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Year: 1865

THT D,uoE By food seems to have been
greater in Rochester than in almost any other
place The Buffalo Express says Of it:


Two square miles Of the city must have
been entirely covered with the food. Some
i1ea Of the force Of the inundation may De
drawn from the fact that street cars placed
On the Main street bridge for safety, were
swept away by current two feet in depth,
with such force that one was driven into an
adjacent building, and the other passed
gracefully over the falls. Paving stones
several feet square were torn up and piled
in confusion on the street The water must
have been twenty feet above the bed OF the
river. The Nam street bridge wIthstOOd the
flood, although portion OF the buildings
erected upon it are swept away. IL is in 3
damaged condition, however, and for the
pr, sent impossible.


The damage done to the city Of Rochester
l. estimated by the best informed of its citi-
zens. at two millions Of dollars This we
should regard as a moderate estimate.
Year: 1865

The recent movements in this city towards
political organization under the several titles OF
Conservative Union and Conservative Democrat
ic, have been, if not III full concert as regards ini-
tiatiye action without material conflict as regards
avowed political purpose. The unanimity, indeed,
on essential points, of all those who have Joined
in the political activity to which we allude, is
quite remarkable, and we trust will prove con-
stant 1t is pleasing to observe that the dlstnc-
tions which arose in the State organization of
1864 seem to be wholly discarded, and prominent
personages who were known as Radicals then,
and even more lately, are pressing to front ranks
OF the Conservatives.


But the most cheering sign in this connection
is not the course of professional politicians, but
the disposition manifested in few striking instan-
ces by the intelligent and solid mass of citizens
to develop from their own midst a platform on
which to work out the political destiny of the
State. We may cite as one of these instances
the meeting which took place on the 18th in the
Fifth Representative District. 1t was largely
attended, and in spirit as well as numbers was a
genuine demonstration of the people


It took the name of Conservative Democrat.
But names amount to little in the present unset
tied and precarious political situation. We can
conceive of only one Louisiana party-that which
claims for the people Of the State, within their
legitimate sphere, the control of its fortunes for
weal or for woe-Neso Orleans Bee.
Year: 1865

va GNiNu AhElk Ef Els.


According to the Mobile Advertiser, nine hun
dred negroes held meeting last Sunday evening


in the direction ofDog River, Alabama. After
long talk and careful deliberation, this meeting
resolved, by vote of seven hundred voices to two
hundred, that they had made practical trial for
three months OF the freedom which the war had
bequesthed to them-that its realities were far
from being so fattering as their imagination had
painted it-that they had discovered that the pre-
JUDGES of color were by no means confined to the
people OF the South; but on the contrary, that it
was stronger and more marked against them in
the strangers from the North than in the home
people OF the South, among whom they had been
reared; that negroes, no more than white men,
could live without work, or be comfortable with
out homes; that their Northern deliverers from
bondage had not as they had expected and been
taught to expect, undertaken to provide for their
happy existence in their new state of freedom
and that their old masters had ceased to take anv
interest in them or have a care for them; and.
finally that their last state was worse than their
hrst and it was their deliberate conclusion that
their true happiness and well-being required them
to return to the homes which they had abandoned
IN moment of excitement and 90 to work again
under their old masters. And SO the resolutions
Were passed, and at last accounts the wanderers
were packing up their little stock of movable
goods, preparatory to the execution of their sensi
Die purposes.-Neao Orleans Times, 18Th inst.
Year: 1865

How TO PRESERVE BoUoUET.
you receive a bouquet, sprinkle lightly
with fresh. water; then put in vessel
containing some soapsuds. which nour-
ish the roots and keep the flowers as good
as new. Take the bouquet out of the
suds every morning, and lay it in side.
ways in fresh water. the stock entering
6rst into the water; keep it in a minute
or two, then take it out, and sprinkle the
flowers lightly by the hand with pure
water. Replace the bouquet in the soap
suds, and the FLOWERS bloom up as fresh
as when gathered.
Year: 1865

