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Year: 1865

course, discouraging and paralyzing both white
and black, has any tendency to bring Louisiana
into proper practical relations with the Union,
have so tar, been unable to perceive it.


If on the contrary, We recognize and sustain
the new government of Louisiana, the converse
of all this is made true. We encourage the
hearts and nerve the arms ot the twelve thou
sand to adhere to their work, and argue tor 1t
and proseyte for it, and igh for it, and feed le,
and grow it, and ripen it to complete success.
The colored man, too, seeing all united Tor him
is inspired with vigilance, and energy, and
daring to the same end Grant that he desires
the elective franchise. Will he not attain 1t
sooner by saving the already advanced steps
toward it than by running backward over them!
COncede that the new government OF Louisiana
is only to what it should be as the egg is to the
fowl, we shall sooner have the fowl by Matching
the egg than by smashing it. [Laug hter.


Again, five reject Louisiana we also reject
our vote il favor of the proposed amendment
to the national Constitution. TO meet this
proposition it has been argued that no more
than three. tourths of those States which have
not ATTEMPTED secession are necessary to valid
" ratitv the amendment. | do not commit
myself against this, further than to say that
such ratification would be questionable, and
sure to be persistently questioned; while a
ratification by three fourths of all the States
would be unquestioned and unquestionable.


I repeat the question :. ,Can LOUISIANA :, pc
brought into proper practical relation with the
Union sooner by sustaining or by dlscardlng
her new State government?' What has been
said of Louisiana will apply generally to other
States. And yet 50 great peculiarities pertain
to each State; and such important and sudden
changes occur in the same State; and withal,
SO new and unprecedented is the whole case,
that no exclusive and lntexlbe plan can safely
be prescribed as to details and collaterals.
Such exclusive and inAexble plan would surely
become new entanglement. Important prln-
Piles may, and must, be infexible.


In the present situation, as the phrase goes,
it may be my duty to make some new
announcement to the people Of the South, l
am considering, and shall not fail to act, when
satisfied that action will be proper.
Year: 1865

\ correspondent of the Cincinnati Conenrr-
cjdi tells the following plausible story Of bit
of sharp practice between General Grant and
the Rebel Revernad General Polk


"Whle the General was in command of the
post of Cairo, Bishop General Polk, General
Pillow and General Frank Cheatham of the


Rebel army, were at Columbus, Kentucky


Flags of truce were occasionally sent back and


forth between the two places, and the opposing


Generals were generally present After the


conclusion Of business it was frequently the
case that wine would be brought forth and


t0asts drank at parting On one occasion Gen
eral Polk proposed toast which he said all
could drink. Those present filled their glasses,
and he gave TO General George Washington.
AS he paused, purpOsely, at the end Of the
name, the company commenced to drink, when
his glass nearly finished by that time, and it
was no use to stop, but he exclaimed: That
was scarcely fair General but [ will be even
with you some day. The laugh was, of course
somewhat against him, but the company part
ed in good humOr. Some two weeks after
wards another flag of truce was sent down to
Columbus, General Grant accompanying it.


After business was over, the Rebel Gencr-
al produced the wine as usual, and General
Grant adroitly turned the conversation into
State Rights, on which subject SOutherners





alleged object for which they claimed to be
fighting. lie allowed them to proceed at con |
siderable length, without attempting to reiute |
anything, and they were perhaps fatterng |
themselves with the idea that they were CON
vcrting him from the error of his ways. At
length he arose to go, and proposed toast at
parting Glasses were filled, and the General
gave Equal rights to ALL lie then made
pause, as General Poke had done, and when
al were busily drinking he added, whte and
Itack,' The horror Of the chivary at being
nvciglcd into drinking such heretical toast
nay easily be imagined, and they were rather
disposed to feel angry, until General Grant re
marked Now General Polk, think an! even
with you for that Rebel toast you made me
lrink at our last conference. Quick to see
md appreciate a good Joke, the anger of the
Southerners was turned into laug gh at the ex-
,ense oftheir reverned General who gracefully
acknowledged himself hanked
Year: 1865

