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Year: 1867

We trust that the Legislature which
meets to-day will approach its duties
with greater desire for the welfare of
the State at large and better apprccia-
tion of the wants of our people than
have been manifested by our
legislators during the past two
or three years. We claim no
especial right to give advice to the
members and arrogate to ourselves no
authority over them. There are many
of them whose election We opposed and
sincerely regretted. But, the excite
ments of the political campaign and
the bitterness of party strife being now
over, we will cheerfully rendcra hearty
support to the Legislature in all its acts
which may 10 dictated by a proper
regard for the interests of the State
rather than designed merely to promote
he welfare of u party. The State has
had too much of this partisan lesisla-
tion. Tie material interests of the peo-
pie have heretofore been permitted to
languish While the sole aim of the Legis-
latrrr seemed to be to secure political
aSccndency for the radical party. 1t is
time that this narrow and one-sided
system of legislation were abandoned,
and We hope that the members of the
legislative body now assembled will
act in this spirit and give us
such laws as are needed for the
encouragement Of the industry of
our people and the development
of our material resources, letting
political parties take care of them
selves, and stand OF fall according to
their own merits.


One of the most important duties be-
fore the Legislature re at its present ses
sion viii be the consideration of the
legal code to he reported by Mr.. LAMB
Proper attention to this will doubtles.
consume the greater portion OF the
ltI SbiS ~
exercised to make the code of laws
by which our people are to be governed,
and in accordance with the spirit OF
which our State is to become populous
and prosperous, or the reverse Of these
things, conform in every particular to
the dictates of wisdom. 1t should -bt
the aim of the Legislature to make laws
not for the moment only, not alone fol
this year or the next, but laws whose
wisdom will be approved, and whose
beneficent effects will be felt during al
the years Of the future. There
will certainly be q time when the
party spleen which now attracts sc
large share Of public attention and
Influences so largely the acts Of our ma
taional assembly will have passed away
Let it be the aim of the present Legisla
ture Of West Virginia to make such
laws for onr new State as will haster
that time and win not need to be re
pealed when the era Of sobriety ant
reason returns.
Year: 1867

them astray, In that event they ought 10
register, and our people should advise with
them and enable them to vote intelligently.
As we arc their friends, 80 they are ours, and
win provo themselves so when an issue shall
be made to test that question. know II
was conviction ON the part of the ultra alb
olitionists (now Radicals) before secession, Il
IL resulted in war, that when the war was
proclaimed 10 be forthe emancipation of the
slaves, there would be general insurrection
lit was a serious apprehension on the part
Of our own people, But the negroes were
never more faithful than during the war
They are now frce-their condition is
changed, and without our care, the fanati-
cism which has liberated will exterminhte
them We should cherish for them nothing
but sympathy-they will be our friends, and
we will be their protectors until their race is
run.


q What our people havenow TO do is, to con-
form to the legislation of Congress under the
Sherman Military Bin and the Supplement
tary Act to carry it out By this means our
State may be restored to the Union, and our
condition perhaps be bettered if not, we
may be relieved from evils which threaten
us in the future more than these measures
propose. 1t is hard to be driven to the wall
but when we are, we cannot 60 behind it.


Faithfully and truly, with the highest es
teeem, your friend, JOHN ]. McRAE.
Year: 1867

The law to supply Tennessee with arms,
as approved by the President and made pub
lie on the I'd instant, is ms follows; That
the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby
directed to furnish arms and equipments to
the State Of Tennessee, sufficient for ten
thousand militia, to be accounted for by the
State of Tennessee to the government OF the
United States.
Year: 1867

The Washington correspondent of
the Charleston Daily News says there
is a quarrel between the President and
Secretary of War, and fortifies his as
sertion by stating that Stanton appeal
ed to the Senate to remain in session.
The News correspondent states:


"Stanton discovers that notwith-
standing the potency of the Tenure
of Office Bill, that act does not prevent
the Executive from removing a mem
Der of the Cabinet not appointed by
him, and hence his alarm"
Year: 1867

need not tell you that the publication Of
the plaps and mode Of operation and mag
nifcent scheme of this corporation begat
quite a sensation in this city, and When it is
that drawings may take place
every month at fernando, and that the in
tegrity Of Gen. Armstrong and his associates
Is unquestioned, you may imagine what
sensation was excited among capitalists and
and owners PHIDLAs
Year: 1867

