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Year: 1868

The Radical correspondent of the
Radical Leader, is not yet done telling
the public what sort Of man BENJAMIN
F. Wade is, ho whom the Republ lean
State Convention declared their choice
for Vlce-prosident. This is what he has
to say of him in his letter of the 2Sth
of March


"To be Ben. Wade, he must swear
Bill Wade, Tom Wade or Seraphim
Wade might be decent of speech and
recognizable, but l submit that Ben
Wade is deformity without his oath.
Heaven would never know him but
by his imprecatlon. 4
Ben Wade's maxim 10 to employ no
means to conciliate; all TO crush He
is a dangerous savage, full of the un.
quonchable fire tyrannous revenge.


Sad was the day for the party OF
light, Of intelligence, Of charity and
Of the future, when this cursing and
hating old man ingraftod himself upon
our organization. He is to us neither
an ornament, an example, nor o moral
power. Nature gave him no dignity;
art no grace, and God no berevolence
With his hounds around his feet, like
some ignorant mountaineer, no de-
mands the slavery of our sympathy
the homage of our enforced good will
He shall not have either. Accepting
the sad accident of his position, we will
give him our support for the sake oi
the issues involved with him; but we
will not lend him more than this. He
shall reign by our destiny, not our re-
spect ~
Year: 1868

When General Sherman returned to
Washington City with his victorious
army and the people had collected by
thousands to greet them, there was one
among the number who had, unbldden,
intruded himself upon the stand to
welcome the chieftain. That man was
Stanton. When be advanced and of.
cred his hand to Sherman, that officer
turned upon him look of utter con.
tempt, and refused to extend his hand
or notice him in the least.


Now Congress proposes TO iinpeach
the President because he will not ro.
lain in his Cabinet man so low that
General Sherman would not take him
by tho hand.-[Clermont Sun.
Year: 1868

A correspondent, writing from Tex
as, says:


The negroes will carry the election
by an overwhelming majority, simply
because the white race, as a general
rule, is completely disfranchised. In
my town, and suppose the same is
true elsewhere, the regIstrarb arc un-
principled men, and they continue
from day to day, as the election pro-
crosses, TO scratch off from the list OF
registered voters those whom they
suppose will vote the Conservative
ticket. We can do nothing. We dc
not write or speak, tor fear of the bay
onet or the dungeon. We appeal to
the Democracy OF the North. Talk for
ns, write for us, speak for us. We dc
not want more blood shed, but we can
not live thus. 1t is too humilating to
sec all Of the good and true men o!
the country chokcd off, while the elec-
tons are carried alone by the ignorant
negro and few low down white men
1t is truc there are few good white
men voting, but they are scarce. Tel
the people of the North that this mat
tor must be changed before the No
vember election, or the same class o.
mon above referred to will carry the
whole South for the Radical candidate
for President. Then, sir, wo may say
farewell to the Republic.
Year: 1868

The Crop Prospects for the Present Year.


We publish to-day copious extracts from our
exchanges and correspondence in regard to the
growing crops of the season. 1t seems that,
although the spring weather has been unusu-
ally cold, wet and inclement, the prospects of
grain in the great grain growing regions of the
West are highly promising. Corn planting
has been delayed in the more Northern and
Middle States, but few genial days, which
seem at last to be about to bless the husband
man, will warm the soil and give fresh i'm
petus to farming operations. The apprehen-
sions about the effects of the frosts of the
early part of April upon the young fruit have
fortunately not been realized, and the pros
pect is that the yield of all the small as we'll
as larger fruits will be abundant. California,
it is estimated, will increase her last years
enormous yield Of breadstuffs fully forty, per-
haps fifty per cent, the only trouble seeming
to be about getting transportation to the great
coast The reports from the extreme South
afford much more cheerful picture than last
year. One letter writer, after expatiating
upon the luxuriance everywhere abounding in
Alabama, remarks that what the South wants
is ''more work and less grumbling and poll
tics" The freedmen are better disposed to
work than they were a year ago, and seem
gradually to be falling into the very proper
notion that il they expect to get plenty to eat
they must work for it. On the whole there is
cause for congratrlation at the abundance
which the earth promises to yield the coming


