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Year: 1868

70 take p'ace in those cities. SO hurriedly was
dispatched that was obliged TO take on with me TO
Halifax twothrds OF my cargo consisting OF rifles salt
peter, and vnriOus munitions or war; Whch had not
time discharge During the passage the objects or the
expedition were constantly and freely canVassed ana
plans laid for carving out the same. Their purpose was
incte mohs in the cities TO raise revolution III tue
NOh and thereby create diversion IN favOrot
Cen Lee and The Southern army. Nasnd CHAM was the
acknOwledged head or chief, and all the arrangements
his immediate supervision. He arranged
everything and ordered every hing and clearly the
moving In the whole affair having come direct from
Richmond by way Of Wilmington, for the express pur
pose Of conducting IT, had also several private chats
with him in regard 10 the expedition He said 1t was one
OF vital importance the COnfederacy and under
taken under the sanction and by authority OF the Rich
mOnd Government: that he himself at the head OF IT,
recOect particularly a conversation had with him SIT
ting together the bridge on the morning OF the 2h OF
June, two days before reached Halifax He spoke OF
the dangers attending the enterprise but said that once
Boston he should be safe for he would then be among
fricndsmen that he knew. He then showed his let
Of authority under which lie acting and which
gave him the supervision Of the whole affair. 10
addressed to c. l.. Valandgham, and sigued by Mr.
Mallory"


10 would be interesting to know whether the Democ
racy OF the Hid Ohio District nominated Valandigham
for Congress this part OF his record not The fact
thus apparent, that Yalandgham instrumental rs
Confederate agent in exciting the NewYOrk riots seems
to explain his nomination OF Gov Seymour for President
The friends" OF Gov Seymour not only the
friends" but tho agents OF yalandgham.
Year: 1868

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Year: 1868

the power to do harm or the nerve TO carry


out any regular scheme of evil. He is


bound hand and foot; if he dares TO move


he is checked. Stanton Is Secretary Of


War and all orders must come through


him, which Grant viii obey, and tho army


must obey Grant unless be is removed from
Office, and Johnson has not the power to
make such removal Therefore even if
he had the nerve, he could not do much
harm, but he has not the nerve. he is
passionate, but irresolute, vindietive; but


wayering bad man. bat in no respect a
great one. The people, therefore, knowing
him as they do, do not anticipate much
danger from his vagaries, especially when
his tool is an old fossil, who is not even
qualified to express an opinion in regard to
military cemeteries. The whole difficulty
will probably end by the matter being
brought up into court, and there decided.
Mr.. Stanton has both intellect and nerve,
the Senate and House arc firm IN the sup.
port Of him, and there is no difficulty Of
his being overridden by threat Of bayo-
nets being resorted to- The people watch
with interest the quarrel but have no
anxiety or alarm They trust in the wisdom
of the Secretary of War and the frmness of
Congress, while they know full we'll that
the President has no frmness and the
would ba Secretary no owisdom-Pha EUen-
ing telegraph, FEB. %.
Year: 1868


friends snd relatives of those who hghting fell for
the old Unicn--how many OF the Widogs and or
phans Of these blessed maFtyrs-hoW many OF the
nen aad women who organized and prosecuted the
great bsnevolence Of the war. who helped to bury
the Union dead and attended the Union sick, watch.
ed In the hospitals and waited th0 field Of battle
how many Of all these win answer to the CRY for
help raised BY the man who, having reached power
through the sufrages Of generous people, exercises
# only to betray and 10 persecute The friends Of the
Union7


The fact il, those who may be disposed to re
spond 70 the rebel call are checked by the Presi-
dents deliberate assault upon constitutional law,
If not by rel more selfish considerations. II the
Democratic politicians spoke She truth when they
declared that the possession of national patronage
hes gained them nothing, ard that large numbers
of Republicans are still in Office they can have no
abiding interest in the struggles and now that An
drew johnson is hourly declaring that be does not
mediate violent resistance to the progress Of i'm
peachmeni, even the patriots Of the Fourth Ward
In Philadelphia may and their generous profers Of
muscle coldly declined.


