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Year: 1867

WHAT THEY SAY OF IT IN ENGLASD.-The Liverpool
journal of Commerce, of February g. has the follow
ing in its editorial notice of the of the day:
The latest and most suicidal project yet conceived
by American politicians is bill about to be brought
forward by the reconstruction committee for dividing
the States which took part in the rebellion into FIVE
military governments. The people in the North, in
stead of endeavoring to heal the animostes and ha
tired aroused by the late war, and acting with magma
nimty to their fellow countrymen are apparently do


ing everything to perpctuate the bitter hate between
the North and South, and, forgetting the principles
upon which the Union is based and has risen to great
ness turning the power of section of the people
into instrument of tyranny against another section
If the States ezer divided surely such legislation
has lately been proposed is the thing most like
ly to effect that end.
Year: 1867

FASHIONABLE TAILOR,


No l61 King St, next to Milburn's Drug Store,
Would announce to his friends and the public
that he is again prepared to attend to all orders
for work in his line in his usually satisfactory
style. mar lo-I
Year: 1867

These periodicals arc ably sustained, by the
contributions Of the best writer's on Science,
Religion and General Literature, and stand un-
riyalled in the world Of letters. They are in
dispcnsabc to the scholar and the professional
man, and to every leading man, as they furnish
a better record Of the current literature of the
day than can be obtained from any other source.


rERMS EOR 1853
Year: 1867

act. Whatever views they may enter
tain as 10 the propriety or expediency OF
adopting new rule Of suffrage, they are
quite agreed as TO the improprlety or ex-
pediency Of conforming to any rule i'm
posed on them as a condition precedent
to the exercise Of their eonstitu-
tional right. For precisely this rea-
son they declined to accept the
constitutional amendment, and, as
long as the liberty OF choice is
lett 70 them, they will decline any SINH
lar sacrifice of their integrity and their
honor. IL the republican party can bear
up against the odlum and the RESPONSE
bility of a continued severance Of the
Union, it is not for the people of the
south to help them out of their difficul-
ties by allying themselves with their pro-
jeets. We would, therefore, advise our
people to remain perfectly calm and
fearless, and to proceed, in all public and
private matters, just as if no military
government bill had ever passed con-
gress.


From the Richmond Whig.l iqh


The sooner we eat eur peck of dirt, The
sooner we shall feel refreshed.
Year: 1867

CURIoUs.-It is interesting to observe the
contradictions Of the public teachers by the
press. Some Of our leading exchanges
declare that the opposition to the speedy
restoration Of the Southern States is really
based upon motives connected with certain
manufacturing interests, and consequently
with the protective tariff system. They al.
lege that great ring has been formed, and
that the politicians most active in keeping
the Southern States out Of Congress care
nothing for the negro really, except as the
agitation ofh case may subSerVe the manu-.
featuring interests.


On the other hand, we find among our ex.
changes the most prominent advocates oi
free trade taking sides with the radical party,
The New York Commercial Advertiser, for
instance, is as earnest in its advocacy Of the
territorializing Of the South as it Is Of free
trade doctrinesJ
Year: 1867

IT political axiom that in republican
governments legislation can never rise above
the average intelligence of tie people, and
those Senators who, the other day, drew an
inference in opposition to the reading and
writing test for voters from the fact that the
leaders Of the late rebellion were men Of ed
ucation, displayed an amount Of stupidity
that will probably amaze it's authors when
they look back upon themselves after the
holidays are over,
Year: 1867

To our readers, one and the whole, we
would say in all sincerity this morning, we
wish you a happy new year, and further
more, we wish you as many happy farewells
to the old year and joyful greetings to the
new year as were enjoyed by MErHusELAu.
Year: 1867

April 10.


