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Year: 1866

from hour to hour what he will do, but
one daring to brand Congress as u dis.
loyal and ,disunion body, one who
means, If he dare, to perform a coup
detat-either to insist at the point of
the hayonet on having these Southern
rebels put into Congress, or to drive
Congress out Of the capital. / believe
that the capital is in greater danger now
than it ever was before, were it not that
Lieutenant General Grant applause
lis living. But so long as he lives
and occupies his present position, per.
haps the tyrannical attempt may not be
made. .......,


THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION. ..


Let me say a few words in conclusion
on the suffrage question. Let me ar,
raign the state of New York, and every
other free State that disfranchisc the
colorcd people, as guilty Of injustice,
making it more impossible to settle the
question at the South in an cxuitable
manner, It's the right and duty of
Congress to set an example of impair
tial justice to all classes wherever they
can execute the laws justly. However
this momentous question may be settled,
whatever conflicts may he before us, or
perils impending over us; whatever re-
verses may seem to attend our cause,
ofonc thing am confident, now, as in
the past, the successes Of the foes of
freedom were but temporary, and
nightly reacted against themselves. and
so it will be again If through their
Vaccinations or plots, or by division
in the loyal ranks, or by ihe patronage
or recreancy of President Johnson, they
achieve new successes for the hour if
bafiled a thousand times in the attempt
to secure liberty and equality and pa
ternity to all in the land, irrespective Of
race or color, then we shall thousand
times renew the contest. and on that
line fight it out till the last vestige of
despotism is eXtirpated from the land.
Applause.
Year: 1866

The Governor of North Carolina
has issued the following circular to the
sheriffs Of the several counties Of that
State. 1t will afford the non-recon.
struction committee Of Congress the
for another half dozen amend
ments to the Constitution, and for tho
exclusion Of the State from the Union
for many years:


EXECUTIVE OFFICE,


RALEIGH, N. e., Feb 5, 1865.


SIR The Generally Assembly has
ordered me to supply an artificial limb
to every soldier who lost his limb in
the service of the State in the late war,
which / understand is intended to en-
brace every citizen of the State who
lost an arm or leg while in the service
OF the Confederate or State Govern.
ment. 1t is necessary that should
know how many are to be supplied.
ask you, in behalf of these manned
men, to report to me Mt an early day
how many such soldiers are in your
county, distinguishing those who have
lost leg from those who have lost an
arm. JONATHAN WORTH,


Gov. of North Carolina.
Year: 1866

In short everything that can oe done IN BOOB :
an5 Ioh Printing once, from the smallest and
nost delicate Card or Circular. 10 the largest
i've and most snowy Posting Bnl-nnd which
will be turned out In u style that cannot fall 10
insure entire satisfaction.
Year: 1866

In Congress on the 9TH inst, Mr.. Pope
offered the following resolution, and de-
manded the previous question upon it; as
will be seen, the resolution was laid upon
the table. White men have but small
consideration with the present Congress:


Whereas two months of the first sess-
ion of the thirty ninth Congress have
expired and but little progress made in
perlecting and maturing the important
public measures so anXiously hoped for
and expected by our constituents and
whereas large portion of our time has
been devoted to Legislation for and in
behalf of freedmen: Therefore, .


Be resolced, That the Committee on
Rules be instructed to inquire into the
eXpcdiency Of reporting new rule for
the government Of the House, to the ef-
feet that one day in each week be set
apart by the Speaker of the House to be
exclusively devoted to the public bust
ness Of the country, and that during this
Congress it be known as, and called the
+" white mans day"


Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois. | move
that the resolution lie on the table.


