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Year: 1869

By direction of the President, VIM:
T, Sherman viii assume command OF
the army of the United States. Ihe
chiefs OF staff corps of the depart
ments and bureaus will report and act
under the immediate order OF the Cen
eral Commanding the army: - All 1aa0Ia- OIL
tion reouires the action of the President
or Secretary Of War, will be submit
ted by the General OF the Army to the
Secretary OF War, and all ordera from
the President or Secretary OF War to
Year: 1869

White House is merely the continu


ance of relations established Ions


before General Grants election t.
the Presidency.


As to the charge that many office:
have been distributed by the new
administration among ex-officers Of
the army, we fear that We shall he
forced to make confession OF judg-
ment, and in this matter Gen. Gran
has merely carried out the policy
which sc many of our leading poll
ticians have heretofore announced
themselves as favoring. The only
difference seems TO be, that they
meant talk while he means action,
and that he, who knows the army
men thoroughly, is disposed to trust
Them, when others, who have used
them for their elevation, are in indie
cent haste to kick over the ladder by
which they have been raised.
Year: 1869

The wagee. is another important
consideration in hiring teacher
1t requires but little observation to
convince the most skeptical that
there is q carefully arranged game
played by both employees and EN-
ploYed. The employ ed, in calculat-
ing the amount per month for which
they can afford to teach, generally
place it high enough, so that if they
must fall they will have sufficient
room to do so gracefully; and the
employees arrange the matter so that
they can come up to fair maximum
without particularly lowering their
dignity. Hence the game between
them, and he wins who knows best
how to play his cards. The teacher
tries to '.Jew' the directors, and the
directors exert themselves unani-
mously to "Jew'' the teacher, and
sorry am to state that the teacher,
as rule, is out generated.


Now, this style is as unnatural as
it is injurious. No teacher can 90
into his school-house and discharge
his duty properly who feels that he
is not receiving a just compensation;
that his hard-earned dollar, the price
of so many hours of anxiety and
care, is given to him in the same
spirit as the beggar receives his
meagre pittance; nor will he do it.
What he lacks in dollars, they will
lack in lessons, in proper govern
ment, in judicious management of
time. He looks at the matter thus !:
81 am engaged to teach school ]
auNot receiving a. just remunera
ton. The directors aimed to hire
me low-to Jew me down, and as
they made their point I must make it
up in some way And they do make
it up. They pay. you back, principal
and interest tenfold, and The grand
secret of the whole is that you are
blissfully ignorant OF the process
Go into that school-room where the
teacher has determined 10 retaliate,
and if you can discover his system
OF ledgerdemain, you are wiser than
your brethren.


"AIl Is as peaceful and as still,


As the mist slunbertng on yon hill,"
AMI no trace Of negligence, on part
Of either teacher or pupil, appears.
But while you congratulate yourself
On the sspltal bargain you have
Year: 1869

Having made large additions to our establish
ment IN the shape of material of the --latest
STYLE and having employed experienced and
orders for every varietyof PLAIN AND FANCY
JOB PRINTING with neatneSs and Dispatch
The addition of Steam Power to our establish
ment affords us great advantages over most
country offices in the way OF low prices and
fast WORK Call with us, and be eonNincsd.
Year: 1869

's1 was out hunting once," he said, in

 good Westernee which I shall not attempt to initiate, ''on this river 1.-the Mississippi1,

 and I came late in the day to bayou. My way lay down the river, and round that bayou was six or seven miles, while across it was only two or three hundred yards. didn't want to be belated, so I determined to try the bayou. There was no water in it; it was all mud, d,-that kind of slimy, greasy quick-mud that holds on to man, and slowly sucks him down in spite of all his strength. knew the danger, but I thought I could manage it. Hunting about I found two blanks washed up from some old flat boat, maybe years before

 With these Fstartsd out. stepping from one to the other, pulling first one and then the other from behind me, and putting it ahead, till I got to about the middle of the bayou.

