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Year: 1867

The Republican State Convention meets to-
morrow at Syracuse, for the nomination OF
sixteen delegates at large to the Constitutional
Convention. 1t will be largely, but, we pre-
sume not quite fully attended, because of the
brief interval between the issue Of the call
and the assembling of the Convention. We
will trust that a strong and good Ticket Will
nevertheless be formed.


We regret that the calls for Senate district
nominating conventions seem not to have been
issued so promptly as they might have BEEN
The election itself is now barely two weeks off,
and the district candidates should have been
nominated 10y Saturday of this week at farthest
vet we fear that half of them will not be.
Friends of Reform in every district and in each
of the great parties we pray you to take care
that your district conventions be speedily as
sembled, and that the best men be everywhere
nominated Do not yanly trust that this work
will do itself, but look to it earnestly and in
stantly.
Year: 1867

The Rev DIR. Storrs will deliver this evening, at tho
Academy of Music in Brooklyn, an oraton on Seven
Years Of Change among Nations" This lecture will
deal mainly with European politics. summing up the
causes that have resulted in reconstruction Of tho
continent, and giving that popular yet exact and
comprehensive view of affairs which is heard with
most interest by cultivated audience. and is most
difficult TO get except from lecturer who has an
usual angeof knowledge and a special talent for the
platform. There will be crowded and brilliant
aud
Year: 1867

Gov. Fentons veto of the CrOss-TOwn Rail
road bill was laid upon the table, and has not
yet been acted upon by the Senate, and yet a
second bill has been pushed to n third reading
This is, indeed, very disrespectful kind of
legislation, and its causes might be instructive
to the people of this city who protest against
the CrOss-TOwn road.
Year: 1867

There is little or no hope Of the passage OF
the bill placing our ferries and their fran
chises under control of the Metropolitan Po-
lice-at least none for this session motion
to forward the bill 10y reference to the Sub
Committee of the Whole failed in the Assem-
blv YESTERDAY.
Year: 1867

of society in which such horrors can become
frequent, such inelfable crimes bo pcrpctrated
by parents on their own offspring cries out to
Heaven for signal punishment with cry to
which God cannot long be deaf.
Year: 1867

Our Government has received news that
Macmillan is completely surrounded by the
Liberals, and that there is no possibility OF
his escape. The Liberal leaders are said TO
wish his cscape-which may he.
Year: 1867

In the Louisville Courier we iind


the following sensible remarks. =
The Cincinnati Gazstte saws that


the rebels in Kentucky have swept


the State. These rebels must be d


very terrible and remarkable set Of


fellows, and the scare they gave some
people during the war will never
wear of. Their number i estimated
at ten to fifteen thousand, but they
are credited with all the Democratic
votes. If the vote should amount TO
a hundred thousand they wonld be
held responsible for them an. This
clamor about "rebcls' ought TO be
about played out, Sensible people
have reached the conclusion that he
war ended abou. two years ago, and
that those who sustained the Confed-
erate cause are now among the most
loyal Of the population ; that, having
failed in their attempt to establish an
independent government, their only
desire now Is to make this one fit to
live in. They fought to establish a
government more free than this, and
they are now struggling 70 prevent
this from being transferred into a
despotism. II Is about time that The
factions should understand that 10 Ak
upon a candidate the charge that he
was rebel in this State Is to insure
his. election, for the opposition have
made rebel and Democrat synony-
nous terms. The slander which was
conveyed In The term Of rebel has
lost Is force by It's misapplication,
and II rasses now unhecded and
amounts to nothing. There il a
Democratic party in this State in full
accord and sympathy with the Dem
ocratic party Of the nation, but the
rebel party Is the offspring Of the
brains Of demagogues.
Year: 1867

We do not pity q person groaning
under the miscries ofthc toothace, who
has not Courage enough to have the
tooth extracted


We do not pity a beggar, who lost
his money by gambling.


We do not pitya man who fails in
business, in consequence Of his own
neglect or cxtraragancc.


We do not pity q man who becomes
poor, after expressing his poor neigh
bors.


We do not pity man who burns his
fingers by using them for snuffcrs.


We no not pity n man who cannot
buy breakfast, after buying q morn.
ing dram.


We do not pity man who marries o
scolding wife; it's his own fault


We do not pity old maids; there are
plenty Of men in tho world.


