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Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the southern
people to bs selfreliant. and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this ord we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves to encourage the diyersih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
nent of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

Hon. Ieverdy Johnson has added
to his late pamphlet on the dangers
that beset the country an argument
to prove that the president cannot
be impcachcd except for treason and
bribery, and that there is no legal
rowcr in congress to suspend the ex-
ccutive from the franchise Of his
Office pending trial. On the first
proposition senator johnson says:


From the beginning of the govern
mcnt it has been uniformly decided
by the supreme court that there are
no common law offences prohibited
by the constitution, except such as
are specially named. In the clause
before US the only offenses SO desig-
mated arc treason and bribery. For
the nature of these offenses the
courts have right to refer to the
common law for their detinition; but
it is otherwise as to the general
terms. high crimes and misdemean-
ors. These not beng specified. and
there being no common law juri sdic-
tion in the courts of the Union, they
cannot take cornizancc of them
without statutory authority. If this
was lot So, the doctrine OF the Judi
ciary would be palpanly wrong. But
ifit be wrong, if there may under the
clause be Il crime and misdcmcanor
not known by statute, this is certain
that there must be some la " making
it 80. No act, therefore, which the
president may do is cause Of i'm
parchment, unless it be treason or
bribery, or declared criminal by
statute or by commen law. Any 9TH
er construction would place it in the
power of the house of representa-
tivcs to make any act of the presi-
dent, though not prof ihited by law
and wholly innocent, crime or mis-
demeanor which would be to place
the president in absolute dependence
upon congress, contrary to the obvi-
Gus design OF the constitution. The
result is that the president can only
be impeached for treason, or bribery,
or for some other act made by stat
ute high crime and misdemcanor.
ANY alleged violations Of a supposed
duty not made Il crime by statute,
any alleged violation ofpsrty fealtv,
any use of his official patrona &c
watch politicians may find fault with,
or which may have proved injurious
to the public inte<ests, arc not caus-
Of impeachment,
Year: 1867

full n'anager, Walker, to sleep in an adj
Joining room; but Walker was hardly
warm in his bed before he was aroused
by a message to the affect tnat Mr..
Daniel wished to see him. Hurrying
on his clothes, he would go at once to
the dying man s bed, where, in feeble
voice, this strange announcement would
be made to him.


"Walker, you must really pardon me,
but the truth is, that the very fact of
your being in the house makes me SO
nervous that cannot rest. Please 90
home"


Home the Manager ofEthe Examiner
would go, sometimes long after mid
night, leaving the sufferer to his own
thoughts. What those were, no man
will ever tell, for none ever knew. He
must have known that his days were
numbered, for when he received a bou-
quet of the earliest Spring flowers sent
him by the daughter of his friend, Mr..
Wynne, he took it in his wasted hand.
returned his thanks for the gift, and
then laid it aside, murmuring "too late,
now; too late !"


The editorial conduct of the Exami-
ner had been IN che exclusive charge of
John Mitchell for many weeks. Daniel
no longer concerned himself about it,
His will was made; he was ready to de-
part. His physicians knew he could
not live, but they expected him to linger
ten days or a fortnight longer. Piled
with stimulants, he might bear up yet
a good while. But the last hour was at
hand The exact circumstances Of his
death, as told to me, are these. On
making his usual morning call, DR..
Rawlings found his friends pulse sink
ing rapidly. No stimulant being at
hand, the supply in the house having
been exhausted, he dispatched SER
want in all haste to get bottle ofFrench
brandy. 1t was quickly brought
When it come, l,e proceeded forthwith
to make strong toddy. The patient
was then lying close to the outer edge
of the bed. DIR. Rawlings stood some
distance off; near the window, stirring
the toddy. Suddenly his.attention was
aroused by noise behind him. Look
ing quickly in that direction, he saw
that the patient had, by a strong effort,
turned himself over and lay on his back
i'll the middle of the bed, with his ewes
closed and his arms folded on his breast.
Tainking that he was praying, hcwould
not disturb him, but continued to stir
the toddy few minutes longer, so as to
give him time. to finish his prayer. A
sufficient time having elapsed and a
need OLA stimulant being urgent the
Doctor went to the bed side and leaned
over.


