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Year: 1868

1T l. learned from a strictly responsible
source tonight. which Is In fact conceded by
the friends OF Impeachment, that Senators
Wiley and Van Wrinkle. OF West Virginia.
have declared that they intend 10 vote for the
acquittal of the President. As Senstor Fowler
is no longer In doubt for aequittal. the requi-
site seven Republican Senator. are therefore
obtained to insure the defeat o! impeachment
whenever a vote Is obtained. This iniorma-
ton j. derived from both sides and Is freely
confessed by prominent Radicals, who also
have taken pains to investigate IL.


The following letter was addressed. to-day,
by senator Henderson 10 the Missouri dele
CATION that called on him few days ago TO
request him To withhold his vote ifhe intend
ed 10 east il for the acquittal ofthe President:


WASHINGTON, ID. C., May IL, 1858.


GrNrLEuEx-On yesterday morning being
assured by you that my position on the inn
peachment question was not only antagonistc
10 the unanimous voice of the Union party Of
our State. but would likely produce civil war
and bloodshed therein ii il should result in
the acquittal of the President, was under
stood 10 say, under the circumstances, that.
rather than have such results follow, would
tender my resignation as Senator, and let
some other person, as my successor. execute
what YOU suppose to be the voice of the party
that sent me here who have so generously
sustained me. Again last evening. i stated
TO YOU was willing to accept your wish as
truly rejecting the wishes of our party, and
that thought it my duty to resign If found
itimpossible. II on II full examination of the case,
tO carry out that will on some of the articles
of Impeachment, | agreed To let you know
nv conclusion to-day, in order that you
might consult further If you thought proper,
and advise with the Governor. in regard To
my successor. Since that time have serious
~ reflected over the whole matter, and have
come to the conclusion that, having been
sworn To try this case on the principle of inn
partial Justice. and to render a verdict ac-
cording to the law and the evidence. | cannot
shirk or divide that responsibility with Others.
III il is for the House to find articles of i'm.
peaChment: it is for the Senate to try them.
III resign before the vote it strikes me have
come short of my OATH and as you are pleased
to place this matter on party political grounds,
you will permit me TO say my resignation can
be of no possible service to you. A proper
sense of duty would prevent my successor
from voting. he not having heard the case.and
YOU are aware that voting in the negative,
and declining to vote will be practically the
same. Should he forcgo delicacy and secure
the conviction by his vote the manner of OBJ
tanning it will defeat every conceivable al
vantage to be derived. / have therefore re
solved to stand by the obligations of my oath,
honestly discharge my duty as it is given me
to know it. and. appealing to heaven for the
rectitude of my intentions am determined to
follow the dictates of conscience and trust to
a generous and upright people for the vndi-
cation ofmy conduct.


JNo. b. HENDERSON.
Year: 1868

The House of Representative has m
peached President Johnson for vulgar
and improper language in public speech ;
and while the trial is going on language
has been used on the floor of the House
in debate, by the unanimous toleratiOn
and consent of the House, infinitely more
vulgar and more disgraceful than any
that has been imputed to the "great
criminal of the age" During the whole
of last Friday and Saturday the scenes
presented in the House were such as to
make every man of ordinary sensibility
for the reputation of the country and its
public men.


The debate of Saturday was especially
sitsgraceful. Mr.. Donnelly, of Minneso-
ia, under guise Of a personal explanation,
,made personal assault on Mr. Wash
'burnc, which was not merely discreditable
to himself as q gentleman, but was an abb
solute insult to the House and the coun-
try And Mr. Washburne's retort, though
'less vOluble because less studied, was
equally low and equally unworthy any
man who cherishes the slightest self-re
spect or has the faintest notion of what
gentleman owes to his own character
and reputation. We shall not repeat any
of the epithets or accusations which these
two gentlemen banded backwards and
forwards against each other. The re-
port will be found elsewhere; those who
are curious to see how low men in Con-
gress can sink, may read it for themselves.