We do not pity the man who fails In
business because be is too penurious IN
advertise.
Year: 1867




/. Be very careless aad irreguar in
attending church. Never so, except
when you can manufacture no excuse
to stay at home.


2. When at church, be either asleep
or staring about. Do not listen to the
sermon.


3. When you 20 home, complain OF
the sermon as light and chaify, OF dry
and unintercsting.


4. Treat your pastor with cold and
uninviting civility, and then complain
of him because he does not visit you.


S. Neglect to pray fora blessing up
on him and his labors, and then com
plain to him because the church does
not prosper.


6. Be always finding fault with your
pastor, and yet regret that he is not
more popular with the people.


7. Be very lulIewarm and worldly
minded, and yet complain OF him for
want of zeal.


s. Neglect to provide for his neces-
sary wants and then complain Of him
because he wants his salary, and be sure
to envy him what little he has. They
cat food like anybody else and need
money. u.
8 Do oil these things and yon will
seldom fail to have "Poor Pastor"
Year: 1867

Advcrtisingi is indicative Of liberal
and generous spirit. We state it as a
fact, without the fear Of contradiction,
that the business men who advertise
most literally are by far the most lib
eral hearted and generous people among
US. Take, for example, our own ad-
vcrtisins columns and test the truth of
our remarks by visiting the local and
foreign business houses that are there
in advertised, and mark our prediction,
in nine cases out of ten, you will ascer-
tain that your purchases can be made,
or your business transacted on much
fairer terms than ifyou had continued
your patronage with those who are too
economical and parsimonious to advcr
tise, and are utterly devoid OF that high
toned public spirit which ever patron
ICES the press. We are confident that
that our assertion is correct, and we
challenge any attempt at rcfutation'


We trus. our country readers will
carefully peruse our advertising COL
umns and give our local merchants, me-
chanics and tradesmen q call before
making their purchase or transacting
their business with the non.advertisers
of the community.


We commend the above advice to
our readers, and if strictly adhered to,
we will guarantee that it saves five times
the amount of your subscription in q
year. always 60 to those Of our mer.
clients who advertise.
Year: 1867

ORIGIN OF WINE--Perhaps the read
ers Of the Journal would like to know
the origin ofwine-those at leasy who
do not already know.


The Persians tell the following sto-
ry: Je,nsheed was the first who dis
covered wine. lie was immodcratcly
fond Of grapes, and desired to preserve
some, which were placed in a large YES
sci and lodged in avaalt for future use.
When the vessel WAS opened, the grapes
had fermented their juice in this state,
was so acid, that the king believed it
must be poisonous; he had some YES
sells filled with it, and poison written
upon each; these were placed in his
room. 1t happe,cd that one Of his IA
voritc ladies was affected with nervous
headaches; the pain distracted her so
much, that she desired death obscr-
wing q vessel with poison written upon
it. she took it and swallowed the CON
tents. The wine--for such it had be-
come-ovcrpowered the lady, who fed
down into n sound sleep aud awoke
much refreshed. Delighted with the
remedy, she repeated the doses so Of
ten that the monarch's poison was soon
all drank. He soon discovered this,
and forced tie lady to confess what
she had done. A quantity of wine was
made, and Jcmshecd and all his court
drank of the new beverage, which is to
this day known in Persia by the name
of delightful poison.
Year: 1867

An official measurement has de-
monstrated that the appendages of
the New York Herald printing palace
projects seven feet into Broadway and
four feet into Ann Street Judge IN
GRAHAM has instructed the Grand
Jury to present it as a nuisance and
deal with it accordingly. The World
suggests that meeting of citizens be
called and draw up protest against
the intended enforcement of the law
in this particular case. The Herald
proprietor ought not to take so much
of the sidewalks of the great metrop-
oils.
Year: 1867

SOME of the Republican papers of
New York are predicting the defeat
of the party in some of the Senatorial
districts in that State because men
notorlously corrupt have been nomi-
mated under the impression that a
nomination. is equivalent to an.lelec-
tion. Such policy is suicidal. and
we regret to see that the New York
Republicans do not act more wisely.
Probably they will learn wisdom from
defeat if they 1wiil not by any other
instrumentality.
Year: 1867

