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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
©to rg i 8 33U eh lji®f If
B. PUTNAM AGAIN.
Putnam Cocntt, May 12,1866.
Mister Editurs :
Sir*—I lay it’s high timo you was a wautin
to hear about them crops agin. Well, sura,
*»• Central Georgian.”—The attention of
our merchants is called to the card 'of the ^ ^
proprietors of the above journal. The Cen- I tbcy aint n doin wcll j don > t know how ’tis
tral Road is now open to Washington county, Qn t>ot j ler sido tbc creek> n8 i aintiheerd from
and the people of that wealthy section of the tbere s5nco mondny . but on this side, good
State find in Macon their nearest marketI np?3 grac ; 0U3 , gracious goodness! Well, if
town, and imut come bore if the proper in- I Jt aint mined n5g fi 0 n to every week iu the
documents arc offered.^ J and every mont h i n the week since com
The Tax on Cotton.—The New York plantin time, I wish I may be hung, men I
Chamber of Commerce has unanimously j was in Macon, and jest as that big clock on
adopted the report of a special committee of J top of the church struck 11 o’clock, I heard
their body, on the proposed tax on cotton, divers individuals remark as how they was
opposing the tax of five cents per pound, on I mighty dry. You tell them folks to come
the ground that tho competition of India and over, as thisYs the most salubrious climate for
Brazil is considerable, and that it is unwise the cure of that complaint that ever I board-
to throw any impediments in the way of ed at. Fact is, I don’t know of a single case
Southern cotton producers. | of dryness in our settlement As for the cot
ton—of all the jailer, meek, rabbit-eared,
sore-sliinned, swunk up, puny, runty speci
mens of a great and glorious stable, our’n
beats. It may lie the heir apparent of old
A New White House.—A special dispatch
to the New York News says that it is by no
means impossible that Congress will do one
graceful thing before recess, and that is to. but « i don’t see it," not nary
direct the building ofa now house tor the oc- Howgmno as tl.e poet Wordsworth
cupancy of the Pies,dent The present man- t LUtl|Elick) ^Bomored ho like
sion is poorly plannedand wretchedly adap - thftt rformed 8nbsta ntial ser-
ed to the absolute necessities of the Execn-I , 1 .
live, lm clerk, ,..1 lri, family, while it, an-1 *>«." « “*? b » °” r “ ,,on “ “
healthiness has been unvcrsally admitted for
many years.
it may be it’ll fool me worse’n Little Elick
did fust time I saw him. “So mote it be,”
as tlic Odd Fellows say every time they bear
of a Boston man gittin bit by a mad dog.
But there’s some consolation in wet weath
er—the land don’t bake. I tells our frced-
men to “plough on, plough on, down to the
Supreme Court.
We notice from an advertisement, ordered
by the Clerk to be published in two or three
Journals of tho State, that tho docket of the
Supreme Court to be held at Milledgeville on I ^fyband inmta^’t^ to the’ bellyband in
the First Monday in June next, will be called J <Iu8h _ but plongll 0 n-swim the “drenes”
by the Judicial Districts, in the following or- y<ju CQmc , em> dotft j ump »em—
‘ L^U cases from the Pataula; 2. Eastern; ° n “
3. Middle: 4. Coweta; 5. Flint; 6. Talla- ploughin might do. The man what entered
poosa: 7 Blue Ridge; 8 Cherokee: 0 Chat-1 the steer at a horse race, could’nt git a bet
tahoochce; 10Macon; 11 Western; 12North- ag i n the steer as an old horse jocky, said as
era; 18 Brunswick; 14 Southern; 15 °«H bowbe . d i ike to bet a gin him, but there was
mulgee; 16 South-Western. no tcIHng uhat a durned old 8tC er might do.
Good News to tiib People of Georgia. I There’s another consolation: chopping out
—It affords us great pleasure to learn, says I cotton used to be a big job, but’taint so now.
the Augusta Constitutionalist, that T. W. 11 told our freedmen to be mighty sparin with
Chichester, Esq., of this city, who was ap -1 their clioppin out. Says I, it is better
pointed by Governor Jenkins agent ot the <<To iWm ,, ong the sorface of things
State ot Georgia, has made a temporary loan Beguiling harmlessly the listless hours”
of $400,000, in the city of New Y ork, at a I tQ bc cbopp ; ngou t that cotton too rank,
lew rate of interest, which it is expected will that puny plant, mind how
relieve the Governor in Ins financial matters, • J ...
and enable him to purchase and distribute
tho corn authorized by the Legislature for
tho widows and disabled soldiers of our State.
Mr. C. is now engaged in superintending the
engraving of bonds which are to be issued
under authority of the Legislature. Thp suc
cess of Mr. Chichester in effecting this loan
upon such favorable terms not only adds to
his credit as a business man, but will show to
you use your hoe”—“deal gently with the
erring one,” for on that plant is suspended a
tax of 5c per pound, the welfare of the nigger,
the salvation of tho Southern States, and di
vers interests too numerous to mention. Says
one of the freedmen, “it was Charles William
Henry Caesar Williamson :” “Is dat so ?”
Says I, “that’s 60 certain and shore,” and
tliar tho conversation ended about the corn.
tlic citizens of Georgia that their State has a [ Well, I reckon it’s doin well. I rode over it
deservedly high credit abroad. j yesterday. Couldn’t see it for the weeds.—
_ * _ I Howsuinevcr, I know’d it was tbar as I recol-
Tndictment OF Mr. Davis for Treason. . . ~. , , .
T „ „ ., , j lect a puttin of it thar early in the Spring.—
—It really seems, says the, Richmond Dis-1 m «■ ZUju
patch, that the only business for which Judge
I When the bottoms dry off and the weeds
j wilt a little I’m goin to look at it agin. One
of my neighbors. Mr. Heniy Marshall it was,
j says as how lie had fifty acres of river bottom
he hadn’t tctclicd. Says I, “Why don’t you
tctch ?” “Says he, “I can’t tetcli bottom.”—
Says I, but the good book says “Sow your
corn on top of the water, and it will make a
Underwood went to Norfolk was to have Mr.
Davis indicted for treason. At any rate, as
soon ns that cherished object had been ac
complished, he adjourned his court—to meet,
we are told, in this city on the 20th inst.