 Every step had taken was more and more difficult. The farther went the more my blanks were sucked down by the devilish

 mud till I could stand up no longer, but

 was obliged first to sit down, and then to lie flat on my stomach, to divide my weight

 more equally. Hauling myself on to the foremost, would turn around as on piv- ot, grasp the plank behind, haul it along side, and then shove it ahead of me. Pret- ty soon had to help my hands with my

 teeth. for all the strength of both was need

 cd to raise the blanks from the quagnire

 that sucked them down. At last one of

 them sunk beyond my reach. Flat on my

 face on single plank. in the middle of the bayou, the mud rising around me ready to swallow me up.- I considered. could'n mt

 swim ashore, for I wasn't in the water; couldn't wade, for to stand up was to go

 down like plummet; to move six inches

 either way was sure death. No human aid could ever reach me; no human creature might pass that way for months; no house,

 no road was within miles of me. My only

 chance for life was another plank. That must have or lie there till I starved to death, or roll over and make an. end of it in the nasty mud. Then I remembered

 my jackknife. Getting it out of my pock- ct. cut under me, lying flat as I was, slowly and patiently upon the plank that long seasoning had made almost as hard as iron, till I cut it in two. ..as Then pulling myself forward on the farther half, I drew the hindmost ahead of me again, and Sd

 went on as before. I got out at last; but,

 stranger, I was the ugliest-looking white

 man when I crawled ashore that ever you

 did see!' He patted his long rife affection.

 ately, and added: "But I never parted

 with her!"-Aaantic Monthly .for April aa.
Year: 1869

Politics AND THE PULPIT, says
Burke, ARE terms that have little agree
ment. No sound ought to be heard in
the church but the healing voice of
Christian charity. The cause of evil
liberty and civil government gains as
little as that of religion by this confu-
sion of duties. Those who quit their
proper character, to assume what does
not belong to it, are, for the greater
part, ,ignorent both ofthe character they
leave, and of the character they assume
Wholly unacquainted with the world
in wh ich they are so fond of meddling,
and inexperienced in all its affairs, Oh
which they pronounce with SO much
confidence, they have nothing of poll
tics but the passions they excite. Sure
ly the church is place where one
days truce ought to be allowed to the
dissentions and animosities of man
kind.
Year: 1869

the negroes have been in the minority
They cannot elect man of their own
color to any office to bring up that
prejudice of race. l believe what l
have stated will-be the way in which
the question will work itself out. But
under the policy of Mr.. Sumner, we
are to exclude twenty out OF every
twenty-one white men in the south
ern states, and bring forward colored
votes to fill the places ofthose exclu-
ded. The inevitable result of that
policy would be to establish colored
state governments, and colored bal
ance of power in this Republic-a
thing which l think most desirable to
avoid.


NEGRO SUFFRAGE NOT A REMEDY FOR


ANY OF OUR ILLS.


In addition to the above extracts
from public speech before his own
partisans, Governor Morton is also
officially on the record against negro
suffrage, In his message to special
session OF the Indiana Legislature in
1865, we find the following para
graphs:


"The question of suffrage is by the
National Constitution expressly re-
ferred to the determination Of the Sep
eral States and 1T cannot be taken
from them aCithout q 0ioIation Of the
letter and spirit Of that instrument.
But without stopping to discuss theo-
ries or questions of constitutional law
and leaving them out of view, it
would in my opinion be unwise to
make the work OF reconstruction de-
pend upon condition of such doubt
ful utility as negro Suffrage"


The Governor goes on to say:


"It is fact SO manifest that it
should not be called in question by
any, that people who are just emerg-
ing from the barbarism of slavery, are
not qualified to become part of our
political system, and take part, not
only in the. government of themselves
and their neighbors, but of the whole
United States. So far from believing
that negro suffrage is remedy for all
our national ills, doubt whether it is
remedy for auy," &C., sc.
Year: 1869

GEARY, the Radical candidate for
Governor of Pennsylvania, was the
manager of n ball on the Gettysburg
battlefield the other evening. What
delightful place for a dance! A
GRAVEYARD!
Year: 1869

THE Southern rebels carried on the
war against the Government attempt
ing to destroy it for just about the
period of four years and were defeat
ed. The Radicals have been warning
against the Constitution for the same
length of time since the close of the
war, and have succeeded in accom-
plishing through fraud and force what
the rebels failed to effect by war.
Year: 1869

EFFECT OF THEIR ENFRLNCHISEMENT-


NEGRO BELANcE OF POWER.


