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Haro Ladies any Limbs ?
When a Spanish courtier of the
olden time undertook to. pay what he
supposed would be a compliment to his
Queen| by referring to her pretty feet,
he was reproved by this answer: “The
Queen of Spain has no feet.” A wo
man es gentle birth, of wealth or posi
tion, was supposed to consist of a head,
arms and neck, and below that —noth-
ing but a dress. This was tlio law of
polite society; the lower orders might
have a body and ordinary members,
hut a lady owed the larger part of her
person to the milliner. These were
'the days of splendid, superb and im
posing trains. From the waist, which
was pushed up as near to the armpits
Its possible, the dresfe' swept in one
graceful curve, and Jong, full, deep
folds, until it drew its vast length along,
the ground. \Voman, true to her
higher nature as developed under the
fostering influence of wealth, sacrificed
her person to her covering, she gave
np her feet, her ankles, her other i
charms .that the male sex admire, to
the pleasure of obtaining her fellow
women, in adornment. The existence
of trains forbade a thought of the ex>
istcnco of anything beneath them.—
Several years ago, our ladies—for here
wc have no lower orders of the gentle
sex —wore the same dress and submit
ted to the same privation. True to
American progrcssfivcnCss, they car'
ried the rule even farther, and permit'
ted no legs'to men, tables, or even tri
angles—the' first two being only al
lowed limbs, and the latter sides. This
state of affairs wauld probably have
existed to the present day had net
fashion come to the aid of anatomy
and decreed “looped-up skirts.” Fash,
ion effected hoi; .Change ingeniously,
yet firmly. She first introduced the
balmoral, witn its brilliant red cloth,
the delight of the feminine heart;
then she ornamented it till tho femi
nine heart was crazy to show it to the
world ; then she arranged strings and
cords by which the outer dress might:
be raised, just a little, and the beauti
ful color and exquisite trimming be.
low exhibited. Thus was the work
accomplished, and the men found out
that women had feet, some of which
were pretty and some not.
What is prettier than a pretty foot ?
What more captivating than a dear :
little boot covering a high instep, and
coming down neatly over the toes,!
with a bewitching tassel dangling at
the top of the close.lacing? In noth'
ing is aristocracy so marked as in the:
pedal extremity ; the thin nostril, the
long fingers, the narrow palm, are evi
dences of gentle blood, hut far less,
so than the round ankle, the high in- -
step and the hollow beneath, through
which as the high-bred Arab says, a
stream of water should be able to flow
while tho possessor is standing. Tho
flat, spray foot,, on the contrary, as
surely tells of want cf pedigreo as its
misshapen excresenccs, its corns and
bunions drive away affection. The
horse snows the purity oi ms extrac
tion by clean limbs, neat posture and
small hoof; and the same result is no>
ticeable, more or less, in all animals.
Man falls in lovo as readily with a se
ductivo foot as with an attractive face,
he finds it in a thousand expressive
movemonts; its firm tread speaks of a
decided character; its quick step dc
notes anger; its elasticity of motion,
assures him of liveliness and good hu
mor; its hasty tread denotes itupa
tience ; its subtlo glide signifies cun
ning ; while the quiet but marked
footfall guarantees him an affectionate
disposition. Tho face often deceives
with an alluring smile ; it is taught or
trained by design or habit; its open
ness i3 guarded and confined ; but the
foot speaks its own language, unre
strained and untutored; and the male
sex owe a debt of gratitude to fashion
for giving back honest feet to tho fu.
turc adorers of human existence.
The “ looped shirt’’lasted for a time
to man’s great satisfaction and improve
ment, and finally, though a vagary ol a
queen goddess (whose object ever ap
pears to see to what, new extravagances
she can carry things,) was superseded
by a contrivance that began to suggest
the possibility of women having some
thing besides drcsß above their ankles.