-It is not a cause for regret that Mr. Davis
has been indicted for treason. He will, we. 8tand; , Savs he> ,« Hain i t got boata
suppose, have a reasonably fair trial. He has ” nough .„ and t bir the conversation ended
able counsel at command, and they will see | Thc another consolation in wet weather,
that Judge Underwood, who has already pro
nounced him guilty,—“more guilty than
Wirz,”—shall not preside when the trial shall
come on. They will also exclude from the
It saves me a squelchin. Tlic creeks is all up
and the Eatonton folks can’t git at me—
thank goodness there can’t nary one of ’em
jury all the men who, like tho Judge, have Mjsters EditerS) suraj wba f 8 to become of
-made up their minds in advance that be 18 I thc country j if y0U don’t know, tell us of
guilty. It is said that every man who served somcbo(]y who doe9 know . Word come as
on the famous grand jury at Norfolk made I how tbem ra8 - di cals is introduced a bill allied
oath that lie had never aided or assis ted the | . nnf fnvlkl/l fllA **11
rebellion. If this oath should bc exacted of
thc rent re-men summoned to furnish a petit
jury in Mr. Davis's case, then ,we are sure
either that the jury will be made up of vciy
hard swearers or else that the requisite num
ber cannot be obtained in less than ten coun
ties. All we nsk, however, is a jury of re
spectable citizens, we core not whether they
bc Union men of undoubted antecedents, or
Union men who have become so since tlic
Confederacy went under. We believe a man
must mvn five hundred dollars’ worth of real
estate in order to be qualified, to serve as a
juror in the Circuit Court of the U. States.
This is one fact in Mr. Davis’s favor.
From the .Metropolitan Record.
Bill Arp”—So Called—Letter Irom
the Author—Tlic Book now In
Press.
It is with great pleasure wo present our
readers with a letter from our too long silent
friend, Hon. Charles H. Smith, or “Bill Arp,
the name by which lie is more familiarly
known. This letter explains itself, and we
have only a few words to add.
The book will be issued in about a month
from the present date, will be sold for one
dollar and a half a copy, will contain a large
number of humorous illustrations executed in
the best style cf ait, and will also have a life
like portrait of the author engraved on steel.
As to the request of the distinguished au
thor in regard to the reconstruction of thc or
thography, we have only to say that we have
done our best; but if we have not alwayssuc-
ceeded, it must be attributed to the rebellious
character of the language. We have tried
bard to “harmonize” with the strict rules laid
down by Messrs. Murray and Webster, and
trust we' shall be acquitted from any complic
ity in the design against “Her Majesty’s Eng
lish,” if in some instances the “spell” has not
been altogether broken i
TO THE PUBLISHES.
Yoon, requesting copies of my humorous
letters for publication, is before me. I have
thought that they were hardly worthy of be
ing placed before the public in book form.—
At the time they were written they were ap
preciated, because the minds of the people
needed relaxation from the momentous and
absorbing interests of the war. The fountain
of thought was tried, and these were its rest.
The humor that is in them was entertaining
then, for it was pertinent to the occasion that
provoked it, and very impertinent to those it
held up before the public eye.
I do not think that such humor will bear
the wasting severity of time. It was once
considered sparkling and cxliilerating, but
like good wine, it has beeq stale from having
been too long uncorked.
Nevertheless, these letters mny be worthy
of preservation, as illustrative of a part of the
war-7-as a side-show to the Southern side of
it—an index to our feelings and setiuients,
and for this reason only I place tbem at your
disposal. I must request, however, tliatM^
compiling them, you will thoroughly revise
and reconstruct the orthography. When I
began writing under the signature of Bill
Arp, I was honestly idealizing the language
and humor of an unlettered countrymao who
bears that name. I tried to write as he would,
could lie have written at all. His earnest,
honest writ attracted my attention, and he
declares to this day that I have faithfully ex
pressed his sentiments. Those who know
iim can see more of him in my letters than
they can of me and in this view of my labors
I may bo suspected of playing Boswell to an
uneducated and humorous man, whose name
is not Johnson, but Arp.
Reflectionhas, howerer, convinced me that
while good taste would not condemn one or
two letters for murdering her Majesty’s Eng
lish, yet a frequent repetition of the offense
can hardly be justified. It is demoralizing to
language. The truth is, no wit is good wit
that will bear to be correctly written, and I
therefore direct a reconstruction of the or
thography, even at the peril of Mr. Arp’s rep
utation. ,
For the sentiments that pervade these let
ters, I have no apology to make. At thc
time they appeared in the press of the South,
these sentiments were thc silent echoes of our
people’s thoughts, and this accounts in thc
main for the popularity with which they were
received. Of course they contain exaggera
tions, and prophecies which were never ful
filled; but both sections were playing “brag”
as well os “battle,” and though we could not
compete with our opponents in the former,
yet some of us did tiy to hold our own. At
both games wc were whipped by overwhelm
ing forces, and wc have given it up. Con
quered, but not convinced, we have accepted
thc situation and pledged ourselves to abide by
it. We have sworn to do so. We have de
clared it most solemnly in convention. Wo
have asserted it in every act and deed; and
Southern honor, which our enemies cannot
appreciate, but which is untarnished and im
perishable, is the seal ot our good faith.—
Whoever testifies to the existence among us
of an association designing a renewal of thc
rebellion, is cither the victim of bis own cow
ardice, or else the author of a selfish and
heartless lie. I say this with feeling and in-;
dignatien, for we sec in such testimony a j
While mourning the loss of thousands of! Last Hoars of Stonewall Jackson—-Nar-
the noblest of our race, while suffering the rative by his Medical Attendant .
