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Year: 1866

We referred few days ago to the fact
that the Constitutional Amendment
proposed by Congress, was becoming
exceedingly unpopular among its former
professed friends. We also intimated
that in some of the most intensely Rad
ical States it would probably be de-
featcd. The State of Massachusetts, is
in special agony over this interesting
specimen of Congressional progeny.
Her people fear it, her papers denounce
it, and her Legislature will almost cer-
tainly reject it. In aiding the passage of
this Amendment by Congress, the Mas
sachusetts representatives have digged
for Others pit into which they have
fallen themselves. They have lighted
a bomb for the demolition of the
Southern people, and now find that its
explosion will lift themselves skyward,
hoist by their own petard."


The amendment provides that when
in any State, the right to vote is de-
MED 70 any male resident twenty-one
years of age, OF in any way abridged
except for participation in rebellion or
other crime, the basis of representa-
ton in Congress, shall be rsduced &c.
Massachusetts has provision in heI
Constitution denying the right to vote
TO those who are unable to read and
write and who do not pay certain
tax. Now if the amendment be adopted
her representation in Congress will be
reduced in the proportion which the
number thus excluded bears to the
whole male population over twenty
one years of age.


This Constitutional device for South
ern degradation, device at which
Massachusetts cennived, will be found
10 operate to her own prejudice
and the Radical boomerang, launched
forth for the annoyance Of the peo
pie of other States will return to rs
sail with destructive force the Yankee
savages who hurled it.


There is theory among some philos-
ophers that Providence operates accord
ing to a fixed law Of compensation, join
ing every good with an attendant evil,
and mixing misfortunes with appropri-
ate benefits and blessings. The effect
Of this amendment, if adopted, would
be an admirable illustration of this
great law of compensation. The South
ern people would writhe and groan un-
der its iniquitous operation to an en-
tent almost incalculable, but who
can doubt that their annoyance
would be greatly diminished, If not
entirely relieved, by the sight of similar
suffering on the part of the authors of
their misfortune. A constitutioal pro-
vision, contrived and enforced for the
degradation of one particular section
would lose much of its terror to its vic
tins, if its corrupt authors were acci-
dentally made partakers of its bitter
fruits. Even South Carolina, bound
and blind and shorn of her political
strength, would be wonderfully con-
soled if Massachusetts,, her lifelong foe,
were forced to feel the noxious effects
Of her own appliances for the enolave-
ment of her defenceless adversaries.
Year: 1866

MT' COMMONS OpIn1On-H1S D1nerence


with Congress Authorized state


ment.


Suffrage should be conferred by the States
that right being guaranteed to each State by
the Constitution. Andrew Johnson is IN favor
of qualified suffrage in Tennessee as a citizen of
that State He authorized us, in behalf OF the
Chief Executive of the nation, to urge qualified
suffrage for three classes OF colored men OF this
District. in April last, and at his suggestion we
renewed the proposition again in July, only
about one week before Congress adjourned. We
took special pans to notify several radical Sena-
tors and Representatives who were anxious
inquirers on the subject, that the President was
in favor of the plan proposed in the Republican,
The radicals were AFRAID TO touch the question,
and went home TO their several States and
blackguarded the President, and declared that
he was opposed to extending the right of suf
frage to the black man.


Andrew johnson is in favor of more for the
black man in Tennessee, as citizen of that
State; he suggested to Governor Sharkey, of
Mississippi, more for the colored men of that
State, and requested and authorized us to urge
upon Congress, at the last session, more for the
coored men of this District than Charles Sum-
ner, or Henry Wilson, or any other Congress
man of Massachusetts ever urged for the colored
men of their State.


No colored man who fought in the Union
army, or who owns property, no matter how
much, can vote in Massachusetts unless he can
read and write. President johnson goes beyond
that. He is in favor OF granting suffrage to all
colored men, wherever the Constitution gives
HIM the power to do it, who can read aud WRITE
or who served honorably in the Union army, or
who owns property to the extent of two hun
dred and fifty dollars and upward.


