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Year: 1867

II LETTER FROM Gen. BEAUhEGAftOs
u The following is Gen. Beamegards response II
the call made by the New Orleans Times:


u NEW ORLEANS, La, March %.
Wn,. IT. c. King, Editor Of Tie Ne,o Oraean


Times, Nep Orleans, La.
4 DEAR SIR: You have done me the honor to cal
for my opinion relative to the action Of the South
part in politics, [ do not feel well qualified to ad'
wise on so momentous question; nevertheless, q.
the same desire to obtain my views has been mani
tested from various quarters, shall not shrink from
the responsibility of expressing them, in the hope
that they may tend to quiet the public mind, sc
justly alarmed at this moment. Sa=s,r-.1-s1


In my humble opinion, we have but one or two
things to do-ressst or submit The first Is mad.
missible, in our painfully exhausted condition =
-Four years of desperate war have taught us that
the argument of the sword can no longer be re-
sorted to by us to redress our grievances. We
must therefore, submit; but with that calm dignl-
ty becoming our manhood and our lost independ-
ence. ......-..-...
Having been overpowered in the late struggle,
we can submit to the harsh and ungenerous condi-
tions of our conquerors without dishonor, and we
must adopt the least of two evils futile resistance
would only cause our rvets to be driven closer; we
must then acquiesce or leave the country. But we
love too dearly the land of our birth to abandon it
in its hour of severest trial We should avoid, al
so bringing it, by internal dissensons, to the con-
dition Of poor Mexico, and the unfortunate South
American Republic.


With regard to the suffrage of the freedmen,
however Objectionable it may be at present. it is an
element of strength for the future IF properly
handled and directed, we shall defeat our adverse
ries with their own weapon. .... q.


The negro is Southern born with little edu: "a
ton and some property qualifications, he can be
made to take sufficient interest in the affairs and
prosperity of the South to insure intelligent vote
on his part.


In our future political contests with the North,
on protective tariffs internal Improvements, ETC.,
the freedmen of the South will side with the whites
of the South and the West, and they will thus con-
tribute to give us back the influence we formerly
had in the councils of the nation -


Our people should understand that the radicals
can remain in power only so long as the public ex.
element is kept up as with the turbid waters of
the Mississippi River, the sedimentary particles
are kept up at the surface only so long as the wa
ters are in motion the instant the CURRENTS check
ed, those particles fall to the bottom Thus will it
be with the radicals, when peace and quiet are re-
stored to the country; the conservatives will then
take the reins in their own hands, and the consti-
tutonal laws of the land will once more prevail


remain yours, respectfully, ~


.- G. u. BEAUREGARD.
Year: 1867

ruptcy to order sale. Of course, as compared
with ordinary creditors, the mortgage retains his
advantage. But in the instance supposed, a sale
in pursuance of the mortgagor' bankruptcy, might
easily be equivalent to the forfeiture Of large
part Of the amount covered by the mortgage .
least to some of Our readers, we publish there
marks above for their information.
Year: 1867

policeman on our beat "a young, handsome look
ing fellow, with very bright eyes, but with such
thin cheeks and hands, although he seemed to be


powerfully built and made for rather a stout man,
that could not help watching him, and wonder.
ing whether he had been i'll or not. The first
time that noticed him, was about sunset and he
passed and repassed my window dozen times,
looking all the while straight at those hams which
dangled from the frame Of the awning. Il hope
he means to buy one" l said to my wife, as we
sat together over the tea table; land l shouldn't
wonder if he did, for he seems to have taken quite
fancy to them"


'sBut the evening passed, and though saw him
every now and then on the other side of the way,
looking across with his bright eyes straight at
the hams, he did not come in or speak to me upon
the subject And so made up my mind that he
would send for it in the morning, and somehow
made so sure of that whenever saw decent look
ing woman 60 by with basket on her arm, l SAID,
'That's the pohceman's wife coming. after the
ham, I was mistaken, however, and after the
street lamps were lighted that night began to see
and down, with his eyes still fixed as they had been
the night previous upon the hams. Once he
caught me peeping at him, and then he turned 50
red and looked at me with wol6sh glitter in his
eyes, that grew angry and said to myself It's
well that keeping an unsaleabe artcleisn ia crime
in this country for if it was should expect to be
arrested So gave him back his look, turned on
my heel, and walked back into the shop: did
not see him again that night but long after eve
rything had been taken in and locked up, and
was snug in bed, I heard tramp, tramp, tramp,
upon the pavement, and knew it was the new po-
Hceman, and that he was looking at the hooks
where the hams.hung, as well as though had
seen him. 'On the third evening he was there a
gain; that, you may say, was no wonder, for it
was his duty to be upon that beat and no other;
but it was curious that he should keep on staring
at those hams with those bright. ,wolGsh eyes Of
why. A vessel had been wrecked at sea about that
time and an extra with the latest news of the dis
aster, came out that evening bought paper
Year: 1867

