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Year: 1867

Our latest special correspondence from VAL
paraiso informs rs that the question Of truce
with Spain on the part Of Peru, and possibly
also on that Of Chile, has been settled by q
decided refusal. A more important subject for
the future of both countries is the proposal Of
our government for o convention Of the repre-
sentatives Of the republics OF Peru, Chile,
Bolivia and Ecuador and the Spanish govern
ment, at Washington, to discuss debatable
questions and settle final terms Of peace. This
measure appeared to be in fair way towards
accomplishment, but it turns out that quarrel
based upon some assumed violation Of etiquette
which has arisen between one of our naval
and Admiral Tucker, of the Peruvian squadron,
has retarded the progress Of negotiations upon
the question Of peace conference to such an
extent that the influence Of the American
Minister, General Fitzpatrick, has been called
in to settle the difficulty. 1t is to be hoped
that no triHing Misunderstanding between
these officers will be allowed to stand in the
way Of friendly arbitration so essential to
the prosperity Of the South American
republics.


There are evidences Of progress in these
States which give hope of thorough regenera-


on. For instance, in the Congress at Lima
there has recently been introduced q bill for
the sequestration Of church property for the
benefit of the State. This 10 the first step
towards . better order Of things II looks
towards relieving the South American republics
from an incubus which has weighed upon them
to the utter destruction Of their commercial
progress. For thirty years or more this system
Of large land and other proprietary by the
Church has been q milestone around the neck
of progress. If the Southern republics are
wise enough to abolish it, by following the
example Of Peru, they may hopefully look for
the dawn Of . better day. Meantime the first
object they should seek is peace and the plan
proposed by the United States government of
q conference between all the contending
powers at Washington, under our auspices,
offers the best chance for this result. Il must
therefore be regretted If any triHing question
of courtesy as regards officials Of the United
States or Peru should delay the consummation
which all parties interested evidently desire.
Year: 1867




Certain antediluvian politicians, particularly
those of the Seward stripe, affect to be in great
distress on account of the alleged danger that
the constitution may be violated or even ab0l-
ished. The truth is that their pet notion of 10
coequality of the legislative. executive and
judicial powers Of our government ID absurd.
1t is borne out neither by facts nor by history.
the States and over the decision Of all great
governmental questions resides in Congress,
backed by the will Of tho people, The Presi-
dent can do nothing without the authority ef
Law. He is at the mercy of Congress whenevse
he ventures to oome in conflict With the repFe-
sentatives Of the national will. The Suprems
Court hes Jurisdiction over matters ofproperty
and merely legal issues, not over the grand
questions settled by the war.


1t is but recently that The citizens Of tho
United States have begun to realize tho unde-
veloped might of their government II has
come forth stronger than ever from the ordeal
of tremendous war, and it is strong with Id
own hitherto unsupported strength. It was
discovered only the other day that It was not
unconstitutional 10 pass bankrupt law Of
untold relief and advantage, aud for long
time it had been regarded as oonstitutionally
imperative to leave the control Of the currency
to the individual States. But the constitution
ofthe United States is now known to be equal
TO any emergency; for it involves potentially
all that is essential to the preservation and
development Of our national life. 1t is idle 70
whine, like some old fogy journals, that tho
constitution is in danger Of being violated or
abolished when its inherent energies are being
brought into fuller and more vigorous play than
at any previous period in our history.
Year: 1867

National Encourage ment TO tho Fine Arts.
We have always been among the warmest
advocates of the encouragement Of the 6ne
arts We are consequently unwilling to nnd
fault with any steps taken by Congress in that
direction. 1T is q question with US, however,
whether the grants OF public money that have
been made within the last few years for pic
lures and statuary for the Capitol have been
dictated by . proper spirit Looking at the
professional stasding Of most of the artists who
have been benefited by them, it seems TO US
that they have been made either under very
mistaken Impressions or that they are rank jobs.
With few exceptions they have been persons
whose works would have very little value for
any private galleryd and In the highest Of all
branches, that Of historical .conpositioa,
literally none at all. Now, at q time whom
the country is burdened with an enormous
debt, and when we more than ever require
the exercise Of the strictess economy
in the administration Of our finances, this is an
unwarrantable waste of the public meney. Tho
pretence that the adornment of tho Capitol
calls for it or that il tends to encourage art is
ridiculous The pictures that have been thus
ordered and paid for are . Disagreement
rather than an Improvement to that building,
and as to these grants serving as an encour-
agement to the profession, the contrary is the
fact Artists Of genius and who respect them
selves too much to stoop to the means by which
these government orders are obtained loudly
express their disgust at the system and assert
that it tends more to retard our progress in
painting and sculpture than any other OBJ
noxious influence that they know Of This We
can very well believe; for nothing can be more
depressing than to see mediocrty winning the
rewards due to genius. The practice Of voting
the public money for objects Of this kind with
out proper investigation should be put stop