These periodicals are ably sustained by the
contributions of the best writers on Science,
Religion and General Literature and stand un-
rivaled in the world of letters. They are IN
Gispensabc to the scholar and the profession na!
man, and to every leading man, as they furnish
a better record OF the current literature ol the
day than can be obtained from any other source.
TERMS FOR 1865.
Year: 1867

your oathsi Or has it come to TINS,
when there is no punishment to enforce
the obligation of an oath, there Is no
hope for its observancei If so, then the
whole fabric of American liberty, rent
and torn, is falling; pulled down by the
very hands, not yet dry from the blood
and slaughter, shed and wrought IN its
pretended defence. Think you that the
sense of Justice and law rooted in the
American mind, is all dead. The frost
of winter is upon it, truly, but its spring
time will come, and the thorn and nox-
ious weed will find destroyer. Think
of this, We men in high places, and If
YOU cannot respect the law you ore
sworn to support, at least regard your
future repose, for the hour you may
deem the safest may prove the time OF
your greatest danger. The storm ana
the tempest oftenest come in the
clearest sky, and history proves
that human society, IN apparent
rest, is gathering for its greatest storm
Those who violate the law to-day may
fall tomorrow under the axe OF their
own appointed executioners, The hui
man mind aud movement, like the
waves of the ocean, when once struck
by the great rock Of truth, sweep back
with that refuent wave before which
no human strength can for one moment
stand;, can you expect to stem 1t with
your frail canoes. Take lessons, l be-
seech YOU, from the rock and the wave,
and if YOU would be wise retrace In
time your adventurous steps. $3.50


(Signed) l'Io.
Year: 1867

The author of the communication
from Clarksburg, is informed that his
production is too much of the character
of an advertisement to be published ex-
cept "at the usual rates" Whatever
may be the writer's grievances, he must
see that the publication of his article
can only give nOtoriety to an obscure
and insignificant country sheet. We
are not in the habit of gratuitously
giving prominence and directing at
,cmtion to such journals.


The writer of the article in relation
to the House of Refuge can get it by
calling ut this office. He ought to
know, and certainly will when he reads
this, that no production of his, upon
any topic can be admitted to these
columns. "A word to the rise is suf-
frient." Perhaps these half'dozen
lines will suffice for him.
Year: 1867

Young ladies in the South, who, be.
fore the general ruin were very well on,
have made, the past season, from one to
four bales of cotton each in the district
of Columbus, Ala.-Er.


We know young ladies in this region,
who could do the same, if they would
hare their bosoms to this work.
Year: 1867

JUST MARRIED. D.-There is class of un- sophisticated tourists that daily catch the eye of the railway conductor and old trav- eler They have private rooms engaged at the stopping places, and imagine that they have matters so we'll arranged as to escape detection, and yet how easy it is to the careful eye to tell how many days, or even hours, they have been married. Their dress detects them in part-so neat and symmetiral; the parties have good taste, and all business is abandoned; and she who was fashionable belle last winter is positively more like young Quakeress in a simple travelling dress of mouse color. There is sort of guiltiness ill the way that arm steals around, first to the top of the seat back. then gradually closer and in si- lent acquiescence on the part of the bride, that tells the whole tale. Indeed, she re- veals the story most quickly; her shoulders incline just a little, while she imagines she is sitting uprightly to her bearded partner. For few hours they thus travel; but in the long run the head gravitates to the husbands s shoulder, and there it will nestle innocently and confiding in the repose of a newly found faith, as we'll as the happiness of honest, truthful love. And these young folks fancy themselves lost in the crowd. unnoticed and unknown, and with the SC. cret, that they are just married, their own alone. Blessed innocents
Year: 1867

A SAUoY WHE.-The worthy wife of one of the worthy bishops of the Episcopal church accompanying the Episcopal lord on one of the tours in the west The bish- op was prospecting for place too plant the seed of the church, spending Sabbath ill village where the Episcopal service had never been recited before. To aid the bishop in ''the service, and to impress the wondering villagers with the beauties there of, the wife, seated in the midst of the at tentive congregation, responded in clear strong voice just when and where 8 devout churchwoman and bishops wife should, to the amazement of many, and the indigna- tion of at least one of the village matrons, who said to her neighbors as they left the church door: 'Did anybody ever see such sassy woman as that preachers wife She set there in the church and sassed her hus- band all the time he was readin.'
Year: 1867

'he sympathy for 9 people, many of whom are or our own blood, most of our face, all o1 our nation, now have their opportunity. NO hatred IS so malignant that it can with stand real kindness; yet our kindness must be not only that of action. but of feeling. A favor offered with bitter words and in bitter spirit to those who ere unable to re- fuse it,inhames hatred almost more than ac- tual injury. In dealing with the South, we are dealing with high-spirited, warm-hearted race; race peculiarly open to gratitude for the favors we now have the opportunity of granting them-such an opportunity, as' once lost, will never again, we hope, be offered.

