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Year: 1866

AADKEw JOHNSON FAVORS CoNF1SCAIIoN.


Treason must be made edious and traitors must
be punished and impoverished Their great planta-
tlons must be seized and divided into small farms,
and sold to honest, Industrious men,"


ANDREW JOHNSON on RKCoNsTRUCTION.


In calling convention to restore the State who
shall restore and reestablish it? Shall the man who
gave his influence and his means to DESTROY the
Government? Is be TO participate in the great work
of reorganization Shall he who brought this
misery upon the State be permitted to control its
detnes? If this be So then all this precious blood
OF our brave soldiers and officers SO freely poured
out will have been wantonly spilled, all the glorious
victories won by noble armies will go for nought
and all the battle-felds which have been with
dead heroes during the rebellion will have been
made memorable in vain. Why all this carnage
and devastation? 1t was that treason might be put
down and traitors punished. Therefore | say that
traitors shall take back seat in the work of resto-
ration"


ANDREW JOHNSON IN FAVOR OF DIsFRANcHIsING


TRAITORS.


say that the traitor has ceased to be citizen,
and in Joining the rebellion has become public
emy He forfeited his right to vote with loyal men
when he renounced his citizenship and sough to de-
stroy our Government. We say to the most honest
and industrious foreigner who comes from England
and Germany to dwell among US, and to add to the
wealth of the country, Before you can be a citi-
zen you must stay here for five years" If we are
so cautious about foreigners, who voluntarily re-
nounced their homes to live with US, what should We
among US, has raised q paricidal hand against the
Judgment is that he should be subjected to severe
ordeal before he is restored fO cifizanshio
Year: 1866

The Johnsontes have been making good deal
of political capital out of the presence of General
Grant at the White House when the Committee
from the Philadelphia Convention waited on the
President and presented him an official copy of the
proceedings of that body. 1t now comes to light
that General Grant was not present at the time of
his own accord, but through the trick of Messrs.
johnson and Seward, and their political tools. 1t
seems that just before the appointed time for
the interview tie President dispatched of his
private secretaries to General Grant, saying he de-
sired TO see him on important business. Of course
the General fastened over to the White House, and
when he reached it the Phladelphis Convention was
ordered by Marshal Gooding to assemble in the
East Room. The President was then awaiting the
arrangements of the Committee and it was in this
manner that General Grant was entrapped into a
supposed endorsement of the swindling party
Washington Dispatch to the NetO York Tribune.
Year: 1866

The exact period of putting in winter wheat must
be determined by the growth that the young wheat
plants attain before the end Of the growing season


That wheat that attains the largest growth ofeaves
| and stems before winter does not always produce
the largest crop Of grain the succeeding season. On
the contrary, if seed-time be deferred till late


tumn, so that the young wheat plants make but
feeble and slender growth before the cold weather
arrests all vegetation the tender plants are liable to


be injured so seriously by the freezing and thawng
of the soil that only small crop will be produced
Moreover, those leaves and stems of wheat that
spring from grain put in the soil very late in the
season are always exceedingly tender, while those
that have been growing for two or more months
become thicker, heavier and tougher, and better
prepared to resist the destructive influence of eez
ing and thawing. No stated period can be designa-
ted the best time to put in winter wheat in every
State. The period varies quite much as the peri
cd of vernal seed time. In Central and Western
New York, for example, the most suitable time has
been found to be from the 9th to the 18th of Sep
tember; although wheat is often sowed in those To-
caities late the 1st of October which has pro-
duced remunerating crop Of grain. Yet, had that
same grain been sOwn twenty days sooner no one is
prepared to show that the yield per would not
have been much larger than it was Much will de-
pend on the condition of the soil in fixing the time
Of putting in winter wheat. If the soil be mellow
and fertile, with liberal supply of rich mould at
the surface so that thestes and leaves of the young
wheat plants will cover the entire ground before
they step growing, seed-time may be deferred till
the 20th Of September, and as we go South of the
latitude alluded to- the time of seeding may be de-
ferred till the lst or 10th Goth of October Eve
ry farmer. should determinethe best time, by few
well-conducted experiments. Suppose, for example
that farmer has few acres of wheat to put in
Let one acre be sewn with wheat so early in autumn
that there can be no doubt that it is early Then
five six days afterward seed another acre. After
another period of five days has passed. finish anoth
er acre. and note all the circumstances connected
with the condition of the SOIL state of the weather,
or anything else that exerts any influence on the
termination of the grain, or the growth of the
young plants. A few experiments in determining
the best time to put in winter wheat would enable
farmers in every part of the country to fix upon the
very best period for putting in winter wheat in their
regon.-N T. Times.
Year: 1866

