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Year: 1868

A VERMILLION EDICT.-In letter written
by General Grant to General Sherman, since
the nomination of the former for the Presi-
dency, appears the following very significant
threat:


do not expect or want active support. but merely
the satisfaction of knowing what your letter
me of on your pert Officers who expect to make the
army their home for life have to under success
sive administrations AMI should not make themselves
obnoxious to any party likely to came into pocer &


Thus, in word, the General-in-C Chief orders
his subaltern officers to support him aud the
Republican party, on pain of his supreme dis
pleasure, if he is successful. Is not this bold
step toward military despotisln? asks the Sac
ramentO Reporter.
Year: 1868

A negro in the Arkansas Convention
said the other day, "Give us the chance
of eighteen hundred years like the
white man. and we will show you what
We can do"


Upon which the Louisville Journal
observes:


"But the negroes have had the chance
not only for eighteen hundred years,
but all the years since Noah's food.
They have had that chance in their own
country where God planted them. In
Africa they have been unmolested by
the white race, after taking prisoners
from each other, to find market with
white traders instead of putting them
TO death. Let that Wanting Arkansas
negro point to Africa for exempliAca-
ton of what his race can 10, not only
in eighteen hundred years. but in q
great many additional centuries"
Year: 1868

The New York Express says: The
Cable informs us that Count Won Bis.
marck has leave of absence from his
post of Prime Minister to travel for the
benefit Of his health. As he is the ablest
statesmen liying-far ahead of D'Israc,
Ii in intellectual acuteness, firmness OF
purpose and pertinacity of pursuit
and as he is reported to be able to ef-
feet what would be to other men polit
ical impossibilities, let him pay us a
visit His hobby of the un;fication of
Germany has been ridden to some pur-
pose, and we hope he will come here
and give US a paraphrase of his doings
in the line of unifcation, and endeavor
to unity these distracted, disunitcd Uni
ted States. Let him come here and
suggest plan by which the blight of
Radicalism may not only be prevented
from spreading further, but its terrible
evils forthwith remedied.
Year: 1868

submit to the rule Of ono blue coat as
readily as to million. We som times
wonder if they have lost their courage,
that in this county so notoriously
Southern, they submit to the rule OF
niggers almost without a murmer.--
Drive 1oyal men from the dallotbor !
What lie The truly loyal men--the
men with big hearts, wiseheads, honest
faith and true instincts-are lying in the
shade, the majority Of them, and feel
that now indeed if ever the post OF
honor is private station. Drive loyal
men from The pals! Drive nothing!
They are too easy under the infamy the
Jacobins would place upon them. Too
many ofthem are disposed to propitiate
the power that couples the right to a
vote and to hold office with duplicity
and a contemplate hypocrisy beneath
the honor of gentlemen, and there be
some in this county who will regret the
day they sold their birthright for mess
Of pottage.
Year: 1868

From the New York Herald.l


Speaking Of the capacity Of the ne.


gro for civilization and of his tenden-
cy to relapse into barbarism, that in


defatigable traveller Du Chaillu, says in


his journey to Ashango Land" 81


believe that the negro may become Il


more useful member Of mankind than


he is at present; that he may be raised
to Il higher standard but If left to him
self he will soon fall back into barbar.
ism, for we have no example to the
contrary. In his own country the ef


forts of missionaries for hundreds oI
year, have had no effect; the mission
aly goes away and the people relapse
into barbarism, Though people may
be taught the arts and sciences known
by more gifted nations, unless they
have the power progression in them
selves they must inevitably relapse in
the course Of time into their former
state" This agrees with what is to
king place in Hayti, with what We sec
in this country to alimited extent, with
all experience, and with what we shall
probably sec generally in the Southern
States unless the Government takes the
place Of the old masters Of the negroes
in providing for and controlling them.
We do not say that negro slavery was
best for either or both the races, or that
We should return to it. II is abolished
and should never be revived. But un'
less there be some Of guardianship or
control over theirinferior race by the
superior it will inevitably fall back to
barbarism and die out.