season, with happy auguries for brighter future
in those places where the dark shadows of the


past have depressed and overwhelmed the
people
Year: 1868

Miss WINNIE REAM AND THE IMPEACHMENT. -
From debate the other day in Congress on
Wooley, 1t appears that certain Miss Winnie
Ream, very worthy young lady, was, during
the progress of the impeachment, reported to
certain radicals as using her influence with
Senator Ross in favor of Andrew Johnson and
that her influence over that Senator was re-
garded Of such importance by the Hon. Mr..
Julian that he thought it proper to have talk
with her on the subject; but that being assured
by her that Senator Ross would vote for con-
yiction, Mr.. Julians mind was made easy. and
80 be gracefully retired. Here is hint for
Robespierre Butler. Let him consider the
question how far the ladies have exercised
their powerful influence in the Presidents favor
and against him, and he may get upon line
of evidence decidedly more interesting than
that Of Thurlow Weed for do we not know
that from the time of General Jackson the
ladies at Washington have broken up Cabi-
nets and made Presidents and cast them out :
Year: 1868

GENERAL GRANTS SILENT AND SUBMISSIVE
PoLIoY.-General Grant, in reply to the COM
mittee announcing his nomination for the Presi-
dency, said he had no policy of his own to
interfere with the will of the people-that is,
with the will Of Congress. This was hit at
Mr. johnson, who has ventured to have
policy, and sop to the Congressional oligarchy
that brought about his nomination. According
to this declaration General Grant is prepared
to abdicate the constitutional prerogatives Of
the President in checking partisan and i'm
proper legislation. In word he will surren-
der all the powers of government into the
hands of a legislative majority. We doubt if
this reticent man, should he become Presi-
dent, would not be more disposed to play the
role Of the sphinx of the Tuileries and have
a decided policy to suit his own views and
purposes. A man of military education and
temper is not likely to be 80 extremely sub
missive when power is in his hands. However,
the declaration does very well for the present
and for electioneering purposes.
Year: 1868

Proposed Increase Of National Bank Cur


Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, has reported to the
Senate from the Committee on Finance amend
ments to the bill establishing the national
banks, and among these amendments one to
Increase the national bank circulation twenty
millions. 1t did not require prophet or
much sagacity to see what all the noise that
has been made by the on-to-specie-payment
theorists about resumption meant, and we shall
see, no doubt, that the Congresemen and news
papers that have been clamoring for contrac-
tion and forcing specie payments will 90 for
this or larger measure of expansion. What
these so-called resumptionists and the national
banks want is to contract and ultimately to
abolish the legal tender currency In order to
initiate the national bank circulation. Their
object is to give the people national bank rags
in place Of the lawful money Of the government
and thus to increase the enormous profits and
power Of gigantic moneyed oligarchy and add
to the burdens Of the people. 1t is beginning
at the wrong end. If any more currency be
needed for the business of the country or to
equalize the circulation in the South or other
parts with that in the Eastern and Northern
States, legal tenders should be issued; and
if no additional circulation be required, as
the resumptionists claim, Or if any currency
ought to be contracted, it should be that of the
the national banks. The issue of twenty mil
lions of greenbacks in the place of that amount
of national bank currency would save twelve
hundred thousand dollars in gold year to the
people ! for twenty millions of bonds would be
bought up and cancelled. And were the whole
of the national bank currency withdrawn and
legal tenders substituted about twenty-five
millions year in currency would be saved
We should have at the same time uniform
and better currency, based directly upon the
credit of the government. The more the cir
culation of the national banks is increased the
farther we shall be from specie payments, even
should the same amount of legal tenders be
withdrawn and the whole volume remain the
same. Mr.. Sherman and the Finance Com
mittee are, as we said, beginning at the
wrong end.
Year: 1868

FREE RELIGION. .-Ofall the religious meetings
which have taken place in the month of May that
which the Free Religionists held in Boston last
week, and of the proceedings at which we
gave full report in the HERALD of yesterday,
is the most wonderful. 1t is impossible to
refuse to admit that 1t was held In very
proper place; for no place could be 80 well
adapted for such gathering % the club Of the
Year: 1868

The Presbyterian General Conference.


