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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-17


WE regret to see the very sharp inter-
probation which the acting Commissioner of
Pensions puts upon the amnesty act, re-
Gently passed by Congress. All the politi-
cal disabilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment were removed by that act, ex-
cept from those who were Senator'S and
Representatives of the Thirty-sixth and
Thirty-seventh Congresses, and officers Of
the judicial, military and naval service O.
the United States /; and such disabilities
had reference to the highest grades of
offence committed by those engaged in or
lending aid and comfort to the rebellion.
With the removal of these, all lesser
offences should have disappeared, or been
so construed as to disappear from the FED
eral statute book. 1t is maxim of the
civil law that the greater offence includes
the less, and the ruling of the Commits
sioner should have been made upon this
natural and reasonable assumption. We
can see no reason-certainly no just and
equitable one-why those who fought in
the war of 1912, should be excluded from
the benefits of pension, simply because
they happened to reside in the South,
and came under the suspicion of
disloyalty from that circumstance. To
require this class of pensioners
to prove their loyalty-their entire loyalty
| during the late civil war, is to demand
the proof a negative, which is absurd.
For the substantive fact of disability is dis
i loyalty, thing easily susceptible of
proof from overt acts, or open declarations
of sympathy. On the contrary, the mega
tive act, or that which was not disloyalty,
!. is thing utterly incapable of proof. 1t
was what might be readily simulated from
motives of interest, and SO long as the
party Stimulating did not openly take part
against disloyalty, there was no evidence,
and could be none, that he was loyal to the
government. He might have been forced
into the Confederate ranks, and made tc
take a conspicuous part in rebellion even,
and still been perfectly loyal at heart to thu
government against which he was fighting
: There were innumerable cases, no doubt
: of that kind. How much more liberal ane
generous the Interpretation which should
J have held the old soldiers of 1872 to be in
: nocent of disloyalty until the offence wa
proved against them. The southern peopl
are now taxed to pay these old pensoner
equally with the people of the north, ant
we regret to see the ruling of the Commits
sioner in question. 'iu4 90 afae
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OUR LOCAL INTERESTS.

In the exciting political contest which is
going on around us, we must be careful not
to forget local home interests. While we
labor to secure good national administra-
ton in our own way, we are not indifferent
to the home interests to protect which the
nation itself exists. We want our. State
filled up with good population and im-
proved, our finances pat upon sound basis,
our great system Of internal improvements
perfected and enlarged, and the children of
the State secured thorough education in
the public schools. This is what we have
to do at home, and whether Greeley or
Grant, or some third man, is our favorite
candidate for President, we should all
unite cordially and earnestly to secure
these ends. Ee
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL

Will contain faithful resume of the News of
the Week from all parts of the world full and
accurate reports OF the Richmond and Baltimore
Markets. well digested Editorials upon all the
current matters of interest, Political Financial,
Commercial, Agricultural and general topics
selections from the leading journals of this coun-
try, local and State news. &C. This paper will
maintain the principles of The National Repub-
lican Party, and strenuously advocate all mea.
sures to advance the public good Believing
POPULAR EDUCATION to be the great want
of our State and Country, we shall give large
space to its advocacy. We shall devote a large
portion of our columns to the subjects of Agri
cultural. Horticultural and Mining interests Civ.
ing interesting articles these subjects from able
contributors.
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REPUBLICAN CONVERSATIONAL DIsTR ECT
CONVENTION.

A delegated convention will be held in the
city of Alexandria on the FIRST DAY or AUGUST
NEXT, at II O'Clock M for the purpose Of select
ing a Presidential elcctor, candidate for Con-
gless and q Congressional committee for this
the 81 district.
Each county embraced in the district will be
entitled to represention in the convention
double that which it is titled by the present
constitution in the House of Delegates.
The following are the counties comprising the
eighth Congressional district, and the number
of delegates each county is entitled to in the
convention called as above:
Frederick, two delegates; Clarke, two dele
gates Warren, two delegates; Loudoun, four
delegates; Alexandria, four delegates; Fairfax,
two delegates; Fauquier, four delegates; Rap
pahannock two delegates; Madison, two dele
gates; Orange, two delegates; Culpeper, two
delegates. ...
June nth, 1872. j. M. THORNF,
r. ID. BECKLEY,
Members Republican State Central Com.
Eighth Conil District of Va.
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THE EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT.