About noon yesterday our city was
thrown into great excitement by the rumor
that the United States colored troops sta
toned at San Pedro springs had mutinied
and killed several of their officers, and also
that the war had been carried into Africa.
many OF the negroes were killed. There
had been hurrying to and fro among the
military stationed in that city, and they
were soon off at the double quick. The
rumors continued growing in number and
varying IN details, until there was no way of
getting at the truth without going to the
seat of war, and we went. We found one
officer lieutenant Griffin, we understood
the name to be-lying mortally wounded,
his head split with sabre; another woun.
ded III the hand while the negro sergeant
who had struck the blow with the sabre
was lying. dead On the spot where he tell.
From citizens living in that vicinity, we
learn that this sergeant had protested be-
fore the officer of the day, lieutenant Grif
tin, against the tying up by the thumbs
OF some OF his company, and that the Off
Ger had ordered him to his quarters, which
order he refused to obey, threatening to
report to general Merritt Whether the
officer then attempted to shoot or not, we
could not learn, but Immediately the SER
geant drew lis sabre and cut. Another
officer then shot the sergeant through the
head, while the latter officer was wounded
In the head by still another soldier; in
the meantime the whole camp was alive,
and numbers Of bullets went whistling
through the air The dash and holdness
of the senior officer present is said and be.
lieved to have done much toward quictiug
down the mutiny, which at one time indi-
Gated an indiscriminate massacre of the
officers in camp. General Merritt was very
energetic in examining into the cause an1
aecsrtaining who we're the inztigators
Year: 1867

The London Economist talks in this way
about the purchase Of British America by
the United States:


The possession of Russian America does
not constitute new inducement for the
Union to conquer Canada, but it does offer
a new inducement to Americans to tempt
Canada into annexation. To be masters of
continent is very taking ambition, and,
with Canada in the union, and Russian
America purchased, the Americans would
be masters of continent, direct masters
from the Rio Grande to the pole, and indi-
rect masters frum the isthmus to the straits
of Kamtchatka. We can easily imagine
that the purchase may increase the banker
ing just as the purchase Of an outlying
farm by great proprietor increases his
hankering to join it on to the body of his
estate. And we can imagine. too, that
the possession may diminish Canadian re-
luctance to enter the union. Men are
greatly moved by their imagin ations, and
to be part proprietors Of continent, to
feel themselves seated forever on two great
oceans, finally beyond the reach or possibi-
1ty OF an attack, or menace, or intrigue. is
prospect which would move any man,
which would speedily move men who like
the Canadians and Americans, have been
trained by circumstances to connect the
ideas of bigness and Of grandeur. To live
under. the idea that neigboring state of al
most irresistible power intends to annex you
in the end, is very trying to politicians, as
the people Of Belgium know, and many
among them may be tempted, like MANY
among the Belgians, to end the irritation
by joining that state, instead of waiting 10
suspicious preparation until the junction
is effected without their consent.
Year: 1867

SELECT SCHOOL Miss MARIA MARTIN
will open Select School, at her residence on
Sixth street, commencing Monday the 18th
inst. She will give instruction in the usual
branches taught in such schools, and vocal
music in addition. Her rates will be the
low price of So per term of three months.
Those persons living in town who wish to
send their children to something better than
our crowded public schools, and where
their course of studies will be thorough,
have now an opportunity to do so.
Year: 1867

A ONE-SIDED AFFAIR.-An election re-
Gently took place in York State to elect
delegates to Convention for the purpose of
revising the State Constitution. The radi-
calls claim that they carried the State by
1000 majority, and that too although the
election was no test of popular opinion, for
the reason that the political complexion of
the convention was foregone conclusion at
the start. The basis Of representation was
purposely so fixed that majority of the
aggregate vote against the republicans
would not defeat the election of a majority
of republicans to the convention. Of course
the democracy did not care to enter into a
contest which promised no practical results.
The election was accordingly regarded with
comparative Indifference throughout the
State, and in some districts the democracy
nominated no candidates and unanimously
remained away from the polls.
Year: 1867

GENERAL LAws.-With this issue of the
Pilot we send out an extra sheet containing
q portion of the General Laws passed at
the last session of the Legislature. Next
week we will send another extra, which will
complete the list
Year: 1867

ExTENsloN.-It is stated that the
directors of the Northwestern railroad held
meeting in New York recently, and took
into consideration the construction of rail-
road from Fort Howard, Wis, to Escanaba,
Western Michigan, in which considerable
interest is manifested by the members of
the board, and strong hopes are entertained
that work will be commenced upon the road
between now and next fall. q
Year: 1867

