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Year: 1866

The special Washington dispatch of the
Boston Advertiser says it appears from a re-
cent correspondence between the President
and the Governor of Louisiana that the Off
GERS of the Freedmen's Bureau in that State
have been ordered to discontinue the collec-
ton of taxes for the education of the freed
people. The tax was levied by military order,
and the education was going on by Federal di-
rection. The Governor says that the people
of the State are in anxious expectation OF relief
from the President, "the more especially, he
adds, "since your Excellency's proclamation
declaring martial law at an end, and recogniz-
ing the complete restoration of peace" The
President responds that all orders and pro-
ceedings for the collection of taxes by the
Freedmen's Bureau, for the purpose of educa-
ton, have been suspended.
Year: 1866

sr. PrrrRsBURG, April 10, 1896
An abortive attempt has been made against the life Of
the Emperor OF Russia.


Al four O'Clock this afternoon, the Car enter
ing his carriage after promenade In the gar
den, pistol shot tired him by a stranger but
without taking effect His Majesty Is uninjured
Tho perpetator OF this outrage arrested and has
been brought before the tribunal OF police
Year: 1866

A WRITER in the Missouri Democrat Of the
l4th instant says that AARON BURR at one
time represented the descendants Of ANSEkE
JAMS, and prosecuted their claim in manner
which left no doubt Of q favorable result.
After time, however, his vigor relaxed, the
suit failed, and poor BURR was only consoled
in his defeat by the soothing appliance OF q
deed from the Trinity Church corporation to
the property where the Astor House now
stands
Year: 1866

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


THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
has always battlsd for the Government and the
Gag, and now, when disruption Of the Union Is
oourtsd by extremists who, under the guss Of pure
patriotic princps, are rsvenous for political power
and place, the


NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
still battin for the Gag Of our Union.


Its to bs an srduous struggle, and We ask in all
sincerity that the friends Of the Union-which Is
our cause against sectionalists Of every and
from every quarter-shall give us the encourage
msnt needed BY evsry public journal.


Situated As We are at the capital of the nation
and enjoying the best facilities for obtaining aorma
tion Of the utmost Importance to every American
citizen, we shall confidently undertake to furnish
our readers during the forthcoming political cam
paign with the most valuable political Newspaper
printed in this or any other city


As We stood BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN in the dark
hours of the Republic ws stand BY his successor,
AHDRrw 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 hs
has grnped the true theory Of RESTORATION, and
that he has the courage to abide BY his convictions
Year: 1866

All desirou Of pstronzing enterprise Of
and wishing TO with first number Of TIL Z
MESSENGER OF PEACE will find their interest to sub
scribe as soon possible The proprietor presents to you this
PROSPECTUS giving assurance that faithfully
and energeticay perform his duty in reurl ali he
asks Is deserved support tanl1n NJ. J. HUGHES.
Year: 1866

Ii AVING removed his Office to the Irving Block
would return his thanks to his friends and the
public for their liberal patronage Hoping that his
earnest endeavors to give satisfaction in the past
viii guarantee him large share of practice in the
future, he is prepared to perform ali operations in
his profession in the most skillful manner.


ES-Dr. W. has new preparation for identifying
and cleansing the teeth. Mayl9d3m
Year: 1866

either his friends or his principles. But after
all, this treachery of Andrew johnson would
Prove to be good thing, for it would prevent
the people in future from taking on trust politi-
clans who for years past have been playing the
devil generally.


In conclusion, the speaker said that the Con-
vention must memorialize Congress to amend
the Constitution, so that every man may work
out his own salvation, without any restraint to
keep him down, If we speak out plainly now,
the Northern people will certainly sustain u.s.
All we have to do is to ask Congress to propose
an amendment to the Constitution, giving the
black man the right of suffrage, as a measure of
protection to the loyal white men of the South
ern States. (Applause)


The meeting was then addressed by Colonel
william B. Thomas, recently Collector of the
port OF Philadelphia, and other speakers, and
adjourned at a late hour.
Year: 1866

The result of the canvass leads to the belief
that


Ex-Governor Pease, Of Texas, will Pro-


baby be President


of the Convention. Although native of Con-
necticut, he has resided in Texas for thirty
years, and is pure Southern man TO all iutents
and purposes. He was twice elected to the
position of Governor of his adopted State, and
acquired while serving in that capacity per-
sOnal popularity that is enjoyed by but few
public men.


