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Year: 1868

ITO THE EDITOR OF IIiB TRIBUNE


SIR: Alas! where is our chvalryY While in
the earnest and faithful discharge of his duty to
his country, in the prime of life, Abraham Lincoln
the good, the honored President of this great
nation. was assassinated Universal gloom was, by
this calamity spread over the land North and South
alike mourned. Every house was draped in black,
expressive of the deep sense of the loss sustained
Then the American heart was true to itself-Gnd the
trorld honOred il! Steamer after steamer brought
messages of sympathy from afar until every country
had respected the memory of the departed What
mockery must not this American demonstration seem


if the soul of the departed has known the insult, the
persecution that has been heaped upon his widowed
wife! More criminal than the assassin who took
from her the husband of her youth are the men who
have reyiled her. ARd not a man IN NE nation has
come forward to denounce the cowardly and gross
attacks this detenseleSs woman. Men OF America.
where is your Chirdly, Once the widow of your
MdrtTed President, il should have been your pride
and duty to protect her. She would honor such
generosity. You have permitted the grossest assaults
To be made in the papers by men whom yOu would
not permit TO cross your own thresholds. They have
entered the sanctuary of her private life, and de-
graded her IN The presence Of hG chlldrR and not
voice cry shame Gradually sinking under
her many trials her physician ordered her to go TO
Europe for the benefit of the trip and change Of
scene and it required all her strength TO rally
sufficiently TO do Again TheUGSbmg'On star, ul-
provoked. heaps upon her coarse abuse. lt is too
much-She sank under these repeated trials, and was
too i'll To sail Men OF Imericd, will you permit this
longeri Let the memory of Abraham Lincoln be
honored in the respect You pay 10 his widow and
children. Az AMERICAN WOMAN.


[The pointed reference above to the American
Press oblges us to say that Mrs. Lncoln's re-
grettcd appearance before the American public
in connection with dresses, &c, was not Who'll
ly the fault of the journals which commented
thereon-it was partly her own. We believe,
however, that her mind was iniurously affected
by the murder of her husband, and that much
which has given pain to the American People
is Justly attributable to this circumstance.-Edl ]
Year: 1868

The passing of the new Parliamentary Reform
bill has been Immediately followed by the


enactment of measure for the punishment OF


corrupt practices at elections. The evil of


bribery in English elections has grown into
such formidable proportions, the profuse cx-
penditure Of money to get returned to the
House of Commons has become so general,
that as a rule none but men of the greatest
wealth can aspire to a seat in Parliament. As
matters stand, the chances of a candidates sue
cess depend infinitely more upon the length of
his purse than upon his merit and capacity.
An estimate recently made Of the outlay of
money by candidates at the last general cleo
ton in England fixes the sum total at an
Year: 1868

The Weser Zeitung, German paper which IS
usually well informed, states that Count Bis


marck will enter into negotiations with the
United States and other foreign powers, for
establishing new international law providing
for the better protection of emigrants. A real
reform in this matter is undoubtedly great
want, though there is reason to fear that some
countries will endeavor to put new obstacles
in the way of emigration, under the pretext Of
providing for the protection of the emigrant.
Year: 1868

S. II. S. inquiries if the negro had an equal
right with the white man to vote in the State
of Ncw-York fifty years ago. We answer he
had. The first Constitution of the State of
New-York, adopted in III, continued in force
until 1922. by that Constitution the right to
vote was given to every male inhabitant OF
full agen who had resided six months in the
State, and possessed certain property Qualifca-
tons. The black man was not prohibited from
voting by the first Constitution of any one of
the original thirteen States, except South Caro-
lima
Year: 1868

An Act to confirm the title to certain


lands in the State of Nebraska.


Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That In all cases in which
che Commissioner of the General
Land Office, or the Secretary of the
Interior, has finally decided in favor
Of pre- emption settlers or the locators
Of Indian or half-breed scrip, and IS
sued patents to them for lands within
the corporate limits Of the city OF
Omaha, in the State of Nebraska, the
right and title of the patentee or pat
tsntees shall not be defeated OF Ia
In the said corporate limits, but
If good in every other respect the
fitIe shall be good and valid not
outstanding such lands may have
been within the said corporate limits,
Year: 1868




Interview with the President MFR.


