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Year: 1866

From the Detroit Tribune, Rep.1


The expected veto of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau bill was sent to the Senate yesterday.
1t will be received by the country with as
tonishment, 80 puerile is it in some of its
positions, and SO disingenuous in its whole
treatment of the subject brought in review.
The President will not be sustained by the
people in the unjust and indefensible posi-
tion which he has taken. Let our Repre-
sentatives fearlessly do their duty.


[From the Sandusky Register, ROp.1


Intelligent observers were prepared to see
Mr.. johnson return the Freedmen's bill to
Congress with certain changes suggested
before he could approve it, but very few
outside of Congress were prepared to hear
the Republican President deliver q three
column valedictory to the Union party and
declare himself the champion of his native
but rebellious South. We confess that we
look in vain through the Presidents long
message for single ray of hope for the
emancipated slaves whose freedom we are
sacredly pledged to maintain, or for the
loyal North whose blood and treasure have
given us a nation. Right here
the President parts company with nine
tenths of the party which elected him, and
right here the men who fought rebellion in
the field snd the friends of Right every
where must bid him a reluctant adieu.
This message shows more distinctly than
any previous Presidential utterance had
done, that the President and the majority
of Congress are radically at variance, and
that no middle ground is possible with them.
The policy of one or the other must 60 to
the wall.


Whatever may be thought of the argu-
ment of the message, few can doubt that the
document will be hailed by the reasonable
spirits of the South as the dawn of millen-
mum. It will increase the insecurity of
loyal men in Southern States, give new
license to outrages upon negroes, and en-
courage Southern society in its rapid return
to the old barbsrism.


Yet good men need not despair. There
is q power higher than Andrew johnson.
Let us thank Heaven for our Congress and
stand by it in the hour of its trial. All will
yet be well, and justice will be done.


From the Cincinnati Times, Rep.l


It is to be remarked, in the first place, that
the President, with the theory of the status
of the States which he holds, could do no
less than veto this bill.


There is one objection, however, that locks
like a retraction of his own policy, as he in
augurated it in Tennessee, to wit: That
the States, as he calls them, should be heard
in Congress on a measure that so vitality
concerns them. Do we understand by this,
that the President, Andrew johnson, who
came to the chief Office of the Republic, de-
claring that "treason is a crime and must
be made odious"-that he is opposed 10 any
Congressional action made necessary by
their treason, unless the traitors themselves
shall have a chance to defeat the will Of the
conqueror Is this answering like An
drew johnson? We un-
hesitatingly express our opinion, that the
Freedmen must have some means of pro-
t9ction other than those usually and equally
provided for all classes. If there be SO
Year: 1866

who claims my affection and shares my home;
there ID my father. As for yonder selfish
wretch, know him not. The best years OF
his life have been spent In lawless freedom
from social ties let him seek elsewhere for
the companions Of his decrepitude, nor dare
insnlt the the ashes Of my mother by claim
ing the duties Of kindred from her deserted
children.


She drew her veil hastily around her and
moved as to withdraw.


"Gentlemen, " said Burr " ! have no more
to say. The words Of the law are expressed
in the book before you the words Of truth
you heard from woman's pure lips it IS for
pou TO decide according to the requisition Of
nature and the decrees Of Justice"


need not say that our decision was in ia
vor of the defendant, and the plaintiff went
forth followed by the contempt Of every hon
orable person who was present at the trial.
Year: 1866

GEN GRANT, when in Louisville the
other day, gave it as his opinion that
"tho worst spirit in the South is to be
found in Kentucky and Virginia.
Gen. Grant has excellent opportuni-
ties for learning the facts, and we
only differ from him in one particular
we think the whole South is alike
that the rebel population is rebllions,
and are fixing for another outbreak
They are only in abcyance until they
get enough ofmen and means 10 bring
on a second conflict.
Year: 1866

b@ If there were no Copperhcads
and traitors in the United States AT
drew Johnson would be left without q
corporals guard; but as these gentle
men are on hand and ready for. any
business he may have TO attend TO,
they have kindly undertaken the con-
tract of trying TO break up the party
that elected him President, and il they
can do so by the destruction Of the
Government at the same time, they
will be all the happier.
Year: 1866

bD- Is it not monstrous that after
oil the blood that has been shed, the
lives that have been lost, aud the debt
that has been accumulated, the whole
of the rescued Government Of the
United States should be turned against
the people who saved it for the pur-
pose ofpu tting back into power those
who attempted TO destroy it?
Year: 1866