The sudden and simultaneous demand
Of the worl<menin several Of our great cities
for reduction of the hours Of daily labor
is the execution of plan carefully prepared
and deliberately adopted some months ago.
The eight hour system in the government
work shops, almost necessitates its general
adoption, and we expect to see this conces-
sion made by all employers in short time
as far as practicable. Standing by itself,
without considering the incidental questions
as to pay, or how the laborer shall employ
his extra-two hours saved from daily toll,
the proposition to work eight hours instead
of ten is good one. 1t is a change in the
direction of progress and opens new oppor-
tunities to laboring men. The supreme
effort OF our civilization is to exalt brain
over muscle. She summons science and
art from their fine meditations, from the
freshness and beauty of their fiery realms,
to furnish new force with which to relieve
man from the overburden of toll. Heat,
electricity, gravitation, all subtle and pow
erful forces, are evoked, that the vital
powers of the human body may be saved
from mere muscular expenditure and
turned toward the brain to elevate, spirit
ualize and ennoble human life.
Day by day we are making marvellous
progress in this regard. Machinery now
accomplishes more labor than hundred
times our present population could achieve
without it. Grand as this result is, SCI
ence has yet in store for us new powers
which will come in good time, with still
richer contributions Of service. The great
value of these discoveries is in the fact that
they enable man to free himself from the
bondage of physical toll in such measure
as to leave him leisure and strength for in
tellectual improvement. By some fatal de-
feet in the present organization of society,
it happens, however, that the great advan-
tages of scientific discovery accrue to the
few, while the many waste their lives in
toll TO gain living, often as little awake to
intellectual life as the machines with which
they work. THE fen accumulate fortunes
so colossal as 10 be only a burden and a
curse The many struggle all their lces for
bread. The rapid improvements in ma
chinery ought to make The aoorkiag day Of
eo9y la6oring man shorter, aoithoat abridg-
ing his comforts. This anomaly of our in
dustrial system the eight-hour movement
seeks to amend. 1t tasks that the operative,
no vyaI1 oo tho 90 oitalist cha11 bava q 20 ir
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AUCTION SALES.
By drubbs & Williams, Auctioneers.

a SStGNEE'S AND 1kUSTEE'S SALE
"A OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE
ON THE LINE OF THE NORFOLK AND
GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD, AT PUB
Lie AUCTION.
BY virtue of decree of the District Court OF
the United States for the Eastern District of
Virginia, as assignee of the estate of Powell,
Allen and Brauer, banbrupts, and as substituted
trustee in a deed of trust from F. @, Brauer to
J. q. Williams, now deceased, for the benefit Of
John II. Allen, shall proceed to sell at public
auction, in front of the United States Custom
House on Bank Streets in Richmond, on
SATURDAY, THE 10Th JUNE, 1872,
commencing at 10 O'Clock A. M, whatever inter
est, either OF said bankrupts Allen and Brauer, or
their assignees, have in large quantity of land
In Patrick county, Virginia, containing by esti-
nation about seven thousand acres, more or
less and fully described in the deed from said
Allen to said Brauer, as adjoining the lands of
John Miller, William Carter, Henry Tortner,
and others. This land, lying as it does, ON the
immediate line of this great railroad, and
Astounding at it is said to in all kinds of miner
ais, must be immensely valuable as an invest
ment and the attention of capitalists is specially
called to 1t. ..I
AS assignee of said Powell, Allen and Brauer
will also sell at the same time and place the
accounts, books, chooses in action &c. belonging tC
said bankrupts, and any interest which said
Frederick O Brauer has in a small lot on FEEDER
al street in the city of Richmond. gsIsr
TERMS: Cash, for all the personally and
the costs of obtaining the decree and sale, anC
ne-third of the proceeds OF the sale of the
realty and the other two-thirds of the realty
shall be sold on credit of six and twelve months
for negotiable notes. interest added, and title re
tanned until the whole is paid. ..f ~ 4
GEO. l.. CHRISTIAN,
.a Assignee and substituted trustee.
Richmond, Va, June sth, 1872. ie 10-eodtd
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INsTALLMENT STORE,
rINLiE ORIGINAL #tf 94 rt I'D I'D
INsTALLMENT HOUSE,
14SS MAIN STREET, RIcHMoSp, VIRGINIA.

