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Year: 1867




At large meeting, composed of both
whites and blacks, in Pensacola, Mr.. Nal
lory is reported by the Observer to have
spoken as follows;


Mr. Mallory being loudly and repeated
ly called upon, mounted the stand and
earnestly addressed the meeting. He
briefly advertcd to our State, and her
PROSTATE condition, under the recent leg
isgation of Congress, and counscllcd sub
mission in good faith. There is no
degradation in the submission of q gal
liant people when further resistance would
be madness At the South where negroes
constitute, and especially in Florida
where they will, for yet long period
constitute nearly moiety of our popula.
ton, the ballot, qualified or otherwise
was n natural consequence Of their en-
franchisement--a result which would not
follow their freedom in the Northern
States, where, in point of numbers, they
were unimportant. AS the negro was
now entitled to vote, it was the interest
of the State that he should he educated
and enlightened and made to compre-
hend the priceless value of the ballot,
and the importance to himself and the
State of its judlclous use


The prosperity of the State must de
pend upon the virtue and intelligence OF
her people. and no wise man will hesitate
to do all in his power to elevate and i'm
prove the character and condition OF the
cOlorcd race, between whom and the
Southern people an indestructible bond
Of sympathy, based upon thousand hap
py memories. exists. Let US fully and
frankly acknowledge, as well by deeds as
by words, their equality with us, before
the law, and regard it as no less just to
ourselves and them than TO our State and
her best interest to aid in their education,
elevation and enjoyment Of all the rights
which follow their new condition.


He then earnestly addressed the colorcd
people present, pointing out to them
that henceiortl they and the white man
must tread the same onward path, and
their political and industrial interests be
inSeparably blended.


He couDsellcd them against secret po
litical societies, and their organization
for party purposes upon the basis Ofrace
or color, as destructive Of the interests
alike Of black and white; while they were
met and treated in spirit of manly
frankness by their old masters, and by
the Southern people generally, such so
cietcs were only organized by designing
men to abuse their confidence for selfish
ends.


He advised them to seek the best ad,
vice they could as to the questions at issue
and the merits of candidates, and to cast
their ballots accordingly, Referring to
their Late condition he pointed out to
them that with their liberty they assumed
the responsibility of supporting them
serves and families, educating their chill
dren and Of accumulatng for old age, by
honest industry; and that now, when the
- old plantation,' its smoke-house and
crib were no longer happy refuge, in
dustry and an honest effort to show them,
selves worthy to be called freemen were
expected ofthem by every friend they
had, North and South. ~.
Year: 1867

How TO SAVE OLIVE find the fol-
lowing in one Of our exchanges. 1t will
be very easy for any one to try it:


"A short time ago we published an ar
ticle from an exchange, to the effect that
salt in kerosene lamp was great saving
of oil. We have since fully tested it, and
it is greater saving than was stated in
the article referred to. Fill the lamp
half full of common salt, then fill up with
OIL 1t burns with clearer flame, and is
a saving of more than twenty five per
cent. in OIL Try it, 9r
Year: 1867

WHAT | SAw.-As ! was going up the
street saw Mrs. Petroleum with two bar
rels and half Of oil, made into cloak,
which hung in graceful folds from her
ample figure; on her head was nearly half
q barrel of the same fluid, and yet she
held her head 50 high that one would al
most imagine it was as empty as blasted
head Of wheat.


Behind her ] saw woman with two
moving machines in the folds of her
dress, and yet how gracefully it swept
the street. "A young girl was with her.
who had around her neck ten barrels of
-four a little further up the street saw
lady with four reyolvers, at ten dollars
apiece, swinging from her ears. Y.


Lady number five was enrolled in fifty
bales of shoddy, and she marched into
the store as though she was at the head
of a regiment, and with voice such as a
colonel might use, when speaking to all
his men, asked Of the clerk, be them the
silks you advertise for evening wcar?'