An exchange says that many of the
preachers up North that used TO be very
prayerful have stopped praying for the
President. They used to pray for Mr..
Lincoln, and we believe even for "Jeems'
Buchanan. Is Andy johnson so good
that he doesn't need praying for Z
What's the matter with the brethren
The time was aud not many years ago,
when not to pray for the President was
great political offence, and proof
stronger than holy writ of rank treason.
These delinquent clergy must be looked
to. They must not be permitted to en-
courage disloyalty. They ought to pray
and they must pray for-they need it,
Year: 1866

NEW YORK, September 26.-Thert
were five fresh cases of cholera reported
in this city yesterday. Burial permits
for six cholera dead were also Issued


Doctor Harris weekly report was sent
in to the Sanitary Superintendent yes
terday. The Doctor makes the startling
statement that there are one hundred
untimely deaths in this city every week,
unhealthy tenement houses being the
cause assigned


Three new cases Of cholera were re-
ported in Brooklyn.
Year: 1866

CLorHiK0.-Robert Krause on Second St.
opposite the National Bank, is constantly
sending out clothing Of the best quality and
make. Cutting and making done to order
and on short notice. A large stock Of ready
made clothing and furnishing goods at the
most reasonable rates. Opposite the bank
building On Second street.
Year: 1866

"Did ever tellyou,'' says corresrOn-
dent of an eastern paper" among the affect
ing things one is always seeing on these
battle felds-how, on the ground upon
which the battle Of Bull Run was fought,
saw pretty, pure. delicate flowers growing
out of the ammunition boxes, and wild rose
thrusting up its graceful head through the
top of q broken drum which doubtless
sounded its last charge in that battle; and a
scarlet verbena peeping out of bursted
she'll, in which strange spot il was planted?
Wasn't that peace growing out of war?
Even SO shall the beautiful and graceful
ever grow out of the horrid and terrible
things that transpire in this changing but
ever advancing world. Nature covers even
the backgrounds with verdure aud bloom.
Peace and plenty spring up in the track Of
the devouring campaign; and all things in
nature and society shall work out the pro-
gress Of mankind"
Year: 1866

MAGNETs-To make cast-iron maguet,
take smooth bar of cast-iron, place the
middle of It to the north pole of magnet
and draw it 10 the end, repeating the stroke
always from the middle to the end and rub
bing. in the same way each time. Then
place the middle Of the bar to the south. sc
Of the magnet and rub toWsrds the opI
I'D of the bar, repeating as before. -
Ehst5 can be made in this way of steel
well as Of cast-iron, and may be 10 the form,
of horseshoe or star as we'll as a straight
har
Year: 1866

Know THYsELF.-An over-zeslous vilii-
fer of the motives of other people was the
other day brought to his senses by q very
quiet remark. He had declared that he did
not believe there was one truly honest man
in the world, when his opponent said: "My
dear sir, it ie quite impossible that any one
man should know the motives Of every man
in the world, but it is very possible that
some one may be perfectly acquainted with
b;znseIf6
Year: 1866

THE TRUE FRIEHD.-He is but half pre-
pared for the journey Of life who takes not
with him that friend who will forsake him
in no emergency, who will divide his sor-
row. increase his joys. lift the veil from his
heart, and throw sunshine around the dark
est scenes.
Year: 1866

The First Ticket Day In New York.


IL was very generally known that the public would
have opportunity Of purchaaing tickets for Madame
Rstoris first three performances by applying at the
office the establishment Of Aessrs. Chickering Sons
yesterday morning. Before eight o'clock immense
crowd assembled. Captain Carry Of the Fifteenth pre-
clnct with posse Of policemen was obliged TO keep the
purchasers In order and them into line The spsoa
ators were in full force but such were the arrange
ments that they did not obtain any great number Of
tickets By noon the whole OF the boxes and the per-
quet were sold, and nearly all Of the dress circle
Only Admission tickets for the first night could be o.
tancd al the close of business The sale of tickets Tor
the second and third nights was also very brisk.


