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Year: 1868

world, where they can cultivate. But
they stay there in America to contend
with the white man for his government,
where there are thirty-four millions Of
white people to defepd their government.
Brethren, / beg you, as one who wishes
you well, come over and help cultivate
this rich soil, and by so doing we shall
gain favor with all the leading pow
ers of the earth, and particularly
with the people of the United States, who
are our friends when we get here. But,
if you stay where you are, know too
we'll what is going to become of you. The
white people of the United States are
going to rule the country, and they are
not going TO let you have anything to do
with ruling it. And they are right. /
would be just as they are if | were in
their place. / would battle against you
all as long as had the breath to draw.
Then, colored friends, come to this
country, for here we are masters, with
nobody to disturb us, with good and
cheap land, and plenty of hard money"


Now, this is rank treason-rank and
odorous as the cuticulsr exhalations of
him who uttered it. 1t advises the
happy Africans not to remain and ex-
ercise the glorious privilege of voting
carpet bsggery into places Of trust and
profit. 1t is asking the colored loyslists
of the South to leave voting to those who
occupy the official positions and whe
pocket the public punder. IL is base
effort to deprive Radicalism of those
numerous allies upon whom it depends
for assistance in It's enerous and patri-
otto labor of securing the spoils, filing
the Offices and plundering the rebellious
whites.


This dastardly attempt of a Liberian
niger to assassnate carpet-baggery will
receive from rsdicalism the contempt
which it deserves. Pass around this mig
ger. Let him be anathema maranatha.
Chicago Times
Year: 1868

TIE PROPOSED NEW CABIyET.-A Washington
dispatch, of the l7tb, says:


The following statement is predioated on infOr-
nation derived from highly respectable sources.
Il Is generally known here that some of the men,
bers, If not ALL of President JOhnson's cabinet
have signifed their willingness TO retire from
Office and hence there is much speculation on
that subject by prominent gentlemen OF both par
tss Ia conversation it was agreed, 10 sentiment,
that much of the trouble between Congress and
the president sprung from the defect OF executive
administration under our present form Of govern
ment, and that if the ministry here a. in England,
would retire and give place to one in accord with
the expressed will of the people, we should have
had peace long ago.


Reconstruction under the presidents plan hav-
ing been rejected, it is now thought by congress.
men of both parties that he will agree to admit
Southern representatives in any way practicable,
in order that it may have an effect on their judg-
mept in passing on the articles of impeachment.
II is said that ifimpeachment had not been pend
ing there is little doubt that new cabinet would
long since have been designated, composed OF the
most distinguished and eminent men Of the coun-
try. II should therefore create no surprise II a
thorough change shall be made in the complexion
Of political affairs. -,


II these coniectures should be realized II VIII
remain for the Senate in view Of the prooaDle
defeat Of the remaining articles Of impeachment
on the 26th inst, 10 accept or reject what IS
offered and accepted in good faith, which must
now lead TO restoration Of the Union ana peace
and prosperity to the country. II is not true tnat
President johnson has indicated the precise party
character Of the contemplated cabinet appoint
mepts. further than they shall be men OF eminent
abilities, such as to challenge the coincidence anc
respect Of the entire country.
Year: 1868

Growth is the law of life. The plant that
lives grows, the tree that lives spreads its
branches wider, lifts its head higher makes its
shade richer and deeper while it grows. The
child that lives grows. He creeps, walks, works,
and becomes man In muscle, nerve and noble
deeds Spiritual life in the soul follows the


law of natural life in the body, in the tree, in
the plant. 1t grows and develops.