With Il solemn look profound bow,
he answered, "thcm do be, madam


1t was the last named lady who asked
an acquaintance to write a list of books,
with pretty bindings, that she might ill
our new library in our new house,


AS ! turned to go out of the store
met an old acquaintance who, few years
before, was an old schoolmate, and whose
last composition was given me to correct,
and the word be was spelled bee'--but
she had on so many pairs Of boots for q
vail, that she was afraid to bend her
head, ] suppose, for fear Of some kind OF
a downfall.


| went home pondering in my heart
these words of the preachcr---" Vanity
vanity, all is vanity
Year: 1867

TnE HEAVENLY IloME-We must be
prepared for the company of heaven, as
well rs for it. employments, if We would
be happy there. II is not the walls ofthc
building in which We live that make our
earthly home, but the company Of those
we love.


A little boy about five years old was
returning from school one day. He
bounded into the house, cxclaiming. as he
hung his hat up In the entry, This is
my home this is my homee'


a lady on visit to his mother was sit
ting in the parlor. She said to him,
"Willie, the house next door is just the
same as this. Suppose you 60 in there
and hang your hat up in the entry,
wouldn't that be your home as much as
this p


"No ma'arn," said Willie very earnest
ly, it would not"


"Why noti' asked the lady, "a, ..-.,
make. this house your home more than
that y


Willie had never thought of this be-
fore. But after moments pause, he ran
up to his mother, and throwing his arms
around her neck he said, "Bccausc my
dear mother lives here"


1t is thcprescnce and company ofthosc
We love which make our earthly home,
and it is just so with our heavenly home.
Year: 1867

EyS Some Of the girls have rcmon-
strated against a patent being issued for
for the fastening Of buttons on clothes
by screw, declaring that if the men can
put on their buttons that way, they will
never get married
Year: 1867

RIA boy once complained of his brother
for taking half of the bed. "And why
not p said his mother; che is entitled to
half, is he no; - " Yes, ma" said tho
boy a." bat how should you like to have
him take out al! the soft for his half? He
will have his half out Of the middle, and |
have to sleep on both sides of him.
Year: 1867

Tho reason so many marriages oc
cur Immediately after u great war, is that
bachelors become so accustomed to strife
that they learn to like it, and after tho re-
turn Of peace they enlist in matrimcny "a
the next thing ,u war.
Year: 1867

The following poem % comes from Wheaton College,
Illinois. Some Of the Latin is rather original but
qures only moderate acquaintance with that tongue
to get tolerable understanding of the lingo --
Year: 1867

AGREAT SURGICAL OPERATION. DIR. John
son, of Paris, an American, recently performed
difficult operation, in connection with another
American physician, upon the person OF a
Mrs. Booth, also an American, and from Mas
sachusetts She had tumor on the bowels
which weighed forty pounds. 1t had absorbed
all the strength of the patient, so deforming
her that her ribs were distended to monstrous
size She was told that she might live a few
years if she declined the operation; but that it
she accepted it she had barely possible show
of surviving. ''Then. said she, ''et it be
done" After administering chloroform to the
patient her abdomen was laid open with the
knife and the bowels taken out. Then probe
with valve in it was reached up to the t,umo9r,
and through the hollow tube of the probe the
parasite made to. discharge. 1t was found to
be cellular tumor, with thirty odd cells in it,
and each cell had to be opened. When the
operation was done and the abdomen Ssewedup
the subject had declined in weight from one
hundred and thirty to ninety pounds She
was living at last accounts, in good spirits.
Year: 1867

REa1srER1NG. We are called on to consider
very varaint propositions at different stages OF
this great political revolution on-questions so
entirely independent Of each other that it Is
not only unnecessary but altogether ne1pe-
dent to consider them together 81


A man may very we'll take the necessary
steps to insure his right of suffrage without
ever designing to exercise it. He may resolve
also to exercise it, without at this time deter
mining whether he will vote for or against a
convention namuch less ior what particular can
didate he shall cast his ballot. And although
a convention be agreed 90, he may very we'll
reservelhe question what action he shall take
on constitution the provisions Of which no
living man can foresee. Many reasons con,
spire to commend the application to our case
Of the maxim, make haste slowly and
Chief among them is the reported reaction
that is taking place at the. North, Atpresent,
the people OF the South have but one matter
connected with reconstruction to consider, and
that is the propriety of registering. .-Rlch
Eadnliner.
Year: 1867

SOUTHERN YoUNf MEN.-The
Young men of the. South haze it in
their power to. make new South,
more prosperous and powerful than
the old. They have shown their en-:
ergy and self denial in war;, and it
they exhibit anything like the same
qualities in peace, they will: build up
their section beyond the powers for
mischief of their bitterest enemies.
The way to do this is simply to avoid
politics and go to work; to apply their


whole souls to the work Of creative
industry to work iin: all its forms.
whether in the efeld ortheshop, wheth-
or agricultural or mechanical. Let
them rise above the absurd predju-
'dices against manual labor: There
is no form of labor which is :degra-
ding, and if.they were willing to per
form manual drudgcry in the ranks
for. the sake Of the South, in war, let
them:b be willing to do the same in the
ranks Of peaceful industry, and the
salvation of their, section is secure.


