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Year: 1869

The New Orleans Picdyune believes
there is cotton growing sufficient to
make three million bales, but questions
whether it can all be picked and sent tC
market. The Pjcayane presents the case
thus: at takes one hand to make -four
bales, and, of course, seven hundrt d and
fifty thousand laborers to make three
million. We have not that number o.
field hands, and. when we deduct tn,
laborers necessary to cultivate sugar
rice, tobacco, corn and wheat, and de
duct also the population of the cities
towns and villages, it will be seen thai
We are short of labor necessary to secure
three million bales. With more labor
the South can supply the world with
cotton. Efforts are making to induce
immigration this way, but we are not
sure that any considerable number from
Europe will come here to cultivate the
soil. The only country where we can
look for any material increase of labor.
ers is China. An experiment will be
made next season to cultivate cotton
with Chinese laborers, and if it should
be successful one, the increase then in
the production of cotton in the South
will be great enough to supply the de-
mand, and cotton-rs sing in other coun'
| tries will be abandoned"
Year: 1869

We publish this morning the text of
Attorney General HoAR'S opinion on the
Virginia Test Oath question, He holds
that the Legislature has the right tC
meet and organize without taking the
Test Oath, and ratify the Fifteenth
Amendment. 1t must then adjourn to
await the action of Congress, or if it
enter into general law-making it will be
as provisional body and the iron.clad
must be taken. Should the Legislature
adjourn after rstifying the Fifteenth
Amendment aud Congress accept the
State as reconstructed under the Con-
stitution she has adopted, her days OF
military government will be over and
her affairs will be under her own con.
troll, Just as if she had always been q
loyal" State. We don't pretend to an
derstard or justify all this preliminary
circumlocution, but feel satisfied upon
the whole that the efforts of the WELLS
gang to remand Virginia to anarchy
have been defeated.
Year: 1869

A great discovery is reported TO have
been recently made by a surgeon of the
English army in China, in the way OF
an effectual cure for the smallpox. The
mode of treatment is as follows When
the preceding fever is at its height, and
Just before the eruption appears, the
chest is rubbed with croton oil and tar
taric ointment. This causes the whole
of the eruption to appear on that
part of the body, to the relief of the
rest. 1t also secures full and CON-
plete eruption, and thus prevents the
disease from attacking the internal or
gans. This is said to be now the estab-
lished mode of treatment in the English
army in China, by general orders, and
is regarded as o perfect cure,
Year: 1869

A large number of the members of the
Georgia House of Representatives, have
expressed purpose TO prefer articles of
impeachment against Governor Bull
LOCK, on the assembling of the Legisls.
ture. There are said to be many alleged
grounds of impeachment, the principal
of which are the spending of large sums
of the public money by the Governor
without authority of law, the conversion
of the States funds to his own private
use, and the abuse sf the pardoning
mower,
Year: 1869

| The question is often asked, Wnat Is
the best time in autumn to set out
treesi Can we do it while the leaves
are vet green, or wait till near winter,
after they have fallen The answer
may be, Do it whenever the work can
be we'll done, and while the soil is IN
proper condition as to dryness, for work
ing properly. If done early, the leLves
mnst be all first carefully stripped Oh,
to prevent the rapid evaporation OF
moisture. We have known trees TO
have been entirely spoiled IN few
hours by whiting, from carelessness IN
not removing the leaves when taken
up. In the Northern States nurserymen
usually commence digging by the lst OF
October. Some trees have entirely
ceased growing by this time, including
generally cherries, plums and standard
pears. If the leaves are removed they
may now be taken up and transplanted,
as we'll ae at any time in autumn or the
following spring. Others have not fully
completed the ripening of the young
wood, which is affected through the as
sistance of the leaves. The only harm
done in taking them up at this time is
in giving unmatured shoots on some
parts of the trees, instead of those well
ripened and hardened and the result
Will be that some of the tips may be
nipped by the frests of winter, or they
will not start in spring with so much
certainty and vigor. Hardy kinds, such
as the apple, will not be much injured
in this way; and the peach, although
tender, should be shortened back in
spring in any case. - a


1t will be safe, therefore, with few
exceptions, to take up trees any time
after the first of October being
taken to do the work well, as already
indicated.


