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Year: 1866

New ORLEANS, March 2.--The Texas convention
referred to the Finance Committee the whole SUBJ
ject Of the public debt.


The committee on Indian affairs reported in favor
of making treaty with the Creeks and Chickasaw
Indians, permitting them 10 hunt on the frontier,
it they will assist in protecting the settlers against
hostile tribes; Also to send commissioners to WASH
ingion to lay the condition of the people on the
frontier before the government. The committee OF
the whole adopted the Constitutional amendment
requiring any member of the LeL islature to have
resided in the State five years previous to election
and an amendment making legislature sessions an
annual COST


The great majority of secessionsts In convention
voted for the sections granting civil rights to me-
groes to sue and be sued to testify in courts con.
tract and be contracted with; to acquire hold and
transmit property in all cases, the same as whites
and be subject to no penal laws based on inequality
or distinction.
Year: 1866

no. Six to seven hundred clerks are to be dis.
charged from the Treasury Department, and the
clerical force in the Quartermaster Generals De
parlment is TO be reduced to peace footing.
Year: 1866

The Two RACES OF The SoUTH.-
The editor of the Mobile Times is in
an exceedingly irate state of mind, in
regard to what he terms "BIack man
worship" assumed to be prevalent in
the North. OF the relations between
the races in the Southern states, he
says:


"As to the people of the South,
they love the negro because they
know him and need him-and until,
by the wise DEGREES of Providence, the
land becomes more populated, the ne
gro has task to fulfill as we'll as the
white man, and that is, to labor for
his daily bread; but the moment he
ceases, he becomes a burden to sOcie-
ty and society will cast him off.


"All the anti-Slayery associations
in Christendom will never save him
from that fate which, till accomplish
ed, it is the duty Of every citizen in
the South to encourage and foster in
the negro the best habits of industry
and order, which may, perhaps delay
his impending doom. The South has
done it and is doing it now, not by
teaching the negro to read a Mormon
bible-his favorite c4oice--but by
rendering him the natural comforts of
life in exchange for his labor"
Year: 1866

At last we reached a slightly eleva
ted spot, overgrown with dwarf plum
trees, whose branches were dimly visi
BILE above the snow.


"Here, bring the lantern here 7
cried Julia, who had strayed a few
yards from me. | fastened to her.
and found her lifting up the body of a
man who was apparently insensible.
The rays from the lantern fell full
upon his face, and we both at the
same instant trecognized-Robert Bar
net. Julia neither shrieked nor faint
ed; but, kneeling in the snow, and
still supporting the body, she turned
towards me look of earnest and fear
full inquiry.


Courage" said |, "he still lives
He is only overcome with fatigue and
cold"


With much difficulty, partly carry
ing, and partly dragging, him through
the snow, we succeeded in getting him
to the house, where in a short time
he so far recovered as to be able to
speak. Julia, who had been my
prompt and efficient assistant in his
restoration, retired into the shadow
Of the room as soon as he began to
rouse himself, and look about him.
He asked where he was, and who was
with me, saying that his head was so
confused that he thought he saw Julia
Atkins by the bed side. "You were
not mistaken,'' said |, Julia is here,
and you owe your life to her" He
started up, and gazed around the
room. | beckoned Julia to the bed
side, and | never shall forget the
grateful earnestness with which he
grasped her by the hand, and called
upon God to bless her. Some folks
think me a tough-hearted old fellow,
and so | am; but that scene was more
than | could bear without shedding
tears. Robert told US that his vessel
had been thrown upon the beach a
mile or two below, and he feared that
all the crew had perished save him
self.


Assured of his safety, | went out
once more in the faint hope of hearing
the voice of some survivor of the dis
aSter; but | listened only to the heavy
thunder of the surf, rolling along the
horizon of the East. The storm had
in a great measure ceased, the grey
light Of dawn was just visible, and |
was gratified to see two of the near
est neighbors approaching the house.
On being informed of the wreck, they
Immediately started for the beach,
where several dead bodies, half buried
in snow, confirmed the fears of the
solitary survivor.