How TO PREVENT A DIVORCE When the
senior Jonathan Trumbull was Governor OF
Connecticut, gentleman called at hi> house,
| requesting to sec his Excelcncy in pryat -
Accordingly he was shown into his sanctuln
Sahctorum; and the Governor came forward to
meet Squire W., saying Good morning sir
!, am glad to see you" Squire W. returned
thG Salutatlon, adding as he did 50, i have
callcu on very unpleasant crrand. ~ir and
want Your advice. My wife and [ do not Iiy,
happily together, and | am now thinking of
| getting divorce. What do Won advise. sir -
The GovernOr sat few minutes in deem
thought; then turning to Squire W., said
How did you treat Mrs. W. when Won wrr,.
counting her? and how did you feel towards
her at the time of your MARRIAGE" Squire
W. replied, | treated her as kindly as could,
Tor loved her dearly at that time"


W ell, sir, said the Governor, 90 you home
and court her now just as you did then. and
love her as when you married her DO this in
the Tear OF God for one year and tell me the
result. The Governor then said Let us
pray They bowed in prayer and separated
W hen year had passed away Squire w. call
ed again to see the Governor, and graSping his
hand, said: : call, sir, to thank you for the
advice you gave me, and to tell you that my
wife and are as happy as when we were mar
RED, cannot be grateful enough for your
good counsel"


. am glad to hear it Mr.. W, and hope
You VIII continue to court your wife as long as
you live"


The result was that Squire w. anl his wife
lived happily together to the end of their mar
rled life. Let those who are thinking of sepa-
ration IN these days go and do likewise.
Year: 1865

fall back from that grand ta5le-land Of
disinterested patriotism which has emo
bled our national character. the world
ove.. The spirit Of self sacrifice which
has carried Us so gloriously through the
struggle, would yield to the graspiag
spirit Of aVarice and vulgar 'rcvengc.
Such q spirit would wock evil in every
circle, public and private. Bad men
would profit by it, and good men would
suffer. It is wholly wrong thing. 1t
has oevcr proved serviceableto any peo'
pie. Let US as we have shown ourselves
strong in every grand moral attribute
during this tremendous, struggle, show
ourselves equally strong in the exercise
Of moderation aud maSnanilnity in the
hour Of triS mph. ....


Uuless we desire constant trouble and
annoyance, it is vastly to our interest to
adopt conciliutory measures with the
rank and file Of the Southern people,
whilst we visit proper punishment upon
the guilty leaders Of the rebellion. The
Southern masses arc in a good frame Of
mind to prepare chem TO act as allies
with US in preserving the peace. They
now see how terribly they have been
dupel aud deceived. They appreciate
the advantage Of holding fast to the
National Government, and the appalling
danger Of defyiug its authority. They
Stand sadly in need Of clothing, food
indeed thousand Northern fabrics.
They will in all probability, if we deal
kindly with them, make good citizons,
With the abolition of slavery, we wiz be
a homogeneous and harmonious people.
We will. verify DO all the stronger and
more powerful for this bloody, costly,
devastating war. 1t is gratifying to no.
toe that the President Of the United
S,ates, aud such men as Mr.. Greeley ol
tho 1ribunc, beSiu already to forecas,
measures for promoting good order and
fellowship in the insrrgeut sections, and
protecting ourselves against the necessity
Of keeping up large military establish
ments, and guarding against foreign in
trigucs. All good men will wish them
we'll in this enterprise Of wisdom and
Christian concord.
Year: 1865

