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Year: 1866

Of liberty. 1t abolishes the destnc-
tion which God has drawn between
races because it wishes to institute
others which defy every Divine prin-
ciple and sentiment, Every sane man
looking back Oh the past, can see
that our success in Republicanism
was mainly dependent on such a dis
tinctlon and every such man, look.
ing from the present into tho future,
can soc that unless the spirit and leg
islation OF our government como back
to an admission Of the differences be-
tween the white and black man, our
republican eXperimet will be over
whelmed. Onr present troubles and
forebodings all arise from an impious
attempt to deny, for partisan purpo-


ses, distinction which Providence


has made so plain that he who rms


may read. We do not advocate tho


re-establishment Of hereditary slavery.
The southern people do not ask it.


But the main reasons why thoy do


not, are, first, their deliverence from


responsibility, and secondly, their be-


lief that the negro has been hopeless
ly spoiled by emancipation. How far


tbcre reasons are sound, we shall not


now inquire. we may add, however,


that there is probably at bottom in


the southern heart conviction in ia


vor of formal freedom for he negro,


At least, they will not stubbornly ar


que that the system which has been


abolished was in all respects the best,


Therefore, they are willing ia good


faith 20 accept emancipation but
they hold that al legislation for the


negro must proceed on the acknowl-


edgment that he is black man, and


that the attempt to legislate for him


as white man means, on the part of


those who attempt it, q design upon


the liberties Of white people, and upon


the constitution Of the government.


1t could not be otherwise. The dis
J tinction between the races is so plain
that nothing but an ambition founded
in seifishness could even attempt to


neglect it. just as q faction in q
!, city, bent on plumber and destruction,


would open the prison doors of telons


to gain help in their designs, SO po-
/ litical party may be known as despot-


ic by its overriding all natural dis


tinctions under the plea of philan-
thropy, AS the faction would abolish
the distinction between innocence and
crimin4lity, because tho latter would
| side with its deliveror, so the party
; would abolish the distinction bet reen
; the superior and inferior race, know
, ing that its action and ITS aims would
) alike tend TO draw the ignorance to
wnicn it thus appealed to its own side
OF the conflict Already the Atlantic
Monthly and the Black Republican
I organs havc said that the ignorance
I of the negro WAS more available to
+ them than the wisdom of the white
Z man, by which they could mean nosh-
ing else than that they intenoed to
5 abolish Constitution government and
r to trample civilization itself into tho
= dust. st.-GdigcSt0a AewS
Year: 1866

UsELEss.-Having copied the Atchi.
son Champions notice of Col. D. NJ
Johnston and his Circular, we would
likewise copy his reply, published in last
weeks Troy Reporter. were it not that il
would be still farther to bis disadvantage
There is.no point to it, it answers no.
thing. and it would do him more harm
than all the Champion has said Of him
As we did not endorse the Champion't
article, we do not wish to stick the Col
still deeper in the mire. But we assure
him that he labors under q great disad'
vantage in carrying on a skirmish with
the editor Of a newspaper.
Year: 1866

We had the pleasure of an interview
with Governor Crawford on Monday last,
during his visit to this town. 1t is but
justice to the Governor that we give q
statement of that intercourse, as this pa
per has thrown out iatimations that the
Governor was shaky on national issues.
We have stated that we had no objection
to the Governors administration, nor to
him personally. We suspected that be
was being used as a tool for others to be.
tray the Republicans of the State, which
suspicious were occasionsd by his reti-
cence. and the equivocsl circumstances
attending the appearance of his celebra.
ted letter. 1t is but an act of simple Jus.
tics to the Governor for this paper. which
has questioned him. to give him the ben
eft of his version Of his conduct since the
criminal detection of President johnson.


The Governor reiterates the positions
assumed by him in his June letter, which
are agreeable to the views of the radical
people Of the State. He says he oppos-
ed the Veto of the Freedmen's Bureau
Bill at the first. and considered that the
President abandoned the party that elect
ed him. by this veto. He has always
had faith in Congress, and considered
that in it rested the only hope for the
safety Of the country. He openly and
frankly expressed such views when the
separation first commenced between the
President and the Republicans, and the
reason that he did not publicly express
his sentiments, was that he supposed his
record was . sufficient guaranty of his
soundnsss.