CALUMET CoUNTY.-The Chiffon Times
says it has been informed by most intelligent
farmers that the winter wheat in that
county, with few rare exceptions, never
looked better at this time of the year than
it does at present, and if the season is
fair one large yield may be expected.
Year: 1867

ADULTERATED LfoUoRs. the
laws OF the late legislature is one which
makes it felony for any person in this
state to manufacture or keep for sale any
malt or vinous liquors, or any other COM
pound sold or used for beverage, which
has been adulterated by any deleterious
substance.
Year: 1867

MAXINnLLIAN.-T Minister of the
Austrian government, at Washington, is
apprehensive lest the head of the brother
of his august master should be cut off, from
which we infer that MAxIMILLIAN and his
Empire of Mexico are about used up.
Year: 1867

tag Mr. GEORGE KUNz had the kind
ness to leave keg of his. excellent beer in
our Office on Wednesday. The fact soon
became known, and as consequence we
were visited by host of friends that day.
All who partook of the foaming beverage
pronounced KUNZ's beer the best made.
Year: 1867

The Sentinel attempts to ridicule the Re-
publican meeting recently held at Holly
Springs, in this County, because it was main
ly composed of colored people. This is in
keeping with the course of that paper The
Sentinel, in its issue of October 13, 1866,
spoke of the colored people as "THE GoD-
CURSED SONS OF HAM," and it cannot bear to
see them assemble in public meeting to as
sert their rights.


The Holly Springs meeting was well at
tended, and was addressed by gentlemen
who uttered sound Republican sentiments
Many of the whites in the Holly Springs
neighborhood are hardened and impudent
rebels, and but for this fact the meeting
would have been larger. We learn also that
some of the colored people were SO threaten
ed by their employers that they were afraid
to attend the meeting. 1t is apparent that
the measure Of punishment for rebels and
traitors is not yet full.
Year: 1867

Our thanks are due to our friends in all
parts of the State for the additions they are
constantly making to our subscription list.
We shall always be found faithful to Repub-
lican principles-the only principles on
which the Union can be reconstructed and
perpetuated; and we trust we shall do moth
ing as public journalists to forfeit the conf
dencc or good opinion of our friends.


Our colored friends will find the Standard
an earnest and fearless advocate of all their
rights, political and civil. We are gratified
to observe that many of them are constant
readers of loyal journals We shall be pleas
ed to continue to add their names to our
list. Those of them whose means are small.
and who can not afford to pay by the year
in advance, can have the paper for six
months, or three months, or by the month or
week.


There are other Republican papers in the
State besides the Standard, which deserve
to be we'll supported. Let our loyal friends
in every locality sustain and encourage the
loyal papers. The reAels, whether in office
or as business men on their own private ac-
count, are disposed to prescribe the loyal
press. Let our Republican friends remember
this, and pay them back in their own coin.
Let no Republican encourage traitors or trea-
son by bestowing his patronage on rebel
Journals. When they repent of their sins.
and begin to lead new life of devotion to
the stars and stripes, it will be time enough
to encourage them-but not before.


Of the Republican or Radical papers out
of the State, that are worthy of patronage,
we may mention the Washington ClirOn-
icle, the Washington Eoening Leader, the
New York Tribune, the New York Eve
ming Post, the Albany Evening. journal, the
sCinclnnatti Gazette, Brownlow's Knoxville
Wing, and the Great Republic, Washington
City. The Chronicle is under the editorial
control of one OF the ablest and worthiest
men in the eountry-John w. Forney-and
is eminently worthy of support. The Great
Republic, recently established by Judge Ed
'munds, is a very able journal, and is the or
.gan of the Grand Army of the Republic and
.of the u. L. A.
Year: 1867




Our friends in the Northern States are
rich, powerful, and possess many great ora
tors and statesmen. The Republican party
here has been weak and poor hitherto, but
is now fighting itself into commanding po-
sition; yet we do appeal for aid to our
Northern friends. Our platform is that of
the Republican party of the nation, and we
are the loyal clement in the South--the only
leaven there is in the loaf From this time
forward it is our intention to press the CO.
horts of secession on every side, and to make
another open and desperate fight for the
Union. In our ranks are found the colored
voting population. They should be visited
and incessantly taught their duty and their
rights. We need aid. viii not our rich
and powerful friends in the North help us +?
Let their great men come down and confer
with us-address our people, and sow the
seeds of reconstruction broadcast over the
land 1t is great work, and no efort
should be spared to ensure success.


