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Year: 1866

The most pleasantly situated individual
we know of is Jefferson DAVIS. He is re-
siding at Fortress Monroe, one of the most
healthy and delightful places inthe world,
surrounded by water and enjoying the cool
breezes which others less fortunate, pay
extravsgaiItly for He has the freedom Of
the Fort his apartments are luxuriously
furnished, his family are with him, shar-
ing his luxuries, and his daily bill Of fare
rivals that of the best hotel Of the continent
As mere matter of form, sentinels are
stationed about his apartment; but tb,t
their footballs may not disturb him eF-Te-
mind him that be is prisoner, mating is
laid down on which they walk. The Of
ficers and men at the place are but little
more than his servants; his friends visit
him that in their society time may pass
pleasantly, and, in fact, whatever the Gov
ernment can do to make his stay pleasant
is done.


We saw yesterday man who was, two
years ago, what the Hon. Jefferson Davis
is now, a prisoner of war. His prison
was situated on sandy, barren plain, from
which the trees had been carefully removed
that they might not shelter him and some
ten thousand of his comrades. His
clothes were taken from him-he was fed
upon rotten meat, spoiled meal, and for
drink he had water, when he could get if,
which hog outside of the prison would
refuse to wallow in. He was kept some
times for days with nothing to eat, and IN
the madness and despair of starvation,
frequently struggled with his fellow suf-
ferers for the possession Of garbage. A
bone gnawed by an officers dog was
priceless, shread Of gristle was a luxury,
and medicines for the sick or decent inter.
ment for the dead were unexpected and
unheard Of. He existed in this he'll upon
earth thirteen months, and came out a
wreck, physically and mentally. This man
was Union Soldier, his prison was An
dersonville, and his keepers starved him
by the express command of the same JET.
ferson Davis who is now being attended
and fed ike prince at Fortress Monroe.
Year: 1866

CRESCENT CIrY MUsEUM-We learn from Mr..
Schafer, the manager of this attractive resort,
that quite valuable and interesting addition has
just been made to the geological collection. Chief
among the novelties is a mammoth ostrich, to see
which alone is worth the price of admission.
There are also among them, number of other
birds OF beauty and rarity, and large supply of
fish for the aquarums. These, added to the mag
niticent lions, the monster bear, the strange kan
garoos, the various species ofsimia the white pea
cocks, and the thousand and one other curiosities
of animal life already on exhibition, will make the
museum quite a useful and instructive institution,
as well as an agreeable place of amusement. By
the way, we may remark, that the new specimens
are duplicates of some of those lost on the unfor.
tnnate Evening Star. See the advertisement in
our advertisement column.
Year: 1866

The English papers are grumbling at the
misappropriation of the literary pension fund.
It is asserted that sometimes ..half the fund
for the year goes to the widow of an Indian
officer; the next, the relict of a servant of the
queen gets the largest share. When the case
OF a literary man is under consideration, one
hundred pounds per annum is held to be a
liberal grant" Recently wealthy landholder
and small author-Sir James Alexander, a
retired military officer in Scotland-has been
put upon the list for one hundred pounds
year His literary merits does not appear
Year: 1866

The New JERSEY SENAroR.-The scandalous
manner in which Senator Stockton was ex-


PEELED from the Senate has aroused general in


dignaton: There y no doubt that he was en-


titled to his seat; even The sena.s committee
reported in his favor. II the New Jersey leris-
lators had any selfrespect they would re-elecs
Senator Stockton by handsome vote-not on
account Of his politics, but as rebuke to those
Senators who trampled upon all considerations


Of law, honesty and honor in order to exclude
him from the seat to which he was duly elected
and justly entitled We do not expect that
they will adopt such . course, however; for
New Jersey Is always hundred years behind
the age. But the expulsion Of Senator Stock
ton shows to what lengths the radicals will 90
for the purpose Of getting votes to override
the Presidents veto, and II is q warning to
every conservative Senator to be present when
the vote on the Civil Rights bill Is taken.
Sickness should not prevent their attendance,
and there Is plenty of time to dissolve all
obligations in regard to pairs. We advise no
one to initiate the morality of Morrill,, but 10
give fair notice and refuse all offers to pair.
Year: 1866