The soil should be in such condition
as to be easily made fine and mellow,
so that it may be filled in perfectly
among the roots without having inter
stices. Stalking against wind, or effect
ing the same purpose by small mound
of earth about the stem, should not be
omitted.


We have never succeeded better than
by taking up trees about mid-autumn,
heeling them in by burying the roots
and half the stems for wintering, and
setting out in aurumn provided they
are hardy sorts, and the site is not a
windy one. In heeling in for winter, it
is absolutely essential to fill in all the
interstices among the roots very COM
pactly with fine earth. Many trees are
needlessly lost by carelessness in this
particular. The roots are Injured by
dryness or mouldiness, and the mice find
easy access among the cavities. To ex-
clude mice effectually, the heeling
ground should be clean aud a smooth
mound of earth raised on all sides about
the trees-John j. Thomas.
Year: 1869

Protection is tax on the many fol
the benefit of the few. 1t is an oppres'
sion of all llinterests for the gain of one
interest. 1t is mode devised by ignor
ance in past generation and adopted
by selfish, cunning and rapacious greed
in this generation, by which corpora
tons and monopolists, bloated with
their millions of wealth, may compel
every man who wipes with towel ol
wears shirt to pay tribute into their
swimming Golfers.
Year: 1869

In answer to an inquiry as to his views
upon negro suffrage Tin the same CONVEX
sation) he said Negro suffrage is inevi-
table. was bitterly opposed to it until it
The extension of suffrage will not forbid
the supremacy of intelligence"
Year: 1869

"Senator Sumner" says General Grant,
"is great scholar and finished orator.
I am not we'll qualified to Judge such men
as Sumner. He is a faithful representative
of his State. If he had not been chosen
by Massachusetts, [ do not believe he would
ever have been member of the United
States Senate"
Year: 1869

say that crowd of eager jObbers and con-
tractors are watching with gOating eyes the
progress of this act that every honest voice
is raised against it that the members OF the
Legislature are hesitating between the night
course and the demands of the Canal harples
that the Citizens Association of this city has
stepped in for the relief of the overburdened
people of our whole State, and denounced TINS
monstrous act, have been heard before the
Assembly Committee, have Informed them
fully of its enOrmity, and have warned the
Legislators to pause before fixing this four
millions on the necks of the people.


We likewise warn the members of the Legis-
lature that they must heed this protest, that
we shall watch their course, and that the
people shall know by whom their taxes are
increased and by whom they are lightened, so
that each may receive his meet reward.
Year: 1869

Mayor Hall has not distinguished himself by
his choice of School Commissioners. The new
Board has some good material-Messrs Bell,
Sands and Duryea especially-and we trust
more will be developed in the course OF its
proceedings; yet we think almost any one
would have chosen, twelve men from among
our Million or so of citizens, who wonld have
given greater promise of wise, energetic and
frugal School administration than those whose
names were given in our last. Obliged
TO select seven Democrats, there may be
some of those unknown to US who VIII
prove better than we now expect-we SIN
cefely hope they may There is this to be
said in favor of the five Republicans, that two
of them have had experience in the old Board
and acquired credit by serving therein, whlle
Mr.. Sands has written on Education vigorously
and suggestively, and cherishes decided con-
vctons that our Municipal rule is too costly
in every department, not to speak of its per-
yading corruption. We shall be disappointed
if he does not make himself felt in behalf OF
efficiency, honesty and frugality. o." -


There is comfort in the reflection that we
have found a way TO get rid of Boards that
fail to answer their purpose; so that, II the
new Board proves no better than the old one,
we can dispose Of it as we did of that. 1t will
not prove so firmly rooted as that was.
Plainly, it will be on its good behavior from the
start and that is consoling. If it prove as
prodgal aud inert as its predecessor, it will
speedily share its fate. If it gives us cheaper
and better education it will stand; if not, next
Winter will see it superseded. So let us watch
and wait.
Year: 1869




have been so bought and set apart bad the
law been obeyed from the start. This is naked
Justice to the public creditors, whom we have
no right to wrong to-day because we wronged
them yesterday. We must do by them exactly
as we stipulated-no less, no more.