offer for sale the following goods for cash, or
by weekly or monthly payments. For cheap
ness, quality, and variety, second to none in the
market; for accommodation, SURPRISING any
1900 Lithograph and Steel Engravings; Chro-
mos, newest in the market; Oil Paintings
Looking. Glasses, in great variety; Photograph
Frames, large assortment. Frames of all de-
scripiions made at the shortest notice. A large
stock of Picture and Looking Glass Mouldngs
always on hand, sold cheap, by the foot or man
ufactured. Special contracts made for large
orders and dealers. Clocks, Bibles, Window
Shades, Carpets, Rugs, Mating, Oil Cloths,
Walnut Extension Tables, and other goods.
Parties in want of any of the above articles
will consult their own Interest by giving me n
call before purchasing elsewhere
Z my 25--3m WILLIAM DAFFRON.
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4 CHAPPAQUACKERY is as dangerous to
the body polite as medical quackery is to
the body physical and the chaps who
practice this species of political quackery
have no more right to the stolen name of
" LIBERAL" which they robbed by overpow-
ering the Cincinnati Convention, than doc
tors hostlers who have set up for them
selves have to the title of physician" gat
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80 CIRCULAR letter dated New York,
June 6, and signed by Carl Schurz, VIM.
Cullen Bryant, Jacob d. Cox, o. Often
dorfer, David A. Wells and Jacob Brinber-
hoff, requests a conference of the opponents
of the present Administration to meet at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York city, on
June 90. 1t is stated that this circular,
which is in the interest of the Liberals who
are dissatisfied with Greeley, has been sent
to two hundred prominent men.
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REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
DrCHMoND AGENCY Wl d,
FoRTHE SALE,
PURCHASE, AND EXCHANGE OF
REAL ESTATE.
49,.

The undersigned has opened an Office at
9l2h Main street, (STATE JOURNAL buiding,)
q few doors above the PostoHice Rich
mond Virginia. for the SALE, PURCHASE
AND EXCHANGE OF REAL. ESTATE, and
respectfully requests all persons placing proper
ty in his hands for sale or exchange, to furnish
him, II possible, with plat of the same, as also
a description of soil, advantages, &c.
Citizens of the Northern States, who desire to
emigrate to n milder climate, such as Virginia,
where many advantages of o pecuniary ma
ture added to that of health, are presented 10
capitalists will find IL to their interest to COM
munieate with him, as all letters asking ihforma-
ton respecting any particular farm or locality,
with view of purchasing, will receive prompt
and faithful report. JAS. II. SUTTON,
b HI4EI Late u. S Pension Agent,
/. e4...r5Htt - Richmond, Va.
N. B.-Notarial business, conveyane ng and
negotiating loans promptly attended to-.
de l--tf q -.-.f-rF . ITS.
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ORDER FOR FRUIT TREES

upon the well-known Vernondale Nurseries of
ChalSley Dillingham;, who has a splendid as
sortment of fruit trees, grape vines and shrub
berry, of all varieties especially adapted to Vir-
gnia. This order is worth FIFTY DOLLARS,
and will entitle the holder to that amount of
trees, at cash prices. This prize we offer TO the
second best list sent us before the 18th of March,
in time for spring planting. 'lst
The third prize is of the same kind as the Sc
cond worth FORTY DOLLARS, and will be
given to the person sending the third best list.
As additional prizes, we offer q WEBSTERS
DICTIONARY, unabridged, worth $l2; a two
horse, DIXIE PLOW; set of best Agricultural
Works. worth $40; Fowler and Wells publica-
tions; New Music of Peters Co., worth $40 !;
also, sets of valuable miscellaneous books, worth
$40 each also, orders for nursery stock. worth
ten dollars each. One of the above prizes will
be awarded to each club of fifty, and prizes of
one-haf the value, in our discretion, to each club
of thirty. Each competitor may indicate the
prize which he prefers and 1T will be awarded
to the first who has SO expressed preference
Please state what prize you aim at. This will
not prevent you taking any smaller prize should
you fail to secure the higher. 1 +" ~
Every club of five will be entitled TO an extra
copy of the WEEKLY. Canvassers along the lines
of the railroad will find 1t to their interest to in
cude also the DAILY, and SRMI-WEEKLY, espe-
caliy, in their list. Every subscriber for the
SEMI-WEEKLY will count as two for the WEEKLY,
and for the DAILY in same proportion. 81
AT our club rates, two cents a week supplies
You with frst-class paper. Newsdealers and
others will fnd it for their interest to keep our
paper, WEEKLY and SEMI-WEEKLY for sale.
They will be furnished at favorable rates. r
TO aid parties -aising clubs by enabling them
to offer some Inducements to each subscriber, we
propose the follewing -l
To each club OF ten subscribers or more we will
send a sufficient number of GRAPEOUTTINGS
of the and best varities to furnish each mem
Der TWO DOZEN VINES. With these cuttings
we will send directions for roofing.
To each club of fifty or more we will send TWO
ROOTED VINES each, and also CUTTINGS as
above. These will be sent for distribution to the
club These VINES and CUTSFINGSw will be from
our own grounds where we have over one hundred
varieties on trial, including all new and choice
kinds, which we will be glad to aid in distributing
over the State among our readers and others. II
any prefer seions of choice apples, cherries pears
&C We will substitute or add them to the
grapes, if informed in time. We believe that
next TO a good newspaper, a bountiful supply of
good fruit for old and young is the best gift Of
Providence.
Remittances should be made by money orders
or registered letters, and addressed to To
VI EDWARD DANIELS, ~
Editor and Manager State Journal. Richmond,
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NEARLY all the Democratic State Con