In the face Of these facts, dcmonstra'
ted by history, experience and ethnol.
ogy, what monstrous policy is that O.!
our Radical Congress in placing the
political power Of the South in the
hands Of such barbarians! What an
atrocious attempt to subvert the laws
of God and nature What 0 crime
against society, decency, order and
good government to put our own high
ly civilized race-the people OF our own
flesh and blood under the heel OF saw
ages! How infamous to create ne.
gro barbarian balance ofpower to con-
troll the destinics Of this mighty Repub-
lie! Yet that lis what our infamous
Radical Congress is doing--that is what
it is determined to do-unless the peo,
pie in the North rise in their might and
defeat its atrocious purpose. Radical
reconstruction means negro supremacy
iu the South and a negro balance Of
power in the Republic; and if that be
carried out, we may expect to have
Saluaves in Congress and perhaps in
the White House. Are we coming to
that, or shall VIC preserve the good old
Government which has made Us 4 nigh
ty nation? We await the verdict of
the verdict of the people in the ap-
proachiDg elections.
Year: 1868

We like the following which we take
from the Nashville Banners "Smal
Talk" column:


Never make use Of an honest wo
mans name in an improper place, at an
improper time, or il' mixed company.
Never make assertions about her that
you think untrue, illusions that you
feel she herself would blush to hear
When you meet with men who do not
scruple to make use Of woman's name
in a reckless manner, shun them, for
they are the very worst members of the
community-men lost to every sense OF
honor, every feeling of humanity.
Year: 1868

Gen. Butler is said to be taking his
revenge on Gen. Grant for the corkcd
bottle story, by getting up proofs of
the story limited in the papers, that
Ora mt made crooked trail along the
streets of Washington one Sunday. He
10 reported to have said, he would show
Grant that WIEN he found anything in
q bottle he had better let it alone. n
Year: 1868

trial, under solemn pledge Of amend


ment. But the promised reform comes
not, if the paculations continue and in
crease, there is but enc opinion for the
employer to form, and but one course
for him to pursue. So with the people.
The Radical party's promises of amend
ment, retrenchment and honesty are
seen to be mere devices to be retained
in favor, and in justice to themselves
the people can no longer tolerate class
of servants SO prodigal of pledges and
so careless in redeeming them.


Speaking Of this needless expense in
continuing a useless army, the Pitts
burg Dispatch, a Radical journal, re-
marks:


By this i'll advised proceeding the
country is saddled with debt of some
forty or fifty millions 4 year. An ac-
knowledged superfuous outlay for an
army of twenty or thirty thousaRd,
which we do not need. Is it supposed
that the Democratic press will not ca
gerly parade this item of willful Re-
publican extravaganza to the damage
of the party' They will pounce upon
it, for it is a real grievance, and they
have TOO long been compelled to treat
their readers to factitious grievances.
That fifty millions will be Haunted in
our faces during the entire campaign.
Probably our honorable Representatives
think that it is wasting time to attend
to matters of legislation when they
might be Saying the country" ON the
stump. Possibly, however, 1T will oc-
cur to so.ne that The services of all the
Republican orators in Congress, during
the campaign, will not ceme to fifty
millions a year. At least we should
hate to pay them at that rate in adj
vance.
Year: 1868

would here call your attention to a
remark of one Of their ablest Senators,
who, few days since in Congress, said
that we were on the eve of another re.
bellion. If We do not submit to all the
unconstitutional acts that Congress
may see fit to pass, and if the people
arc disposed to elect President who is
opposed to these unconstitutional acts,
then, although Va may do nothing in
the way. of taking up arms, they viii
take up arms in order to sustain their
unconstitutional acts. ["If they do
we'll whip 'em." Laughter and cheers. ]


Now, considering the Radicals never
had more than about one-third of the


United States, ! think if they extend
the area Of the fighting ground they
may possibly get the worst oft. Laugh
Year: 1868