Yesterday morning Madame Rstor sat for series o.
pictures At three O'Clock she at the rehearsal -
Marie Stuart and Eiizabetta The same discipline was
observed as at the frat rehearsal and occasionally the
great ragedienne gave taste Of her quality benF vorv
impassoned herself, while she seemed desrous that
those who assist should act with such power to
enable her judge OF the effects that will be produced
The rehearsal lasted till Ave O'Clock In the evening
Madame RistOri received numerous visitors 70 whom
she expressed herself delighted with the eager man
ner in which the public had come forward TO welcome
her on the stage.


This costume Of Madame Ristori yesterday very
plain She purple lace hat, fitting closely 70 hes
head and arranged with large brads OF hair at the back
and the brow The dress was OF hgnt Drown, maos
plainly but exceedingly becoming showing of her beau
tfu and still youthful figure to advantage She wore
no ornaments


which have been retained for the eighteen nghts
and th sale for the second third and fourtn
representations will also be kept up.


Enthusiasm will increase aor the first performance.
there is be admired than even the most auos-
tory pens have yet announced
Year: 1866

ness into light" that d to say from the dark
ness which envslops the upholders Of the con-
shtution to the ethereal light Of radlcalism,
with its symbols Of blood and firs and . new
civil war. The other political preachers were
more delicate In their allusions. DR.. Tying In
formed his audience that he had bis TRADE
bottled up, but would open It on future occa-
sion. With such an example before them in
the pulpits filed by white preachers We cannot
be surprised that the poor blacks Of Zion
Church were entertained by their colored
pastor with somewhat similar, though much
more moderate and Christian language; nor
that when he announced that the Saviour had
died for colored as well as white sinners,
one Of the congregation cried out "Bully
for Him." and tho whole. crowd rose to their
feet, shouting, stamping and screaming. This
was, no doubt, most unsesmly conduct in
church, but not whit worse than the indecorum
Of the white parsons who introduce politics,
profanity, q spirit Of uncharitableness and
nrebrand Of discord into their pulpit speeches.
It s the general opinion that the business
OF ministers of religion il to save souls
and promulgate the doctrine OF charity to all
mon; but ministers Of DR.. Bsllows' and DR..
Cheever's and DR.. Tyng's stamp despise all
such old fashioned notions. They evidently
regard the pulpit Is political rostrum, and
instead of being the mouthpiece of the Gospel
they have become the agents Of the politicians
and the Evil One.


We notice with some surprise that the clergy
of the Catholic Church-an institution which
always attended to its legitimate business, the
cure Of souls, and Stunned politics alto
gether-show symptoms of meddling with that
dangerous and not over clean subject down
South, as between the negroes and the whites.
So, at least, We judge from the recent
pastoral Of the Catholic bishop of Sa-
vannah, encouraging the interference ol
the Church with the condition OF the South
ern blacks, and intimating that the National
Council OF Bishops about to assemble
next month at Baltimore will take special
evidence that the bishops intend to travel out
side Of their accustomed track so far as to med
die in politics except the pastoral address OF
the bishop Of Savannah, and we hardly think
they mean TO do 80. The Catholic Church has
maintained its influence for more than eighteen
hundred years over the consciences and
spiritual conduct of its followers. In this
country it is remarkably prosperous and pro
gressive just now. II has always kept alooi
from politics, and that may be one Of the
secrets of its success. We hope that 1t will
not follow the example Of The political par
sons, but will adhere relgiously to Its old
policy Of saving souls anu leave politics ant
the politicians to take care of tHsmselyes.
Year: 1866

The Southern States aud the Constitutional


Amendment.


The precise question now before the South
ern States still excluded from Congress is
whether they shall accept the advantages
offered them with the immediate adoption of
the constitutional amendment now before the
States for their ratification, or remain out in
the cold" for an indefinite length OF time-one,
two, FIVE, ten or twenty years, waiting for
something more acceptable as the price Of their
restoration.