The New York Herald says the
arrival of the Colorado at San
Francisco on the 20th ult., ON her
return-the first round trip ever
made by steamship-from China
and. Japan, and the instantaneous
Transmission of her news to Europe
bv way Of San Francisco and New
York, suggests a prodigious revolu-
tion in the commerce of the world.


The news thus brought reached
London twenty days in advance OF
the date at which it would have
been received there by way Of the
Cape ofGOod Hope or the lsthmus
Of Suez. 1t expects the Atlantic
Gable soon 70 be laid in the shade
bv a Pacific cable from San Francis
co TO the Sandwich Islands and
thence to the some point on the
shores Of Eastern Asia This ex-
tension Of telegraphy, with The al
ditiOns on land which Il viii involve
viii make every merchant bis own
financial agent. by giving him the
rate Of exchange At any PoiEt Al any
gireu moment
Year: 1867

TuE MILITARY BML-CoNsTlTuTIoN-


Al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


ACT.


We publish below the whole Of
the plan for the reconstruction Of
the Southern States, rs finally pass
ed by both Houses Of Congress over
the veto of the President Our
readers should preserve it for refer
pnpp,
Year: 1867

At the recent railroad meeting in this city
three routes were suggested which may serve
the double purpose of restoring our ancient
trade relations with Northern Vermont by
opening railway communication with Mont
pelier and Of opening a new avenue to the
Westby the line already in operation from
Montpelier to Ogdensburg on the New York
shore of the st. Lawrence. The first of these
routes branches Off from the Portland and
Rochester railroad, runs up the Saco valley to
Fryeburg, and thence across New HAMPSHIRE
to Dalton on the Vermont line. A charter
has already been secured for road from
Montpelier to Dalton. The second, much
shorter, leaves the Grand Trunk at Gorham,
New Hampshire, and extends to Dalton. The
third is by the Portland and Rochester road
and its connections at Rochester The sense
OF the meeting was expressed by resolution
appointing committee to obtain an act of in
corporation for company to build railroad
to the State line to connect with Western
railway. This action favors the line of the
Saco valley. The Board of Trade, at a sub
sequent meeting, passed a resolution express
ing the opinion that Gin no way can the con-
nection Of this city with the Western States
be 50 directly made, and with so small an out
lay OF capital" as by pushing forward the
Portland and Rochester railroad to comple-
ton. 4s. .la Hs.r.lf s.ly r t3.


In favor of this latter movement are some
considerations presented by the Vermont
Standard in an article which we republish 10
day. The Standard is published at Wood
stock, and is laboring energetically and hope
fully to secure the completion of the Wood
stock and Rutland railroad to White River
Junction. Communication with Rutland af.
fords a connection with the New York Cen
tral railroad, The Standard therefore recon-
mends through route using portions of the
Portland and Rochester and Dover anu VIM
nipisiogee railroads and striking across the
State of New Hampshire to White River
Junction. Such road will not only nut MS
in communication with Montpelier and bring
us larger portion of the trade of Northern
Vermont than could be obtained by the Dal-
ton route, but would give us the use of the
New York Central road in addition to the
Northern road to Ogdensburg 1t is claimed
also that the cost of construction by the way
OF White River will be considerably less than
by the way of Dalton.