So far, a visible foot, which alone vouch
safed ; but the new arrangement —tho
tilting hoop—disclosed matters that
raised the question propounded in this
article, ’filters have at least settled
one question : that American women
for wo repel all suggestions of ficti
tious improvement by tlie surreptitious
aid of art —have the prettiest l'eet, the
neatest ankles, and the most graceful
forms of their sex ; and if not devcl.
oped like the Dutch beauties of our
ancestors, possess tho characteristics
of the high-bred horse, 'filters, how
ever, had but a short day ; fashion
could allow man but a momentary
glance at the mysteries not intended
for his gaze, and blotted them out with
the long train she had onee loved and
abandoned. Skirts, ankles, feet, and
what not have disappeared, and woman
has once more become head, arms and
dress! Three yards or five yards, we
do not know where to commence meas
uring—constitute tho proportions of a
train necessary to respectability and
to the retention of a place in society,
and henceforth we suppose v.c must
bow to the law—except, perhaps, on
the skating pond—that “ the Queen of
Spain has no feet,” and, with sincere
regret, answer the question propoun
ded at the head of this article in a de
cided negative.
Gentlemen ! You have heard the
resolution: All in favor of affirming
that ladies have limbs will please say
“Aye.” [Dead silence.j Tho con.
trary, “No 1 ” [Universal shouts of
“Narylimb !”] Gentlemen, the Noes
have it, and this caucus will now ad
journ, to sit upon the question of che
misettes and balmoral skirts at the
earliest practicable day, subject to the
call of our honored Chairman.—A’eio
York Citizen.
SEMI-WEEKLY
JSmitten (Enterprise
L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor.
THOMASVILLE, GA.:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 18G7.
SCARCITY OP LABORERS.
Tho cry of uppef Georgia has reach
ed this section of tho State, and a seri
ous apprehension prevails that many of
our rich plantations will not bo culti
vated this year for the want of farm
laborers. Large numbers of tho Freed
men'in the lower part of tho County
have been persuaded to go to East
Florida and other points, arid many
farms that wore well cultivated lust
year, must now be abandoned, or only
cultivated in part. There seems to he
a regular negro exodus Westward, from
all accounts, and the agents of Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi planters arts
to be met with in almost every section
hiring hands for the rich bottoms of
the Western rivers.
TROUBLE IN THE COUNCIL.
Many of the citizens having protest
ed against the election by tho City
Council, of Mr. John Spair, for Mar
shal, that officer, who it seems, had
given bond and been qualified, togeth
er with tho Clerk and cotton weigher
all resigned at tho last meeting of
Council, and elections arc to be held
at the next meeting. We trust a man
may be found who will givo satisfae.
tion to all parties. There are many
respectable young men about town who
would make efficient officers in that
positon.
MILITARY GONE.
Thomasville is onco more evacuated
by the United States forces, and the
town is now restored to its usual quiet.
About a dozen soldiers, attached to the
Freedman’s Bureau, drinking and ca
rousing, cursing and swearing, in the
Court house, where they made their
head quarters, have kept the town in an
uproar for several months, and requir
ed all the vigilance of tho authorities,
to keep them in subordination. At last
they received orders, and left on (lie
train Wednesday morning. If it should
ever be fouud necessary to send more
soldiers here, wo sincerely hope a
better class will bo selected. Rut
there never will be any necessity fur
soldiers to keep this community quiet
as long as the civil authorities are' un
trammeled, and not even then, if the
citizens are left to themselves,
EMIGRANTS FOR FLORIDA.
Every few days, trains of carts, wa
gons and other vehicles, pass through
Thomasvillo on their way to “ the
Flurdys," in search of now L„—
Wo saw numbers of them last year on
tho same road, but, tliore seemed also
a small stream flowing in the direction
of Alabama. Those two States appear
to bo exchanging citizens. Our ex
changes, from every quarter, s| calc of
immense numbers of emigrants moving
in various directions, but especially
Westward. Memphis seems to ho
their favorito place for crossing tho
Mississippi.
Tho war uprooted society in the
South, and broke entirely up tho lovo
of the pepplo for their old haunts—
lienco tho general change of locality.
Wo beliovo that not less than one-half
the Southern white people have chang
ed homes since the war, and about
one-third of them have changed States.
This shows a very unsettled state of
tho Southern mind, consequent, per
haps, upon the emancipation of tho
slaves, and their want of confidence
in the justice and magnanimity of the
Government. They do not much care
wliat happens, and many seek only to
find support fur their families until
the worst conics. They scarcely feel
settled anywhere in thio country. A
wholesome administration of tho Gov
ernment would remedy this evil cm
tirely, and wc hope the time is not far
off, when this may be looked fur with
a reasonable hope.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HOLY
WOOD CEMETERY.