The Question OF Reconstruction
will, as a matter of course, be the grand topic
for discussion. There is no doubt that the Con-
vention will decide that there are at present no
legal State Governments existing within the
limits of the late Confederacy. And Congress
will be memorlalized to provide for their reor
ganizatlon on the basis of loyal white suffrage,
with an entire Acknowledgement of the late
Iebellious population, until such time as they
shall show by their actions, as well as pro es-
sions, that they have accepted "the situation
in good faith.


The Question of Negro Suffrage
will also receive great share of attention. The
belief that the loyal negro is entitled to a vote
IS almost universal among the delegates. An
effort will be made to have the Convention
memorialze Congress to provide for the enfran-
chisement of the negro, by an amendment to
the Constitution, or in some other appropriate
and constitutional manner. This effort will
probably be successful, although it will en-
counter great opposition in some quarters.
John Minor Bolts has got the idea in his head,
that if the ballot is placed in the negro's hand
his vote will be directed and controlled by his
| former Rebel master. Hence, he is fairly and
| squarely opposed to it, and Will make a stout
| effort to defeat the measure. But he stands
| almost, if not quite alone.


A large party will likewise be found in opposi-
ton, because they are afraid that their support
Of negro suffrage will render it utterly impos-
| sble for them to return to their homes in the
South. And still another party are opposed, on
| the ground that to pledge the Convention un-
| equivooally in favor of negro suffrage will en-
| danger the result of the coming elections in the
| Northern States


The final action of the Convention will be
resolved into


| An Address to the American People.


For some time past, Judge Sherwood, OF
| Texas has been engaged in the preparation OF
such document, which it is quite probable will
be accepted and promulgated by the Convention.
This address, as it now stands, is one of the
most masterly State papers that has ever ema
mated from an American source.


The situation, and all the great questions
involved in it, are discussed therein in an ex
haustive manner. President johnson himsel
receives no mercy. The emptiness of his pas


professions and the baseness of his presen
course are treated with unsparipg rigor.
Year: 1866

The action of the Convention has been so
thoroughly discussed by the delegates from the
various States, that we have been able to gather
its probable result The first question to be
settled will be that of


The Temporary Organization.


On this point there will be no great difficulty.
1t seems to be the general verdict of the dele
gates that the position of temporary chairman
will be most appropriately filled by the Hon.
Thomas J. Durant, of Louisiana. The grand
speech which he delivered on Friday evening
in front of the Onion League House, has made a
marked impression on the country at large
The pressure in his favor was very strong last
evening, and although the tide may have turned
in another direction before this is seen in print
he viii, in all probability, be the unanimous
choice of the Convention for that position. The
question OF


The Permanent Organization
will not be so easily settled. There are several
aspirants for the distinguished honor of perma-
nent Chairman. The opinion is universal, how
ever, that the choice must fall on man whose
career is thoroughly identified with the South.
Many delegates are even opposed to voting for
any one but a native-bon Southerner Ii 1t
we're not for the enfeebed condition of Cover
ner Brownlow's health, he would be called to
the chair by acclamatIon. Governor Hamilton,
of Texas, is perhaps the second choice of a
majority of the delegates, but he positively de-
clnes to permit the use of his name in that con-
nection. Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, and
Senator Fowler, of Tennessee, although strongly
urged to compliance by their friends, have like
wise declined to be placed upon the list of can
didates. The name of John Minor Bolts, of Vir-
ginia, which sproposed in some quarters, meets
with but little favor, on accountIof that gentle
mans avowed opposition 70 negro suffrage under
| any circumstances,
Year: 1866

