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Year: 1866

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.


THE FREEpMEN.-The body Of men who
manage partizan politics at Washington are,
like all radical men in all ages and coun-
tries. fond of exercising arbitrary power over
their fellow men. They do not relish at all
the idea of giving up military rule at the
South. President johnson astouads them
every few days with the news that another
and another State has been given over to the
republican form Of government, self-govern-
ment. under the Constitution and laws They
ache at the intelligence, and wish they could
hold on little longer to that power which
they love to exercise, in spite Of all princi-
piles of free government. But, feeing their
grasp loosen on the white race, they seem to
hold closer to the negro, and if they continue
few years longer to manage negro Affairs,
II will be strange IL they do not utterly nd
ms of all trouble about the negro question by
DESTROYING the race. Their tender mercies
have been cruel in the extreme, from the
commencement Of the war up to the present
day. They have murdered more thou
sands Of the poor race of blacks, By starva-
ton and misery-have broken up more
families. separated more husbands and wives,
scattered more children far asunder, than
slavery did in all the years of its existence.
N is a terrible statement, but there itstands,
and the proof is overwhelming. There i a
great deal said about the Freedmens Bu-
reau. Probably the head OF that bureau
does as well as he can. But his bureau Is
utterly failure, or else there is no truth IN
man or woman. The idea Of taking care Of
the negroes by such bureau Is essentially
Year: 1866

with solid and instructive matter for the advan-
tage of the rising generation, and for the enter
tainment and comfort of those more advanced in
life. The proprietors of the " UNION AND AMERI-
cAN' have lived and been engaged in the
newspaper business long enough to obtain knowl-
edge Of the true wants of great, honest and vir-
tuous people who, though unfortunate are striving
to transmit to their descendants, in culture and
nurture. the highest and most noble qualities,
industry, self-relianee, and dignity of character
Pciiy appreciating the power and benefeence of
woman, they will endeavor to make thi. paper an
acceptable companion to the mothers and daugh-
ters of the country, wherefrom they may derive
both profit and pleasure.


Te persons desirous of making known to the
public their business, we may say that cireula
ton by mail. reaching every Post Office which has
been re-opened in the State besides an extensive
circulation in adjoining States gives our advers-
ing columns superior advantages.


The advance in the prices of every article which
enters into the productionsof newspapers is such
that the terms upon which they are furnished
must necessarily correspond. In common with
our city contemporaries. we have adopted the
following as the
Year: 1866

absurd. If theentire interests Of the colored
race were remanded, where they belong, to
the several States, there would be infinitely
less suffering, vastly more productive labor,
more comfort, health, and happiness among
them than there now is To that it must
come before long. 1t is nonsense TO talk
about the people Of the South depressing the
negroes. They win be their best and kindest
guardians. Here at the North the white
man neglects or ill-treats the negro. At the
South it is otherwise. twill be in vain for
Northern people TO undertake the govern
ment Of Southern race in the Southern
States. Radical gentlemen at Washington
must make up their minds to abandon the
care Of the negro, or else to see him perish
under their foolish systems.
Year: 1866

Who Can ANSWER IT?-Ths following
novel question has been submitted 70 &c
Atlanta exchange for publication:
Suppose man anda gin NeFs to get
married-the man thirty-fve years old and
the girl FIVE years--this makes the man
seven times as old as the girl, and they live
together until the girl is ten years old, this
makes the man forty years old, and four
times as old as the girl; aud if they still
live together until she is fifteen, the man
would be forty-fve; this makes the man
three times as old, and if they still live on
tiIl the girl is thirty years DID, this makes
the man sixty, only twice as old and so on.
Now, how long would they have to live to
make the girl as old as the man, at the same
rate Of reasoning?
Year: 1866

SncO


tenderness round all they said


the roses of her bridal chaplet must wither and
leave martyrs crown of thorns upon the brow
they encircled


