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Year: 1869

This may seem a small thing for Jesus to
mention in so thrilling description of the
welcome home Of the wayward but penitent
SON. And if it We're to be estimated merely
as it is used for ornament by its costly jewel,
and cunning Workmanship, it would be tri-
/ ding with solemn occasion. But the ring
/ from time immemorial has been employed as
a signal or token Of precious things Did
you ever have a wife or sister die, aud as she
passed away take a ring from her finger aud
give 1t to YOU, saying, Wear that for me p
If so, you have some appreciation Of its
value.


Gen. Price related, shortly before he fell
on the battlefield, the following touching in.
cident. They had been some time resting in
camp, whore they had a large prayer meeting
tent, under which they were accustomed tc
meet for worship. Among those who were
active in that meeting, and whom the gener-
al frequently met around the throne, was an
orderly sergeant Then they were called
into action and when the battle was over
the general rode over the field to see whom
he could relieve. Among the wounded he
found this orderly. He dismounted, and went
up to him, and found him bleeding TO death
" Sergeant" said he, you will soon 60 into
biyouac."


How shall we encamp so soon ?"


' Yes, you will soon pitch your tent


Then he began to comprehend the general
q" Do you mean that | am about to die ?"


Yes you have but few hours to live. n


His eye kinded with heavenly smile
Well" said he, " thank God, am ready
and am glad to die for my country"


Then he drew a ring from his finger, and
kissed il, aud handed il to the general, say
ing " wish you would take that and send
it to my mother and tell her that her sou
blessed her memory in dying" Then he
drew another ring from his finger, and kissed
it, and handed it to the general Take this,
aud send it to her to whom my heart was
betrothed, and tell her TO come to me in
t----- - ---I La rs,nL - l--ii


Put a ring on his finger" says Jesus
Let him know that he is not only forgiven
but loced So with the forgiven sinner all
that ever has been symbolized by the ring is
given to him. 1t is the emblem of an inyiola.
Bile copenant Of lore SO God declares, " |
have made an everlasting covenant with you
| have loved you with an everlasting love
If the poor, self-condemned sinner ever
doubts the love of God, let him think Of the
ring on his hand.
Year: 1869

Aud then Clarence told her how, coming
foom the nearest railway station by boat
instead Of the usual stereotyped stage route
he had caught sight Of a white object on the
sands of Blyden's Point, where the raging
tides were fast circlng round the eyelet OF
ground. Bidding the boatmen row up to it
with all possible speed, he found himself just
in time to rescue Juliet Chaloner from a
death more horrible than one could well I'M
agine.


Gods hand guided us there, dearest" he
said impressiyely. My noble girl were it
possible to love you better than did before,
this act Of self-sacrifce you'd move me to do
So


From that hour Mrs. Elton cherished and
reverenced Miss Chaloner as if she had been a
saint for to her there seemed something
more than human in the noble self abnega-
ton Of Juliets courage
Year: 1869

Il ne courier, IN attempting TO prove
its allegation that the JOURNAL had
pronounced against the efficiently
Amendment" republishes an edito-
rial from the JOURNAL Of March
Och, 1869, and mainly rests its proof
upon that article By no fair or can
did construction Of language can that
editorial be shown to be in opposition
to the Amendment per Sc. The sec
tions Of the State and National Plat
forms Of the Republican party of
1868 are quoted by the JOURNAL of
March 9th to show the position of
the party upon the question of suf-
frage. These sections OF the plat
forms, the Courier unfairly ch lrges
the JOURNAL with saying, commit the
party against negro suffrage. The
Courier interpolates our language
to be that, when taunted by
their opponents with being in
favor Of negro suffrage, the Re
publican party pointed, IN de-
aial u the chdrgc,' to the State aud
National platforms. Such is not the
language of the JOURNAL, but the
emendations Of the Courier editor
to make out his case. lie contended,
in the article referred to, that the only
position assumed by the Republican
party in 1868 was, that ''the question
of suffrage in the loyal States be-
longed to the people of those States,
and that party fealty required moth
iug beyond that We did not occupy
50 foolish and unwarranted position
as to contend that tie party was
pledged 10 opposition to negro suf-
frage. Neither did we assume that
the party could not honestly and con-
stitutionally advance step further,
and advocate the passage of the Flf-
teenth Amendment, giving the right
of suffrage to the negro.