There is a great deal in growing. The
man who goes through life growing Justify
Though not too dem Dnstratively) will have
room made for him wherever bis path may
lead There is nothing like Growing. But
il must be the crow Of game spirit, ana
have no SAVIOR of the dunghill about 1t. Are
you pressed and crowded in the stuggle 2
Are you in tight place. financially or other'
wise? Does the battle of life go hardly With
you? Is the sky lowering? Are your peck
cts empty-and your stomach also? Do you
owe YOUR landlady and your washerwoman
Have YOU felt anxiously in your pockets Tor
a short bit with which you could get drink.
and failed to find it Are you depressed,
disheartened, weary and disgustedF Have
YOU thought Of the rest of death, the repose
of the grave. as something sweet and to be
desired? IF you have come to any such pass
as this. shake off the benumbing lethargy,
Zap your (metaphorlcal) wings. initiate your
lungs, and crow your loudest, boldest, cheer
lest crow. Hold up YOUR head keep stiff
MINER lin. and when you feel the fox at your
yitals. or spy the wolf at the door-crow J.
The buGaloes on the plains are said to gore
and trample upon those of their comrades
that are feeble or wounded. If they see a
comrade down, they are down on him.
Therefore crow ! for it is the game spirit that
wins. Little Rasey Biven saw the grim NOM
ster of the scythe and hour glass drawing
near. and he telegraphed the news of his own
death. Rasey was of game breed. lie
stretched out his hand to greet the inevitable.
" Topsy Turvy," who passed from this stage
a few weeks ago, was another game creature.
She crowed to the last. Consumption,
ghastly form did not daunt her gallant spirit.
Few are the men who can face the enemy
boldly and cheerfuly as this poor, weak. nl-
most friendless woman did. The suffering
that we see around US; the endurance of the
sick and oppressed; the sights we can see
any day in the hosnital, or the prison the
devotion of brave men the battle field
the respect we feel for him who knows how
to suffer without whine the contempt we
experience for those WIN show their sores
and beg for sympathy-all these help tn en-
force the lesson that it is an important part
of the philosophy Of life to put good face
upon things. as to crow as long as the lungs
hold out.-Dramatic Chronicle
Year: 1868

HUMAN BoDY PETMFIED-The Lew.
istown True Democrat says: Items
appear from time TO time of cases
of the bodies OF persons who have
been long dead and buried, on being
raised for removal and re-interment
found to be in a state Of petriiaction-
or, as the word means, turned to stone,
and IN perfect preservation. Such
was the case in the instance Of the re-
moval of the body OF u child from the
Presbyterian Cemetery of this place
few days ago, after repose OF thir
teen years. The entire upper portion
Of the body from the little thighs had
returned to the native "dust, nothing
remaining to indicate the form Of u
human being, while from tho thighs
downward was the most perfect mod.
el OF the plump, beautifully rounded
limbs of babe everything delinca
ted TO periection-perlect as ia liie--
yet solid and white as Parian marble I;
even the little shoes preserved upon
It's feet as at the closing of the little
coffin thirteen years ago J How
strange !
Year: 1868

a Philadelphia paper produces
statistics TO show that the population
OF that city at the present time, is
about 100000 souls This estimate
is somewhat less than we had supposed
from other publications, but perhaps
it may be correct. II now appears
very likely that in 1870, the Keystone
State will contain the largest city IN
America.
Year: 1868

Brazil keeps a standing offer Of
$1,000 in gold to any one who will in
vent mode of preserving beef 20 that
it will be suitable for exportalioa, and
though no less than four hundred
processes have been pu, in competition
for this prize, none has yet received il.
Year: 1868

The latest New York confidence
gamo is thus detailed by writer.
who says he saw on Broadway man,
appearing to be drunken sailor, walk
up to a beggar woman sitting on the
curbstone and pretending to be blind.
and deliberately kick her. Great
sympathy was aroused and the woman
made a handsome collection from the
passers-by. She walked down a few
blocks, whore precisely the same scene
was re-enactod. This performance
was repeated two or three times,
when the woman went to her home
in Water street, or rather to hoer
shop there, whittier she was followed.
and found with thrco or four more
"blind beggars," with their sight re.
stored, and all rejoicing IN ihcir good
luck for the day, and in their toddy.
Year: 1868