NEARLY all the Democratic State Con
ventions held last week resulted favorably
to Greeley and his fortunes. Vermont,
Iowa, Kansas. Wisconsin, Indiana, Missou-
ri, all chose delegates in his favor, some of
them instructed to vote for him, and all Of
them upon the understanding that they
were not to vote against him. These del
egates, with nearly solid delegation from
the Southern States, and flexible and unin-
structed delegates from the middle and New
England States, will 60 far towards cap
turing the Baltimore convention and the
whole Democratic organization.
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WHAT change has come over the 7ri-
buRe, in its views Of decorum, in six years
In 1866 it said:
+" The public press, with scarcely whis-
per of dissent, reproved Mr.. Sumner when
he spoke Of decorous message from the
President as embarrassing document.
Such was not fit language wherein to char
acterize a respectful communication from
the national executive"
Yet now the Tribune has words of praise
only for language far more indecorous.
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THE Philadelphia Age believes that if
the Democratic party can elect Greeley it
can elect anybody whom the Baltimore
Convention would nominate.
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THE Republicans of New Hampshire
have nominated cambridge Wadleigh for
the United States Senate, in place of Mr..
Patterson. The leading candidates were
Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Rollins, and the
successful competitor was taken up as a
compromise. He is member of the Leg
stature, and is spoken ofas man of marked
ability. #@gFH gF@
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THE Republicans of Maine have renomi-
mated Governor Perham and entered upon
the campaign with enthusiasm. Maine is
one of the first States to hold its election
in the fall, and always sets the ball in mo-
ton. 1t will thrill the country with
good report. 1sJQ ~
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THUS far Mr.. Greeley is candidate
without party. The men who engineered
his nomination represent nobody but
themselves. They came out from the Re-
publican party, but they brought nobody
with them.
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In view Of the conflicting stories as to
the truth or falsity of the Huston scandal,
it is now said that the reverend gentle
man will be indicted by the grand jury at
Baltimore, when the evidence now in pos
session of the ecclesiastical court, and which
is kept from the public, can be brought out.
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CONSTANTLY IMPROVING.

Any person who chooses, may collect. a list of
subscribers, large small, and receive the pre-
MUM. so
1t is only necessary to exhibit copies of the
paper, explain its value, and forward the names
and money. The money should always be sent
by DRAFT OR PosT-ofFoE ORDER but If that can
not be done, by REGISTERED LETTER, the money
to be placed in the envelope which is to be sealed
in presence of the postmaster. s..zsl 49,
The terms (EQUAL. TO ANY IN THE
WHOLE SOUTH upon which we offer the
JOURNAL, bring it within reach of the poorest.
There are many young persons, engaged in teach
ing and other callings which give leisure, and
who would be quite certain to raise club for us
in q week if they really set themselves at it. We
now offer. our first prize, a splendid
MACHINE. WORTH $50. r '
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Ten copies one year with one copy of SEMI
WEEKLY free to person sending the club. 10 90
Persons competing for the prizes, will not be
allowed the extra copy after the first club, but
can remit at the lowest rates, (sl each,) and are
allowed to add to their club one or more names,
fast as they obtained, and not restricted
to any one postoffice or county, Z % UE
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by S. N. Davis, Auctioneer.