This is the question, and We now feel il to be
our duty, in behalf Of the South, the admins
trasion and the country at large, to urge upon
the excluded States the saving policy and the
great advantages Of an immediate adoption OF
the conditions offered by Congress- In this atore-
said amendment. The great difficulty in this
matter lies In the alternative presented Of the
admission Of the blacks TO the elective fran
chse or their exclusion from the enumeration
Of the people Of every State concerned in
representation in Congress. The following
tables will show how this section of the
amendment will work in the excluded or un-
reconstructed States, with the denial or con-
cession of the suffrage to the blacks, according
to the census OF 1860 -
Year: 1866

members in the House Of Representatives,
and that by adopting the other alternative Of
limiting the suffrage to the white population
they will only get forty Members dead loss
Of twenty-one. This, among the Southern poll
ticians, may seem hard condition either way !;
but as it is evident that the North will not con-
sent to . representation Of the Southern blacks
in Congress without suffrage, the Southern
States must make their election upon this
amendment, one way or the other Nor can
we understand why there should be any hesi-
tation, under the present state Of things, in the
choice Of the alternative. There Is q prejudice
Of two hundred years growth in the South
against the admission Of the blacks among the
Southern whites to a footing Of political equal
ity. This prejudice cannot be removed by
Congressional legislation nor even by consti-
tutional amendment It must be left to the
changing influences Of time. Very well. Even
SO this amendment proposes to leave It, Every
State concerned has the choice Of admitting to
or excluding from the suffrage its black popu-
lation; and as this prejudice against the blacks
Is the predominant idea among the ruling
Southern whites, their only course is to accept
the amendment with the distinct understanding
among themselves that they will exclude tho
blacks from the ballot-box IN toto for the pre-
sent, submitting to the loss Of their represen-
tation in Congress.


We recommend this course to the Southern
States with the adoption Of the amendment.
They will not in reality lose much in the House
in losing twenty members, considering the
overwhelming Northern majority against them
in that body. By coming in with even forty
members they will certainly put an end to the
power of the radicals to carry their measures
by two-thirds vote, and we doubt not that
upon their extreme issues the radicals will be
left in minority, with the union Of the North
ern democrats and moderate republicans with
the Southern members.


On the other hand, in the Senate these South
ern States remain by this amendment un-
touched. 1t is in the Senate, too, that the
its balance of power in Congress; and in the
Senate it can at once gain this balance of power
by the adoption of this constitutional amend
ment. The struggle between the President
and Congress upon this question of reconsiruc-
ton should have ended on the part of the
President with the passage Of this amendment
by two-thirds vote in each House, inasmuch
as this is the vote which makes q bill law OF
the land over the veto of the President. His
cooperation now in behalf Of the speediest
possible ratification Of the amendment is his
only true course. 1t offers him the same ad-
vantages over the radicals which it offers the
excluded States, and his object and their
object now paramount to all others ought to be
the full representation Of all the States In Con-
gress on the basis Of this constitutional amend
mcnt during the approaching session.
Year: 1866

him. This will be the true test The South
can hold the radicals to negro suffrage or not
at any time, just as they choose or - their
interests may determine. As the case now
stands 1t is manifestly the policy Of the South
to accept the constitutional amendment a. it
passed Congress and has been already en-
dorsed by two State legislatures They will
not assuredly obtain fairer terms II the ultra
radicals, North or South, should succeed In
obtaining the reins Of power.
Year: 1866

way Of our progress towards reunionf How
can we be guilty Of "treachsry" to q party
when we were always and avowedly independ-
ent Of all partiesi Such talk as this about
"treachery" and "summersaults" may apply to
more partisan organ, but 1t cannot apply to the
HERALD In this spirit we might have answered
the clamors Of our contemporary but happen
ing to be in . very good humor, we have taken
the trouble to give him lesson in political
and newspaper strategy instead. We hope
that he will study it and adopt 1t, but we are
afraid that, like the original Mantilini in the
novel, his intellect will be too weak for the
task, and he will be unable to comprehend the
demnition total"
Year: 1866

Here, for the sake Of round numbers, wc will
say is presented white population Of four mil
lions and half, and black population OF
three millions and half; and hero we have
the gains or losses Of the States concerned In
representation in Congress upon the admission
Of their negroes TO the ballot boz or their ex-
clusion from Il IN toto -
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, March 26-0fioial proclamation has
been made.of the ratification of the treaty between
the United States and the chiefs and head men o
the Minnecongon band of Dakota or Sioux Indians
These Indians bind themselves discontinue for the
future all attacks upon the persons property of the
other tribes unless first assailed by them and to use
their influence to promote peace everywhere in the
region occupied frequented by them.


