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Year: 1866

The public is aware, or should be,
that Bohemian" is a genius who
lives by his wits employed in literary
pursuits. His contributions are more
or less fugitives, but generally at
tractive, If not valuable. At the
festival Of the National Typograph-
ical Union in Chicago, Mr.. Joseph
Medill, the veteran editor and pub
Usher Of the Tribune Of that city,
concluded an exceeding instructive
and appropriate speech, with the fol-
lowing reference to the Bohemian: :"


"One other bcnefactor | must
name, and his vices gratefully ac-
knowledge, for without his assistance
] doubt whether old Ben himself
could succeed on a modern newspaper,
the Bohemian where will he not 90
or dare in pursuit Of material for a
sensation article? And when he
catches good one who in the world
is SO happy; but il he misses Il, who
is so miserable as he. When a
battle Is fought he is among the bull
lets, that he may better describe their
sound and the scenes Of death. If a
battery Is 10 be run, sink or swim, he
ventures with the foremost. If a
mine Is sprung he goes up with the
garrison, in order to describe the
feeling experienced in ascending and
descending.


"And at the last great day, when
the arc-angcl shall blow his trumpet
and the grave shall surrender IL
treasures, and the heavens shall bC
rolled up as a scroll and the earth
shall melt with fcrvent heat, ther,
will be a bohemian sitting on each
mountain top with a note book il
hand, vividly describing the trcmen.
dous conhagration. AZ each larg'
cemetery will be found some Of th'
ubiquitous brethren writing up
sensation account Of the resurrection
Of the ghosts, and taking a purely
professional view Of the scene, hi
chief anxiety being to beat the re.
porter Of the rival paper in his de
scription of the affair, and to get j
out ahead Of the other concern"
Year: 1866

A member Of Congress desiring TO
show how much he had learned at
one sc.sion-ordered two bills he had
Just received Of HE Wits contract
ing-one to be laid on the table; the
other 10 be Rad that day six months.
Year: 1866

OF all the romantic stories in the Ara
bian Nights, there is none more extraor-
dinary than the little episode that has
just occurred at St Petersburg. You
will have noticed that an attempt was
made to shoot the Emperor, which was
frustrated by the prompt action OF a
young man who stood near the would-be
assassin That young man, acting from
momentary impulse in striking down
the arm he saw raised against his sover-
eign, was afterwards so frightened at his
own rashness that he ran away as fast as
his legs could carry him. He was pur-
sued and brought back to the presence OF
the Emperor, at whose feet he threw
himself in state of terror, as If he had
been the assassin himself The Emperor
raised him, embraced and kissed him,
and proclaimed him Russian noble
from that hour. The romance Of the
story is this: The new Russian noble,
only FIVE minutes before, was poor
iliterate drudge in small hatters shop
in st. Petersburg. A week ago his habits
and daily occupation were Of the most
vulgar and menial character. To-day he
ranks with the most ancient nobility OF
the empire A subscription was at once
set on foot to provide him with means to
sustain his new dignity, and presents are
flowing in upon him from every direction.
His photograph is displayed in every
shop window, prayers are said for him in
all the churches, and retinue of the
Czar's own servants are in constant at
tendance upon him. And this great
change has come upon him simply be-
cause, doubtless, he impulsively seized
an arm he saw holding pistol, and thus
diverted the shot from its intended des-
tinaton. There is something so melo-
dramatic about the whole affair that one
is disposed to question whether il may
have been carefully devised spectacle,
the object being to gain favor on the part
of the Emperor from the lower orders, to
whose ranks the Emperors savior te-
longs
Year: 1866

The One Man Power w. Congress.


EXTRACTS IRON LECTURE DELIVERED By


SENATOR SUMNER.


The opening lecture of the fraternity Course, 1,
was delivered in Music Hall, Boston, Tuesday
evening of last week, by Senator Sumner. His
subject was - The One Man Power vs..
Congress" Of course the address was an able
and exhaustive discussion of the work of recon
struction, as performed BY the President and
by Congress, and Was a complete and ample
vindicatior of the right of Congress to control
the whole subject. We give below such e1-
tracts as we have room for


THE TWO PARTIES IN THE CONTROVERSY.


