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Year: 1866

code, according to another act The county
court must be fully satisfied that the person
or persons to whom the minor shall be ap-
prenticed is a suitable guardian, &c, from
whom said court shall exact bond and secu-
rty. The apprentices shall be taught to
read and write. and the master is required
to conform to any law that may be hereafter
passed regulating the duties aud relations of
master and apprentice.
Year: 1866

There are lonely hearts TO cherish
While the days are going by;
1here are weary souls who perish
While the days are going by.
IT smile we can renew


As our journey we pursue,
U! the good we all may do,


hiie the days are going by.
There's no time for idle scorning
While the days are going by;
Let your face be like the m morning
While the days are passing by;
U! the world is full of sighs,


Full OF sad and weeping eyes;
Help your fallen brother rise


" hile the days are going by.
Year: 1866

An Irishman who was on a journey said
he never liked to see the tables full of books
and newspapers where he stopped at night
For" said he, L can never find any Wills
XIV at such places
Year: 1866

PHnADELrHrA, Sept. "A special meeting Of
the city council is called for tomorrow to tender
the hospitalites of the city to the Southern dele
gates to the convention. a meeting of the
Southern delegates was held at the National
Year: 1866

The ST. CHARLES THEATER OPEN =
A large Sunday evening house was assembled
last evening to witness the opening of the ST.
Charles Theater, for the preliminary season, and
if the size of the audience is any criterion of
cess we do not see why it should not be the open
ing of the season itself. Not only was every seat
taken, but there was scarcely any room for stand
ing, even near the doors, and we remember see
ing no larger house during the whole of last win
ter. After the usual amount of whistling, cat-calls
and exclamatons of one sort and another, the
Duprez & Benedicts minstres made,their appear,
ance, and favored the impatient audience with a
pleasing medley of ballads dances, burlesque
operas, etc. The voice of Mr.. Bidan is well worth
hearing. It struck us that there was rather toe
many jokes and conundrums gotten off, but as
they were heartily enjoyed by a large part of the
audience, particularly those which were little
old, we hardly have a right to complain. The
mocking-bird song, with the mocking-bird cos
tune, was an amusing surprise and sufficient nov
elites were introduced to attract tonight al
equally large house.
Year: 1866

incredible as it may seem the above is a cam
did and unpreiudiced account of the speech of
Montgomery Blair. We were aware that he
mad been making infammatory appeals of this
'or. IN private conversation and, in Maryland,


We oeleVe' at public meetings but we were as
Iounaeu at his assurance in coming before a
'l.iu audience with that threatening and
D""yi"s style OF harangue that befifs only a


0ou'nerh cline The people of the North are


not accustomed to have Southern politicians
shake their fists in their faces and threaten
civil war as the consequence of not accentinr
and supporting a certain line of political action


Nor are they accustomed to listening patientlv
to deliberate mistatements of notorious eveDts
and accepting them in the place of areument
Such conduct is simply disgusting, and insults
the intelligence and the good sense Of the peo-
pie.


But we must not pass too lightly over his
threatening prophecies of civil war. Blair is
one of the originators of the johnson party
He was dismissed from Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet
because of his copperhead tendencies. 1t was
not three months before he was in full alliance
with the copperhead party AS soon as Mr..
johnson took his seat Blair went to Washing
ton, and very soon after the death Of the Ia
mented Preston King, his sinister influence
began to be felt. Since that time he has been
on intimate terms with the President and the
chief manager of the new party, and, although
we would not for moment intimate that
johnson has formed the deliberate intention Of
forcibly ejecting the present Congress from
their seats if they do not admit the Southern
members, and recognizing another body, still,
it is well to give heed to the words of Blair as
the advice of an extreme man and the acli-
nowledged leader and manipulation Of his par
| ty. His speech Saturday evening cannot be
set down as the raving of fanatic or luna
tic. 1t was deliberate and intentional. He
meant what he said and simply spoke out
frankly what the members of his party are ac-


eustomed to say among themselves and in gen
| eral private conversation. His speech shows


clearly the tendency Of the public opinion of his
| party, and before the end of the fall canvass
| we shall hear the same threats and the same
/ prophecies from other and lesser lights of the
National Union Party! This alarming state of
| affairs should place every man on his guard
| Now is no time for Incidence and false secur-
| ty We must see the gathering of the storm
| in the clouds, and not be caught unprepared
| as we were in 1851, by the coadjutors and
| brother rebels of those whom we are now fight
| ing for the second time in the same cause.
Year: 1866

