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Year: 1865

WELSH PRovERBs.--,Three things
that never grow rusty the money Of the
benevolent, the shoes Of the butcher;
horse, and a woman's tongue.


Three things as good as their better
Dirty water to quench a fire, an ugly
wife to a blind man, and wooden sword
to coward.
Year: 1865

THEY WILL Nor REMAIN-THE NJ


GROEs-It il now almost a settled fact that


the negroes on most Of the plantations in this


vicinity will not remain with their employ


ers on any reasonable terms. They refuse 10


make any arrangements 70 work next year.
They have either left the farms, or are pre-


pairing to leave, and all expect to settle in
town, where they must either become pen
sioners on a bounty we are unable tO afford
them. or steal There are now here hun
dreds more than can find employment, while
the farmers are anxious to secure their labor
for the coming year. We know Of instances
where the most favorable offers have been
made to them, and contemptuously rejected.
Their coming 20 the city can only result in
privation and suffering during the winter,
and fearful increase Of crime; and we sug-
pe.t 10 the authorities the immediate adop-
tion of energetic measures TO restrain the
angry food that will otherwise overwheim
us. The existing orders on this subject,
from the headquarters Of the Freedmen's
Bureau in Virginia, will be all sufficient for
the purpose, if strictly, promptly and ener-
getically carried out.-Lynchburg RePt'bisean.


We believe that this will turn ont tobs
too much the way hereabouts as vel as in
That it will work badly We can
all readily believe, but hOT badly is more
than we are yet able to 'foresee. There are
surely as many people in and around our
towns a. can get anything to do. Idleness
begets vice and robbery. Startling accounts
reach us from all quarters. We cannot say
that we are at all surprised. II is jest what
we might have expected, and, in fact, dbl
.xpcct
Year: 1865

There have been several serenades to mem
bers and Senators since the message was sent
to Congress. They have been started, no
doubt for the purpose Of drawing out the
members on the points Of the message. The
first was given to General Banks. lie skipped
the reorganization portion Of the message
and never alluded to it at all-much to the
disappointment Of the crowd. II was alto
gether different with Senator, Morgan from
New York. He was serenaded on Wednesday
night, and came out with an unequivocal en-
dorsement Of the whole message. He APP
proved it in its length and breadth. New
York has, therefore, one man in the national
Legislature who represents the views of its
citizens.
Year: 1865

The resolution still hangs fire in the SEN
ate What will be its fate in that body re-
mains to be seen. The extreme radicals
declare it viii pass. Other Senators say
that it will not Another class say that
Tennessee will be excepted from its operation
and pass in that shape; while others state
that it will be modified 50 as TO remove the
check upon the action Of the Senate by the
House, and then pass. With these conflict
ing views of prominent Senators it il hard
to predict the result. One thing is certain,
the longer it is delayed the poorer its chance
for endorsement by that body. In the mean
time Stephens is holding back his resolution,
declaring there is no Southern States 10 be
represented awaiting the action Of the SEN
ate on the proposition Of joint committee,
in order that his real plans may not be dis
covered until that part at least is accom-
plished.
Year: 1865

OSE of the papers down in Dixie advises
the President to re- construct his cabinet and
select due proportion Of it from Dixie as .
measure of conciliation and justice. JEvv
DAVIS and Gen. LEE would doubtless be pre-
ferred as the chief cabinet .officers, and We
presume they will be, when the Copperhead
conciliation policy rules the country.
Year: 1865

Tue New York Times says subscription
is in circulation in Richmond for the relief of
JEFF. Davis and family, who, it is said, are in
reduced circumstances. So far the effort has
met with very little liberal responses, and the
probability is that enough will be raised to
supply them with all they need
Year: 1865

THE newly appointed Postmasters in South
Carolina can't take the official oath and OF
course cannot enter upon the duties assigned
them. If the Government Offices are to b
run by traitors the laws will have to be
changed to accommodate them, and treason
be placed upon q par with patriotism in the
country,
Year: 1865

