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Year: 1867

STA NATIONAL PARTY Pit is quite
evident that the Republican party is not
considered national in its character by its
own members. The Springfield Republi-
can makes the following very significant
remark


"The Republican party has now the
opportunity to become national party,
and it must now become one or yield its
ascendency."


The Republican party was built up on
sectional principles. 1t never was nation
al; it never had national idea; never
imbibed national politics; it never took a
national view Of any question; it never
acted in a national capacity, nor can it ev-
or become national in its character. The
very moment that it becomes national,
that moment it ceases to be the Republi.
can party. To be national is to be consti,
tutional to be national is to join and oct
with the conservative, constitutional men
Of the nation. Then certainly the Repub.
lican party must needs yield its ascenden.
dency.-Sparta Democrat.
Year: 1867

How DEEP CAN SHAFTS BE SUNK THE
question occurs to the miner who sinks
down a shaft for three or four hundred
being burnt out or froze out, and which P''
To answer this the student of natural Sci
ence has only to bear in mind that the in.
crease of temperature is estimated at about
one degree Fahrenheit for every fifteen
yards Of descent. The increase is said to
be in geometrical progression; and, ta-
king as correct the present observed rate
of increase, the temperature would be as
follows: water will boil at the depth af g.
43O yards: lead will melt at the depth Of
s,4OO yards red heat will obtain at the
depth of seven miles; gold will melt at
the depth of twenty-one miles. The
standard works on pyrometry or the meas
urement of heat have it that the planet ia
fluid at the depth of 100 miles from where
we stand. If this should be so, we are
not so far from hell upon earth as old
bachelors and infdels imagine.
Year: 1867

The Dubuque Times, stern-wheel or
gan of the gh Tarifites-that is to say,
an organ of those who propose to inaug
urate a system of high taxation against
the many for the benefit of the few--has
read the New York Erening Post out OF
the Republican party The editor of the
Erening Post is one William Cullen
Bryant, author of ''Thanatopsis' and
some other poems, as well as prose work,
of note. We do not know who is the ed
itor of the Times, but we do know that
whenever it has an editorial fit to be read,
it is stolen bag and baggage, body, soul,
and trousers, from some other paper. 1t
is the same journal which exhibited the
unmixed cussedness of denouncing those
Senators who voted against reducing the
duty on printing paper, whilst praising
all who sustained the general tariff, for
which exhibition Of shameless selfshness
it has received the unstinted condemnation
of nearly every honorable journal in Iowa.
without respect to party. Hence it is
very proper that the. Post should be read
out of the party by the Times, as it would
be very proper for gnat to fire away at
an elephant and let his bowels out.-Mus-
catine (Rad.) Journal.
Year: 1867

"A few DAYS since, says the Christian Adj
vocate, as we were aving our residence
on our usual morning visit to tho Office, .
sorrel horse belonging to US galloped up
and caught our arm, and made an attempt
to pull us in the direction he wished US to
go. lie then left, and went off on quiet
gait toward a pasture on farm about q
quarter of mile from our residence
In few minutes he approached us again,
making an unusual noise, and seemed by
his actions to desire US to follow him.
This we did, and when we reached the
pasture we observed the mate of the horse
entangled in bridge which had broken
through with him. After we had extrica-
ted his companion from his dangerous po-
sition; the horse which had given us notice
of his companions danger, came up
up and rubbed his head against US, show
ing great signs of satisfaction.
Year: 1867

Previous to the rebellion, at certain


crossroads, in the State of Alabama,


stood small grocery, or "whisky shop,


where "bust-head" and "chain-lightning'


were dealt out to the thirsty unwashed at


the small sum Of FIVE cents drink, OF


twenty cents quart. The presiding


genius of this delectable institution was


one Bill Skies, who, among various other
pets, had domesticated crow, black as
the ace of spades. This crow had learned,
among other things, to repeat quite
plainly the words damn you" which he
of course heard frequently used in the
grocery During the prevalence of q
knock down and drag out fight one day,
however, the crow was frightened from
his home and few off into the woods,
never to return.