At first, spiritual life is but spark of grace,
as it were, then it becomes a live COAL and then
vitalizing fame At first it is seed sown in
the garden of the heart, then it is the tender
''blade, then the ear, and the ''full corn in
the ear. 1t is little leaven hid in three
measures of meal which goes on leavening and
leavening until the whole lumpis pervaded. =
Faith, which is an element of spiritual life,
feeble at the first, becomes strong through cx-
ercise and conflict. Hope brightens by ex-
perience, and love warns and glows in the dis
charge of duties enjoined by the author of this
new life


The grace of Christ in the heart reveals itself
in the outward life of the Christian. His walk
will become more circumspect. 1.-The path of
the just is a shining light which shineth more
and more unto the perfect day His know
ledge shall increase Then shall ye know, if
ye follow on to know the Lord, and his coming
unto you shall be as the early and the latter
rain unto the earth" His works shall become
richer in spiritual power, so that Others seeing
your good work shall be led to glorify your
Father which is in heaven


Growth in grace, Christian reader, it is well
to remember, is gradual work 1t increases
little by little. This is the general law. There
are some exceptions to show the working of
Gods mighty power, bat these rare exceptions
only establish the rule more fully and should
lead Christians to put confidence in the usual
mode. And it is usually important to remem-
Der the simple arrangements by which it is usual
ly attended, to wit They that wait on the
Lord renew thei. strength ''Wait on the
Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy
heart -
Year: 1868

[ have been reading an article on the Elo-
quence Of the Pulpit, in Montauban's Rerue
TheologiQue, written by Adolphe Monod Itis
one of the best things ever read on the subject.
He makes elocution to depend on the inward
conception and feeling. The work must begin
from within.


The great reason why we have so little good
preaching is that we have so little piety. To
be eloquent one must be earnest he must not
only act as if he were in earnest, or he can not
be effective.


We have loud and vehement, we have smooth
and graceful. we have splendid and elaborate
preaching, but very little that is earn ST. The
man who so feels for the souls of his hearers as
to be ready to weep over them, will assuredly
make himself felt This is what makes him eff
fective-he really feels what he says. This made
Cookman eloquent. This especially was the
charm of Summerfeld, above all men | eyer
heard. We must aim, therefore, at high degrees
of warmth in our religious exercises, if we would
make an impression upon the public mind.


Oh that the preachers we have were inspir-
ed with greater zeal! Without any increase of
numbers, the very men we now have, if actua-
ted with burning zeal for God, might work a
mighty reformation in our country.-J W.
Alexander.
Year: 1868

The heavy hand of poverty and prostration
| is added now to the burthen OF political evils


and difficulties under which we labor and suf-


fer; but assduous and faithful application will


be sure to remove its pressure, and to restore


and enhance the wealth and splendor which


formerly blessed our people.


| 1t is, indeed, we imagine, no overpowerlng
| misfortune that our people are not engaged in
| the complicated and tiresome political agitations
of the times. However fascinating to some
minds may be the clamor and false light of glory
which belongs to such contests, they are rarely
attended with any solid profit to those who
participate in them We would not depreciate
or decry that concern for the welfare of the
State, which every patriotic citizen should feel
and display; but we do consider that in trying
and troublesome times like the present, it is
tunes by the exercise of industry and frugality,
rather than waste our time and thoughts upon
evils which we have no power or influence to
abate.


The duty under which every good man is
placed in these times, to work for the resto1a-
ton of his fallen fortunes, cannot be too often
or too urgently enforced. To discharge this
duty fully and faithfully, it is not necessary that
the State be abandoned without defence or re-
monstrance to the hungry brood of political
cormorants who are eagerly waiting to rend and
devour her; but it Is necessary that every wild
scheme of individual preferment, and all vague
regrets for the faded splendors and dissipated
dreams of the past, should give way to prac
tical realization of the present-its demands and
its duties-and disposition to adapt ourselves
to the changed circumstances and conditions
that surround u.s. .a


Virginia will yet recover the crown of power
and glory that once adorned her temples. Her |
future rests in the hands OF her sons; and these
we feel sure, will be faithful to that high and |
sacred trust. Of old time her glory was made |
world wide and eternal by the trusty blades of |
her soldiers the living words of her orators, the
wisdom and patriotism of her statesmen sons |
In the descendants of these she can confidently |
and fondly repose her full trust-and in our |
own life time they will accom- pish her regenera-
tion and give back all the glory she has lost =
Lynchburg Mesos
Year: 1868

Spare moments are the golden dust of time.