The young ladies, Miss Florie
Jones, and Miss Sue I lan soli, who
were appointed, by Mrs. Winship,
agents for Thomas County, to solicit
contributions for the care of the Con
federate dead in Ilolywood Cemetery
at Richmond, request us to stato, that
up to date they hnvo received and for.
warded, to tho President of tho soci
°ty, four hundred and sixty dollars.
Wc are also requested to notify those
who promised but have not sent in
their contributions, that the young
ladies are very anxious to close up the
matter and sincerely hono thoy will
not be submitted to further delay.
Thomas County lias done well in
this good work, and tho young ladies
who have managed tho affair, deserve
great credit for tho energy they dis
played.
TISON & GORDON.
In the Savannah Weekly Review
and Prices Current, issued by the above
firm, dated January IStli, we find a
statement denying that either of them
luivo been arrested by tho U. States
Marshal, for treason, nor has their bu
siness been stopped on any pretence
whatever. On the contrary, they are
still in their oid office (90 Ray Street)
giving prompt attention to all business
entrusted to them. In reference to
the report that U. S. officers had con
fiscated the property of several of the
leading factors of Savannah, and closed
their business, Messrs. Tisoti A Gor
don deem it their duty to state that
nothing of the kind has occurred, nor
is it likely to occur.
The firm of Tison & Gordon is one
of the most substantial in the city of
Savannah, and surpassed by none in
the readiness and extent of their ac
commodation. Long known in this
section, as active and reliable business
men, possessing large capital, they are
fully appreciated aud extensively pat- <
ronized.
HISTORY OF THE BY
ALEX. H. STEPEM^S.
We have received a circular from
the National Publishing Cq.mi'Jny
of Richmond, Va., stating that they
will, flft an early day, publish a History
of Die lato War between the States —
Tracing its Origin, Causes and Re
sults, by Hon. Alexander 11. Stephens
of Georgia. No history of the war
would, perhaps, he better received by
the Southern people, it
docs, from one so well known, not only
for his eminent abilities, but for bis
sound and conservative political prim
ciplcs; while no man in tho South
would command more respect in the
North. We shall look forward to the
publication of this work with much in.
tercst and pleasure, believing that no
man living, and known to us, is so
capable of giving us a fair and impar
tial statement of tho Origin, Causes
and Results ol the War, as Mr. Ste
phens of Georgia.
CANVASSING FOR PAT
RONAGE.
Wc did not mean to be “unkind
to our brother of the Rainbridge ylr"
gus, when we alluded to his resolution
never more to be guilty of “ canvass'
ing for patronage hut it seems that
wc are lather unfortunate in expres
sion. We do not think ourself entirely
destitute of the “ milk of human kind
ness,’’ but perhaps wo have never
learned to make it fully appear in our
words. Wo understand full well the
difficulties which disqualify our cotem
porary for the business of canvassing,
and while wo deplore his misfortunes,
ho has our deepest sympathy. He
publishes an excellent paper, and is
every way worthy of the confidence
and liberal patronage he receives.
NEGROES RESIST THE MILI-
T ARY.
The Savannah Herald of the 19th
instant, gives an account of a difficulty
between the negroes on Rack river and
a detachment of the military from Fort
Pulaski, who were sent to the Island
for tho purpose of restoring the lands
to the owners, and inducing the nci
grocs, who have held possession of the
Soa Islands since tho war, to make
oonlraets. They not only refused to
make contracts, hut claimed the lands
us their own, and, under the leadership
of one Bradley, a colored lawyer, ap
peared in toroo, drilled, armed and
cquippeu 'o UeAiuJ wnut tney deemeu
their rights. Although the military
were fifty strong, the officer in com
mand deemed it prudent to withdraw,
without accomplishing his object.
EXTRAVAGANCE OF
FASHION.
Fashion, says Madam DoMorcst,
in her Magazine for February,'“is now
quite out of the reach of Ladies of
modest ideas and incans ; all that thoy
can do is to follow at a humble dis
tance some of its forms; its costly de
tails require a fortune.”
It is a great shame upon the intol.
ligonco of mankind that so much rci
speetability is devoted to vanity and
folly, while tho wasteful rxtruruganoo
of Fashion is a terrible comment upon
tho Christian Charity of tho world. —
Many of these gorgeously dressed lea
ders of fashion arc good members of
churches, that, is to say, they go there,
to patronize the minister, keep up
their reputation as Christians and
show their line clothes. Thus it is
Christianity parades and squanders
countless millions of wealth, while tho
poor are suffering for bread. Wonder
if there are any fashions in hrnrrn ?