Tmr New York Heraii says that the desire to force to the surface q vast negro elemei -untrained, uneducated, un!ltted to control themselves, much less legislate for those who set them free--is the modest phase of q revolution which is urged on with par tisan violence which forgets in its present success, that it must bring a reaction that will be terrible to both biack anl white.
Year: 1867

TIE way they weigh hogs in Kansas is as follows: They first tie the hog to one end Of rail, balance the rail on the fence with rocks tied to the other end, anl then guess how much the rocks weigh.
Year: 1867

A NEW Democratic paper, 1he Telegraph, is to be started in New York by leading financial men and institutions, which foresee ruin in further indulgence of Radical rule. The joint capital invested is six hundred thousand dollars, with readiness to increase 10 any amount.
Year: 1867

To PRESERVE pEGGED BooTs AND SHors. It is said that if pegged boots are occasion ally dressed with petroleum between the soles and the upper leather, they will not rip. If soes of roots or shoes arc. dressed with pc troloum they will resist wet and wear well. The pegs it is said, are not effected by dry ness after being we'll saturated with the liquid
Year: 1867

way, although am very sorry for it
when the fit is gone; so if you should
observe any strange actions Or unnatural
appearances about me, you must get out
Of my way"


The terrified coal-burner during this
brief colloquy, happened to turn his
eyes to the east and 10 his horror and
amazement observed the full moon just
rising above the tops Of the trees
staying his ponderous heels into the
fianks Of his steed, and Justify plying a
raw-hide whip to the posterior part of
the animal, he leaned his body forward
as though he would beat the horse he
was riding. Curiosity led him to take
one more glance at the mad-man, when
he was panic-stricken by seeing Mike
reeling from one side to the other, roll
ing the whites of his eyes up, lolling his
tongue out Of his mouth, and grasping
his shoulders with a terrapin grip.


Heels, whips, and jerks of the bride
now increased the speed of the horse to
full sweeping gallop, when Mike laid
hold Of the coal. burner, and sinking
his teeth into his shoulder, went 70
work as earnestly as if it did him good
Frightened almost to death, Honeycut
let all holds 60, and tumbled off in the
road. Mike jumped into the saddle,
rode into the village and told the tale to
the girls, who laughed heartily at it, and
said again, "4Hike, your crasyr


The coal-burner ran every step and
jump Of the way home, and made his
wife fl barrel with salt water, and the
last we heard of him, he was sitting up
to his neck in it, to cure the Hydropho-
bia FANNY.
Year: 1867

Fifty years ago we used to read in the
primmer:


III. stands for hog; he Is good for naught till he


is dead, .s-,
He is mser's own brother though much better


fed"


Hogs might be made useful in making
manure; they will soon fix bedding
of straw, so that it will be as fine as
though it had been chopped or cut.
They might be made very useful in
cleaning worms and grubs out of the
fields. Let 'em root, root the pastures
and meadows too; they are naturally
too lazy to root without they get paid
as they go. The big white grub is get
ting to be quite destructive to our mead
ows, and they do good deal of dam
age to many OF our potato fields on turf
ground. Never ring hogs nose un-
less you intend to keep him in the sty
constantly.


The cause of hog cholera is filth filth
of the hog? no, filth of bis owner. Ii
is caused most by confning them in the
same yard year after year and feeding
on the ground. They should be fed on
a plank floor and the pen kept clean.
If the pen is small it should be cleaned
every day and nice nest for the hogs
to rest in; they require some fresh
earth, rotten wood or charcoal; but
foul earth, which they sometimes get
by there being old holes in an old floor
of the pen, will cause them to be sickly
if it don't cause death. AS filthy as the
hog appears to be, if the husbandman
is what he should be, his swine will
always look sleek and clean. Any
farmer ought to blush to report case
of hog cholera.
Year: 1867