The Post proceeds


"If the god-unfortunaely as We Thinks 70 go IrOm
the Treasury then we earnestly trust that the secretary
will suffer anything to blind him 10 the propley aIu
percent per cent certificates" " ''O


To this we decidedly object. The Secretary
may pay off his three per cent. certificates
when and as lie pleases; but this must not IN
terfere with the Sinking Fund aforesaid. Inc
three per cents are but species of greenbacks !;
they are not ft to make part of o Sinking
Fund. Besides, what sense in buying up three
per cents, when you can obtain skies at about
the same price, The bugbear that the certl-
icates will be run in for instant redemp-
ton should not frighten the Secretary. lhe
Banks will hold on to them desperately
since they alone are at once legal tender-for
the redemption of their notes and an interest,"
bearing security. We hope the Secretary
will simply disregard them and obey the law
of 1862 by buying up enough of the bonded
Debt to make good the pledge embodied Id
the Legal Tender act as above quoted. Then
if the banks should ever run the Treasury
with their three per cents we will manage TO
absorb them in payments into the Treasury
and let them remain there. Only keep up the
Revenue and cut down the Expenditures, 80
that the former shall exceed the latter by one
to Two Millions per week, and there need be
no fear of the three per cent. certihcates'
They will prove easy of digestion. r'
Again we say, Obey the law!
Year: 1869

The coolest proposition we have yet seen
submitted for the consideration Of this nomi-
nally Republican Legislature of ours, was one
for which we fancy our absent Mayor must
stand god father. He cannot have left
Ms all in orphanage, while Albany is
irradiated by his presence, for less weighty
cause. He mildly suggests, and innocent mem
bers of the Legislature offer to enact that the
Croton Board, the Central Park Commission
and the Tax Commission be reOrganzed, SO as
to give him the appointment of their members J
Why should the excellent Mayor do himself
injustice by such shrinking modestyF Is there
no other little favor we Republicans can give
him in return for his having done us the honor
to desert us early9
Year: 1869

Did the Kings County Republicans imagine
themselves to be choosing friend to economy
and honesty in the use of the public moneys
when they elected Mr.. A. b. Hodges Or
did Mr. Hodges imagine himself to be
fulfilling the reasonable expectations Of
his constituents, when he sprung upon the
Assembly yesterday new tax levles for this city
and county, prepared by the Democratic Off
cials in the sole interest of the corrupt Tam
many rings, increasing their aggregate amount
sir millions Of dollars ? We appeal to every
Republican to understand, once for all,
that nothing can save any man who
consents to sell himself to the sup
port of this unblushing and monstrous
iniquity. It's object is palpable; its fraud is
as shameful as figures can make it. Look at
an increase of ten thousand dollars for
Common Council advertising, quarter of q
million increase for streetcleaning, another
quarter of a million for gas and lamps
Year: 1869

nearly three hundred thousand increase
for judgments, and over four hundred
thousand increase for street repairing Is there
one man in this city, with intelligence enough
to read these figures who can have one instant
of doubt as to the fraud they intend Is not
the effort to thrust them through in the
confusion of the last days confession
of guilt We beg Republicans, who have
any intention of ever again calling themselves
Republicans after the close of this session, to
stand firm against this new -fedged monstrosity
and show it no quarter Give us the Yeas and
Nays on every test vote concerning it!
Year: 1869

Eight days from San Francisco is the latest
report Of arrivals at Washington. The pas
sengers who have thus crossed the continent
in less than the time it used to take for the jour
ney from Boston to the Philadelphia ses-
sions of the Continental Congress, report
the trip not uncomfortable, and the
road in better condition than was to have been
expected We shall soon be deluged with ac-
counts of the marvellous manner in which the
road is constructed and operated-shall learn
that it could not be in better hands that it is
perfectly safe and ravishly romantic; that its
Directors are most public-spirited and liberal
citizens and, eyen-our prophetic soul fore
warns us-that its conductors are only gentle
manly, and that continually. Meantime we
interpOse ere the food of compliments quite
washes such things out of their memory, a
reminder of the promise which the Directors
lately took the trouble to telegraph to u.s..
They are under volunteered pledge to spend
"not one dollar more for blaclSmail, but mil
lions for the improvement of the road"
Year: 1869