I ’crimps tlioso fashion Christians,
will not have to give an account of
their stewardship.
WHY IIE DON'T ADVERTISE.
A man in town don't advertise be
cause, ho says, “the people in the
country don’t read the papers.” Pid’nt
lie know this was a libel upon the
intelligence of our thrifty farmers in
tho Country, and upon the very men to
whom he expects to sell his “sheep
groceries?” Os course ho did—and
wo suspect tho true reason why ho is
Opposed to advertisin':, is his conslitu
timal parsimony, 110 belongs to the
“penny wise and pound foolish ” class
of individuals, whoso narrow mind is
shut up so close with the sin of selfish"
ness, that it never allows him to bo
ben-fitted by the enlarged experience
of better men. No doubt, lie thinks
those Merchants are great fools, whose
advertisements appear so largely dis
played in cur columns, anj chuck 1 s in j
liis conceit that he sores tho pennies
they throw away. Well, let him on- !
joy his conceit and his penny —they j
are about all ho does enjoy in this j
world—wo sincerely hope he may be I
enlightened in the next.
Hotel to Rent -A good oppor- I
(unity to ront a hotel well located in
'1 homasville, is now presented in our
advertising columns. Tho lfouso is a
now one, largo and commodious.
Dwelling fob Salk.—Do not for- ,
get that we are offering fur sale a
small town lot, with comfortable dweb ]
ling and out houses. Apply at once, j
TYrofißAPiurAL Union. —Wc have j
received the annual Circular of the
Macon Typographical Union for the 1
present year, and find the cruft ill a j
flourishing condition.
Notice to ;iie Press.— Savannah
llcrald copy advertisement Hotel for
Rent. _
An Attempt to Rob.
An eye witicss informs us, that
Lieut. W. 11. flash, of Leon County,
Florida, was luilcd last night, while
returning frou Charleston dock by
Threo men, dbguised, and asked the
time of night, die three walking up to
him. The Lieutenant instantly drew
from his case i six shooting Colt’s pis
tol and ordend them to' stop They
at first obeyed, and after standing to
gether for a cinute or more, one of
them said to Tie other (in an under
tone), “Let'scharge him 1” As soon
as the advante was commenced Mr.
Mash commerced firing. No sooner
did he do this ban they ran off in dif
ferent direction. Unfortunately, only
three barrels ts the pistol was loaded,
aVfd after he hul discharged them, he
took after ono of the party, and was
just in the actof sticking a small dirk,
which he had with him, in the hind
most one, whei ho was attacked by a
couple of buk.ll cur dogs, which the
robbers had. wth them.
We are iifcrmcd that the same gen
tleman was assaulted by some steam,
boat bands, who were in liquor, only
a few days since in Charleston, and lie
acted in the same cool and deliberate
manner. If evoiy.ono would give the
same tirno of nigfct, under like cir
cumstances, enquirers would prefer
consulting the City deck. — Savannah
Daily Republican,
From Washington.
Washington, Jan. 19. —Weekly fi
nances—revenue receipts to.day only
$192,780; total for the week, §2,260,-
789. Grand total for the fiscal year,
nearly §175,000,000. The small re
ceipts to-day arid yesterday is attribu.
table to the interruption of the mails. —
Fractional currency printed, 8527,500 ;
currency issued, $28,483 ; total nation'
al bank circulation, $298,052,089. —
Disbursements —war, $590,000; navy,
$580,000 ; interior, $902,000 ; frac
tional currency destroyed, $317,700.
Mr. Sumner’s Johnson tirade in
cludes Ibe following sentcnscs: The
country sees the President of the re
bullion revived in the President of the
United States. lie is a usurper, who,
promising to be a Moses, has become
a Pharaoh. ll e added, in effect, that
the President fills with partizans of
his usurpation every vacancy that cc>
curs, and makes occasions for them.
Washington, Jan. 21.—The Prcsb
dent, in response to a call from the
House, submitted a mass of papers re
lative to (I. St. Legcr Grcnfeld, eon
victed by military commission at Cin
cinnati, in 1805, of conspiracy to re
lease prisoners from Camps Douglass
and Chase, lie was sentenced to
death, and tho documents show that
the President approved the findings,
hut was influenced by rcconm'onda.
tions of tho Court to commuto his sen.
tftnoo ;.,. r ,ricmnmnnt for lifo at. l)rv
Tortugas.