AS l was reading in the Ohio Farmer
of recent date, | noticed an article on
bread making and choose to pre-
sent for the perusal of its readers
my mode of baking. / agree with the
writer about its being a subject that all
are or should be interested in. 1t is q
very essential and the almost all impor-
tant part of housekeeping. We may
be versed in all the minutia of domestic
affairs without a knowledge of this, and
all our other accomplishments will avail
but little; for in my opinion the best
meal that can be prepared accompanie d
with poor bread is poor meal. ~


l choose to differ with your cores
pondent in the mode of baking. In the
first place prepare hop yeast. Scald
a portion of flour with buttermilk; let
stand until sufficiently cold and stir in
my yeast prepare this in the evening
and let it rise until morning, when /
warm quantity of buttermilk and stir
in portion of flour and stir in my
rising, having the mixture as stiff as /
can stir with spoon, which let stand
until it is light when | knead it stiff
as l well can. Let this get light and
make out into pans. When sufficiently
light, bake it, and my bread has been
pronounced by judges to be the best and
whitest they have eaten.


l would add that / use salt, and have
tried many ways of baking, but with
less success.


: MAGGIE, the farmers Wife.


Tuscard,eas Co. March, 1867.
Year: 1867

Rg-The New Briton Record tells the
following. A man Gin that town. lost
the key to a door in his house, so taking
the door of, he put it into a wagon,
drove to the lock shop, and wanted a
key fitted to the lock. When the per-
son who was requested to fit the key
went to the wagon with a screw driver
and cooly took the lock off the door, ii
is said that verdancy's eyes opened with
amazement and he exclaimed with q
tone of wonder, "Gosh who'd q
thought of doing it that way7"
Year: 1867

Armed rebellion having been
brought TO a close by the surrender
of Lee to, Grant, tho attention Of
the country was Immediately di-
rected to the work Of reconstruc-
ton. There was a discussion as to
whether the SC. called Confederate
States were out Of or in the Union,
and a great deal Of time, as itseems
to me, was wasted on that abstrac-
Year: 1867

The Union Party of the State OF California
in Convention assembled, hereby present to
the people of this State their platform and
declaration of party principles:


Resoired, That in the present, as in the
past. we are irreconcilably opposed to treason
and to traitors, whether the same shall at
tempt to subyert our Union and control our
Government by fraud and treachery from
within, or force from without; and that up-
on the loyalty of the Nation, tried and prov
en-, We rely to re-establish firmly and forever
the bonds of our National Union.


ReSolued, That in reconstructing the Ma
ton its foundation should be justice and its
architect loyalty, and we are not willing
that those so active to destroy should be
chosen and preferred builders to erect it, and
until it shall appear that in the States lately
in rebellion loyal Committees exist, capable
and ready to administer justice and enforce
law in accordance with the principles of a
government of freemen. and equally is it our
wish that the Government be administered
and the law enforced by the loyal agents of
the Federal Government.


ResolUeG, That in the reconstruction plan
of the late Congress we recognize policy as
wise as it is magnanimous, and when the re-
spective States late in rebellion shall bring
themselves within its provisions, we will
welcome them as sisters, and receive them as
equals in q reconstructed Union.


Reso!yed, That We deem the passage by the
Legislature of law establishing eight hours
labor as legal days work, eininently just
and proper.


ReSolred. That the importation of Chinese
or any other people of the Mongolian race
into the Pacific States or Territories. is in
every respect injurious and degrading to
American labor, By forcing it into unjust and
ruinous competition, and an evil that should
be restricted by legislation and abated BY
such legal and constitutional means as are in
our power.


ResoIgea, That the future primary elections
of the Union party in this State should be
held under the provisions of the primary
election law, and that such test should be
prescribed and enforced as shall exclude all
persons not members of the Union party.


ResOlred, That we fully approve the amend
ment to the Constitution of the State pre-
sented by the Legislature of 1866, and pro-
viding that the Legislature shall have no
power to make an appropriation of money
for any purpose whatever. for period longer
than two years; that the same should be ac-
cepted by the Legislature. adopted by the
people and become part of the Constitution
of the State.
Year: 1867

POISONED BY ToBACCo.-A prominent mer.
chant OF our city, VINO has been a great
sufferer from chronic rheumatf- m, was ad.
vised short time ago to try an application
OF saturated tobacco leaves to his swollen leg