The result Of all this you can easi-
ly conjecture. Robert Barnet aban-
doned the sea, and, with the aid Of
his friends, purchased the farm where
he now lives. and the anniversary Of
his shipwreck found him the husband
Of Julia. | can assure you | have
had every reason to congratulate my
self on my share in the match making.
Nobody ventured to find fault with
it, except two or three sour old busy
bodies, who, as Elder Staples well
says, would have cursed her whom
Christ had forgiven, and spurned the
weeping MagdaIene from the feet of
the Lord
Year: 1866

A TERRIBLE DISEASE IN BENNING-
TON.-A benevolent gentleman, rid
ing through a retired valley among
the Green Mountains, approached a
house, in the front door Of which
stood baby, which was shielded from
the danger of foreign travel by a
board placed across the bottom of the
doorway, but which, on the other
hand, was exposed to dangers at
home, as the gentleman thought, by
reason of a huge two-inch mOrtising
chisel, which the infant brandished
about its molasses-daubed-face in a
most frightful manner. The philan-
thropist alighted and taking the
chiId's fist in one hand and the sharp
utensil in the other, explored the house
until he found the maternal ancestor
Madam ~ said he, a thought it my
duty to stop and tell you that your
little child had got the Chisel." "Oh
sir" said she, Il am ever so much
obliged to you. | knew something
was the matter with the child, anC
didn't know what it was. They've
got it awful down to Bennington p
Year: 1866

In South Bend, Ohio, a man STEP
ped into the Mayors Office and stated
that the night previous, a fellow came
into his house, stark-naked: that he
was there yet. Three policemen at
once started on the run to oust the
intruder. When they got to the house
they asked to see the fellow that had
come in there the night before. The
nurse brought out the baby.
Year: 1866

y negro woman employed on the plantation
of Mr. Welsh, 10 Pontotoc county, Miss, re-
Gently turned up missing, and upon searching
her residence the corpses Of her aged mother
and four of her children were found. The fifth
child was at the point of death, but with proper
care recovered The mother was arrested and
turned over to the Freedmens Bureau. She
said she was tired Of supporting the brats, and
had taken this means Of getting rid of them.


NEGRO babies are bard to find, now.
Year: 1866

The following authentic and deeply interest
ing account Of the wounding and death OF the
great Confederate chieftain Stonewall jackson,
is taken from. the May number of the Itch
mcnd Medical Journal. No one will regret the
space it occupies in our columns. The battle
Of Charlottesville was fought on the Cd and Sd
Of May, 1868. 1t was the night of the I'd
that the dreadful accident General j. having
received his wounds at the hands of his own
men) occurred, which was the turning point in
the fortunes Of the Contderacy. We append
the account
Year: 1866

TyINE ART NOTICE


We think the public win be interested IN learning that
have made arrangements for the sale Of VERY VAL
UABLE rHIyATE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL OIL
gentleman residing In Philadelphia They the nnest and


most pleading collection exhibited In this country three
fourhs Of which selected without regard for
him in Europe and have mot been BY out Of
and win Be sold At our OLD DUssELDORF GALLERY
after suitable exhbition the last Of this month the
tcuafs Of which will be given In few days. The owner
10 about 10 leave for Europe.
Year: 1866

THE SHORTEST ROUTE NoRTH.-We invite at.
tention to the adv ertsement of the Mobile and
Great Northern railroad route, which will be found
in our paper this morning. Passengers can leave
here daily on the Mobile mail steamers at II M,
and arriving in Mobile the next morning, will con
meet with the train of this road, and go through
direct North or West, by the shortest route at
present in operation.
Year: 1866

This board was in session last evening, but dis
posed of only one case, that of officer H. Flood,
who was accused of sleeping on his beat and
who, the charge being dismissed, was ordered
back to duty,


Some twelve or fourteen other cases of a like
nature were continued to Saturday, when the
board will sit again.
Year: 1866

We learn that the remains of this gallant officer,
who fell at Gettysburg and was buried on the
field, are now on their way to this city, and are
expected soon to arrive. He commanded the 1st
Louisiana voluntees infantry at the time he was
killed, and was in every way fitted TO lead that
gallant body of men.
Year: 1866