Late From Mexico.
Rr.ownsvillk, Texas. Jan. o,’oo.
To the Editor of the N. O. Tftncs:
Gen. Ortega issued an address to the
Alcxican people on the 20th ult. He
is now near Zacatecas at the head of a
strong party.
Do not put any faith in tho late Lib
eral victories, Private letters furnish
ed mo with t,ho account which I sent
you by telegraph. The following is a
copy:
Mejia, lias Opened tho campaign
against the Liberal force now occupy
ing the frontier, liis advance guard,
under command of Zui.'oga and Lopez,
has advanced as far as Oharcas. Ire
vino retreated, rnd established his
lieu Intruders at Mal.etuala.
General Narango arrived at, Matta
morns with orders lor Gen. Ceniozabal
and his command to march to the as
sistance of Monterey, which is threat
ened by tin- Imperialists. Cortina is
reported as Reniozahal’s successor, ns
Military Commander and Governor of
the State of Tanmulipas. Gen. Pavia,
of (’arona’s Winy, has taken possess'on
of Guadalajara, Capital of tho State of
Jalisco.
Aquaealientc is in the hands of tlio
Liberals.
Canales, now nt San Andrea ,liin
cnes, has pronounced with his forces
in favor of (Irtcga.
Ortega has a very strong party
iu tho interior.
The report of the tho evacuation of
San Luis in false. It is got up to cre
ate confidence in the Jurarcx party. —
It was done in Monterey, and a pres
tamos of SIOO,OOO raised the next day
on the strength.
I just learned that Escobedo starts
from Monterey at tho head of all the
Liberal forces for the interior, which
proves the opening of Mejia’s cam
paign.
Tho Now Orleans Riot —Report of
tho Investigation Board.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The Presi
dent sent to tlio House a mass of pa
pers in relation to the July riot. It
includes 400 pages of testimony taken
by the investigating Board. The
Board’s report says, by no means in
their opinion does hostility to Northern
Union men prevail in the community
to the extent of endangering life or
propority, provided they refrain from
claiming freedmom of speech on cor.
tain subjects, Tlio party which elec
ted Mayor Munroc, and through him,
control the municipal authorities, the
Board considers thoroughly imbued
with the spirit of hostility under con
sideration, and predicts that when the
lapse of time and immunity for past
offences shall givo confidence, the in
security of life and property will re
commence. Tho Board exculpates
Gen. Raird, and says the negro pro
cession was ill-timed and unfortunate,
but it fails to see evidence of armed
organization. Tho besieged party, it
says, were totally unarmed. It alludes
to tho brutal treatment of the wound
ed and prisoners, and says but for mar
tial and other military measurers, urn
paralleled outrages would have occur
ed.
United States National Demo
cratic Convention.
Louisville, Ky., May 2. ’O7.
There will be a United States Na
tional Democratic Convention held in
the city of Louisville, Kentucky, or
ganizing at 12 o’clock noon, of Tues
day, May 2, 1867, on which occasion
the Democrats of the United States
are invited to meet for the purpose of
consultation and a re-orgariization of
the party, and for the defending of the
Constitutional liberties of the States
and the people.
Every Congressional District in the ,
United States, from Main* to Califor
nia, willjee entitled to two representa
tives in the Convention, and there will
also be one from each State and Terri
tory at large to be elected by tho Dis
trict Delegates, and it is suggested that
notice be given by tlio Democrats of
each District, aforementioned dele
gates be elected as soon as possible.
The object of tlio above National
Democratic Convention is to re-organ,
ize for victory on the basis of the prin
ciples of our Fathers—equality of
States —no taxation without represen■
tation —equal taxation, law, order and
domestic tranquility.
Let the memories and examples of
the past —the darkness of the future,
and the hopes of prosterity bo our
guide and our strength in this great
effort in defence of tho right, the prin.
ciples of liberty and the success of
that self-government which derives its
strength and support from the consent
of tho governed.
THE PEOPLE.
United States, Jan. 8,1807.
Young Bennett of Yacht Fame.
Never was a youth more fairly forced
iulo fame than James Gordon Rennett
Jr., tho hero of the hour on both
sides of the Atlantic. He had no
more idea at first of making tho voy.
age in 1 is own yacht than he had of
importing ono of tlio pyramids as a
cap-stone to the new Herald building.
