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Year: 1866

The New York World gives edito-
rally the following personal sketches
of the President and his travelling
companions, who made their appear
ance the other day in New York and
had a splendid reception:


Secretary Seward is much changed
since he made a speech here in the
presidential campaign of 1860; begin
ming to have something of the Veneer
able appearance of old age, and his
face being considerably disfgured
by the wounds he received at the
time OF President Lincoln'S assassin
alton. Admiral Farragut has a good
looking face, and a bearing rather
professional than distinguished. In
looking at Gen. Grant, We need to
reflect on the great part hc has acted,
before we can feel much interested in
his person. There can be but few
Who are not fayorably impressed by
President johnson from having seen
him. The portraits ia the print-shops
indeed resemble him; bat photo
graphs are OF little value in giving
one an idea of persons he has not
seen. They are excellent aid TO the
memory in recalling the features of a
face or a landscape. as recollection
easily supplies what the photograph
fails to catch. The points of PreSi.
dent johnson can be more intclli
gently looked at by those who saw
him yesterday.


i President J0huSOa'S whole appear
anee ana bearing are strongly express
sive OF character. In stature, manly;
in dress, decently clad in a sober and
somewhat worn black frock coat; his
body seems merely a suitable pedes-
tai for mounting his MASSIVE head.
A broad brain, hair originally a deep
Year: 1866

Bsg@ A Southern man may be loyal with out going into ecstacies of delight over Thaddeus Stevens project for disfranchis- ing the white men of the South and con fseating their property To require the South thus to kiss the rod that smites, as an evidence of loyalty, is to require what human nature, in it's most meek and gra- cious state, has never achieved It is very much like the old-fashioned test applied to converts-they could not besaved till they were willing to be damned And yet this is the gist of a great deal of the prevalent de- nunciation of the South. The articles cop jed from Southern papers as evidence of disloyalty are chiefly diatribes against the Northern extremists, who seek the further punishment and humiliation of the South The same papers avow their earnest purpose to obey the Constitution and laws, to accept all the results of the war, and to conduct themselves in every respect as good citizens of the United States. Pollard's low abuse of the Virginia women who dance with Union officers is provoking enough; but 1t is not treason, and the suppression of his paper was mistake that the President did well to correct What the Govern ment eds to do in the South is not to suppress disloyal sheets and writing, but to maintain freedom ot speech and press for all, loyal and disloyal. Springfeld Mass )Republican.
Year: 1866

LET IT CoME,-lt is again reported that the President is about to issue proclamation of Peace and Amnesty. It has been delayed by the dilatory reconstruction movements in Texas, and the Instructions of Congress- The President knows better than any one else possibly can the proper time for the issuance of such a proclamation, and we are willing to trust to his judgment as to the best time. We are glad to be assured that will certainly come.

 The Treasury Department during the last three days of last week. printed upwards of S229, coo in fractional currency ofthe latest issues ofthe four denominations, and prepared for issue S50000 in ones and twos, which are now ready for delivery.
Year: 1866

aas~We give in another column, the Proclamation of ANDREW JOHNSON, de claring the war at an end, the States no longer in rebellion. The spirit of this Proclamation is in keeping with the Presi- dents course, breathing peace and harmony in every line It comes to the people of the South, as the breezes of the morning, richly laden with comfort, encouragement and hope. There is no stern rebuke for offences committed No mocking exulta- tion over fallen foe. It is manly ack- nowledgment of. the good faith of the southern people. It is a great relief to turn from the rampant denunciations of the radical disunionsts, to calm review of so able document, as this proclamation Let the President continue this course and in spite of all opposition, he will make for himself name, dear to all honest Americans. A name fit to be associated with all that is good, true and noble.
Year: 1866