1 have ssen and converted with number Of
leading Democrats, who do not feel like making a
martvr Of Mr.. Andrew johnson They frankly
say, IS be took this last step without consulting
them, he must even fight il out on his own line
One gentleman Gays he told the President yesterday
that the die was cast and that nothing could stop
his impeachment; and some amusing incidents are
told Of the cavalier way in which the Democratic
National Committee Mr.. Belmont, chairman) re-
fused TO take any part in the "quarrel,D as they
term it, between the President and Congress. But
one Of the committee seemed to be willing to ap-
prove impeachment as Democratic duty; and it
il generally asserted that when they dned with bis
Accidency last Saturday, Mr Belmont cut Of all
unpleasant discussion by intmating that they came
there ITO eat" and not TO talk pOlitiesl


From all Of which you will perceive that there
ia great deal Of quiet along the Potomac and that
Andrew johnson Is at last. however unwittingly,
helping TO fulall his promise that loyal men alone
should reconstruct the South and traitors must take
q back seat. OCCASIONAL.
Year: 1868

An intelligent gentleman, who has
lately been abroad in Texas, as agent for
a literary institution, writes us that he did
not see lawless or violent human biped,
nor adead man, nor spot of blood, nor a
robber, nor a scarecrow, ell the way
round; nor did he see or handle single
grain Of gunpowder. He has made up his
mind that no country can excel Texas for
beautiful streams, cool, gushing springs,
great herds of cattle, great crops of grapes
and peaches, big cabbages and big crops
of corn and cotton. Everything to eat is
wonderfully abundant, and the promise Of
better times is cheering and universal.
Very naturally his inference is, that the
people ought "to spread themselves and
send their children to school," We agree
with him. Galueston News.
Year: 1868

The Columbia City Post, of the 30th
ultimo, gives the details Of horrible
transaction which has recently occurred in
Whitley county, Indiana. A man by tho
name of David NJ. Long, of smith town
ship, in that county, married negro
wench for his third wife, and beat his
daughter by former marriage, girl of
sixteen years of age, until he compelled
her to marry buck negro. The facts are
thus detailed:


A white man by the name Of David M.
Long, Republican in good political
standing with his party, and who has been
citizen of this place for many years, has
been successful in gulping down the last
plank in the black and tan platform.


This monster has been a widower twice.
His former wives were respected by all
who knew them. By these marriages he
had five children-two boys and three
girls-who too, are respected and es'
teemed.


The memory of the dead and the fair
fame of the living have been blackened
by this unnamed beast, by uniting himself
to negro wench in marriage.


Knowing that he could not procure n
license in our county for such an alliance,
he takes his muscle material with him to
Michigan, where, by the laws of that
State, the twain were made one flesh.


This little victory of Republican prin-
ciples being won, he returned to his fami-
ly, with her to whom his little ones must
bow, and whom they must call by that
most endaring name, mother.


Those children, who had often in their
fond recollections for the loved in the
grave, amid binding tears, whispered that
sweet name in their prayers, now are com-
manded to forget the treasures of the
tomb. Before them stood the repulsive
form of their fathers wild choice. Her,
to call mother! There was too much of
forgetfulness toward the dead in this.


The little ones who had no one to whom
they could look for protection but their
father, whom they had never disobeyed in
the least, now for the first time declined
obedience, when, to obey, would be sac
rifee to their honor. To embrace her
and call her mothor, seemed to them moro
of the character of a punishment than
duty, and they refused, and for this refu-
sal, the eldest daughter, sixteen years of
age, was whipped and beaten by him who
claimed to be her father, until she was
literally covered with bruises. After be-
ing so cruelty beaten, she sought and
found refuge with one of the neighbors.
She was followed by her father, found
and driven home, with the threat of TAX
ing her life, should she in the least diso-
hey him.
He told her that unless she did return
to the family within fifteen minutes, he
would cut her heart out. She returned,
but to meet worse fate that death.
During her absence arrangements had
been madc for her ruin, and one Pompey
(colored) was awaiting her return with i
conveyance to take her to Michigan, where
they were, after their arrival, married.