In regard to the letter. be stated that
it was prompted BY friend in Leaven-
worth, and that he was not aware who
was going to sign it. He denies of there
having been any understanding. design
or trickery in the business. The only
object on his part was to get an opportu-
nifty to make q public exposition Of his
sentiments. having been importuned to do
so. .ss.


In the appointment of Senstor in Lanes
place. be denies having promised or en-.
couraged any aspiraut for it. Several
gentlemen pressed upon him their claims,
and he promised to take them under ad.
visement. He never gave any gentleman
reason to suppose thot be was to be the
sppointee save the one that received the
appointment. After duly weighing the
matter. he sent for Maj. Ross and tender.
cd him the appointment without solicits-
ton or expectation of future aid from
him.


The Governor stated that be was q
candidate for reelection, and that he
should sustain the nominees of the con-
vention, whether he was successful on be-
ing re,nominated or not.-BuYlington
Patriot. 7r
Year: 1866

JoHNsoN's LAsT.-After the adjourn
ment Of the Philadelphia Convention, q
Committee of Delegates proceeded to
Washington. to presenta copy Of the sd-
dress to the President. The presentation
speech was made by Reverdy Johnson
. man who had directed his legal know.
ledge and the meanness Of his nature to
thwsrting the plans and policy Of Presi-
dent Lincoln 10 putting down the rebel
lion and restoring the Union; and who
had lavishsd his advice for the benefit OF
the assassins of Lincoln. Yet this man
stood up before johnson, and told him
that they admired and sustained him be-
cause he was carrying out the admirable
policy Of Lincoln, whose melancholy and
foul murder they all lamented


The President, in reply. made the same
old speech. with improvements. he aaid
he was overwhelmed with emotion at
proceedings which he had himself con-
cocted, and which be had been anxiously
expecting. He characterized Congress
as body Of men calling themselves the
Congress of the United States, but who
in reality were Congress Of only part OF
the United States. The inference was,
that its acts were not legal and binding
and his next "e1periment" will be, by
the advice of bis man Stanberry. to refuse
to execute laws passed by Congress. He
has already laid himself liable to i'm
pesehmeut on q dozen different indict-
ments-he feels that it is coming, and ia
preparing the way to resist ths authority
OF Congress. upon the plea that it is not
q legal body. In his rebellion against
the Constitution, be will have the army
at his command; and in that event, no
matter what men may try to make them.
selves believe, we fear that Gen. Gran.
will be found executing bis orders. Good
men are beginning seriously to entertain
the opinion that the war is in fair way
to recommence. II it does. it is to be
hoped it will not cease until it is finished
Year: 1866

President Johnson's facetious reception
speech to the Sandwich Island Queen,
was like the gsmboling Of the ass when
he tried to rival the dog in fawning upon
his master. First the unassuming Queen
was called to admire the fact that she was
welcomed to a nation of thirty millions
of people. OF which be was the big Cap
tain Jim. And then she was informed
that this welcome was not extended to
her because she was Queen for we are
people who make plebean birth boast.


And egain the perplexed Q Qleen was in
formed that in this country every person
Of the feminine gender is @ lesn. and
every masculine q King. Therefore"
said the President, eliminating in bril-.
liancy. "when you address any man or
woman in this country. you talk to roy
alty-eo a King or Queen" Having
thus impressed upon the bewildered guest
the fact that the thirty millions of us are
as good as che, the President welcomed
her by the customary form of shaking
hands. To all of which the wondering
Queen responded. Il thank you."-
What could she say =? ...--


Gallant compliments to the ladies are
not held literally to the truth. In poin,
Of fact there is a slight qualification in
our universal kingship and queenship. in
matter of color. which reduces our sum
total Of royalty five or six millions. and
which it was well to say nothing abou.
in presence of tie Queen of the Sandwich
Islands. whose complexion would be fatal
to her queenship if she were resident.
1t was also as we'll not to mention the
fact that while the nation welcomes the
Queen as Q guest. and aecords to her the
station Of oyslty. ons of her clumsy well
comsr's reasons for vetoing the Civil
Rights bill was that it enabled such as
she to become citizens. Gin. Gazette.
Year: 1866

