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Year: 1867

SPEECH OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE AT CO.
LUMBUs, OHIo.-hon. s. p. Chase arrived at
Columbus, OHIO, Saturday night, and was en-
Enthusiastically received by citizens. He made
the following speech:


"Friends and Fellow Citizens This greet
ing takes me entirely by surprise. came to
Ohio to perform some private duties and a
public duty have avoided as far as possible,
for thought myself bound to avoid all public
demonstrations- In the position I occupy l
am not at liberty to take an active part In q
political canvas. l have my opinions how
ever, as man ana citizen, and 1t would be
mere afectation IT, on an occasion like thjs 1
should refrain from saying that abide in the
faith and cherish the sympathies you have SO
often heard me avow.


81 am not. as You know, q man given to
change my vote; therefore. on Tuesday next,
my vote will be given for the candidates OF the
great party. whose proud destination 1t is that
it demands equal rights and exact Justice to
all men, and insists on maintaining in violable
the public faith. My whole political life, and
my whole public conduct, p edge me to this,
and rejoice in the belief that the noble people
whom it has been my pride to serve in DAYS
not long past, will on the one hand strongly
refuse their sanction to any violation of na-
uonal coz tracts, and on the other generously
extend the right OF suffrage to all men to whom
it Is at present justly denied.


"With these few words. ana thanking you
again and again for the kindness Of your vel.
come, and for the kindness with which Won
have honored me ever since entered into pu b..
ic life, you will now permit me to bid you
good night"
Year: 1867

~ young man named MullIn, the son OF
q widow lady living in the Northeast part OF
Bates county, Mo. recently deliberately shot
and fatally wounded his own sister, q girl
abo ut seventeen years Of age II appears he
was about to visit q woman Of doubtful repu.
taton, when his sister undertook to dissuade
him from his purpose. This 60 enraged him
that he drew pistol and shot her through the
body. She died next morning. Mullin made
his escape and had not been arrested
Year: 1867

the operations and convenience Of the
officers Of the Government. AA


We would also respectfully call the
attention OF the DEPARTMENT TO the pro-
pristy OF changing the regulation which
requires the weighing Of cotton by the
Assessor or his agents. IL Is only ealcu-
lated TO retErd the shipment, and entails
an unnecessary expense on the pro-
ducer-the charge for the service being
excessive. It is not believed that the re-
quirement Is beneficial 10 the Govern
Inent, or IN any way aids in the preven-
ton OF fraud Cotton generally goes
into the hands of merchants previous to
the payment Of the tax, and II the sug-
gestioas we have previously made are
deemed worthy the attention Of the De-
partment, It will all certainly do so, and
no more reliable plan can be adopted for
ascertsining the correct weight than by
adopting that Of the merchant by which
he sold to the purchaser, verified by the
oath of the merchant or his clerk on ap-
plication for the permit, there being no
object on their part to practice fraud,
as the tax Is charged ts the purchaser.
We would respectfully direct your atten-
ton particularly to this branch OF the
subject.


the regulation giving the owner or
cotton the right to remove it from one
collection district TO another, under bond,
or bill Of lsding, we regard as iudiciOus,
and not reqoiring any modification. "a


In view Of the considerations herein
presented, and others that might be ad-
duced, the undersigned respectfully
urge your favorable action and
influence In behalf of the sug.
gested notifications of the law
for collecting the tax on
cotton, believing that while they will
not injuriously affect the interests Of the
Government, they will afford material
relief to the agricultural and business in
terests of the South, and particularly 10
those engaged in the production Of its
great staple which has heretofore con-
tributed so largely to our National wealth
and influence. -A


7. o NELSON,


SAN. NJ. GATES, .


u
Year: 1867




The New York Herald says:


The local government Of the city Of
New York alono costs over twenty mill
lions of dollars. Reckless eXtravagaRce
is the curse of all parties, for here we are
under Democratic rule but tits just to say
that the estupendOus debt and frlghtful tax
alton of the Federal Government are the
result of Radical Republican misrule. A
thousand millions of taxatiOni What
people ever bore such q weight? How
can we continue to bear 1t? We must
remember, tsO, that nearly all this bur-
den falls upon the North. Under the
destructive legislation of Congress the
South will be less and less able to aid in
carrying this burden. Twenty-Five mil
lions of people have to bear q thousand
millions of taxation Forty dollars a
head for every man, woman and child I!
Or for every head OF family from two
to three hundred dollars year! How
are the working classes to endure such
taxation? At least q third of all they
earn goes directly or indirectly to gov
eminent. No people In the world are
taxed anything like this. Even in Great
Britain, where they are more heavily
taxed than anywhere else, except in this
Republic, taxes do not amount to half
what we have TO bear. Our people lore
this patiently until the war was finished
and the Union made secure, but they
will certainly not bear it long in time OF
peace. ......r--


Here in Tennessee we have, in addi-
ton, to pay taxes to State Government
managed with equal disregard Of econo-
my and wisdom, by men utterly unfit to
legislate and rule while in Memphis we
have the County and City taxes super
added,-the whole making a burthen
which the people cannot bear. If it were
the deliberate intention Of our many ty-
rants to utterly ruin the State and the
city, and to have the whole become as
desolate as Tyre and Babylon, the wit of
man could haven't no measures better fit-
ted to accomplish the fell purpose than
those adopted by National, State and
County JOcobinism; to which, after the
coming election of municipal officers by
the negroes, WILDE added the Jseobinism
of the city. Already emigration is de-
pleting the State, and business abandon
ing the city. Everything pOrtsnds for US
a gloomy and ruinous future. I.-. d IS
Year: 1867

and having one OF the LARGEST Stocks in the
city, we are certain Of being able TO SUIT YOU
WITH WHAT YOU WANT, fe


We a so have g very eavy stock Of BOOTS
AND SHOES, CLOTHING AND GENTLE
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS, which we offsr
Year: 1867

Decisions OF the United states Supreme
C0urt-The License Laws Of Congress DO
Not C0ntrnvenc State ProhtbitOry Laws.


WASHINGTON, JAM 2S, 1867


The United States w. vassar and another case from
New York; tho United States Green and four other
cases from New Jersey; the United States vs. Swain
from Massachusetts, These have been reported
IN the HERALD. and the facts will b. remembered In
Of the New York causes IL was ella imed that
license FROM the federal government under the act Of
1854 engage in the selling Of lottery tickets authorized
such TRAFFIC. Notwithstanding the statute of the State
rendered il unlawful The New Jersey cases were
similar Tho above argued at the last term
Of the court, but were mot until now decided In the
second New York suit II claimed that the special
tax imposed by the 1886 the business Of lottery
dealing could be collected BY the because
the law Of the State had prohibited such traffic The
contended be unconstitutional and against
public policy This Also the point presented by the
present liquor case from Massachusetts


Mr. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion Of the
Court holding In substance as folows:-


Fira-The license under the act Of 1854, and the
snendatoy acts confsrs upon the llcensee authority
TO carry the licensed business within the State


Second-The requirement Of payment for license s
simply mode Of imposing taxes on the business, and
the prohibition, under penalties against carrying the
the business without license, s only mode
OF enforcing the payment Of such taxes


zaiyd-The provisions OF the a Of Congress requiring
such license and imposing penalties for not taking out
and paying for them, not contrary 10 the consttu
tion or public policy.


FbstA-Ths provisions in the act Of 1885, for the i'm
posing Of special taxes in lieu Of payment for licenses
removed whatever ambiguity existed In the previous
laws and are in harmony with the constitution and
public policy


fA-rhs recognition By the acts Of Congress Of the
power and right Of the State tax control regulate
any business carried within It's limits Is entirely In
harmony and consistent with intention the part Of
Congress tax such business for national purposes


II follows from this decision that the prohibition Of
any business BY the State does not conflict with the
right Of the 70 tax such business wherever
1t is found to bs in existence does the license under
the Of 1854 give the censee auth ory TO violate the
laws Of state by engaging therein In business rem
dered unlawful by statute No dissenting opinion
rendered.
Year: 1867

+ A POPULAR DANISH SToRY.-In the


village of Ebberup, in Funen, lived &


very wealthy farmer who had gone one


day to Assens with load of barley; so


one of his neighbors. q cottager, asked


leave to go along with him for the


sake of fetching home goods in the


empty cart. The farmer had no objsc-


tions, so the cottager followed the cart
on foot, and, as il was a very hot day,
he pulled off his worsted stockings and
wooden shoes, and stuffed them under
the barley IN the back of the cart. It
happened to be on Sunday, and they
had TO pass close by q church on the
roadside. The man got q little way be-
hind the cart, so that he could see that
the minister was in the pulpit.