The OPERA BoUFFE.-This is announced
as positively the last night of the successful
engagement of the Worrell sisters, and
they will certainly have crowded house.
Barbe Bleue, with the fascinating Jennie
as Boulotte, and Sophie as Blue Beard, will
be repeated at the earnest request Of many
who were delighted with this sparkling
comic opera on its previous representation.
Miss Jennie will also dance once more her
famous clog dance in connection with her
personation of "Nan the Good -for-No-
thing"


Last night everything passed off to the
satisfaction of o large and fashionable au-
dience, but the performance closed at q
late hour, and we are unable to give 1t an
extended notice.
Year: 1868

BRIDGE BROKEN DowS. - Yesterday
morning as q big gun was being drawn over
the bridge over Chickahominy river, Me-
chanicsville turnpike, the bridge gave way
and the gun was precipitated into the river.
Sixteen horses were attached to the gun
carriage, but they were fortunately saved.
It is said that the gun was to have been
mounted at the Cold Harbor National Gene
tery,
Year: 1868

A GOOD OBJEcT.-Wyman will give q
performance on Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock for the benefit of the Masonic
Academy. This institution now has nearly
one hundred pupils. 1t is worthy of the
most liberal support from the community,
and We trust that the performance for its
benefit will be generally patronized by the
Duh1ic
Year: 1868

WIFE young husband
named Richard Bush was brought up before
Mayor Chahoon yesterday on the charge OF
beating his wife. Mrs. Bush did not ap-
pear, and as it seemed from the evidence
that there was some doubt about who was
the aggressor, the case was continued until
to-day. Mrs. Bush is the lady who smellcd
the smell on the Central railroad, and &C.
quired some notoriety in connection with
the "sumac bush mystery"
Year: 1868

SEIZURE BY UNITED STATES MARSHALL
United States Marshal Van Winkel seized
on yesterday afternoon the schooner Caro-
line under libel issued from the office OF
the District Court of the United States.
Year: 1868




An ACT to facilitate the collection of the direct
tax in the State of Delaware.


Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentGtiVes Of the United States Of America in Con>
greSs assem6Led, That the valuation enumerated
in the assessment list for direct tax In the State
of Delaware, completed April nineteenth, A. D.
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, being the val
uation Of real estate as owned at or near the
time of the completion of said assessment, is
hereby declared and made lawful assessment
of the direct tax Of seventy -four thousand six
hundred and eighty three dollars and thirty three
aud oue.third cents, apportioned to the State of
Delaware by virtue of an act of Congress euti>
tied "An act TO provide increased revenue from
imports to pay interest on the public debt and
for other purposes" approved August fifth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-on upon the valua-
ton therein enumerated, with the same force
and effect as if made with reference to the date
mentioned in the thirteenth section of said act
and that all existing provisions of law for the
collection of said direct tax in the loyal States,
except as provided in the fifty. third section Of
said set, shall be applicable to the collection of
the tax therein assessed. The notification of the
time and place where appeals would be received
and determined relative to said asseosme Mt,
given by the assessor imm ediately after said COM
pletion, shall be deemed lawful notice, and all
proceedings under said notice, and In general in
relation to said assessment, are hereby made as
valid and legal as they would have been had the
assessment been valid from its commencement.


SEC. 2. And be It further enacted, That the
time within which the assessor is required to
deliver the assessment list to the collector shall
be within twenty days from the passage of this
act.


SEC. 3. And be ii further enacted, That the lien
provided for by the thirty third section shall be
and remain in force during two years after the
taxes assessed 10 accordance with the first secs
ton of this act shall become due and payable.


SEC. 4. And be It further enacted, That all neces.
Sary expenses in procuring copies of the State as
sessment lists and for advertising connected With
the assessment and collection OF the tax shall be
paid out Of any money 10 the treasury not other
wise Appropriated, the accounts for such expen,
ses being first approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury.