The only position assumed by the
JOURNAL in its article of NJ lreh 9eh.
or at any other time, was that it was
unwise and impolilic Tor the Legisla-
ture to pass the Amendment at the
time and in the manner proposed. 1t
was thought by the mass of the Re-
publican party of Vanderburgh
County, whose sentiments the JOUR-
NAL was expressing. that prudence
called for the postponement of the
QUESTIONED another session, and that
it was better for the interests of the
State and the party that the General
Assembly should finish its regular
legislative business, and remove all
| occasion for an extra session.


At no time has the Evansville
Journal, as alleged by the Cou-ter,
taken position against the Amend
mont, and it has not, neither can it,
publish anything from eur col
umns to prove it. From the begin
ming Of the slavery agitation, we
steadily supported all the leading
principles of the Republican party
tending to elevate and protect the
enslaved, and finally to extend to
them the privilege of citizenship p, and
we could not. without proving false
to our. political education and pro-
lessions, take issue with the party
upon this last great question of free
dom and progress. But it was no


violation of party fealty to differ with
our friends upon the time and man.
ner Of its accomplishment. And this
is all that the Courier or our bitterest
enemy can make out of our editorials


in the JOURNAL of March last.
Year: 1869

moulding public opinion not to be
sneezed at. Surely it comes with a
very bad grace from a member of
that family to charge the JOURNAL
with wanting in influence, in the face
of such convincing evidence to the
contrary.
Year: 1869

About O'Clock last night tremendous rap
ping Of clubs by the policemen disturbed the usual
quietude Of Camp street. sallying forth to dis.
cover the cause Of the alarm, this reporter found
the policemen hurrying towards the legislative
halls. Repairing tbither the alarm was found to
have grown out of q very causeless fear that,hers
might be SEINE disturbance in the Senate, as an
unusually stormy session was in progress. The
reporter fingered till near midnight, when every.
thing having become quiet be left. sadly musing
upon the condition of affairs that renders the
presence of the police necessary to preserve
order and peace in the Senate of Louisiana. 1t is
but just to state that the general opinion is that
the delegate from Bourbon was the sole cause of
a fboLd Il afurh
Year: 1869

millions, which has induced an increased expanaIon
on the part OF the banks to the extent OF over four
and half millions The chief features are the gain
Of nearly two and half millions in specie and an
accession OF a million and a half to the amount i'm
excess of the legal reserve. The total sum in ex-
Of the twenty-five per cent. required by law Is
now s16437,4s7.


''Foreign exchange opened with considerable hest
tation and weak undertOne in the face OF better
supply OF commercial and bond bills, the former
originating in the higher price of gold, which In
duced shipments. But the decline in gold, while
Curtailing this supply, induced more purchases OF
exchange, and the rate for prime bankers sixty
days sterling went as high as 1092S, but fell on on
Saturday TO 109a@l09A


''Governments were unfavOrably acted upon by con-
tnued reports that the Secretary of the Treasury
would buy million OF three per cents instead OF an
extra million OF bonds to offset his sale of two mill
lions Of gold. The positive denial OF these reports
had good effect but the weaker feeling in gold and
fears Of the impost OF one per cent stamp tax in
Germany on American securities contributed to a
decline on Saturday from the best prices of the
week
Year: 1869

Government now profess to be unwilling to do so.
There is not respectable minority Of any party IN
any State in the Union that would for moment JUS
tify attempt to wrest the Canadas by force from
the British Crown.


T. / am not prepared to say what may be the spe-
cihc instructions with which Mr.. Motley may come
TO England but am prepared to say that they VIII
not be other than OF the most pacific character III
should be borne in mind that under our Government
the Senate is part OF the treaty-makng power thaJ
the rejection or amendment of treaty by that body
is Of frequent occurrence and that such rejection
furnishes no reason to the American mlnd why
efforts at negotiation should not be renewed again
and again. Possibly Mr.. Motley may not be IN
structed to take the initiative in new treaty. but
that should not be the cause Of uneasiness on the
part of any one and certainly cannot be the cause OF
war. AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.


No. / Charges street, May 10.
Year: 1869

FROM tRe hefuQ.