a Door man or an obscure man pro.
poses to a youag woman whose father is
rich, and is refused. The poor aud OBJ
scure man becomes presently n great
| banker, governor, president Of col.
lege, or RECEIVERS lost counties or duke
dons in Europe. I have even heard the
story repeated Of the Emperor Of the
French and New York woman. Moral:
Is not thc woman sorry now that she did
not marry the poor man? Probably
not Certainly not if she belongs to the
true type. What have all these changes
to do with the matter Is he aDy more
90 mfoytable to live with because be is a
govecnorY Is he any more adapted to
her because he is duke? 1t is barrel y
possible that she was mistaken but if
she we're, sho is probably ignorant OF it
herself. His present stute does -not.in'
dicate mistake. Only close compan'
ionship would be likely to discover it,
The qualities which make domestic con.
tent are not usually revealed by ever so
brilliant public success. If they orIgl'
ually existed, they arc more likely to
drown ovt home happiness than to cre'
atc it. But all this is irrelevant Moth
ing is really meaut to which this ls an
answer. 1t is only the manifestation OF
blindness to what constitutes attraction.
The man has discovered outside advan'
tascs, and it is assumed that that is
enough. She of course refused him be.
cause she had not sagacity enough TO
discern the shadow Of his coming great.
ness. 1t does not seem to be suspected
that she could have refused him because
he did not suit her! What difference
does it make whether q man is clown
or king, if you do not like him? Is
great Judge necessarily an agreeable:
person to think OFF Is worldresoTned
fnancie. necessarily the person who will
have the most power to draw out what is
good and gracious in a woman? Girls
naturally give their loyalty to men, not
to crowns or ermiue. The lovely Florl'
ma was as fond Of King Charming, when
he came 70 her in the shape Of blue
bird, as when he appeared at court in
royal majesty. Wicked outside opinion
it Is true, warps their judgment in very
great degree, and destroys their freedom


but Of their own nature, in their iumos'
hearts they urc true; nnd when they
have independence enough to maniles'
their truth in these palpable acts, the3
may be safely set down as true. They
acted from sincerity and dignity, no


from mercenary short sightedncss' The,
acted from the most simple and na!uraJ
causes, and what have they to Tsero,:-
1t is much better to be the wife Of
honest and respectable American c't'2c'
than to be empress Of the French,-eve'
looking at it in solely worldly point o
view. When VIC add to this that ont
Iloves the American citizen and does no
love the French Emperor, the case may
rs we'll be rulcd Of court at once. There
is no ground for any further proceed


iugs.- Gail RamHton.
Year: 1865

Mr. Peter c. Brooks maxim was "that
the whole value of wealth consisted
in the personal independence it secures.
An amusing and singular illustration of
that distinguished NJ erchants maxim is
thus given:


"A merchant named Porter, once had
q clerical friend between whom and him.
self there existed great intimacy. Every
Saturday night, as Porter was sitting
balancing his cash, a note would come
requesting the loan of Eve dollar
bill" The money was always punctually
restored at eight o'clock on the Monday
morning following But what puzzled
J the lender was, the person always re-
turned the identical note he borrowed
Since the discovery of this fact he had
. made private marks on the notes; still
lSthe same note was handed back on
\ Monday morning.


"One Saturday evening Porter sent
a five dollar gold piece instead of note
and marked it. Still the very same coin
was returned on Monday Porter got
nervous and bilious about it; he could
hardly sleep at night thinking about it;
he would wake bis wife in the middle of
the night and ask her what she thought
of the strange occurrence. He was fast
: boiling over with curiosity, when news
came from the reverend borrower one
Christmas eve, asking the loan of ten
dollars. A brilliant thought struck him.
He put on his great coat, resolving to
call and demand an explanation of the
mystery When he was shown to his
friends study, be found him in, plunged
IL. L. l.. boI~x


"'Mr. b. said the lender, if you will
answer me one question / will lend you
that ten dollars. How does it happen
that you always pay the money you bor-
row on Saturday night, in the very same
coin or note on Monday morning2'"
"The parson raised his head, and,
after violent struggle, as though he
was about to unveil the boarded mystery
of his soul, said in faltering tones:
Porter, you are gentleman, christ
ian, and New Yorker; / know can
rely on your inviolable secresy. Listen
to the secret of my eloquence. You
know / am poor; and when, on Saturday,
I have bought my Sunday dinner, 1 sell
dom have red cent in my pocket.
Now, maintain that no man can preach
the Gospel and blow up his congregation
properly without he has something in
his pocket to inspire confidence. have,
therefore, borrowed FIVE dollars of you
every Saturday that l might feel of it
occasionally as / preached on Sunday.
You know how independently do preach
how / make the rich shake in their
shoes, Well, it is all owing to my know
ing that have fve-dollRr bill in my
pocket. OF course never having to use
it for any purpose, it is not changed, but
invariably returned to you the next
morning. But, TO nsorroW, Mr.. George
Law is coming to hear me preach, and
r I thought would try the effect of ten
dollar sermon on hinft'-C Cyc5opedid of
Commercial and Business anecdotes
Year: 1865

EMPORIUM OF Stove AND TINwARE--We notice
from columns, that Mr.. S. Fiteman, No. so n.
Eutaw street, Saratoga, whose energy in bust
ness and promptness in attendance to the wishes
his customers is known for years. has this season in
creased his assortment of stoves house furnishing
goods and all other articles of his extensive business
and according to past patronage and present pros
pects he will increase largely the number of his
friends and patrons by his choice stock He has also
supplied himself with large variety of suitable fancy
goods and favorite toys for christmas presents and
from what have seen will be able to satisfy the
most faStidious demands of the winter season in his
line.