SENATOR DHoS.-We hope that when the


vote upon the Presidents veto Of the Civil


Rights bill is taken Senator Dixon, well or i'll,
will be in bis place to help to sustain the veto.
Let him be there II he has o be carried on his


sick bed. When great battle lie imminent the
hospitals are cmptied; the sick and wounded
soldiers hobble to the front to fire one shot at
the enemy for their country's sake. We ask
Senator Dixon TO be as selfsacrincing as
our soldiers. The issue between tine President
and the radicals Ia no longer o mere question
OF a bill, Of party, Of o policy. The happi-
ness OF the whole nation II at stake. The issue
Is whether the white people or the negroes are


to govern this republic. II the President Is
sustained we shall have q restored Union.
peaceful, prosperous and brilliant future,
government conducted by white men for tho
benefit Of all mankind. II the radicals triumph
we may have negro Congressmen; negro
will be eligible 70 the Presidency; negroes may
represent us abroad; negroes will crowd ont
our white laboring mon; negroes will prevent
emigration to the South, and negroes will be
officially declared superior 10 the whites in this
mongrel republic. One vote may decide the
contest over the veto. Let not Senator Dixon
be absent when his name is called. II he
should die on the floor of the Senate II will be
AZ o martyr 10 constitutional liberty. and he
will be rewarded by q glorious Immortality.
Year: 1866

The PRESIDENT ON THE QUESTION AS 10
Who FoRx THE UNION PARTY.-The gentle
men from Connecticut who took the resig-
nation of Postmaster Cleveland, Of New
Haven, to the President, had q converse
ton with him on the Union party. Mr.. johnson
said:-"By the Union party msan as this
hne tho party which supports my Onion
restoration policy, whoever they may be, and
no others. do not consider those who oppose
my policy as belonging to the Union party.
The question Of my restoration policy Is now
the paramount question, and all who oppose it
are my opponents. The principles of my re-
storation policy are fundamental. No man can
approve of my policy and that Of Congress at
the same time. That is impossible"


We can add no comment 10 these strong
words and the impregnable position of the
President to increase their force. No one can
be deceived about them. All the blarney of the
radical stump orators who have been and are
going to Connecticut to influence the election
there cannot deceive the people on the ISSUE
They may deny this, and say the President did
not utter these words. Few, however, will be.
lieve them. Hardly any can be so ignorant as
to mistake the language of the President, and
the sharply defined issue that exists between
him and the radicals in Congress- Let the
people Of Connecticut disregard the claptrap
political humbug of stump orators and take the
strong words of their patriotic President upon
the great issue OF the times.


al do not consider those who oppose my
policy as belonging to the Union party. :
No man can approve Of my policy and
that Of Congress at the same time. That is inn
possible" These words of the President en-
brace the whole question. Nothing more need
be said. - -: 80. o. --s.,,v-
Year: 1866

The V0TE or New JERSEY IN THE SENATx-
TIE NECESSITY OF SENATOR WRGHr's PRz-
ssNcE-No moro unscrupulous use Of Vie
power Of majority in Legislative body has
ever been seen than that just exhibited in the
United States Senate in the case Of Mr.. Stock
ton. The decision against Mr.. Stockton is
simply piece Of partisan tyranny Of the gross
est nature, and it will be very difficult In
deed, for the members who assisted in this out
rage to convince the country that they had any
other purpose than to drive out Of their body
one vote that would have been cast in support
Of the Presidents veto. Senator Wright, Of
New Jersey, Mr.. Stockton's colleague, had
paired Of with Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, and gone
home. Senator Stockton had every right to
count upon that as q balance. But Mr.. Morrill,
returned flrst and, without waiting the return
of Mr.. Wright, cast his vote, and Mr.. Stockton,
seeing this sharp practice resorted to against
him, and judging that his duty to his State re-
quired that he should throw away all notions
of false delicacy, cast his own vote.
New Jersey was justly entitled to
vote there, and Mr.. Stockton cast 1t,
and the Senate in subsequently reversing the
result secured by that vote shows Its partisan
readiness to commit great moral wrong under
cover of purely technical right