to. AS there are but few good judges Of pic-
lures it is not to be expected that body con-
stituted as Congress is should be very well


acquainted with the merits of artists, and.


therefore, all such matters should be referred


to the decision of q committee supposed to
possess q special knowledge Of the subject.
Year: 1867

The PosT OFFICE SrE.-The Committee on
Law Of the Board Of CouncIlmen yesterday
reported that the City Hall Park is not tho
proper place for the locstion Of the Post
Office. This Is the opinion OF large majority
Of the people Of this city.
Year: 1867

SPECIAL NOTICE. -Wewoud call theatten-
ton of of our readers to the Grover Baker Ma
chimes. Their reputation is too we'll established
for us TO attempt word in their favor but
would advise any person wanting Il reliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, to investigate these before
buying. "a word 10 the wise is sufficient"
Year: 1867

acting the business connected with the
sale in cog, so far as the dealer was con-
cerned. She always made the bargains
herself, and represented that she WIS q
lady stopping at the Clifton House, who,
from some circumstances unexplained, had
alarge quantity of clothing that she could
never use. At one time she stated that
she had intended to go to Europe, but that
some unfortunate occurrence had prevented
the tour. II ..s.1.., J-1E aI sIl1.. 5hf lfu


On her first visit in connection with some
articles of clothing, she brought pair of
old and faded cradle quilts, which, the
pawnbroker says, he bought, not because
OF their value, but to encourage the lady
70 deal with him more largely sui.raaIr
On one of these visits, the colored driver
OF Mrs. Lincoln's carriage mentioned to the
broker, incidentally. that Mrs. Lincoln de-
sired to see him. This was the first inti-
nation Mr.. Doyle had of the position and
character of his customer. The negro
driver called at the shop few days after
ward and informed the proprietor that his
mistress had discharged him for the unfor-
tunate and unprecedented statement. tl
Mrs. Lincoln used to tell this man to
whom she sold her clothes that he was the
only one in the city with whom she could
deal. None of the others would pay her
what she thought she should have tor them
On one occasion, calling at the store, and
finding the proprietor not at home, she in
quired where he was, and sent her carriage
and driver after him across the bridge into
the North Division.


In February last she brought some
dresses to pawn; and, not agreeing upon
the sum she should get for them, she drove
of, saying she should never come again,
She kept her word, and the pawn broker
heard no more of her until the late an
nouncement in New York paper OF hel
more extended and more brilliant financial
operations in the same line.-C htcagc
Times. I..H i''@. 500 '''+
Year: 1867

sS~ Capt JOHN T. PERRY, with his Flat
Boat will leave this Friday morning and will
return in about two weeks with load Of salt,
which he will trade for apples lie is
paying the highest market price for Apples.
For freight or passage apply on board.
Year: 1867

sB- The young men of Fort Smith have or


ganized Hook and Ladder company. They
have contracted with Col. jerry Kannaday
for the outfit, which we are confident will re-
fleet credit on the Colonel's workmanship, as
Year: 1867

N Attention is directed to the advertise
ment Offering for sale the DAVIS FARM, on
Big Mulberry. 1t is one of the best situated
and finest Farms to be found anywheres about
in this section Of country. Good terms are
offered.
Year: 1867

az The Standard says that the New Era
Editor has withdrawn the suit against Gen
Bowen, commenced in the Circuit Court, for
an attempt to way-lay him. lie did not care
TO fight it out on that line.
Year: 1867

The following is q receipt for curing
FIstuia in horses.