The two parties in the controversy are the
Preeideri. on the one side, and the people of
the United States in Congress assembled on
the other side the first representing the
Executiue, the second representing the
Legislative. 1t is the One Man P0s0er vs
Congress. Of course, each of these perform'
it's part in the government but, until dow
it has always been supposed that the Legisla
tive gase the ka,O to the Executive, and not tha
tho Executive gaue The lsse to the Legislative
Perhaps this irrational assumption become
mote astonishing when it is considered that th
the actual President, besides being the cres'or
Year: 1866

The undersigned have associated themselves for the
purpose of establishing Newspaper and Job ONCE IN
the town of Lexington. The paper will be known un-
der the above title, and we have named it, not only
to lOcaiLe and p"Pulari2e it, but in honor oi one wh"
lived with and who died for and whose memory
will be revered long the everlasting mountains
shall endure which encompass his last resting place.
Ii shall be earnest endeavOr I" make II IN all re-
spects worthy Of the support of the people "i Rock
bridge and adjoining cOunes and we therefore appeal
with confidence for liberal share of the public pa
tronage. 1t will be the exponent of the public senll
ment and the advocate OF the rights and interests g"
the people, whose aid we solicit and among wh"m we
have been born and raised. Whatever measure oil
public policy or of local improvement that looks to
an extension of the great arteries Of trade, or to
extended de evelopmen OF the material and mine
raj resources, III which our valley and mountains
abound we shall advocate with energy and zeal. No
labor expense will be spared to entitle II to an
agreeable reception at every dreside and in order To
do so, each number will contain variety of reading
matter the latest and most reliable telesraphc news,
monetary article, and full report oil Congress
sional and Legislative proceedings. We hope to make
it decided interest of business men to seek 1t rs
medium of communication to the public mind, by an
extensive circulation, based entirely on s merits ~
public journal.


with regard to our national affairs, only say
that the issues Of recent struggle have ohitraed
all party lines between the people oil the Son'h ana
political distinctions no longer known among us
shall therefore support such men and measures
whose conservative influences are or can be made
available in the removal of obstacles To our social ana
political establishment as people ana TO restoration
Of equality as a State of the Federal Union.


In the present deplOrabc condition OF our beloved
old Common and the unsettled state OF our pub
lie affairs know that many difficulties must attend
the building up OF any enterprise, but with ener-
gy and perseverance, we hope to give the BANNER
permanent position among the journals Of the State


We shall conduct it with federation and respect for
the sentiments of all who may differ with MS in opinion
and ask the same courtesy for ourselves.


TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.


For one year. in advance. 81 OO
For six months '.'.'.''''''''''''''.'''' ! ~, ~
For three months " .........:....'.'.....'.' w


The first number will be issued in January.
S. II. LErCHER.


decls-tf s. B. FULLER.
Year: 1866

sweeny's Proclamation to the People of
Canada:


A PROCLAMATION.


To the People Of British AnsericG


We come among you as the foes of
British rule in Ireland. Exiled from that
native land of ours by the oppression of
British aristocracy and legislation, our
people hunted down to the emigrant chips
or worse, to that eharnel of government
institutions, the poor-house; our country
men toru from their families and friends
and hurled in droves into the prison pens
of England and Ireland; our country
subjected to foreign tyranny, which dis
franchises the mass of the Irish people and
makes poverty and misery the sad rule of
their condition, covering our fair land
with paupers' graves and wretched novels,
eliciting from the liberal minds Of Eng
land herself, expressions of shame for the
government and Indignation for the
people.


We have taken up the sword to strike
down the Oppressors' rod, TO deliver Ire
land from the tyrant the despoiler, the
robber. We have registered our oaths
upon the altar of our country in the full
view of Heaven. and sent up our vows Ito
the throne Of Him who inspired them.
Then, looking about US for the enemy, we
find him heTe-nere in your midst, where
he is most vulnerable and convenient to
our strength; and have sworn 10 stretch
forth the armed hand of Ireland and Crap
pie with him. The battle has commenced
and we pledge ourselves by all the sacred
memories of struggling liberty, to follow
it up at any cost to either Of two slterns-
tives-the absolute political independence
and liberty of Ireland OF the demolition
of our armies.