Baltimore Transcript, Z
Year: 1867

JUSTICE TO THE LIVING, THEN
HoNoRs TO THE DEAD.-The move
ments in various localities, for the e.
rection of monuments to the memory
of the Confederate dead is creditable
to the grateful sentiments of our peo-
pie; but in view of the prevailing dis
tress among the living, is it not pos
sible that we may best honor the mem
ories of those who have fallen, by ex-
tending our present limited means to
the relief Of those they have left be-
hind? The brave deeds of those who
gave up their lives for their country
have monuments more lasting than
marble in the hearts of all who recog-
nize their patriotic devotion; and in
due time it will be proper to mark
their resting places with appropriate
tokens of appreciation. But it is
mockcry to pile marble over the poor
clay of the hero, while the soldiers
loved ones arc allowed to suffer with
cold Or hungcr.-Augusta Dispatch.


Gambling is the "height Of fashion"
among the London peoresscs.
Year: 1867

NEw ORLEANS, March ~, 1901
General sherdan's order to-day says tnat no general
removals from ONCE will BIO made unless the present
incumbents fail carry out the provisions Of the law
impede reorganization unless the delay in reor-
ganzaton necossates the change Pending reorganiza-
is intended to create little disturbance in the
machinery OF the various branches Of the provisional
government possible consistent with tho law Of Con-
gross successful execution, but this condition s
dependent upon the disposition Of the people and the
length OF time required for reorganization.
Year: 1867

The German Workinemen's Organizations-


A Political Move.


Ar already reported central organization Of the Ger
labor and trade associations composed OF delegations
OF the various associations has been recently formed
principally for the purpose OF consolidation with view
to projecting the various branches In addition, plan
for political agitation has been introduced, which is
DO discussed at the next meeting with view ccnso-
dating the of the working classes in favor Of cand
dates of their own class whereby ntoIernt legislation
may be made impossible Particular reference had TO
Sunday law and the stringent enforcement Of the Ex-
else measures, which, IL 10 argued, only benefit the
rich The republican party in this State. they say,
cannot be held responsible for such laws, as the
democratic party be held responsible for similar
laws other states, but the working classes be-
rayed by either party even in Congress The condi-
Of the working II s argued only be i'm
proved by political organization and agitation. plan
successfully earned OUT would the support Of
hundred and twenty thousand working and iaboring
this city, and all the votes they capable Of
Or can contrul
Year: 1867

The Polytechnic branch OF this institution met last
night No. "a Cooper Institute Many important
and scientific problems submitted and commented
upon An interesting discussion had upon the supe-
nor merits OF timed lead pipe over the common lead
pipe conduit in tho OF which, many facts Of
special importance TO householders were elected. IL
was cited evidence Of the superiority Of the
timed pipe that after fun consideration, 10 had been
used In the HERALD building In preference 70 pipe
OF any other description
Year: 1867

ANNA DIcKINsoS.-The Church Of the Mes
slab was filled by an appreciative audience, and
the lady delivered eloquent and thoroughly
radical Republican speech, sharply scoring Andy
johnson for his periidy, and gently pricking Con-
gress with pin for short comings IN duty to the
crisis She is very forcible speaker, more elo-
quent than elegant more attentive to the matter
than the manner Of speech.
Year: 1867




The London Peace Conference appears TO
have successfully accomplished its important
task within the brief space of four days Inc
Cable dispatches state that the conditions oil
the settlement of the Luxembourg question nave
been agreed upon by the members OF the Con-
ference and ratified by the several Governments.
Accordingly, the French Government relinquishes
oil claims to the annexation of Luxemburg };
the Prussan Government, on the other hand
consents to withdraw its troops within one
month, and to have the fortress razed. Lux
emburg remains an entirely independent
State, whose naturalization is guaranteed by all
the Great Powers.