John NJ. Daniel was not in this
world
Year: 1867

Sabbath day is the beautiful river in
in the week of time. Tue other days
are all troubled streams, whose angry
waters are disturbed by the countless
crafts that float upon them; but the
pure river Sabbath flows on to eternal
rest, chanting the sublime music of the
silent, throbbng spheres, and timed by
the pulsations of the everlasting life.-
Beautiful river Sabbath, glide on !
Bear forth on thy bosom the poor, tired
spirit, to the rest which it seeks, and
the weary, watching soul to endless
bliss
Year: 1867

He lived in a land where ducls
were common; in a city where the
editor of the Wing had been slain but a
few years before, and among people
who never entertained the first thought
of accepting damages at law as repara-
| ton for personal aff,ront; hence the
| course of the Examiner during its ear
licr years was attended with degree
of danger which none but n truly daring
or fool-hardy man would ever have
encountered. But Daniel was no fool;
and although hc lacked caution and
allowed the bitterness of his feelings to
carry him too tar, he was anything but
reckless. Apprecating fully his dam
ger, he willingly risked his life and his
reputation in order to secure the adj
vantages which lay beyond the point
he so coolly braved. TO carry his
point he accepted cheerfully the odium
of the community, and, indeed, of the
whole State in which he lived. For
the sake of power and a competency,
he became an outcast from society. At
one time he was literally hated or
feared by everybody. In the whole
world there was scarcely human be-
ing who really liked him for himself. -
All this he brought upon himself, delib-
erately and for purpose; He marked
out an arduous course, and lie followed
that course resolutely to the last day
of his life, accepting all the consequent
ces. Surely, neither weak nor a
timid man could have done this. AS
saulted suddenly in the streets, by a
| powerful man, of known courage, who
threatened then and there to cut his
ears off, it is not to be wondered that
the fragile man showed some agitation;
but his intrepid 'you shall have your
| duel" In the admirable correspondence
with Gilmore, and his calm bearing.on
the field in the very presence of.death,
| (tor his adversary was no trifler,)
proved beyond question that John M.
Daniel had that within him which men
in every age have recognized as genuine
courage:


To feturn from this depression: He
vas an editor in the best and fullest
meaning of the word. He could not
| 6nly write himself, and write we'll, but
he could make others write well. The
crudest articles, as l have shown, if
they had but the germ Of something
good in them, could be transformed by
him in few moments, with an ease
and an art peculiarly his own, into
powerful leaders. A touch or two of
his pen gave new coloring to contri-
| button and made it his own. He had
the power Of infusing his spirit into
every part of his paper, and of giving
it, thereby, an individuality which made
it as attractive as it was tntqae. He had
innumerable editorial contributors, but
they all caught, insensibly and quietly
his spirit, his very tone; and there was
about the Examiner, Whenever he was
at the head OF it, a honiogeneity which
under other managers it never attained.
1t was easy to tell when he left the pa
per, and when lie came back to it. His
precise articles could not always be
told, but there was u nameless some
thing about the paper, as a whole, which
| gave indubitable evidence of his pres
ence. The very arrangement of the
1 printed matter and the allocation of ar
ficIcs betrayed him behind Enc SCENES.
Year: 1867

At various times, for several months past,
SAYS the Woodstock Herald, capitalists from
Maryland, Pennsylvania, and other States, have
travelled this State for the purpose of eramin-
ing the lands offered for sale privately and
through the various land agencies. These ex-
cursions have rather been of prospecting
character, we should judge, as comparatively
few purchases have been made, so far as we
have been informed. From re6able gentlemen
who have conversed with some Of these parties
on the subject, we learn that the prevailing
opinion among them is that the price of land
in Virginia will be cheaper when the existing
stay law shall have ceased 10 operate; that
hundreds of farmers will be unable 70 meet
their Indebtedness, and that their lands will be
sold at low prices as consequence This may
be the case in some sections Of Eastern Virginia,
where slave labor principally prevailed; but
such is not the case in the Valley. Onr people
are in a more fourishing condition, and the
sacrifice Of land among us will be restricted to
the poor and valueless portion.


