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Year: 1869

Let man fail in business, what a
wonderful effect it has ON his former
friends and creditors. Men who had
taken him by the arm, laughed and
chatted with him by the hour, shrug
up their shoulders and pass him by
with a chilling chow do you dO?"
Every trife of bill is hunted up and
presented, that would not have seen
daylight for months to come, but for
the misfortune of the debtor. If it is
paid, well and good; if not, the scowl
of the Sheriff, perhaps, meets him at
the corner. A man that never failed
knows but little of human nature. In
prosperity he sails along, gently watt
ed by favoring smiles and kind words
from everybody. He prides himself
upon his good name and spOtless
character, and makes his boasts that
he has not on enemy in the world.
Alas! the change. He looks
upon the world in a different light
when Feverses come upon him. He
reads suspicion on every brow. He
hardly knows how to move, or whether
to do this thing or the other-for there
are spies about him, and writ is
ready for his back. To understand
what kind of stuff the world is made
of. a person must be unfortunate and
sion payment once in his lifetime. If
he has kind friends, then they are
made manifest. A failure is moral
sieve-it brings out the wheat and
shows the chaff. A man thus learns
that words and pretended good will
do not constitute real friendship.
Year: 1869

whatever cause the concession made by Colombia Of the
indemnity to which she, common with the railroad
company Is entitled will be void and OF no value. But
the United States OF America will not be entitled to the
return OF the stated sum Of s000000 which will be rre-
vocaby acquired by Colombia Indemnity for the dam
tOn."


Among the many absurdities brought forward by sew.
era OF the journals OF the capital to prejudice the public
mind against the treaty. Is the assertion that the United
either bank OF the canal to which she will be entitled
with the emancpated negroes Of the South. The main
point OF the question, however, involves the con-
sderaton Of dollars and cents. Colombia is de-
srous OF seeing the great work accomplished but
at the same time wants to make as much out OF
the liberal stpuaOns In favor of this Republic contained
in the treaty and would gladly others undertake tins
ardu0us and costly work. and then let Colombia reap all
the advantages The truth is the people of this country
Railroad Company and that the sold too
cheap and they naturally afraid this time that the
United States acts upon the same principles as the Rail
road Company by and throwing dust in the
eyes OF the people


Regrets heard on all sdesyamong Coombians that
privileges at such paltry price The President in his
message referring to this matter, drops hint that the
liberal privileges granted to the Company seriously
ebarrass the Inauguration Of the Canal since the con-
tract expressly spulates that without the consent OF
the Company Canal can he built within certain pre-
INSIDE OF the limits agreed upon very serious cOmplica
tiOns may arise. Whatever may be the final action Of
Congress In regard to the Canal treaty there viii be
very strong opposition made TO It, but It is generally be-
the work. and considering that the United States Govern
nent Ia party TO tho treaty, that Will Lay pass,
after certain notifications aud amendments made,
among which is the one already alluded " above.
Year: 1869

RICHMOND, March G--The argument in the
trial Of James Grant for the murder Of H. Ryes Pollard
closed to-day, aud the given to the jury Tie
counsel for the prosecution took the ground that how
ever much injury may have been done the sister OF ts
accused by the publication Of the article in Poarda
paper greater wrong would be inflicted the honor OF
Virginia If the Jury brought in verdict Of not guilty
The crime was branded foul assassination committed
in cold blood At the close tie Judge asked to n
sluct the jury nd against the accused which he did,
and these instructions are regarded as the most unfayor
able that could have been given under the circumstances
The counsel the defense concluded his argument by
reviewing the attempts made by Mr. Grants friends To
suppress the publication Of the article reference 10
Miss Grant. They had appealed even mpored over
and again. for it's suppression but IL had been re.
fused After these requests had failed lie claimed that
his client had other redress than to Kill Mr. Polard
and asked the Jury first ascertain whether or not the
accused committed the deed and he did to ask them
selves whether not IL act OF Justice After an
absence of hour the jury came into court and
returned a verdict Of Not guilty" The announcement
took the assembage Court by surprise which vas fo
lowed by burst OF applause that was at once suppressed
by the Court II the general impression that there
would be division among tie jurors all OF whom exceps
two from the Cities OF Norfolk and Alexandria and
among the most respectable citizens OF either city,
Year: 1869