The only difference between the President
and Congress s, that the former believes that,
under the Constitution, each State has the right
10 settle the question of suffrage for itself.
Congress assumes the right TO impose it upon
the states, Constitution or no Constitution
Washington Republican, November 49,
Year: 1866

Failure of the Attempt TO Amend the Constitu-
ton Of Wisconsin Election returns In Wisconsin
show but light vote on the question submitted
by the last Legislature, of calling Convention
TO amend the State Constitution. Only 10000
votes have been cast on the subject, so far as
majority Of over 1900 against the amendment.
Year: 1866

passed, but the grief and trials of 20 years
were written on her face. Her experience,
as indeed l guessed by intuition. and after
wards learned, was the same old one repeat
ed. She had married for love, a husband who
agined would go with her. BY quick de-
grees he had sunk lower and lower, from
the intermittent drunkard to the confirmed
topper, and her life was one long abuse.
How it will end for her and for him God
only knows; but she has learned enough
thus far, TO feel how utterly blind is that in
fatuation which rejects all counsel, and in
suits the friendship that would shield and
save.
Year: 1866

The following fulsome praise of Doolit-
tie and Cowan is from the Buffalo Courier,
Democratic. 1t was the only thing ne
cessary to confirm our contempt for these
two traitors to the Republican party.
When sO-called Republicans are thus
praised by COpperhead sheet We suspect
either their fidelity or their sense:


1.-THE two most prominent advocates of
truth and moderation in the Senate are
now Senators Doolittle and Cowan. The
nation is becoming familiar with their
words, and we find in the Boston Pest de-
scriptions of the manner and personal ap-
pearance of these firm and stalwart op-
ponents of the powerful Congressional
majority in its frantic efforts to attain
present success without regard to the
future happiness and prosperity of the
nation"
Year: 1866

Liability of Telegraph Companies.


The Supreme Court of Missouri recent
ly gave a very important decision. The
suit originally was brought by John Winn,
for damages, being the difference between
the cost of transporting a lot of salt by
rail or sail from New York, the telegraph
having transmitted the word rail for sail
in the dispatch ordering the salt. The
Common Pleas Court decided in favor of
the plaintiff, but on the appeal the ruling
of..the Superior Court was that the tele-
graph companies have right to establish
reasonable rules and regulations to protect
them in their business, and that they are
not liable for damages except where gross
negligence is apparent, unless their con-
ditions, printed on their dispatch head
ings, are complied with.
Year: 1866

Head Centre Stephens will leave his
quarters at the Metropolitan Hotel on Mon
day for New Haven, where he will address
Circles of that city. Monday week he will
address a convention of the representatives
of the Circles of New Jersey in Newark.
Colonel Kelly will transact the business in
his absence.
Year: 1866

"CAME HOME AS GooD AS WE WENT
when my brother ,and went away to
the war;" said young Western soldier,
who had fought at Stone River and Chic
amauga under Rosecrans, at Chattanooga
under Grant, and had made the great


march under Sherman, 1--WE promised our
mother to come home as good as we went;
and We will do SO too. We have not
learned to smoke or Chew or drink. Or
play at cards And guess she will he
glad to see us back again safe and
sound" .A "A" f@iaH Hhan 4
Year: 1866

BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT. The loved ones
whoseloss | lament are still>in existence;
they are living with me at this very
time they are like myself, dwelling in
the great parental mansion of God ; they
still belong to me as | to them As they
are ever in my thoughts, So, perhaps, am


in theirs. AS | mourn for their loss,
perhaps they rejoice in anticipation Of
our reunion. What to me is still dark,
they see clearly. Why do grieve be.
cause | can no longer enjoy their society?
During their lifetime was not disccntep-
ted because could not always have them


around me. Ifa journey took them from


me, | was not therefore unhappy. And


why is it different now They have gone
on journey. Whether they are living
on earth in far distant city, or in some
higher world in the ipfnite universe Of
God, what difference is there? Are we
not still in the same house Of the Father,


like loving brothers who inhabit seperate
rooms? Have we therefore ceased to 10
brothers? [Rowan. sIa
Year: 1866

PURIFYING WATER 1t often happens
that our experimenting readers require
pure water when they can only obtain
putrid. A good plan for overcoming this
difficulty is the following; Take large
tin or wooden funnel, and place few pie
ces of broken glass at the bottom; gil up
to two.thirds with charcoal, broken small
place few pieces Of broken glass at top,
to keep down the charcoal pour in water.
and, even if it be putris it will pass rap
idly through clear aud sweet.
Year: 1866

\ correspondent writing from Charleston
harbor, gives the following animated des-
cription of that famous locality


In the centre, in mid channel, like grim
sentinel stands Fort Sumter bowed, broken
and desolate A shapeless pile of earth
and sand, and brick, it bears no likeness TO
its former self Where the new cross of the
Confederacy and the palmetto flag of Gen.
Ripley were so proudly flying in April and
July Of 1868, only one signal banner, and
that the red, white and blue, now waves.