About three miles from the grocery
was a settlement meeting -house-an old
tumble.down dilapidated affair, only used
on certain occasions, when "circuit
rider" happened to pass that way. Into
this building went the crow, taking
peaceable possession and two days
thereafter the church was thrown open
for preaching, and large audience as
sembled, among whom was very old
lady, who was compelled to use crutches
in walking, who took her seat in the
front pew" and was soon deeply alb
sorbed in the eloquence of the preacher.
The reverend gentlemen had scarcely
got under full headway, and commenced
laundering his anathemas at all grades
of sinners, when hoarse, croaking voice
from above uttered the ominous words,
"Damn you


The preacher and congregation looked
aghast at such profanity, and each
peered in his neighbor's face in vain to
detect some sign OF guilt. Quiet was at
length restored, however, and the ser
mon proceeded, but ere ten minutes had
elapsed the ominous damn you " again
electrified the audience, and just as the
preacher cast his eyes upward to search
for the delinquent, the crow flew down
from his perch, and lighting on the
Bible, calmly surveyed the terrified
crowd, as he gave another doleful croak
/" Damn you


The effect was electrical. Giving one
startled aud terrified glance at the in
truder, the preacher sprang through a
window, carrying sash, glass and all
with him, and set off at breakneck
pace through the woods, closely followed
By his horror stricken congregation,
whs had piled out Of the building pell
nell after him. In the general scramble
the old lady with the crutches had been
knocked down in the church where she
lay, unable to rise, and on observing her,
the crow (who was after something to
eat) few down beside her, and cooking
up his eye at her very knowingly again
croaked, Damn you"


The old lady eyed him savagely for a
few moments, and then burst forth, in a
tone Of reckless defiance:


"Yes-and damn you t0ol / had
nothing TO do with getting mp this meet
you know it, too


The poor old soul had mistaken the
crow for the devil aud concluded to pro-
pitiate, if possible, the wrath Of his
Satanic majesty by denying all CON-
plicity in the affair.
Year: 1867

Prentice, Of the Louisville Journal
thus takes of some Of his cotempora-
ries, who are always bOasting Of their
immense business"


The daily circulation Of our paper
to actual bona ffe paying Subscriber
is just FIVE million six hundred and
twelve Thousand and foriy-two sheets.
We have employed upon the paper five
Year: 1867

IfWM. f. LEACH will consent to be
a candidate for Clerk o, the Circuit Court
he will receive 4 general support from the
people of the county and liberal vote in


Leonard Town District.
May End, 1867.
Year: 1867

it shall be at once to require the Attorney
General to institute the proper proceedings
to vacate the office of said sheriff, and upon
said vacation, 10 appoint successor until
the next general election.


Sec. ,. And be it further enacted. That
if the bond hereiubelore required should
be filed within the ninety days herciubetore
named, but subsequent to The first day Of
January in any year, it shall. in addition
70 the provisions hereiubcfore required, be
so conditioned as to make the ouligors in
such bend responsible also for all official
acts Of said sheriff committed or done by
him from the said frs; day Of January W
70 the da'c Of the fling Of the said bond,
as well as thereafter.


Sec 3 And be it enacted That this act
shall take effect from the date Of lis pas
sage.
Year: 1867