HARRISBURG, May 81, 1868.
In the General Conference Of the New School Pres
byterian Church yesterday afternoon it was agreed
to hold the next meeting at the Church OF the Cove
nant, New York city, within short distance OF tho
Old Brick church, where the Old School will meet.
Year: 1868

and Imperialism.


PARIS, May 81, 1868.
The Emperor Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie
visited Rouen to-day where they were received with
great ceremony and rejoicing by the authorities and
citizens.


The Emperor made speech, in which he publicly
returned his thanks and the thanks Of the Empress to
the Mayor Of R0uen for the energetic and efficient
measures Of relief which had been provided by the
municipal government for the poor Of the city during
the past winter and expressed the hope that
their sufYerngs were now ended.
In his reply to an address from the Cardinal Of
Rouen, the Emperor declared, "We will not sever
our love of God from our love of country.n
In the evening the Emperor and Empress returned
to Paris.
Year: 1868

Russia in Indla-the Peace Of Europe Sc
cured In Asia.


Russia is taking bonds in Asia for the good
conduct of England in Europe. This is the
especial significance of the vast strides she has
made within few years past toward the
frontier of India, that vast source Of British
wealth. There was a time when her power on
the sea made England practically nearer to
India than any other great Power, but that was
when the sea was the only highway Of nations.
We have got beyond that, and man can sweep
across the level wastes of continent now as
readily as through the waves, and communi-
cate by telegraph in a way that makes him in
different to distance. Russia, thanks to these
results of modern discovery, can properly
assert the power that geographical position
gives as the frontiersman of Europe-pushing
European civilization to the heart of the neigh
boring continent-and the practical conse-
quence is that she can hold out constant
menace to the British power in the colonial
world called India. England dSfe not risk
the loss of that world, and hence she will
be the meekest of the meek in all European
complications that put the young giant Of con-
tinental politics on the side opposed to her.
Year: 1868

We give to-day in letter from Washington
the outline of one of the most heartlcss frauds
ever contemplated or attempted to be carried
out under the guise Of government operation.
II is job likely to fairly entitle Kansas to the
epithet of bleeding" that derision has fastened
upon her. Years ago the government held in
trust certain money for the Cherokee Indians.
1t spent the money, but, acting honestly toward
the Indians, conveyed them an extensive tract
of land in what has since become the State of
Kansas. The land lying unoccupied was taken
up by settlers in good faith, and of course
in ignorance that it was not an open part of
the public domain. Now that'the land is nearly
all improved and farmers suppose they own
it, up comes the Indian claim. This claim
could be paid if farmers would buy their own
land at little more than dollar an acre, while
much of the land is worth fifty dollars per
acre. Immediately big job is concocted,
and the land is sold to some favorite of the
politicians in power for enough to discharge
the Indian claim, and this gigantic jobber is
at liberty to make what heartless bargain he
may or can with the settlers. Jobbng has
invaded nearly every sphere of our public life,
has corrupted popular faith in all directions,
and now 1t aims at the very basis Of the vitality
of the West and undermines the faith of the
emigrant and settler In the title to his lands.