Scared and cracked, its walls seem ready
to fail. The face towards Cummings Point
is crushed and broken into steep hill of
mingled sand and brick, and shot and she'll.
The face towards Fort Moultrie is protected
by solid work of interviewer palmetto
logs. Yet the structure of the fort is SCARED
and cracked and broken above and around
and behind these additional defenses. The
classmates, closed and covered by immense
framework of heavy beams, and this again
thick with earth, can be entered only by
winding passages, damp and dripping with
moisture. The casemates once entered, il
would hardly seem possible that any human
being could have lived any length of time
within them. The guns were Shiny and
mouldy, and the carriages were sweating
with Shiny moisture.


Climbing out of the stone port hole and
through the more widely extending one in
the palmetto logs, you could look down
around the base of the fort, where the cease
less tide had woven over each of the stones
mantle like thick, green, wet floss, and
see fragments of she'll and broken bolts
You could look to the right and see where
the wall had crumbled and fallen into the
sea. You could look above and see the logs
rent and gashed, and the brick wall with
great scars and ragged cracks and wide
seams, as though a little more of the storm
Of iron shot would have beat it down beneath
the surface of the sea. You would look to
the left and see the closed ports, the rough
repairing, the broken parapet.


In the interior the sandy earth was sup
ported in Its irregularity by numberless
fascines and gabions, and dotted here and
there by dark holes which admitted rs into
the damp caverns. What had been the
parade was now green and Shiny with the
stagnant moisture, overwnieh were scattered
pieces of an old exploded gun, scraps of iron
hoops, few decayed barrel slaves, iron and
leaden shot scattered from shrapnel, and
bits of Soiled clothing and broken bayonets.
From the tall flag staff in the center a small
Union banner was waving. And this was
all that remained of Fort Sumter.
Year: 1866

Business would say 10 their friends and the trade
generally. they are now receiving and will Keep
selected Stocks of the above goods. ever offered
for sale in this market.


Possessing as they do. every advantage for
making these parehasAs, and with long expert
ence with tho trade Of Nashville feel assured
they can make It TO the interest Of the buyer 10
make their purchases here.


fcbli-till rpist
Year: 1866

Whilst it is never pleasant to be criti-
cised, it is certainly profitable to know how,
we are viewed by others, and especially BY
those whose interests and prejudices ere
supposed to be antagonistie to our own. The
Richmond, Va, correspondent of the New
York Times exhibits in his letters evidence
of decided sectional preconceptions, which
impart spirit of unfairness to the most that
he writes; and yet he shows disposition to
deal fairly with the South as far as he is ca
pable of understanding us. Therefore we
have some patience with much that we dis
approve. The following is sample of his
letters tt
Year: 1866

The most cheerful man confined in the
Tombs, at New York, is jenkins, whose
defalcation created so much excitement
in Wall street last summer. He occupies
large cell in the front building, in Whist
is known as the boys prison From his
place of confinement he can look out upon
Centre street, a habit which he largely
induloes in. He is exceedingly cheerful,
and saws he is perfectly recOnciled to his
lot. Much of his time IS spent IN read
inc while the luxury of smoking ho is
almost constantly making the most of.
Books of philosophy are his favorites, but
his chief delight is Carlyle, whose wri-
tings, he says, have given him great com-
fort and consolation. He is exceedingly
anxious that his trial should take place,
and hopes to receive a light sentence, so
that he may have an opportunity, after
the expiration of his term of imPrison-
ment, to make ample restitution for ell
the wrongs he has done
Year: 1866

There is considerable excitement in the
city concerning the new excise liquor law,
which takes effect tomorrow. The Board
of Health will license only those who can
prove good moral character. The lower
class of liquor r-sellers talk of resisting the
law as uncOnstitUtioua al. Less than 10 per
cent Of these have been licensed heretofore.
The Police Commissioners are determined
to enforce tho law.
Year: 1866