He did go; and the result ives so ENCOURAGING
that the application was renewed every morn.
Ing. On Sunday, however, not intending to
60 out OF the house, he deter n ined to allow
the poultice to remain on the afflicted member
until the next day. Before that time arrived


he was siezed with violent sick stomach,
and In short time it was emptted as by
the influence OF the most powerful emetic A
physician being sent for, he pronounced the
ing the leaves, the leg was found covered
with pimples. into which the juice Of the
tobacco had oozed. The sufferer was soon
utterly prostrated, and the attendant physi-
clan even despaired Of his life, but by the
next morning he felt much better, and is
now walking our streets in comparative
good health We relate the facts as they are
reported BY friend, who vouches for them
Richmond Dispatch. .sl-E
Year: 1867

AT the time when party spirit ana
active hostilities were raging in Bel
GUM, at the close of the fifteenth CEN
tury, certain soldiers of the Spanish
Army happened to be taken prisoners
by the Dutch and by way of martial
retaliation for similar act Of cruelty
practiced upon some Dutch prisoners
by the Spaniards, all of them were to
be hanged. Humanity, however, sug-
gested that it was unnecessary to put
the whole party to death; and of the
twenty-four who were taken, eight on
ly were eventually destined to the hal
ter. For the purpose OF ascertaining
who were to be the sufferers, twenty
four lots were made, eight Of which
had the figure OF gibbet described
upon them, and the remaining sixteen
were in blank. The whole twenty-four
lots being shaken together and cast pro-
mscuously into helmet, each prisoner
was ordered to draw out one; those
who drew blank lot were Immediately
discharged, but those who drew the IA
tai symbol were hanged on the spot.
The conduct of those who We're COM
PEELED to set their lives upon so desper-
ate a cast, varied according to the nerve
and temperament of each but terror
and lamentation prevailed. The most
conspicuous object was Spaniard, who
could scarcely be urged to the helmet,
and whose tears and exclamations ex-
cited both ridicule and compassion.
Among the captives was an Englishman
danger, and quietly looked on until his
turn arrived and when called upon by
the Dutch officer, he walked up to the
helmet with the utmost unconcern, and
without falterjng or changing feature,
drew his lot which was a blank. Thus
favored by fortune, and himself free
from danger, he told the trembling
Spaniard, who still held his hand in
the helmet. dreading TO draw forth his
fate, for ten crowns of gold he was ready
to draw his lot for him, and stand to
the consequence. The Spaniard jOyfully
agreed, and the Englishman, having
received the money, coolly requested
the Dutch officer to allow him to fulfill
his part Of the contract by drawing the
Spaniard's lot; and permission being
given, he drew again, and again was
fortunate. "A strange caprice of for
tune,' says the historian, (Which could
thus favor man whose cheap estimate
of his life made him unworthy, not only
of his double escape, but even of a sim
gle lucky cast"
Year: 1867

SOWING WoRDs.-This is what we
are doing. Every word that is spoken
or written is sown, and will always bear
fruit. Remember, it will always bear
fruit, though we may not see it at the
time. Such important things are words.
They are mans life going forth-his
thought and principle. If the thoughts
are good, they will bear good fruit if
bad, bad. Though we may not see the
effect at ance, there will n day come
when the effect of our words will return
to us, and we will have to answer for
what they have done. An nov much
Il little word will do' word spoken
perhaps in jest-and We are daily speak
ing such. There is not a sound but is
carried to infinite space, moving on for
ever. SO with thoughts uttered. What
an account has each man to render
Much of it is visited upon us here; all
| will meet us eventually. The little,
word that was sown and was prolific,
affecting many, causing often death and
sorrow wide spread, will have to be an
swered by us, in all its bearings. How
careful then we shonld be. So with
the good words they come back to us
blessings-a constant return. This is
the harvest we want. Let us then sow
the good seed and if we do not reap the
harvest all here, we shall hereafter.
Year: 1867

We understand that photographer who was
employed by the Citizens Association to take
photographs of different parts of the New Court
House has been refused admission to the build
ing. 1t would be an excellent idea to have n
series of views taken at'stated intervals, by way
of showing the progress of the work, and if
these could be exhibited whenever n fresh ap-
preparation is asked for, stop might perhaps
be put to the cheating. 1t is easy enough TO
understand why the Supervisors will not allow
this to be done. But the public have a right
to see the work which they are compelled to
pay for, and we trust the Association will re-
lax no effort to throw open the great marble
swindle to the freest possible inspection.
Year: 1867