He who sends the storm, guides the YES
sels -"


Multitudes express opinions; few form them.


Meekness and modesty are the rich and
charming attire of the soul.


Be MUCH with God in secret, as He shall be
with you in public


No man has right to do as he pleases, ex~
cept when he pleases to do right.


Think little Of yourself, and you will not be
injured when others think little of you.


Tears are natures lotion for the eyes. The
eyes see better for being washed with them.


A Thousand parties of pleasure do not leave
a recollection worth that of good action.
He who is not willing to fill place he is
fitted for, will find no place fitted for him to
fill.


Scandal is a bit of false money, and he who
passes it is frequently as bad as he who origi-
nally utters it.


Forget injuries and remember benefits if
you grant favor, forget it; if you receive one,
remember it.


Divine love is like rod of myrtle, which, as
Pliny reports makes the traveller who carries
it in his hand so lively and cheerful, that he
never faints or grows weary.
Year: 1868

Paint Jesus Christ upon your canvas and
then hold him up to the people; but SO hold
him up that not even your little finger can be
seen. Nothing is more disgusting to the pious
hearer in the sanctuary, than the sight r OF q
preacher in the pulpit showing himself off and
concealing the Master.
Year: 1868

The HILL DIFFICULTY. There were easy
ways that ran round the base of the hill, Diff
fculty, but the name of one was danger, and
the other destruction; the only right way was
straight up the hill.
Year: 1868

Young man, did you ever think how terrible
the word sounds? Did you ever think what
misery and woe you brought upon your friends,
when you degraded your manhood by getting
drunk? Oh it is fearful thing to trample
under foot the claims that God and man hath
upon you. Drunk How it rings in the ears of
your loving wife How it crushes out the hopes
of doting father, and brings reproach and
shame upon loving sisters Drunk See him
as he leans against some friendly house. He
stands ready to fall into the open jaws OF hell
unconscious to his approaching fate The wife,
with fearful eyes and aching heart, sits at the
window to hear her husbands footsteps; but,
alas they come not He is drunk The hus-
band, the parent, is drunk, spending his time
and money, when he should be at home enjoy
ing the pleasures and comforts of the family
circle Drunk He is spending means of sup
port for liquor while his family is starving for
bread, his children suffering for clothing
Drunk His reputation is gone, gone! His
friends, one by one, are reluctantly leaving him
to his miserable fate. He goes down to the
grave 'unhonored and unsung.'


CLEANING TO CHRISTI have seen a heavy
piece Of iron hanging on another-not welded,
not linked, not glued to the spot, and yet it
ceaved with such tenaclty as to bear not only
its own weight, but mine too, If L chose to
seize and hang upon it. A wire charged with
an electric current is in contact with its mass
and hence its adhesion. Cut that wire through,
or remove it by hairs S breadth, and the piece
of iron drops dead to the ground, like any other
unsupported weight.


A stream of life from the Lord brought into
contact with human spirit keeps the spirit
cleaving to the Lord so firmly that no power on
earth or hell can wrench the two assunder.-
From Christ the mysterious life stream flows,
through the being of a disciple it spreads, and
to the Lord it returns again. In that circle the
feeblest Christian is held safely but if the circle
be broken the dependent spirit instantly drops
off.
Year: 1868

The Country not Bad as Represented.


The Vancouver Register publishes the follow
ing extracts from private letter dated Fort
Kodiac, Alaska, August %:


The country is not so bad as represented.
Grass grows up to the height of six or seven feet,
looks like timothy and is very sweet. Of wild
fruit, the Salmon berry is the most plentiful and
largest. 1 have seen specimens two inches in
diameter, In flavor they bear q close resem-
blance TO raspberry but differ in size, form and
color. 1t is summer time now, but at this place
it is quite wet and ioggy. Potatoes and other
vegetables do not grow to any size. have seen
hundred of the largest sized potatoes raised in
this region slowed away in quart cup. The
people, being mostly exemplary members of the
Greek Church. Though possessed of a smatter-
ing of religion, many of their customs are eX-
tremely primitive, not to say barbarous.
In stature the men will not average
over five feet In the line of industry they
form no exception to the traditional Indian
character, doing go much. and no more than
necessary, for prolongng the union between
body ana soul. Their staple and almost eXclu-
sive article of food is fish, with which nature
has provided them an abundant variety. The
post to be called Fort Kenay is anything but
desirable habitaton Nature evidently designed


