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VOLUME mvij
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1866.
NUMBER 89.
BOUCIITOX.YISBET,BARNE &MOORE.
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“ Mortgage fi fa sales per square,
Tax Collector's Sales, per square,
Citations for Loiters of Administration,
ii •< “ Guardianship,
Letters of application fordisni’u from Adm’n
u “ “ ** Guard’s
f2 50
5 00
5 Oii
3 00
3 00
4 50
3 00
5 00
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5 00
1 50
FOR
THE MASSES
I HAVE IN STORE, ar.d will be receiving for
the next ten dajs, h stock ot goods, com
prising nearly all the novelties in
AND
Appi’n for leave to sell land,
Notices to Debtors and Creditors,
Sales of lan 1, \e.. per square,
perishable property, 10 days, per square
li-trav Notices, 30 days,
Foreclosure of M irtgage, pci sq . each time, i
LEGAL ADVERTIsEMENTS.
c .i e , „f I/l l 1, & hv A 1 ui'mistrators. Executors <ff
Cuardians, are required hy law to be held on Uie hist
Tuesday in the month ; between the horns ot 10 n the
forenoon imlthreei.i the alternoon, at the Com t bouse
in the comity in which the property is situated
Xotice of these sales must bo given
1(1 days previous to tli
MILLINERY GOODS,
AND AT PRICES SO LOW
It will surprise a people
WHO HAVE SO LONG BEEN ACCUSTOM
ED TO EXORBITANT CHARGES!
I am determined to sustain tlie reputation I
have so long enjoyed with the citizous of Baldwin
^ 11(1 ! and adjoining counties, viz : of keeping the
i*tt«
in a uublic ga-
•f sale.
Notices for Hie s*;e of personal property mnst be
ei ;,n ill like manlier Ml days previous to sate day j
Notices to the debtors and creditors ot an estate
must also be punished 40 days. ., . j
Notice that nophcatimi will be made to the Court of i
Ordinary tor leave to sell Land, &c. r uiust be pabnsh-
*' '(oaTfor ltdters of A Iminist ration Onardianship, |
JJj days —for dismission from
,,//(>•—lor dismission
• most be publisht
estuUlisUuig lost paper
/is—for imiiqieliing titL
&.C.. mu-t be piilihslie
Administratit.n, m <nihly si.r
from Guardiansliip. «• days.
J{ lies for foreclosure nt M >rt
m >it/lily for four tn >niUs—lot
for l'i‘- full *p ice*l tit. ... . . .
lroai Executors or lubniui 4 intors, where bond lias
been given by the deceased, the full space of three
months. . . . .
I’ubli tations will always be continued according to
these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise or-
Ejiik an 1 Job work, of ail kinds,
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♦y Subscribers wishing their papers changed
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name of the post-office irotn
changed.
TER YARD, and other DRESS* GOODS in
large quantities at equally LOW FIGURES,
and comprise nearly alt the new fabrics for Sum
mer wear.
WHITE GOODS,
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT.
I will offer during next week the largest and
most select stock of
MILLINERY GOODS
1 have ever had in store, comprising all the new
»t> leS of
Bonnets, Hats,
Lie lids,
Flowers, Ribbons,
ici, Ac*
Trimmings,
must state the
which they wish it
Call and see me at iny old stand
opposite the Milledgevilie Hotel.
W. G. LANTERMAN.
| Milledgevilie, April 4th, i860. 3G tf
BEHOLD! BEHOLD!!
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hereby Inform the Public, that we do not
Parade our prices of Goods in
papers or handbills,
nor do we intend to deceive our patrons by erro
neous statements, but
WJXrIj SEIili
To compete, if not lower, than any
other house, who purchased at the
so-called
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SPEKt'H FROM THE PRESIDENT.
ANOTHER BROADSIDE. INTO THE
RADICAL HULK.
NO QUARTERS FOR TRAITORS.
