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This was far more important in the
South than in the North, for the Gov
ernOrs of Southern States had, and still
have. vastly more power than the Chief
Executives Of those north OF Mason &
Dixon's Line. Where the Northern Gov
ernors have little more to do than sign
bills, supervise the benevolent and penal
institutions and pardon criminals, with
but little patronage at their disposal,
the Southern Governors have q real and
constantly exercised lower in all the
operations Of the State Government
They have thousands of appointments
TO give OUT, ranging from the consider
able offices of the State to the minor
ones in the Counties, and their person.
ality is constantly and powerfully felt
everywhere through the State. For the
time being the Governor Is virtually the
State, and governs 1T from the Capital,
whereas in the North, where a truer
democracy prevails, the Government is
In the hands of the people In the Town
ships and Counties, who manage their
own affairs with the least possible in
reference by the State. The military
feature had always been a much strong
er part OF the Southern State Govern
ments than those Of the North. and in
the years Immediately preceding the
war much attention was paid to this.
| Military bills were passed, so much
alike that they seemed to emanate from
IHlluS Ol the conspiracy, ana
were shrewdly designed to give the Gov
ernors complete power over every man
of military age and force him to 90
their bidding.
The weakest of all these Governors
elected to do the work of the Secession
lists was Beriah Magofiin. of Kentucky.
But little Is known of his earlier his
tory. He was elected by slender ma
| Jority In 1859, as a Southern Rights
Democrat" beating John +. Bell, the
| "American' candidate, who received the
vote of the Know-Nothings and many
Wings and Douglas Democrats. Ma
coffin seems to have been less of a man
in every way, even, than G.. F. Jackson,
! elected as Governor Of Missouri, q few
months later, by the same influences,
| and for the same purposes. He was
voluble, noisy and active, but without
strong abilities or force OF character,
and. being unable to either satisfy his
friends or awe his enemies, resigned his
office in disappointment and disgust In
1862. and relapsed into Obscurity.
| OF a far different mold was Gov
Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee. He was
a man of the greatest bOldness and
force, and though his people were
strongly for the UYion. he used the mil
itary with drastic energy to force them
into rebellion.
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Slaves in Kentucky and Tennessee.

While the Shareholders in Tennessee
and Kentucky had extraordinary influ-
ence, for their numbers. they were far
from being as numerous or powerful
as their class in the other States Of the
South. OF the 1,155,713 population of
Kentucky In 1860. 225.49O were slaves,
or almost exactly one in every five. Of
the 930,223 whites but 1885 were
Shareholders, or about one in every "a.
OF these 9,244, or nearly One-fourth,
owned only one slave; 1924, or one
third. owned between one and five
slaves: but So owned over so and less
than 100 negroes. while but five owned
over 100 slaves. These statistics are at
decided variance with the stories at
present current, which would make it
appear that almost every fairly we'll
to-do Kentuckian owned from a score
to 1000 negroes. Indeed, a Lost Cause
kentuckian w-a-days-especially a
woman-iS rather rare whose father did
not own dozens of slaves.
In Tennessee the proportion of slaves
was slightly larger. In 1860 the popu-
lation of Tennessee was 1,1O9,S47, of
whom S34. .063 were whites and 1874
slaves. There We're but 33.S64 actual
shareholders. of whom 7.616 owned but
one slave: 10.5S2 had between one and
five slaves: but 276 had between SO and
100: 10 had between 100 and 200; two
had between 200 and 800, and one had
between 500 and 500.
Tennessee Dragged Into Secession.
Though Gov. Isham G. Harris was an
avowed Secessionist the Legislature re-
sisted all his pressure to force it to fol-
low the example of South Carolina when
1t met Jan. Z, 1861. The Nashville
Banner, the leading Whig journal of
the State, spoke out boldly against the
Vaccinations of Harris:
Let every true, honest citizen Of the
South beware. The vilest, most damn
able. deep-laid and treacherous conspi-
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against disunion. and probably on a
similar test i'm kentucky the majority
would have been fully as great.
The SecessiOnist conspirators had pre-
pared the machinery for dragging Ken
/, lucky and Tennessee into secession as
carefully as they had in the case Of the
other States which actually seeded.
The vigorous opposition of the Union
leaders of Tennessee broke these plans
down, and would have completely null
lifted them had it not been for the col
ossal will of it's Governor, lsham G..
Harris. who had the courage and am
bition of Lucifer and by the despotic
exercise of his powers as Governor of
State and Commander-in-Chie of the
Militia. fOrcibly wrenched the State
from her allegiance and cast her lot
for secession.
The Secession Governors.
The Secession Conspiracy. which had
COnfessedly been going on for 80 years
had carefully prepared for the rebellion
which 1t planned by having the Cover
nor of every slaveholding State an ar
dent Secessionist and a ready, helpful
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States Army, Virginia.
Gaines's Mills or First Cold Harbor,
Malvern Hill, Second Manassas.