HERRING'S SAFES IN THE LATE PORTLAND
CoNFLAGRATIoN.-There is O moral to be
drawn from one of the incidents of tho late
disastrous fire in Portland, that should be
carefully considered by those who would
avoid danger that is all the moro insdious
because we are apt to imagine ourselves secure
from it. We refer to the test that has been APP
piled to the safes of different manufacturers
that were exposed to the terrible ordeal of fire
there. The word SAFE, which is applied to the
iron chests or boxes that are manufactured by
all makers, is only applicable, in reality, to
such, as have successfully stood the test and
our advertising columns show that the Her
ring Safe fairly sustains the reputation it long
ago acquired, of being one of the most perfect
of the great losses of valuables contained in
other safes, we were led to inquire why peo-
pie should be so blind to their own interests as
to trust their treasures in such insecure deposi-
tories, when others that had been proved and
tried in hundreds of fires, could be had, and
we were informed that in this, as in many 9TH
er matters, people forget the motto, "The best
is the cheapest" and that ono cause of the
great loss in this instance was, that the Port
land merchants had purchased safes manufac-
tured in the East that were cheaper than Her
ring could afford to sell his for. We should as
soon trust our funds to q street broker, who
might offer large interest, than the more eau
tious and well known neighboring banker, as
put our valuables in an iron box that will not
stand the test of fire; and having experienced
the satisfaction of owning one of Herring
make, we the more cheerfully recommend them
to our friends.-Scottish american Journal,
Year: 1866

WE think the copperhead Candidate for
Congress in this District must Lave felt flatter-
ed Friday evening at the Dor;little meeting, as
neither Of the speakers of the evening alluded
to him or his connection with the camnaion
mere. ltwas ungenerous if not ungrateful in
tne distinguished speakers, to forget the ex-
CONGRESSMAN so soon after partaking of his
hospitality.
Year: 1866

SERENADE DEc1ISED.-It was proposed and
expected on Saturday that serenade would
be given to Maj Gen. n. P. Banks that even
ing at the Prcble House, where he is staying.
But the General declined the compliment in
consequence of the state of his throat, which
would not allow him to address the people in
the open air. This was the reason why the
serenade did not come off. He will speak in
Deering Hall tonight.
Year: 1866

EXPENSIVE BLAsr.-In blasting rocks from
the ledge at the foot of Park street, Saturday
morning, one weighing ton was thrown by a
seam charge, through the roof of one saoried
house, coming out at the side Of the building,
and making sad havoc. The house had just
been erected and the owner was to have NOV
ed into it Saturday afternoon Tt was fortu-
nate for him that his furniture was not in the
building lr ,.
Year: 1866

ROBBERY FRUsTRATEp.-Yesterd officers
Gerts and Adams observed man, partially in
toxicated, whom rough had in tow and was
persuading to go on to wharf The officers
stopped them, took charge of the intoxicated
man and conveyed him to the police station
where he could recover from his condition. He
was shoe manufacturer from Hsverhill, Mass,
bound to Canada, and had about his person
S375 and gold watch, which would have been
in the possession of the rough had not the Of
ficers interfered &
Year: 1866

exercise the right to punish somebody. or TO
deny somebody civil right, on account or
his color, that its rights in q State will be
destroyed.