Va. Hope for the ihictcd.-In another part
of this paper will be found the advertisement of the
celebrated Institute established by DIR. J. c..
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
latanism it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they of obtaining the wished
for.relef and cure. Under the care of the sklliul
Doctor the sick and troubled can dvest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside their
cross. and secure health and happiness. If you
sick in trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the nsmbcr the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 Washing
ton street, San Francisco.
Year: 1866

HoRRrBLE.-The Arizona Miner, alludine
to the killing of Major Miller and some O
his rarty by the Apaches, says;


we hear that one of the soldiers with
Major Miller was shot in the head with ar
arrow. His companions tried to remove it,
when it broke off. leaving the head in bis
brain. He was soon crazed and uncontrol
liable. and died horrible death. literally
beating himself to pieces on the rocks by
Z ha roadsida
Year: 1866

Speculative would call the attention of our
readers to the Grover & Baker Machines. Their
reputation is well established for us to attempt
word in their favor, but would advise any per-
Sons wanting reliable Family Sewing Machine, to
investigate the merits of these before buying. "a
word to the wise is sufficient - OF
Year: 1866

Many of them, as soon as they get there begin to
peep through the wool that has been drawn over
their eyes. probably for years, and some Of them
come out and say Mormonism in Utah and Nor
manism in England has no comparison. l found
it SO long before got to Salt Lake, but would
Ike to have found it out before l left my home.
At any rate am quite satisfied now, aud have
come to this conclusion, that If God owns that
people, the devil owns the best.


"s am, sir, your humble servant,


w. HART
what use you like of this letter.
Year: 1866

to its authority matter Of necessity. he
thus bears testimony that the South accepts
the supremacy of the government as a fact
only he considers that it does not accept TINS
fact in the right spirit" 1t does not do 1t
gracefully. 1t does not bow to Gesler's cap
exactly as Schurz fancies 1t ought to- WI!


Schurz tell us what the government has got


to do with spirit" and what 1t requires OF


the people more than the recognition Oh lts


authority and submission to 1T


Here are the words of General Grant, tell


ing in three sentences more than Scnnrz


tells in his five hundred pages of foolscap:-


It am satisfied that the mass of thinking men


of the South accept the present situation OF
affairs in good faith. The questions which
have hitherto divided the sentiments OF the
people of the two sections-slavery ana


State rights, or the right of a State to Sc
cede from the Union-they regard as having
been settled forever by the highest tr1ou-
nal-arms-that man can resort to. was
pleased to learn from the leading meu whom
| / met that they not only accepted the decls-
| ion arrived at as final, but now the smoke
| of battle has cleared away and time mas
| been given for reflection, that this decision


has been a fortunate one for the whole coun-
| try, they receiving the like benefits from IL


with those who opposed them In the feld


and in the council" The writers of these
| two reports on the South are both military
| men. Schurz ran away, and then covered
acres of white paper in trying to prove that
he did not run away. Grant has never had
to argue on such point; but his statements
have always been found to agree with the
| facts, and we believe the public Will put
| rather more credit in what he says IN rela-
| tion TO the South than it will in the state


ments of Schurz-New York Herald.
Year: 1866

PECULIAR CASE OF TRANCE-A WEDDING
Ceremony SPOILED.-Lost Thursday, wo-
man named Betty Withers, negress, living
on South street, who had been suffering Tor
only short time from an illness, consequent
upon over work, suddenly breathed her last.
Only about week previous to this, she had
become engaged to a sturdy young man, who
owned a dray himself and was getting along
successfully He was present in the room at
the time, with the rest of the family, and
his grief was heart-rending The body was
prepared for the grave, and amid the pro-