Washington. April 18.—In reply to the
crowd of soldiers and sailors assembled at
the White House this evening, to pay
their respects to the President, President
Johnson said : I confess that, in the pe-
enliar posture of public affairs, your pres
ence, and address, give encouragement
and confidence to me in my efforts to dis
charge, the duties incumbent on me, the
Chief Magistrate of the Republic: and, in
what I have to say, I shall address 3 011 in
the character of a citizen, sailors and sol
diers. [Applause | We are, to-day, in
one of the most critical and trying situa
tions that have occurred since the Gov
eminent came into existence. The nation
has another test to undergo, and that is to
give evidence to the nations of the earth,
and to its own citizens, that it has the pow
er, to restore internal peace; that it has
strength enough to put down treachery
and tieasun within its own borders.
[Cheers. J We have commenced an ordeal,
and 1 trust in God we will pass through it
successfully. |Cheers.J—I feel complimen
ted hy the allusion of one present to
the fact that, in the Senate in I860 and
1861, when the Dation was entering on this
ordeal, 1 raised my hands against treason,
treachery and traitors. [Cheers and cries
of good J I stand here to-day holding and
maintaining the same position which I
then enunciated. [Cheers] I stand here
to-day opposing traitors and treason
wherevei they may he—in the Soutli or
in the North. [Loud cheers.j I stand here
to day as I then stood, using ail my powers,
both mental and physical, to preset ve the
nation 111 going through the third phase of
its existence. The organized forces and
combined powers that recently stood ar
rayed against us are disbanded and driven
from the field. But it does not follow
that there are still no enemies against our
present form of government and our free
institutions. [Applause] 1 then stood in
tlie Seuate denying the doctrine, of sepa
ration and secession. I denied then, as I
do now, that any State has the right, of
its own will, to separate itsci from the oth
er States, and the right to destioy the
Union and break up the Government.
And I think l have given some evidence
that 1 have been sincete And in earnest,
and now I want to know why it is that the
whole train of slanderers and caliuninators
have been barking and snapping at my
I heels ? [Cheers.] Why is it they have ar
rayed themselves against me ? It is be
cause I stood on the side of the people,
(and when I say the people I include
sailors and soldiers 1) [Cheers.] Why is
it that they are arrayed in traducing and
falsifying, and calumniating me ? Where
were they during the, rebellion just ended?
I aver at home in bed. |Laughter.] In
the Senate I raised my voice against it,
aud when it was believed that it would be
to the interest of the nation, and would as
sist in putting down the rebellion, did I
leave my place in the Senate, a place of
emolument, ease and distinction, and take
my position where the enemy could be
reached and where men’s lives were in dan
ger. [Cheers, and cries of that’s so.]
Whilst 1 was thus exposed perpetually
and publicly, some of nay preseut tradu-
cers and calumniators were tar removed
from the foe and ’were enjoy iug ease and
comfort. [Cheers and laughter.J But 1
care not for them. I care not that slander,
the foul whelp of sin, has been turned
loose against me. I care not for all that
they may tell you here to-day- Although
red and the Constitution acknowledged
they stand in the Union under theConstitu
lion a portion of these glorious, bright gal
axy of States. In passing through this orde
al which was begun under the direction of
my lamented predecessor, we commence.d
the work of reform. We succeeded before
I came here in restoring the relations
which* had existed hetw*eeu Tennessee and
the rest of the Union with one exception—
the restoration of representation.
I came to Washington, and under ex
traordinary cireumstandes, succeeded to
the Presidential chair. T he Congress of
the United States had adjourned without
presenting any plan. I then proceeded
as 1 have done in my own State, in recon
structing the Government, to restore the
other States. And how did we begin /
We found that the people had no courts,
and we said to the judges, district attor
neys and marshals, “go down and hold
your courts; the people need the tribu
nals ofjusticeto be opened.” Was there
anything wrong in that? The courts
were opened, and what else ? We looked
out and saw that the people down there
lwnl no mails. They had been interrup
ted and cut off by the operations of the re
bellion. We said to the Postmaster Gen
eral, “Let the people have facilities for
mails, and let them begin to understand
that we all feel—that v/e are all one peo
ple.” We looked out again, and saw that
there was a blockade. We 6aid, ‘.‘Open
the doors of the enstom houses, and re
move the blockade, and let the pursuiis of
peace go on.” It was done. We thus j
traveled on, step hy step, opening the j
customhouses, appointing collectors, es j
tablishing mail facilities and restoring all!