DECORATING THE GRAVES OF SOLDIERS
Saturday was observed with impressive cere-
monies in great many different parts of the
country as day for the decoration of the
graves Of the gallant fellows who died for the
country. Private affection, remembrance and
sorrow found an expression in this way, and
the public entered into it in sympathetic.
respect for the heroes who were only theirs as
they were their country's. 1t is to be hoped
that this occasion may grow TO be numbered
with the national fast, and may not be turned
aside from Its sacred and peculiar character
by the inevitable politician who has already
thrust himself into the affairs of the Gettys-
burg and Antietam cemeteries.
Year: 1868

A Liverpool letter in the Charleston News
thus speaks of Mr.. Davis


"Having had the advantage of frequent
intercourse with Mr.. Davis L may venture
to say, from personal knowledge and OBJ
servation, that he has won golden opinions
from all who have approached him. All
are impressed with his dignity of carriage
and courtly bearing, and although there is
usually an expression of sadness on his fca-
lures, furrowed as they are by thought,
anxiety and sorrow, yet for most there
comes a smile singularly winning and be-
nignant. In conversation his tone is al
ways calm, often cheerful and none have
described their impression to me who have
not been struck, like myself, with the force
of his reflections on men and events, and
the felicity of the diction in which they are
expressed.


Although, as 1 have observed, public no.
tice has been carefully avoided, yet On sew
eral occasions, when he has been recognized,
he has been greeted by the public of all
classes with respectful cordiality. In this
there was no trace Of political feeling. 1t
is the homage men pay to one who has been
the ruler of millions of a gallant race
whose name Is inscribed forever on the
page of history, and on whose purity as a
public man slandcr has left no stain. When
to these there is added the recollection of
sufferings, physical and mental, such as
were seldom recorded or few have survived,
it is natural that all should be touched, and
should approach, even as with Il feeling Of
reverence, the living and present represen-
tative of so much that was great in the
past-of so much that must live forever in
the records of the future.
Year: 1868

O,er all our broad and varied land


They Join the glorious cause,
To make the country, "heart and hand,
The Union" as was.
Then fling the glittering Banner out,
And let it float In air,
And swell the patriotic shout


For " Seymour and for Blair !!
Year: 1868

Let brcezes lift the Banner high,
And with it's colO-s sport
What names thereon do we espy
And what is their import
II means we need a Statesman IN
The Presidential Chair,
And will glorious victory win


With Seymour and with Blair !
Year: 1868

It means to bury ocean deep


The sections Jealous hate;
The Constitution sacred Keep,


The Union reinstate ;
1t means that North and South agree
TO treat each other fair
8: To live in love and unity.


With Seymour and with Blair
Year: 1868

The dear cold Flag" regenerate,
As twas in days of yore
REPLACE the Stars of every State,


Their brilIiancy restore !;
Then round this Union Flag we'll range
With patriot hearts well swear
That ruins wasting rule Well change
For Seymour and for Blair
Year: 1868

To "Save the Country" nearly lost,
This Flag we rally round
To save the rights of dearest cost,


TO reverence hallOwed ground.
The poorest LabOrer in the land,


And Bonded Millionaire,
Should Join with earnest heart ana hand
For " Seymour and for Blair
Year: 1868




We commend the following report OF n
speech made by Fred. Douglass in Ohio
lately, to those members of the bar snd
Others who have attributed the freedom of
the negroes to philanthropic motives eil
the part of the Government:


A correspondent of the Springfield Re-
publican writing from Akron, Ohio, Jaa-
uary 26 says: Fred. Douglass delivered
m address to the coiored people of this
place to-day, in which lie gave them some
rather unthankful practical advice. He
said they had no more reason to feel
thankful to the Government for their
freedom than had the Hebrews to feel
thankful to .Pharoah for their deiivrance
from bondage. The government was dri-
ven to en1ancipate the negroes, and did
it as matter of policy, and not from any
Christian motive of right and justice.
THAT although it was possible that,
naturally, they were equal TO the whites,
they Were not PRACTICAL. They must
rise through their own exertions to a
much higher degree ofintelligence before
beingallowed all the rights and privileges
of the white race. He did not blame
them for being,in the condition in which
they now were, asi it was caused by the
degrading influence of slavery. He
should however, censure them harshly
if they suffered themselves to remain so
without striving hard for Improvement.
That Fifteen years hence found them
as they now were their destiny was seal
ed, as they were now on probation, and
ifthey failed in that time to nobly acquit
themselves, it would be almost impos-
sible for them to make any advancement.
Year: 1868

