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Year: 1867

he who thinks no man above him
but for his virtue. none below him but
for his vice, can never be obsequious or
assuming in a wrong place, bat will
frequently emulate men in stations be-
low him, and pity those nominally
over his head
Year: 1867

The House adjourned over to-day until y
Tomorrow instead Of until Monday, in the
expectation that the Senate will to. day DISPOSE
of the bill supplementary to the military gov.
eminent bill, in which case the House will try
TO get action tomorrow on any Amendments
adopted IN the Senate. should the bill he
disposed of by Congress this week, and tn .
President deal promptly with it, as i, is IN.
derstood he i'll dc, there will be nothing 10
prevent an adjournment by the middle OF
next week There is an evident impatienee
upon the part Of members to get away, and 1t
seems quite certain rha an adjournment will
be effected next week
Year: 1867

PROVISION FOR THE SUFFERING SOUTH


All will commend the recent action of the
Senate in appropriating a million Of dollars to
relieve human suffering at the South Should
1t become law, the question how the fund
should best De disbursed will arise. 1t strikes
US most forcibly that from fifty to hundred
thousand dollars OF this iund should be devoted
as promptly as Possible to the distribution of
the seeds OF the various esculents and grains
throughout the South, by means OF the Agri.
cultural Department, which has the neces-
sary organization to that end ready for the
labor Such seeds, jud,ciously and promptly
distributed in that quarter, will do more to
ward of famine and suffering in that region
throughout the approaching summer, fall and
winter. than hundred times their cost dis
trIbuted in provisions AZ this time
Year: 1867

OFFiCE.-It is the general belief that a man
In this country will sacrifice everything for an
ONCE. Such is not the universal case, how
ever. for the editor of the Concord New
Hampshire) Monitor being urged to be a candi-
date for the office Of Mayor Of that city. re
piled In the following unusual style:-"CrueI
ana unnecessary punishment is forbidden by
the laws of New Hampshire After a rirId
determination Of my past life, 1 am totally
unable to find among my numerous trans
gressions any sin Of commission or omission of
sufHcient magnitude 10 merit the iRfliction of
such punishment upon me by my fellow
citizens"
Year: 1867

THE New York Times discourses upon
the subject Of legs as follow:


The leg Is not bad index of the mind
or the disposition. What sloth, for in
stance, does not an obese limb betray ;
what shrew is the possessor of limb
like walking-stick; but what a gentle
woman is she of the arched instep, the
round ankle, and the graceful pedestal
swelling to perfection and modulating to
lightness! What dogged obstinacy docs
the stumpy leg with the knotty calf ex-
hibit, what an irresolute soul does the
lanky limb which bends at the knee be-
tray. How well the strong ankle indi-
Gates the firm principle; how the fat an
kle reveals the vacant mind. p
Year: 1867

Gen. Longstreet publishes letter con-
tanning the following paragraph:


The military bill and amendments are
peace offerings. We should accept them
as such, and place ourselves upon them
as the starting point from which to meet
the future political issues as they arise.
Year: 1867

During the Summer months rattle
snakes general go about in pairs. so
that If one Is killed the hunter had
best look ont for another. This habit
Is not confined 10 the rattlesnake.-


Most venomous species observe the
same rule. \ negro slave in St. Do


mingo once took advantage of it to
perpetrate a most foul crime. The


negro had Joined 4 conspiracy to re-
volt, but being suspected of luke
wamness in the cause, was com


manded to destroy his masters only
daughter, rs a proof OF his zeal, or
suffer death himself The rascal ac-
compiisAed the deed without attract
ing the least suspicion towards hiA-
self He discovered the haunt Of a
pair of deadly snakes, and, by means
of those arts peculiar to the half
savage race. enticed them to the
neighborhood of the house. He then
informed his master that he had rea-
son to believe that there was a ven
omous reptile in the neighborhood.-


A reward was offered for its destruc-
ton. which was gained by the negro
himself, who killed the female snake


the following morning. His courage
and devotion were highly compliment


cd by the planter, and an additional


reward given by the daughter of the


planter.


The moment the negro was unob-


served he set to work to complete his


plans. He dragged the body of the


dead snake along the ground, through
Year: 1867

an early day in the coming session of Con
grcss.