poverty and desolation with which our con-| ~ T . ,
querors, have visited us, while memory stings I Hunter McQmre has furnished the
with thc rape and arson which barbarians R'Chmond Medical Journal with a detailed
under arms enforced and heartless officers account “f the last hours of Stonewall Jack-
permitted, it is not in human nature tol san- _ ,’ s e3 P ecia ‘‘y ln t ercs t' n ?. as tiiewriter
smother resentment against those who would I '' as 'k!CKson s medical attendant. _He says
still plav tlic tyrant and grind us into , , a ’ tcr the fatal wound was received, and
dust. ’ . ' Jackson was being supported from thc field,
But to you, kind reader, who can speak j 1 ? pushed aside the men who were holding
gently to'thc erring (it we have erred) who I 11 "} U P» stretched lnmself to his full height,
would pour oil upon the troubled waters I anc *: n , * ce,, *J’i y. e t distinctly enough to be
and prefer the hand of kindred love, let me above the dm of battle, “General Pen-
say that, though proudly defiant of our ene- J,\^ ou . must hold on to the field, you must
mies, the noble manlineM of our people will I , d out to the last.” This was his final or-
meet you cordially at the first sincere effort J l *er upon the field. He was then placed upon
toward an honorable reconciliation. Other- a , . , r aud taken to the Wilderness Tavern,
wise wc will close up thc avenues of our w , wa ? uset * 83 a hospital,
hearts, and like the red man of the forest, , Chloroform was then administered, and ns
transmit our bitterness and onr wrongs as a lie. ^an to * ce j. lts e ff ect s, and its relief to the
heritage to our children. P ai . n was suffering, he exclaimed: “What
Republicans, Puritans, Pharisees, Saints— an ln “ nlt o blessing,’’ and continued to re-
you who were suckled with songs of pity for ? e -Jv e , eS3 , lD p until he became in-
the charcoal race, whose hypocritical syinpa- sensible. _ The round ball (such as is used for
thies have been for years playing leap-frog I | llc - s niooth-borc Springfield musket) which
over tho poverty and distress around your I:. lodged under the skin upon the back of
own doors, alighting far off in the sunny I his right band, was extracted first It had
land; who have seen and are seeing thou- j entered the palm, about the middle of thc
sands of your dusty pets perishing and pass-1 S? n< r ant ‘ * a d fractured two of the bones.—
ing away, from the lack of food and tho lust . ril ? lef * arm T” 8 ^hen amputed, about two
of freedom; you whose morning hymn is, “I ln . c , C9 | be *ow vel 7Jrapidly, and
love mv love with a B, because he is black,” wlth Might loss of blood,the ordinary circular
and whose evening prayer, “May the Lord , ha . T1D ?. been ™ a de There were
send freedom, without money and without . u'sunds in tins arm, the first and most
price;” you who look upon our people ns a wa3 »bout _ three inches be-
race of turbulent devils, and a foul blot upon J. 0 ." tl,e shoulder joint, the ball d?vi-
tbe good namo of the land—to you I com- “' n S tLe mam artery and fracturing the bone,
mend all tlie comfort that you can find within second was several inches in length, a
these pages. Small though this volume be, I ,a llav . ln o entered thc outside of the fore-
it will nevertheless save you tho exclamation,
“Oh, that mine adversary had written a
book 1"
Charles H. Smith.
arm, an inch below the elbow, came out on the
opposite side, just above the wrist. Through
out the entire operation, and until all dress
ings were applied, he continued insensible.—
Two or three slight wounds of the skin of his
face, received from the branches of trees when
Artemns Ward at a
Cot. of the New York Herald,
yir. ami Mrs. Jeff. Davis.
Fortress Monroe, May 4.—Mrs. Jefferson I
Davis lias taken up her quarters inside the
fort. She remained there last night, having
previously sent for her baggage and man-ser . I
rant. Dr. Cooper. Post Surgeon, and, by
virtue of such position, the medical attend- I
ant of Mr. Davis, has given her apartments in
the house occupied by himself and family.
Thc Doctor, it will bc remembered, is not on-1
Iv the medical adviser of 3rr. Davis, but also • T .,
furnishes him his meals from his own tsi'le. 11>0 '. 11 ;. i u111 ' 11 I
Although entertaining no shadow of sympn- rcc “R: c ,'V ,§ rca a Pl )Irlus c, I added, I
thy for Mr, Davis, as head and front of the | le ^ u d a |« Ier! " 1
desires tlic Irish * wu cuuutvcipri*. ~'i
r ° nian Meeting
ms speech as reported by
The town hall was jam full of Pecm u
ly Irish citizens, and the enthoo- o n ; ^ :
mense. They, cheat’d everybody *nH **
tiling. They chcer’ed me. “Hurroo
I Hurroo!” |
-They was all good nabers of m j ne .
answered in a pleasant voice, “all right
I all right Mavoorncen, och hone ’
late rebellion, lie nevertheless feels a deep I . uou “ ; Cap Springier I
professional interest in him; and, in the dis- <. lc5 , ,r « *!’ c Insh rote ^countyclerk; &
charge of his professional duty, hns been un- J? te ' , . r . . . . !
faltering, zealous and faithful; and to liis ad-1 ^ ^? d a m ,lrivln at > don’t
Certainly^” ^
“Well,” I answered, “I’m very gi ad v I
because I don’t. •)
This made the Fenians larf, and they <
titrnll* un rmfrt tlin cnnol-or'e wl«il_ * .
mirable skill and watchful care there can he | ^*P,
no doubt that Mr. Davis is immeasurably in
debted for what of health and vitality still
remain to him. Holding such relations to
Mr. Davis furnishes all the explanation that
1,10 * w w ^ A w iau j mm ttl(7 8tid I
walk up onto thc speaker's platform ‘sir I
... ^... —- ~~,, ™ en 3Ir. Finnigan rose mid said wehJ
,v congratulate herself that she has fallen “ ere to-night sum citizens o. American birth
o such considerate and hospitable hands. froia a " e should be glad to here, i
'would fill our harts with speechless joy a
hear from a man whose.namc towers hiA-
As stated in my letter of yesterday, Mrs. t hc zeological and wax figger world-w
ivis obtained permission to visit her hus-1 wbo sc pearly lips ” ^
Says I, “Go slow, Finny, go slow.”
need be given to his receiving Mrs. Davis as
a guest in his family. As for Mrs. Davis, she
into such considerate and hospitable
CONDITIONS OF MRS. DAVrs’ VISIT.
Davis obtained permission
band direct from President Johnson. But|
the permission was given under certain re
strictions, though with a liberality of indul
gence that greatly surprises very many here.
The restrictions are that she is not to use any I
influence or contribute any aid to the rescue
cf Mr. Davis or his release, otherwise than
through the proper Government channels. I
The indulgence granted her, admits her to w “ e r C( i Q 'reference’to Ireland. „ ,
unconstrained interviews with her husband, own beart> every one of us there, both i
and at all hours of the day between reveille and bad anim j )u ] se flowin , inh .»™-
and sunset. It is not enjoined that an officer U1I1) « and consequentially,” I added “w e
“We wish to hear,” continued Mr. pj nn : I
gan, moderatin’ his stile, summit HWiJr' I
townsman, Mr. Ward.” ’ m °*|
I I beg’d to be declined, but it want no us.
I rose amidst a pcrfeck uproar of applaus. * I
I said we liad convened there in a mcetir'
as I understood it, or rather in a body 33I
Confederate Dead at Vicksburg. ... , , . , „
TL C following list of Georgia soldiers, who ‘lihTlgtapC^ Sow
were buried at Vicksburg or vicinity, appears ing that day and the two or three next follow-
fhe Rome Courier: I ing he seemed to be doing well, but on Thurs-
Nov. 11th, Josiah A. Owen, Co. D. 56th I day a change occurred, and pleuropneumonia
Ga; given to the citizens of Greenville, Mis-1 of. the right side followed. His wife and
sissippi. I children were sent for, but he began to sink.