 Especlally should our charity be accom- panied with no reference to the past-with no conditions for the future. It is not al- ways that MT. Horace Greedy has shown such wisdom as in the opening of his Fri days speech:-

 There are 30 many things, that it is wise not so say on an occasion like this, that appear be- | greatly Tear that what we may say here in perfect truth and charity may seem to wear Q Pharasaic ana sei-1ghteous aspect, unless wo are exceeding ly carelul. So far as am concerned, do not de- sire, tnen to reopen any questions of political or of social differences which have divided and alien- ated in times past the North and the South. l Je'1ng."

 Let Congress provide every necessary safeguard for those who need protection at the South, and let them do this duty with the firmness and foresight becoming those who are appointed to make our laws, unbi- assed by the dangerous impulses of com passion or of hatred. The people of the North have now, however, far different duty; and if they will do it not only fully but considerably; if the Anglo-Saxon of the North will open not only his purse but his heart in behalf of the Anglo-Saxon of the South, there will be that effected to- wards reconstruction which no legislation can ccomplish-which will almost render legislation unnecessary.

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Year: 1867

sudden tempests only known in the trop-
les. The captains brotherrin law cast
ruefll look at the poor tossing and labor
ing ship. He saw numbers Of uncouth
being busy about her, who were only to
be daeribod by the flashes of lightning,
or bypail fires that glided about the rig.
ging ;he beard occasionally the piping Of
the bpatsRain's whistle, or the believing
of hoarse voice through speaking
trumpet. The ghosts were evidently
trying to save the ship; but tropical
storm is sometimes an over match for a
ghost, boblin or Satan himself. In a
word, the ship parted her cables, drove
teforo the wind, stranded on the rocks
and there she laid her bones.


When the captain returned from his
expedition up the river, he found his late
gallant vessel mere hulk, and received
this wonderful account of her fate from
his sagAcious brother.in-law. Whether
the wreck continued to be haunted or
not he could not inform me; and l for,
got to ask whether the owners recovered
any thing Of the underwriters, who rare
ly insure against accidents from ghosts,


Such is one of the nearest chances |
have ever had ofgetting to the fountain
head Of a ghost story. l have often
since regretted that the captain was SO
sound sleeper, and that l did not see hia
brol hes-in-law.
Year: 1867

The STUPIDITY OF OUR FINANCIAL
Policy. The United States Government
under Republican party policy pays
$l8,000,000 to the National Banks per
year in the shape OF interest for issuing
$3OO,OO0,0OO Of currency that it could
issue itself for nothing. This eighteen
million thus WantonlY thrown away,
would more than have paid the whole
army expenses Of the government under
tbs administration Of President Buchr
auap. 1t is larger sum than the
annual expenses of the early years of
JacksOn's administration. Nor is this
all the senseless folly that our Govern
ment is committing. 1t has two classes
of debts--one, the greenbacks which
circulate among the people and cost the
Government no interest. Another is the
bonds which are exempt from Slate and
local taxation, and which cost the Gov
ernment six and seven per cent. interest
every year. Under these circumstances
it is exerting itself to cancel the green.
back debt, by Withdrawing it from
circulation, instead of paying the bond
debt, and so stopping an exorbitant Drain
of interest. A person in private life
who would thus act would be considered
a fit subject for lunatic asylum. Yet
this is the matured and condensed
wisdom of the Republicans in finance


Cincinnati Enquirer.
Year: 1867

WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the All Wise
Architect of the universe to remove from
our midst our worthy and we'll beloved
companions, Harvey johnson and Henry
E. Sale, the former of West Baton Rouge
and the latter of this Parish, both being
members of Washington Royal Arch
Chapter, No. 5. And