A Coon CHANCE FOR LAWYERS, The
will case Of Madame Jumel, the widow
Of Aaron Burr. is exciting great interest
in the community where she lived and died.
1t is alleged that her spiritual adviser in
fuenced her to make large bequests to
himself and TO the church of which he is
the rector. and on this ground the will is to
be contested. G. O'Connor is employed on
behalf Of those seek TO set the will aside.
The property left is worth about a mil.
lion Of dollars, and the contest over it is
likely to be sharp and protracted.
Year: 1865

We understand that there is reaction
taking place in Ohio upon this black
question, and that among others. General
Schenck has recently declared that he is
not now among those in favor of forcing
negro suffrage upon the South as pre- re-
quisite 10 the admission of Southern rep
resentatives, but that on the contrary, he
will sustain the President, and leave the
question to be decided by the States them
selves L ouisville Journal.
Year: 1865

How TO GET LABoRERs FROM EUROPE.
We notice the formation Of associations
and the establishment Of agencies every
where to procure laborers. artisans and
domestics from Europe. The new line Of
steamships between New Orleans and
Liverpool will be Immediately available
in bringing out such useful emigran's.
Every effort should be made n induce
not only day lsborers and dod6estics to
come, but substantial farmers and manu-
facturers, to develop the riches Of our
soil, teach us how to economic and work
up the immense material which the for
est and the bowels Of our land afford, but
which are now either wasted or neglected,
or sent away to enrich other people. Let
us have immigration; the immigration Of
the industrious and skilful, and capital
will then follow.
Year: 1865

SING "A writer in Harper's
Monthly relates the following incident OF
the bombardment Of Charleston:


A shell tore open Bible upon the pull
pit desk of church, leaving leaf upon
which were conspicuous The words, can
enemy hath done this" The church re-
fered to was the Methodist Protestant
Church. The sentence, ian enemy hath
done ihis," was found on fragment OF
The Bible lying near the door, and was
the first picked up by the first person en-.
tering the church after the explosion Of
the shell.
Year: 1865

A Richmond correspondent Of the New
York Herald writes that there is q man
in Virginia who INDUCES in the wild
speculation Of buying negroes emancipa-
ted by the caving in Of the rebel Govern
ment, at ten dollars per head. in the hope
that the United States Government will
ultimately pay the fall price for them.
Year: 1865

The ToBAcco CRoPs IN VIRGINIA -
Lynchburg letters state that the growing
crop of tobacco in Virginia is almost too
insignificant to be worth mentioning.
During the war the cultivation Of this
staple was almost entirely abandoned.
and is not likely to be resumed to any
considerable extent There is consider
able activity in the market at present.
Large quantities of tobacco which have
been held over for two or three years are
daily coming in.
Year: 1865

Tniiaueipnla, Oct. o, 1900


Dear Bishops and Beloved Brethren-
In reply to your note, requesting state>
ment of what occurred yesterday, on oc-
casion of your resuming your places in
this House, l beg to make the following
communication.


Yesterday. during the time of recess
taken by our House. l received, by mes.
senger. a verbal request from you to
meet you in the private room now appro-
priatsd to the use of the Bishops. i'm
mediately went to you, and met you with
deep interest and qualification. as bre'h-
ren. always greatly respected and be-
loved.


found that you were inclined to re.
turn to your places in this House /; but
that your were, very naturally, embar-
rassed, by considerations of delicacy to-
ward your brethren, the Southern Bish>
ops, and especially toward Bishop Will
mer, and that you desired, before you
took your final and decisive step Of re
suming your places here, to which you
were so much inclined, some informal in
timaton from the House of It's disposition
and intention toward Bishop Wilmer,
which also would naturally be an indics.
ton of the feelings and views Of the
Bishops toward their Southern brethren
generally.


said that l would return to our House
and ask them to take a recess or 60 into
council, "a private way of comforting to
getber) and give me some sign of their
views and feelings to carry back to you.
to which you assented. | went to our
House and made the request that they
would go into council They at once
assented, and after some conversation and
many affectionate expressions, they unani-
mously authorized me to return to you
and ask you to "trust to their honor and
love-" l carried the message to you,
and you at once professed yourselves
entirely satisfied, and consented to aC-
company me forthwith to this House.