The presence Of Senator Wright, of New
Jersey, is thus made pre-eminently necessary.
That gentleman should be in his place next
Monday, if he has only life enough left to last
him through that day-it is the absolute imper-
ative necessity Of his country that calls him.
On that day the Senate will act on the bill that
the President has just vetoed, and single vote
may determine its action one way or the other.
The fate Of the country, its future glory or
disgrace, may turn on the events of that day;
and though life itself were the cost, it would be
nobly expended in meeting like patriot the
requirements Of that grand occasion. Mr..
Wright should be in Washington then, though
the stalworth sons of his State should take him
on their shoulders, and though, like another
Chatham, he went in his blanket and died ON
the Senate floor:
Year: 1866

FoREIaN IMMGRATIoN AND THE RADICAL
VIEWS OF CoNGREss. s.-Immigratio from foreign
countries IL officially announced to be larger
At this time than at any former period. Most of
these immigrants come from the rural districts of
Germany, France and Great Britain; are COM
posed Of an agricultural and manufacturing
class Of people, and their destination is prin-
cipally the Southern States. These people are
industrious, frugal and intelligent They will
take the place of the negroes in the hard work


Of many of the plantations, and aid the North
efforts to resuscitate the South. The marvel
lous richness of the soil and the latent but po-


tent manufacturing advantages and mineral
resources Of the South win be developed by
their labors. 1t is safe to calculate that the
addition of one hundred thousand white for
eigners to the development of these elements
of Southern wealth might produce to the ag-
gregate wealth Of the nation one hundred
millions of dollars the first or second
year. How unjust it will be to
these intelligent pioneers in new system of
Southern labor to place them beneath the igno-
rant uclu HcSTOcS, WuO cuuuOt Tcou q WOiu VI
write syllable, in political privileges. These
white men must be here five years before they
can vote. The radicals would have the
negroes vote before they can spell the word
"freedom," or know what it means before or
after they learn how to spell it. The white i'm
migrant comes here expecting to be the equal of
the white citizen; but he finds himself actually
beneath the negro in the political and social
scale. Is this the way to encourage immigra-
tion? Is this the way to develop the resources
Of the country? Is this the way Congress legis-
lated when the men who now represent most
of the Western States in both houses were
elected by the votes of hardy and intelligent
foreign immigrants and their descendants? The
great people of the Great West, we believe,
will rebuke those of their representatives in
Congress who aim at placing the Southern
negro, just born into state of liberty, in a
scale Of equality above the Intelligent and in
dustrious white immigrant acs n
Year: 1866

This shows the HERALD TO be, by its extensive and
comprehensive circulation the chief organ Of the adver
tisers of the Metropolis and the medium Of communi-
eating their business wants to the public.
Year: 1866

The Herald the Great Organ OF tho


Business Public.


Annexed the returns to the Internal Revenue
Department Of the receipts from advertising OF all the
daily papers of this city for two years In the first
column the receipts for thirteen months being the
year 1864 with month Of iso3 and in the second
column the receipts for the twelve months


Thirteen months For the
Year: 1866

established by Mr.. Chase and his radical
friends, and the whole policy of the specie
paying theorists and bondholders, are perfectly
monstrous, and would ruin any country but
this. Indeed, we may yet suffer greatly unless
we retrace our steps, abandon impracticable
and visionary schemes and lay the foundation
of sound policy in the future.
Year: 1866

time we may expect that both Congress and


the public will become more enlightened upon


the subject If the Senate should pass the bill


In Its present form, then We may feel ourselves


safe for the present from any great financial


convulsion or arrangement from this cause.


The bondholders, Of course, are clamorous


for an immediate resumption of specie pay


menta They have immense influence, too, and


are using II in every direction to force
specie payments 1t would add Immediately


more than twenty-five per cent, at the


present rate Of gold, to the value Of their
property, unless the government should re-
duce the interest correspondingly. That is,
suppose the amount Of this description of in
debtedness be two thousand millions, We
should ada Immediately to the wealth OF tae
bondholders, by returning to specie payments,
I've hundred millions. At the same time we
should reduce the value Of all other property
twenty-five per cent II requires no effort of
reasoning TO show the effect Of this upon the
country. The bondholders and their thousands
Of agents may well be 30 urgent for immediate
specie payments Sull they are short-sighted,
for the consequence OF immediate resumption
would cause general bankruptcy, cut down
greatly the revenue Of the government, create
embarrassment In its finances, lower the credit
of Its securities and, consequently lessen the
value of the bondholders' property.