A HIGH WIND.-Old Peter
H lived in a one story wooden
house of not very extensive di-
mensions, and when it was SUBJ
.iected to the force of one of those
hurricanes so numerous of late
years in the West, its power of
resistance was insufficient to stand
so great a pressure, and it yielded
the point without struggle
however, it was not upset or torn
to pieces, but merely moved few
rods. In the course of the jour
ney the stove split out and the
danger of confagration was immi-
nent. Old Peter was too much
excited to notice the removal Of
his house, and seeing the necessity
of Immediately applying water to
the burning embers on the floor,
he seized the bucket, and darted
out, when great was his astOnlsh-
ment to find all traces of the well
obliterated. After looking in
blank astonishment a moment he
called out to his wife, "Sarah, III
be blamed if the wind hasn't
blowed the well clear out of the
lot! There's not SO much as a
stone leftl"
Year: 1866

How DUNE PERSONS MAY BE
TAUGHT TO TALK. Last year Miss
Rogers, of Boston, took in charge
a young girl of nine years of age,
who became deaf and dumb when
an infant. By assiduous attention
for ten months this child was
taught to articulate distinctly and
to understand, merely from the
motion of the lips, what was said
to her, SO that she can now keep
up a conversation as well as those
who are blessed with all their fac
ulties. She can recite the multi
plication table as well as other
children, and is receiving a regular
education, obtaining the instruc.
ton wholly from the motion of
the teachers lips A Providence,
r. l., paper notes a similar case in
that city, where q mother has de.
voted herself several hours a day
for many years to the education
of a most interesting daughter
The young lady, (for she is now


nearly grown up,) without hear
ing a sound, is now enabled to
read any book aloud SO as to be
understood by all around her.
Year: 1866

We publish the following table
of weights and measures, from an
exchange, for the benefit of our
farming and mercantile friends,
and hope they will preserve the
paper containing it for future ref
erence;
Year: 1866

The dissolution Of the Democratic party affords
an opportunity which will be eagerly embraced by
may thousands Of the frank and flc' 10 liberate
themselves from party trammels and corrupt and
disloyal influences who have long been dissatisfied
with their political relations. Whenever man
has cut loose from the Democratic party, the lead
ers have always put their dirty hounds upon bis
track TO blackguard him back into their kennels.
and il that can not be accomplished, TO malign his
character and and annoy him by every persecution
in their power. In this way they have deferred
thousands from coming out from the foul party and
have held them in "durance vile," and the most
degrading service. But the bonds are now broken.
The plrty has been formally dissolved by its lead


erS, and its members released from their allie
glance to the old organization. II Is true they
have been sold to Johnson, DOolittle & Co.. for q
consideration. but il is for them to say whether
they will ratify the contract, and large portion
of them we know will not. They have been lib
Grated from the basest party slavery and will not
again voluntarily put on the same yoke although
it may be painted with new color.-Ind. Jour.
Year: 1866

for a cough is DR.. Bascom's Cough and Group
Syrup 1t has been in use in many families in
this city for several years. and has been found
the most reliable article for q cough in the mar
ket Our experience in its use fully sustains
the high recommendations of its friends
Year: 1866

= SOMETHING NEw.-The "Star Selfsupplying
Mucilage Bottle" is the very latest invention
which Yankee ingenuity has contrived for saw
ing time and trouble in the office or counting
room. By contrivance SO simple that one
wonders nobody ever thought of it before, the
mucilage is made to flow out through the
brush, thus obviating the necessity of taking
off the top as with the old bottles, while the
whole affair is altogether neater and more
agreeable object to have on the desk.