The most disgraceful feature OF the
whole case was the fact that the House
listened to this torrent of abuse, not only
with patince, but with evident relish, Mr..
W ashburne has made himself generally
obnoxious to the House by the offensive
arrogance and overbearing insolence Of
his usual manner And this fact recon-
ciled the members to the grOssness of
Mr.. Donnellys vituperation. But they
yratifed their personal spite at the eX
pcn.e of their public character, and the
reputation of the body to which they be-
long. The House could have stopped
the disgraceful exhibition at any moment.
There was no shadow of reason for al
lowing it to commence. The subject had
no business in Congress, and it was a
breach or order, as well as Of decorum,
to introducs it. But the House has been
4 in the habit Of tolerating such infractions
of its rules as we'll as such violations of
propriety and, by y" unanimous consent,
Mr.. Donnclly was allowed to reply, on
the floor Of Congress, to an abusive letter
published in newspaper Mr. Donnel-
ly's main object was, of course, to be
more abusive Of Mr.. Washburne than
4 Washburnc had been of him. and the
House not only tolerated but encouraged
the ignoble strife.


1t is Of no use to preach homilics or
read lectures on the subject. So long as
members of Congress enjoy this sort OF
set-to, just 50 long will it be indulgcd.
They seem to have the same taste for il
that the lows mobs OF large cities h@yc
for prize-Ggbts. Whenever their taste


ises above it, they will put stop to it
and not before For the credit Of the
country we wish that time might be near
cr than it seems to.be.-N. J. { Rodicol)
4 Times ..t E..
Year: 1868

At Fremont, Ohio, correspondent OF
the Cleveland Herald, writes under
date Of January 1lth:


A terrible accident happened foui
miles west of Fremont last niuht
About 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
Mr.. Boop, a young man of nineteen
years, loaded his gun and started ior
the woods to shoot an owl he had
seen. Not c)ming back, il was sup.
posed by his family that he had staid
with a neighbor all night. Saturday
morning search was made for him, aud
his dead body found frozen stiff. lie
had gone about eighty rods from his
fathers house, aud only some three
rods south of the railroad track. lie
was lying on his back, his left leg
drawn up, the right straight. He had
taken off his comforter from his neck
and folded it up and placed it under
his head, His cap and gloves were
on. The gun lay on the ground,
about three feet from his body. On
removing his body, under his left ell
bow was found whole sheet of note
paper, folded up one fourth size, aud
lead pencil sticking through the
paper, making large holes in the she t.
On opening 1t, there was found full
account Of the accident, written BY
himself, and signed with his fall
name. There were three or four
large stains of blood on the sheet,
aud some Of the words were obltcrat
ed. Tho whole was dimly written.
and toward the last considerably
sprawled out, as though he was weak
by the near approach of death.
Whether the wound was such that he
died by it, or was frozen to death, of
course, can never be known. The
charge Of the gun was shot, and the
whole contents OF the gun entered Just
below the navel. His clothes were
some burned, bctokeuing the muzzle
of the gun to have been close to him.
His coat and overcoat were both but
toned at the throat A portion of
the intestines protrudcd from the
wound, which was large enough to
put a man 50 hand in. The following
is copy of the letter, which | took
from the original:


"Dear friends, as this is sad acci-
dent to all, yet cheering to my soul /;
yet l will tell you how it Happened.
| was ready TO shoot an owl | walked
around the tree, and happened to trip
on stick, then slipped and fell and
the gun few out Of my honds and
struck tree with the lock aud shot
me. Take this to that dear compan.
ion of mine, to whom was engaged
to be married on the - day Of May.
Tell her the news as soon as you can
Tell her to meet me in heaven, aud
then we will join hands aud sing tho
song of Zion. Glory to the God
Tell her l love her dearly. Tell her
not to worry herself about me. /
want her to meet me on that bright
shore. Hove one and all and | love
her most dearly. ! bid you all good
bye. Ipray that you ail may meet
nc in better world. Father and
mother get brother Baldwin topreach
my funeral sermon, aud bury me in
the Protestant graveyard, where my
dear friend will be buried. | am now
going home to live with jesus forever.
Good bye. SAMUEL i. BooP."


a-------- - - l. u
Year: 1868

The Seal Of the association shall
be device to be selected) in the cen
tire the name "TnE TlFPlS SAVINGS
AND BuILDING LOAN Association"
around the circumference, with the
date of the incorporation Of the
association.
Year: 1868

The following : the closing para
graph Of a Sundav-school address late
" published in California paper


You, boys, ought to be very kind
to your little sisters. l once knew a
bad boy who struck his sister a blow
over the eve. Although she didn t
die IN the early summer time. when
June roses were blowing, with words
OF sweet forgiveness oil her pallid lips,
she rose up and hit him over the head
with a rolling-Pin. so that be could not
90 to Suuday-school for more than a
month, on account Of not being able
to put his best hat on"
Year: 1868

RULES OF HEALTH.- Never hang
yourself out of an open window when
you 90 to bed. Take ventilation in
moderate doses.


