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Year: 1865

The Albany Evening Journal sayi


Wendell Phillips, leading the crusade


against President johnson, announces


that he will oppose the Government


policy as set forth in the North Caroli'


ma plan, because by it negroes are not


permitted to vote. The Anti-Slavery


Standard has hoisted as the motto al


the head of its columns, mo Recon


struction without Negro Suffrage" The


evident design of these extremely viru-


lent progressiVists is to make bitter


warfare upon the Administration, if it


does not Immediately put the ballot in


the hands of the freedmen.


If such an idea as political practibili-


ty can be driven into the heads of men


SO wondrously abstract in their views,
we should like to hear them state how


the plan of negro suffrage can be per-


fected, consistently with the theory of


the North during the war, otherwise


than by the very course President John


son is pursuing. Either the Southern


States have an existence, or they have


not. If they have not, then the Confed-


crates were, as they claimed, foreign


belligerents, and we have no right to
trest them otherwise. In this view,


the Government cannot try JEFF Davis
and their other leaders for treason, nor
quarrel with England because of
its vital recognition of their
independence. If the States do
exist, and-as we have all along
claimed-we have simply put down an
insurgent body, operating against their
life as well as that of the Nation, it fol-
lows that their Constitutions and Laws
continue in force until suspended by a
competent authority-the authority of
the people. If North Carolina has new
er been out of the Union, then Presi-
dent Johnson, has no more right to set
aside the fundamental law of the State
than to change that of New York. He
cannot say who shall vote He may
declare that persons otherwise entitled
to suffrage shall not vote, because of
crimes committed by them and recog-
nized by the Federal Constitution, to
which North Carolina has assented.
But he cannot open the door and ad
NIT to franchise in a Southern State
those who are expressly excluded by it,
with any more propriety than he could
pursue the same course in Maine or
Rhode Island. If the plan of allowing
States TO reorganize within themselves
shall not prove successful, then another
may be adopted. Martial law can pre-
vail where civil administration may be
powerless. Butupon the ground taken
by the Government, and so far main
-ained, no other course was possible for
.he President, than precisely the one
ne has seen it to adopt.


New York. Ohio and Indiana are
States in the Union. They allrefuse to |
allow the negro to vote. Do those er.
'atic philosophers who are so violent in
heir abuse of Mr.. johnson, see any
way in which he could force change |
of their policy, and make them admit |
10 the polls their blacks-who in the
main are vastly more intelligent and |
better informed than those of the |
South If they cannot discover q good |
ground of Executive interference in
one case, how will they justify it in the |
Understanding that the conquered |
of the South are in a con-
lition of States, and not in that of Ter
-itories ?
Year: 1865

The papers that weTe in such hurry


publish and endorie the Stantonian
affidavit, in nine points, that Sherman
had betrayed the cauie let JEFF Davis
escape with his treasure, and was even
in conspiracy with the Richmond Gov
ernment to set them snd himself up at
the same time, now daW it very little
milder, and fear the General will hurt
himself with the people by his plain
talk about his own conduct and the as
PERSONS of the enyioUs head Of the War
Department. The New York Times
now admits that he showed himself q
thorough patriot and great general in
bis conduct, but just now Is damaging
himself by showing too much temper.
There are men, as there are journals,
who cannot understand that unless
some accusations would excite 3 lofty
indignation, there would be good
ground for their truth. But neither
the lava from Stanton's mud volcano
nor the sarcasms of tenpenny patriots
can do such a man as Gen. Sherm an
harm. History has got hold Of him,
and he will be taken good care Of now.
Boston Post.
Year: 1865

New Orleans advices of the 9th state
thst an important clue to the cause Of
the late disastrous explosion at Mobile
is thought to have been obtained. A
man named Wall has been arrested at
Mobile, charged with being implicated
he says he and two other men on the
night previous to the explosion placed
torpedoes between the buildings con
tanning the powder; that the work wa
performed under the direction Of |
rebel Major, who, with drawn sword
threatened them with instant death i
they disobeyed or offered to resist ant
that the Major afterwards lighted th
fuse Of the shell connected with tn
internal arrangements.
Year: 1865

The Atlanta Intelisencer Of the Sth
inst says:


We learn that the men who recently
made raid on ans captured a large
amount of the specie belonging to the
Richmond banks over in South Caroli-
ma, have been arrested, aud are now in
safe custody. We hope the information
is true. We are anxious to see all the
lawless put down. Every species Of out-
rage should be discountenanced, and
that Immediately. Il IS the desire Of
the good people to see law and order
restored in the country, and to have
this end accomplished every one should
lend his aid toward b;inging offenders
to justice.
Year: 1865

IT'S LIBERAL INTEREsr-The general rate
of interest is six per cent, payable annually.
This is seven and three-tenths, payable semi
annually. If you lend on mortgages, there
must be a searching of titles, lawyers fees
stamp duties and delays, and you will finally
have returned to you only the same kind Of
money you would receive from the Govern.
ment, and less of it If you invest in this
loan, you have no trouble. Any bank or bank
er will obtain it for you without charge Tc
each note or bond are affixed FIVE coupons
or interest tickets, due at the expiration Of
each successive halfyear. The holder of a
note has simply to cut off one of these cou.
pons, present it to the nearest bank or Gov
ernment Agency, and receive his interest," the
note itself need not be presented at all Oh
coupon thus payable will everywhere be
equivalent, when due, to money. If you wish
to borrow ninety cents on the dollar upon the
notes, you have the highest security in the
market to do it with. IT, you wish to sell, il
will bring within fraction of cost and inter
est at any moment 1t will be very handy tc
have in the house
Year: 1865

FELLow CorNTRYMEN: At this second ap-
pearing to take the oath of the Presidential
Office, there is less occasion for an extended
address than there was at the first Then,
statement, somewhat in detail of a course to
be pursued, seemed very fitting and proper


Now, at the expiration of four years, during
which public declarations have been constant
ly called forth, on every point and phase of
the great contest which still absorbs the atten-
ton and engrosses the energies of the Nation,
little that is new could be presented


The progress of our arms, upon which all
else chiefly depends, is as well known to the
public as to myself, and it is, l trust, reasona-
bly, satisfactory and encouraging to all With
high hopes for the future, no prediction in re-
gard to it is ventured. On the occasion cor
responding to this..four years ago all thoughts
were anxiously directed to an impending civil
war; all dreaded it; all sought to avoid it; while
the inaugural address was being delivered from
this place, devoted altogether to- saving the
Union without war, insurgents were in the city
seeking to destroy it-without war seeking to
dissolve the Union and divide the effects by
negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but
one of them would make war rather than let
the nation survive, and the other would ac-
cept war rather than let it perish, and the war
came


One-eighth of the whole population were col
ored slaves, not distributed generally over the
Union, but localized in the southern portion
of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar
and powerful interest. All knew that this in
terest was somehow the cause of the war.


To strengthen, perpetuate and extend This
interest was the object for which the inshrg-
ents would rend the Union by war, while the
Government claimed no right to do more than
restrict the territorial enlargement of it
Neither party expected for the war the magni-
tude or the duration which it has already at
tained


Neither anticipated that the cause of the
conflict might cease, Or even before the con-
hict itself should cease Each looked for an
easier triumph and result less fundamental
and astounding. Both read the same Bible
and pray to the same God and each invokes
His aid against the other.


1t may seem strange that any men should
dare to ask Just God $ assistance in wringing
their bread from the sweat OF other mems fa-
ces, but let us Judge not that we be not Judged.
The prayers of both should not be answered
That of neither has been answered fully.
Year: 1865

The first requisite is to have dry bed for
the road Without this, the superstructure of
what over material it may be composed, will
soon become rough and uneven. Some soils
are naturally drained and the gravelly SUBJ
soil thrown upon the surface and rounded
little, makes as good path as need be- 9th
ers need draining and no amount of gravel
upon the surface will make a good bed with
out it. We frequently find bad places upon
hill-sides where the water is always bursting
out in rainy seasons A three inch tile drain
four feet deep, just above these wet places,
would make them dry up permanently, and
save large expenditure every year. If tiles
are not available, stones or wood should be
used. There is no help for these mud holes
but in draining the bed A single dollar
spent at the bottom is worth ten at the top in
gravel Roads are so constantly is use and
the prosperity of the farmer so much depends
upon them, that no pains should be spared to
have them of easy grade and as smooth as
possible All classes in the community are
benefited by good roads, but the farmer most.
All his surplus crops must go over the road
to market, and it makes great difference
with him in the course Of the year, whether he
be able to take ton and a half at load, or
only half that quantity Good roads add to
the value of every acre he owns and of every