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Year: 1866

The friends of the Wilmington and Read
ing Railroad have always hoped, and ex-
pected that their road would participate to
some extent in the Anthracite Coal trade of
Pennsylvania and this expectation has been
main argument in its support There are
some however who believe that the current
of that trade is so firmly set in the channels
in which it now runs, that it can never be
diverted TO such persons the facts and ar
guments set forth in the following commu.
nication, are especially addressed. 1t is
furnished by gentleman resident on the
proposed line, and deeply interested in its
success, and one very thoroughly acquainted
with the subject of which he treats. His ar
gument appears to put the subject in its true
light, and to make it certain that while we
are not to expect to divert the main streaa.
of the Anthracite Coal trade from its present
course, yet that it may be tapped, and that
tue wants of the intervening country and the
position of Wilmington, must make this to a
considerable extent, coal carrying road.


WILMINGTON.
Year: 1866

find his way to the door, followed up by Mr..
Wade, with his pistol still in close proximity
to his head. The Senator saw his visitor to
the door, quietly informing him that he had
great mind to shoot him anyhow, Upon
THIS the stranger departed. During the visit
he failed to produce any papers for signature,
and evidently made this a mere pretext for
the interview. AT the time of the visit there
were no persons in the house besides Senator
Wade, excepting Mr. Matthews and his wife,
and servant.
Year: 1866

The three hundred deaths year which take
place in the streets of London are beginning TO
that city. new city traffic regulation bill mas
been prepared by order of the Council, which
contains some very stringent regulations, Any
person under sixteen is prohibited from driving
any sort of vehicle, and any person under four
teen from having temporary charge OF any
vehicle or horse drawing the same. There IS
penalty for driving vehicles in which the driver
sits inside, unless he can see on both sides as
tions as to the hours during which vans and
laden wagons may he driven through the streets,
and the pace at which they may go. 1t is also
proposed to increase the city police, at an addl-
tional cost of $4,000 pounds year.
Year: 1866

Claims against Governments from the


Southern States


The Committee on Claims report in favor of
throwing out all claims growing out of the Re
belhon. The amount of these claims rolls up so
fearfuly that their payment will require more
money than the country can furnish. The public
debt would be doubled by their payment In
the opinion of the committee the establishment
of a precedent in their payment would be very
dangerous


An Important Witness Against the


Rebel General Mercer.


Captain George r. Walbridge, late Superiu-
tendeut of the Old Capitol Prison, has just re-
turned from Ohio, where he was ordered by the
War Department in quest of an important wit
ness in a case now pending at Savannah against
the ox-Rebel General Mercer for executing Ger
tain military prisoners just before the occupa-
tion of that city by our forces.


Captain Walbridge succeeded in obtaining,
after considerable trouble, the requisite wit
ness in the person of William L. Evans late
lieutenant in the 201st Pennsylvania Regiment.
His testimony is very important, from the fact
that he is the only witness who can identify
General Mercer as the officer who gave the
ORDER for the execution. He will testify that,
on a given day in 1864, just before the Federal
occupation OF Savannah, Mercer rode over
to the post prison, short distance from the
above city, and ordered the summary execution
of seven Federal soldiers then in captivity,
merely to prevent their being lecaptured by our
forces. The lieutenant remembers the order
given by Mercer to be as tollows;-"Bring out
and hang those id Yankee soldiers higher
than Haman ever hung, and send them to HI,
where they ought to have been long ago."
Evans was put aboard the steamer San Salvador
at New YORK, and sailed for Savannah on Satur-
day night last.


immediately upon his arrival the trial of Mer-
Ger will commence, and the War Department
anticipates from this late acquisition of testi-
mony that the verdict of the court will be a
capital punishm ent. 1t is understood that Ner-
Ger has surrounded hims self with the best legal
talent, whose line of defense will be to prove
that the Union men were not executed without
due trial by courtmartial.
Year: 1866

Special Despatch to The Evenng Telegraph


BALTIMORE, January l9.-The contest in Mary
land to repeal the registry law, which prevents
Rebel sympathizers and their Democratic allies
from voting, is growing intensely fierce. may
say, conddentally, very large majority of the
Legislature is in favor of the law as it is and will
not alter line of it,


From present indications nearly or all the
great railroad and internal improvement mea-
sures before the Legislature will be successful
Year: 1866

II is manifsstly true that the political campaign
upon which the country Is just entering is to be a
crisis Of vast importance. Upon It will depend the
dearest interests of the United States Government
and people. Having passed through the ordeal of
a civil war triumphantly, 1t remains to be decided
whether the legitimate fruits Of the united labors
Of those who united, without respect Of party for
the preservation of the Government shall be turned
to bitter ashe, and the disunion which Southern
rebels could not accomplish shall be effected BY
Northern politicians.


THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
has always battled for the Government and the
Gag, and now, when disruption Of the Union Is
courtsd by extremists who, under the guise Of pure
patriotic principle are ravenous for political power
and place, the


NATIONAL REPUBLICAN


still battles for the Gag Of our Union


It Is to be an arduous struggle, and wo ask in oil
sincerity that the friends Of the Union-which is
our cause as against sectonAlsts Of every name and
from cvory quarter-shall give US the encourage
mont needed by every public journal.


Situated as wo are at the capital Of the nation
and enjoying the best facilities for obtaining isforma.
tion Of the utmost Importance to every American
citizen, We shall confidently undertake to furnish
our readers during tho forthcoming political cam.
paign with the most valuable political newspaper
printed in this or any other city.


As We stood by ABRAHAM LINCOLN in tho dark
hours of the Republic wo stand by his successor
ANDREW JOHNSON, to whom has been assigned the
task Of restoring to their proper relations the peo
pie lately in rebellion, believing. as we do that h'
has grasped the true theory Of RESTORATION, and
that he has the courage to abide by his convictions
Year: 1866

The trains between New York and
Washington, which are now taken over
the river at Havre de Grace, Nd, on a
steamboat, began yesterday to pass
over the new bridge, shortening their
running time nearly half an hour.
Year: 1866

The election Yesterday Of LYMAN IRRhA1N
As Speaker of the Assembly of our State marks,
We trust. an era in our legislation aud history.
There were two ey-Spcakcrs i'll this body, one
of them a gentleman Of decided ability and
tact as well as ripe Legislative experience; vet
a new member was selected for this post without
oDposition-0iter il had been asccrtaincd by a
thorough canvass, that opposition would not
avail.


MIR. Tremain is elninenlh able and fit; but he
will he among the last to msinterpret This rs
merely personal tribute. I, means far more
and better; this. namely: that the day Of legis-


ative brokerage aud jobbery * over III our
State. II is certainly high timc-sincc the sale
Of women and children on the auctiOn-blOck has
been banished from our whole country-that
the sale Of legislators, whether by the lot or
piece should be banshcd from our State. And
so say the People.


We expect the new Speaker to protect the
dignity and purity Of the body over which he
has been called to preside by having arrested
and brought to the bar Of the House the first
man who shall dare attempt to influence the
action of the Assembly b. the payment or
promise of money or other property. No matter
how Just or proper the measure may be which
he desires to pass--or how bad the bill he seeks
TO defeat-let the very first rascal who shall
seek 10 influence legislation hy corrupt means
Year: 1866

The Copperhead papers are getting dis
gusted with military candidates for poll
teal offices They argue that the election
of military heroes to places of power and
honor is an insult to the South. The poor,
tender-hearted chivalry must not be in
suited by any such action. All this is
done to prepare the public mind for oppo-
sition to General Grant for President.
The Copperheads were delighted with mil
itary candidates as long as they could
make anything out of them, and support
ed Mcclellan, Slocum, Morgan, &c, with
enthusiasm; but they discovered that this
was too much like putting new wine in
OLD bottles. The movement was failure
and they have given up military men.
Year: 1866