The probation Of a long engagement is the
surest talisman against this rude dissolving of
the spell that surrounds lovers During the in
terval their various phases of character are re-
vealed by unforeseen chances-by life's inevita-
BILE mutations; and being discovered at this
blissful period when no life-shackle makes en-
durance compulsory, even grave faults and tenn
pertrylng pecullarlties are readily tolerated and
excused. Mental angularities are worn away
and rounded off to graceful smoothness, by
the attrition of constant association Their
souls become attuned to the same key The
indispensable lesson of mutual forbearance is
conned betimes Love has leisure allowed him
to build his temple upon the rock of perfect
trust, which no storm can shake The flashing
fame Of enthusiasm, by which its shrine was
Illuminated at conservation, is gradually re-
placed by that steady, holy light which fercest
gales cannot extinguish. Good spirits have
whispered to the wife elect that she will need
Martha executive hands and Mary apprecia-
ting soul to keep those affairs swept and gar
nished, and have murmured in her partner S
ear that he must reign within those walls with
Solomon S wisdom and Jacob patience Thus,
the prolonged betrothal is often the tuneful pre-
lude to harmonious union, and no harsh dis
cords disturb its lifelong melody
Year: 1866

The South (God help us y lies PROSTATE be-
meath majority that has prosttuted the freest
form of government under heaven to the worst
purporses of tyranny. Caligula or Nero would
no law, no fear and no remorse IF we are
knaves, it is high time for us to cringe and
fawn. If we are towards, let us tremble-
Thank God we are neither We are men who
know our rights, and among those rights are
some inestimable ones that we will maintain to
the last grasp. We have no arms. We have
surrendered the vocation of soldier. We no
longer confront violence with violence, force
with force. But we are strong in honor and
endurance, and we will suffer any extremity of
which renounces manhood and makes life des-
picable -Eramtner.
Year: 1866

E The Troy Reporter proposes a
Railroad meeting Of tie peopls Of Nor
thern Kansas. at such place as may be
agreed upon. If the nesting is to be
held in the eastern part of the Northern
Tier. we propose White Cloud as the
most convenient place.
Year: 1866

HoLLowAY's Pulls AND OINTMENT
DoMEsTIc REMEDIES. other formula
combine in so compact or concentrated a
form the active and essential properties
of medicine, or are so we'll adapted to
family use ss these popular remedies.
Devoid Of mineral and vegetable poisons,
simple but efIicscious in operation they
may be administered with squsl safety to
the infant ss to the adult. No house
bold should be without supply. as they
are always useful in case of accident.
Year: 1866

District Court Of sending recruits to the rebel
army; we refer to Martin We believe he has
always been consistent Democrat Il seems
rather odd that radical Disunionist should be
appointed delegate to conservative TTn;on
Convention '"
Year: 1866

This city is at present all on skates, the
younger portion of the population at least,
and as they are all young, my statement is
no cxaggeration. The greatest excitement
for the past few weeks has been the trium-
phant completion of the Lake Tunnel,
through which, Mt no distant day, water as
pure as that which leaps from your hill
side springs, will be furnished to the resi-
dents of this great metropolis. And what
can so advance the interests, or contribute
to the health and comfort of great commu-
mites, either in town or country, as pure
water from the bountiful urn of Nature.


But l shall weary you and your readers,
and close by making the apology due you
and them for this epistle send you. l
shall deem myself fortunate perhaps, as
your readers, if you consgn this communi-
cation to the oblivion Of your editorial
waste basket, instead of sending it into the
world through your columns.


Your old friend, G. II. 3.
Year: 1866

In long general order just issued by
the war department, giving the names Of
all field officers of the new regiments of
the regular army, it appears that white
and black soldiers are assigned to sepa-
rate regiments, the blacks to be command
ed by white officers. Here is new and
magnificent opportunity for the display Of
radical indignation. But unfortunately
these distictinctions of color are based on
the authority of congress itself, the prin-
ciple Of total equality being designed as
special blessing for the southern states.
NIX NetcS.
Year: 1866

The Radicals of Missouri are talking of
sending c. D. Drake to the U. s. Senate.
This Is a little more sensible than the RAIDS
in Pennsylvania who talk of sending Forney
to the same body. A lively drake is better
than dead duck any time,
Year: 1866

The following Act, in relation to the scaling of
Confederate Currency, from the time of its first
issue to the end of the war, passed at the recent
session of the General Assembly:


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO


ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION


OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.