the railroads that had been interrupted by
era! voices : Andy Johnson.) Is he not
elected hy the people / The President is
■ he tr bune of the people. In olden times,
when tribunes were first eltcted in the
Roman Republic, the {reople choose a tri
bune and placed him at the doors of tho
Senate, so that when *h t body ventured
an oppressive act he was clothed with the
power to say “veto.” I forbid. Your Presi
dent now is the tribune of the people. 1
thank God 1 am, aud I intend to assert
the power which the people have placed
in me- (Cheers.) Y our President, standing
cal milleninm, a j olitical jubilee and when
we can proclaim to jrfl the nations of the
! earth, that w*e are again united people,
I and that we have triumphantly passed
| through oue third ordeal—have peace at
home and power to hid defiance to all the
! world. (Loud cheers.) Remember one
; thing, gentlemen, in iuy past life, though
j slanderers may misrepresent, none can say
; that I ever deceived or Letraj’ed tbem-
! It wlil be for x*ou to see in the future who
w ill redeem all his promises, and who w ill
be most faithful. 1 thank you gentlemen
here day after day and discharging his du- , for tfee C0Inp i inieut you LaV e paid me.
ty, is like a horse on a tread wheel, and • _ * r
because he dares differ in opinion in regard . _ , _ ,
to public measures, he must be denounced Acting Preacher.—By the way,
as a usurper and a tyrant. Can he origi- ™ cs *■ correspondent of the Kn.cker-
nalo anything under the veto power ? 1 | bocker. Western preaching w no way be
think the veto power conservative in its | h,nd "/stern poetry. I listened to a ser-
character and affirmation. All that can mon a few , ^'ich I would not
1 repeat, only that such ignorant desecrators
of the desk may see how they appear in
the pillory of type. The subject was mis
sions and the necessity of supporting them.
The intonation and “god-like action” can
be done by the veto power is to say when
legiblation is improper, hasty, unwise and
unconstitutional—stop action and wait
till this can be subjnitted to the people,
aud le.t them consider whether it is right
or wrong. (Applause.)—That is all there
is in it. lienee, 1 say that tyranny and
power can be exercised somewhere else
than by the Executive. He is powerless.
All that he can do is to check legislation ;
to hold it in a state of obeyance, until the
people can consider and understand what
is being done. Then what has been done/
I have done what conscience I believe re
quired me to do. (Applause ) So believ
ing, 1 intend to stick to mj r position, rely
ing on the judgment and intelligence of
the people—the soldiers nnd the sailors
expressly. (Cheers ) Then lor my li‘e, I
cannot see where there is any tyranny.
It is verj’ easy to impugn motives and sus
in
New York Panic Prices!
We will duplicate any Bill bought
Macon ' * ,, ‘ i * 1 1 J — * L -
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4 5 6 71 8
1 Y2 13 14 U> l fi
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30.31 ' ’ '
KOTICE.
T HF u.nkr s >m*<l under the name and style of
PhilUms and Myers have this day formed a
.■limited partnership” for the transacts of a
General Commission, Auction, Fac
torage and Forwarding
° Business,
. caVANNAH, to continue unti-
,n the City of SAVA“N 15a rne tt Phillip-
tin 1st of general partners,
and Frederick .dyers, areim k ,| 1P %necia
stiffs
Btnr.li (.6 the co-Dattnershii' _
You will all, especinlly the L.ADIE* 1 , do well
by calling en us before purchasing elsewhere, as
we have determined
Sol to he undersold by any other Mer
chants in this city.