The band agree to withdraw from the routes over
land already established or hereafter to be establish
ed through their country, and in consideration Of
this the United States agree pay them ten thou
sand dollars for ten years. for such articles as the
Secretary Of the Interior may direct,
Year: 1866

Australia has forwarded to General Spinner spec.
men of the Australian Boomerang" being weapo.
of war-used also in the chase 1t consists OF heav.
wooden club about eight inches long. three wide an
one-half inch thick: fiat on one side and convex OF
the other bent without moving the fiat side of it.
own plane, either into into an obtuse angle
This club is thrown fiat side down, spinning with
great velocity and it will either return to its owner
turn to the right left according to its first posi-
ton. 1t Skins upOn the air like bird with the wing
expanded the rotation causing the plane of rotation
to resist change odrecton, and thus avoiding those
sudden and caprlclous movements observed on fiat
stones or plates OF metal when thrown edgewise
through the air Naval architects have attempted to
apply the principal of the boomerang" to screw
steamships but so far the idea has not found favor
with ship-builders.- Wash. G,ron.
Year: 1866

MATTERS OF SPECIAL Enthusiastically S
issue of the Commercial will be largely occu-
pied, to the exclusion of much of our usual
variety, by several matters of special interest
at this time-the. veto Of the Civil Rights bill.
the testimony of Gen. Lee before the Recon.
struction Committee, and the bids made and
accepted by the Treasurer of stocks held by
the State.
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING HoUsE.-We take great
pleasure in calling the attention of readers to the
conspicuous advertisement of Messrs. Smith. Bros
& Co., No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
we know when we say their present stock of clothing
cannot be excelled We commend this firm to the
favorable notice of all who may want goods in their
line They sell at small profits. and deal on the
square with eYeryhndy
Year: 1866

SENATE.-The Senate yesterday was again largely
occupied with the Stockton case. p motion to
postpone the further consideration of the same,
which was finally refused. Afterwards by the recep-
ton Of the message of the the civil
rights bill.


HoUsE-In the House proceedings, it will be found
that the prominent matter submitted was the testi-
mony of General Lee before the Reconstruction
Committee
Year: 1866




The Pubic Ledger of this morning "takes it
all back" as follows:-


"A despatch from one of our Washington cor
respondents, published III the Ledger yesterday,
relating TO an alleged series of questions coa-
corning the status of the present Congress, said
to have been submitted to the Attorney General
by the President, excited considerable interest.
1t was from an experienced, well-intormed, and
usually careful correspondent and therefore
was published as we received it, and of course
without any Endorsement by this journal


"Atter careful inquiry made yesterday at Wash
ington, we have come to the conclusion that our
correspondent was deceived, and whatever may
have been the foundation for this statement, we
are now satisfied that no such questions have
been propounded by the President to the
Attorney General. While we sincerely regret
that an error on SO important subject has found
ITS way into the Ledger, even in our correspond
ence, we are glad to be aole to record the fact
that the President has not ralsed so serious q
question, for no sound lawyer can doubt the
entire legality of the existing Congress-"
Year: 1866

therefore be in attendance at Philadelphia.
The vacancies occasioned by the numerous
designations will no doubt be filed by picking
up the blacks in all the Northern cities and
placing them in the list of great men at this
gathering. The result will no doubt be similar
to that of the late Fenian raid on Canada
When that was in progress the Irish nearly
all disappeared from our hotels and streets,
and but few could be seen about town. We
shall now witness a like absence of the blacks
Of our population especially may we expect
during the coming week an entire disap-
pearance of the whitewashers, colored bar
bers and walters in the metropolis.