found grief of many friends, it laid until


the next morning, when her betrothed came
TO visit and take last look at her face
while doing so, her eyes opened and fell up


on him. he jumpted back aghast, she raised
her head and was relieved of the trance IN
which she had lain; and with one hOrrid,


unearthly yell, her betrothed rushed past


the door, and disappeared, he has not yet re-
turned Yesterday was to have been her
marriage day. But she was the only one
present, and as two parties are indispensable
| ON these occasons, the ceremony was post
poned until some mere courageous Adonis
appears.-[ Bulletin.
Year: 1866

NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN THE SoUTH.-H the
Northern negro, says the n. Y. Times, who
has always been free, and had opportunities
for mental improvement, is deemed unit to
. vote by the Northern States, they are i'll no
position to insist that the Southern negro,
whose faculties have been kept dwarfed and
and benighted by lifelong slavery, shall be
admitted to the Southern polls. The abstract
question whether the black man ought to be
allowed to vote has nothing to do with the
case The point is, that until we OF the
North establish that suffrage for ourselves,
we have no right to force it upon others,
The Divine apothegm, Physician, heal thy
self" would confound us the very first in
ntant we should undertake to deal with
constitutional amendment on this subject,
relating to the late insurrectionary States.
There is no way but to leave this matter
where the Constitution left it, to the discre-
tion of each individual State. No action by
Congress upon the subject of negro suffrage
can have any practical result All talk
about it is unwarrantable, because it is NOR
ally certain that nothing substantially can
come from it, and it is only calculated to de-
ay reconstruction unnecessarily.
Year: 1866

SMALL Pox-This terrible di aease is pre-
vailing to an alarming extent at Meridian.
It is reported that there are over forty cases
now and the infection rapidly spreading. 1t
commenced with the freedmen, but it has
extended to whites, and one or two families
are afflicted with it.


1t is also at Brandon and many other
places in the State. Prompt measures should
be taken at once to vaccinate all who are at
all likely to be exposed TO the contagion-
Pest Houses should be established III all
large towns and cities, and experienced
nurses provided for the sick.


We would suggest that sanitary measures
be adopted in Jackson to prevent if possible
the disease coming here, or in the event that
| cannot be done to prevent its spread.
Year: 1866

As an Illustration of the value of
conversation in its more familiar forms
and its daily requirements, consider
its service at meal al-timcs. General
usage has determined that three times
a day we shall assemble with our fami


lies for the common purpose of appeas-
ing the demands OF hunger and satisfy
ing the fancies or whims ofthe palate.
Moreover, to many men these are the
only times of the day when they can
have the opportunity to meet all the
members Of their family in free and
unrestraine1 intercourse. Now to
make this occasion something more
than mere 4" feeding and to elevate it
to the dignity of rational intercourse,
conversation is indispensable. We
must open our mouths for something
more than the reception of food. As
a more hygienic rule, | wish that excel
lent old proverb could be circulated
among our Countryman-"Chatted
food is half digested." | would al
most pledge myself by this single rule
to cure or prevent nearly half the
cases of dyspepsia. But for higher
reasons, chiefly, speak of it now
No clouded brows, no absent or pre-


occupied demeanor, should be permit


ted at our tables Whoever is not


ready to do his part in making it a
cheerful hour should be made to feel


he does not belong there. Better


the merest nonsense, better anything


that is not scandal and detraction


than absolute and freezing silenct
then. am sure that the usages of al
the most civilized and refined people
| will bear me out in this,-that the on
: ly way to dignity our meals, aud max
Year: 1866


them something better than the mere
indulgence of animal appetite, is to
intersperse them largely with social
talk. There, if not elsewhere, we
look for the soluta lingua. There all
reserve and embarrassment of speech,
we trust, will have vanished, and
each will feel free to impart to the
rest his most joyous moods. Shall we
ever realize this ideal, as long as bolt
ing usurps the place of eating. Wash
ington urged cheerfulness at the table.
-Dio Le,cis.
Year: 1866