1t is manifest that unless tn bill can he
passed, nothing can be done to protect the
freedmen in their liberty and their rights.
Whatever may have been the opinion Of the
President at one time, as 10 good faith in re-
quiriAg the security to freedmen of their lib
erty and their property, it is now manifest,
from the character Of his objections to this bill
that he will approve no measure that will ac-
complish the object. That the second clause
Of the Constitutional Amendment gives this
power, there can be no doubt. Some have
considered that it gives the power even to
confer the right of suffrage. | have not
thought 80, because | have never thought
suffrage any more necessary to the liberty of
freedman than Of . non voting white wheth-
er child or female. But his liberty under the
Constitution he is entitled to, and whatever
is necessary to secure it to him, he is entitled
to have, be it at the ballot or at the bayonet.
If the bill now before us, and which goes no
further than to secure civil rights to the freed
men, cannot be passed, then the Constisa-
the inhabitants of the land is cheat and a
delusion


= cannot better conclude what have to say
than in the language Of Mr.. johnson on
the occasion OF the veto On the Homestead
Bill, when, after stating that the fact that the
President was inconsistent and had changed
his opinion with reference to the great meas
ure and great principle, Was no reaSon why .
Senator or Representative who had acted un-
derstandingly should change his opinien, he
said: II hope the Senate and House Of Re
pesentatives who have sanctioned this bill
by more than two-third majority, will, ac-
cording to the Constitution, exercise their
privilege and power. and let the bill become
q law Of the land according to the high be.
hests of the American people
Year: 1866

NEw IoRK, April I.


A Washington special says the WAYS ard
Means Committee have decided to report in
favor of the repeal Of the revenue tax on
printing material; such as paper, ink and
type, together with the material which enter
into their composition. The asseciation OF
western printers and proprietors, have been
urging upon the committee the request that
soda, vine, glaze, bleaching powder, felting,
cloth. and materials used in the manufacture
OF paper shall be put on the free list, that the
present duty OF 70 per cent. on unszed pa
per shall be reduced to not exceeding per
cent; they hold that cheaper paper will in
crease the demand for this article. The com
mittee ls disposed to consider this last sng-
gestion. It is believed the government would
not suffer loss by its action.
Year: 1866

Readers may be divided into four class
es. The first may be compared to an h on
glass, their reading being as the sand it
runs in and runs out. The second class
resembles sponge which imbibos every
thing, aud returns it nearly in the same
state, only little dirtier. The third
class is like a jelIybag, which allows
everything that is pure to pass away, and
retains only The refuse only and dregs
The forth class may be compared to the
slave in the diamond mines Of Golconda
who casting aside all that is worthless per-
cryes only pure gems
Year: 1866

We have adopted the plan of sale now so po-


pular of charging uniform price and this price
will invariably be 81 for each article regardless


of value The Expenses of conducting our
Agency are paid by the sale ofcert ificates, or
coupons representing the various articles
These certificates are sold at FIFTY CENTS
each or for two dollars, and each certificate
will show the holder the particular article he


or she is entitled to on payment ofan addition
al two dollars.
Year: 1866

sGg~A Vermont soldier wrote to a New
York girl who pined her name to some
clothing he received through the sanitary
commission, and the correspondence led
to courtship and marriage; and now the
sergeant finds he has good wife and a
cool half million in money besides
Year: 1866

th9 earth distls the healing waters of life, and
every breeze that blows is laden with the essence
of vitality Why any one should prefer the
crowded purlieus and sufocatHg atmosphere of a
Northern watering place to the pure air, the
wholesome food, the invigorating waters, and the
delightful society of the Virginia springs is one of
the mysteries Of modern times,


If we are not visited by the cholera or yellow
feyer-of which at present there appears to be no
prospective would most assuredly advise our
city readers to remain at home during the summer
Let them indulge in frequent bathing, plenty of
clean linen fresh fruits and the regular reading of
the CREscENT-an abstain from all excitements,
political, commercial, social or spiI'itual-and we
will guarantee to deliver them to their friends, in
October, sound in mind body and purse They
can make summer in New Orleans peasanter
than they think. Ice and philosophy are about the
only special requisites. But if they 1ciH travel
there is no occasion to go beyond the Gulf coast
or the mountains of Virginia and Alabama He
who cannot be satisfied at Ocean Springs or
Point Clear during the heated term, y or who
thinks he can find more health and pleasure at the
North than at the Allegheny or the White Sulphur
Springs in Virginia, is very unfortunate and very
much mistaken individual, Whatever other rights
may be denied us by our Northern brethren"
wepresume we still have the privilege of spending
among our own people what little money the ca
lamities of war have left US
Year: 1866