During the week which has just closed there was
decline OF three per cent in gold, comparing the
closing with the opening price. This falling-o was
due in measure to speculative influences, for the
chques and combinations which few weeks since
were on the bull slde,' and caused the sudden ad-
vance TO 145 now on the opposite tack and ope-
rating for decline. In these efforts they enlist
espOused by the general public, who look upon high
gold the secret of high taxation, high prices aud
costly living. 10 will be interesting to watch, how
ever what course prices will take when the country
has grown up TO specie payment. The immense
rise in the price OF provisions, clothing, building
materials and real estate all the country is due
to the expansion of the currency, which, from three
hundred millions before the war, was increased to
eight hundred millions since that period. Now the
premium on gold is due TO two Causes-the inability
of the Government Immediately TO redeem its pro-
misses TO pay and the expansion Of the currency The
latter cause would not remain operative We're the
former removed; but while the Government cannot
redeem its notes i'm specie, the redundancy of paDer
money keeps gold in demand. But the country is
gradually grswng TO specie payments and that era
will be reached within FOUR five, six years. accord


ing TO different authorities. When il does come il
viii call into circulation at least two hundred mil
lions of specie. Meantime the wear and tear of
greenbacks and the withdrawal from business of
national banks will reduce The currency by merriam ns
one hundred millions. The inference therefore is
that, with the return OF specie payments we shall
nave circulating medium OF not less than nine
hundred millions.


'"rhe money market was quite steady at six TO
seven per cent, according to the class of coaeras
and the standing OF borrowers. Some little dis
turbance was produced by the defalcation i'm the
Atlantic National Bank OF Brooklyn, but the market
soon got over IT, The statement OF the associated
banks on Saturday favorable although con
tlnuing to show the distinction made as between
legal tenders and Treasury notes in the popular
estimation. Thus the falling OF during the week
in legal tenders was over twenty-hye Thousand
dOars-a tribe in itself, IL is true-showing thai
while the payments by the sity have been
made IN legal tenders, the great bulk OF money re-
ceNed by the city has been in national bank notes
1he dep0sl9 nave increased over three and hall
Year: 1869

Captain Jack Barnes Of Fairfax county
attended a sale at the horse bazar in Washing
TN yesterday, and had knocked down to him
at the first and only bid Of $50, a splendid
looking stallion, apparently worth $3.50. The
captain sent the horse to a aliyery stable, but
when he went there himscft to get him. he was
told that no human being dared to approach
him to lead him ont that his heels few Ike
lightning at all who came near him; that he
had nearly mashed ono man to death against
the side of the stall who had gone there 70 feed
him; aud that he bit at people as sayagcly
as a mad dog One hostler bolder than the
ret attempted to mount him from the top Of
the stall aad rile him out but the vicious ami
nal laid down with him and nearly killed him.
The Captain was compelled to come away
without him, and the stable keeper to retain an
unpleasant boarder-AieTandria Ga=stte,
18th.
Year: 1869

BRAZILIAN OPPOSITION to the war in Para
quay has made itself felt pretty strongly near
the government when it becomes the issue
upon which change of ministry takes place.


With Brazil thus divided her war must be less
effective than ever-and Lopez Is not dead
Year: 1869

INDIAN WAEs.-O military authorities arc
wisely endeavoring to strike at the true source
Of our Indian wars. They find that one fruit
fu source is murder committed by white men.
To stop trouble they must stop these crimes;
but there Is no power to punish such murders.
Wherever 1t is necessary to keep an armed
force on foot in frontier country the military
should have power to punish murderer, what
ever lis color; and Congress should give the
power at once.
Year: 1869

WHIoH rs THE REAsoN?-Several reasons are
given for the fact that the United States has
determined to assist Spain in the war on Cuba.
One is that the Spanish have such able counsel
near our government in the family Of the Secre-
tary OF State Another is that the United
States Congress would rather see Cuba in the
hands Of Spain than to see her free, unless her
freedom shall be accepted as a step toward
annexation
Year: 1869