it as the abode of the mosquitoes and wild ami.
mails which at present enjoy (and should tor all
snow falls to the depth of SIX or seven feet, and
the prospect for winters stay Is suggestive of
anything but pleasing anticipatons. From an
exploring party which l met In Kenay harbor,
j learned that important discoveries had lately
been made on the Kenay river, aud that the
party were prosecuting their researches with
the hope OF developing something still better.
Year: 1868

Vh HIIbNpPUAHhtCSt AkOWoEs


The Northern Democrats-we do not include
in the number the miserable time-serVers who
still maintain that the war for the support of
Jacobinism was rIght-the Northern Democrats,
while they have been true to their principles,
indefatigable in their efforts to secure the tri-
umph of the same, and undaunted In the pre-
sence of disaster, have made fatal mistake in
trusting for redress to a rotten ballot-boX,
Knowing that the contest was one of life and
death, the Northern Democracy ought, from the
beginning of the campaign, to have acted on the
offensive, and when it became apparent that
defeat at the ballot-boX was certain, they ought
to have pushed the matter beyond the ballot
box. They ought to have organized in compa'
nes, regiments, and brigades, and not have
permitted the enemy to get off with the prize in
virtue of decree rendered by such a concern
as a prostituted ballot-boX.-Mobi Tribune,
NOueInbeT G.
Year: 1868

lMPuDENT QUEsTIoNs.-To ask n
lawyer if he ever told lie.


To ask doctor how many persons he
had killed.


To ask Il negro if he is black.


To ask young lady whether she
would like beau.


To ask minister to take something
to drink.


To ask subscriber if he has paid the
printer.


To ask merchant if he has ever
cheated a customer.


Ia ask an editor the namc of any Of
his correspondents.


To ask II man TO lend you hi- pocket
book.
Year: 1868

SOCIAL. KINDNEss.-Ho sweet Is
social affection! When the world Is
dark without we have light within.
When the cares disturb the breast
when sorrows brood around the heart
what joy gathers in the circle of Lowell
We forgot the world, with all Its an
imosities while blessed with social kind
ness. That man cannot be cold who
has hearts that vibrate in sympathy
with his own-who is cheered by the
smiles of affection and the voice of ten
derness. Let the world be dark and
cold-let the hate and anmosity of bad
men gather around the place of busi-
ness-but when heenters the ark of love
his own cherished circle--he forgets
all these-the cloud passes from his
brow, and the sorrow from the heart.
The warm sympathies of his wife and
children dispel every shadow, and he
feels a thrill of joy in his bosom, that
words are not adequate to express. He
who is stranger to joys of social kind.
ness has not begun to live.
Year: 1868

The Grant Republican platform pro
claims that the public faith pledged to
the Nations creditors must be sacred
ly maintained, adding-in words that
should be inscribed in letters of gold
over every mantel:


"THAT THE BEST POLICY TO DIMINISH
OUR BURDEN OF DEBT is TO so IMPROVE
OUR CREDIT THAT CAPITALISTS WILL
SEEK TO LOAN US MONEY AT LOWER
RATES OF INTEREST THAN WE NOW PAY,
AND MUST CONTINUE TO PAY so LONG AS
REPUTATION, PARTIAL OR TOTAL. OPEN
OF COVERT, Is THREATENED OR sUs.
PECTED.-
Year: 1868