We can also assure our friends that if thei
orators come down, the people will turn ou
in hundreds to hear them. Why, therefore
should they delay9 The harvest is ripe
but the iaborers are few.
Year: 1867




We are tempted to make some comments
on the extraordinary speech of Gov. Orr, de-
livcred at the banquet in Charleston, on the
Cd instant; but, under the circumstances,
and especially as the speech was delivered
in the presence of the military commander
of District No. 2, with his APPARENT approval,
we fo.bear. -.


We must say, however, that we deprecate
the tone and much of the substance of this
speech. There appears to be disposition
to excite prejudice in the minds of the COL
ored people against the government, on ac-
count of the tax on cotton and the illusions
to yankee emissaries" coming among the
colored people to instruct them, evinces a
bitter, contracted, sectional spirit, unworthy
of Governor who processes to be national
and loyal in his views. Gov. Orr also as
sails the Republican party, and throws the
whole weight of his influence against the
effort which is being made to establish a
Republican party in his State. We think
we have had quite enough of South Carolina
politics All our woes may be traced to the
wicked act of that State, when, in her pride,
arrogance and self-will, she made the plunge
of disunion in 1860, and dragged other
States along with her into the vortex of fire
and blood, and anarchy from which we have
not yet fully emerged. 1t becomes such a
State to sit down very meekly in the valley
| of humiliation, and submit to such terms as
the conqueror may impose. The misguided
people of that State ought to be glad to bt
admitted within thefolds of the Republican
party. One thing, at least, is certain, they
will hardly be able to entitle themselves te
participation in the benefits and blessings
of tie Union while they put forward suct
men as their leaders as Wade Hampton ant
Gov. Orr, and pursue course calculated tt
continue the bad feeling which unfortunate
ly exists between the North and the South


Gov. Orr evidently needs to be reconstruc
ted. He will not get his State back in th'
Union by such speeches as that delivered b,
him on the occasion referred to.
Year: 1867

A friend who is interested in our State
credit, writes to inquire if the rebel Legisla-
ture of this State had the right to release
Railroad companies from liabilities to the
State under mortgages; and also states that
under the legislation we have had since the
provisional government ceased the old N. G.
bonds have fallen from 64 to As.


Our reply is, that it is apparent that near
ly all the legislation referred to was intend
ed to benefit certain class in our State, at
the expense of the great mass of the people.
The corporations thus favored, with all the
other corporations in the State, are lin the
hands of the ruling rebels. 1t was desirable
to build up and strengthen these corporations
in view of the set purpose of these leaders to
prevent the reconstruction of the State under
the Sherman act. As this set purpose shall
manifest itself more clearly, and when the
conflict for and against reconstruction shall
have fairly commenced, these corporations
(and their name and influence is legion, in
I Guiding the Banks, which have thousands
of the people in debt to them0 will be ex-
pected to wheel into line and do all in their
power to prevent reconstruction, and thus
keep the offices and honors in the hands of
the rebel leaders aforesaid. This will ac-
count to our friend for the favors shown to
certain corporations. And we now say to

our friend, who lives at a distance, and to all
Others, that it is already apparent-we
weigh our words-that it is by no means GER
tain this State will be reconstructed under
the Sherman act. We apprehend the Con-
gress will see that the continuance of the ex-
isting rebel State organizations is great hin
| drance, if not in tue end fatal to the work oi
reconstruction The rebel leaders who con-
troll these organizations, and who WELD
through them great power over the people,
will never voluntarily reconstruct the govern
ment, first, because they hate the Union and
do not wish to return to it, and secondly, be-
cause reconstruction would at once deprive
them of power and consign them to private
life. Congress should meet again an July
It's cork is not get accomplished.