thing he produces, to say nothing of their in
Huence upon his manhood. They are mark
of the progress Of civilization, and pretty
good index of the moral culture of people.
A team stuck in the mud, the swapping Of
whifiletress and braces the cursing and bad
temper of the driver show that "there is
something rotten in Denmark" The mud
holes in the highway undo the work of the
school house and the church. There is an
intimate connexion between the highways and
the moral ways of a people In nending
either, it is very safe maxim to "begin at the
bottom, " rt"
Year: 1865

NOTICE To SuBscmBERs--Owing to the
arrangement created in office, by the late
food, we are unable to issue the current week,
more than one half our usual size paper,
though it contains all the latest news of the
day.
Year: 1865

NARA New Orleans disPatch says that Gen.
Candy was to start for Mobile Bay, where the
fleet, under Admiral Palmer was already at
work. Exciting news from that quarter may
soon be anticipated. sI
Year: 1865

There are very many persona who
think that the next draft will be IN ade
q secret one; that no drafted man will
know that he is . victim until he feels
the officers hand upon his shoulder:
and then no time nor opportunity will
be given drafted men to leave the coun'
try. A secret draft would be more in
keeping with the acts Of this admins
trat,on than public enc.
Year: 1865

A Chinese widow being found fan
ning the tomb of her deceased husband
'snd being asked the cause Of 50 singu-
lar mode Of showing her grief, &C.
counted for it by saying that he had
made her promise not to marry again
while tbs mortar on his tomb remained
damp; and as it dried but slowly, she
saw no harm in aiding the operation.
Year: 1865

NEW YoRK, Aug 8.
Gold is weak and rather dull. There is
an apparent pressure to sell, which probably
comes from the fact of the sub-treas4ry having
put out certain amount for sale this morn
ing 1t is reported in well informed circles
that the Government yesterday sold ID million
and half dollars. There is an abundance Of
cash gold the price opened It l4s4 and ran
up to 143f.
Year: 1865

A RUSSIAN bet with Pole that he could
put bullet through his hat at one hundred
PAGES without touching his head. The Pole
crowded his hat down so far that the bullet
went through his head, and thereby won the
bet, but lost his life.
Year: 1865

We Have RErLEcrsD.-In closing al article
congratunting Trinity county on being finally
rid of Indians, the Humboldt Times says = Now
that Trinity county is freed Of Indians, what
will be her course and policy in regard TO them
hereafter 1t rests with her to say whether they
shall ever again be permitted to make their abode
within her limits should they escape from or be
permitted to leave their present quarters We
think We could speak the mind OF humboldt
county were she so situated, were the same
question propounded to her, and it would be that
not n mothers son of them should ever be per-
mittcd to return within her limits. We hope
our friend Gordon, of the Journal, will give
this ouestion a moments reflection.


We believe the people Of Trinity have already
decided that the redskins shall never again be
pcrmitted to abide within our limits The new
Reservation must be entirely sufficient for their
occupation and sustenauce, and we see no reason
why we should be permitted to escape from 'he'f
present quarters, if the officers attend to their
duties. If they are allowed to return we can see
no other remedy than determination our peo-
ple will hardly stop to ask the advice OF fa'ner
Reesou in such an event. We live IN hope tha'
the end of Indian troubles in our county IS reach
ed. but past experience proves that 1t Is an easy
matter to be mistaken.
Year: 1865




Here we have an aggregate Of two million two hundred
and ninety baskets These berries average on sale the
through FIVE cens per basket and 70 their own
ers after paying freigbage, picking expenses and COM
missions, average and half cents per basket the
season through, for their owners


Besides this number OF baskets sent by rairoad are 70
be added onethrd ns many taken down In other ways,
or about seven hundred and sxty-thre thousand On
the Northern Railroad about one million Eve hundred
half millions of baskets which taken out Of Bergen
county this season