y One by one the signs of Radical
dissolution appear. The Cincinnatti
Commercial, a prominent exponent OF the
party, advocates the impossibility OF the
disorganized States of the South being
reconstructed so as to take part i'll the
Presidential election, and sagely remarks
that Congress should not attempt to
force reconstruction with the view of OBJ
tanning Southern electoral votes. There
will be three votes lost in the North where
there will be one gained in the South by
the process" 1t is certainly d very pref
ty muddIe as it stands. We agree with
the Commercial that the party will find
quite enough to do in taking care of it.
self ut home, without prospecting as
freely i'll the South as heretofore. Moth
ing but the most careful nursing can pro-
long the enfeebled life of that remarka-
bly, sick baby.
Year: 1868

THE SHAPES OF THE CLOUDS AND


the trees do not differ more widely than
the forms of nervous disease. Sometimes
both the mind and body are affected, some
times the body only, and often the complaint
is confined to single member. In one class
of cases the motive nerves alone are disor-
dered. as in St. Vitus' Dance; in another class
the nerves of sensation only are attacked, as
in neuralgia. tic dOuloureux, toothache, ear
ache. &c. Pain is. in fact, the immediate
consequence of disturbed condition of the
nervous system; for only through the deli
cate fbers of which it is composed can pain
be experienced. Tremors hysteria; and
most of the unpleasant feelings usually in
cluded under the head of nervousness, arise
from the weakness of these sensitive threads
which pervade every part of the animal
structure and have their source in the foun-
tain head of all sensation-the brain. The
Of
Year: 1868

1t is a great thing to have sound and Wig
orous constitution. There is nothing that
money can buy comparable in value to this
best gift of nature. The dAerence between
the individual who has it and the unfortu-
nate who has it not, is just the difference be-
tween the man who goes into the battle
clothed in defensive armor aud one who has
nothing to oppose to sword and bullet but
his naked breast. 1.-The pestilence that
walketh in darkness; the sickness that de-
stroyeth at MONDAY" while it lays low the
man of feble stamina, is often conquered by
the native strength ofwhat is called an Iron
constitution.


Heaven, however, has not endowed even a
moiety of mankind with this inestimable
blessing, and therefore it behooves those who
have it not, to resort to those most efficient
means of constitutional inauguration which
science can supply. There is good warrant
for asSprtinp that
Year: 1868

the-e is positively nothing that is not health
ful and wholesome. They contain no lngre-
dient which by any process could be con-
verted into an active poison, and yet as a
constitutional stimulant are infinitely pref
cradle to any of the sulphates ami acetates
which have been recently added to the
Daateria nedica The
Year: 1868

SMALL Pox.-This terrible epidemic is
again on the increase in Angels Camp. We
are informed that the new cases are also of a
more virulent character than when the dis
ease first made its appearance. Too great
precautionary measures cannot be taken
Vaccination, the only known preventive.
should be Immediately resorted to by all our
citizens. Carelessncss in the matter is q
crime, both against ones self and the public.
Measures should be taken to ascertain if
there are any persons in our midst who have
neglected to fortify themselves in this res
allowed to endanSer the health and lives of
others.
Year: 1868

Coon FOR THE "PETTIcoAT." a
week. run of the mill on the Petticoat mine
at Railroad Flat, seventy-fve ounces of gold
were taken from the outside plates alone
The battery has not been "cleaned up" but
the yield NUT be enormous if there is the
usual disparity between the amounts gener-
ally taken from the outside and inside plates.
When the fact that the mill has only been
in operation a week, and that the battery is
composed of but ten stamps. is taken into
consideration, some idea of the richness of
the rock can be formed. The rock crushed
during the month of August paid from 1925
to $50 per ton. The ore now being crushed
must be Of even a higher grade. We chal-
lenge the State to equal our "Petticoat."