The writer could name number of farms
in this County, which, some thirty years ago,
were sold at from thirty TO fifty dollars per
acre, cannot now be purchased for double these
prices. This enhancement in the valuation OF
land, not only in the Valley, but throughout
the State, as shown by the several assessments
since the construction of our Turnpikes and
Railroads has been steady and uniform; and
those who wish to purchase may be assured
that there is no prospect of any decline in price
in future. On the contrary, the presumption is,
that when the NJ. Gap Railroad shall have been
reconstructed, and our people shall have the
facilities for marketing their commodities, the
price of good land will rather advance than
decline. This is a simple proposition, and
every practical man will understand it.


To those, therefore, who wish to invest their
surplus capital in the productive lands OF our
beautiful Valey-this Garden spot of Virgin
ia" as it has been appropriately termed-we
would say, Now is your time. You can pur-
chase cheaper now than you will be enabled to
do hereafter.
Year: 1867

The report Of the Judiciary Committee in
relation to impeachment is exciting good deal
Of derision SAYS the Wheeling Register, Earh
Democratic journal has its comment, and some
of the criticisms are as pointed and telling as
the fruitful text will Justify. The idea that a
committee made up chiefly from party, which
in Iincolns day held and insisted that the
President was the Government, should now
express "want Of confidence" in the Presi-
dent of the United States, is regarded as su-
premely ludicrous. The Journal If Commerce
touches up this part OF the report in handsome
STYLE. Il says: 1.-The Judiciary Committee
of the House of Representatives report as the
result of their labors resolution that the Presi-
dent OF the United States is not worthy the
confidence Of tie people. Now let us see the
logic of this. We were taught by these same
radical men four years ago that the admins
tration is the government, and that President
Lincoln was the administration. If any one
suggested want of confidence in him it was
pronounced treason. Now, if the President is
the administration, and 10 express want of con-
fidence in him is treason, what becomes Of the
majority of this committee Or, worse yet, If
the President is the administration and the ad-
ministration is the government, and the Presi-
dent is not entitled 20 confidence, clearly the
government is not entitled to confidence, and
what becomes of ournational securities? Rad
icalisrn is getting muddle-headed."
Year: 1867

To CURE SHEEP FROM JUYPIYG.-A cores
pondent of the Ohio Farmer gives the follow
ing curious account Of the method adopted by
him 10 prevent his sheep from jumping fences
Of his pasture: II want 10 tell you about my
Jumping sheep and how broke them. got
them in a pen built sufficiently large TO hold
them. then caught the ring leaders, one at
a time. snd made small hole in each ear. l
then took cord or string and run through the
holes in the ears together, close enough to keep
.bern from working their ears; then let them
on, and they were as quiet as any sheep"
Year: 1867

OVERCOME By FAT1GUE.-Yesterday
morning an old gray-haired freedman, who
had walked with two or three quarts of
whortleberries from Broad Rock, in Ches-
terfeld county, to market in this city,
being overcome with fatigue, fell down
senseless near the corner Of Twelfth and
Main streets. he was carried into an un-
finished building, and several gentlemen
who happened to be passing kindly gave
him stimulants, and otherwise ministered
to his wants, while number of "colcred
brethren stood by without offering their
assistance until requested to do so. The
latter seemed much more interested in the
antics Of monkey performance in the
window of the telegraph office. An am
bulance was finally driven up, and the sick
man carried to Howard's Grove Hospital,
where he will be cared for by competent
physicians
Year: 1867

DR.. Davis, having read the statement OF
Mr.. Barksdale, stated that in his opinion
as physician no accurate rule can be
laid down by which we can exactly ap-
proxim .te to the length Of time during
which body can be exposed before de-
competition takes place. l have kept. a
body in my possession for six weeks in
very cold weather. This subject was a
very lean man. An emaciated body will
keep much longer than deshy one.