About onethird OF the crop was lost, from want OF
pckers after berries got cheap they would not pay
for picking
Year: 1865

July 14-Eliso Dawhieser cs Anne Donovan. This was
sander suit which attracted more than ordinary at
tentiou The plaintf--a young woman Of Teutonc
orgn-se forth In her complaint that the 23d Of May
last In the city OF New York, the defendant slandercd
her In the most horrible manner by nsnuang that she
was creature Of easy virtue, and was brought up In
manner not easily reconcabe with honesty virtue


The defence set up complete and full denial Of all
the allegations contained In the complaint The counsel
stated that the story made out OF whole cloth, and
that the defendant would be able 70 prove an dto Wit
nesses-some three four In number-were introduced
70 show that the day the alleged slandeous remarks
were uttered the defendant quietly enjoying herself
Al the house OF friend Newark ~ j., and that she
could not by any possibility have been present in the
metropolis where the plaintiff swore she was The coun-
sci rested bis upon this evidence relying upon the
oiibi 10 secure q verdict In his clients favor


The Jury after being out about i've minutes, brought
in a verdict of sin cents damages
Year: 1865

DREADFUL ACADEMIA MAN Boukp TO DEATH On The
morning of the 7th instant steam boiler at the coal
mine OF Mr. william Reeves, Reeb's station, on the
Bcllevile and East st. Louis Railroad exploded, causing
the death OF the engineer named William Rencker, In
the most horrible The explosion Of the boiler
was caused, we Learn by defect, and made assure
about foot In length BY inch wide, through which
the scalding water and steam escaped, rushing full
against the engineer who sitting about ten feet dis
tapt knocking him into a shaft hole, into which the
stream OF escaping water and steam from the boiler
pouring The unfortunate struggled out Of the bole
and crawed Of the building tho flesh being torn or


walk short distance and sa down door step asking


bystandeY 70 pull OF his boots after which he walked
10 his boarding house. where he received every attention
that kindness and medical skill could bestow upon him.


but death came TO his relief aboat three ocock DR.


Wells, from whom We obtained these particulars adj


mnlscred anodynos to the sufferer which assuaged his
pain but human skill could restore the parts Of flesh
which were literally boiled from the bone. There was
scarcely square inch any part OF his body that
not either boiled or paxboied -BeiiertLa fMo Democrat
Year: 1865

Superintendent. or professor Of the State
normal school sppoin,ed by him. They
shall also be visited at least oace each
school term by the presiden. Of the board
of school commissioners, who shall repor,
quarterly to the board the result of bis ob.
servatious, making such suggestions as be
may thiuk will improve the efficiency OF
the instruction and increase the benefits
which the school is designed to confer, all
Of which shall he included 10 his annual
report to the State Superintendent.


Sec. 8. The principal of each high school
shall report anuually to the board Of school
commissioners.


Section 8. In every high school of the
State. and if practicable 10 each college.
military tactics shall form a department OF
instruction. and the General Assembly from
time to time shall aft I'd all possible facil-
ties to foster and render efficient military
Instruction.
Year: 1865

THUS showing the white population Of
New Castle County to be 2l2l more than
Kent and Sussex combined. Men, call
ing themselves Democrats" shall not be
allowed to close their eyes to these facts.
Their refusal to remedy this glaring injus-
tico Is evidence, either of their ignorance
Of the first principles of democracy or
their contempt for those principles.
Year: 1865

brought before the people. The negro suf-
frage question they do not like to meet
They wish to staye it off to some future time,
as was done at the convention at Idaho, the
other day Although they will discuss the
question, among themselves, they fear to meet
it publicly. They say that there will be time
enough to meet it when it is upon us. The
same was said when the south told the north
if their rights were further invaded they
would fight. No attention was paid to it, and
now the country is grand ruin.


We lave the Swiss Bell Ringers "billed'
for appearance here on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday nights coming. They are highly
spoken of. believe all that can be said in
their favor, from the fact that they have SO
literally patronized the printer. Their pos
ter takes board fourteen by eighteen feet to
hold it, An item have overlooked is the
stopping here of Mr.. Grafton and Lady, of
the Glass Blowers Troupe. Mr.. Grafton is
mining and doing well. He designs going to
the Islands in the Fall.