WHEREAS, By an ordinance of the Convention,
entitled "An ordinance declaring what laws and
ordinances are in force, and for other purposes -
ratified ON the 18th day of October, A. D., 1865,
it is made the duty of the General Assembly to
provide a scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time of its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that " all eXecutory contracts, solvable in money,
whether under seal or not made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May,
1865 and untitled (eXcept official bonds and penal
bonds payable to the State) shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that they
were solvabc in money of the said CURRENCY
subject nevertheless to evidence of different in
tent of the parties to the contract; therefore,


Be it enacted by the General assembly Of the State
of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted 6y the
authority of the same, That the following scale OF
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established the measure OF value of one
gold dollar in Confederate currency, for each
month, and the fractional parts of the month OF
December, 1864, from the LIST day OF November,
1861, to the 1st day of May, 1865, to-wit:


Scale Of depreciation Of Confederate clrrency, the


gold dollar being the unit and Of Ualue,


from NOUenlbeT LIST, 1861, to ndu 1st 1865
Year: 1866

THE CONNECTICUT EECTIoN.-The people
of Connecticut are intelligent. They vote
probably on principle more generally than
the people of any other State in New Eng
land. There are fewer among the among the
voters who are led blindly, and fewer who
are influenced by bribery than in any other
State The average intelligence of the peo-
pie is very high. The late election brought
out thorough discussion, and there was no
chance for any great number of men to re-
main ignorant of the fact that the issue was
fairly one of supporting the administration
of Mr.. johnson or supporting the radical
opposition. We are told that there was an
immense amount of money expended by the
radicals, and that the result was determined
by that money. Possibly few votes were
bought; but we seldom give credit to stories
of direct bribery at elections in this country
The last thing man sells is his vote, and
there are very few men who can be found
ready to vote for money. 1t ls therefore clear
to our apprehension that the vote in Connecti
cut may be taken as fair expression of the
opinion of that State. If three or four hun
dred votes were bought, which might have
been on the other side, they may have chang
ed the result, but small majority the other
way would not have materially changed the





fact that just about halfthe people of that
State are conservative and the other half
radical. That just about forty-four thousand
voters are in favor of keeping the Southern
States out of the Union and forty-four thou
sand in favor of the Presidents plan of keep
ing them i'll the Union.


1t strikes us that such an expression of
opinion from New England State ought to
be highly encouraging to Mr.. johnson. 1t
is only few weeks since the war broke out
between the President and the radical ma
jority in Congress, and the first election fol-
lowing it was that in New Hampshire, where
the result showed no material effect produc-
ed Connecticut follows, and that State is
evenly divided The indication is good for
the results when other States, not in New
England, come to express their opinions on
the Presidents policy.


But the remarkable fact which has been
exhibited in Connecticut is this: that one
half of the people there believe the war end
ed, and are in favor of the " forgive and if
possible forget" policy, which is the only
| way of closing human quarrells, while the
other half are for the principle of governing
the South by Northern power. 1t is not i'm
probable that other States may be found as
evenly divided. If the vote of Connecticut
is metre of the voting population in the
North, it indicates a remarkable division OF
opinion among the people, and very dubi-
ovs future, dependent on which way the shall
majorities may go. Every mans vote now
becomes of vast import. The whole destiny
of the nation may depend on the decision OF
hundred private citizens, who have never
dreamed of the royal character of their indi-
vilual powers.-Nea0 York Journal Of Com
merce.
Year: 1866

A Worlds Boston special says: There is
"a growing dissafection in regard to the
working Of the revenue system. A case
was brought on in the Circuit Court TODAY.
in which a party had been indicted for sell
ing liquor without United States license.
The plea of defendant was that the Court
did not take money legally from persons
carrying on what was held to be an unlaw-
tul business. The Court ordered that the
arguments be submitted in writing to the
supreme Court, the Judges of the Circuit
being unable to agree on the question.
Year: 1866