T Short & Loring, Free street, have it for sale
Year: 1866

ARRESTS Officer Gerts yesterday arrested
three boys who have made petty larceny pro-
fession. The two oldest were sent to the work.
house, where they will be kept out of the way
of temptation, and have an opportunity to re-
form and make themselves useful
Year: 1866

OUR STREETs.-We have been requested to
call the attention of the proper authorities to
the absolute necessity of clearing up Middle
Exchange and many other streets and side
walks before the snow (Which must soon come)
70 in,
Year: 1866

STORE -BREAKNG.-Th The shop of Messrs Bix-
ton s. Fitz, corner of Cumberland and Chest
nut streets, was broken into "Wednesday night
between IL and o'clock, by breaking one of
the large panes of glass in the corner window,
and entering the shop through it. The rascal
who broke the glass cut his left hand, as there
were traces of blood where he had felt his way
around the counter to the money drawer, and
then back again. About five dollars in curren-
cy and cents was all that was taken, goods not
being the object of the robbers. The neighbors
in the house adjoining the shop heard the ras-
Gals talking on the sidewalk
Year: 1866

MARKET HALL-Oh City Hall, or Market
Haa, asit is now called, has been entirely rem
ovated and turned into offices for the several
Departments of the City Government, and they
will all be occupied in day or two-some of
them to-day. This will be the headquarters of
the city officials until the City Government
building is completed.


On the Congress street side of Market Hall
the first room is for the Mayor and City Clerk.
Here will be held the meetings OF the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen. The next room is fitted
up for the Board of Common Council, and the
two rooms are connected by door. Beyond
the Common Council room is an office for the
Board of Engineers of the Fire Department,
and still beyond that is another small room
which is not appropriated.


On the Middle street side of the Hall, the
first room is for the Treasurer and Collector
and City Auditor. The next one is for the As
SCISSORS. The third one is for the City Messen-
ger and the Truant Officer. The fourth one is
for the Civil Engineer. e s.....


By thus improving the old Hall the city saves
$25oe per year rent, which they have paid for
the use of Mechanics Hall. After these offices
are vacated by the city officials they will COM
mand good rent, as they are in such promi-
nent central position in the city.
Year: 1866




Charles Lamb tells his sad experience as
warning to young men, in the following
language:


"The waters have gone over me. But
out Of the black depths, could be heard,
would cry out to all those who have set a
foot in the perilous flood. Could the youth
to whom the flavor of the first wine is deli
cious at the opening scenes of life, or the
entering upon some newly discovered
paradise. look into my desolation, aud be
made to understand what dreary thing it
is when he shall feel himself going down a
precipice, with open eyes and a passive viii,
to his destruction, and have no human pow
er to stop it, aud yet feel it all the way eme-
mating from himself; u see all godliness
emptied out of him. aud yet not able to for
get time when it was otherwise; bear
about the piteous spectacle of his. own ruin:
could he see my fevered eye, feverish with
the last nights drinking, and feverishly
looking to to-night's repeating Of this folly:
could he but feel the body of the death out
Of which cry hourly with feebler cry TO
be delivered. it were enough to make him
dash the sparkling beverage to Ehe earth.
in all the pride of its mantling temptation. -
Year: 1866

Remember for what purpose you were
born. and through the whole of life, look at
its end. Consider, when that comes, in
what you viii put your trust. Not in the
bubble of worldly vanitY-it win be broken;
not in worldly pieasures-they win be gone;
not in great conneotions-theyc cannot serve
you; not in vealth--you cannot carry 1t
with you: not in rankin the grave there
there is no distinction; not in Il . reoollee-
tion of life spent in a giddy conformity to
the silly fashions of a thoughtless and
wicked world; but in that Of life spent
soberly, rghteously, and wisely IN the
present world.
Year: 1866

TIE Legislature Of Georgia proposes to
secure native teachers, by providing that
every Georgia soldier, under thirty years of
ace, manned in the service, may be edu-
Gated at the State University at the public
expense for such length of time as be win
give his obligation to teach after leaving
the University.
Year: 1866

We End the following in a late number
of the Mobile Advertisef. the writer of which
is distinguished statesman Of Georgia:


Il have no real fear of the future. can
not conceive thai the great body of the
Northern people can be SO utterly destitute
Of sygenathy for tl.c;= c=gT rare atai color as
to do the very terrible things which some
of their leaders threatened.