1t was once said that If five upright men
could be found in Sodom that unhappy city
might have been spared the direful fate which
befel it. 1t is reported that one of the master
spirits of the Albany lobby has stated that
there were only five members of the late
Senate who could not be purchased; but 1t
appears that the presence Of these Eve incor-
rupibles could not save the Senate chamber
from the obloquy attaching to charges of very
mysterious regeneration. If not of gross cor
ruption. The public would probably like to
know who these FIVE grave and reverend
seignors were. AT a random guess the names
of Tweed, Creamer, Bradley, Norton and
Pierce might be suggested without much
danger Of mistake. 1t is pretty certain that
in their general action in the Senate these gen
tlemen exhibited a aightforwardness and
consistency to party measures and obligations
that their republican opponents on the other
side Of the house did not manifest, greatly to
the chagrin of some members of their party
Perhaps the number Of those who could not
be influenced by the omnipotence Of the lobby
might be increased to seven In the persons of
Senators II. G. Murphy and Genet That cor
ruption and intimidation kept the majority in
alternate hope of reward and fear Of political
punishment upon many important questions,
and that these agencies combined were instru-
mental in deciding some of those questions, is
undeniable so that it Is evident that five or
even seven men could not save the Senatorial
Sodom
Year: 1869

Tae As,prDachins Election ma Virginia.


BY order Of President Grant proclamation


win he Issued in Washington to-day fixing the


9th of July next as the day for holding the
election in Virginia. The State paper pro-
vides that the new constitution shall be sub
mitted to the electors. Separate votes will be
received as to the issue, by approval or
rejection, Of the citizen disabilities and
test-oath clauses, but on no other spe-
cial points of the instrument According to
appearances 1t is estimated that the white
vote under the new registration may be In
creased twenty thousand. At the former
registration it exceeded the black vote by
about fifteen thousand, and presuming that the
latter registration will not reach the ratio OF
the white, it is calculated that the white con-
servatives will have thirty thousand prepon-
derance in the State If they bring forth their
whole strength. We notice from the local cor
respondence of Richmond papers that while In
the eastern, southwestern and middle portions OF
the State the greatest enthusiasm exists in the
cause of the conservative candidate for Gov
ernor, Colonel Walker, in the Valley there is
an apathy among portion Of the people which
is pronounced deplorable. One writer from
the Valley ays:-'T do not mean that Walker
is not the choice here, but that numbers of our
citizens, with headstrong obstlnacy, persist in
the old fogy 'do-nothing' policy that will be
productive of political suicide, If they do not
wake up to the vital issues now before u.s." 1t
is also stated that the places of registration are
80 remote and difficult of access that many
conservatives will not spare the time nor take
the trouble to register, and hence they will lose
their vote. This feeling Of indifference should
not be permitted to continue. II native Vir-
ginians wish to be restored to former political
rights and position under the government they
should arouse themselves to the Importance of
instant and cooperative action, and realize the
maxim that 'Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty Commenting upon this point the
Richmond Whig remarks 1.-THE Virginian or
Northern or foreign citizen and settler who
fails to acquire by registration the right to vote
will subject himself to the suspicion of being
desirous to do indirectly what he has not the
manliness to do direcly-that is. to aid in the
election Of Wells and in fixing disfranchise-
ments and disabilities upon those who are bone
of his bone and flesh of his flesh" Therefore
it will be made to appear when election day
comes how far and how deeply the white citi-
zen in Virginia appreciates the political situa-
ton in that State.
Year: 1869

this regard the Old World will perhaps hall in
Mr.. Sweeny tasus nature, an honest New


