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Year: 1867

they have commenced in the House again the
usual flibusterine of the minority to gain time
and to defeat compromise between the two
houses. From the street party vote obtained,
however, upon a motion to lay the Sherman
Senate bill upon the table, it is apparent that
the House ia resolved upon an agreement. We
expect, accordingly, that the bill, with some
notifications, will be passed; but to give the
President his constitutional ten days for
its consideration (deducting Sundays) he
may hold it now till after the ex-
piration of this Congress, which will be
killing the bill by what is known as pocket
veto But we cannot perceive that he will
gain any advantage by this experiment; be-
cause the new Congress meets on the very day
and hour of the expiration Of this Congress,
and will. if required, probably on the 5th OF
March, be ready to send the bill back TO him
for approval or a regular veto, or the alterna-
tive of permitting it to become law by
retaining it his ten days, with the Congress
passing it still in session.


We would urge again upon Mr.. johnson, II
this bill shall be presented to him to-day or
tomorrow or next day, or on any day TINS
side the 4th Of March, substantially as ena'
mating from the Senate, the saving policy Of
signing it. He will thus effect a treaty OF
peace with Congress; and in coming into CO.
operation with the two houses he will bring
the outside Southern States at once to active
measures Of restoration upon the terms laid
down. Otherwise impeachment will be tht
next thing in order; for the Congress coming
in will be, so far as he is concerned, no i'm
provement on the Congress going out.
Year: 1867

has been carried on, lies at the foundation OF
their difficulties. Competition has induced
new companies to take almost any risk that
offered, and agents, scattered In every part OF
the country, have been ready to insure any
property, however hazardous and combusuDie,
in order to obtain their commission. This
looseness in the manner of doing business Is
serious evil to the community. 1t Is direct
temptation to the terrible crime Of arson and
endangers the lives and the property OF inno-
cent parties. 1t would be well if the Insurance
Department could be empowered at Will 10
investigate the character of the risks accepted
by FIRE companies and to wind up the affairs
of any company That may be found to have
issued policies to any extravagant amount on
doubtful property or to have insured any
buildings that are evidently unfit to be in
sured.


1t is certain that the paid department needs
some sweeping reform. If it can be secured
in no other manner Governor Fenton had
better at once remove all the Commissioners and
appoint others in their places Perhaps that
would be the best method of arriving at the
root Of the evil. The old department had it
faults but the petty thefts committed at fires
the occasional fights among the bunkers ant


buffers of the different engines, the chi hi


hiv Of the red-shirted sladdiesn ag the


rushed through the streets. were but triiin,
annoyances when compared with the heav


losses entailed upon the public by the ineff
cheney and Indifference Of the present depart
ment.
Year: 1867

Encroachmcnts tho Harbor Of New York.


The Secretary of War has furnished to the
Senate very VARIABLE report Of the Chief of
Engineers showing that the capacities Of the
harbor Of New York are being gradually
cramped by deposits Ind Instructions We
cannot afford to have our water facilities in
fringed upon in this great commercial city.
We want as deep a channel and as extensive a
water front as we can procure. As far back
as 1855 commission was appointed which


fixed the limits Of our shore lines beyond which
no distractions should be placed. The State
Of New York accepted their report, but New
Jersey rejected it because certain distractions
in the railroad interest were Of material ad-
vantage to that State. Its now recommended
that the encroachments upon the fats below
jersey City should be resisted by the govern
ment n the flow Of the tide over all the fats
and swamps around the harbor could be
stopped by some cffectual system Of dking-
say an impervious iron wall-wl ich could
easily be done, il would have the effect OF
deepening the channel, besides giving us the
very space required by the report of General
Newton for docks and basins convenient and
desirable for commercial and business in
terests.' We would gain more than this by
such an undertaking. because thousands OF
acres ofnow worthless land would be converted
into arabic farms and taxpaying property.