Nov. 12th, W. H. Carter, Co. F. 43 Georgia; On Saturday he was still worse. We quote
turned over to the city of Vicksburg, for in- the closing description verbatim:
ferment. When liis child was brought to him he
Nov. 11th, Hezckinh Hall, 55th Ga; buried played with it for some time, frequently ca-
on Mr. King’s plantation 55 miles above Vicks- rcssing it and calling it his “little comforter.”
burg, on the river. At one time he raised his hand above his
Nov. 12th, James T. Blencliard, 56th Geor- head, and closing his eyes was for some mo-
gia. ments engaged in prayer. He said to me, “I
Nov. 13th, Robert Donnelly, Co. H, 3rd see, flora the number of physicians, that you
Ga; sent to Vicksburg, for interment. think my condition dangerous; but thank
Dec. 8th, C. S. Green, Co. A, 54th Ga; at God, if it be his will, that I am ready to go.”
Vicksburg. I About daylight on Sunday morning, Mrs.
Dec. 5th, H. Stringer, Co. E, 54th Ga.; I Jackson informed him that his condition was sl0ns
Vicksburg. very doubtful, and that it was better that he
1863, Feb. 10th, B. C. Emerson, Co. G, 42d should be prepared for the worst. He was
Ga.; S. Roberts, Co. A, 42d Ga.; Capt. Ma- silent for a moment, and then said; “It will
lone, Co. A, 43d Ga. t be infinite gain to be translated to heaven.”
Feb. 13tb, G. W. Wix, Co. C, 40th Ga. He advised his wife, in the event of his
Jan. 7th, J. W. Bennett, Co B. 42d Ga. death, to return home to her father’s house,
Jan. 12th, N. Danger, Co. L 52d Ga. and added, you have a kind and good father,
1862, Dec. 81st, S. G. Higgins, Co. C, 36tli but there is no one so kind and good as your
Ga. Heavenly Father.” He still expressed a hope
Jan. 2d, G. W. Bioner, Co. A, 34th Ga. of his recovery, but requested her if he should
Dec. 17th, Lt. J. S. Perry, 34th Ga. die, to have him buried at Lexington, in the
Dec. 21, Wm. Shaddock, Co. A, 66th Ga. Valley of Virginia. His exhaustion increased
Dec. 22d, Jas. Haxton, 55th Go., died on so rapidly that at 11 o’clock Mr§. Jack-
Federal boat, ' »on knelt by his bed and told him
Nov. 7th, Jno. Harper, Co. D. 34th Ga., in- that ere the sun went down he
terred at Memphis—died on Federal boat. would be with his Saviour. He replied,
“Oil, no; you are frightened, njy child;
shall bc in the room with them, neither is it stick to ; t similar and in' a cordance tw
forbidden. In the absence of such imnim.l_i.t- 1. _r 1.—j
injunc
tion, General Miles to-day allowed her to
visit her husband unattended by an officer.—
added, “wewill
:ordance tbe«
with, as a spark of manhood or the peenW
large. That’s the bind of man I be [ r
, , . S)uire Tln-.xti-r rruptedme, Th»a~i. I
A sentinel, however, walks back and forth feels the wrongs of Ireland deeoly on aSZ
continually in front of the barred windows off of havin' once courted a widder of a Irish Z
his room. Last and not least, no limit is tleman who H nge red in a loathsum dunS
placed upon the length of her visit Dublin, .placed there by a English tC
the time mrs. davis profoses to remain, keeper, who despotically wanted him ton-;
In answer to a question how long she pro- for a quantity ot chops and beer he had m*.
posed to make her visit, Sirs. Davis said era-1 soomed. Besides, the Squire wants to be n-
phatically, “I intend to remain until Mr. Da-1 elected justice of the peace,
vis is ordered away for trial, or lie is released “Mr. Ward,” he said, “you’ve bin drinkit
from prison or dies.” And she is a woman You’re under the inflooence of licker. sir.” I
of that decision and spirit that she will do I Says I, “Squire, not a drop of good licker j
wliat she says, unless some intermediate in-1 has passed my lips in 15 years.”
terdiction occurs to prevent it. She evident-1 [Cries of “Oh here, now, that won't de.”
ly has no such tears, and it is believed she I “It is troo,” I said. “Not a drop of good 1
knows too well the tenure of her sojourn to licker lias passed my lips in all that time. I
' entertain any such apprehen- don’t let it pass ’em. I reach for it while in
allow herself to
The Fenian Movement—Arrival of Head death is not so near me; I may ye^ get well.”
Center Stephens in New York. She tell over upon tlie bed, weeping bitterly,
New York, May 11.—Stephens, Head and told him again that the physicians said
Center of Fcnianism, who arrived here yester- there was no hope. After a moment's pause
day, was met on his arrival by a committee lie asked ber to call me. “Doctor, Anna in-
of the Fenian Brotherhood, and by thousands forms me that you have told her that I am to
of Irishmen, who were anxiously waiting for die to-day; is it so?” When he was an-
liis arrival. He proceeded from the wharf to swered, lie turned his eyes toward the ceiling,
the Metrop6litan hotel, followed by the and gazed for a moment or two as if in in
crowd. Mr. Stephens remained in his room tense thought, then replied: “Very good,
conversing with the committee, and receiving very good, it is all right.” He then tried to
the calls of such friends as ho chose to meet, comfort his almost broken hearted wife, and
In a familiar conversation with tlie reporters t old her he had a good deal to say to her, but
of tlie press, Mr. Stephens gave a few hints of lie was too weak. Colonel Pendleton came
the object of his mission, and confidently as- into the room about 1 o’clock, and bc asked
serts that the Irish army would fight on their him “who was preaching at headquarters to-
own soil ere the expiration of tlie present day ?” When told that the whole army was
year. The Committee of Arrangements ex- praying for him, he replied, “Thank God—
pects the Common Council to give Mr. Ste- they are very kind.” He then said, “It is the
phens a reception. There will also be a'grand Lord’s day; my wish is fulfilled. I have
reception at Jones’Wood, when the Head always desired to die on Sunday.”