The old year is passing away-almost gone-soon time will usher in tho new born year of '67, and with it will come new demands and new responsibilities. Many changes must be effected, our agri- cultural system must be changed, and we must begin to live and work for ourselves and not for others, as we have been and nrc now doing. Many of our planters have for the past year, devoted their en- tire attention to raising cotton, and not a few of them have found it to be labor in vain. Now, that which we wish to say is this--we speak to those of our own state more particularly. Having tried the ex- elusive cotton plan and failed, let us turn our attention to something else. Y Many of the leading journals, capitalists and cotton factors of the country recommend, that we plant just sufficient cotton to supply the home demand !: encourage manufactures in our midst, that the cotton raised at home may be fashioned into cloth, to supply our wants. That by this policy we keep at home the labor that has heretofore kept in motion, the wheels of New England factories. It seems to us there is wisdom in this course; we can build factories for the manufacture of that which we con- sume, and why not do it, rather than pat ros,ize those who would tie our hands that they might rife cur pockets !? Then too, OUT attention turned into other channels our agricultural system can be improved, until tho farmer can live, and live well, upon the produce of his lands. If he must needs have that which more readily commands money, and cotton be the arti, cle, let it pass immediately int the hands of English manufactures, that gold may be returned for it. We give these scat tered expressions merely as forerunner of what we may have to say at some future timc upon this subject. ' Let the planter consider if there be not wisdom in these suggestions.
Year: 1866

A late Paris correspondent thus de scribes the appearance of the sick eRl- peror of the French, as he wandered about the famed retreat called Briarritz seeking for the health he cannot find He says: have never seen the emper- or looking so i'll, and the last three months seem to have added ten years to his life. His face is pale and thin and the lines upon it are becoming more clearly marked, and he looks careworn and sad, and very much like a man suff- ering with depression of spirits from chagrin and disappointment. In walk ing, too, he carries his head more on the left side than formerly. and walks as though it were very fatiguing. His majesty's dress this morning looked al- most as ''seedy" as his face. He is usu- ally scrupulously neat and careful in this respect, but it seemed to me that he had been particularlyneglectful this morning. He wore round black "wideawake" hat and gray overcoat and trousers. The emperor is always all awkward man on foot, as his trunk and legs are exceedingly out of proportion -the former being long, while the lat terare unusually short. He is certainly an inch shorter than the empress.
Year: 1866

SUGGEsTIvE.-A most suggestive in- cident occurred in the senate chamber few days since. Secretary Seward unexpectedly appeared on the floor. He came in very quietly, almost steal thily, and stood for a moment quite disconcerted by his reception. He en- tered from such a quarter that the Johnson men did not see him, and in full view of the union side of the house. Not member recognized him; some looked up and then carelessly went on with their reading or their writing. The secretary hesitatcd moment, then went quietly to a senator, called him, and disappeared with him in a cloak room. When William II. Seward, from his seat on that floor announced the doctrine of the irrepressible conflict the principle upon which our war was really fought-did it enter the mind of any that before the conflict was wholly over he would fall so low in the esti- mate of his fellows?
Year: 1866

OUR PLATFoRM-Let the Southern people be sure to produce, as they easl- ly can, an abundant supply of provis- ions. manufacture their own timber and iron into all the implements they need, spin and weave all the cotton they consume and let only the surplus of the staple, if any, pass over to Low ell and Manchester, to be paid for in hard cash. Let them do whatever may be necessary to secure free Republi- can State Government, and steadily re- fuse, by any debasing compliances, to purchase the privilege of enjoying their constitutional rights in the Federal Union. So employed let them manful- ly meet whatever destiny may be in store for them, secure at least in the possession of their own self-respect.- Nashville Gazette.
Year: 1866

A NEW WHITE HoUsE.-It is deter mined to locate the White House, and the Presidential park that will surround it, about two miles out of the city, to- ward the northwest. Here the natural irregularities of the surface and beau tiful stream of water will afford every advantage to improve nature by it's de- velopment in the hand of art. It is in tended to make this spot to the natiou what Central Park is to New York the highest development of park and ornamental and artistic gardening.- The land will cost about Sl ,500per acre, so that half million will secure the land. - Washington Correspondence New | ork Evening Express.
Year: 1866

Beg A special from Washington to the Missouri Republican says:

 The House Committee on Banking and Currency, agreed on an important bill to-day, amending the National Banking law. It adopts many of the recommendations of Secretary McCul- loch, and inclines to contraction of the currency. The banks are required to redeem in New York city, but the House, it is believed, will not accept that feature. The section prohibiting any bank from having over million of capital was agreed to, with a provi- sion taking the surplus over that amount from the banks. This surplus will reach S30,000,000, and half of it will be distributed for banking capital in the Southern States. The bill will be reported to the House next week.