This statement Of the views Of Mr.. john
son, if true. shows that he has made con-
siderable progress since he took issue with
Congress on the Constitutional Amendment,
and used his official influence to secure IFS
rejection by the South but II he is now
ready TO accept this, it is because he hopes
thereby 10 divide the Republican member.
of Congress and defeat the pending meas
ures of reconstruction. We do not imsg-
inc, however, that he will be able TO rally
many Republicans to his new party. They
have had an experience OF his vacsillsting
character and unreliability which will salts
fy them for the remainder of his brief term
OF office
Year: 1867

OF an act not punishable at the time Of


its commission are eJ post fGctO.
This prisoner, up to the time of this


law, was certainly illegally imprisoned


under the sentence Of 3 military tribunal,
because tried before court which had


no jurisdiction Of his person or of his
| offense.


Ifremanded under this act, it is under
an act passed subsequent to his offense,
and even to his conviction. Can any
thing then, be more clearly eT post Jdctof
1t is the duty of the court, then, TO de-
clare Ii Unconstitutional. However uu-
pleasant tits thus to declare the uncon-
stitutionality of an act of Congress, yet
justice requires it OF US, and we must not
refrain from our duty. We are of the
opinion, then, that this petitioner is en-
titled to his discharge, and this act of
Congress cannot be invoked to preventit.


But while thus passing on the invalid
ity ofa partIof that Law, L deem it my duty,
speaking only on behalf of fmyself and not
for any other member OF the court, in
order to prevent misapprehension and
consequent mischief, to declare that II is
not necessary for the decision Of the
present case to pass upon the validity Of
that part of the act OF Congress which
gives immunity TO the omeers OF the
Government, To that portion the views
expressed OF the uncOnstitutiOnality OF
the act has no application, and I am not
called upon to pass upon it, though my
own impression is, that so far as itrelates
TO civil rights and a mere protection
against civil suits, Congress has q right
TO protect the officers OF the Government
by the exercise, IS in this instance, Of
all of its power.


The prisoner, then, will be discharged
from the custody Of the Warden Of the
penitentiary. But inasmueh as the find
ing of the military court must be by this
court regarded as priBla f1cie evidence
Of his guilt Of the grave offenses of which
he is charged, we will reserve the judg-
ment until tomorrow to enable the
District Attorney to examine whether
he should be remanded TO the custody Of
an officer to be sent to Tennessee or
Louisiana for trial
Year: 1867

| From the New York Herald, 22d


The crisis approaches which is to de-
! termine the Presidential succession. In
! deed, il may be said that the issue has
/ already been reduced to the crossing of


the Rubicon. the standard of Gen.
! Grant has been advanced to the bank OF
! the river, while from the opposite side
comes the warning voice of Mr.. Chase,
| like that of the Roman Senate to Caesar,
| that our great soldier must advance no
| further-That it Will be war if be shall


presume to enter the sacred district and
to defy the governing politicians Of the
capital. This manifesto from MT. Chase,


for the information Of all concerned, we
publish this morning. It's direct chal-
lenge which brings home to the friends
Of Gen. Grant the mOmentous question 4:
Shall we bear him across the forbidden
stream and flight it out on this line?"


In this manifesto IL will be seen that
Mr.. Chase pleads not guilty to the YER
dict of the late Ohio election. 1t was
not his work. Oh, no He is not
touched and does not intend 10 be infiu-
eneed by it! He intends to try his cause
in the Republican National Convention.
He has confidence in the powerful inside
machinery which has been for seven long
years eOntriving and getting into work.
ing order. He believes negro suffrage
necessary in the South, but for the
present, at least, he would ignore it in
the North. We know, however, what
all this mesns-that Mr.. Chase is, in
fact, the champion of universal negro
suffrage and Of the universal paper money
monopoly Of his national banks. We
know, too, that the managing Radicals of
the Republican camp are determined
and obstinate in the prosecution Of their
designs; that they are devoted to Chase
and are afraid Of Grant that they are
unscrupulous as to the means employed
to gain their ends, and that they have
control Of the machinery. 1t is, there
fore, quite likely that they may secure
the control Of the Republican nomina-
ting convention.