The Brennan lTexasJ Banner says that, under
the benign and fostering care of the bureau ),
the freedmen of Brennan are achieving state of
almost complete perfection in the highly import.
ant, useful and refined business of marble playing
At almost any hour Of the day large numbers of
able bodied freedmen may be seen in the streets
engaged in the exercises OF this interesting game
and the expertness with which they plump the
middle man." keep from " getting fat, f." and cry
out Z" vent dubs or don't fudge" is highly ex.
hilarating and instructive.
Year: 1866

Mr., Bright, working jeweler of bennington,
has perfected novel application of electro
magnetism as a motive power for clock work,
which promises to bring modern timepieces to a
state of absolute perfection. By the new arrange,
ment the pendulum, the bob or ball of which con
ssts of an electromagnetic coil, is made to oscil-
late by means of feeble current of electricity,
this beating true seconds with train of three
wheels only. A number of clocks, in different
parts of house, or even in different houses, can
be connected together by single wire, and the
whole number viii indicate the same time to a
second.
Year: 1866

EG" BY the 1St Article AMI i.h section
of the Consultation it is provided that any
Que who by that instrument may have
been dlsiranch ised, en- have. his rights
restored by Il two-thirds vote of the Leg
islalure. The language Of the section is,
'hc shall b. rcstofcI u his full rights
of citizenship by an act OF the General
Assembly passed by vote of two-thirds
of all the members elected to each House.
As many of cur best citizens in Wash
inton County are in this prclicament
merely because of their political opinions
We would call their especial attention to
this clause, and advise them at once to
take steps to avail themselves Of it.


We are informed by those who arc ca
pable of judging of such matters, that
there may be objections to general law
restoring the rights of franchise, without
specially mentioning the names of those
who will be thus benefited, aud therefore
we would recommend to each distranchis-
ed citizen in this county to act in his own
case and to take imueI late teps to have
Il petition prepared to be SUBMITTED,
at the earliest possible day to tho Lcgis-
lature after its meeting.


While We suggest that each man shoul d
act for himself, We do not mean that
there should not be concerted move
ment. We would recommend that a Pc
tition should at once be put in circulation
in each District in the county, for the Sig
nature of those who arc row denied the
right Of suffrage.
Year: 1866

eyThe Radical organ Of this place
contains this week alceture on the 'moral
depravity" existing in this community anu
cites several instances in illustration.
The cases cited are assaults said to have
been comn,i ted in two different sections
of our county upon Minister'S of the Cos
pel, and of course attributed to "copper"
heads and rebel sympathisers." - l


These things, If true, are to be regret
ted aud are deserving the co.demnstion OF
every good citizen. But we think lee
turc from this source comes with very bad
grace considering the long seige of per-
secution and outrage Ministers Of the
Gospel of every persuasion have endured
at the hands of Radicalism. Even at this
late day in Missouri they are not permit
ted to perform any Of the functions OF
their holy calling without subscribing to
their belief in the damnable doctrines of
Radicalsm and their adhesion TO the Con-
gressi onal policy.-Such as fail to do this
and still persist in dsing their Master's S
work are thrust into prison or brutslly
murdered by Radical mobs and the thing
is passed over in silence by the Radical
press and does not even call forth Con-
gressional investigating committee.


