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Year: 1865

THE RELIGIOUS PRESS The New
Albany Ledger says: at is deeply to be
lamented that the religious press should
again become the partisans of mischief and
lad feeling, and the instruments Of. keep
ing up the alienation which has for SC
many years existed between the two sec.
tions of the Union. 1t may be that the
religious press Of the South is as guilty as
that of the North. If so, we hope the
people of that portion of the country vii
repudiate its teachings. The ministers OF
religion and the newspaper organs of the
various denominations could do much tC
bring about a reconciliation of the two
sections. But if they choose to pursue ;
different policy the guilt will be upon theil
own heads, though the consequences vii
be felt and suffered by others. While i
would unquestionably be desirable tha
religious should follow or accompany po
litical reconstruction. the mere fact tha
such reconstruction of the churches canno
now be accomplished is no reason why The
entire people of the South should be ac
cuscd of acting in bad faith in their pro
fesscd desire to acquiescc in the new orde
Of things, and no reason why the work o
political reconstruction should not be ac
complished as speedily as possible"
Year: 1865

THE CONFLICT OF THE RACEs.-Thc
Wilmington (N. Co. correspondence of
the Philadelphia Inquirer has the follow
ing The antipathy between the races
appears to have been most strongly dcvel-
opcd between the police and the colored
soldiers here, n circumstance not at all
surprising, since even when both are of
the same color there rarely prevails a
complete entente corlialc between these
two classes Yesterday disturbance oc-
Cured at the market here between a
policeman and colorcd soldier, which
terminated by the soldier cutting the
policeman in two or three places with his
sabre bayonct, and the policeman shoot
ing the soldier. Luckily the Injuries re
ceived were not serious on either side, but
the excitement produced by the melee was
great. The troops appeared to consider
the case as quarrel of caste, and felt in
clined to take it up A number of them
collected around the Mayors office, and
would probably have mobbed it had not
Capt. Cutler, the Provost Marshal of the
post, and some other officers came to the
rescue anu uiSperscu the crown At hiSht
the policeman was shot in the groin as he
was walking quietly along the street, and
it was of course, inferred that some color-
ed soldier was the attempted assassin
The result was panic among the police
men, which eliminated this morning in a
general resignation, III which the Mayor
suit, thus putting an untimely
end to the recently instituted municipal
government.
Year: 1865

The freedmen are leaving this State by
the thousand. About two thousand have
been engaged here to go to New York
State cutting lumber at one dollar per day
and found There is not much disposition
here to complain of this loss of labor to
this State. and if there was, it would not
do much good These same negroes who
60 to New York would not stay here if
more wages were promised them. They
want to test their freedom by the novelty
of travel. They have the wings and now
want to see if they are of any use. This
disposition is general among this popula-
ton. As fast as the negro gets twenty
dollars in grecnbacks, he starts North and
seldom returns This is as we would have
it. This brings white labor to Us SO much
the sooner Richmond Correspondence
Baltimore American.


The foregoing, it will be born in mind,
is good loyal authority. This ''black
vomit' is a good thing for Virginia, of
course-and is precisely as the loyalists of
that State "would have it. The state
ment implies confession that Il population
of free blacks is nuisance. The exodus
Of the negro population from Virginia may
be very proper subject Of self-gratulation
with those interested in the future Of the
old Dominion; but what is their gain in
this movement is a frightful damage to The
interests of white labor in the North.


1t would be good enterprise if tho
Constitution could be so amended as tc
purchase New England and set it apart
for freedmen" Abolitionists, Spiritual
lists, infdels and free lovers.-[Ft. Wayne
Times 4 Sentinel.
Year: 1865

WHAr I Would Do. "A lazy fellow was
lying in the woods one day in autumn,
under q hickory tree. While thus en-
ployed, he happened to look up, and see
ing the nuts on the tree, he began u phi.
lO>ophise and say what he would do.-
Said he: "What queer world this is to
be sure; it is not made right st all. to my
thinking. Here are these little sheilbarks
hanging high above the reach OF man,
while those noble pumpkins in yOnder
field are made to lie upon the ground
Now il had my way, I would make the
nuts grow on vines trailing on the ground.
and the pumpkins should hang on trees
the larger the fruit the more elevated
should be its position


He had scarcely ceased speaking, when
a nut from the tree fell PIP into his eye
nearly binding him.