It is evon doubtful il he intended to
cross in a steamer to witness the arri
val of the racers. He hag lately as
sumed the managing editorship of his
father’s journal, and has made some
radical changes in the personnel and
exterior arrangements office, which
would naturally require his own ini.
mediate supervision, for a while at
least. Exceedingly ambitious too, is
Mr, Rennett, Jr., that, the absence of
Mr. Hudson, so many years tlio ad
mirable managing editor, should not
be perceptible in the columns of the
Herald.
There was every reason why the
new editor should remain at his post,
and iu his character as a yachtman
there was nothing very tempting in a
mid-winter voyage, under canvass and
over a two hundred ton keel, across
the Atlantic. Rut as soon as the
stakes were arranged, tho World, in
several successive editorials, insisted
that tho contestants, Rennett, Jr., in
particular, should sail in their own
yachts. The club took up the talk,
greatly, it is to young Bennett's
annoyance, and more than onco his re
marks about the Woild, which was
“trying to force him to sail in the
Henrietta,” were anything but com
plimentary. Well, the World forced
him to sail; it started the tide of pub
lic opinion which Rennett could not
breast; so be gracefully yielded and
be owes toiday bis wot Id wide reputa
tion, not only for the race success but
lor his own pluck in sailing across in
his own yacht, to the world.
lie is iu fact the latest New York
lion. As ono walks down Broadway,
Rennett, Jr., appears at every photo
graph gallpvy door, and centering
around tho picture at any hour, there
is a group of enthusiastic talkers about
tlio young man and about his yacht.
Why, there is really serious talk now
of making young Renr-ctt our next
Mayor—only it is so much easier to
run sueh a race, even as the Henri
etta's, than to run for such an office in
this city. And even cheaper.
Ominous Heirs from Hu rope. — The
Threatened Destruction of Turkey. —
The Cable announcement that tho
Turks, have made a levy of 150,000
troops to suppress the Greek revolt,
confirms, says tho Now York Times,
the previous news that tho insurrec.
tion of the G reek Subjects of Turkey,
which began in Crete, was spreading,
and had broken out in several of the
insular dependencies in the Archipel
ago, as well as in Thcsasaly. In fact,
the whole of the Greek subjects of the
Sultan, as well as tho papulation ot
the Greek kingdom itself, are thor
oughly excited and aroused by their
sympathy with the struggling Cretans,
and it seems impossible to restrain
them longer from taking part in the
war against the Turks.
Rut it is not only iu the Greek por
tions of the Turkish Empire that the
spirit of revolution is rife. Wc have a
dispatch to-uay that an insurrection is
on the point of breakii.g cut in the
Province of Bosnia; and wo learn by
the latest mail from Europe that Rom
mania and Sorvia are preparing for
the opportunity—which the present
insurrectionary movements will give
them—to shake off the last shadow of
allegiance to the power that rules at
Constantinople. In tact, in every
part of European Turkey, and among
a!] its Chris tain people, Sehvonian as
well as Hellenic, there is an agitation
which is too profound, and has already
gone too far, an 1 covers too much sur
face. to have any other ending than in
such a war as will break and v n and
smash up the tottering Turkish Em
pire.
Perpetual Session of Confess.
Congress has passed a bill wijch
provides that the next Congress shall
convene on the 4th of March—the day
on which the present term will expire.
The object of this action is to prevent
any intermission of Congressional au
thority. The Constitution provides
that the regular session shall commen
ce on the first Monday in December,
and without the special legislation re
ferred to the new Congress could not
come into power until that date, un
less by the option of the President. —
If the pressure of Congressional busi
nesss were so great as to render its
completion impossible before the 4th
of March, there would be some justifi
cation for the movement in question.
Rut there is no such necessity, nor
has the extraordinary session Icon
urged upon that ground. Nearly two
months of the present session remain,
and in any ease the necessity l'or a
continuance of legislation could not
be foreseen ut this time.
The manifest purpose of the Radi
cals in making this provision is to tie
the hands of the President during the
interval that would occur during the
expiration of the present Congress and
the regular convention of the next one.