In cold weather always wear thick.
warm clothing about your body. II
you have not money enough to buy il
attend an extinguishable conhagration
in the vicinity Of fist-class clothing
store.


If you are quite small baby be
careful that there are no pins in vour
clothes and always take a drink OF
milk punch, out of bottle with gum
thing on the nozzle, before you get in
to your cradle-it makes a nice belly.
ache


In eating raw oysters always peel
the shells off before swallowing. The
shells are indigestible and apt to lie
on the stomach.
Year: 1868

i LADY entered tram at CoGn-
try station, and sat down with her
back to the locomotive. Finding her
mistake, and not wishing to ride back
ward, she asked the conductor If ne
would "be so kind as to turn the car
around He didn't DO it.
Year: 1868

A talent for conversation has an extra
ordinary value for the every day uses Of
life. Let any one who has the gift enter
into the social circle anywhere. How ev-
cry ones face brightens at his entrance


How soon he sets all the little wheels in
motion, encouraging the timid, calling cut
the resources of the reserved and Shy sub
sidizing the facile, and making everybody


glad and happy. To converse we'll is not
to- feaSross the CONDENSATION 1t is not to
do ALE the talking It is not necessary to
talk with brilliancy. A man may talk
with such surprising power and splendor
as to awe the rest Of the company into ST.
Hence. He should seek the art Of making
others feel quite at home with him, SO that
no matter how great his attainments or
how small may be theirs. they find it Just
as pleasant talking to him as hearing him
talk. Conversation, more than almost
anything else, requires tact and discretion.
II requires one To have most varied know
ledge, and to have it at instant disposal,
so that he can use Just as much or as little
as the occasion demands. 1t requires the
ability TO pass easily from the playful to
the serious, from books to men, from the
mere phrases of courtesy to the EXPIRES
sions Of sentiment and passion. ~ ''li7 if'
Year: 1868

The editor of the Albany News has been
travelling about. Hare are some of his OBJ
servations:


We met a great many Georgia RAIDS,
whom we once knew as secessionists, Deni-
ocrats and Confederate soldiers. They did
some service for the party, and were hang
ing round the suburbs Of the 'riag" for
their share Of the spoils. Well, they are
right, men who prostitute their brains
and their sonls to such cause should be
compensated, and the gratitude of great
men like Bullock, seldom turns with seorn
upon the base means by which they rise
to power


The proposition to run Hiram Warner
for the IT, S. Senate, if indeed it was enter
tanned, is o significant concession, and
snacks more of a Brown stroke than of an
honest purpose to select good men. 1t is
evidently bid for strength, and bears all
The landmarks Of political legerdemain.
However, it would be contemplate to
quarrel with any party for indulging in
such tricks of the trade" for it must be
confessed that all parties are alike guilty
of similar SINS


We should regret to see Mr.. Parrot in
the Senate, for he is indiherently clever,
and bis capacity would certainly enable
him to fill an humber station with more
credit to himself, and less harm to the
country.


Brown, Walker and Mccoy will proba-
bly, strut and fret their hour upon the
stage, and make chapter of judicial his
tory for Georgia. We might court their
pay and station, but shall not envy their
historic record.


The State Road is to pass into the hands
of Hurlbert and q fellow by the name Of
Pond, who buys vegetables, and chickens
and eggs for the National Hotel at Attain
ia, aud who, doubtless, is to feed the Gu
bernatorial family as consideration for
the post of master Of transportation.


There has for years been party in the
State favorable to the sale of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad They may now
look for the realization of their hopes.
Ninety days will suffice for the spoliating /;
sharp and quick work may be expected,
and Southern bond-holders would do well
to take time by the forelock, and convert
their stocks into cash.
Year: 1868




The Tribune spoke the truth. The
Republican party attempted "such a
ljugglery" and has cheated only
itself. The people cannot be deceived
in this matter of suffrage, and they will
never sanction any scheme which cstab-
fishes one system in one portion of the
Union and another system in another
portion of the Union.


The resolution of the Chicago plat
form first asserts the principle that
Congress has power to regulate the suf-
frage in the States, and then it asserts
the principle that Congress has not
power to regulate the suffrage in the
States.