We know nothing of the merits Of certain
libel suits lately instituted against the Finan
cial Editor of one of our contemporaries. He
may have injured the character of bis pros
ecutOrs to the extent of million dollars,
though considering the nature of the material
he had to work upon, we cannot but consider
such feat the most marvellous example of
force in writing yet recorded To US it looks
like making, by the strokes Of his pen, the
characters of certain men a great many hund-
red thousand dollars worse than nothing.
But, in any event, there can be
but one opinion of the strength of a
suit which seeks, at the outset, the
poor, splteful revenge Of comprising, by a
judicial trick, the imprisonment of a man
amply competent to give bail. Ignor-
ance of law defeated the mean
device, but the spirit of the attempt
is none the less plain and odious These pros
ecutOrs might remember that the public inva-
riably set down as in the wrong a party that
resorts to such unworthy and impOtent dis
plays of petty malice
Year: 1869

We presume the announcement that the
Monnt Vernon estate is to be sold is
only a shrewd advertising dodge to Sc
cnre attention to the fact that the land
belonging to the estate of the late John A.
Washington not transferred with the Mount
Vernon property to the Ladies' Association, is
now in the market.
Year: 1869

Three members Of the Coroner's Jury on the
Iono Island disaster were not disposed to hold
Ibe railroad officials TO just responsibility for
tie manslaughter they caused. This diversity
of views among a few Of the jurors does not
extend to the people. In the popular eye the
officers of the road are deservedly held the
authors Of the tragedy.
Year: 1869

= The clauses Of the Irish Church bill which
provide compensation for Maynooth College
from the church funds, were yesterday under
discussion in the House of Commons. The
Conservatives Of course opposed the compepSs-
tioR of the Catholic institution, but if they eI-
pected any support from jealous PrOtestants in


the Liberal camp, they were disappointed. The
Year: 1869

"The gold IN the Treasury Is generally and properyr
0qrded as ne security for hat part of the public DEBT
yhich q pdya6e on dsBdd Were there enough gold To
redeem all the grcenbscks, the Treasury might re-
sumo specie payments at once, without danger
strengthens the position Of the Government I;
every dollar paid ont weakens that position. ON the
other band the bonded debt relies for security, not


gold In the Treasury, but on It's future revenues
and on the general prosperity Of the country To take
this gold and apply II To paying bonds would therefore
be 10 take from the currency important part of its
security and 10 add little or nothing TO the security OF
ha debt general"
Year: 1869

THIS is an age of wonderful inventions,
but we venture to say that the idea of
making a lantern of man is the most
novel in the history of science Some
thing similar to this DR.. Milliatt proposes
to do, by introducing glass tubes of small
calibre into the stomach, and by the use
OF electrodes, and a strong battery, produ-
cling powerful galvanic light. The Doc
tor claims that the flesh is thus rendered
transparent, so that any internal tumor or
ulcer can be discovered, and subjected to
proper treatment. We, suggest that uses
of this invention might-be still further ex-
tended. Let all those who have to travel
on dark nights adopt this expedient, and
when they want to see their way, all they
need to do will be to open their vests, and
" let their light shine"
Year: 1869

HARDLY FAI X TO THE FAIR.-A fell
low with a villainous Imagination has
been guilty of getting off the following
effusion. We do not, by any means, en-
dorse the sentiments, and only publish
them to show our lady readers what
vile ISLANDERS they can be subjected to:
There are many young ladies now d, fitting


through life.
That think they were born to be somebody 5


wife,


That sigh in the morning, and pout all their


might


Because some one was absent, tho previous


night,
That sit by the window, and wonder Who'll c
The unfortunate one-that will ''ireeze on to


me"


There are none very ugly--t innocent girls,
With their chignons and laces, their flounces


and curls;
They are sweet looking tribe, with nothing


to do


But sit by the window, promenaders to view,
To play the piano, on luxuries feed,
And the latest sensation, in literature read
Of course never idle, in these little things
For,the time unemployed, she lovingly sings
To some she's met yesterday in the street,
Where little Irritation, so charmingly sweet
Was INDUCED in; of course she won't marry
Her poor cousin Larry, but rather she'll tarry
Till some one who's rich chance passes along,
Who's handsome, and probably, to him she Il
belong.