This is just what is most demanded to relieve
the cramped condition Of this island by giving
more space for people to live ON and at the
same time increasing the depth Of the channel
from Staten Island up both rivers whore the
largest portion Of our river and harbor naviga-
ton is concentrated. If He'll Gate could be
cleared of its distractions in addition, we
would have harbor somewhat commensurate
with the wants ofthe metropolis. ss.
Year: 1867

MACK" the very intelligent and OBJ
serving correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, has the following in recent
letter from Florida:


While was in Jacksonville a negro
man called on me one night to complain
about the Freedmen's Bureau. He intro
duced himself by saying he supposed l
was from the North, to which respond
ed in the affirmative. "Well," said he,
"de black ones has been lookin' for some
one from de Norf to find out about dis
Bureau here" He then went on to tell
me his grievances, which he said were the
grievances Of all the blacks in Jackson
vile. 1t was impossible, he said, to col
lect debt through the Bureau without
losing more than half of it in costs, and
what he wanted to know was whether
Col. -, (the Bureau agent at Jack
sonville, was paid by the Government,
or was sent down there to "liye off the
blacks" | told him certainly the Gov.
ernment paid every Bureau officer
"Well," said he, Its mighty queer
A man owed me thirty dollars and
wouldn't pay me- l went to the Bureau
and asked them to collect it; they charged
me fifteen dollars for getting witnesses,
and when the case was finished | had
only ten dollars left" He assured me
that his case was no exception-that the
Bureau was constantly extorting money
from the negroes under one pretense or
another; and concluded long tale of
the woes and sufferings of his race by
saying that de black folks is wuss off
under de Bureau dan dey was under sla-
very Personally, Of course, know
nothing Of the truth or falsehood of what
was told to me, but repeated observations
Of the workings Of the Bureau in the
South have convinced me that while with
out some such protection, as it ought to
afford, the negroes would fare badly; so
many abuses exist under it that in many
cases it is source of injury rather than
of benefit to those whom 1t is designed to
shield from wrong and oppression. 1t is
something that needs constant watching
from its principal authorities, lest the
subordlnates who deal directly with the
negroes betray their trust and only pro-
tect the freedman from the unjust ag-
gressions of his former master to make
him the victim of their own selfish pur-
poses. Better no Bureau at all than one
which merely substitutes Northern Gu
pidity for Southern cruelty; and of the
latter l am confident there would be very
little if it were not stimulated, as in a
great measure it is, by the mismanage-
ment Of the Bureau, which, in many in
stances, encourages the negroes to do
wrong.
Year: 1867

All persons in arrears to this Office. are re-
ouested to settle up at once. 1t is an impossi-
bility to conduct paper successfully, on the
credit system. when you have to pay the cash
for every thing to carry it on. We trust our
friends who are indebted will see the necessi-
~ Of at once settling their Indebtedness.
Year: 1867

There cometh glad tidings Of joy to all.
To young and to DID, to great and to small;
The beauty which once wasso precious and rare
Is free for all. and all may be fair.
BY THE USE OF


CHAS7ELLIR'S


White Liquid Enamel,
Year: 1867

The Valley Virginian says the Valley is
being rapidly filled up by emigrants from the
MOTH, VINO prefer that section Of the South
because the number of colored people rs SO
small in proportion to the whites Ii SAYS the
drst question Northern IMMIGRANT asks is,
a"You amt bothered with the niggsrs here,
Year: 1867

The Union Party of the State Of California
in Convention assembled, hereby present to
the people of this State their platform and
declaration of party principles:


Resoired That in the present. as in the
past. we are irreconcilably opposed to treason
and to traitors, whether the same shall at
tempt to subvert our Union and control our
Government by fraud and treachery from
within, or force from without and that up
on the loyalty of the Nation, tried and prov
en-, we rely to re-establish firmly and forever
the bonds of our National Union.


Resoired That in reconstructing the Ma
ton its foundation should be justice and its
architect loyalty, and we are not willing
that those so active to destroy should be
chosen and preferred builders to erect it, and
until it shall appear that in the States lately
in rebellion loyal Committees exist. capable
and ready to administer justice and enforce
law in accordance with the principles of a
government of freemen, and equally is it our
wish that the Government be administered
and the law enforced by the loyal agents of
the Federal Government


Resotued, That in the reconstruction plan
OF the late Congress we recognize policy as
wise as it is magnanimous, and when the re-
spective States late in rebellion shall bring
themselves within its provisions, we will
welcome them as sisters, and receive them as
equals in a reconstructed Union.