Great excitement prevails among the
people Of Smith township, and threats Of
violent proceedings against this unnatural
beast have been made
Year: 1868

Losr Her SKIRT. Rather ludicrous
accident happened to lady passenger on
one of the cars of the John street line,
near Twelfth ST., this morning about eight
o'clock. She had just stepped from the
car, but her ample train had not yet
cleared the platform when the car started
briskly forward. The tail of the dress
caught in the cog-wheel of the break, and
before the car could be checked she was
compelled to execute a rapid backward
movement for the distance of few steps,
when the fastelings of the skirt gave way.
She was thrown down and in an instant
stripped of her outward garment from the
waist downward. Beyond the excitement
consequent upon being left on the street
in anything but full dress costume, and
the loss of the skirt, no harm was done.


Cincinnati Chronicle.
Year: 1868

" The President proclaims the goth
of November as day for thanksgiving
and prayer. The proclamation says:


"We are permitted to hope that the
long protracted political and sectional
dissensions are at no distant day to give
place to returning harmony and fraternal
affection throughout the Republic"
Year: 1868

Gr A young sewing girl in st. Louis,
while in the act of retiring to rest few
nights ago, accidentally knocked over a
coal-oil lamp which exploded and set fire
to her dress, burning her horribly and


causing her death short time afterwards.
Year: 1868

Queen Isabella laid up something be-
sides an umbrella for the rainy day which
has finally come upon her. She made
many safe investments in this country, and
it is not long since her agent bought up
the whole Of the valuable Germantown
water stock of Philadelphia.
Year: 1868

Henry Clay said, and we agree with
him, that ''it is better to be right than to
be President" We prefer to be defeated
in the right rather than be victorious in
the wrong; but it is not pleasant to think
that we have been defeated by tho intem-
perate, rash and foolish utterances of our
friends.
Year: 1868

" An exchange says that scientific
men have been taking observations and
making comparisons with other seasons,
and have given their opinion that the
coming winter will set in sooner and be
longer and more severe than any which
have preceded it for many years.
Year: 1868

dred times on as many different persons,
and they have invariably pronounced the
perpendicular line much the longest. We
can give no other explanation for this eff
feet, than that the perpendicular line and
horizontal line meet in the center. Will
any one give more satisfactory solutions :


Erchange.
Year: 1868

Curious OPTICAL EFFECT, Two
lines, placed in re-
& lation to each as indicated


in the diagram, seem great


ly unequal in length, al


though they are exactly
equal. We have tried the


illusory experiment hum
Year: 1868

The following is an extract from Albert
Pike'slat speech II st. Louis. It cannot
be reprinted too ofteA:


The man who Gays that we who are des-
ignated as Rebels do not intend in good
faith to support the Constitution and labor
for the preservation of the Union, tells you
a falsehood. He lies in his teeth, and 1
have no hesitation in saying so. Great
Cheers 1t is not the honorable Federal
soldier who makes the charge, but the sneak
who never saw the tented field, and who
never dared to enter personally into the
fight. Cheers. I desire to testify my ap-
preciation of the kindness and magnanimity
of the Federal soldiers, who, were it left to
them to decide, would settle our difficulties
at once justly and generously towards all
Cheers. I say it with pride, that never
since the close of the war have I been dis
courteously treated, never an unkind look,
nor unkind word from the open manly Fed
eral soldiers. They fought nobly, they
fought successfully, they know how to treat
brave and manly foe. And if you give
confidence to the honest and courageous
people of the South: if you take the bayonet
from their throats, the paddock from their
lips; if you enfrauchise them and trust
them, pledge you the word of man, aye,
pledge you the honor of my race, that we
will in good faith discharge all the obliga.
tions imposed upon US by the Constitution,