Center will fully explain the object of his His mind now began to fail and wander,
2 mission to this country. and he frequently talked as if in command
Mr. B. Doran Killian has issued a war bul- upon the ficli^ giving orders in his old way;
white trash” of the South to marry, or inteiv
marry, give in marriage, bo married to, ask
marriagf: from, seek the bonds of wedlock, or
in any wise, or manner, or form whatever to
mix, or be mixed in wedlock, with the “only
loyal ladies” of the so-called Southern States;
it being shown that the said white trash have
been guilty of treason and have thereby for
feited the privilege aforesaid; it being also
shown (see order No. 5., Head, Qrs. F. B.) that
said loyal ladies of tlie so called South, are by
right of conquest the peculiar good9, and
chattels of thc Central Directory, to be dis
posed of in snch manner as Stevens’ example
authorizes, and as tlie wants of thc unmarried
gentlemen of Knew- England may demand.”
Ever heard about old Sambo? Wanted to
be baptised powerful bad. Well, they bap-
Georgia city, with nothing but its fine resi-1 t j sed b ; m> j, U f fie was a big nigger, and hard
denecs and its ampliitlicntrical nspect to to bo ] di and when they put him under,
make it remarkable. This is a mistake. The be comc up a spluttcrin, and says, says he :
business of Macon will compare favorably I “Look here white folks, now, just stop your
with that of any Southern city of its size. I foolishness, fust tiling you know you’ll drown
We can say more than this, and tlie special I somebody’s nigger.”
object of this paragraph is to note a fact that I jj ow if Mr. Johnson don’t put a stop to all
not only redounds to our credit, but will, in j ^ foolishness; them Radicals will drown
addition, sound gratingly upon the ears of tbc n5ggers j„ a sea of bliss, and
an act, entitled an act, to forbid the ^poor ’ desire-on the part of our 1 Ie,ia to tbe Brotherhood, in which he states then the scene shifted and he was at the mess
intor. 1 ® , *’ . , L - i that he has made no report of his action I table in conversation with members of bis
JUACOX MERCANTILE ENTER
PRISE.
It is usual to regard Macon as a third-rate
capitalists in our sister towns of Savannah,
Augusta and Atlanta. It is this: that whilst
our business establishments, in every dop^rt-
ment of trade, are creditable compared with
those of other cities, we can boast of one house
that has a larger trade than that of any otlici
firm in tho State, wherever it may be. Wc
allude to tbo firm of JonN B. Ross & Son;
Though seriously damaged by the war, it
deprived them of none of tbeir energy. They
resumed business ns wholesale dealers in Dry
Goods, Groceries and Hardware, and tbeir
sales in tho last twelve months have amount
ed to over a million of dollars! Who in
Georgia can make such an exhibit? We
make the statement without their knowledge,
and perhapswe may even incur their displea
sure, but as the North boasts of its “Merchant
Prince*,"—why may not wo ?
The business house ot the Messrs. Ross would
do honor to any city. Their building fronts
40 feet and runs back 210 jbet, two stories
high, thc lower floor being devoted to Groc
eries and Hardware and the upper to Dry
Goods. They have an abundance of capital
aud unlimited credit, and can henco buy to
tho best advantage. They arc bold opera
tors, doing nothing by halves. They sell at
the lowest paying prices and make up all de-
fleencics in the rate of profits by selling a
great deal. They understand the y value
of Printer’’* Ink, and their huge col
umn advertisements may be found in all
tho newspapers, great and small, of Middle
and Southwestern Georgia, Alabama aud
Florida, where the bulk of their sales arc
made. They arc straightforward and honest
in all tlicir dealings, pay all just bills when
presented without a quibble, and expect oth
ers to pay them in the same way. It is a
pleasure to witness the success of such men,
and a duty to bold them up as an example.
Heretofore thc Messrs. Ross have made all
tlicir purchase# in thc Northern cities, but
their business has >o enlarged that tliev have
determined to lay in their stocks hereafter in
tlic European markets, which will enable
tin m compete with any businesscstablish-
niggers in
then whar's your cotton ? Wliar’s tlie good
of emancipation ? Whar’s the beantifnl truit
of miscegenation ? Oh, ye pinch-nosed, blue-
lipped, thin-blooded, white-livered, steady-
habited, higher-lawyers of Knew England;
when you’ve drowned your colored brother in
nsea of bliss, and white-wash, wliat you
gwine to do then ? Well, there’s another con
solation in wet weather. Thar’s tbe Great
Democratic Party, it’s a reorganizin, and can’t
suffer as it used to do, with the dry rot; (not
if this spell holds on). And then, agin, tbar’s
Prcsydent Johnson, so called.' Bully for him 1
And tharisanotlier consolation; I had mighty
nigh forgot it Thar must be a sun sorac-
wliar behind these clouds, and it’s shore to
shinb out some of these days, and when it
does, wo will all—both we’ens and you’ens—
jins in, and take this “inward hoard of un-
snuied griefs” and hang ’em out to dry.
R. Putnam.
Gen. Toombs.—The Atlanta Intelligencer,
speaking, no doubt, on the authority of Mrs.
Toombs, says; “Various contradictory ru
mors having recently gained currency as to the
purposes of the General, his present employ
ment, &c., we are enabled to state that lie has
not been planting in Cuba, and has no inter
est there whatever. He will go to Europe at
on early day, there to remain until he thinks
proper to return to 'his native State. It has
never been thc intention of Gen. Toombs to
permanently reside in Cuba, nis health is
good.”
Thc following candidates have been
elected in Mobile without opposition: Ra
phael Semines, judge of the probate court;
Judge Rapier, of thc circuit court, and Judge
Chamberlain, of the city court. Though all
three ran on the same ticket, the heroic sailor
received two hundred and 9ixty-four votes
more tbun either of the other candidates.
■ lit in the Union, whether North or South. 1 •
Wno Can Beat it?—Mr. L B. Pilgram.
compositor in this office, set 129,000cm?. in
week—ending [Friday.—Atlanta lieu
military rulers, to retain over us their power
and their tyranny tor malicious or avaricious
ends. Wc have long felt, and wc still are
feeling their insults, their black mail, their
robbenea. Ours is the stranded ship, and the
Federal officers among us arc the wreckers;
ours tlic carcass, and they the vultures who
are picking our denuded bones. The little
that was left our people is seized, and releas
ed on paying a part into private pockets.
They get rich and resign, and a fresh corps
of vampires take their places, to renew the
operation.
I have even known them to steal by night,
and haul away tlic poor pittance ol damaged
com that our generous (?) Government had
stored for distribution to our starving poor.
It is for such purposes that military dominion
is to be continued. Would tbat this were
all! ’ But not content with even this exhaus
tion of our scanty means, they are annulling
our contracts mado with the laborers who
were content to work in our fields for fair
wages, and arc tolling them off to parts uc
known under false pretences. Our ploughs
are standing in the fields idle, our farms will
go untillcd, and the land swarms with agents
who bribing the poor negroes away under
promises of higher wages, and under the
sanction of a bureau as rotten as the promises
of Pharoab.