But,alas not wife, the words out of place,
For beautiful form, and sweet looking


face


Is not all that's required, in drifting through
life


To form companion-a dear little wife,
| What then is the Sc of soliloquy mute
To think for moment, In this world Of
| strife


OF ever be coming somebody's wife
May Danish the thought-they alas seek il


vain


They are born for, no other reason tbs plain
A reason--assuredly every somebody


knows,


They were born for them only, to buy then


their clothes.
Year: 1869

How ABOUT IT If some unseen in
dividual could pass around from house
to house about ten O'Clock on Sunday
morning, he would be likely to hear q
list of excuses for not attending church,
something like the following:


Oversight myself. Could not dress in
time. Tco cold. Too windy. Too dusty.
Too wet Too damp. Too sunny. Too
cloudy. Don't feel disposed. No other
time to myself. Look over my drawers.
Put my papers to rights. Letters to
write to my friends. Mean to take a
walk. Going to take ride. Tied to
business six days in the week. No fresh
air but on Sundays. Can't breathe in
church, always so full. Feel little
feverish. Feel a little chilly. Feel very
lazy. Expect company to dinner. New
bonnet not come home.
Year: 1869

DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA.-A little
girl at one of our Sunday Schools was
told by her teacher that she must be
good little girl in order that when she
died she might become an angel. She
replied that she did not want to be an
angel. On being asked why, she replied
that she didn't wish "to take Off her
pretty clothes and wear fedders like
hen" She is sister to the little boy who
didn't want to "be born again, for fear
he might turn out girl" There is no
hope for these two children.


"The good died young,
While those whose lives are dry as sum-
mer's dust


Burn TO the socket"
Year: 1869

Iu late number of Harper's Magazine
we 6nd the following description of Wall
street character and Wall street load:


All the bullion and coin is carried
about the streets in common, open carts,
precisely such as are used in carrying ordin-
airy merchandise. For twenty-five years past
one carman, John e. Barkley, best known
III the street as Honest john whose three
carts stand at the busy corner of Wall and
Broad streets, has done the carting for the
bullion dealers and bankers of the city, any
of whom would trust him in their vaults
with treasure uncounted. Tall, robust and
ruddy, Honest John has in his couutenence
precisely the expression which we should ex-
pect to see in the face of one " ho for so many
years has bore SO honorable a name. He
began in the street twenty. seven years ago,
and, after the fifth year, he became the es>
tablished carman of the coin and bullion
men. 1t is his carts that go to the California
steamers and convey their kegs of gold to
the vaults to which they are consigned.
His carts assist to restore the financial bal
ance between the two continents by convey
ing gold TO and from the Cunard steamers in
Jersey City. He has occasionally carried
for short distances down hill, million dolS
lars in gold, which weighs two tons; but his
opinion is that seven hundred thousand dol>
lars is about as much as a human man will
ever hermit his horse to draw over these
rough pavements for any considerable dis.
tance. On busy day be will have as many
as twenty loads OF precious metals. A load
of cold. when it goes across the town, is
usually accompanied by clerk of the house
to which it belongs but it often happens
that Honest john is quite alone when he has
as much gold Cd his cart as horse can
draw. For such service he gets higher
compensation than when he carries an office
desk or a load Of printing paper and, indeed,
he has the air of man who could show
little gold and silver of his own it there were
occasion.
Year: 1869

FIRST Love. = The celebrated David
Crockett, when quite young man, fell in
love with a beautiful Quaker girl, and thus
forcibly, graphically and POLITICALLY describes
the effect on an ardent and susceptible mind
produced by the first love:


"I found myself over head and heels in
love with this girl, and thought If all the
hills there were pure chink, and all belonged
to me, would give them if l could just
talk to her as I wanted to-; but l was afraid
TO begin for when would think of saying
anything to her, my heart would begin to
Autter like duck in puddle, and if l tried
to outdo it and speak, ii would get right up
in my throat and choke me like cold po-
tato.D