JOSEPH & FASS, i
3rd door, MillcdgcviUe Hotel, t
Milledgevilie, April Dili, ldGG. 3G tf
-|L. CARRINGTON,
General Agent at Milledgeiille,
JOHN
Savannah, 22d March. 1866.
BARNETT PHILLIPS, }
FREDERICK MYERS, J
JOHN CHADWICK. j
t. isfift 35 (it
SPIUNG & SIMMER GOODS !
NEW Stock, just received, at
H. TINSLEY'S,
M:1 ledgeville, March mh, 1866.
1
Agent.
32 tf
<fc
w. RABUN
m
AND
mis::::. _
140 BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH,
F OR the transaction of any and ail busines*
connected with the Skat of Government.
He will furnish certified copies of any Acts passed
by the Legislature, will examine and give correct
information of the LaD<] Books, &c., Ac. Terms
moderate.
Milledgevilie, April 2d, I8G6. 36 ly
. mil for Sale.
I OFFER for sale my Corn and Wheat Mill, lo
cated on Town Creek, D miles 4iom Miiledge-
ville, ou the JjanderaviUe road. AUo my Saw
Mill, with a never faihng head of water; and con
nected with these mills 75 acres ot good land,
with the privilege of cutting saw logs off of 2,700
acres ot land.
'i'KKMS—one half down, and balance in one
and two years. HUGH TREANOIt.
Milledgevilie, April 2d. 1868.
35 tf
•J. W. Rabun,
P. H. Wood.
April 24th, l«66.
GA.
36 tf
(S f 'Gents
Yon can find a fine and well assort-
ed stock of Spriug and dimmer clothing^
rosenfleld & goodm .£ tf
Jlilledgeville, April 9, 1866.
BAR A BOWLING ALLEY.
1 AIIE PUBLIC are respectfully invited to give
the undersigned a call, as he has some of the
very best liquors to be found In the city, and
more, he has just opened a
HEW BOWLISO ALLEY
in connection with Ms Bar, whore every genii.-
man can pass an hour or so in pleasant recreation
Bar and Bowling Alley on the comer
Opposite the Milledgevilie IioteL
M. G. LYNCH.
ty Mr. Johnnie Wootten has charge of the
Bowling Alley.
Feb. 27th, I860. 80 w
j shall Jive long enough to live down the
whole pack of traducers and slanderers,
j Applause.] They have turned the whole
pack loose to lower me in your estima
tion. Verily they can’t do it. Tray,
Blanche aud Sweetheart, little dogs and
. all, come along snapping aud snarling at
my heels, hut I heed them not. [Cheers.]
i The American people—citizens, soldiers
and sailors—know that from my advent
into public life to the present moment I
1 have always stood unwaveringly the ad
vocate aud defender of their rights and in
terests. [Cheers.]
We arc now in the Nation’s third orde
al. We are not yet through. We denied
that States could go out of the Union.
We denied the doctrine of becebniou, aud
we have demonstrated that we were right
—we demonstrated it by the strong arm
Yes the soldiers and the sailors—God
bless them !—have demonstrated by their
patriotism and strong arms that States
have not the power to leare the Union.