We do not learn that the Board of Trade
has appointed any committees to investigate
the comparative merits of the routes proposed.
If information about distances and grades can
be obtained from parties interested in the diff
ferent routes with sufficient accuracy to indi-
cate the direction in which the interest of
Portland lies, there is no need of investisa-
ton.
Year: 1867

We publish this morning the Presidents
last veto message. The objection which he
makes to the admission of Colorado as a State
on account of deficiency of population, seems
to be well taken, though not vital. The oh.
lection which he does not make, that her con-
stitution and laws are not republican, ought
to be conclusive. Until the voters of Colorado
are willing to accord equal rights to all Amer.
leans in that Territory, we hope they will not
be allowed to have voice in Congress. Let
them wait.
Year: 1867

THE Gold Hill News thus speaks of the
Rev. O. P Fitzgerald, Democratic nominee
for Superintendent of Public Instruction


He is a vile Methodist Episcopal Church
South Copperhead and really we do not see
how any man who loves that grand lnsotu-
ton of freedom, our common school system,
can vote for that 4" religious" traitor.
Year: 1867

MExIco.-A very spirited Presidential
campaign is now going on in Mexico
Several powerful factions have united in
opposition to Juarez, who has declared in
favor Of a Constitution similar to that of the
United States, and contends that the clergy
should be nermitted to vote.
Year: 1867

COL. T.. j. LEWIS,


......AND A......
GRAND BALL and SUPPER
Will be given in the evening.
IN excellent Table will also be set for the accom-
mediation of those who NAV desire to attend
Year: 1867

THE peculiar faint or


infection which we


call SCRoFULA turks


in the constitutions of


nlultitudcs of men. 1t


either produces or is


produced by an en-


teebled, vitiated state
of the blood, wherein
that fluid becomes in
competent to sustain
fthe vital forces in their
vigorous action, and
sleaves the system to
fall into disorder and
Year: 1867

SOUTH FoRK-Stockholde in the South
Fork ledges have received information from
parties at the Bay to the effect that persons
who have heretofore pretended to aid in
securing the sale OF, or development of those
lodges, have been . throwing of" and in
reality doing all they could to injure the
reputation Of the mines. The actions of
certain parties who came up here pretending
to represent San Frarcisco capital, were such
as to justify the conclusion that they were
capable of engaging in just such dirty, un-
derhand work as has been ascribed to them.
1t is to be hoped that the work Of proving
the South Fork lodges will hereafter be con-
Quoted by reliable men, instead of hash house
bummers from San Francisco.
Year: 1867

GENERAL GRIFFIS's disease, says a
Galveston paper, twas aggravated by
the cares of his position aud by grief
for the loss of his only son. There is a
feeling of regret that the General did
not, in the early stage of his disease,
call to his assistance the experience OF
old Texan nurses and physicIs ms; for,
no matter how skillful others may be,
or learned In the lore Of the profession,
nothing can supply that experience
which alone makes u man the master
of the yellow fever"
Year: 1867

THE las ofthe hundred columns in
the porticos OF the capitol extension at
Washington has been set in its place.
The first column WAS raised on the day
of LIncoln's first election. Every stone
Will be in its place in the building by
the middle ofpe1t month,
Year: 1867

TEE Homeopathic College of Penn
sylVania has determined to open its
doors to women, provided a sufficient
number offer to make 1t desirable as a


test of its benefits. We record the fact
as an evidence of progress.
Year: 1867

AssAuLr.-Sarnh Jane HeuthoYn filed On
information at Justice Blood's Office this Of.
noon, charging Mary HAYS with assault and
battery upon the person Of her little son
Thomas. The examination will take place
next Wednes day morning
Year: 1867

The Reconstruction Convention - The


Extreme Radical Party Largely In the


Majority.


MONTGOMERY, Nov. 9.-The question OF pro-
scription and Acknowledgement was discussed
to-day in the Convention. Some very violent
speeches were made by Bingham and Griffin.
A resolution TO leave Acknowledgement where
the Military bill had left IL was defeated by q
vote OF sixty-three to twenty-five.