York politician. Tammany will have to look
sharp after its business in his absence; for,
although the head remains here, in the person
OF its Grand Sachem, Supervisor Tweed, who
Is quite competent to run the machine ana
keep all the rings in order, Tammany loses It's
heart and great portion Of its vitality, tenn
porarily, while Peter B. Sweenys well tried
sagacity is wanting. We wish the honest, ge-
NAL and good-hearted Chamberlain bon ooyage,
and hope he will bring back the blessing OF
Pio Mono, with power to dispense it to all the
members Of the city government on his safe
return.
Year: 1869

PROGRESS. The Equal Rights women now
want to be free in everything but love. They
want to be free Of all the restraints that have
kept women from the polls and politics. They
want the struggle of life to be generally free
fight, but they piously affirm and passionately
declare that they do not want ''free love. :"
When they began their agitation the great OPP
preston was the tyranny of marriage.
Year: 1869

GENERAL HANCOCK AND THE NORTHWEST. -
One of the st. Paul papers having endeavored
to excite local prejudice against General Hap@
cock, alleging that he had protested to the
President against being assigned to the Departl
ment of the Northwest, with headquarters ae
St. Paul, the Pioneer of that city pronounce
the statement, upon the best authority, as being
entirely gratuitous. General Hancock is not
the man to protest against legal orders from
superior officers. He has always been ready
to 60 where duty called, and sometimes
little in advance of it, to his personal peril
and Is not likely at this day to adopt any other
rule Of military discipline
Year: 1869

STAMPING Our THE NATIONAL DEBr. -
Boutwells plan to buy up government secur-
ties and STAMP every one bought as the pro-
perty Of the United States is good common
sense way to reduce the debt and carry out
the law. If he will only persevere in using
the nations superfluous cash in that way
Uncle Sans bonds will increase in value
Year: 1869

PARgPA-RosA has very gracefully accepted
an invitation to join 10 the Boston Peace Jubi-
lee next month. She leaves the terms entirely
to the committee, as no feeling she says,
except the pleasure Of joining in so great an
undertaking can aotuste any artistic" She
will probably be among the most brilliant at
fractions of the monster occasion.
Year: 1869

Nor AN INTRRREeNUM. Chief Justice Chase
consirues the statutes very literally in vir-
gna. He has just decided that United States
officials who al the beginning Of the wan
turned government funds over TO the rebellion
are saved by the statute of limitation. This
decides onco more that there was no legal
separation.
Year: 1869

Pitt Cooke agt. The State Bank of Boston
et al The defendants this case filed petition in the
Supreme Court supported by affidavit OF sone OF the


rectors for the removal Of the case to the United States
Court The proceeding taken under the staute Of
March 1857, which provides that defendant sued in


state Court who is citizen OF another state NAV on
hhng petition and affidavit that he beeves that from
prejudice or local influence he will not be able 20 obtain
justice In such State Court TO the case On fle
motion Judge CardOzogranted the order OF renova and
the plaintiff appealed At the hearing OF the annea tbe
defendant refused TO argue the main question: but
took the preliminary objection that the case wac
entirely out OF tho State Courts. Thai. on
the approval by the State Court the security renuIrd
BY the act the was without any order removed IN
the Qped States Courts and could not in any way he
recalled. The jurisdiction absolutely transferred
ana all subsequent proceedings in the State Courts were
cora non Judtce. 10 this point he quoted with other
authorities Judge Blachfords decision the u p r.
u. Co., published yesterday The Court reserved the
question. Mr.. Bnrril then argued for theplantn az
some length that the statute in question must be con-


strued literally That National Bank the creation and
dependent OF tho national Government, could have
any citizenship In any State and that corporation
could not have belief affidavit II was not in
Year: 1869