CONGRESS AND BUsINEss.-Th dry goods trade is at standstill. 4 crash Is impending. Imported goods, ordered long ago in anticipation of an immense spring trade, are pouring in upon our merchantsj but no goods are sold W hat is the req son of this stoppage in business? Itis the Radicalism of Congress Our merchants counted upon large influx of buyers from the South as soon as the war was over and the Union restored The war IS oyer, but Congress persists in keeping the South out of the Union Consequently there is no Southern trade 1 he Western merchants arrive here look about, see no business doing, no rivalry, no competition, and conclude that they will wait awhile before purchasing, until thingt get set tied" There is now no sale for the goods produced by our own manufactories. Presently the manufactories will have to stop work Then we shall see thousands of people thrown out of employment, star vation staring them in the face, their chil- dren crying for food. Riots will follow, and perhaps revolution. Why is all this? Not because of the high prices of gold, for gold is lower than atany time du- ring the war. Not because of the tariff, for that has not been changed since the war No; it is because few dozen Rad icals in Congress have made uptheir minds to ruin the country or carry the next Pres idential election by negro votes or by the exclusion of all votes from the South It is because another rebellion, more wicked than the last, IS tugging at the yitals of the nation It is because a few men at Wash ington prefer their party to their country. Let the people mark them we'll and re- member them in future -[ New York Herald.
Year: 1866



 pa~W We were never so much in need of active energy, as noac. Truly it may be said of us as people, that now is the ac- cepted time,' now the day of salvation. Our country has been torn, devastated and 6lcd by war. We have been deprived of property, and made poor in all things, save honor, industry and energy; yet this is no reason that we should always remain so. Situated as we are-surrounded by fer tile lands, and untold mineral wealth---it should be shame upon us asa people, did we not exert ourselves to improve our country, build up our town, and make our state one of the poaoers of the land. Now that our-labor system is changed, a more extended system of improvement becomes necessary. Art and science must be brought to bear upon that, which at one time, physical labor accomplished. In all that pertains to the improvement of our country. God has indeed blessed us. A rich and productive soil is waiting to be titled. Mines of untold wealth are ready now to yield to the honest workmen, the reward of their labor What we need is the spirit, the energy 10 take hold upon such enterprises as will make us honored and wealthy as people, and prove to the world, that Arkansas has within herself the clements of greatness, the genius of prosperity. The most feasible plan by which the great store houses of our State may be unlocked, and the rich freights of her mines and soil brought to market, and their distributed to the world, is, make them accessible by Railroads. Already have we been blessed in charters, surveyed routes smooth even territory, and it only remains for us as people, to determine not only to lend our influence, but pockets, and the work Is done We know there are men, who say you can't build this or that road, 1t Is too early, we are too weak. "When shall we be stronger z Does the child ever walk without repeated efforts! Can an undertaking be ever ended, until it is first begun? Shall we remain in this state of convalescence, this moral, intellect ual and civil stupidity? No, weak strong we must begin to work.

 We have in Des Are, one of the mos promising towns of the State, accessible by water at all times of the year, and thus connected with the whole Eastern world If we are actuated by the proper motives if we are alive to our own interests, we vii set to work, connect ourselves by rail witt the west, and make our town the city of tht State.

 The question of constructing the roa( from this point to Fort Smith, by way Q Dardanelle. has already, been discussed t considerable extent This is move il the right direction Let the people o Des Arc not only determine to engage il this woSk. butinfuence others to do so; thu uniting the broad plains of the West, witl the rich valleys of the East, they vii make for themselves name, that shal only be excelled by their prosperity an' wealth.
Year: 1866

New YORK. s June 27.-The morning
papers have the following specials from
Washington:


1t is probable that when Congress ad
| iourns on Thursday or Friday of this


week, it will not assemble again until


week after next so as to give members
opportunity to spend the Fourth of July
at their homes. There appears to be no
prospect as yet of an early termination
of the session:


The New York delegation of bankers
had lengthy interviews this morning
with Comptroller Clark and the House
committee on Banking and Currency in
relation to the proposed amendments TO
the national currency act. They com
pIain that the State tax on national cir-
cuIation is excessively heavy and oner-
Gus. and request its removal. They state
that thew cannot proftably continue
their business under the present tax
law.


