them for this general arm
ing is, that there is danger of Indian
troubles in the outer settlemonts. In
this connection it also refers to the
fact that there are over 500 Indians
encamped within q mile of Corinne.
among them not less than 200 war
riors, and when questioned they give
various and conflicting reasons for
being here. The article concludes as
follows: Ii may be that all these
e'S"p A1O"" O'uIbS tHeO we VIII DC
voted sensational for thus referring
to them, and that tho scent OF blood
in the air by some Of our citizens ia
the result of nervousness. But it
may be we'll to remember that we
have to deal with people who are
not governed by tho ordinary dictates
of reason. and who are firmly per-
suaded that the Lord will fight their |
battles, and make them His instru-
ments to smite the Gentiles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
The Ninth Decennial Census.

The first OF the coming month the
deputy marshals will begin the work
OF taking the ninth decennial census
OF the United States. Besides an
enumeration Of the population the
work will include the gathering Of
all the facts possible bearing upon
the progress, wealth and resources Of
the country. The time has been
when the census taker was looked
upen with suspicion, and information
in reference TO the amount and value
of property was often withheld for
fear it would serve for purposes of
taxation. But il need not be feared
that hia work will be in any way
connected with tho levying of taxes
or anything that should deny the
willing assistance Of anyone. Orig
inslly the census was little more than
an enumeration of the population,
with reference to the apportionment
OF representation among the several
States. The primary object ir taking
it is still the same but secondary
and more permanently important
purpose in view, is to obtain an au-
thentic record of the nations wealth,
progress and resources. Schedules
are provided on which are 10 be
taken:
!. All the dwelling houses in the
district, all the families, name Of ev-
cry inhabltant, age, sex, color. trade,
occupation, or profession of each
male person over fifteen years value
OF real estate owned, place OF birth
OF each inhabitant, marriages within
the preceding year, number of per-
sons who have attended school, per-
sons over twenty years Of age who
can read and write, the deaf and
dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, paupers
and convicts.
2. Number OF acres Of land unim-
proved, with tho name of the owner,
agent or manager, live stock on hand
of the different kinds, produce of the
farm Of every kind during the year
preceding 1st Of June, 1870.
3. Products OF industry of every
kind, name of manufacturer produc-
ing articles in each year of the value
OF $500, name and kind of business,
capital invested, raw material used,
with statement Of quantities, kinds
and values, kinds Of motive power
and machinery, average number of
hands employed, wages paid, &c.
4. Aggregate valuation of real and
personal estate, aggregate of taxes
assessed, colleges, academies, schools,
school-houses, &c, public libraries,
periodicals, newspapers, how often
published, number. Of circulation
Has the season produced average
crops ? What are short ? To what
extent, and the average crop per
year. Average wages of farm hands,
Of day laborers, with board wages
without board Of carpenters, female
domestics; price Of board for labor
ing men per week number Of
churches, Of persons each will ac-
commodate value of church prop
erty, with statistics relating to pau
pers and convicts.
.. Number Of deaths during the
preceding year, with age, sex, color,
domestic condition, place of birth
and occupation Of deceased, together
with the time and cause of death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10

Whence it appears that the num-
Der OF insane has increased nearly
forty-two per cent in ten years,
while the population has increased
only eloYen per cent. Should this
rate Of increase in mental disease DO
kept up for two hundred years, the
entire populationg would be mad.
These figures would DO more
gloomy than they are, were it not
that the Commissioners have brought
to light q fact showing that the in.
crease OF lunacy Is not duo to the
advance in civilization, nor to polit-
ical agitations, nor to the greater
commercial activity Of late years.
The increase has not taken place
among the classes that would be af-
fected by these causes. The number
OF insane among the wealthy and in
telligent has decreased, while the
number of insane paupers has in
creased fifty per cent. Poverty,
therefore, seems to be the chief cause
OF madness and this suggests that
the best medicine for minds diseased
is plenty. In view of the facts OBJ
tanned by them, the commissioners
say: "The population of England
may be estimated, in round numbers
as twenty millions, Of which one
million are paupers. Making very
liberal allowance for the pauperizing
effects of lunacy, and The consequent
removal of considerable mum Der of
patients from the independent to the
pauper class, we are thus forced to
the conclusion that insanity is essen
TALLY a disease, not Of the overstrain-
ed intellectual or emotional faculties,
but of the depraved bodily condition
which, for the most part, is depend
ent on insufficient or inappropriate
food, irregular living, overcrowded
dwellings, long-continued nursing,
overwork, fever or any similar cause
of bodily debility"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The amount
of the reduction of the taxes as
proposed by the bill introduced in
the Senate by Mr. Sherman, is at fol-
lows : On income, $l4, 900 900 sales
s9,763,OOO; gross receipts, Sc. 632,-
600 articles in schedule "a" $685..
600; salaries of United States offic-
ers $6S3, 900; passports, s27, 900 +;
legacies and SUGGESTIONS, 81, 84S' 900 :
miscellaneous, s448, 900; special tax
es, except spirits and tobacco. which
includes license taxes, and all taxes
on employment, s9,321, 900; total,
s43, 607, 600. This will leave the
taxes on the following articles in
force: On distilled spirits, ferment-
ed liquors, tobacco gas, income at
the rate of 3 per cent. All taxes. or
taxes collectable, are TO be collected
by stamps monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10

esA-The Democratic party is fear
ful-very feartul--that the Republic
an party will abrogate the State
governments. 1t sees nothing in the
future but colossal State wreck. and
q grand consolidated empire, because
the nation has established universal
teedom. IL has so much confidence
in the virtue and intelligence of the
people, that it anticipates they will
surrender their liberties without q
struggle, and voluntarily adopt des-
potism.
A little reflection would enlighten
them as to the purposes of Repub-
licanism. What has the party been
about for long years, but bringing
back to life, and reorganizing, States
that the Democracy has destroyed !?
Why, the revival of State govern
ments, republican in form, has been
one Of the great missions Of the par
ty. Instead of destroying, it has
made more States than any other
party, and prohibited lapse into
despotism by the most stringent
measures to perpetuate freedom
An enemy TO the States! What
party has ever done 80 much for the
States as the Republican p Chicago
Republican.