That resolution not only declares that
Congress exercised rightfsl power in
regulating suffrage at the South-in
disfranchising nearly the entire body
of intelligent white men, and enfran-
chising the whole body of Ignorant


Of freedmspaeTa42RE5ti it Slsop p&S}at h&4S}at
gratitude and of justice" demand that
this system OF suffrage mnst by federal
power be "mdintained' for all time
And in the constitutions framed by the
recept conventions in the South an oath
is incorporated which every white man
/ allowed to vote must take before he Is
pernitted to cast his ballot-aA oath
that he will ever "maintain" the sys-
tenn of indiscriminate negro suffrage
forced upoA the South by Congress.


The resolution of the Republican
PLATFORM aflirms that the system OF
white disfranchisement and negro en-
franchisement prescribed by the federal
for the lately rcbellious States, shall be
iyrerersible, while here in the Northern
States the people may regulate their
suffrage at will. The States OF the
South NAV be admitted" to the Union
upon the Congressional plan, but alter
admission they will not stand on an
equality with the States Of the North
There must henceforth, according to the
Republican platform, be two classes oi
Statcs-one to whom the question Of
suffrage properly belongs, and the other
, to whom the question OF suffrage does
not belong at all.


In Union according TO the theory
= of the Chicago Platform, the people OF
!, Michigan may, as they did the Other
, day, pass upon the question of suffrage
|. and deny the educated" few negroes
the right to vote, but the people OF M
Southern State will have the right to dc
l. anything of the kind as respects tn
Ignorant" many.


The people of New York may pass up
on the question whether their "edu
Gated" negroes shall vote with or with
out a property qualification, or the


NAV disfranchise those now allowed I


vote. but not so with the people c
.. Georgia or Alabama regarding their "lg
or noraut" blacks.


lg Such is the "iugglefy" of the Chicag


Platform OH suffrage. The Tribune


Characterization in advance is dou6l


valuable now.
Year: 1868

Mr.. Lincoln avowed that the Govern.
ment could not exist half free and half
slave States. The Democratic party
believe that it cannot exist half repub-
lican aud half despotic. The Radical
platform claims partial republicanism
in one section, and military despotism
in tie other. The Democratic platform
will insist on extending the area of re-
publican freedom over every foot OF
United States territory.
Year: 1868

For cheap Fourth of July amusement
Boston, beside other diverting and IN
structive sports, will have a submarine
pedestrian match from the main city
across TO East Boston. And immedl'
ately preceding it, huge torpedo is 20
be exploded in the same channel, with,
out much expectation, apparently, OF
discommodiug the divers by the tur'
moil, in order to give the spectators
an idea of the cemmotion such weapons
create,
Year: 1868

The little Prince Imperial of France
recently visited the Polytechnic School,
and en- retiring conveyed to the General
in command the expression of bis
high appreciation Of the state Of efficien:
cy Of the establishment His Imperial
H;Shness education is evidently becop-
ing right imperial.
Year: 1868

The New York Tribune affects to be
delighted with the Chicago Radical
Platform. The following views of the
Tribune just before the meeting of the
Convention and the suffrage plank in
the platform present all edifyiug pic
Year: 1868

Republicans in all
the States had better
make up their minds at
once that there cannot
be two politics in the
party at once one for
the North and one for
the South. We cannot
give the ignorant mil.
liens of freedmen in
the rebel States the bal.
lot, and the same time
refuse it to the educG.
ted thousands in the
North. If we attempt
suck a jugglery we
shall find out that we
have not educated the
npurn hnf nrra.lraa
Year: 1868

RAILROAD MEsrrN6.-Will those inter.
estsd in the Davenport 4 st. Paul Railroad
see that the matter is properly csnvasssd


and that the meeting in the Second Ward
tomorrow evening 10 we'll attended, The
snlv way to arrive at the best course for
the city and Township to pursue in the
matter Of voting tho tax, 10 for those inter
ssted to meet and thoroughly discuss the
s'gumsnt for and against the vote. Ls,
every man Who is opposed to il be on hand.
We have heard the points made in It's sup.
port, now let us hear all of the other side.
Year: 1868