We are inclined to believe, in the next
place, that should Chase be thus nomi-
mated, Grant will decline to run; that he
will only consent TO run az harmonic
ing candidate, or a. the spontaneous and
undisputed nomination Of the Republican
party. Assuming, from these views,
that Chase will become the Republican
candidate, what course will the managers
OF the Democratic party pursue?
Year: 1867

All who have committed an excess of any kind
whether It be the solitary vice OF youth, the sting
ing rebuke OF misplaced confidence in maturer years,


SEEK FOR AN ANTIpoTE IN SEASON. t
The Pains and Aches and Lassitude and Nervous
Prostitution that may follow Impure Cotton, Z


are the Barometer to the whole system. .
Do not wait for the consummaon that is sure to fol-


low; do not wait for Unsightly Ulcers, Tor


i1 Disabled Limbs, for Loss OF Beauty
Year: 1867

Grams had been one Of unvaryipg success.
His popularity with his own army was un-
bounded his name with the people was
popular household word His merits were
recognized and the North looked to him
with confidence to break the back bone Of
the rebellion. The Chieamauga campaign
followed soon after, and with its close cons
menced that torrent Of abuse and misrepre.
sentation by interested parties which cloud
ed the reputation and darkened the fair
fame of one whose name will be honored long
after his vilifers shall have been forgotten.


In our next two articles we shall endeavor
to show that Rosecraus himself was in no
wise responsible for the partial failure Of the
Chicamauga campaign, but that on the
contrary, he deserves great credi, for saving
his army at all and holding the great object
i've point Of the campaign-Chattanooga.
Year: 1867

DY A CONSOLIDATION OF THE ASH
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN snd the
DISPATCH, and BY the generous and united
support Of the UNION AND DIsPATcH By the
patrons of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present Newspaper hithe.
to unsurpassed in this city or State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS. our paper will compare favorabIy ian
the best in the entire country; and in SAYING
this, we only repeat the expressions Of many
cur patrons, who are most capable Of judging in
uch matters.
Year: 1867

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
young. each week we will give general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall End
its way into our columns unfit for the perusal Of
the mothers and daughters Of the land Depre-
eating the demoralizing sensatiODaIism Of many
contemporary journals. we shall eschsW that
character; striving to give thereader substantial
matter. Dreferring TO be useful rather than


eDsational.
Year: 1867

cannot help calling the attention


lfdd and lis co-laborers to an advantage
which the Southern spinner possesses, that
no competitor can acquire. Every spinner
in New England or in Europe must pur-
chase ard keep on hand several months
supply OF cotton. This necessity is repre-
scented by the average stock of raw cotton
always on hand in New York, Boston and
Liverpool The Southern spinner, having
direct communication with the planter and
with the Southern market, can always pur-
chase Of the current stock whatsoever
quantity OF quality he may need, and thus
avoid the large outlay, with its assurance,
interest and fluctuations ofpriee, which the
foreign spinner must incur. We have the
authority Of Southern spinners who, even
in the country, have boEght delivered from
the country OK carts, the weekly supplies of
cotton necessary 10 run their mills. The
economy Of risk and capit4l from this ele-
ment alone, we repeat, is inestimable, and
should always be pat at the head of every
computation of Southern advantages for
home Manufacture.
Year: 1867

"THE LIGHT FANTASTIC" IT is EXPECTED, WILL
be tripped in the joliest style by all who are so
fortunate as to be present. next Monday even
ing at the eighteenth annual ball of Beck's
celebrated brass band. There need be no doubt
about the attractive character OF the music on


the other exercises Will be equally satisfactory.
Year: 1867

1t is not whether the city made good or
bad bargain when it bought the Aqueduct
works. 1t Is not whether those work. were
run for the last four months at a net loss Of
aern dollars (without account OF the interest
On the coz; Of the works. as reported ~ the
superintendent. or at a loss Of over four
hundred dollars, as made ont by somebody
elsc. 1t is not whether or no We shall have
more water. We are TO have the water, and
the only issueis b. tween tie two plans for
getting it.


By the Lake plan it i. proposed to supply
US with dock water, from the face Of the
present docks


BY tie River plan it Is proposed to supply
river water, from above the upper falls Of
the winooski.


The Lake plan proposes to raise the water
by pumps driven by costly steam machinery.


The River plan proposes to raise it by
pumps driven by simple and comparatively
inexpensive water-wheel.


The Lake pumps will raise 100, ,000 gallons
a day at a cost of s2.5OO to $4,000 year,
at the low It estimate.


The River pumps will raise 100000 gal
Ions a day, and responsible PARTIES offer to
contract to run them and make all necessary
-cpairs. iOr five years, for fire hundred dol
lars $500 a year.