But suppose the purpose Of the resumption
theorists should be fully carried out that we
should at the same time withdraw and fund
the legal tender and fractional currency, this
would add four hundred and fifty millions of
interest bearing debt to our hes$y burdens.
Thus at one stroke we should be adding to the
burden Of the people about thousand mil
lions, while reducing the value of all they pos
sess over twenty-five per cent. That Is not all,
Tor tho so-called national banks draw some
hing Ike fifteen per cent from the country on
nearly shree hundred millions through the
profits Of their circulation and interest bear.
ing bonds deposited. For this they pay /
nothing 70 the public, The whole system
Year: 1866

II AVE proved, from the most ample experience, an
L 4 entire success. e-Prompt-Effcient and
Reliable. They are the only Medicines perfectly
adapt &C popular simple that mistakes can
not be made in using them harmless 10 be free
from danger ana efficient to be always reliable
They have raised the ghest commendatiOn from ALL
and will always render satisfaction.
Year: 1866

A correspondent Of the New York


Times writing from Lexington, Virgin
ia, under date of September 10, gives
the following description OF the grave of
the ilustrious Stonewall" jackson,
whose name and deeds gave so much
lustre 10 the history of the Southern side
of our recent civil war:


The cemetery where the hero lies is on
the edge of the struggling town opposite
the College and Institute; it is small,
not more than dozen acres | should
judge, and of the common type of coun-
try churchyards the world over In its
exact center is a small lot about twenty
feet square, surrounded by one of those
hideous iron fences that the purer taste
OF the present is so rapidly driving from
our cities of the dead. There is Of course
a gate into this palisade of iron; the
gate bears plate, and on it, in simple
Roman characters, the single word
jackson" Within this inclosure, with
the great everlasting mountains looking
down upon him from the dim distance on
every side, sleeps him whom this people
style the great Stonewall An ascetic
taste has been shown in the surround
ings of this sepulchre A plain marble
slab, thr ee feet in hight, slightly curved
at the top, and bearing nothing more
than the words "Gen. Thos j. Jackson,
and an upright foot-stone, of foot and
a half in hight, with nothing more in
way of legend than IT j. j. These
are all of words or monuments there are
about the grave of jackson. But there
are other visible signs and more signifi
cant. Yesterday morning was the holy
Sabbath, but the green turf was covered
with the rarest flowers. At the head OF
the grave was an elaborate wreath, and
almost every inch, from stone to stone,
bore Aowery tribute to the sleeper be-
meath. Nearly all these flowers were as
fresh as if pulled from the stalk but an
hour before, aud the villagers bear wit
ness that they are renewed almost every
day


Thus sleeps Jackson where he lived
and was loved so long, and the kindly
hearts that each day deck his grave are
mourning for the chivalrous gentleman,
the kindly Christian, and loving neigh
Dor and friend, rather than for dead
hero and the cause for which he died.
This is their own explanation.
Year: 1866

The PicdyHne says there are seven
hundred and sixty-four licensed bar
rooms in the city Of New Orleans The
average amount Of intoxicating liquor of
every name sold per day at each bar,
may be safely estimated at five gallons
Supposing that there are eighty drinks
to each gallon, there are three hundred
and FIVE thousand six hundred drinks Of
liquor swallowed each day in bar-rooms
alone. AT fifteen cents 9 drink, this
would amount to forty-6ve thousand
eight hundred and forty dollars a day
spent for "the ardent
Year: 1866

~ The Memphis Commercial saws that the
Adams Express Company had on board the
steamer Garter safe containing the sum Of
TWO hundred thousand dollars belonging 70
the United States Government The safe
should have been delivered at Memphis, but
by some oversight of the officers Of the boat the
safe was carried further on. As the room Of the
Express Company was situated Immediately
over the boilers OF the Carter, the pres umpton
is that everything in the room was blown 70
atoms
Year: 1866