The motion was agreed to.
Year: 1866

friends will cover the case; for it must be
apparent to every one that to exclude
them from any part of the gallery is only
a very ghtimprovement upon shutting
the door directly in their faces. Above
all places in the world, there should be no
distinction on account of color, in the ho
ly of holies of equality before the law
the United States Senate.
Year: 1866

Dispatches received at the State De-
partment, state that the synderpost or cat
tie plague was increasing with great rap
ity in England. The Consul at Liver.
pool says that it will not take many
days to rid the kingdom of cattle at the
present rates of deaths.
Year: 1866

rs" a friend of ours has furnished us the
following exquisite poetic production. We
give place to it with pleasure, believing, as we
do, that its beauty and truth will be appreca-
ted by our readers. 1t may add interest to its
perusal to know that we owe its composition
to a native of the Cherokee Nation:


The Phantom
Year: 1866

The passage Of the Loan Bill IN its
present form does not give Secretary
McCullOch much additional power over
the currency. He can retire only ten
millions in six months, and at the rate
of but four millions month after
wards. The conamendable feature about
the bill is, that it forbids any increase
of the public debt, and starts the na-
ton on the road to = resumption OF
specie payments. These are substan-
tial points gained, which will prove
strong buttresses for the public safety.
Along with the Loan Bill goes 2 plan
for the equitable distribution Of the na-
tiOual bank currency among all the
States, the whole amount of bank
issues being limited 70 S300,000000. We
need not stop 70 remzrk that in this
simple measure is an open recognition
Of the continued existence of States -
States. As we have hsd occasion % IN
1 innate before, the Secretary Of the
| Treasury is held in check sufficiently
by the circumstances Of the county,
and need not have been restricted by
the terms Of such bill far below a
point at which he might have it in his
power to operate 70 tie public AdTan-
tage. He has procured Congressional
endorsement of his principle. hOweyer,
and the country has the assurance thai


a return 70 the hard dollar bottom -


the real object and aim Of legislation
Bossev PoFt
Year: 1866

rest the freedmen and bring them back
TO the city. This we learn was done,
and some forty or fifty dsrkies are now
under guard at the camp at Academy
lot, for their attempt 70 interfere with
the administration Of law and justice.
Macon Citizen, l7th.
Year: 1866

adopted on this side of the river; and
we make bold to say that the outlaws
and robbers on this border have now
to hunt their holes if Gen. Getty shall


maintain even q comparative neutral
ity in the afsirs Of this side saaa.
Year: 1866

The Charleston Is. C) Courier, of a
recent date, says:


Two or three days ago female living
in the western portion of the city called
upon lady residing in Rutledge avenue,
who has always taken an active interest
in charitable objects, and appealed to her
for assistance. The applicant appeared
overwhelmed with grief, and stated that
her husband, who had been Confederate
soldier, died the night previous from an
attack of typhoid fever, and that she had
not dollar left for his burial. The kind
hearted lady listened to the appeal, and
taking the name and residence of the I'M
fortunate widow, told her to go and order
a coffin, while she would endeavor to col
lect some funds for her relief


The lady Immediately started on her
errand Of charity, and after spending the
most Of the morning in walking through
the sun, visiting and relating the case OF
distress, succeeded in raising between
seventy and eighty dollars. She then Wis
tied the house of mourning, and was
shown into darkened room, where the
corpse of the disease was laid out in cof-
fin prepared for burial. After extending
her sympathies and endeavoring to con
sole the distressed widow, she took her
departure, but had not gone far when she
missed her handkerchief, and remembered
leaving it in the room just left. She i'm
mediatcly returned and entered without
notice. Her astonishment may be better
imagined than described, on seeing the
deceased sitting erect in the coffin, wrap.
ped in his shroud, counting the money
contributed for his burial. The sequel
need not be told. 1t was afterward as.
certained that the pretended deceased
was a carpenter, and had made his own
coffin.
Year: 1866

y Saviourl hear little child,


Who knows not how TO pray;
On earth Thy face, so meek and mild,
Was never turned away.
The children gathered to Thy breast
Have found blessed home,
Where, safe from every sin, they rest;
Oh, suffer me to come.
ask Thee for heart to try


To please Thee day by day,
The love to lead me back when
From Thy commandments stray.
Do Thou, 0 Lord, my sins forgive
The sins that wound Thee sore,
And teach me every day live


To love Thee more and more.
Year: 1866

as it was repeated, and simultaneously


ushed for the cook room. There she sat,


he mischief, bolt upright in the oven, with
her head in the high part and her feet in
the low, treating herself to the contents
of blackberry pie which had been left in
from the mornings baking. She had
taken the upper crust whole, spreading it
on her b, om like napkin. and was en-
ploycd in picking out the blackberries one
by enc aud conveying them to her mouth.
She looked up at Us, and oh, such a face ,
What with cunning. fright, and blackber-
ry iu:ce, | hever seen such = face before
OF since.