Take one-half pint Of alcohol, one-
half pint OF turpentine, and one ounce
OF indigo. Mix the first two articles,
and dissolve the indigo in the mixture,
and apply small quantity every other
day.
Year: 1867

CONSCIENTIOUS LIN town in Cnn-
necticut resides man who made q for
tune In the milk business, by not CIV
ing a full measure. AS he grew rich,
he thought be would change his occu-
patton to something more respectable,
aud bought grist mill. In convcrsa-
ton with his wife, lie said he did not
feel right about the cheating in.the
milk business, and wished way could
the grist mill what he had cheated in
the other. At last they settled upon d
plan: which waa to have tho measures
with which he took toll as much too
large as the milk measures were too
small ff
Year: 1867

A man in Boston or vicinity Is repor'eu W
have offered to a poor orphan girl, the sum Of
four hundred dollars, for her education, on the
cond;tion that she should collect one million
cancelled postage stampsl The Transcript
saws ..if the individual can be found the stamps
will be forthcoming, as large number have
already been gathered up on the supposition
that the offer was from responsible source
IT the proposition was not an honest one and
made in good faith, a very respectable and be-
nevolent circle Of ladies have been wholly de-
ceived and made the victims Of cruel imposi-
ton, or insulted by stupid hoax"


Parties are engaged in this city, we are told,
in gathering up old stamps to aid in securing
the education of the deserving girl, and a large
number have been accumulated It'll suggest
ed by the Boston Advertiser that the eccentric
gentleman who has made the offer-if in earn
est-design to use the stamps for paperine
room, and that paper has made the following
curious calculation:


One million postage stamps carenly ~ p*'ao .o1
amount to three and one third cubic Iee., say
the size Of a good croquet box tney cove. slS
hundred @ and seventy-hvs square yards from
Year: 1867

The State Times asks, why is it that
the Democratic party, party composed
mainly of rebels and other outlaws, has
so much to say about law and order ?
One would suppose that people would
be ashamed to keep continually preach
ing what they notoriously fail to prac-
tice. An occasional dash of hypocrisy
would not be much out of the common
order, but a continuous system of false
professions is something which is very
seldom attempted.


Success is supposed to be desirable in
most human undertakings, but how
party expects to impress the people
with its political honesty, while preach
ing adherence to law and justifying its
most fragrant violations at the same
time, is mystery not easily fathomed.
No one believes that a rebel is seriously
imbued with respect for law, although
he asseverate it ever so loudly. Then
why is it that every rebel, while justify
ing his rebellion, complains all the
time that others violate the law?


If Conservatives may be implicitly
relied on, the Radicals are a terribly
lawless set of fellows. Hardly Con-
servative paper comes to hand that
does not contain lament over the good
old times, and the Radicals suffer ter
rible excoriations as a set of intruders
into politics, who have brought with
them new practices, to the great dis
comfture of honest Conservatives.
Taxes are high, and the majesty of the
law is held in low esteem, for which tho
Radicals are denounced as people were
never denounced before


All this is merely "sound and fury,
signifying nothing" The war was in
augurated by Conservatives, and high
taxes and lawloss spirit are the legiti-
mate results of the war, for which the
Conservatives are alone responsible.
Had they the manliness to admit this,
and acknowledge their great criminality
in being its authors, their present clam
or might deceive few too trusting in
dividuals like Horace Greeley; but
underpresent circumstances they merely
incur increasing contempt. The Con-
servatives act the wolf to perfection,
but the Radicals utterly fail as the
lamb WaTensbwgh (NO.) Standard. r
Year: 1867