Has lost fifty feet from ito eastery portion


When 1t vas built the st. An,hory company
was unable 30 continue it to their side. and
the angle was bolted as securely as could be
TO promontory Of rock. The water has
broken the promontory off, and working
behind it and the bead Of the apron, has
cut out the supporting sand stone, and fifty
feet. o l said. Of the easterly portion Of the
apron has gone out. The bults this side are
very heavy. and the apron is anchored to
the rock. and it is hoped that further wash>
ing out will be checked. The damage to
the apron is six thousand dollars.
Year: 1867

that we speak. 1t is essential that the
nomination should spring not from EN-
thusiasm but from conviction And from
this time forward there should be
diligent concentration of the public at,
tention upon the important point which
is the permanent power of the party.
Men who have diligently mcditate6 that
necessity add are resolved to effect it will
not be The victims of enthusiasm, but
will act from profound conviction. They
have been too bitterly deceived hereto
fore to run any risk again. The Demo
Gratis could not nominate General Grant
without destroying their party organiza-
tion. Nor could he be the ean4itate of
the party tuat opposed the war. The
Republicans, if they feel perfectly sure
of success in any case will not nominate
him unless they are confident beyond
question ofhis entire sympathy. A third
party, or no-party nomination, would
be hope est, fertile necessity Of party or
ganzation was never palmer, and allie.
glance to it was never more decided. =
HarperS Weekly
Year: 1867

it he cannot suppress. He can prevent
their assailing openly and violently the
great interests of the country by taking
o position which makes it necessary for
them, in order to do this, to assail him
openly. This they win not dare to do.
His hold upon the confidence Of the peo.
pie of this country is such at this time
that no one can do so without danger
We think, therefore, that he has on this
occasion exercised his usual wisdom in
neutralizing and evil which he could not
throw off. He must lie considered du.
ring the recesses of Congress the cnly
defence OF the reconstruction policy of
the people. He can best act as such
when in control Of the War Office. and a
member of the Cabinet of the President
as well as commander Of the army. 1t
is not usual for the Secretaries of the
President to pronounce iuaugurals to the
people upon their NaccessiOns to office,
and we have not been able to reason our.
selves into the idea that General
Grant could with propriety have just
now instituted the practice. We ap.
prove of his having exercised his usual
reserve and consulted the modesty of his
nature, especially when to have done
otherwise would have been an official
prepriety.
Year: 1867

A colored citizen of Indianapo- lis lately applied at the office of the county clerk for a marriage license, at the same time inquiring the cost of the document and the additional charge for tying the nuptial knot. He was in- formed that the entire bill would be one dollar and forty cents, at which he demurred, saying that he had promise d the woman" to go dollar on it, but she'd have to pay tho other forty cents.
Year: 1867

I@The Louisville Democrat thus advises the Southern white people in reference to the Congressional military reconstruction acts:

 We would let the business entirely alone. Congress, evidently, intends to do as it plcases with them, and their voting and legislating in accordance with Congressional diction, can only lumber up the way of Democrats in making the reformation. For exam pie, if the negroes are made voters by the reconstruction bill, Congress can repeal that bill, and negro voting is at an end. If, however, any State under it has adopted negro suffrage, the Con- gressional repeal will not effect it. It will remain on the State, curse and legacy to be got rid of, if possible, by the State.

 Cultivate the cotton and the corn, raise sugar and white children, and leave politics to the Democracy of the North, where there is an even fight and a better chance. As it is, we fear they will form ten solid Radical States against us, and the only preventive we can see is to adopt the "lot alone' poli- cy. Otherwise, we fear, they are only helping to rivet the chains upon them selves, and not only that, but upon their friends in the North. They are only obstructing restoration and in- turing themselves, to the great and un- qualified satisfaction of their greatest enemies, the Radical party.
Year: 1867