~ The Leavenworth Conservative,
noticing the fact that Topeka has csndi-
date for nearly every State Office. proposes
that the entire State ticket be selected
from that town. 1t would be we'll
enough; for they have long since set up
the claim that no person ought to be elected
to State Office unless be pledged himself
to reside and spend his money in Topeka.
But we presume that if every State officer
would distribute his salary among the
good people Of the Capital, they would
generously consent to their residing in
some other locality long enough to get
decent suit Of clothes on credit.
Year: 1866

@ President johnson, in his last
edition of that same old harangue at
Washington. gave the world valuable


piece of information, for which it ought
to be duly thsnkfol. He said be had
passed through every position. from an
alderman of village to the Presidency.
Year: 1866

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS return our
thanks to the Hiawstha Sentinel, for the
handsome compliment paid rs in its last
issue. We doubt not it spoke in good
faith but the position is one which we
neither aspire to nor expect. Bot we are
under obligations, nevertheless.
Year: 1866




tors.


Last week the following bill. which
will do away with oil political mansuver-
ing regarding the election Of U. 8. Sens,
tors, became law. As will bs seen, it
specifies the time and the manner. The
law is as follows:


Be it enacted, &C., That the Legisla-
ture Of each State which shall be chosen
next preceding the expiration Of the time
for which any Senator was elected to rep
resent said State in Congress shall. on
the second Tuesday after the meeting and
organization thereof, proceed to elect q
Senator in Congress. in place Of such
Senator going out Of Office. in the follow
ing manner. Each House shall openly,
by the rira roce vote, Of each member.
present the name Of ono person for Sena-
stor in Congress. from said State, and
the name OF the person so voted for. who
shall have q majority of the whole num-
Der of votes cast in eIoh House. shall be
entered on the journal of each House by
the Clerk or Secretary thereof bnt IL
either House shall fail to give such ma.
jority to any person on said day. that fact
shall be entered on the journal. At IL
O'Clock meridian, of the day following
that on which the proceedings are required
to take place as aforesaid. the mem
bers Of the two Houses shall convene in
joint assembly aud the journal Of each
House shall then be read, and II the same
person shall have received q msjority of
all the votes in each House. such person
shall be declared duly elected Senator to
represent the said State in Congress Of
the United States; but If the same person
shall not have received q mejority of the
votes In each House. or if either House
shall have failed to take proceedings IS
required by this act. the Joint Assembly
shall then proceed to choose, by q viva
roee vote OF each member present. a per-
son for the purpose aforesaid and the
person having majority OF all the votes
Of the said joint Assembly. majority OF
all the members elected to both Houses
being present and voting. shall be declared
duly elected. and in case no person shall
receive such majority on the first day. the
joint Assembly shall meet at IL o'clock
meridian of each succeeding day. during
the session Of the Legislature, and t,ke
at least one vote until a Senator shall be
elected.


SEC 2. And be it further enacted. That
whenever on the meeting of the Legisls.
'nre OF any State q vacancy shall exis, in
the representation of such State in the
Senate of the United States. said Legisla-
ture shall proceed on the second Tuesday
after the commencement and organization
OF its session to elect a person to fill the
vacancy. in the manner hsrein before pro-
vided ior the election of Senator for u
full term aud it vacancy shall happen
during the session Of the Legislature. then
on the second Tuesday after the Legisla
inre shall have been organized and shall
b,ve notice Of such vacancy


SEQ. 8. And be Il further enacted
That it shall be the duty of the Govern.
or OF the State from which any Senator
shall have been chosen as aforesaid. tc
certify his election. nnder the seal of the
State. to the President of the Senate O.
the United States. which certificate shal
be countersigned BY the Secretary of ths
State. 49,. @
Year: 1866

To TRAvELERs.-Pleasure seekers this
year should bear in mind that there is .
great deal Of sickness being caused by q
change of water and climate. Before
leaving home provide bottle of Goes
Dyspepsia Cure. it is an excellent anti
dote, prevention is always better than
cure .---..-s
Year: 1866

President, and the glad news from Vermont
will be echoed back by Union victories from
Illinois, and the voice of the frssmen OF this
Union shall proclaim that the rights of the
people are not to be forgotten by an ambitious
and dictatorial politician.