A Young man wanted to marry q
girl out in Wisconsin, but her parents
forbade the match The Young man
became very sick-and had terrible
fainting fits. Tho doctors wore call.
ed, and said he would soon die, and
he wanted to. The father of the
girl visited the patient, and agreed
with both him and the doctors. Tho
poor fellow said if he could SEQ BIS,
Mary Ann he wonld die happily. Hia
dying request certainly could not be
refused, and Mary Ann having no OBJ.
jections, tho minister was sent for,
and the solemn ordinance of marriage
was performed before the most solemn
messenger of death should step in to
snatch away tho gasping bridegroom
from time to tho regions Of eternity
The knot being securely tied the pa.
tient rose from the bed well man. Il
was q great cure astonishing both the
cruel "parient" and the doctors, but
the bride acted as though she expect
ed it oil the time.
Year: 1866

Who counts himself as nobly born


Ia noble In despite Of place,
And honOrs are but bands to one


Who wear them not with natures grace.
The prince may sit with clown or churl.
Nor fsel''hls state disgraced thereby;
But he who has but small esteem


Husbands that little carefully.
Then be thou peasant, be thou peer.


Count II still moro than art thy own;
Stand on larger heraldry


Than that Of nation or Of Zone.
What though not bid to knightly hSilSI
Those halls have missed u courtly guest
That mansion Is not privileged


Which Is not open to the best.
Give honor due when custom asks,


Nor wrangle for the lesser claim;
It Is not to DO destitute,


To have the thing without the name.
Then doSt thou come OF nSbls blood


Disgr ace not thy good company;
II Iowly born, 10 bear thyself.


That gentle blood may come Of thee.
Strive not with pain to scale the height
OF some fair gardens petty wall
But scale the open mountain side,
Whose summit rises over all.
Year: 1866

All affections of the Womb treated with sue
cess. Those married ladies who have been so un-
fortunate as to miscarry, or prove abortlve, can
be carried to their full time, if found pregnant
hu living m a call
Year: 1866

Young married ladies whose misfortune it has
been not to bring forth in due season. remember
God has said you should multiply and replenish.
If this is your desire, you can consult me either
by letter or in person. No lady over thirty-ive
years of age need make application. All eOmmu-
nications by letter person strictly confidential.
Year: 1866

In one-fourth Of the time that it takes with the
old mode of treatment In this treatment no
medicine Is taken internally. You receive the
baths seated on your chair with no Inconvenience
whatever.
Year: 1866

he had had his baggage taken care Of by
raps telling him 10 take care of Il when il
was iu danger. he had been directed by
the spirits % take q railroad train when a
boat on tlle same route would not bring him
20 his destination, and found the direction
opportune lie had beeo directed by spirits
10 avoid going on a certain boat because an
accident was about Ia happen 10 her. lie
had hoeded'the warming, and saved his life
as every one on The boat Was blown up
Year: 1866

services, but for the last two years be had
the privilege Of charging. During that time
he had been engaged in healing By the apos-
tolie mode, by the imposition tmuch imposi-
tion) Of hands. Hundreds would testify 10
the efficacy Of the mighty influence which
he contracted, and whereby they had been
relieved from disease During the last ten
years he had been directed by a contract
with an invisible power-as positive a con-
tract as he could make with mortal The
spirits had informed him that he would in
time have a comfortable house on earth.
The prospect was now that he would have
such a beautiful house before the labors Of
this earth were finished
Year: 1866

ST. LOUIS May A.-The proceedings of the
Old School Asse mbly to-day consisted mainly OF
the reading of the report of the committee on
the Louisville Presbytery case. The report
reviews the declaration aud testimony put forth
by that body, and considers it an evidence OF
organized conspiracy against the Church, and
concludes with series of resolutions which
declare the Presbytery of Louisville dissolved.
new Presbytery is to be constituted, to be
called by the same name and to occupy the
same territory, and have the care of the same
churches; the said Presbytery to be composed
OF so many ministers and elders as shall sub
scli6e to the disappro7al OF the declaration and
testimony, and obey the General Assembly. All
ministers Of the late Louisville Presbytery who
60 not apply for admission to the new Presby.
terry, and subscribe to the above disapproval
within two months from its organization, their
pastoral relations with the churches under the
care OF this Assembly shall be dissolved.