Resolred, That we deem the passage by the
Legislature of law establishing eight hours
labor as legal days work, eminently just
and proper.


Resolred. That the importation of Chinese
or any other people of the Mongolian race
into the Pacific States or Territories, is in
every respect injurious and degrading to
American labor. by forcing it into unjust and
ruinous competition, and an evil that should
be restricted by legislation and abated by
such legal and constitutional means as are in
our power.


Rssoired, That the future primary elections
of the Union party in this State should be
held under the provisions of the primary
election law, and that such test should be
prescribed and enforced as shall exclude all
persons not members of the Union party.


Resolred, That We fully approve the amend
ment to the Constitution of the State, pre-
sented by the Legislature of 1866. and pro-
viding that the Legislature shall have nc
power to make an appropriation of money
for any purpose whatever. for period longer
than two years; that the same should be ae-
eepted by the Legislature, adopted by the
people and become part of the Constitution
Of the State.
Year: 1867

aDoEs the court understand you to
say MIR. Jones, that you saw the editor
of the Argus of Freedom intoxicated p


"Not at all. sir. merely said that
o mad seen him frequently so flurried in
mis- mind that be would undertake to
cut out copy With the snutfers. that's
ALL"
Year: 1867

THERE is hardly any bodily blemish
which winning behavior will not con-
ceal, and make tolerable; and there is
10 external grace which i'll nature or
affectation will not deform. --s-
Year: 1867

CASTAwAY.


By LIEUTENANT HxRDISog.
All, nightly the street she walks.
Glibly, with bold tongue she talks
Ragged, with heart forlorn,
Gloomy, with brow Of scorn


Is the castawayi
Once her virgin heart was light,
Once her darklng eyes were bright
Her step joyous with youth
Her soul with hope and truth;
Would it were Away!
Beautiful her form and 1.-THE,
Silyery her voice and blithe-


As any bird of song,


And as thoughtless of wrong;


Fluttering with bliss
Her lip ripening rose.
From whence aroma flows
To those who honey see.
In hearts love makes weak;


Love, and only this!
Must the story be re-told,
Story sad and ages old


That woman pure and fair,
Cannot her honor dare,


And by daring win,
VAST for this, with beauty's grace,
Vast for this, with angel face


Her soul with passion fell
And finds on earth its hell,
Her great wrong. heB sin
Oft in the twilight hour,
Lists the maiden in her bower


To words that tell the tale
Of love she may bewail


Tale so false, so true
Tale of those who haunt the street.
Where, with bruised and weary feet,
They ply their trade of shame,
Trade of unholy name;


Woman's curse and rue
Thus nightly, the streets they walk.
Coarsely, with loud tongue they talk
Ragged, with hearts forlorn,
Gloomy, with brows of scorn,


Are these castaways
Year: 1867

that it was wrong to engross his time il


they could, while bores were convinced


that they could not engross it if they would


and their stay was generally brief, his face
yielding its only approach to smile when


he saw them depart.


have said that his relations with men,


bers Of Congress were not what they


should have been; nor were they what
they might have been. Towards them, as


towards the world generally, he wore his


personal opinions very openly. Position


and opportunity presented him every


means of cultivating the personal good
will of m 5mbers by little acts of attention,


courtesy, or Difference, which no man,


however high in his position, who has to


work by means Of his fellows, can dispense


with. Great minds can, in spite Of the
absence Of these demonstrations towards


them in leader-nay, in the face of neg


lect or apparent disrespect-go on steadily
and bravely with q single eye to the pub
lie welfare; but the number of these in
comparison to those who are more or less
governed by personal considerations in the
discharge of their public duties is small.


While he was ever frank and cordial to his
friends, and to all whom he believed
to be embarked heart and soul in the cause
of southern independence, he would not,
and we think could not, sacrifice smile,
an infection of the voice, or ademonstra-
tion Of attention to fatter the selElove Of
any man in or out of Congress who did not
stand in this relation. Acting himself for
the public welfare, regardless of self or
opinions of others, he placed too light
value upon the thousand nameless inhu-
ences by which he might have brought
others up, apparently, to his own high
moral standard. By members Of Congress,
who had to see him on business, his recep-
tion of them was frequently complained of
as ungracious. They frequently, in their
anxiety amidst public disaster, called upon
him to urge plans, suggestions, or views on
ment of peace; and often pressed matters
upon him which he had very carefully
considered, and for which he alone was re-
sponsible.