Thus, as we have been all the time expect
ing, the outbreak of war is for the present
avertcd. After the concessions made on
both Sides there hardly remains anything to
quarrel about at present There is no doubt
that the Luxemburg question will come up
again in the course of time for the present, the
majority of the LuxemblTgers, it seems,
desired to have no connection with either
France or Germany. But this Independent
condition cannot possibly last long In the
struggle of the German or French natiOnalities,
u small country which is inhabited by people
speaking both languages cannot remain indifier-
ent. It's sympathy, at least, will be with
the one or the other nation. And whenever
this sympathy shall have been fixed the one
way or the other, the guarantee of its independ-
cnce by the Great Powers will no more prevent
the annexation than similar treaties have pre-
vented the absorption of other small States by
kindred large nations.


In tho hnxypyQr advancing
consolidation of Germany will soon furnish the
cause of new troubles between Germany and
France. The speech with which the King OF
Prussia on April 30 opened the Prussan Cham
bers announced that the military treaties which
hitherto united Prussia with the South Ger
man States would now be transferred to
Northern Germany We shall soon hear OF Con-
fcrences aiming to effect the complete union
between North and South. France watches
this movement with great anxiety. She Is
well aware that if Prussia car carry out the
nationality theory, which Louis Napoleon
has been the first to introduce into
European politics, and can establish
the same political unity of the German
nation which France, Italy, SPAIN and Russia
fully possess, she will be much more
powerful State than France Hence the
repeated efforts of Louis Napoleon to
obstruct in Prussia the execution of his
favorite principle, as he had done in Mexico
and in the Roman question before. 1t cannot
he presumed that he is now ready to accept
with resignation the steady growth of Prussia;
but public opinion expects new moves on his
side, to prevent the growing consolidation
of Germany. Every move of that kind will,
of course be new provocation to war, and we
think it probable that we shall not haye to
wait long for the first.
Year: 1867

A remarkable murder trial has just been
brought to a close in Philadelphia On the
2jth of April an old lady, named Mrs. Dorcas
Magiton, who lived with her husband in Ship
pen-st., was murdered in her own room, and
robbed of a small sum of money. About
O'Clock in the afternoon Mr.. Magilton had
gone out on some errand, and returning i'll
the course of an hour, found the front door
fastened. He knocked, and in a moment was
admitted by IN acquaintance named George
W. Winnemore, who told him, with apparent
calmncss that some one had been there and
murdered his wife, The old lady was found
lying on the floor with her knitting-wOrk be-
side her. rs If it had fallen from her hand
when she was struck, her skull crushed by re-
peated blows with hammer, and her throat
cut with a razor. The hammer and razor were
both found the former belonged to Magilton,
the latter was claimed to be Winnemore's.
Winnemore was arrested, and few dollars
were found in his pocket, though the money
was not identified as belonging to the de-
ceased.


The prisoners presence in the house, with
the door locked, was of course the strong point
against him, and his explanation that on find
ing the woman dead he had locked the door 10
prevent the escape of the murderer, should he
still be about the premises, was unsatisfactory.
An attempt to prove an albi was unsuccessful.
The defense upon which most reliance was placed
was insanity. The prisoners mother testified
that insanity had been hereditary in his fathers
family IL was shown that Winnemore had
been from childhood afflicted with epilepsy, and
I'll, lpI tn a.
tablsh the well-knOwn tendency of that
disease to impair the mental powers. lt
does not appear that any very careful ex-
animation of Winnemore's state of mind
was made by medical experts, but the
physicians seem to have been under the
impression, from what little they saw and
heard of him, that he was more or less de
ranged. 1t was proved that he had several
times attempted to commit suicide. But the
most remarkable testimony bore upon his be-
lief in spiritualism and his behavior under the
influence of spiritual manifestations. He pro-
fessed to be controlled by the spirit of an
Indian chief; and when the ghost of his
savage guardian took possession of him, he
danced and capered like painted Sioux; he
uttered strange thoughts; he scribbled in his
diary characters that no man could decipher,
and poetry which, If not especially suggestive
Of insanity, was certainly very foolish; he
declared that spirits no bigger than the
head of pin were round about him, and
he saw them on one occasion walking all
over bunch of flowers. spiritual
medium, who had been in the habit of meet
ing him at circles, and who was very decided
in her belief that Winnemore was insane, was
asked to give some reason for thinking so.
She replied that one day be came to her
house, told her she was crazy, threw his hat
down on the floor, snatched it mp again, and
then ran down stairs at the top Of his speed,
"and that was the last of him." He used to
say that when the Indian spirits came about
Year: 1867