D our duties under the Union.
Year: 1868

A correspondent of the American Insti-
tute Farmers Club writes from Australia
as to an experiment with salt as a fertilizer
for grass. It was observed that the tracks
made by drays loaded with salt hides were
fresh and green, while all around was dead
and parched. This led to the trial Of scat
tering refuse salt upon the pasture, and the
grass was found to start strong next spring,
The cattle liked it and fed it of evenly, aud
it continued green when Other pastures were
dried up.
Year: 1868

An advertising people are always thrifty.
The enterprise and energy that prompt them
to push forward in the race and keep them
selves and their business before the eyes Of
the world insures them against failure. 1t
would be difficult to point to a single in
stance of great success in trade that has
not been won through the valuable medium
of the advertising columns of the press.-
Our most famous houses 10 every branch
of business are those which have expended
fortunes as advertisers. and persevered till
they have forced patronage from the pub
lie. The American people are beginning
to understand these truths, and advertising
is now as much a necessity of business life
as are the railroads and telegraph.
Year: 1868

The fancy dress ball at Giles Callege on
Friday night last WAS the event of the
week. Beauty erected her willing shrine
and reigned supreme. Happy were the
pilgrims who bowed in homage there
The College hall was filed early and late
with the choicest beauties of Giles far
famed bellies, and not few from the ad-
Joining counties in Middle Tennessee and
North Alabama Each welded the power
of a fairy queen or a goddess in her native
sphere. The capacious hall, beautifully
decorated and brilliantly illuminated, was
a realm of beauty aud chivalry. Bright
smiles from beauty's radiant eyes irradiated
the place, while the soul-stirring strains
from the band infused the spirit of Terpis-
chOre into every parlicipatOr.


Night was nearly changed to day ere the
the fairy feet grew weary and silence re-
sumed its reign throughout the halls OF
the college.


It was the enthusiastic expression of all
who were present that this collection oi
youth, buty and chivalry would win tbs
palm anywhere for Middle Tennessee.


The managers and the ladies who pre-
pared the delightful supper for the weary
dancers are entitled to their heartfelt
thanks and lasting gratitude. Everything
that thoughtfulness could suggest or zeal
carry out for the enjoyment of all was &C.
complished,
Year: 1868

FROM bnS DaJOu Rouge 6aZesLe and comet.


A good illustration was given recently in
this parish by a negro, in a speech on me-
gro equality, as follows: "My friends,
God a nifty made de white man white. He
made de black man black; no body can't
make EN- muffin else. YOuknow de turkey
he rOost on de fence, and de goose he roOst
on de ground. You pull de turkey off de
fence, and he get up again. You crap his
wings, but some how. or nudder, be guine
to get back on de fence Now, you put de
goose on de fence and he fall off he don't
b'long dar. Now, dats white man and mig
ger: white man roost on de fence, nigger
on de ground
Year: 1868

The Ramie plant, which was introduced
recently into this country from Java, to the
soil of which it is indigenous, is attracting
much attention in the South. At an agri-
cultural fair recently held in Middle Ala
bama, it was one of the special features Of
the exhibition. It is claimed that, il prop
erly cultivated and worked, it will eventu-
ally take the place of cotton. and supply any
deficiency in that great staple production.
It's fbres are said to be much stronger and
finer than the fax; that they are as fine as
sea-island cotton, and that after cleaning
they become very soft and white, and takes
colOfs as readily as the finest wool or silk
Several articles Of clothing made from the
fabric were exhibited at the fair referred
to, and were particularly noticed for the


strength and beauty of the material. The
cultivation of the Ramie plant has been sue
eessful on q number of plantations in Ala
bama.-AtbenS Post.
Year: 1868

The managers of the late Fair are enti-
tied to the thanks of all who attended for
the uniform good order which was preserv-
ed throughout the entire week. Not a
drunken or disorderly man was to be seen
on the grounds. and the strictest harmony
and good feeling prevailed.
Year: 1868