Phelps agt. Middleton, and Phelps agt Deane.
These appeals IN the Court OF Common Pleas from
Judgments ncng fines for the sale OF trout out OF
SON The statute for the protection Of the fish forbids
the killing OF trout their exposure for sale, unless
killed ont Of tho State, and imposes tho seller the
cessty of proving that the front killed In
other state where such killing Is not forbidden by law
In these cases. after the plaintiff had proved the sae the
deondants proved that the fish brought from Can
ada without proving that the law OF Canada did not
prohibit the killing OF trout at that II plaintiff
contended and the District Judge held, that this must
be proved aHnatyey, and judgment was given against
them for want OF such proof On appeal the defendants
Insisted that the law presumably the law OF
Canada and that 1t for the plaintiff 10 rebut this
presumption Qf he COULD and that therefore the judg
lnent


The Court the Judgment Of the Court below.
Year: 1869

ted the nct In the next place he gives untrue account
Of the affair sayug that she fell from the window ana
makes attempt TO give any other possible explanaton
These circumstances demand conviction, even II lhey
stand alone. Tho Commonwealths case Is made ont by
these facts and have only now 10 deal Win Ihe
explanations that have been mede both IN the argument
and testimony which is supposed to support the aeiene
to show its utter faacy They dealt in nothing but
way; his defense must be a fair and reason
able one, not mere conjecture and guess.w,ortkI
OF the case and the deieuse and concu-
ded with and eloquent exhortation TO the Jury
the evidence and administer the law strictly thereby
putting stop to tho spirit OF murder that stalks at age
in community, not eparng the defenseless woman OF
the helpless babe the OF the holy saDDath day


AT u o'clock Judge Brewster delivered the charge
to the Jury, carefully reviewing the testimony and
describing the various degrees of murder The pris-
oner should have tho benefit of every reasonable
doubt but the jury must not take as granted these
assertions when they not certain that they
could arrive at satisfactory conclusion as to the
fact then that doubt belongs to the defendant but
the doubt must be created by the evidence in the
case and not by your imagination. He advised the
Jury to look searchngly through the whole case and
accept no circumstance except what has been clearly
proved Let each link be perfectly formed and prop
erly welded in the chain of evidence.


At 20 minutes of 9 o'clock the jury retired. The
court room was densely crowded the prisoners
dock was guarded Dy strong pOllce loTce unuer
nigh Constable Clark during the absence OF the


Jury the prisoner remained calm and composed in the
dock conyersing with his father and steadfast
friend Mr. John II. McCully. who has manifested q
Pythian friendship toward him during the entire
trial At quarter past o'clock the jury returned,
the clerk called the roll, and they all answered
to their names; the jury and prisoner then
arose and confronted each other. The Clerk: Gen.
tlemen of the Jury, how do you find the prisoners
Guilty or not guiltyf The foreman, in distinct
voice. replied. "GUMTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST
DECREE" They all answered to the Clerks inquiry
so stand we ALL The prisoner remained composed.
when his friend McCully fell upon his neck with a
cry of anguish. The father was also deeply affected
and the prisoner endeavored to console them. The
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
Year: 1869

VICTOR EMANEUL on THE CONDITION OF ITALY.


FLORENCE, Italy, Jan. liking Victor Eman-
uel to-day in his reply TO the New Years congratula
tions of the Military staff, said that the present
situation of Italian affairs was good but that
if the present amcable situation should become
clouded and trouble should in the future appear to be
imminent, he should confidently rely upon the loyal
ty and patriotism of tho army to sustain him in main
tanning peace and the national honor
Year: 1869

The Publishing House by which the present
Journal is issued has been extensively engaged
for nearly half century, in the work of pro-
noting general education, and ditfusng infor-
nation among the people Of the United States
through the medium of valuable books in all
the leading departments of knowledge. In
further pursuance of this important object,
and recognizing the increasing tendency of
the public TO cultivate the periodical form of
literature, the publishers have engaged in the
enterprise of Weekly Journal. which they
design to make worthy of the liberal patron-
age Of the reading community.