Illinois is all right, and growing more rsdi-
cal. Let the people speak aud the Union is
safe.
Year: 1866

A DRAG.-The returns show that Woods,
the radical candidate for Governor of Ore
gon, was a dead drag on the union party. In
Wasoo county-where he lives and where he
IS known-he ran behind his ticket, and so
throughout the State. A man of little abil.
lty and less character, his nomination was an
Insult to the people of the State, and right
well has it been rebuked 1t is possible that
under the force of party drill he has been
elected, bat the narrow escape from defeat
will teach conventions in future to be careful
az to the character of the men they present
for high public office.
Year: 1866

ARTIFICIAL WANTs.-Bulwer says
that poverty is only an idea, in nine
cases out Of ten. Some men with
ten thousand dollars a year suffer
more for want of means than others
with three hundred. The reason is,
the richer man has artificial wants.
His income is ten thousand, and he
suffers enough from being dunned
for unpaid debts to kill a sensitive
man. A man who earns a dollar q
day, and does not run in debt is the
happier of the two. Very few peo.
pie who have never been rich, will
hardly believe this, but it is as true as
Gods word. There are thousands
and thousands with princely incomes
who never know q moments peace
because they live ABOVE their means.
There is really more happiness in
the world among working people
than among those who are called
rich.
Year: 1866




OF all the inorganic substances
acting in their own proper nature,
and without assistance and combina-
ton, water is the most wonderful.
If we think of it as the source ofall
the changefulness and beauty which
we have seen in the clouds then as
the instrument by which the earth
we have contemplated was modelled
into symmetry, and its crags chisled
into grace; then as, in the form OF
snow, it robes the mountains it has
made with that transcendent light
which he could not have conceived
if we had not seen; then as it exists
in the foam of q torrent, in the iris
which spans, in the morning mist
which rises from it, in the deep crys-
taline pools which mirror its hang
ing shore, in the broad lake and
glanciug river; finally. in that which
to all human minds is the best en-
blem of uuwearied, uncomfortable
power, tho wild, various, fantastic,
tameless unity of the sea-what shall
we compare to this mighty, this uni.
vcrsal element, for glory and beauty !
or how shall we follow its eternal
changefulness Of feeling? 1t is like
trying to paint soul.
Year: 1866

Private dispatches received from Buffalo this
morning announce the completion Of The rernirs
at the break which recently occurred in the Eric
Canal, near Palmyra. Boats passed through this
morning
Year: 1866

From the Milwaukee Sentinel


A few months ago young lady of pre-
possessing appearance made her entry
into the fashionable circles of Saginaw,
Michigan. She was possessed of beauty,
and rumor said she was possessed of
houses and lands and greenbacks. Suitors
hocked around her like bees around a
fragrant flower and one after another of
the young Michiganders proposed, was
rejected, and went away disconsolate.
Two suitors, however, possessing braver
hearts, refused to be daunted by the pre-
vious i'll fortune of their associates, and
made loye to the fair one assduously.
Their opportunities we're at last re-
warded, and they went home with the
full consciousness that they possessed
the fair damsels true love The young
lady, however did not feel quite as com
fortabe, for she found herself engaged
to be married to two young men, with
the law against bigamy staring her full
in the face. She tried in vain
to pick quarrel with one OF
them. They were both the most agree
able men, refusing to take umbrage at the
most exacting of her demands, At last
the condition Of affairs became unendn-
rable, and she determined to rid herself
of one of her lovers; but which one TO
discard she could not tell, for she loved
them both alike She therefore left it
entirely to the gallantry of the lovers.
She told one of them she could not
marry him. and gave her reasons. He
very gallantly gave up all claim to his
rival But the young lady did not know
her own heart for she soon sent for him
again, and vowed that only him did she
love, and him only would she wed. SO
No. was cast adrift, and the first men
toned uxuriated in the smiles of his
adored one Preparations for the nup-
tials commenced in earnest, the young
Michigander disbursing freely from his
purse to defray the expenses of the oc-
casion But lover No. 2, who, by the
way, is a young Milwaukeean, threw him
selfin the maidens way. The sight of
this honest Badger completely eclipsed
the charms Of the Wolverine, for
a time, and she returned on the
evening before her appointed
bridal, much troubled in spirit She
asked her lover to wait till ten o clock for
her final decision. This he reluctantly
consented to do, using, at the same time,
his utmost endeavors to convince her
that duty and inclination should prompt
her to fulfill her bridal vows, She at last
gave renewed promise to be his on the
morrow, and he went home happy. He
had gone but a few minutes when ring
came to the door The young lady went
to answer IL, when behold Ii was the
young representative from the g Cream
City" He extended one hand for
friendly greeting; she extended both
arms, and-fell upon his bosom The
inmates of the house heard a noise at
the door, and went to see what occa-
stoned it, but all was dark and silent,
and nothing could be found of the fair
young bride She had gone forever from
the gaze of the young Wolverine, and
she, with her husband, arrived in Mil
waukee few days since, the wife fully
convinced that she had made a right de-
cision in her choice of partner for life
If she does not change her mind before
the Honeymoon is over, we will be very
much mistaken.
Year: 1866