After the battle of Seven Pines, Gen.
r. e. Lee was assigned to the COM
mand Of the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia. He Immediately commenced to
form plans by which to free the Con-
federate Capital from the proximity of
the enemy. His first move was to send
Gen. Writings Division to Staunton,
as ruse, to join Gen. Jackson; to or
der the latter then to march toward
Richmond, or down the north side of
the Chickahominy, upon the right
flank of McClellan; and, when Jack
son was sufficiently near the enemy, to
throw across this stream the main
body Of the Confederate army at and
in the vicinity of Meadow Bridge, and,
finally. with his united forces to make
a general assault upon the Federals.
happened to have been made cognizant
of the foregoing plan through Gen.
Whiting, just prior to or during the
march to Staunton. mention the
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fellow-citizens. and regard 1t as suff1-
cient to justify the State i'm refusing her
aid to the Government. in it's attempt
to suppress the revolution in the seced-
ed States, we do not think it our duty.
considering her position in the Union.
and In view of the great question of the
peace of our distracted country, to take
sides against the Government. Tennes-
see has wronged no State nor citizen OF
this Union. She has Violated the rights
of no State. north OF south She has
been loyal to all where loyalty was due.
She has not brought on this war by any
act Of hers. She has tried every means
in her power to prevent ii. She now
stands ready to do anything within her
reach to stop 1t. And she ought, as we
think. to decline joining either party
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SECESSION VACCINATIONS.
Desperate Intrigues to Drag the Union
Loving People into SecessiOn-The
Plot of the COnspirntOrs-DislOya yal
Governors DO Their Utmost.