There has been an unusually large crop OF
mercantile bankruptcies this winter; but such
mshaps occur every year at this season, aud
are only intensified now because the gold
market was subjected to so violent fluctuations
last September. In two of the recent instances
il is represented that the heads of the concerns
were chronic believers in the vauclcssness OF
our paper currency and that gold had TO go up
to higher prices. They were what the Wall
street fraternity would call constitutional
''bulls" on gold Hence they were not afraid
to lay in heavy stocks of the foreign merchan-
disc which was the specially OF their business.
The shrinkage in the value of foreign goods
brought about by the fall in gold was fatal to
them. In looking over the list of failures this
fall and winter we find it composed almost
exclusively of houses whose trade was in one
or other of the leading lines Of foreign goods.
Every winter we have fears of panic but if
that contingency, so often predicted, is ever to
come it should have succeeded the utter
decentralization of the money market last fall.
The very greenbacks which are so often de-
nounced as an irredeemable paper currency
are the secret of the failure so far to get up q
panic. Had the country been doing business
on the old plan before the war we should
have been utterly PROSTATE long since.
People forget that we have just passed through
long war.
Year: 1869

Our WAR ON CUBA.-Under cover Of the
States crushes The republic Of Cuba, her neigh
Dor. 1t is pretended that international law
makes us helpless in the case. International
law is supposed to be the rule Of international
right. Here the right is oil the other way,
and We pcrpetrate great political wrong
rather than clear away these cobwebs Of So
called law We are ashamed to assert before
the world our own view OF national right,
although it is our traditional policy that that
view must prevail this side the Atlantic. Did
ever great Power act on a more pitiful
policy?
Year: 1869

MORE CoUNTERFEITERs. In view Of. the
energy with which the secret service detec
tivcs seem to wage war against counterfciters
it is astonishing that the latter should be able
to carry on their operations 50 boldly a.
appears in paragraph Of Western news. In
Cincinnati man was arrested for drunken
ness. and on his person were found sixty dol
lars in counterfeit money and circular from
The makers of this money advertising it.
Year: 1869

The special news from Cuba which we pub
lish in another column of the HERALD shows
that great activity prevails among the insur-
gents in the Eastern Department, and cor
responding dependency is observable among
the Spaniards. The Cubans, it will be seen,
have not only been able TO hold their own in
the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba, but have
actually compelled the Spaniards to retire
from Mogate and have reoccupied their old
positions, well provided with provisions and
ammunition. The landing of an expedition at
the mouth Of the Baconao river is also con-
hrmed. The most important portion of the
news, however, is the reported action OF Gen
eral valmaseda. This boastful soldier, who
was to crush the insurgents with the force
under his command, suddenly discovers that
he has undertaken too big job. He wants
more men, and unless he obtains them he
threatens TO resign. Is it possible he is 80
hard pressed as this? Valmaseda is the great
fighting man of the Spanish army in Cuba, yet
his force consists of only three thousand men,
one-third of whom are on tho sick list Where
are the forty thousand troops sent out from
Spain? How are they distributed It looks
as If this Cuban revolution was far more for
midable than is considered by President Grant,
Secretary Fish, Mr. Sumner and others. We
cannot be blind to facts. If the government is
disposed to be just to Spain it should also
remember that justice is not one-sided, and
Cuba has at least some little claim on its
consideration.


If there is ything more convincing than an
other that the Cubans are entitled to some show
of decent consideration at the hands of the
American government it is these facts The
revolution in Cuba has been maintained sue
cessiully for over one year; to crush that revolu
ton Spain has forwarded to Cuba forty thousand
of her best fighting troops, commanded by some
of her most capable officers. Besides, the naval
force in and around Cuba numbers thirty-nine
war. vessels, carrying three hundred and
seventeen guns 1t should also be borne in
mind that the Spaniards have also to aid them
it may be questioned, have this immense army
and formidable navy done to crush the rebel
lionp Comparatively nothing And yet here
in the United States there are those who main
tain that the Cuban revolution is scarcely worth
consideration. The fact is that every item of
intelligence we receive from the Island proves
that the struggle is not only a formidable one,
bnt that it will tag the resources Of Spain to
the utmost before the uprising of the people is
quen..:. So far the Cubans have shown them
solves brave, determined and self-sacrifcing
patriots and if they succeed in winning the
independence for which they so gallantly fight
it will not be through the aid Of government
that sanctions the sailing Of thirty vcssels-of
war to assist in crushing the aspirations of
people desrous and deserving Of independence.
Year: 1869