How TO BREATHE.-There is one
rule to be observed in taking exercise
by walking-the very best form in
which it can be taken by the young and
able-bodied of all ages-and that is,
never to allow the action of respira-
ton to be carried on through tho
mouth. The nasal passages are clear
Ty the medium through which respira-
tion was by our Creator, designed to
be carried on. "God breathed into
mans noStrils the breath OF life' pre-
vious to his becoming a living creature.
The difference in the exhaustion of
strength by long walk with the mouth
firmly closed, and respiration carried
on through the nostril5 instead of
through the mouth. is inconceivab.c to
those who have never tried the expert
ment. Indeed, this mischieyous and
really unnatural habit Of carrying on
the work Of Inspiration and expiration
through the mouth, instead Of through
the nasal passages, is the true origin
of almost all diseases of the throat and
lungs. as bronchitis, congestion asthma
and even consumption itself. That
excessive perspiratioH to which some
individuals are liable in their sleep,
which is so weakening to the body, is
solely the effect OF such persons sleep
ING with their mouths unclosed. And
the same unpleasant and exhaustive
results arise to the animal system from
walking with the mouth open, instead
Of when not engaged in conversation,
preserving the lips in a state of firm
but quiet compression. As the heat
and velocity of the blood through the
lungs depend almost entirely upon the
quantity Of the atmospheric air inhaled
with each inspiration. and it is ana
v0idable that it should he taken in,
in volume, by the month, while il ra'
only be supplied in moderate quanti-
ties, and just in sufficient proportion
] to serve the purpose Of a healthy res
pigatory action, while supplied thro
the n0striis. it is clear that the body
must be much lighter and cooler, and
tie breathing much freer and easier


when the latter course rather than the


former is the one adopted, Childrcl


ought never to bc allowed to stand oi


walk with their mon tbs open; for be


sides the vacant appearance it give


to the countenance, it is the certain
precursor Of coughs, colds, and sor,


throats.
Year: 1866

A little girl in Yorkshire, when
water was scarce, saved as much rain
water as she could, and sold it to the
washerwomen for cent bucket, and
in this way cleared nearly five dol
lars for the missionary society. When
she brought it to the secretary she
was not willing to tell her name
but | must put down where the mon
ey came FROM replied the little girl,
arain from heaven"
Year: 1866

I HE Subscriber ha. tax en- the Agency aud
1 spent some time III visiting some of the be~t
and most popular Sewing Machine Establish
nents in New England, and is now prepared t.
furnish Single and Double Thread the
Year: 1866

One of the most dangerous counterfeits of the national currency that has yet been uttered is the fifty dollar compound inter- est note It is fac simile of the genuine note. The general appearance, like the one hundred dollar note of the same issue, is calculated to deceive the best judges

 All that have come under our observation thus far bear date of July 15, 1861, and letter O The date and letter, however, may easily be altered. The female figure on the left end is rather coarsely exec uted, and the visage of the male portrait on the rigl end is not so we'll done, having much the appearance. of a malatto face The lettering is almost faultless; but the shading is heavier and much darker than on the genuine note. The counterfeit is about one-six -teenth of an inch narrower than the oll note and fraction shorter

 Counterfeit twenties of the national cur rency are being extensively circulated throughout the Western States Il that we have yet heard of have been on the First National Bank of Indianapolis; but the plate may be easily altered to represent the same denomination of any other na tional bank lat pE 0 "a

 There are some three or four different plates of counterfeit twenty-dollars legal tender notes in circulation. In many ca ses the defective engraving and bad gene ral appearance of the fraudulent note will enable its detection The discrepancies noted in the following engraved points will be found useful in many cases in deter mining the genuine from the bad bills though it does not hold good in all cases, The point to which we allude is the letter < y in the word the, ,''g in the inscrip- tion i'll lower centre. v.4t gllr5reefo n4 vo
Year: 1866

gsg- The Empress of Mexico comes into a very pretty fortune by her fathers death. She gets seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds, or about three and half million of golden dollars, which sum is very good consolation for the loss of a. father who had lived to great age Most of this money is placed solely in her power, and unless the lady is very unlike her prudent papa, she will not waste it in keeping up the Mexican Empire. Royal personages have learnt something of the value of money in the last ninety years, and they can invest it as thriftily as if they were qualified to compete with the Rothschilds in the banking business Empress Char

 l tte will hold on to the spelter with d first asitight as it is pretty, and prefer any other investment than. Mexican bonds when she settles down to live on her income Az
Year: 1866