DOMESTIC CHAMPAGNE.-Mr. John II. Hoffman has
established at No 16 Mcclellan alley, quite an ex-
tensive manufacture of Domestic Champagne, which
distinguishes itself favorably from similar establish
ments in this country in the choice of the material
used for fabrication. He imports from Franco
and Germany the very wines used there fol tho
sparkling beverage and the consequence of it is that
his Champagne is genuine and in quality very little
inferior to the imported brands whilst his prices of
course are much lower. Even experienced connis-
seurs have difficulty to distinguish Mr.. Hofman's
article from the imported of the greatest repu-
tatiOn.


ESTABLISHMENT IN New YORK SrYLE.-Mr John
D. Boss has established new wholesale business of
imported French and German wines, in the basement
under the Marine Insurance Company, northwest
of Water and South Streets and has added to
it pleasant feature, viz: spacious, neatly fur
nished hail. where he serves to all who wish to be-
come acquainted with the quality of his merchan-
discs good glass of wine and decacies of the
season in genuine New York style. He only keeps
his establishment open during the business hours of
the day, and as his angements unique in Bal
tmOre and exactly in the the centre of business life
we do not doubt he will be largely patronized by
those who prefer good glass of wine to malt or dis
titled LIQUOR
Year: 1865

Correspondence of the Baltimore Daily Commercial


HAvRE DE GRACE. Nov. 6. 1865.


1t is one of the many evidences of the growing skill


and matured taste of our country, that leading
corporations no longer satisfied with cheap and
temporary expedients. We have often admired the
firm and durable structures upon the English and
Continental railroads. conducive to personal COM
fort and safety, and nervously sighed were
whirled over the quivering treste works in our land
This has been the case too when we knew the COM
panies were well able to change this, and were de-
caring large dividends from the very cheapness of
the roads construction. Hence the fearful catalogue
of fralway murders during the year and in times past


Let us hope we the end of this, and that more


liberal outlay upon works of this kind may be cause
of fcongratulation the country through. We are led
to these remarks from rapid examination of the
bridge which the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad Company is now building over the
Susquehanna at this place. This structure for soidi
ty, skill and patient labor in erection, elegance of
design and nsh and actual cost of erection will be
a monument to the energy and liberal mindedness Of
the Directors of this important road and compare ia


voraby with any other similar work in the world


1t will. when completed, stretch upon the thirteen
PIERS two hundred and seventy five feet apart, from
Perryvie to Havre de Grace the whole length being
about three thousand eight hundred feet The height
of the bridge will be twenty-five feet above the
water with pivot-draw of one hundred twenty feet
in the centre to allow the passage of schooners and
steamers. magnificent abutment will be built at
each end in which and under the railoav, will be the
regular Station offices and rooms of the Company,
finished in elaborate style. The one on this side
rests upon solid rock about six feet below the water
surface, and laid in concrete. The foundation upon
the Perryville side was made by sinking piles down
to the level of the water then by Of circular
saw attached to upright shaft followed to give it
buoyancy sawed off even with the bottom of the
river. Many of the piers were founded in the same
manner, but where the rock could be reached it was


fitted with an iron casing the size of the base of the
pier and in it were laid by the hands Of The d1sers
the of heavy stone and layers of casing
all the foundations except four have been secured
The mode Of then constructing the pier saVs1 aae
Year: 1865

The Savannah National Republican, of last
Wednesday, says:


We learn from passengers who arrived here
on Sunday last in the steamship Weybossett,
from New York, that on Friday, somewhere
in the region of Cape Hatteras, steamer was
discovered to be on fire about two miles from
the Weybossett, and short while after a ter.
rifle explosion took place on board, the
report of which was distinctly heard. The
Weybossett ran down to her, but could see
nothing to indicate where she was from or
where bound, the only vestige left of the craft
being the fragments of wood and floating bar
rels and boxes.