Often, in such cases, though he listened
to all they had to say, why, for example,
some man should be made brigadier,
major, or lieutenant general, or placed at
the head of an army, &C., and in return
calmly and precisely stated his reasons
against the measure, he at times failed to
satisfy or convince them, simply because
in his manner and language combined
there was Just an indiscribable something
which offended their self-esteem. Some
Of his best friends left him at times with
feelings bordering closely upon anger
from this cause, and with determine
tion, hastily formed, of calling no more
upon him; and some Of the most sensible
and patriotic men of both Houses were
from him more or less from this
cause. The counsel Of judicious friends
upon this subject, and as to more unre-
strained intercourse between him and the
members of the Senate and House, was
yainly exerted. His manly, fearless, true,
and noble nature turned from what 10 him
wore the faintest approach to seeking popu-
larity and he scorned to believe it neces-
sary to coax men to do their duty to their |
in her darkest hour Of need.
Year: 1867

FINE SPoRT.-A party of four gentle
men went across the river on Friday last
to hunt partridges in some of the fields
which lie in Chesterfield county. They
returned after days sport with seventy
nine birds and five hares. At the close of
the day one Of the number had bagged
twenty-scven birds and two hares.
Year: 1867

THE CONCERT To-NIGHT.-Do not forget
the concert at the Theatre tonight for the
benefit of st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum.
There will be big crowd there, and the
concert will be we'll worthy Of all the sup
port that may be given it.
Year: 1867

aH- Although business is very dull, we of newspaperdom are not quite starved; we got subscriber this week, who paid the cash, that kept our bread up and about the middle of the week we met our friend from under the hill at the post office, seeming in an unusual good humor; we enquired the cause, when he revealed to us the startling fact that he had just received letter from up the river containing MONEY.

 MoRAL.-You need not pay the prin- ter, he can live six months on two dol lars and fifty cents-certainly he can.
Year: 1867

He might furnish volume of certificates. but the public have long since learned to esti- mate such things at their true value. The safest plan is for every one to test for himself the virtue of new medicine.
Year: 1867

Is potent to cure, no matter what the disease may be. While DR. BULL is not prepared to endorse this extravagant pretension, he IS nevertheless satisfied from thorough exam ination of the evidence relating to it's virtues, that as a remedy and preventive for all dis eases arising from exposure, either to changes of weather and climate or to the miasmatic influence, it
Year: 1867

The New York Sun explains the extra
ordinary conduct of the President on the
ground that he courts impeachment.


But what could induce the President to
court impeachment The answer is: the
profits of political martyrdom. Nobody
knows better than Andrew johnson, how
profitable such martyrdom is. It was the
primary cause of his elevation to the Presi-
dency, and it is ROt strange that he should
still have faith in its potency. Mr.. johnson
is ambitious to be elected President. He
has occupied as he often says, every ofice,
from Village Alderman to President but
the latter position he attained by accident
not by the choice of the people. He cannot
say his countrymen gave him the highest
office in their gift, but he would like to say
It and therefore he is ambitious for an


election. Unfortunately for his aspirations,


however there is not, at the present time,
| the shadow of chance for his election. The
| Northern States are unit in opposition to
/ him, and the Southern States would be
powerless minority, even if they were al
| lowed to vote, In order to attain his object
the President must do something decisive
| that will create reaction against the Radicals
| and lead to his own popularity. He re-


members that his Unionism in the early part
| of the war caused him TO be prosecuted and


almost martyrizsd by the people Of his


State, and that it was this persecution which
led to his nomination for Vice President.
Now. it has probably occurred to him that,


if he were to be politically sacrificed on the
guillotine Of Radicalism, the act would place
him before the people in the character OF