Bell caught her out, kissed her compar>
ativcly clean, scolding her all the time
Then she carried her to the sink, and
pumped water on her without the least fear
Of washing her down the spout As soon
the little lady recovered her breath. she
screamed furiouslv. and pointed to the
oven as a decided demonstration Of plan
to return to her repast Bell begged the
privilege Of putting her back to finish the
pie; but | steadily set my face against
such an Indulgence, and when her and
Midget both insisted, ] set the
matter at rest by kindling huge FIRE
in the stove, and making vigorous prep
arations for an early tea
Year: 1866

One of the wickcdest and most success
full hoaxos rcrpctrated ON the first of
April this year was the work of lady in
Phi.adelphia She sent up to the pulpit
in n Methodist church, notice purport-
inc to announce meeting in aid of an
other church.


\ number Of names of prominent clergy
men were mentioned as to take part in
the exercises. The preacher ,rcad the
manuscript to his large congregation
without hesitation. until he came to a
passage announcing that certain layman
would sing comic song, when he became
confused suddenly. remembered the day
and abruptly sat down
Year: 1866

The new Secretary of the Interior
Browning, who speaks for his apostatc mas
ter, holds that the majority Of the people of
this country is composed Of the conquered
rebels the South and the Copperleads OF
the North, and therefore they have the right
to rule the Republic. This conclusion is
arrived at by counting out the four millions of
loyal blacks and two millions flotal whites
in tic South, and counting in the six mil.
lions ofwhitc insurgents Of the South. But
the Republicans Of the great North intcrpose
veto on this species OF arithmetic, holding
asthcy do that white or black loyalist in the
South is entitled to us much respect as con
qucrcd rebel. The loyal people Of the
United States who support Congress against
Executive usurratiuns and corrcr-rchel
rule are in majority Of millions Of the whole
population fthe Republic
Year: 1866

Gone in her childlike purity


Out from the golden day;
fading away in the light so sweet
Where the silver stars and the sunbeams meet,
& Over the silent way.


Over the bosom tenderly


- The pearl white hands are pressed;
Iheiashes lie on her cheek so thin
Where the softest blush of the rose hath been
Shutting the blue of her eyes within


The pure lids closed to rest.


Over the sweet brow lovingly


Twineth her sunny hair;
She was so fragile that love sent down,
from his heavenly gems that soft, bright crown
To shade her brow with its waves so brown,


Light as the dimpling air.


Gone to sleep with the tender smile


Frozen on her silent lips
By the farewell kiss of her dewy breath,
Cold in the clasp of the angel Death,
like the last fair bud of faded wreath,


Whose bloom the white frost nips.
Robin-hushed in your downy bed


Over the swinging bough-
Doyou miss her voice from your glad duet,
When the dew in the heart of the rose is set,
Ta its velvet lips with the essence wet,


In Orient crimson glow?


Rosebud-under your shady leaf
m Hid from the sunny day
Dovou miss the glance of the eye so bright,
Whose blue was heaven to your timid sight?
1t beaming now in a world of light,


Over the starry way.


Hearts-where the darling head hath lain,


Held by loves shiuing ray
Doyou know that the touch of her gentle hand
Doth brighten the harp in the unknown land?
Oh, size waits for us with the angel band
Over the starry way.
Year: 1866

A Poor drunken wretch went to hear a I'm
iversalist preach. The preacher argued that
no matter how degraded or abandoned a man
might be. he would still be saved.