We have no issue with the people OF
| these provinces, and wish to have none
/ but the most friendly relations. Our
weapons arefor the oppressors of Ireland.
Our blows shall be directed only against
the power of England; her privileges
alone shall we invade, not yours. We do
not propose to divest you Of solitary
right you now enjoy. We will ssssil and
asperse only the rights that are claimed
and enjoyed by the government of Great
Britain-the right 20 make her American
possessions the field and base of opera
tions in war against an enemy. We
come to install ourselves in her posses
sions, and turn them sgainst her in war
for Irish freedom. We are here, neither
as murderers nor robbers, for plunder or
spoliation We are here as the Irish army
ofliberation; the friends of liberty against
despotism, of democracy against aristoc-
racy, Of the people against their oppres-
sors, of the ballot against the privileges of
class, Of progress and development against
right and wrong; to conduct this contest
according to theslAws known TO honorable
warfare, in manner worthy of
the high object We aim for, and the
sublime sentiments that actuated u.s. In
a word, cur war is with the armed power
of England, and not with the people, not
with these Provinces. Against England
upon land and sea, until Ireland is free
And all who raise an arm to defend her
to frustrate or defeat us, belong 10 ths
common enemy, and ss such viii be deal
with. As we know how TO recognize The
services of our friends, so also do we know
how to punish the depredations Of ou
Year: 1866

The Lawrenceville IIl.) Globe is re-
sponsible orthe following: "About seven
miles north of this city couple of our
Just before they took their seats at the
table the gentleman Of the house and his
wife got into dispute, and to end the
matter he knocked her down with his fist
In moment she took chair and in re-
turn knocked him down, and directly
after they took their seats at the table and
eat their dinners together as though
nothing had happened
Year: 1866

SPECIAL NOTICE. We would call the ten
tion of of our readers to the Grover Il Baker Ma
chimes. Their reputation is too we'll established
for us 10 attempt word in their favor, but
would advise any person wanting reliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, to investigate these before
buying. "a word TO the wise is sufficient"
Year: 1866

MEDICAL ADVICE-Dr. VIM. X. Doherty's
Medical and Surgical Institute is becoming a sine
qua non to the welfare of our State and health
OF our citizens; and his rapidly spreading rcputa-
tion, although it may excite surprise, is but the
signal of skill, and follows as the natural effect
of such cause We are personally acquainted
with gentlemen who had suffered for years under
chronic disease, and who had taken advantage of
every available means that promised relief. but
without success, until they called upon DR.. Do
herty who in an Incredibly short space of time,
has given them entire relief 1t is gratifying to
announce this fact, because the Doctor is a gen
tlcman who seeks not byvdcflmation of Others


to establish his reputation, or to rear the super
structure of his own upon the ruin of anothcr's
fame. The Doctor conducts his Institute in snch
a manner that must be gratifying to all his pa
tents. He examines, advises and recommends
without charge, and the patient after hearing
his terms for treatment, can accept or reject at
pleasure. In no case does the Doctor make Il
charge unless he effects cure. This, he is able
to do. bccause.he feels the confidence which long
experience has given, and no doubt the consola.
ton which appcrtains to that confidence. Per


sons afflicted with either acute or chronic disease
would do we'll to consult the Doctor; at all events
it con do no harm, rs for consultation he asks no
aee nor does he insist on obedience 10 his advice
unless the patient places himself under his care.
His offices are on Sacramento street, opposite the
Pacific Mail Steamship Offices F. News.
Year: 1866

The Government mist have peace aI
well as power through all its vide extent
OF territory; aud is it going to assure itsell
of that peace by distributing the power
that !, TO uphold it, beyond the former
privileged class, among the mass Of the
people of the South? Can it hope for
peace unless 1t shall see TO 1t that this is TO
come as one of the consequences Of the
Rebelioni


Whet, toe, Of the three to four millions
OF colored population Of the South2 That
is, empbatically, the quest ion OF questions |
The South will not give or sell, to the
freedmen, the land they passionately long
to possess. 1t will do nothing to educate
their slaves, and is reluctant to let them
live there except 10 some inferior relation.
ship.