JOhnsOn's Views. etc.. etc. ac1g,


NEW York, Jan. 2O.-The Worlds
Washington correspondent in a personal
interview with the President Yesterday,
elected the following from the Executive:
that as President Of the United States he
was bound by oath to administer the
government according to the constitution;
he had by. defending a principle, found
himself singularly opposed by another
branch of the government, but he had faith
in the good sense of the people, and mods
ification of sentiment ensued the Radicals
have made Congress political monstrosity,
having oYerleaped all bounds; someof these
ofparty and political ambition. If they now
keep on by conquest in the South this year,
they will manage to obtain power more
equivalent to that of last in the North. He
then referred to aneffort made to connect him
with the assassination plot, and said that
the leaders were capable of employing any
measures TO ge rid of him or shear away
his power the measure in Congress he
said was revolutionary. The proposition
to deprive BY act Of Congress, the vested
authority of the President as Commander
in-Chief, is direct violation ofthe consti-
tuition. The bill submitted by Mr.. Bing-
ham assumes the right of Congress to do
away with the President altogether if it
choose, and makes itself executor as well
as legislator. Government assumption is
arrogant, dangerous and destructive. If
there had been a liberal, generous, law
abiding sentiment predominant in the
North, by this time the South would al
most have been upon its legs again, and
the vanity of negroes would not have been
so fed to bursting that labor, free labor for
their old master should be neglected,
shirked and lost; there would have been no
military usurpation, but civil governments
in each State he was convinced thatif every
district commander in the South should
be changed to department commanders,
with duties confined TO assisting the civil
authorities TO preserve order, civil govern
ment would be rapidly and peacefully re-
stored. In his Judgment the speedy result
of this would be, the reorganization of the
whole country. But it appears as ifCon-
gress is determined not to allow this happy
consummation. A revolution such as these
headstrong spirits are still determined to
precipitate, may have, if suffered TO go on,
an effect more dangerous than civil war.
Responding to the intimation that he was
understood to intend to exercise all author
ity vested in him TO repel these revolutions
airy measures, the President said he in-
tended to do his dnty. As to what that
duty may involve, it would be premature,
he said, even to suggest. We will leave
special measures for special occasions when
they arise. have confidence in the good
sense OF the army, and certainly / believe
in the people. Ibelieve in young men !;
they will not permit revolution to be ac.
complished, even though it might be me-
cessary for the people 10 take the matter
into their own hands.
Year: 1868

In response to the stringency Of the
times, and to enable them to reach a
greater number of readers, during the
perilous trials through which the coun>
try is passing, the prOprietors of the
UxIoS AND DIsPArcH have determined to
sgain reduce the terms of subscription,
and hereby announce to their patrons
and the public, that from this date, these
terms viii be


For the Daily Union and Dispatch. per


annHn 2lo w
For the Tri- Weekly Union and Dispatch.


Per fnnum.. W


Having led of, about year ago, in a
reduction of the subscription price of the
Nashville papers from fourteen to tlceloe
dollars per annum for the daily-making
a corresponding reduction in the price
Of the tri-weekly edition-we take
pleasure in being again the pioneer in a
still further reduction, to the same ex~
tent We have thus brought down the
price of a frstclass political, CONNER
cial and news journal in Tennessee, to
nearly the ante-war prices


Our purpose is to practice what We
preach. We are for retrenchment and
economy in every vocation of life The
discreet and honest newspaper is now
necessity in every intelligent and
we'll ordered household, and we are re-
solved to furnish the UNIoN AND DIsPATcH
for the least possible living price, pre-
cisely as all the other necessaries of life
onght to be furnished. The time has
passed for grand speeulations in the legiti+
mate avocations of life in this community.
Rather we should desire to see every
branch of Tennessee trade and industry
become a mutual help and assistance,
each to the other, and 80 lay the founda@
tions of general prosperity wide and
deep, in the primary elements of self
dependence and local independence
We send abroad for nothing that we can
obtain at home, and thus we unite our
fortunes, as well as our lives, with those
among whom we live


At our present rates the several edi-
tions of the UNION AND DISPATCH will be
within the reach Of all who feel an in
terest in the great events that are daily
passing into the history of the country f,
and we trust that our effort viii meet a
substantial appreciation on the part Of
our patrons and the general public. .
Year: 1868

anu z'rOSDeclS.