The Assembly di sclaims any intention or dis.
position to disturb existing relations of the
churches, ruling elders, or private members,
but rather to protect them in the enjoyment of
their rights and privileges in the churches.
Their choice of these would reduce them
into an abandonment of the heritage of their
fathers.


DIR. E. P. Humphrey offered substitute
strongly condemning the declaration and testi-
mony, and urging the Louisville Presbytery to
forbear further agitation of the subject, and to
return to its loyalty to the Church, and report
10 the next General Assembly its action in the
premises, said action to be then decided upon
by the Assembly.


AT the evening session DR.. Thomas made a
long speech in favor of the report of the com
mlttee. The Louisville Commissioners declined
an invitation by the Assembly to defend the
action of their Presbytery.
Year: 1866

Mr Davis has no douDt whatever but that he will
lie tried in June next, and, as wrote in recent
etter Is growing impatient for the trial TO begin.
hear 1t whispered that he Is preparing written de.
tense of himself In the refined subtlety OF sophism
rs clearly shown in mis- messages and speeches as
cnleain of the Rebellion he certainly has no equal
IL IS TO be hoped that he is preparing such paper
aud that 1t will come to LIGHT 1t would be spien.
dld modern rehearsal of the old days of Caigua and
onysus the Second IAs for the result of the trial
he lee well assured of aequitIal and is cheerful and
Palnng health in this pleasing hope
Year: 1866

FORTRESS MONROE, May 20. jeff Davis to-day
compile es year of prison lite at Fort Monroe On
lust such another bright al beautiful daY year
aPO the steamer WitsGm Il. Ciyde brought him here
prisoner OF war. II a memorable day in the
history OF the o d Word when Napoleon Bona
parte was landed prison er Of war on the desolate
and rocky shores of ST He,ena.-
Year: 1866

With the last weeks issue closed the first
six months of our publication since its re-
newal. We do not like to dun our friends too
sharp; but it is imperative that VIC collect
some money. soon, as we arc owing no little,
and will get no peace until our debts paid.
Consequently our bills for the first six months
will be made out and we trust promptness on
the part of our friends will be prevailing
endemic. ----
Year: 1866

eB" "A drover from Texas in swimmingtwo
or three hundred horses at this point one day
last week, lost between thirty and forty by
drowning. They got confused in the middle
of the river, and continued swimming around
and around until they were completely ex-
hausted. The river was blocked with dead
horses for q while.
Year: 1866

We are permitted to make the following ex-
tracts from private letter dated Little Rock
July 9th. containing information in regard
to the murdercrs of DR.. Webb and his son.


The police have arrested the murderers of
DR.. Webb. 1T is one of the most complicated
murders you ever heard of. The police have
arrested seven men--thrce white men and
four negroes. One of the negroes turned
State evidence and confessed the whole thing
The negro Simpson, the Doctors waiting boy
Is the one who has turned State evidence. He
says that he entered the house first. and light
ed a candle and set it in the window. After
he had got the axe and everything ready, he
let the other negroes in. A negro boy by the
name of Washington Green, struck the NOR
tai blow Simpson then took the key of the
safe out of the Doctors pocket, and unlocked
the safe. Just us they got the safe unlocked,
$50 they say some one knocked at the door
and they broke the key offin the safe, and ran
They say they did not get any money. We all
know that there was at least sixty Thousand
dollars in the safe. and after the murder we
found only ten thousand dollars. Now the
question Is. who got the money?


Now will give you another version of the
story. One Of the negroes went to a white
man, and told him (the white man) that they
were going to kill Dir. Webb, that night, ard
for him (the white man) to 60 to the Doctors
House, and wait until the other negroes had
killed the Doctor. and then he (the white
NAM was to 60 to the door and knock, and of
course the negroes would run, and the white
man get the money. ! will tell you now that
this is all rumor; but they have the murdcrers
certain. n,
Year: 1866

BROKE OUT.-The fire in the ruin in Tenn
pie Street, broke out again yesterday after
noon. 1t is supposed that some boys rekln-
died it. A steam engine was sent to the spot
by the Chief Engineer, which soon extinguish
ed every shark