LADY SUBsoRIBERs.-The editor of a Boston weekly paper pays high, and we believe deserved compliment to the fair patrons of the press. " Woman, he says, "are the best subscribers in the world to newspapers, magazines, etc, We have been editor now going no for eight years, and we have never lost single dollar by female subscribers They seem to make it point of conscientious duty to pay the preacher and the printer-two classes of the community that suffer more by bad pay, and no pay at all, than all the rest put together. Whenever we. have wo- man's uame on our book, we know it is

 just as good for two dollars and a half as a picayune is for ginger cake" --to
Year: 1866

Marvellous results have lately been
noted from the use of ice applied to the
spinal nerves. Its frequent application
in some serious cases of apoplexy has
relieved the patient 1t is applied to
the lumbar plexus Of the nerves over the
spine, alternated with hot water to the
feet. A case of undoubted hydrophobia
has been cured by following that treat
ment The patient was bound to the
bed, and thorough wet cupplng from
the heads down the whole length of the
spine, followed with ice applications for
two or three days uninterruptedly. Pulse
and breathing became quiet, pain grad
ually left him, and complete recovery
was the result. In the French hospitals,
the ice treatment in cases of nervous
debility, paralysis of the moter nerves,
prolapsus uteri, convulsions from teeth
ing, and perpetual convulsions, has been
successful without drop of medicine.
The great secret of the mode of treat
ment consists in using the ice long
enough TO get its tonic effect only, which
is nice point, and requires great care
from the medical attendant, as short APP
plications of ice are powerfully neuro-
tonic, while its too lengthy application
debiltates the patient
Year: 1866

Brigham Young, in recent speech at
Salt Lake City, said "If they under
took to try him in Gentle Court he
would see the Government in hell first,
and was ready to fight the Government
the rub. He had soldiers, and rifles and.
pistols, and ammunition, and plenty of
it, and cannon, too, and would use them.
He was on it. The Government of the
territory was useless, and could do no
thing. He was the real Governor of this
people, and by the power of the Most
High he would be forever and ever II
the Gentiles didn't like this they could
leave and go to hell.
Year: 1866

No one can do SO and make money,


sell for the very SMALLEST PROFITS
POSSIBLE, and shall sell only for CASH
save only to the few Planters that by agree
ment am furnishing with supplies.


CB Selling goods 20 low, must have the
money for them.
Year: 1866

The TEsr OArH.-Congress Ought to act
promptly upon the request OF the President
and the Postmaster General to repeal or modify
the test oath which must be taken by all Off.
cials. II seems that the Postmaster General
can find few Southern men who can take the
oath In its present form, and in most cases he Is
obliged to appoint women to ONCE. In some
localities. however, even the women are un-
able TO swear that they have not participated
in the recent rebellion. For the good Of the
country and the convenience Of the public
service the oath ought 10 be modified or re-
pealed
Year: 1866

JEFF. DAvIs.-Two resolutions looking 10 the
trial of Jcf Davis on the charges Of treason
against him were referred to the Judi
ciary Committee of the House of Representa-
lives on Monday last And this was in the
month of April, Congress having been In ses-
sion since the first Monday in December. We
presume that the House has at last been stimu-
lated to this movement in consequence Of
reports that II arrangements are not soon made
for tue trial of Davis he will either be released
or die upon the hands Of the government. The
public sentiment Of the country demands his
trial or release; and IL no way can be found to
bring him to speedy trial he ought to be dis
charged as bad bargain and sent out Of the
country