'Jemimah! : he exclaimed. Jumping up
in pain, If that had been pumpkin /
would have been gone goslin. ! guess
things are arranged well enough in this
world only we cannot always see it,
Year: 1865

MEDITATION. He who cannot retire
within himself. aud find his best resources
there. is fitted, perhaps, for tae smoother
passages Of life, but poorly prepared for
all life. He who cannot and dare not turn
away fom outward engroSsmehts. and be
in spiritual solitude = who is afraid or
SickenS at the idea Of being alone has q
brittle possession in all that happiness
which comes from the whirl, ard dance.
and surface Of things. One hour may
scatter il forever.
Year: 1865

Reader, did you ever sit down in thequic,
and calm of an autumn evening, when the
long slant shadows were creeping o er hill
and dale, when the monday arrowy heat
had merged into the cool of coming night,
and feel contented? Just SO am | now,
feeling, in this beautiful Sabbath evening


Sitting here meath the shade of mon
arch apple tree, with broad meadowland
stretching far away to the heavy belt OF
woodland bordering the pleasant village OF
T, am living over in memory, the
past three years, which has been to me O
soldier life. Three long years of war, Nc
mimic show or play but a fearful tragedy
where death has reaped a bpunteous har
vest. Sheaves have been gathered rich and
plenty. The storm has passed, and here in
this country home there is naught to re-
mind me of that terrible struggle, save the
empty chairs which we see in the homes
around us. We mingle with the social cir
Gle and we are each hour missing faces OF
young and buyant youth, that once stood in
our midst, and we know too well why they
are missing to- day They are gone and we
are saved. God held us in the hollow OF
his hand. His shield was around us, amid
the storm of shot and shell, the smoke and
carnage of battle and asl now, surrounded
by all the pleasant associations clustering in
a home circle, go back to these scenes Of
blood and death, | cannot but lift my eyes tc
the heavens above and say in thankfulness
of heart, To Thee, God | owe all.


Why was L saved and they killed, has of
ten been the question Of my heart, and
cannot tell Yet am content, content tc
live on in the midst of duties which true,
earnest life imposes, till the end.
Year: 1865

In fulfllment of our oft repeated declara-
tons that the colored pets of the Abolition
lists are to be brought North and put in com


petition with white laborers, we now learn
that Railroad Company in Michigan have
lately made application to the Freedmen
Bureau for 400 negroes, to be employed in
the construction of new line of road in that
per day and board. The proper officers of
the Bureau are now engaged in collecting
the required number of blacks, aud probably
they will be dispatched during the month.
Year: 1865

Our oldest people, who have carefully
noted the "signs Of the times, says thai
we will have an unsual quantity of snow
this winter. They say that much rain dur
ing the summer is always followed by heavy
falls of snow in the winter, and claim tina,
the character of the summer is always sure
index to the character of the winter in thi,
respect. Our last wet summer was in 1885,
ten years ago-and it will be recollected
that the winter of lS55-'56 afforded more
fine sleighing than any winter since
Year: 1865

\ simple and sure conviction of our hav-
ing done rightly is not only attainablc, but
a necessary seal and sign of our having so
done; and that the doing well or rightly
and i'll or wrongly, are both conditions of
the whole being Of each person, coming of
nature in him which affects all things that
he may do, from the least to the greatest,
according to the old phrase from the con-
quering rightness Of integrity, wholcness or
wholesomeness. So that when we do exter-
nal things THAT are our business) i'll, it is
sign that internal, aud, in fact, that all
things are i'll with us; and when we do ex-
ternal things well, it is sign that internal
and chat all things are well with us. And |
believe there are two principal adversities
to this Embellishments of work, and to all
else that issues out Of Wilderness of inner
character, with which we have in these
days especially to contend. The first is the
variety of art around us, tempting us to
thoughtless imitation; the second, our own
want Of belief in the existence of rule of
right,
Year: 1865

An appeal having appeared In the New
York Nsw', which was copied in the Nation.
al lnteihgeneer, for aid TO Captain WIRE
and his family, tho money to be forwarded to
the Consul General Of Switzerland. We are
desired by the gentlemen Of that Consulate
to say that the Consul General has given no
authority for any such transaction, and he
desires to have nothing whatever to do with
WIRE.
Year: 1865