The people here have not yet forgotten
the ordeal through which tho Ministers Of
this State were compelled to pass through
to satisfy the malignancy of this party
They were driven from their churches
imprisoned, exiled, mobbed and denoun-
ced. And for what? Because they re-
fused to acknowledge as right what their
conscience told thsm was wrong-beca use
they preached the Gospel unadulteratee
taught the doctrine Of Peace on earth
and good will to man Such was the state
of affairs existing here few years back
under Radical rule, and now existing
under the same rule in Missouri, and ye
we hear no word of condemnation for What
is past or now transpiring from this guar
dian of public morals. This habit o.
"squlching" every thing and every body
entertaining views in opposition to you
own, was inaugurated in the palmy day
of Radicalism and having sown the winG
they must expect to reap the whirl wind
Wer too "hopc there may be improve
ment" and are rejoiccd to see this radica
organ taking step in the right direction
Year: 1866

Sy At a meeting of the State Board
Of Education, held in Baltimore, on monday
last, the Board passed the following order;


Ordered, that no teacher be required
to take any tsst-oath Or any other osth as
= requisite condition TO entille him or her
to receive a certificate, or to be employed
as teacher in any of the pap!ic schools
o" the State.


1t will b, seen by the a5ove that the pro-
scrirtivc policy adopted by the Radicals
of this State to prevent these opposed to
them from obtaining employment in the
most humble capacity is gradually being
changed. This is one step in the proper
direction, Upon the meeting of the Ligis-
laturc We think something on scale moro
grand may bo anticipated.
Year: 1866

ES- The election of John Lee Chapman
to the Presidency OF the Western Mary
land Rail Raad. has, as we anticipated it
would, alreudy brought that enterprise to
grief. The work on it, which was an
nounced as about being commenced and
vigorously prosecu'ed ed within the limits Of
this County by the Contractors, has, we
understand been abandoned by them, for
the present at |, asst, if the contracts have
not been thrown up and cancelled.


This condition of affairs is certainly to
be regretted, but it is nothing more than
might have been an ticipated when the
road was placed under the control Of man
like Chapman. in whose ability, and strict
integrity two thirds Of the community had
to great extent, if not entirely, lost con :
fidence.


We hope soon to see change in its
entire management and restoration o (
public confidence When this is done We
have no doubt that the necessary funds
for its speedy construction will be forth
coming In their refusal to pay the sub
scription of this county to the road, under
all the circumstances, the board of County
Commissioners have but acted in accor-
dance with the sentiment of almost the
entire community. AS desirable as would
be the completion of this road. it is fal
preferable that it should fail now than that
the people should invest their money and
then have it fail, as it most assurcdly
would under the present manageme Mt
Quick work has Chapman made of this en-
tsrprise, and we hope the Directors or tho
stockholders will make quick work of him
Unless this be done, and done speedily
good by to the Western Maryland raj
road upon which the people of this county
had set their hearts.
Year: 1866

cgOur friend Taggars has become the
Good Samaritan of this community. He is
not only providing our people against one
of the ills incident to every day life by in
suring them from los, by iee blt'h is al
so engaged in insuriug their lives thereby
providing for their families when life's 6t :
full career has been run. A more useful
citizen than this same gentleman is not to
to be found. He drives dull care away by
providing against loss during life, ,slleviatsa
the pang Of death by the assurance the To-
we'd ones you are leaving will be provided
against want in this world Of wick edness
and WOO.
Year: 1866

Eff Festive season of Christmas is ap-
preaching. Many devoted husband is
casting about for some token of affection
to be presented to fond wife at home.
What could be more appropriate or what
Of more lasting benefit than policy of
insurance on his life for cool thousand
or two securel in that reliable and lib
cral compnay-the Connecticut Mutual
through its agent in this place, Mr.. Thomas
Taggart. Such thing would not only
be more sensible, but more advantage GUS
than all the Jim cracks and jewggaws you
could make up AMI present. Let the
reader think seriously of the suggestion
and VIC think he will adopt it.
Year: 1866

Es-We desire to urge upon our friends
throughout the country tho necessity of ex.
tending the circulation of their local pa.
pcrs. Let no Democratic household be
without Democratic paper. We would
respectfully and earnestly ask our friends tc
aid us in increasing the circulation of the
Free Press. The number of our readers
should be double what they are now. VIII
some friend in every district mako it hi
duty to get up club for us, and thus aid
the good cause?
Year: 1866

Eg'Onc of the effects of the recent cold
snap has been to start southwarl immense
locks Of crows who arc, we presume, in
search of a more congcn;al climate than is to
bc found at present in this locality.