Hat tietis. But still wc abide all these sad
results, and look upon it as a part of the war,
and in keeping with tlie character of those
who have so long been our enemies. They
but exhibit tbe animus of a people whose
hate and avarice induced the rebellion. Such
oppression has turned from them almost the
last opponent of secession, and caused them
to regret that they did not throw their lives
and fortunes into the fight.
Perhaps this is all for tho best Wc can
not tell. We have almost ceased to philoso
phize upon it, for we have no time to think.
The work of actual reconstruction absorbs
our time and energies. I mean thc rccon
struction of our individual fortunes, our
bouses, our fields and farms, our railroads,
manufactures, graveyards, schools and church
es. Wcliavc no time to stop and mourn
over the loss of liberty.
But I can find time to ask. What has thc
North gained by tbe war ? What principles
have been established ? Wliat great or vital
questions have been settled ? Is the sover
eignty of a State forever annulled ? Then
let Illinois take down her deceitful sigu. ob
literate her great 6eal of State, and choose
another, for the one she now has is so obso
lete—an eagle proudly postured under a
scroll, witli “State sovereignty” upon it. Is
it thc freedom of staves that has bccu accom
plished ? Alas! the one and a half millions
who have perished in the war, arc certainly
free; the remainder are rapidly realiz
ing the same liberty, or finding a new
bondage in other climes. Like the poor In
dian, the race ii doomed, and the mighty
North still triumphs in the glory of its ac
complishment But I will not speak more of
this. To the charitable reader let me say,
forgive mo if you find lomething to condemn
in the following pages. It is not in my heart
to oflend a good man, whether he live North
or South; and there be better judges than I
of what should have, or have not been writ
ten. It may be said tbat thc character of
these letters has no tendency to soften thc ani
mosities engendered by the late unhappy
strife. I can answer, that it is not in rebel
natnreto bc humble to those who would jiut
tlie heel of tyranny upon us. Our people iire
a unit upon thc moral of the tight they made.
They sincerely feel tbat the provocation of
tlie war was not of their begetting. Many a
time and oft have men and nations been con
quered, but not convinced. The story of Ire
land, Poland, and the “Hero of the Lakes,”
has been often reproduced, to illustrate that
wrongs are not remedied, nor rights secured
bv wager of battle.
heretofore, because tlie public should, not staff; now with his Wife and child; now at
know everything connected with war purpo- prayer with his military family. Occasional
ses until the action proposed wa? defeated or intervals of return of his mind would appear,
successful; but he proceeds to state that bis and during one of them I offered him some
enterprise on the eastern border is only tempo- brandy and water, but lie declined it, saying,
rarily balked, not defeated. He concludes “It will only delay my departure, and do no
by statifig tbat he and Mr. O’Malioney are on good; I want to preserve my mind, if possi-
the best of terms, and not enemies, as public ble, to the last.” About half past one he was
opinion has it told that he had but two hours to live, and
Mr. Stephens was serenaded by the 99th he answered again, feebly but firmly, “Very
regiment Col. O’Malioney arrived at liis ho- good, it is all right.” A few moments before
tel about midnight. Mr. Stevens made a lie died, he cried out, in his delirium, “Order
short address, not lasting over ten minutes.— A. P. Hill to prepare for action! pass tlic in-
The manner of his delivery is so slow and so fantry to thc front rapidly! tell Maj. Hawks
iuaudiblc as to be scarcely heard. He said —then stopped, leaving thc sentence unfin-
ho did not belong to any party, but came isb'cd. Presently a smile of ineffable sweet-
bere to unite all the Irish people, and be ness spread itself over bis pale face, and
would let no one bc accused till he was fairly he said quietly, and witn an expression
tried or found guilty. Daily expressions had as if of relief, “Let us cross over the river,
been doing a great deal of. harm to the and rest under the shade of the trees;' and
cause, and he advised thc sensible minded then without, pain or the least struggle, his
Fenians to refrain Irom eucli a habit. He spirit passed from earth to the God who gave
said he came here by invitation and should it.
keep quiet for a time, and when the Com
mission now appointed to enquire into the The following, which wo take from
matters of tlie Irish Republic liad made tlicir t be Memphis .Avalanche, contains an idea
report, then they _ would have something to ^ lvmy ^ 0 f sevr jce to our planters in
say. After expressing thanks for the serenade dicnl a deal of trouble and loss of time
and other demonstrations, ho continued las . Q field j
remarksby saying that the people of Ireland A Colored Jury.—We have received „
were prepared for a long time, but they had coramun | ca tion from an acquaintance resid-
been disappointed in not receiving support j n g s j lor t distance in the country, detailing
before this. the proceedings of a colored jury, on the
Large Men.—Wc doubt if there is acoun- binu of a , gentleman of the neighborhood
ty in tlie State that can boast of as many large w' 10 cn ’P'°y 3 80mc or soas aal *
men as Sumter. To say nothing of the large daughters of the race of Hnm, with whom he
number who weigh from 175 to 200 pounds had entered ibto an agreement that a 1 dis-
werdve below the weight of five of the l.eav- pates or misconduct occurring on his planta-
iest in the county: I tion was t0 be tbu9 adjudicated. A woman
Enoch Blackshear,
A. W. Wheeler, -
Jesse Hardy,
Edge.
W. J. Patterson, -
410
31£
250
235
225
Combined weight, - 1.435
[Sumter Republican.
