Year: 1866

The reconstruction programme Of the majority |
in Congress b. gins to assume definite form The
idea OF disfranChsing the entire South was snch
stupendously bungling conugance, that it has
been abandoned. Instead of this proposition, we
have the exclusion of all persons who, having held
office under the United States, under any State,
took part with the Confederates or gave aid and
comfort to them, with this remarkable proylso,
that Congress, by two-thirds vote, may in any
individual case remove the disability. The object
of this amendment is to cut down the political
leaders in secession, reserviug to Congress the
power of pardon. The attempt to punish every
body is abandoned, and the captains of tens and
hundreds" +" are put down for prescription This
programme s. substantially, at least-will be
adopted by the party. 1t Is more artistic than the
Indictment proposed against the mass Of the people
South. The provision that Congress shall keep
the pardoning power in its hands is very impor-
tant indication because it shows the majority hope
to divide Southern support with the President The
extreme wing of the party is very much displeased
with the abandonment Of their third clause They
complain that the South is TO be let of too lightly
The bin which passed the Senate yesterday
which authorizes railroads to connect with roads
of other States so as to form continuous lines, i
the first step in a very important system Of legs
lation. If it means anything, it means that rail
roads may make connections wherever the!
choose. 1t was understood that this bill was Anne
at railroad monopoes such as exist in Ne7
Jersey. ,-.,...,..-,
tion. There is q certain amount of official cere
=, roony ordered for the occasion. But Gen. Scot
L seems to have had but little hold on the popula
Z heart. The terrible disaster Of the first Manassas
4 so damaging to the prestige Of the Federal arm!
has been more or less associated with his nam
He was the scapegoat sacrificed on the OCCASION


There is a sort Of understanding thatnegouauol
are on foot for the establishment of peace betWes
the President and the majority of the Congres
But it is not likely any such efforts will prove so
ng cessful because there are substantial dl1erehc
= y of opinion between the high contracting parut
I'D and these differences have been aggravated


mutual defiance. Each party has its grief l
President remembers the bitterness OF certa
members of Congress and the press, while, on
other hand the Presidents 22d OF fepfua
aaa l' speech is a very bitter memory.


Suicide is becoming quite the rage here and
the North. The last instance here is singular
. clerk is accused of stealing; he straight "
takes laudanum. The doctors restore him to Ii


It occurs to the merchants in the store that


hans this clerk is innocent, and thereupon anot
, clerk is charged with the stealing, This sect


clerk Immediately goes and browns himself.


The impression with the diplomatic corps h


il that war is unavoidable in Europe. The
heir news certainly leaves the parties on the brink


the fearful precipice Of blood. But it is not
or too late for the voice OF common sense to


vail.


i. The department clerks who support the II
= dents policy have formed themselves into pt


cal club It Is a marked fact that, at their


meeting they denounced Harlan and Speed


call for their removal It's not likely the cl


would move in this matter without inspiration
TG higher sources. This gives force to the eEpres


that Harlan and Speed will be gotten rid Of.


are both of them very ordinary persons, and


not be missed.


The examination into the Merchants Matt


Bank of this city shows the startling fact that
"a, government officers making the deposits wer'


ceiving an interest on the deposits for themse


This is a beautiful business and very surpri


considering there are none but loyap' mt
d that Office. Is this the millennium we were proI
les for when slavery was abolished?


unable The statistics Of the State Of Ohio repr


that 1885, 074 sheep have, through the agen


dogs, been consigned to that bourne from wi
no sheep returns, from 1858 to 1868. This
question is one of immense Importance


South, where any number of sheep could be r


if a truce could only be established betWee


sheep and the dogs.