The Lake plan propo. es no reservoir. and
no head Of water above William Street


The River plan includes a reservoir to
store ten Millions Of gallons, with a head of
water above the College buildings.


The Lake plan proposes ten FIRE hydrants,
aud the River plan trrenty bydrents


The Lake plan leaves winooski wholly
out of the calculation. The River plan a.
lords head Of water and protection from
fire, to that thriving village, part of it now
within our city limits, and increases by so
much the market for the water


The river plan, if reduced 20 the capacity
Of the lake plan, by going without the re-
servoir and half the hydrants, Will cost
considerably less than the lake plan, first
cost ; and on the largest scale will be main
lined at one-fjlh Of the annual expense of
the other.


How then can there be any difference Of
opinion among sensible men, between the
;ao? Simply because many have been per-
suaded that the river water is not fit for
use. But according TO chemical analysis, it
is fully equal to the other. According to
Mr. McAlpine, backed by Mr.. Lane, 1.-TWO
eminent hydraulic ongineers) the river
water. from a reservoir, will be as clear,
soft and limpid as the lake water. Mr..
Hopkins shows us that the water of the bay
is IN fact the water Of the Winooski A
iudicious committee of the City Council, in
Guiding Mayor Wales, after careful exam
ration reached the conclusion that the
iyer water Is fully as good if not better than
I the lake water And if this is so now, how
will it be when the ship canals are COM
pleted when steamboats, and canal boats
Gil our bay, and add a hundred fold to the
: amount of filth and garbage deposited IN it ?
Year: 1867

The anonymously called caucuses, held
last evening in the several wards. were un-
derstood to be cahed in the Interest of the
Lake" project were run by the Lake"
men and of course, nominated Lake"
candidates for Aldermen, for the mcst
part without the presence or opposition OF
the other side. The River men, how
ever, appear to have no intention Of allow
ing the elections to go by default, and a
general caucus to present nominations Of
Aldermen who shall represent their views
On the water question, is called by number
of our citizens, above. Ii meets at the City
Hall at half past ieren this ere'iing, and we
trust that the numerous portion of our citi'
sens who consider it an object to avoid use.
less taxation and secure the common end in
the most economical way, By taking the
water from the river, will take the trouble
to Re fully represented.
Year: 1867

AIR FOR lNyALIDS.-A body knows
that Terson in good health cannot
long remain so without n constant
supply Of fresh air, and it would seem
self-evident that to an invalid it is in
dispensable. But how few, conlpara-
lively, make use Of this knowledge. \
little while ago a lady sent to friend
this message =" Ny little Gencyievc
is dying. come at once.t The friend
obeyedsJhe summons, and as she en-
tered the door Of the sick-rOom she
met the physician and at the same
time a breath Of fever-heated air, so
impure as even to be repulsive to 4
healthy person. An anxious mother.
weary with watching, might easily be
insensible to the ill-condition of the
atmosphere. but that an intelligent
physician, whose duty it is TO watch
every condition about patient should
enter a room, feel the pulse, listen to
the breathing Of the laboring lungs.
then leave his prescription and retire
without a word Of suggestion as to
the needed supply of fresher air, Is.
indeed, surprising.


After little time the friend said
The winter air outside seems de-
lightful, can we let a little in for
Gcnevieve p The mother answered ::
' Yes, If it is possible to doso without
exposing her; but her lungs are so
bad that | fear The slightest change
would be fatal" The friend said She
would be very careful so she moved
the little crib and screened it with'a
shawl, then lowered the farthest win
dow and increased the fire slowly.
With the same care she kept the
noisy children at n distance and at
intervals fed the little sufferer water.
Before night the child was better, and
from that time improved rapidLy Ly-the
skill Of the lady, or Of the doctor, had
saved her.
Year: 1867