We have been kindly permitted to make the
following extract from the log book of the
Weybossett, which gives all the particulars as
far as known of the terrible catastrophe, for
which favor we are indebted to the obliging
mate of that steamer:


''On the 9th October, at eight o'clock, A.
NJ, Cape Hatteras bearing n. N. W., Is miles
distant, saw a vessel on fire, with another ves-
sci, apparently bark, lying alongside of her
The bark left her about fifteen or twenty min
utes after we first saw her. As soon as she
was discovered to be on fire we ran down to
her, and when within about five miles of her
she blew up, and nothing was afterwards seen
but few spars, boxes, bales, &C.


The mate of the Weybossett thinks she was
small size river steamer, and no doubt used
as transport; and that she had large guam
tity of powder on board, as the explosion was
evidently caused by that material. She was
painted white. He has no doubt the persons
on board were taken off before she blew up,
by the vessel seen alongside of her.


To form faint idea of the fearful power of
the explosion, it is only necessary to state that
large piece of one of the masts was blown
into the air distance of over two miles.
Year: 1865

HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-Mrs. Bowers appears
tonight as Parthenia, in Ingomar, the Barbarian
Not having her in this character we are unable
to give opinion of her rendition of it, but it is
not presuming much say that she will be greeted
with full house on the occasion.


Hermann AT FRONT STREET THEATRE-The great
Prestidigtateur opened to full and fashionable
audience at this house last night. Many of his tricks
are new-never before produced here-and of a char
acter to stamp him without a successful rival in
his profession. 1t is the popularity of his talent to
no able 70 deceive the without anv of the
absurd accessories which formerly were considered
necessary to mystify audience Everything done
with dexterity of manipulation which defies the
sharpest skcptcism. His stay here will be brief and
would commend all desrous of an agreeable
evenings entertainment to go and see Hermann


CoNCoRDIA HALL--MILTONIAN TABLEAUx-The
great Miltonian Tableaux of Paradise Lost which
for several days past have been on exhibition at
Concordia Hail. have attracted very large audiences
The subject is grand in conception and the tableaux
are presented with thrilling effect During the ex-
hlblton OF these views in London the press of that
city spoke Of them in terms of extravagant com
mendation. The tableaux will not be exhibited on
Thursday and Friday nights as the house is other
wise engaged, but they will be continued after those
evenings until further notice


THE NEW AMERICAN THEATRE.-The new star at
this house. Mr.. Macfarland was last night well re-
ceived by large audience He appeared in VIII
liam Tell or, The Hero of Switzerland. He repeats
the performance tonight, and is ably supported by
the excellent company connected with the estab-
liShment.
Year: 1865

In the Scientific Convention at New Haven,
Prof. Olmstead stated that rosin added to
lard gives it degree of huidity not before
possessed by the lard, and also prevents the
latter from forming those acids which corrode
metals-copper and brass for example.


Several important practical applications re-
suit from this property. Its use for lubrlca-
ting surfaces of brass or copper has already
been alluded to. 1t is equally applicable to
surfaces of sheet IRON | have found a very
thin coating, applied with a brush, sufhcient
to preserve Russia iron stoves and CRATES from
rusting during summer, even IN damp sltua-
tons.


usually add to it a portion OF black lead,
and This nrenoration, when applied with a
brnsb in the thinnest possible film, will be
found g.. complete protection to sheet iron
stoves and pipes. The same property rem
ders the compound of lard and rosin a valu-
able ingredient in the composition of shaving
soap. The quality of shaving soap is greatly
improved by larger proportion of oil than is
the alkal; but such soap easily becomes rancid
when wet with water and allowed to remain
damp-as it commonly is when in use


If a certain proportion of this compound is
added to common Windsor soap (say one half
of its weight the tendency to grow rancid is
prevented.


very soft and agreeable shaving com
pound, or cream may be made by steaming in
close cup a cake of any common shaving
soap, so as to reduce it to soft consistency,
and then mixing intimately with it half Its
weight of our resinous preparation, adding a
few drops of some odorlterous substance. The
same compound forms an excellent waterproof
for leather.