GALE BY ASSIGNEE AND TRUSTEE
- OF REAL ESTATE, LYING NEAR
JETERSVILLE, IN AMELIA COUNTY, AT
AUCTION.-Pursuant to the provisions of
deed from John II. Neal to T H. Campbell trus-
tee, for the benefit of diverse creditors, bearing
date September ID, 1865, and Of. record in the
clerks Office of the county of Amelia order of
the District Court of the United States for the
Eastern District of Virginia, in the matter of
John H. Neal, Bankrupt and of an order of
the County Court of said county, appointing the
undersigned substituted trustee in the stead of
said Campbell, the undersigned will sell at public
auction at Amelia courthouse at O'Clock, p.
M, Wednesday, 26th of June, 1872, Chat being
court-day), the Tract of Land conveyed by said
deed, lying about half a mile from Jetersville, on
the Richmond and Danville railroad in Amelia
county, and containing, by estimation, 275 acres
This land lies in healthy region. about two
miles from the Amelia Sulphur Springs, and has
upon it fair improvements a 1E
TERMS.-One-third cash, and the balance in
two equal payments at one and two years notes
bearing interest to be given for the deferred
payments and the title to be retained until the
whole of the purchase money shall have been
paid. w. b. TABB, ilH
Assignee of J. H. Neal bankrupt
i'm iU fad staa 30
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PRIZES,

~
In addition to the inducements offered by the
above liberal Club rates, we will present to the
person sending us THE LARGEST LIST OF
SUBSCRIBERS before the first of June, 1872,
A CELEBRATED WHEELER WILSON
- NEW IMPROVED gEar
NOISELESS FAMILY SEWING-MACHINE
which can be seen at the WHISTLER & WILSON
AGENCY OF @. L. RADwAY, No. 1901 MAIN STREET,
RI0HMoND +ss .f..,.,r
I'd ALSO, uFH'so7u s5 $3.50
q number of OTHER VALUABLE PRIZES,
consisting OF .. .-.- ... Z. ...t. s.r.r
THE CELEBRATED DIXIE Pillow (2-HoRsR,)
manufactured by Mr.. p. II. STARKE, RIcHMoND.
VALUABLE BOOKS. FRUIT TREES, So, Sc,
to be awarded March 10th, 1872.
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i AGRICULTURAL IMPL EMFNTS.
GONTINUED TRIUNPHS ~
w A TT PLOW.

/. VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURAL
SOOIETY-sSilver Medals for each size, right
hand and left hand from field trials in August
last, which trials open to all competitors for
weeks beforehand by public notice in the news
papers. The results ofsaid trials were sealed up
and not made known (by the rule of the Society
until the Fair opened at Richmond on the 3lst of
October, 1871. Competition at the State Fair
was over by virtue of the aforesaid trials in Au-
gust, and there were, of course, no competitors
State Fair.
2. BORDER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
DanyiIe, Va.-First Premium ~.
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NOTES.-The report OF the Dispatch, of this
Flowing Match at the State Fair, says: ut lisa
noteworthy fact that every plowman (some
Prov to show his Skill And this voluntary
compliment by the plowman is the highest testi-
monial ever awarded. tN ~
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LIST OF PREMIUMS.

We announce to-day A PREMIUM LIST FOR
1872 which offers to the friends of the STATE
JOURNAL an opportunity to serve themselves and
aid to ex tend the circulation of
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UT 7 TO EEIs IAHF UbLEVll-S = 'faHh1 NH1EN-
TRIAL COMMITTEES.
w. II. II. Stowell, chairman; John
w. Wolff, Secretary; d. B. Parker,
Treasurer. All letters should be address,
ed to John w. Volt, Secretary, Rich
mond, Virginia.
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TERMS
u 4 I j. v
CAMPAIGN JOURNAL,
THE VIRGINIA STATE JOURNAL

THE VIRGINIA STATE JOURNAL
Win be sent to CAMPAIGN SUB
sCRIBERs until the PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION, at the following greatly
reduced rates, upon receipt of the
price:
Daily Edition 5000
Semi-Weelzly 70
Weekly so
Address STATE JOURNAL,
Richmond, Va.
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nUTTERICK's PATTERNS.
I'D Sole Agency, HOWE SEWING MACHINE,
Office s23 Main street.