The vote shows exactly the strength of the
extreme party, who are determined not merely
to have universal negro suffrage but also to
pass a sWeeping measure of acknowledgements
The moderate men say they Will reopen the
question on Monday, and have 1t de3islvely
settled
Year: 1867

Is there no way by which the murder
of our prisoners of war is to be avenged !
IL nothing to be done to secure to our
rank and file the treatment OF civilized
warfare in any future war; Is the re,
cord of the rebellion to stand before the
world, as evidence that the Republic of
America cannot. or will not, defend her
detenders' England sufocated our
prisoners of war in prison ships, the
Coufederacy starved and froze and tor
tuled and shot them down. Why. may
not any future enemy do likewise 7
Government has totally and signa!!y
failed TO protect or avenge the brave men
who reriled all tor her protection. 1t is
not officers high in place who are likely
to suffer by establishing the rule, in the
face Of the world, that an American
soldier may, with impunity, be starved,
turned out, houseless,' naked and hungry,
into the winter storm, or shot down
while prisoner of war, The conse>
quences of such rule fall upon the people.
Can this same people, by any possibility,
elect men to represent them who will
secure to them the respect of the world
and the rights of civilized warfare! Is
this Government theirs, and can they
control it Pitts Com.
Year: 1867

Look here, boy, said nervous gen
tleman to an urchin who was mubching
candy at a lecture, you, are annoying
me very much mo, amt neither,
said the urchin. I'm a gnawing this
ERE candy
Year: 1867

TnouauTs WHILE SEwINa,--BY AN
OLD MAID,-Men SOW wild oats.


And women buttons,


The shortest way to mans heart is
down his throat.


Mans love Is like the moon--it it does
not grow larger, it ls certain to grow
smaller.


A man may do good by stealth, but
as for his blushing to find it fame, that's
all nonsense,


Man shrinks from cold meat.


Does this arise from mans innate pres
sumption of always ruling the roast !?


Man takes woman aud dowry IN
the same way that he accepts the hams
per that brings him handsome present
of game.


Men have two way of extlnguishing
the flame Of love-thcy either lett burn
out quietly, or else they snuff 1t cnt at
one blow.


In dilemma, during the time that a
man has been standing like fool, fun
bling for an excuse, woman will have
invented ten thousand.


Wives are often foolish enough to set
up for their husbands.


But you hear OF few husbands who
have the patience to sit up for their
wives.


How many men are there who think
they are making themselves exceedingly
popular when they are making them-
selves extremely ridiculous.


Men have been pointed out to me
who were said to be great thinkers.


l have watched them and found them
very great thinkers--men who evidently
thought great deal--but then it was
entirely of themselves.
Year: 1867

Electors can only vote tor one person
as a jury commissioner, the two persons
receiving the highest number of votes
to b. declared elected-ihe object
manfestly being to provide COM
missioner from each Of the political par
Year: 1867

THE Charlottesville (Virginia) Chron.
icle--a paper which needed Reconstruc-
ton and has accepted the Sherman plan
thus sensible discusses the utter useless
ness OF the wreck once known as the
Democratic party:


The Northern Democracy haze use
for as in peace, they haze not in ,car-
Their object is to make party capital;
and the South Is merely ball that is
struck by the bats of the contending
parties. But the very moment Ben
Wood & Co.. show their heads plainly
and run up boldly the Democratic flag,
and call on the South to stand by them
as unit, the very moment will the north
be a unit against the South and all the
Democratic champions. 1t is hatred
and fear of the Democratic party (whose
strength was in the South) that has made
the Northern people so sharp and so ex>
trene with the South. 1t is this hatred
and fear which has kept the sore running
since the war. There ,DiN be no peace
for the South until the Democratic party
marches off the field of ba'tle.'
Year: 1867

In addition to the disclosures we have
been publishing every day or two, showing
the rottenness and evil of the national
banks, we understand that two more of
these institutions have been discovered in
very shaky condition. One of them is in
Connecticut and the other in New York.
We are informed that they are in the mark
ct for sale, and that parties of bad repute
in this city are about to purchase them for
the purpose of using their names to carry
on sort of confidence game and in the
end to cheat the public. These institutions
having the names of national banks, the
parties referred to expect to establish at
first some credit, and then to flood the
country with drafts and smash up. 1t is
thought that one of the banks has already
been purchased by these confidence opera
tors. We shall have, in day or two,
probably, further developments to lay be
fore the public. In the meantime we call
tion the people and government against
the growing corruption of these miscalled
national banks.-N. Y. Herald.
Year: 1867