The moment that war was probable
the position of the great States of Ken
tucky and Tennessee became of the
for 400 miles westward-600 following
the windings of the Ohio-from the
foothills of the Alleghanies to the Mis-
sissippi River. and lies along the entire
sop IN boundaries of Ohio. Indiana
3 illinois. Tennessee is even longer.
IN its eastern portion lying in the heart
* the great Appalachian Chain with
Middle and West Tennessee carrying
the State clear to the Mississippi River.
This interposed these States as a barrier
between the Free States of the North
and the ultra-Slave-Cotton States. which
were promptly precipitated into seces-
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For, in so doing, she would at once
terminate her grand mission as peace
maker between the States OF. the South
and the General Government. Nay,
more; the almost inevitable result would
be the transfer OF ethe war within her
own borders; the dEaeat Of all hopes of
reconciliation, and the deluging of the
State with the Blood of her own people
THE present duty Of Tennessee is to
maintain position. Of independence
taking sides with the Union and the
peace of the country against all assail-
ants, whether from the North or the
South. Her. position should be to main
tain the sanctiiy of her soil from the
hostile tread of any patty.
I'VE do not pretend to foretell the
future of Tennessee, iri connection with
the other States, OF in reference to the
Federal Government. We do not pre-
tend to be able to tell the future pur-
poses of the President and Cabinet in
reference to the impending war. But
should purpose be developed by the
Government Of oyerrunning and subju-
eating our brethren OF the seeded
States. we say. unequivoca1ly. that it
will be the duty Of the State to resist at
all hazards, at any cost, and by arms,
any such purpose or attempt. And to
meet any and all emergencies she ought
to be fully armed, and we would re-
spectfully call upon the authorities Of
the State to proceed at once to the ac-
complfshment OF thiE object.
Let Tennessee. then. prepare thor
oughly and efficiently for coming events
In the meantime let sher, as speedily as
she can, hold conference with her sis
ter slaveholding States yet in the Union.
for the purpose OF fs5evising plans for
the preservation OF the peace of the
land. Fellow-citizehs 6f Tennessee, we
entreat you to bring yourselves up to
the magnitude OF the crisis. Look in
the face impending calamities! Civil
war-what is IT? The bloodiest and
darkest pages OF history answer this
question. To avert this who would not
give his time. his talents his untring
energy-his all? There may be yet time
to accomplish everything. Let us not
despair. The Border Slave States may
prevent this civil war; and why shall
they not do it?"
Harris Takes Prompt Advantage.
OF course. this gave Gov. Harris an
immense leverage of which he made in
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missioner from Alabama, appeared at
once before the legislature, which in
secret session adopted a resolution en-
powering the GGVernor to appoint three
Commissionersto to form a military league
with the other Southern States for joint
covenant was already Written. and was
adopted without delayfby the Legisla-
ture In secret session. An Ordinance
of Secession was also rushed through.
1t provided for submission to the peo-
pie, but the State was Immediately filled
with troops from the Cotton States to
crush out all opposition to separation.
They voted unblushtugly at the election.
which was set for lhne 8. Gov. Harris
issued a proclamation, in which he an
nounced a majority-of about $4,000 for
separation. The East Tennesseeans, led
by such splendid and unterrified pa
triots as Parson Brownlow. Emerson
Etheridge, Andrew Johnson, Horace
Maynard and Thos.. A.. Fl. Nelson, pro-
tested loudly against this. but were an
swered by bullets iand hangman's
nooses. They begged fbr the same right
of decision to remain true to their allie
glance that the others had exerted to
throw off their allegiance. but were
sternly informed that their proposal was
treason to their State, an exceedingly
heinous offense.. where rebellion against
the United States was a freeman's high
duty.
The struggle In Kentucky.
Gov. Beriah Magofiln had prepared
for dragging Kentucky out in the same
high-handed way that Gov. Harris had
acted. Much attention. had been given
to developing and Strengthening the
State Guard, with great care in select
ing the officers from those known to be
Secession sympathfers. At the head
was put Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner.
young man OF wealth, graduate from
in Mexico for gallantry at Contreras,
Churubuscot and Molino del Rey. He
belonged to the class .of 1844. In which
were Gems. PleasSnton. Hancock and
Alexander Hays, of3he Union army and
Gems. ID. M. Frost md F. ]. Thomas. Of
March 26, 1855, aod became Superin-
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both as Constitutional right and as a
remedy for existing evils: we equally
condemn the policy OF the Administra-
ton In reference to the seeded States.
But. while we. without qualification,
condemn the policy Of coercion, as cal
culated to dissolve the Union forever,
and to dissolve it in the blood Of our
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agent. None other was allowed to be
elected, and whether he paraded as an
Old Line Wing, Douglas Democrat or
a Breckenridge Democrat. he was known
by the inner circle of the conspirators
to be at heart in accordance with their
plans, and ready to strain his power to
the utmost to carry out their designs.
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source from which I obtained this in
formation, as 1t might seem strange
that Brigadier-General should have
knowledge OF the secret purposes of
such movement, in operations Of SO
great importance
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OF course this gave Gov. Harris an
immense leverage of which he made in
stant use. Henry W. Hilliard as Conn
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Gen. Jackson marched, after this en-
gagement, i'm the direction of Culpeper
Court House, leaving my brigade with
Longstreet. The battle at Cedar Run
soon followed, and resulted in bril-
liant victory for Jackson over Pope,
whilst Longstreet remained with his
corps in observation of McClellan's
shattered forces at Harrison's Landing.
A fleet Of vessels. however, appeared on
the James River to transport the Fed
erals to another field of operations, and
orders were issued to march to the
Rapidan in the vicinity of Gordonsvflle,
which point we reached about the 18th
of August.
My command had been increased by
the addition of two or more batteries
and a splendid brigade, under Col. e.
M. Law, an able and efficient officer.
Gen. Evans was shortly afterwards
given, besides his own troops, command
of the two brigades, under my direc-
ton.
On the. 28th Of August my division.
acting as an advanced guard OF Long
streets Corps. moved against Gen..
Pope's army, then lying short dis
tance south OF the Rappahannock.
crossed the Rapidan at Raccoon Ford,
and marched in the wake of Jackson's
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Dique en- traves1a