1t struck him that as the farmer was
driving very slow, he might as well
turn in and hear bit of the sermon;
he could soon make up with the cart
again He did not ike to go so far in
to the church that The minister could
see him, so he stood inside the door.
The Gospel that day was about the rich
man and the beggsr. just as the traV-
eler entered the church, the miuistsr
shouted out, "But what has become Of
the rich mani" The EbberuP man
thought that the minister was speak
ing to him, so he stepped forward and
,aid, He drove on to Assens with q
load of barley" mo-" thundered
the minister, che vent to hell"
Mercy on u.s." cried the other run
ming out of church, ''then I must
look after my shoes and stockingsi"
Year: 1867

VERBAL CURIosITIEs.-H different


ly is the action described in securing q


forest and securing floor; in skimming


the sea and ikimming milk; in break
ing a dish and breaking colt; in
catching a train and in catching cold;


in falling in ditch and falling in love,


falling in your own estimation, and


falling in with friend, or falling out


with a friend, and falling out of a car
riage. So you might read Of a muse
um of wonders, illuminated by the
light Of other days, furnished with mu-
sic played on the feelings by the mau.
who, having lowered his voice by
means of ropes, murdered q tune; but


subsequently tried his voice and aceuit-
ted himself with ease with walls


hung with pictures Of despair; with


library filed partly with volumes of
sound and partly with volumes Of
smoke; and where might be seen the
lady who sat on the lapse of ages; the
attorneys clerk who engrossed aman's
attention; the mathematician who is so
devoted to figures that he frequently
casts up his eyes, the girl who was
saved in ashipwreck by clinging toa for
lorn hope; the man who was wounded
by sitting down on the spur of the mo-
ment; the acrobat who jumps at con-
clusions; the cup of sorrow which over
flowed; the chains which bound free
born mind; the ticking of an oyster
bed; the receipt given to q man who
paid his respects; the suspenders used
for the breeches of guns, and also for
breaches of trust; the quiVer which was
observed in the voice ain )arror mind
ed man; lock of hair from the head of
a discourse, and one from the head of
a cabbage; fat iron to smooth ruftled
tempsrs; a phial of tears from weep
ing willow; button from the coat of
the stomach; sheaf from the schock
of an earthquake, and many other ar
ticles equally rare and interesting
The GALAXY.
Year: 1867

There are few people that touch the


summit of excellence in the art of con-


Versation. Just As among the swallows


that fly around a steeple, it is only a


part of the number that settle on the


Vane. Various reasons may be assign


ed for this. Men Of copious minds do


not always pour out their effusions in a


crystal stream. Some are irritable,


some sullen; some have lost their


tongues over their folios some are SEN


sitive some tremblingly alive to their


own reputation, and hazard nothing


without preparation. But one of the


most common causes why n man of
ability fails in conversation is double
surface to his heart and double tone
to his tongue. He is like a tree that
gives its fading blossoms before its
hourishing fruit. He talks from su-
pericial consciousness, that is, he rat
ties away without the least effort, pour
ing out his first thoughts in his first
language.


Goldsmith was an example. Every
body that had read his books was dis
when they heard him talk.
1t was said of him, ''He wrote like an
angel and talked like parrot" Web
ster had something like this. He de-
lighted to whistle and talk like a boy.
j ohn-Adams was another example. /
have strong impression if, in the days
of Queen Elisabeth, you could have
overtaken the bard of Avon going up
from Stratford to London, and could
have heard his conversation as he rode
on HIS nag with his wife on a pillion
behind him, mad you not known by a
previous introduction. you would neV-
ar suspect you were in the presence of
the immortal Shakespeare. How do
you know this l reply, do not know.