AS is known TO our readers, Hon. Alex.
II. Stephens is at Philadelphia, supervising
work on the late war, which is now in
press in that city. In conversation re-
Gently with a friend, he gave expression to
the subjoined views which have found their
way into print;


"He pronounced the future before that
section of the country (the South fraught
with gloom and disaster, and can see moth
ing in the policy of reconstruction but the
operation of a fearful scheme, whose ulti-
mate result will be the destruction of either
the black or the white race. Every day,
he says, it becomes more painfully evident
that the estrangement between the two
races is widening-on the part Of the ne
groes from the effects of such instruction
as teaches them to mistrust and oppose the
whites, and on the part of the latter from
an adherence of the negro leaders and an
instructive aversion to be ruled and legis-
lated for by ignorance and standardization.
From what fell under his own observation
in Georgia, he was unable to detect any
thing like spirit on either side tending TO
mutual sympathy of sentiment and interest.
Radical emissaries from the North have
sown the seeds of evil dissension with
terrible earnestness, and the diametric OPP
position of the races now visible all over
the South, must in the very nature of things
lead, at some time or other, TO fearful col
lisions. The inevitable result, Mr.. Stephens
declares, as dispassionste observer, forces
itaelf irreeisfihlv on his attenfion A war
Of races, desired by some and indifferently
needed by others, is, to his mind, conse
quence as sure to happen, under the Radi-
cal method of reconstruction, as it is inn
possible to avoid, if the precedents of
history or the impulses that control human
nature be taken into account"
Year: 1868

We shall constantly almaBish the Sonthern
people 20 he salf-reliant. and shall do what We
may he able 70 induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
Ducts. To this end we win pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of Misunderstanding.
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diversih-
cation Of Southern industries and the Develop
uent of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

The united Democracy are IN bad
way. They have three policies oil
finance: the East generally favori
a return TO specie payments, while
the West propose to pay the nation
al deot in greenbacks; and, between
the two, large faction are for open
repadtat'oa- As a compromise, the
leaders Will urge that there shall be
no attempt by their National Cen
vention, to agree on either policy.
Year: 1868

THE Rural World proposes to cure founder in horses in this way: Take the horse into a brook or stream of water deep enough to nearly reach his body, and fasten him there with his head so high that he cannot drink. If the weather is warm keep him there sey- eral hours. Then remove him and rub his legs thoroughly to promote circulation. If still lame, repeat the process two or three times, and a cure will be effected. In the winter twenty minutes will be long enough to keep the horse in the water, when he should be taken out and rubbed, as in the other case, repeating the operation if neces- ,sary. This is said to cure all cases of foun- der when not of long standing
Year: 1868

FEMALE BARBERs.-A New York journal says:

 Ut is rumored that we are to have 'fe- male barber shop in the Fifth avenue, that is to say, barber's shop managed and manned exclusively by women. It is to be devoted entirely to the accommodation of males, and ladies will not be able to get their Lair dressed there All the beardless boys in the metrop- olis will go there to be slnved-so will the old boys. We have often thought that women would make better barbers than men. Now we shall have a chance to know.
Year: 1868

SOMEBODY has discovered that the Repub lican ticket is purely military, being made up of General Grant and Col Fax Its strongest supporter as a consequence, says a radical paper. is General Satisfaction.

 Happy Rad, that editor. But, next No vember, he will Seymour clearly than now that in time of peace, the " civil" is superior to the military and that the people of these United States have had enough military chicken pie to last them for long time to come.
Year: 1868

PARTINGs ARE ALWAYS SAD, and It Is painfu
to sever old ties but our friends LEVY BRO
THEIRS are compelled to the measure Of removing
t. larger store, not because they have not been
doing well at the old stand, nor is It to accommo-
date any particular class Of custom up town or
down town. but for the accommodation of all thefr
friends and patrons. So many had to lose hoursin
waiting that with larger store and Increased
force they can attend to all without their being
crowded out Of elbow-room This is their last weei
at their old stand, and they closing off theil
old stock at reduced prices to make room for tht
new goods.
Year: 1868

we have witnessed. 1t is probable, but not
certainly ascertained SIS yet, that MIR. Bate
man may let us have little round OF bus
famous French opera bouffe.