The Northern people have accomplished
by the war all that they desired except one
thing, and that is the breaking of our proud
and naughty spirit. Whatever it is neces-
sary to do to retain power. that they will
do. and they would be glad to have US
properly subdued. that they might retain
it forever.


told the President year ago that be
had but one thing to do, and that was to
keep close to Gen. Grant, that the latter
could not hurt him. If he can do this. he
can bee lected ia '68; if not, he must be
beaten.


Grant is really the man for US to form on
if we can do it. He is the great man of the
North, and his word is Law whenever be
chooses to speak. IF we can form party,
with Grant at its head, he will crush out all
lesser lights.


Johnson has done all he dared to do for
US: had be dared more he would have been
stronger. He dallied too long with the
! great question before him. He saw them
from the beginning, and ought to have
taken his position promptly, and made issue
for the Congress in place of allowing Con-
| gress 10 make them upon him.


They will make no serious attemptto inn
peach him. They will talk, Introduce reso-
lutiOns, and perhaps present articles Of i'm
parchment in the House. but without IN
tending to send them to the Senate. I'M
peaching the President is big thing'-it
has its dangers as well as It's advantages to
them. and they viii not be likely to do any
thing which will affect the three thou
sand millions of public debt held by their
constituents.


The curtain has fallen only upon the FIRST
scene in the great political drama. The
grand principles for which ne fought were
lost-not because they were wrong-but
that their vindication Was attempted upor
questions involving slavery, and thus iden-
tilted, the former were lost sight Of in the
worlds hostility to the latter. But tn,
curtain must rise again upon other scenes
wherein that plague spot will not appear
and then viii come our vidication and oul
triumph; else self-governmeut is failare
and the divine right theory Is established
in the worlds history
Year: 1866

BUFFALO. juno 4.-The cypress says that while
there were aSsuredly in this city some two or three
regiments of Fenians well armed, equipped and
drilled and while liberal detachments have been
reaching here from abroad during the past week.
amounting to more than another thousand, the whole
augmented army in the field only amounted to about
GOO men. Where the balance are it is difficult to
understand. 1t is a significant fact that among the
three or four thousand British troops at Fort Erie
yesterday not Catholic Irishman was to be found,
and not an officer of the force was Irish
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING HoUsE-Ws take great
pleasure in calling the attention of readers to the
conspicuous advertisement of Messrs. Smith. Bros.
Co., No. 40 West Baltimore street We speak what
we know when say their present stock of clothing
cannot be excelled We commend this firm to the
favorable notice of all who may want goods in their
line. They sell at small profits. and deal on the
square with everybody.
Year: 1866

A HoMERIo AMAzoN.-In Homer Michigan, a few
days ago, schoolmstress named Dyer, whipped a
pupil who had inadvertly addressed her without the
three whips nearly as large as a mans finger. She
then took ferule an inch in diameter and scouIged
the boy with this until her strength gave way The
subject of her discipline is covered with assesses
from head to waist, and his arm has been rendered
useless.
Year: 1866

large proportion of the operatives in our various
Kinds OF shops are not worth $1,000 A wife he.
loved and conhding children cling with fond regard
to the father, liable at any moment to be taken awav
WIN nothing laid by for their comfnrt and prot, c.
oion me annual sum OF s25 would pay life poll.
y tnat would IN the event of death go far towards
making them comfortable; and who can not law
aside tor snch purpose this small sum, and who
among you ought not to lay it aside? Ifthe family
poor so much the greater need that this wise pro.
vision be not neglected. AS the ordinary acounn.
latons are necessarily slow, requiring years to Law
aside Jew hundred dollars, how much wiser to make
sure al once large sum by Life Insurance Take
warning before il is too late.