Mr.. johnson: If dead body were to
lie upon the ground in thick under
growth for week when the thermometer
is eight or ten degrees above the freezing
point, never being below thirty-five de-
grees, what would be its condition at the
close of the week?


Witness It depends upon the constitu-
tion Of the person.


Mr.. johnson: Suppose her woman of
delicate constitution, rather predisposed
to consumption, who has met her death
by violence.


Witness In that case / would not be
surprised to see it perfectly preserved four
weeks afterward, although | would not
like to give positive opinion. The short
time in the middle of the day during
which the temperature would be milder
would not materially affect the case. In
my army experience | found that bodies
| living exposed for the same length Of time
would be in many different stages Of de-
composition. In typhoid cases I have even
known putrefaction to begin before death.
| No accurate rule can therefore be laid
down, and it is impossible to say with alb
solute certainty how long man has been
dead.


DR.. Knox testified that he saw the body
of the murdered woman at the jail in this
city. 1t had been exhumed, and was then
beginning to show signs Of decomposition.
I did not form any opinion about the length
of time which had elapsed since death.
My impression is, from the appearance OF
the body, from the state of the weather and
the absence Of heat-One Of the most essen
tial requisites for decomposition-that it
might have lain for week or ten days be-
fore putrefaction took place.


DR.. Davis recalled: After the animal
heat has passed do not think that ply
sician could testify with certainty as to the
length Of time which has elapsed since
death. Exudation from an incision made
when the body is in state orcserva-
ton would not be positive :, In the
opinion of Beck, putrefaction likes place
very slowly when the temperature is be-
low fifty degrees. An instance is related
of Siberian prince whose body was pre-
served ninetytwo years. The average
temperature in that country, however, is
below the freezing point.


Both of the physicians examined were
interrogated at length by the counsel, but
no more facts Of general interest were
elected. Court adjourned at 81 o'clock


This morning the testimony for the pro-
secution will be closed, and the defence
will bring forward their witnesses. 1t i:
understood that the Commonwealth will
then present considerable rebutting evi'
dence after which the case will be argued
Year: 1867

The reports of disasters at sea for December
are to the effect that forty-seven vessels were
lost in various ways, or supposed to be lost;
and in the year 1866 five hundred and seventy
seven were reported wrecked or missing, La
this account are only American vessels or those
bound to or from an American port.
Year: 1867

How smothered and low the
words He would give rauch to
know if there were not tears in her
beautiful eyes and tell-tale color
burning upon her check.


There! He was almost sure
there was sob in those low tones
He crept cautiously over the carpet,
and paused when her profile was
revealed Heaven and earth, what
aspectacle for doting loverl Hc
saw her remove from her snuff
stained mouth q huge, dirty looking
mop, which she swabbed around
vigorously in black bottle, and
then reinscrting it, covered with
snuff, between her lips, won't on
with her song: s.
Year: 1867

turbed my equanimity and would have
elected no reply from me. Indeed, sir,
what the gentleman thought about my
official action would have given me no
more concern than it would concern me
TO know what his thoughts are upon