The Herald has a long s3ecial dispatch
from Hearts Content relative to the Atlantic
cable, but the only new point in it additional
TO Mr.. Fields is the following;


Practical conclusions have been arrived at
by those engaged in various capacities in the
expedition, that the steamship Great Eastern,
from her size and sea-goiug qualities can car
~ and lay an Atlantic Telegraph Cable safely
IN any weather, that nothing has occurred to
create the least doubt in the minds of the
practical men engaged in the expedition Of
the safe-laying Of the cable, but on the con-
trary, their confidence in the undertaking has
largely increased by the experience thus far
obtained. that with the Great Eastern, and
stronger tackle, and with improved picking
up machinery, there is possibility OF recov-
ering the end Of the cable and completing the
line already two-thirds laid.
Year: 1865

The Attorney General, in response to an
inquiry of President johnson whether the
persons charged with the ofense of having
assassinated the late President should be tri-
ed before a military tribunal or civil court,
gave a written opinion sustaining the former
mode of trial. This opinion has been printed
1t msintaineo that military tribunal exists
under and according to the Constitution in
time of war that the law of nations consti-
tutes u part of the law OF the land and that
the laws of war constitute the greater part OF
the law Of nations. The laws OF war author
re human life to be taken without legal pro-
cess, or that legal process contemplated by
those provisions in the Constitution relied
upon to show that military Judicial tribunals
are unconstitutional. The law of nations,
which is the resu.. of the experience and wis
dom Of ages, has decided that jayhawkers,
banditti, &C., are offenders against the law
the law OF nations and Of war, and as such
4menable to the military.


Our Constitution las made those laws a
part of the law of the land. Obedience to
the Constitution and to law, then, requires
that the military should do their whole duty.
They must uot only meet and fight the enc
mics of the country in open battle, but they
must kill or take the secret enemies OF the
country, and try and execute them according
to the law. The civil tribunals OF the coun-
trg cannot rightfully interfere with the mill
tary in the performances of their high, ardu-
Gus and perilous, but lawful duties. The
Attorney General chsracterizes Booth and
his associates as secret, active, public enc
mics and he concludes with the opinion
that "the peasons who are charged with the
assassination of the President committed the
deed as public enemies, as | believe they did;
and whether they did or no, is question to
be decided by the tribunal before which they
are tried.


They not only can but ought to be tried
before military tribunal. II persons charged
have offended against the laws Of war, it
would be palpably wrong for the military to
hand them over to the civil courts as il
would be wrong in q civil court to convict a
man Of murder who had in time Of war killed
mother in battle.
Year: 1865

On THE SLY.-An anonymous call is out
for convention in Lamoille County to nomi-
nate ticket, which convention is to be COM
posed OF I" all who believe in the principle OF
equal taxation and are in favor Of taxing bank
stock, United States stocks and bonds equal
ly with all other property" Readers of cop
perhead newspapers will readily guess that
this is only trick to get somebody into the
meshes of the copperhead net. There is no
principle more universally recognized than
that taxation should be equal and just upon
persons aud property. Nobody in fact dis
putes it, and nobody thinks of permitting any
body, bank, or other corporation, to escape
from taxation II just tax can be enforced
In reference to the special points here named,
the taxation OF United States stocks and
bonds, the only question is one of power,
not Of expediency and we once more remind
Dur readers that the first thing TO ascertain is
whether the State Gun tax them. If it can,
legally and faliry, we think everybody will go
% for just tax, proportionate to other like
property. There is nothing more important
State affairs now than its systems of taxa
ion and finance. How honorably to discharge


very obligation, and how to divide the bur-
len fairly among its citizens. are broad ques-


ions, touching all persons and property, and


II the interests of the State. We must not


epel population and capital by unjust or too
Durdensome taxes, nor disgrace ourselves by


equalization. Cannot honest men Of all par
ties agree to act upon broad and honest prin-
aipes In these mattersl II not, we shall
surely want new party; Prudent. Honorable
and Honest and we will go about il honestly
and without disguiss.
Year: 1865