Very well, say some that is all very
we'll if we can gee the negroes to go
there. But let me say that the colored
states would be balance of power in
this country. I ask, is it desirable to
have colored state Government? /
say it is not. It is not. for many rea-
sons. One reason is that such states
would perpetually constitute bal
ance of power. They would be held
bound by the strongest tie that ever
held men together-the tie of color
and race-the tie of a -trodden
and despised race. AS three hundred
thousand shareholders, by common
tie, were able to govern this nation
for long time, so four millions of
people bound together by q much
stronger tie-despised by the whole
world, as they have been-would con-
stantly vote and act together, and
their united vote would constitute


balance of power that might control
the Government of this nation.


I submit then, however clearly and
strongly we may admit the natural
right of the negro-I submit it to the
intelligence of the people-that COL
ored state governments are not desira-
BILE; that they will bring about results
that are not to be hoped for; that,
finally, they would threaten to bring
about, and 1 believe would result in a
war of races.


THE SOLUTION OF THE DIFFICULTY.


Now the question turns up, how
can this be avoided? If / had the


power would arrange it in this way


l would give these men period OF


probation and preparation; I would


give them time to acquire little
property and get little education


time to learn something. about the
simplest forms of business, and pre-.


pare themselves for the exercise Of
political power. At the end of ten,
: fifteen or twenty years, let them come
into the enjoyment of their political
, rights. BY that time these states will
have been so completely filled up by


emigration from the North and from
f Europe that the negroes will be in {
| permanent minority. Why? Be
5 cause the negroes have no emigration
: nothing but the natural increase
while we have emigration from al
| the world, and natural increase be
5 sides. Thus, by postponing the thins
t only to such times as the negroes arr
l qualified to enjoy political rights, th
: dangers 1 have been considerins
Q would have fully passed away. Thei
= influence would no longer be danger


Gus in the manner l have indicated
o and conflict of races would not b
: more likely to happen than it now !
0 in Massachusetts,. In Massachusett
n the negroes have exercised politics
c rights for twenty-five years, and ye
o there has been no disturbance there
II no conflict ofraces. Why? Becaus
Year: 1869




I believe that in case of four mil
lions of slaves, just freed from bond
age, there should be period of pro-
baton and preparation before they
are brought to the exercise ofpolitical
power. y What is their condi-
ton? Perhaps not one in five hun
dred-I might say one in a thousand
can read, and perhaps not one in five
hundred is worth five dollars in prop
erty of any kind. II


Can you conceive that body of
men, white or black. who have been
in this condition, and their ancestors
before them, are qualified to be i'm
mediately lifted from their present
state in the full exercise of political
power, not only to govern themselves
and their neighbors, but to take part
in the Government of the United
States? Can they be regarded as in
telligent and Independent voters? The
mere state OF facts furnishes the an
swer to the question. X
To say that such men-and it is nc
fault of theirs; it is simply their mis-
fortune and crime of this nation.-te
say that such men, just emerged from
slavery, arc qualified for the exercis,
of political power is to make th,
strongest pro-slavcry argument eve
Year: 1869

Te shall lie again compelled to refer the
1eaflers Of TIE Sunday TRIBUNE to Sup
plement for the usual reading matter Of
that paper, ~ the main sheet already
promises to be crowded with advertise
rnents. We can only promise, however,
thAt the extra sheet ehAli contain = greater
variety Of carefully 1y-selected and entertain
ing miscellany than can DO found In apv
other papar in this city.
Year: 1869

.