El % de Diciembre comenz6 una
travesia notable en- los anales de la
navegaci6n, la del dique seco 'De-
wey desde la isla Lolomon's, en- la
desembocadura del Delaware, hs sta
la bahia de Subig, isla de Luz6n cu-
va travesfa significa unas 1900 mi
las. 6oius
lie llevaron cuatro remolcadores, Y
Sc calcula que navegara entire cuatro
y cinco nudos por bora, 10 que, 81 no
hay academies, representa- TN viaje
de cuatro cinco meses. Ell itinera-
rio sera probablemente por las An
tillas Memories, :slas de Cabo Verde,
Canarias, y luego necesar iamente
por Gibraltar, el Mediterraneo y la
via de Suez.
Las instrucciones que tiene Ell te-
niente de nayfo H. II. Hosley, en-
cargado de la transportation, son dis
creciona1es, considerando los azares
4 que esta sujeto semejante viaje.
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que consiste Ell malestar que
prevalece desde que fue inau-
gurada la colonization ameri-
cana en- la Isla2
lCual de los gobernadores
americanos ha tenido esa noble
franqueza, esa admirable vision
de las cosas, esa suprema hon
radez. ese talento genial con
que expone en- una brillante
sintesis el 'estado de la Colonia,
ante la opinion americana, ell
llustre arriculista de la North
American Review?
Hasta ahora nadie, hasta
ahora ninguno habia fiiado una
solucion concreta Y exacta con
tan decisiva firmeza y exposi-
c1on tan elocuente, al mas gra.
We y profundo de nuestros pro.
blemaS
Sean, pues, para este precur-
sor de la justicia, que espera-
mos, nucstroS parabienes afec-
tuosoS y enthusiasts.
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En- Ia Mansion EjeCutiYa


Anoche Sc verified la anunciada a
reception con que los distinpuidos
esposos Winthrop obsequiaron sus
amigos
La concurrencia allf presente resul-
to numerosisima y selecta, pudiendo
decirse que es la mejor reception que
Sc ha efectuado en- los salones de Ia
Fortaleza
La presencia en- la Mansion Eiecu-
tiva de estim ables damas de gran
nnmero de caballeros demuestra las
Justas simpatias de que gozan el
aprecio que tienen en- esta sociedad d
los seflores Winthrop.
Vimos anoche en- ell palacio de San
to Catalina una verdadera representa-
ci6n de los elementos sociales de San
Juan, de la politice, colonias extran-
jeras, Ejercito, Armada, clero Y de la
prensa, al extreme que nos fu& impo-
slble tomar notas de los nombres de
todas as persOnas alli presentes. por
10 que ne los insertamos en- este relate
a FIN de no incurrir en- omisiones in.
voluntarias
Los estimableS esposos Winthrop
pueden sentirse satisfcchos de la prue-
ba de afecto y simpatfa que les di6
anoche Ia sociedad de San Juan, lie
nando los saloneS del Palacio de Santa
Catalina
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M A u N A 30

Con ell fin de reponer SD estado de
salud, hace dfas que Sc encuentrs en-
tre nosotroS, hacienda uso de licen.
ca, nuestro estimado amigo don Pc
dro Delgado Ortiz, emp1eado de la
1mportante casa comercial de esa
capital, A. Artega y Ca.
Deseamos al Sefior Delpado I'm
rap1do restablecimiento.
-Bajo la direcei6n de nuestra ce-
losa autoridad local Sc es.a Droce-
diendo al arreglo y afrmado de las
calle de la poblaci6n.
-Ha comenzado sus faenas de "a
fra la central Columbia, 10 que Sc
ra motive para que Ell comercio ad-
qu1era mayor: :movimiento en- esta
temporada.
No Sc sabe' 81 Ell festival one
correspon en- turn0 para e1 proximo
mes de Febrero, en- el Centro de ms
trucclon y Recreo, sera baile, 8 vela-
da-baile.
EROTIDO.
Enero II, 1906.
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Gamara De DeIe9aoos