[Applause.] The Confederate armies were
overpowered and disbanded, and there
was a willingness on the part of the people
of those States to come back, in obedieuce
to the law, and acknowledge the suprema
cy of the Constitution of our fathers.—
For what have we passed through this or
deal 7 It was to prove the principle (hat
no State had the power to break up the
Government*. It was to put down rebel*
lion. The rebellion has been put down,
and for what 7 Was it to destroy these
States ? Verily, never. For what have all
these many lives been sacrificed and all
this treasure expended 7 Was it for the
purpose of destroying the States 7 No. It
was for the purpose of preserving the L n-
ion of the States. That is w hat we have
been contending for and to establish the
fact that the nation can lift its own head
abeve and beyond internal war#, and trea
son and traitors at home. When the re
bellion in Massachusetts was pnt down did
that put Massachusatts out of the Union
and destroy the State ? W hen the rebel
lion in Pennsylvania was put down, did
that destroy the State and pu* it out of the
Union 7 <So, when the great rebellion was
put down and the Constitution and laws of
the country restored, the States engaged
in rebellion being crushed, *the law resto-
the rebellion. Was there anything under-| pect the pmest and best acts of man'
taken to be done here that was not aw- j
thorized by the Constitution, and that was
not justified by the great necessity of the I
case, that has not been clearly consistent '
w ith the Constituton and with the general
spirit of our Government ? [Cheers ]
What remained to be done? One oth- 1
er thiqej remained to show* the civilized
world that we had passed successfully
through the trying ordeal of our national j
existence, and proved that our Govern- ,
ir.ent w as popular.—A great principle was
to be restored which was established in our
revolution, w hen onr fathers were conten
ding against the power of Great Britain.,
What was one of the principal causes of
their complaint ? It was that they were
denied representation. They complained
of taxation without representation.
[Cheers.] One of the great principles!
laid down hy our fathers, and what fired j
their hearts was that there should he no j
taxation without representation. How*
then does the matter stand? Who has
been defeating the operation of the Con- ,
stintion ? What now remains to be done
to complete the restoration of these States j
to all their former relations under the
Federal Government and to finish the
great ordeal through which we have been ]
passing ? It is to admit representation. 1
[Cheers.] When we say admit represen
tation, what do we mean ? We simply |
mean representation in the constitutional i
and law abiding sense, which was initiated
at the beginning of the Government. The [
Constitution declares in expresa terms that
the Senate and House of Representatives,
life. If you come forward and propose a
certain tiling, your motives are suspr« ed
and condemned, and if you withhold jour
opinion you are regarded as being opposed
to the matter. So that it is very hard to
move one way or the other, as far as cer
tain persons are concerned. In the Ameri
can people is my hope for the salvation of
the country*. 1 am ui'h you, soldieis,
sailors and citizens. Who has sacrificed
or perilled more? Has not niy all been
put on it—my life, my property, every
thing sacred and dear to man, has been
staked upon it—and can 1 now be suspec
ted of faltering at the close of this thin!
ordeal of the nation 7 Where is he, who in
public or private life, has sacrificed more,
or who has devoted more of his time and
energies to the accomplishment of the
great end than I-t From the promptings
of my own heart, I believed I was right,
and with your hearts, your countenance,
and your encouragement, I shall go
through on that line, fcheers and laugh
ter,) and when I come to talk about sailors
and soldiers, about this to be done, all
I want is for you to wait and see. So, as
far as you are concerned, wait and see if I
don’t stand by you—although every other
man may falter and fall. (Cheers.)
I want to see measures of policy brought
forward that will advance the interests of
the people, and that portion of the people
who constitute the gallant and brave men
who, in both branches of the service, have
upheld the national flag and sustained the
country in the recent struggle. I thank
you, gentlemen, for your countenance on
each acting for itself, shall be the judge of j tllis occasion. It cheers me on and gives
the returns of elections, and the qualifies- j “« strength to perform the work before me.
tions of its own members. It is for each ^ we are * rue *° ourselves, if we are true
House to settle that question under the to the Constitution, the day is not far dis-
Constitution, and under Hie solemn sane- | taut when ,he Government will be be re-
tion of an oath. Can we believe that ei- 1 K,ored * Le _ fc 113 S° on and re8tor « the Gov-
ther House would admit any member into
its body to participate iu tlve legislation
of the country who hss not been quali-
the
fied ? They have the.power, not ot
two Houses, but one House for itself.
The Constitution further declares that
no State shall be deprived of its equal suf
frage in the Senate of the United States
without its consent: Where do we stand?
all that we have need of is to fiuish the
great work of restoration. For the two
Houses respectively to decide the ques
tion ! Oh ! but some one will say a trai
tor might come in. The answer to that is,
that each House must be the judge of it,
and if a traitor presents himself 1 cannot
help it. The House will know that he is
a traitor [applause,] and if he is a traitor
can they not kick him out of doors and
send him back, saying to the people who
sent him, you must send us a lo^al man.
there any difficulty about
eminent. Let ns enlarge the arena of our
commerce and trade, and let us not only
inspire confidence at home, but respect
abroad, by letting the nation resume its
career of greatness.