WHEREAS, The said Chapter, on learn
ing with sincere grief the great loss sus-
tanned by said Chapter by their demise,
appointed the undersigned Committee to
report suitable resolutions in regard to the
same. Therefore,


Resolued, That this Chapter as well as
Masonry generally, have great cause to
mourn the irreparable loss sustained by
them, in the demise Of panions John
son and Sale, whose light on earth was
never hidden under bushel, but shone
conspicuously in efforts for the amelora-
ton of the condition Of mankind, whose
hearts and hands were always open for the
relief of distress during their sojourn on
this earth; and now that their spirits have
gone to their reward where God reigns
supreme, may their good example while
among us, be indellibly written on our
hearts as a guide and example.


ReSOzred, That we deeply sympathize
Year: 1867

PARDoNED BY THE GovERNoR.-Gov.
Wells yesterday pardoned Timothy
Kelly, convicted of the crime of per-
jury and sentenced to five years hard
labor in the State Penitentiary, from
the 23d of July last, under the
name Of James Hanley.


Kelley's petition to the Governor
which is signed by the attorneys and
ten members of the jury who con-
victed him, says that he was on the
7th day of April last brought into
the First District Court of New Or
leans by Fl. G. Beldep, an attorney.
at.law who, taking advantage of his
weakness and ignorance Of the law,
melted and persuaded him to go bail
under an assumed name for a certain
Demees, then confined in the Parish
Prison and a perfect stranger to the
undersigned, the said Belden assu-
ring him that the bail bond was a
mere formality and could not subject
him to prosecution. That after
strict examination in open court he
was refused as security, and on mo-
ton of the District Attorney was
committed to prison to await his
trial on the charge Of willful perjury.
That since that time, that is since
the 18th of April, 1866. he has been
under confinement The petitioner
further represents that he has al
ways demeaned himself as good
and honest citizen that he had, at
the time of his arrest, wife and
family dependent upon him for sup
port, and that he would certainly
never have received the penalty Of
the law, had he been aware of the
Importance of the act he was called
upon to perform, and had he not
been under the influence of evil
counsel and persuasion.-Neac Or
leans Picayune, lltA.
Year: 1867

M HEREBY notify the public that we have
w been appointed Special Agents of the
Freedmen's Bureau for the purpose of transfer
ring freedmen from the more Eastern and North
ern States for work on plan tatiops in Louisiana.
Those wishing to procure reliable labor will do
well to file their applications at an early day, as
they will be flied in regular order. This enter.
prise is under The direct supervision and control
OF the Government, and applications will be
approved unless made oy responsible parties
We shall be able to furnish labor at very rea-
sonaoe rate, as the Government defrays the cost
OF the transportation to the place of delivery.
Blank forms OF contract can be seen at our Office


W. H. VAN ORNUM,


IS Common street, upstairs,


'anl5-3m New Orleans, La.
Year: 1867

RELICS OF BARBARIsM.-Some Of cur pro-
greSSrre cotempOraries are urging the abolition
ot the whipping post and pillOry as relics of
harbarism." Why not abolish punishment for
crime altogether on the same principle! There
are many barbariG institutions Tor old time
tashinnSl which we cannot we'll or wisely dis
penSe with, as any one may discover by going
over the list. Progress is very good thing
but making crime decent and respectable is
not in that direction


The above is from the De7q,ra~Gn, and is,
we therefore conclude, the views of the lead
ers OF the Democracy on the whipping post
question. Whether a majority of the rank
aud file of the party are of the same opinion is
not 50 evident. a vast majority of the people
IN the State arc opposed to this mode of pun
ishment, and it is regarded in nearly every civ
llized region as a ''reproach to any people.
The system of fogging has long since beer
abolished i'll the army and navy; discipline
was not dispensed with thereby in the public ser
vice any more than it would be making Grim,
respectable" by abQlishing the whipping post
The thing IS prinital with the stake, the rack
tho thunlb-screw and slavery, and should have
been abandoned with them. Progress" seems
to be as great an obstacle to our friends as i
Is to the Chinamen. They refuse to look upor
the outside world for any examples ofimproye
ment, and insist on the old order of things
the Celestial insists on punching peoples eye
out for certain offences Penitentiaries woul
hook better and sound better and be better tha
this = relic Of barbarism''