Omitting ordinary news, and avoiding par
tisan advocacy, both political and sectarian.
the JOURNAL will be devoted to general liter
ature, to science, art, and education, and to
the diffusion of valuable information upon
subjects OF public importance. 1t is intended
to make use OF all resources, original and sell
ected, domestic and foreign, which can give
interest and variety to its pages; and neither
exertion nor expense will be spared to secure
the aid of the best talent Of the time. We alb
stain from the large professions and the parade
of conspicuous names so common on these
occasions, and, trusting to the intelligence of
the people, shall be content to let the Journal
speak for itself. t-t 's ...
Year: 1869

TO THE TRADE.


Being desrous of accommodating the mer-
chant, the farmer, and the mechanic, | have
fitted up the commodious Warehouse, No. At
King street, and l am now prepared to furnish
them with every variety of COOKING, PA K.
LOR, DINING ROOM and CHA n b r K
STOVES; also, with all the varieties of lin,
JAPANNED, COPPER and SHEET IRON
WARE, of the latest improved patterns. L
can also furnish to order goods of any descrlp-
tion that may be wanted in my line. Partlcu,
lar attention is given to the wor kmanship and
material used in filling all orders of my patrons
and pledge satisfaction az to styleand quality.
My work is equal to any done in Northern
cities l also ask the favor of all who wish TO
examine or purchase goods In my line 10 call
and see for themselves. Having an experience
of thirty years in this business, feel confident
l can suit them both in goods and prices
| also would call the attention Of the public
to the fact that | have just received the agency
Of the celebrated ST u RT COO X n q
STOVE. which needs no recommendation, as
persons in our good Old Dominion can fully
testify to its economy and great saving OF fuel
and labor


l will close by extending my most heartfelt
thanks for tho liberal patronage extended to
me in the old year just past, and truly hope a
continuance of the same. during the new year
lust set in. ENOCH GRIMES.


No 46 King ST.,


Opposite old stand,
p. S-Roofng and Spouting in town and
country, promptly attended to, and AL work
fully warranted to please. feb III
Year: 1869

and were il not for the fact that she
is so unfortunate before the law as to
DC a woman, subject TO restrictions,
circumlocu,ions and delays which
would not attend ono of her lordly
masters, would have had comparative.
ly little difficulty in coming in,o pos
session. OF her properly after the
Supreme Court had decided in her
favor.
Year: 1869

when > majority Of the intelligent
women Of the country ak ssr the suf.
sragc. it is in favor Of granting it to
them; but that it would not impose
st upon them. In other words il
would no, compel them to vote. We
are not aware that anybody proposes
to do that. Men are no, compelled to
vote. but they have the privilege Of
the franchise, II they see ft to exer-
cise il. All We ask is that those
women who desire to exei else that
right shall have the opportunity Of
doing so. We ask i, for the reason
that 1t a natural right Of which no
maiorities can justly deprive them.
Whats Have majorilies q right to
deprive minori,ies Of . voice in the
choice ofrulcrs? Who ever before
heard Of such thing! Majoritiss Of
those who have voice Justly decide
the questions Of policy which affect
them all, but it would only carry ou.
q principle directly antagonistic to
liberty and democracy were the ma
jority to Immediately deprive the mi
norify Of their right to voice. and
thus assume the roll Of .yrants over
them. Once let the Republican par
~ Of Iowa undertake 10 legislate the
Democracy ont Of the franchise. and
see how quickly and justly bloody
rebellion would ensue Yet men
coolly talk about the majority Of wom-
en- deciding upon this same question
for tho minority.


Let il be distinctly understood that
the question Of the franchise has no
reference to majorities; but is . ques
tion Of natural rights. No majority
can justly deprive . single individ-
ual ubo 10 to the manor born, Of ma
ture age, Of sound mind and uncon-
yictcd Df crime, Of the God given
right TO say how and by whom be Or
she shall be governed. Ten thousand
may say 10 and one yes; but the ten
thousand have no more right to tyr
anixe over the one than the one over
The ten thousand. Governments are
not natural. but artificial. The peo-
pie are natural and for their own
protection institute governments
Every individual il alike affected by
the government and essry indisidual
should therefore have m equal voice
with every other in it. This IL true
democracy and anything short Of this
il tyranny Of one class over another.