martyr, with all the aceTuiDg profits and


benefits. He probobly takes this view Of


the matter: There is nothing TO lose. II


Congress were to take up the impeachment


subject at the next session, the consumma-


ton would be delayed by the President


until nearly the end of his term. his party,


in the election campaign, could go before the
people with the lamentation that the
, Radicals were Overturning the Government; !;


endangering the peace of the country, and
. making hoYoc Of national interests generally.
, This CRY would have a tendency TO alarm
j nervous voters, and to rally the whole Con-


seryative strength 10 support of the political
, martyr. 1t would be potent enough to
; destroy the small Radical maiorities in close
: States like New York and Pennsylvania,


and thus give a fair chance for the election
; of Mr.. johnson by the vote of those close
a States together with the Southern vote
9 There is considerable doubt about the sue
a cess of such plan, but desperate situations
= require desperate measures, and there II


reason to believe that the President hai


determined to court impeachment as
: dernier resort to attain the crownlng Obleci


of his ambition-an election TO the Presl-
y dency.
Year: 1867

How TO HAVE GREEN Corn THE YEAR
RoUYD.-Gather it with the husks on, put
in the bottom of clean barrel as with pork,
a layer of corn, then layer of salt; when
full, put on large stone for pressure, add a
little pickle of salt and water. Set the bar
rel in cool place iu the cellar, do not let it


freeze, and it will keep perfect year or
more. When you wish to use it, take out
what you want, take off the husks, soak it
twenty hours, in cold water, boil it and eat.
Some cold day in February you can eat sue
cotash and laugh at the storm. For this pur-
pose Stowell's Evergreen is the best but
any good sweet corn will do, Used in this
way il can be enjoyed, as it is never hurtful,
Year: 1867

HEALTH IN SPRING.-The following
suggestions as TO the means of pre-
serving good health IN Spring, are
given bv the y. f. Farmer


Spring may have its peculiar disea-
ses, but we'll regulated diet, air and
exercise will be of incalculable more
service in guarding against maladies
and keeping the body healthy then
drawing away your hearts blood on
swallowing nauseous nostrums.


Engage in some employment that
will be useful TO the world. This
will keep the mind occupied and in
calm state.


Eat at regular times, plentifully, of
plain, nutritious food, and take moth
ing between meals, except water when
thirsty. Especially, eat nothing after
an early tea time. If. after these, the
bow els seem inactive, regulate them by
small doses of aperient IN medicine-but
very sparingly. Fasting, by omitting
meal for several days, might be
better.


Do not take too much exercise be
fore breakfast, but rather take the
breakfast earlier.
Year: 1867

and perhaps some little aid from some Of
the German States. Now, all this looks
very probable, and NAroIEos, therefore,
seeing his advantage, will seize time by the
forelock and conquer pence, and compel
Prussia to take back seat in the family
of European nations. There is one view
Of the state Of things in Austria that
greatly mars this nice little plot, provided
NAPoLRoS and FRANCIS JOSEPH should
conclude to carry il through. Austria is
not safe at home. When she enters upon
foreign war domestic difficulties may
arise in her own borders which will tend
to her speedy dissolution. Hungary, with
all her seeming peace, has not abandoned
oil idea of independence. Besides, large
portion of the provinces Of Austria belong
to what is known as the Sclavonic family
Of nations, and all these have more sym
pathy with Russia than with the House ol
the Hapsburg.


Again, the exchequer Of Francis JosEPn
is not very plethoric at this time. A com
bination between France and Austria to
bring on war with Prussia may bring or
domestic war in the Austrian dominions
and thus give the Emperor Of Austria al
he can do at home, IL IT does not send hi
house tumbling to its final and complete
ruin. It is fair to presume that FRAScr'
JOSEPH, and NAPOLEON, too, understand
this matter, and they will not move with
out having an eye to these probabilities
There are SO many difficulties that environ
the crowned heads of Europe to-day tha
before any Of them "cry havoc, and lie


slip the dogs of war;" they will cast abou
them and endeavor to ascertain whethe
I the game is losing or paying one.
Year: 1867

New YoRK, August 2.-Six cases oI
cholera have been recently reported in
this city and vicinity, one Of which was un
doubtedly genuine, while diversity O
opinions prevail among surgeons as to the
actual identity Of cholera in the others.