It is to prevent the appointment of
Administration men to important of
flees, and to exercise suen other re
straints upon the President as are
within the power of Congress when in
session. About tho cnly material ef
fect of this proceeding will be to im
pose a heavy bill of expenses on the
Government. All of the trembers of
the new Congress, excepting those
who were re-elected, will be entitled
to extra mileage, which, aside from
the regular expenses of the session,
will be a considerable item. The
movement is particularly noticeable,
however, as an illustration of the ex
tent to which partisan spirit is carried
by Congress. For the sake of annoy
ing the President, the Radicals in that
body do not hesitate to impose a need
less expense upon tho people and to
violate tho spirit of the Constitution.
The Constitution provides a time for
the meeting of Congress, and although
there is nothing in that instrument to
prohibit the appointment of an extra
ordinary session, as has just been done,
it infcrentially opposes such action
from the fact that it empowers the
President to convene Congress in case
of necessity. In this proceeding the
Radicals have been actuated solely by
their enmity toward the President,
and impartial people can place no oth
er construction upon their conduct. —
It is right and proper they should opr
pose the policy of the President in
any honorable and dignified manner,
since thoy cannot agree with him ; but
such exhibitions of spite and malice as
that to which we have < lluded should
not ho found in the Congress of the
United States,—A 7 . Y. Sun.
Qualities for a Wife. —The cor
rcr-i-mi-lent, of u foreign journal s'lvcs
some wholesome advice to would-bo-.
Benedicks :
How easy it is to detect in a young
lady whether she possesses those quali
ties which make a helping and devo
ted wife. First look to the mother,
and, in nine cases out of ten, you will
be able to tell what the daughter is
like to bo- Education is almost every,
thing. If she goes out little, you may
conclude that she is fond of her home
and fully occupied there. If you find
her house clean and orderly, the din
ner well cooked and served punctually
and nothing wanting, and no running
about, it is all duo to the mother's good
management. You will find her well
dressed, but becomingly, tor a man is
always willing to lay out a certain sum
for liis wife’s apparel, as he would not
like her to be tho least well dressed
among her friends. You wi-1 find she
keeps few servants, well knowing that
the more servants there are in a placo
tho more confusion and less work is
done ; and, if you had come in an hour
earlier, you might have seen her make
that pudding you enjoyed so much.—
She is esteemed in the neighborhood,
hut the terror of the tradesmen, be
cause she will always have the very
best things, and won’t pay for them
twice, nor Accept short weight; she
will have no running accounts, and lor
reasons of her own, keeps a very sharp
look after the butcher’s bill.
Perhaps her husband will tell you
that she is an early riser, and that she
never allows him to have breakfast by
himself. You may observe her, clean
and neat, and careful she is in every
thing, and how she studies her hus
band's comfort, and wishes to make
him happy and fond ofh.is home. In
her manners and in her speech there
is a gentle dignity wc rarely meet with
and when she ad Ircsses her tneaue.-t
servant or her noblest guest, the good
ness of her hcait peeps out and makes
her dear to all. I say if you can marry
the daughter of such a woman, do so
by all means, and ask no questions.
What the Japanese Jugglers Do.—
Ono of the feats of the Japanese jug
glers, now in Kan Francisco on their
way to tho Paris Exposition is thus
described :
An old man lies upon his back with
his feet in tho air ; a little boy mounts
and stands upon'them. An oval tub
is passed to the boy. which be places
under his feet and upon the man’s;
another is given to him, which is add
ed to the first, and so on until the lit.
tic fellow’s head touches the prosce
nium from the top of the tottoiingpile.
which is all the time supported by the
strong and muscular chap below.
The little fellow makes liis salaam
to the audience from his dizzy height,
coolly fans himself as he surveys the
situation, and appears as unconcerned
as if reposing on terra firtua. Kud
denlv one of the performers utters an
exclamation in Japanese, which is re
sponded to by another. The 01-l man,
the foundation of the pile takes up
the chorus; the little lellow at the top
jerks it out like the snapps of a whip,
the “ foundation ’’ give.-} his feet a
kick—things look squally for' little
Tommy—the audience fbar that lie
will fall and break his neck, or be teri
ribly bruised among the Poxes ;' the
old mau beneath appears in imminent
danger, also, from the falling tubs;
but no, lie gives his feet a kick, throws
the tubs entirely iront him, and Tom
my drops like a cat, alighting with bis
feet upon the old man’s, and in an up'
right position.
JGfesf The purpose of a class of Radi
cals, of which Mr. Ashley is a fair
type, to impeach and get rid of Mr.