I know that some will And fault with
me and say I am too lenient, too kind, and
all that. If we were all to be put to death,
or punished or thrown away for one of
fense, or for the second offense, and were
to be lost and excluded from society and
communion with our fellow men, how ma
ny of us would be left 7 We must reason
with each other and understand our na
tures, and what is necessary to restore
peace and harmony and concord to a dis
tracted and divided people. In time of
warrit is right to burn villages, sack cities
and desolate fields, to lay waste a country,
cripple and reduce the enemy, bnt in time
of peace the converse of that course is
precisely the right one, aud the true poli-
(Cbeers.) is there any
that? (No.no, and cheers.) If *a traitor« cy of a nation is to rebuild its cities, re
presents himself to the other House cannot J store its villages and renew its fields ofag-
ihat House say to him : No, you cannot
be admitted into this body. Go back;
we will not deny to your people the right
of representation, but they must seud a
rieulture. I know there are some who
have been at home cultivating during the
wai and who bring to the consideration of
the questions of peace, harmony and avo
loyal representative. (Cheers.) Aud when J cations of civil life, all the feelings of re-
the States do send loyal representatives, I sentmant which animated us when the war : 8 j" I v'er","*and a~place for the gold
1 V. „ A A Ur»f t n \r o tlio l.rat'O 7T»«n ! . .... . r . _ _ &
god-like action” can
never be imitated; but I jot you down a
few sentences :
“But, brethren, you can’t get sinners to
give to missions. I ‘allow’ it’s impossible.
Before ihey’d git to see the duty on’t you
must convert ’em. There are many ways
to do this. Do you git the pint ? For
the. sake of argument, we’ll takefisbin’, for
instance. You take the idee 1 In some
seasons you can go down to the shore and
throw out your net, and haul ’em in by
shoals, hundreds nnd thousands. These
are our revivals. Then, again, some slip
through the net. In that case yon take a
bo >k and line—(here the preacher leaned
over the pulpit as if angling fiom a boat) —
bait it nice, and sit down aud fish for ’em
patiently, and when you git the least nib
ble, give a right smart jerk. These are
our tingle conversions. But there are
some, brethren, you can’t ketch tbis-a-
way. r l hey won’t go in the net; they
wont touch the hook. These ere the la
zy, fat old sinners, who lie in the cool
places in the brook, and if ever they see
you a-comin,’ they’ll jest turn up their
white tides, and slip off into deep water.
Now, when yon hnd one of this sort,
hooks is no account; nets ain’t. Y'ou’ve
gnt to drop net and hooks, aud (hero our
orator threw himself back in the desk and
struck the attitude of a harpooner) grab
the rpear of wrath, aud shout, ‘Now, by
the grace of God, we’re arter ye !’’
A man named Josh was brought be
fore a country squire for stealing a hog,
and three witnesses being examined,
swore they saw him steal it. A wag hav
ing volunteered his counsel for Josh,
knowing the scope of the squire’s brain,
arose and addressed him as follows : “May
it please your honor, 1 can establish this
man’s honesty beyond the shadow of
doubt, for I have twelve witnessea who
are ready to swear that they did not see
him steal it.” The squire rested his head
for a few moments as if in deep thought,
aud with great dignity arose, and brush
ing back his hair, said : “If there are
twelve who did not see him steal it, and
only three who did, I discharge the priso
ner*” -
—
A Pig Without Food Seventeen Days.—
Iu discharging the brigM. Shepard, yes
terday, at this port, the laborers were sur
prised to find a small pig stowed away in
the hold among the bales of goods. He
could hardly staud up, but managed to
squeal faintly. It appears that the pig
was put down the fore hatch at sea, sev
enteen days before, to be kept from the
cold, and had crawled so far down among
the cargo that he was given up as hope
less pork. There was nothing eatible in
the cargo, and his case shows the remar
kable fact that he sustained life without
food or drink for the period* of seventeen
days. He was very feeble, but readily
took hold of a little meal gruel, and
premises to thrive again.—Boston Post,
5t/i inst.