Gen. Grant has allowed himself to be made
the instrument Of removing Gen Sheridan. This but


fresh illustration Of the small value Of great influence
20 who has not been gifted with discretion enough
TO keep it. The thing the public mas most admired IN
Gen. Grant, next after his great military ability has
been the singular and admirable persistence with which
he has kept OF politics We considered this for
part good quality In republican General, that We
willing in consideration OF IL 10 forgive even hls
failure TO support Congress openly IN its conflict with tho
President But he has chosen 10 abandon the want
age ground Of neutrality and has thrown the weight Of
his character and services into the Presidential scale.
lie has helped the President 10 diminish the odlmn OF
removing Mr. Stanton by cOn,entng 10 take the vacant
place and has by the act weakened Mr.. StantOus
determination 70 resist. Gen. Grant il suitering
himself to be made the political medium FOR transmitting
orders which he we'll knows have other object than
the qualification OF Mr. JohusOns spite and the rustra
ton and delay OF the plan deliberately made by Congress
for the restoration OF peace and harmony. To the
loss Grants chances OF the Presidency the smallest
and least important OF the consequences Of his mistake
The victor Of Missionary Ridge aud and cap
tor Of Ncksburg and Richmond has pace
in history TO which his accession 10 the Pres
idency could lend luster; but We confess
We could wish that his claims TO the gratitude oi his
countrymen not weakened, they sure 10 be-
by this unfortunate dip into the troubled waters Ot
politics Still there question, in spite Of the abusa
that heapcd upon him, either TO his honesty Oh hs
loyalty and in all but the effects OF the change on tho
Southern imagination, Thomas will do As well as Sheri'
dan IN Louisiana.
Year: 1867

In his speech at Canton, Ohio, a few days
since Senator Sherman, after referring to the
adoption of the Constitutional Amendment,
said even now, if the South, with the spirit
chat actuatcs Gen. Longstreet and Others,
would adopt the amendment and elect loyal
Senators and members under it, their admis-
"son TO representation would be easy. know
"what | say to you is true when | declare that
"a majority of the Republican Senators and
"membcrs would have admitted any Rebel
estate upon its adopting the Amendment and
complying with its terms"


President johnson opposed that Amendment.
Had he not done so the South would have ac-
cepted it., and might now have been in the
Union. The worst of their present misfortune
the Southern States owe to their persistence IN
taking bad advice. They will never get ont of
the ditch till they give up following blind
leader.
Year: 1867

We are not yet disposed to accept as strictly
accurate the assertion of The Boston Post
that Gen. Grant told the President that unless
Mr. Stanton was removed he should be COM
PEELED to leave Washington, and expressed his
entire willingness to take charge of the War
Department. For if Gen. Grant thus advised
the President The Post must surely be wrong
in saying that Grant afterward protested
against the removal. Yet, when we consider
that these conflicting statements are made
upon the authority of long conversation
with the President, it is difficult to dismiss
them as mere rumOr. AS the only way to fix
the responsibility, the public rightly demands
the publication of the correspondence between
Gen. Grant and Mr. Johnson. In this country
the people do not like to see the Government
turned into secret society; they expect con-
fdence for confidence, and when they trust
men with vast power, desire themselves to be
trusted. Silence is not esteemed virtue where
free speech is protected by law. Especially
when acts are equivocal, explanations should
be prompt and frank.
Year: 1867

The Committee on Cities in the Convention
gave a hearing on Thursday to delegation
from this city, who discussed plans for an i'm
provement in our City Government. Mr. Evarts
considered it important that the city should
not be separated from Legislative control. He
suggested a clause in the Constitution leaving
it within the province of the Legislature, in
addition to the qualities now imposed upon
suffrage, to make such additions in regard to
taxpayers as may seem best Mr.. Hutchins
gave an interesting review of the course Of
City Government in New-YOrk during the last
century. All the gentlemen deplored the present
evils connected with the many departments Of
the government of this city, but differed in
their plans for improvement. We beg to sug-
gest abolition as desirable mode of proceed
ure toward several of the City Hall juntas.