CHECK REINs FOR DRAFT HoRsEs.-The
head and neck Of horse assist in balancing
bis body when not restrained by taunt
check rein just as the arms OF man enable
him to walk with more ease when they are
unconfned. When a check rein is so short
as to hold the head Of horse higher than he
is accustomed to carry it, it is impossible for
him to travel or draw easily. man can
walk or run much more advantsgeously with
his arms free and his head and shoulders
thrown little forward, because they are i'm
portant balances for his body. II draft hors-
es have check reins they should always be
unhitohed when they are hauling a heavy
draft, especially up hill. II one watches the
movements Of horses head when he slips on
ice, or pavement, be will soon be satisfied
that draft horses should not be checked up
much. Carriage horses may be made to hold
their heads high but those which have hard
pulling should be allowed to DO it in the ea-
siest manner, with their heads held naturally.
Year: 1865

must be considered holding the identical stock In who
case the first and second ob~ctoss NUT fall tossthss.


The Court could not dlso~ the complaint this this1
poat With regard to the other had seemed 10 II that The
proper for the Crcu There threeposs
bic One sale had not actually been made. an
here power OF equity might be invoedj the
second where sale had been made through mistake
&C. with want of proper notice. and this would be
for the Circuit The third where there wa fraud
bat fraud alleged IN the complaint here. The Cou1
would permit the plaintiff transfer the case to the CIcun
Court.


Aer some hrscusion the Courr permitted tho go
10 proceed and evidence for the defense introduced


Mr. T.. r Cowles Tor panif; Mr. Evsrts for deiendane
Year: 1865

Tie Sumter JWutcamuA has the following,
which we have read with surprise and regret:


In connection with the eucmy's advance ins
to our State, we learn that immense quantities
of corn fell into his hands, which had been
boarded and denied 10 the needy, and at last
it fell into tue hands of the Yankees. And
soldier Informs us, that his regiment was for
SOME time near plantation whose owner re-
fused even to sell any IF his bacon to our
troops, although he had large quantity on
hand, and not until the eucmy advanced and
our men became engaged, did he offer to sell.
1t was then too late, and no doubt the enemies'
of lis country fell heirs to his bacon. All this
is humiIiating aud should not be repeated
Those who have surplus provisions should
share them with their Jess fortunate neighbors,
for who knows how Soon the whole Of it may
be swept away by thc ruthless foe!
Year: 1865

a movement to attain standing posture
but oh horror Of horrors the thing
was holding me again. Yes-it was no
dream-it was no hallucination-it was
pa!pable, stern reality. The drag was
steady, continuous downtown again
on the mound Of earth which covered the
body Of the wretcbed drunkard. At this
moment, too, the wind increased In vio-
lence; again the horrid laughter greeted
my cart was even intensified in harsh
ness. [ could bear no more | shrleked
aloud in agony, and made desperate ef-
forts to get free; but it was all IN vain.
Exhausted nature could hold out no
louger-my energies failed me, and |
sank into state Of unconsclousness.


How long I lay there, know not; but
when I came to myself it was broad
daylight. [ made movement to get up
but I found I was held fast as before
The daylight, however, gave me aour-
age, and [ began to look around me- "A
single glance convinced me there was
80 visible spirit at work. | began to
examine the grouud, and the mystery
was explained to me in moment,
when had thrust my penRnife into the
grave, 7 had also passed it through the
lapel of my coat The mocking laugh
ter I had heard was also explained by a
half broken branch hanging from tree
in the vicinity. The wind every now
and then caught it in such manner
that it creaked and grated against the
trunk Of the tree.


| was thoroughly ashamed Of myself
for my fears, and arose up very much
crestfallen made the best of my way
home, and the incident afforded me a
lesson which | have never forgotten.
Year: 1865