tables of all kinds looked well, and the
few fruit trees already there were laden
with fruit. AS a fruit country l think
there is no better in the United States
as all kinds grown in the temperate eli
mates flourish there in abundance.
would especially recommend Jasper
county, Missouri, to those who contem-
plate emigrating west The county Of
Jasper is on the western border of the
State, directly west of Springfield.
Spring River runs through the entire
length Of the county, besides which
there are the North Fork, Dry Fork,
Buck Branch, Coon Creek, Centre
Creek, Turkey Creek, and many smaller
streams which are all tributaries to
Spring River, and flow in a westerly
direction. Between these streams there
are rich prairies and upon them suffi-
cient bodies of timber for the wants Of
the country. Carthage, the county
seat, was entirely destroyed during the
war, but in the last year there have
been built more than one hundred
houses there, and many families are
now stopping IN their wagons until they
can build. There is but one place in
the county where spirits can be had,
and that is at a drug store licensed to
keep only for medical purposes The
state of morals is good for any country,
old or new, and what is still better they
are nearly all loyal, the rebels there like
mad "bumble bees' having died on the
comb during the war. Good land can
be had from three to fifteen dollars per
acre, according to location and improve
ments. The streams are 80 clear that
you can see every fish in four feet
water, and the beds are stony 80 that
teams never mire. The soil is unsur-
passed in fertility, yet there is none of
the black mud so common in the west
as there is more sand and gravel in the
soil. / suppose people die there some
time of course, but l saw no sickness, and
was informed that it was a "pOOr place
for DOCTORS" Finally expect to make
it my future earthly home and can hear
tily and truthfully recommend it as the
best l have found in the west.


lam at the present residing in Inde-
pendence, Jackson county, Missouri,
where l shall perhaps remain another
year in charge of the Public Schools.
l shall be happy to receive communica-
tons from my old friends, and will
promise speedy replies. My family has
been in general health since l came
west. Address


J. A. SMITH,
Principal of Public Schools, Indepen-


dence, Missouri.
Year: 1867

cSLast Thursday, VIM. Jones, May
or of the town of Waverly, and editor
of the Democrat, published at that place,
arrested and confined in the calaboose
a stranger who was in that town, With
out the least form of trial. The man
had committed no offense whatever, and
was perfectly sober, and conducting
himself with propriety, transgressing
no law when arrested. The only Of
fense of which he could possibly have
been guilty, even in Democratic eyes,
was being a Yankee, and wearing 0
badge presented to him by the ladies of
his native place for meritorious service
in the field against the rebellion.


The man was kept in jail until a Dem
ocratic lawyer of the place advised the
Mayor that he had better be released,
for if the man knew his rights and
privileges he would make itan unproft-
able transaction for his honor the May
or 1t is to be regretted that the stran-
ger did not remain and have this Dem-
ocratic Mayor arrested and punished
for this gross violation Of power
Cdilhcothe Gazette.
Year: 1867

A correspondent Of the Western
Rural gives the following as tn. pro-
cess by which he makes butter which
sells at SOC per b., while an ordinary
article was bringing only 80 to 35c
The butter is taken from the churn,
and placed in . wooden vessel and
worked over with a soft piece Of cot
ton or linen cloth, frequently wiring
ing it out with cold water as it be-
comes saturated with buttermilk, keep
ing the hands out Of the butter as
much as possible, until every drop Of
liquid is taken from it. Straining the
cream is injurious and consequently
it should be kept free from all par.
ticlcs ofdirt, ETC.. which require it to
be strained. Hence the necessity OF
the most scrnpulous cleanliness of all
vessels, &c, with which milk, cream
and butter come in contract.
Year: 1867

Wendell Philips, the most saga
cious Of men now wiring for the pub
lie press unless it be Theodore Tilton,
expresses his mind very clearly and
powerfully touching the monstrous
nsurpations of the Supreme Court of
the United States. In the last num-
Der Of The Ant; lSlavery Standard, he
truthfnlly and liglteously says:


fpresent appearances may be trust
ed that Court, like the President, is
henceforth to stand an insurmounta-
bic obstacle, as at present constituted,
to any efficient and safe recnnstruc-
ton. Thanks to the Dred Scott and
other decisions, the Bench has long
ago lost the sympathy and respect
Of the masses. Gen. Jackson could
not lift Taney to the Bench he could
drag the Bench down to Taney.
There are men whom it is impossible
to make respectable, since they have
no element to win respect. There il
no institution so venerable that the
touch of vile men will not defle and
degrade it. Ten years ago, the final
cause Of such a creature as Taney
vas inexplicable. To-day, the mys-
terry is solved. No element less re-
pulsive and discreditable than his
character would have sufficed to utter
ly bankrupt such a power as that
Court, which, in its pristine vigor-
serving tyranny with decorum--might
have overawed and misled the people
in this crisis.