We have few traditions of the pecu-
liarities and personalities of the great
bard whose delineations of all other f.
characters are so well known and yet /!
never had conviction so deeply root
sd with positive proof as that Shaks-
oeare did not talk up to his own repu-
alton. Why, first, the relaxed tenn
per of his mind; secondly, the supreme
,arelessness of his best effusions; third
y, the depths of his inner conscious
less show that it must have had an
,uter rind; and finally, analogy. We
ind many dramatic writers who have
his superficial folly, which covers up
md dares not indicate the thoughts It
Sheridan was in some de-
,ree an example. How like fool he
.cted in his conyivial pleassntries. He
hardly degenersted when he was drunk.
-BibHotheca ISGerd.
Year: 1867

1t is believed in well informed cir
cles, that the Secretary Of the Tressu-
ry faTors the proposition that is before
the committee of Congress TO give in
payment to the National Banks hold
ing compound interest notes as part Of
their legal reserves loan certificates at
q lower rate of interest, equal to one
half Of their required loan, which re-
serve is now about two hundred million
dollars. These will be practically to
the banks the same as legal tenders.
for they can demand legal tenders for
them in ten days notice.
Year: 1867

A story is told of Stewart, the dry
goods millionaire, that knowing a Ger.
tain article was rising, he sent to a
Boston merchant to buy up everything
of the kind at the hub. He overlooked
the putting up of his own prices, how
ever TO correspond to the rise, the Bos-
tonian found it out, and bought half of
Stewards own stock at two cents yard
less than market rates, before the mer-
chant prince found it out. Stewart
had to buy his own goods at an ad-
vance.
Year: 1867

Over eleven million dollars worth OF
fve-twenty bonds were destroyed at the
Treasury Department day or two since.
These bonds were printed for issue, bat
upon an examination of the books it was
found that nearly the whole number au-
thorized by law had been issued, and
therefore those on hand were DESTROYED.
Year: 1867

The Troy Times speaks Of Senator foland's in
telligent advocacy of the bankrupt Dill but as yet
we think the Senator has made no arguni,nt on tho
bill, though doubtless he will make an ale one as
soon as he can prevail upon the Senate ID consider
Year: 1867

EnaoH-We have been requested to correct an error made in recent issue of the MIsER, in giving an account of the perilous trip Of a party of prospcetors through the Big Canon of thc Colorado. The error occurred in placing the yield per pan of dirt at g cents. It should have read 1.-two cents.' We are not to blame in the matter, as we understood the party from whom we got our information to say twenty-five cents"
Year: 1867

RirLRoAD SrRvEY-We have heard it stated that surveying party are now loca- ting the line of the Eastern Division Of the Union Pacific railroad through New Me1ico o. This is the line that will be built upon the 3jth parallel which line runs little to the north of Prescott
Year: 1867

"Is1Dr This is term almost invaria- ply made use ot by our citizens, when they propose 10 make trip to California. It is at best 2 very vague phrase. but we can not see for the life of us how some people can inter prct # 70 mean any harm or vulgarity
Year: 1867

The new publications of these works will be in
several forms of unusual elegance, and ALL in pro-
portion to moderate price for each combining good
taste with economy. The series will be issued In the
following ORDER punctually on the first day of each
month until completed, beginning with October:
Year: 1867

New HAVEN, May 23.-A very enthusiastic
meeting was held at the Merchants Exchange
this evening, in behalf of an application for
charter for direct railroad from New York to
Boston. 1t was voted to send committee to
the Legislature, in behalf of the city, to urge
the granting of the charter.
Year: 1867

Eg'A hen is said to have the capacity
of laying six hundred eggs and no more
"a few in her first year, from three hun,
hred to three hundred and ninety in the
next three, and rest from the fifth to the
ninth inclusive The true economy,
therefore, is not to keep hens after their
fourth year.
Year: 1867

certificates will he paid as soon as the coins ready
Second They must he careful not to send any but the
kind mentioned, which are readily known by the color
and size, and by the dates OF 1857 10
1864. Third: The pieces will he taken, not
by count, but by avOirdupOis grOceTs
weight No lot will be received under 10 pounds,
and spoiled, egble doubtful pieces will be taken
Fourth The reasonable expense the transportation OF
three cent pieces in OF $50 and the five cent coins


in sums OF SO OF upward To any point accessible by rail-
road or steamboat will be paid by the Mint. rim: Tins
arrangement will be revoked II is found the


issue OF three and five likely 10 become TOO large
or that the abatement Of sufficient The sole Oh
Ject OF THIS operation is TO confer public benefit ana
none OF the cents herein mentioned have any special
val
Year: 1867