of this settlement, agitated by the green •
eyed monster, armed herself with a
slung shot and sought the resistance of her
real or imaginary rival, with murderous in
tend, and did actually assault tho other wo
man, with the deadly instrument aforesaid,
but was foiWtl by tlic superior activity of her
intended victim, who contrived to dodge nil
tlie fatal blows and preserve a whole crani
um. The freedmen assembled to consider
Sad Fatality.—Wo are pained to learn. . . ,
that a dispatch was received here yesterday the conduct of tins erring sister and s^peeai-
announcing the unfortunate death of Dr. B. ly-selccted twelve of their number to consti-
L. Seago. His death occurred in St. Louis a tute a jury for lier trial. Witnesses were du-
fow days ago. At his request, his remains ly examined on both sides and after mature
will be brought to this city for interment.— deliberation the jury found the accused guil-
I*//. ty,’ and sentenced her “to pay one hundred
Atlanta bra, lot/*. . . dollars damages to the female she liafi at-
Gone Home. A despatch was1 receiv ed <empted to homicide, and forever hereafter
here yesterday announcing tlic c eatli of te ht)ld ber peacc t ]» The spondulics not being
estimable lady of Rev. Vi. T. Brantley. S easily raised by Maria, bIic talked of ap-
dicd in Augusta at four o clock on yesterday . tfae , Jur ^ aU) but the Jury dec lared
morning.—lb. sbc sbou i d no t, if she did, they, the lionorn-
Fihe Tliiq fpnr1hl*nlarm again aroused U9 ble jurors, would report her to the legislature
from our slumbers on Sunday morning last, at Nashville and have her consigned to boss
about an hour before dav. Thc fire was in Amell and his brcderen to be drilled into a
tho old Amateur Hall buildings, which were better knowledge of thc power vested m ju-
occupied by freedmen—some half a dozen ries of enlightened, newly manufactured,
families living there—and a portion of the American citizens of African descent. She
building occupied as colored school rooms, is a wiser "woman now’ and w’ill hereafter con-
The whole blopk, consisting of three rather fine her killing propensities to the grass in
dilapidated ono-story brick liouies, was con- j tho furrows of the cotton aud corn patches,
turned. Two of the buildings belonged to
pass ’em. 1 reach for it while is
going by!” says I; “Squire, harness me sock
DAVIS’ FCTURE, AS LOOKED AT BY MRS I more ,
“I beg pardon,” said tbe squire, “for the
■. l \ . remark; you arc sober; but what on earth
It is natural for women to be enthusiastic, arc you dr ; v j n i at ji* 1
particularly when their strongest aflcctions ‘ «y cs !” I said “that’s just it. That’s whirl
and more cherished hopes arc interested.— Pve bin asin myS elf durin’ the entire evenin'.
Mrs. Davis is probably not an exception. It yy ba t j 9 tb j s gra t e meetin’ drivin’ at? What's 1
is certain that she is enthusiastically hopeful ad tbe gra t e Finian meetinsdrivin’atalloTel
regarding the future of Mr. Davrn. She ex-1 tbe coua try ?”
presses the sure belief that he will very soon I “My Irish frens, you know me well enuffta I
be released on his parole. It is possible that know that I didn’t come here to disturb this I
the wish in her case is father to the thought; mce tjn’. Nobody but a loafer will disturb!
but slic talks with that degree of assurance on any kind of a mee tin’. And if you’ll natict |
the topic carrying conviction ofa stronger I tfiem as are up to this sort of thing corns I
basis for the belief she expresses than idle sur- to ’ a bad end There was a u Vl
raise founded on delusive hope There might wil , not raent i on his nqme-who disturb'd
be persons, she says, who would like to res-1 my sbow j n a certain town, two years ago,hr|
cue Mr. Davis from prison; but scouts the I m £ kin , remarkS) disrespetfu! of my animaU
idea of his accepting any such release. He I acc cmpanied b y an nllosan to the front pan I
will not go away from here, she declares, un- of m 1 hed wbich „ it ia bald JU
less in a manner comporting with Ins sense of ^ s ^ ys t h is y0U ng man, “You sand paper hi
bl » b bo ” er i and she claims for him a punc- tQO mucb bu t y ou’ve got a beautiful bed oil
tillo of honor partaking of the chivalry of the bair ; n , on the b J ack of ° our neck old man »_l
old knights of the medneyal ages. On the Thig made a ignoren t an d low minded personal
subject of parole, she insists with equal cm- , aff but what was thc fate of the young mat |
pliasisthathe would sacrifice Ins life before In , css than a month bis aunt dic J d al f d J
violating bis parole. him a tarm in Oxford county, Maine! Tfcel
Cone i Departed ! Vamosed! buma ? . mind can P icter no S reater “isfortinj
than this.
From tbe Richmond Times.] I my jrjgfi f ren 9,1 am here as your nabe
A Petersburg paper proclaims in tlic most I aud fren. I know you are brave and warm-
heartless and cold-blooded manner a terrible hearted. I know you are honest in this Fini-
calamity ivhich lias recently fallen upon the I an matter.
people of that heroic city. “Seven school j But let us look at them head centers. Let
marms left our city on yesterday for the North us look at them rip-roarin’ orators in New
and may joy go with them,” remarks the pa- York, who’ve been tearin’ round tor up'aru;
per in question. The moving cause of this a year, swearing Ireland shall be free,
sudden exodus is not stated, but from the . There’s two parties—O McMahonys ami
tone of tlie “Index” we feel assured that the McO’Roberts. One thinks the best wav is to
people of Petersburg are bearing the loss of go over taCanadvand establish a Irish re-
these attractive and interesting females with I public there, kindly pennittin the Canadian;
philosophic if not with Christian resignation, [to pav the expenses of that sweet boon; and
There was, no doubt, very good reasons for the other wants to sail direck for Dublin bay.
the departure of these “unprotected females,” I where young McI?oy and his fair ypung bridt
but they are not stated. Whether they have went down and was drownded accordin toi
taught all the young “colored” ideas on the ballod I onct heard. But there’s one pint o:|
South Side how to shoot, or have been cross- j which both sides agree—that’s the funs.—
ed in love, is not stated. During their sojourn They are willin, them chaps in New York, to
among us, however, we sincerely hope they receive all the tuns you’ll send them. Yot
were not profanely denounced by rowdies like send a puss to-niglit to Mahony, and anothei
tbat anonymous victim of “Virginia brutali- pus8 to Roberts. Both will receive ’em. Yo:
ty.” who poured forth tlic harrowing tale of bet. And with other pusaes it will be simi-
her trials in the New York “Tribune” some h a r. I was into Mr. Dclmonico’s eatin hona
months ago. We hope the intercourse ot the other niglit, and I saw my fren Mr. Ter-
these lovely missionaries and tlie colored rence McFadden, who is a clckent and enter-
heathen was mutually pleasant and advantage- prisin deputy center. He was sittin at a table
ous. We trust that the juvenile freedmen eatin a canvas-back duck. Poultry of that
were docile add intelligent, and that the adult kind, as you know, is rather high just no*.