The reason that the Southerners are sc
opposed TO the repudation of the rebel wal
debt, may be found in the fact that the deb,
does not become due till their independence is
acknowledged, that is never. Now if there
was any chance that the rebels would be
taxed to pay the debt they would repudiate ii
in spite of all opposition. 1t costs them
nothing to pretend to be honest, and SO they
hang on with great tenacity TO the pivilege
ofpaying the rebelwar debt-when it becomes
due
Year: 1865

tbs English press think that JEFF. DAVIS
and BRrcKrxRrDcE will soon be the most pop
ular men in the United States, and that ere
many years roll round they wiz be elected to
the Presidency. No doubt such Is the hope
OF the traitors of the South, and Northern
copperheads are quite ready to endorse the
programme. The rebels, the British and the
Copperheads, sympathise together now, as
they did during the war, and they are all
alike opposed to the punishment of traitors


In view of this concurrence of opinion
amongst the opponents of our Government
and in view of the defiant denial on their part
that the rebel leaders have done anything in
making war against the Government that
renders them liable to punishment under our
laws, 1t is proper and necessary that leading
traitors should be put upon trial for their
lives. Let US have the question decided
whether the gallows or seat in Congress or
the Executive or Judicial department of the
Government, is assigned by our Constitution
and laws for traitors who levy war against the
Government of the United States. 1t is a
uuiy eiiC OV'Sinneut OWes 10 the people OF
this country and to posterity, to bring this
question to an issue, and give us an authori.a-
tive decision.


HJErF. DAVIS is not q traitor who ought to
expiate his crime on the gallows, then we see
no good reason against his succeeding in the
Presidency ABRAHAM LINCOLN, whom a
traitor assassin sent to his long home. IfLrE
is not guilty of treason and worthy of death,
under our Constitution and laws, we fail to
discover why he should not be an honorable
competitor of Gen. GRANT for military or civil
promotion in our country. Nor can we see,
if We ignore the fact that BRECKENRIDGE and
his Southern compeers have been guilty
o. the highest crime known to -christisu.
ity, civilization and the Constitution of
our country, why they should not re.
sumo their old places in the councils of the
Nation at Washington City and elsewhere.
What says the Constitution and laws of the
United States, of which we are all such de-
voted admirers and supporters? Do they
pronounce JEFF. DAVIS and his myrmidons
eligible to Congress or the gallows?
Year: 1865

The Presidents message is not to be sent
West for delivery to the newspaper ofices in
advance ofitsreception by Congress. We shall
therefore have to depend on the telegraph for
copy.
Year: 1865

GEN. SICKIEs has succeeded Gen. GILMORE
in command of the Department of South Car
olina.


The people of Charleston regard this as a
manifestation of the dispeasure of the Presi-
dent, and an indication of more stringent
policy on the part of the Government.


We trust their fears may be realized, though
we fail to see it in that light
Year: 1865

In town in Connecticut resides a man
who made fortune in The milk business by
no, giving foil measure. As he grew rich
be thought he would change his occupation
10 something more specialize, and accord
ingly bought grist-mill In conversation
with his wife he said he did not feel right
about the cheating which he had practiced
in the milk business, and wished some way
could be devised whereby he could repay
in the grist mill what he had cheated in the
other. AT last they settled on The following
plan, which was to have measures made
which they took toll with as much 100 large
as the milk measures were TOO small.
Year: 1865

and action; and we ask you, has not the time
come for you TO east off from the Admins
iraiive discipline that was siudied and ar
ranged before you came into office and TO
throw something OF your individuality into
the Administrative policyl We ask Of you,
IN the name of The people, the concession,
since we must ask for il, OF their republic
canism. We ask, in the spirit OF enlreaiy,
what The people have the right to demand,
and TO attain by every means thai are with
in the reach of freemen to asserl their free
dom. The United states are not governed
IN accordance with the intention or the law
o: epubicanlsm. We ask you TO remedy
this; 10 terminate the reign ofarbitrary pow :
er; 10 give Us back our civil courts in lieu of
military tribunals; 20 restore the rights OF
citizenship; 10 forbid that our national for
tresses shall be prosltuIed by conversion 10
dungeons where American citizens can be
hidden from legal process to extend the
hand OF friendship TO the Southern people
now willing and anxious TO resume their al
legIsnce 70 the Federa' authority to throw
aside the goad and me Ia 81 as unworthy OF
enlightenment and Christianity welding a
conqueror's power over race OF equals aid
OF country men; 10 use the golden opportnn-
lies OF victory for lhe promotion OF mutual
confidence and respect: and 10 knock away
the shores and spurs of military rule, that
keeplhe ship of state docke1 in absolutism,
permitting The Republic to glide again into
the smooth current OF self government
We ask this of you, Andrew Johnson, in the
hope that you are well wisher OF The Re-
public, and that you will deserve well OF
the Republic.
Year: 1865