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 PRINTING ONE. THOUSAND YEARS AGo.-An extraordinary discovery has been of press in Inda. When War ren Hastings was Governor General of India, he observed that in the district of Benares, little below the surface of the earth, is to be found stratum of a kind of fibrous woolly substance of va- rious thicknesses, in horizontal layers. Major Roebuck, informed of this, went out to spot where an excavation had been made displaying this singular phenomenon. In digging somewhat deeper, for the purpose of further re- search, they laid open vault which on further examination, proved to be of some size, and to their astonishment, they found kind of printing press set up in vault, and on it movable types placed as if ready for printing. Every inquiry was set on foot to ascertain the probable period to which such an instrument could have been placed there, for it was evidently not of mod ern origin, and from all that the Major could collect, it appeared probable that the press had remained there in the state in which it was found for at least one thousand years. We believe the worthy. lajOIsoA his return to Eng land presented one of the learned as- sociations with memoir containing many curious speculations on the sub- ject. Paper we know to have been manufactured in the East many cen turies before we had any knowledge of it, and we have many reasons to think that the Chinese had been &C., quainted with the mode of printing they now enjoy many years before Fausi and Guttenburg invented it in Europe. It certainly does no credit to the inventive genius of the Romans to know that, while they approach so near as to engrave in style not to be equaled in the present age on gems, and stones, and of course the taking ofimpressions of them, they should have remained ignorant of the art which has bestowed so many blessings on mankind.
Year: 1867

-Southern Journals announce that Senator Wilson and Speaker Colfax have written letters expressing their opinions in favor of the repeal of the tax on cotton, and making the repeating act retroactive in its operations, going back to the 1st of ofSeptember. Some of the Southern papers express the opin- ion that it would be better to raise the tax SO that the cultivation of cotton would be impossible, and the people of the South be forced to what they never done before-raise enough food to keep them from starvation.
Year: 1867



 The following item in regard to the bankrupt law is published for gen. eral information:

 All who desire the relief offered by the Bankrupt law have only to file their petitions in the Clerks office and the relief finstantaneously comes. From the hour of filing his papers the debtor may commence his new business life, may enter into engagements, earn money, invest it and enjoy it without fear of having the fruits of his new en- terprise and labor sought after and seized on account of the old debts that have crushed him; for the Bankrupt act only takes hold of such property and assets as man has at the time he files his petition and offers to surren- der all for the benefit of his creditors. If that surrender be full. honest and complete, as it ought to be, and must be if the applicant expects to obtain certain relief, the creditors get no more. The mans debts are then with the past, the future is all his own ]; whether there be Register there or not until six months after.
Year: 1867

D~The Judiciary Committee say the evidence they have gathered makes 1900 pages of print. The New York Times thinks they should offer prize as an inducement for at least one per- son to read it.
Year: 1867

The New Orleans Bee is hopeless of any improvement in
the condition of the rebels of Louisiana be derived from
the removal of General Sheridan 1t very pernenty says:


=" 1t is like the murder of Presiden passes off the


stage and another comes the work continues and
the oppressed gain nothing but add to their suerngs the
general horror of the deed The Radicals have made up
their minds to take possession of the Southern State Govern
ments and them in their way. The end will be


reached before we find peace and what matters whether
is done in the rapid bold of Sheridan brought
about little by little as in the OF some other commanders
General Sheridan the work that he has to do and does
promptly That much is decidedly in his favor and we see
no reason for blaming him for the removal of officials elected
by the people, and the substitution of Radicals Congress
expected him to do it. and put only such in power as
willing give their aid and influence and that of the
offices they hold to the advancement of the Radical party
For this then blame Congress- and not Sheridan.
Aud cannot deny that some OF the appointments he has
made acceptable to people. 1t would be great
misfortune if Governor Wells reinated after Sherdans
removal and citizens feel it, if they frank enough
say In that and others General Sheridan has
been sustained by popular opinion here though only in his
selections and his overruling the civil authority


The comparison of the removal of District Commander
to the taking off" of President is very forcibe and peril
nent The rebels tried the latter of securing the
triumph Of the rebellion and failed And they have
learned that similar result from the attempts OF
the President to aid the by the removal of Dis
tric Commanders 1t is true that the Radicals have made
their minds not much tO take OF the South
State Governments that those Governments
shall be rn in the interest of freedom and loyalty here
AFTER they have been heretofore in the interests of slavery
and treason That they will succeed in reaching this end
shown by the progress which has been made in spite of the
opposition of Mr. johnson and his rebel friends General
Sheridans administration is heartily and enthusiastically
commended and approved of by the loyal of the North
The confession which the Bee forced to make of the wisdom
of his appointments counterbalances much of its complaint
account of the exercise of the power to make hem
siderng that it is this very account that his removal
demanded Altogether it very gratifying to have General
Sheridans administration completely vndcated by his
enemies at the moment when the President is contemplating
his most vigorous assaults.-Chca Republican.
Year: 1867

AN INVOCATION.