We entered the House, as you will re-
member, in the midst Of discussion,
which was suspended, and every member
rose and advanced to salute you most
cordially and affectionately. Indeed, so
complete is the reunion in heart, in our
view, that already we find it hard 10 real
ize that you have ever been absent


God bless you, dear brethren es-
TEEN it as one of the happiest circum.
stances of my life, that l have had any
thing to do with this most happy event.
l am sure you cannot express yourselves
too strongly to your Southern brethren,
in assuring them of the warm affection
and most cordial dispositions of all their
Northern Brethren.


Affectionately,


your friend and Brother,


HoRATIo Potter,


Bishop Of New York
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Year: 1865

KEEPING GRAPEs-Pick on n dry, warm
day in full bloom and fully ripe, and lay the
clusters in boxes that will holdabout twenty
Eve pounds, with layer ofp'per between
each layer Of grapes; cover the box and
place it in cool dry cellar and they will
keep till spring. We obtain this recipe from
reliable source, and il may be depended
AS good
Year: 1865

VA rich old widowcr In Canada Is said
to have practised a worry nrtful scheme to
gain the hand OF the belle Of village. He
got an old gypsy to tell tho youns lady's for.
tune in words which he, dictated' as follows :
my dear young lady your star WILSON be
hid for short time by avery dark cloud. but
when it re-appears it will continue to shine
with uninterrupted splendor until theend Of
your days. Before ono week wealthy old
widower. wearing suit Of black and q ano.
castor hat, will pay you visit and request
YOUR hand in marriage. You will accept his
offer. become his wife, and be left widow
in the possession OF oil his property, before


the close of this year. Your nsxt husband


will be a young man of whom you think
most at present." Three days after, the old
!, gentleman, dressed in the manner described
BY the sipsy, presented bin himself to the Young
lady, and the marriage followed. ~
Year: 1865

The weeds Of mourning still proclaim the
grif of Il stricken people. Men begin to
speak aloud, however they no longer re-
strain the expression of their sorrow and
anger, to whispers. Happily, although be
rcft Of its most distinguished eXemplar, the
life of the nation is untouched. Men are
mortal, but nldlt lives forever. Possibly, in
relation to principles and institutions, he
lives, not only in the Visible. on earth, but
buf the great dead may communicate
strength and permanence to the ideas and
institutions which they cherished in life.
Looking at it from the human standpoint,
we may not see a better occupation for
angelic life than the sentineling of the i'm
mortal interests committed to man in Time,
and in the support of which they partlci-
pated when on earth.


Assuredly the spirit of our dead President
will be felt through his memory, if not more
directly and will unite and make strong
our people, TO continue the work for which
he lived and died.


The assassins are still at large. For them
life is worse than death. That they will be
arrested, tried and executed, there is little
doubt. The large rewards offered for their
arrest will stimulate men to extraordinary
activity for the discovery and security OF
the assassins. Meantime the nation will so
on under the strong hand of its new ruler.
The rebellion will end. Peace will come,
and the memory of the great President >
grow greencr every year.
Year: 1865

MOBILE, ALA, April 10, 1865.


Ed. Black RepubiicGn-Sir: On my arrival
in this city, by the order of Major Gen.
CANDY. one or two colored men from New
Orleans circulated the information of my
arrival among the poor people of the city.
| was not in the city an hour before l had a
hundred ofthe best colored citizens call upon
me- l gathered considerable information
from them. | find an awful state of things
here. The "slaves for they are yet held
as such-are locked up in the yards of their
owners, who intimidate them with the old
story that we are here only to take them to
Havana for sale, to help pay the expense of
the war. They are kept down by threats, and,
in thousand cases, at the disposal of the
owner. But this thing ends to-day! There
is JOY amoUg the oppressed! There are
shouts and tears of Joy where sorrow dwelt
for many long years. Gen. Candy issues an
order to-day, and / am going to carry it into
effect. The prison doors and the iron gates
must be opened. They who have a right to
be free shall this day be brought out Of
Egypt.