Fresh developements are coming to
LIGHT in connection with the Memphis
sWindle. 1t turns out that seventy or
eighty thousand dollars in 7-30 notes
which were sent to Carleton some time
toward the close oflast year for disposal
on account of the government have also
been embezzled and employed in cotton
speculations. The whole is to be fully
Investigated in day or two by the
Bankipg and Currency committee


The Herald's Montreal special says
sixteen Fenian prisoners have been
brought there for confinement in the
ia;I The broad charge upon which the
nrisone1s were committed is that of levy.
ing war against Her Majesty. Colonel
FIminger, the committing magistrate,
came with those who were brought TO
this city for greater security, IN view ol
the last affair at Pigeon Hill IL Is not
known when their trial will take place
Marvin, one of the Fenian prisoners
here was admitted TO bail on his own re-
cognizance yesterday, his employer at
Buffalo representing him as an unonens-
i've and innocent person. K A. Harrison,
bannister, is iudustriously working IN
the prosecution Of the. Fenlans on the
mart of the Government 1t Is now pref
~ we'll determined that they will be
tried by military court martial under
foreign aggression. 1t is said that Gen
eraI John Hilliard Cameron will act as
chairman of the commission. The 18th
regulars are now constantly on guard al
the old Jail, and an officer sleeps IN the
building. Several church dlgnltalles
are interesting themselves in the case OF
an Episcopal Clergyman who lsineerated
as Fenian.


One of the most terrible toInadoes
that has ever visited Canada took place
last night, at the village Of Oil Springs.
A large hotel recently erected was
blown to the ground. Much damage
was done to the derricks and oil works
During the tornado, a boiler bursted'
killing one mau and severely inlurlng
several others The STERN also passed
over Ingersoll, doing srsAt deaI OF
damsge The force of the storm tore up
large trees by the roots
Year: 1866

New YORK, june N-Advices from
Europe say the price of every article OF
consumption ss- a necessary of life was
rapidly advancing in Vienna in face OF
q adepreciated paper currency. ~


A Berlin letter of the 10th of june
says that from two to three hundred
and some days fully three hundred bills
are brought toprotest in that city. =.


The Spanish Senate has approved of
a bill to fix the frontier line between
France and Spain in accordance with
recent treaty concluded between the
two countries.
Year: 1866

The Presidents Speech-Confamptib


servility Df rts AppIauders.


George William Curtis, in Harper's
Weekly, writes as follows in regard to
journals which were SO destitute of honor
and independence as to defend the Presi-
dents recent speech:


Yet the servility which actually defends
and approves such an outburst of passion
is even more deplorable. The President,
excited and exasperated, may be charit-
ably supposed unconscious of the real
scopa of his words when he accused Mr..
Sumner and Mr.. Stevens of melting to
his assassination. Il is conceivable that
he was too angry to weigh his words when,
after calling for justice upon traitors
meaning the gallows-he denounced those
gentlemen as traitors. But for an editor
to sit deliberately down and elaborately
justify so tragical an outrage of the plain
est official propriety upon the ground that
the speaker said that be should stand by
the Constitution is an offence SO con-
temptible as to be ludicrOus. The Presi-
dent has taken q solemn oath TO astand by
the Constitution" and nobody supposes
that he intends to periure himself But
the Senator and Representative have taken
quite as solemn an oath, and their purpose
is no less undoubted. Is it treason, and
deserving of death to differ from the Pres
idents view of constitutional duty2 How
If, because of q difference of opinion as to.
constitutional obligation, the Senator and
Representative had denounced the Presi-
dent by name as traitor like jefferson
Davis? Would they be excused On the
ground that they would stand by the
Constitution ?"
Year: 1866

SENATE CHAMBER, March is, 1866.


To the Editors Of the Boston Daily Adrsr :
tiser:


GENTLEMEN: Ny attention has been
called to an editorial article in your paper
where you say that Mr.. Sumner aided in
defeating the proposed constitutional
amendment, because in his opinion it fell
short OF what was needed"


Permit me to say that this does not state
my position accurately.


My special objection to the proposed
amendment was two-fold first that it
carried into the Constitution, by express
words, the idea of inequality of rights,
which, in my opinion, would be defile-
ment of the Constitution; and secondly,
that it lent the sanction of the Constitu-
ton to a wholesale Acknowledgement on
account Of race or color. Thus far. moth
ing of the kind has been allowed to ind a
place in its text. To my mind it was
clear that nothing of the kind ought to be
allowed to fad place in the text.