Mr.. EDITOR By the perusal o.
some ofyour recent articles on the i'm
provemont of our county seat, my
thoughts have been led in the same
direction, not only in reference to
Waynesburg, but, also, the rest of the
county. 1t is pleasure to know that
the spirit of improvement is abroad,
even if the blame must rest upon the
Radical Or progressive party for dis
turbing the placid waters Of indiffer-
ence and neglect which we have hith-
erto hoated on toour own disadvantage.
The time, we hope, has come when
many of our old fogyish notions are to
be thoroughly aired and ventilated.
Associations in every sphere oflife have
a tendency, largely, to mould and de-
velop character. Therefore, many
persons can readily grasp an idea with


the eye that to their ear is incompre-
hensible. We say that there is
much of. duty in the idea that our
county seat should be made the home
Of learning, the model of good taste,
and the firm patron Of refinement, so


that every man, woman and child who
Year: 1868

That youcan receive 81 a day spend
two and get rich.


That man who can't pay for his
breakfast, can raise the money to 60
into circus,
That to do man one favor, and then
r,iuse him another, won't make him
twice as mad as if you had refused him
the first. 90


That when friend pre- ents you o
hound. twill cost you nothing.


That when you buy on credit, know
ing very well you will not pay, it is
not stealing. ala-


That every other man is to die ex-
cept you.


That fyou have good cause in
love, war, or law, pitch in, you arc
bound to win.


That you can play draw poker and
lose so much and 10 more.


That there is one way,known only to
yourself, to break a faro bank.


That when you buy a horse he will
be certain to turn Vlt as represented.


That if you always say what you
think, you will win the regard Of the
entire community.
Year: 1868

southwark, and here the mountains are
plainly seen on both sides. The land
is not SO level nor SO rich as at the
mouth, but it is the most beautiful
country my eyes ever beheld. / am
glad to know that since the war this
country is being settled by Pennsyl-
vania farmers. Under their honest,
industrious hands, the once Slavery
cursed valley will soon become para
disc of freedom.


In the meantime the circle of three
was faring sumptuously on the
products of the land. We now began
to speculate about the campaign. 1t
was seen that we were moving up the
valley in order to threaten Lynchburg
and the railroad, and thus draw away
part of Lees forces from Richmond.
An army under Gen. Crook was NOV
ing up the Kanawha valley for the
samepurpose. But it was dangerous
position for us. Lee could at any
time send a force through the gaps in
the mountain behind us, and force us
to retreat down the Kanawha, leaving
Baltimore and Washington uncover
ed. And nearly this same result oc-
cured when Hunter made his raid on
Lynchburg. But the utmost conf
dence was placed in Grant. We felt
sure, too, that our beloved Lincoln
would be reelected by an overwhelln-
ing majority. One thing was certain,
the soldiers would vote for him. In
our company but one man was tor
Mcclellan, and he could neither read
nor wnte. | afterwards found that
the rebel soldiers were unit in favor
of "the great commander"


Early Oh the morning of the 18th,
our Reg't. set out on its way south
ward. Some cavalry had gone in adj
vance Of us. We marched seven miles
and halted. Here slight skirmish
had occurred the day before, and it was
reported that Harry Gilmore was
Year: 1868

visit the county seat shall carry home
with them some idea of refined taste
and good breeding rather than load
of bad whiskey, bad manners and worse
morals. Much good might be done
in this way at our county seat but is
it necessary for all other parts Of the
county to await the sluggish motions of
the county seat to set an example ? BY
no means d! Then why may not the
East end lead Of? Her citizens of
wealth at this age of the world should
not be so parsimonious as to begrudge
the small pittance of few hundred
dollars for some public benefit, say a


7ovn Hall, which is very much needed
in Carmichals. But if there is not
enough ofpublic spirit in usto use our
money at home for a small and sure
interest, instead of sendingit West, and
losing both principal and interest, let
us at least have some Of the necessities
attended to. Now, Carmichels is
situated in one of the fairest portions
of Gods green earth. Then why not
expend enough Of common sense to
make it conform to the harmony of
nature The land, naturally, just
rolling enough to drain well, is so
disfgurcd by Improvement that a
stranger in passing along the side
walk on dark night, would have to
exercise almost as much care as though
he, were clambcring over the Rocky
Mountains, for in stepping high like
blind horse, to avoid curb-stones, steps
and offsets, down comes his foot in a
puddle of water, and spirit goes the
mud and water in his face, eyes and
mouth, and if he is not a very pious
man, out comes the filth with a curse
on men who are so Indifferent to the
requirements ofcomm6n decency. He
goes to his stopping place with soiled
clothes, riled feelings and his good
opinion of the place and people mate