The Farmers Club Of HeTkimer county,
New York, resolved unanimously that it is
unwiss to pasture meadows in the fall, or
to rely upon the after-groWth for COW feed.
It was the general opinion that corn should
be sown at intervals through the season,
and be fed with hay in the proportion of
three Of corn to one ofhay.
Year: 1868

There is no fortune so good but that it
may be reversed, and none 50 bad but that
it may be bettered. The sun that rises in
clouds may set in splendor, and that which
Tise9 in splenGor may set in gloom.
Year: 1868

AN incident occurred at Democratic meeting
as follows There was a split on some question,
and the chairman, plain old farmer, had vote
taken The side on which the chairman stood
carried their point by few votes, and he an
nounced the result in this style Gentlemen
our side have carried the point unanimously
but not so id unanimously as one might wish p
Year: 1868

ARE the Democrats who are bowling SC
hoarsely against the " boated bond-holders
aware that over one billion of dollars worth are
owned by the industrial classes? Yet such is
the fact. Nearly one-half Of the national debt
being owned by those who earn their dollars by
the sweat of their brow. And this debt Demo.
Gratis are threatening to repudiate.
Year: 1868

Gle will entirely supersede the African,
and that the border eoaDties Of Virginia
aud North Carolina will furnish peanuts
for the consumption OF the whole world.


We know of no plant whose cultivation
brings more money for less labor, and
any country that goes industriously into
raising the peanut must become wealthy.
Year: 1868

pE We win make liberal advances on all Cot
ton consigned to US for sale in this market.
And When parties wish US to ship their Cotton
to New YORK or New Orleans, we Will advance,
say tWo-thirdE to three -fourths its value, This
will enable merchants and planters 70 hold
over such depression IS We had last season, and
realize tha full worth OF THAR Cotton.


All cDtton shipped to as and in store VIII De
insured unless otherwise instructed, sopl5 SzD
Year: 1868

publican Congress can command the
President, aud direct him to do or to
leave undone certain matters, q Demo
cratic Congress can pursue the same
course, aud compel him TO be its tool in
reversing the work of its immediate
predecessor.


We must take the Congress-governing
position with all its consequences, if we
take il at all and to assume that Con-
gress will always contain q Republican
majority, would be an assumption worthy
of Bedlam, and is not to be thought of
by sober-minded men. We hope it will
be in the power Of the Republicans ever
10 maintain aseendancy in the National
Legislature, but as it is possible that they
may lose It, they should not commit
themselves to position the logical con-
sequences of which are at war with their
purpose-and the practical consequences
Of which might prolong the present state
of things almost indefinitely. While
making wise use of present power, we
should rot insiet upon doctrine that
might in couple of years transfer power
to the hands of the enemy.


The President is not the tool of Con-
gress. He is great and free magis-
trate; and if he be wise and popular
man, he can do anything that though he
may not be able to do it at once, but
must for the decision of the people when
he or Congress make an appeal to them.
President Jackson was q great, wise,
and popular man, and the people sup
ported him when he vetoed the bill to
create a third national bank, as it had
previously supported bis veto of an in
ternal improvement bill; and as it sub
sequently supported him when he SO
boldly removed the nations money from
the national bank. President johnson
is neither great nor wise nor popular, and
when he assumed the vetoing pen-the
sword of Scanderbeg in the hands of
boy-the people would not support him,
but clothed Congress with such power as
enabled it to veto the vetoer, again and
again. But the contest was not
contest between the President and
Congress-it was a contest between
the people and the President, and Con-
gress was nothing more than one of the
machines, and the chief machine, used by
the people to give effect to their will.
Let US have another great and wise and
popular Presdent-such an one as Gen.
Grant will prove to be-snd should
there, unfortunately, occur contest be-
tween him aud Congress, the people
would side with him, as they sided with
President Jackson. Between the next
Congress and President Grant no contest
can arise; and, that he may not be die
tated to ny Democratic Congress, or
House of Representatives should such
body assemble during his Presidency, lei
US not commit ourselves to the position
of congressional omnipotence, position
as little derivable from the Constitution as
it is supportable by common sense and
historical facts and sound reason.