lhtoii huNeun, July ~.


A most astounding and diabocal transac.
ton was brought to light yesterday morning
at the store house Of a fifst class druggist 10
this city As yet, for obvious reasons, the
fall particulars, Tor at least so much thereof
as has been brought to light by the energy oi
Captain g Willekeus, acting Provost MarshaI
ot the Sixth District must be withheld. The
high character and standing of the druggst
referred to would seem to place him beyond
all suspicion Of guilt in the matter, either as
priueipal or accessory, and we should dislike
TO publish any thing which might suly bis
fair name. This much by way of preface We
are permitted TO make public the following:


About the 18th Of last month, the house in
question received large stock of goods from
Phiadelphia, by steamer, which discharged
at Rockets, among which were several barrels
bound with iron hoops, and containing oils of
different kinds. The articles were brouhgt up
to the drug store and placed, as is customary
in the cellar.


There was no circumstance at the time to
cause the slightest suspicion that any thing
extraordinary had occurred About q week
ago, however, one OF the clerks of the estab-
lshment had occasion to go into the cellar,
when he discovered the existence Of most
offensive odor. The latter was SO strong that
he suspended the business which carried him
there, and made dligent search for the body
which seeraed to taint the atmosphere His
search, however, proved lruilless, and he re-
turned IN few moments to the store, where,
meeting the proprietor, he stated bis suspi.
cions. Another search was then instituted but,
like the former, it resulted in nothing.


Yesterday, however, an order from the
saf.Na l. i


essary to open one Of the barrels then in the
cellar The porter was accordingly sent for
it. and it was soon hoisted to the first floor.
The top hoops were knocked of, and the
head removed, when, 10 the mystery of the
offensive order was solved. The barrel, or
cask, was discovered to contain body more
than half OF which had become liquid mass
1t was now late in the evening, and the
doors were Immediately closed while the pro.
prietor was sent tor. Upon his arrival he
deemed II proper to call in the Provost Mar
shal OF his district Captain G. Wiekens, and
that officer, with the most commendable
zeal and secresy, began Immediately to sift
the whole transaction. The BODY was exam
ined at once for traces of identity, and as
patient toll is ever rewarded, the parties soon
discovered traces which leave no doubt as to
the name, &c. The body must have been
shipped in the cask from Philadelphia, and
we are permitted to say it is that OF Lynn c.
Doyle, for some months occupying room ut
No ll9 Market street, Philadelphia


number of persous have endeavored to
obtain look at the cask, but in order that
the ends Of justice may not be defeated. this
is not permitted yet. For the same reason
the name of the druggist oughtto be and will
he, for the present, withheld. The officer in
charge has laid train by which the whole
mystery will be solved
Year: 1865

A Washington correspondent OF a New
York journal, says, ender date Of July n:


"The Rev Father Walter, of this city, bad
prepared reply TO the statement recently
made by General Hardie of the War Depart.
meut in relation to the promise exaeted by
the Secretary of War OF Father Walter, in
regard to the innocence Of Mrs Surralt, which
was to have appeared in the city papers this
morning But His Grace, Archbishop Spaul.
ding, caufed note TO be addressed TO him
by bis secretary, in which for obvious and very
proper reasons, Father Walter is requested
not to prolong the controversy any further,
but 10 let the matter rest for The present -
Those who know the kipd heart Of the Arch.
bishop are fully convinced that he feels deep.
ly grieved at tho terribly distressing circum,
stances attending the. poor woman's death,
but the Church would only suffer from pro-
longed controversy on the subject. Every
Catholic is perfectly satisfied with what Father
Walker has already said"
Year: 1865