~ We learn that the mail route be-
tween this place and Madison will be cut
short, and only run from Dodgeyille to
West Blue Mounds. This will probably
be quite as advantageous to the public, as
very little, if any, mail matter was ever
sent that way right through and it will
probably insure the more punctual carry
ing of tho mails through the town OF
Ridgeway.
Year: 1866

nW~The corner stone Of new Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church in Mazo Manic, was
laid on Wednesday last; after which a
strawberry festival was given by the ladies,
for the benefit of the said church.
Year: 1866

t3- Are we going to have county fair
this year? If so, it is high time some ar
rangcments we're made about it. Let not
tho officers delay the matter too long, but
let them give the people Of the county no.
tice in time, that they propose to hold a
fair, and solicit their earnest cooperation
Year: 1866

Each guaranty must bs accompanied by tho certif-
cato Of judge Of court of record clerk Of such
court certifying under his oath Of Office and to his
own knowledge, to the responsibility of the guar
antors
Year: 1866

will retain bis portfolio. This is about the
worst thing that we have learned about the
Convention; but still SO along as the lamp holds
out TO burn the vilest sinner may return" We
would like TO be informed, however, why
Secretary Stanton clings TO his ONCE with such
persistency, sacrificing for 1t not only his
avowed political opinions bat his self-respect
What Is there In tho War Department that he
q 90 anxious to conceali What i there that
he 90 much dresdss Clearly, an investigation
would not be out Of place in view Of the
strange conduct Of the Secretary. Where are
the detectivesf
Year: 1866

srcrsrAHr SrASroS's PosrrroS.-Every once
in while we hear that Secretary Stanton Is
going TO leave tbe Cabinet or y not going to
leave the Cabinet as the wind may happen to
blow. The latest news is that he has become
a convert 10 the philadelphia Convention. aud
Year: 1866

The farmer sat in his easy chair,
Smoking his pipe Of clay.
While his hale old wife, with busy care'


Was clearing the dinner away
A sweet little girl. with fine blue eyes,
On her grandfather's knee was catching hles'
The old man placed his hand on her head,


With tear ON his wrinkled face
He thought how often her mother, dead,


Had sat long ago in that place!
As the tear stole down from his haf-shut eye,
Don't smoke" said the child, =" how it makes you


cry"
The house-dog sumber'd upon the floor,


Where the sun, after noon, would steal;
The busy old wife, by the open door,


Was turning the spinning wheel;
And the Old brass clock on the mantetree
Had plodded along to almost three;
Still the farmer sat in his easy chair,


While close to his heaving breast
The moistened brow and the head so fair


OF his dear grandchild were pressed.
His frosty locks mid her soft hair lay
Fast asleep were they both, on that summer day.!
Year: 1866

THE STORY OF A WINDow.-In the great
annual exhibition of pictures in Paris there is
this year portrait of lady, with the simple
title Of The Window" in the catalogue. =
There is terrible story connected with this
picture, and it is thus related by correspond
ent:


The lady is the Countess O., who, al
though only twenty four years of age, has been
great beauty attracted the attention of the Mar
twice widowed She is said TO be OF humble
BIRTH but when only sixteen years old her
quis de D, who married her. On leav-
ing the church, however, the Marquis was as
sassinated by some obscure rival, and the lady
was left widow with an immense fortune
The Marquise retired to a convent where she
remained till her twentieth year. She then
made journey to various parts of Europe, and
visited, among other places, St. Petersburg,
where one Of the most wealthy bOyards of Rus
sia placed at her feet his heart, his diamonds,
and his millions. The marriage was ceebrat
ed in the house of the bridegroom mother, in
a remote part of Russia, some distance from
his own estate. The newly married couple left
for their own home in a magnificent sleigh
On the way they were attacked by wolves, and
the Count, in trying to defend his bride, made
a false step, fell OutsOf the sleigh into the snow,
and was Immediately devoured by the wolves.
The horses, mad with terror, dashed off with
immense speed, and did not stop until they ar
rived at the Counts chateau, which was bril-
lianty illuminated for the reception of the new
Unmarried couple.