We are to have a grand liberty meeting to-
night. We win not condemn Gen. Candy or
any other at the meeting These people are
set at liberty by the army and navy, whose
bravery led to the capture of the city. They
will thank God and our arms for their bless
ings. I will make speech telling them about
their privileges, and showing them what free
dom brings them. They are to be paid for
/ IL. -. IL. 1.


labor plan, which is such a blessing in
Louisiana, will reach the poor people here.


There is at this moment great Joy in the
hearts of our poor brethren who are Just out
of slavery. They devoutly thank God that
we have come to deliver them. The Black
Republican is already distributed among
them by one of your friends, and you NAV
be sure of large list of subscribers in Ala.
bama. Very respectfully,


| w
Year: 1865

1t is pretty certain that a good supply of
funds has been received by the paymasters
to distribute among the troops and pay the
long arrears due the officers. While there
has been much inconvenience felt by all for
want ofmoney, we have heard no intem-
perate complaints. The philosophical reflec-
tion that " it will be good when it comes, y
sustained many poor fellow whose cash
was gone and his credit impaired by the dis
ability of his friends to assist him. All
were alike. All depended upon the same
source of supply for funds, and when that
failed, all were embarrassed. 1t will not
take the busy hands of the willing paymas-
tiers long to disburse the money, nor, we
fear, long for the thoughtless soldier to part
with the greater portion of his quota: At
any rate, eight millions of dollars in liberal
hands viii make something of a change in
financial matters here.
Year: 1865

FE Now that the life Of the nation is
saved, the accursed Shareholders rebellion
crushed, and the foul blot of slavery wiped
from off the escutcheon of our beloved coun-
tsy, it becomes the imperative duty Of every
loyal man in the nation, but more especially
those of the South-as by the nature Of our
institutions the responsibility of what is
done by the Government is shared to some
extent by the humblest individual-to let
their opinions be known and their influence
felt on the question Of the reconstruction
and readmission of the seeding States back
into the Union. One Of the principal rea-
sons assigned by the founders of our Gov
ernment as just cause of separation from
the mother country was that they were
taxed without the privilege of representa-
ton. In the establishment of this Govern
naent taxation and representation was
adopted as an inviolable principle; yet,
strange and glaringly inconsistent as it may
appear, this great fundamental principle
of our Government from its very existence
has been entirely ignored, so far as the
colored men Of the country are concerned.
Taxed for the support Of the National and
State Governments, in every particular as
white men are taxed, they are denied all
participation in the election of those by
whom the tax is imposed. Amenable to the
laws of the country, they have no voice in
the selection of those who make or admin
lister the laws. This monstrous wrong, this
lone ana shameful violation Of one Of the
cardinal principles of the Government, has
been urged upon the attention of the Ameri-
can people in the Northern States, with but
little success, owing to the fact that the
leaders and masses Of the political parties
were but too willing to " crook the supple
hinges of their knees" to the slave power,
'that thrift might follow fawning." But in
the South, where the great majority Of our
people have had no right to possess theil
own bodies, and the infamous Taney
ex parte judicial sentiment THAT the
black man had no rights that white
man was bound to respect obtained univer
salty. no attention has been given to this
violation of the dearest rights of freemen
But now that slavery has been destroyed
and the loyal black population of the Soutl
are destined to become to some extent thu
owners of the soil in part, and almost exclu
sively the producers Of the South +; and ar'
likewise making rapid Improvement intel
lectually they will not long tamely submit
to be deprived of the right to voice in tn
selection of those who are to tax their land
and impose burthens on their industry ant
if in the restoration of the seeding State
back into the Union, this cardinal principl
of the Government is ignored in regard t
them if this grievous wrong Is sought to b
perpetuated if the loyal black men, if th
Scared veterans who have freely shed thei
blood to save the nation from destruction
are denied equality before the law we shal
have no permanent peace, for the reasol
that it win be not a peace founded on tn
eternal principles Of right and justice.
Year: 1865

E8- The health wardens at New York are
notoriously ignorant. Two of them, who
were lately examined at Albany, did not
know what hygiene was. One of them said
it was new compound which the doctors
sold, and the other thought it was something
that came from the cutters
Year: 1865

INFORMATION FOR FREEDMEN.
TO ALI, WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:


l. Freedmen can work for whom they please.