POLICE GRIMES. Two policemen have Just
been caught in passing counterfeit money, and
from the circumstances of the case it is not
possible TO doubt thai they knew the character
of the money. No doubt the money was the
price paid them by the makers Of il TO secure
thoir secrecy. A few days since two police
Commissioners do not make strict examples of
such cases IL will be hard for tho public TO
have much confidence in the honesty Of the
force.
Year: 1869

PRESIDENT GRANT has sent message to the
House in reply to Mr.. Woods resolution calling
for the correspondence with the American
Minister at Madrid on the subject of Cuba.
The message was accompanied by report
from the Secretary of State TO the effect that
it is not deemed desirable at this time to
comply with the request.
Year: 1869

Dox, of Alabama, has introduced into the
House a bill TO remove the disabilities of The
fourteenth amendment This is in alluson to
the words Of the third section-"No person
shall be Senator or Representative in Con-
dent, or hold any office, civil or military, under
the United States, or under any State" who
had violated former oath of Office by going into
the rebellion. 'But Congress may, by vote
of two-thirds Of each house, remove such dis
ability" Here is the chance for practical
application Of amnesty notions by those who
hold them
Year: 1869

POSITIVELY SHoCKING-The streets Of this
city yesterday, with their coating OF snow,
mud and filth Of all descriptions, reduced to
black pulp by the rain. Is there no remedy
for this abounding nastiness? We edontkno
The officials who are paid to clean the streets,
as it appears, clean them only as it may suit
their convenience tho Citizens Association of
reformers have other fish to fry; and SO,
should the null continue 10 be neglected,
we suppose the only remedy will be mass
meeting of citizens to take the matter in hand.
Year: 1869

The WHIPPING PosT AND PILLoRY.-
Under the above caption most of the Rad;
ical papers on the peninsula, and some
North of us, are pouring out the walls of
wrath upon the little Democratic State of
Delaware. And the fact, that Delaware,
in dealing out justice, lays the lash on
white and black alike, seems no measure
of relief to the narrowed. feelings of these
disciples of moral suasion. The leading
object of all punishment is to prevent crime
by placing such penalty before the eyes
of the evil disposed as will restrain them
The whipping post and the pillory appear
to have at least equal force with confine
ment in pcnitentiaries, and they are deci
dcdly more economical AS to the hu-
manity' of the punishment, we cannot see
in what respect human cages have the ad-
vantage. We have no desire to see either
the Whipping Post or the Pillory re-es-
tablished in our State, but the crowded
condition Of our penitentiary raises the
inquiry whether this mode Of punishment
has not failed to restrain crime within such
limits as might be attained by some other
and less expensive method. The peniten-
tiary seems to be but slight terror to Il
large class of evil-docrs. At heavy ex-
pensc to the counties the large number of
larcenies are prosecuted to conviction and
then the offender is maintained at a bur-
densomc expense to the State. Would it
not be better if this class of offenders were
punished in some manner that their labor
would help to reimburse the county trea-
sury. Large sums are yearly expended
upon our county roads. Might not the
labor of convicts be made available for
carrying on these improvements. We
believe the daily exposition, of the shame
of the offender, in this manner, would be
more effectual in the prevention of crime
and properly managed the systom would
be certainly self-sustaining .-Chcstertoun
Transcript.
Year: 1869

Gladstone's bill for the disestablishment
of the Irish Church, passed a third read
ing in the House of Commons on Monday
evening last The ministerial majority
was one hundred and fourteen. This is a
gain since Mr.. Gladstone came into power
viii the Honse of Lords defeat the bill
after such demonstration Possibly.
But the tideSo Of liberal progress will only
mount tho higher and rage the fcrcer
when it is Subjected to temporary checks
and DAMS.
Year: 1869

FUTURE PoLITIcs.-The following are
four of the leading measures that will en-
gage the attention of the American peo-
pie henceforth as national principles:
First, A consolidation and refunding of
the national debt at the lowest possible
rate of interest. Second. Such modifi-
cation of the tariff as will cheaper the
cost Of living among the mass of cousu-
mers without materially curtailing our
home industries. Third, A reduction of
internal taxes SO as to leave not more
than s40,000,00O surplus revenue per
annum toward the gradual extinguish-
ment of the debt, whereby the income
tax may be dispensed with entirely.
Fourth, A law for the ownership or man
agement of all interstate railway lines by
the Government.