A SINGULAR CAsE.-One of our re.
porters had related to him Yesterday a
curious case. Several months since
number ofyoung men belonging to the
city were in a saloon, drinking. They
were evidently feeling very well from
the excitement of stimulents, and were
exhibiting feats Of gymnastics, when
one of them. a Young German named
Wilder declared that he had strength
sufficient in his fist TO knock through
one of the stout panels Of the door Be
fore his comrades could interfere, vii
der struck the door. forcing the panel
completely. The blow bruised his
knuckles considerably but not seriously
as it was thought, breaking the flesh
and making them bleed. The hand
was also benumbed Nothing was
thought of the matter at the time, the
hand was done up and the party scpa-
rated. The numbness in Wilder hand
continued to increase. lie experience
ed no pain, but dead feeling as if the
hand had gone to sleep, as he express
ed it. In few weeks the hand be-
gan TO wither and the fingers toshrink
mp, and now they present a curious
appearance. The hand is wholly
useless and Of a dead looking grey color
as if no blood circulated in it and has
shrunk to nearly one-half the size Of
the other hand. The nails are black.
but still retain their hold upon the
flesh They have not grown any since
the blow was given. Upon cutting
the hand. little blood viii stand in
the wound but it does not bleed like
a fresh cut. There IS no sign ofmort-
iGcation il, the hand. The dead feeling
reaches only few inches up the arm.
Wilder has no power over the hand,
and cannot close it. The bones Of the
fingers seem 10 have shrunk with the
flesh and to have softencd to substance
resembling gristle. Several surgeons
have examined the hand ana declare
that thev never saw or heard of case
similar to jhis. The hand and arm
are watched carefully, and if signs OF
the numbnees are discovered spread
ing (as they are now) amputation viii
be performed-Niluaulce Wisconsin,.
Year: 1867

w hlle IN winter quarters at Cen
trevllle, 1t came TO pass that one of
the rebel drummers, who, on &C ,ount
of his conduct was not a particular
tavorite Of Colonel Seymour, Of the
Sixth Louisiana regiment, beat the
wrong call The . old man. who.
from his long military career, was
perfectly at home in all matters Of
camp life, rushed out Of his tent, and,
meeting what he supposed to be the
rascallv drummer, at once went to
work TO punish him and, hav ng done
so, he returned 10 his tent, where he
found his orderly, Fred, 4 German
youth Of quite genteel manners, sit
ting before the fire with a broad smile
upon his countenance. evidently sup
pressing outright laughter.


" nat Is the matter with YOU, my
boy p quickly inquired the Colonel,
who was still excited from his corpo-
real exercise.


After some hesitation and repeated
questions of the Colonel, he said


That was not the drummer YOU
whipped it was Sergeant --. Of
Company f, who looks so much like
him.


The Colonel now became enraged
at Fred for net apprising him of his
mistake in time. and came near chas-
tising the Teutonic youth but his
good nature and heart now resumed
their sway, and he sailed forth from
his tent in search Of the injuredindi-
vidual, TO make reparation. On turn
ing the second avenue he met the
object Of his search, graspcd him by
the hand, apologized in the most sim
cere manner and, the weather being
cold, invited him up to his tent and
treated him to an apple toddv. The
appeascd individual departed, and
Fred was again seen smiling and
snickering at the fire. This time the
Colonel waxed warm, and demanded
peremptorily to be informed of the
cause Of his unbccosajng behavior and
suspicious merriment when Fred,
bursting ont, said


" You treated the drummer to az
pie toddy, he looks so much like the
sergeant Of Company T, whom You
whipped a while ago


The sequal may be imagined.-
Fred got something, but it was not
apple toddy.
Year: 1867

SELF-DESIAL.-It is a matter not
too often considered, that real hapri-
ness, health, order. peace and bounty.
depend on seIEdenial II nature. IN
its wild state. and wishes. and indul-
gent sensualities Is to be humored. a
dose OF poison IS brewing, a scourge
for tie fools back Is prepariug-like
drunkards who sit down in good hum
or to tipple, but soon proceed to black
ewes. No man ever found a happy.
life By chance, or yawned it into be-
ginning with a wish Even the king
dom Of heaven suffers violence, and
the violent only take it By force. So
that perfect peace may be won By
perpetual war, and the health Of the
spirit by the death Of the flesh. NJ
old maxim Is, that religion viii cost
Us something, but the want Of i
infinitely more
Year: 1867

THE latest innovations at parties
in New York Is the introduction of
beef tea. 1t is now ordered that the
preliminary 70 the usual supper Of
oysters. champagne, ice cream and
jelIies shall be a cup Of beef tea. which
the attentive waiter hands to vou as
soon as vou enter the refreshment
saloon. Nor IS this all. Beef tea Is
handed around in the intervals Of the
+. German, the superstition being that
some sustaining and strengthening el-
ement Is needed to carry one through
the almost ceaseless intricacies Of this
now universally fashionable dance.