Withdrawn. The Garibaldians, who were
ordered 10 their support, retreated head
long, and the Austrians pressed forward
with the steady regularity Of thoroughly
disciplined, troops AT this crisis one OF
those sudden changes was wrought which
not unfrequently alter the whole aspect
of a campaign. Some Of the II pound
ers which had been employed at Ampola,
and which | had passed in the early
morning, came up at full gallop, and
within half an hour nine of them were
in full play from another Of the green
slopes on the right Their practice was
splendid, and produced the desired ef-
feet of checking the enemy. 1t was now
twelve o clock, and the Garibaldians be-
gan to attack in their turn. At first II
was difficult to get the men to move, and
it appeared for few minutes as if the
Austrians we're to be permitted to retire
unmolested Then the determined men
in the different regiments singled them
selves out from the main body, as If in
spiref by confidence in one another,
and, led on by few officers, charged
the Austrians with the bayonet. This
was the finest thing of the day, and in
the terrible death OF officers, every one
of these gallant men ought to be promo
ted If this were done, | feel convinced
there would be no shirking next time, as
such well deserved reward would revive
the spirit of the whole army. After this
charge the force engaged moved on, sup
ported by some fresh regiments, which
came up at the double; there was a short
struggle at the head of each of the ris-
ing grounds, and the Austrians were at
length driven back, carrying their dead
and wounded along with them.
Year: 1866

Special Dispatch to the Associated Press j


PHILADELPHIA, August l4-In the
northwestern suburbs Of the city, nearly
opposite Girard College, and not far from
the northern tributaries Of the water
works roads, is the temporary frame
building put up for the accommodation
of the Convention, and designated, in
the jocular language of politics, the wig
wan. Carpenters are still lat halfpast
IL o'clock at work saving and ham
mering and making general racket in
fruitless efforts to have il ready for the
meeting of the Convention at noon the
understanding is, however, that owing to
the unfinished condition of work and
somewhat perhaps to the political ma
chinery not yet being in perfect running
gear, there will not be much business
transacted 10 day, and that the Conven-
ton will simply organize temporarily
and adjourn till tomorrow.


There has been no attempt at archi.
tectural display in the construction of
the wigwam. ltis pretty nearly, if not
actually, a square, with the eastern and
western ends little raised in order to
sustain the sloping roof a raised plat
form for the officers occupies the east
ern side Of the square, the main entrance
being upon the opposite side. The floor
Of the hail is raised for delegates, there
being four rows of benches running the
whole length Of the hail. divided by mar
row aisles. These benches will scat from
twelve TO fifteen hundred persons, though
the exaggerated estimate Of their capac-
ity is twice those figures Rising on
three sides are galleries for spectators,
of whom there may be accommodations
for as many as four or FIVE thousand.
The tall timbers that support the roof
stretching lengthwise down the hall, are
decorated with a broad stripe Of tri'color,
Year: 1866

The Cincinnati Enquirer, in an ar
ticle on Southern men in the Phila-
delphia Convention thus correctly
paints the rabid Radicals of the present
day


They are faithful to their object, which
is TO prevent. the late estrangement be-
tween the Meth and South from ever
being reconcfled. They do not want the
breach healed. Their determination is
to perpetuate old animosities forever.
Coming into power on a platform OF
hatred to the Southern portion Of the
Union, they know they must 20 out when
peace and good viii arc restored between
the sections. Hence every step that
leads to that direction encounters their
bitter hostility.