BALTIMORE May Sl.-In the Maryland Diocesan
Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal Church. resolu
ton was adopted providing for the division Of the
Diocese and the erection Of the Eastern Shore into
separate Episcopal See After the appointment OF
mtee 70 determine the boundaries OF the new Diocese
and without naming the Bishop, the Convention this
afternoon adjourned sine die.
Year: 1867

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, May 3l.-An immense gath
erng Of citizens took place at the City Hall tonight
when extraordinary adopted looking TO
the 0randest celebration of the coming anniversary OF
our National Independence witnessed in this section
OF the state outside OF the City OF New YORK All Oi inc
prominent of the city were present The plan m
cudes the erection Of magnificent soldiers mohumen nj
fOi the County
Year: 1867

NED NEvINs THE NEWS BoY.-We have
received from the Publishers, Messrs. Lee &
Shepard copy of Ned Ncvin,, or Street Life
in Boston, by Rev. Henry Morgan, the "Poor
Mans Prelcher.


We have watched with more han ordinary
interest this class Of the city population; and
one cannot we'll help it, for nowhere else can
such smartness be found in the Little Folks. y
In England they are called the " dangerous
classes" and in this country they are consld-
cred the "poor and vicious, but as class they
are the most active, the brightest anu the
sprightliest Of all the classes Of young folks in
America. We recollect ono of their tricks,
practiced few times in San Francisco some
dozen years since, which illustrates their smart
ness, and perhaps their standard of morality at
that time. On the arrival Of the steamer with
the mails, some Of the boys who had an old
stock of "Jernils " on hand that could not be
turned to money account would rush into the
crowd with them and sell them for quarter
cash just Us il they were some of the fresh ones
with the latest news. We have no doabt some
Of these enjoyed the joke, silly. while some
one who had been sold, would scold at the
cheat.


But this work is written by one who thinks
highly Of the News Boys as a class, and it is
said that his "boys seem to be taken out of the
street and put bodily into his book. 1t is
spoken highly of by the Boston dailies, and is
selling rapidly. Mrs. Kingsley is Agent for
thistown and vicinity.
Year: 1867

therefore gives full account ofthe situation
II is much better than silence or an oficious
long sermon for or against the law. But the
c.rcumstance reminds us of singular Warrant
for n town meeting which was posted up in
Plantation near this locality, many years since
when there was failure to elect representa-
tive to the Legislature 1t the fist meeting
This formal document notified and warned the
inhabitants to assemble at the usual place and
give in their V votes for J-B-.(namingo one
of the candidates) for representative to the
Legislature. Whether the Clerk made return
that the voters obeyed instructions we know
not,
Year: 1867

An Act ceding to the United States jurisdiction

 over certain grounds herein named.

 Whereas, The United States have erected bea- con upon certain land situated in the town of Nor walk, in this state, on the westerly side of Nor walk harbor, which land is part of what is known as Long Beach, and is bounded northerly, south erly and westerly by Norwalk harbor, and easter ly by line parallel with and distant fifty feet cas- terly from the easterly side of said beacon there fore,

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in General Assembly convened:

 Sec 1. That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to cede the jurisdiction of this state over the above described ground to the and the seal of the state, reserving to the state the right of serving and executing upon. said grounds all legal process, both civil and criminal.

 Sec. 2. This state does hereby relinquish and re- lease to the United States, the right tax or in any way for taxation said site and the prop erfy of the United States shall own or occupy the same for the aforesaid Purposn

 Approved, July 18th, 1867.
Year: 1867

CONGREGATIONAL SNeNa.-We quote the following from the Boston Musical Times. It seems to come from the heart of some musician who has had experience among singing congregations:

 "We all have voices, and we may be told, we ought to use them; so we all might have violins, and hautboys, and flutes; we might take them all to church. along with our voices. Of course, the fact that we none of us know how to play these instruments would be no argument against their use. We could do our best; very few of congregation have the remotest idea how to use their voices; but they do their best A whole congregation playing on flutes, and clarionets, and violins, each on his own responsibility, would not be an iota more absurd, save for custom, than the present system of singing, without knowing one note from another. Let us have good music in our churches or none at all.