The negroes know that the rebellion Of
their masters set them free; aud they do
not see why they should not have the
right TO live upon the land where they
were born, especially when the fact is uni
versal that they were loyal when their late
masters were disloyal. Men are made
desperate by hunger; aud if the colored
P'"P'o VI Iuo oOutu cauuOL nave DTeau-
cannot have work-cannot have land
cannot have home where they were born,
where they have always lived, aud where
they have labofed THAR lives long aoithout
compensation, and for masters all of aohose
rights of property and person ioere forfeited
6y their rebellion. what are We to look for
at the South but peace 10 peril2


This is great question that must be
met, by Congress aud the country, fully
and without delay. For what is to save
he peace of the country. if justice and the
rights and claims Of humanity are denied
TO lbe colored men Of The Soulhl Ifa war
OF races shall come at the South, what is
to be done1 Are the negroes to be shot
down because they have been goaded to
I be spiling Of blood. by white men who
baye forfeited their all by rebellion? What
will the Government do in 80 terrible
crisis as that would bel And who or
where are the soldiers of the North who
would go South to participate in such
StruggIe3


Peace has its perils; and they may come
to us 10 shape that it will make the ears
OF men tingle TO listen to the recital. Con.
gress must avert such calamity by o
prompt adjustment of this great Southern
question. - Worcester Palladium.
Year: 1866

'Tis well to WOO, Ills well to wed,


For so the world hath done a
Since myrtles grew, and roses blew,
And morning brought the sun,
But have ye care, ye young and fair,
BE sure you pledge with truth;
Be certain that young love will wear
Beyond tho days of youth
For if you give not heart for heart


AS well as hand for hand,
You'll find you've played the unwise part,
And "built upon the sand"
'Tis well to save. Tis well to have


A goodly store of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff,


For charity is cold,
But place not all your hope and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust


Unmixed with purer things;
And he who piles up wealth alone,


Will often have.to stand
Beside his chest and own


'Tis "built upon the sand"
'Tis good to speak In kindly guise,
And sooth where'er you can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind
And love link man to man,
And stay not at the gentle words
Let deeds with language, dwell,
The one who pities starving birds,
Should scatter crumbs as well.
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend helping hand,
For those who talk, yet fail to do,
But "build upon the sand"
Year: 1866

The vicious die early. They fall shadows
or tumble wrecks and rains into the grave
often while quite young, almost before
forty. The wicked liveth not half bis days
The world at once ratifcs the truth and
assigns the reason by describing the disso
lu.e life of fast men; that is, they live fast.
They spend twelve hours In six; getting
through The whole before the merridpin,
aud dropping into darkness while others
are 10 the gloiy Of light. The sun goeth
down while it is day. Aud they might
have helped it. Many one dies before
he need. Young men of genious, like
Burns and Byron. to whom, when dissips.
ted aud prohigate, thirty.seven is SO fatal,
aud your obscure and nameless wandering
stars who woste their time 10 libertine in.
dulgence- hey cannot live-they must
die early; they put on steam while they
blow up the boiler. They run at such q
rate that the fire goes out for want of fuel.
The machinery is destroyed by rapid speed
and reckless wear. Nothing can save
them Their PHYSICAL system cannot
stand the strain they put to it; while the
state Of their mind is often such that the
soul would cot the substance OF the most
robust body, and make for itself way of
escape from the incessant hell of its own
thoughts.
Year: 1866

"wben the devil sick, the devil a rooph -cr,ah..