A las y ia Sc pas6 lista contes-
tandO preSentes "A delegados. Des-
pues SC lego el acta de la anterior
session que fu6 aprobada.
FL Delegado Senor Bernardini de
Ia Huerta informa acerca de la
petici6n del BoLETIN MERcANTIL
referente los impresoS de, la Cana
RI y declara en- nombre de Ia Conf
sion que exiSte TN contrato con aque-
la imprenta y que le corresponds 4
la mlsma la impression de los traba-
jos legislativos, que e1 Secretario de
la Camara interpretaddo uno de los
disponiGndose' de la ley de presu-
pucstos los habfa pasado 4 la:Impren-
ia del Grbierno, y que dado Il hecho
que la Asamblea aprob6 Ell c. B.
n1m. 5 Ell su texto ingl6s diferente
a como fu6 traducido, que por
10 tanto deben enviarse los traba-
JOS al BOLETIN en- cumplimiento del
contrato existente. Por 10 que Lro-
pone a la Camara que acucrde sc
hagan los referidos trabaios de la
Camara en- la inprenta del BoLETIN
bajo la direction de Ia imprenta del
gobierno.
Sc leyeron por su tftulo los pro
yectos de ley no 3y4, sobre las
horas de trabajo y situaci6n de los
trabajadores agrfcolas.
(Contsnuara)
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Petici6n q la Camara
DE DELEGADOS
Ell GAMING De LA CIDRA A
@LAS CRUCES"

Ell ex-Comisionado del Interior Mr..
John Edward Elliot, recomend6 en- su
inforne Official, correspondence al afIo
econ6mico tiltifnQ. que ell Estado vol
vlera encargarse de los pequenos
trozos de carretexas contrufdas por
cuenta del Tesoro insular que fue-
ran entregadas q las Juntas de Cami-
nos para que las atendiesen
La recommendation de Mr.. Elliot
obedece al deplorable estado en- que Sc
cncuentra dichas carreter as, por no
haberse ocupado de conservarlas Y
haccrle reparaciones los inspectores y
vocales de las referidas Juntas de Ca
minos. ~
De acuerdo los vecinos de La Cidra
con los deseos del Comisionado del
interior, nos escriben particip5ndonos
que esperan de la Asamblea Legislati-
va disponga que ell Negociado de
Obras PGblicaS insulares sc haga car
go nuevamente de tales caminos. en-
tire ellos ell de .Las cruces" q La Ci-
dra, fin de evitar que sigan destru-
yeadose, como hoy suede, las amerita.
as Carreteras:
Creemos justas las aspiraciones de
les vecinoS de La Cidra
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FL Caracas"

Pasajeros llegados en- dicho buoue.
procedentes de New York
r. Haas y familia. N. P. Nichols v
sefiora, G. w. Hubbard, H. II. Nc
Bride, l.. S. Badom, T. Butcher, E.
W. Keith, E. SAUCER, sonora 7. L.
Vlna, ]. J. German, R. !. Walher, B.
K. Vaughn, ]. E. Benford, A, S. Cra-
ne, t. Montcayo c, D. Gray. T. Con
zalez y sonora, T. Sagardia, c. w.
Gould, E. Girona, sonora c. thinner
man, sonora w. T. Willoughby, nj
fios y sirvienta, Mayor Rofferty fa-
milia, Teniente w H. Armstrong. G..
A. Miner, Hon. A, G. Wolf, c. w.
Cook, c. Butscher, B. H. Sordqe, r
Katz, E Waugh, It. B. Head, !. Ian
y hermano, H. Bradley, L. P. Cubbard,
F. Teschter, F. Sagu, G w. Rolfe, l..
J. Miller, F. A. Sullivan, A. Herman
dez y sehorita Staley.
Para Curazao--G. A, Zabreskie
Para La Guaira.-sefiora K. B. de
Acosta, c. A. Scholtz y K. B. Chase.
Para Puerto Cabello,-F. A. Morris
y J. Buceno.
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Calts Dc Dyhita Dc Sal Juan
SESSION. DE HOY

En- el pleito que entablara don
Limo Cruz contra lal 'Americen
Railroad Company" representada
Por el Lcdo. Dfaz Navarro, deman-
dando indemnizacion de dafios v per
Julcios, despuss de brillantes i,-
tormes por parte los letrados, ell
Honorable Juez en- razonada v IT,
minosa exposition declare no haber
lugar la reclama cion del demandante
contra la Compafifa demandada.
p Il. 6
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I'm weier0 EsapidO

La goleta americana Robert H,
McCurdy de Ia que son consigna-
tarios los Sres. Sobrinos de Ezquiaga
ha hecho TN rapido viaje de Nueva
York a San Juan, en- once dias.
La goleta mencionada sali6 de
Nueva York el 81 de Dieiembre Y
lego San Juan Ell II de Enero.
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el diquc mide r52 metros de largo.
sos de ancho, y las paredes 1913 de
alto y AS de grueso. Pesa II 600
toncladas y tiene. capacidad para bu-
qucs que desplacen $4,000. cost6
$T.T24 900.