This is happy world; who says to
the contrary is a fool or something else.
There is everything to make us happy.
The land, the sea and sky contribute to
our enjoyment. The man who has a
good heart sees pleasure where bad
person beholds nothing but gloom
The secret, then, of being happy and
enjoying this glorious world, is to pos
sess a virtuous heart. Who is the most
contented and cheerful man in your
neighborhood The man who has the
most honor and possesses the greatest
riches? No. 1t is he who has moth
ing put kind heart. For nothing ruff
fles his temper or disturbs his repose.
The morning sky--the evening cloud
the rolling waters--the blooming
landscape--the teeming forest and the
fields of snow, give him pleasure that
others never dream Of 1t is he whose
mind is led from Nature up to Natures
God-and every day that he lives he is
as contented and happy as tits possible
for man to be. Depend upon it, the
world is beautiful one, and contains
a thousand sources of enjoyment, which
they can only see and feel whose hearts
are pure and whose lives correspond
with the word of eternal truth.
Year: 1865

Over the beauty of the plum and the
apricot there grows bloom and beau


ty more exquisite than the fruit itself


"a soft, delicate flush spreads its flush
ing cheek. Now, if you strike your
hand over that it is gone. The flower
that hangs in the morning impearled
with dew, arrayed as no queenly wo-
man ever was arrayed with jewels
once shake it SO that the heads roll off,
and you may sprinkle water on itas you
please, yet it can never be again what
it was when the dew fell silently on it
from heaven. On frosty morning
you may see panes of glass covered
with landscape, mountains, lakes, trees,
blended in beautiful picture. Now
lay your hand upon the glass, and by
the scratch of your finger, orOby the
warmth of your palm, that delicate
tracery will be obliterated. So there
is in youth a beauty and purity of char
acter, which, when once touched and
defiled, can never be restored.
Year: 1865

The Power TO SAY "No."-The pu-
rity of moral habits is, am afraid, of
very little use to man, unless it is ac-
companied by that degree of firmness
which enables him to act up to what he
may think right in spite of solicitations
to the contrary. Very few young men
have the power of negation in any
great degree at first. 1t increases
with the increase of confidence, and
with the experience ofthose inconveni-
ences which result from the absence of
this virtue. Every young man must be
exposed to temptation; he cannot learn
the ways of men without being witness
to their vices. Ifyou attempt to pre-
serve him from danger, by keeping
him out of the way of it, you render
him quite unfit for any style of life in
which he may be placed. The great
point is, not to turn him out too soon,
and to give him pilot at first.-[Syd


ney Smith. -.....,
Year: 1865

LoyH.-People are loved, not in the
proportion to their intellect, but in pro
portion to their loyability. Intellect
ual powers are the leaders Of the world,
but only for the purpose of guiding
them into the promised land of peace
and amiableness, or of showing them
encouraging pictures Of it by the way,
They are no more the things to live
with or repose with, apart from quail
ties of the heart and temper, than the
means are without the end; or than a
guide to pleasant spot is the spot
itself, with it's trees, health, and quiet
Year: 1865

Coon ADVICE An exchange gives the
following advice to its readers, which We
commend to the attention of sellers and
buyers: .. @


"Never buy goods of dealer that don't
advertise. You can be sure that he is close,
stingy, and lacks sufficient energy. to take
advantage of the markets and buy cheap
In fact, it is safe rule to set down that
you will have to pay twenty per cent more
for goods to merchant who don't adver'
tise than to one who does" .+
Year: 1865

PIowINa AMONG TREEs.-Hitch the
traces at full length directly to the
plow; then take crooked jack stick,
like piece Of old scythe snath, two and
half feet long; sharpen each end to
60 into the links of the trace chain;
then put it under the horse Just forward
of his hind legs; then get a streaeher
about eight inches long and put it as
close to the piow as you can; this will
give the horse plenty of room for his
hind feet, and he can walk right against
the trees and bushes and never isjure'
them. f3
Year: 1865

Danger.


l well remember one day when a poor
woman sought, with the persistent affection
Of a mother, for the pardon Of her son, con-
demned to death. She was successful in
her petition. When she had left the room
he turned to me and said, Perhaps have
done wrong, but at all events l have made
that poor woman happy"


Th at this kindness of nature was sincere
and heartfelt cannot but think admirably
illustrated by an accident which [ recall
with peculiar feeling at the present time.