The drunkard became much interested in
doctrine which left him room for hope. I'm
fortunately, however, in the midst of argument
the speakers mind became confused, and nc
commenced blundering and staggering, as tho
about to break down. The drunkard seeing
this. arose, and supporting himself against the
wall. cried'out "Put her through, bub, or I'm
a goner m
Year: 1866

ESTABLISHMENT or A PENSY-POsT N
RIcHNoSD.-Our city is gradually under
going change. The vast portion Of il
destroyed by fire in April, 1865, has been
in q great measure rebuilt with stately
and elegant cdifces, and the constant
sound of the hammer announces that the
good work is still going on. With tho
new buildings have been introduced
modern improvements, new fashions, and
new ideas of convenience and utility,
which were to us unknown in days Of
yore. This is all right and proper; for
while We would have the people rem
the same as they were in all that eSlatss'
to social life, all must admit that them
was room for improvement in the appli.
ances which 60 to make the business OF
life go on like clock-work. There Is one
idea, however, not yet introduced, which
We should like to see brought to
consrmmation, and that is the establish
ment of penny-post in RichR q, with
lock boxes placed at conyenieh. POINTS on
the street corners. This experiment, we
are informed, has been found to work ad-
mirably in the northern cities. The PEN
ny-postman would take the letters of his
patrons from the post-oltice and drop them
in the boxes respectively nearest the
places of residence of those to whom they
were addressed. This would be done wiz,
out unnecessary delay after the arrival D,
every mail and the citizen, being proyi-
ded with key, would thus be saved the
trouble of walking one or two miles to the
post office. To have the system intro
duccd, it will be necessary to make an ap-
pication to the Postmaster General, and
We respectfully suggest that it be done.
There is no doubt about the utility of the
thing, as our citizens would acknowledge
immediately OH its establishment.
Year: 1866

DISPATCH FOR THE SPRISGs.-Persons going
to the Springs or other summer resorts can
have the DAILY DISPATCH sent them at sixty
cents per month. Orders left at our counting
room will receive attention.
Year: 1866

Low WATER.-The indicator at the
pump-house shows that the water in James
river is lower at present than at any period
for six years past. We are gratifed to say
however, that there is good supply in the
reservoir, and our citizens at this time
have the privilege of drinking clear water.
This is a great blessing. Think of the
shipwrecked mariners in an open boat, with


Water. water everywhere,


And not single drop 10 drink.
Year: 1866

THE CIRCUIT CouRr.-The Judge of the
Circuit Court for the city of Richmond
was yesterday having chancery orders
entered, preparatory to closing up the
business of this term. Much business has
been done this term, as well on the COM
mon law as on the chancery side of the
docket. The chancery docket in this
court is swelling up rapidly. In the city
of Richmond we ought to have three
courts-one Judge to attend to the COM
mon law docket, one for criminal court,
and one chanccry court. The criminal
business for the city of Richmond and
the county of Henrico would furnish as
much business as one judge could attend
to, and it would save money for the Com
monwealth. What is the salary of a
judge in comparison to the expense Of
criminals confined awaiting for months for
Il trial, with their witnesses.
Year: 1866

BECKY CHANDLER AT THE PooR-1ousE.-
There is no individual in Richmond, male
or female, more notorious in police annals
than Becky Chandler. The various times
and occasions of her appearance before the
Mayor it would puzzle an old reporter to
enumcratc, but suffice it to say, that they
date back to her early infancy, and she is
now a wcll-grown woman. Her bcsetting
sin is drunkenness. She is, for Instance,
picked up drunk on the streets and sent to
Jail, where she remains for q period, is re-
leased, gets drunk the same or the next
day, and is sent back to her old quarters.
So it will be seen that she spends the
greater portion of her time in Jail. She
was yesterday, however, transferred to the
poor house. She told the Mayor that she
did not want to go that she greatly prefer
red her old home but his Honor was in
exorablc, and away she went.
Year: 1866

TuE TRoT YESTERDAY.-The trot at
Jackson Park yesterday afternoon was
brought to a sudden termination by an un-
fortunate occurrence. The tire of the
sulkey to which Fifth Avenue was attached
came off in the first heat, causing him to
be distanced and lose the race, which was
thus won by Marion Hill without difficulty.
The circumstance caused much disap-
pontmcnt to the large crowd in attend
ance, who anticipated Il good days sport.
Year: 1866