Johnson has not been concealed at any
time since Congress convened in Dei
cember, but every one wffio mingles
with the reflecting- abje members of
Congress, especially those of tho. Sen.
ate, has observed that in proportion as
the plan an'd'real grounds*upon which
the charge of impeachment was to be
sustained became developed, the pro
bability of the success of the scheme
grew smaller.
Rut it is not (o be denied that every
effort will bo male by the piembers of
tho Judiciary Committee,to makes
bad case against Mr. Johnson, lor that
committee is- composed of the most
violent Radicals, ' some- of vtliom
Messrs. Buutwcll and Bingham, for
example^—were among; the original in-'
stigatois of the impeachment adven
ture. And, as showing the animus
of tho committee, it is hut necessary
to say that they have entrusted tho
taking of testimony to a sub-committee
of three —nil extreme Radicals
Messrs. Wilson, Buutwell aud Wil
liams.
With such a committee, what is
likely to be the character of the evi
dence on which the Judiciary will re
port, may be readily surmised. Swift
witnesses will of course be available.
The sub-eommitt.ee is composed of ro
cognized learned lawyers, and the
President might feel content to en.
trust the taking of testimony to such
able jurists, iu view of the fact that in
making up the charges for impeach
*uicnt tho legal interpretation ol' “trea
son, and other high crimes, and mis
demeanors” must be sustained by tho
facts, and not the partisan construction
of such men as Messrs. Forney and
Ashley. Rut uufortionatcly this sc
lection of an entile committee —ono
already pledged to impeach Air. John
son, and the others tho implacable ene
mies of tho President —gives no pro
mise of a disposition to deal fairly in
the investigation. Air. Johnson will
have no representative in that sub
committee ter cross-examine witnesses.
The Suits Against Butler in New
York. —A few days ago motions were
made by the counsel for Gen. R. F.
Butler to transfer lira suits now pen--
ding against the General in the Su
preme Court of this district to tho
United States Circuit. The motions
woro nriiued at considerable length,
the counsel for tho respective plain
tiffs opposing with great zeal tho re
moval of the actions from tho State to
tho Federal Courts: First, for the
retisou that there v.as no law for such
a proceeding; and secondly, that there
was not as good a prospect of speedy
and exact justice for tho plaintiffs iu
the Federal as in the State Courts, es
pecilly so as General Butler was a
party defendant. Yesterday Justico
Barnard rendered his decision, gran,
ting the motions, and transferring the
actions to tho United States Courts,
for trial.— N. Y. Times , Jan. 17-
The. President and Congress. — •
Tho Washington correspondent of the
Charleston Courier, in liis letter dated
the 7th instant, says :
It is certain that Congress will en
act a law providing that the constitu
tional amendment shall, alter receiving
the assent o! twenty.one States, bo
hold a? a part of tho Constitution.-
Rut will the Supreme Court sustain
such a proceeding? The President
thinks not. He intimated the other
day, iu conversation, that it might be
come liis duty to enforce an l sustain
tho laws and the Constitution accor
ding to the construction of the United
States Supreme Court and against
Congress. The question above refer
red to will he one of the most impor
tant that will call for Executive pow
er.
General (T.kihum:.—Gen. Hood
iu a recent address, gives General Cle
burne’s last words to him at Franklin,
lie said : “General, 1 have my divi.
sion in two lines, aud am ready. Gen
eral, I am more hopeful of the success
of our cause, than 1 have ever been
since the war commenced.” Within
twenty-five minutes this bravo soldier
was no more. Within an hour an
army was mourning over the great
loss. Thus ended the career of this
distinguished man—hopeful even to
the last hour, but doomed to disap
pointment as are all other men.—
.1/ mphis Ar daiiche.
Territorial Governments for Nine
States. —The House committee on the
12th instant agrecJ to report a bill for
new governments lor Alabama, Flori
da, Georgia. Arkansas, Louisiana, Mis
siss j.pi. North and South Carolinia,
and Texas. It first declare* void all
laws made by the Governments in force
in these States, and tlica propu-cs that
all male persons above the age of
twcuty-ono years who can take tho
oath of loyalty be allowed to vote for
delegates to a convention.
An educated Virginia farmer says,
that after having had a large experi
ence with white laborers, both foreign
and native, he has come to tho conclu
sion that the world cannot produce a
more skilful and efficient firm laborer
than a well trained Virginia negro
who is willing to work. Yes. bat the
willing part of it is the hard part to
find.