A Coop IDEA "A gentleman who
was travelling in Germany made the In
quiry in an important place in which he
happened to he on It the Sabbath, in
which church he would be likely to hear
the best music. The answer was. we
do not have any music in church" "
Somewhat surprised, he asked il no
hymns were sung. The person enquired
Of responded in the affirmative, but he
some how appeared to have no idea that
this was music it was religious exer-
else into which music came incidentally,
without doubt, bat in such subordin-
ate place as to be hardly regarded for
its own sake. This is the proper idea
in congregational singing. Muslc is
not the object, but devotion. Ike exer-
else must not be regarded as musical,
but religious. The most rhetorically
elegant prayers are not necessarily the
best by any means, but on the contrary,
the rhetoric may become positive him


drance. So with the singing Of hymns,


that manner which most effectually en-
cages the hearts Of the congregation is


best, though it may lack musical ele-
gance.
Year: 1865

FAcrs FOR THE CURIoUs.-If tai
low candle be placed in gun. and shot
at door, it will 60 through without


sustaining any injury; and if a musket
be fred into water, it will not only re-
bound. but be fattened as if fred
against solid substance. A musket
ball may be fred through pane Of glass
making the hole th size Of the ball, with
out cracking the glass; if the glass be
suspended By thread it will make no
difference, and the thread viii not even
vibrate. In the Arctic regions, when
the Thermometer is below zero persons
Year: 1865

There is great deal Of human nature
about dogs. AS a general thing, throw
out bone among them, ana the one
that gets it and holds it is the best fell
low. There are exceptions, however,
to this rule, though they may be rare


The other day a lavorlte, small dog, who
himself always takes up for the abused
party, especially if the party be small
child or a particular friend, was engag-
ed in polishing valuable bone for his
dinner, when another large dog came
and drove HIM away and took possession
Of the bone himself Another dog,
still larger than either, saw what was
going on. lie was particular friend
Of the small one in play. Hc came
leiaurely along, seized the intrader by
the back Of the neck and gave him a


most thorough shaking, and il that
way carried him off some distance and
dropped him. He Their returned and
took the bone, and deliberately laid it
down before the small dog, and those
who saw the performance will insist,
that, after makinga low and polite bow,
retired to distance till his small friend
had finished his repast. t.--Gazena Gazette.
Year: 1865

A Judge and counsellor being upon
Indifferent terms client Of the coun-
sells made his appearance at the bar
with his jaw terribly swollen, the Judge
remarked, 'Mr., this client Of
yours would make an excellent counsel
lor, he's all jaw which set the court in
a roar of laughter at the counsellor.


On silence being restored, the counsel
lor then remarked


.sMy lord, ! think be would make a
better Judge, for his jaw is all on one
side.


The retort turned the laugh against
the Judge, and from that day they were
on the best terms Of friendship.
Year: 1865

can converse more than mile distant.
DR.. Jameson asserts that he heard every
word of a sermon at the distance of two
miles. A mother has BEEN distinctly
heard talking to her child on a still day
across water mile wide.
Year: 1865

NEW French METHOD OF RENDER
ING A HORSE QUIET WHILE BEING SHoD


The head Of the animal being covered
SO that he cannot perceive what is going
on around him, and an assistant having
hold cf the bride, another person stands
in front, and orders the horse to lift his
left hind foot. In reply the horse most
probably begins to kick yioleatly. A
smart blow is then administered by the
person who has spoken, on his checks
with both hands-the hands instead of
being removed after the blows, being
strongly pressed on the checks. A new
order is given to lift the foot, and most
generally is again disobeyed, but less
energetically than at first. The blows
on the cheeks are repeated for the sec
ond time. At the third repetition, the
animal trembles all over, and resistance
being at an end, he is then shod as easily
as the quietest horse.
Year: 1865




The general convention Of the Episcopal
Church will not adjourn this week, but con-
tinue its session until the middle of next
week.


The resolution to appoint a special COM
mlttee to report upon certain discrepancies in
the prayer book. was adopted


The committee on education submitted a
full report on the subject The report very
ably and at great length discusses the various
departments of education, ut home, in the
Sunday school, the day school, the boarding
school, and the college. The object of the
committee was to call attention, particularly
of parents, to the work of better education
OF the young in the principles, theories and
doctrines of the church


The committee on canons reported canon
i'll reference to the formation Of dioceses with
in the juridiction of foreign missionary dis
tricts- Also ON attendance TO authorize the
ordination of priests in dioceses in those
churches abroad which are not under mission
airy jurisdiction, such as the church in Paris,
and also Hsyti. The amendments are made
in concurrence with the action in the house OF
Bishops.


The rear end of the building lately occupi-
eddy Finerty d Richards, wholesale druggists.
and which building was burned about week
since, fell this morning. iniuring three men
very seriously. Another is believed to be
buried under the ruins