TIE Ne~-Haven Palladium announces that the Updine Beat Club of Yale has accepted challenge from the Boat Club of the Law renee Scientific School of Harvard, to com. pete with them at Worcester at the time of the annual College regatta in July. This is the hrst contest between the scientific schools of the two Universities
Year: 1866

f4. How often do we hear men and women complain 'I cannot get anything to stay on my stomach am compelled to eat Graham bread and the plsinest food, and then must suffer from it." Reader. this is Dyspepsia we bid even the richest food, snd if you will follow it with a single spoonful of Goes Dys- pepsia Cure. you need not fear any distres- sing effects from it. It is the greatest reme- dy in the world for dyspepsia, indigestion and all diseases proceeding from the stomach or bowels.
Year: 1866

nA. It will be remembered that Judge H. W Thomas of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Virginia, some weeks ago refused to admit the testimony of negro in case before him where colored men were not concerned. on the ground that he must be governed by the law of the State and not of the United States. Ii has transpired that for this act Judge Thomas was indicted by the United States Grand Jury at the recent session of Judge Undervood'i court at Richmond
Year: 1866

in taina aud body andar the wholesome e13'


Of the whites ana showing lie best results o.
I well directed labor, the synonym Of discipline
which is the mother of all excellence.


Having proved, as there are ample argu,
ments to prove, the great boon our race has
conferred upon theirs we could just as easily
show that by the process they had not acquired
the right to share in ruling this country but
that they were merely tenants at will, whose
right to reside among us is solely predicatet
on our consent and purohasable only by theil
ready and willing obedience to such laws ant
regulations as white men of the different
States may see fit to make, Our churches anC
schools are not theirs. Our society is no
theirs. Our corporations are not theirs. They
are now an alien and foreign people, and i
they remain under the protection of our laws
and receive employment from our capital, it is
by sufferance only and by no manner of vested
right whatsoever. They are not co-citizens
with us-no law can make them so--they
never will be so. They were our wards whom
it was our right to control and our duty to
protect the violent changes ofwar have made
them strangers and aliens without any other
claims upon us than those of interest or COM
miseration. All attempts to change this rela-
ton are vain. The white men Of the South
will never consent to apolitioal miscegenation.
Black votes and white votes will never be cast
together in the same Southern ballot-box.
Either negroes and their fanatic allies of the
North must control these Southern States alto
gether, or they must be entirely controlled by
the whites. There can be no compromise
mixture.
Year: 1866

CONFEDERATE DEAD.-0n our sixth page
will be found a list of the names of Confeder-
ate soldiers who died and were buried in and
near New Orleans during the war. We shall
keep this list standing for some time, for the
benefit of those who desire such information
as It affords
Year: 1866

large proportion of the operatives in our various
kinds OF shops are not worth $1,000. A wife be.
loved and confidng children cling with fond regard
70 the father, liable at any moment to be taken away
with nothing laid by for their comfort and protec.
ton. The annual sum of $25 would paw life poli.
cy that would in the event of death 90 far towards
making them comfortable and who can not Law
aside for such purpose this small sum, and who
among you ought not to lay it aside If the family
is poor so much the greater need that this wise pro-
VISION be not neglected. AS the ordinary accunu.
at1ghs are necessarily slow, requiring years to lay
aside few hundred dollars, how much wiser to make
sure at once large sum by Life Insurance. Take
warning before it is too late.
Year: 1866

We are gratified to know that the Pioneer is q


great favorite with the fair sex, while the hus-


bands and fathers cheerfully foot the bills. II


is no uncommon thing to have an old patron
come in the office and say something like this


did think would get along without the Pio-
neer, but my wife and daughters gave me nc
peace until came to order it sent again; they
think they must have it, and feel somewhat
at a loss myself without it. l guess you had
better send it on and Twill pay in advance now,
as like that plan best-then l know whose
paper am reading, and it is much easier than
to pay large bill which has been accumulat-
ing for years. We are just reminded of a
case which occurred this year, in which the
lady got the start Of her husband. 1t appears
that he concluded not to take the paper last
wear and had it discontinued. His wife, who
wanted the paper, paid for it year without
his knowledge, and had it sent in his name.
1t was mystery who could be SO kind as to
send the paper whole year for nothing. At
the proper time and in the right manner his
wife informed him who it was that paid for his
paper, and that she would like to borrow about
two dollars of him, which, of course, he loaned,
as the security was all he could ask. We
would not advise all the ladies to do likewise,
but we have no objection to their persuading
their husbands and fathers to take the Pioneer,
which contains notning to onend rne MOI re-
fined taste, and many things which may be
read with interest and profit by all.