We see it estimated that there are
now ten aPplicauts for every Govern
ment Office, domestic and foreign. It is
said that for some Of the higher places,
such, for example, as some Of those in
the Treasury Department, or such as
foreign ambassadorships, there are from
hundred to a thousand applicants.
For the higher places in the revenue
and custom service and in the Postofice
Department, and for the moro limpor-
tant consulates, there are from fifty to
hundred applicants. For places Of less
consequence there are from one score to
two scores ofapplicants. For the little
places each has two or three OF four
applicants. Thislatter class of sppli.
.cants might find vacancies on the farms
and in the workshops Of the country,
which would yield them more reliable
support than public efice.z Ablebodied
young men, such as many of those who
are in pursuit of clerkships, are what
thousands of uncultivated and poorly
cultivated acres in every State cry out
for. IL is strange that there should be
such competition for subordinate and
precarious official positions, when the
same amount of energy expended in
turning up the soil would dig out COM
potency and Independence.
Year: 1869

Here is chapter of accidents that
befol one man in Iowa: He first fell in
to a we'll. After he bad been drawn up
about thirty feet, the rope broke and
let him down again. A new rope was
procured, and he had just begun to as
cend second time, when the windlass
gave way and he fell on his had He
is now in the hands of surgeons.
Year: 1869

Pinto, the bold robber of the Park
Bank, in New York, was taken to a
saloon a day or two since for the pur
pose of having his photograph taken for
the "rogues' gallery" He resolutely
refused, giving as an explanation thai
he was intending to run for Alderman
in one of the lower wards Of the city
an excuse altogether insufficient, as a
place in the rogues' gallery would im-
prove rather thIu injure his chances.
Year: 1869

Advertising is merely making an ex-
tension of your shop front in the news
paper. You display your articles in the
window where few hundred see them,
and in a newspaper you enumerate what
you have for sale and thousands are
thereby attracted to your store.
Year: 1869

1t is well established fact that fully one.
half of the female portion Of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, to
use their own expression, never feel we'll"
They are languid devoid of all energy extreme.
ly nervous, and have no appetite.


10 this class of persons the BIrTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies: They will cure every case Of MA
RASMUS, without fail.
Year: 1869

PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand Of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant ills, will find
in the use Of this BITrERS, or the TONIC, an
elixir that will instil new life into their veins.
restore in a measure the energy and ardor OF
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
rnr nir,irn
Year: 1869

1t has been quite mystery to the
gentlemen why the regular lady board
ers at the hotels should appear at break
fast in Jockey hats, but the mystery has
at last been solved. They do it to hide
their crimping pins, their hair being in
"a state Of preparation for the evening
toilette, and it has been suggested that
gentlemen n who have not the leisure to
shave before breakfast be admitted to
the dining-room with their faces done
up in napkin. The monogram fever
still runs high. Even the bouquets car
ried at the receptions have their own
ers initials most beautifully wrought
in five colored flowers, and set in a
ground of white coronations. Lace
sila wis were never 30 much worn, but
they are seldom seen unless gathered up
Oh the the shoulders, and belted down,
doing entirely away with the shawl ar
raugements, and resembling basque
more. Ladies of all ages are seen on
the promepades, with wee specimens of
dogs looking out from under their arms,
or with heads thrust out of their pock-
ets. The fashionable morning suits for
gentlemen are made of linen material,
resembling crash toweling more than
anything else. Black for evening wear
seems to be going out, and mixed goods
are much seen. The Grecian Bend is
prevailing to an alarming extent.
There are many more affected with this
distressing disease than last season, few
having the courage then to be seen in
the street with it, Newport's boys not
being any more respectful than any
others, and always showing an inclina-
tion to make fun of the poor sufferers.
They now receive but little sympathy,
but the cases are SO commonly seen that
it has got to be an old story, and boys
do not now molest them.
Year: 1869

to the dearest interests of our State.
After ; General Grant, ( ex- Governor
Brownlow and General Carl Shurz have
come TO such conclusions, q West Vir.
ginia Republican can we'll afford to fall
ia line and follow their lead.