With such q list as this, we do not fear
that We will feel the great dearth of first
class amusements this winter as it has been
q
Year: 1868

HENEICo TAx-PAYERs.-The attention Of
the Taxpayers Of the county is called to the
card of Sheriff Smith in another column.
He invites them to call at his Office and set
tie their bills during this term Of the county
court, after which time they will be given to
his deputies for collection, who are instruct
ed to be prompt in making their returns.
Year: 1868

AN ACT to amend Sections 1915 and


1876 of the Revision of 1860 in relation


to permits for the Sale of Intoxicating


Liquors.


Sec = BE itenacted by the Genera,
assembly Of the State Of Iowa, That
the certificate provided for in sections
1875 and 1915 of the Revision Of 1860,
shall state the purpose for which it is
obtained and upon its presentation to
to the county judge, he shall fix day
for the final hearing Of the application
and give notice Of such application and
time of final hearing by publication in
at least one newspaper published in the
county, or by posting such notice in the
township, town, or ward in which the
business is to be conducted, such publ.
cation or posting shall be at least ten
days prior to the final hearing, and the
applicant shall pay the expenses there.
of in advance, and fee Of two dollars
for final hearing.


s2. At any final hearing any resi-
dent Of the county may appear and
show cause why such permit shoulc
not be granted, and the same shall bs
refused unless the county judge shall b
Year: 1868

AN ACT in Relation to Revenue and


Taxing the Property of.Express COM


panies and Telegraph Companies.


SEC. BE II enacted by The General
Assen,5y ofMe State Of Io,oa, That the
property ofall express companies ana
all telegraph companies, operating ana
doing business within this State, shall
be included in the valuation OF the per-
sonal property of such company or body
corporate in the assessment Of taxes in
the township, Incorporated town, or
city where such company or corporation
shall have an Office for the transaction
Of its business; aud said property SHAH
be assessed at the same rate as other
personal property in the hands OF lndi-
viduals of this state.


SEC. >. In each township incorpora-
ted town, or city in this State, where
any such express company or telegraph
company shall have an office or agency
for the transaction of its business, IL
shall be the duty of the agent, clerk. or
person having the charge or care OF
such Office or agency, annually on the
| enth day of January, or as soon there
after a, may be, but not later than tho


first day of February, to furnish TO the
assessor of such township, Incorporated
town, or city, a sworn statement OF the
gross receipts of said office or agency
accrung from the business and earnings
of such company for the year ending on
the first day of January next preceding
said statement to be sworn to oy the
officer or agent having charge OF sacn
Office; and upon receiving such statemnt
the assessor, shall deduct for the ex-
penses of said Office or business, sixty
Der cent from the amount SO stated -
! The gross receipts, and return the 70
manning amount as the personal prop
erty Of such company 70 be assessed ~
the same rate as the personal properly
of private individuals IN u's
State.


! src. 8. Ifsueh agent, clerk, or per-
Year: 1868

AN ACT to provide for the taxation of


the shares of National Banks.


Sec l. BE it enacted by the General
assembly Of the State Of Ioma, That
all the shares Of the Banking Associa-
tions organized within this State pursu-
ant to the provisions of the Acts of Con-
gress to provide a national currency Sc
cured by a pledge Of the United States
stocks and to provide for the circulation
and redemption thereof. held by any
person or body corporate, shall be in
cluled in the valuation ofpersonal prop
erty of such person or body corporate or
corporation in the assessments Of taxes
in the township. incorporated town or
city where such banking association
is located and not elsewhere, whether
the holder thereof resides in such town
ship, in incorporated town or city or
not. But not at a greater rate than IS
assessed on other moneyed capital in the
hands Of individuals of this State.