Approved February 2l, 1868.
Year: 1868

Some people seem unable to compre-
hend the true nature of n trial, which is
defined as "the examination in legal
form of the facts in issue in cause
pending before competent tribunal,
for the purpose of determining such is
sue,n If the issue is determined before
hand, of course the legal form of trial
becomes a simple farce. But the fact
that is to be tried, or tested, Is the rea-
son why unprejudiced jurors are sought
by the law; and they are called jurors
because they are StC0ra to do impartial
Justice. The logic of history lives IN
the forms of words and cannot be dis
regarded. So that when the Tribune
SAYS, "The freedom of the Senator to
vote upon the question (of acquittal or
conviction i'll the impeachment trial) Is
no more immaculate or sacred than the
freedom oft people to exert their
pressure" it says nothing; for the Sem
ator and the people are in very differ
ept circumstances. The best way OF
putting it, is in Senator Fessenden's
words: "The people have not heard
the evidence as We have heard it. The
responsibility is not on them, but upor
us. They have not taken an oath to dc
impartial justice according to the Con
stitution and the laws. have taker
that oath; l cannot render judgment
upon their conviction, nor can the!
transfer to themselves my punishment


ifI violate my OATH" There is thu
whole thing in nutshell. The Peopi'
may exert their pressure, but the Sena
tors have no right to regard it.
Year: 1868

A very strange case is reported in
Delaware county, Pennsylvania. An
old woman named Broadhead was found
the other night with her face badly
bruised, and shoulder bone broken. She
asserts that three men entered her
house, took her from the bed where she
was lying with her husband, and threw
her out of the second story window
The husband did not wake up, and
knew nothing of it until some time
afterward.
Year: 1868

onthe second page ofthis paper will
be found the call of the State Central
Committee for, the Union State Com
vention. 1t is called to meet at Clarks-
burg, on Thursday, the 2Sth day of
May. The Committee have had several
meetings, but finally agreed on the
time and place last evening. Wedo not
doubt that the announcement will give
general satisfaction. Considerable effort
was made to induce the Committee to
decide in favor OF Wheeling; and we
must say that in their final action the
Committees which is composed wholly
of citizens of Wheeling, has done
disinterested and generous thing.


The timo is early, but the margin is
sufficient and we need an early and
thorough organization and will hardly
effect it till after the Convention. It
was considered desirable to avoid hold
ing the Convention during the session
of the Legislature and 1t could not be
anticipated when the session would
end. 1t was thought many members of
the Legislature would be delegated to
AAo SOANCALAOh anu Lhal ~ mOulu SulL
most OF them better TO stop at Clarks-
burg day or two before the meeting of
the Legislature thant to break in on the
session. ..-.


1t will be necessary now for our
friends to go to work promptly, to ap-
point delegates; and the brfet time al
lowed will also make it lively for the
candidates. Read the call on the next
page. IL Il E


WE hear that DIR. Pinnell, of Buck
hannon, is a candidate for Congress in
the Second District, and intends to take
the stump about the first of May.


WE have to thank Hon. c. D. Hub
bard for valued documentary favors.
Year: 1868

oSRofthe reporters on New York
daily paper persists in sleeping with his
mouth wide open. The other morning
he woke up and found that a pretty
spider had built a nest in the rather
SPACIOUS vacuum thus afforded.
Year: 1868

1t is made the duty of the General AS
sembly at its first session to provide for a
system of public schools.


Each County in the State is to be divided
into convenient number of districts in
which one or more public schools shall be
maintained.


The University with its lands, emoluments
and franchises shall be held to an insepara-
BILE connection with the free public school
system of the State.


The State Executive officers constitute
the Board of education. This board sue
ceeds to all the powers and trusts
of the President and Directors of the
Literary fund.- and have power to make all
needful rules and regulations in relation to
free public schools, which regulations have
the force of law until repealed or modified
by the General Assembly.


The first session of the Board shall be
held at the Capital fifteen days after the or,
gunization of the State government under
the Constitution.


The Board of Education shall elect the
Trustees of the University, one from each
County. The Board of Education, together
with three Trustees to be elected by the
Trustees shall, constitute the Executive Com
mittee of the Trustees and shall succeed to
all the powers delegated to the Executive
Committee under the former organization OF
the Institution.