The contrast between the Christmas
of to- day and the Christmas which was
known before the war will illustrate the
unhappy change which has taken place
in the fortunes of the South. 1t used to
be, literally, a season Of peace and good
will. Slavery then put on its holiday
garb. There was feasting and merry
making everywhere. The hospitality of
the mansion was then more bounteous
than ever. The, ,bondsmen for the time
forgot their bondage and for a week gave
themselves up to the rollicking enjoy
ment in which Sambo distances all COM
petitors..s It was. a. week of festivity
and fun, of visiting and receiving visits,
| Of absence from the care and toll which
composed the sum of fifty lone parts of
every year. les 'ae Or = zslz 5sass,i 5s


To-day the sober reality of the revo-
luton which has been effected, will BIZ
felt in every portion of the South. A
merry Christmas will not be known any
where. There can. be no exchange of
"the compliments of the season. -
which will not sound like bitter mock
cry. Despair, or something like it,
reigns in the mansions, and destitution
lis supreme in the novels. Grim poverty
makes its presence felt everywhere
Those who were once rich find them
selves menaced with want, and those
who, though always poor, were always
provided for, now find themselves hun
cry and helpless. The bond of sympa.
thy that formerly held these classes to-
gether may not be absolutely destroyed


but an ever present strain threatens its
distinctions. and meanwhile the redeem.
ing fruits Of the old relationship are seen
no more.s Vague apprehension is on one
side-demands that yield not to reason
are appearing on the other. Neither
side knows what is coming. Theblacks
will not accept freedom as a substitute
for food. and the whites are fearful of the
excesses to which famine-stricken igno


rance net seldom tends. 90


% Altogether, then, the Christmas day
of 1867 will be black day Throughout
the Southern States. Memories of the
past will rise to make it miserable; the
gloom of the present and the darkness
Of the future will swell the volume Of
Year: 1868

"The Diary of Milliner,'' a book
soon to be published, contains the fol-
lowing, which everybody will see is
drawn entirely from the fancy:


She deliberately took off her own bon
net and commenced trying those that
were on the saloon table. One after one
she took them up, and put them on her
head, till she had seen about thirty cast
ing their differently combined tints over
her complexion. She invited my COM
ments and suggestions upon each one.
She viewed herself in each of the five
mirrors of the saloon, and i'll all the war;
ious lights she could command, and
placed herself in every conceivable at
titude before them. ~. l,.,r.a- r.


One thing or another was the fault in
every one them. She had asked the
price of all, and cheapened each to the
lowest possible fraction for which they
could be bought. -eaL3.',i - Ae-


She then went to the side-table, and
performed the same operation upon her
self with fifteen or twenty more. There
were none that exactly suited.


~uaven't you put some away in
drawers :" she asked / went the same
rounds with dozen drawers containing
six or eight apiece. When those Were
exhausted she pointed to the window
and asked me if would be kind enough
to bring her two handsome bonnets that
were hanging there.


Something of the inner life, probably
it was that attribute of the dual denom-
mated penetration, admonished me that
she didn't wish to purchase bonnet
but was seeking an afternoons enter.
tainment at our expense. Another some
thing-whether it was a spirit tapping
or tapping at the inner door, l know
ot-admonished me that there are times
when, to practice the forbearing policy
of the remarkable patriarch. of whom ]
have been speaking, is to cast pearls be
fore swine. Instead of starting for the
desired bonnets, looked her sternily in
the eye while modulsted my voice tt
very respectful tone, and replied:


"If you really wish to buy bonnet
I will go down and get them but I feal
they will suit you no better than tht
others have DONE"


She saw that her role was play ed tt
the end, and successful actress she haC
proved herself. She had confined he
audience in the closest attention for abou
two hours. The other two bonnets wer,
beyond her reach. With the most in
imitable GOODNESS and unconcern sh,
looked me back, and replied Il dom
wish to buy bonnet. l bought min
last week"
Year: 1868

To KEEP BUTTER IN THE SUMNER
a simple mode of keeping butter in
warm weather, where ice is not handy,
is to invert common flower pot over
the butter, with some water in the dish
in which the bottom may be oorked or
not. The porousness of the earthenware
will keep the butter cool 1t will be
still cooler if the crock be wrapped in, a
wet cloth. Not the porosity of the
earthern ware, but the rapid abstraction
of heat by external evaporation, causes
the butter to become hard.