Cuffecs were grateful and appreciative of the 1 think about five dollars per poult. Aniii
sacrifices of these fair maidens of New Eng- bottle ot green seal stood before him.
land. Their opportunities for studying our “How are you, Mr. McFadden ?” I said,
domestic and social habits will no doubt cn- ‘-Oh, Mr. Ward ! I am miserable—misers
able them to write intelligently, spicily and b i e 1 The wrongs wc Irishmen suffer I OL
pleasantly of high life in Petersburg. Ireland ! Will a troo history of your suffer
Let us, for the sake of all the strong-mind- ings ever be written ? Must we forever lx
ed and lovely “school marms” who are now ground under by the iron heel of despotic
at tlie South, indulge the gallant hope that Britton 1 But, Mr. Ward, won’t you cit
tlieir sense of duty to the juvenile Cuffecs of sutliin ?”
the late Southern Confederacy will not induce “Well,” I said, “if there’s another canvas?
them to remain with us a moment longer than J back and a spare bottle of tbat green seal is
is required to fulfill tbeir magnificent mission tlic house, I wouldn’t mind jiniu’ you in beia
There are a number of young negroes in Af- ground under by Britton’s iron lieel.”
rica whose educations, we nave reason to “Green turtle soup first t” he said,
fear, are not properly cared for. Several car- “Well, yes. If I’m to share the wrongs of
goes of missionaries and female teachers hav- Ireland with you, I don’t care if I do have*
ing redcntly been devoured in that benighted bowl of soup. Put a bean into it,” I said »
land, there is a splendid field tor usefulness the waiter; “it will remind me of my child-
now open to the young ladies of New England hood days, when we had ’em baked in cot
who wish to regenerate the negro in the “land 1 junction witli pork every Sunday moruis-
of liis noble ancestors.” and then all went up to the villatr'e cbuid
We really stand in no need of Northern and had a refreshing nap in the family pc*-
“school marms” at the South, either for white Mr. McFadden, who was sufferin’ so thnrl;
or black pupils, but the “first families” in for Ireland, was of tbe Mahony wing. D*
Africa all desire to procure fresh, plump and no doubt that some ekally patriotic member
tender teachers and missionaries. The inva- of the Roberts wing was sufferin’ in thesara*
sion of the Confederate States by an army of way over to the 3Iason-Dory eatin’ house.-
“school marms” after the collapse of tho Con- They say, fellcr-citizeus, soon you will se 5 ‘
fcdcracy was s mistake. We fear tbeir- anxi- Blow struck for Irish liberty! We hain’t seen
ety to teach the Southern pickaninnies made nothing but a Blow so far—its bin all blow,
them forget tlie necessities—moral, educa- au d the blowers in New York wontgetoutof
tional and religious-of thc unfortunate North-1 Beliusscs as long as our Irish Irens in
era negroes, of whose horrible condition we rooral districks send ’em money. Let the
read such shocking accounts in the. Boston, green float over the red, if that’ll make it W
New York and Philadelphia journals. j any better, but don’t you bc thc gre*” "
“Lo! the Poor Indian !”_The oborigi- J®* m * oa
Mr. Doe, and the other to Mr. Low.
31 r. Doe’s loss is estimated at about $3000,
and Mr. Low’s $1000. No insurance.—Qr\f-
Jin Star, 5th.
editor of
Habeas Coiircs.—Mr. Touart,
the Pensacola (Fla.) Observer, not having the ^
benefit of the last dispatches relative to the'service—under the command of General Joe
Personal.—We had thc pleasure, yester-
of meeting Major General Rosser, the gallant
and distinguished artillery and cavalry officer
of tbe Army of Virginia, whose record is so
brilliant in thc annals of the late war.
Gen. Eosser is still “in the service”—a more
peaceful and bloodless, but not less honorable
passage of the Civil Rights bill, chastised a
trecdwoinan a few days ago for beating his
little brothers end throttling liis mother.—
Wlu-ivupon lie was arroti-il. placed under a
negro guard aud sent to Fort Barrancas, up
on the testimony of a Bureau fellow named
Cole, who swore that the editor liad gone to
thc woman, who was sick in bed, and shot at
her three times. When Gen. Seymour learn
ed tbc true state of tbe case lie ordered the
release of Mr. Touart.
Johnston. He has been in Mobile, organiz
ing an office for the National Express Com
pany, which is gradually, but surely, working
its way into public favor.—Beget, and Adver-
titer.
The sword can never 'em vert right
into wrong, or wrong into right. It can
neither subvert nor establish principles, which
are immutable. It may, however, change or
modify thc application of principles.
thy. Emandpation,for thc negro is proving
a dearly-purchased blessing. r The race, iu
passing through its ordeal, encounters dan
gers ns appalling as those which beset tlie
children of Israel on their journey to tlic
promised land. The interval between Slav
ery and established freedom will destroy one-
quarter, if not one-third of the present gene
ration of Southern freedmen. And this
frightful sacrifice of life will lie occasioned,
largely, by thc ambitions, jealousies and col
lisions of statesmen, or of those who ought to
be statesmen. If, when Congress assembled,
the two Houses had divested themselves of
party and personal motives, and proceeded,
like m e n of sense, to tho duty
of restoring Union and 1 fraternity,
accepting and encouraging loyalty, and, in
stead of wrangling about negro suffrage, had
sought to provide employment, food, raiment
and houses for the freedmen, how much suf
fering would have been mitigated, and how-
many lives would have been saved ? Had the
practical rights and material welfare of tlie
colored people been made the prominent fea
ture pf Congressional action, there would have
been no conflicts between Congress and the
President. But when Congress and thc Rad
ical journals thrust ‘Universal Negro Suffrage'
forward as their panacea, collisions were in
evitable—were foreseen and intended. And
while Congress has wasted five months in po
litical and personal collisions, the unemploy
ed and destitute negroes are perishing by the
thousands.
ment will be “Lo I tho Poor Negro
are. You Irish liar’ enjoyed our boons,bd ; I
your share of our offices, and you hav’ doB r
your share of our votin.’ Then why this^‘
labaloo about freein’ Ireland ? You do y° c ‘ I
frens in Ireland a grate injoory, too; becat- ; I
they believe you’re conin’ sure enuff, and to*! j
fly off thc handle and git into jail. My I
frens, ponder these things a little. j
’em closely, and above all find out where t? 1 1
pusses go to. , J
I sot down. Thcr was no applaws, w l
they listened to me kindly. They know d . I
was honest, however wrong I might be. I
they know’d, too, that there was no pe®P* |
on arth whose generosity and gallantry I “
more rcpcck for than the Irish, except*® I
they fly off the handle. So, my feller-citiit-' J
let me toot my horn.
53?” A convention of Superintendents^; |
lunatic asylums was held recently in I
ington. An exchange says that the. '’L J
question of distributing the Radical |
in Congress among tile various asylums 0
country was somehow or other overlooked-
True —It is not work that kills men-'
worry. IVork is healthy
put more on a man than he can bear.
■ust upon the blade. It is not rev
that destroys the machinery, but tliefrici
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