the question, "who killed Cock Robin"
Year: 1867

A great geological curiosity has just
been deposited in the museum Of the
Hartley Institution at Southampton, Eng
land, consisting Of piece Of flexible stone
about two feet long, seven inches wide and
more than one inch in thickness, having
the appearance Of rough sandstone, which
bends with a slight pressure like a piece
Of India rubber or gutta percha Of the
same size This interesting specimen
Of geology has been placed in a glass case
constructed for it, fitted with a lever, by
touching the key OF which on the outside
Of the case the fexibility Of the stone is
shown. 1t was presented to the Hartley
Institution by Mr.. Edward Cushen, from
his relative, Mr.. r. S Munden' who OBJ
tanned it from Delhi, India. In its natural
position the stone is said to run in thin
layers in the soil in which it is found, but
is so rare in India that it finds a place In
the museums at Calcutta. There IS a SINH
lar stone, but not so wide as the one IN
der notice, in the British Museum, and
another in the museum Of the School OF
Mines, but specimens are very rarely 10
be met with Although the stone has a
gritty appearance, no grit or dust IS
thrown of by the motion given to it when
under pressure.
Year: 1867

course, be made. II is presumabIe, how
ever, that nearly all who are embraced ia
The second, that is, those who are charge
able with treating prisoners improperly,
have been either tried and convicted or
acquitted, or are held to bail, and are, con-
sequently, included in the third. 1t is safe,
therefore, if this supposition be correct, to
infer that but few will be excluded under
the second and third classes.


Upon the whole, after the disposition of
the applications for special pardon now on
file, which we hope will be done in the spirit
which dictated the proclamation, it is not
believed that the entire number of the
excluded will finally reach beyond few
hundred
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imms-
date interest in the markets Of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails to keep himself properly sd
vised as to the rise and fall Of the markets. a.
controlled by the laws Of demand and supply
and the relative condition Of the currency. il
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprisina
neighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as we'll as interesting. We shall continue 10
make this a SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. By tslc-
graph, and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the commentator Of
our best business men; while our current FinsD-
cisl Reports from all the leading money centre
Of the country are fuller than have ever


published By any other journal in Tennessee.
Year: 1867

DY A CONSOLIDATION OF The lash
WILLIE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH and by the generous and united
support of the UNION AND DIsPAToH by the
patrons of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present q Newspaper hithe-
to unsurpassed in this city or State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS, our paper will compare favorabIy itb
the best in the entire country; and in sayinz
this. we only repeat the expressions Of many
our patrons, who are most capable Of judging in


uch matters.
Year: 1867

young man waiting for something 70 hsp-
pen to make him rich and able to set up
an establishment. They are too cowardly
and lazy-that is the secret Of the matter.


A sadder reason than those already CIV
en- is found in the fact that in 30 much
Pair:son life, so many Parisian ideas have
come in upon us. II is ssd thought, in
deed, that New York to-day is more wick
ed than London, and 10 second only to
Paris. We need not speak of details.
Enough to know that not only in this city
but in every city and town in the land.
there is devastating, terrific scourge at
work blasting the brightest talent; eclips-
ing the fondest hopes. Societies are at
work to stay the tide; individuals arc
struggling against it, but TO little or no
purpose. The cloud rests down upon the
young men Of the land with ever increas-
ing weight. 1t will ruin the nation if tho
heaven-born institution of marriage is not
more respected, more sought after, and
more encouraged by old and young. Every
man and every woman who cares for love
and purity and home will do all in their
power to add to, and not discourage incli-
nations to matrimony.


We feel quite sure that many good peo-
pie are doing injury which they would not
dare TO contemplate. We surely do not
believe that all the world is den Of ini-
quity-but the chances Of ruin are terrific,
if love and inclination to marriage arc not
encouraged. Better thousand times take
the risk Of going without elegant quartezs
and of making many sacrifices than 70 has~
ard evils which are 60 sadly common.
Marriage is not society toy to be kicked
about by money and by the edicts Of inn
perious fashion. 1t is noble, solmen,
necessary institution, without which the
world would be black and terrible indeed.
The man or woman who plants shadow
of an obstacle in its path is incurring .
responsibility which may make them sad )
lifetime.