We are not surprised at the effect Of rebe'
misrule in depressing the price of State bonds
To continue these rebels in power is to rem
der it certain that not one dollar of the old
State debt will ever be paid, except as the
rebel debt is paid. They would pay the
rebel debt in full, if they had the power to
do so; and one reason why they are not dis
posed TO do any thing in relation to the ole
debt is that they hope after awhile to be In
a situation to put both debts on the same
footing, scale them, and pay them. The
rebel debt they regard as much more sacred
than the old or loyal debt; and but for the
authority of the general government, whicf
forbids the recognition of the rebel DEBT
they would tax the people one-tenth of thei
entire means every year to pay it.
Year: 1867

The season for transplanting trees Is At
hand, and We would call the attention of
our readers TO the work of ornamenting
their streets and highways with shade
trees. Before the war deep interest was
felt i'll this matter in many localities in this
vicinity. and in some cases organizations
were formed for the purpose of CARRYING
on the work efficiently. We wish these
organizations might be revived this spring,
and that the work OF setting out trees
along the pleasant driveways in our New
England towns and cities might be re
sumed. Let those living on a certain
street yet together and agree each 10 place
one or more trees in front of his own lot
Having agreed on what kind of trees TO
put out, let a committee of gentlemen be
appointed to get the trees from the nurse
ry or the forest. TO have the holes dug and
the preparations made for the setting out
on a day appointed Tor that purpose


When the day comes let the ladies provide
a simple collation., and after the trees have
been carefully set out, let all, old and
young, gather round the festive board and
spend an afternoon in pleasant social con-
verse. Let each tree be named for some
loved one in the family which it repre-
sents. and thus centre in If that interest
which will insure It's being kindly cared
for through the parching droughts of sum-
mer and the stormy winds OF winter. a
little labor expended now in this way will,
in five years time, transform a shadeless,
unattractive street into a beauteouS grove,
resonant with the singing of the birds, de-
lighting the eye with the beauty of its To-
liage, and adding materially TO the value
of the property bordering upon it We
are sure that those who make the expert
ment will be pleased and well repaid for
their labor-Boaon Journal
Year: 1867

The American Agriculturist for April
has Il portrait of the premium South
Down, owned by Amasa Bemis X Son. of
Lyndon. The South Down is up, up, tip
top. for mutton. Boston and New York
bon rirdRts used TO import this mutton
from ENGLAND on ice and pay a round
price for IL The stock Is now American
lied and brings as much as good beef at
retail in New York We fancy ii would
not be bad speculation for some careful
farmer in our neighborhood TO make pure
South Down sheep a speciality TO supply
our own and Boston butchers. odDeLicr
Journal
Year: 1867

BY REV. JOHN PIERPoST.
cannot make him dead


His fair sunshiny head
l. ever bounding round my study chair.
Yet when my eyes, now dim
With tears, turn to him,
The vision vanishes is net there


Not there: where then is he
The form used to see
Was but the rdin,ejH that he used TO wear,
The grave, that now doth pres
Upon that cast-off dress,
ls but his wardrobe locked he is not there !
He lives In all the past


He lives, nor to the last,
Of seeing lin again will l despair:


In dreams see him now,


And, on his angel brow,
| see it writ en-, ''Ihou shall see NE there ~
Yes, we all live to God


Father, thy Christening rod
So help us Thine afflicted one to bear,


That in the spirit land,


Meeting at thy right hand,
Twill be our Joy to find that he is there.
Year: 1867

A blundering Or willful compositor and
proof reader on Western paper recently
produced the following dispatch: 8 Tie
committee of ways and means has decided
to put Chase and Butler on the free list =
1t should have read ''Cheese and butter =
Year: 1867

Supposed Quarrel Between General
Grant and the Presidens = RumOr
Of the Removal of Grant from the
War Department = The Expected
Amnesty Observation-Disclosures
Interview Between Grant and the
President.