When the devil was well, the dsvn monk was hs,-


we apprebend, pretty well indicates the DO.
siton Of the Sosthern States. They are
practically out Of the Union, and With
out local governments. They want 70
get back again, and to resume the exercise
ofState authority. They are sick. peniteot
and pious But before we administer the


medicine which they desire as cure for


their evils, would It not be well TO look for


ward and see how they are likely to act


after their recovery? Are they likely to


90 as monkshly disposed then ss now p
Gen. Grant tells as of the anxiety they ex-
press to resume their old relations. We
do not wonder that they make the fairest
promises. But has the condnct of the
South been such as to justify us 10 accept
ing naked promises without some better se--
curity Can we forget that she has tried
to break up the Union Can we fo-ges
the impotence with which she has asserted
q right to her old place in the, Union, as
though sbe bad been guilty Of no fault at
ell 10 causing the destruction of half mil
lion lives, and the incurring Of debt Of
four thousand millions of dollars1 Can we
forget the reluctance with which she has
adopted the constitutional amendment, in
several instances loading it with promises
and restrictions which would annul its ef-
feet Can we forget how unwilling she
has been to repudiate the debt incurred in
her rebelious effort Can we forget that
the validity of the constitutional amend
ment and Of other conditions imposed on
her may be disputed under various preten-
ses,-such as that the State Legislatures
were not legally constituted that they
were forced to do what they did not desire;
that the abolition amendment is not bind
ing on States that do not adopt it and Q
thousand other snbterfuges built on subtle
theories OF State tesupremacy Can we for
get that there is no provision to correct
that inequality Of representation which will.
make two men at the South equal to three
at the North Can we forget the indispo-
stion to do justice to the freedmen, and to
allow them fair chance 10 the world -
Shall we not act very foolish part II We
admit this Southern devil to our Represeu--.
tative halls. until We have, il not better evil,
dences of repentance, at least better guar
antics that be will not betray rs after be
gets in? Had We not better extract the
fangs of the serpent before warming il at
our firesides2 eHt .-,ra
Year: 1866

GooD LUCK Some young men talk
about good luck. Good luck is to get up
at six in the morning; good lock, II you
have only shilling a week, is TO live upon
eleven pence aud save penny; good luck
is to trouble your head with your own
business. and let your neighbours alone
good luck is to fulfill the commandments.
and to do unto other people as you would
wish them to do unto you. They must moi
only work, but wait. They must plod and
persevere. Pence must be taken care Of


because they are the seeds of guineas.- =
To get on in The world, they must take
care of home, sweep their own door.ways
clean. try to help other people, avoid
Temptation, and have faith and trust il
God.
Year: 1866

A convention Of negroes was recent,


held at Raleigh, North Carolina. The


best speech during it's session was made
by j. III. Harris a native OF Raleigh, and
late the delegate from the League to the
Convention at Cleveland Harris is well
known 10 Cleveland, has written book Of
colored men 10 the country. He also has
a good supply of common sense, aud has
done more for the real good Of his race
than all the political colored oraters 10 the
land:


Mr.. Harris labored to show the colored
people that their bsst friends were the 10.
telligent white class Of the South, and not
the people Of the North; that their free lom
bad been achieved by law of necessity, as
military measure and not by military
crusade Of the Northern army, as many
bad supposed. lie cited the prejadice
which was prevailing at the north which
shut the colored man out from every
avenue Of employment, while in the South
every branch ofindustry 10 the mechanic
arts and the cultivation of the soil was
open to him


There had never been such exhibitions
OF diabolcal and murderous hate shown
toward the coored race ia the history OF
tho world as were developed 10 the New
York MobS of 1863, aud in other Northern
cities. 1t was no place for the colored
man to look for an asylum They must
remain where they were work out their
own destiny side by side With the white man.
They could not and would not migrate O.
be colonized He had Travelled forty thou
sand miles 10 search of er country
be had made the circuit Of the West Inda
Islands and had gone over Africa but he
bad now returned 10 his native state Of
North Carolina, where be intended ta
live, TO die, and be buried He counseled
moderation, kindness, and patient and re.
spectful demeanor toward the whites, and
the effort TO make their interests mutual,
showing them that they (the colored
people) were not their eneu les.


The past should be buried in oblivion
a1d the future only engage their Efforts to
improve aud elevate themselves. This
speech was in the happiest vein, and kept
the house in roar of merriment. It's effect
was most happy upon the minds of the
multitude, and must do much to diabuse
them of many false and injurious notions
lie was not in favor Of making large de.
mands at this time for their rights, bat
allow the present misunderstanding and
consequent ilI-feeling to cool, when they
would be sure 10 receive what they had
right to claim. God had and would care
for all, black as well as white.