him they took entire control OF his actions he
was no longer his own master. a witness, Mrs.
Mench, stated that in che spiritual circles of
which she and WinncmOre were members,
their habit was 60 give way to whatever IN
"iiucncc camep WinnemOre was d medium,
and was often seen in frances. The murdered
woman, Mrs Magilton used TO mesmerize him,
and there was apparently an attempt on the
part of the prisoners counsel to produce the
impression that if he killed her, he did it III o
state of unconsciousncss which she herself had
brought about. II certainly was intimated that
she exerted indirectly painful influence over
bin. She used, for example, under spiritual
guidance, to paint pictures of the flowers OF
Paradise, aid the sight of these extraordinary
works Of art always threw him into an un-
pleasant frame of mind, though it does not ap-
pear that there were any OF them in the room
when the murder was committed. Indeed, it is
almost impossible to read the evidence without
arriving at the conclusion that the man was at
times more or less dcIanged; though how far
he may have been responsible for his actions
on that fatal 25th of April is of course, another
matter altogether. The jury, at all events
seem to have been satisfied OF his sanity on
that particular day. for though the charge of
Judge Brewster was on the whole rather favor
able to the accused they found him guilty,
after about two hours deliberatiOn, and the
spectators in the courtroom hailed the verdict
with murmur of appreciation.
Year: 1867

democracy in England that will not prevent It
from advancing. II is steadily marching on, and
thai which the American Congress, acting on the
inspiration of Liberty, and in accordance with
the will of great and free nation, has just gwen
the lately emancipated slaves of the South, the
working classes of England will wrest from an
unwilling olicarcby. Their battle cry Is man
"hoOd suffrage and the ballot and that it will
ultimately come to this VIC have no doubt. The
compromise over which the Tories are so Jubi-
liant, so far from settling the question of Reform
will only have the effect of intensifying the
agitation now going on, of which John Bright
is the master spirit, and The Reform League the
organized pccrr.
Year: 1867

jefferson Davis was taken to Richmond on
Saturday, and to-day will be produced by Gen.
Burton in court in obedience to the writ of habeas
corpus. 1t is expected that he will be released
from military custody by order of Judge I'm
derwood, Immediately he rcarrested under an
indictment of treason, and that the District-At
tOrney will ask for a pOstpOnement of his
trial. If this is done, his counsel will demand
his release upon bail, and the point for Judge
Underwood to decide is whether treason is
bailable Offensc.
Year: 1867

advice that the negroes. out of pure pref
erence, ought to vote against the North. We
do not feel convinced that any large number
OF sanguine South Carolinans are willing 10
rcnounce the pleasures of citizenship for tho
sake of Gov. Perry and not dangerous
majority. of freedmen, or that the freed
men are going TO accept the imDert-
heAJ dose OF counsel offered by Gov. Orr
and send their enemies TO Congress. It
Is doubtless well for the colored men
to cultivate good relations with their whits
neighbOrs; but has it ever entered into the
heads OF Governors and other advisers that A
block majority Is worth a little white concilia-
tiong AT all events the blacks ought not %
want for multitude of Northern coun-
selors in the present uncertainty OF
Southern oracles, Their first exercise Of


the franchise is rudmentary education Of
vast importance; and to make il radically in
telligent ought to be the care of the North.
The South is fair field, and now happily
free one, for the plow of Reform.


Every friend of the North sent thither will


now be welcomed with more than plantation


hospitality, and find himself surrounded by
friends, tried and true. To the handful Of
men sent into the South, our National Com
mittee should add scores of our best speakers;
and their mission should not end till the South
is humanized and made familiar with the ideas
and purposes of the North We think this is
policy; but it is also necessity; and, moreover,
it is a duty which we owe to our friends and
allies