Kind to Others he had no idea any one
could entertain personal enmity to him. l
called on him enc evening at about 10
o'clock, and found him at work alone. He
proposed to walk acress to tbe telegraph
room at the War Department, and learn
the latest intelligence from the armies. As
we crossed the dark grounds which separate
the White House from the War Office, !
said to him, DO you often 60 over here as
late as this?" He replied, ooh, yes; | go
over almost every night" ventured to
demonstrate with him on the danger of thus
exposing himself, and said to him that he
ought 10 remember thatjust across the river
was hostile population, and there was
reason to believe that in the city of Wash
lngton tnere were many, possibly many hun
dreds, who sympathized with the rebellion,
and that his life was eminently precious and
should be guarded with the utmost care
l shall never forget, nor in this hour of our
mourning, can | fail to recall with deepest
emotion, the simple truthfulness of his an
swer, "Oh, they wouldn't hurt me-" The
emphasis on that word me" was most ex.
pressive Of the belief of his heart that none
could possibly entertain thought of harm
toward one who felt that be himself had
charity to all and malice to nome"


Alas, the fatal error! When | recall the
numerous evidences of the warmth of that
charity which my acquaintance with Mr..
Lincoln could furnish, | cannot hesitate to
believe that the assassin struck at his own
friend, and silenced by his murderous blow
the kindest heart in all the land. Mr..
Van Killer in New York Post.
Year: 1865

II you send people away from your
company well pleased with Themselves,
yeu need not fear but they will be well
enough pleased with you, whether they
have received any instruction from
you or not Most people had rather
be pleased than instructed. ia'3 -
Year: 1865

Recent deyelopments in our neighborng State have


deservedly attracted much attention among the busi


ness men of Baltimore. Some rare instances Of ex-
ceeding good fortune in the discovery of valuable
wells have occurred lately in the regions of Little


Kanawha and Hughes Rivers, which we are pleased
to notice. One among them falls to the cnviable lot
of Baltimore Company, which was organized in July
last and after expenditure of about $4,000, for
lands engines, boring ETC.. have present two pro-
ducing wells, which yield together an average of
$1,000 per week proft-realizng 10000 an
nually. Their property is on new territory, called
Standing Stone Creek In the same vicinity we
hear of other wells having been found by individuals
and small companies


Notwithstanding the widespread distrust which the
wild and impractical operations of the stock compa-
nies of the North have produced in the public mind,
we have never been shaken in faith that one Of
the most profitable sources of mining interest in this
country was in the production of petroleum. There


is an almost universal demand for it for purposes of
light and fabrication, which cannot be supplied in
competition from any other source. New for
this invaluable material constantly being dscov
cred, and ere long there seems a probability that it
will become an indispensable article of fuel No
other country has been so bountifully supplied by
nature with petroleum. and we earnestly hope to see
the business in the hands of practical men, and
brought to the full measure of its Importance as an
article of export. 1t has been cruelty and shame
fully dsgraced in its start by stock gamblers If only
those who deserved to suffer had shared in disap-
Ponment it would have been just but the fortunes
gained by few practical men were held up as bait
by set of swindlers who by of bogus opera
tions have numerically imposed upon thousands of
innocent and unsuspecting persons.


The subject is, nevertheless of great import
to the industrial pursuits of our country and
destined we believe to further develop our national
wealth, and have heretofore. shall continue
from time to time. to devote portion of our col
to the discussion of the question. In noticing
the progress of this interest, IN general indi-
riduot application shall be glad to receive. from
reliable sources accounts of new improvements and
dataIo ia