2. If they make contract to work for year. the
contract is binding and only be broken by proper
cause.


8. They can get just as high wages as possible,
and make the best bargains they can, but if spe
cal contract is made in order secure protection
the helpless and ignorant the rates fixed in orders
will be paid them.


4. They can go to the proper officer and lodge a
complaint or make their defense the same as other
people If this privilege is denied by any parties,
the same should be made known at this Office.


5. On arriving in New Orleans, they need pay no
money for protection for passes to return to their
homes apl5
Year: 1865

We have seldom met With more
gushing touch of nature and truthfuIness
than will be found in following extract.
Some Of the illusions are touching and
all interesting:


There hangs my old coat on its last
resting place, its siIken lining torn into
shreds, its buttons hanging from its body
by the slightest tenure, and its collar
shining and greasy. Yet it has seen bet.
ter days in hall and grove and what
though its brief existence is for the prs..
ent ended, and it is doomed never to live
again, except, perchance, upon the men.
dicant's back, has it not a history7 Has
it not been at wedding, and baptism, and
funeral? Has it not been buttoned
snugly across a manly breast to keep out
the cool March air i? Has it not beer
first to feel the impress of pair Of WE'LL
rounded arms, or has not its gallant
sleeve often vibratcd under q soft and
gentle touch Well, can tell where it
has been, for have always been with To-
It has been in q certain uptown church..
when the owner was gazing more At the
back of a fashionable hat than at the Of.
ficiating minister, only glad when tho
bonnet turned, ,and from underneath glow
ed.a pair Of very expressive blue eyes,
surmountcd by massy golen hair. It
has been, too, not at the fashionable va.
tering-place, but only where there was
scenic interest to be raised in the bosom
Of its wearer; on the mountain top %
eventide, when it hardly kept its wearer
warm, when every 6tful sound that came
yelling up from the vast plain beneath
seemed song Of joy. 1t has been with
its posscssor on the country road, just 40
the sun was setting, and he was walking
briskly toward his boarding-place with :
clear head and keen appetite.


And then it makes me think Of y
harp, golden-haired girl, a summcy
evening, q tasteful parlor, and some soft
and soul.likc sounds. And then fancy
ever loving, bears me away on its snowy
wings to the Mall on Saturday afternoon,
when the air was resonant with tRous~
and sweet sounds, and the sky was bright
and all seemed happy, and amid the gush
OF music to forget their many cares. But
not always as a new coat did it flourish !;
by reason of slight degree of shabbi-
ness, it fell from its high position and be-
came an ofiee-coat, and was faithful to
its owner in the more sober duties Of
everyday life. And then, from constant
rubbing upon the desk, its sleeves grew
shiny, its buttons became worn, and final
ly it was doomed to hang upon the WALL
no more to be used by its wearer.


"And yet he feels 10th to give it up;
for in its skirts is yet the lingering per-
fumc of the party !; on its sleeves il the
shine of industry, here and there is .
small rip torn in the race for bread, and
there button hanging by a thread show
idg how careless we all are in that battle
which we all are fighting.


Well, farewell, coat! Only now and
then | may accidentally revisit the dark
ened closet in which you hang; only now
and then will ponder over the sweet and
sad things which your shrunken form has
called to mind. Yet am thankful that
you have remindcd me Of the DAYS gone
by.


Then last and fond adIeu! con-
slider you not in the light of cast.of,
but dear, departed friend.


NED SrouoAros.