We announce further that no office
see eekerrwhether nominated or not, may
look to rs for support if we doubt his
honesty and cspaeity. In that respect
we will act independently, and would
feel extremely sorry if We were to be
driven to the necessity of rather sup
porting an honest aud able man OF the
opposing party than dishonest, incapa-
BILE one Of our own side. We announce
this in advance that false rumor may
not again be spread.


In conclusion we repel with just
sense Of indignity all such insinustions,
and assure those hypocrites who were
our friends when they expected our
favor, but turned against Us as soon as
they thought we were rendered power
lesss, that we have tried their late allies
in the foul scheme, and it has cost us
but a few paltry dollars to find hditor
in their camp; and assure them also that
while we are convinced that the dsper-
sers of our unblemished honor can be
bought, zoe nerer can. We will strictly
watch the hypocrites hereafter.
Year: 1869




The Parkersburg Times, after bitter
experience i'll the society of the pro-
scriptionists, comes out under its new
management fairly and emphatically in
favor of the "let up" policy, "the re-
moval of all Test Oatbs and disfran-
chising clauses" Thus, one after an
other, the Republican journals of the
State and country cast off the policy of
prescription and hoist the liberal flag.
The people ofWest Virginia are destined
to be free. But little while and the
pains, penalties and disfranchisements
which now oppress them will be over.


In replying to the charge that the
Times proposes to abandon the Repub.
lican party and 60 over to the Dem
ocracy, that paper says:


And now to hear it said that we in
tend to change front; because some gen.
erous friends have aided us in our sd-
versity and lent us their assistance
when sadly needed. We say to those
unscrupulous men who are spreading
such rumors that, while they may be
bought, ice are not for sale. Further, we
announce to them here in plain terms
that we are for impartial suffrage as we
ever have been; We sustain the Chicago
platform in all its bearings, will sustain
President Grants administration and
his policy; but will oppose all and any
test oaths and disfranchisinp clauses.
The time, thank God, has come when
no distinction efrace, color and polir-
ical sentiment should be made. We
even 60 further than the Wheeling In.
telhgencer; we are in favor of the repeal
OF the odious parts of our registration
law, not because by upholding them the
Republican party might lose the power,
but We favor the repeal because it is
our conviction that to uphold it any
longer is unjust, unsafe and detrimental
Year: 1869

The South must employ negroes. Con-


grees will not tolerate coolies. To do


so would be to sacrifice the results of


the war. The purpose for which the


Union heroes laid down their lives Is


understood to have been the establish.


ment Of the black man in a position
that would enable him to command en-
ployment, position, influence and social
and political Importance. As we pro-
gress in the great work of finding out
what the war was fought for we learn
that this is the meaning of the slate un-
pleasantness." That being so, the ne.
gro must be protected against all com-
petition. He must be backed by bay
onets, Congress, perpetual special legis-
lation and all other nuisances of that
sort, to enable him to hold his own
with the "poor white trash" and more
over no other race must be allowed to
pit its muscle, energy, or industry
against his. Hence we can't have any
in ours. We must build a
Chinese wall to keep out the Chinese.


1t is now intimsted that among the
first acts of Congress on its meeting,
will be the passage of the law declaring
all contracts with foreigners, made in
foreign countries, void. This will be
dsne with the hope of thereby compel
ing. Southern planters to employ only
negroes.


There must be no thwarting of desti-
ny. The negro is the ward of the Ameri
can people. He is theirs to enjoy, theirs
to preserve, theirs to transmit. There
must be no wasting of affection on John
Cinnamon. There must be no running
after strange gods and coolies. There
must be no labor save black labor in the
South. The American negro must and
shall be employed.
Year: 1869

The confirmed dyspeptic may almost say,
with Saint Peter, II die daily" The object of
this article is not TO I Iremind him of his
pangs, but to show him 1h0w to Danish them
forever. The means of immediate and perma-
rent relief are proffered him in