1t will need but little effort to show
the people the true course to be taken
in the emergency. The nation must
be saved, no matter what or how ven-
cradle the foe whose existence goes
down before that necessity. The idea
Of such court. aloof from all political
ambition, far above all party spirit,
unimpassioned as justice was a grand
conception. Such court would have
been an invaluable element in our sys-
TEN. Until within some twenty years.
the masses have regarded it as Z
Bench basing its decisions on definite,
unvarying and easily understood prin-
ciples. Oflate it is seen to be what
it is, a mere appendage to party. Ap-
pointed for life, its judges must, Of
course. often find themselves appur-
tenant, by their prejudices and associ-
ations. to defeated party. Such is
their present position; and like all
fragments and elements Of the old dis
loyal Democratic party. its fate is GER
tain. The moment there arises in the
Republican ranks q man bold enough
TO strike, the people will applaud the
blow. There will be the same outcry
and the same resistance from the same
quarters, as there was when anti-slav-
cry first demanded that the nation
should mould its form or its spirit.
The outcrv and resistance will be just
as vain in this case as in that. The
instincts Of the masses. the consciences
Of just men, the spirit Of the age, and
Gods law, all demand that the inspir-
alton and corner stone ofthis Govern
ment shall be justice. The Constitu-
tion, with its time honored compromises
held up by the strongest Of parties,
was dust in the balance against such
q current This court will prove the
same. The dry rot Of its political SUBJ
servience has made it an empty form.
The wind Of the blow that demolished
slavery we're enough to scatter this
obstacle from our path,


WENDELL PHtLLlrs.
Year: 1867

As the season for wearing light colored lab
RIGS is approaching, the following method Oh
preserving the colors in washing these materials
will be of interest 1t is from lady cores
pOndent Of an exchange, who saysshe has new
or known il TO fail:


herewith send you an excellent method tor
washing dresses Of printed muslins, lawns, &c"
so as TO preserve the colors, whether the pat
tern be printed in black or variegated hues.-
The dress should be washed in lather, aud not
by applying the soap in the usual way--direct
upon the muslin. Make lather by boiling
some soap and water together: lei II stand un-
ill it is sufficiently cool for use, and previously
to putting the dress into it, throw in hand
ful of salt; rinse the dress without wringing IL
in clear, cold water, into which little salt has
been thrown remove II and rinse It in fresh
supply of clear water and salt. Then wiring
the dress in cloth and hang it to dry immc--
diately. spreading it as open as possible, so as
to prevent one part lying another. Should
there be any white in the pattern, mix ht'io
blue in the water.
Year: 1867




We publish, this morning, the remarkable
charge of Judge Underwood to the Grand Jury
at Richmond. There may be partisans who
will pronounce this an exhibition Of nerve and
manliness; but we are sorry for them as we are
profoundly sorry that judge of a court of the
United States found it comport with his ideas
of judicial impartiality and professional dignity
to deliver political harangue from the bench
which we will net permit ourselves to charac-
tcrize in the terms it deserves. II the whole
sale vilifcation ofan entire community was true.
if the tribute paid the notorious spokesman of
confscaton was deserved, there could be no
possible excuse for them coming from the lips
Of one sworn to administer justice in the very
court over which he is called TO preside. As 1t
is, history will take care of the man w;io has
permitted the politician to absorb the judge,
and the very enormity of the offence of one who
thus prostitutes the bench Of justice TO the base
purposes of party should lift the people whom
lie maligns above the affront he seeks TO put
upon them, aad should awaken universal feel
ing Of indignation throughout the nation, whose
honor is assailed by the gross misconduct OF one
of its judicial representatives.
Year: 1867

We have to thank Republicanism for the
samples it sends us. They speak trumpet
tongued for the union of all good men ih a
hostility more lasting than CarthageLian's
against these slanderers and blasphemers of all
that is good, and pure, and high. and holy
among us. If any yirginian can read this
creatures charge, and doubt the position an
honest man should take-with Underwood and
his party or against them-we beseech him to
read it to his wife or sister, and follow her coun-
IL