The intemperance and violence of the
having their effect upon the country, and


indicate a popular movement against the
policy ofnegro supremacy. This is evident
by the recent election in California: by the
increase of the Democratic vote and the
great falling off in the strength of the Re-
pu6licans in that State. California is slow
to feel the influence of a political reaction.
This was shown in the commencement of
the re6eillon, as IS. well as in the subsequent
on the question of reconstruction' The
fact that the Republican party in Califor


mia was rent asunder by internal dissen-
sions, and that the opposition vote has been
materially increased, will materially infin-
ence the result of the elections in New
York and Pennsylvania. and probably in
Year: 1867

One of those annoying, yet ludicrous
accidents, which happen in the best Of
families, occurred recently near Louis
vile. A dry good clerk had AZ engage
ment to take his lady love out buggy rid
ing. Early in the morning he appeared
before her fathers door, with one of those
spider like vehicles, which are probably
constructed with view Of ascertaining
how light buggy can be made and at
the same time be servicable.


The lady is sweet sixteen beautiful,
and just little bit of what is termed
fast" She is full of life, fun and frolic,
and is decidedly San bon point" weigh
ing about l45 pounds: As the young
gentleman drove up, his lady love was
standing on'the top step in front of the
door, with her venerable father, who had
gold specs elevated on his forehead, in
order TO get distant view of his future
sOn-in-law.


Adonis jumped out ofthe buggy prepar-
atory to assisting the young lady in, but
she suddenly took one Of those freaks to
which the dear sex are all subject. The
buggy was standing about four feet from
the steps and considerably below the step
upon which stood the young lady. She
probably wanted to convince her lover
that she was not clumsy if she was fat,
and thought this would be a good time
to show him her agility Be that as it
may, she gave a jump and landed in the
center of the buggy. If she had stopped
there, all would have been well, but alas !!
the thin boards of the bottom of the big
gy, unable to stand the pressure, gave
way, and the young lady continued her
descent.


There was a piercing scream, plunE-
ing horse with young man holding to
him, bundle of muslin in the buggy,
and two little gaiter boots pointing with
in six inches of the ground Under it
The father rushed to the rescue and de-
tached the horse from the buggy, he then
got upon one side, the young man. On the
other, and they attempted to raise the
young lady up. 30. stop, stop!" you
are killing me-" she cred.


The boards had broken in the center,
and the long, sharp splinters extended
downward, and when they attempted to
raise the young lady out of her predica-
ment these sharp splinters would catch
in her le-pshaw Did you ever see a
wire mouse trap? If not, 60 and get
one, stick your finger through the en-
trance tunnel and try to pull it out. You
viii then understand the sad fix that our
young lady was in on Sunday morning.


The old man comprehended the sitaa-
ton in a moment. He told the young
man to get down and break the splinters
of. Young lady screamed, 80, DON'T"
and young man wouldn't. At this stage
of the proceedings practical neighbor
came up with a hatchet, and the young
lady was soon extricated from her un-
pleasant situation, and disappeared be-
hind the froat door.


We don't know whether Ire young
lady sustained any serious sigefy Or not,
and we are not going to ssk snf Sass-
tions ofthat young man.
Year: 1867

MANY devices have been resorted to
for keeping grapes fresh on the bunch
for winter or spring use. One of the
most common practices for late fall or
early winter use. is to pick the grapes
on fair day and place them in layers
in a wooden box, which should not be
over eight or ten inches deep. Place. q
layer of paper on the bottom, then q
layer of grapes, and then layer of pa
per, until the box is filed. Cover well
to keep out the currents of air and set
the box in cool, dry place.


Fer longer keeping we have known
the following practice to be resorted to
with very good success: When the
fruit is perfectly ripe, it is taken from
the vines, free from anything like mois-
ture, handled carefully and packed in
small kegs. Put layer of green leaves,
right off the vines, in the. bottom, on
this layer of grapes, then leaves
again, and grapes alternately until the
keg is full, then finish off with leaves.
Put in the head, and your cask is ready
for WHAT Why, to be buried in the
ground. Dig 4 trench so rs to admit
the casks deep enough that they will
have about one foot or fifteen inches of
soil over them when covered. The
ground should be packed moderately
tight, and board laid along on the
top before the ground is thrown in:
They throw some litter on the face OF
the ground over those they wish to take
up during the winter, to prevent the
ground from freezing so hard as to keep
from getting at them.


One important thing must be observ-
ed, that they be placed where there can
be no standing water about the casks,
or they will suffer.