The following advertisement is copied
from au old Connecticut paper :
“John Stibbs, tayinr, shoemaker and
-Astronomer. I also keep a journeyman to
do all kinds of carpenters and blacksmiths
works and to hang bells, etc. Anoy lady
or gentcelman as bespeaks a cote or a pair
of breeches may have it on Friday or
Saturday without fail.
N. B.—being rumored abroad that I in
tended leaving off business on account of
my elected church warding, I hope my
friends won’t give ears to such blood thirs
ty reports. John Stibbs.”
A Detroit copper speculator fell asleep
in church, when he was waked by the
pastor’s reading : “Surely there is a vein
can you have any better evidence of fideli
ty to the Constitution and laws? Who will
say that if a traitor happens to get into
was running high. But take the brave men
who sustained the flag ou the field aud on
the wave and you will find better feelings
ter he gets in. That makes assurance
doubly sure, and conforms the action of
the Government to the Constitution ot our
fathers. Hence, 1 say, let us stand hy
that Constitution, and in standing by it j
the covenant will be preserved. While!
Congress that body cannot expel him af- and better judgment on those who have
been sittiug in the closet and novel* smelled
gunpowder.—(Cheers )
Y'es, from the private to the general,
they know hov to treat the present cir
cumstances better than any of these closet
patriots and humanitarians. Then, my
I have been contending against traitors, j conntreymen, fellow-citizens sailors and
and treason, and secession, and the disso- j soldiers, let us rejoice that peace has
lution^)f the Union, I have been contend-j come, let us rejoice that the relations of
ing at the same time against consolidation j the States are about being restored. Let
of power here. I think consolidation ofj us make every effort we can, on proper
of!
power here equally dangerous with separa
tion (Cheers.) The one would run iuto
anarchy while the other would concentrate
and eventuate in a monarchy. But there
is an idea abroad that one mau cau be a
usurper. Mr. Jefferson, the apostle of lib
erty, tells us, and so does common sense,
hat tyranny and despotism can be exer- and blood which a short time ago was
cised by many more vigorously and more
tyranitaily than by one. What power
has your president to attain? What can
he do ? What can he originate? Why,
they say, he exercises the veto power?
(A voice: To put down the nigger.
Laughter.)Who if your President ?—(hev-
principles, to restore the relations which
existed between the Federal Government
and the States. I tbank God that peace
is restored. I thank God that our brave
men can return to their families and homes,
and resume their peacefnl avocations. I
thank God that the hateful planet ot
fire
the ascendent, has been chased away by
the benignaut star of peace.. Now that
the star of peace is suspended in the heav
ens, tetns cultivate the earth and the re
lations of peace, and all those associations
that appertain to men in peace. The time
is not distant when we can have a politi-
where they find it.” Jumping to his feet
he shook his book at the ministe*, crying:
I’ll take five hundred shares !*’
April on Red River.—Never in the re
collection of the “oldest inhabitant” haa
such weather been seen in the month of
April. It rained, poured down and blew
from the four quarters of the globe an’d the
rest of the world, for one hundred and two
hours without the least cessation, during
last Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. The river has risen over
twelve feet and still rising gradually.
There is still about eight feet bank. The
weather has cleared up beautifully cold
since Sunday morning. On that night we
were visited by a severe white frost.
Alexandria Democrat 1 ith inst.
The Goldsboro (N. C.) News tells this
story :
1 here is a cat in the town of Goldsboro
now engaged in the responsible duty of
rearing mae members of a family—four
kittens aud five young rats. She is equal
ly t-euder of the later as of the former.
She killed the mother rat, and immediate
ly assumed the task of rearing the orphan
young.