Company D.-AlI members Of this Company
who have taken their arms away from the Armory
arc ordered to return them forthwith, as they are
ordered to he turned over to the Adjutaut General


mayl:3u JASON CANEIELD, Captain.
Year: 1866

Of the Stock OF the Company Will be sold Oh account Of


Working Capital. No other stock is offered for sale


An entirely original and mutual plan has been adopted
for the speedy disposal the working capital for the par
ticulars Of which all parties invited to call at the
Office. No. 432 Chestnut st.. (up stars.l fsb2-u
Year: 1866

The undersigned have associated themselves for the
purpose of establishing Newspaper and Job Ohce in
the town Of Lexington. Tho paper will be known un-
dor the above title and have named IL, only
TO ocaze and pOpuarye it, but in honor Of one who
lived with and who died for us and whose memory
will be revered long the everlasting mountains
shall endure which encompass his last resting place
Ii shall b6 earnest cndeayOr To make II IN all re-
spects worthy uf the support of the people Of Rock
bridge and adjoining counties, and We therefore appeal
with confidence for liberal share Of the public pa
tronagc. II will be the exponent of tho public senll
ment and tho nd vocate Of the rights and interests OF
the people, whose aid solicit and among whom We
have been born and raised. Whatever measure OF
public policy or OF local improvement that looks to
extension of the great arteries OF trade, or 10
extended de eveOpment of the material aud mine
raj resources, in which our valley and mountains
abound, we shall advocate with energy and zeal No
labor expense will be- spared to enttle 1t TO an
agreeable reception at every hresde and IN ordor L"
Do so, each number will contain variety of reading
matter, tho latest and most reliable telegaphc news,
monetary news article, and full report OF Congress
sional and Legislative proceedings. We hope to make
Il he decided interest Of our business men to seek It as
Il medium of communication to tho public mind, by an
extensive circulation, based entirely on its merits as
public journal


With regard to our national affairs, only say
that the issues of our recent struggle have obieated
all party lines between the people of the South and
political distinctions are longer known among us
we shall therefore support such men and measures,
whose conservative influences are or can be made
available in the removal of obstacles to social and
political establishment as people, aud to restoration
Of equality a State of the Federal Union.


In the present deplOnbe condition OF our beloved
old Commonwealth, and the unsettled state of our pub
lie affairs, know that many difficulties must attend
the building up of any enterprise, but with ener
~ and perseverance hope TO give the "BASNEE' =
permanent position among the journals Of the State.


We shall conduct it with tOleraon and respect Tor
the sentiments of all who may differ with us in opinion
and we ask the same courtesy for ourselves


TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.


For year, in advance. 90
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For three months q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0O
The first number will bc issued in January.
s. II. LETCHER.
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Year: 1866

THE FAMILY THAT Don't TAKE News
PAPERs-The man that don't lake news
papers was iu town the other day He
brosght bis family with him in a one OK
cart, He still believed that Abe Lincoln
was President, and wanted to know if the
North had taken toe South, and if go
where she had taken i, to. He had sold
his pork for six cents when he might have
goe ten One of his boys went to black
smith shop to be measured for a pair of
shoes, and another mistook the Court
House for church. He hung up his ba.
on the floor and waited an hour for
meetin'" to begin. One Of the girls
took lot Of "seed onions" to the pos,
Office to trade off for letter. She had
baby which she carried in "sugar
trough" stopping occasionally to rock it
on the side walk; when it cried she filled
its mouth with cotton handkerchief, and
sang " Barbara Allen" The Oldest DO,
had sold two "coon SKINS" and was on a
bust, when last seen he bad called for
glass Of lager beer, and stood soaking
gingerbread in 1t and making wry faces
The bar keeper had given him mixture
OF sal soda and water, and it tasted strong
" Of soap. But he'd heard tell OF lager
beer and was bound to give it fair trial,
puke or 10 puke." The old man had tea
kettle he wanted " fixed up" and he car
ried it to the miIliuer shop. He then
took an old plow to the jewellers to have
it "pinted ard sharpened." We told the
Old fellow be ought to read the papers,
but he wouldn't listen to it. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that be don't live in this
county.
Year: 1866

WHERE ARE THRY? AND WHO IS He T.
A correspondent Of the Milwaukee SENT
mel, writing from Mauitowoc under date
Of the 7th inst, makes the following state
mert:


Extensive quarries of marble Of aD
excellent quality have recently been dis
covered about twenty-five miles west of
here near the Menasha road A wealthy
gentleman from Ohio has bought up about
twelve thousand acres of land in the
vicinity, containing the lodges, and is
going to work the quarries; aud also is
making arrangements to have a large
number Of families come out with bin
from Ohio to locate there"


We would like to have the author Of the
above inform US where the quarries are
and who the wealthy gentleman is.
Year: 1866

CREUTzBURo, at bis store in Clarks'
Mills, is doing fourishing business, SO
much SO that he could afford to give our
editor valuable and substantial present
the other day. We hope all of the people
in that vicinity will pa,ronize CREr1zBUho
for We are satisfied they cannot dc better
alsau haro
Year: 1866

If we look over The history OF the past,
(says the Milwaukee News we shall find
that the radical politicians Of the north
were never for the Union. They opposed
the Union thirty years ago under the lead
of GARRISON and PHILLIPS They oppos
ed the Union twenty years ago under The
lead of CHASE aud HALE. They opposed
the Union ten years ago under the lead of
JoHN BRowN Five years ago, old Ben.
WADE declared tha, the Union was "not
worth rush without little blood let
ting" Four years ago they alleged that
the Union could not be preserved without
war. Three years ago they arrived at the
conclusion that the Union was worth
nothing without the conquest of one half
the states by the other half aud the extir-
patton of slavery by military force. Two
years ago they opposed the restoration Of
the Union by refusing to negotiate for the
surrender Of the rebel army and the res
,oration Of peace upon the basis Of the
constitution. One year ago they opposed
the restoration Of the Union unless their
party platform should be engrafted upon
the constitution of the United States
Now they oppose the restoration of the
Union, unless all the negroes are made
white men. And they will not pledge
themselves to support the Union when
that is done unless the constitution is
superseded by freedmen's bureau. or
some other machine for the utter des,ruc
tion Of self. government in the states.


In brief, these men are never for the
Union, except upon impractlcable and i'm
possible conditions. They are traditional
Union haters and the unwavsring friends
of arbitrary government. They canho. be
satisfied except by the subversion Of the
constitution and the annihilation of all
Tree governments in the land. There is
not one of the leaders to-day, who could
be induced 20 name any conditions upoL
which he would assent ip good faith 10
The complete restoration o. the states to
their original relations.


Col. Bowers The death of Colonel
BowERs, Of Gen. GRANTS staff, an account
of which will be found elsewhere, is a
source Of general sorrow and regret
throughout the country. A special dis
patch from Washington says:


He entered the army at the beginning
of the war. from Mount Carroll, Illinois
as lieutenant, and has been on the staff
Of Gen. Grant since the summer of 1861, 4,
rising bv his own merits to the rank be
has held for the last half year. The lieu
tenant general relied on bis good sense
and wise discretion as much perhaps as
on that Of anv other member Of his staff.
and he unquestionably knew more about
the history Of Gen. Grants campaigns
than any other person. He stood high in
social circles, and was universally respect
ed by all military men. He was unmar>
ried, and was about 81 years Of age.
Year: 1866

TIE WEATHER Old Boreas played Us
scaiy rick on The opening Of Spring
For the first few days he seemed to have
retired from the contest and left the gov
ernment of the weather to bis consort Old
Sol, but he again took up the scepue
and gave US a taste of his reinstatement,
on Saturday nigh, last, in the shape of an
old fashioned snow storm, making the
sleighing good, pleasing the farmers and
lum5ermen, and disappointing ''ye ancient
mariner who sails the cold and irrascibe
waters of Lake Michigan.


At this writing Thursday, p. ~, the
snow is falling thick and fast.
Year: 1866

MARlSE.-Capt. MORGAN is overhsuling
the old steamer Michigan, aud intends
turning her into lumber barge for his
own use. We regret to part with the
Captain from the decks Of our steamers,
and will much miss his kindness, good
humor and wit, when travelling on the
Lake


The repairing of the schooner T,co
Charles. which was badly burned this
Winter, is nearly completed, and that
vessel will leave our harbor this Spring a
new craft.


The new steamer Orion will be finished
and ready for active work abou. :he first
of June.


A large force is at work or the new
Propeller, and piles of ship-,imber are
constantly coming in from the country