Il. That it shall be the duty of the
principal accounting officer Of each Of
said association, before .ne "'a'
day Of May A. d., 1868, and between
the first and fifteenth days of January
of each year thereafter, to list the shares
Of the association, giving the assesso
! the name of each person owing shares
and the amount owned by each, and for
/ the purpose of securing the collection
Of the taxes assessed upon said shares
each association shall be liable to pay
the same as the agent OF each tits share
holders, under the provisions OF section
7o5 Of the Revision of 1860, and it shall
be the duty ofthe association to retain
so much Of any dividend or dividends
belonging to any shareholder as shall be
necessary to pay any taxes levied upon
his or her shares.


s3. If at any time Congress shal
change, alter or amend the acts Of Con-
gress to provide national currency Sc
cured by the United State stocks and t.
provide for the circulation and redemp
ton thereof, then it shall be the duty o
each assessor in any township, incorpor
ated town or city, to assess the shares
of shareholders in any national bank IN
such manner as to conform to such al
tered or amended acts of Congress pro


vided that such shares shall not be as
sessed at greater rate than is imposet


by law OH other moneyed capital in tn
han ds of individuals in this State.
J 4. An act to provide for the tax
Year: 1868

James Parton writes in PuckaroEs
Monthly: ~.


'If you look into the. early life of
truly helpful men, those who make life
easier and nobler to those who come af-
ter them, you will almost invariably
find tHat they lived purely in the days
of their youth. In early life the brain,
though abounding in vigor, is sensitive
and very susceptible to injury-and this
to such degree that comparatively
brief and moderate indulgence in vicious
pleasures appears to lower the tone and
IMPAIR both the delicacy and efficiency
Of the brain for life. This is not preach
ing, boys-it is simply the truth of sci
ence''
Year: 1868

A letter from Berlin. in the Temps, says:-In
political circles here the greatest impor ance is
attached to the ihtervle " between the Emperor
OF Russia and the Kingof Prussia. An offensive
and defensive alliance between the two 20 gers
is more than ever spoken of. Apparently the
political horizon is tree from clouds; there does
likely to lead TO a conflict. yet people here
believe in an explosion IN a short time. People
here take on mysterious airs, and say that there
is ''very disquieting VS. from France" which
requires them to be ready tor any contingency,
and they add that they are prepared and have
nothing TO dread.
Year: 1868

Ho,. John A. Peters made an able speech


in the House the other day on the admis
sion of Alabama. We have not the space
for the whole but give concluding portions
of it. which we commend to the attention
of our readers


Mr.. Speaker, we owe it to the black
man to admit Alabama. President Lin
coin never uttered nobler words than when
he said "We have promised the colored
men their rights; aud, by the help Of God.
that promise shall be kept" 1t is need
less to enumerate what the colOred man
has done for our country. He has prayed
for and expected in return the liberty Of
the citizen. Give him all else in the States
where slavery lately existed, and in some
forms essentially continues to exist. and
deny him the right to vote. and you deny
him his liberty. Ii he does not obtain
such boon by our indorsing the c0nsti-
tuition of Alabama now. in that State, at
least. he may never obtain it. The sooner
he gets such aprivilege the more likely he
is to retain it. The longer he has it, the
harder it will be for rebels to wrest it from
his possession. If he can maintain him
self TO day. he will be stronger tomorrow.
The ballot is the symbol of freedom, and
he use of it in his hands will be the needle
gun which will bring about speedy pol
teal victory over the whole hosts OF rebels
Year: 1868

Rumor asserts that Gen. Mcclellan
is about to take the stump in Pennsyl-
vania for Seymour and Blair. The
Troy Times says: ale has been
about to take something ever since
we first heard of him. If he will sue
ceed in taking even so much as a
stump we shall be glad to chronicle
the fact. It's an even bet that be
won't be able to decide whether to
begin operations in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, or New York until after
the election.
Year: 1868

Jim Giles was considered hard
case, but during time of revival be-
came converted from his evil ways,
and was an enthusiastic exhorter and
active member of the church. In pro-
cess of time Jim was tempted to take
a few drinks of that which had for
many years been his favorite bever-
age, and, true to his habit, wended
bis way to the conference meeting. A
favorable opportunity occurring, Jim
favored his brethren, 81 have been
thinking of that beautiful Scriptural
passage, which says: If you only
have faith like mountain you can
tip over a mustard seed-hic-most
any time ;"