Tie bachelor friends of Michael Cosgrove,
of this city, will have to bid him farewell
He had the matrimonial halter placed around
his neck on Sunday evening by Father Mes
pile. May his road lead through more pleas
ant places than that champagne led some of
us iuto on the occasion of the signing OF the


CHIyINGToN.
Year: 1865

PLAcERvILLE, July 20, 1865.


EDITOR WORLD The arrival of acting
Gov. Smith on Friday of last week, we'd
ding on Sunday morning, and little excite
ment caused by an overdose of "strong wa
ter" have been the principal incidents of oc-
curence since my last writing.


The arrival Of the Governor, (not the one
in prospective will be remembered by some
of for many long day. He came in state
bringing with him, what one of our Irish citi-
zens remarked in my hearing, ''the CRATE sale of
the Territory of Idaho, as used by His Excel
lcncy Dewitt G. Smith, of Smithdale.p Dur
ing themajor part Of the Governors stay in
this city, be kept his room at the hotel, and
speculation has been rife as to the cause of
his visit. His refusal to commission Mr..
Thos. Neatly of this place as Notary Public,
several weeks since, at which time the appli-
cation was made, backed by therecommenda-
ton of large number of our best citizens,
without distinction of politics, has made
quite number Of his partizans speak some-
what disparagingly Of his ''mighty highness'
as be has been styled in my hearing. hope
the above will not be considered as q griev-
ance sufficient to have it brought before the
Legislature next wintery for investigation.


Some of the parties interested In the Foote,
case appear to feel aggreived at a remark made
by me last week, and have been requested
by the Dis. Alto my to exonorate him from
blame in the matter, in this weeks issue of
the WORLD. | have always been taught that
more moral heroism is exhibited by scknowl-1
edgment of wrong, than the upholding of a
right In the present instance cannot see
wherein have committed $50 foul wrong"
because my letter in the portion referred to.
contained only what had been the subject of
conversation by many in this place, and what
I there said has only given the District Attor-
Rey an opportunity of clearing himself of an
imputhtion with which he might have been
charged at time when he would be unable
to bring such proof as would be required to
cleanse himself. For my own part have no
personal feeling in the matter, and conse-
uuently would make no direct charge ofI
real guilt against either the Judge or District
Attorney but this willsay if there is no
guilt on the part Of the District Attorney, he
must have been nicely overreached by the
attorney for Foote, and that the Judge was
greatly to blame for not giving such case
more consideration than he evidently did
this. This being the only case of which he
was requiredto take cognizance of in this
county he should have examined it, and not
decided it upon the mere ipsi dixit oftwo at
torneys. IF any further disclaimer on my
part is required will cheerfully give it in
hour next issue.


The candidates of the contra -bandists are
beginning to gently fan the political fire
to the death struggle shortly to
take place They do not like the position
taken by the Word, as to the issues to be
Year: 1865

Resoved-That are, ever in favor of the Union,
under the Constitution That uphold and endorse the
Virginia aud Kentucky resolutions of l7SS as the
fundamental doctrine of the Democratic Party That
are opposed to negro suffrage equality That we are
opposed to the botting of State lines to the
construction Of States upon any other than purely Con-
stitutonal basis That opposed to the onetenth
doctrine ofsufage as promulgated by those in power.
That most positively Opposed to the taxation Or
sale of the mines under any preence Whatever and to
any amendments to ths Constitution with view to a
change partial other in existing form of govern
ment.


ResoIved-That as National Democrats, that we will
earnestly aid in harmonztng conflicting Interests and
restoring feelings of friendship between the opposing
sections of our country.


Resolyed-That with feelings of intense satisfaction we
hail the termination of that struggle which, for more
than years has denched country in blood sappng
its epardizing the liberties of its citizens
bringing untold miseries into the homes of thousands ;
leaving millions of widows and orphans and crpples as
an eternal monument of of the misrue and fanaticsm
of the Abolition party and that view the restoration
of peace the opening oa and brighter era in the
history Of the Republics That upon the ruins Of political
intolerance and military oppression will speedily be re-
Constructed the Temple of Constitutional Liberty.