You will see therefore, that nv opposi-
ton was not because the proposed amend
ment "fell short Of what was needed
but because 1t did what in my judgment
ought not to be done. 1t is true that its
character became more ap-
parent when it was considered that it did |
this at moment when complete justice to |
the freedmen was at once the prompting |
of gratitude and the requirement of neces- |
sity for the sake of the national peace and |
tho good name of the republic. But /
the special objection to the proposed |
amendment was not that it ''fell short"
but that it was bad in itself It is
said "a half-loaf IS better than
10 bread" and this has been called a
half-loaf." But nobody would accept a
half-loaf" if it were poisoned. To my
mind there was a poison in the proposed
amendment. In this respect it was unlike
ne proposition to found representation on
-oters, which besides being more surely
Elective to the same end, had no poison in
Others did not see the proposed amend
1ent as l did. Had they seen it so, they
lust have voted against it. But seeing it
3 l did, l think you will agree with me
nat could not hesitate in my opposition
} it.


1 do not write now for any purpose of
ontro7ersy, but simply that my position
lay not be misunderstood.
l am, gentlemen, your faithful servant,


CHARLES SUMNER.
Year: 1866

OF all the "smart instances of Yam
kee ingenuity, perhaps the smartest is the
trick played upon the authorities of New
Brunswick after their recent offer of So
for the snout of every bear killed within
the colony. A large number of snouts
were recently brough in, chiefly by In
dians, but in the course of time it was
discovered that most of the trophies were
imitation only, cunningly manufactured
of India rubber and gutta percha, by
clever msnipulators in State of Maine
who sold them to the Indians at half
dollar each.
Year: 1866

A Washington dispatch says: The rad
icals are trying to get the Tennessee dele
cation to withdraw their request for ad-
mission to Congress, in order to have &
certain effect upon other of the Southern
States. Senator Fowler is understood to
be in favor of it."
Year: 1866

A Richmond correspondent of the New
! Ork T"'es tells curious story of the manner
III which our Government, during the closing
days OF the Kebelllon, came into possession of
the testimony Of General Lee before a commit
tee Of the Rebel Congress, which was never re-
ported to the House, unless in secret session
The writer states that an agent of our Govern
ment was hidden in closet of a room where
Lee testified, and took verbatim notes of the
priceless information which fell from his iips.
showing the utter hopelessness of the Rebel
cause. The remainder of the story may be
told IN the language Of the correspondent:


= A second party walked leisurely through
the streets of Richmond with it, until upon
the envlrOns he encountered one Of the COM
mon country carts Of this section proceeding
with the half OF newly killed beef toward the
Rebel lines III Buffers front No communica-
ton that the most lynxeyed could perceive
passed between the man and the cart, but the
former gradually changed his direction, and
was soon walking back in the direction he had
come. The cart went on, reached and passed
through the Rebel camps without molestation,
and reached the pickets, where it halted, as a
matter of course. The beef was destined for
the house OF planter just beyond the Rebel
lines, and in plain sight of their outposts, and
about equl-diSant between them and our out
post. The explanations made, and a careless
search of the cart made by the Rebel sentry,
that is, look into it, the cart proceeded on its
way.


Just as we neared the house a small party
of our cavalry made dash at it, and to the
utter surprise Of the Rebel picket, who saw the
whole affair." our men only hovered a moment
around the cart, then galloped back with one
more than they came with, leaving the cart
and beet, and mule and driver behind them
They did not know it then, but under the beei
was a man, and the man had package, and
the package contained the statements Of Gen.
Lee before the Committee Of Congress a few
hours before


" The fact of obtaining this information i,
unrivalled in the annals of war; and gradually
as the facts come to light, it will be found that
Grant had every day such particular informa
ton from the Rebel capital that he knew what
jeff. Davis was talking about each day in the
most private of his conversations with his Cabi
net and members of his Congress"
Year: 1866

The ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN SPAIN
Although Spain still maintains the bolt of sla-
very in Cuba, her government has issued de-
cree : that any person Of color living as a slave
in the Spanish dependencies shall, without
distinction OF age or sex, become free from the
moment that he or she may touch the soil Of
Spain or any other country in which slavery
does not exist" As the unfortunate beings
who are slaves can scarcely afford to pay for a
passage to Spain or any other country in
which slavery does not exist" it is scarcely
possible that many of them will be freed by
this decree. Spain, it seems, instead Of Kidding
herself of slavery in manly way, contents her
self with keeping the spectacle Of beings in ser
vitude from coming Immediately under her
eyes. She cares nothing for the unfortunate
bondmen in Cuba. -Ledner
Year: 1866

The young married couple who thought thew
could live on love and moonlight find there IS
some virtue in baked beans. For taking the
romance out of young folks marriage is nearly
as bad as a lawsuit. - N''
Year: 1866

The Paris correspondent of the Ltterdry Ga
zette and Publisher Circular, gives the follow
ing sensible view with reference to the pursuit
OF literature as profession =


n longer nOvitiate is required in literature
than IN any other profession. No man thinks
OF adopting the law, or medicine, or engineer
ing as a profession unless he is the master of
money enough to support him in the school
and during the first year of his professional
life. But almost every man thinks he can earn
money enough as Il writer from tie ycrv out
set, even though, as is often the case, he is ig-
norant OF orthOgraphy and syntax We should
hear great deal less about the distress of
young literary men if they would consent to
use those asSistances which are at hand during
their novltlate. The most eminent writer's re-
commend these asSlStances as projections to the
dignity, as aids to the improvement and rapid
success OF the literary man. SpinoZa polished
glasses tOr optical instrument makers while
meditating and writing his extraordinary phi-
losophical treatises Franklin supported him
self as a printer. NJ Micheet refused to earn
bread by writing as hack, and supported
himself by teaching school until he ascertain
ed that he was sufficiently master of his pen to
draw support from it. NJ. Provost -Paradol
likewise supported himself during his literary
novitiate by teaching. NJ. Tainc, long after he
became well known as an author, continued to
teach. Some of his friends expressed their
astonishment. He replied "I wish to write
only when, where, and as | please, and no au-
thor can enjoy this independence unless he is
able to do without editors of newspapers and
publishers. | have allotted to myself mini
mum Of fortune, which regard as indispensa.
bic to comfortable material life; and when ]
shall have attained it, | shall phiosophize at
my pleasure" Nine, George Sand supported
herself by painting fans until her pen supplied
her with sufficient income. Young authors
ought to bear these examples in mind, and tC
initiate them. There are a great many EN-,
ployments where the literary neophyte may
earn his livelihood while he is fitting himself
for his new profession. Ifhe disdains these


from some discredtable vanity, and resolves tC


have no bed and no board but such as his mex


perienced pen may provide, he cannot com


plain if a life of hardship and a prematur,


grave are his portion,
Year: 1866

A doctor who had been trying to establish
peactlce in Wisconsin says that the village is
so extremely healthy that a man was murder
ed there recently for the purpose OF starting
graveyard.
Year: 1866

MERCANTILE LIFE The London Times
comments at some length upon the immense
addition to the wear and tear Of commercial
life which the cable is likely to create When
merchants received one mail day, they had
the afternoon to themselves. When they re-
ceived two, their whole day was gone, and
when the telegraph came, their evenings went
also. Now it may be fairly expected, consider
ing the vast spaces traversed by the ocean ca
bes, with the difference of time ut the points
Of arrival and departure, their nights will 90
also. In this country, however, the change
will be less severely felt than in England :
There are few merchants in America who are
not already working to their utmost capacity,
or who could, ii thousand fortunes depended
on it, take one hour more from sleep or eat


ing, or social intercourse. Where is it all 90
ing to end, and what kind of life the "mer-
chant of the future will lead, nobody knows.
or pretends to know. From present appear
ances, it would seem as if the commerce of the
world would pass into the hands Of a few great
houses; that all the small dealers would be
converted into clerks on salaries, and every
thing be done by a few vast combinations CON
ceived by half dozen heads, the details being
worked out by subordinatcs, possessing only a
limited responsibility, and therefore suffering
little from wear and tear,