Come forth from the valley come forth from the hill


Come forth from the workshop, the mine and the MILL


From pleasure sumber from study play,


Come forth in your myriads to aid us to-day


There's word to be spoken, deed to be done,


fight to be fought cause to be


Come forth in your myriads! come forth every one!


Come, youths in your vigor come, men, in your prime


Come age with experience fresh gatherd from time;


Come workers. you're welcome; come, thinkers you must


Come thick the clouds Of the midsummer dust,


Or the of the cleaning bright in the sun !


There's fight to be fought, and cause to be won


Come forth in your myriads, come forth every one!


PACIFIC IsLANDERs.-"His Maesty's robes consist of
small scarlet blanket fastened with wooden skewer
his neck and apa grt round his ons Most of his suite
the tapa, while content with the geaf
But the vestment would have been difficult
distinguish this royal parsonage from the dna that followed
him. He occasionally it true affected air of dignity
which he unable maintain when he observed anything
that excited his wonder or cupidy He was invited, with
which the others excluded watch placed at the
time different points of the ship that nothing
pfered by any of his suite. Some brandy which
handed to the king he drank with much satisfaction His
people made faces at it, which, nevertheless did nopre
vent their asking repetition of the dose He willingly
acceded to request that he should remain board all
night-a necessary precauton | informed against
treacheybu begged send boat ashore for his queen
demand which at complied with. Her maestys
costume least remarkable her husbands and her
Her hair raised entirely up round her
head folded towards side into kind of pinnacle
which swathed in roll of very fine tapa like muslin
Her perforated and ornamented with curousy
bones ivory and around her neck strings of
scented and wreaths of flowers The attooed
eaboratey from the finger ends the shoulder with
deep blue tinge which unbecoming Her feet and
ankles seemed to be covered with beautifully blue
stockings and stopped to admire them, her majesty
faered by the attention. rather shocked modesy by sud-
denly amid the uproarious mrth of all her court lifting the
drapery such height that observed the delicate
which was evidently due the of the taooer
extending above the knee few lines traced vertically
on the lips and ornamented scroll decorated the ears
Sometimes indeed the attentions both of the queens and
of became
barrasng and on one occasion the king of EkaHoa offered
his guest Of bohery poteness to the king of the
ship the loan Of his ~ during his visit The only way Of
chagrn that she was too old for taste The natives both
men and women handsome if only they would not spoil
attoong their bodies which the face is not spared
among most of the South Sea islanders This moreover
gives them appearance Of erceness that quite bellies their
Year: 1867

real character The usually content with mark
ing their fingers and lips Mr. Lamont had opportunities
enough of observing the and customs of the natives


for during the greater part of the time he spent among them
he retained prisoner in kind of Hbera cuStoda
his ship having been wrecked that he had no means of
last conrive to hail American ship that passing and
by udcous combination of rickery and force got himself
rowed out to in canoe and of course there declined
to return The people, however, kind and hospabe
and their objection to letting him leave them to have
sprung from the satisfaction they felt in his company and
superstitious belief in his healing powers Indeed, this
for system of adopted relationship prevails among them by
virtue of which he had several fathers" mothers and
"auns" in different places and-what sounds still
dscordant with European tasehe obliged to contract
no less than three marriages with of his fair host:
during his stay Whether much more was implied in
this than wedding breakfast and amount of kissing
rather being kissed often fateng than agreeable does
not clearly appear